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“Talent can be taught,” says multiple award-winning voice actor Samantha Paris and founder of Voicetrax, the top voice-over academy in the U.S. She defines success, and talks about her work, her students, her book “Finding the Bunny,” and about her personal journey to discover her own voice.

Les Brown Jr. talks about growing up with a celebrity father and his famous friends and tells stories about his own work as a musician, actor, business manager, concert promoter and TV producer and of the rockers, blues and country artists he has worked with in Hollywood and in Branson, Missouri.

Jay Rosenzweig, global social impact entrepreneur, leadership strategist, humanitarian, founder of the renowned executive search firm Rosenzweig & Company and internationally recognized “Annual Rosenzweig Report” talks to us about his global human rights causes and his efforts to stamp out hate, racism and gender inequality.

Your hosts Cathy and Merry focus on people in their podcasts, products, movies and quotes that have inspired them.

Series TV Writer Mary Trahan on the trajectory of her career, women in the entertainment business, combining career with motherhood and marriage and the importance of perseverance.

“Branding is everything,” says Award-winning Brand Strategist Kelly Lucente who talks about her company Thinkosophy, the importance of branding, the companies and products she has brought to market, her books, how she prioritized work and family and how not to mistake fearlessness for decisiveness.

Stuart L. Morris, a man with nine lives, talks about coming back from the dead, about his career as an entrepreneur, business coach, pilot, educational and corporate speaker and founder and director of The Institute of Professional Celebrants, about saving time for his family, loss and how you can “choose your own life, put yourself in the path of having your dream come true” and find joy.

Many say he is the world’s best Ventriloquist. The uncanny Ronn Lucas talks about his career, his marriage, the history of ventriloquism, corporate speaking, working in Las Vegas, for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, his TV show in London, his puppets, his high wire act for the Circus, about performing on The Tonight Show, for Queen Elizabeth, Presidents Reagan and Clinton and so much more.

Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker Rick Korn on making socially conscious documentaries including “When in Doubt, Do Something” about Harry Chapin, his Peabody Award-winning “Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream,” “My Old Friend” with Carl Perkins and Paul McCartney, “Do Something and Vote” that benefitted charities across the country, the native American sports film “The First Game” about La Crosse and...

eWomenNetwork co-founder, president and CEO Kym Yancey on founding and growing a business, multi-cultural marketing and branding, the science of happiness, networking, finding sponsors who fit, developing young leaders, building the women’s economy, the Glow Project Movie, his family, his early advertising days and being on the road and on Soul Train with his funk band SUN as a Capitol Records rec...

“Everything in life is a relationship” believes Kimberly Spencer, High-performance coach, motivational speaker, author and founder of CrownYourself.com talks about her family, her new book “Rule Your Body” and her work helping people reach their full potential in their bodies, minds, businesses and relationships.

Cathy’s daughter Emma is getting married. We talk about the trend towards micro-weddings during COVID, what it takes to plan them and how our own weddings differed from what people are doing now.

Producer Harvey Myman talks about his new series “Miss Scarlet & the Duke,” producing for television and working with PBS Masterpiece Theatre and UKTV

We have to be careful what we tell ourselves because we’re listening,” says Lisa Taitelman, founder of Follow Your Trail, a self-empowerment program to help people heal, find their own truth, authentic voice and purpose through nature. “It’s never too late to reinvent yourself.

Directors Guild Award nominee Anthony Rich talks about growing up in a show biz family, how he got his first break, working with legends in the business, his biggest influences, what he thinks makes a successful TV director and about his new TV show “Call Me Kat.”

Your hosts pay tribute to those who have died this year and honor the frontline warriors in hospitals, the firemen and rescue crews, the scientists and those working to keep us safe and provide us with food and provisions for our families and loved ones during the pandemic.

From the North Pole, we bring you Santa Claus who weighs in on more than Christmas, what children want this year, the elves and Mrs. Claus and talks about the Pandemic, government programs for Santa, Global Warming and if he’ll ever retire.

Three-time Emmy nominee and Katie Award winner for excellence in journalism, working mother Sandie Newton talks about being in the right place at the right time, having a career as an actress and TV entertainment reporter while raising a family, her travels, her charities, the pandemic and creating the show Silver Linings for NBC Cares.

Emergency Medicine Doctor Dan Morhaim talks about the choices we and our loved ones will face when dealing with illness and death and the importance of advance directives, about the pandemic and vaccines, his life in medicine and about his 24 years as a legislator with the Maryland House of Delegates.

One of the first black Playboy Bunnies who graduated to a top position in the company reflects on her journey from there to actress and model to becoming an international Iyengar Yoga Instructor and author, and on how Yoga changed her life.

On confidence and courage, EWN founder and CEO Sandra Yancey believes that “instead of being ready to jump, you have to jump to be ready.” In this episode, she talks about managing time and boundaries, making decisions, branding and messaging, staying relevant and adapting business to hard times.

She believes that “what you take for granted gets taken away.” As the CEO and founder of EWN Network, radio show host, author, movie producer, speaker and philanthropist, Sandra Yancey never takes anything for granted. With advice to entrepreneurs, she talks about the launch of EWN, building personal and business infrastructure, the importance of networking, managing failure and grief, embracing t...

Young Author Sara Faring talks about her love of reading and her latest novel “White Fox,” her transition from a Wall Street career to becoming an author, about family dynamics, structuring the writing life, her favorite authors and her thoughts on life.

“Where She Lies” documentary director Zach Marion and cinematographer Emma Kragen talk about the making of the film and the relationships they developed with the individuals featured in it.

The hosts review their chats with guests Kate Linder, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Ken Kragen, Denise Avchen, Chad Muska, Sekou Andrews, Tom Chapin and Freddie Ravel