Leading Conversations

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Lisa Garr, author of Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize your Life. Lisa has defied the odds. “… I suffered a brain injury during a California State Championship Mountain Bike race, where I was in 2nd place, about to take over 1st. I fell down a long mountain to the bottom, cracking my helmet in 13 places.” At the bottom of the mountain that pummeled...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Lisa Nichols, best-selling author, speaker, humanitarian, & corporate CEO whose global platform Motivating the Masses, Inc, has reached & served nearly 30 million people. Twenty years of determination & courage, pushing through multiple struggles to transform herself & help others do the same, have led her to this moment. Lisa Nichols is one of only two African-American fe...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Deirdre Hade & Will Artnz. Deirdre is a poet, modern day mystic, spiritual teacher. Radiance Healing & Radiance Meditation is her mindfulness system combining spiritual & practical to connect deeply to self & the possible. William Arntz began his career as a research laser physicist (think: the real Star Wars for the U.S. gov’t). He wrote a systems management software syst...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Christine Hibbard, humanitarian, & recipient of the United Nations Association Human Rights Award. Christine has worked with refugees & survivors in Kosovo, the Middle East & Uganda, helping to heal wounds left by war, genocide & illness. A clinical psychotherapist, university professor & ordained interfaith minister, she has spent a lifetime exploring the relationship...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Natalie Ledwell, best-selling author of Never In Your Wildest Dreams, & co-founder of a revolutionary personal development company Mind Movies. Natalie’s mission is to empower 10 million adults & kids all over the world to lead lives they were destined to live. To date they’ve reached 2.1 million people. Ever heard yourself saying “Never in my wildest dreams would I have b...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Pete Bissonette, author of Breakfast Tea & Bourbon, and President of Learning Strategies. Pete Bissonette says it’s a great day for a treasure hunt…& a story to uncover the clues…oh, and $50,000 is yours if you discover the REAL buried treasure! Pete Bissonette inspires you to get off the couch & into your imagination with his novel Breakfast Tea & Bourbon. (No, it’s not a...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Beth Misner, Corporate Vice Chair of BNI, & Co-Founder BNI Foundation. BNI is a global network of business professionals to harness the power of relationship to grow their profits. Have you heard “Giver’s Gain”? Beth Misner lives this philosophy every day, & teaches business owners to harness the power of collaboration & “noble networking” to grow our youth into strong, pr...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Blaine Bartlett, business coach & consultant, and CEO of Avatar Resources. He is Dean of Education at the World Business Academy, Adjunct Professor at Beijing University, & author of Compassionate Capitalism: A Journey To The Soul Of Business. “It’s not personal. It’s just business.” The implication here is that business is devoid of emotional impact, consequences or respo...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kute Blackson, a unique visionary in the world of human potential. His book You. Are. The. One. is a compassionate, no holds barred approach to living life: a bold adventure, on purpose. Who do you think you are? We’ve all heard this from someone chastising us for thinking big or questioning reality. Kute Blackson really wants to know your answer. “Who you think you are” w...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Colin Sprake, marketing expert, business strategist, & President & CEO of Make Your Mark Training & Consulting. The “Business Sherpa,” he has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs to achieve massive success. Work your passion, have a purpose, and realize that to monetize it, you need more than passion. Colin knows - he built four multi-million dollar businesses from the g...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kimberly Weichel, social change entrepreneur, leader of global peace initiatives, advisor to NGO’s and author. Her latest book is Beyond Borders: One Woman’s Journey of Courage, Passion and Inspiration. As CEO of Peace x Peace she supported and mentored a global network of 30,000 peacebuilders in 125 countries to raise women’s voices as catalysts for social change. Under a...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Matt Riemann, founder of the Ultimate Human Foundation, devoted to transforming world health. He is an author, educator and leading expert in personalized health and prevention of chronic pain. Matt’s successful career as a physical therapist working with Olympic athletes was interrupted by a genetic disease. Working with geneticists and researchers, he learned of epigenet...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dawa Tarchin Phillips, CEO, Empowerment Holdings and Director of Education,Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential,University California Santa Barbara. Is your leadership about Power or Trust? Dawa says 'we are moving from the Age of Information to the Age of Meaning'- the requirements of leadership have transformed. Leaders who over-invest in their power are destined t...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Adam Markel, CEO of New Peaks, and author of Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Are you a wildly successful person: great at what you do, high earner, admired by many…yet, something’s missing. You may feel options are limited. For you being responsible means that leaving proven success is, well, irresponsible. Cue Adam Markel. He wants you to k...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Zen Cryar DeBrücke, author of Your Inner GPS: Follow Your Internal Guidance to Optimal Health, Happiness, and Satisfaction. Everyday a new tech gadget offers us the opportunity to learn about ourselves: our optimal state of physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Wearable technology telling me how I feel... Author Zen Cryar DeBrücke says: “You were born with a factory-...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Barnet Bain, award-winning filmmaker and author. His film Milton's Secret, opens Friday September 30th in select theatres worldwide, on demand, with the gala premiere that evening at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Milton’s Secret is based on the book of the same name, written by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman. Barnet has a career of telling spiritually theme...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Stephen Dinan, a noted social entrepreneur and visionary political strategist, and author of Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling our Mission in Service to All. He is founder and CEO of The Shift Network, a leading global provider of online transformational courses in the field of human potential. Transformation is the centerpiece of his latest book. Stephen’s years of...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Cynthia James, a leader in the field of personal transformation. A multi-award winning author, her latest book is I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home & at Work. Cynthia holds two Master’s Degrees, one in Consciousness Studies(Holmes Institute); one in Spiritual Psychology(University of Santa Monica). Cynthia believes your past does not def...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Freeman Michaels & Susan Leahy, co-founders of Group to Team Leadership Solutions. How many times have you worked on a team, only to discover that no one was really interested in being a team? Freeman Michaels & Susan Leahy say the concept of team is widely misunderstood. There is a difference between acting as a group of individuals motivated by separate self-interest, ve...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Jack Canfield, international peak performance expert. Originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul®, Jack’s focus has been understanding what creates success. His deep curiosity became the heart of his work, teaching millions around the world. The Success Principles™: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be is an international phenomena. A successful life requ...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Barnet Bain, award-winning film producer & director, broadcaster & creativity expert. Films include Oscar winner What Dreams May Come (producer), The Celestine Prophecy (writer, producer), The Jesus Film (writer). A current film project is Milton's Secret, based on a story by Eckhart Tolle & Robert Friedman. “Your whole life is a creative act.” So says Barnet Bain, author...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Martin Rutte, Founder of Project Heaven on Earth, author, NYT bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work. An international speaker & consultant on spirituality in the workplace, he has explored peoples’ vision for the kind of world they deeply long for. He calls it Project Heaven on Earth. Martin wants to know: what is your heaven on earth? He sees Heaven on Earth as a n...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Debbie Ford, a New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers; The Secret of the Shadow; and The Best Year of your Life: Dream It, Plan It, Live It. Known for her groundbreaking work, the Shadow Process, and founder of The Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching at JFK University, Debbie is committed to the evolution of human consciousness. Her...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Gary Malkin and Bruce Cryer, Co-Founders of What Makes Your Heart Sing? Gary Malkin is an Emmy® award-winning composer, speaker & educator. Bruce Cryer is former CEO of HeartMath, the renowned health & wellness organization, & is Global Director of HeartMath Healthcare. In college Gary & Bruce pursued their love of the performing arts. Bruce went onto a successful career o...

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Kristin Engvig, founder of WIN (Women’s International Networking), who aspires to create a world where business & societies flourish & all people thrive. A native of Norway, and a global citizen, Kristin’s career includes roles at global corporations JPMorgan & Citibank, & international strategy & marketing consulting. On her journey, Kristin’s vision of “…a sustainable, f...