Life and Mission

The Your Voice Podcast is changing into the Life and Mission Podcast.  The overall mission of the show remains the same, only more focused and purposeful in how we help you to find your voice, tell your story, and change the world.  Head over to Lifeandmission.com and sign up for email updates. You'll get show notes, links to resources mentioned on the show, and additional content we don’t pu...

UPDATE: At the time of this recording, the show was called The Your Voice Podcast. Since this recording, Kay has has rebranded to Life and Mission. Brian Mays is a dad, husband, graphic designer, artist and teacher. In this interview, he shares his experience as a graphic designer and teacher of creativity. [00:01:31] As a graphic designer for a church, Brian says, "We offer a handshake to th...

UPDATE: At the time of this recording, the show was called The Your Voice Podcast. Since this recording, Kay has has rebranded to Life and Mission. Rachel Goble is the CEO at The Freedom Story, and Heidi Burkey is a documentarian and director. We're talking about the Ethical Storytelling community and what it means to tell stories ethically. [00:01:04] How the Ethical Storytelling community b...

UPDATE: At the time of this recording, the show was called The Your Voice Podcast. Since this recording, Kay has has rebranded to Life and Mission. This week, my guest is Vanessa Chase Lockshin of the Storytelling Nonprofit. She’s an international non-profit consultant, speaker, and author of The Storytelling Non-Profit: A practical guide to telling stories that raise money and awareness (affiliat...

John Michael Clark teaches family leadership for men through the Captain's Course.[00:05:28] In this show, John Michael leads us through the three legs of family leadership:   Compassion  Responsibility  Authority[00:06:13] "As long as we're starting with compassion. Everything else will fall into place." JM gives examples from his own family to show how this looks.[00:10:37] E...

Allison Mayer is a photojournalist, using images to tell true stories and to help us understand the world. She describes herself as witness, storyteller and artist. She reminds us not to get so caught up in the story we want to tell that we miss the story unfolding before us. [00:00:33] Allison describes her role with nonprofit organizations and NGOs across the world. She helps collect media for f...

J. Craig Klope started a celebrity talk show for radio even though he had no experience or training in radio or communications. Here's how he did it. Starting With No Experience [00:01:30] Craig started listening to Mystery Theater on the radio as a child, and later he'd listen to radio talk shows as he traveled. The celebrity interviews intrigued him. After moving to Nashville in his 20...

We’re changing the schedule a bit. This Summer we'll have two shows each month, released on the first and third Monday. This means I’ll be back on Monday, May 21st with a new interview. Meanwhile, I invite you to check out some episodes you may have missed: Business: Courtney Buzzel - storytelling & marketing Aurora Gregory - public speaking as a business-building tool Tami Romani - impro...

People will judge you almost immediately by what comes across in the sound of your voice. Voice brand strategist Tami Romani shares tips to improve your voice. In this show we are literally talking about finding your voice. Chances are you've heard Tami Romani's voice in commercials or perhaps on an audio book. Now Tami shares her experience with us in her role as a brand voice strategis...

This week I've pulled together segments from some earlier interviews to explore the idea of finding your voice. From Ronne Rock With her experience in the corporate world, Ronne knows the assessments and personality tests, but she says it's a small tribe of people you need to speak truth into your life. The dialogue between you and your tribe is where the themes and calling of your life...

UPDATE: At the time of this recording, the show was called The Your Voice Podcast. Since this recording, Kay has has rebranded to Life and Mission. After more than a decade practicing law, Nick Pavlidis changed the direction of his career to better fit the lifestyle he wanted for his family. He now runs two work-from-anywhere businesses, Authority Ghostwriting and Attorney Marketing Institute, whi...

Ronei is a writer, editor, and a writing instructor. She assists authors with everything from the writing process to the editing and production of their book. I asked her to talk about each of those roles. She clearly enjoys helping authors along in the process.[00:04:14] Authors usually arrive with a "how" question. The initial conversation is finding out where they are in the process....

When Lorna Bailey discovered planners, it changed her life. She created a web site to help people through the choices and offers practical tips to fight the overwhelm. In this interview, she shares how to start with journalling and planners. Just Make it Messy [00:01:15] We recorded this podcast in February. By this time some of us have started journalling--and given up. But journaling is like any...

Katie is the founder and CEO of Blogging Successfully and The Blog Connection, an online membership community helping midlife women spread their message and increase their income. Getting Started & Getting it Done [00:08:42] Work/Life balance. We say it's not balance, it's blending. You cannot separate who you are in God from what you do on a daily basis. And God has called us to all...

This week my guest is Carly Davis, Missions Coordinator for South East Asia Prayer Center . SEAPC works among the people in the platform that the Lord creates, such as healthcare, parenting, microeconomic development, and education while praying the Lord’s blessing upon the Nation. [00:01:39] SEAPC overview, and a little of the story that started it all. [00:05:58] Carly talks about her role as Mi...

Last year, Ryan Eller knocked a few things off his bucket list. Then he spent three months helping other people knock things off their lists. Now he's written a book about these experiences, Live Your List. In this interview, he shares how you can live intentionally and do the things you've always wanted to do. [00:02:20] Ryan tells about a turning point for himself personally, and how t...

Aurora Gregory has built marketing strategies for some of the biggest names in business for more than 25 years. She’s a big believer in the power of public speaking as a business building tool. She co-authored the book “Get Picked: Tips, Tricks and Tools for Creating An Irresistible Speaker Proposal.” [00:01:29] Aurora hates watching entrepreneurs struggle to connect with customers. I love being a...

Ethan Bryan is an author, musician, storyteller, and passionate fan of the Kansas City Royals. His stories are a celebration of life and the game of baseball. I talked to Ethan about his books, stories of the game, and how storytelling touches our souls. He's also got some advice for aspiring writers. Baseball Stories [00:01:07] America at the Seams - Ethan collected baseball stories from all...

Sean is is a resilience trainer, author and speaker. [00:01:22] Think positively The key is not just to go through but to grow through. [00:12:25] You choose what you focus on. You focus on the negatives or focus on the positive. Right. Because. Because what you focus on expands. And so if you focus on the positives you get to see a lot of positives focus on negatives you see a lot of negatives. [...

Emeka Nnaka was on his way. He had a future playing football - until a life-changing tackle left him paralyzed. In this interview, Emeka shares his story and what he's learned about hope, purpose, and being human. [00:03:30] Emeka tells how his life changed in an instant. [00:08:36] I never knew what hope was until I lost all of it. [00:14:31] The hardest part. [00:22:42] Finding meaning and...

  How a dream to meet Elton John led to a coaching business and a book. In this episode, Melissa Thomas talks about how she made changes in her life so she could pursue her dream of meeting Elton John. That led to a coaching business and a book. You can have a dream, but achieving that dream can be daunting. Money can be an obstacle, or it can be a tool. And what about expertise? Melissa tells how...

Terry Weaver is a speaker, author, coach, podcaster, and ideapreneur. In this episode, we discuss influence, impact, and Making Elephants Fly. terryweaver.com twitter.com/terryweaver instagram.com/terrytheweaver facebook.com/terryweaver Send me your questions Support the show Mission Writers is a library of resources to help missionaries and nonprofits raise funds through storytelling. I've b...

Matt Ham is a speaker, author, and storyteller. He’s a co-founder of YouPrint.life a faith development mentoring organization where he helps people uncover their mission and find where to start. In this episode, Matt shares his vision for 2018, essential questions to find your voice, and how a teachable moment for his kids turned into a teachable moment for us all. mattham.com youprint.life Send m...

Ronne Rock tells stories that change stories. She is a writer, blogger, speaker, advocate, and adventurer. A former marketing and communications executive, Ronne shares her experience in creative leadership with faith-based organizations around the world. Here's the link to the questions Ronne mentions: 15 Questions Every Millennial Needs to Ask to Discover Their True Calling Website: ronnero...

Courtney Buzzell talks about storytelling and marketing—and what it means to be authentic. Courtney owns Proximo Marketing Strategies, an international digital marketing firm based in Virginia, and CoWork Gloucester, a business incubator. She co-authored the book Brass Ovaries: Own Yours. *Connect with Courtney at proximomarketing.com Twitter: @courtbuzzell   Send me your questions Support the sho...