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Send us Fan Mail Part of Nadim’s brand is moxie.  He has founded, built, and led three major businesses: Sadek Wynberg Research, a qualitative research agency; Inish Turk Beg, an island off the coast of Ireland from which he built an award-winning whiskey, food, and music brand; and ProQuo AI, the first AI-driven brand management system.  Now, Nadim is building a fourth organization as CEO of Neur...

Send us Fan Mail Leo believes moxie can benefit from solid financial planning and a long-term approach. Taking risks feels less risky when you know your big picture and are clear about your life and fiscal priorities. In this episode, Leo shares his financial planning, entrepreneurial, and life philosophy, all of which can be traced back to working in his parents' hardware store in Jim Thorpe...

Send us Fan Mail Lora Karam and Bev Canepari are unlocking the riches of Connecticut one town at a time through their website, blog, and social media platform, Unlocking Connecticut .  In this episode of Main Street Moxie , Lora and Bev discuss their joyous exploration of the fabulous small businesses, stores, food and dining, art and culture, recreation and natural beauty, and events and people o...

Send us Fan Mail We are thankful for so much this year! And Thanksgiving is the perfect time to show that. In this mini-episode, we talk about what we’ve learned from guests about gratitude and moxie. We also briefly explore the science of gratitude, how it benefits our well-being, and the power of saying thanks in our personal lives and workplaces. We offer a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors o...

Send us Fan Mail A life of making documentary films takes moxie, and Anne is proof of that. She has sought out people with moxie who do what they can to make lives better for themselves, their families, and their communities. Her films put real faces to issues such as social justice and marginalization, human rights, and the intersections of cultures. Native American history and contemporary life...

Send us Fan Mail Lexi’s got moxie–and so do the characters in her romance and fantasy novels. Her lifelong dream of being a writer has been achieved through grit, trial and error, and a whole lot of imagination.  In this episode of Main Street Moxie , Lexi explores the vicissitudes of the publishing industry, her thoughts on failure, the core story of “I love you as you are” that runs through all...

Send us Fan Mail Carita adores words, and much of her moxie is fueled by writing them, reading them, speaking them, and encouraging others to love them as much as she does.  In this episode, Carita helps Main Street Moxie launch a new literary genre called Mox Lit . She came prepared with a moxie-filled reading list to share with listeners. Carita also offers her moxie secrets and advocates for sm...

Send us Fan Mail Rachel has a designer’s moxie. Her creativity and observation skills serve her in life and in her career in textiles. A college class field trip allowed her to imagine a professional path working with fabric and weaving, a craft she lovingly pursued as a child with her grandmother. She finds inspiration in the smallest places and sets her moxie sights always higher, one ladder run...

Send us Fan Mail Tara has a set of moxie skills and traits that she packs up and takes with her in whatever professional or volunteer position she finds herself in. She uses her moxie for public benefit and to raise awareness of the history of the Hudson Valley and that we all have a role to play in making our society better. She grew up on Byrdcliff in Woodstock , the first art colony in America,...

Send us Fan Mail Here we are again. It's another rascally federal holiday that falls on a Moxie Monday. Today it's Labor Day. According to the Department of Labor website, Labor Day honors the achievements and contributions of American workers to the social and economic vitality of this country.  It started in the late 19th century as a holiday recognized by municipal governments and lab...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Main Street Moxie with Kathy Davies explores design thinking as a method for moxie. Life design is a way to get unstuck in your life by ratcheting up the curiosity, creating opportunities for incremental action, and understanding your life is a process that involves collaborating with others. There is a "team" in "I"! It also reframes failure in...

Send us Fan Mail We’re bringing the average guest age way down and amping up on the moxitude in this episode with Vemilo (he/him). He brings energy, wisdom, creativity, and love to his moxie. He talks about the power of chosen families and a good bargain, using performance to heal, the life-changing experience of summer camp, and the support he feels from his local community for his life, work, an...

Send us Fan Mail Laurie’s moxie is expressed through her writing. Through this creative medium, she has explored herself and others, tackling challenges, embracing change, understanding setbacks, and making sense of universal themes in the human experience. In this episode, Laurie shares her writer’s journey and provides insight into the creative process and the discipline required to make writing...

Send us Fan Mail Susan Gibson brings her moxie to the volunteer world, sharing her observations and advice so others can discover how international volunteerism and travel, as well as local involvement, can change the world, their communities–and themselves.  She is the author of How to be an Amazing Volunteer Overseas, a guide based on her 35 years of experience in the NGO (non-governmental organ...

Send us Fan Mail In this Moxie by Proxy episode, Sarah Getz explores the moxie of her father, The New Yorker magazine cover artist Arthur Kimmig Getz .  We talk about Arthur’s creative and pragmatic moxie and explore the intergenerational and intentional moxie of Sarah in her yoga instruction and her own medium for her creativity–writing.  Between 1938 and 1988, Arthur Kimmig Getz created 213 cove...

Send us Fan Mail Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College , shares the story and ideas of political thinker Hannah Arendt in this Moxie by Proxy episode.  Hannah was a bold and fiercely independent political thinker. Born in 1906, she came of age during the Nazi era, escaping death and finding her way to New York City in...

Send us Fan Mail There's one downside to Moxie Monday--and that's when it falls on a holiday. Memorial Day is for honoring those who gave their lives during military service for our country and it's a day for spending with family and friends. Today, you get us--your hosts Thorunn and Mary! In this mini-episode, we'll talk a little about ourselves and our journey with this podca...

Send us Fan Mail Abby is the Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at TVB (Television Bureau of Advertising), the national not-for-profit trade association representing the U.S. television stations. Abby’s moxie results from chutzpah and intention, and she’s cultivated it over her lifetime. She believes that people can develop moxie and that mentorship is a crucial way to do it...

Send us Fan Mail Fred is the president and publisher of New England Newspapers, Inc. , which owns The Berkshire Eagle located in Pittsfield, MA. The Eagle is a daily paper that serves all of Berkshire County and adjacent areas of Connecticut and New York State.  Along with partners John C. "Hans" Morris, Robert G. Wilmers, and Stanford Lipsey, Fred brought The Eagle back under local comm...

Send us Fan Mail Ned Sullivan locates the roots of his moxie in his relationship with the outdoors. Pivotal experiences in nature have helped him navigate change and uncertainty, as well as cultivate leadership and collaboration skills and the ability to change his focus and direction when circumstances necessitate it. Ned has been the president of Scenic Hudson for two decades. He and his passion...

Send us Fan Mail Judith Monachina has understated moxie and wonders if she even possesses it! We've convinced her otherwise.  She is currently the Director of the Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, MA.  In that role, she records and archives the fascinating moxie stories of her subjects, past and present. She was awarded a Fulbright Fellowshi...

Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Stanton is the founder and owner of High Vibe Chick where she is an empowerment coach & branding photographer for intuitive women. She also facilitates a community of high vibe chicks for mutual support and encouragement. Stephanie’s work with clients involves helping them listen to their intuition, embrace their imperfections, and move into greater self-awareness an...

Send us Fan Mail Moxie by Proxy is a feature of Main Street Moxie in which a historian or writer introduces us to the moxie of someone from the past. In this episode, we talk to local historian and educator Peter Vermilyea about the moxie of Eleanor Roosevelt. Pete brings Eleanor to life and allows us to see how she shaped her life and reshaped the office of First Lady. He also talks about the imp...

Send us Fan Mail Kamal Johnson is the first Black mayor of Hudson, NY--and its youngest. In our conversation, he talks about how his early years shaped the person and leader he has become. He describes his vision of governance as an all-hands-on-deck endeavor, seeking out people and partnerships that will help the citizens of Hudson. He speaks with authenticity, honesty, and vulnerability and ackn...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Taft Jones has moxie! Her story weaves history--she's the great-granddaughter of President William Howard Taft--with her career as an accomplished criminal defense attorney and law school professor finding her footing during the equal rights era. She's also a dedicated volunteer devoted to mentoring young people, performing civic service, and paying it all forward....