Reach the Stars Podcast

Ep 34: "Five Questions Medley: Part IV" Every episode i end by asking my quest the same five questions.  This week we revisit those questions and answers from episodes 16 - 20. Brought to you by Papercraft Miracles: https://www.papercraftmiracles.com​​ Music provided by Birocratic: http://www.birocratic.bandcamp.com​​ Support the show

Ep 33: "Five Questions Medley: Part III" Every episode i end by asking my quest the same five questions.  This week we revisit those questions and answers from episodes 11 - 15. Brought to you by Papercraft Miracles: https://www.papercraftmiracles.com​​ Music provided by Birocratic: http://www.birocratic.bandcamp.com​​ Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/reachthestars) Support the s...

Ep 32: "Five Questions Medley: Part II" Every episode i end by asking my quest the same five questions.  This week we revisit those questions and answers from episodes 6 - 10. Brought to you by Papercraft Miracles: https://www.papercraftmiracles.com​​ Music provided by Birocratic: http://www.birocratic.bandcamp.com​​ Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/reachthestars) Support the sho...

Ep 31: "Five Questions Medley: Part I" Every episode i end by asking my quest the same five questions.  This week we revisit those questions and answers from episodes 1 - 5. Brought to you by Papercraft Miracles: https://www.papercraftmiracles.com​​ Music provided by Birocratic: http://www.birocratic.bandcamp.com​​ Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/reachthestars​​) Support the sho...

Ep 30: "A Daring Dreamer" with Samantina Zenon A Daring Dreamer:  ”In my own skin i will always win” In this week's episode, I continue my series on Generational Trauma by talking with Actress, Mental Health Advocate, and Founder of WildSamFierce Shop: Samantina Zenon. We discuss the societal side of Generational Trauma and the importance of consent education.  You can find Samantin...

Ep 29: "Own Your Shadows" with George Hardwick Own Your Shadows: Finding Wealth In Our Wounds In this week's episode, I continue my series on Generational Trauma by talking with Author, Poet, Inspirational Speaker, and Talent Coach: George Hardwick. Our discussion includes dwindling rites of passage, the sharing of creative gifts, and some damn good poetry.  You can find George here...

In this week's episode, I continue my series on Generational Trauma by talking with Roberta Weber, an Ancestral Inheritance Coach. Roberta is a mother, a wife, a healing practitioner, a scientist, an ex pat of the states, an entrepreneur, and much more! We dive into the history of treating generational trauma and how to stop it from continuing to be passed down. You can find Roberta here: web...

In this week's episode, I talk with Harriet Mc Guigan. Harriet has always been interested in 'helping people to help themselves.' She has a business degree, post graduate in Montessori Education and Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy. Harriet has worked for over 10 years empowering people to come into the fullness of themselves.  Harriet invites you to a 30 minute  'Fear...

In this week's episode, I talk with Paul Wakefield. He is The CEO of FreedomPreneur global, listed Top500 global business leader of 2020 by Brainz Magazine, award winning business and life coach, UK Business influencer, author of four business books and international speaker. We talk about hitting rock bottom and climbing all the way back up to the top of the mountain, coming back to life aft...

On this week's episode, I talk with Kirsten "Dr. K" Shepard-Ahmed, owner of PainStopper Inc. an amazing whole-body health care CBD company. This was such an interesting conversation about life, overcoming injuries and the history of the cannabis industry.  She was inspired to become a chiropractor herself after a chiropractor finally helped her relieve her pain after a car accident....

On this week's episode, I talk with Z & Chad of Wonderspark Puppets in NYC. They are married, co-owners of the business as well as being parents to two young boys. We talk about their careers in puppeteering, how they successfully adapted their live-action puppet show business to thrive digitally in the pandemic and what life has been like for them during COVID in New York City.  My favor...

In this week's episode, I talk with professional storytelling copywriter, Stella Orange. We discuss parenting during the pandemic and ponder the possible silver linings of this tumultuous time in our history. Also mentioned were Adrienne Marie Brown and her podcast she hosts with her sister, How to Survive the End of the World. Check that show out here: https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/ I al...

This week on the podcast, I got to talk with one of my great inspirations in life, papermaking guru, Helen Hiebert!! She is a master papermaker, paper crafting genius and general all-around capital-A Artist! If you've ever purchased a book on papermaking, there's a good chance that she wrote it...her book was my textbook in college! Helen takes us through her journey into creating a pape...

This week's guest, Ree Dolnick, got her start as a cancer researcher and started making energy bars for her friends and family. Everyone loved them so much that she ended up turning her side hustle into her 110% gig! Her company, JECA Energy Bar, has taken off! She was awarded a $25,000 Ignite Buffalo grant in 2018 and has been working on scaling her business ever since!  Originally from Kore...

In this week's episode, I talk with magician, hypnotist and coach, Rob Temple! He began doing magic tricks at age 5 and was already doing solo shows regularly by the time he was a pre-teen! Graduating to doing stage hypnosis shows as a teenager, Rob has toured relentlessly around the world entertaining the masses. About 10 years ago, he started getting interested in his ability to help people...

In this week's episode, I talked to Meshell Baker--highly renowned speaker and business coach with quite the story to tell. After being incarcerated in her youth, Meshell was bound and determined to succeed in her life. She began to rise to the top of every job she ever held and eventually started her own company, Meshell Baker Enterprises, LLC. We talked about hitting rock bottom, not giving...

Come get real with photographer & mompreneur, Andrea Cox on this week's episode, "Nobody Has Their Shit Together". We talk about overcoming the starving artist mentality, working on what you love while also being a mom, and about how damaging it can be when we compare ourselves to others. Andrea has a special coaching program to help artists learn to be artpreneurs! She has two...

Meet Gayle Danley, epic world-famous performance poet and educator! I could not believe that I got to have this conversation with one of my poetry heroines!! We talk mothers and motherhood, poetry, teaching, life and so much more.  She is starting an agency to help performance poets get gigs and to support themselves with their craft. Gayle Danley's Bio: Soon after crushing the competition at...

In this week's episode, I talk with Nicole Majewski, an organizer, educator and strong mama who is originally from Buffalo, NY but has been living and growing her family in Mexico for almost 20 years. We talk about how life in the wilds of Mexico is different from the US and more! You can find Nicole here: http://www.lifeofastrongmama.org Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lifeofastrongmama...

This week's guest on the Reach the Stars Podcast is entrepreneur, coach, healer and nomadic goddess, Molly Mandelberg. She is the owner of Wild Hearts Rise Up and host of the podcast Tactical Magic. We talk about her traveling lifestyle where she lives in a tiny house she created out of a 2013 Sprinter van! She even did the electrical work, solar panels and all the insulation herself! Molly M...

If you're one to fall in love with infectious laughter, then this episode this for you! My guest this week, Michael Farrow, is a singer/songwriter, poet, performer, activist and general bundle of magic. He spends his days striving for and living in black joy and it is so obvious. Hear his story, learn some new things and hear a couple of songs from his new album, "Keep Your Cake Eat the...

This week's show features Kanishka, a young CEO who came to America for college from Dubai and ended up a serial entrepreneur at 23. We talk about his assimilation into American culture, starting businesses because of parties and breakdancing...seriously. We also talked about this book: "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield https://blackirishbooks.com/product/the-war-of-art/?add-to-...

 "Life Alchemist" Josh Tan and I have a great conversation about ditching what you're "supposed" to do in order to live a more fulfilling life.  We chat about changing careers, becoming your own boss, life during the pandemic and about being kind to other people online. BONUS! Free 5 minute guided meditation at the end!! You can find Josh here: Facebook: http://www.faceboo...

On this intimate episode "Sharing What You've Got: The Gift the Opens the Way", you get a glimpse into the life of a mompreneur-- paper flower artist Amity Libby! We talk about staying focused, time management, and making art as pain relief...all while her daughter is running around the room...talk about multi-tasking mamas! There are so many little nuggets of wisdom in this show bu...

On episode 10 of Reach the Stars Podcast, our guest, Nicholle Overkamp shows us how to overcome stereotypes, hardships, injuries and failures to come out on top with a kick-ass attitude. She is a financial advisor and business & money coach who branched out to start her own firm when she was just 24! You can find Nicholle here: http://www.wilcoxfinancialgroup.com http://www.powherhousemoney.co...