Shaping Our Story

Season 2, Episode 8 Laurie Zaleski Funny Farm Rescue Part 1 Recorded: June 18, 2026 Released: July 8, 2026 Length: Minutes 17 Seconds 12 Welcome to Shaping Our Story, where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and perseverance to help you build a meaning life. Today, Laurie Zaleski shares how she turned one of life's most difficult challenges into a journey of purpose, resilience,...

Season 2, Episode 7 BONUS  Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie Illustrator Watercolor Artist 🐝 Recorded: 4/16/26, 6/16/26 Released: 6/24/26 Length:  4 minutes 20 seconds Welcome to this special BONUS episode of Shaping Our Story with renowned watercolor illustrator and children's book artist Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie. Shaping Our Story episode is where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, a...

Season 2 Episode 6 Bill Lowe News Anchor, Airshow Announcer  Recorded: 4/23/26  Released: 6/10/26  Length: 27 Minutes 09 Seconds We hope you enjoy this episode with the birds singing near Bill's front porch! Welcome to Shaping Our Story with host Louise Krikorian—where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and perseverance to help you thrive.  Because every story shapes who we becom...

Season 2, Episode 5  Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie Illustrator Watercolor Artist 🐝  Recorded: 4/16/26 Released: 5/27/26 Length: 23 Minutes Welcome to Shaping Our Story with host Louise Krikorian—where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and perseverance to help you thrive.  Louise Krikorian talks with Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie, an award-winning Franco American artist, author, illustrator,...

Season 2 Episode 4 Recorded 4/10/26 Released 5/13/26 Length: 32 MIN 37 SEC Welcome to Shaping Our Story with host Louise Krikorian—where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and perseverance to help you thrive. Five-time Grammy-nominated jazz composer, bandleader, and former university professor Chuck Owen joins Louise Krikorian on Shaping Our Story for a powerful conversation about pas...

Season 2 Episode 3 Belinda West Womack Vocalist Welcome to Shaping Our Story with host Louise Krikorian—where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and perseverance to help you thrive. In this episode, we sit down with Belinda West Womack, a Tampa Bay jazz icon, who shares her extraordinary journey from Billboard-charting recording artist to Worship Chaplain. In this powerful episode of...

Season 2, Episode 2 Robert Gatenby Moffitt Cancer Center Welcome to Shaping Our Story with host Louise Krikorian—where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and perseverance to help you thrive. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Robert Gatenby, Chair of Diagnostic Imaging at Moffitt Cancer Center and a pioneer in evolutionary oncology. As the founder of the first Cancer Biology and Ev...

Recorded 03/16/2026 17 MIN 44 SEC Released 04/01/2026 Season 2 Episode 1 Adam Connors NetWorkWise This is Shaping Our Story where we talk to exemplary leaders about their success to inspire others to thrive. What if the highest return on investment in life and business isn’t money—but relationships? In this episode of Shaping Our Story , Louise Krikorian sits down with Adam Connors, founder and CE...

Top Two at Shaping Our Story —the short podcast where inspiring leaders share their passion, purpose, and the stories shaping their lives and communities. 🎙️ In this short episode, we spotlight the Tigertail Asian Film Festival in the Tampa Bay Area, founded by filmmaker Tian Liu of Tigertail Pictures. This vibrant festival celebrates Asian and Florida cinema, independent filmmakers, and cultural...

Show Notes Recorded 02/13/2026 MIN 37 SEC 35 Released Date 03/04/2026 Episode #10 Maurice Elias Transforms Education   Shaping Our Story shares exemplary leaders’ success to inspire you to thrive.   In this episode of Shaping Our Story , Louise Krikorian sits down with Dr. Maurice J. Elias, professor of psychology at Rutgers University and a leading voice in social-emotional learning (SEL). Togeth...

Show Notes Recorded 02/08/2026 33 MIN 40 SEC Released 02/25/2026 Episode 9 Jeffrey Multer The Florida Orchestra Concertmaster This is Shaping Our Story where exemplary leaders talk about their success to help you thrive. 🎙️ Shaping Our Story: Jeffrey Multer on Leadership, Legacy & Life as a Concertmaster  What does it take to lead from the first chair of a major symphony orchestra? In this epi...

Show Notes Recorded 02/06/2026 26 MIN 45 SEC Released 02/18/2026 Cher Hubsher on Passion, Perseverance & Reinventing Yourself | Brava & Business What does it take to reinvent yourself while staying true to who you are? In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Cher Hubsher — reality TV personality, entrepreneur, and co-author — best known for her appearances on the hit series sMothered....

🎶 Pete Caldera — jazz vocalist, Yankees beat writer, and interpreter of Frank Sinatra–style standards — shares a remarkable journey shaped by music, mentorship, and purpose. In this episode, Pete reflects on discovering the Great American Songbook, growing up immersed in Sinatra, opera, and classic American music, and finding his voice later in life through live performance. From spontaneous pian...

Show Notes Recorded 01/26/2026 31 MIN Released 02/04/2026 Episode 6 Nancy May Food Podcaster This is Shaping Our Story where I talk with exemplary leaders about their success to inspire others to thrive. This week's guest is award-winning leader and podcaster Nancy May, who shares how kindness drives corporate governance, elder care leadership, and the meaningful stories that begin at the din...

Show Notes Recorded 01/22/2026 14 MIN 55 SEC Released 01/28/2026 Episode 5 Whitney James Jazz Singer This is Shaping Our Story where I talk with exemplary leaders about their success to inspire others to thrive. Today, our guest, Whitney James, is a jazz vocalist celebrated for soulful storytelling, polished musicianship, and deeply expressive performances that connect instantly with audiences. Sh...

Show Notes Recorded 01/16/2026 15 MIN 35 SEC Released 01/21/2026 Episode 4 Kimberli Cummings Pottery This is Shaping Our Story where we talk to exemplary leaders about their success to inspire others to thrive. Today, our guest, Kimberli Cummings, is an accomplished ceramic artist whose work has been shaped by renowned mentors and international exhibitions. She is a very proud founding member of t...

Recorded 01/09/2026 38 MIN Released 01/14/2026 Episode 3 Paul Wilborn Palladium Theater This is Shaping Our Story where we talk to exemplary leaders about their success. Today, our guest, Paul Wilborn, is a journalist, author, and musician who was chosen for the Paul Hansel Award for journalism and was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. He also received the 2019 gold medal from...

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Show Notes 12/31/2025 22 MIN Episode 1 - Heather Kendall Elegant Shells Designs Heather Kendall became a success seashell designer after a family vacation. Her love of collecting shells came from spending time on the beach when her younger brother was ill. She turned this passion into a thriving business. Some of Heather's most famous clients are entrepreneur Sara Blakely of SPANX and comment...

Louise Krikorian: This is Shaping Our Story where inspiring leaders reveal the shaping of their success story. I’m Louise Krikorian. I’ve been working on this podcast for ten years after studying the psychology of learning and how to motivate students. But even when I was thirteen years old, I remember wondering how some people found their purpose and became successful while others not so much. In...