Soraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of Hope

As a mother, a military wife, and the owner of a very successful marketing agency, Mickey Anderson knows all about the hustle and bustle involved with growing a business amid a busy personal life.  Mickey shares her story of suffering burnout and then deciding to drastically downsize.  She became determined to focus on marketing via an effective campaign which aims at motivating a customer to actu...

What is a silver-lining spotter, you may ask? El Edwards is a vibrant wife and mother living in Wales who is the answer to that question.  She is a Christian who likes to think outside the box to help you develop a vibrant relationship with God.  Her book is titled Youier- Fully Alive, Fully Human. “Youier” is a term she uses to describe your path toward an intentional and expectant relationship w...

When your child is battling a life-threatening illness, nothing is better than having a pediatric physician who is taking extremely good care of your child.  Even better is when that same physician has had experience of childhood illness too.   Dr. Jennifer Pratt is a pediatrician who, at the age of 10, battled cancer.   She got well after numerous surgeries, chemotherapy, and physical therapy.  D...

When it comes to crime and violence prevention, a person who has an extensive and proven record is critical to finding solutions. My guest Bobby Kipper has vast experience in policing and as director of Virginia’s Gang Reduction Program.  He established The National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence and works closely with communities, schools, and police departments to prevent and re...

Beth Thorp is an author, wife, and mother.  She is also co-founder and executive director of the Mitchell Thorp Foundation, a foundation that she and her husband established to honor their oldest son Mitchell who died from a mysterious debilitating disease at the age of 18.  Her book is titled ANEW Creation: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Tragedy.  She tells the story of her and her family’s stru...

La’Quita Monely is an author, transformational coach, and mentor.  Add to that, an ordained minister, wife, mother, and grandmother!  She is passionate about helping you know your identity, understand your purpose, and walk in your destiny. And, she has a wealth of personal and professional experience to draw from, including the longevity of her marriage to a spouse who served in the military as w...

Dan Miller is a New York Times best-selling author, a very successful entrepreneur, and an all-around creative thinker.  Dan’s beginnings were very humble, as he grew up on a farm, and he always believed in himself and his ability to succeed. He was a voracious reader, especially enjoying books by the great thinkers and motivators.  His book 48 Days to the Work and Life You Love – Find it or Creat...

Since my podcast is about hope, it was wonderful to have my guest James Belt share about his book titled Hope Realized-How the Power of Practical and Spiritual Development Can Diminish Poverty and Expose the Lie of Hopelessness. James is an author and a family man and businessman who is passionate about giving hope to others, not only in a physical or practical way, but also importantly spirituall...

My guest Glen Williams is a retired police officer having served 26 years in patrol and as a detective.  Glen openly and honestly shares his story of developing PTSD after witnessing so much trauma and death during his career and not being able to talk about it.  In his personal life, he suffered from two divorces as a result.  Glen has reinvented his life and is now an author, speaker and communi...

My guest is David Richman, an author, motivational speaker, trainer, and consultant.  Actually, David refers to himself as a transformation expert. He shares the many tremendous personal transformations he has made in his life, and I know that you too will agree that he is indeed an expert in transforming oneself into the best possible person that you can be.  David went from being trauma and stre...

My guest Donna Tashjian is a life mastery coach, author and speaker who has a passion to help you live a more vibrant life – spirit, soul, and body.  She established Vibrant Living International, a nonprofit, to provide information and services so that you can be empowered to become the best person that you can be and live to your fullest potential. Her website ivibrantliving.com is filled with lo...

My guest Osnat Benari is an author, leadership coach and consultant who specializes in helping you find opportunities when changes take place.  Let’s face it – many of us don’t like changes! Osnat knows personally how challenging change can be and how starting from scratch can actually be an opportunity to grow and reinvent yourself. She shares how she boldly accepted a job in the United States an...

My guest Monika Zasada specializes in helping homeowners with their home construction.  She says she is likened to a conductor, strategist, advocate, therapist, expeditor, and facilitator.  She has even been called “the glue”, “the optimizer” and “the castle builder”. She uses her extensive gifts, talents, knowledge, and determination to ensure that your home construction goes well.  We learn wher...

According to recent statistics, over 70,000 drug overdose deaths occur in the US every year, with the percentage increasing at an annual rate of 4%.  That equals to 190 persons dying each day from a drug overdose. This is a shocking statistic!  As drugs become more and more accessible, the number of addicts has increased dramatically.  And, not only is the person who is taking drugs affected by dr...

My guest Susan Gabriel is an author who established her own flourishing publishing company to help others become published authors and market their books.  She has written both adult and children’s books and has had much success in publishing.  We center our conversation on her memoir titled Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers – which involves tragedy and triumph.  She share...

Have you heard of the Life is Too Short Guy?  Join me and my guest Scott E. White – the life is too short guy - as he shares his mission to make the world happier one smile at a time!  Scott has a very accomplished professional and personal background.  He has a law degree and an MBA degree and is a CPA too!  He married his high school sweetheart, and they have two daughters. And - now he is the a...

Are you thinking about how to create a brand and feel confused and daunted?  My guest Kim Derrick Rozdeba is a branding guru and author who will educate you on what a brand is and what it is not.  He shares 5 key concepts to help you make the right choices.  These concepts are the 5 Cs - commitment, construct, community, content, and consistency.  We talk about his book titled Branding Queens: Dis...

Are you ready to listen to a powerful, life-changing story? My guest Steven Snook will have you captivated by his story of profound transformation – going from a lifestyle in which he was entrenched in crime to one of serving God and spreading the message of the good news in the Bible. Steven boldly shares with us what led to his being incarcerated and how he spent 19 years of his life in prison. ...

My guest is mental performance coach, motivational speaker and author Ahmard Vital.  This is part 2 of my discussion with him.  If you missed part 1, please go to our previous episode #114. In this episode, we talk about his most recent book – Now What? 5 Steps to Get Up and Make the Most of Life and what motivated him to write it. Each of his 3 books were born out of tragedies and challenges in h...

My guest is mental performance coach, motivational speaker and author Ahmard Vital.  He shares with us the challenges and tragedies in his life and what he was able to do to overcome them.  Importantly, he never gave up on himself! We talk about the 3 books that he has written – Awaken the Baller Within, I am More Than Enough, and his most recent book – Now What? 5 Steps to Get Up and Make the Mos...

This is part 2 of my podcast about the nonprofit organization Charity:Water.  I read its founder Scott Harrison’s bestselling book Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World and fell in love with the organization and all it does to provide clean water to millions of people all over the world.  I interviewed its chief global water officer Cristoph Gord...

Do you feel as if you need a boost in confidence but don’t know what to do?  My guest Janelle Anderson is a confidence coach or confidence guru primarily for women, as well as a speaking and storytelling mentor and an author.  She knows what it is to live with what she calls “a cloak of shame” and not feeling worthy.  She tells her story of being a victim of date rape and then being sex trafficked...

My guest Laurie Besden is such an amazing lady!  Laurie is an attorney who once lost her privilege to practice law due to severe drug addiction and the crimes associated with addiction.  But, she turned her life around and has served for 8 years as executive director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, where she assists lawyers, law students and judges and their families with all sor...

As you approach your silver years and retirement, what are you planning to do? You have so much wisdom and experience to share so consider developing an encore career which is flexible and satisfying.  My guest is Lynn Friesth and his expertise is assisting in developing your encore career based on your own special skills and talents. After a very successful career of over 40 years in the corporat...

Do you know that there are millions of people all over the world who still do not have access to clean water?  Do you know that there is a nonprofit named Charity:Water that has been dedicated to providing clean water access through water projects? I did not know either of these things and I am ashamed to admit it.  It was not until I read the NY Times bestselling book Thirst: A Story of Redemptio...