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In this episode, Tammy Barlette shares the experiences after a 20 year career as a pilot in the Air Force and her work as a highly sought speaker. She has over 3000 flying hours and 1500 combat support time in both Iraq and Afghanistan. After retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, she started Athena’s Voice a female veteran owned small business  providing inspirational speaking, keynotes, panel pa...

After experiencing the birth of her first child, Hannah Hardy-Jones, CEO of the Kite Program, began to experience mania. Weeks afterwards, she was diagnosed with postpartum bipolar disorder. From a dark place, she began to research what she could do. Along the way, she also shared the learning with others. She found that one of the problems with getting help for mental health was the stigma surrou...

Melanie Curtis was a successful investment banker, then left it all to pursue a career as a professional skydiver. Since that time, she has made over 11,000 jumps, wrote the book “How To Fly”, and coached and mentored leaders and individuals across the world. In this episode, she talks her journey and the lessons she learned along the way as well as the power that comes from caring to listening to...

Gabrielle Kurlander is the Chief Executive Officer at the  All Stars Project , an organization that works with youth from poor and underserved communities in partnership with caring adults, using the developmental power of performance and bridge-building to fulfill its purpose of “Transforming Lives and Building Community.'' Gabrielle shares how participants and contributors go beyond their e...

Robyn Grable is the CEO and Founder of Veterans Ascend and Ability Ascend. Having spent a decade in the Navy chasing enemy submarines and then as a Naval Yeoman (HR professional in the military), she was perplexed to see veterans unable to acquire a job after their military career. In this episode, she speaks of how her organization and their “proprietary algorithm connects veterans as well as tho...

Barbie the Welder, an internationally acclaimed metal sculptor shares her story of being inspired to become a metal artist despite having never welded in her life and how it became an impetus for overcoming depression, an abusive relationship and a host of other trials in her life. Barbie also shares why it’s important to stay humble as well as to be a lifelong learner and the danger of “perfectio...

Stu Goffman, the creator and executive producer of ADDICTION UNPLUGGED, an award winning A&E series, joins us and shares what he has learned from speaking with hundreds of people across America about addiction. He discovered addiction is not so much a choice as it is an escape mechanism (most addicts had severe trauma and not equipped to handle the emotions). ADDICTION UNPLUGGED tells the stor...

Keith A. Thornton Jr. is a 911 emergency dispatcher on duty at the time police officer Ella French was murdered. Since that time, his actions have been highlighted by millions of people throughout the country as well as media outlets nationally and internationally. In this episode, Keith explains what happened the night of the tragedy; the repercussions that ensued; and most importantly, the heali...

Nicole Holgreen is the Program Director at Bridle Up Hope, a foundation founded by Sean and Rebecca Covey that is dedicated to helping the lives of young women find hope through equestrian training. In this episode, Nicole discusses the impact the program had on her. This included leaving a job she was well respected at to take part in a mission to inspire hope, confidence, and resilience in young...

At eight years old, Eric Rogers started to take drugs. It became 14 year addiction that led him to becoming homeless and hungry. Along the way, he met many people, both good and bad that helped him realize he wanted to become better. Wanting to right the wrongs he made, he has helped hundreds of people overcome their mental and physical maladies. Hear his story of going from “wanting to be accepte...

Soniya Gokhale is the founder of “A Desi Woman”, a podcast where she interviews thought leaders from across the world. In this episode, we discuss what she has learned from her upbringing as a child of immigrant parents, working in a Fortune 100 company, and the power of curiosity and its power in understanding others and bridging differences.

Nathan Ogden has overcome many odds. At a young age, he became paralyzed. A year later another mishap led to further paralysis. Nathan shares how his wife, family, others, and is own learning over time helped him overcome debilitating mindsets and focus on what he could progress and what he could do to make a difference. As a result, he is now a sought after speaker and positively impacts lives by...

As Attorney General for the State of Utah, Sean Reyes tackles some of the toughest issues facing his state and the nation. Though this requires being tough and staying the course, we learn more about Sean and how his upbringing influences how he leads. In this interview, Sean shares what he learned from overcoming bullying from an unlikely here (Billy Zabka…a.k.a: Johnny Lawrence from the Karate K...

Elizabeth Nieto is the Global Head of Equity and Impact at Spotify. Prior to this role, she was the leader of Amazon's Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team as well as the Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Talent Management at MetLife. Throughout her career, Elizabeth has brought together diverse groups of people to create “atmospheres of understanding”. This understanding i...

Emily Soloby is a former attorney who represented disadvantaged women and children and is the founder of Juno Jones, which produces “fashion safety footwear” for women. In this episode, Emily shares her journey from an attorney helping disadvantaged women and youth to becoming an entrepreneur. Her energy and commitment to making a difference in the lives of women in the workforce and other good ca...

Amy Forsythe is an “award-winning multimedia journalist and military combat veteran” who served three tours in Afghanistan and two tours in Iraq. During that time, she saw the ravages of war, and personal tragedies. At the same time, she saw the power of the human spirit and the deep rooted connections people can make as well as the positive influence that comes when individuals put aside differen...

Thomas J. Vosper was working at a company in London when he was laid off by text message at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not being one to bemoan his fate, he co-founded an e-commerce business,   aisle 3  which focuses on “building the Universal view of Shopping that cares about the Shopper before the buy button”. He is also a TEDx speaker and musician who loves spending t...

Jen Welter is the first female coach in the NFL. She is also an author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and overall incredible person!  Having come from a football family, she has loved the game since she was a little girl.  This love led to her to play on professionally, first in an all-women’s league and then becoming the first woman to play on an, up to then, all male football tea...

In 2008, Jennifer Cline lost her husband in a traffic accident. After his passing, she picked up her husband’s tools to make necessary repairs on their 1818 farmhouse. Woodworking was a way for her to deal with her grief and also feel close to her husband by using his equipment. Since picking up that first power tool and teaching herself, Jennifer is best known as Miss DeWalt (she loves DeWalt pow...

In this episode, the Stokemeter crew discusses lessons learned from 9/11. Gary from his perspective of being a new father thousands of mile away, and Maurice as a survivor of the attacks, being within 100 yards of Ground Zero at the time of the collapse. Despite horrible atrocity, there were many incredible examples of human spirit, unity, and care that impact the crew today.

Jacqueline Madumene is the CEO of Compliance Core. She is also the author of “Ada’s Daughter”. Having had a very traumatic childhood, she discusses the lessons she learned on overcoming the “doldrums” of life by focusing on things you can control, helping others, and making incremental progression toward an objective. The simplicity of these steps are what help her continue to grow and impact thos...

Kevin Shelley is a former CEO of http://Overstock.com . But his career began developing technology, teams contributing to Oscar, Emmy, and CLIO Awarded special effect movies, MTV videos, TV and print ads (1990’s) : Jurassic Park, Titanic, Michael Jackson “Black and White”, TLC “Waterfall”, Peter Gabriel, Disney’s “James and the Giant Peach”, Pixar, and more. Listen how endless curiosity led R...

Al Landry is a former Colonel in the US Army. He is the author of “Growing Mentor Intelligence - A Field Guide to Mentoring”. His extensive work in the military and as a business executive have given him a unique take on what effective mentoring looks like and the amazing benefits it can lead to. Having recently overcome cancer, he has come to the conclusion that mentoring is one of the most impac...

Kevin Sutton started out with covering Wakeboarding on his ESPN Show “The Kevin Sutton Show”. He then branched out to covering other sports, both mainstream and non-traditional. In this episode, Kevin shares his thoughts on what constitutes the longevity of a sport, which include things like generational impact and not mistaking excitement about a sport with the ability to connect with people thro...

Brad Smeele is a former professional wakeboarder and was widely touted as one of the best in the world. In 2014, he was attempting a trick that led to a catastrophic injury that left him quadriplegic. In this episode, Brad shares the intense emotions he went through as well as the people that helped him, and the perspectives he developed that led to an “acceptance” of his situation as well as a jo...