Success InSight Podcast

Annie Rodriguez is the author of Lifeforce, a Young Adult Fantasy Novel, published by Green Writers Press. Annie has been writing since fifth grade. It is her go-to hobby and the perfect stress and tension reliever. It is Annie’s hope that her novel helps readers cope with life's ups and downs, and to feel that they are not alone. That there is always someone willing to help and listen. When...

Tim Hast is the author of Powerful Listening. Powerful Influence. He is a Speaker, Trainer, Coach, and Consultant. Tim (together with his wife, Ruthie), are Founders of Encore Life Skills, LLC He and his team provide organizational training, development, and coaching services that focus on leadership, listening, communication, conflict management, mediation, and team building. Tim specializes in f...

Dr. Ken Keis is the President and CEO of Consulting Resources Group International. CRG is the global leader in personal and professional development with 12 fast-paced, learner-friendly assessments, dozens of training programs (in-person, webinar or e-courses). Ken is passionate about leading others to experience the same clarity and joy he did by creating a life of purpose and empowering leaders...

Diane (Mumper) Klutz is an Author, Writer, and Speaker. Diane was an Army Nurse in Vietnam and she is a retired Assistant Professor of Nursing from Texas A&M University. Diane's debut story, Round Eyes: An American Nurse in Vietnam, was first published in 2012 and re-released in 2019 as a new Illustrated Edition. The book is a memoir about her experiences as an Army Nurse before and while...

Charles (Chuck) Guarria is the Author of Proposition 13 - America's Second Great Tax Revolt: A Forty-Year Struggle for Library Survival Charles has a 15-year career as a librarian that has taken him from Wall Street to academia. In 1978, the citizens of California took the historic step of voting for Proposition 13, thus reducing property taxes by 57%. Already known as a trendsetting state, C...

Jim Moran is the Co-Founder and President of SimplifyISO. Jim and his team have been helping organizations simplify their quality management systems since 1992. Just in case you thought that Jim's name sounds familiar, he was our very first guest (Episode 1001) on the SuccessInsight Podcast way back in February. He joined us again in Episode 1023, where we chatted quite a lot about ISO Qualit...

Leon was a successful Atlanta businessman, having been in the book publishing space for many years. He has authored a number of books, including: Are you up there Mr. Jesus All Are Precious In His Sight - January 2016; Searching For the Virgin Mary - April 2019; and Miracle in Peru: Odyssey of the Reluctant Disciple - August 2019. In 1998, the course of his life changed after the Lifelink Network...

Bill (W.G.) Hladky , Author of the Book of Ruin Series. Bill is a retired homicide detective from the Miami-Dade Police Department. Before becoming a cop, he was a newspaper reporter. He is also a published poet. Bill has lived in Germany, where he taught street survival skills to American M.P.'s. He now travels across the country explaining to police officers how violent encounters impact ou...

Dr. Adah Kennon has multiple advanced degrees, including a Ph. D. in Psychology and Master’s Degrees in psychology, education and counseling. Adah has worked for 31 years as a School Psychologist and Counselor. She is also a Certified Mental Health Counselor. Adah has enjoyed traveling, gardening and helping her husband, Dr. Walter B. Hammond, with his stress management and self-hypnosis business....

Esther Sekiziyivu has seen that many marriages are suffering shipwreck and dissolution because of the human inclination to natural desires. The absence of personal knowledge and understanding of marriage fundamentals has created casualties in the marriage institution. Many have experienced violent storms in their marriages resulting in emotional pain, broken hearts and families. Overcoming Emotion...

Elizabeth Porter is the author of Pathways to Fluency: Changing how we think about language in the United States . This book is a journey into language and culture and why they are so important. It also suggests practical ways in which we can integrate language, culture, and global citizenship education into our home, family life, and classroom. Click here to learn more about Elizabeth at the Bon...

Ralph B. Alexander, Ph. D. is the author of Science Under Attack . It is Dr. Alexander’s belief that Evidence and logic are lacking in many areas of public debate today on hot-button issues ranging from dietary fat to vaccination. In Science Under Attack , Dr. Alexander shows how science is being abused, sidelined or ignored, making it difficult or impossible for the public to form a reasoned opin...

David Kaufman, Ph. D. is a published author with several years' experience in writing academic works, journal articles, and books, both fiction and nonfiction. His recent book, Clues to Lower Mississippi Valley histories: language, archaeology, and ethnography , was published by the University of Nebraska Press (2019). David offers an analysis of social, cultural, and linguistic change in the...

Chloe Isabelle Morris is a talented 5th-grade writer and artist. Her book, Memories of the Past , was inspired by her mom, who died in 2016 when Chole was 7 years-old. Her mom, Julia Kalontarova, was an accomplished animation artist, who worked on the movie, Frozen and on The Wild Thornberrys, an American animated television series that originally aired on Nickelodeon. Chloe uses art and poetry in...

Andy Cowan is an award-winning writer, producer, and performer. He began his career as a segment producer, writer and performer on The Merv Griffin Show during the '80s, and interviewed hundreds of luminaries, from Orson Welles to Jerry Seinfeld. He is the only writer associated with multiple episodes of Cheers, Seinfeld and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Numerous other comedies and talk/variety show...

Jasmine & Kay West are the Co-Authors of the Legends of The Eternal Realms: The Legend of Forsythia: Book one Foretold. The Eternal Realms is a world that 'worlds' exist in. The books brings to life The Legend of Forsythia, a magical adventure melding skill and strategy as two foreordained groups rise up to finish what their parents started and end a contrived civil war before the fi...

Lori Vann, M.A., LPC-S is on a GLOBAL MISSION to PREVENT the start of Self-injurious behaviors (NSSI) and stop needless deaths by suicide. She is a Global Authority on Self-injury and a Suicide Interventionist. Lori holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S), with over 20 yrs of Clinical experience, and she is an International Speaker. Lori h...

William (Bill) Funnemark is the author of " Last Lunch ", his story of what it is like to lose your best friend, your wife, your lover, the mother of your children, and then pick up the pieces and go on living. It is a story of his faith in God and the love of family and friends. Bill invites you to reach out to him and learn more about his book and what he’s up to, on the Last Lunch Fac...

Tim Hicks has been a conflict resolution practitioner and teacher for 25 years. From 2006 to 2014, he was the first director of the conflict resolution Master’s degree program at the University of Oregon. His book, " Embodied Conflict: The Neural Basis of Conflict and Communication ”, explores how our brain’s capacity to encode and store experiences within the neural structure, inform what we...

Angela James is an Educator, Story Writer & Poet. Her book, Flower Among Ash , explores how, when faced with tragedy and unprecedented circumstances, and even the opportunity to throw in the towel, it is not enough to dissuade us from pursuing our dreams.    Click here to find and connect with Angela on LinkedIn. Link to the SuccessInsight Podcast: https://www.successinsightpodcast.com/2019/09...

C. J. Jones is a true CCSU Blue Devil. "99 1/2% Won't Do" has been his mantra while earning a B.A. and M.A. at Central, and serving the university as a basketball coach, director of the Educational Opportunity Program, and director of athletics. He was inducted into the CCSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. He is also the author of A Method to March Madness: An Insider's Look at...

Robena Egemonye, Ph. D is a retired teacher. Her first fiction novel, " The Fence Mender ," was published in December 2016. In 2012, she wrote a children's book about Alzheimer's called " When My Grandma Sings ," and years before that she wrote a teacher's classroom discussion guide. You can click here to communicate with Robena on her website. Link to the Succes...

Amor Traceski is a two-time cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and then ovarian cancer in 2016. Not only did she NOT dwell on her adverse circumstances, but she also embraced life and found a higher purpose: a mission of life for life! She believes that she survived so that she can share her knowledge and wisdom, borne from experience with others, and help them cope and...

Adi Tantimedh is the author of a Detective Crime Trilogy, The Ravi PI Series: Her Nightly Embrace (Book 1), Her Beautiful Monster (Book 2) and Her Fugitive Heart (Book 3). Adi has written radio plays and television scripts for the BBC and screenplays for various Hollywood companies, as well as graphic novels for DC Comics and Big Head Press, and a weekly column about pop culture for BleedingCool.c...

Jonathan Branfman, Ph. D. is a Gender Studies researcher and children's book author. His work focuses on LGBTQIA diversity and social justice. His book, You Be You!: The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family, is an illustrated children's book for ages 7-11 that makes gender identity, sexual orientation, and family diversity easy to explain to children. Throughout the book, kids le...