Tedi Talks

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #8 of the Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes Beth Batts, Founder & CEO of Batts & Associates, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Beth and Tedi talk all about Confidence, what it is and how we can get it.  Beth shares with us how she defines what Confidence is and explains that 'Risk Taking' is a form on Confidence.  Tedi and Beth share their...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #7 of the Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes  Amy Bragagnini a Clinical Oncology Dietitian at Trinity Health Lacks Cancer Center, located in Grand Rapids, MI.   Tedi and Amy talk about healthy eating, what it really means and why it's important.  Amy shares with us some of the mistakes we may be making when it comes to eating healthy.  Tedi and Amy talk a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes special guest Cindy Brown , Employer Development Manager in the Career Center at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) located in Allendale, MI.  Tedi and Cindy talk about what Etiquette is and why it's not just about having ' Good Manners '.  Cindy provides us with some amazing tips on 'Best Practi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes special guest Bob Trezise, President & CEO of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) located in Lansing, MI.  Tedi and Bob talk about the economy in the Greater Lansing, MI region and the State of Michigan.  Bob shares with us his 35+ years of professional knowledge when it comes to economics, including what...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes special guest Cindy Whittum , Recruitment and Internship Specialist at the State of Michigan, EGLE.  Tedi and Cindy talk about what it means to be successful.  Tedi shares with Cindy the description of Success (according to Wikipedia.com) and Cindy shares with us what Success means to her.  Cindy and Tedi talk about h...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes special guest Cheryl Thacker, a Master Board Certified Coach and the Founder of Successful Coaches.  Tedi and Cheryl talk about what a Certified Coach is and is not.  Cheryl provides us with her many years of wisdom when it comes to what it takes to be a successful coach and how you can help others with your own coach...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes special guest Cathy Blatnik, who serves on the Mid-Michigan Autism Association’s Board of Directors as its Treasurer and co-owns a business with her son Dominic called Baked Goods by Dominic.  Cathy shares with us how she and her husband Larry persevered when learning their 20-year-old son, Dominic, was diagnosed with...

Send us Fan Mail On our first ever episode of the Today's Your Day Podcast, Tedi welcomes Amina Hedayat Khalil, a Professional Certified Coach, International Keynote Speaker, and Author to name a few things she does.  Amina is the Founder of Audere Interpersonal Intelligence. Tedi and Amina talk about Emotional Intelligence (EI) and how this can help shape and change our lives.  Amina shares...

Send us Fan Mail Please note: This episode was recorded prior to the transition to the Today's Your Day Podcast.  On Episode #11 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes special guest Brian Franklin, Co-Founder of Vows & Speeches, located in Los Angeles, CA.  Brian shares with us that after leaving a long career in political consulting, him and his wife (Nicole), started Vows & Speeches.  Tedi an...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #10 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes back special guest Kimara Mayberry , Founder & Principal Consultant at Platinum Consulting Group, located in Southeast Michigan.  Tedi, true to fashion, kicks of this episode with some stats he found on the Googler, which leads to a fascinating conversation on Gaslighting. Kimara explains what Gaslighting is and how damaging this can...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #9 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes special guest Brigitte Betser, a Franchise Executive, Consultant and Business Ownership Guide, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Tedi kicks-off the conversation after hitting the Googler with some stats on new business startups over the past several years.  Brigitte shares with us how she got started in her career in helping others real...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #8 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes special guest Alan Headbloom, a Trained Teacher, Coach and Published Author, to name a few things that Alan does.  Alan is located in Holland Michigan.  Tedi and Alan discuss how they met (over 19-years ago).  Alan shares with us why he started Headbloom.  Alan explains what cross-cultural communication is and how it can be a bridge, conn...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #7 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes special guests Lisa Goyette and John Ball, Co-Founders of CH Training & Coaching, located in Southeast Michigan.  Lisa and John tell us how CH Training & Coaching got started and why they have a strong passion for people and seeing others thrive and prosper.  Lisa explains how they transitioned their work in educational sector int...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #6 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes special guest Shekina Mitchell, who serves as the Director of Covering Kidz, is a Partner at the FreTail Store, a devoted Minister & Missionary, is to name only a few titles this amazing lady holds. AND, she received the prestigious Cafecito Community Service of the Year Award .  Shekina and Tedi talk about what the FreTail Store is (...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #5 of Tedi Talks - the Holiday Special, Tedi welcomes back special guest, Sarah Pierce, the Founder & Owner of 517 Living.  Tedi and Sarah talk about all the great places to buy unique and fun gifts in the Lansing region.  Sarah provides some great intel on pop-up shops, places where we can make our own gifts, some amazing events that are happening during the holida...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #4 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes back special guest Amy Mollitor, a Certified Life Coach and EFT Tapping Master Practitioner, located in Lansing, MI.  Amy shares with us what Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping) is and the many benefits it offers.  Tedi once again hits the Googler and provides some history on EFT.  Tedi and Amy talk about the many different ways tha...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #3 of Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes back special guest, Amy Jo Weller,  Associate Broker-Realtor at The Weller Real Estate Collective, located in Grandville, MI.  Tedi hit the Googler again and provides several interesting stats about the real-estate market in 2023 here in the U.S.  Tedi and Amy Jo talk about where we are currently at in the real-estate market and what 2025...

Send us Fan Mail On Season #5, Episode #2 or Tedi Talks, Tedi welcomes  Amy Bragagnini a Clinical Oncology Dietitian at Trinity Health Lacks Cancer Center, located in Grand Rapids, MI.   Tedi and Amy talk about food as we prepare for the upcoming holiday season.  Tedi provides Amy with some interesting stats about the consumption of eggnog, ham, pumpkin pie and turkey during the holidays .  Tedi a...

Send us Fan Mail On the kick-off episode of Season Five of Tedi Talks,  Tedi shares with us where he has been (MIA) and how the podcast, with its new name (well, actually original name), is keeping some of the old format, but bringing in a lot of new and exciting things.  Tedi also provides us with the many things that have been bothering him, including a resurgence of the word ' Karen '...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #12 of Season Four of Real Talk with Tedi, Tedi is flying solo for this short episode on PRIDE.  Tedi shares what PRIDE is, how it all started and why its important (not only in the month of June, but all year round).  Included with this episode is a brief history of how the LGBTQ+ movement got started, it's dark history and ways we can all become stronger Allies a...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #11 of Season Four of Real Talk with Tedi, Tedi welcomes special guests Lindsey Coffelt, the Owner of Graze Craze located in Okemos & Shelby Township, MI.  Lindsey shares with us how she and her husband, Silas, got into the Graze Craze, opening two stores in Michigan.  She shares with us their passion for providing amazing works of art through the Charcuterie Boards...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #10 of Season Four of Real Talk with Tedi, Tedi welcomes special guest Jenny Wagemann, Farmers Market & Breadbasket Food Pantry Manager at the Allen Farmers Market, located in Lansing, MI.  Jenny shares with us all the amazing things happening at the Allen Farmers Market, including information about their popular Veggie Boxes and the Breadbasket Food Pantry.  Tedi p...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #9 of Season Four of Real Talk with Tedi, Tedi welcomes special guests Shelley Davis-Boyd, Integrare Collaborative, and Amy Mollitor, Intentional Energy Coaching.   Amy and Shelley tell us all about their amazing Podcast Wild Wisdom Her , why they started this and why it's important to them both.  Tedi asks Amy what 'Tapping' is and Shelley shares with he...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode #8 of Real Talk with Tedi, Tedi welcomes back special guest, Sarah Pierce, the Founder & Owner of 517 Living.  Tedi and Sarah talk about 517 Living's 10-Year Anniversary and ways this will be celebrated.  Sarah provides us with an update on all the changes at 517 Living and what to look for and expect in 2024.  Sarah also shares with us the benefits of being pa...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Real Talk with Tedi , Tedi welcomes back special guest Elaine Sterrett Isely, Deputy Director of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC), located in Grand Rapids, MI.  Tedi and Elaine talk about Earth Day (April 22, 2024) and how we can become better stewards when it comes to caring for our planet.  Elaine provides with great information on what C...