The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Today's Podcast is with Laurie Singer. This is my second podcast with Laurie. If you want to learn about her incredible career and her cycling trip across the US please tune into podcast episode #42. Today Laurie and I discussed her epic expedition on the Camino de Santiago. Laurie has been a practicing Behavioral Specialist since 1995 and in private practice since 2004. She is a Board-Certified B...

Today's Podcast is with Betty Kovacs. She first earned her doctorate at University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She served many years as Chair and Program Chair on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont in California and sits on the Academic Advisory Board of Forever Family Foundation. Dr. Kovacs is author of Merchants of...

Today's Podcast is with Marta Kristen. Marta Kristen was born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo, Norway, to a Finnish mother and a German soldier who was killed towards the end of World War II in Europe. Marta was only two months old when she was left in an orphanage. In 1949, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Soderquist of Detroit, Michigan adopted her, and brought her to America; she was renamed Martha Soderqui...

Today's Podcast is with Jim Marshall. He is a polymathic scholar and autodidact who has devoted over 50,000 hours to the study and practice of multiple dimensions of human development. Jim has successfully treated and / or trained hundreds of clients over a 40-year career and is the inventor of Septemics and several consciousness-expanding systems, including Multi-Dimensional Processing, Conflict...

Today's Podcast is with Adeline Cook. She is an entrepreneur and also absolutely loves tennis and has been able to combine her two passions to great the clothing brand ILMDP (I Love My Doubles Partner) and the tennis boutique "Love Love Tennis" in Beverly Hills . Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation. To learn more about Adeline: https://www.lovelovetennis.com/pages/adelines-story

Today's Podcast is with Johnny McMahon. He is an Entertainment Executive with over twenty-five years of experience in Digital and Television production, distribution, and development. Currently he is the General Manager and Chief Content Officer of the World Chase Tag, and previously played a role in building the World Poker Tour library to a multi-million-dollar FAST channel business. Tune in for...

Today's Podcast is with Dr. Jeanne Retief. After obtaining a PhD in international criminal and humanitarian law, and consulting in that space for 15 years Dr. Jeanne decided to pivot and look inwards. Enduring a lifelong struggle with anxiety, she was also diagnosed with panic disorder and these symptoms were wreaking havoc on her life. Facing a health and soul crisis, Dr. Jeanne decided to integr...

Today's Podcast is with Nidhi Pandya. She is an Ayurvedic Doctor based in New York City and she is the innovative creator of the Cosmic Alignment Method. This groundbreaking approach, which merges ancient wisdom with modern science, represents the deep understanding of Ayurvedic principles. Raised in India,  Nidhi  was immersed in Vedic wisdom from birth, drawing inspiration from her grandfather,...

Today's Podcast is with Jeremiah Caleb. Jeremiah Caleb was born in Singapore and spent his early years in South Wales before traveling to the US for higher education. He then began his career in New York City, trained in Musical Theater at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy, and later at the Groundlings in Los Angeles, California where he found his footing. Caleb also showed some entrepreneur...

Today's podcast is all about Mona Sobhani. She is a cognitive neuroscientist with 15+ years of experience. She received her Bachelor's of Science (Neuroscience) from the University of California, San Diego and her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Southern California. Tune in for our conversation on how the brain works and why humans behave the way they do, and how we are now at a crossro...

Today's podcast is all about Terry C. Carney Sr. We learn about this journey from a life entwined with gang culture to becoming a renowned filmmaker, a challenging background which has  significantly enhanced his approach to documentary filmmaking. We do a deep dive on his new documentary: "Put the Guns Down: A World Epidemic" which offers an in-depth look at the societal impacts of gun violence a...

Today's Podcast is all about David Butow. This is my second podcast with David. If you would like to learn all about David, his background and his amazing career, then please listen to Episode 10. Today's podcast is all about David's recent photographic assignment covering the Republican National Convention. David Butow is a Photographer who has spent decades traveling the world on assignment for...

Today's Podcast is with Rich Neher. He is a writer, author, and owner of the Los Angeles-based Tennis Media Group, publisher of the monthly newsletter RACKET BUSINESS (formerly TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS), and Founder/Chief Executive of Conga Sports Inc. Rich's passion for bringing the joys of tennis to the masses of armatures is inspiring. Tune in for a wide ranging conversation. To learn more about Ri...

Today's Podcast is with Robert Ginsberg. He is the Founder of the Forever Family Foundation, an organization setup to understand what happens to us after we die, and also to support those going through loss of loved ones. Robert speaks of his personal loss, his desire to help and his passion to explore our existence beyond physical death. To learn more about Robert: https://www.foreverfamilyfounda...

Today's podcast is with Ollie Walker. He is a multi-talented creative, working as a camera operator, photographer and editor basing himself between Shanghai, Bali and Los Angeles. Ollie is focusing on making independent documentaries  that spotlight lesser-known niches in society, promoting cross-cultural learning and diversification of ideas. He is committed to using storytelling to bring our rap...

Today's Podcast is with Christina Casey. She is dedicated to empowering people through a unique blend of evidence-based techniques, ancient practices, and pure enjoyment. Combining her expertise as a nurse, her knowledge of the Wim Hof Method, and her free-spirited nature, Christina's process aims to uplift individuals by providing them with tools and experiences that facilitate personal growth an...

Today's Podcast is with Paul Gagner.  Paul's first outdoor love was Yosemite, and he didn't stop there. He has spent more than four decades exploring, adventuring, and putting up first ascents on rock across the US and internationally. After working in the outdoor industry for over 40 years, the majority of his career was in the outdoor equipment and apparel space. Now running his own adventure to...

Today's Podcast is with Harker Jones. He grew up on a dirt road in Michigan in a town so small it doesn't to this day have a traffic light. Now a Los Angeles denizen, he has written the #1 best-selling love story "Until September," which has sold more than 4,000 copies worldwide, a Top 7 finalist in the American Writing Awards, a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards and a winne...

Today's Podcast is with Mike Mulkey. A  surfer ,  author , and a life  coach  who writes about finding the perfect wave in heaven, Mike's passion is helping people tackle work/life balance challenges provoked him to launch  "Surfing for Balance in Silicon Valley" in 2014 to blog about his struggles to stay afloat amidst the chaos. After 25 years of riding the Silicon Valley Express train, Mike dis...

Today's Podcast is with Suzanne "Sunny" Stroeer. This is my second podcast with Sunny, so if you want to learn about the background to Sunny's life and transition into an endurance athlete, please watch Episode 22 of my podcast. This current episode deals entirely with Sunny's successful completion of the Iditarod Trail Invitational, a 1000 mile endurance race through the Alaskan wilderness in win...

Today's Podcast is with Joel David Bond. Joel is dedicated to helping people navigate their cultural world with mindful intention, fostering empathy and understanding across borders. With a profound belief in the power of travel to create a more empathic world, Joel brings a unique perspective to every journey, drawing from over 20 years of overseas living and cross-cultural experience, as well as...

Today's Podcast is with Russ Farnsworth . A well-informed intellectual; a world traveler; an inventor and a champion of democracy and justice. Russ, a creative jack-of-all-trades; is involved in music, filmmaking, photography, writing, comedy and political cartooning. Russ has had a wealth of interesting life experiences, which came from working as a carney, building kit cars and staking out and s...

Today's Podcast is with Andy Rehfeldt . A native of California, Andy grew up in a family of musicians and mastered most instruments before the age of ten. His musical successes in school propelled him into the professional world playing keyboards and singing in various rock and pop outfits throughout Southern California. For over 25 years, Andy composed and produced music with Elmassian at Endless...

Today's Podcast is with Dr. Karen Semien-McBride. Leveraging her profound understanding of operational styles in business, Dr. Karen has developed a transformative approach to enhance romantic connections. Through her pioneering work with the Operational Style Assessment, Dr. Karen offers couples invaluable insights into communication preferences, conflict resolution strategies, and emotional dyna...

Today's Podcast is with Emily Montgomery, she is the founder of HiLU, the first pro-social app for sharing and collecting words of affirmation. A recovering attorney, Emily's journey took a pivotal turn when she decided to leave her legal career and C-suite position after a transformative 600-mile walk across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. Inspired by mentors who influenced her life's direction,...