The #ShareYourHotness Podcast

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Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 84! My friend Jennifer Weaver has a new book out that she would like to share with you! Of course, I can't tell you too much about it, but I can give you a tease: Jennifer recently realized something amazing about her life and decided to embrace it wholeheartedly. Her story is chronicled in the book, and it's absolutely AMAZING. This is a story abou...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 83! My friend Jacob has seen a lot for his relatively young age. He's a kid from, arguably, a different side of the tracks than many of us, and someone who, in his youth, never really understood how to be confident in himself. All of that has changed. :) Jacob was born in Tallahassee, FL, and lived in southern Georgia until he was 13. When he moved...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 82! Okay. Buckle the heck up. I'm serious. And so is this episode. Cyndee Jacobson has a very unique perspective on the subject of loss and resiliency. It's not one that you hear very often, and really, one that you should hear more often than you do. You see, Cyndee has lost multiple people to suicide. I won't say who, because you need to hear this...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 81! You probably already know Dan Rawls. :) Seriously, EVERYONE has heard of him. Even my producer in the Pacific Northwest is aware of Dan. Dan has been connecting CEOs & entrepreneurs worldwide professionally for over 28 years. He helps professionals make high-level connections. He has been called a curator and a savant at helping people with...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 80! Perspective is a funny thing. It determines how we see ourselves in The Universe. Seriously, EVERYTHING is based on our perspective. My friend Shauna has a very resonant take on this idea. :) Shauna Barfuss loves her work with Utah’s Coalition for Financial Literacy and the New Hope Crisis Center , her local domestic violence shelter. She starte...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 79! Long-time listeners to this podcast know that I am all about service, and my friend Camille is all about service as well! Camille McConnell is a podcaster, singer, best-selling author, life coach, and business owner. Her podcast, Bytes of Clarity , features short episodes focusing on self-improvement and healing from loss. She spends a lot of ti...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 78! Those of you who have followed this podcast for a while know that I am ALL about stories of success through adversity. This is a wonderful example of the sort of stories I seek out! Dalton does not come from a rich family line. He is not a person of generational financial privilege. Nevertheless, he is an astoundingly successful person in busine...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 77! It's a Podcaster Faceoff! Head-to-head! No Holds Barred! Nah, it's just me and my friend Lori. :) Lori is a lover of stories. Her motto is, "Do more than Live It...LOVE your Story!" Lori Lee is the host and producer of the Love Your Story podcast, a podcast dedicated to sharing candid interviews and conversations about living our best...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 76! Everyone! Hey everyone! SHHHHHH! ;) I have a HUGE announcement for you. This week's episode spotlights one of my favorite people in creation, Jason Hewlett! You may have heard of him, given that he's one of the most in-demand and engaging speakers in our generation. I'm SERIOUS about this! I also have the pleasure of calling him one of my mentor...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 75! My friend Jordan Palmer is a registered Financial Advisor and is a wealth of good information! (See what I did there?) ;) This is not a conversation where Jordan doles out any kind of financial advice. We talk about love and the nature of the world at the moment, and his insight into the workings of our world is truly phenomenal. Jordan loves hi...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 74! Oh my crap, if you haven't met my friend Bear Bangs yet, I kinda feel sorry for you! Seriously! This person is solid gold! I hope you enjoy this story about a great man finding his identity. :) Bear Bangs spent his formative years (he doesn’t say “grew up,” mostly because he refuses to grow up) in Oregon. After accepting a scholarship to a Unive...

Welcome to the #SharYourHotness Podcast Episode 73! Y'all are in for a treat. I'd like you to meet my friend Melissa, who is so amazing that I nearly tried to set her up with my nephew. Unfortunately, their ages made this an impossibility, but I can dream, can't I? Melissa has been my friend for a long time, and she has done amazing things with her life. She's the Executive Director for The Mabira...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 72! Meet my dear friend Carlyn Shaw. Carlyn was diagnosed with MS over two decades ago. She's had an abortion. She nearly died in a motorcycle accident. Do I have your attention yet? :) These events were the catalyst for a transformative time in her life. Listen to this one intently, my friends. This is one you will never forget. Carlyn's bio: When...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 71! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE! :) I would like to introduce y'all to my dear friend Ricardo. Ricardo Rosas is originally from Mexico City and has been my friend since we were both in our teens. Ricardo is so sweet and claims that I am the person to blame for exposing Ricardo’s brain to the English language. ;) Ricardo is a fat...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 70! Meet my friend Stephanie! :) We actually just met in real life (or IRL as the kids say), but we've been friends online for a very long time. Stephanie is the mother of eight (8!) kids in her personal life, and is an educator for an online school, where she oversees THOUSANDS of kids! Talk about a lot of papers to grade! She was raised in a small...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast episode 69! Y'all are in for a treat! Ben King is like a sea of serenity and joy wrapped up into a single, wonderfully amazing person. Benjamin King and his wife, Cheryl King, founded a nonprofit called Blue Petal Foundation. In addition to raising their eight children together, they serve to bring a message of peace, inspiration, and whole-heartedness to t...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 68! Camille Walker and I met at a trade show. If I recall correctly, the trade show lasted for nine straight days. NINE. DAYS. I know. Given that we had so much time right next to one another (Camille's booth was next door to mine), we had oodles of time to get to know one another, and we absolutely took advantage of it! Camille Walker is a blogger,...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 67! Oh my crap, my friend Denise Ford has 11 children. O.o ELEVEN! She also runs a school out of her home. Yes, she has ELEVEN beautiful children, and she homeschooled all of them. Isn't that wild? This is a fabulous story, and I look forward to having Denise back soon. I really lost it on this one. Cried like I don't think I've cried on any other e...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 66! Meet my friend Wendy Kelly! Wendy is a survivor and a member of the Deaf Community. :) Wendy experienced sexual abuse and molestation as a child and teen, as well as emotional, financial, and mental abuse during her marriage. As a hard-of-hearing/deaf woman, she has also experienced various levels of discrimination throughout her 20-year career...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 65! Oh, listeners, you are in for a treat. I'd like you to meet my friend Sandra. To say that Sandra is a survivor is an understatement. I don't want to spoil too many details here, but let's just say that she's seen more adversity than any action hero I know of. And she lived to tell the tale. You absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt, need to hea...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 64! Everyone, I want you to meet Brian Still, Stephanie Bramwell, and Joe Steples of The Phoenix Dream Center, which is an organization that I'm sure you'll love and want to support as much as I do. See, The Phoenix Dream Center is on a mission. Well, three missions, really: 1 - Stop Human Trafficking 2 - End Childhood Hunger 3 - Educate Tomorrow's...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 63! Shanna Beaman is an absolute gem of a person, mostly for how she puts up with my wildly inappropriate jokes throughout this episode. ;) Seriously though, Shanna is wonderful! Shanna is the author of two books. Her first book is titled “ The Woman’s Guide to Living Your Dreams !” and she just released her second book, “ On Ramp to Your Future. A...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 62! I met my friend DeShawn at the Salt Lake International Airport, and we instantly became fast friends. :) DeShawn is a mom, a former soldier, and a fabulous member of the Delta Sky Team. She was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. She has 3 sons and 2 daughters. She served in the United States Army for 8 years. She works at home as a reservations...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 61! Most of you already know Elise Smith, and if you don't know her, you're about to. Her story is one very near and dear to my heart, and one I think you'll really enjoy. See, like me, Elise also struggled greatly on her journey to motherhood; a journey which she's still in the middle of. This is a story of perseverance, faith, and resiliency. I lo...