The #ShareYourHotness Podcast

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 35! My friend Heike has a very, very unique understanding of freedom; specifically, freedom of speech. While so many of us remember 9/11, Heike remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall. You see, she was born in Germany and witnessed everything with her own eyes. This makes for an amazing discussion about freedom, the "othering" of people who...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 34! My friend Kayla is one of those people with whom I could talk for HOURS. Indeed, this conversation could've been an extended one, and perhaps we'll have to have a Part II at some point where we spend literal hours talking to each other (my media company might want to yell at me for that, but they love me, in the end!:->). Kayla is a mother of...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 33! My friend Kent White is a superhero to orphans. Here are just a few of the things he has accomplished whilst on this planet: Created a charitable program where he's personally organized and hosted over 2,000 volunteers at orphanages in Mexico and Haiti doing construction projects (and perfected his carne asada recipe on the side). He's recently...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 32! My friend Brook is incredible. She's kinda my idol in the sense that she has lived abroad (Uruguay, the Netherlands), and travels extensively. She's also lived through having a stroke. The doctors said she may have to wait a couple of years to see her ability to speak return to her. So, like any sane person during a time like this, she and her a...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 31! Adam is such a great guy! I've actually known him since he was the age that my kids are now! :) HIs parents are just the best; his mom brought me dinner and sat with me after my miscarriage. I have rarely encountered such amazing people. Adam is also a former TV reporter turned attorney entrepreneur. He founded Crushendo after graduating summa c...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 30! My good friend Brianne is a fellow appreciator and advocate for the Deaf Community, just like me! We met through a mutual friend (at a Senegence party), and we have been connected ever since. We also found out through conversations that she went to the same ward as my niece, who is Deaf and taught her occasionally in Primary. :) She lives in Mar...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Episode 29! My friend Brittany is busy and a total rockstar. She runs an accounting firm, LedgerGurus, consisting of 56 employees (mostly women) across the country, and pulls in several million in revenue every year. More than that, she's a mother of five kids! She prides herself on using both sides of her brain as an artist and accountant both. She has survived hi...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 28! My friend Michelle is a powerhouse of a human being. She works in commercial banking, owns three different Beans & Brews franchises, and owns a 12,000-square-foot gymnastics center in Lehi, UT. We've been good friends for about 12 years. We met at a networking event where we upset the expectations of all the men in the group. This conversati...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 27! FACEBOOK went down for the entire day! HOW DID WE SURVIVE?! Just kidding, I didn't even notice, really. :) Now that we're back up and running, meet my friend Candace! Candace has been a sales professional in the IT industry for over 13 years. She is a published author and loves the creative flow writing brings to her life. Being a young and sing...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 26! I have a lot of friends who do incredible and amazing things. Spencer Horn is one of those kinds of luminaries. He's the Treasurer for the National Speakers Association! He also runs his own organization, speaking on the subjects of #Leadership, #Accountability, and #EmotionalIntelligence. Businesses internationally look to Spencer as an enthusi...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 25! OH MY CRAP! We're at the half-century mark! It's like, my podcast can rent a car now! (They grow up so fast...) Lindsey "Freaking" Ellers is chasing down her Doctorate in Chinese Medicine. She has SO much to share about how different parts of the body are affected by different emotions. For instance, did you know that laughter is the s...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 24! I'm baaaaack! :) I hope y'all had a fantastic Labor Day weekend last week! Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast episode 25! My friend Eliza is a survivor of the most admirable kind. She's the sort of person we can all learn from. Her ex-husband was poopy. Notice my usage of past-tense: was. Yeah, he's no longer with us. I'm not one to usuall...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 23! Nathaniel Greene is a wonderful person. Heck, I should know; I MADE HIM! :) He's technically an adult now, and I'm not okay with this, but I'm learning to cope. I wanted to start including him in these sorts of endeavors, as he has a desire to go into media and film. Podcasting is close enough. ;) I hope you enjoy this frank and fun mother/son d...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 22! OKAY! IT'S DONE! Oh my crap, being a guest is HARD. I've been a guest on other podcasts before, but this is the first time I've been a guest on my own show. :) This episode is a continuation of the previous episode. For those of you just joining us, my producer, Chris VanGarrett, said it would be an interesting idea for someone to interview me o...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness podcast, episode 21! My producer occasionally has good ideas ;) Just kidding. He's a genius, and he knows it. We were talking about who our next round of guests should be, and he had the bright idea of doing something a bit different by having me sit in the interviewee hot seat while he performed the interviewing. Chris is a classically trained broadcast profession...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 20! OH MY CRAP, TWENTY EPISODES! TWENTY, EVERYONE! This milestone in my podcast career is marked by an amazing discussion with my new friends Dalisey Brooks and her friend Ben Davidson. You see, Dalisey is from South Africa. She's an entrepreneur, and one of the rare kind who don't give up. Dalisey wanted a better life for herself, so she began reac...

Welcome to The #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 19! Isn't it amazing that we all have more in common than we have in contrast? Would anyone think that a person like me would find commonality with a Zen Monk who wrote a book all about sitting still, when I am the LEAST likely person to sit still at any given time? (HAHA!) Meet my wonderful friend Anna Zumwalt! :) Anna resides here in Utah, and she...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 18! My friend Bria has THE most amazing love story you'll hear! It's absolutely wonderful! The only spoiler I will give you is that it has to do with September 11, 2001. You might be saying, "Leta, isn't that a little odd? A 9/11 love story? Seriously?" Yes, gentle listener, SERIOUSLY. Would I lie to you? No, I wouldn't, because that would...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast episode 17! Oh my crap, I'm back from an AMAZING vacation in Mexico, and I'm SO very thrilled to introduce you to my new friend, Denise Bossarte! Denise Bossarte is a poet and an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist. She is a certified meditation facilitator, contemplative arts teacher, and an information technology (IT) professional. And she is a...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 16! Oh my crap! It's Pride Month! :) I thought it appropriate to once again share one of my favorite conversations with one of my favorite people: the fabulous and wonderful Shala Dawn! Shala is the President and founder of my media Company, VanGarrett Media. She, along with her spouse, Chris VanGarrett, are the ones who bring my podcast to light. S...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 15! Meet my friend and neighbor, Ann Wilson. Ann is a married mother of 6 (!!!) who grew up in Tempe, Arizona and now lives in Herriman, Utah. She loves to bake pies, cookies, and she REALLY LOVES anything chocolate! She loves to read and listen to podcasts. She loves spending time outdoors hiking and camping with her family. She has recently decide...

Welcome to The #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 14! Today I spoke with my friend Alex Mic-Podar, a Romanian Immigrant to the United States. Alex and I met at a networking event, and we were instantly drawn to one another! Alex's work ethic, spirituality, creativity, and her infinite worth called to my soul in a profound way. Listen as she shares her story about starting her own accounting busines...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Episode 13! I first met Stephanie when we were both very young. Like, in diapers kind of young. She's been my friend for literally ALL of my life, and now she's my partner in something amazing. Ripples of Change is a non-profit we established to help underprivileged people. This all started with my efforts to change the course of fate for my sister, who lives on th...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness podcast Episode 12! Meet my friend Shala, 1/2 of the genius behind my media company, VanGarrett Media. :) They're an entrepreneur, they're a mom, she's a spouse, and she's a wonderfully gender-fluid human. Some people may (and sometimes do) ask how Shala and I can be friends, given that we are vastly different people. Thank you for asking. Allow me to enlighten you...

Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast Episode 11! My friend Richard Bliss lost his job in tech...to his ex wife. O.O Yeah. That literally happened. That event was the catalyst for an impressive story of change, success, effort, and evolution. Named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices, Richard is an expert in Social Media; specifically, how to bridge the gap between older generations of business leader...