The Sow to Speak Podcast with Kristy Mandour

Lenora is the Chief Strategy Officer of Community Wellness Partners.  Listen in as Lenora shares what makes a true healthcare hero and how we can all build community and resiliency on the work and home front.   We cover: - The importance of having a team that has your back and what that looks and sounds like.  - Being reminded of how to self-care by our kids and how that models for...

Meet Kaysie.    "Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life." – Amy Poehler   No better quote can embody Sow to Speak's next guest. We've had a lot of fantastic local guests in the closet and since we're all about inclusivity in the 315, we're venturing all the way to Austin, TX, to have our second Closet Crasher...

Meet Tony.   Dr. Tony Mandour is a retired urologist, a practicing reflexologist, and a life-long piano player. He also happens to be my dad. Listen in as we discuss how music has the ability to heal, nourish, transcend, and lift our spirits. Tony shares a few of his favorite songs, and since a performer needs an audience, my sister, Lori, and dear friend, Allie pop in to be a part of the pia...

Meet Vartan.  Vartan Poghosian is an artist, the owner of 4 Elements Studio, and an incredible all-around guy. He immigrated to the U.S. from Armenia and found his home in Upstate New York. Vartan shares his perspective on the power of art, the balancing act of being an artist and a business owner (he continues to ace this), his journey to the U.S. from Armenia, and offers a real, honest pers...

In 2019 Maria Lallier began an online mentoring program to support homeschooling families for children ages 3-5yrs old. This allowed her to pivot her current students into online schooling during the pandemic.  Maria shares how truly connecting with your kids starts with a genuine connection with yourself. She takes us on the path that led her to understand what area within children's educati...

Finding ways to check in with yourself and simultaneously check in with your team is an art. The best leaders know that taking care of themselves isn't a luxury but necessary to be there at their best for the people who work beside them. Andria Heath, executive director of The Utica Zoo knows this and shares her insights and practices with all of us with humor, humility, and heart. Learn more or d...

Meet Angela.  Angela Johnson De Carlis is an integrative holistic life coach and artist. Angela shares advice on showing up for yourself, your family, and your community in a way that offers value while consistently remaining true to yourself. Yes, it's possible. Listen in.   Learn more about Angela here:  bbdesignsutica.com Belife.us Facebook: BB Designs BE. Design Your Life I...

Meet Kit.  Kit Pang is the founder of BostonSpeaks and a public speaking coach at Harvard Business School who has worked with speakers ranging from NFL Players and Three Star Michelin Chefs to Fortune 500 CEOs and TEDx Speakers. He is on a mission to help individuals become exceptional speakers and communicators. We discuss Kit's philosophy on public speaking and how you can show up better fo...

Meet Carol Ann.  Carol Ann D'Accurzio has been a high school English teacher for over twenty years. She also is the mother of three, two teenagers and one tween. So, suffice to say, Carol Ann KNOWS teenagers. Our conversation originally centered around tips on how you could harmoniously co-exist with teens in the house during COVID and beyond. Fast forward two years later, and I hope you'll s...

Meet Kelli.   Kelli Watson is a best-selling author, coach, presenter, and the owner of Studio 8 Academy, an online holistic wellness education center. She is also the co-founder of Scriptor Publishing Group, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to helping tenacious and passionate authors share their stories and publish their books.   Sow to Speak invited Kelli into the closet to talk ab...

Meet Devin. Devin Mahoney is the co-founder (along with his wife, Briana) of the Uptown Theatre for Creative Arts in Utica, NY. Devin is also a writer, a stand-up comic, an ordained minister, a dad, a son, a brother, and one hell of a human.   Sow to Speak asked Devin into the closet to talk about all things creative. We jump right into how to be creative about being creative while under...

Meet Ryan. Ryan Miller is the director of MVCC's thINCubator , the central NY incubator, and accelerator on a mission to help start-ups grow and thrive. Ryan is also the founder and host of the Rust Belt Startup podcast. Ryan and I originally spoke in April 2020 to talk about all things distraction, disruption, and derailment. No matter where you fall on this spectrum today, for very different rea...

Meet Kristy.  Kristy Caruso is a yoga and meditation instructor based in Upstate New York. Her business, Root Down Wellness, focuses on speaking to groups on stress management and how they can create a sustainable meditation practice for good. I invited Kristy into the closet so she could debunk the mainstream myths on meditation, especially my favorite that it's only for patchouli farting hi...