Tuesdays With Andrea Podcast

This episode features mayoral challenger Judd Lofchie, a real estate broker, attorney and city alderman. We talk compassion, living a life of service, getting Aurora's financial house in order, building wealth with real estate, and the Rotary club. Publish Date: March 9, 2021 More information about Judd Lofchie can be found at: https://juddforaurora.com/ This episode was recorded on February 26, 2...

A Mother’s Hope: a story of self-love and sovereignty (full series combined in one episode) Part 1: "Get Off Your Shaky Legs and Walk Straight" Teenage Dreams & Nightmares: Surviving Domestic Violence. Part 2: "I Love You Enough To Leave” Sacrificial Love: Facing Addiction and her second divorce. Part 3: "Dignity in a Dump" Go and Let Go: Living a Life of Mission. Part 4: "This One is Yours" Promi...

Part 4: Promises Fulfilled: Everlasting Love Marrying the wrong person, becoming a grandmother, leaning on God's promises and the dream that confirmed everything. Part 4 of four-part series: A Mother’s Hope: A Story of Self Love & Sovereignty. Part 1: “Get Off Your Shaky Legs and Walk Straight” Part 2: "I Love You Enough To Leave” Part 3: "Dignity in a Dump" Part 4: "This One is Yours" Publish Dat...

Part 3: Go and Let Go: Living a Life of Mission Lessons from Ecuador and Kosovo, letting go of a promising suitor and hearing that still small voice (the knowing). Part 3 of four-part series: A Mother’s Hope: A Story of Self Love & Sovereignty. Part 1: “Get Off Your Shaky Legs and Walk Straight” Part 2: "I Love You Enough To Leave” Part 3: "Dignity in a Dump" Part 4: "This One is Yours" Publish Da...

Part 2: Sacrificial Love: Facing Addiction and a Second Divorce Delia DeLeon Dy on embracing love again, facing the consequences of addiction and accepting loss. Part 2 of four-part series: A Mother’s Hope: A Story of Self Love & Sovereignty. Part 1: “Get Off Your Shaky Legs and Walk Straight” Part 2: "I Love You Enough To Leave” Part 3: "Dignity in a Dump" Part 4: "This One is Yours" Publish Date...

A Mother’s Hope: A Story of Self-love & Sovereignty. This is a four-part series featuring my mom’s story of self-love and sovereignty. Part 1: "Get Off Your Shaky Legs and Walk Straight" Teenage Dreams & Nightmares: Surviving Domestic Violence Growing up in a family of nine, teenage marriage and motherhood, finding Jesus and recognizing the early stages of abuse. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will e...

Software Engineer: Empowering DevOps Teams Lessons from Japan, what the world needs more of, and connecting people through technology. Publish Date: February 16, 2021 Learn more about Michael Migliacio at: https://www.angstygaijin.com/ The Tuesdays With Andrea Podcast can be found at: https://tuesdayswithandrea.com/ ​​ Recorded on: December 15, 2020

Executive Connector: Diversifying the Board Room Librarian and research director on increasing Latino representation in 'the room where it happens' and building a pipeline of board-ready individuals. Learn more about Ozzie at: https://latinocorporatedirectors.org/ The Tuesdays With Andrea Podcast can be found at: https://tuesdayswithandrea.com/ ​​ Recorded on: November 23, 2020

Published on: February 2, 2021 Andrea McMillian sits down with serial entrepreneur Perla Tamez to talk about scaling and operating her businesses. This conversation focuses on entrepreneurship, scaling her businesses, and building culture. Learn more about Perla at: www.perlatamezinspiration.com This episode was recorded on: November 19, 2020 The Tuesdays With Andrea Podcast can be found at: https...

Andrea McMillian sits down with local politician Sam Nunez to talk about his campaign for Aurora Township Trustee. This conversation focuses on local elections, role of government, community engagement and advice for youth interested in local leadership. This episode was recorded on: Jan 15, 2021 The Tuesdays With Andrea Podcast can be found at: https://tuesdayswithandrea.com/

Finding Peace: Growing up adopted & anxious. Sarah's journey of finding her birth family, unlocking her identity and letting go of anxiety.

Family Legacy: A Father’s Might and Mission. Facing loss and grief as a widowed dad and embracing a diverse, blended family. Recorded 2/27/20 My first podcast ever recorded was with my dad, Jason. He shares his story of being an Asian immigrant, becoming a doctor, being a widowed father to two, and finding new love, family and meaning.

She served two tours in Iraq, one in Kuwait, and 1 year in the reserves. Learn this military patriot’s story of sacrifice and service. Warning: A not-your-typical Veterans’ Day podcast from a not-so-typical army veteran on patriotism, equity in higher education, her year of yes & what civilians should know.

Tough but fair: Developing champion people Lisette oversees 45 Xfinity Stores and several hundred Xfinity retail sites. Learn how this fortune 50 vice president leads high-performing teams at work and at home.

When blinders come off: Unleashing creative potential amidst retail struggles and job transitions. Mike’s built his career helping customers and developing people as an assistant store manager for places like BestBuy, Target and Trader Joe’s. Now he’s focusing on developing himself and shares personal details of how being laid off helped him flex his creative muscles and sparked questions of how a...

Leading Courageously In Crisis: She's a history-making police chief leads law enforcement response in the second-largest police department in the state. Her reflections on the Henry Pratt mass shooting, covid-19, civil unrest, and why she's not afraid of the "c" word - compassion. Also, the self-talk that almost stopped her from being "the first".

Dallas socialite, Nicole, was earning 200k as a sales executive at Oracle & At&T when sentenced to 10 years in prison for a DUI resulting in a death. In prison she became aware of the need to support women wanting to turn their life around & founded The Rusty Diamond Network offering re-entry services for returning women. Also a former 'student' of Provo Canyon School, Nicole sheds light on the ab...

Nurses around the world make huge personal sacrifices to help fight covid-19. Orlando shares what it's like managing acutely ill patients, dealing with death on a daily basis, and triaging patients during the pandemic. Also my younger brother, we talk about growing up Boricua, coping with loss, coming out, and bougie standard s.

Shannon is an HR executive leader navigating ‘work in the time of a global pandemic’. He's also one of my closest friends. We talk business continuity, diversity and inclusion, brave conversations, and how he puts his values into action in the workplace. Listen as he hilariously shares his journey into HR and how a high school corporate internship program changed his life.

Two-time cancer survivor, Jackie, unleashes the amazing in young Latinas. Founder of The Fig Factor Foundation and creator of the international movement and book series, Today's Inspired Latina, she shares her entrepreneurship journey and her 'responsibility to land' as pilot in command.

Alexandria advances equity within her district and is rehauling the learning experience for high school teachers and students. Launching today is volume II of her newest book: today's Inspired Latina! Did I mention she's my twin?! We also talk about mom guilt and when sisters fight.

As commissioner for Governor Pritzker’s Serve Illinois Commission and CEO of Chicago Cares, Jenne is a power player among Chicago's professional elite. Learn how she's pivoting through Covid, connecting folks of difference & bringing her 'whole' self to the table. Spoiler: It's with radical honesty, authentic connection, & lots of laughs.

LEADING FORWARD - Part 8/8 of special series: Town Hall Healers Leadership lessons from CompTIA's president and chief executive officer, Todd Thibodeaux, on expanding emotional intelligence, stepping into leadership, and creating a culture of continuous improvement.

FOLLOWING FAITH ---------------------------- Shawndra's artistry inspires me to think critically and live authentically and her ministry leading a citywide college outreach with her husband intrigues me. How are they building faith, empathy and culture with students across Chicago? What is the voice of our young people? How does she get them to 'listen'? She takes me back to church as we talk abou...

Helping a Hurting Nation Heal? Part 6/8 LOOKING INWARD As a mental health provider, Tony is a professional at counseling people through problems. After earning the trust of my teenage son and husband, he's now someone I count on to 'tell me like it is'. In this episode, we talk about common challenges families and couples face, navigating interpersonal conflict, and self-improvement.