Episodes
May 5, 2021
E104: Dr. Diana Anca - Making a Difference by Raising Patient Awareness
From growing up in communist Rumania to being named Director of Non-operating Room Anesthesiology (NORA) at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, Dr. Diana Anca's journey is nothing but inspiriring. Her commitment to raising patient awareness around critical subjects such as how owning an Iphone 12 c…
April 28, 2021
E103: Dennis Pitocco- Rediscovering Humanity at its best
Dennis Pitocco is the Founder & CEO of 360° Nation, encompassing a wide range of multimedia enterprises, including BizCatalyst 360° —an award-winning global media digest; 360° Nation Studios —dedicated to reaching across the world in an effort to capture, produce, and deliver positive and uplifting…
April 21, 2021
E102: Shamis Pitts- Connecting to Greatness
Shamis Pitts is the Founder and Owner of Pitts Leadership Consulting. She has embraced wellbeing and mindfulness as her tools to connect with peace and joy to help her navigate the world. Her commitment is also around helping others achieve the same goal. She is Certified Professional Coach, a thou…
April 14, 2021
E101: Candace Johnson - The Greater Good as the Compass to achieve your full potential
Candace Johnson is a Global Infrastructure, Network, and Innovation Expert, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. In this energetic and insightful episode, Candace shares that her incredible success and achievements have been a result of her commitment to personal responsibility. All of the multiple com…
April 7, 2021
E100: Seth Godin: Creativity IS a choice
Best-Selling Author, entrepreneur and world-renowned speaker Seth Godin joins Leticia Latino in our 100th Episode! This is for sure a milestone episode. not only for what it marks but also because Leticia considers Seth Godin one of the most influential "teachers" in her own life. From his latest b…
March 31, 2021
E99: Dr. Alison Escalante- Should-Free Parenting
We live in a culture of criticism and anxiety that drains our joy and tells us all the things we should be doing. It’s a ShouldStorm! But luckily for the world, Dr. Alison Escalante who is a Pediatrician, TEDx Speaker, and Writer, developed The Should-Free Parenting method, a parent-child relations…
March 24, 2021
E98: Dr. Patricia Fogarty Mack- A true passion for Quality
Dr. Patricia Fogarty Mack is the Vice Chair for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at Department of Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She advocates for patient safety and quality above all. In this engaging ...
March 17, 2021
E97: Ken Grouf - Building Community
Ken Grouf entrepreneurial spirit has guided his career in both the private and public sectors. His journey has led him to be an investor, a CEO, an executive, and a board chair on the successful founding teams of over six companies. He's the definition of an active citizen and inspires others to un…
March 10, 2021
E96: Deborah Heiser - Changing lives through mentoring
Deborah Heiser holds a PHD in Applied Developmental Psychology with a specialty in redefining what being older looks and feels like. She Founded The Mentor Project because of her conviction that magic happens when you pair a child to older adults to be mentored, this approach is bringing STEM mento…
March 3, 2021
E95: Simon Lever- A Beacon of Positivity
Championing Positivity, Harmony, Empathy and Kindness, Simon Lever is a retired Executive Recruiter who believes happiness is engaging with people of many nationalities and cultures. He has embraced writing and storytelling and is a featured contributor in Bizcatalyst360 and the Divine Breadcrumb. …
Feb. 24, 2021
E94: Janice Lintz - The Changemaker
Janice Lintz is an accomplished consultant/advocate across the hearing access, advocacy and related political spectrum. Her journey started when she realized that her heart sank whenever her daughter — diagnosed with hearing loss at 2 ½ — struggled to understand museum guides and actors on stage, e…
Feb. 17, 2021
E93- Dr. Ruth Gotian - The Success Factor
Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine, a Contributor for Forbes & Psychology Today and one of the world's top management thinkers in 2021 according to Thinkers50 Radar. Through her decades of extensive research, she has studied the most successful people of our gen…
Feb. 10, 2021
E92: Marcia Bateson-The Humanity in Success
As the child of a military family who moved around the world over 60 times, Marcia Bateson learned, very early on, how to create opportunities for herself and the honor that rises from serving one's nation. She has worked with top organizations, not-for-profits and Fortune 50 financial firms. She l…
Feb. 3, 2021
E91- AJ Sarcione - The "Shine" Mindset
AJ Sarcione is an international motivational speaker, intentional communications coach and corporate culture consultant, author, and the creator of the personality quiz The Shine Scale™ . His goal is to help people accelerate...
Jan. 27, 2021
E90: Jane Veron - The Desire to Give Back
Jane Veron is the CEO and co-Founder of The Acceleration Project. She is a visionary and changemaker in local ecosystems, gender and diversity equity, and workplace reform. In this episode, she shares her journey from the corporate world to the commitment she made to give back to the community and …
Jan. 20, 2021
E89: Leticia Latino - My reflections on Inauguration Day 2021
In this solo episode, Host Leticia Latino shares some of her own reflections on Inauguration Day 2021 and also opens up about her own personal experiences about Democracy from her home country, Venezuela.
Jan. 13, 2021
E88: Shannon Martin - A Curiosity Driven Life
Shannon Martin is a self-described wonderlusterer, who has managed to build a solid career in marketing and communications while joyfully traveling the world and exploring different cultures and countries. She is also Podbean’s Director which puts her at the epicenter of the Podcasting World. If yo…
Jan. 6, 2021
E87- Samantha Bessudo Drucker: A Lifetime of Transformation
Samantha Bessudo Drucker is also known as a 'lifestyle genie'. She's an image consultant, journalist, host, and actress, who has appeared in numerous TV shows and publications and is known for having the savoir-faire for just about anything. In this lively episode Samantha shares her interesting jo…
Dec. 31, 2020
E86- Leticia Latino: Saying Bye Bye to 2020 and Hello to 2021
Join host Leticia Latino from deep in nature at Ginne Springs, Florida as she reflects on saying Goodbye to a very challenging 2020 and the hopes and thoughts for what's to come in 2021. From all of us at Back2Basics, thank you for your support and we look forward to a great 2021! Happy New Year Ev…
Dec. 23, 2020
E85: Leticia Latino- Reflecting on Christmas and Religion
In this solo episode, Host Leticia Latino reflects on Christmas and Religion. As a practicing Catholic this time of the year has profound meaning to her, but she shares where her own curiosity about the different religions and beliefs has taken her and she also shares thoughts on how we live the ho…
Dec. 16, 2020
E84: Barbara Jordan - Never Let your Guard Down
When former ESPN broadcaster Barbara Jordan’s older sister Beverly was murdered by her fiancé 30 years ago, the family’s grief was compounded when the killer was released from prison nearly three decades later. Barbara, a former athlete, five-time All-American for the Amateur Softball Association a…
Dec. 9, 2020
E83: Dr. Shawne Duperon- The Apology you'll never receive
With her PhD in gossip, six EMMY® awards and social media reach topping 120 million per month, Dr. Shawne Duperon is considered by many to be one of the most innovative consultants and speakers on communication today. As a scholar, Dr. Shawne’s expertise is leading-edge, applying gossip theory, she…
Dec. 2, 2020
E82: Dr. Fred Starr - Riding the 'wave' of Life
Dr. Frederick “Freddy” Starr has been called one of the “Pioneers of Neurofeedback”. He's a computational neuroscientist and psychiatrist, a global leader in Mental Health and Founder and CEO of Myneurva Datasystems, In 2008, his world was turned upside down by the tragic loss of his oldest daughte…
Nov. 29, 2020
E81: Leticia Latino- Reflecting on Thanksgiving 2020
Back2Basics Host Leticia Latino shares her own reflections on this very different Thanksgiving, her challenges and blessings as well as some big news of what she has lined up for our episode 100!