Episodes

akaRadioRed welcomes three happy Creatives. Leslie M Grigg, co-founder of the Grigg Tater Tots Legacy Foundation, was a stockbroker for E F Hutton until CBS Monday Morning called him about the history of Tater Tots. Toni Gitles, CEO of Caregiver Empowerment, Heart Light Enterprises LLC, is a Happiness Trainer, and a caregiver conference coordinator and speaker on Dementia-Friendly Cruises. Steve Grigg, co-founder of the Grigg Tater Tots Legacy Foundation, earned a BFA in Graphic Design and was t...

akaRadioRed welcomes three visionary Creatives. Angelique Medow at age 5 wrote a lemonade stand business plan, with the goal to heal her family with truth and interior redecorating. She has since founded two more companies – Will You and Building Ideas. Diane Cherico’s quest to support her family led her to Massage Therapy school. She is now the owner of Get the Knots Out Therapeutic Massage Center since 1999, specializing in Active Isolated Stretch therapy. Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a Licensed Cli...

akaRadioRed welcomes three high-achieving Creatives. Christa M. Okon is a semi-retired attorney, artist, novice sailor and the author of “Poppo the Magic Kitten Arrives,” a Grimms Brothers’ style fairy tale with scary events, magic and a happy ending. Dr. Frank L. Douglas, CEO, Safe Haven Dialogues LLC, is an award-winning industry veteran with more than three decades in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and entrepreneurship. Chris Jankulovski is the author of Near Death Lessons and the Founder and CE...

akaRadioRed welcomes three hard-working Creatives. Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, President of Gracefully Global Group, founded a publishing firm for groundbreaking literature and online classes to showcase contributions of Latinos in the US. A Berkeley alumna, she was an active-duty Air Force officer/aviator for 10 years. Steve “America’s Ambassador on Success” Gallegos has been a U.S. Marine, law enforcement officer, singer-songwriter, board certified civil trial lawyer, Internet entrepreneur, and p...

akaRadioRed welcomes three dedicated Creatives. Ann Charles, who spent her childhood exploring mines and ruins, is a USA Today bestselling author of spicy stories full of quirky characters, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense, romance, and supernatural mayhem. Dr. Beverly “Eagle” Rogers is the author of A Century+ of Living: The Autobiography of Cora Jones “Boot” McLeod, recounting the life of her great-aunt who lived to age 104. Nina Angela Lee is a Grief Recovery Specialist, singer-songwriter...

akaRadioRed welcomes three fascinating Creatives. Diann Floyd Boehm writes children’s books to inspire kids to be kind, to like themselves, and to “Embrace Imagination.” With Dr. Jacalyn, she co-hosts “Fashion, Fitness, Travel, and Leisure”. Tamika Thompson started working at 4 in TV commercials, print ads, and winning beauty pageants. She has been an actor and TV news journalist and is now a horror fiction author. JP (Jo-Anne) McLean is the author of urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers, wi...

akaRadioRed welcomes three dynamic Creatives. Melissa Y is an emergency doctor who writes thrillers about Dr. Hope Sze, a resident doctor bone-deep in murder. Gloria Squitiro is the author of the C’mon Funk memoir series, which includes C’mon Funk, Move Your Ass: How a Demure Little Wife Made Her Husband a Big-City Mayor. Elana Gomel is the author of more than 100 stories, several novellas, and six novels of dark fantasy and science fiction, and editor of the upcoming Palgrave Handbook of Global...

akaRadioRed welcomes three boundary-breaking Creatives. Edward Willett, the author of more than 60 science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction books for readers of all ages, hosts The Worldshapers podcast and is an actor and singer. Ashley Weckesser is a composer and interdisciplinary artist in the fields of music and sound, visual art and theater. She has won awards for best video game audio design. Ben Monroe is a lifelong fan of the horror genre and fiction author. He is a former advertising exe...

akaRadioRed welcomes three ambitious Creatives. Pat Addiss began acting on Broadway at age 5, created a corporate promotions company, and is now an award-winning theatrical Producer with 20 plays on and Off-Broadway. Vince Warnock is an award-winning Marketing and Visibility coach, author and host of the Chasing the Insights podcast, and co-host of the NFT Ninjas podcast. Eme McAnam is a novelist, singer/songwriter, artist, storyteller and photography light chaser. Join akaRadioRed for Read My L...

akaRadioRed welcomes three lifelong Creatives. Aida Murad, an Arab US-based Impact Artist, paints with her fingers due to Rheumatoid Arthritis, selling out 10 collections. She is the first Georgetown University Artist in Residence to create healing art for the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Francesca Maria has been penning horror stories since age 6. The former co-owner of Black Cat Comics bookstore, she is the creator, writer and co-publisher of the Black Cat Chronicles true horror comic...

akaRadioRed welcomes three strong Creatives. Reesa Wolff, PhD trains TED Talk keynote speakers, taught Fortune 500 public speaking seminars, and is the author of Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear, The Easiest Way to Learn the Hardest Subject. Alla Kaluzhny, who immigrated to the US from Ukraine, is the author of Turning the Pages: How exploring my past lives led me on the journey of healing memories, and what I learned while traveling back in time. Cindy Watson is the founder of Women On Purpose, cre...

akaRadioRed welcomes three purposeful Creatives. Dr. Terry Zachary, a former pro golfer and Guinness Book of World Record holder for most holes of golf in 12 hours (391), is a sports chiropractor specializing in hand exercise and grip strength training. Dr. Betsy Holmberg, award-winning psychologist and negative self-talk expert, previously ran the global behavioral health service line at McKinsey & Company and worked at Harvard University. Monique Verpoort, a registered social worker, trainer a...

akaRadioRed welcomes three strong Creatives. Kelly Florence is the co-author of “The Science of” novel series including Women in Horror, as well as the creator of the Horror Rewind podcast and a college communications professor. Tiana Sanchez is CEO and founder of the TSI LLC talent and leadership development firm, host of Like a REAL Boss podcast, and author of Undefeatable and F’D Up – The UPside of Failure. KC Grifant writes horror, fantasy, science fiction and weird west stories for podcasts...

akaRadioRed welcomes three purposeful Creatives. Dr. Robin Hall, former C.E.O. of Destination Health concierge practice, is a Texas Super Doctor, medical educator, and author of the upcoming book, The Other Side of Illness, Unexpected Blessings. Jean Rollens Adam Jr. is an independent filmmaker and a former rapper and breakdance crew organizer. Nina Szewczak, MSc, CMgr, FCMI, aka The Midlife Revolution Specialist, is a leadership and transformation coach and an Executive Contributor to BrainzMag...

akaRadioRed welcomes three out-of-the-box Creatives. Dr. Annie White is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the author of The Calm Code. She developed the step-by-step H.A.P.P.I.E. Method to rewire the mind to be calm, happy, and balanced based on the science of the brain. Nader Vasseghi is an executive coach, entrepreneur musician, founder and CEO of a company acquired by Cisco, founder of an executive coaching firm, and author of Path to Freedom: Leading a Life of Joy, Impact and Abun...

akaRadioRed welcomes three courageous Creatives. Juan Williams, a radio news journalist, karaoke contest winner, cook and union mechanical engineer, is the author of Why Your Lifestyle Is Killing You and founder of Wan Wizdom Publications as well as the non-profit Proper Education Achieves Clear Excellence. Samantha Pillay MD, South Australia’s first female urological surgeon, is an entrepreneur, international Amazon best-selling author, Australian of the Year finalist, children's picture book a...

akaRadioRed welcomes three mindful Creatives. Jennifer Anne Gordon, an award-winning horror suspense novelist and podcast host, read Pet Sematary at age 10. She has been an art gallery director, mixed media artist, comic bookstore owner, indie comic author, and is now a professional ballroom dancer/instructor. Dr. Vicki Matthews had a brief stint in the business world before becoming a naturopathic physician and relationship coach. She is the author of The Five Elements of Relationships: How to ...

akaRadioRed welcomes three mindful Creatives. Jodi Wellman named her business Four Thousand Mondays to shine the light on the finite number of weeks we have to live – like we mean it. Marina “The Happiness Guru” Shakour Haber, an entrepreneur in nurse staffing/home health care and Persian rugs, is the author of Dream A Better Dream and Your GPS to Happiness. Renae Thornborrow, Founder and CEO of Adventures in Wisdom Inc., has certified coaches for kids in 30+ countries, to develop children’s min...

akaRadioRed welcomes three non-stop Creatives. Nancy Perpall left ER critical care nursing to become a defense malpractice lawyer and Chair of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Domestic Relations Rules Committee. She is now a novelist. Arnold Sampson, a multi-decorated Vietnam veteran and Medical Evacuation Helicopter pilot, serves on the Baltimore City Board of Ethics, moderates an older guy’s Zoom talk circle and is the author of Dustoff: More Than Met The Eye. Vita Oyler is a rehabilitation...

akaRadioRed welcomes three happy Creatives. As a writer, TEDx speaker, former college professor, and podcaster, Danièle Cybulskie has made medieval history fun, entertaining, and accessible for millions around the world. Lyle Benjamin created Planned Acts of Kindness and gamefied Karma, where the more you do, the greater your rewards. He is the author of ONE: The Fight for Survival of the Human Race. Michaela Kelley Canterbury is a lawyer and the author of Sister Siren: a Non-Fiction About Addic...

akaRadioRed welcomes three hard-working Creatives. Elizabeth Aden, former Swiss pharmaceutical company SVP, is the author of the upcoming swashbuckling adventure novel, Hepatitis Beach, and medical thriller, The Goldilocks Genome. The son of an Irish farmer and nurse who became entrepreneurs, Dr. Conor Hogan played sports and was injured, became a teacher, and is a thought-leader in business and marketing. Raileigh Duschen, relationship executive for Black Folks Camp Too and founder of Conscious...

akaRadioRed welcomes three real-deal Creatives. Angie Patterson is the author of Making Photography Easy and Fun. Her photos have been featured on websites, calendars, exhibitions, social media, in print, and created as murals. Glenda Benevides is a Recording Academy voting member, GRAMMY® considered singer-songwriter, author of Courage: Find Your Fire and Ignite Action in Your Life, and founder of the Global Badass Goddess. Dr. Mylaine Riobé is a double board-certified MD in OB/GYN, the founder...

akaRadioRed welcomes three hard-working Creatives. Kenya Lee is a Registered Nurse, artist, author, women’s empowerment expert and the author of The Path to Emotional Greatness Yielding to Personal Transformation (EGYPT). Scott Ski, who refers to himself as “A Son of a Beach”, has found homes for hundreds of dogs and cats, and is the author of Dogged & Determined. Natalie Shand-Spellman aka Coach Nat, is an occupational therapist clinician, a combat marine veteran and the author of Drop Stress L...

akaRadioRed welcomes four diverse Creatives. Heidi Bolyard studied residential drafting in high school, combining her love of math and art, and turned it into a 30+-year architectural career designing custom homes and renovations. Philip Fracassi managed a band, moved to LA for the film industry, was a music executive, owned a used bookstore, wrote screenplays, has had two movies produced, and writes horror fiction. Susan Conley founded ROCKbiz to help professional service providers. Her upcomin...