Inspiring Episodes

Kenny Stoddart helps leaders master the one variable that determines performance under pressure: their own mind. As the founder of IronMind Advisors, he works with executives, founders, and high level operators whose decisions carry real consequences. His focus is not on motivation or productivity, but on strengthening judgment, emotional discipline, and clarity when conditions become chaotic. Through the IronMind Mentality, Kenny helps leaders eliminate internal noise, sharpen decision making, and maintain control when pressure is highest. Because at the highest level, success is rarely limited by talent. It is determined by who can think clearly when everything is on the line. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoying the show? Support the conversation! 👉 Today’s guest: www.ironmindadvisors.com 🎬 Need standout video, podcast, or branding content? 🌐 www.positivetalkproductions.com 📡 Listen on BLEAV:https://bleav.com/shows/positive-talk-radio/ 🍎 Apple Podcast:https://podcas…

1,477 | Kevin and Brichelle On Conversations That Inspire Real Change Kevin and Brichelle create conversations that go beyond surface level talk and into what actually shifts people. Through Positive Talk Radio, they bring together voices, stories, and perspectives that challenge how people think, feel, and show up in their lives. Their approach is simple but intentional. Real conversations. No scripts. No filters. Just honest dialogue that sparks reflection, connection, and action. Whether they are speaking with authors, entrepreneurs, or individuals with powerful life experiences, Kevin and Brichelle focus on what truly matters, helping listeners walk away with something they can apply, not just something they heard. Their mission is clear. Create space for conversations that do more than inspire. Conversations that move people to think differently, live more intentionally, and take meaningful steps forward.

1,449 | Shashana Kaplan on Turning $1 Into Real Impact Shashana Kaplan is the founder of PIFster.org and a passionate advocate for what she calls “Neighborhood Heroes,” everyday organizations making a real difference in their communities. After a 40 year career as an Emmy nominated makeup artist working on major productions like Dancing with the Stars, she made a bold shift from the spotlight to service. Drawing on her experience behind the scenes of high profile environments, Shashana now focuses on elevating local charities that often go unseen. She successfully navigated a major transition into the tech space to build PIFster, a platform designed to make giving simple and accessible. With just one dollar, anyone can become a philanthropist, supporting causes they believe in through collective micro giving. Her mission is clear. Empower communities, amplify impact, and prove that small actions, when multiplied, can create meaningful change. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 L…

1,391 | Luke Mickelson Shares the Mission Behind 370,000 Beds Delivered Luke Mickelson is the founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, the global nonprofit built on one powerful promise: No kid sleeps on the floor in our town. Raised on a farm in Kimberly, Idaho, Luke grew up with service woven into everyday life. That foundation of grit, character, and community shaped both his leadership style and his mission. In 2012, what began as a single act of kindness turned into a worldwide movement. Today, Sleep in Heavenly Peace has more than 400 chapters across 47 states and four countries, delivering over 370,000 beds to children in need. Recognized by CNN Heroes as a Top 10 finalist and featured on NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and Mike Rowe’s Returning the Favor, Luke is known for championing what he calls the Humans Helping Humans philosophy. Now a sought after keynote speaker and mentor, Luke inspires audiences to see that small acts, done consistently…

1,389 | M.E. Torrey on Writing With Purpose and Global Impact M.E. Torrey has been captivated by words since childhood. By age eleven she was devouring classic literature, and after spending much of her youth living in France, England, and Germany, she developed a deep appreciation for culture, complexity, and the human story. A published writer since age ten, M.E. Torrey has authored twelve children’s books with major publishers including Random House and Penguin, and worked for more than twenty years in the children’s book industry as an author, speaker, and educator. She is also co-founder of Orphans Africa, a nonprofit that has helped educate thousands of children in Tanzania through sustainable boarding schools now fully operated by local leadership. Holding degrees in Microbiology and Immunology and Religion, Torrey writes about moral complexity, social justice, and the possibility of healing in a divided world. Her award-winning debut novel for adults is Fox Creek.…

1,384 | Elizabeth De Sevo on Choosing Moments That Shape Your Life Elizabeth De Sevo is a New Jersey native turned Madrileña who lives between the United States and Spain. An author, speaker, and global producer, she has managed the careers of Olympic figure skaters and produced live sporting events and international tours across the USA, Europe, and Asia, including Champions On Ice and Fantasy on Ice. Her work took on deeper meaning after the sudden loss of her mother, a moment that reshaped how she understands life itself. From that experience, Elizabeth realized that life is not measured in years, but in moments, and that we always have a choice in how we live them. This insight became the foundation of her signature concept, MOMents. Elizabeth is the author of Choose Your MOMents: How the Sudden Loss of My Mother Taught Me How to Live, an inspirational guide available on Amazon in 15 countries. Through her MOMents Method, she helps individuals and organizations cultivate …

1,368 | Mark Victor Hansen Shares the Mindset Behind 59 #1 Bestsellers Mark Victor Hansen is best known as the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and brand, a global phenomenon that has sold more than 500 million books worldwide. His work has achieved fifty-nine #1 New York Times bestsellers and was named the Time Magazine “Publishing Phenomenon of the Decade.” A celebrated speaker, author, and entrepreneur, Mark continues to inspire millions with his message of possibility, perseverance, and purpose. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://markvictorhansen.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations M…

1,349 | Dr. Lisa Christie on Living With Integrity, Compassion, and Faith Dr. Lisa Christie is a singer, nutritionist, and Christian counselor whose journey reflects grace, strength, and unwavering faith. From being crowned Mrs. America and Mrs. New York to inspiring audiences worldwide, Lisa’s purpose has always been to help others live in harmony—body, mind, and spirit. Now entering a new chapter, she is collaborating with a Grammy-winning producer on her debut EP, sharing her message of hope and healing through music that touches hearts and uplifts souls. As founder of B-Harmony, a toxin-free personal care line, and New York Director of A Cup of Cold Water, Lisa continues her mission to empower others to live with wellness, integrity, and compassion. Dr. Lisa Christie reminds us that true beauty shines from within—and that every note, word, and act of kindness can become a song of faith. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s…

1,339 | Candi Usher Shares a Joyful Approach to Life and Growth Candi Usher is a Navy veteran, BookFest award-winning author, minister, teacher, and doctorate student in Clinical Psychology. An omnivert with a passion for learning, she blends her love for literature, science, and history with a deep curiosity about human behavior and creativity. When she’s not writing or studying, Candi can be found exploring museums, aquariums, and zoos—or enjoying K-dramas, anime, and natural disaster movies. A true cooking connoisseur with a love for cars, motorcycles, and video games, she brings intellect, humor, and heart to everything she does. Candi’s mission is to inspire others to live curiously, love deeply, and find joy in both the serious and the playful sides of life. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.mscandigirl.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services a…

1,333 | Chris Orcutt on Why Authentic Writing Always Wins Chris Orcutt is an award-winning novelist and professional writer with more than thirty years of experience and over a dozen meticulously crafted books to his name. Born in Maine and based in New York’s Hudson Valley, he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in philosophy before launching his career as a journalist and educator. His acclaimed works—including the Dakota Stevens Mystery Series and One Hundred Miles from Manhattan—have earned praise from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews for their sharp prose, wit, and humanity. For more than a decade, Orcutt devoted himself to his magnum opus, Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome—a nine-book saga capturing the raw, hilarious, and deeply human essence of 1980s American adolescence. Writing on typewriters, blasting ’80s anthems, and fueled by endless coffee, he built what critics have called a “literary time machine.” Dubbed “Lord of the ’80s” and “The American …

1,330 | Matteo Esposito on Turning Autism Into Artistic Purpose Matteo Esposito is an Autistic playwright, props designer, actor, and singer-songwriter from Canada whose work celebrates creativity, inclusion, and the transformative power of theatre and music. His acclaimed play Sorting It Out has been produced seven times across North America, including a successful Off-Off-Broadway run in 2023, produced by Jon L. Peacock of Play Readings with Friends. Matteo also designed the props for the production and later reprised his original role as Nick Kinderwood in the 2024 Richmond Hill, Ontario performance to a sold-out audience. Dedicated to inspiring others through art, Matteo uses theatre as a teaching tool and is now expanding his creative expression into magic and illusion—reminding audiences that life, like art, is full of wonder and unseen possibilities. For Matteo Esposito, creativity isn’t just performance—it’s purpose. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Sho…

1,329 | Tewabech Genet Stewart Shares a Hopeful Framework for Child Welfare Reform Tewabech Genet Stewart is a visionary leader, abolitionist, and advocate dedicated to reimagining child welfare and creating a world where families are strengthened, not separated. After spending 22 years inside Florida’s child welfare system—and later adopting her son from foster care—Genet saw the system from every side. Motherhood deepened her conviction to speak boldly about the harm children endure and to champion a model rooted in truth, dignity, and love. Her seven-step framework for transforming child welfare replaces punishment with support, surveillance with community, and fear with belonging. Grounded in Biblical principles and compassion, her approach offers a hopeful and practical path toward healing and restoration. Recognized nationally for her leadership, Genet is a recipient of the Association of Junior Leagues International’s 40 Over 40 Award, APSHA’s Distinguished EDIB Lea…

1,316 | Teresa Phillips Helps Others Reconnect With Their Light Teresa Phillips is a musician and singer whose journey through trauma has become a powerful source of healing and inspiration. Through her music, she transforms pain into purpose, using song and storytelling to uplift others on their own paths to wholeness. Her recordings include A Positive Life Moment with Teresa, airing daily at 6:05 AM on KWVH.org, and Phoenix Rising: Wisdom of the Heart, shared on her YouTube channel and website. With every note and message, Teresa invites listeners to rise, reconnect, and rediscover the light within. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://goldenphoenixvoicewerx.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video …

1,307 | Tracy Smaldino Talks About Building a Safe Space for Survivors Tracy Smaldino is the creator and host of Trauma Rock Stars, a podcast dedicated to turning pain into purpose and helping others find light through healing. A survivor of a devastating childhood accident and years of trauma, Tracy has transformed her story into a movement of resilience and hope. Through open conversation, humor, and compassion, she connects with others who are ready to heal, grow, and reclaim their power. Her mission is simple: to build a community where survivors become thrivers and every story reminds us that we are never alone. Because healing doesn’t have to be quiet—and your story deserves to be heard. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without th…

1,305 | Dr. Lisa Christie Explains How to Lead a Life Rooted in Compassion Dr. Lisa Christie is a singer, nutritionist, and Christian counselor whose life embodies purpose, resilience, and faith. From being crowned Mrs. America and Mrs. New York to inspiring audiences worldwide as a performer, speaker, and coach, Lisa’s mission has always been rooted in love and transformation. Now stepping into a new chapter as she collaborates with a Grammy-winning producer on her debut EP, Lisa is sharing her heart through music—one song, one soul at a time. As founder of B-Harmony, a toxin-free personal care line, and New York Director of A Cup of Cold Water, she continues to empower others to live with integrity, wellness, and compassion. A voice of faith and strength, Dr. Lisa Christie reminds the world that beauty isn’t just seen—it’s lived from within. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: drlisachristie.com 🎬 Need stunning vide…

1,288 | Equity, Leadership, and Heart: Dr. Cynthia Rapaido’s Education Framework Dr. Cynthia Rapaido is an award-winning educator, leadership coach, and author dedicated to shaping inclusive and transformative learning environments. With over 30 years of experience in K–12 education, she has served as a teacher, assistant principal, and high school principal across California—bringing wisdom, compassion, and innovation to every role. Holding an Ed.D. in International and Multicultural Education and an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco, Dr. Rapaido has also shared her expertise as a faculty lecturer, dissertation advisor, and mentor at UC Berkeley, USF, and CSU East Bay. Recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States” and honored as California Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year, she continues to champion equity, leadership, and emotional intelligence in education. Her debut book, Step Up Your Scho…

1,278 | Kevin Hipes on Surviving, Reinventing, and Laughing Through It All Kevin Hipes is a born storyteller, lifelong entrepreneur, and proud New Yorker with a personality as big as the adventures he’s lived. Often called “the New York Forrest Gump,” Kevin’s life has taken him from the streets of Queens to the pulpit, to business boardrooms, and even to the deck of his very own oil tanker in the Caribbean. With no formal writing background, Kevin still managed to turn a lifetime of unbelievable experiences into a heartfelt, hilarious, and deeply human book—Book of Me. Rather than writing in the traditional sense, Kevin recorded over 100 personal episodes for his YouTube channel, Planet Hipes, then compiled them into a unique memoir filled with wit, wisdom, and raw truth. From factory worker to rockstar (in his own mind), banker, preacher, restaurateur, politician, and cancer survivor, Kevin shares not just the ups and downs of a seven-decade journey—but the mindset and humor…

1,273 | Heidy De La Cruz on Why Immigrant Stories Matter Now More Than Ever Heidy De La Cruz is a podcaster, speaker, and podcast coach passionate about amplifying immigrant voices and empowering Latina women to share their stories. She is the host of the two-time award-winning podcast “The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants,” where guests reveal their powerful journeys to the United States. Heidy also hosts Digital Marketing 101 for Latinas, helping women master online business and digital marketing with confidence and clarity. Drawing from her own experience managing PTSD, she speaks openly about mental health, encouraging others to find strength in vulnerability. Whether she’s behind the mic, coaching busy moms, or inspiring audiences on stage, Heidy’s mission is to educate, empower, and elevate every voice. When she’s not creating, she enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and making lasting memories with her family. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Sho…

1,258 | Jaze Bordeaux on Cinema’s Power to Change History Jaze Bordeaux (pronounced “JAYZ bor-DOE”) is a Canadian filmmaker, writer-director, producer, and creative entrepreneur who builds films with a clear, practical playbook. An award-winning storyteller, he unites rigorous craft with bold, genre-defining ideas, working at the psychological, spiritual, and political edges of modern life especially where identity, technology, and power intersect. Shaped by diverse cultural landscapes and a belief in cinema’s transformative potential, Jaze pursues stories that challenge entrenched narratives and invite new ways of seeing. “It’s in moments of disruption, when things become more fluid, that a small group of people, or even a single individual, can change the course of history,” he says. That conviction runs through his work, from explorations of the weaponization of original thought to emergent intelligence and the search for self inside fractured systems. His aim isn’t just to e…

1,251 | How Dr. Josh McConkey Inspires the Next Generation of Leaders Dr. (Colonel) Josh McConkey is a best-selling, award-winning author and esteemed Emergency Physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. A former Duke University professor and Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician, he currently commands the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, where he continues to exemplify leadership and service. His acclaimed book Be the Weight Behind the Spear has earned multiple accolades, including a 2025 Telly Award and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. He resides in Apex, North Carolina with his wife, Elsa, where they raise their three children and work together to inspire the next generation of American leaders. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: Website: www.weightbehindthespear.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshmcconkeymd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.mcconkey Link…

1,248 | The Power of Self-Worth: Deborah Weed’s Inspiring Story Deborah Weed is a creative whirlwind and motivator. As the Founder of the Self-worth Initiative, her mission is to foster self-worth through creative IP’s and to elevate our world with stories that have a message. Deborah's raison d'etre came out of a personal crisis. After working on a 26 million dollar pavilion with Disney and Universal consultants for KIA Motors, then being the Director of Development for Citibank, 19 branches, she was misdiagnosed which left her bedridden for three years. Her self-worth plummeted. Especially from going to the top of her game in corporate, to being unable to function. Then, she heard about a 1943 pure copper penny that was worth $250,000. $250,000! How could that be?! A penny, which is perceived as worthless was more valuable than a house, car or the most amazing vacation. The penny became Deborah’s personal hero. The reason it was so valuable was because it was made by m…

1,234 | How to Inspire Commitment and Deep Connection with Valerie Greene Valerie Greene is a unique relationship mentor, author, and speaker who helps women to inspire their man to fulfill their deepest needs and desires. A highly successful alternative to relationship therapy, Valerie helps women and couples create a secure emotional CONNECTION--not just problem-solving or communication skills. Valerie holds numerous certifications in coaching, NLP, and emotional healing modalities. She leads workshops, retreats, and online courses for women and couples, and is the creator of the 12-week Man-ifest Lasting Love coaching program and the author of the book “The Commitment Roadmap” which teaches women how to inspire their man to commit to a lifetime of lasting love. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://coachvaleriegreene.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at …

1,223 | Marilyn Raichle on Caregiving, Creativity, and Connection Marilyn Raichle, author of Don’t Walk Away, grew up in the shadow of Alzheimer’s. Nearly everyone in her father’s family and many in her mother’s developed the disease. Her mother Jean told her, “When we get Alzheimer’s, walk away. There is nothing you can do, so live your life and don’t sacrifice it for us.” Instead, Raichle became transformed, embracing the value and joy of people who are living with, not suffering from, dementia. Marilyn Raichle began her career in the performing arts. She founded the Seattle International Children’s Festival, introducing children to world culture through the performing arts. In 2007, she received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Upon returning to Seattle, her career was upended when she became the family caregiver for her parents, both of whom were developing dementia. It was a rocky journey, at first reluctant an…

Giorgio Michailidis is a mystic, visionary, travel connoisseur, philanthropist, and storyteller devoted to inspiring change and improving the lives of others. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.facebook.com/giorgos.michaelides 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations Monday to Friday! #PositiveTalkRadio #Inspiration #Podcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━