Episodes

Dec. 6, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 14: Ken Miller Beat his Own Demons and Now Mentor…

Go ahead and text me! Ken Miller is one of the good guys -- after he straightened out his own life, he knew he had to pass it on. He mentors Black men and gives presentations all over the country. His journey included going t...

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Dec. 4, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 13. Diane Christiansen tells what it was really l…

Go ahead and text me! If you have seen recent movies or shows about being a showgirl, it could see pretty depressing. Diane Christiansen is here to tell you that it was exciting and uplifting and a way for a young woman in th...

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Nov. 10, 2025

Broken and Brave: One R.N.'s search for meaning in our current health…

Go ahead and text me! Tiffany L. Smith, RN has spent nearly 15 years on the frontlines of American healthcare, working in ERs, ICUs, hospice, wound care, and more. A nurse, wife, and mother, she has witnessed both the triumph...

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Sept. 1, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 11. Jonathan Kemp shares his lifelong mental hea…

Go ahead and text me! For years he struggled with his undiagnosed BiPolar disease. He had several careers and tried several healing modalities. Oddly, he found focusing on his work and working hard did help and when he went b...

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July 5, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 10. Michael McAdams shares the fascinating story …

Go ahead and text me! Michael McAdams was born in the City of the Seven Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. Michael was brought up in a Christian household and was fortunate to have many spiritual and faith-based family members surround...

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June 22, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 10: How Psychologist Michelle Sherman helps vets…

Go ahead and text me! Michelle and DeAnne's collaboration as psychologist and teacher, daughter and mother, brings true synergy to their writing. They draw from their personal and professional life experiences which are the inspiration and foundation for their work. They are fervent in their missio…

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June 3, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 9: Elvira Perez Romero: One question launched he…

Go ahead and text me! Life and Career Coach Elvira P. Romero helps others find a career and /or life that fits them better. She should know -- an interesting question from her boyfriend started her own journey for a new life....

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May 19, 2025

Season 2025. Episode 8. Getting through life's toughest challenges-- …

Go ahead and text me! Author and Speaker Andy Campbell has been through a lot in his life. Any one of the things he has endured would be almost too much, but somehow he has fought through and even written a book (“Overcoming ...

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May 4, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 7. Roy Emerson: Rowing Across the Pacific to Hel…

Go ahead and text me! Major (Ret.) Roy E. Emerson, originally from Vacaville, California, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1988 as an Infantryman, beginning his career with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He participated in Operation J...

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April 23, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 6. Sandra Schnakenburg shares how she kept a pro…

Go ahead and text me! Award Winning Memoir Author Sandra SchnakenburgI grew up in Barrington, Illinois. After earning a B.S. in Finance at Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Southern California, she s...

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April 8, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 5. Richard Hsung's touching tribute to his mothe…

Go ahead and text me! Jean Tren-Hwa Perkins was born unwanted during the 1931 Yangtze River Flood, adopted by medical missionaries, brought to the US for a few years, then trapped in Communist China. She was neither American ...

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March 25, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 4. How Kristine Homann healed her life and her f…

Go ahead and text me! Kristine Homann has been through a lot. Stuck in a toxic marriage, she tried hard to find a way out. Eventually, she was able to free herself and her girls from the situation. But the scars it left were ...

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March 9, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 3. Diagnosed with a pituitary disease, Risa deci…

Go ahead and text me! Risa August is not your average human. When faced with a devastating pituitary disease diagnosis, she pushed through to find herself again. One of the things she did was participate in a bike ride from ...

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Feb. 24, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 1: Let Sean McMann teach you how to bust out of t…

Go ahead and text me! Recruited right out of college to work at one of the largest data firms, Sean McMann embarked on an eight-year journey from new grad to consulting director. Privileged to see behind the curtain of some o...

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Feb. 23, 2025

Season 2025: Episode 3. Nonprofit worker Matt Kazdan explains how acc…

Go ahead and text me! With a Master's degree in international affairs with a focus on international politics, Matt Kazdan could have headed to a think tank or Washington DC. But he chose instead to use his skills in policy-ma...

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Feb. 16, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 1: Let Sean McMann teach you how to bust out of t…

Go ahead and text me! Recruited right out of college to work at one of the largest data firms, Sean McMann embarked on an eight-year journey from new grad to consulting director. Privileged to see behind the curtain of some o...

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Feb. 13, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 1: Let Sean McMann teach you how to bust out of t…

Go ahead and text me! Recruited right out of college to work at one of the largest data firms, Sean McMann embarked on an eight-year journey from new grad to consulting director. Privileged to see behind the curtain of some o...

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Dec. 24, 2024

Season 5. Episode 8. Larry Jordan: From successful investment banker …

Go ahead and text me! Larry Jordan spent 25 years in investment banking, assisting companies, governments, and non-profit agencies in issuing over $10 billion of municipal bonds for capital projects and cash flows. In 2011, h...

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Oct. 28, 2024

Season 5. Episode 7. Ten Words to Explore and Live By with Lauryn Axe…

Go ahead and text me! When Lauren first starts talking about her Ten Words, they sound simple enough: Attention, Acceptance, Benevolence, Creativity, e.g. -- but as you ponder them, they start to lead you down a path of self-...

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Oct. 18, 2024

Season 5. Episode 7. Heart Transplant Recipient Jay Waddell's journey…

Go ahead and text me! Jay Waddell is a retired executive, college professor, and life coach. who has fought several health battles in his life, the last one was heart failure and he had to get a heart transplant! He explains ...

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Oct. 1, 2024

Season 5. Episode 6. Anika Pavel: From Iron Curtain Childhood to Inte…

Go ahead and text me! ANIKA PAVEL was born Jarmila Kocvarova in Czechoslovakia. What was intended as a one-year stay in England turned her into a refugee when the Soviet Union invaded her homeland, writing a bloody end to the...

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Sept. 8, 2024

Season 5: Episode 5 -- Jan Allen Ackley: From Appalachia to successfu…

Go ahead and text me! Jan Allen Ackley, author of "Searching for Change," shares his journey from growing up in impoverished rural Ohio to becoming a successful corporate finance executive. He highlights the impact of mentors...

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Aug. 14, 2024

Season 5. Episode 4. How Anabel Tonkovic left a corporate career and …

Go ahead and text me! Anabel's journey is a fascinating one. She left a successful career in corporate communications to pursue a career in energy healing using tools like Reiki, astrology, and sound. On the way, she reconnec...

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June 30, 2024

Season 5. Episode 3 Whitney Ellis talks about being a money life coac…

Go ahead and text me! Whitney and I met in person at a networking group event and I just liked her and her spirit right away. She has a fascinating story about making a major career change after 12 years as a very successful ...

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