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Troy Lee is a multifaceted individual with a rich and diverse background. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he made North Carolina his home in 2012, where he currently resides in Durham with his beloved wife, PreShus. Professionally, Troy is a skilled Employee Benefits Account Manager at McGriff Insurance Services. Holding a North Carolina license to sell Health and Life insurance, he brings a strong foundation of expertise to his role. With a passion for storytelling and performance, Troy has honed his skills as a script writer and reader. His competitive spirit is evident in his coaching experience, having led semi-pro football teams in New Jersey and female flag football teams in North Carolina. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Commissioner for BallHer's Choice Sports Initiative, a testament to his dedication to the sports community.  Previous Episode 2077 (2019)

Michelle, the CEO and founder of Just Think Hospitality, INC. is a highly regarded speaker, leadership expert, facilitator, and coach, drawing upon over 20 years in organizational development and 10 years as a certified executive coach. Her transformative approach integrates leader-as-coach, hospitality, and values-based solutions to upskill and reskill clients, fostering award-winning cultures. With a proven methodology shaped by training over 18,000 front-line team members and 4,000 leaders for 40+ top brands, Michelle helps organizations become the brand and employer of choice in their market. Her collaboration spans diverse industries, from hospitality to healthcare, non-profit and real estate, aligning internal culture initiatives with external brand messaging for accelerated productivity, improved client relations, and innovative solutions. Michelle's expertise lies in her signature programs: Hospitality Accelerator and Leadership Upskilling Sprints. She excels in fostering hospitality mindsets and scal

Diane is a practicing counselor, national speaker, educator, and certified positive psychology coach, has her master’s degree in counseling and is an adjunct at Montclair State University in the Undergraduate Psychology Department. She has written three books, and has been featured in various publications, and on TV and Internet shows. Diane speaks on various mental and emotional health topics including Happiness, Resiliency, Stress management, Parenting Positive Aging, Anxiety, and Depression in both teens and adults. Diane also specializes in Positive Psychology, Positive Education and Positive Parenting. Diane has written three books, her latest is Mindfully Happy- Waking up to life. As an expert in her field, Lang has been featured in The Daily Record, Family Circle, Family Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Seen on NJ 12 TV, Good Day CT, Style CT, CBS News and Fox and Friends. Thousands of individuals have benefited from Diane’s motivational and educational speaking, training, and coaching. Her Hands-o

Angie Read, 53, is a two-time stroke survivor, author, motivational speaker, and life coach dedicated to helping female stroke survivors rebuild confidence and reclaim their lives. She empowers women to navigate the mental and emotional challenges that come with stroke recovery. Inspiring Books for Stroke Survivors and Mental Health Angie’s books provide hope, guidance, and practical strategies for those facing post-stroke challenges: "Invisible Scars: Stroke Survival, Recovery, and the Unexpected Mental Health Fallout" – A powerful look at the hidden emotional struggles of stroke recovery. "Identity Crisis: You Are Not Your Career" – Helping stroke survivors and professionals redefine their self-worth beyond their jobs. "Mental Health Hacks: 10 Easy Hacks to Help Manage Anxiety and Depression" – Actionable tips for overcoming anxiety and depression, common struggles after a stroke. Empowering Women Through Coaching and Speaking As a motivational speaker and life coach, Angie shares her personal journey of

At 40, Jason Scott was diagnosed with MS—a life-changing moment that led him to pivot from high-paying consulting jobs to building his own online brand and podcast, TGP. He recognized that attention is the new currency and believed that growing an engaged audience was the key to long-term entrepreneurial success. Jason started leveraging podcasts for brand growth in early 2015, achieving remarkable results: Built a business with an 88 percent profit margin in just nine months without marketing or advertising Scaled multiple one-person internet businesses under the motto: "Never Be a Boss / Never Have a Boss" Maintained an 80 percent profit margin consistently Generated over one million dollars in revenue in nine year With more than 210 speaking engagements worldwide, Jason has shared his expertise at Google, Oxford, Coutts, and top growth marketing conferences. His insights help entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and business owners achieve sustainable success. Building and scaling a one-person business Launchin

With over three decades of clinical, corporate, and research experience, Dr Amy Gutman MD, FACEP, is board-certified in Emergency Medicine with Fellowships in prehospital care, resuscitation, and specialized certifications in general surgery, maritime medicine, administration/leadership, occupational medicine, and nutritional and ketogenic coaching. She is an attending physician at AdventHealth in Orlando and CEO of ToughLoveMD, a private practice specializing in optimizing physical and mental health through evidence-based medical practices. Dr. Gutman is committed to positively impacting patients’ lives using science-based strategies with real-life applications. She has spoken to thousands of conference attendees across North America and internationally and is dedicated to utilizing transformational medical science to empower personal and professional resiliency. Her passion lies in reducing the prevalence of debilitating chronic illnesses and empowering individuals to thrive mentally and physically, transfo

Tony Woodall has worked in the financial services field for over 30 years. He's worked in technology as a Chief Information Officer,Technology Consultant and in Marketing and a Community Manager. When the bank he worked at in San Francisco for 13 years failed in 2023 it was time for a  change in his life path. In September of 2022, Tony Woodall walked over 800 kilometers across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. It gave him a lot of time to think about his career and life itself. The bank he worked for was great, but he wasn't feeling fulfilled in his current career path. He asked the Universe, the Camino, "Should I stay or Should I go? Give me a sign." Walking in France and Spain also opened up his mind and gave him the bug to travel.  6 months after returning from the Camino, the bank failed. Once a strong San Francisco financial institution, it was never expected to fail. But it did, and Tony took that as his sign. Tony decided to restart his speaking and coaching business and more importantly to travel more

Jane Teresa Anderson BSc Hons is a dream analyst, dream therapist, writer, and mentor, living in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, consulting, training, and mentoring worldwide. Published by Hachette, Little Brown (Piatkus), Random House, and Harper Collins, Jane Teresa Anderson is the author of eight books (seven on dreams and dreaming, and her 2024 debut fiction), creator of The Dream Academy online courses, and host of the long-running podcast series The Dream Show with Jane Teresa Anderson. The Dream Show began in 2009, and celebrated 15 years (and 279 episodes) in May 2024. It continues to grow at the rate of one episode a month. Jane Teresa's most recent book is her debut fiction: Ninth Life (May 2024). W: JaneTeresa.com E: Dreamjta@gmail.com Previous Episode 1904 (2017)

Beth Lynch is a spiritual medium, meditation teacher, and best selling author. Lynch is founder of Inner Light Teachings and heart,mind, body, spirit educator. For over twenty-eight years, she has helped families understand & heal grief. Her own personal experiences since childhood, death of her parents & her search for healing & higher understanding led her to understand her sensitivity was a strength. Her ability to connect to loved ones crossed has inspired & helped many understand life, death & the in-between. Showing the power of understanding intuition, creativity, communication, and eternal life. Lynch shows how spirituality is the missing link in mental and emotional wellness and has written several books on spirituality, meditation, healing and mindfulness. She is a graduate of Delphi University of SpiritualStudies, Arthur Ford School of Mediumship and Metaphysics and certified under Mark Irlands, respected mediums. She donates service for Helping Parents Heal and Helping Siblings

Lea Storry is a writer who owns a writing, editing and publishing business in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She can’t escape her last name and as a child, was often teased and asked to “tell a story” or simply called “Storrybook.” Lea is a published and indie published author of books for children, short stories for adults and poetry for everyone. She’s currently working on a screenplay about two sisters in space. Connect with Lea: Email: leastorry@ourfamilylines.ca Website: ourfamilylines.ca Twitter: @‌familylines Instagram: @‌family_lines Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FamilyLinesStories Previous Episode 1975 (2017)

My job is to give you information you can put in your bucket. Everyone has a bucket they carry around with simple phrases and concepts in it. They have a lot of meaning behind them, more than the simple form that’s carried around. I take financial, business, and personal concepts and put them into a form that you can easily understand and carry around in your bucket. You take them out as needed to use in your business and personal life. W: https://www.parkscpa.com/  Previous Episode 113 (2016)

Catherine Ewing, LCSW, MDiv, brings her 30+ years experience as a spiritually focused, trauma informed psychotherapist and energy healer into her work as a Transformational Coach and Spiritual Mentor for women. Using her gifts of intuition, energy psychology, deep compassion, and laser focused, loving truth, along with her life-long connection to the Divine Feminine, Catherine helps clients drop deeply into the healing they need to do to step into the highest expression of themselves in this lifetime. She is passionate about supporting mental health professionals, coaches and changemakers to use modern science, ancient wisdom and body-based trauma work to overcome the fears, limiting beliefs and unresolved trauma that are holding them back from bringing their Soul work into the world. Links: Website: https://sacredheartalchemy.com TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TiRhydTdEc  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SacredHeartAlchemy144/ Free Purpose Meditation: https://www.sacredheartalchemy.com/purposeme

Nick Jain is the CEO of IdeaScale, the world's largest innovation SaaS company. Known for his commitment to high-quality products, he has dramatically reduced software bugs and boosted customer satisfaction. Nick's journey is one of resilience. Raised in India by a single grandmother, he excelled academically, graduating at the top of his class at Harvard Business School and summa cum laude from Dartmouth with a triple major in math, physics, and economics. His career includes leading companies in trucking, men's fashion and software, as well as working at top investment firms like Bain Capital. An evangelist for AI adoption, Nick championed the use of large language models at IdeaScale well before the AI hype cycle began. He pushed for generative AI technologies to be adopted by sales, product designers, and even software engineers, well before such adoption became mainstream. Outside of work, Nick enjoys poker, running, listening to battle rap, and traveling. He's also an avid reader, currently tackling "Mo

Miana is a Certified Coach, Brand Messaging Strategist and Copywriter for soul-led coaches desiring to make a bold splash in their industry! Combining a decade of personal branding and marketing experience with copywriting, Miana supports clients to align their inner voice and intuition with a deeply rooted brand message. Cultivating clarity on your personal story and how you uniquely serve your clients is her favorite part! Her highest vision for clients, to feel radiantly illuminated in your expertise + leadership as you energetically align with the soul of your brand. Originally from Chicago, Miana has lived abroad in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for almost 8 years. Her path to moving involved radical change, deep inner work + the grace of leaning into a story that's still being written. Now with an online business, Miana combines her 10+ years of personal branding expertise with copywriting, strategy + energetics. As an Intuitive Brand Messaging Coach + Copywriter, Miana supports spiritual entrepreneurs desiri

Meet Jenai Tidwell, a seasoned Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and visionary in the realm of mental health entrepreneurship. Nestled in the vibrant city of Houston, TX, Jenai oversees two thriving mental health-focused practices. Boasting an impressive 18-year career as a professional counselor, she is deeply committed to both the treatment of her clients and the enlightening education of others on the significance of holistic mental health. Jenai's expertise extends beyond conventional counseling, as she is dedicated to unveiling the intricate relationship between your daily lifestyle choices and the efficiency and effectiveness of your professional and personal lives. Join Jenai on a journey of holistic empowerment as she brings a wealth of experience and a passion for holistic mental health to your group or organization. W: iamjenait.com   E: info@iamjenait.com

Dr. Julie Tran-Olive has doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and three Masters; two from the University of Bridgeport—one in Human Nutrition and one in Acupuncture; and one from Five Branches University, which is a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has also recently been honored by Health 2.0 with the Outstanding Leadership in Health Care Award in 2023. She is a passionate advocate for health and wellness through alternative and naturopathic medicine. Having grown-up with self-image issues, she made the decision to help others by becoming a naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist and champion for health and self-confidence for people of all sizes. Her award-winning international #1 Amazon best-seller is Asian Women Trailblazers Who Boss Up. The newest book is Acupuncture Awakenings, recently won the **2024 International Impact Book Award! **which explores the various ways that acupuncture may promote good health and possibly benefit pain relief, stress reduction, improve digestion, enhance fertility, and

Jenny Harkleroad is a 2-time #1 best-selling author, speaker, and mind change coach and teacher. She's a mother of 4, which is her greatest claim to fame! Jenny is a big-hearted entrepreneur and business leader. Jenny built a business in San Diego over 13 years producing double digits in the millions. With the power of the mind, Jenny overcame her past of chronic pain, addictions, bad relationships and unhappiness. She never knew how sweet life could be until she changed her mind and that changed everything. Jenny has a dramatic story to share, breaking her back on a mountain cliff. That event changed everything and gave her a ferocious appetite to transform lives and help others create what's missing in their lives. Website: https://BalancedYou.org Social: https://www.facebook.com/BalancedYouByJenny/ https://www.instagram.com/jennyharkleroad/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/balancedyou/ https://www.youtube.com/balancedyou

Lauri Accardi is a seasoned leader whose professional journey is rooted in emotional intelligence and a passion for helping people and businesses thrive. Her unique leadership approach is centered on the belief that people are at the core of any successful business, and by cultivating relationships, businesses can flourish. Lauri's career began with her love of photography, which led her into creative direction and production roles. Her ability to translate creativity into operational excellence eventually guided her to program leadership. For seven years, Lauri was instrumental at Comcast, leading program management for all Xfinity consumer products and services. Now, she channels her expertise into CataPoint Consulting, where she blends her strategic leadership with Scaled Agile methodologies to help clients create clarity from chaos, streamline processes, and maximize business and customer value. A voracious learner, Lauri is currently pursuing her MBA in Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, along wi

Alison Schwartz is the Chief Operating Officer for Gotham Ghostwriters, where she manages finance, legal, and operations as well as partnerships and other strategic initiatives. Previously, Alison worked as COO of LUMBERYARD Center for Film & Performing Arts and Co-Founder & Editorial Director of Lulu, and at ICM, where she worked for the legendary literary agent Amanda Urban and represented her own clients, largely focusing on nonfiction. Born in Toronto, Alison has a BA from McGill University and MA from Oxford University. She lives in NYC with her husband, daughter, and geriatric schnauzer-mix, Daffodil. She sits on the board of Start Lighthouse, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the childhood literacy crisis in the Bronx. LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-schwartz-9132a52/ W: https://gothamghostwriters.com/

Author, Spiritual Teacher, Energy Guide, and Founder of BIG LIFE MAGIC. Debra works with women across the extremes of our heart vibration; from loss to magic, energetic alignment, and intuitive mastery. Debra has practiced and taught spiritual development and healing practices for over twenty-five years. The foundation of her work is HEART REPAIR, stitching together the threads of your ENERGETIC HEART and its relationship to your SOUL. Using intuitive guidance, spiritual practice, and storytelling Debra supports women to tap into their magic so they can heal, transform, and expand. Debra invites women to BE HER, the woman who is active in seeking and building her big life and saying YES to the magic within. The heart of BIG LIFE MAGIC is the virtual community, The Big Life Magic Makers. Inside the community, Debra teaches mastery classes, as well as offers community events that support you to align with what magic means to you. In her 1:1 intuitive guidance work, Debra supports people on a loss to magic journ