Serving Others

This week's features Derek Garcia.

After serving in the U.S. Navy and building a corporate career, he 'jumped ship' to start his own business. He used the discipline and dedication learned in the Navy and the business acumen developed in the corporate world to build his own business under his own terms. Fulfilling his dreams through helping others achieve theirs, as well as having a legacy to leave to his family, drives everything he does!

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Transition: Life is a journey

  • On Entrepreneurship: Don't start a business just to make money

  • On Service: Why do you choose to serve others?

  • On Gratitude: Who or what are you grateful?

The Power of Human Connection

Teresa is a Builder by nature; trailblazing in order to achieve the desired outcome toward evolution.

Emotional Intelligence is a remarkable foundation toward organizational, group, and individual success. It is the basis for 3 key features:

1. Optimum performance leveraging talents and IQ
2. Well-being and happiness eloquently managing stress and change
3. Social and emotional functioning capitalizing on the power of relationships

Companies call her when they want to:
Transform their culture and solve the biggest HR problems: attracting and retaining top talent, employee engagement, leadership development, and adaptability to change.

Improve team dynamics by dismantling behaviours that are derailing their success and strengthen interpersonal relationships leading to strong collaboration, innovation in problem solving, creativity, and team agility to change.

Identify and develop future leaders for succession planning; allowing individuals to step into leadership roles primed for success.

Individuals call on her when they want to:
Grow self-awareness and self-management skills that enable a greater knowing of their strengths and weaknesses, optimizing their talents to live their strongest and most successful life.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Network: Quality over quantity

  • On Self: Who are you?

  • On Trauma: Process it in ways that you need to

  • On Gratitude: Who or what are you grateful for today?

Connect with Teresa:

LinkedIn

Cultivating Radical Self-Compassion & Self-Love

Picture this. (It’s not hard to do.)

You’re stressed out at work. You can’t elude it. So much so, you take it home.

Sometimes it affects your outside life to the point that you don't seem to have one!

It can get so bad you don’t sleep.

Every morning it begins again...and don’t get me started about Sunday nights!

You’re stressed out. It sucks. The worst part? There seems to be no way out…

Suspend your disbelief.

This is Shelley Brown. She did it. She got out.

She spent 25 years in the hospitality industry, climbing the ladder and making great money, all while stress slowly consumed her.

Then, after a particularly difficult time, she decided it was enough. So she learned how to address her stress. Then, she became better at her job AND her life.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Thoughts: "We are much more than our thoughts"

  • On Blame: Stop blaming others

  • On Pain: There are many layers to pain

  • On Present: Live in the moment

Connect with Shelley

LinkedIn

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Being A Contribution

This week's conversation features Daniel Galdi.

Daniela is a high-energy powerhouse. Her ambition is endless and her extensive resume is proof of that with areas of expertise in the entertainment industry, entrepreneurship, health & fitness and media production. Daniela is not only a go-getter with remarkable drive, passion and discipline towards her endeavors but also offers encouragement and empathy towards others in theirs.

Parallel to her optimistic attitude, you'll catch her smiling...a lot.

Her career is a reflection of who she is and what she loves to do -- entertain, create, and encourage others to follow their passions. She has a genuine enthusiasm for supporting people and sharing their stories and ideas. Outside of her career, spending time with family & friends is a priority in her busy schedule. She loves to workout, experiment with new recipes, attend women empowerment and motivational conferences and meet 1:1 with new friends.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Success: It's a process not a destination

  • On Healing: Allow yourself time to heal

  • On Dialogue: Listen to your inner voice

  • On Impact: Focus on those surrounding you

Learning to Navigate the Changing World of Work

This week's conversation features Rod Deptford, founder of EQ4 Media, where he brings 20+ years of expertise in broadcasting, marketing, communications and coaching, to help professionals become online video communicators.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Life: "I can choose to see things from a different perspective ..."

  • On Past: "My past is a series of learning experiences ..."

  • On Challenges: Embrace them as they come

  • On Change: Learn to navigate through change

Positive Alternatives

This week's conversation features Doug Petit, retired professional Manager engaged in Public Speaking to teens and their parents about the perils of underage drinking. Collaborating with like minded individuals and entities focused on providing positive alternatives to underage drinking and drugs. Just passed the 1 year mark with Positive Alternatives Podcast - "Together We're Better".

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Past: "Why did it take something like this to happen to me, to make me a better guy?"

  • On Leadership: Respect. Responsibility. Reward

  • On Drugs: Understand the impact

  • On Decisions: Take ownership of your decisions

Are you being busy or being productive?

"We can bring in people to teach our team new skills, but when their spirits are burned out...we hire Steve!"

That was the comment a speaking client recently shared in a conversation.

What does Steve deliver: Back-to-basics positivity and engagement, delivered with enough (appropriate) humor to keep the audience listening and learning.

Are you looking for a speaker who has created success (from the ashes of defeat) in his own life and business, who can share his journey as a 'real' person, communicating the steps in simple, actionable terms?

Do you like to laugh while you learn?

Steve Gamlin speaks from the critical space between personal and professional goals, knowing that true success lies in the integration of the two.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Network: How well do you know the people in your network?

  • On Self: Own your decisions

  • On Accomplishment: Surround yourself with people who will hold you accountable

  • On Gratitude: What or who are you grateful for?

Awakening

This week's conversation features Garry Turner, a game-changing thinker who develops strategies as to how to bring that thinking to life and implementation of the resulting solution.

This has been evidenced throughout my career and more recently by leading, with support, human-centered projects such an in-house L&D project 'by the people for the people' saving £100k over 2 years vs external provision & a cultural team transformation resulting in > 40% additions in both sales and margin terms, by designing work around and unleashing the potential of people.

He is also a keynote speaker on intentional human-centred working, inter-departmental partnerships and the power of vulnerability.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Vulnerability: Embrace the person that you are today

  • On Change: Approach it with an open mind

  • On Connection: Connect from the heart

  • On Service: Create spaces where others are seen, heard and supported

Healing through Storytelling

This week’s conversation features Barry Farmer, a Native of Richmond, Virginia. He grew up in Kinship Care with his grandmother from ages 5-18. For the last 15 years he's been devoted to working inside and outside the classroom with youth and their families.

At age 20, Barry became a foster father with a local therapeutic agency to further help youth within his community. At age 22 he adopted his oldest son.

Three years later, Barry's two younger sons were placed in his home, making him a proud father of three amazing young men. With these additions to his family, he closed his home after 7 years as an active foster parent.

Today, as a single father, Barry is a Spokesman for Adopt Us Kids, Foster Care Adoption Advocate for children awaiting adoption, Speaker, Mentor, Host of The Barry Farmer Morning  Show on 101.1 The FAM Radio and The FosterCare & Adoption Life talk Web Series, as well as the Creator/Administrator of one of the largest online support group for Foster Care and Adoptive families.

With his show, Barry enjoys connecting with various individuals from across the country, giving them a platform to share their stories and life’s work. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Identity: Own your story

  • On Growth: “Nothing comes quick …”

  • On Goals: Be patient with yourself

  • On Care: Learn to love yourself

Embrace the Power Within

This week’s conversation features Gina Rolkowski, MA, speaker, author, survivor of sexual abuse and recovery coach for women healing from childhood abuse. She is a thought leader for the #MeToo movement and the creator of The Emptied Heartⓒ program for sexual abuse survivors. Using her treasure trove of proven actionable and achievable steps, she helps women find the freedom they deserve, so they can feel safe, worthy, loved and empowered. 

Many women who have experienced adverse childhood events, child or sexual abuse suffer from difficult emotions such as fear, loneliness, unworthiness, overwhelm and frustration. They desperately want to connect with someone who can truly understand, guide and support them in overcoming these painful issues, so they can feel confident, experience long-term relief from difficult emotions, find and maintain a happy life-long marriage, accelerate performance and launch career success.

Outstanding lives don’t happen by accident. They happen when we become intentional about what we want. A well thought out plan with strategic guidance from a safe, competent and trustworthy mentor is necessary to create awareness, acceptance, and action for sustained growth and development.

Let go of the past and embrace the power within.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On Self-Worth: “I don’t need anything to be worthy”

  • On Love: Do you love yourself?

  • On Stories: “I am more than my trauma …”

  • On Hope: “There is a lot of power in hearing how someone else overcame something”