akaRadioRed's Creative People Roundtable

akaRadioRed welcomes three very creatives. Christy Whitman, Transformational Leader, Celebrity Coach and Law of Attraction expert, says "There is no limit to the amount of happiness that we, as human beings, can experience." She is the author of the NYTimes bestsellers The Art of Having It All and Taming Your Alpha Bitch, and international bestseller Quantum Success. She is the founder and CEO of the Quantum Success Learning Academy & Quantum Success Coaching Academy. On a sunny Southern California day in 1986, Scott and Jenny Graham saw each other from across the patio at a restaurant. Fast forward 20 days and they flew to Las Vegas to elope despite a "minor detail": Scott, a former undercover vice cop, was awaiting sentencing for up to 8 years in prison. Now married and working together for 30+ years, the Grahams have cultivated creativity while sharing integrity, compassion, and humor to overcome obstacles. Join akaRadioRed for Navigating Life's Bumps: Manifest Your Creativity.

akaRadioRed welcomes two artistic creatives. Drawing was Lucie Marlo's first love and she won local art competitions as a child. After earning a Ph.D. in Nutrition and opening wellness centers, she continued painting. Her art is now in corporate and private collections in Canada, the US, Europe and South Africa. Lucie's paintings have a reoccurring theme: maintaining optimism through life's trials and tribulations. www.marlostudios.com Matthew Hudon is the General Manager at his family-owned West End Gallery in Edmonton, AB, which has specialized in discovering and representing Canadian art since 1975. Matthew grew up in the information era, seeing firsthand the impact of technology on small businesses. He aims to market his artists online to the next generation of buyers through social media and a modern, easy-to-use website, with custom art mockups to help people buy art from home. westendgalleryltd.com Join akaRadioRed for The Artist's Creativity DNA: Up Close and Personal.

akaRadioRed welcomes two smile-dedicated creatives. Renae Baker, aka Mrs. Christmas and Carol Boss, is a specialist in Christmas and holiday spirit. In 1997, she founded and became the director of I S.M.I.L.E. in New York Productions, a company of Broadway holiday carolers. She is the author of the bestselling book, Defeating Scrooge – How to Harness the Power of Christmas Carols to Revive Your Spirit Any Time of Year. Dr. Gary Sprouse, aka The Less Stress Doc, is a primary care physician in Maryland who is passionate about bringing happiness to his patients through humor, music and understanding, He entertains his office and nursing home patients with elaborate Halloween and karaoke costumes, and has performed as Prince, Elton John, and Gene Simmons. He has written three plays and 100+ songs and has a YouTube channel with his music videos. Join akaRadioRed for Creativity For A Tough Year: The Gift of Holiday Smiles.

akaRadioRed welcomes two dynamic creatives. Right or left brain? Shamila Nduriri is living proof that you can succeed at both. As a Career Coach and Mentor, she helps people stop settling by creating the life they want, using her 3-step F.I.T. Formula™. And as the Founder and Creative Director of Dalasini, Shamila designs fine jewelry that helps people tap into their innate magic. "Sometimes all we need is a little reminder that everything we want and everything we aspire to be, is already inside of us." Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, Robert Grigore (AKA The Celebrity Saviour) was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the band Earthbound George, despite family pressure to become a doctor or a lawyer. Robert began with fine art, then picked up the guitar to learn to play Black Sabbath's Iron Man, then tested his vocal chords with Green Day's Good Riddance. Music and art were his first therapies. Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Finding The Creative Magic In You!

akaRadioRed welcomes two creatives who help us make sense of the world. Lois Farfel Stark is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author of The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times. "I'm intrigued by how shapes, shape us. To think out of the box, you have to know the box you are in…in Africa, the Middle East and around the globe, I saw how tribal cultures understood the world as a Web…in round thatched huts…Western cultures view the world as a Ladder…[as] in skyscrapers. Change your shape and you change your thinking. Peter Michael Marino is a NYC native who has worked extensively as a producer, director, writer, teacher, and performer whose work has been seen on five continents. He has been crowned a Pandemic Performance Pioneer. Off-Broadway, he played the comic relief in STOMP for 5 years. He is the librettist of the musical "Desperately Seeking Susan featuring the hits of Blondie. Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: The Many Shapes of Creativity.

akaRadioRed welcomes two creatives talking about fun ways to earn extra money. Kimberly Stewart of Be Weird Make Money is a Profit From Your Passions consultant who helps design super-personalized income streams for people who feel like they don't fit into cultural norms. She specializes in Hallowe'en-based and gaming-based businesses. www.beweirdmakemoney.com Danielle Roberts is a Medicare expert and co-founder of Boomer Benefits, a licensed insurance agency helping baby boomers navigate entry into Medicare in 48 states. She blogs about creative side hustles for post-retirement boomers to earn extra income. daniellekroberts.com/best-side-hustle-ideas-for-retirees Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Getting Your Creative Side Hustle On.

akaRadioRed welcomes two hard-working creatives. Melissa Concessio (BBus) is a Business Strategist and Personal Development Expert who helps individuals and companies develop creative solutions to logical problems. She is the author of Go Find Yourself: Brutal Life Lessons to Stop Fighting Yourself and Start Loving your Life. Melissa helps people develop creative thinking skills such as problem solving, communication, collaboration and adaptability that directly translates into results. Jerry Zezima writes in a humor column that has run in newspapers nationwide and abroad, and is the author of 5 books based on his good-natured, self-deprecating view of the world. As "a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk", he has won six humorous writing awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Jerry says he has no interesting hobbies. Join akaRadioRed for Practical Creativity: Learning to Love and Laugh At Your Life.

akaRadioRed welcomes creatives two passionate, no-holds-barred creatives. Dr. Diana Wiley, PhD, MA, BA, is the author of Love in the Time of Corona: Advice from a Sex Therapist for Couples in Quarantine. Her recent video, "Laugh and Play Together", recommends laughter yoga, dancing, body painting, bubble baths, and role play to help couples reconnect via fun. Dr. Diana is a marriage and family therapist, board certified sex therapist, and radio host. www.drdianawiley.com Susan Corso, D.D. is the author of The Mex Mysteries fiction series about high femme, intuitive investigator Mexicali Rose "Mex" Stone, who lives in a pink Victorian house and travels the world solving crimes using clues in Broadway lyrics. Susan is an omnifaith metaphysician, intuitive, certified Reiki Master, and author of God's Dictionary. She writes a daily essay on the spiritual lessons in the coronavirus pandemic. www.susancorso.com Join akaRadioRed for Creative Intimacy, Sensuality and Spirituality.

akaRadioRed welcomes two creative door-openers. Alton Accola is the founder and artist liaison for Behind The Mic, featuring video interviews with 100 global music artists, educators, and industry specialists including Bobby McFerrin, The Manhattan Transfer, and Lee Greenwood. Their mission is to foster global harmony through vocal harmony, providing vocal groups with a worldwide media platform uplifting the human spirit through diversity, generosity, humility, love, and honor." behindthemic.org Justin Pogue wrote the book Rental Secrets "for anyone who currently lives in a rental home or is looking to do so. He explains the sources of power, hidden in plain sight, that help individuals impact how much they pay for rent. His insights also help landlords think creatively about their relationship with their residents. Rentalsecrets.net Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Opening Doors With Creativity.

akaRadioRed welcomes two smart, savvy creatives. Yi Zhou is a polyglot artist whose video works have been shown at Shanghai Biennale, Venice Biennale, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. As an influencer, she endorses global brands including Levi's, Clarins and Shiseido. In 2011, she founded her personal brand company YiZhouStudio in Shanghai and Hong Kong and in 2018 in LA. She is developing her first feature film, Stars and Scars, as director. yizhouworld.com Sarah Dacey Charles's 30-year acting career spans Broadway, Film and Network TV. Her Broadway and National Touring credits include Les Miserables, 9 to 5, The Musical and Sunset Boulevard. On TV, she has played principle roles on House of Cards, Jessica Jones, Madame Secretary, Elementary, Law & Order: SVU, FBI and more. For her portrayal of Barbara Stanwick in the indy film, Agnes Moorehead is God!, Sarah won the LIFF Best Actor Award. sarahdaceycharles.com Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Brainy Creativity.