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There’s more to graphic design than just making things aesthetically pleasing. Nobody knows that better than Meaghan Barry and Lilian Crum, the owners and Creative Directors of Unsold Studio, a collaborative art and design firm that helps businesses stand out from the crowd. Meaghan and Lilian join Jordan Levin to tell how their journey started and what led them to establish a branding and design firm. The two met at a graduate school where they studied 2D design, and once both of them realized they love working together and their passion for design and branding, they decided to put up Unsold Studios. Since then, they’ve been servicing organizations and businesses to help with their brand. They tell Jordan the principles that guided them when assisting clients and how these have propelled their growth through the years. 

Human trafficking is a domestic and global crime, where victims can be of any age, gender, or race. Jordan Levin sits down with Hannah McPeak, the Director of Education at Hope Against Human Trafficking, to discuss what Hannah's organization does to help the trafficking survivors and the crime that traumatizes its victims. The Hope Against Trafficking organization provides residential holistic programs that offer rent-free housing and services for physical, mental, and economic transformational needs. They also educate the community on the issues of human trafficking, including vulnerabilities, signs of manipulation, and ways to identify possible victims. Hannah hopes that people can work together to fight this crime by educating the community and saving more lives and people's future.

Are Realtors going to become obsolete because everything’s electronic? Jordan Levin’s guest for this episode has something interesting to say about this. Erica Kohler is a licensed residential Realtor at Hall & Hunter Realtors. Erica discusses with Jordan how online listings are not always accurate. Zillow, Redfin, Trulia, and such don’t understand the unique market and neighborhood of the property as much as the Realtors do. Join in the conversation and get valuable updates about real estate during this COVID-19 pandemic. You’ll also get to hear Erica’s experiences through abuse and divorce and how she’s using it to help others who find themselves in a similar situation. Tune in!

Most people would choose to never ever do any strenuous activities after a big spinal surgery. They would get traumatized but Jordan Levin's next guest was the opposite. Yoga instructor Lynn Medow decided to continue to teach yoga and went as far as to create the Yoga by Design Foundation. She found that yoga was missing in a lot of people's lives. There are war vets with PTSD, people with disabilities, or homeless refugees that never experienced yoga. Lynn decided to bring it to them for free. Feel free to listen as she talks about her personal experiences with yoga, the benefits of teaching yoga online, and how yoga can save lives. 

Have you ever told yourself that as soon as you’re done with this little chapter in your life, you’re going to dial in on your fitness? Jordan Levin’s guest today is Joe DeGain, owner of 810 CrossFit. In this episode, Joe passionately talks about how you need to start working on your fitness right now. If you won’t budget the time for it today, it’s highly unlikely you will tomorrow. Join in the conversation and walk with Joe as he shares his journey of first discovering CrossFit. From then on, he never looked back. Once you try out CrossFit, will you look back? Tune in to find out!

Children with autism have a wide variety of skills and talents waiting to be unlocked and taken advantage of. For a speech-language pathologist, helping these little ones improve their communication and interpersonal skills is truly a fulfilling mission to undertake. Jordan Levin sits down with Nancy R. Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP to share how a pianist like her was transformed into the owner and director of Kaufman Children’s Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor and Autism Treatment in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She talks about her wins and challenges in treating kids with autism as well as guiding their parents on the right way to take care of them. Nancy also discusses how she injects her experiences as a pianist into her current career by developing and providing music therapies.

I am so excited about this one! This is where I learned how to speak and listen! My story begins with the HEAR Center back in 1979!

Ellen became Executive Director in 2007 after 24 years serving as HEAR Center’s Pediatric Audiologist.  She holds a Masters degree in Audiology from the University of Michigan and has been an active member of Pasadena Rotary since 2008.  

During her tenure as Executive Director, HEAR Center has more than doubled our free or discounted community programs.  Committed to HEAR Center’s 60 year legacy of service to the community, Ellen continues to work collaboratively with HEAR Center’s Board of Directors to ensure we are here for another 60 years to serve all those who need us. Ellen also serves as a Supervising Audiologist for our Doctor of Audiology Externs.

Joey is a recent graduate of California State University, Fullerton, where he got his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He was previously a long time volunteer of HEAR Center but joined as the Development/Marketing/PR Associate in August of 2016. 

With this role, he is in charge of social media, fundraising events, and other public relations jobs. The mission of HEAR Center means a lot to Joey, and he makes it his goal to help the company raise funds that will allow HEAR Center to continue to help those within the community.

If your goal is to help people, then you have to listen to their needs. Jordan Levin's guest today is Mike Pizzi, an experienced physical therapist at Health Quest. In this episode, Mike shares his passion for having one-on-one care with his clients. It's essential to know who your clients are, identify their goals, and personalize a program that helps bring them where they want to be. Join in the conversation and discover how Mike handles his clients, especially during the first meeting. How do you set expectations, so patients end up really happy? Tune in to find out!

I began my career with HealthQuest Physical Therapy in the fall of 2007 as a PT technician, assisting therapists with patient care. I later became a certified personal trainer with the company while still in school. 

My passion for human movement and helping people led me to complete my Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2013. In 2016, I opened my own HealthQuest practice in West Bloomfield. 

I immediately sought out and established amazing relationships within the community, other business owners, and physicians. A large part of my dream was to develop a team that conveys a positive, upbeat, and energetic environment for the community that promotes healing and wellness. 

What a ride it has been: I met my beautiful wife and married into a wonderful family and am proud to declare that I have the best team an owner can ask for. What began as dream continues to develop into a reality: 2 years after opening, West Bloomfield won the award for the fastest growing clinic in the company that now has over 25 locations. 

In 2019, my team played a large role in helping me earn the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award for West Bloomfield. 

5 months ago, I partnered with one of my therapists, Aaron

Suttles, and opened a second HealthQuest location in Beverly Hills. 

As my dream continues to evolve, I hope to remain a strong mentor for my team and to help many more people live better lives. Life is too short to stay stagnant!

Pablo Gonzalez is the inventor of the Relationship Flywheel.  

He’s obsessed with human connection, and he’s used his expertise to manage a 120 person, $15M construction business at 25, build various young professional groups for charities, and be named a Latino Leader of the Future by Latino Leaders Magazine and a Top 20 Under 40 for Brickell Magazine in Miami.

This has lead to becoming the founder and Chief Executive Connector of Be The Stage, a content marketing and community creation agency, proving that community creation is the future of business development; the host of the Chief Executive Connector podcast and the Not Your Average Investor Show;  and an award winning speaker.

More than anything, he’s dying to be your friend.