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Larry Freeland was born in Canton, Ohio.  Since his father was an officer with the United States Air Force he grew up on many Air Force bases across this country.   After graduating from High School at Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico, he attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.  He graduated in 1968 with a degree in mathematics and a concentration in finance. He joined the U.S. Army and served one tour in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division as an Infantry Officer and a CH-47 helicopter pilot.  He is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal, with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star, and various other military service medals.
Upon release from active duty in 1973, Larry returned to civilian life and pursued a career in the Financial Industry.  During his professional career, he continued his education earning graduate degrees in Management and Banking.  He worked for 29 years in the banking business with Trust Company of Georgia, Citizen and Southern Corporation, now Bank of America, and Wachovia, now Wells Fargo.  After retiring from banking he worked as an independent financial consultant for 3 years in the Atlanta area and then worked as an instructor for 6 years with Lanier Technical College in their Management and Leadership Development Program.
Larry is now retired and lives in North Georgia with his wife Linda, a retired school teacher.  They stay involved in various activities, most notably those associated with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Veterans related organizations.  They also enjoy traveling together and spending as much time as possible with their two daughters, three grandsons, and two granddaughters.
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Blogger and author Cheryl L. Eriksen has a master's degree in social work (MSW) and is a former equine assisted therapy facilitator. She also authored two training manuals for Eagala model equine assisted therapy facilitators.

While earning her MSW from Western Michigan University, Cheryl took a special interest in the effects of trauma on the developing brain, and she applied that learning, along with her personal experiences as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, in her memoir, Follow Me, Friend.

Additionally, Cheryl has spent decades as an equine professional and extensively studied equine behavior and how it is influenced by what the human brings to the relationship. Through her work in the field of equine assisted psychotherapy and learning, Cheryl has seen and experienced firsthand the healing power of the horse-human relationship. Her books (current and upcoming) and her blog, Peace Horse Journey, explore this powerful relationship.

When not writing, Cheryl works in multiple areas of the horse industry. She also volunteers at the Kentucky Horse Park and enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her dog, Boedy and her horse, Farletta.
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A native of São Paulo and mother to three children, Cristiana Pinciroli began her sports career as a high-performance professional water polo player. She captained the Brazilian team for 15 years, playing professionally for four years in Italy, her side winning the European Interclub Champions Cup for the first time. In her final appearance at the World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia in 1998, having scored the second-most goals in the tournament, she was recognized as among the seven best female water-polo players in the world.
While still playing water polo, Cristiana began a successful corporate career, gaining over 25 years’ experience as an executive and in people management, 23 of these years with leading Brazilian retail bank Itaú Unibanco.
In 2019, she founded WeTeam, a consultancy dedicated to combining the lessons learned from successful careers in sport and business with the study of positive psychology, with the goal of furthering the development and fulfilment of human potential through training, seminars and mentoring.
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Matt Jardine is a fiction and non-fiction author, podcaster, entrepreneur and teacher. 




He is a Londoner born and bred, but now travels the world writing and public speaking. He says that different countries, cultures and points of view help him get a better grasp of the things that drive and inspire humanity. They also inspire ideas for his writing.



Former tennis pro and coach to the Royal family, he has always followed his passion in life. After practising meditation and other Eastern arts for over 25 years, he developed a successful chain of Shiatsu clinics (Japanese therapeutic massage) before going on to build an award-winning Martial arts school to train up-and-coming combat athletes. He is also the host of the ‘Buddhist Millionaire Podcast’. The podcast is enjoyed by listeners in thirty countries around the world.
He now lives in the Middle East (Oman) with his wife and Jack Russell Terrier, Smudge, writing novels. His debut novel, set in South West England deals with the subject of ‘Mind over matter medicine’. His 2nd, set in South Africa, deals with the complexities of peace and reconciliation in a time of violence and hate. The third looks into the tragedy of teenage suicide. The release dates are yet to be announced.
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Karen is a multi-published author of Native American historical romances. She has been praised by reviewers and fans alike for bringing the historic American Indian culture to life, and she has been nominated for several different awards. Karen's great-grandmother was Choctaw Indian, and because of this, she is honored to be able to write stories that depict the Native American point of view.
All of her books concern the Native American culture, and says Karen, "With the power and passion of romance, I hope to bring about an awareness of the vital forces that helped shape the American Indian culture. There are some things that should never be forgotten."

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“OK Boomer” has become a dismissive act of ignoring a comment a Boomer says. Instead of feeling upset or put off by eye rolls, we are here to gently remind Millennials and Boomers we are all OK! Let’s laugh and lean in together.
 

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Cosmos (cos/they), aka Meenakshi, is an award-winning podcaster, medical doctor, a trauma-informed love, sex, relationship and empowerment coach and an author bringing more than two decades of experience to these conversations. Sublime Soul Surrender (SSS) is about breaking norms. We talk about all things labeled as taboo in society. One of the goals of SSS is to empower ourselves to have important and deep discussions about who we really are spiritually, sexually, emotionally and intellectually. What turns us on, what closets have we gone into and want to come out of and more!
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With over a third of our lives spent at work, not doing what we love for a living makes little sense. Yet so few do. When asked, eight out of ten people said that they would not return to their places of work if they were given a million pounds.
How do we then bridge the gap between the two extremes: happy but broke at one end, wealthy but miserable at the other? In modern times, is it really possible to enjoy meaningful, heart lifting work that also turns a decent wage or profit?
This is what we investigate.
Welcome to the Buddhist Millionaire Podcast.
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Best Matt Quote: Life is determined by the questions you ask of it.

Mark lives with his wife Loren and their dog Emily in Denver, Colorado. He schooled at Haverford College and Washburn University, and practiced commercial bankruptcy law for four decades before moving on in 2019 to write, photograph, volunteer, travel, and play music. He is the author of "And . . Just Like That – essays on a life before, during, and after the law" and three books in his 3J legal thriller series set in Kansas City and starring bankruptcy lawyer Josephina Jillian Jones: "Fresh Start," "Automatic Stay," and "Unfair Discrimination." 





















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