"Being Seen" with JennyQ

Brian Fanzo is a digital futurist keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change today. His customized and personalized programs showcase real-world stories and examples of forward-thinking people and businesses. 

In This Episode:

• Brian’s early days of live streaming
• What is a multi-hyphenate?
• Achieving great success despite struggling in school
• Being diagnosed with ADHD at age 31
• Advocating to remove the bias and stigma surrounding ADHD
• The struggles and superpower aspects of living with ADHD
• Recognizing that we’re all human with different vulnerabilities

Michelle Drouin, PhD, is a professor of psychology and senior research scientist who conducts research on sexuality, interpersonal relationships, and technology.

In This Episode:

• Giving ourselves grace for what we’ve experienced during the pandemic
• The many different types of intimacy
• Social media: connection and addiction
• Harnessing technology so we can get more deep and meaningful connection
• The lifelong impact of Michelle’s first ‘being seen’ experience
• Relationship dynamics
• Seeking out people who are similar to you genetically

*Strong Trigger Warning: In this episode, we talk about suicide which may be alarming to some listeners. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please end this podcast and call 1-800-SUICIDE or visit https://www.imalive.org to chat with someone online.

After losing his wife, Kristin Brooks Rossell, to suicide on April 7th 1998, Reese founded the Kristin Brooks Hope Center and the National Hopeline Network 1.800.SUICIDE.

In This Episode:

• Right place, right time: the non-coincidental way Reese and JennyQ met
• The steadfast support from a best friend and his best friend’s wife
• A chance encounter with Senator Ted Kennedy
• Advocating for funding for certified crisis and suicide hotlines
• The patient centered concepts used by I’m Alive
• What being seen means to Reese
• Meeting the Dalai Lama

Resources: https://www.imalive.org/ - Call 211: the community resource for everybody in America pretty much anywhere - Call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

In This Episode:

• What people are requesting the most this Christmas
• When did he know he was Santa?
• What does it look like from Santa’s perspective when he sees the children waiting to see him?
• What does Santa do for self-care?
• The importance of giving to others
• What does Santa think being seen means?
• JennyQ plays a quick round of Christmas favorites with Santa

Mitch Jackson is an award winning 2013 California Litigation Lawyer of the Year and 2009 Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year. He enjoys helping and adding value to consumers and clients who are doing the digital dance at the intersection of law, business and technology relating to the Metaverse and Web3. 

In addition to speaking several times at Tony Robbins Business Mastery events before audiences in the thousands, Mitch is also an early legal adopter of live video with keynotes and presentations at the New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles Periscope Summits. He has appeared and shared expert commentary on shows with Katie Couric, Anderson Cooper, Seth Godin, Peter Diamandis, and Gary Vaynerchuk. 

In This Episode:

• Telling other people’s stories
• Using live video to convey the human side of lawyers on a global scale
• Taking that first step toward making anything happen
• An early career story Mitch has never shared on social before that was a game changing moment
• Don’t overanalyze the situation
• Mitch’s 3 action steps for moving forward with a project or plan:

1. Why do I want to do this; is it something I enjoy doing?
2. If I make this decision, how's it going to affect the family, my health, both physically and mentally?
3. What resources do I have both personally and professionally, and who do I know that I can bring into the project to help all of us successfully move down the path?

The entrepreneurial hustler behind Digital Systems LLC and Systemizely LLC, Damien Rufus is one of the most sought-after and trusted digital strategists in the world of Online Marketing.

In This Episode:

• The vulnerable way Damien and JennyQ first met
• Growing up as a black boy in 1980’s Arizona
• Turning harsh words from an elementary school teacher into a powerful motivator
• The importance of having a strong army around you 
• Being unapologetic for being who he is
• One of Damien’s most impactful ‘being seen’ moments

Resource: https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-free-online-classes-for-managers-diversity-inclusion

Kami Guildner is a connector, a storyteller and a business coach for changemaker women of influence. She leads high-vibe entrepreneurs to give voice to their most important messages and create a ripple effect of worldly impact. She is the founder of the Extraordinary Women Ignite Conference, Extraordinary Women Connect events, and Extraordinary Women Radio.

In This Episode:

• The spiritual journey from the corporate world to entrepreneur
• Reconnecting to yourself
• Slowing down or stopping when the weight of things in your world start stacking up
• Checking in daily with yourself: Mindset, Body, Spirit, Community
• Overcoming the fear of being on stage
• Kami’s ‘being seen’ story

John Roedel is a comic, husband and father of three boys based in Wyoming who began talking with “God” in 2015 on Facebook about his ongoing faith crisis. What began as a flippant way of making light of his doubts in the Divine turned into something he wasn’t at all prepared for: God wrote back. 

In This Episode:

• When the weight of family circumstances hit… hard
• How ‘Conversations with God’ started
• Allowing himself to physically feel the emotions when writing
• Letting go of the shame of what other people are going to think if you let someone read what you’ve written
• The importance of having a safe person or the support of a community to share your scars with
• Remembering to breathe and not miss the miracle of the moment right now
• John’s ‘being seen’ moment that was tragic and profound
• Being thankful for the lessons learned every day

Dan Gingiss is an international keynote speaker and coach who believes that a remarkable customer experience is your best sales and marketing strategy. His 20-year professional career included leadership positions at McDonald’s, Discover and Humana.

Dan is the author of two books, The Experience Maker and Winning at Social Customer Care, and is the host of two shows, the Experience This! podcast and The Experience Maker LinkedIn live show.

In This Episode:

• From corporate marketer to customer experience expert
• The importance of listening, patience and empathy in customer service
• The shift from companies to “brands”
• The brand is the reputation of the company
• Customer experience as a competitive advantage
• Being responsive to the customer on whatever channel they engage with you on
• Making the customer feel “seen”
• Opportunities to personalize the customer experience
• Voice of the customer and actions of the customer
• Taking ownership of going bald

*Strong Trigger Warning: In this episode, we talk about child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and growing up in a cult, which may be alarming to some listeners. Please use discretion, take care of yourself, and if you need to, don’t be afraid to reach out and ask someone close to you for help.

Catie Reay is a sexual exploitation survivor and advocate. Generational chain breaker. Author. Speaker. Freedom fighter for the voiceless.

In This Episode:

• Being born into a cult
• Multiple layers of childhood trauma
• The abuse continued after fleeing the cult
• Coming to the realization her childhood wasn’t normal
• The importance of teachers (and everyone) to be trauma informed trained
• Trauma responses that should have been red flags 
• How do you know if someone is a safe person to speak your truth to?
• Breaking free of strongholds so the healing can begin

Resource: https://traumainformedcaretraining.com/free-trauma-informed-care-courses/