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bLUTalks episodes

  • Your Authenticity Score- Amy Thurman

    Amy Thurman is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and a thought leader on the transformative power of authenticity and holding space. After living 10 years with a broken neck that went undiagnosed for six months, she was forced to redefine everything, including what it means to be strong. She discovered that true strength isn't found in pretending to be okay, it's found in presence, softness and the courage to be real.

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    22 min
  • Tiny Steps to Big Dreams- Dr. Ruby Mendenhall

    Dr. Ruby Mendenhall has a B.S. in Occupational Therapy, M.P.P. in Public Policy and Ph.D. in Human Development and Social Policy. She is currently the Kathryn Lee Baynes Dallenbach LAS Professor in Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is an Associate Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and the Associate Director for Engagement at the Cancer Center at Illinois.

    Her research examines how living in racially segregated neighborhoods with high levels of gun violence affects Black mothers’ mental and physical health using surveys, interviews, crime statistics, police records, data from 911 calls, art, wearable sensors and genomic analysis. Mendenhall was the 2024 City of Urbana’s Poet Laureate.
    She has produced documentaries about mothers who lost adult children to gun violence, academic mentoring and Black women with cancer. She develops Wellness Stores/Spaces across the country.

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    12 min
  • Unlock Your Creative Potential: Enter the Adjacent Possible- Charles Leon

    Writer and Illustrator of Sketch Journals, including The Kew Sketch Journal.

    International Speaker and Trainer on the Creative Process and how Applied Innovation actually works.
    With more than 30 years experience in design, and an extensive knowledge of neuroscience and the working of the creative mind, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to helping Organisations and Individuals overcome Innovation Stagnation and achieve Creative Breakthrough.

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    19 min
  • From Pain to Promise: Rewriting My Future- Donnie Landon

    Donnie Landon is a transformational speaker, veteran, entrepreneur, and federal leader whose life proves that beginnings don’t define destinies. Raised as the son of an incarcerated father, Donnie knows what it means to be overlooked and underestimated. Yet his journey took him from the streets to the U.S. Navy, to building businesses and nonprofits, and ultimately to coordinating daily intelligence for the President of the United States.

    Today, as Director of Central Services at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Donnie blends his professional credibility with raw storytelling to inspire students, fathers, and leaders to take ownership of their choices and rewrite their stories. Through his signature Feel It. Flip It. Flex It.™ framework, he equips audiences to face their struggles honestly, flip their perspective, and flex their growth into lasting success. Known as “The Messenger of Hope,” Donnie’s mission is to impact 100,000 students and educators by 2026.


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    13 min
  • The 3 Ps to Success- Sandrine Gressard Wyman

    Sandrine Gressard is a French-born pilot, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker whose journey reflects courage, passion, and perseverance. Raised across several countries, she built a 25-year business career before pursuing her childhood dream of flying. Starting with gliders in 2013, she became a private pilot in 2018 and, in 2025, earned her Commercial Pilot Licence and Instrument Rating in Canada, completing her training in just 50 hours with a 91% checkride score.

    As a ferry pilot, Sandrine has flown small aircraft across continents, from Canada to India and Europe, facing extreme weather, long hours, and cultural contrasts with determination and grace. Her message—“Impossible means I’m possible”—inspires audiences to overcome fear and take control of their dreams.
    A singer-songwriter, global citizen, and proud mother, Sandrine shares her adventures and lessons through her platform Girls Go Fly (girlsgofly.com and YouTube @girlsgofly)

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    13 min

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bLU Talks is a branded series of talks designed to educate, inspire, entertain and motivate. bLU stands for Business, Life, Universe and the speakers, authors and influencers that take part in bLU…