“One of the biggest elements of my success came from just taking responsibility for my life.” Kendra Wright is a woman on the rise.  She found early success in the world of digital marketing, working with big names and brands to help grow their platforms.  Now she is focusing on building her own brand —…

“Do not be afraid to seek out transformation of your mind.”   AJ Richards came back from Iraq feeling that his life had no purpose.  He was working for a pest control company, doing door-to-door sales at the time.  Richards realized that he had to make changes or he might not survive. “I was a…

“When something looks interesting on the horizon, I want to check it out.”   Evo Terra, a well known digital strategist, speaker and podcaster wanted to see what life was like as a world traveler.  He and his wife, Sheila Dee, made the decision in late 2014 to sell just about everything — including their house…

Find your wings and you will fly.   That’s a version of what kids are told at Phoenix based New Pathways for Youth.  More specifically, they are told to figure out which wing is the strong one and which wing is the weak one.  That way, they stay airborne. It’s a concept that helped 16…

“I have really put a priority on my health.  Having cancer changes your priority on everything.” Kirk Nurmi has walked through an incredible journey over the past few years.  After being assigned to represent notorious boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias, Nurmi’s life, at times, seemed like a reality TV show.  One that he never wanted to be…

Tracey Martin is not big on resolutions.  In fact, she is 100% anti-resolution.  Martin, a life strategist based in Scottsdale, Arizona, believes life is a journey and we should never stop.  Not even when a goal is met or a resolution is checked off our list.   When it comes to that life journey, Martin…

“I was bullied as a kid and I had low self-esteem because of it.  I was made fun of because of my weight and it just sort of escalated.”  Carrie Severson spent eight long years of her childhood being harassed, bullied and severely depressed.  “I had to leave my hometown, discover who I was and…

“Sometimes when you lose weight, you are not necessarily going to be happy at the end of the day.  Don’t just change your body, change your life.” Felicia Romero, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker, has worked hard to change her life.  She fought food addictions as a binge eater and compulsive dieter for…

“I loved my career in TV news.  I wouldn’t have changed a thing.  It was very rewarding and I loved it.  But life is a book with many chapters.” For former TV News Anchor Lin Sue Cooney, the time had come, after 34 years in the business, to turn the page. Cooney says she never…

Housing and consumer finance expert Dean Wegner from Academy Mortgage in Scottsdale, Arizona expects to see a push of people buying homes in the coming months. Since rates hit rock-bottom in 2009, it’s been a bit of a guessing game as to when the Fed would raise rates.  With unemployment holding steady at 5%, analysts…