Hello and welcome to BACK to Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast. I am so excited about this episode. I have the honor to speak with Michelle Rigby Assad. You might be asking who is Michelle Assad? Well...

Her career began in Washington, D.C. working for an international relief and development agency in its government relations department. Michele joined the CIA in January 2002 and spent a decade serving as an undercover intelligence officer in the Directorate of Operations. Specializing in counterterrorism and counterintelligence, Michele spent the majority of her career in the Middle East. She worked in Iraq and other secret locations.

Since leaving the agency, I have been on a mission to inspire others with the lessons I have learned from my unconventional career path. If I was able to rise in the midst of such challenging circumstances, so can you!

Today, Michele is a keynote speaker, trainer, and international security consultant focused on the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the United States. Her bestselling book Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What it Taught Me About What’s Worth Fighting For, was published in February 2018 (Tyndale Momentum). You can find the book online. You can also check out her website at https://michelerigbyassad.com

And I am so thankful for my amazing sponsors of this podcast. Thank you to these amazing locally owned businesses and I would highly recommend you checking them out.

We have Lone Star Donuts, they have nearly 50 flavors of great tasting homemade donuts. Great Customer service and they are located in 3 locations. They are in Silverdale 360-204-5021, Port Orchard 360-443-2600 and Poulsbo 360-626-1164 Washington. They are all over social media. Please check them out today.

Also Thank you Roberto & his great staff at Taquiza in the Kitsap Mall, they have some of the best Mexican food around, call and place your order today

360-698-4335, check their website out at TAQUIZATACOSHOP.COM, they also cater for parties as well.

And did you know they also have a food truck? That's right. It's called, Taquiza Street. WWW.TAQUIZASTREET.COM check them out and place your order today, they have some really good breakfast burritos!! Call them and get your order in 360-914-9152

Also since we are discussing food try out Double D's BBQ and Smokery. I love BBQ and checking them out they have some very delicious tasting BBQ. They are a locally owned food truck and catering business by a military family, and they have some of the best BBQ around, great tasting RIBS that just fall off the bone. Check out their website at https://doubledsbbqandsmokeryllc.com/ to find out where they will be at or call them, their number is

360-960-9093.

And Thank you to Alex Pablo, What Alex does is specialize in assisting small to medium-sized local family restaurant establishments in enhancing their brand identity and cultivating a strong business image, thereby attracting a greater customer base and boosting sales. We provide comprehensive support through the creation and maintenance of professional business websites, strategic menu design and printing services aimed at effectively showcasing their enticing offerings, and implementing efficient online ordering software to drive increased online sales. Our utmost objective is to empower these businesses to flourish and achieve sustained success in their respective markets. Check him out at https://aldentedigitals.com/

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Welcome everyone to Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast. I am so excited to have you back for another encouraging & entertaining episode.

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Here we are with episode #102!!

About 6 years ago, Joel Gibson JR. began singing with friends and family and with the support and encouragement of them and his wife Brittany, he is going balls to the wall. Joel is a local singer, songwriter from the PNW, (Pacific Northwest). I will be sharing several of his songs today & I will be catching up with Joel Gibson JR, it's been a hot minute. I am so excited to hear what he has been up and get a review on his 3000 mile road trip, where he did several concerts at. He also shares live 2 songs and one of those songs that will be on his next album. And it ROCKS!!

The songs I am featuring today are: Hoodies and Romeo's, Roots, The Gift & Wishes. Each song has a very special meaning to him and some of the have a very special meaning especially being the up here in the PNW.

Please check out his website at www.joelgibsonjrmusic.com, there you can see his schedule of his upcoming events, videos and more of his music and you can buy some merch from hats, hoodies, bottle openers, shot glasses and much much more. Who knows where you might see him on the road, such a great guy who ROCKS the house when he hits the stage.

And I am so thankful for my amazing sponsors of this podcast. Thank you to these amazing locally owned businesses and I would highly recommend you checking them out.

We have Lone Star Donuts, they have nearly 50 flavors of great tasting homemade donuts. Great Customer service and they are located in 3 locations. They are in Silverdale 360-204-5021, Port Orchard 360-443-2600 and Poulsbo 360-626-1164 Washington. They are all over social media. Please check them out today.

Also Thank you Roberto & his great staff at Taquiza in the Kitsap Mall, they have some of the best Mexican food around, call and place your order today

360-698-4335, check their website out at TAQUIZATACOSHOP.COM, they also cater for parties as well.

And did you know they also have a food truck? That's right. It's called, Taquiza Street. WWW.TAQUIZASTREET.COM check them out and place your order today, they have some really good breakfast burritos!! Call them and get your order in 360-914-9152

Also since we are discussing food try out Double D's BBQ and Smokery. I love BBQ and checking them out they have some very delicious tasting BBQ. They are a locally owned food truck and catering business by a military family, and they have some of the best BBQ around, great tasting RIBS that just fall off the bone. Check out their website at https://doubledsbbqandsmokeryllc.com/ to find out where they will be at or call them, their number is

360-960-9093.

And Thank you to Alex Pablo, What Alex does is specialize in assisting small to medium-sized local family restaurant establishments in enhancing their brand identity and cultivating a strong business image, thereby attracting a greater customer base and boosting sales. We provide comprehensive support through the creation and maintenance of professional business websites, strategic menu design and printing services aimed at effectively showcasing their enticing offerings, and implementing efficient online ordering software to drive increased online sales. Our utmost objective is to empower these businesses to flourish and achieve sustained success in their respective markets. Check him out at https://aldentedigitals.com/

Please subscribe & follow this podcast, it is always about Encouraging others, hearing amazing stories from people from all over. As well as sharing about musicians & their songs with you. Thank you for joining & I hope you will continue to follow the podcast.

Hello and welcome back to Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast.

Today my guest is Michael Powers, and Michael was born in New York City in 1960, but grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. His musical career began as therapy, when at the age of 15 he took up strumming the guitar to strengthen his wrist after a skateboard accident. Following his graduation from Berkeley High School when he was 15½, he moved to Seattle and frequented local jam sessions, keeping his fingers on the guitar strings and his mind on making his music reach a wider audience.  His style was also influenced by a diverse group of musicians which includes Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Charlie Parker, George Benson, Stanley Jordan, Miles Davis, and Kevin Eubanks. He has met so many incredible musicians in the industry that have help him create his very unique style, also please Check out Michaelpowersmusic.com, for more info about his and his schedule as well.

I am so excited to speak with him today and get his story and who has encouraged him throughout his career, and he has meet so many incredible people along his journey it's insane, he could write a book of all the people he has met.

Not only am I a sharing 2 of his songs, "Return of Summer" but also "Miles From Home" , I am also playing music by:

The Chris Jones Band called- American Radio, you can follow Chris at www.chrisjonesband.com

Demi Michelle- Follow my Compass; Demi's website is www.demischwartz.com

and Jason Biddle called I see the Cross; his website is Jasonbiddlemusic.com As always I am so appreciative of my amazing sponsors. So please check out these amazing local businesses that are in the Kitsap County area. You can find each of these businesses on Facebook and when you check out my website at www.chitnchatpodcast.com, you have the ability to click on each link for their business. From Silverdale Washington, Taquiza & Taquiza Street they have some really good authentic Mexican food, and are locally owned and operated, amazing staff and friendly service and my favorite is the Grilled Jalapenos!! Also Thank you to Double D's BBQ & Smokery, they are a food truck out of Kington, Washington. With some of the best tasting BBQ in the area, they locally owned by Navy Veterans. Finger licking BBQ everytime. Lone Star Donuts with 3 locations in Port Orchard, Silverdale and now in Poulsbo Washington. Great tasting, made fresh every day Donuts!! With nearly 50 kinds they are so so delicious. I also want to thank Alex Pablo and what Alex does is:His company specializes in assisting small to medium-sized local family restaurant establishments in enhancing their brand identity and cultivating a strong business image, thereby attracting a greater customer base and boosting sales. They provide some really great services aimed at effectively showcasing their enticing offerings, and implementing efficient online ordering software to drive increased online sales. Their objective is to empower these businesses to flourish and achieve sustained success in their respective markets. You can find him at www.aldentedigitals.comI had so much fun, with this podcast episode, time got away from me but it was a very fun episode to put together.

If you can't listen to the whole thing now come back and pick up where you left off.

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Welcome back to Chit & Chat; the encouraging one another podcast, I am so excited you are back for another fun, encouraging, uplifting and encouraging episode. We have some great music on today as well, we are featuring a brand new song by my friend Benjiphonik called... "Dance Gravy." And the Meghanne Storey Project is also sharing of their new songs called "Patience." And I featuring a song by my guest called "Filthy Water", and my guest who is on today has been writing songs since she was 4 year old. She I well know in the International Singers Songwriters Association (ISSA) and she has been nominated for several awards this year ISSA Awards in Atlanta.

 She has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Female Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year  and Single of the Year. I am wishing her the best of luck that she can bring home some new awards.

Thank to my amazing sponsors,

Please check out these amazing businesses. You can find each of these businesses on Facebook as well as my website www.chitnchatpodcast.com, There are links there that will take you to each of there websites.From Silverdale Washington, Taquiza & Taquiza Street they have some really good authentic Mexican food, and are locally owned and operated. Also Thank you to Double D's BBQ & Smokery, they are a food truck out of Kington, Washington. Great tasting BBQ, locally owned by Navy Veterans. And Lone Star Donuts with locations in Port Orchard, Silverdale and soon in Poulsbo Washington. Great tasting, made fresh every day Donuts!! I also want to thank Alex Pablo and what Alex does is:His company specializes in assisting small to medium-sized local family restaurant establishments in enhancing their brand identity and cultivating a strong business image, thereby attracting a greater customer base and boosting sales. They provide some really great services aimed at effectively showcasing their enticing offerings, and implementing efficient online ordering software to drive increased online sales. Their objective is to empower these businesses to flourish and achieve sustained success in their respective markets. You can find him at www.aldentedigitals.comAlso subscribe and follow this podcast as I continue to share encouraging, uplifting conversations with people from all over the world as well as fun, energetic music. Until next time this is Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast, "Where it's always about Encouraging others."

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Today on the Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast, I get the opportunity to interview Brandy D'Ininosanto she has been behind the call when you might have called 911, in the Kitsap area, and she has been doing it for 20 years. She has seen many changes over the years and has answered many, many calls. She works at CENCOM, which takes all 911 Emergency and non-Emergency calls with in the Kitsap County area which covers many, many miles and areas. In May and June they received nearly 30,000 calls and on July 4th they received 1200 calls.

It was a blast getting to know her and hearing about how she go into this very unique field. Thank you also to the many 911 Operators all over the US, the many hours they put in and answering calls 24/7/365 from a fender bender to some very severe life threating issues. Most of us get to clock out at 4pm but CENCOM is manned all day every day, they are there for you the many citizens of Kitsap County.

Also featuring songs by:

Sassy Vezay- If Your Dog Don't Like Him, fun song to listen too. Want to check out more about Sassy check out her site at LINKTR.EE/SASSYVEZAY,

Andrew Dean, share his song; Wanted; A Good Time For All, his website it ANDREWDEAN.US

And thank you to Darrell Dom & Monster Target and their song Money Mayweather.. His website is HOLYCULTURE.NET/DIRECTORY/ARTIST/DARRELL DOMINC.

Please check out these amazing businesses.

I also want to thank my sponsors you can find each of these businesses on Facebook:

From Silverdale Washington, Taquiza & Taquiza Street they have some really good authentic Mexican food, and are locally owned and operated.

Also Thank you to Double D's BBQ & Smokery, they are a food truck out of Kington, Washington. Great tasting BBQ, locally owned by Navy Veterans.

And Lone Star Donuts with locations in Port Orchard, Silverdale and soon in Poulsbo Washington. Great tasting, made fresh every day Donuts!!

I also want to thank Alex Pablo and what Alex does is:

His company specializes in assisting small to medium-sized local family restaurant establishments in enhancing their brand identity and cultivating a strong business image, thereby attracting a greater customer base and boosting sales. They provide some really great services aimed at effectively showcasing their enticing offerings, and implementing efficient online ordering software to drive increased online sales. Their objective is to empower these businesses to flourish and achieve sustained success in their respective markets. You can find him at www.aldentedigitals.comAlso subscribe and follow this podcast as I continue to share encouraging, uplifting conversations with people from all over the world as well as fun, energetic music.

Until next time this is Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast, "Where it's always about Encouraging others."

Today I have the opportunity to interview Kenton Adler, and he has worn many hats and funny thing was he is wearing a hat today during this interview. He shares a little about his Navy days, teaching at Lyons College, fun times he had back in the days in my home town of Camden Arkansas and his love for playing Bagpipes. He shares a good part of his life has been revolved with Bagpipes.

Also we have rocking music by three very gifted musicians. We have Kirstie Krause and her song called "Bird", and since its summertime and we are feeling a little lazy, I am playing Benjiphonik song "Lazy Day", and I will be rocking it with a song by Sydney Irving "I Don't Want To Fight You. "

I also want to thank my sponsors you can find each of these businesses on Facebook:

From Silverdale Washington, Taquiza & Taquiza Street they have some really good authentic Mexican food, and are locally owned and operated.

Also Thank you to Double D's BBQ & Smokery, they are a food truck out of Kington, Washington. Great tasting BBQ, locally owned by Navy Veterans.

And Lone Star Donuts with locations in Port Orchard, Silverdale and soon in Poulsbo Washington. Great tasting, made fresh every day Donuts!!

Please check out these amazing businesses.

I also want to thank Alex Pablo and what Alex does is:

His company specializes in assisting small to medium-sized local family restaurant establishments in enhancing their brand identity and cultivating a strong business image, thereby attracting a greater customer base and boosting sales. They provide some really great services aimed at effectively showcasing their enticing offerings, and implementing efficient online ordering software to drive increased online sales. Their objective is to empower these businesses to flourish and achieve sustained success in their respective markets. You can find him at www.aldentedigitals.comAlso subscribe and follow this podcast as I continue to share encouraging, uplifting conversations with people from all over the world as well as fun, energetic music.

Until next time this is Chit & Chat; encouraging one another podcast, "Where it's always about Encouraging others."