Defined: The Podcast

After the loss of a friend to suicide and years of personal struggle with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Glenn Marsden decided it was time to focus his life's energy on shifting the stigma against mental health. ⁠
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Using his photography skills and passion for helping others, the 'imperfectly Perfect Campaign' was born. With Glenn at the helm of its success, the 'imperfectly Perfect Campaign' has now gained global recognition, amassing a reach of over 4 million and getting the backing of over 200 of the world's most influential public figures.
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Glenn is now a renowned performance coach with modalities in business strategy and mindset plus a public speaker. He has spoken on many platforms about his work, including major networks, publications, and events.⁠
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Following his mantra of "Each one, teach one", Glenn moves to inspire others to achieve their success and continues to live his passion for helping others grow and succeed.⁠
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Have you ever shared a secret you swore you would take to your grave? Elizabeth Penalver has.

After leaving home at 17, Elly decided it was time to come out to her family about the years or sexual abuse she endured from her step-father. It was the scariest moment of her life. Yet as a survivor in the truest form, Elly knew that she couldn't carry the weight and trauma anymore. 

Thanks to the support and unconditional love from her family as well as the gift of therapy, Elly has continued along her journey of healing towards returning to a normal(ish) life.

Have you ever shared a secret you swore you would take to your grave? Elizabeth Penalver has.

After leaving home at 17, Elly decided it was time to come out to her family about the years or sexual abuse she endured from her step-father. It was the scariest moment of her life. Yet as a survivor in the truest form, Elly knew that she couldn't carry the weight and trauma anymore. 

Thanks to the support and unconditional love from her family as well as the gift of therapy, Elly has continued along her journey of healing towards returning to a normal(ish) life.

From growing up with gunshot holes outside of his bedroom window to sharing the stage with Deepak Chopra, Justin Michael Williams knows the power of healing to overcome. 
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He is an author, top 20 recording artist, and transformational speaker whose work has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Grammy.com, Yoga Journal, Billboard, Wanderlust, and South by Southwest. 
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With over a decade of teaching experience, Justin has become a pioneering millennial voice for diversity and inclusion in wellness.

From growing up with gunshot holes outside of his bedroom window to sharing the stage with Deepak Chopra, Justin Michael Williams knows the power of healing to overcome. 
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He is an author, top 20 recording artist, and transformational speaker whose work has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Grammy.com, Yoga Journal, Billboard, Wanderlust, and South by Southwest. 
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With over a decade of teaching experience, Justin has become a pioneering millennial voice for diversity and inclusion in wellness.

Meet your co-host, Lindsay Vogel! 

She began her challenging journey at an early age; diagnosed with Tourette’s at age seven, leaving home and subsequently living in the woods, then physically losing her voice. These may have been the labels given to her, but she refused to let them define her. 

Lindsay’s healing came with a personal shift in awareness that setbacks can serve as powerful motivators for growth. After years of trial and error, she found herself through writing and exploring entrepreneurship in a variety of business ventures. 
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Lindsay continues to strategize ways to feed her independent and vibrant spirit through hard work, visualization, and the ongoing study of conscious leadership. Her vision is to create a committed global community that embraces kindness, serves as a positive model for change, and affords individuals the opportunity to imagine and realize freedom and true fulfillment beyond adversity.

Meet your co-host, Lindsay Vogel! 

She began her challenging journey at an early age; diagnosed with Tourette’s at age seven, leaving home and subsequently living in the woods, then physically losing her voice. These may have been the labels given to her, but she refused to let them define her. 

Lindsay’s healing came with a personal shift in awareness that setbacks can serve as powerful motivators for growth. After years of trial and error, she found herself through writing and exploring entrepreneurship in a variety of business ventures. 
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Lindsay continues to strategize ways to feed her independent and vibrant spirit through hard work, visualization, and the ongoing study of conscious leadership. Her vision is to create a committed global community that embraces kindness, serves as a positive model for change, and affords individuals the opportunity to imagine and realize freedom and true fulfillment beyond adversity.

Jenny Desmond is Founder of both Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection in West Africa AND Partners in Animal Welfare and Protection in the U.S. She truly does it all! ⁠

She has played leadership roles in multiple funding, marketing, and project management programs; created several strategic business development plans; established and improved numerous animal care protocols; collaborated on diverse wildlife crime-fighting initiatives; and managed the rehabilitation of a diverse number of wildlife species, for a multitude of animal protection and conservation organizations throughout the world, with an emphasis on great apes. ⁠

Jenny has provided guidance and support in a variety of capacities to clients such as the Jane Goodall Institute, Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, Smithsonian Institute, EcoHealth Alliance. 

Jenny Desmond is Founder of both Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection in West Africa AND Partners in Animal Welfare and Protection in the U.S. She truly does it all! ⁠

She has played leadership roles in multiple funding, marketing, and project management programs; created several strategic business development plans; established and improved numerous animal care protocols; collaborated on diverse wildlife crime-fighting initiatives; and managed the rehabilitation of a diverse number of wildlife species, for a multitude of animal protection and conservation organizations throughout the world, with an emphasis on great apes. ⁠

Jenny has provided guidance and support in a variety of capacities to clients such as the Jane Goodall Institute, Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, Smithsonian Institute, EcoHealth Alliance. 

Robert is an ivy-league-educated Positive Psychology expert, Executive Celebrity Coach, Host, Producer and Author. He is one of the world's leading experts on the relationship between happiness and success. 

Robert helps individuals and organizations achieve an energizing balance of authentic personal happiness and effortless professional success, based on time-tested, face-valid, empirical data and timeless, transcendental wisdom.

Robert's work has been endorsed by Oprah, Vanessa Williams, and many others, and he ​has been a regularly featured guest expert for shows like Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and KTLA, and in magazines like GQ, Self, Health, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Upscale.

Robert's first book, Happiness from the Inside Out: The Art and Science of Fulfillment, is celebrity-endorsed and critically-acclaimed. It has been translated into various other languages, including Chinese.