Welcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate! 

If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way. 

I’ve had the great honor of interviewing nearly 100 guests for this show, and each one has inspired me in various ways. The show may be found on all podcast platforms.

Now to bring in 100 episodes, I wanted to bring back some of these guests to give you a reminder of the great things they are doing, an update on where they are now, and an opportunity to be inspired again by their words of wisdom.

When you listen, you’ll see in the show notes details of the original episodes of each guest so you can go back and listen as I know you’ll want to hear more after taking in these snippets from each! 

New or returning, I cannot thank you enough for being a part of the Be The Good with Kate community. Every listen means the world, and every comment, email, share, and review both fill my heart with gratitude as well as help these inspiring messages of pursuing your passion get to more listeners. Thank you!

Sofie:

We first chatted with Sofie Lindberg for episode 67, and since then, her podcast and mission has expanded into an entire nonprofit! 

The mission of Claim Your Potential: “to empower women and girls academically, emotionally, financially, and professionally.”

A few highlights from her episode include: 

-Seeking out opportunities to follow your interests & become well-rounded from a young age

-The nonprofit sector– and that you are never too young to do something

-Growing up around a lot of different cultures

-A reminder of how much an impact saying thank you can have

She has been busy since then, and I’m excited to share her updates and insight with you today.

Claimyourpotential.org  @claimpotential   

Eddy:

First featured in episode 68, Eddy Smits explains that his passion for brightening people’s days led him “to accomplish what others called ridiculous and unfeasible.” Eddy Smits became a professional clown in Belgium, and went on to visit over 10.000 sick and palliative children.

As his bio states, “This work required more than a pair of big shoes and a red nose. I needed to develop a strong kind of leadership, but most of all I needed to learn to connect, which, even as a clown, is a challenge with sick or palliative children.”

Today, Eddy uses his experience to help parents and leaders authentically connect in his role as a coach.

It was such a fascinating and heartfelt episode that I encourage you to listen to if you haven’t yet. And today Eddy sends Be The Good with Kate a fun 100th congratulations :) 

Eddysmits.com  @eddysmits 

JJ: 

Episode 52 became one of the most played episodes, featuring JJ Kells, giving us a point of view from the side of someone who is going to therapy, working through each day, and sharing her struggles and triumphs with others along the way. It takes a lot of strength to do that, and she is helping others by finding ways to incorporate this information and encouragement into her life, in addition to her work with animals and exploring what's next...

JJ has obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, and she has worked so hard to ensure SHE runs her life, not it. "It's a part of my experience all day everyday," but listen to how JJ explains her journey discovering so much about herself,  therapy, tactics to cope with the stressors, and more.

linkedin.com/in/jacquelinekells/  @jjnicole612