Evolving Digital Self

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Rich Webber, General Manage of Product and Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Vans USA & Nicolette Lambrechts, General Manage of Sales Operations for Mercedes-Benz Vans USA after the cross USA road trip.

This past year during the COVID-19 pandemic, we've been faced with unique challenges that have fundamentally disrupted our daily life and necessitated a variety of creative solutions from our working life to our time off. Mercedes-Benz Vans has jumped in to create a unique business strategy, taking business to the streets. This month Mercedes-Benz Vans Rich Webber, General Manager of Marketing and Nicolette Lambrechts, General Manager of Sales Operations are embarking on a cross-country road trip in a Winnebago Sprinter and Metris Getaway covering 6,489 miles, 21 states and three coastlines. The team will use this rare opportunity to reconnect in person with dealerships, influencers and business partners in various markets, which has not been possible in recent months due to the pandemic. The road trip will help to provide support for product, dealers and internal teams to help find a new path to success. They'll be living in and hosting meetings out of the Metris Getaway and Winnebago Sprinter with a tailgate setup to allow for social distanced outdoor meetings, living out the trends that we've been seeing within the vans segment.

Since March, there's been an increase in demand from Van, RV and Parcel Van buyers looking for alternative solutions for their personal lives and businesses. We're continuing to see customers embrace the #vanlife trend with rising interest in dual work/play vans, adventure vans and even retailers looking for pop up store applications. The RV industry has seen the highest demand in over four decades, along with a shift in the demographic with more than 50% of post-COVID business being first-time RV buyers of a younger demographic and more late-career RV purchases as an additional vehicle, rather than the typical empty-nester retirement purchase.

We'd like to offer you a special opportunity to speak with Rich and Nicolette on their cross-country journey to learn more about our current product offerings, sales and trends we've noticed with Vans this past year.

Website: mbvans.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MBVansUSA
Twitter ID: @MBVansUSA
Instagram: @mercedesbenzvansusa

Dr. Heidi talks with Rijul Arora, Digital Well Being Advocate and Practitioner.

Rijul is a technology enthusiast working on building a better working world through technology. But, he's a millennial who's been on both sides of the table-completely addicted to technology, left it and now he has a healthy relationship with technology. This transition has completely transformed his life personally, professionally, and mentally. Thus, he spread this message of "healthy relationships with technology" through various platforms. 

Professionally, he is working with EY and helping clients in end to end technology transformation. 

Personally, he has delivered 70+ talks in leading Indian Colleges like IIM's, IIT's etc. and global platforms like TEDx and Character Day. 

Rijul is also an Innovator and Thought Leader with LookUp Live. A millennial who's been on both sides of the table-completely addicted to technology, left it and now he uses it in a healthy way.

This transition has completely transformed his life personally, professionally and mentally. Thus, Rijul spreads this message of "healthy relationships with technology" through schools, colleges, NGO's and corporates. 

Read a brief story about Rijul: https://medium.com/lookup-live/this-is-what-happened-when-i-stopped-using-social-media-for-seven-months-6d7d0e105de6

Website: https://www.rijularora.com

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/rijul.arora.3591

This episode is also celebrates Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally.

Your order will help support the Evolving Digital Self podcast. If you like it, please feel free to share it with your friends (both the book and the podcast :-)

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Melissa Del Toro Schaffner  - Voice Actor, international best selling author, and an accomplished Accountability Coach and Digital Nomad.

Melissa Del Toro Schaffner is an American Voice Actor, Podcaster, and an accomplished Accountability Coach. She has worn multiple hats including international best selling author, Creator and Illustrator of the Minority Girl Empowerment Coloring Book "Careers for Little Sisters",  and contestant on the nationally televised game show "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire".

Melissa's educational background is in Electrical Engineering and Project Management and she has lived and worked all over the United States and traveled by herself all over the Western Hemisphere - from Dogsledding in Nome, Alaska, to trekking the pyramids of Mexico, to touring the Kremlin at Christmastime. She became a mother late in life (after 40) and now the mom of a preschooler, she uses her experiences as a mother and corporate professional to perform her voiceover scripts for a global client base.

Website: https://www.melissadeltoro.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/melissadeltorointernational
Twitter ID: https://twitter.com/melissaideltoro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissadeltoro_voiceover

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Ray Blakney Pijama Entrepreneur.

Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know.

He comes from a long line of world travelers (his American father grew up in Rhodesia, and his American grandfather grew up in China) and the bug has never left him.

Over the last 12 years he has built a location independent lifestyle that has allowed him, his wife and recently his baby son to travel around the world whenever they want without being tied down by work.

Some of his travel adventures have included:

-Hiking the Incan Trail.
-Camping on the Great Wall of China.
-Scuba diving with sea-turtles in the Philippines.
-Riding a hot air balloon at sunrise over ancient pyramids in Mexico.
-Rented a Ferrari to drive around Tuscany
-Working as a volunteer for almost no pay in the Peace Corps for two years.
-Sleeping under the stars in the Saharan desert and almost being killed by a camel named Jimmy.
-Accidentally renting a private luxury train through the Andes.
-Unknowingly  eating raw donkey with Chinese communist part members in central China

-And many more...

When he is not travelling, he bootstraps 6 and 7-figure online businesses.  Most of this was done from home in his superman pajamas. 

He and his businesses have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Boston Globe and other top publications. Ray has also been a main stage speaker at multiple conferences around the world.

For fun he is also a semi-professional sword fighter.

Website: https://www.livelingua.com  https://www.podcasthawk.com

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/raymond.blakney

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Anjel B Hartwell, known as The Wealthy Life Mentor, is an internationally known artist, author & evolutionary alchemist. 

Honored as a Be The Change "Movement To Watch" Award Winner and considered one of America's Premier Experts, she has appeared multiple times in the major media and is the Creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Apple #1 Internationally ranked Wickedly Smart Women Podcast and is hired to consult with high achieving leaders who are called to be the Vanguard of the Creative Age. Visit her at www.thewealthylifementor.com or peruse her online art gallery at www.artfortheawakenedheart.com

Dr. Heidi and Anjel talk about taking her art gallery online and the opportunity of name change in digital world!

Website: thewealthylifementor.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewealthylifementor
Twitter ID: http://www.twitter.com/anjelbhartwell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anjelbhartwell

Wealthy Life Readiness Quiz

http://artfortheawakenedheart.com/featured/because-the-world-needs-more-beauty-flow-codes-emerald-greenforest.html

http://artfortheawakenedheart.com/featured/gushing-with-creative-pleasure-flow-codes-emerald-greenforest.html

http://artfortheawakenedheart.com/featured/the-better-it-gets-the-better-it-gets-flow-codes-emerald-greenforest.html

This episode is also celebrates Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally.

Your order will help support the Evolving Digital Self podcast. If you like it, please feel free to share it with your friends (both the book and the podcast :-)

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Alyea Sandovar, PhD - a game and play consultant for online entrepreneurs. Columbian by birth, naturalized American, at home in Amsterdam when not on the road in Bali or Munich.

Alyea is a game and play consultant and supports online entrepreneurs to gamify their programs, products and marketing. She has an in-depth of understanding into what it means to be human and to be playful through study and experience. She has a whole slew of degrees: the focus of her PhD was game design and production, She also has a Masters in Psychology, a Masters in Human Organizational Systems, and a Bachelor's is in Public Relations and Communication. She has worked with academic institutions, non profits, game studios, corporations, start-ups and with online entrepreneur.

She is passionate about creating high quality products with ease and fun. She believes creating playful products should not be a headache. She is devoutly spiritual,  and aims to bring respect, peace, fun and tranquility to every project she becomes a part of.  She loves dark chocolate, salsa, traveling and cortados.

Website: alyeasandovar.com and tinthue.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tinthueagency
Twitter ID: @alyeasandovar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tint.hue
Playful Creative Summit
Playification challenge

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Nona Yehia, Co-Founder & CEO of Vertical Harvest.

An architect and entrepreneur, Nona conceptualized and built Vertical Harvest, the first vertical hydroponic greenhouse in the world. Following her passion for local food and experiences growing up with a brother with developmental disabilities, Nona coached Vertical Harvest to success and continues to lead the company in bringing architectural, economic, and social innovation to communities nationwide. In 2020, Nona was chosen as a CNN Champion for Change. This award profiles 10 innovators leading the charge to a better world with new ideas and groundbreaking solutions.

Website: https://verticalharvestfarms.com

This episode is also celebrates Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally.

Your order will help support the Evolving Digital Self podcast. If you like it, please feel free to share it with your friends (both the book and the podcast :-)

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Victoria Vives Khuong, Divine Sexuality and Healing teacher.

Victoria Vives is a leading expert in Divine Sexuality, Shamanism and Energy Healing.  Descending from renown lineages in the healing and spiritual arts, Victoria started practicing in 2000 and is a highly accredited teacher, having trained thousands of practitioners internationally.

Singer songwriter, dancer choreographer, martial artist stunt woman, a personality in Spanish prime time television for ten years, YouTube personality with over five million views, Telly Award and Beijing Television Award winner, she came to Los Angeles and went from being homeless with $14 to her name to breaking the 6 figure barrier, achieving financial freedom, and living a fulfilling life of purpose.  She teaches the principles of her success in her courses and in her #1 International Best Selling Book, "In a Matter of Seconds."

Victoria emphasizes the principles of Divine Sexuality as the pathway for women to achieve a balance between personal power, success, love, intimacy, and life fulfillment.

Victoria grew up in dictatorial Spain as the only black around until she was 14 years old. She toured, taught and traveled internationally and ended up living in Los Angeles.

TCK Nigerian-Spanish Spiritual Warrior

website: https://VictoriaVives.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/victoriaviveskhuong
Twitter ID: https://twitter.com/victoriavives
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/victoriaviveskhuong

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Tony and Leanne Argyle  - Travatical Podcast and Magazine.

Tony and Leanne Argyle have interviewed over 120 expats and full time travellers during the last 5 years about their lifestyle choices and, inspired by the results they have found, have hit the road themselves as full time travellers in 2019. You can subscribe to their free magazine with travel tips and and inspiring traveller interviews at travatical.com

Website: www.travatical.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/travatical

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Jonathan Soroff, journalist and author.

After growing up in Newton and graduating from Duke University, Jonathan Soroff, 54, began his journalism career at The Boston Herald. For 28 years, he was the lead columnist for The Improper Bostonian Magazine, writing the social column and a celebrity interview in every issue and contributing numerous features.

He's written for a variety of publications, ranging from People Magazine, London's Royal Academy Magazine, The South China Morning Post, Modern Luxury, Dujour, The National, and the South African editions of Elle and Elle Decor. He is currently a contributing editor at Boston Magazine, writing the Person of Interest interview, a quarterly column, and travel content, and he produces travel stories for numerous national and international publications.

For several years, he co-hosted a weekly radio program, "Status Report," on Boston Herald Radio. In 2013, he published his first novel, "Crimes of Fashion."  He serves on the Board of Overseers at The Boston Ballet, the Advisory Board of the Trustees of the Reservations, the Board of Corporators for Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, MA, and is a director of the NET Research Foundation, which funds research into carcinoid cancer and related tumors. He lives in Newton, MA, with his husband, Sam Mazzarelli.

Website: www.bostonmagazine.com
Facebook Page: Jonathan Soroff
Twitter ID: Jonathan_Soroff
Instagram: jonsoroff