Tonight, Fantastic Frank welcomes Patti Foster.  Patti is a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work.   Patti Foster, a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Survivor, is an inspiring and entertaining inspirational speaker and voice-over talent. Patti would love to be with you. A former radio personality, Patti offers challenging, refreshing messages through word and song and is a Traumatic Brain Injury Speaker. Patti Foster in one word? Passionate. Whether on the tennis court or on the fairway, in a crowd or at home with family, on stage or on the air—she gives all that she has to whatever she pursues. Visit http://tbisoup.com to preorder this book! Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets.

Tonight, Fantastic Frank interviews contributing Author to: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work and TBI Survivor, Peter Daigle.  You can pre-order the book at tbisoup.com Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets. Some of Fantastic Frank’s significant accomplishments consist of publishing a comic book, “The Young Explorers ©” and as a motivational speaker, he captivates and touches audiences like no other. Frank is an internationally published author and the host of two BlogTalkRadio shows and he will show you how to overcome ANY obstacle. Frank touches many people’s lives daily – let him touch yours. Visit his website at fantasticfrankjohnson.com

Tonight, Fantastic Frank interviews another contributing author and TBI Survivor Melissa Cronin.  You can preorder the book: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work, here at tbisoup.com Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets. Some of Fantastic Frank’s significant accomplishments consist of publishing a comic book, “The Young Explorers ©” and as a motivational speaker, he captivates and touches audiences like no other. Frank is an internationally published author and the host of two BlogTalkRadio shows and he will show you how to overcome ANY obstacle. Frank touches many people’s lives daily – let him touch yours. Visit his website at fantasticfrankjohnson.com

Fantastic Frank interviews Paul Ceretto.  Paul is honored to have been chosen as one the writers in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries. Being a victim of “the silent epidemic” himself, this is a topic that is close to his heart. Always eager to bring awareness to the subject, Paul is happy to part of the project.           Paul suffered a TBI in September of 2008 after a lifetime of substance abuse problems. He says that “The brain injury has been my saving grace. Unlike most people who suffer a TBI, it has been a  lifesaver.” Paul believes his life has never been so fulfilling. Since he has been out of the hospital, he has written a book about his TBI and the wonderful people that helped him see a new way. “The therapists and nurses are all my friends now as I communicate with most of them regularly.” Paul operates his own website and is involved in many musical projects with people from around the world. He continues to write and is writing his first novel at this time. Paul continues his education by taking enrichment courses at local colleges. Paul says, “I have allowed the TBI to define me with  its powerful truth.”

Fantastic Frank interviews William A. Roper. Bill’s motivational-inspirational speaking stems from a near death experience in the killing fields of Vietnam. This experience allowed him to put his long held belief to the test, that he would always be able to overcome any adversity. He suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, and certain death seemed probable. Yet when he became aware that something terrible was wrong, he was a hemiplegic and unable to move the left half of his body.  However, he was at peace and very calm. He instinctively knew he would be whole again. He walked out of Walter Reed Army Hospital to the amazement of the doctors who had previously told him that he would probably never walk again, and certainly never be able to use his body again as before. Within a few short years, he had rebuilt his body from that of a thin weakling to a muscular body builder, who could lift very heavy weights.  In order to eliminate a limp resulting from paralysis, he started to run.  He ran many thousands of miles, training to run efficiently.  All of this was very amazing, considering he was a hemiplegic not too many years before. Bill believes that the same ability he used to overcome the paralysis is available to everyone. In his  own words, “The dilemma is most people believe in their human experience, or in beliefs that tell them they are less than they are.  But if you believe in yourself with earnestness and sincerity, you can achieve the seemingly impossible.”

Tonight I am going to talk about the concept of the motivational technique of the carrot versus the stick Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets. Some of Fantastic Frank’s significant accomplishments consist of publishing a comic book, “The Young Explorers ©” and as a motivational speaker, he captivates and touches audiences like no other. Frank is an internationally published author and the host of two BlogTalkRadio shows and he will show you how to overcome ANY obstacle. Frank touches many people’s lives daily – let him touch yours. Visit his website at fantasticfrankjohnson.com

Franks guest tonight is Marcia Vanderlee. She is a nurse specializing in patients with TBI. Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets. Some of Fantastic Frank’s significant accomplishments consist of publishing a comic book, “The Young Explorers ©” and as a motivational speaker, he captivates and touches audiences like no other. Frank is an internationally published author and the host of two BlogTalkRadio shows and he will show you how to overcome ANY obstacle. Frank touches many people’s lives daily – let him touch yours. Visit his website at fantasticfrankjohnson.com

Fantastic Frank interviews DR. JOANNY LIU.  Dr. Liu  is the author of “Knock OUT Concussions!” and the forthcoming book, “Conquer Stress and Injury: The Elite Athlete’s Guide To A Long Successful Sports Career”. She is the founder of Harmoni Health where she delivers Extraordinary Sports Medicine For Extraordinary Results by helping people understand the stress they’re under and eliminating it instead of managing it.  She became interested in concussions when her son went blind as a result of a concussion.  She specializes in healing professional and amateur athletes of sports related injuries using aggressive non-traditional methods based on Chinese medicine and Chinese psychology. Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets. Some of Fantastic Frank’s significant accomplishments consist of publishing a comic book, “The Young Explorers ©” and as a motivational speaker, he captivates and touches audiences like no other. Frank is an internationally published author and the host of two BlogTalkRadio shows and he will show you how to overcome ANY obstacle. Frank touches many people’s lives daily – let him touch yours. Visit his website at fantasticfrankjohnson.com

Fantastic Frank, born Frank R. Johnson, is the epitome of perseverance. As a young man, he was a successful chemical engineer and entrepreneur. One day while he was at the height of enjoying success, everything changed irreversibly when he was trapped in a fire, brought out in a body bag and his life changed forever. As a result, he incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It was necessary for him to re-learn everything; including how to walk and talk. Now he is motivated to inspire millions. Every day Frank meets his challenges, and is fueled with a passion to help others with his engaging, creative manner which is awe inspiring to everyone he meets. Some of Fantastic Frank’s significant accomplishments consist of publishing a comic book, “The Young Explorers ©” and as a motivational speaker, he captivates and touches audiences like no other. Frank is an internationally published author and the host of two BlogTalkRadio shows and he will show you how to overcome ANY obstacle. Frank touches many people’s lives daily – let him touch yours. Visit his website at fantasticfrankjohnson.com

Tonight Fantastic Frank interviews Chris Hiles.  Chris has over 10 years of sales experience including industry expertise surrounding the financial and insurance industries. Spending much of his career consulting, Chris understands staying in constant contact with current and future customers is vital. In addition to carrying out his duties as Vice President of Sales, Chris performs the role of a part time substitute teacher in the Ross County School Systems. Chris recognized the need to build awareness and increase inclusion for those in the disability community after his son, Noah, was diagnosed with a developmental disability. Chris and his wife of twenty years, Melissa, made the decision to put focus and commitment into the effort of workforce integration, as well as global inclusion in order to insure Noah could receive the support he needs to find self-sufficiency and integration into the world around him. This has sparked Chris' passion to extend his efforts beyond Noah and reach the greater population. Chris has volunteered as a youth mentor in several organizations including the Police Athletic League and Special Olympics of Ross County, Ohio. Chris received the Local Hero Award from the First Capital District Red Cross and the Honor of Heroic Attainment from the Ohio Senate. Chris contributes to IN-abled, LLC giving input based on his role as a parent of a child with a developmental disability, sales/marketing and finance expertise, and an avid supporter and volunteer of creating integrated environments to celebrate the abilities of all people regardless of life challenges.