• Learn about the amazing careers of two jazz icons- Donald Brown and Lu Olutosin
• Discover the challenges and rewards experienced through their journey. Find out about their creative processes in music.
• See who influenced them in their career and the jazz greats they worked together with.

As  jazz pianist and producer Donald was with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1981 to 1982, then took teaching positions at Berklee College of Music from 1983 to 1985 and the University of Tennessee from 1988. He has recorded for Evidence, Muse, and Sunnyside. 

Donald resides in Knoxville, Tennessee and is an associate professor at the University of Tennessee where he currently teaches piano, improvisation, and jazz history. He maintains an active performance and touring schedule.

As a youngster Lu's goal was to be an uninhibited singer using a mix of jazz, blues, and gospel to create music with the message of soulful, spiritual healing.

This musical odyssey did not take the expected route, however. Instead, his trek detoured with a 35-year stint in the US armed forces. Lu’s years in the military taught him the very important lessons of discipline, order, method and ultimately, belief in himself. Lu retired from the Army with the rank of full Colonel allowing his full immersion into the music that has been the backing track to his existence since childhood. 

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• What does Legacy mean?
• Discuss the Legacy Story Contest
• Talk to the finalists of the Legacy Story Contest and hear their stories.
• Discuss what the finalists learn in writing their Legacy Stories.
• Announce the winner of The Legacy Story Contest

 Robb has enjoyed a career of writing, producing and connecting… and he continues to help develop non-profits in literacy, sports history, prostate cancer awareness and his local Search and Rescue.

Robb knows we can easily create a variety of legacies and their stories Now, while we’re young. His information is for anyone who has asked: Will I make a difference? Are my stories worth telling? Do I want to leave a mark, and enjoy it now? And do I want my (our) descendants a hundred years from now to hear our stories? Won’t that make them happy to know whose blood flows in them?

In his book Enjoy Greater Results with Less Effort: Build a Better You, Bud talks about the ten bedrock truths. He talks about how through challenging times such as death of a loved one and a pandemic these bedrock truths have left him with few regrets as he walks through life. He shares his own life experiences and shares with us what went well and what he could’ve done better.

Bud writes, “Change is neither good nor bad, but how we embrace it and grow from it will determine how it impacts our lives.”

Kami Qualls grew up here in San Diego. She is a single mom of two awesome kids. Her 14 year old son, Noah, has a rare chromosome disorder that has led her on an adventure in special needs parenting. And her 10 year old daughter, Annabelle, adds much needed imagination and sass to their family. Kami is also a teacher with credentials in both general education and special education. She currently teaches 7th grade math and science at a small urban charter school in National City.

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• Learn how businesses can attract their ideal customers and clients.
• Learn what behavioral neurology is.
• Learn how our language impacts the decisions we make.
• Learn how “meaningful language” can translate into success.
• Learn how businesses can craft powerful brand and messaging strategies.

Michael Liebowitz has a mission - to show business owners how to communicate meaningfully and effectively so they attract more of their ideal customers.

He is the CEO of Michael Liebowitz - Magnetic Mind Studio, a brand and message strategy consultant founded from Michael’s passion for understanding how the human mind works to drive our decisions.
Over the past 12 years, Michael has created a fresh and counter-intuitive insight of how businesses can use language more effectively to drive better results.

Michael combines his expertise in the diverse fields of brand strategy and behavioral neurology to work with small businesses crafting powerfully simple brand and messaging strategies that target how our neurology works to create the decision to buy.

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• Understand we all will encounter trials and tribulations in life.
• Acknowledge that life sometimes leads us on a different path.
• Believe we are never too old to discover our life’s calling or purpose.
• Learn we can achieve happiness by bringing light to others.

Frank spent 43 years in the tech industry partnering with such companies including Mindscape, Id Software, Activision, and Blizzard. He was also a Chef, Restaurateur, and Grill Master. After 2 open heart surgeries and 1 heart attack, at the age of 59 he says he is finally able to focus on his Career... #1 Writer of Things...Teller of Stories.

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Get to know who James Cooley is and how his upbringing has influenced him. Learn about his experiences in the Navy and how it shaped his life. Find out about his non-profit foundation The JC Cooley Foundation. Discover his philosophies stated in his book. Understand the mission and goals for The James Cooley Show…IT’S YOUR LIFE

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