Jann E. Freed, PhD

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Jim Autry.   James A. Autry (b. March 8, 1933), a former Fortune 500 executive, is an author of fifteen books, a poet and consultant whose work has had a significant influence on leadership thinking. His book, Love and Profit, The ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Randi Mazzella.   Randi Mazzella is a freelance journalist and writer specializing in parenting, mental health and wellness, midlife, empty nesting and pop-culture. She has been published on many websites including The Washington Post, Next Avenue, SheKnows and The Girlfriend. Randi is ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Sally Fox.   Sally is a writer, coach and performer who helps people find the stories that give meaning to their lives and a direction for the future. A professional writer, she writes regularly for 3rd Act Magazine and the website ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with John Weiss.   John P. Weiss is a full-time artist and writer. He is the author of “An Artful Life- Inspirational Stories and Essays for the Artist in Everyone,” and “The Cartoon Art of John P. Weiss.”  John is a retired ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Tracie Ward.   Tracie walked away from a successful 20-year career as a business consultant and strategist in search of answers to help her become the best human she could be and to help her sons and family members live their ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with David Stewart.   David Harry Stewart is the founder and face of the AGEIST. He is a passionate champion and leading authority on the modern 50+ lifestyle, and the mindset and aspirations that drive this influential demographic. An influential thought leader ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Ben Hardy.   Dr. Benjamin Hardy has a PhD in Organizational Psychology. He’s the bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work. His website gets hundreds of thousands of views monthly. From 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer in the world on Medium.com. ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Miriam Arond.   Miriam Arond is president of Miriam Arond Consulting, LLC, a New York-based consulting agency that specializes in business and personal branding, business strategy, cross-channel content development, and career and management coaching. She is also Director of Communications at a major non-profit in the New ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Raymond Rood.   Raymond Rood is founder and senior consultant of The Genysys Group, a firm offering organization development/transformational change support to for-profit, not- for-profit organizations and public agencies worldwide seeking to initiate, sustain and / or safeguard long term change. ... Read More

Welcome to the Becoming a Sage podcast, hosted by Dr. Jann. This week’s episode features Dr. Jann’s conversation with Michelle Silver.   Michelle Silver is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto with joint appointments in the Department of Sociology and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Health and Society (ICHS). Dr. Silver’s primary areas of research include: 1) Work, Aging, ... Read More