What happens when you find your birth mother after 38 years of wondering who she was and why you were given up for adoption?  My story has a happy ending and a positive message for anyone who was adopted and wondering if they might have had a better life if they were never put up for adoption.

Janet Irizarry is a restaurant and hospitality consultant with 30 years of experience owning and operating three full-service restaurants.  She is also an adjunct professor at the Culinary Institute of America.  In this episode of the Just Sayin' Podcast, Janet talks with show host Charlie Cornacchio about some of the pitfalls for restaurant owners and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic and offers suggestions for some creative out-of-the-box thinking that can help restaurants survive.

Jerry Craft is one of only a hand full of African American syndicated cartoonists in the United States.  He recently left the syndication world to focus on middle school books for kids with his critically acclaimed book released in 2019 entitled,  "New Kid".  In this episode Jerry talks about how difficult it is for an African American cartoon strip to break into the world of comic strips.  

He also discusses the current state of affairs and racial divide in the country.  Craft and show host Charlie Cornacchio discuss, Black Lives Matters, Colin Kaepernick, police stops as a black man, as well as how kids can begin to write and draw, and what's on the horizon for Craft's current project, a spin off of "New Kid" and it's main character Jordan Banks, called "Class Act"

 Ever been ghosted?  Most of us have, either by a close friend or significant other.  Tune into this week's Just Sayin' Podcast with fiction author Suzy Krause.  Her latest book Sorry I Missed You is all about what happens when three women get a single letter and each thinks it could be a chance to reconnect with the person from their past who ghosted them.   Learn what prompted the book and go behind the scenes of how Sorry I Missed You became a published fiction.

Jerry Craft is one of only a handful of African American syndicated cartoonists in the county.  He has taken his Mama's Boyz cartoon strip and turned it into a book series for children, basing stories on his life growing up in Washington Heights, NYC.  The stories have humor, and a message of values.

In this episode of the Just Sayin' Podcast, Former PA announcer for the NJ Nets and current Vice President with minor league baseball's Hudson Valley Renegades, talks about the chances of MLB coming back in 2020, his interactions with Michael Jordan, Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, and how he got his dream job as a sports PA announcer.

In this episode of Just Sayin with Charlie Cornacchio, Hypnotist Anthony Serino discusses how hypnosis can rewire your brain to help with self improvement.  Serino lost 80 pounds in six months and has kept if off for the past four years.  Once a 330 lbs, Serino new weight fits much better inside his 6'5" frame.

   After losing the weight, Serino tackled a fear of flying and then began his journey to become a hypnotist, training with world renowned hypnotist Mike Mandel in Tornoto, Canada.

   Serino discusses what works and why, and shares the success stories  of his patients.

How does your brain receive information? Are you aware that humans have a built in negative bias? The media knows it.  In this episode of Just Sayin', host Charlie Cornacchio offers an experiment with four selected videos.  Take the test and see how you fair.

Mark Bolger has been in radio all of his adult life.  From intern to top morning radio personality, Bolger enjoyed a career that spanned four decades. Throughout his career Bolger hit various milestones and had the highest rated morning radio show; but being out of work for 15 months after getting fired from his last position as the morning radio DJ on Mix 97.7 , Mark Bolger was forced to embark on a new career, as a car salesman.   A top rated DJ, who was even mentioned on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, left the only industry he knew and took a career changing mid-life leap of faith.  Mark talks with Just Sayin' podcast host Charlie Cornacchio about getting fired, looking for work, The Tonight Show reaction, and his new job.

Filomena Fanelli, CEO of Impact PR & Communications shares tips and marketing advice with Just Sayin' podcast host Charlie Cornacchio.  In this episode Filomena discusses how to continue to promote your service or products during this sensitive time.  She brings examples to the episode, including lessons from some of the most unusual places.  In addition, Fanelli discusses a new featured offering that helps to prepare company representatives deal with the media, in a digital environment or live and in person.