Lets Have This Conversation

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  • Building Muscle is Your Biggest Health Insurance with: Kim Rahir

    As a woman

    ages her sense of responsibility increases. 
    She often shoulders the burden of maintaining everyone in her support system.
    So, much so her own physical health doesn’t become a priority.  As women their ability to lose weight becomes
    more challenging.  According to the
    National Institute of Health: For women weight gain coexists with a decline in lean mass. The
    proportion of lean mass is positively associated with BMR, a component of
    energy expenditure. Slow metabolic rate in menopausal women decreases their capacity to
    effectively burn calories promoting a positive calorie balance.

     

    Kim Rahir,

    is a health coach for middle aged women helping them to drop weight, get strong
    and boost energy by leveraging muscle mass and mindset work.

     Her story offers inspiration

    and insight through her personal path of being diagnosed with multiple
    sclerosis 10 years ago before she turned 50, and winning a European Masters
    Weightlifting Championship this year. Her story has inspired her to show women
    how muscle (building and maintaining) can be a health elixir and sometimes a
    road to salvation - once they have embraced the idea of becoming strong and
    that it’s not a pursuit exclusive to men. The thing is that many midlife women
    think it’s too late - it never is. It’s her mission to spread that message of
    hope.

     

    “I’m a former journalist

    turned health coach, a survivor of MS turned European Champion in Master
    Weightlifting - and on a mission to help middle aged women embrace muscle and
    strength as the one-stop-shop solution for a host of health problems often from
    our thirties onwards. My approach is to turn scientific knowledge about human
    health into actionable tool kits for everyday life.” She joined me this
    week to tell me more.

     

     

    For more information: https://kimrahir.com/

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    48 min
  • The Structure of Trust with: Cory Scheer

    Trust is the fabric of your character which will grant you

    the allyship and camaraderie of understanding for others to follow your
    leadership model and trust in your structure of hope and guidance. It means you’ve
    invested in the process of building rapport and compassion with those you are
    trusted to serve. 

     

    According to The Hill today, only 21 percent of American

    workers strongly agree that they trust the leaders of their organization, down
    from 24 percent in 2019. And these figures, which coincide with the start of
    the pandemic versus where we are today, highlight how new ways of working—and
    their shortcomings—have undoubtedly played a part in triggering these feelings
    of distrust. So how can leaders work to regain the confidence of their
    workforce?

     

    Cory

    Scheer is the Founder and CEO of TrustCentric™ Consulting, an organizational
    and leadership development firm. TrustCentric™ helps leaders, teams, and
    organizations become more trustworthy, focused, and productive by: using
    empirical evidence to define reality, implementing a proven trust building
    framework, and walking alongside clients to develop clear, obtainable, and long
    lasting data informed strategies for success.

    Core solutions that TrustCentric™ provides
    include: Comprehensive Organizational Trust Assessments©, Executive and Team
    Coaching, Strengthening Organizational Trust Workshops, Strategic Planning
    Retreats, Keynote, Seminar Speaking, Leadership Development Cohorts, and
    ongoing organizational and leadership development consultative support.

    In addition to over 25 years in leadership roles
    in multiple sectors, Cory has obtained an Executive MBA (Rockhurst University)
    and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (University of
    Missouri). Cory has worked with small businesses, school districts,
    corporations, nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions,
    ministries, the military, and municipalities to provide vital support and clear
    direction on how to ensure people, practices, and policies become more
    trustworthy so that key performance indicators improve.

    Cory is the co-author of The National Survey on
    Brand and Trust with BrandCertain as well as the developer of the online
    course, The Complete Guide to Building Organizational Trust
    (www.StructureOfTrust.com).

    He

    joined me this week to tell me more.

     

    For more information: https://trustcentricconsulting.com/

    LinkedIn: @CoryScheer

    Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Closing-Trust-Gap-Matters-Organizations/dp/B0CMDKB5M6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=156TJJ8TOLRXE&keywords=closing+the+trust+gap&qid=1701614291&s=books&sprefix=closing+the+trust+gap%2Cstripbooks%2C235&sr=1-1

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    38 min
  • Making First and Lasting Impressions in Business with: Tom Conlon

    If your open to business guidance, you’ll hopefully gain

    instant access to strategies to avoid the pitfalls to running a business and
    witness different avenues to maximize both profits and potential.  It means your open to constructive criticism
    needed to grow, expand, and prosper inside your business.

     

    As a Workplace Happiness Survey from Forbes found,

    nine in 10 employees with a career mentor feel happy at work. They're more likely to report being well
    compensated and to feel like their contributions are recognized—important factors in overall job satisfaction.

     

    Tom Conlon is founder of the award-winning

    independent creative services agency, North Street, with offices in New York
    City and Providence, RI.

    As company lead, Tom oversees an interdisciplinary

    team of visual designers, strategists, content creators, and engineers on work
    that spans the financial services, nonprofit, B2B, and consumer sectors.

    Prior to founding North Street in 2010, Tom was a

    designer, developer, and writer/editor for such content publishers as Wired,
    Men’s Journal, Maxim, AOL, and Popular Science.

     

    In addition to his role at North Street, Tom is a

    proud member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and serves on the board of the
    New York City chapter’s Accelerator program. 
    He joined me this week to tell me more.

     

     

    For more information: https://northstreetcreative.com/

    LinkedIn: @TomConlon

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    29 min
  • Own Your Own Amazing with: Dr. Denise Moore Revel

    Your voice is your unique

    indicator on how you wish to inch forward towards the idea of collective progress.
    It allows you to advocate for your passions, priorities and purpose.  Your unique identity in life is your competitive
    advantage to win. Because you see the collective diversity of thought endorses the
    idea of a robust debate of ideas.   Ones which
    are welcome with open arms and propels the notion of inclusion and acceptance
    of all.  According to the American Speech
    Language Hearing Association, approximately 9.4 million adults report having a problem using their voice
    that lasted one week or longer. Approximately 2 million Americans suffer from
    aphasia.

    Meanwhile in

    the case of children 5% of U.S.
    children ages 3-17 have a speech disorder that lasted for a
    week or longer during the past 12 months. The prevalence of speech sound
    disorders (namely, articulation disorders or phonological disorders) in young
    children is 8 to 9 percent, according to the National Institute  of Deafness and other Communication Disorders.

     

    For  Dr. Denise Moore Revel she’s

    a CEO, founder, an award-nominated, best-selling author, speaker, and personal
    development coach. For over 25 years, she has literally helped people find
    their voices. As a speech-language pathologist (therapist), her job has been
    helping her clients discover their voice. Dr. Denise founded The Own Your
    Amazing Movement has an extension of the message of finding your own voice and
    living your worth out loud. Through coaching, mentoring, and workshops, Dr.
    Denise empowers women to find their unique voice, live their worth out loud,
    and create amazing lives they love.  She
    joined me this week to tell me more.

     

     

    For more information: https://www.ownyouramazingnow.com/

    Facebook:  @Dr.DeniseMooreRevel

    Instagram: @dr.denisemoore  

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    31 min
  • Life Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to be Beautiful with: Jeff Pearson

     Hydrocephalus is a

    neurological disorder caused by an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in
    the ventricles (cavities) deep within the brain. This excess fluid causes the ventricles to widen, putting
    harmful pressure on the brain's tissues. Its a life-threatening condition
    that affects more than 1 million Americans.  Anyone, at any age, can develop hydrocephalus,
    according to the National Institute of
    neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National  Institute

     

    For TV Host Jeff Pearson “I was

    born in Ft. Collins, CO, in 1977. When I was 2 weeks old, it was confirmed that
    I had hydrocephalus and aqueductal stenosis, and I received my first shunt.
    Over the next few years, I had several surgeries, most related to hydrocephalus
    through about age 10. When I was 18, the summer after graduating from high
    school, I had a couple more hydrocephalus-related surgeries (one of which was a
    revision). Following those two surgeries, I had a nice long break for about 18
    years.

    During that time I graduated high school, traveled the world for a year

    as a singer with a group called Up with People, became a productive, working
    adult, married Catherine, and we now have 3 amazing children (Elizabeth, Nick,
    and Kacia) that are growing up way too fast.

    Between 2013 and 2022, I had 6 more surgeries - 5 of them were directly

    related to hydrocephalus. Shortly after a revision in 2018, I was sitting in
    the exam room waiting for my neurosurgeon to come in to do a follow-up. It was
    quiet in the room, and I began to hear sounds from the room next to mine that
    sounded like distraught parents. I thought to myself, "I wonder if they
    are finding out that their child is going to have brain surgery..."

    That got me thinking and my mind was flooded with thoughts of my parents

    and what they may have felt after hearing that I had to have brain surgery when
    I was just 2 weeks old, not to mention all the revisions over the years, the
    worry they must have felt every time I rode my bike or skateboard somewhere,
    climbed...anything, or went snowboarding.

    I wondered if they had any support while I was growing up. Did they have

    anyone that they could relate to while raising a child with this condition?
    That gave me the beginning ideas about what would become Hydro with Hope. My
    wife, Catherine, and I started brainstorming how we might be able to help
    people. We ultimately decided to join the online community on social media
    (primarily Facebook and Instagram at the time), and we started our own private
    group.

    The idea behind this was to be able to reach people all around the world

    and let them know that, despite the scariness of brain surgery and the ensuing
    challenges of living with hydrocephalus, there's HOPE.” He joined me this week
    to tell me more.

     

     

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    50 min
  • Encourage Successful Failure with: Steve Anderson

    Technology is

    the spark we utilize to live effective and more efficient lives.  If we can also capitalize on it to feel more
    secured and insured, then it’s a win and bonus we can all celebrate.   According to the Insurance Journal in 2022,
    the estimated total number of independent property-casualty agents and brokers
    in the U.S. stands at 40,000, an increase from 36,000 in 2020. 

     

    For Steve Anderson this is particularly good news.  He’s   an expert in strategic risk and business

    growth. Drawing on decades of experience in the insurance industry, he wrote
    The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business-Like Amazon, which has
    become a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller. With
    hundreds of thousands of followers, Steve has been handpicked by LinkedIn as
    one of the world's most influential thought leaders.

     

    He provides people with a guide on the

    key takeaways and principles that Bezos leveraged in turning an online
    bookstore into a trillion- dollar company in just over two decades. The four
    cycles -- Test, Build, Accelerate and Scale, along with the 14 Principles can
    help any business grow like Amazon.  He
    joined me this week to tell me more.

     

    For more Information: https://thebezosletters.com/

    LinkedIn: @SteveAnderson

    Get the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Bezos-Letters-Principles-Business-Amazon/dp/1642793329/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XY2F11X4DFS0&keywords=the+bezos+letters&qid=1555603119&s=gateway&sprefix=the+bezo%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1

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    40 min
  • Unlock Abundance in Your Life and Business with: Jesse Simpson

    Are you someone who challenges the potential of the possible

    because you want a new challenge professionally?  Well according to Indeed if you answered yes
    to this question you’re not alone. From ages 18 to 24, they change jobs an
    average of 5.7 times. Between 25 and 34 years old, they change jobs an average
    of 2.4 times. For comparison, sake, Zippia says successful
    people change jobs every three to five years.
    Across the United States, the average worker makes a career change every 4.1
    years.  You can add Jesse Simpson
    to this evolving list.   Jesse is a former US Marine and Firefighter who traded his
    childhood dream job for a one-way flight to Costa Rica. He's an Entrepreneur,
    Freedom Fighter, and Truthseeker, now the Co-Founder and Chief Freedom
    Architect with Abundance Codes where he helps business owners fund the start up
    or scale of their business without spending their own money. I spent two
    years backpacking around the world, starting multiple businesses in the
    process. But then, I realized I was stuck in a loop, living my purpose hosting
    retreats in Colombia -but trying to pay for my everyday expenses with a
    business that wasn’t yet making money. Then, everything changed when my
    daughter was born. Since becoming a father, my focus has shifted to building
    wealth for my family. It is my responsibility to provide, but more than that,
    my mission is to leave a lasting legacy. I've been going DEEP to understand
    what's going on in the financial system, learning how I can make this a
    reality. I was shocked when I realized that I was doing it all wrong, spending
    my life savings to build my business when I could have been leveraging debt like
    the rich to grow my business, acquire assets, and put food on my family's
    table. My entire life has been focused on fighting for freedom and serving my
    community. Right now, the biggest block from freedom for most of my fellow
    Americans is their finances.  He joined
    me this week to tell me more.

     

     

     

    For more information: https://abundancecodes.org/

    Instagram: @action_jesse

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    52 min
  • Making Project Management Simpler for Already Overburdened Entrepreneurs with: Laura Bowers

    Productivity in business requires your

    time.  If you can devise ways to free up
    more of your time capital, you can live a more balanced life.  Which is precisely the reason why a significant
    64% of businesses believe that artificial intelligence will help increase their
    overall productivity, as revealed in a Forbes Advisor survey. This demonstrates
    the growing confidence in AI's potential to transform business operations.  Furthermore, A quarter of companies are
    adopting AI because of labor shortages.  As labor shortages become a pressing concern,
    25% of companies are turning to Aasadoption to address this issue, according to
    an IBM report. AI helps businesses optimize operations and compensate for the
    lack of human resources.

     

    Laura Bowers is the CEO of The PMO

    Boss. “After 20 years of leading projects and teams I've witnessed some of the
    best and worst practices out there. I then took that knowledge and developed an
    AI-powered approach for implementing project management and productivity hacks,
    using the B.O.S.S. Method. I absolutely love talking about making project
    management simpler for already overburdened entrepreneurs, and the impact of
    great leadership at all levels.“

     

    “Much like the rest

    of the world, Covid got me thinking about things. After several dramatic twists
    and turns, a contract I had been working on for 8 years wrapped up. I took this
    as my opportunity to leap into launching my own AI project management and productivity
    consulting business, The PMO Boss. It was time for me to take my expertise and
    leverage my skills and voice as a leader, an entrepreneur, a working mom...a
    Boss. The journey into entrepreneurship has had some incredible stops along the
    way with one of the most significant being summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro.” She
    joined me this week to tell me more.

     

    For more information: https://www.thepmoboss.com/

    LinkedIn: @ThePMOBoss

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    29 min
  • Stop Cucking Yourself & Level Up with: Andrew Birch


    As a man when was the last time you took a ride on the emotional

    roller coaster and really expressed your thoughts and feelings?   According to data from Health science it shows
    that expressing one’s emotions is healthy. However, 80% of males suppress their
    emotions. Only 23% reported crying when feeling helpless whereas 58% of women
    cried under similar circumstances. Women are five times more likely to cry and
    for longer. They also live at least five years longer than males. For Andrew
    Birch as a Mental Health Advocate working in the space of Addiction Therapy and
    Performance Enhancement  he’s worked with
    men to help them break the chains of Apathy and Addiction in order to level up
    to men of Power, enabled to have Impact in their spheres of Influence.  He joined me this week to tell me more.

    Instagram: @bustarut.today

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    42 min
  • Reducing the Social Distance Between Youth and Law Enforcement with Dr Everette B Penn

    Relationship Capital is the ignitor to the flame of

    difference when your attempting to establish a sense of allyship and understanding.  When attempting to travel down a road less
    travelled and connect with others.  When
    it comes to:

    Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?  Here are some findings from the Pew Research

    Center. The relationship between the public and police across the United States
    was brought into sharp focus over the course of 2020 and 2021 following the
    high-profile killings of several Black Americans by police, including George
    Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the worldwide protests that followed. The Center
    reports only 10% of young black teens and adults believe they’ll be treated fairly
    by police as compared to 18% of Hispanic youth and 16% of Asians who were asked
    the same question.  The highest level of
    trust came from whites at a clip of 32%

    Therefore, I am motivated  to ask the question what’s the key to bridging

    the gap and providing the police and the youth they serve with better camaraderie
    between the two parties?

    For some in depth answers to this very question I want to

    tell you about the Teen And Police Service Academy. The Teen And Police Service
    Academy (TAPS) was founded in 2011 by the late Chief Brian Lumpkin and
    Criminologist, Dr. Everette Penn. At the time, the Houston Police Department
    was granted funds to create a program that would enhance and build a more trusting
    relationship between teens and police in Houston. Chief Lumpkin, Dr. Penn, and
    Officer Mott took on this mission and worked collaboratively to build out the
    TAPS Academy program. In the Spring of 2012, the first Teen And Police Service
    Academy was launched at Beechnut Academy, a Houston Independent School District
    alternative school. Data showed there were dramatic positive behavioral changes
    between youth and police among those who participated in the program. Now, TAPS
    Academy is a 501-C-3 non-profit organization and has expanded into more than 30
    schools nationwide. A distinct component of the program is that TAPS
    Academy-trained officers spearhead the lessons. Giving law enforcement and the
    youth a unique chance to get to know each other on equal footing, in order to
    exchange ideas and learn from each other while also learning an array of
    life-building skills such as drug and alcohol prevention, conflict resolution,
    the importance of mental health, safe driving, service learning and more.
    Currently, TAPS Academy provides 5 programs: TAPS Academy, an 11-week
    curriculum-based program, TEENPOL – a TEA-accredited class in Texas, TAPS
    Clubs, Summer Leadership Workshops, and the SB-30 Community Safety Course.

    Dr. Everette B. Penn is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the

    Teen and Police Service (TAPS) Academy in Houston, Texas. TAPS Academy’s
    mission is to bridge the gap between youth and police and reduce crime through
    education, skill building, and service-learning TAPS Academy’s TeenPol program
    is a Texas Education Agency approved curriculum which grants one high school
    credit to students upon completion. TAPS Academy reaches over 1,500 youth
    annually internationally. Dr. Penn
    joined me this week to tell me more.

     

    For more information: https://www.tapsacademy.org/

    Follow: @tapsacademy

    Call: (832) .525-1560

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    45 min

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Multimedia Journalist and Motivational Speaker Kevin McShan brings you a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional YouTube Podcast called: “Let’s Have This Conversation. The intention is to provide a large…