Live Your Best Life

Barbara Vacarr is no stranger to reinvention. She’s been called a force of nature, an entrepreneur, and a celebrated change agent in higher education and mental health. Today, as a transformational consultant and leadership coach, she empowers people to look within, so they can call forth their highest best selves.

“…I think that’s what life is about. There’s constantly new ways of being and new discoveries that we can make about ourself. And I think that’s the change that I’m most interested in, is how do we become more fully human? How do we become more fully ourselves? How do we embrace parts of ourselves that we have indicated or denied, or kept hidden?…”

Reinvent yourself with Barbara to live your best life at barbaravacarr.com

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“Bringing Down the House,” “The Accidental Billionaires,” “The Antisocial Network…” if you’ve read any of these non-fiction books, then you know who Ben Mezrich is. From being $2M in debt to becoming an international and New York Times best-selling author with more than 11 million copies sold, Ben has written more than 25 books and next chapters with critical acclaim.

“…I wrote nine novels in one year, which I don’t recommend to anybody out there who wants to be a writer, because my dad had basically said, ‘I won’t let you starve for one year, but you have to have some level of progress.’ By the end of the year, you’re gonna have to go to law school or something. So I wrote and I wrote, not that there’s anything wrong with law school, I just wasn’t for me.…”

Meet Ben and the stories he’s telling at www.benmezrich.com

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More than 20 years ago, Bradley Rapier walked away from pursuing a career in medicine and pioneered a movement in Los Angeles that rocked the dance community, and changed the landscape of hip hop on film and live TV. Today, as a world renowned choreographer, producer and speaker, he is showing people how to groove beyond the obstacles of life and embody the endless creativity, joy and power of the urban dance movement.

“…It was really amazing…this pursuit of the culture, of street dance culture, that…grew into a movement [and] created The Groovaloos as a part of that…the excitement that people had for this new thing that we’re bringing together, in terms of a celebration of the freestyle celebration of the art form…”

Meet Bradley and learn more about his work at bradleyrapier.com.

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Professional snowboarder, owner of luxury resorts, passionate activist, seasoned entrepreneur, just a few of the careers Christine Sperber has had before her latest venture, part owner of what’s been called, “the world’s first midlife wisdom school.”

“…we talk about the stages of a transition and how transitions begin with an ending generally, and then we move into a messy middle. And then from there, we find the threads and move into flow…”

Meet Christine, her next chapters across industries and the movement she’s co-founded, The Modern Elder Academy at meawisdom.com

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Sterling Hawkins was living the high life, co-owning a multimillion dollar company, flying first class and working in a swanky office when it all came crashing down. He went from living in a penthouse to his parents house in his 30s and has spent his life coming back from the brink.

“…I think the challenge for us is oftentimes we’re living lives that are constricted, restrained and resigned to discomfort. What I’m advocating for is actually breaking free of that to live true to what’s ultimately important to us and who we really are…”

Join Sterling on his journey of breakthroughs, learn more about his book, “Hunting Discomfort” and his experience as a speaker and investor, sterlinghawkins.com

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For 15 years, Cory Almeida was one of the most highly sought after hype men in the entertainment industry. He’s opened for Maroon5, he shared the stage with Pitbull, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z…just to name a few. He’s worked the crowds for shows like The Voice, America’s Got Talent and American Idol…and he has quite a few interesting stories to tell about all of that.

“… I said, ‘Look, I’m not a stand up comic but I love to talk’…after season two, they did a holiday special with Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, and Ruben and Clay…[I] had a blast with them. And then next thing, you know, they called me and said, ‘Hey, would you want to come in and actually do the entire season?’”

Get the Cory “Live” experience for yourself at corylive.com

Combining their 50 plus years of corporate experience, Pam and David Griffin left their jobs, took a leap of faith, and became chocolatiers who now have a worldwide following with an in-store experience, as well as their very unique virtual classes for chocolate tastings!

“…Because everybody was at home, there was a demand, there was a market created [for virtual chocolate tastings]…to do something different than their work…and it was a fun break. It was a fun journey…”

Get a taste of Pam, David and their Good Morning America-approved business, Chocolate Therapy, at thechocolatetherapystore.com and on Instagram at @therapychocolate.

Pirie Jones Grossman had huge success in the TV entertainment industry; hosting, reporting, producing, acting and modeling on major shows and networks. On the outside her life looked fabulous. But on the inside, she was hiding a traumatic, grueling childhood. Today, she has transformed her own life and as a speaker, life coach and best-selling author, she’s helping others heal their own lives.

“…Because we learn survival skills…on how to hide the pain, how to hide trauma…there comes a point in your life that those survival skills don’t work for you anymore, where you have to do the inner work, where the pain is so much greater than not doing it, [the inner work].

Meet Pirie, her books, coaching experiences and speaking opportunities at piriejonesgrossman.com

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We all know that the one thing that is constant in life is change. And whether by choice or by circumstance, change is often about new beginnings, brave choices and fresh starts. Olivia Howell and Genevieve Drezien know all about all of that and more. They are on a mission to help anyone who is embarking on a fresh start no matter the reason with everything they need to know and do.

“…We wanted to make sure that every aspect of all the different fresh starts were covered. What people don’t realize is when you go through one of your life changes, which typically people have 14 major life changes in their life, you actually work with about 10 experts…”

Meet Olivia, Jenny, their platform Fresh Starts (as seen on The Cut, New York Post, Forbes and more), their book and team of experts, to begin your fresh start today at freshstartsregistry.com

When I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Nikki Lanier, I was struck first by her impressive resume. This highly accomplished woman served as a senior vice president with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 18 years as a Human Resources executive and employment attorney with many accomplishments along the way. But one central theme has always been there during her professional journey: advancing racial equality.

“…We know that America is getting Blacker and Browner, and that has implications around how the economy performs…because of racism, and because of lingering racial inequity, that presents a pretty significant conundrum for the society at large…”

Meet Nikki and join her movement at harperslade.com