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Dr. Sandra Colton-Medici is a business consultant and educator who helps entrepreneurs create an e-Commerce business to live their best life from anywhere. After 30 years in the entertainment industry as a singer, actor, and dancer, Sandra shifted her career into writing, editing, and publishing. After earning a Doctor of Education from USC, Sandra streamlined her focus on online education.

Today, she teaches people how to create and launch courses, workshops, webinars, virtual conferences, and membership sites. Here’s where you can find her:

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Learn how metaphors can create powerful imagery that will influence and persuade your readers. 

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Cited Works:

Lakoff, George, and Mark Johnson. Metaphors We Live By. 1st ed., University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Melville, Herman. Bartleby, The Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street. SMK Books, 2012.

Miner, Horace. “Body Ritual among the Nacirema.” American Anthropologist, vol. 58, no. 3, 1956, pp. 503–07. Crossref, doi:10.1525/aa.1956.58.3.02a00080.

Suggested Works:

Grothe, Mardy. I Never Metaphor I Didn’t Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History’s Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes. 1ST ed., Harper, 2008.

Miller, Anne. Metaphorically Selling: How to Use the Magic of Metaphors to Sell, Persuade, & Explain Anything to Anyone. 2nd ed., Chiron Associates Inc, 2004.

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Learn how metaphors can create powerful imagery that will influence and persuade your readers. 

Read the article here.

Cited Works:

Lakoff, George, and Mark Johnson. Metaphors We Live By. 1st ed., University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Melville, Herman. Bartleby, The Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street. SMK Books, 2012.

Miner, Horace. “Body Ritual among the Nacirema.” American Anthropologist, vol. 58, no. 3, 1956, pp. 503–07. Crossref, doi:10.1525/aa.1956.58.3.02a00080.

Suggested Works:

Grothe, Mardy. I Never Metaphor I Didn’t Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History’s Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes. 1ST ed., Harper, 2008.

Miller, Anne. Metaphorically Selling: How to Use the Magic of Metaphors to Sell, Persuade, & Explain Anything to Anyone. 2nd ed., Chiron Associates Inc, 2004.

Here’s where you subscribe, find, or follow me:

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Haylee Kalani is a high-performance creative coach who helps mission-driven entrepreneurs create more impact, time, and abundance. Growing up, Haylee was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. But she wasn’t defeated. Instead, Haylee chose to see life in a new light.

She decided never to settle for less and to help others live a life of passion and abundance. Since then, Haylee continues to help people think outside the box, share their gifts, and expand their reach. Here’s where you can find her:

Her website

Visit ZayZoh.com for more episodes, articles, and essays. Here’s why I podcast.

Haylee Kalani is a high-performance creative coach who helps mission-driven entrepreneurs create more impact, time, and abundance. Growing up, Haylee was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. But she wasn’t defeated. Instead, Haylee chose to see life in a new light.

She decided never to settle for less and to help others live a life of passion and abundance. Since then, Haylee continues to help people think outside the box, share their gifts, and expand their reach. Here’s where you can find her:

Her website

Visit ZayZoh.com for more episodes, articles, and essays. Here’s why I podcast.

Jeff Harry is the founder of Rediscover Your Play and a play expert who shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves through the art of play. He’s inspired staff at companies like Google and Microsoft to infuse more play into their day-to-day. In 2020, Engagedly selected Jeff as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers to address toxicity in the workplace.

He’s been featured in the New York Times, SoulPancake, and on CNN. Jeff believes, “We already have many of the answers we seek, and by simply unleashing our inner child, we can find our purpose, and in turn, help to create a better world.” Here’s where you can find him:

His website  

Visit ZayZoh.com for more episodes, articles, and essays. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter and Youtube channel. Also, learn why I podcast.

Jeff Harry is the founder of Rediscover Your Play and a play expert who shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves through the art of play. He’s inspired staff at companies like Google and Microsoft to infuse more play into their day-to-day. In 2020, Engagedly selected Jeff as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers to address toxicity in the workplace.

He’s been featured in the New York Times, SoulPancake, and on CNN. Jeff believes, “We already have many of the answers we seek, and by simply unleashing our inner child, we can find our purpose, and in turn, help to create a better world.” Here’s where you can find him:

His website  

Visit ZayZoh.com for more episodes, articles, and essays. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter and Youtube channel. Also, learn why I podcast.

Learn how to create food imagery that tickles your reader’s taste buds and makes their mouths water!

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Cited Works

Greenlee, Cynthia. “A Real Hot Mess: How Grits Got Weaponized Against Cheating Men.” Vice, Vice Media Group, 14 Feb. 2019, www.vice.com/en/article/xwbgen/a-real-hot-mess-how-grits-got-weaponized-against-cheating-men.

Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Illustrated, Puffin Books, 2007.

Cooper, Becky. “Bar Omar: Tables for Two.” The New Yorker, Condè Nast, 9 July 2019, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/bar-omar-tables-for-two.

Suggested Reading

Killingsworth, Silvia, and Kenji López-Alt. Best American Food Writing 2020 (The Best American Series ®). Best American Paper, 2020.

Ephron, Nora. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. Reprint, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008.

Learn how to create food imagery that tickles your reader’s taste buds and makes their mouths water!

Read the article here.

Visit ZayZoh.com for more episodes, articles, and essays. Also, subscribe to my weekly newsletter and Youtube Channel. Here’s why I podcast.

Cited Works

Greenlee, Cynthia. “A Real Hot Mess: How Grits Got Weaponized Against Cheating Men.” Vice, Vice Media Group, 14 Feb. 2019, www.vice.com/en/article/xwbgen/a-real-hot-mess-how-grits-got-weaponized-against-cheating-men.

Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Illustrated, Puffin Books, 2007.

Cooper, Becky. “Bar Omar: Tables for Two.” The New Yorker, Condè Nast, 9 July 2019, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/bar-omar-tables-for-two.

Suggested Reading

Killingsworth, Silvia, and Kenji López-Alt. Best American Food Writing 2020 (The Best American Series ®). Best American Paper, 2020.

Ephron, Nora. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. Reprint, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008.

Tomi Makanjuola is a Nigerian-born chef, blogger, and author living in London with a never-ending love for food, travel, writing, and cooking. Eight years ago, Tomi changed from a meat-based diet to a vegan diet. She explored new vegan recipes and shared them on a blog.

Since then, she has hosted culinary events, taught online courses, and published four cookbooks, including Plantain Cookbook and 4-Week Alkaline Meal Plan. Here’s where you can find her: 

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For more episodes, articles, essays, and journal prompts, visit ZayZoh.com. Also, learn Why I Podcast.