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I got a chance to talk with an amazing youth leader who is changing the future of how the next generation can access education. She is the youngest guest I’ve had on the show and I loved hearing her fresh perspective and passion about this issue.

Kenisha Arora is an incredibly ambitious youth advocate and humanitarian from Toronto, Canada. She’s an undergraduate student at Western University studying medical science. She is determined to transform the future of education and serve as a senator at her university. She was a former school board member trustee and is a member of UNESCO’s Youth Network to work on SDG4.

Her experience in the education institution has allowed her to dismantle systemic inequities by leveraging academic policy. Kenisha’s philanthropic passions have led her to study nonprofit organization with her sister. The Hope Sisters are on a mission to spread hope and have helped champion over 5,000 hope spreaders. Kenisha and her sister recently won the Princess Diana award for their social impact.

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• How starting with a lemonade stand taught her to bring joy in her entrepreneurship (1:24)
• Why the need for menstrual hygiene education and awareness is necessary (7:21)
• Why it’s important to keep a balance for your mental and physical health (15:32)
• How Kenisha and her sister advocate for change through The Hope Sisters (21:06)
• How she outshines the stereotypes of her generation (26:37)

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I was on a call catching up with my good friend and spiritual advisor Gary Zukav recently. We got into such a powerful conversation, I realized we needed to share it. Good thing I was already recording the call! It is my pleasure to share the wisdom of Gary with you in this episode, even though it wasn’t originally planned as a podcast episode.

Gary Zukav for years has conveyed the most complex insights in language all can understand. Over and over, he challenges us to see the depth of our potential in the world.. and act on that awareness. His gentle presence, humor, and wisdom have inspired millions to realize their soul’s greatest potential. His insights, warmth, and contagious enthusiasm have endeared Gary Zukav to millions of viewers through his 36 appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Six million copies of his books have been published in 32 languages.

A master teacher and author of four consecutive New York Times bestsellers, Gary is dedicated to the unprecedented transformation in human consciousness – an entirely new threshold in the human experience. Gary is a co-founder of the Seat of the Soul Institute with Linda Francis, a Harvard graduate with a degree in International Relations, a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) officer with Vietnam service, a member of the Club of Budapest, a recipient of the World Business Academy Pathfinder Award for his Contribution to the Ongoing Evolution of Knowledge and Consciousness within the Global Business Community, and the Einstein Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for his Contributions to the Psychosocial Growth of Humanity. 

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• All the things Gary has been working on to build a universal human global ecosystem (6:21)
• How love plays into his legacy of creating power (14:38)
• Why approaching things in a multisensory approach can help our communities (20:49)
• The power of knowing your soul and spirituality in understanding the global community (26:51)
• The importance of the reality of non-reality (34:17)
• How removing the frightened part of our personality shows who we authentically are (45:29)
• How the need to not feel pain feeds our addictions (53:48)
• The importance of emotional awareness (1:03:31)

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I am so excited to share one of the top coaches for the Latin community, Valeria Aloe. Her story of success is incredible, but so is her coaching. I loved this conversation and the powerful perspective Valeria shared about being the first in her family to break through paradigms and achieve goals that no one had ever accomplished before. 

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• Why Valeria coming to the US from Argentina was a journey of reinvention (4:59)
• How intention and an abundance mentality helps through tough times (11:10)
• Why children translating for parents in the Latin community helps them learn essential skills (18:52)
• How success needs to be internal before it can be external (25:27)
• How having compassion on previous generations helps to heal differences (33:51)
• The importance of peace in focusing creativity energy to what one really wants (37:29)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Abundancia Consciente | The Science of Extraordinary Results
• Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together

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I’m revisiting the original topic of this show today, recovering from addiction, because it’s dry January and because I still think this is one of the most powerful things we can do to improve our lives and attract success. I got to speak with Hailey Hosler, who has an amazing perspective on how to navigate sobriety in the hospitality industry, which is well known to be one of the most challenging spaces to keep mentally healthy and sober.

Hailey Hosler is a veteran in the hospitality industry, working in restaurants, craft cocktail and brewing companies for her whole career. She is also a recovering addict. Now she is a local leader for Ben’s Friends, a community of chefs, bartenders, line cooks, servers, sommeliers, host and hostesses, GMs and owners who have found or are seeking sobriety. Their mission is to offer hope, fellowship and a path forward for those struggling with substance abuse and addiction. At their core, they are hospitality workers who have found connection, and the tools to seek and maintain sobriety while managing their careers and lives in a sane and purposeful way.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• How Hailey found herself working in the restaurant and recovery industries (3:31)
• What her role is with Ben’s Friends and how they’re helping with addiction (6:20)
• How “spiritual distancing” helps her to maintain in a restaurant or bar setting (10:29)
• How the accountability practice of Ben’s Friends has been so supportive (16:21)
• Why worthiness is the ultimate motivation for a getting through addiction (22:37)
• How the restaurant industry was impacted by the pandemic (27:31)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Ben’s Friends

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I’m very excited to bring you one of the speakers at my upcoming Excelente the Event on the show today. His entrepreneurial story, how he overcame all the naysayers, and what he has created from huge disadvantages is inspiring.

Richard Montañez is an inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and business executive whose inspirational journey has taken him from the barrio to the boardroom. A sought-after motivational speaker, he may be best known as the creator of Flamin' Hot Cheetos—the billion-dollar brand and worldwide phenomenon. Hailed as the Godfather of Hispanic Marketing, Montañez began his tenure as a janitor at Frito-Lay/PepsiCo before rising up through the ranks to head his own division. He serves on several nonprofit boards and is widely recognized as one of the most influential Latinos in corporate America.

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• Why it’s okay not to look glamorous (6:30)
• How to navigate the balance between dreaming and doing (8:45)
• The key to getting recognized by C-suite leaders (13:45)
• Tips for shutting out the negative noise that comes from naysayers (18:40)
• How to see yourself as more than where you currently are (23:20)
• The importance of being honest with yourself (29:12)
• How to stand out without being held back (35:30)
• The way to get a revelation (39:40)
• How to disregard haters (51:00)
• Ways to practice healthy self-love (53:30)
• What Latino leaders can to do make an impact in their communities (59:25)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Flamin’ Hot
• Excelente the Event

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One of the most powerful ways to lead and to teach people is through stories. I am so excited to bring you a master of storytelling who is also an incredibly successful business coach, author, speaker, and consultant.

Recognized as one of America's top business coaches, Chris Westfall has created transformational results across a wide variety of industries and organizations. Coaching clients onto Shark Tank, Dragons’ Den (Canada), and also Shark Tank Australia, he’s helped launch many dozens of successful businesses. Working with executive leaders at Fortune 100 companies, he’s helped Experian, DISCOVER, Unilever, HP, Cisco, and many other companies discover new insights and new results. The publisher of seven books, his guidance and advice is regularly featured in Forbes Magazine. In addition, Chris works with thousands of entrepreneurs, business owners, founders, and inventors each year. From college campuses to the C-Suite, Chris provides one-of-a-kind insights designed to help you to elevate your understanding—and your results.

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• The keys to helping people share their stories (1:54)
• How important collaboration is to our success (5:46)
• Why our minds are never set to crave creativity (9:20)
• How to create boundaries in partnerships (13:32)
• What helps Chris to keep a positive upbeat attitude (17:56)
• How zooming out helps us to find our potential (23:31)
• How to understand the future of work (31:24)
• How we can “surf” through life (39:17)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Easier book

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If you come from an immigrant family, this episode will speak straight to you. If you have struggled with believing you could even have a dream, this will really speak to you.

Baskal Korkis was fortunate to find his own passion for investing & entrepreneurship when he was just a kid. At age 11, he was often scouring local sports card shops, comic book stores and garage sales for collectable items to buy and resell.

By age 14, he learned about real estate. After 5 years of studying, he was able to buy his first property. With a whole lot of hard work and dedication, his portfolio quickly grew to 10 buildings by age 23. Today, he owns over sixteen buildings in the best locations in the Tampa Bay region. 

Through KOR Capital Fund and his social media channels, he helps educate like-minded individuals about wealth-building opportunities that offer passive income and tax savings. Baskal is also actively involved in the operations of his own mortgage company, accounting firm, insurance agency, and a construction, property management & rental company. 

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• What it was like for Baskal’s parents separately migrating to America from Syria (1:43)
• The challenges his father faced as an immigrant in America (5:21)
• Why necessity inspires hustle (10:31)
• How gratitude is the key to opportunity (18:37)
• How even children can learn how to earn and save (23:20)
• How to shut out negativity from your naysayers (28:26)
• The key to making money by investing in the front end and saving in the back end (36:11)
• Why checking the sources of the models you’re looking to follow matters (42:31)

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If your world was turned upside down last year when you started having to work from home during the pandemic, this conversation will change your entire mind about work. I got to talk to one of the top leaders and writers on work styles and what success looks like in this new era of working remotely. 

Karen Mangia is an internationally-recognized thought leader whose TEDx appearance, keynotes, blogs and books reach hundreds of thousands of business leaders each year.  She is the author of Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You (Wiley), Listen UP! How to Tune Into Customers and Turn Down the Noise (Wiley) and also Success With Less  (Marie Street Press). A prolific blogger and sought-after media interview, she has been featured in Forbes and regularly contributes to Thrive Global and ZDNet.

As Vice President of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce, she engages current and future customers around the world to discover new ways of creating success and growth together. She serves on the company’s Work from Home Taskforce, where she is helping the company’s 50,000+ worldwide employees to better adapt to a work-from-home environment.

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• How the pandemic has changed the view of success in the working world (1:52)
• How her relationship with her grandparents defined who Karen is today (5:25)
• How success is defined today (8:49)
• How the future of work is tied to its relationship with our lives (12:28)
• How writing a book helps to process its purpose (15:11)
• How pandemic work taught her about work limits (23:26)
• The rituals that get her going everyday to get in a good mental state (28:21)
• The importance of a work mindset (32:17)
• How the future will be for the work space (36:15)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Success From Anywhere: Create Your Own Future of Work from the ...
• Working From Home: Making the New Normal Work for You 1st Edition
• Listen Up!: How to Tune In to Customers and Turn Down the Noise
• Success with Less: Releasing Obligations and Discovering Joy

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I’m bringing you an incredible story and empowering message on the podcast today. You may have heard bits and pieces of the story about the sex cult known as “Children of God,” but this conversation will open a whole new level of understanding about the importance of owning your own body, your beliefs, and your values.

Faith Jones is an international corporate attorney and executive coach who capitalized on her unusual background to create her unique “I Own Me” framework that is at the heart of empowering women, and all people, to claim their innate power in business and personal relationships.

Faith graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and with honors from UC Berkeley Law School. Previously a corporate attorney with Skadden Arps in Los Angeles and Hong Kong, she now has her own law practice and legal education business.

Faith empowers business owners with clear and straight-forward legal knowledge so they can set their businesses up with confidence. She coaches them on a personal level to step into their power as successful entrepreneurs.

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• What life was like growing up in the “Children of God” cult (1:38)
• Why owning our own bodies is important from a young age (10:51)
• Her parents’ role in “Children of God” and where they are today (19:30)
• The fundamental principles for recovering from a sex cult (23:21)
• What gave her clarity that her parents were flawed (32:18)
• How she found herself through the challenge of leaving the cult (37:29)
• How Faith grappled with behavioral addiction after leaving (43:21)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Sex Cult Nun

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I am excited to introduce you to my good friend Tony Delgado, who is a Latino American computer programmer, an investor, a businessman, and is known for his work in Puerto Rico as an entrepreneur investing in the start-up ecosystem. In 2017, after Hurricane Maria, Tony quit his job at an investment firm, moved to Puerto Rico, and funded Disrupt, a movement focused on bringing technology, innovation and entrepreneurship to Latin America. He’s also the founder of Latino Wall Street, the #1 educational platform in Spanish to learn about the stock market.

The last time I saw Tony was a few years ago when I had flown to Puerto Rico to see a TEDx event there. So much has changed since then in the stock market, the financial world, and in Latino opportunities to create wealth, business, and success. I can’t wait for you to hear Tony’s experience on all of these topics.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• Why Tony is passionate about being a humanitarian (1:21)
• What inspired him to head to Puerto Rico to help with the humanitarian effort there (9:31)
• How necessity has driven entrepreneurship in the Latin community (18:46)
• How to adapt to entrepreneurial tech spaces (26:32)
• The tax advantages available in Puerto Rico (34:21)
• What to understand about investing in Bitcoin (41:53)
• How virtual worlds and digital transactions are shifting culture and opportunity (49:21)

Resources & People Mentioned

• Latino Wall Street

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