Raise Your Connection Podcast with Marcus Thompson

🎙️ Episode 15: Real Connection... What Does It Mean? (Season One Finale)

This episode brings together standout moments, reflections, and voices from Episodes 1–14, highlighting the themes that defined our first season.

Inside this episode, you’ll hear:

– powerful insights on connection, community, and authenticity

– moments that made us pause, laugh, and reflect

– the shared values that kept showing up across every conversation

There is no new interview in this episode. Instead, it’s a thoughtful recap and celebration of the people and stories that shaped Season One of Raise Your Connection.

This episode also marks a heartfelt goodbye to our host, Marcus Thompson, whose curiosity, presence, and genuine approach brought this project to life from the very beginning. We’re deeply grateful for the conversations he led and the space he created for real connection to happen.

Whether you’re revisiting your favorite moments or discovering the show for the first time, this compilation captures the heart of what Raise Your Connection is all about.

Thank you for listening, supporting, and being part of this journey.

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Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/)

Music: Andreas Horvath (⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath⁠⁠)Creative 

Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

🎙️ Episode 14: Nancy O’Hara: A Real Estate Star In A Pink CadillacIn this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with Nancy O’Hara  @nancyoharahomes . Nancy is a Luxury Real Estate expert in the Camas & Washougal area. Don’t let that stop you from contacting her because she enjoys helping anyone reach their real estate goals. She also talks about her time with Mary Kay cosmetics and the luxurious trips she earned as one of the top sellers. You won’t want to miss this one because Nancy drops some great "sales" advice.Timestamps:00:00:00 – Custom intro00:01:15 - Bruce Lee vs O' Hara00:02:50 - Nancy's real estate market00:05:00 - Being married to a custom home builder00:06:14 - The advantages of a custom home builder husband00:11:00 - Nancy's Mary Kay experience 00:13:50 - Marcus' Switzerland story00:16:00 - Nancy loves lasagna 00:17:30 - Did Nancy retire from Mary Kay?00:19:40 - What is Mary Kay?00:22:45 - What area does Nancy do real estate in?00:26:50 - Nancy's Oregon partners00:27:50 - Does Chuck still build homes?00:29:50 - Nancy's preferred method of contact00:31:30 - Nancy's definition of Connection 🏠Follow Nancy’s Real Estate adventures:Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/nancyoharahomes/ Facebook:⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/nancyoharahomes TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@nancyoharahomesVisit Nancy’s website:⁠⁠ https://www.nancyoharahomes.com/ ⁠⁠ 📺 Follow Marcus and Dominika's adventures with Raise Your Media on:Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/raiseyourmedia_collective ⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠ https://facebook.com/raiseyourmedia ⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@raiseyourmedia ⁠⁠ Visit our website:⁠⁠ https://raiseyourmedia.com ⁠⁠🪄 Creatives behind the podcast:Branding & Graphic Design, Editing: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/)Motion Picture & Animations, Editing: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/)Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/)Music: Andreas Horvath (⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath⁠⁠)Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

🎙️ Episode 13: Jeff Mays: Success 4 LifeIn this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with Jeff Mays, founder of Success 4 Life, where he consults, coaches and mentors business owners. Embedded within the services Jeff provides is an AI assistant coach that is more help than you can imagine.Timestamps:00:00:00 - Mentor Highlight 00:01:23 - Intro00:02:55 - Story time with Jeff00:08:50 - Marcus introduces Jeff to AI00:12:20 - Jeff's idea to build an AI business coach00:17:50 - Jeff gets help00:19:50 - AI Coach Jeff is born00:21:40 - Navigator Launchpad00:25:15 - Marcus tested with AI Coach Jeff00:29:50 - AI empathy 00:33:45 - Rizzbot00:35:50 - Beta tester feedback00:41:40 - How Jeff sold his original business00:48:26 - Jeff answers the connection question with a story00:53:00 - How did Jeff learn how to network computers?00:54:45 - School of Hard Knocks👣 Follow Jeff on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-mays-32498814/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Success4LifeLLC/Visit his website: https://success4life.us/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffmays59/👣 Follow Marcus and Dominika's adventures with Raise Your Media on:Instagram: https://instagram.com/raiseyourmedia_collectiveFacebook: https://facebook.com/raiseyourmediaTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@raiseyourmedia Visit our website: https://raiseyourmedia.com🪄 Custom intro made by Raise Your Media Team in collaboration with: Branding: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/) Motion Picture & Animations: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/) Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/) Music: Andreas Horvath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath) Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

🎙️ Episode 12: April Salsbury: No Obstacle Is InsurmountableIn this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with April Salsbury, founder and CEO of Salsbury & CO, a consultant agency where they provide small businesses with exceptional quality in CEO level analysis, hands-on implementation and training, and all-inclusive business services to help ease the common ailments of a growing or overwhelmed business through building a strong foundation and helping companies grow in their unique direction and timing. Timestamps:00:00:00 - What's your why?00:03:00 - Salsbury & Co 00:09:45 - Naturopathic business owners 00:11:25 - April's career journey00:16:30 - Donating your body to science00:17:45 - Has schooling lost its value?00:20:45 - How April's husband helped her journey to CEO00:22:40 - When April's clients graduate from her services00:26:05 - Cashflow is king00:29:45 - Marketing is snowball effect00:33:15 - Tools & resources00:37:00 - How April defines connection👣 Follow Marcus and Dominika's adventures with Raise Your Media on:Instagram: https://instagram.com/raiseyourmedia_collectiveFacebook: https://facebook.com/raiseyourmediaTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@raiseyourmedia Visit our website: https://raiseyourmedia.com🪄 Custom intro made by Raise Your Media Team in collaboration with: Branding: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/) Motion Picture & Animations: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/) Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/) Music: Andreas Horvath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath) Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

🎙️ Episode 11: Gloria Coleman: Government Contracts & GlitterIn this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with Gloria Coleman , founder of Exit Bliss, where she transforms organizational potential through strategic planning, operational excellence, and sustainable growth solutions.Gloria shares her journey from corporate employee of 12 years to taking a huge risk while being the sole provider for her family. Her success story is one you don't want to miss. She also drops a TON of resource information.

In this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with Jonathan Kaylor , founder of Underpin Consulting. His consulting service is a resource for small business owners to create structure that leads to success. They talk about Jonathan’s early aspirations of acting, banking, podcasts and his 4A principle. He drops some nuggets for this one, so get your notepad out and get ready.

👣 Follow Jonathan on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathankaylor/ Visit his website: https://underpinconsulting.com/ 

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🪄 Custom intro made by Raise Your Media Team in collaboration with: Branding: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/) Motion Picture & Animations: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/) Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/) Music: Andreas Horvath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath) Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

… and everything in between… In this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with Lila Swanberg, a Clinical Herbalist, Functional Nutrition Counselor, and Ayurvedic Practitioner.

Lila opens up about her journey from being a patient struggling with chronic fatigue, pain, anxiety, and burnout, to becoming a practitioner who helps others break free from the same kinds of complex, often-overlooked symptoms. She shares how asking better questions led her to discover the healing power of herbal medicine, functional nutrition, and Ayurveda, and how those practices transformed her relationship with her health and her body.

📺 Follow Lila's on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lila_rasa_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexus-swanberg-ab180290/ Visit her website: https://thelivingwellnesslounge.com/ 

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🪄 Custom intro made by Raise Your Media Team in collaboration with: Branding: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/) Motion Picture & Animations: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/) Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/) Music: Andreas Horvath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath) Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

In this episode of the Raise Your Connection Podcast, host Marcus Thompson sits down with Nicole Aspenson -  a money guru and passionate educator who believes in the power of financial literacy and is dedicated to making her clients’ lives easier. Nicole also shares the inspiration behind her incredible journey into the world of finance and what drives her mission today.

📺 Follow Nicole's adventures with finances on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolejaspenson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anchorfinanical/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncaplette/ Visit her website: https://frfanchor.com/ 

📺 Follow Marcus and Dominika's adventures with Raise Your Media on:Instagram: https://instagram.com/raiseyourmedia_collectiveFacebook: https://facebook.com/raiseyourmediaTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@raiseyourmedia Visit our website: https://raiseyourmedia.com

🪄 Custom intro made by Raise Your Media Team in collaboration with: Branding & Graphic Design: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/) Motion Picture & Animations: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/) Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/) Music: Andreas Horvath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath) Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

What if the life you’re meant to live… is actually hidden in the strengths you already have?

In this episode of Raise Your Connection, our host Marcus Thompson sits down with Jim Heis - a physician, leadership coach, and the founder of Repurposement Life & Leadership Coaching. Jim helps people navigate some of life’s biggest transitions: career shifts, empty nests, new chapters, and that quiet voice inside that whispers, “There’s more for you.”

Visit Jim’s  website: https://repurposementllc.com 
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Branding & Graphic Design, Editing: Karolina Płanik (https://www.instagram.com/bardzo_mala_karcia/)
Motion Picture & Animations, Editing: Grzegorz Komorowski (https://deepinmedia.com/)
Photography: Darina Neyret (https://darinaphoto.com/)
Music: Andreas Horvath (⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath⁠⁠)Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)

Marcus has a long-awaited conversation with Intuitive Healing Facilitator, CranioSacral Therapist, Energy Healer and Licensed Massage Therapist - Cindy Carlton. She gracefully describes her expertise and gifts by taking the complex concepts involved and explaining them in an interestingly fun and simple manner. Cindy takes us on the journey of how she came to be a facilitator of healing in ways that you may not even realize you are possible.

Sign up for a facilitated healing session with Cindy:https://www.facilitatedhealth.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tutturtle📺 Follow Marcus and Dominika's adventures with Raise Your Media on:Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/raiseyourmedia_collective⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠ https://facebook.com/raiseyourmedia⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@raiseyourmedia⁠⁠ Visit our website:⁠⁠ https://raiseyourmedia.com⁠⁠🪄 Creatives behind the podcast:Music: Andreas Horvath (⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Horvath⁠⁠)

Creative Revisions: Dominika & Marcus Thompson (https://raiseyourmedia.us/about-us)