Rock Star Millennials Podcast

This holiday season, I'd ask you to take a few minutes all to yourself....to relax, restore and rejuvenate as you recall holidays past and prepare for the ones ahead. In that quiet time of reflection, I hope you'll find joy and peace as you cherish the fond memories you have... and look forward to the new ones you'll be making.

On her way to becoming an ag lab manager and genetic scientist, Molly Richeson knew her mind was her way out of poverty. She also learned that living authentically and being good to yourself were lessons that impacted her as a writer, a scientist, a researcher and a Mom.

Born in Guernsey, educated in England and Australia, Gemma Long now calls America home. Her international PR firm keeps her traveling while her longing to serve small businesses and families in need keeps her grounded in central IL. What allows her to manage it all? Words of wisdom from a dear friend, "spend more time doing less."

When Alexa Hoffman started her career in fashion design in NY with companies like Reebok and Free People, she found she wanted more....more of the things that mattered. So she founded Alevan Botanica to help people discover mindful rituals, establish daily routines, reduce stress and relieve pain...naturally.

Did you ever wonder what role a physical building could play in a child's education or how a structural design could empower a teacher? Kelsey Jordan did. And the answers to those questions have prompted her work as an architect and educational planner to design schools that impact more than learning....they impact lives.

When she left L.A. to start her career Diana Wilson didn’t know her children's allergies would lead her to create luxury hair care products that were safe for her family, clean for consumers and internationally acclaimed in the fashion world. Her lesson learned? Some of the most amazing experiences and adventures are borne from less-than-ideal circumstances. Embrace it all.

Working at Rush Medical in Chicago may have been daunting to some but not Deborah Daniels. She built on that experience, became a Nurse Practitioner, taught other young nurses and started her own practice. Why? Part of medicine is trouble shooting and finding the best solutions to help patients feel better about themselves and more equipped to live their life and their purpose.

When Joyce Day opened her Wellness Studio, she wanted to work with women who had tried exercise, massage, physical therapy and chiropractic care, yet were still in constant pain. Her goal? To listen to each woman, identify the true source of pain, create a healing plan involving connective tissue and alignment and give her an alternative solution that restored movement and hope…and joy.

When Midwest Food Bank started on a family farm 20 years ago, the founders didn't foresee providing $415 million worth of food through 330 agencies serving 90,000 people a year. How do they do it? Listen as Audrey Kamm shares their philosophy of being faithful with what they have, being open to what is next and being willing to meet the current need...one day at a time.

After you’ve spent 10 years singing at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Madison Square Garden, performing with the New York Philharmonic, James Taylor, YoYo Ma and Martin Short, what’s next? Well, if you’re Jennifer Rosa you’re taking the stage in a new role, advocating for neuro diverse children and using your voice to help others find theirs.