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In this episode, cinematographer Manahi Taber-Kewene shares the impact of story telling. From culture to film and in conversations with each other, stories to have the power to connect and inspire and to bridge the gap a differences. Enjoy the show!

An example of Manahi’s work can be seen in “The Wait” based on his daughter’s perspective of the COVID pandemic found here: https://vimeo.com/411726839

Denny Wagstaff has been involved with franchises from the age of 21. From Kentucky Fried Chicken to Costa Vida and Blaze Pizza, Denny shares the lessons he’s learned along the way, including the ups and downs; purpose; courage and integrity; and the incredibly effective principle of employees first.

Deepak Lalwani is the founder of Deepak Lalwani & Associates, a boutique consulting company specializing in Change Management. In this episode, Mr. Lalwani discusses the dynamics impact successful organizational change as well as why most change initiatives fail. We also found tidbits that can be applied to our own lives as we deal with change on a personal level.

In this Episode, Tara Bench shares the journey from an internship in New York City to becoming a renowned food stylist, consultant and author with a career that has included working with Martha Stewart, Ladies’ Home Journal and appearances on a variety of shows including The Today Show, Food Network, the Drew Barrymore Show, and many more! She also shares the experiences and the people she’s met along the way that inspired and continue to influence her as she creates recipes for big food companies as well as consulting her clients. For those with a culinary hankering Tara also shares here recipes and stories on her blog, https://tarateaspoon.com/, as well as in her book, “Live Life Deliciously With Tara Teaspoon: Recipes for Busy Weekdays and Leisurely Weekends”. Enjoy the show!

Ryan Cranney is a farmer in Oakley, Idaho who recently made headlines when he gave away 2,000,000 potatoes. People from all over the U.S. received them. He also began getting friendship requests from all over the world. Some of those interactions led to helping families in Kenya build self-sustaining businesses. Ryan reminds us of the multiplying impact of a simple good deed.

Marla Smith-Nilson is the Founder and Executive Director of Water1st.org. Marla shares stories of people that have been impacted by the ability to acquire clean water. Over the past 25 years, Marla has led the implementation of water and sanitation projects that have impacted over 300,000 people around the world. She is committed to “supporting local, long-lasting solutions to the water and sanitation crisis” in developing countries as she has found over and over again that having water and sanitation is “the first step out of poverty toward transformation”. Anyone interested in helping out can reach out to Marla directly through water1st.org. Enjoy the show!

Have you ever achieved your goals and aspirations, only to feel lost and even hopeless after it’s acquisition? Mark Miller did. In this episode, Mark shares his story of achieving objectives, falling into a slump, being misdiagnosed for depression, finding purpose again. 

In this Episode, Justin Spannuth, the Chief Operating Officer of Unique Snacks, talks about how some of the greatest successes were accidents. He also discusses the impact of COVID-19 on his business, and the need to help others succeed when through unforeseen tests like COVID. He and his company’s commitment to help others, “because it’s the right thing to do” is something we found inspirational, and we believe you will too!

In this episode, Angela shares her experience of growing up in a family of nine kids and the lessons learned from a caring father. These experiences sparked of love of learning that led her to the military and guided her life and career afterward. She shares the importance of communication, grit, getting out of comfort zones and the advantages of learning from others and helping other along the way as means of living up to her own potential. We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we had making it!

Kevin Hoyt is the founder of “It Ain’t Chemo”. A survivor of testicular cancer, Kevin went through bouts of survivor’s guilt before he found comfort and purpose helping others suffering from cancer. In this podcast, Kevin shares the challenges, triumphs, and lessons he has learned along the way.