STRIVECast

On today's episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff & Noel sit down with Dr. Anne Ryan, the new STRIVE Online Program Director! Anne explains everything you need to know about STRIVE's newest program, STRIVE WorldWIDE! STRIVE WorldWIDE is our new online program to teach independent living skills to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our first class starts up the week of September 9th! Details and registration info are available at www.pslstrive.org/striveworldwide! Thanks so much to Anne for joining us. Today's episode is brought to you by Block Brothers Custom Cabinets -- thank you so much to Block Brothers to sponsoring another episode of the show!

On today's episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff and Noel chat with Zoe, Karen and Jasmine of The Greater Portland Council of Governments! We chat about their incredible work making #transportation more #accessible in our area and more. Today's episode is brought to you by Block Brothers Custom Cabinets: Maine Made Fine Kitchens & Interiors. Check out all their incredible work at www.blockbrotherscabinets.com ! Happy listening!

On a VERY exciting episode of the #STRIVECast, we are joined by our biggest celebrity yet, Joan Benoit-Samuelson! Joan is the winner of both the Boston Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, AND the first EVER women's Olympic marathon champion. Born and raised here in Maine, Joan is both a local and worldwide celebrity to us. Joan, Jeff and Noel chat all about her road to becoming a running champion, as well as the upcoming Beach to Beacon 10K Race which she founded! Thanks so much to Joan for joining us. This episode is doubly exciting, because we have our first SPONSOR! Today's episode of the STRIVECast is brought to you by Block Brothers Custom Cabinets, in Northport, Maine! You can check out their work at www.blockbrotherscabinets.com. Thank you so much for sponsoring the show. Happy listening!

On this week's episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff & Noel sit down with Collette Divitto, who owns her own company called Collettey's Cookies! We chat all about the road to her creating her own business and more. We are so proud to put on a show created by people with disabilities, AND a show where the guests of honor often have a disability, too. Please leave us a rating and review on iTunes if you're listening...and stay tuned for a special STRIVECast announcement next week!

We have a big episode of the #STRIVECast today! Today, Jeff and Noel chat with filmmaker Dan Habib! Dan is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Intelligent Lives, Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and many other short films on disability-related topics. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability. We were all very honored to chat with him, hear about the goals and intentions of his films, and all that he's learned along the way. We also introduce a BRAND NEW SEGMENT on this episode, called "Yacking with You!" AND, we introduce a new listener challenge! We're asking all of our listeners to leave us a review on iTunes!

On an exciting episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff and Noel sit down with the District Attorney of Cumberland County, Jonathan Sahrbeck! John and the guys chat all about his important job, the hard work he does, and later in the words of wisdom we chat all about ways to stay out of trouble! Thanks so much to Jonathan for joining us, we hope you had fun! Enjoying the STRIVECast? Leave us a comment and tell us where you're listening in from! And as always, be sure to rate & review our show and share it with your friends!

On today's episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff & Noel sit down with Dr. Rachel Fogarty, Chiropractor at Innate Family Chiropractic here in South Portland! We chat all about Dr. Rachel's road to becoming a doctor, her mission trip to Brazil, and later on Jeff and Noel give us all some good advice about how to prevent back pain. Thanks so much for Dr. Rachel for coming on the STRIVECast! Remember to subscribe to our show, and leave us a rating & review! #podcast

On today's episode of the #STRIVECast, three members of the Portland Disability Advisory Committee (PDAC) sit down with Jeff and Noel to talk about all of the important work they do. Our guests from the committee were Mandy Levine, the city's Workforce Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, Vice Chair Ken Shapiro, as well as STRIVE member Haley Pass, who is the Chair of the Committee! The PDAC advises the City Manager on issues of importance to people with #disabilities, and recommends policies, practices, and legislation in matters affecting them. We hope you enjoy the episode! #podcast

On today's episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff and Noel sit down with the Program Manager of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, Kelly McCormack! We talk all about the amazing work they do to support organizations all across the state of Maine, and more. Thanks for tuning in as always, and be sure to share the STRIVECast with everyone you know! #podcast

On today's episode of the #STRIVECast, Jeff & Noel sit down with WGME Good Day Maine reporter Lauren Healy! Lauren tells us all about what it's like to be on the news, how she got her start on TV and more. Plus, with June upon us, we hear all about what Jeff & Noel's summer plans are! Tune in on our social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and more. Happy listening!