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Connect with Freddie:

Website: https://freddieravel.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freddieravel

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddieravel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freddie.ravel.2025

Freddie Ravel grew up speaking three languages: Spanish from his Colombian mother Ruby, then music, then English in kindergarten. That third language took him everywhere. He directed Earth, Wind & Fire, played the Grammys three feet from Prince, recorded Evita with Madonna, and toured the world on Carlos Santana's Universal Tone tour. Today the City of Los Angeles calls him the Keynote Maestro for Life In Tune, the system he brings to companies like IBM and NASA: melody is leadership, harmony is collaboration, rhythm is execution. In this hour he plays his way through all of it, from Mas Que Nada to Beethoven's Fifth, and makes the case that the space between the notes, and really listening, is the whole secret. Asked at the end what a life in tune sounds like, he answered in one word: bliss.

Chapters:

00:00 How music found him: his mother Ruby

03:09 Touring with Sergio Mendes, and how music is built

09:01 What a musical director does: September at the Hollywood Bowl

16:26 Life In Tune: melody, harmony, rhythm, and the score

19:37 The studio years, and leadership from inside the bands

26:44 Prince, Santana, and Earth, Wind & Fire

33:31 From the keyboard to the keynote

35:36 Beethoven's Fifth: the space between the notes

42:48 Ruby, Dad at 91, and a Christmas album like no other

52:11 Rapid fire: the accordion, Mozart, and a 97-key piano

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Connect with Dede:

Website: https://feelgoodexpress.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dedefeelsgood

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feelgoodexpressdede

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dede-lyons-a4142722/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DedeLyons

Feel Good Journal: Connecting With Your Inner Child (Amazon): https://a.co/d/0hCO4uAW

A Dose of Dede (weekly mini-podcast): https://feelgoodexpress.com

Dede Lyons spent 32 years in broadcast sales in New York, rising to Vice President of Group Sales. In 1997, mid-career and watching her team get collapsed in a downsizing, she looked up in a subway station and saw a Time magazine cover asking "Do you believe in angels?" That moment became Feel Good Express. At 62 she left the career and called it her rebootment. Today she teaches people to connect with their guardian angels and fall in love with themselves. She and Cynthia talk about the therapy question that changed her life at 30, the husband she met four years later, the Monday to-do list she writes for her angels, and why feeling good is an inside job.

Chapters:

00:00 From waitressing at Brew's to television sales

01:32 The middle woman with tons of bosses

03:52 Running out of steam at 40

04:34 A Time magazine cover in the subway

07:55 Grace's question: trust

10:01 Pocket angels and the hovering guardian angel

11:13 Pearls: journaling and Ask and It Is Given

12:45 Mirror work and Ayla, her inner child

15:06 Keep your baby picture out

16:08 Whispers on sales calls

19:18 For the skeptics

20:45 Two columns: your list and your angel's list

22:30 The layer cake: self-love first

23:46 Therapy at 30: can I learn to love myself?

25:29 Four years later, Joe

26:57 Joy blockers, boundaries, and White Angelica

28:41 Rebootment: turning in the BlackBerry

31:46 Dede's Daily Do's: the worry-and-doubt list

32:46 Shred it, then gratitude in the mirror

37:34 A Dose of Dede

41:09 The Feel Good Express toolkit and the power of intention

43:36 Rapid fire: it's an inside job

47:03 New York pace, West Palm Beach pace

48:09 Worry angels

50:44 The Joy of Tweeting

51:39 Signs: cardinals, feathers, and license plates

54:34 Believe it before you see it

55:13 Where to find Dede and the photo tour

57:14 The Stonehenge story

58:21 Closing: you are amazing

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Connect with Jason:

Website: https://www.jasonhietbrink.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.hietbrink.1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hietbrink

Jason Hietbrink started four franchises at twenty-two and became the #1 national franchisee in his company six years in a row. He helped scale an organization from $21 million to $100 million in three years. From the outside, he'd won. Underneath was a fear that if he ever stopped performing, there wouldn't be much left of him, and losing everything financially, twice, finally forced the question. Today Jason coaches high-achieving Christian entrepreneurs, and his book, Never Enough, arrives late October. He and Cynthia talk about the sixth-grade moment where the proving started, why peace is a practice and not a destination, what over 100 successful Christian men say their success has cost them, and how to build from your worth rather than for it.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and introduction

00:31 Four franchises at twenty-two

02:15 What it took to stay #1 for six years

03:57 The eighth franchise, the one that failed

05:25 Scaling $21M to $100M: chaos from the inside

06:54 What 450 franchise owners had in common

08:48 Self-doubt and the gas pump moment

10:28 Sixth grade: where the proving started

12:54 The ACT story: afraid to find out

16:58 What the winning was costing at home

20:14 Peace is a practice, not a destination

21:17 Where peace comes from

24:13 Why he interviewed 100 successful Christian men

26:27 "Everyone wants my life, but no one sees what it's costing"

28:50 The only addiction people praise

32:21 Two daughters, one championship: love versus fear

36:14 The chip on the shoulder

38:28 Family photo tour: Yosemite, New York, Kauai

42:38 Building from your worth, not for it

46:20 Energy, not time

50:15 Goals, surrender, and owner versus steward

55:34 Why he serves as an elder

57:14 What he hopes the book leaves you with

57:56 Where to find Jason

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Connect with Steven:

Website: https://www.stevenpotaczek.com

Buy the Book: https://a.co/d/085HJXBC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenpotaczek

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potaczek

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenpotaczek

Can AI replace you? Steven Potaczek has lived every side of that question: Billboard Top 40 songwriter, producer with placements on Parks and Recreation and New Girl, and now Founding Director of the Commercial Music program at Samford University. His answer is the most hopeful one you will hear. Machines can average what already exists, but they cannot live, grieve, or love, and the cracks in your story are the raw material of your art. A conversation about craft, courage, wabi-sabi, the power of yet, and why the age of AI may be the beginning of a creative renaissance. Steven's book, Fear Not, Creative, arrives October 1st. Pre-order it now, or email Steven through his website for a signed copy.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and introduction

01:24 The lifeguard's basement studio

04:19 Parks and Recreation and New Girl

06:07 From touring to teaching

07:55 Why he wrote Fear Not, Creative

10:19 Does a lifetime of skill still matter?

13:39 The apology poem: what AI can never do

16:17 Frida Kahlo and the power of scars

19:35 The cracks are the raw material

21:03 Wabi-sabi: beauty in imperfection

22:45 You will never know how amazing you can be

26:57 When the camera came for the painters

30:04 The drum machine lesson

33:42 The case for a creative renaissance

36:16 Excellence is the new scarcity

40:02 Stepping off the burnout wheel

42:14 Do not let anything steal the joy

43:51 Keep the channel open

44:54 Studio, family, classroom: the photo tour

47:15 Fear Not, Creative arrives October 1st

49:20 The power of yet

52:31 Die empty and the rapid fire

55:02 Just start

56:03 I'm proud of myself

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Connect with Michael:

Book, "Insights of a Father": https://a.co/d/058kY6Df

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelconnor/

Bridge Partnership: https://bridge-partnership.com/

Bridge Institute: https://www.bridge-institute.org/

Insight Seminars: https://insightseminars.org/

Insight Boston (September seminar): https://insightboston.org/

What happens when a world-traveling seminar leader becomes a stay-at-home dad? In the 1990s, Michael Connor helped open Russia and Eastern Europe to personal growth seminars, leading trainings on five continents and once defending his work in a Siberian courtroom. Then at 41, his first daughter was born, and he came home. Six years with his girls became more than 1,000 recorded lessons, and 60 favorites became his book "Insights of a Father: Ordinary Days, Extraordinary Life." Today he coaches executive teams at global companies with Bridge Partnership. A conversation about teddy bears and diamonds, the wife who loved him enough to let him go, and seeing the world through a child's eyes again.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and welcome

00:20 Teddy bears and the lessons children teach

02:36 Santa Claus and diamonds

03:55 The choice at 41

06:06 What six years at home taught him

10:59 Worlds seen through the eyes of innocence

13:20 The red thread: purpose and the big questions

14:51 The leap: leaving healthcare for Bulgaria in winter

20:21 Post-Soviet Russia and a Siberian courtroom

25:27 Many lamps, one light

26:24 She loved him enough to let him go

29:50 How fatherhood changed his executive coaching

33:19 Compassion, filters, and what leaders miss

38:46 Terry Tillman and believing in miracles

40:37 His daughters, young adults now

43:42 Unconditional love and the safe harbor

48:49 What actually changes people

50:42 Lightning round: inner work, miracles, and deep listening

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Connect with Caroline:

Website: https://www.aroartiste.com/

Instagram (art): https://www.instagram.com/aroartiste

YouTube (art): https://www.youtube.com/@aroartiste7345

Instagram (speaking): https://www.instagram.com/carolinebergeronconferenciere

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinebergeronconferenciere

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bergeroncaroline/

What does it take to start over at 42? Caroline Bergeron, the painter known as ARO, ran her family's restaurant business in Quebec for 15 years until one creative workshop in 2017 changed everything. She sold it all to paint. Within six weeks of her first exhibition, her work traveled from Quebec to New York to the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, and by 2019 she had created a painting for Michelle Obama. But the real story is what came after: losing the restaurant sale in the pandemic, hitting the wall, and rebuilding her life around creativity, courage, and connection. A raw and joyful conversation about second chances and the small steps that make them possible.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Caroline Bergeron and her background

01:57 Campbell Soup and 15 years in the family restaurant business

04:38 The 2017 creative workshop that changed everything

11:56 The Oprah story and her mother's final hours

17:18 Creating a painting for Michelle Obama

20:47 Hitting the wall and rebuilding her life

26:26 Six weeks from Quebec to New York to the Carrousel du Louvre

28:08 Be the artist of your life

29:19 Creative team building and art in organizations

33:44 Creative Day and reconnecting with your inner child

37:53 The Sum of My Encounters

39:42 It's Never Too Late: 100 stories to live without regret

47:14 Receiving the Women of Inspiration Award

51:15 Small steps: advice for anyone who thinks it's too late

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Connect with Pat:

Website: https://patarmitstead.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pat.armitstead

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patarmitstead-transformingworkplacewellbeing/

Sometimes the heaviest pain gives birth to the most beautiful art. Pat Armitstead experienced profound loss, severe illness, and financial ruin. Yet she chose a path of deep healing to become the world's first Joyologist. From her decades in nursing to touring orphanages with Patch Adams, Pat shows us how to use humor, daily gratitude, and creative expression to rebuild our lives. A truly moving exploration of human resilience.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Pat Armitstead and her background

05:39 Pat's work in art and healing

06:53 Losing her daughter Willow and her reflections

08:43 Surviving multiple losses and trauma

16:20 The evolution of her spiritual and artistic journey

17:41 Pat's resilience through cancer and health challenges

26:23 Becoming the world's first Joyologist

27:23 Introduction to Joyology and its principles

30:02 Pat's books and artwork

38:54 The power of sending love and gratitude

43:13 Her work with Patch Adams and clowning in Russia

50:07 Pat's message on leadership and legacy

Connect with Terry:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrytillman/

The Writings on the Wall: Peace at the Berlin Wall: https://a.co/d/0ag8g7Wk

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Terry Tillman

02:14 From Businessman to Humanitarian

04:50 The Journey of Gratitude and Reflection

07:37 Awakening from a Miserable Millionaire

10:25 The Impact of Nature on Personal Growth

13:03 The Berlin Wall and Its Significance

15:46 Dinner with Gorbachev and Insights from Russia

18:36 The Call: Discovering Purpose and Meaning

21:14 The Future of Terry Tillman and His Projects

31:48 Understanding Karma and Its Impact on Life

32:28 The Importance of History and Learning from It

33:59 Human Nature: Stupidity and the Need for Improvement

35:28 Service and the Value of Giving

37:17 Making a Difference: Personal Responsibility and Community Service

38:49 Experiential Learning and the Heartfelt Foundation

40:38 Lessons from Childhood: Gratitude and Resilience

46:17 The Role of Elders in Guiding Young Leaders

48:52 Finding Purpose and Authenticity in Life

52:33 Nature as a Classroom and Personal Transformation

54:47 Legacy and the Importance of Love in Parenting

At 30, Terry Tillman was running six companies and had all the trappings of success: the house, the airplane, the money. He also felt bankrupt inside. So he spent a day in a retirement home asking people what mattered, and every single one of them talked about regrets. He closed all six businesses, entered the world of personal growth, and spent the next 48 years leading his Inside Out Leadership seminars in 101 countries. Tony Robbins did his first firewalk in one of Terry's trainings.

In this episode, Terry, now 83, sits down with Cynthia and tells the stories behind that turn: touring as a folk singer with Jimmie Rodgers before finishing Stanford, running 30 miles along the Berlin Wall two years before it fell, flying to Berlin the day after it came down to create "The Writings on the Wall," the international bestseller that led to dinner with Gorbachev and seminars deep inside Soviet Russia. He shares the second-grade classmates, orphan twins, who taught him gratitude, the retirement home visit that changed his course, his upcoming book "The Call," and what he most wants his 10-year-old son to know.

On why he wrote "The Call: Who Are You and Why Are You Here?", Terry put it simply:

"Everybody's called. Just not everybody answers or is even aware they're called."

Remember: You are amazing. I am amazing. We are amazing!

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Connect with Rosie Paulsen:

Website: https://rosiepaulsen.com/

Book (Ñeque): https://a.co/d/0hjdkrDi

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosie-paulsen/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealrosiepaulsen/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rocio.paulsen

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealRosiePaulsen

Chapters

00:00 Rosie's Journey: From Ecuador to America

05:18 Building a Business: The Birth of SNR Services

10:33 The Essence of Servant Leadership

15:41 Navigating the Medicare Landscape

21:36 Networking and Community Engagement

27:07 Lessons in Resilience and Grit

32:16 The Power of Networking

33:53 Understanding Medicare: Common Misconceptions

36:20 The Calling of Service in Medicare

38:31 The Four P's of Resilience

43:35 The Importance of Pivoting in Business

45:02 Engagement in Public Policy

48:58 Legacy and Generational Wealth

56:02 Servant Leadership: Leading with Purpose

Rosie Paulsen's story starts on a soccer field in Quito, Ecuador. She was told girls don't play soccer, until she met an American girl who told her that in America, girls can do whatever they want. At ten years old she decided she would come to the United States. Years later she did, arriving as a teenager and moving in with a family where no one spoke Spanish. Her English came fast. As she tells it, after three days of waiting for someone to sit down for dinner, she figured she had better learn the language or she was going to starve.

That same grit built a career. She spent nearly a decade at American Express Travel, working the call center through September 11th to get stranded travelers home. She moved into Medicare almost by accident and became rookie of the year having never owned or sold a policy. She went on to build multiple companies, including S&R Services, now a team of about 30 agents, and Rosie Paulsen Enterprises, where she mentors other servant leaders entering the Medicare space. What began in Florida now reaches seniors across the country. She is also the author of Ñeque, named for the Ecuadorian word for grit and resilience, built on four components: purpose, persistence, perseverance, and pivot. She chairs the Spirit of the Community Awards for the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.

In this episode of The Cynthia Manion Show, Rosie sits down with Cynthia to talk about the soccer field that started it all, why she treats Medicare as a calling rather than a sale, the four Ps behind her book, sitting at the tables where decisions get made, and what she wants to leave for her family and the people she serves.

"I'm an Ecuadorian by birth, Hispanic by heritage, and an American by choice. And I will die for this country."

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Connect with Sally Anderson:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyanderson-exclusive-strategic-counsel/

Website: https://www.sallyandersoninternational.com/

Scandal Coach: https://scandalcoach.com/

Beyond Brave: The Art of Living Courageously: https://a.co/d/0bJhou1B

Freefall: Living Life Beyond the Edge: https://amzn.asia/d/0hTXU6lt

60 Minutes New Zealand feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tAi2HLO7xA

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Courage and Grief

03:54 Navigating Adversity and Leadership

08:03 The Impact of Grief and Trauma

15:16 Healing and Transformation

19:32 Co-Creative Leadership and Consciousness

25:13 Understanding Courage and Fear

27:17 Embracing Confrontation and Resistance

29:02 The Power of Discipline and Freedom

29:25 Confronting Societal Issues

31:33 Embracing Discomfort for Transformation

35:02 Navigating Grief and Self-Love

38:50 Understanding Forgiveness in Grief

40:31 Supporting Those Who Grieve

44:19 The Relationship Between Love and Grief

47:45 Identifying Costs and Payoffs in Life

52:36 Living Fully and Equanimity

Sally Anderson is a leadership advisor, speaker, and author of three books, including her newest, Beyond Brave: The Art of Living Courageously. A former corporate executive who once led global change programs, she now advises leaders and public figures and writes about how people rebuild after life takes everything out from under them. She joined Cynthia from New Zealand for one of the most honest conversations the show has had.

Sally has lived through extreme adversity, including profound loss, and she stepped away from public life for seven and a half years before returning to share her story and her work. Beyond Brave grew out of the years after her husband Roger died, and it centers on what she calls the empowered side of grief. In this episode, she and Cynthia talk about courage, fear, and faith, the three pillars at the heart of the book (embracing confrontation, resistance, and discomfort), what it means to be soft and gentle with yourself in the hardest weeks, and how we keep living fully when so much feels uncertain.

Her core message is one of hope:

"I think it's important that people realize that it is actually possible to get beyond what it is that you've experienced, regardless of the extremity."

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