The Good Soul

Join Patti as she sits down Doug Van Dyke, Founder & CEO of Leadership Simplified. Doug has been an entrepreneur for 27 years and is also a really cool guy. Relax and get intentional about your takeaways as Doug and Patti wax poetic about leadership and life. Enjoy!

Join Patti as she sits down with Sandy Mare.  Sandy is a Licensed Social Worker, full time mom & proud wife to former NFL (record breaking) kicker, Olindo Mare. Upon Lindo's retirement, they decided to shift their focus to philanthropy where they creating The Mare Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting underserved foster children in the local community. Get inspired as you learn about their story and perhaps find a way to use their example to create your own wave of change.

Join Patti and Manny as they sit down and rap about a topic that many of us become consumed with! True crime! Patti was curious to figure out why we humans become junkies and what that says about us as individuals. Tune in to get amused, amped up, and to learn more about this odd (and kinda creepy) form of entertainment.

Ever wanna know what it's like to experience a REAL LIFE Eat, Pray, Love experience? To pick up and move to a new land to experience beauty, peace, joy and self-discovery?  Look no more as we catch up with our very own, Lizette Totillo, our Rock Start Goddess Girl who is three months into her move to Croatia with NO REGRETS!  Let's get inspired! Join us!

No Guys, it's not all rainbows & unicorns.  Like all pairings, Patti & Manny have their fair share of challenges.  Manny being a bit of a skeptic having never tried traditional therapy, Patti convinces him to sit down with Licensed Therapist Chris McClure to go over the basics & see if we can't inspire ya'll to give it a shot. They loved it!  It was fun, inspiring & we plan on making this a regular part of our Love Story, making it the best it can be!  Join them for this light-hearted approach to something SUPER important! ENJOY!

Fueled by passion, grit and a knack for artful innovation, David Burke is one of the best known and most respected chefs in modern American cuisine with his signature whimsical, boundlessly creative approach to food.  In addition to being an internationally celebrated chef, Burke is: a restaurateur; artist; philanthropist; businessperson; author; educator; art collector; puppeteer; minister; doctor of business administration, honoris causa; and beekeeper. Join Patti & Manny as they get under the hood with this real deal, salt of the earth extraordinary guy!

Join Patti & Manny as they share a heartwarming chat with Author, Liz DeSevo.  High school acquaintances, Patti passed a post on her Facebook feed where Liz explained the painful & unexpected loss of her Mother, Brenda DeSevo. What we learn is how  Liz turned this life-changing event into a simple yet powerful book on the value in embracing and recycling the wisdom of our lost loved ones into and sharing these gifts with the world. It's a fun chat that will leave you inspired and ready to hug your loved ones a little bit harder. Enjoy!

Join Patti and Manny as they sit down with a dear friend of Patti's Laura Rudberg.  As we watched from across the River on that fateful day, not knowing if she was ok, Laura was fortunate enough to walk out of Tower 1 on September 11th 2001. There are so many questions that we could have chatted for days.  Tune in to see the perspective of someone who handled herself with absolute bravery and class while still holding a strong kinship to her Morgan Staley co-workers to this day. What an honor. 9/11 just scratches the surface.  Laura's beauty, wit and one-of—kind charm will have you riveted on so many levels! ENJOY!​

Man vs. Food vs. World with Casey Webb because one wasn't enough! Join Patti & Manny who follow up on their first dynamic chat with our first bonafide celebrity! Casey Webb is a NJ native, lover of food, people, life & entertaining us all....and DANG can that boy deliver!  After a lifetime of adventures, Casey found himself as the insanely talented host of the one-of-a-kind reality show, Man vs.Food. In this episode, we dive a little deeper & talk a whole lot more about all things Casey Webb!

 Join us Mr. & Mrs. Manny Alvarez as we get the honor of sittting down with one of Lake Norman's top notch pediatricians, Dr. Mike Ficenec.  So much to unpack as we uncover the road that lead Dr. Mike to serving  life with such GREAT purpose. (which wasn't his original plan) where we ask the about the obvious & not so obvious stuff.  We touch on vaccines, mental health & decided we absolutely need him back for a part 2.  ENJOY!