I sat down with Abbie Stockard, the current 2025 Miss America, to discuss her path to the crown and her future in healthcare.

She is currently a senior at Auburn University School of Nursing and looking forward to being a Pediatric nurse.

We talked about her 'why' she joined the pageant, the expectations from the judges, was it everything she thought it would be, meeting the other contestants, social media influences, what made her stand out and her responsibilities as Miss America.

She tells us about her advocacy, the healthcare platform, her visit with President Trump in the Oval Office, her NBA boyfriend's reaction to her winning the crown, the best thing about being Miss America and her future in healthcare.

Listen to the short solo show to hear updates on my family! Why we suddenly moved from Pensacola, FL to Nashville, TN!

Hear the Why behind why I do what I do--just like I ask my guests their why!

Stay tuned for some great shows already recording here in Nashville!

Check out my Facebook.com/monicasanfordvp for video-reels

Dean Wegner is an Army Veteran, West Point Graduate, finished Flight School & Ranger School.

He is the Founder and CEO of Authentically American based out of Nashville, TN.

He’s been featured multiple times on Fox News, MSNBC, Forbes Magazine and more.

Authentically American was the Winner of the 2024 Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year in Tennessee!!

His strategic and sharpened business background also comes from working at Mars Corporation and Proctor and Gamble after his military service.

He serves on multiple non-profit boards, all his products are American made, he donates 10% of profits to Veteran and First Responder charities and partners with non-profits to give back to the community.

Visit his website to learn more about him!

www.AuthenticallyAmerican.us

Jett Bowling is a Formula Race car driver with the Kiwi Sports Team. He has the perfect Name and the perfect Look!

He sits down to discuss what it takes to be a driver: physical fitness, nutrition, endurance, concentration and mental toughness.

He has had a super busy 2024-2025 season so far and has taken Podium 6 out of 9 races and definitely one to watch and remember his name!

We get his take on the new Formula movie. 

Follow his social media- IG @JettBowlingRacing and all his races streaming!

Rosabel Zohfeld came to America with a dream, with her persistence and determination she made it happen.

After the death of her mother at 17 years old and then becoming homeless, she moved from Columbia to America, learning a new culture and language, and put herself through nursing school then advancing her career to a Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Neurology.

Hear her story of overcoming obstacles and challenges to succeed.

She’s an Army Spouse and author of a new book: “The Courage to Succeed”.

www.rosabelzohfeld.com

Dr. Amanda Zeine, Army Flight Surgeon, deployed twice, sustained a TBI in 2018 that took her away from medical practice

Her first book, "Hot Mess to Wellness" tackles her mental health journey having to transition away from medicine to achieving optimal wellness.

Hear her inspirational story that takes her from being the Chief of Pediatrics to discovering new ways to help kids through common difficult issues. She has written multiple books making an impact with teaching all children healthy ways to cope.

Her book Cul-De-Sac kid was the Winner of the Global Book Award, which deals with kids having military parents and the special challenges of odd work hours, deployments, frequent moves, divorces and more.

www.alzeinebooks.com

Mr. Donnie Petersen, has been the Chief Operating Lead Partner at Chick Fil-A in Pensacola, FL for the past 20years and he is also the Founder/CEO: Colere World.

He is a huge sponsor and supporter of so many great things in the community--- businesses, non-profits, Free Clinics and the Military and more.

We discussed the culture of service in the organization, cultivating leaders who influence others with integrity, purpose, and excellence at every level of an organization.

Mentored and developed leaders across all levels of the organization. The Founder of Colere, a Leadership development company—to cultivate leaders who influence others with purpose. Colere, focuses on creating a culture of leadership that spans from entry-level positions to C-Suite.

True excellence in leadership is not managing teams—it’s about cultivating an environment where leadership can thrive at every level.

What metrics do they measure? Key Performance

Indicators for effectiveness?

My 100th Episode with my 2 very special guests!

My Niece and Nephew--- both brand New Medical Doctors, tell us about their experiences over the past 4 years of Med School.  

Dr. Bryce Webb, graduate from Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. He has been a part of several research projects across orthopedics, spine, ER, Hematology/Oncology, resulting in peer reviewed publications, oral presentations, poster sessions at conferences and volunteering at the Bridge Clinic. He will be pursuing Vascular surgery specialty.

Dr. Maria Kerrigan Haupt graduate from The LSU School of Medicine and joining the Texas A&M Family Medicine residency program. She is the Co-Founder of The MeSCO Free Community Clinic, a mobile outreach clinic.

She received a grant from the American Academy of FAMILY PHYSICIANS for 25k for the clinic. She also is involved in advocacy at a policy level with the American Medical Association House of Delegates as the State Chair of LA State Medical Society already authoring several resolutions to increase access and state funding for free and charitable clinics. She is currently a committee member of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics.

We discussed:  Why they chose medicine, was it what you expected, what advice would they give to new Med Students, their vision of medicine, accessibility, affordability, and recruitment into medicine, workforce, primary, specialty.

KATHY MORROW— a military spouse, entrepreneur, Director of Emerald Coast Public Relations Organization and President of 2Morrow Communications.

She started a military owned business and became the expert of giving the words to inspire and impact your business. Her expertise is collaborating with businesses to help design, build, customizing websites, blogs and optimizing marketing strategies.

ECPRO stretches from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and she has served every position on the Board at the Organization since 1997. She is the one to call if you need help with communications, public relations, marketing,

She tells us about how she writes 20 BLOGS for businesses!

We discussed the power of AI, CHAPT GPT and Social Media influence on marketing strategies.

ECPRO meets at the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce where they hear from speakers in PR/marketing fields while networking and having access to tools, resources and professional development.

ECPRO.org

Melissa Washington, Navy Veteran, Marine Corps Spouse, daughter of Vietnam Veteran and CEO/Founder of Women Veterans Alliance.

She talks about how a dinner out with friends turned into a global organization, now celebrating the 10year anniversary of helping Women Veterans.

She is an Award-winning advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur, CEO, publisher, Radio Show Host, and multiple awards for influencing women, visionary awards, trailblazing, and breaking barriers.

She has been on Dr. Phil and Lifetime's “The Balancing Act” and tells us about more appearances and what she has coming up!

Find out everything The Women Veterans Alliance does for Veterans!!

Melissa A. Washington - Founder & CEO - Women Veterans Alliance