The Next Chapter

Lori Golberg is an Arizona wife and mother from an affluent neighborhood known as Paradise Valley.  She is also a philanthropy powerhouse.  Goldberg made it her mission to get outside of her comfort zone.  Her charity, Global Family, works to rescue from poverty as many children as possible in a place she fell in love…

Michael Golden is a former TV news guy, turned campaign manager who says he is fed up with the system — and he knows the system very well. He has worked on the inside with some high profile people.

"I have seen politicians through a few different prisms, I've worked with them, for them and covered them. I'm not one of those people who thinks they are all buffoons," Golden told us from his office in Chicago.

Trouble is, the system is so clogged up it is difficult for them to do even things that are common sense.

Golden gets to the point in this book with 4 or 5 "defects" that he believes need to be fixed.

Money and influence. "All of this corruption, if you will, it's not illegal, it's legal and actually it's encouraged," Golden talks about the millionaires and billionaires who, in his view, are just flat out buying elections. "400 families, I believe, in the country are responsible for 50% of the Super Pac money in this election cycle."

Get off the hamster wheel. Golden would like to see Congressional terms extended to four years. "They don't have the time to study (issues) or trust each other in the way they should." Not to mention, they are always on the hunt for money, he says, referring to it as a "pride swallowing" activity they have to go through every single day.

"Congress is obligated to do things on our behalf," Golden says, "and if 93% of us don't have confidence, we've got to help them reform the rules."

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Michael Golden is a former TV news guy, turned campaign manager who says he is fed up with the system — and he knows the system very well.  He has worked on the inside with some high profile people.   “I have seen politicians through a few different prisms, I’ve worked with them, for them…

It started with a tweet that read, "Mom needs a kidney. it would take 2-6 years to get one and she doesn't have that long."

Phoenix Resident and organ donor, Amy Donohue, saw the tweet and decided she wanted to get tested. After finding out she was a match, Donohue says she didn't think twice. She made the decision to donate an organ to the mother of a woman she met on Twitter.

Crazy? Not to her. Donohue felt it was her purpose.

A movie is now being made about that decision. It's called, "Social Media Stole My Kidney".

Donohue, a Comedian and Social Media Manager by trade, teamed up with fellow Comedian and Filmmaker, James Pietragallo to make the movie. They turned to Indiegogo, said to be the largest global crowdfunding & fundraising and made enough money to green-light the project.

Petregallo says he was intrigued. He hadn't ever given organ donation any thought before hearing Donohue's story.

The two traveled cross country, 8,000 miles, talking to people who have become living organ donors. They were on the road for 21 days for this social experiment turned documentary. During that time, they also met a young woman who will die if she doesn't receive a life-saving organ donation. The movie document's her mother's anguish and desperation. Petregallo says, for him, that was the most impactful moment of the trip. When it all became "very real".

For Donohue, this experience has been life changing. "I value people more that I am close with," she says, "the connections have to be genuine. I want to know people on the inside. I got rid of the garbage."

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It started with a tweet that read, “Mom needs a kidney.  it would take 2-6 years to get one and she doesn’t have that long.”   Phoenix Resident and organ donor, Amy Donohue, saw the tweet and decided she wanted to get tested.  After finding out she was a match, Donohue says she didn’t think…

"What are you supposed to do … do the same thing your whole life until you croak? I'm not doing that."

Grant Woods is talking about his second act.

The former Arizona Attorney General is getting in touch with his creative side. After spending years in the courtroom as a successful trial attorney, he is now spending time writing and creating music.

"I think that is one of the downfalls of a civilization, if you stop respecting or learning from music, painting, dance, theater, or film."

Woods started writing a diverse collection of songs and attracting well known singers. Then it turned into something more than music. Grant's collection of music turned into "The Project".

Woods was encouraged by some to take his mix of blues, rock, jazz, country and folk music and make an album in NYC or LA. Instead, he stayed true to his roots, reaching out to musicians in Arizona and compiling a body of work to benefit The Arizona School For The Arts.

Woods likes to tell students, "You live in a place where we still value the arts. We respect the arts. If you respect the arts that means you respect each other. We are not a narrow minded bigoted place."

"Not just in Arizona but across the country we see the arts devalued," Woods told us when he visited our studios in Old Town Scottsdale.

Music and the arts are two of his great passions — politics is another. Woods has been deeply involved in politics for a long time. He has a close relationship with Senator John McCain, having served as his Chief Of Staff when McCain was a Congressman.

"I've been a Republican my whole life and I guess for the last 20 years or so I wonder why," he says. "We don't attract the best and brightest anymore. It is a bloodsport. Normal people, very talented people who should be running the country have no interest because who needs it."

Woods advocates for less government but says when government does do something, they should do it well. Citing public education, infrastructure, national defense as examples.

We asked for his reaction to comments made by Donald Trump questioning whether or not Senator McCain is a war hero. "He was totally dismissive of it," Woods says of his phone call with McCain when the controversy broke this past summer, "But the rest of us were pretty pissed. When you start questioning John McCain's heroism, that is offensive to me."

During our 20 minute Podcast, Woods talked about how he put the exploration of his creative self on hold earlier in his life so that he could focus on courtroom litigation and politics.

"Politics is almost antithetical to the creative process," he says, "negative, confrontational, and combative — that is not great space for you to be able to create."

About that second act he says, "If you've had success in the first act, it is a challenge to start at the bottom."

On the other hand, if you get yourself out of the box, who knows what you can create. Grant Woods is a perfect example.

Artists featured on The Project include Michael Nitro, Lawrence Zubia, Alice Tatum, Nils Lofgren and Francine Reed, Walt Richardson, Blaine Long, Mindy Harris, Hans Olson, Ray Herndon, Al Ortiz. For more go to Theprojectaz.com or search Grant Woods The Project on iTunes.

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“What are you supposed to do … do the same thing your whole life until you croak?  I’m not doing that.” Grant Woods is talking about his second act.   The former Arizona Attorney General is getting in touch with his creative side.  After spending years in the courtroom as a successful trial attorney, he…

Jenni Hogan was on the rise as a local TV newscaster, one of the most followed newscasters in the country on social media. Then she realized she needed to make a major move ­­ jump ship from the TV world into the tech world. She had an idea about how to to build an app to make social media easier to see and interact with on TV. She teamed up with tech experts to make it happen. Today, Jenni is seeing success she couldn't have imagined. Jenni talks to Carey about how she made it happen and what advice she has for others looking to turn their passion into real life success.

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Jenni Hogan was on the rise as a local TV newscaster, one of the most followed newscasters in the country on social media. Then she realized she needed to make a major move ­­ jump ship from the TV world into the tech world. She had an idea about how to to build an app to…

Felicia Romero is a modern day success story. Encouraged by her mother and grandmother to make her dreams come true, Felicia decided against law school and focused on her love of fitness. She overcame great odds to climb to the top of the fitness world becoming a fitness cover model, celebrity trainer and entrepreneur — recently opening her own gym. Felicia talks to Carey about the secrets to her success, her struggle with an eating disorder, and finally finding her zen. She also shares some of her best tips for losing weight and gaining confidence.

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