The Overcoming Odds Podcast

The Overcoming Odds Podcast

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The Overcoming Odds Podcast episodes

  • Being Your Best Self | Kristie Overstreet
    This week's conversation features Dr. Kristie Overstreet.
    As a psychotherapist, clinical sexologist, speaker, and author, she helps people create the life they deserve within their personal and professional lives. As a real-world relationship expert, she provides proven strategies through self-change that improve every relationship. The Fix Yourself First with Dr. Kristie podcast, helps people focus on self-change versus waiting on others to change. I am the author of Fix Yourself First: 25 tips to stop ruining your relationships and Fix Yourself First: 4 weeks to improve your relationship as a couple.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Failure: "I am grateful for failing ..."
    On Normalize: Everybody is human
    On Self: Be the best that you can be
    On Change: Embrace change
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    24 min
  • Mindset | Andrea Sanchez
    This week's episode features Andrea Sanchez.
    Versatile leader and solutions provider driven to impact organizational culture, communications and stakeholder experiences. Highly adaptable professional who has worked closely with C-levels, customers, Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, schools, consultants and cross-functional teams in strategic and tactical project implementations.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Story: Take ownership of the story you want to live
    On Self: Be you
    On Environment: Surround yourself with people who will support you no matter what the circumstances may be
    On Identity: How do you view yourself?
    36 min
  • Serving Others | Derek Garcia
    This week's features Derek Garcia.
    After serving in the U.S. Navy and building a corporate career, he 'jumped ship' to start his own business. He used the discipline and dedication learned in the Navy and the business acumen developed in the corporate world to build his own business under his own terms. Fulfilling his dreams through helping others achieve theirs, as well as having a legacy to leave to his family, drives everything he does!
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Transition: Life is a journey
    On Entrepreneurship: Don't start a business just to make money
    On Service: Why do you choose to serve others?
    On Gratitude: Who or what are you grateful?
    35 min
  • The Power of Human Connection | Teresa Quinlan
    Teresa is a Builder by nature; trailblazing in order to achieve the desired outcome toward evolution.
    Emotional Intelligence is a remarkable foundation toward organizational, group, and individual success. It is the basis for 3 key features:
    1. Optimum performance leveraging talents and IQ
    2. Well-being and happiness eloquently managing stress and change
    3. Social and emotional functioning capitalizing on the power of relationships
    Companies call her when they want to:
    Transform their culture and solve the biggest HR problems: attracting and retaining top talent, employee engagement, leadership development, and adaptability to change.
    Improve team dynamics by dismantling behaviours that are derailing their success and strengthen interpersonal relationships leading to strong collaboration, innovation in problem solving, creativity, and team agility to change.
    Identify and develop future leaders for succession planning; allowing individuals to step into leadership roles primed for success.
    Individuals call on her when they want to:
    Grow self-awareness and self-management skills that enable a greater knowing of their strengths and weaknesses, optimizing their talents to live their strongest and most successful life.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Network: Quality over quantity
    On Self: Who are you?
    On Trauma: Process it in ways that you need to
    On Gratitude: Who or what are you grateful for today?
    31 min
  • Cultivating Radical Self-Compassion & Self-Love | Shelley Brown
    Picture this. (It’s not hard to do.)
    You’re stressed out at work. You can’t elude it. So much so, you take it home.
    Sometimes it affects your outside life to the point that you don't seem to have one!
    It can get so bad you don’t sleep.
    Every morning it begins again...and don’t get me started about Sunday nights!
    You’re stressed out. It sucks. The worst part? There seems to be no way out…
    Suspend your disbelief.
    This is Shelley Brown. She did it. She got out.
    She spent 25 years in the hospitality industry, climbing the ladder and making great money, all while stress slowly consumed her.
    Then, after a particularly difficult time, she decided it was enough. So she learned how to address her stress. Then, she became better at her job AND her life.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Thoughts: "We are much more than our thoughts"
    On Blame: Stop blaming others
    On Pain: There are many layers to pain
    On Present: Live in the moment
    29 min
  • Being A Contribution | Daniela Galdi
    This week's conversation features Daniel Galdi.
    Daniela is a high-energy powerhouse. Her ambition is endless and her extensive resume is proof of that with areas of expertise in the entertainment industry, entrepreneurship, health & fitness and media production. Daniela is not only a go-getter with remarkable drive, passion and discipline towards her endeavors but also offers encouragement and empathy towards others in theirs.
    Parallel to her optimistic attitude, you'll catch her smiling...a lot.
    Her career is a reflection of who she is and what she loves to do -- entertain, create, and encourage others to follow their passions. She has a genuine enthusiasm for supporting people and sharing their stories and ideas. Outside of her career, spending time with family & friends is a priority in her busy schedule. She loves to workout, experiment with new recipes, attend women empowerment and motivational conferences and meet 1:1 with new friends.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Success: It's a process not a destination
    On Healing: Allow yourself time to heal
    On Dialogue: Listen to your inner voice
    On Impact: Focus on those surrounding you
    33 min
  • Learning to Navigate the Changing World of Work | Rob Deptford
    This week's conversation features Rod Deptford, founder of EQ4 Media, where he brings 20+ years of expertise in broadcasting, marketing, communications and coaching, to help professionals become online video communicators.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Life: "I can choose to see things from a different perspective ..."
    On Past: "My past is a series of learning experiences ..."
    On Challenges: Embrace them as they come
    On Change: Learn to navigate through change
    24 min
  • Positive Alternatives | Doug Petit
    This week's conversation features Doug Petit, retired professional Manager engaged in Public Speaking to teens and their parents about the perils of underage drinking. Collaborating with like minded individuals and entities focused on providing positive alternatives to underage drinking and drugs. Just passed the 1 year mark with Positive Alternatives Podcast - "Together We're Better".
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Past: "Why did it take something like this to happen to me, to make me a better guy?"
    On Leadership: Respect. Responsibility. Reward
    On Drugs: Understand the impact
    On Decisions: Take ownership of your decisions
    1 hr 8 min
  • "Are you being busy or being productive?" | Steve Gamlin
    "We can bring in people to teach our team new skills, but when their spirits are burned out...we hire Steve!"
    That was the comment a speaking client recently shared in a conversation.
    What does Steve deliver: Back-to-basics positivity and engagement, delivered with enough (appropriate) humor to keep the audience listening and learning.
    Are you looking for a speaker who has created success (from the ashes of defeat) in his own life and business, who can share his journey as a 'real' person, communicating the steps in simple, actionable terms?
    Do you like to laugh while you learn?
    Steve Gamlin speaks from the critical space between personal and professional goals, knowing that true success lies in the integration of the two.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Network: How well do you know the people in your network?
    On Self: Own your decisions
    On Accomplishment: Surround yourself with people who will hold you accountable
    On Gratitude: What or who are you grateful for?
    39 min
  • Awakening | Garry Turner
    This week's conversation features Garry Turner, a game-changing thinker who develops strategies as to how to bring that thinking to life and implementation of the resulting solution.
    This has been evidenced throughout my career and more recently by leading, with support, human-centered projects such an in-house L&D project 'by the people for the people' saving £100k over 2 years vs external provision & a cultural team transformation resulting in > 40% additions in both sales and margin terms, by designing work around and unleashing the potential of people.
    He is also a keynote speaker on intentional human-centred working, inter-departmental partnerships and the power of vulnerability.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Vulnerability: Embrace the person that you are today
    On Change: Approach it with an open mind
    On Connection: Connect from the heart
    On Service: Create spaces where others are seen, heard and supported
    ***
    If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.

    For information on how to join any of the upcoming, “Courageous Conversations”, please leave us a message via the “contact us” page on (https://www.overcomingodds.today/)

    Interested in sponsoring any of our upcoming events? Please contact us via email ([email protected]) or website (https://www.overcomingodds.today/)

    For more daily inspirational content, consider following us on:
    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/_overcomingodds?lang=en
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overcomingodds/?hl=en
    Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/overcomingodds.today/
    25 min

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Welcome to the Overcoming Odds podcast, where you get a glimpse into the stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, suffering, and struggle to achieve their personal success.