The Red Chair Life

My Mom is an 89 year old woman that went through America's period of segregation.  .She has told me many stories of what she had to endure being a black woman from the time she was born in 1931 to witnessing racial tension in today's world. What has changed? Listen to the most important person in my life discuss her view point of the social upheaval that is happening world wide. 

Have you noticed in western modern medicine, health conditions are generally treated as separately?  For example, chronic pain, mental illness and chemical imbalance in a person are generally treated individually.  There is fascinating study and treatment process called applied kinesiology that combines a holistic and scientific approach to treating people with physical, chemical and mental conditions on the premise that everything is inter-connected.  My next guest. Lester Ponce has spent most his life studying this connection between the body and mind and sports science.  He details his struggles growing up in Cuba and now being a successful applied kinesiology practitioner in helping people treating the body as a system where everything is inter-connected. He espouses the belief that "you are responsible for your own health".  Join me in this fascinating interview.

My next guest, Irene Jalenti, is a phenomenal jazz musician. She has performed and recorded with the award-winning Capella jazz ensemble Afro Blue, as well as with stars which incidentally are all my favorites such as Esperanza Spalding, Patti Austin, the Count Basie Jazz Orchestra. She has even shared the stage with great Cassandra Wilson and performed at the White House. She has also done background vocal work for Yolanda Adams, Chance the Rapper, Common, Kelly Clarkson, and Marc Anthony. Join me as Irene Jalenti  details her journey into becoming an incredible and respected Jazz musician and how music formed her life. 

It sounds counter intuitive but the residential mortgage industry is doing well under the current covid environment. This is all due to the low interest rates. Matthew Ferrell, a mortgage lender, discusses his concern of the larger commercial real estate market due  to how main stream media is perpetuating fear and his perspective of the situation.

Have you wondered how some people are able to be highly successful and always achieving their goals and dreams? It's pretty simple, they accept failure as part of their journey to achieve success. My guest, Victor Hart, is a successful entrepreneur that has traveled the world pursuing his entrepreneurial aspirations.  He details his journey and talks about  business lessons he has learned and applied to the current Covid business environment. 

Many of us go on vacation and will rely on suggestions and advise from social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Being an American, we have our perception of visiting other countries. Now Wouldn’t it be interesting to note how people from other countries view the US as a vacation destination.  My guest, Alessandra Braghelli, describes her journey from  being born in Italy to coming to the US and creating a successful Instagram  business promoting American tourism. Allessendria also details some of her struggles and fears with an interesting viewpoint expressed by her statement "I don't know if I am more brave or unconscious".

An incredible interview with Claudia Fink as she tells a fascinating story of how she got started with her passion in teaching Pilates and her struggles to become one of the most respected Pilates instructors in the world. From her past Pilates experiences, Claudia also provides words of wisdom on how to handle the current coronavirus situation.

Humorous moment about criminals and current coronavirus events.

Simon Rushton tells a fascinating journey of his life of being taken away from his mother and put up for adoption to joining the Royal Marine Commando and recently starting his own podcast. His success is attributed to his belief of "stop making excuses!"

Simon Rushton tells a fascinating journey of his life of being taken away from his mother and put up for adoption to joining the Royal Marine Commando and recently starting his own podcast. His success is attributed to his belief of "stop making excuses!"