Thriving After 40

Lara talks about leaving a hard earned profession, reinventing herself after 40, how she’s succeeded in each of her career iterations and the impact of her breast cancer diagnosis. 

Lara Quie started her career as a lawyer with Dentons LLP in the UK before becoming an entrepreneur in 2004, setting up a successful designer kitchen company. In 2011, Lara moved to Hong Kong with her family, needing to reinvent herself once again and becoming a business development and marketing professional working for various international firms. Lara now heads up Sales and Business Development for KorumLegal. 

In addition to this, after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in her mid-40’s, Lara decided to focus her passion for helping others be their best and became an ICF certified executive coach. Lara also has a boutique executive coaching and business advisory called Lara Q Associates where she coaches lawyers, leaders and founders.

Not only that, but Lara also has two podcasts, The Legal Genie Podcast and The Coach Potatoes Podcast AND she is a 40 over 40 Singapore Inspiring Women Entrepreneur honoree 2021. 

https://laraqassociates.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie/?originalSubdomain=sg

Gina talks about her experience in war zones, living in Baghdad under Sadam Hussein and what she’s learned from her travels around the world. 

Gina Wilkinson is a former foreign correspondent radio journalist and documentary maker for the BBC NPR and the ABC, as well as other well-known public broadcasters. She is an award winning journalist and has spent two decades working in hotspots around the globe, including the world's most intriguing and dangerous places she has since decided to trade in her flak jacket for an author's pen.

And she now writes novels in her most recent release, when the Apricot's bloom, Gina draws on her own experiences, living in Baghdad, under Saddam Hussein, when she is not writing novels,  she works in international development, helping to promote efforts to end poverty across the globe.

https://www.ginawilkinson.net/

Bruce Vilanch - Comedy Writer, Songwriter, Actor and 6 time Emmy Award Winner

Bruce Vilanch talks about the impact Bette Midler had on his career, his experience with adoption and his various projects in Hollywood and on Broadway. Bruce is a comedy writer, songwriter, actor and a six time Emmy Award winner. Bruce is well known by the public for his years on Hollywood Squares as a celebrity participant. Bruce was also the head writer for the show, he wrote for the Academy Awards and he was the head writer for the Oscars from 2000 to 2014. He has been a reporter, a columnist, a songwriter, published a collection of his writings, and he’s written jokes for the likes of Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Rosie O’Donnell and Robin Williams. Not to mention appearing on Broadway in Hairspray, in a variety of TV shows and writing and performing off Broadway in his self penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous. 

https://wegotbruce.com/

Scott talks about the impact of losing his forever role, becoming a reluctant entrepreneur and the power of making a decision to say yes. 

 Scott Hutchings is solving problems one coin at a time. He’s the President and Founder of Global Coin Solutions where they turn mixed currency into funds that help charities. Since beginning the company in 2015 they have processed over $13 million of mixed currencies without any cost to their clients while simultaneously helping the environment and being a large employers of people with disabilities. Before starting Global Coin Solutions, Scott held various sales and marketing roles and was also the President of the Saab Club of Canada for over a decade. 

https://www.globalcoinsolutions.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthutchingsgcs/

Tracy is the owner and creator of Dark Horse Schooling and The Dark Horse Entrepreneur podcast. He has experienced a lot in his life. From hitting rock bottom with drugs, divorce, bankruptcy and death of his daughter to running the planning and marketing of some of corporate America’s finest companies to running his own marketing company and podcast, Tracy is looking to share all that he has learned and is still learning about starting, restarting, kick starting and stepping up your entrepreneurial game. 

https://darkhorseschooling.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracybrinkmann/

Jenna talks about her growth into an author, how to deal with rejection and how she turns her difficulty into a super power. 

Jenna Greene is an elementary school teacher by day and an author by night. Her novel, Reborn, won the 2019 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. She is also the co-host of Quill and Ink: A Podcast for Booklovers which is part of the Authors on Air Network. 

https://www.jennagreene.ca/

Chad talks about his path to success moving up the corporate ladder, the attributes needed to be an impactful leader and gives wise advice on how to land that job or get that promotion. 

Today we are speaking with Chad Hagen, Chad is the Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development with SunOpta, a leading plant & fruit based beverage, food and ingredient company. Chad has over 25 years of international experience in the industry and has a passion for helping sustainable brands grow across the food, beverage, and ingredient sectors. Having worked with companies such as Robinson Fresh, Newman’s Own and Pavich Farms, Chad has developed organic supply chains for over 15 countries, including living and working in Kenya, South Africa, the UK and now California himself. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hagenchad/

Suze talks about leaving home for NY at 17, the impact of losing the role of Chrissy in Three’s Company, how finding joy is the greatest success and how letting go of perfection has opened up her life. 

Susan Lanier is an actress, singer- songwriter, cabaret performer, photographer, writer, director and producer. She is best known for starring in the original horror film classic, Wes Craven'sThe Hills Have Eyes, as well as her role as Bambi, John Travolta’s girlfriend in the TV sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.  

     She has starred in many TV episodes, web series and stage productions from NY to LA throughout the years. Suze is also the President of Magnolia Gold Records where she is in the process of releasing her new EP record entitled, Allergic to Texas. Her previous, award winning release, Swamp Cabaret is available on iTunes. 

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486839

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/suze-lanier-bramlett/464901501

Jennifer talks about overcoming deep difficult times, getting out of an abusive relationship, the beauty of finding yourself all over again and the magic that happens when you stop telling yourself ‘I can’t’.

Jennifer Anne Gordon has made her living as an actress, a magicians assistant, a gallerina, a comic book dealer, a painter and burlesque performer before becoming an award winning horror/fiction novelist and an award winning professional ballroom dancer, performer, instructor and choreographer. Jennifer has also had her mixed media artwork published entitled Victoriana: mixed media art of Jennifer Gordon and is the creator of Vox Vomitus, a video podcast on the Global Authors on the Air Network as well as Co-Host of the podcast “Writers Showcase”. 

For more information and benevolent stalking, please visit her website at http://www.JenniferAnneGordon.com

Facebook Author Page - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferAnneGordonAuthor/

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/jennifergenevievegordon/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/JenniferAnneGo5

Today we are talking with Mark Stancil. Mark talks about the unique creation of his company, the importance of perception, choosing the right personal and professional partners,  and how he fired his boss when he was no longer getting what he needed from his employment.  

Mark started his career as a creative executive while working as a computer and systems integration professional, so he is the rare combination of technical expertise and creative excellence. Mark is now CEO and Editor in Chief with Terminus Media, a company that creates comics, graphic novels, animates award winning shows for government, private and public companies and works on their own creative projects. Mark himself has written comics and a full length graphic novel, Ascension. 

https://www.terminusmedia.com/about

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-stancil-terminus-media/