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2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Veera Mahajan!  Veera Mahajan is a businesswoman, writer and a mother of two grown sons.  She is a philanthropist who believes in giving back to her community. To help raise funds for cancer research and battling leukemia, Veera ran the 2004 and 2006 Detroit Free Press Marathon. By running up 70 floors of Renaissance, the tallest building in Detroit in 2006 and 2007 she helped raise funds for the Lung Association. Veera have authored a book called UNREPORTED. It is a guide for awareness of domestic abuse and a how-to get out of abusive situations. She has also finished a screenplay entitled Unreported that is based on her book. The name ‘Unreported’ comes from knowing that domestic abuse is an unreported crime.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Stella Waterhouse! Stella Waterhouse first came across autism in the late 1960s when she met three very different children, all of whom shared the same diagnosis.  Stella went on to spend much of her career working with both children and adults with autism and Asperger's Syndrome as a teacher, caregiver and finally, as a Deputy Principal of a residential community for adults with ASD.  She began researching autism in 1990 and she is a published author of several books including A Positive Approach to Autism, which attracted good reviews from such well-known autism experts as Donna Williams and Paul Shattock OBE. Stella has also authored a series of concise but informative books for parents and teachers, and is currently completing her series Autism Decoded.  As a second generation educator and autism awareness expert, Stella wants to share her personal and professional experience and understanding of the autism spectrum and the many challenges that people with autism and their families face in their daily lives. Her goal is to develop resources that offer practical advice, insight and solutions to parents and teachers so that the child's life is enriched and supported and family life is enhanced.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Ambra Watkins!  Author and speaker Ambra Watkins is a Boomer mom intrigued by the Millennial generation. She is concerned for trophy kids whose high expectations crashed into the reality of an economic downturn and for parents who are trying desperately to help them find purpose in the postmodern world. With an MA, a PMP and fifteen years of experience, Ambra uses her knowledge and expertise to provide young people with tools for triumph over anxiety and depression through effective intergenerational dialogue. Ambra’s new book, Escape from Dark Places, is about her journey as a mother to find answers to her son’s anxiety and depression. Her discoveries offer a new framework for action that will enable all of us—parents, grandparents, church leaders, and mentors—to be part of the solution.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews John Luckey!  Dr. John Luckey is a third-generation California native living and practicing dentistry in Southern California's wine country. He graduated from Loma Linda School of Dentistry in 1981. He is a father to six children--two girls and four boys--and grandpa to eight: seven boys and one girl. Besides his interest in science, John is an accomplished pilot and athlete with interests from martial arts and weight lifting to tennis and backpacking. He plans to build a unique resort spa and wellness center with a mind-body-spirit approach to wellness. In his bestseller, In Search of a Quantum God, John shares the results on his personal search for a Quantum God through science and its codes, clues and statistical probabilities that first life was designed and put in motion at the Big Bang by an all-powerful energy source… or …

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Leith Adams!  Leith Adams has a quote he lives by: If at first you don’t succeed, don’t be so surprised, get up, dust yourself off, take a deep breath, refocus and have another go! Leith has been self-employed most of his working life, having various businesses, some amazing success as well as some absolute disasters!  Having been an Entrepreneur and an Entremanure, Leith has been in so deep that at times he had to look up to see the bottom, as it was only the depth that varied! Leith believes that out of every adversity comes the seeds of an equal or greater opportunity. It all depends upon your attitude, your perception and your persistence. In his bestseller, THE FATHER Balance: How You, as a Father, Can Successfully Build a Career and, at the Same Time, Still Keep Your Marriage and Family Together, Leith shares with men some of the principles that have worked for him and his family on how to take back control of their lives by modifying habits and schedules so every Father and/or Husband can enjoy the Balanced Family Life that they deserve.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Kathleen Grace!  Kathleen Grace, CFP, CIMA, and cofounder of Excelsior Capital Advisors, is a Managing Director of United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. For over 23 years, Kathleen has provided sophisticated financial and estate tax planning strategies to Fortune 500 executives, affluent multigenerational families, entrepreneurs, and institutions by serving as her clients' Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Nine out of ten women will be solely responsible for their finances at some point in their lives. Kathleen Grace’s #1 International Bestseller, Prince Not So Charming – Cinderella’s Guide to Financial Independence is a call to action that will inspire and empower women to take control of their finances regardless of the obstacles they face. This book is a riveting journey with Cinderella as she navigates romance, emotional upheaval, and near-financial-death experiences – all of which lead her to find inner strength despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks. Whether a high-powered executive or a single mom struggling to make ends meet, Kathleen encourages women to claim their power to create and protect their financial future.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Carrie Stepp!  Born and raised in the Iowa heartland of America, Carrie lives in a rural community — where nature abounds, gardens grow and children flourish. She’s a lifelong learner, leader, inventor and success coach in the technology field, assisting Fortune 100/500 Corporations and Entrepreneurs to design and launch their highly interactive and engaging eLearning courses to a global community. She’s a woman on a mission to help others succeed and is also the author of the #1 International Best-Selling children’s book, The Angel in the Garden.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Karyn Garvin!  There are only a handful of people who have been training dogs professionally for as long as Karyn Garvin. She has been a full-time, professional dog trainer since 1977. Karyn's extensive experience has led her to develop The Integrated Approach to dog training. The Integrated Approach combines spirituality, psychology, and science and applies it to dog training practices. One aspect of The Integrated Approach is "Divine Dog" Training, a philosophy that came to Karyn as she completed writing her first book, Dogs Do Go to Heaven! Until Karyn’s book, Separation Anxiety Versus Containment Phobia: Why is Your Dog Destructive When You’re Gone, there has never before been a book that has gone into as much detail to help dog owners understand all of the reasons why dogs may behave destructively during their owners’ absence. Nor has any book gone to such great lengths to provide dog owners with the solutions they have been searching for.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Leeza Sipek! Leeza Sipek shares her experience working as a State Sales Manager, Sales Consultant and Owner Builder in the Australian residential building industry for over 10 years. With her husband Matthew and two children, they have saved thousands of dollars in owner building their homes.  Leeza, Matthew and Hazel Foote have co-authored the new international bestseller, American Owner Builder: The Step By Step Guide To Owner Building, which is an easy to understand step-by-step guide that empowers the homebuilder through the entire process of building a dream home in a financially responsible manner. Renovators, DIY enthusiasts and anyone considering building a home will find a wealth of practical information in this book. Even if readers are hiring a builder, this book can help them understand what is involved in building a home and what to expect at each stage of the project.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Debbie Lamb Turner!  Debbie Lamb Turner owned and operated an insurance business for 20 years, which she sold to pursue her passion to support and encourage women to take Delight in their Journey. With her two sisters, Debbie continues to run Sisters on Purpose where they have facilitated international retreats for women since 2010. Debbie has no special training or degrees to impress you with, but she shares many of the same experiences, heartaches, and triumphs as the people she serves. Through commonalities, it is Debbie’s pleasure to walk alongside you as a fellow pilgrim, reminding you of your divine nature, and be a partner and encourager of the infinite possibilities on your unique journey in life. In Debbie's new bestseller, The Path That Beckons ~ Taking the Next Step on the Journey to a Life You Love, she offers a starting place to venture down a new path – one that leads a person to a life brimming with vitality and possibilities.