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2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Linda Gunther!  Growing up in New York City and then after teaching school in the Bowery while attending Columbia University graduate school in Counseling Psychology, Linda S. Gunther escaped NYC for a different lifestyle on the West Coast. A year later, Linda was given the opportunity to spend a summer in London where she studied child development. After six weeks in Great Britain, Linda decided to take a giant leap and start a new life there where she later married an Englishman, gave birth to her son Benjamin, attended graduate school in psychotherapy and counseled parents and children in the west London suburb of Southhall. After six years in London, Linda returned to California. Linda completed her MBA and held key leadership positions in some great Silicon Valley companies. This career provided Linda with the opportunity to travel the globe, delivering management development training programs and consulting with some of the world’s brightest talent. Linda has been an avid explorer of cultures, embarking on a variety of educational adventure trips over the years, including a photographic journey to Havana, Cuba, which is the city where her book Ten Steps From The Hotel Inglaterra ~ A Woman’s Romantic Adventure in Havana, Cuba is based in. Her passion for travel and continuous learning are what fuels Linda’s fire for creating colorful fictional characters and story lines for both books and theatrical productions.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Guest Host Rhonda Branch interviews Russell Lanier!  Russell (Rusty) Lanier is an award-winning, university-educated television news producer. He was among the best in his profession garnering top ratings with nearly every show he wrote and produced during his twenty years on the frontlines of broadcast news. Russell even created a sports feature that later won the reporter assigned to the seasonal project an Emmy Award. Along the way, Russell also developed a journalistic savvy about writing crime stories that intrigued his colleagues -- he seemed to have an insider’s knowledge about street crime. But it was his secret, double-life that finally caught up with him and kept him from ascending the ladder to big-market success.  While engaging in his passion of gathering the news, Russell became the news… Russell Lanier is an alcoholic and a hard-core drug addict. He uses the same hard-hitting news writing style in his book, Waiting To Die, Longing To Love that won him top billing in his profession. You will read how he finally finds victory when he comes face-to-face with his demon, addiction in his sixth trip to rehab. He courageously tells the obscene truth about substance abuse. His personal battle will inspire you to take action against the monsters you may feel controlling your life.   It is Russell’s new mission to speak to young people about his experience as an addict and warn them of the perils of experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Russell Lanier’s message to avoid substance abuse at all costs resonates a truth that is eternal.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Dr. Randall Bell!  Randall Bell, PhD, is a socio-economist and the CEO of Landmark Research Group, LLC. Prior to this, he led a national practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest consulting firm. The strategic and problem-solving skills of Dr. Bell are well established. He consulted on the World Trade Center, the Flight 93 Crash Sites, the BP Oil Spill, Hurricane Katrina, the Nuclear Testing on the Bikini Atoll, and several tragedies including Jon Benét Ramsey, O. J. Simpson, and the Heaven’s Gate mass suicide. His research has taken him to all fifty states and the seven continents. He is known for his ability to analyze complex situations and present his findings in an interesting, organized, and intelligent way. Rich Habits Rich Life is the result of research that has spanned 25 years at the intersection of sociology and economics. In Rich Habits, Dr. Randall Bell masterfully interweaves classic behavioral research with some of his high-profile cases to reveal why some dive, some survive, and while others thrive.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Therra Weinberg!  Therra is a mother of three children, a wife, artist and author. She loves being someone else's mother and wife, but she also loves being “THERRA.” After childbirth, it occurred to Therra that playing a role as major as "Mom" can easily overshadow one's identity. Growing up, girls are taught to give of themselves as mothers. She realized that as much as her family needs her, she needs HERSELF more. Therra likes the idea of giving, but she would rather be giving from OVERFLOW -- this means learning to fill your own cup first. But how can you do that? It begins with a simple question: ?“What does my soul need today?” Sometimes, it means finding an outlet to release your stress, uplift your spirit or even push your own limits. Therra believes within every woman, lies a Being who is FREE, ENERGETIC, and JOYFUL. As mothers, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by responsibilities and unfortunately our bodies show it. But it doesn’t have to be that way. It's OK to say, “I give myself permission to be ME.”

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Sheila Kennedy!  Sheila Kennedy is THE Confidence Coach. From insecure, divorced, and struggling single mom to best-selling author, speaker and coach, Sheila influences entrepreneurs around the globe. She shares skills, tools and strategies that turns confidence into gaining more influence, building meaningful relationships, taking bigger risks and growing financially for entrepreneurs and their business. An entrepreneur for 8+ years, Sheila has learned that one's level of confidence directly impacts success in the marketplace. Her new book, Choices to Changes ~ THE Confidence Coach Shares the Practices of Confident Entrepreneurs, details practices, tools and strategies for successful entrepreneurship. The book features Twelve Global Entrepreneurs that enjoy the profitability, freedom and fulfillment that entrepreneurship promises and confidence delivers.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Betsy Otter Thompson! Betsy's work has always gravitated toward the media. A native Philadelphian with a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Betsy worked as an account executive for WFIL radio in Philadelphia, and from there went to radio stations WPEN and WFLN. After that, she became a commercial print model and acted in television commercials in New York and Philadelphia. For seventeen years, she worked in Los Angeles at the motion picture and television company Castle Rock Entertainment as the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In August 1999, she followed her boss to Warner Bros. as he took a new position there as President and COO, and became his Executive Assistant. She is now writing full time. Betsy's writing began unexpectedly while going through an especially difficult time in her life. She believes that her books were the answer to her prayers. Her latest book is LoveHuman ~ Where You Come From and Here You Are Going. It offers valuable guidance regarding how to find comfort in a world where uncomfortable things happen.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Senator Omer L. Rains!  US California Senator Omer L. Rains was told, “You’ll never walk again.” Rains had been a politician on the global stage, a power-broking lawyer of A-list celebrities, and conqueror of some of the highest mountains in the world. But when a paralyzing brain aneurysm and stroke hit him at age 61, he became more helpless than a small child. In his book, Backtothe Summit, Rains takes readers on a courageous journey toward recovery, both physical and spiritual, as he reflects on the people, events, and American history that shaped his life and gave him the strength to dare to walk again. Every flashback to the past offers insight into the philosophy that once saved his life and now defines his every action: “Get up from every fall, no matter how great or far, and continue to live life fully.” Omer received his B.A. (Political Science), his Bachelor of Law degree, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of California at Berkeley. Although he no longer engages in a conventional practice of law, he did for many years and his professional ratings are the highest attainable for both “legal ability” and for “faithful adherence to ethical standards and professional reliability.”

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Hal Price!  Hal is an Inspirational Speaker and an Award-Winning #1 International Best-Selling Author. After serving as a lifetime marketing and branding executive for Fortune 100 companies and professional athletes, Hal is now using his skills as the creator of the HEROIC HEART™ platform whose mission is to ignite the Divine spark within the Heroic Heart of children (both young and old alike). He does this through books, heartfelt storytelling, speaking engagements, Heart Purpose Coaching, Inner Child Workshops, his SuperHero CampsTM for children and their parents and via his HALGORITHMTM process to see each person’s unique “Destiny Blueprint.” Hal is completing a series of nine children's books designed to teach the virtues of the heart and how to listen to the "secret whispers of their inner wisdom." Hal is a volunteer/fundraiser for the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation and is a co-author of the #1 International Bestseller, Cancer: From Tears to Triumph ~ Inspiration from Survivors and Thrivers, Health Care and Support Professionals, Caregivers and Loved Ones.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Cher Slater-Barlevi! Cher Slater-Barlevi, MA is an artist, author and spiritual counselor with a passion for lifting consciousness on this planet. Her background in the arts began as a graduate of Art Center College of Design holding a BA, cum laude, in Illustration. She’s illustrated award-winning children’s books, tabletop books, magazine editorials and education books. Her own children's books she wrote and illustrated can be found under the name of 'Gramma Nanna Banana.' After a new death experience, her life changed drastically. She used this gift of “seeing” for over 40 years doing readings and “SOUL” paintings with messages for others as well as people’s pets. After earning a Master Degree in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica, she teaches the value of play for “The Kid Within®” seminars. She has been a screenwriter for 12 years while working on her dream – to write her novel, DOG OF GOD: THE NOVEL a wild romp through Magical Worlds, about healing.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Lindsey Leonard!  Lindsey Leonard is the Executive Director at the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Lindsey joined TBCF in March 2012 with a decade of non-profit experience in program administration, fundraising, grant writing, donor cultivation, and facility management. Before joining TBCF, she worked at Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, a local nonprofit environmental organization, serving as a development director. Before joining the Foundation, she was the vice president of operations at Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley in Ventura County, and she served as a branch director and a state licensed childcare center director at United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County. Lindsey has devoted much of her professional career to making a positive impact in families' lives through education, mentorship and constructive social interactions. She has built her career on the philosophy that "the sky is the limit," and that every family can be great given an opportunity and the support they need. She believes openness to creating a positive work environment and collaborative participation is paramount to build a healthy organization, particularly in small communities such as Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura.