Chrissy Watts is the Experience Curator & Consultant, and Founder of Philly Experiences. She joins the show to talk about their upcoming role in this year’s WURD Empowerment Experience. They highlighted their journey as a cultural curator, their impact on Philly’s creative economy, and how their work uplifts neighborhoods through storytelling, tourism, and community engagement. Their leadership continues to amplify Philadelphia’s voice, culture, and resilience.

Alex Jacquez is the Chief of Policy and Advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, an organization that fights to change economic policy and narratives to build public power, break up concentrations of private power, and deliver true opportunity and prosperity for all.

Alex joins the show to talk about a new report Groundwork Collective has that shows families spending less during the holiday season. He also talks about how tariffs have elevated the prices of groceries, decor, clothes, and more.

Erika Joy Erb is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC), the nonprofit responsible for planning,

developing, and maintaining public spaces along Philadelphia’s Central Delaware River Waterfront.

DRWC will have an array of New Year’s festivities this year. They include fireworks shows, Cherry Street Pier & Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest, ice skating, live performances, and more. Erika joins the show to further discuss the New Year's Festivities DRWC has for New Year's 2026.

Future Cain is a social-emotional leadership and workplace wellness expert who is the CEO and Founder of Future of SEL- an organization geared to improve social & emotional leadership across multiple workplace environments.

Future joins the show to w to talk about her upcoming event, Holiday Hustle & Heart: A Survival Session for 40+ Moms Navigating the Holiday Season w/ Kids Under 10. This event is a webinar that will focus on moms staying emotionally grounded, energy conscious, and connected to themselves during a busy holiday season. It will take place on Dec. 18th at 12 noon ET.

Carol Lin, from the anchor desk of CNN, delivered the first national network bulletin on September 11, 2001. But what followed wasn’t just headlines, it was a journey into the heart of the story and a journey of self-discovery she would have never expected.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss her experience covering 9/11, her new book “When News Breaks: A Memoir of Love and War”, and the importance of local news.

Natalie Baker is the Director of Economic Analysis at the Center for American Progress. She joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress segment to discuss the mass shooting that occurred in Australia, and how the Trump administration’s tariffs are raising prices for families over the holidays.

Laiya St. Clair is a radio and podcast personality, producer, and voice artist. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss her work and what is next for her, Quest Love's podcast and her involvement with the program, The Roots and the evolution of Jill Scott as an artist.

Eric Cole host of "Unpacking" joins host of "Soulful Sunrise" Karen Taylor-Bass as her final guest to review on the Empowerment event and reflects on things that he wants to shed going into the new year.

Host of Empowerment Exo Karen Taylor-Bass is joined by the long time owners of Trust Auto Body, formerly JD's Auto Body to discuss how they couple got into the autobody repair field and what senior discounts they offer.

Tonja Belo a Nurse at Temple Center for Population Health with more than 25 years of nursing experience joins Karen Taylor-Bass to discuss the work her team does across the community through Temple Health, and how these services support people in their everyday health journeys.