Your Next Stop with Juliet Hahn

Listen to a new episode of Your Next Stop recorded live on Fireside with host Juliet Hahn featuring author, screenwriter, and publisher Lee Matthew Goldberg and literary agent Natalie Kimber.

Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of nine novels including THE ANCESTOR and THE MENTOR and the YA series RUNAWAY TRAIN. His books are in various stages of development for film and TV off of his original scripts. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the Prix du Polar. VANISH ME will be out in Feb '22. After graduating with an MFA from the New School, his writing has also appeared as a contributor in Pipeline Artists, LitHub, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Millions, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, LitReactor, Mystery Tribune, The Big Idea, Monkeybicycle, Fiction Writers Review, Cagibi, Necessary Fiction, Hypertext, If My Book, Past Ten, the anthology Dirty Boulevard, The Montreal Review, The Adirondack Review, The New Plains Review, Maudlin House, Underwood Press, and others. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series and lives in New York City. Follow him at LeeMatthewGoldberg.com, Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, and FRINGE.

Natalie Kimber is a literary agent with The Rights Factory and previously worked with the Georgetown University Booklab and Literary and Creative Artists in Washington, DC. She represents trade authors as well as academics, artists, and poets. She is passionate about bringing books into the world and developing them with authors from first ideas through publication. She is an editor for the literary journal Monologging, the organizer of the NYC Writers Circle, and the founder of the Weehawken Writers and Artists Studio. Follow her on Twitter.

Remarkable Quotes:

"As a writer, you're very alone. You write alone and put your work out there and you have a few people in your life. A lot of times it's a business relationship, and it's about money. To have people who really just care is invaluable." ~ Lee Matthew Goldberg

"Keep looking for the person who's gonna like your thing because eventually, if you just stay positive, you will get there." ~ Natalie Kimber

Sponsors

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn

Listen to a new episode of Your Next Stop recorded live on Fireside with host Juliet Hahn featuring author, screenwriter, and publisher Lee Matthew Goldberg and literary agent Natalie Kimber.

Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of nine novels including THE ANCESTOR and THE MENTOR and the YA series RUNAWAY TRAIN. His books are in various stages of development for film and TV off of his original scripts. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the Prix du Polar. VANISH ME will be out in Feb '22. After graduating with an MFA from the New School, his writing has also appeared as a contributor in Pipeline Artists, LitHub, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Millions, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, LitReactor, Mystery Tribune, The Big Idea, Monkeybicycle, Fiction Writers Review, Cagibi, Necessary Fiction, Hypertext, If My Book, Past Ten, the anthology Dirty Boulevard, The Montreal Review, The Adirondack Review, The New Plains Review, Maudlin House, Underwood Press, and others. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series and lives in New York City. Follow him at LeeMatthewGoldberg.com, Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, and FRINGE.

Natalie Kimber is a literary agent with The Rights Factory and previously worked with the Georgetown University Booklab and Literary and Creative Artists in Washington, DC. She represents trade authors as well as academics, artists, and poets. She is passionate about bringing books into the world and developing them with authors from first ideas through publication. She is an editor for the literary journal Monologging, the organizer of the NYC Writers Circle, and the founder of the Weehawken Writers and Artists Studio. Follow her on Twitter.

Remarkable Quotes:

"As a writer, you're very alone. You write alone and put your work out there and you have a few people in your life. A lot of times it's a business relationship, and it's about money. To have people who really just care is invaluable." ~ Lee Matthew Goldberg

"Keep looking for the person who's gonna like your thing because eventually, if you just stay positive, you will get there." ~ Natalie Kimber

Sponsors

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn

Listen to a new episode of Your Next Stop recorded live on Fireside with host Juliet Hahn featuring community builder, podcaster, and consultant David Shriner-Cahn.

"I learned early on in my career how important it is to always have a Plan B because you never know when things may change."

After 28 years as a highly-skilled employee, David was told that his job was over. In spite of the immediate trauma and fear, he knew that as his next step, he'd rather work for himself and have more control over his destiny. That was in 2006.

Today, David is a thriving community builder, podcaster, and speaker. He helps high-achieving professionals, with a late-career job loss, build their consulting business, so they can do what they love and get paid what they're worth.

Learn more about David at SmashingThePlateau.com. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Sponsors

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn

Listen to a new episode of PIVOT, a show brought to you by YNS Live with NFL Thread recorded live on Fireside with hosts Juliet Hahn and Cynthia Zordich featuring special guests Joe and Bri Barksdale.

Singer, songwriter, and producer Joe Barksdale describes his musical path as beginning with "gospel, rap, soul, and R&B, the four major food groups for black, inner-city Detroit." With a style fueled by an eclectic genre mix, influences included Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Sly, and the Family Stone, Teddy Pendergrass, and Kanye West. His unique sound smoothly blends aspects from blues, soul, jazz, rock, and more, creating an immersive experience at once both upbeat and up-close-and-personal — a captivating world spreading a message of love and unity, harmoniously uniting people through music.

Joe's 2017 debut album, Butterflies, Rainbows & Moonbeams, was followed in rapid succession by Electric Soul (2019), produced by the legendary Narada Michael Walden, Sincerely (2020), R & B(eats) (2020), and most recently, 2021's The Kyber Tapes, an homage to his Star Wars Obsession.

A passion for engineering led Barksdale to the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program at age 13. When that didn't work out, football was one of the few summer activity options available. All-American honors as a Cass Technical High School lineman led to scholarship offers, and acceptance of Louisiana State University's offer, enhanced by its engineering program. After starting on LSU's 2008 NCAA championship team, he played with the Raiders, Rams, Chargers, and Cardinals. Concluding an 8-year NFL run, Barksdale hung up his cleats in 2019 to pursue music full-time, settling in Austin, Texas with his wife Brionna and two young daughters. Depression, long-undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder, and a childhood peppered with abuse, rejection, and neglect fed a strong inner critic clamoring to divert Barksdale from his goals. In his youth, football and music lessons fostered resilience, while therapy as an adult re-channeled his energies to focus on excellence. After the passing of Cass coach and mentor Charleston Fobbs in 2013, Rams coach Jeff Fisher encouraged rekindling his love for music as a creative outlet to cope with grief. Music became a voice previously missing from his life, with professional instruction fine-tuning his multiple gifts. Concurrently, he fosters awareness to tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness — including publicly sharing his own experience of 20+ years of silently suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts — to encourage others to seek help.

Focused, driven, and competitive in all pursuits, Barksdale is committed to emerging as his generation's premier guitar player, eyeing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Refusing constraint to a single creative outlet, he's an avid journaler and poet, and relishes his role as Tech Lord of the Sith, producing quick, irreverent product review videos. Simultaneously enamored with comedy — citing Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, and Patrice O'Neal as primary influences — he includes the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor among future ambitious goals. A dedicated artisan defying singular categorization, Barksdale is confidently making his mark across a far-reaching creative galaxy, forcefully checking multiple boxes along his journey.

Animal addict, self-starter, espresso shot lover, entrepreneur, and relocation specialist. Brionna Barksdale likes to say she's in the sweet spot between productivity and creativity, and she uses those attributes to help craft solutions and experiences both virtually and in real life. As a wife and mother of four, two daughters, and two Dobermans Pinschers @aria_and_anikan - Brionna is the CEO/founder of Top-Tier Event Group. Brionna's latest association is joining The Pet Summit team as Operations Director. Although Brionna may not be a social media influencer, she inspires people every day by being authentic with everyone she encounters.

Reach out to Joe and Bri at TheDavidBrand.com or via Instagram.

Remarkable Quotes

Joe Barksdale:

"Football was the first time I was around adults that were happy to see me. I fell in love with being good. I fell in love with being the best at what I do. It was the competitive in me that allowed me to be good. Being on the football field gave me a purpose and that I deserved to be on the planet. I wasn't just taking, I was giving."

"I was never passionate about football. I was passionate about being good at the game. The reason why I wanted to be good is for the accolades because I wanted a reason to prove that I was meant to be alive."

"I know that the best 'ME' that I can be will be the best 'ME' for my family."

Bri Barksdale:

"You can either be stuck in traffic or the reason for the traffic jam. So you gotta be thankful that you're just stuck in traffic."

"It's one thing to pivot. It's another thing to pivot when your plan doesn't go seamlessly and there's a lot of pivoting that goes on."

"I wrote down the words because I'm more of a lyrics person. He [Joe Barksdale] is more of the music person."

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• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich
• FB: Juliet Hahn | NFL Thread
• Clubhouse: Juliet Hahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
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"Anything worth doing starts with being scared. With that excitement and that fire in your belly, comes insane fear and doubt. The difference is you got to push through and just keep going."

A true visionary, Gina has spent the last 25 years committed to getting her personal and professional life aligned. Her diverse background includes working for Fortune 500 companies, running her own successful consulting firm for over a decade, branding and scaling national and local companies. Gina tirelessly works on making herself better so she can be of more value to the world. Her areas of expertise include executive-level business development coaching, hiring and retention, cultural refinement and improvement, operational efficiency, accountability training, public speaking, and branding.

Outside of her professional career, she also thrives. As a single mother of two boys, Gina finds much of her peace and happiness within her home. By consciously surrounding herself with mindfulness and meditation she is able to remain grounded and focused on the magical parts of life that are often overlooked in today's chaotic world. For the most part…

Visit the DiStefano Group at DiStefanoGroup.com. Follow through on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Sponsor

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Website: iamJulietHahn.com
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: @iamjuliethahn
• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn

"There is no right or wrong way to go through transition. Failing is also thriving because ultimately you're going to get to the other side. You're going to land." ~ Cynthia Zordich

"When we create a space to share these stories of transition - we unveil the impact of change and the turmoil change can create. What we learn from these stories is that it's normal to get off-center in its wake." ~ Juliet Hahn

Introducing PIVOT, a new show brought to you by YNS Live with NFL Thread recorded live on Fireside with hosts Juliet Hahn and Cynthia Zordich.

Football is more than just a sport; it is a way of life. From the grittiness of practice and strategy sessions to the thrill of game days and the power of cheering crowds, football is the glue that holds a professional player's life together. But what happens when you have to face life after football? What happens when the clock runs out?

The adjustment to life without football can be traumatic. Some players are prepared and make a seamless transition. Others struggle to make sense of a life that no longer seems to have meaning. Some of them think themselves forever young, forever able to tackle and block and run, not only indestructible but immortal.

What they all have in common is that one day they will be separated from the game, and when that happens - they may or may not be ready for it. Likely, the latter.

When The Clock Runs Out, a compilation of 20 NFL greats who share their stories of adversity and triumph after the NFL, is intended to serve as a precautionary tale for those still to come, from those who have already made the trip.

What follows are visits with those who have let go and who have lived to tell about it. They spin war stories. They speak, with candor, about what they went through when they retired from the game. Their wives do the same.

What When The Clock Runs Out really is, at heart, is a love story. Because whatever may have befallen them, good or bad, they cannot, any of them, imagine their lives without the game.

We are please pleased to announce the launch of PIVOT by YNS Live with NFL Thread. PIVOT - with hosts Juliet Hahn (Your Next Stop) and Cynthia Zordich (Creator of When The Clock Runs Out, Founder of NFL Thread) will revisit the original Clock chapters (written by legendary sportswriter Bill Lyons) as well as dive into new chapters, inviting NFL players and spouses to join them on Fireside to share their story of transition.

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The YNS Live With NFL Thread Super Bowl Experience is sponsored by Shutterstock Editorial. Wherever you go - Shutterstock is there to capture it!

Contact Shutterstock at [email protected] and take the field with Shutterstock's award-winning photography superstars.

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• Fireside: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich
• Instagram: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich | NFL Thread
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich
• FB: Juliet Hahn | NFL Thread
• Clubhouse: Juliet Hahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
• Twitter: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich | NFL Thread

"When you drive value, the revenue is behind it. It's not the other way around."

Cat Stancik, a marketing strategist, supports Expert Professional Service Providers to create firework experiences that attract ideal clients into one place that spark conversations that lead to more sales. Choose from dozens of Firework Experiences to create your own leveraged, unique and repeatable process to keep your pipeline full and hit your revenue targets predictably.

Learn more about Cat at ActionIncubator.com. Follow her on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

Sponsor

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Website: iamJulietHahn.com
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: @iamjuliethahn
• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn

Listen to a new episode of YNS Live with NFL Thread recorded live on Fireside with hosts Juliet Hahn and Cynthia Zordich featuring Brandie Scales.

"The people who don't believe in you are not on your team until you're on the team."

Brandie Scales is the wife to NFL Long Snapper Pat Scales and mom to Tootie and Jo. She is a full-time Realtor in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex and recently joined Keller Williams' Sports and Entertainment Division to help serve professional athletes & their families!

Brandie owns her own photography & film company, manages their Airbnb, and in her free time, she creates content for her lifestyle blog and LTKit site.

Coffee, candles, and fresh flowers are Brandie's love language. She loves writing, exploring the outdoors, dancing, and being silly with her best friends and family. She loves cheering on small businesses, and big dreams and hopes to inspire others to chase their dreams and 'do it all!'

Visit Brandie's blog at TheHometownDream.com. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

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The YNS Live With NFL Thread Super Bowl Experience is sponsored by Shutterstock Editorial. Wherever you go - Shutterstock is there to capture it!

Contact Shutterstock at [email protected] and take the field with Shutterstock's award-winning photography superstars.

Find Us Online!

• Fireside: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich
• Instagram: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich | NFL Thread
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich
• FB: Juliet Hahn | NFL Thread
• Clubhouse: Juliet Hahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
• Twitter: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich | NFL Thread

"You meet people for a reason, a season, or a lifetime; and you do not know it until it's all done."

Sally Bunnell has been to 96 countries and was recognized as one of the 2020 Young Industry Leaders in Travel. A real digital nomad, building the app she wished she could have had for the past decade! She started NaviSavi because she couldn't find any other platform that bridged the gap between wanderlust, browsing, and actual itinerary planning with videos. But this is only the beginning! More features to come soon…

Learn more about NaviSavi at NaviSaviApp.com. Follow Sally on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Sponsor

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Website: iamJulietHahn.com
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: @iamjuliethahn
• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn

Listen to a new episode of Your Next Stop with host Juliet Hahn on another solo episode where she shares her story recorded live on Fireside.

"If you put your mind to something, you can ACHIEVE it."

Juliet Hahn is a storyteller, consultant, keynote speaker, and content creator. Her mission in life is to give men and women a stage to share their stories. She believes deeply that everyone has a story and we all can learn from each other. We just need to listen.

Juliet is passionate about helping people be able to tell their own stories, to connect their stories to their own careers. She strongly believes that stories connect people.

Each person has his or her own unique story to tell. Stories are never-ending journeys, hidden talents, or suppressed memories, all waiting to be told. We all have a distinct definition of a story, so why not share yours?

Sponsor

Today's episode is sponsored by:

• Together Women Rise is dedicated to ensuring that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live freely, pursue her dreams, and reach her full potential. We are a powerful community of women and allies engaged in learning, giving, and community building. Visit TogetherWomenRise.org to learn more and join us!

• Picked Cherries' social podcasting app is the destination for the best podcast listening experience for all listeners. Download the app for FREE on Google Play and the App Store. Share podcasts like never before with Picked Cherries. Learn more at PickedCherries.com.

Find Us Online!

• Fireside: Juliet Hahn
• Instagram: @iamjuliethahn
• LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn
• FB: Juliet Hahn
• Clubhouse: @iamjuliethahn
• YouTube: Juliet Hahn
• Twitter: @iamjuliethahn