Author Episodes

1,431 | Dr Robin Hall on Thriving After Life Changing Diagnosis Dr. Robin Hall is a board certified family physician, best selling author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker who has experienced healthcare from every angle. As a physician, caregiver to her husband during his battle with stage IV lymphoma, and a breast cancer survivor herself, she brings rare depth, empathy, and perspective to her work. She was also a pioneer in the medical field, founding one of the first concierge medical practices in Texas despite widespread skepticism. Today, she empowers others to stop putting themselves last and give themselves permission to thrive in their health, mindset, and life. Her book, The Other Side of Illness: Unexpected Blessings, is a collection of real stories from patients and individuals who faced life altering health challenges and discovered growth, purpose, and hope along the way. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: ww…

1,430 | Dr Jerry Woodbridge on Helping Children Through Grief Dr. Jerry Woodbridge is an educator, author, and speaker with more than 40 years of experience supporting children and families through life’s most difficult moments. Throughout her career, she often found herself on the front lines helping students navigate grief and loss, shaping her passion for emotional healing and storytelling. Her latest book, Joy Overcame Sorrow, was inspired by both her professional work and personal journey through loss. Written from the perspective of a young girl coping with the death of her father, the story reflects Dr. Woodbridge’s belief that children need resources that speak to them in their own voice, especially when facing grief. A lifelong writer, Dr. Woodbridge has expressed her experiences through poetry, journaling, and previous works, including her devotional Trading My Sorrows for the Joy of the Lord. After losing her husband and experiencing other profound losses, writing …

1,429 | Lisa Conway on Surviving 100 Shock Therapy Treatments Lisa A. Conway, MSW, is a mental health advocate, author, and former medical social worker dedicated to ethical care, patient advocacy, and lived experience recovery. After years in the medical field, she now focuses on raising awareness around transparency, informed consent, and patient centered approaches in mental health treatment, especially in relation to shock therapy. As an ECT survivor who underwent more than one hundred treatments, Lisa speaks openly about the long term impact of psychiatric interventions and the importance of honoring patient voices. Her memoir, Shocked, offers a powerful and personal look into mental illness, the healthcare system, and the journey from trauma to advocacy. Through her writing and speaking, Lisa works to reduce stigma while encouraging honest, necessary conversations about mental health, recovery, and compassionate care. She enjoys running with her service dog Teddy, writi…

1,425 | Dr Michael Godin on Surgery Surfing and Survival Dr. Michael Godin is a facial plastic surgeon practicing in Richmond, Virginia and Southern California. Alongside his medical career, he is also an author known for blending humor, storytelling, and real life experience into his work. He wrote the acclaimed debut novel *The Big Prick: Surgery, Surfing, and Survival in 1980s San Diego*, followed by *Fighting Gravity*, a romantic comedy set in the world of plastic surgery. His stories draw from his experiences training during the HIV pandemic of the 1980s, as well as his life outside the operating room. Dr. Godin enjoys living on both coasts with his wife, their adult sons, and two dogs, one very well behaved and the other a bit more spirited, both equally loved. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.msgodin.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at …

1,424 | Build a Self Running Business with David Salerno David Salerno is a serial entrepreneur, author, and Vice Chair of the Montreal Economic Institute, Canada’s leading free market think tank. Over more than twenty years, he founded and scaled Solpak Packaging Solutions to eight figure revenues, serving over 530 clients across Canada before executing a successful exit. His book, *Built For Freedom*, introduces the Sherpa Method, a nine step framework for building businesses that operate independently of their founders. A three time Mercuriades finalist and Forbes Business Council member, David now leads Entrepreneur Sherpa, where he helps growth stage entrepreneurs across North America build scalable, self sustaining companies. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.davidsalerno.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tie…

1,420 | From Emotional Eating to Healing with Jane McGuinness Jane McGuinness is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, author, and mother of three who brings warmth, honesty, and lived experience into her work. Originally from Australia, she now calls North Vancouver home, where she embraces the outdoors and finds balance through hiking and biking. A recovering emotional eater, Jane is a strong advocate for acceptance, gratitude, and kindness. Her approach to life and counseling is rooted in compassion, self awareness, and the belief that joy and laughter are essential to healing. Her debut book, Always Hungry: How I Lost the Weight and Found Myself, shares her personal journey and offers insight into the deeper emotional side of transformation. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.janemcguinnesstheauthor.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedi…

1,418 | Greg Thomas on Leadership Mentorship and Championship Culture Greg Thomas has spent 29 years serving students in public education as an at risk counselor and mentor. For more than 22 years, he has also coached high school athletics, including serving as an assistant basketball coach on the 2023 to 2024 6A State Championship team that finished a perfect 40 and 0 season, as well as sponsoring a bowling program that has won four state championships. He is the author of two five time award winning books and is passionate about guiding young people toward confidence, purpose, and success. Greg is married to his wife Becky and is proud of their blended family of seven children and ten grandchildren. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://gregthomasconnect.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agenc…

1,409 | Florian Kemmerich on Driving Social and Environmental Impact Florian Kemmerich is an impact investor, entrepreneur, and author dedicated to a simple principle: impact lives and share profits. As Co Founder and Managing Partner of Human Planet and Resilienture, he works to mobilize innovative finance and partnerships that empower communities and protect the planet. A respected global leader, Florian serves as Chair of TIGER 21 Switzerland and has long been active within the Young Presidents’ Organization. Over the years, he has helped raise nearly one billion dollars for organizations and funds focused on measurable social and environmental impact. Through his book On Vocation (Routledge, 2025) and his podcast IMPACTCAST, Florian explores how leadership, purpose, and capital can work together to drive meaningful global change. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://on-vocation.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean…

1,403 | Nika Kozyra Explains the Power of Sto Lat Wellness Nika Kozyra serves on the front lines as a Federal Police Officer and Emergency Medical Responder, while also guiding transformation as an Intuitive Integrative Wellness Life Coach, author, and motivational speaker in the Washington, DC area. Her path is anything but ordinary. After navigating her own journey through chronic pain, Nika discovered that true healing required more than physical treatment. It required reconnection. That awakening led her to found Sto Lat Wellness, where she helps individuals rebuild trust with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and align their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual lives. Blending real world first responder experience with psychology and holistic wellness practices, Nika brings grounded strength and compassionate presence to every client she serves. She teaches that healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about returning to who you already are. …

1,400 | John Diggs Shares His Blueprint for Health Wealth and Happiness John Diggs, known as Your Mappineering Mentor, is a transformational speaker, coach, and author committed to helping people unlock their full potential. A former college and professional football player, John understands what it takes to perform under pressure and turn discipline into results. He created Mappineering, a powerful framework that combines mind mapping with intentional life design. Through this approach, John helps students, professionals, athletes, and leaders gain clarity, define their identity, and move forward with purpose. His signature I AM system guides individuals to set meaningful goals and create success in health, wealth, happiness, and overall life fulfillment. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: www.JohnDiggs.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmed…

1,397 | Amanda Cassar Shares How to Reclaim Financial Confidence Amanda Cassar is a financial adviser, author, and advocate whose work sits at the intersection of money, relationships, and personal autonomy. With more than two decades of experience, she supports individuals and families through life transitions with clarity, dignity, and confidence. Internationally recognized for her leadership in financial abuse awareness, Amanda equips professionals to identify and respond to hidden forms of control and coercion. Through her writing, speaking, and her podcast *Financial Secrets Revealed*, she challenges outdated money myths and reframes financial conversations around safety, values, and informed choice. At her core, Amanda believes money should be a tool that supports a life well lived, not a force that limits it. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.wealthplanningpartners.com.au 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean…

1,395 | Anne Karber Shares How Radical Self-Awareness Changes Everything Anne Karber is an author, podcast host, and voice for intentional living and radical self-awareness. She is the author of The Life Hack Playbook, a practical and deeply personal guide that explores how self-honesty, energy management, and conscious choice can reshape the way we experience our lives. As host of the Let’s Get Naked podcast, Anne leads raw and unscripted conversations about healing, identity shifts, boundaries, and rebuilding a life that feels aligned and sustainable. Her work is grounded in lived experience, including navigating burnout, internal disruption, and the decision to stop living on autopilot. Through her writing and conversations, Anne helps people move from survival mode to self-trust. She teaches that lasting growth comes not from perfection or hustle, but from awareness, ownership, and the courage to choose differently. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some lo…

1,394 | Ed McCarthy on the 5 Decisions That Change Your Life Ed McCarthy is a self-made entrepreneur, investor, lifestyle strategist, global nomad, and intentional dad who teaches financial freedom through purposeful lifestyle design. A first-generation American from Boston, Ed built his success from the ground up and credits intentional decisions, discipline, and clarity for shaping both his wealth and his character. Through his book Life Letters, he shares 26 Wisdom Transfer letters from A to Z that outline the key declarations and decisions that create personal and professional success at every stage of life. His message is simple yet powerful: you are only five decisions away from living the life you envision. Ed’s mission is to positively transform one million lives by helping people align wealth, wisdom, and happiness with their highest potential. He lives in the mountains of Colorado with his wife and children. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love…

1,393 | Ed Hajim Shares How Adversity Built a Wall Street Leader Ed Hajim is a Wall Street executive, philanthropist, and author whose life reflects resilience, discipline, and reinvention. Kidnapped by his father at age three and raised in foster homes and orphanages, Ed overcame extraordinary hardship to build a five decade career in finance. He held senior leadership roles at Lehman Brothers, Furman Selz, and ING, and now serves as Chairman of HighVista Strategies. Beyond business, Ed is deeply committed to expanding access to education and opportunity through the Hajim Family Foundation. His memoir, On the Road Less Traveled, and his inspirational fable, The Island of the Four Ps, offer readers a practical framework for discovering purpose, values, and direction. His philosophy is simple and powerful: adversity does not define you. Your response does. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.edhajim.com/ 🎬 Need s…

1,389 | M.E. Torrey on Writing With Purpose and Global Impact M.E. Torrey has been captivated by words since childhood. By age eleven she was devouring classic literature, and after spending much of her youth living in France, England, and Germany, she developed a deep appreciation for culture, complexity, and the human story. A published writer since age ten, M.E. Torrey has authored twelve children’s books with major publishers including Random House and Penguin, and worked for more than twenty years in the children’s book industry as an author, speaker, and educator. She is also co-founder of Orphans Africa, a nonprofit that has helped educate thousands of children in Tanzania through sustainable boarding schools now fully operated by local leadership. Holding degrees in Microbiology and Immunology and Religion, Torrey writes about moral complexity, social justice, and the possibility of healing in a divided world. Her award-winning debut novel for adults is Fox Creek.…

1,388 | Christopher Rivers on Navigating Ambition Without Losing Yourself Christopher Rivers is a former US Army officer and combat veteran who enlisted at 17 and served in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics with a focus on Nuclear Engineering, along with master’s degrees in Public Policy and Foreign Service from Georgetown University. After his military service, Christopher worked as a policy advisor and strategic problem-solver at the US Department of State and later in the private sector, guiding organizations through complex operational and leadership challenges. His career spans national security, diplomacy, corporate strategy, and a statewide political campaign, giving him a rare, firsthand perspective on how power operates within institutions. His debut book, You Shouldn’t Have to Kill to Get Ahead, draws on that experience to examine ambition, integrity, and the system…

1,387 | Amy McKiernan Reveals How Survivors Rebuild With Confidence Amy McKiernan is the author of More Than A Survivor: Eight Keys to Overcoming Sexual Assault and Finding a Path to Living a Fulfilled Life, a transformative guide that empowers survivors to reclaim their voice, restore their strength, and build a life rooted in authentic peace. Through eight practical and courageous principles, Amy helps readers move beyond survival into clarity, confidence, and purpose. A passionate advocate for safety and dignity, Amy also speaks through Campus Outreach Services, delivering impactful programs to schools, universities, and organizations that promote respect, prevention, and community wellbeing. Her work equips audiences with tools to create safer, more supportive environments. Professionally, Amy serves as a Director of Employee Relations in the field of Education, where she fosters healthy workplace cultures through collaboration, accountability, and meaningful communicatio…

1,384 | Elizabeth De Sevo on Choosing Moments That Shape Your Life Elizabeth De Sevo is a New Jersey native turned Madrileña who lives between the United States and Spain. An author, speaker, and global producer, she has managed the careers of Olympic figure skaters and produced live sporting events and international tours across the USA, Europe, and Asia, including Champions On Ice and Fantasy on Ice. Her work took on deeper meaning after the sudden loss of her mother, a moment that reshaped how she understands life itself. From that experience, Elizabeth realized that life is not measured in years, but in moments, and that we always have a choice in how we live them. This insight became the foundation of her signature concept, MOMents. Elizabeth is the author of Choose Your MOMents: How the Sudden Loss of My Mother Taught Me How to Live, an inspirational guide available on Amazon in 15 countries. Through her MOMents Method, she helps individuals and organizations cultivate …

1,383 | Kathy Dye on Teaching Compassion Through Story and Scripture Kathy Dye is an inspirational Christian speaker and author who equips mothers and women with biblical truth and practical encouragement. A retired elementary teacher with 29 years in education, Kathy has taught Bible studies for women and children for more than 40 years and speaks at churches, conferences, and retreats across the country. She is the author of the award-winning children’s book A Song in Her Heart and the beloved Kit Kat Camp series, heartfelt stories inspired by her grandchildren that teach compassion, kindness, and character through the lens of a grandmother’s love. Kathy is also the creator of the SONG Journal Series for women. Her passion is helping overwhelmed women reconnect with God and discover that He truly is the song of their hearts so they can build a lasting legacy of faith in their families and communities. Kathy’s ministry, The Song of Our Heart, grew out of her deep love for Ps…

1,382 | Rachel Kerr Schneider Reveals the Power Within Every Woman Rachel Kerr Schneider is an award winning author and speaker. Her memoir, "The Widow Chose Red? My Journey with Jesus, John and ALS. inspires women to face heartbreak with honesty, hope and a bit of humor. She blends powerful narratives with practical tolls to help people navigate and rebuild their lives after loss. Her speaking events have become a space for inspiration, reflection and empowerment. Her mission is to support women in "Putting the I Back in Spirit" in holy and healthy ways and remind each us of the supernatural superpower that resides in us. She is currently at work on her second book "The Boys, The Bible and The Battles,". ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.spiritedprosperity.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the a…

1,378 | Terry Bean Reveals the Magic That Lives Inside Us All Terry Bean has always believed in magic, long before she ever wrote a book about it. Her optimistic outlook began in fourth grade when she played Mother Nature in a school play, walking on stage to a dark, messy world and walking off transformed, wearing a beautiful gown and rose-colored glasses. Those glasses never really came off. She has spent her life seeing the world through compassion, curiosity, and a belief that anything can become beautiful with the right perspective. That outlook guided her through every chapter of her journey. After studying Communications and Marketing at the University of Hartford, Terry began her career in Manhattan before helping launch a property management company in Connecticut. She later earned her Broker’s License in Florida, purchased a real estate company, and built it through years of growth and challenge. Following the 2007 market crash, Terry reinvented herself more than…

1,376 | Dr. Shelley Holt on Courageous Leadership Across Home and Work Dr. Shelley Holt is an educator, author, and leadership consultant who helps leaders bridge home and work through courageous, values-driven leadership so families, teams, and communities can flourish together. Her book Speaking of Race Where We Live, Learn, and Earn is an insightful workbook that guides readers through honest reflection and meaningful exercises to better understand race, identity, and connection. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience in education across multiple leadership roles, Dr. Holt equips individuals and organizations to build cultural proficiency, foster belonging, and lead with empathy. Focusing on the spaces that shape who we are—home, school, community, and workplace—her work offers practical tools and restorative practices that spark growth, courage, and authentic dialogue. Whether you are beginning your journey or deepening your understanding, Dr. Holt’s miss…

1,373 | Kathy Eastwood Reveals the E3 Leadership Code for Sustainable Results Kathy Eastwood is the CEO and creator of the human-first E3 Leadership Code, a leadership strategist, and executive advisor with more than thirty years of experience as an operator across Ernst & Young, Hewlett-Packard, high-growth startups, and private equity-backed companies. Her upcoming book, The E3 Leadership Code: A Human Approach to High Performance, offers real-world insights and actionable strategies to help executives achieve consistent performance, measurable ROI, and thriving cultures without burning people out. Through her work, Kathy reveals why trust must be built, not hired, and how leadership behavior shapes whether purpose turns into predictable results. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.eequalswhy.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmed…

1,370 | Dr. Matthew Campbell Reveals the Our Primal 5 Self Care Framework Dr. Matthew Campbell is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and founder of Our Primal 5, a practical self-care framework built around five foundations of mental and physical health: sleep, sunlight, movement, social connection, and consumption. With years of clinical experience, Dr. Campbell helps people move beyond overwhelm and focus on small, sustainable habits that enhance mood, energy, and resilience. His approach bridges science with real life, offering structure without rigidity and progress without perfection. He is the co-author of Our Primal 5: The Simple 5-Week Guide to Self-Care, and his mission is clear: to help people feel better by doing less but doing the right things consistently. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.ourprimal5.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media…