Season 3 - How the use of provocative ads is tackling the Opioid Crisis with Larry DeAngelis - Episode 31

Larry DeAngelis is a Senior Account Management lead in the Cleveland office of Doner Advertising - headquartered in Detroit with offices in Los Angeles and London.  

He has an extensive healthcare experience including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OhioHealth (Columbus), Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh); Summa Health (Akron) and Children's Mercy Kansas City. Concentrations in casual dining (Applebee's, Ponderosa Steakhouse, O'Charley's) and specialty chemicals (DuPont, Ashland).  

Larry also serves on the Board of Directors of McGregor in Cleveland, OH. McGregor's services include Assisted and Independent Living, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, Hospice Services and Respite.

Show Notes: 

Doner Advertising - Opioid Awareness Campaign

Larry's Linked In Profile

Larry DeAngelis

Season 3 - Writing Bestselling mystery novels with Margaret Mizushima - Episode 30

Margaret Mizushima is the author of the Timber Creek K-9 mystery series, which includes Killing Trail (Crooked Lane, 2015) an RT Reviewer’s Choice Award nominee for best first mystery; Stalking Ground (Crooked Lane, 2016) a Colorado Book Award and International Book Award finalist; and Hunting Hour (Crooked Lane, 2017), an RT Book Reviews Top Pick. She has a background in speech pathology and practiced in an acute care hospital before establishing her own rehabilitation agency, which specialized in services for children and adults with developmental delay and acquired neurological disorders. Currently, she balances writing with assisting her husband with their veterinary clinic and Angus cattle herd. She enjoys reading and hiking, and she lives on a small ranch in Colorado where she and her husband raised two daughters and a multitude of animals. She can be found on Facebook/Author Margaret Mizushima, on Twitter @margmizu, and on her website at www.margaretmizushima.com.

Margaret Mizushima

Season 3 - Mastering Self Expression and Leadership with Christa Dahlke - Episode 29

Christa Dahlke has been in the recruiting and consulting industry for 20 years now. She helps people find the job of their dreams and save clients hundreds of hours by finding the right match the first time for their open technology positions. One of the Project Manager consultants she placed in 2012 just reached out last week and said “I had such a great experience working with you and your Kforce team the last time you placed me, I had to call you first when I was looking again. What do you have for me this time?”. My boss, Marc, calls me at least 2x week (outside my regular one on one with him) just to ask “what new adventure or miracle did you cause today”

She has gone through a lot of ups and downs in life, especially with the view of herself. Needing to prove herself and her worth Christa has had to work really hard at everything and although that can lead to some success, there can be emptiness and exhaustion with that too.  

She had a few pivotal defining life events that has set the foundation for her discovering herself and her passion when she was 40 and her life has taken off since then. 

She loves empowering people to go after what they want and having them see how great they are.

Show Notes: 

LinkedIn Profile - Christa Dahlke

Recommended Courses: Landmark Worldwide

Christa Dahlke

Season 3 - I Choose Love with Stephanie Armstrong - Episode 28

COACH | FACILITATOR | SPEAKER | WRITER

Stephanie Armstrong is a coach, specializing in working with moms and teens, helping families come of age together. She has walked through her own fires and has inspired hundreds of women with her radical transparency about her experiences. 

As a former ‘it’ girl who seemingly had it all, but was secretly crumbling on the inside, she knows the heavy burden of teenage years and perfectionism, and also know the joy that comes from discovering the whole self.

After realizing that her experiences could help others, Stephanie began speaking in schools and conferences around the country. She has since spoken to over 200,000 teen girls, parents, and experts about self-esteem and body image, among other important issues for women and girls. 

As a speaker, Stephanie was flooded with intimate stories of struggle from both teen girls and women all over the country. She saw that both women and teen girls were hungry for the same kind of transformation in their lives.  So in 2013 Stephanie officially launched Heart of Leadership, a non-profit whose mission is to help teens navigate the pressures of our achievement culture so that they can create a vibrant and sustainable future.

Her formal training includes a Masters Degree in Executive Leadership from the University of San Diego and coaching training with the Co-Active Institute.

Show Notes:

Stephanie's Website , Heart of Leadership

Book Recommendations

Stephanie Armstrong

Season 3 - Thought Leadership and Creating Global Digital Empires with Chad Barr - Episode 27

Chad Barr, Founder and President of The Chad Barr Group, is an Internet marketing strategist with over 30 years of experience transforming businesses through technology innovation. Born and raised in Israel, Chad arrived in the United States at age 22, determined to capture the American dream. He founded his own technology company in 1987, and quickly became a globally sought-after software developer, mentor and strategist.

The Chad Barr Group works with clients on multiple continents including the UK, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Israel, and across the United States. Chad helps his clients leverage the web to dramatically transform their businesses and establish a powerful web presence. His firm, The Chad Barr Group, is recognized as one of the leading strategic Internet development organizations in the world.

Chad devotes his time to writing, coaching, consulting, speaking, and leading his clients to greater successes. A prolific writer about the web, marketing and business strategy, he has published hundreds of articles. He also co-authored the book Million Dollar Web Presence, which demonstrates how to leverage the web to build your brand and transform your business.

When he is not working with his clients, Chad revels in his latest role as grandfather to three wonderful (and, of course, brilliant) grandchildren. A former professional guitarist, Chad especially enjoys playing guitar for his grandchildren, who think he is the coolest guitarist in the world.

Show Notes:

Chad Barr's Website

Chad's LinkedIn: Profile

Chad Barr

Season 3 - My Life and My Design with Tamara Ross - Episode 26

With expertise in metaphysical, esoteric and ontological teachings, Tamara is masterful at facilitating people to create and receive ANY result they desire; be it financial wealth, a successful career and/or the relationship of their dreams.  She has mastered her craft as a facilitator and coach to have people move beyond what they think is possible and create the life of their dreams. 

By utilizing her own methodology, Tamara has created the life of HER DREAMS - she is the sole breadwinner for her family, earns a solid six figure income, is consistentlytraveling the world with her husband and 20 month old daughter, all while working less then 20 hours a week.

Tamara believes that everyone has the capacity to create magic and live in abundance so long as they are willing to choose it. 

Show Notes:

Website Tamara Ross

LinkedIn: Profile

Book and Course Recommendations:  Soul of Money, Access Consciousness, 

Tamara Ross

Season 3 - Coaching the Millennials one Client at a Time with Sandra Roach - Episode 25

Sandra Roach is a change agent with the enthusiasm to inspire others to move forward with power.  As a Life Coach, she enables individuals to set goals, create action plans, and celebrate successes.  With an extensive experience of juggling multiple roles, she provides strategies for work-life balance, time management, and personal effectiveness.  

Roach holds a BS in Electrical Engineering with minors in Mathematics and Physics.  Shortly after graduating, Sandra’s genuine passion for coaching and mentoring transitioned her into education. Her technical and analytical background has been instrumental in the success of her position as the Director and Founder of the Tutoring Tree. The Tutoring Tree provides supplemental services to students in various subjects specializing in math topics ranging from basic math to calculus. She presents complex topics in a simple and fun way; including the development and implementation of STEM based activities.  

Roach has authored the books, Alina's Options: CAREERS from A to Z and STEM NAVIGATORS: Pathways to Achievement in Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics.  She has served on executive boards of organizations that promote leadership and effective communication such as the Urban League of Greater Cleveland and Eastside Toastmasters.

With over a decade of technical, educational and communication experience, Coach Roach is committed to lifelong learning and improving lives through goal setting, relationship coaching and career development workshops. She believes that with the right tools and a positive mindset, everyone can achieve their dreams! 

Website: www.SandraRoach.com

Facebook: CoachSandraRoach

Instagram & Twitter: @IamSandraRoach

LinkedIn: Sandra Roach

Sandra Roach

Season 3 - Leaning in towards a successful career, parenting and family with Lindsey Head - Episode 24

First and most importantly, Lindsey is a proud wife and mother to a 7-month old baby boy, Carter.

Professionally, she is a strategic, financial and visionary leader, providing business owners with proven methods and guidance that help them facilitate "intelligent" growth.  She has always been passionate about business and entrepreneurship (aka “The Entrepreneur’s CFO”).  She thrives and finds purpose in developing business ideas and helping companies succeed.

She is an award-winning Chief Financial Officer who has demonstrated my expertise over the course of my career helping a variety of businesses succeed and operate efficiently. She has collaborated with clients ranging from startups and small businesses to large corporations.  

Currently she is the Chief Financial Officer for J Public Relations (“JPR”), an award-winning public relations agency representing first-class, luxury lifestyle, hospitality and travel clientele.

With enthusiasm, drive and a high-level view, Lindsey has guided JPR’s financial strategy for several years. She has facilitated all aspects of planning and operational tactics to lead the agency’s monumental success, expanding offices to accommodate rapid growth on the East Coast, West Coast and now globally.

The agency, founded 12 years ago, has more than 100 clients and over 60 team members across the U.S. and London.  As a result of Lindsey’s direct contribution and financial leadership, JPR has been achieving double-digit revenue growth year-over-year.

Previously, Lindsey served as the Chief Financial Officer for a successful money management firm where she managed all financial and business operations, as well as compliance and investor relations.  She helped launched the business from the ground up and managed investment accounts for high net-worth individuals. She also successfully led the business and financial operations for an angel-backed mobile tech startup that was acquired by Yahoo! in 2014. 

She is an Intuit Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®, a licensed California real estate agent, and eligible to sit for the California CPA Exam. She received her B.S. in Operations and Management Information Systems from Santa Clara University with a minor in Information Technology & Society (ITS).

Lindsey Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseylhead

Instagram: @iamlindseyhead

Instagram: @bossparents

Lindsey Head

Season 2 - Wisdom of Friends Intro - Episode 23

"Every adversity, every failure,every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit" ~ Napoleon Hill

Dear Friends, 

I am Kal Aras (Kaushal Aras) and I want to welcome you to the Season 2 of Wisdom of Friends

Some of you may wonder - What is Wisdom of Friends?

Well - Wisdom of Friends- is a talk show where I interview inspiring leaders, fascinating and eclectic people in our community who are living extraordinary lives; capture and share their wisdom and celebrate their life.

We dig deeper into their life's journey;  their goals, their struggles, and their aspirations. We discover how they came to identify their purpose, their values, and their philosophy on life, success, and contribution.

As the Zen practitioners would say - having a beginner's mind helps see possibilities and my goal with these interviews is to extract the wisdom from these conversations, apply it and share it.

Why did I start this show?

The reason I started this show was to bring together people I have known in my life - my social circle, my professional network and my community. Over the years, I have soaked in their wisdom; these individuals with their stand for making a difference in their circle of influence and beyond; have in turn made a difference in my life through their inspiring vision and message, their pursuit of excellence, and comebacks when life had dished out challenges in the form of curve balls - be it a debilitating disease, abuse, bankruptcy, divorce or a death of a loved one. They found a way - the grit to not succumb to these setbacks but instead figured out a way to bounce back with success, build character and alter their destiny with powerful choices. They have shown us to how to keep on living a life fully, powerfully and joyfully. And this is my humble attempt to capture their stories and wisdom as an acknowledgement to these amazingly wonderful people.

Folks - these are the stories of men and women who like you and me are just ordinary people but continue to embark on an extraordinary journey and inspire people in their lives and their community to do the same.

Once again, I welcome you to the Season 2 of Wisdom of Friends show. And, if you like what you hear, please share, don't be shy. I'd also appreciate if you can give us a five star rating so that we can share this podcast with a bigger audience.

Thank You!

Kal Aras

Season 2 - Accountability Pays with Pamela Stambaugh - Episode 22

For 30 years Pamela has provided feedback to over 2,500 executives as a coach/facilitator and advised business leaders to improve performance, productivity and results, including five years as a Vistage Coach for senior executives and their direct reports. Her specialties are team facilitation and employee engagement.  Clients include companies large and small, including CBIZ, GE Healthcare, Abbott Labs, MarshBerry, and Culinary Concepts.  

Pamela has authored two business books and spoken and trained around the world.  She is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College and earned her MBA at the University of San Diego.  Community service includes chairing the University Club’s Distinguished Speaker Series and leading a team of coaches for Landmark Education.

Pamela Stambaugh, MBA  

• President, Founder, Accountability Pays, 
• Managing Partner, Harrison Assessments

Show Notes:

• Pamela Stambaugh - LinkedIN Profile
• Book Recommendations - Reading List

Pamela Stambaugh

Season 2 - Life as a Performing Art with Yichao - Episode 21

Yichao

Yichao is a writer and improviser living in Seattle. Currently a narrative designer for the game Guild Wars 2, Yichao also was a writer for the game Magic: the Gathering and for Disney Imagineering. After getting a BA in English and Theatre and an MFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts, Yichao's career has led him from playwriting, to performing, to writing for theme parks, to writing for TV, to writing in the gaming industry. 

In addition to his writing work, Yichao also performs and teaches improvisational theater and comedy with Jet City Improv, regularly performing with the company as well as his own troupes and shows. As a playwright, his plays have been produced in cities across the US and U.K. He is also currently directing Jet City Improv's season opener, Dystopia! The Musical - a fully improvised musical set in a post apocalyptic world. His performance work and his writing frequently influences and informs the one another. 

Show Notes:

• LinkedIn Profile - Michael Yichao, 
• Improv Comedy - Jet City Improv

Yichao

Season 2 - The importance of simplifying your message with Joel Marcus - Episode 20

Joel Marcus

Joel Marcus is a teacher, communicator, skilled editor and compliance professional with over 12 years of experience providing training, writing and preparing marketing materials and white papers, and reviewing research briefs, regulatory filings, and reports. His approach to improving communication is to promote accurate, clear and effective writing with consistent, compelling and well-defined messages.

He believes that no matter where we fit on the scale of wealth, fame or material success we all have chances to be kind and uplift others.

He has a great daughter who he has taught to value being: Nice, Truly Kind, Smart and Funny. His side business, The Advisor Voice consulting site, is about helping people be powerful and effective using their own natural voice when communicating their message.

His philosophy is that what makes us human is our ability to understand others' feelings and to recognize that we all want to feel happy and secure.

Show Notes: 

• Joel's Advisory Group
• Joel's LinkedIn Profile

Season 2 - Raising your Standards and Transforming Identity with Neil Chasan - Episode 019

Neil Chasan

Neil grew up in South Africa during the Apartheid years. He was on the first multiracial sports team to represent the nation as a high school gymnast. He spent his university years at the UW and after built a sports Physical Therapy practice which he ran for 30 years. During that time he taught at the UW and around the nation and indeed the world. He is a published author, and he produced the iPhone App Pain Free Back which Future Trends Magazine rated "the future of health care".  

As a physical therapist Neil worked with professional athletes. He developed a golf specific program for rehab and conditioning purposes during the mid-nineties. Producing the video, the Swing Reaction System, Neil discovered new ideas to bring to the golfers attention, and he wrote the book 'Total Conditioning for Golfers', first published in 2000. He also produced a poster set to go along with the book as well as a specific tool The Golf Gizmo for golfers to use while exercising.

Neil is a co-founder of Smart Metabolism, and as the clinician behind the company designed the scientific weight loss program which is now standard treatment at the Siteman Cancer Treatment Center in St. Charles, Kansas. Neil is also the author of the best seller, Total Conditioning for Golfers, the second edition now in circulation since 2000. Neil has been a featured speaker at many education forums for the WSPTA, IDEA and ACE as well as at other national and international venues, inclduing in Canada, Australia and England. Neil served as a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Washington State Physical Therapy Association for several years, and as the Chairman of the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Special Interest Group in Western Washington. Neil and his family are residents in the Seattle area.

Neil is currently working as a commercial real estate broker after retiring from the field of physical therapy. 

Neil Chasan

Season 2 - The Art of Mediation and Resolving Conflict with Louise Penberthy - Episode 018

Louise Penberthy

Louise Penberthy is a mediator, Scrum Master, facilitator, and writer. She’s also been a programmer, interface designer, and project manager for software-development teams.

Underlying all of Louise’s activities is her passionate curiosity about people. Over her 15 years of experience as a mediator, she’s observed a wide range of human behavior, and worked with people of different nationalities, cultures, countries of origin, religions, and ethnicities. She writes and speaks on the patterns she sees in what people do, and how they can change their behavior to resolve disputes, avoid conflict, and work joyously and effectively with each other. Some topics she talks and writes on are, “How to Survive and Thrive on Self-Organizing Teams,” “Personal Barriers to Resolution,” and “Six Signs That You’re Being Unwisely Generous with Your Clients – And What to Do about It.”

As a programmer and project manager, Louise has worked on projects at large accounting firms, medium-sized consulting firms, and a dot-com startup that didn’t survive the startup phase.

Now as a Scrum Master, Louise is excited about coaching self-organizing teams to achieve team coherence and to regularly deliver value for the client.

Louise has been a member of Toastmasters for 2 1/2 years. In June 2017, she finished a year-long term as president of her Toastmasters club, Chamber Club 540. She blogs about her experience as a white woman in an interracial marriage, and enjoys swimming, hiking, camping, and flat-water kayaking.

Louise grew up in West Seattle, and lived in Tacoma, Chicago, Atlanta, and Baltimore, before returning to West Seattle not long after 9/11. She now lives in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle with her husband Kyle, and their large black cat Kastagir.

Louise Penberthy

Season 2 - Joyous Expansion and Unleashing Your Passion with Brett Dupree - Episode 017

Brett Dupree

Brett is a Professional Speaker, Transformational Life Coach, and Published Author of Joyous Expansion - Unleash Your Passions to Lead an Inspired Life. Brett Dupree is dedicated to helping people let go of their fears and realize their dreams. You know how some entrepreneurs have big dreams and want to create a business, however, they let their fears and anxieties get in their way? Brett specializes in helping entrepreneur's with social anxiety, change their relationship with the business from draining to amazing. 

Show Notes:

• Book Recommendations:
  • The Way of the Superior Man, Spiritual Enlightenment, The Secret
• Course Recommendations: Tony Robbins Personal Power, NLP
• Brett Dupree - Joyous Expansion site

Brett Dupree

Season 2 - Reinventing Education with Brandon Hendrickson - Episode 016

Brandon Hendrickson

Brandon teaches philosophy, biochemistry, ancient history, and cooking… to little kids. He’s also the SAT- and ACT-prep guru at The Learning Professionals. This fall, he’s opening up a new kind of school for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders — one that helps people fall in love with the world, master hard things, and build lives of purpose.

Education and Experience include:

• Master’s Degree in Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, University of Washington
• Bachelor’s Degrees in History and Religious Studies, summa cum laude, from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University 
• National Merit Scholar
• Member of the Advisory Board at foundry10, an educational not-for-profit
• 10 years coaching the SAT and ACT, as well as assorted other tests
• Taught an advanced reading class in the Comparative History of Ideas Department at the University of Washington
• Led seminars in philosophy, world religions, evolutionary biology, and history with students in college, high school, middle school, and grade school.
• Gave a talk at TEDxYouth@Issaquah: “Why Doesn’t SAT Prep Work?”

Show Notes:

• Book Recommendations: So Good They Cannot Ignore You, Peak, 
• Schools for Humans, Toastmasters International, 

Season 2 - Life lessons from the Woodstock Generation - Jack Von Eberstein - Episode 15

Jack Von Eberstein

Jack has had an adventurous journey. He grew up in Michigan and started shooting photography professionally at 16. Some of the highlights of his life and career include:

• Spending time on a commune in New Mexico; lived as a ski bum in Colorado;
• Hitchhiked through Europe; worked on several private yachts on East Coast,
• Great Lakes, Inside Passage (British Columbia); skied in Argentina; flyfishing in
• Alaska, British Columbia, Kiribati, Russia, Montana, Oregon, Washington;
• mountain biking; 3 grown boys; heavily into photography since age 10
• School: Fine Art at Banff School of Art & Design (Banff, Alberta, Canada), Nova
• Scotia College of Art & Design, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (Toronto),
• Marketing (University of Washington)
• Businesses: ice cream parlor in Boothbay Harbor, Maine (23 years old); Semi-
• precious gems, antique Chinese jade, jewelry (25 yrs old); Publisher, Seattle
• Creative Listing (29 years old); Google photographer present (5 yrs)
• Magazine layout (Los Angeles, 27 yrs old)
• VP Marketing, national educational publisher (6 yrs)

Show Notes:

• Jack Von Eberstein - Dreams of Planet, LinkedIn Profile
• Vocation and Calling: Forte
• Music Bands: Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton
• Photography: Ansel Adams, Robert Capa

Season 2 - Becoming Fearless with Jim Wolfe - Episode 14

Jim Wolfe

Jim Wolfe is deeply passionate about sharing the tools, techniques, and mindset shifts that have transformed his life with his clients and he loves hearing their success stories even more.
Jim doesn’t want to motivate you for a few hours or days. He wants your life to be permanently better after you connect with him.
As part of that commitment to you, Jim is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. His best-selling books include Level Up, 7 Keys to Being a Total Badass, and Attract and Keep Her.
Jim was born and raised in the United States. However, Colombia, Turkey, Costa Rica, and Thailand remind him of delicious food, welcoming people, rich history, gorgeous water, overnight trains, and lifelong memories. He’s obsessed with reading, writing, learning, travel, and personal growth…
He doesn’t always drink beer, but when he does he prefers Guinness…
And he absolutely LOVES college football…
Beyond his practical experience working with clients from over 37 countries and 13+ years of intense study in the fields of personal development and interpersonal relationships, Jim also earned his M.A. in Communication and B.B.A. in Business Economics from Boise State University.

Show Notes: 

• Jim Wolfe Site
• Jim's Amazon Page
• Book Recommendations - Pyscho-Cybernetics, The Genius in all of us

Jim Wolfe

Season 2 - Leadership, Coaching and Family Values with Jon Gonzalez - Episode 13

Jon Gonzalez

Born and raised in Washington and currently a Partner (“owner”) at Deloitte – which is the largest professional services firm in the world.

Jon works with Tech and Life Sciences companies including startups in both an audit and advisory capacity. He especially loves working with startups including helping them through the Initial Public Offering process. He leads the recruiting process for the firm and enjoys creating an inclusive culture in Seattle for the Audit and Assurance practice.

Jon is passionate about children especially in education and sports: He serves as a Treasurer at the Brightwater Waldorf School which is focused on cultivating creative minds, capable hands, and compassionate hearts.

In his spare time, he coaches children's baseball teams. At work and in his personal life, Jon is committed to leadership and personal development, connection, and contribution.  He loves spending time outdoors and traveling.

He has been married to Kim and is a father of three young/energetic boys – Julian – 10, Quinn – 8, and Dominic – 5.

Show Notes:

Book Recommendations: Think and Grow Rich

Season 1 - Healing Cancer and a Commitment to Thrive with Jemma Brown - Bonus Episode 12

Jemma Brown

Jemma Brown is an independent graphic designer, avid salsa dancer and health nut. She also founded a group called the Seattle Super Huggers, in hopes of healing people one hug at a time! 

Currently she is celebrating 11 years cancer -free after having stage 4 cancer not once, but twice! Jemma is passionate about health, well being, and loves sharing a wealth of knowledge on the subject as well as helping people connect to the best resources who can help outside of her scope.

Show Notes:

• Jemma Brown Graphic Design and Creative Services
• Maiensy Sanchez (teacher of dance)        
• Gene Keys (Book)

Jemma Brown