Innovation in Action

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Stories about doing whatever it takes to get it done. Grit, determination, motivation and resilience.

The PEOPLE Chronicles Project


    • Apr 9, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    Construction to Singer - Meet Tony Farina

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2014 22:18


    Jackie talks to Tony Farina about how a health diagnosis helped him change his career, his mindset and his outlook!

    Tim Shapiro - Working his Dream!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2014 21:56


    Jackie talks to Tim about his wonderful career in music filled with celebrities, world travel and all things sound.

    Belief in Community and Awesome Dawgs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2014 24:38


    Jackie talks to Steve Smith about his belief in this community and the help it gives to small businesses and how small businesses need to give back to the community.

    Gerald Mayo - Lessons Learned

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2014 29:19


    He spent 35 years in prison on a 1-6 year original sentence. 17 of those 35 years were spent in isolation. Listen as Gerald Mayo speaks to Jackie Hoffman about his lessons learned and what he is doing with them today.

    David Yuengling - You are never too old to start something new!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2013 21:12


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Davie Yuengling about how he gave up 30 years in the computer business to bring back the beloved Yuengling ice cream!

    Grace in Action - Meet Stephanie Grace!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2013 20:04


    This young girl is going to be a superstar. Jackie talks to Stephanie about her music, her mentors and her message against bullying

    Rubi Nicholas - Nick@Nite's Funniest Mom in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2013 22:44


    Jackie talks to Rubi Nicholas about her journey from Mom to Corporate Humorist to Stand Up Comedian!

    Re-inventing Yourself in a Make a Difference Kind of Way!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2013 17:05


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Kyle Lord about how she had to reinvent herself and chose to do it a big way that is helping thousands of our soldiers. Wonderful story!

    Innovative Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2013 14:50


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Madison Woytovich about living with Alopecia, being a typical teenager and having a book written about she and her family. Listen to her wonderful story.

    It's ok not to know - Meet Elaine McDevitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2013 18:30


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Elaine McDevitt about her journey after her Father's passing to keeping his company alive.

    Believe in yourself - Meet Adrienne Trafford

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 18:35


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Adrienne Trafford about her journey to developing her own coloring book called The Journey.

    Jarrad Jrok Minggia - It is possible!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2013 21:14


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Jarrad Jrok Minggia about how he overcame the tragedy of both of his brothers being murdered in Reading, yet he found the strength to focus on the good and positive and has become a star.

    Chef Extraordinaire - Jason Hook

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2013 15:30


    Jackie speaks to Jason Hook about his vast experiences as a young chef and how he is bringing his art of food into H2O Kitchens!

    Compassion and Crime Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2013 19:51


    Jackie talks to Jason Kahl about his passion for telling the stories of this community. He is also part of social media history for Berks County. Listen to his fantastic story.

    Pure Food and Phoebe Canakis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2013 16:44


    Jackie talks to Phoebe about what it takes to move from Corporate America to running her business and her first customer was a library!

    My Hero, My Son

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2013 23:21


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Joe Baddick about his hero - his son and how he has honored his memory.

    Comic on the rise - Kevin Botch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2013 15:28


    Listen as Kevin describes his passion for comedy and overcoming his fears to make his dream come true.

    Joey Negron - How tragedy propelled him forward.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 19:54


    Jackie Hoffman talks to Joey Negron about his life, tragic loss and the lessons he now shares with the youth of our community.

    Craig Poole - Making Dreams Come True.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013 19:24


    Jackie talks to Craig about how he makes a difference not only within The Crowne Plaza, Reading but also the entire community one person at a time.

    Liz McCauley on Love, Loss, Legacy, Living and Giving!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2013 17:54


    Jackie talks to Liz about how the loss of her husband turned her life upside down and how that loss has created a legacy of living and giving!

    Glass Tears and Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2013 19:57


    Randy talks about poems, glass tears and the support groups for grief.

    Bob Scheidt and living with diabetes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 24:00


    Bob Scheidt has walked across America to teach people about diabetes and now he is beginning the journey of walking across Europe to do the same.

    Maison Fioravante - Fighting for her right to access information

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2013 18:11


    Meet Maison - doing research for a school project turned into making a difference for the LGBT Community.

    Kashif Reyes and Jackie Hoffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2013 18:50


    Listen as this young man talks about his work at PAL and how he wants to give back to the youth of Berks County.

    Jackie and Joe Domino

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2013 19:45


    True Innovation in Action as a young man takes back his life and jumps into a new and unique business helping the community!

    Jackie speaks with Dan Clouser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2013 24:21


    Listen to Jackie Hoffman and Innovation in Action featuring Dan Clouser from Berkshire Baseball.

    Jackie w/ Janet Oberholtzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2013 26:48


    Why writing a book was therapeutic for Janet to write a book about her story. "Because I Can."

    Jackie and Linda Polyak

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2012 14:37


    Giving back to people in need a world away!

    Jackie talks with Troy Roland

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2012 10:06


    Two legs make running easy but you need all kinds of mental and physical innovation to do 5K's with only one!! Jackie talks with Troy Roland, Innovation in Action!

    Jackie Hoffman and Stacy Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2012 22:08


    Stacy shares her experience of doing whatever it took to get healthy after a terrifying health event.

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