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In this deeply moving episode, we are joined by Sally Raymond, a Marriage & Family Therapist and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), whose life was forever changed by the tragic loss of her 23-year-old son, Jon, to suicide. Through unimaginable grief, Sally embarked on a powerful journey of healing, rediscovery, and advocacy. Her book, “The Son I Knew Too Late: A Guide to Help You Survive and Thrive,” offers a raw, honest, and profoundly educational look into youth development, trust, and the emotional intelligence we all need—but often lack.Sally courageously shares how her personal tragedy became a mission to help others survive, thrive, and understand the inner world of young people. She draws from the wisdom of Erik Erikson and her own clinical training to explore how emotional wounds from childhood, unmet needs, and trust issues can silently grow into life-threatening despair.This conversation is a must-listen for parents, educators, and anyone seeking a more compassionate and informed approach to mental health, parenting, and personal growth.

Have you ever gotten up one morning, opened your door, and found someone ready to tow your car away? That's exactly what happened to Billy Hofacker, and it led him to discover he was $130,000 in debt. Now, years later, he's a financial coach helping fitness professionals avoid the same money struggles he faced himself.As both a gym owner and financial coach, Billy brings a unique perspective to this conversation. You'll hear how he built two successful gyms while getting out of debt, and why he now helps other fitness professionals handle their money better. Billy shares his approach of “building the plane while flying it”—taking action before everything is perfectly planned, just like he used to tell his fitness clients to “just put the darn sneakers on and get outside.”From starting his podcast in his basement during COVID (which he insists sounds better than saying “first floor”) to now running successful coaching programs, Billy opens up about the messy but rewarding journey of growing a coaching business. He talks honestly about both the wins and the setbacks, including a recent situation where someone signed up for his mastermind and then changed their mind - and why that doesn't slow him down. Listen in to hear how Billy's own financial turnaround led him to discover what he was meant to do, and why being a “money nerd” who understands the fitness industry helps him serve his clients in a unique way.Links & Resources:Ultimate Growth GuideJoin the Facebook groupYour Fitness Money CoachThe E-Myth RevisitedFitness ProfitsTotal Body BootcampKey Takeaways:A car repossession became the credibility cornerstone: Your biggest setbacks can transform into your greatest teaching tools.Small actions create business momentum, so treat building your practice like starting a workout routine: just put on the sneakers and begin.Your previous career isn't baggage. It's your superpower when you find the right audience to serve.Perfect planning keeps you stuck. Moving forward with thoughtful action teaches you what you could never learn from preparation alone.Scale your investments as you grow: Begin by doing everything yourself, then let proof of concept guide your decisions to outsource.Marketing magic lives in genuine connections. A thoughtful holiday card can outperform the most polished sales pitch.Authenticity attracts ideal clients. Let them see your real life because they're living in their real lives too.About Billy HofackerBilly Hofacker is a Financial Coach who specializes in helping fitness professionals and business owners improve cash flow, reduce financial stress, and achieve long-term success. With over 25 years of experience as a personal trainer and the owner of Total Body Boot Camp in Long Island, NY, Billy uniquely understands the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the fitness industry.After navigating his own financial turnaround, Billy has become passionate about empowering others to take control of their finances. He is the author of Fitness Profits and the host of Your Fitness Money Coach Podcast, a leading resource for financial education tailored to fitness professionals.Billy is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and a sought-after speaker who has presented for respected organizations like Perform Better and the Functional Aging Institute.

Devin Bisanz is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) living in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award represents the highest level of educational achievement in Toastmasters. Devin is the personification of great energy. He became a full-time speaker trainer in 2019 and joined the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers in 2022. He now spends his time following his passion as a professional speaking coach, helping and teaching others to communicate more effectively. In fact, Devin has helped over 1,700 people (and counting) achieve this goal. Devin works with many individuals and corporations throughout the country. It is not uncommon for Devin to work with clients through immersive 18 hour speaking programs. These tailored speaking programs help companies and individuals with improved moral, increased sales revenue, empowered confidence and enhanced leadership capabilities. Devin lives in Vancouver with his wife Jody and daughter. He enjoys riding his motorcycle and bringing out the best in other human beings. To learn more about Devin and his company, please visit https://devinbisanz.com/

In this episode, our 32nd episode, we talk with Karen Hewitt of Phoenix, AZ, USA. Karen has been in Toastmasters since 2017 and has earned four Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) awards. In this episode we discuss: Earning Distinguished Toastmasters Awards Blossom to Success New Virtual Club supporting LGBTQ+ Karen can be contacted via SM platforms under “blossomtosuccess “ This podcast episode is sponsored in part by District 31 Toastmasters ~ serving Eastern Massachusetts, USA, and Rhode Island, USA. District 31 (“D31”) helps toastmasters become better Communicators, and Leaders. Learn how D31 Toastmasters can help you become a more powerful speaker and impactful leader by visiting district31.org/talkingtoastmasters.

“5 Keys to Advance Your Awareness” with Dominique “Dom” Brightmon Dominique “Dom” Brightmon, DTM is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer from Baltimore, MD that empowers and equips others to share their stories. In his early childhood, Dominique was raised in the church where he was taught fundamental life lessons and received a head start with public speaking. This early start led him to win 3rd place at a state-level speech competition during grade school. While in high school, Dominique took a summer job at a public library to gain professional experience. After a successful summer performance, he was invited to work there part-time. Since then he has risen through the ranks and gained over a decade of customer service experience. Thanks to his work experience and having read hundreds of books, Dominique always leaves his audiences with useful tips and strategies. His aim is to help others unlock their inner value through reading and other forms of self-development. In addition to his professional experience, Dominique possesses an Associates of Applied Science in Network Technology from the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). His technology experience adds another dimension to his skill set, which has helped hundreds of people to complete their digital resumes and become more tech-savvy. Because of his love for books, Dominique has written and published “Going North: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself”, the follow-up bestseller, “Stay The Course: The Elite Performers 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success” and contributing author for the bestselling book, “Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy”. Find his writings anywhere books are sold and you'll see how you too can become a better you. Dominique has also appeared on many media outlets such as Fox 45 News, Toastmasters International Magazine, and more. In addition to appearing on many media outlets, he has created his own called the Going North podcast which interviews authors from all over the world. It has been ranked in the top 10 of all self-help podcasts in the world for 3 years in a row since 2018 and is currently in the top 2% of all podcasts. As an active member of Toastmasters International, Dominique has given dozens of inspirational talks and was awarded for his leadership in 2016 as an Area Director. He was the youngest Area Director in the region at the age of 23 and acquired the highest award the organization offers, the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). Whether it's humor, information, or inspiration Dominique is sure to deliver the goods. Reach out to him to learn how you can unlock your inner value through book writing, coaching, and podcasting. https://www.dombrightmon.com/ This book is about having the mindset to overcome any obstacle and garner more wins in your life. Filled with quotes, stories and actionable advice this book will help you to learn: The major key of elite performance that enables the other 7. The habits of successful people that create a dynamic life. How to increase your effectiveness in your workplace. How to have an excellent day, every day. Why crisis creates the champion that you are meant to be. “In Dom's new book, he shares his experiences & the actions he's found crucial to creating success & an extraordinary life. Throughout the pages, Dom shares his knowledge, stories, & most importantly his heart, to inspire each of us to keep on going & grow into the life we deserve.” – Wendy Elover, Serial Entrepreneur & Author of “My Cape is At the Cleaners”. Call In and Chat with Deborah during Live Show: 833-220-1200 or 319-527-2638 Learn more about Deborah here:  www.lovebyintuition.com

Linda Sage is a criminal psychologist, speaker, writer, and broadcaster living in Leeds, England. Linda has spent over 40 years with the most heinous criminals in the UK's recent history; serial killers, sex offenders, murderers, and psychopaths were her daily companions. She has lived and worked in many places throughout Europe, the Middle East, the USA, Canada, and Spain. Psychopaths are not all axe murderers; they are found in all walks of life. Psychopathic traits are found in many people. Corporate leadership is often a great home for them. Loving a narcissistic personality will leave you scars, but there are tells and red flags to see if you want to. Call us on - 01133 18 93 95 Send a message - info@lindasagementoring.com We're here - Successful Mindset Ltd,1A Potternewton Lane, Leeds,LS7 3LW Unmasking mental health and hidden disabilities to build a better business: Mental health and hidden disabilities are the 2nd pandemic affecting your staff and business. Most owners, directors, managers, and team leaders are not mental health specialists, and you may think you do not have the budget for a mental health specialist. It is not true; like many mental health myths, misconceptions, and mutilated truths, solution strategies can be quick, simple, and inclusive for your whole workforce. LindaSage.com Linda is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with Toastmasters International and has been a member of the Professional Speakers Association. You can also join Linda broadcasting on Facebook Live and on ELFM radio. Business Networking show 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm (GMT) Sunday Stressbuster show 4th Sunday of the month at midday – 1 pm (GMT) Learning from Life Podcast – New every Friday – https://bit.ly/LindaSagePodcast Articles in Yorkshire Bylines online newspaper – https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/author/lindasage/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobegreat/message

Meet Melanie Taddeo. Her parents always encouraged her to be the best that she could be. That attitude shined through when, at the age of 21, she experienced a stroke that left her paralyzed on her left side and totally blind. Her drive helped her to regain the ability to walk. Also, she regained some of her eyesight.   Melanie will tell you that she is a teacher and loves to impart knowledge. In this episode, you will get to hear how she crashed through barriers when school principals and others would not give her a job after discovering she was blind. As many of us have experienced, Melanie found that no matter her capabilities and experience, the only thing prospective employers considered was that she was blind.   Melanie's story proves how incredibly unstoppable she was and is. I hope you will find this episode as inspirational and thought-provoking as did I.   About the Guest: Melanie Taddeo is a passionate advocate for inclusion who at the age of 21 suffered a massive stroke that left her completely paralyzed on her left side and legally blind. After years of therapy, she was able to regain her independence and go on to become the first legally blind teacher to graduate in Ontario.   She is a certified special education teacher with over 20 years of experience in program development, fundraising, community outreach, volunteer management, and public speaking. Melanie founded Connect 4 Life and Voices 4 Ability; V4A Radio based on her personal experience of the lack of programs that promote independence for people with disabilities. She has made it her goal to help empower others to achieve their dreams despite the challenges they face.   Melanie has assisted hundreds of people through Connect 4 Life's programs such as the first broadcast training program for individuals with disabilities: “An Accessible voice in Broadcasting”, life skills training program, and public speaking. Melanie's passion is evident in everything she does to ensure that each client sees their abilities and not only their disabilities.    Melanie published her first book in 2019. “My Unforeseen Journey Losing Sight Gaining vision.   Melanie has been a Toastmaster for eight years achieving her, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), and was the recipient of the Member Making a Difference award (MMAD) in 2020, and now using her speaking to inspire others across the globe as a champion of inclusion,    Melanie empowers entrepreneurs, professionals, and community leaders to embrace challenges and how to overcome unforeseen change with dignity, and ease.   Most recently Melanie has created a company called gaining vision, to help promote inclusion across the world, ensuring that every person feels heard, seen, and valued just as they are.      Her story is proof that despite adversity success is possible with hard work and perseverance.         To learn more please visit www.connect4life.ca    WEBSITE: www.melanietaddeo.ca   http://gainingvision2020.com  FACEBOOK PAGE   https://www.facebook.com/gainingvision/  TWITTER   @gainingvision  INSTAGRAM   @gaining_vision  YOUTUBE   Gaining vision with Melanie Taddeo Nxumalo    About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is an Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes Michael Hingson  00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:21  Well, hi, once again, and welcome to unstoppable mindset. I am excited to introduce you all to Melanie Taddeo . And Melanie's gonna tell her story. I don't want to give it all away. But Melanie has everything that we could ever expect to have in an unstoppable mindset podcast. She has a great story. She has unexpected life challenges that she has chosen to deal with. And she did deal with them. And she has all sorts of other things that I'm sure we're going to talk about. She's an advocate, dealing with persons with disabilities and all sorts of other stuff. And rather than saying all sorts of other stuff, and then living it to your imagination, Melanie, welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Melanie Taddeo  02:04 Thank you so much for having me, Michael.   Michael Hingson  02:07 So here it is a late afternoon for me and an early evening for you. You're in Toronto or LLC and Ontario, right? Correct. Yes. And we're out here in California. So we traverse the three major time zones of our two countries. And so you Have you had dinner? Not yet. I will. I will start cooking after this is over? Well, let's get started. So why don't you tell us a little bit about you kind of your, your early years and all that stuff. And we'll go from there.   Melanie Taddeo  02:42 Wonderful. So I'm the eldest of four girls, my dad is Italian descent, and my mom is Canadian, and a little bit of Irish and English in her background. But I was raised in an amazing loving home, where everything was encouraged, reach for the stars, hard work ethic possibilities and be a great role model for my three younger sisters. And that sounds like a really comfortable life. But it can be challenging at times, of course, because you know, you want to be the perfect daughter, whatever perfect was, but in your is a child that's the impression was given work hard. Of course, you had choices be a doctor or lawyer. I didn't either. But that's okay. But everything they taught me was about equality. And everybody's equal everybody, although there may be differences in our friends, all of us are the same inside and really to focus on that and not seeing differences. And I appreciate that now. Now, this was the mindset they taught me yet in their generations. Decision. How   Michael Hingson  03:46 old were you when this was was being taught to you?   Melanie Taddeo  03:49 Oh, from age five, up so   Michael Hingson  03:53 in school and so on, you are already thinking of people more as equal than probably a lot of kids did.   Melanie Taddeo  04:01 Yes, definitely. And, you know, it's, I'm so thankful for that. Because, obviously, we live in a very multicultural area of Mississauga. And we, it was really great, because, you know, although there are different types, sizes, you know, different genders, all these different things, and of course, you know, different backgrounds. We just were all friends. And that was a great mentality. And I'm really happy my family instilled that in me at that age.   Michael Hingson  04:28 Did other children have any kind of an issue with that? They tend to view people the same way. How did all that work?   Melanie Taddeo  04:37 You know, it was interesting, I think, looking back reflecting back, perhaps there was some definite biases there. But as children, you just think, Oh, they're mean. And that was about it. And I don't want to be their friend because they're mean, but it was never about oh, you're this or that. But it was just that unconscious bias or the way that they were they were raised. But we all play together. We all had great opportunities to learn about one another. And I appreciated that. Even individuals with disabilities, you know, there was a special class back then you might exam not going to age myself. But back then there was different separate classes. But they were just kids, there was nothing different, which I really appreciate that. My family always said, you know, no matter what family you know, sticks together, we always work towards a common goal. Set your goals high. Again, remember that lawyer and Doctor kind of mentality. I reached for the stars, everything I did in my life was to be a teacher, because that was my dream. I wanted to be a teacher, I was that girl that settled her stuffed animals to the front of the room to teach them, you know, the ABCs. I loved it. So everything my volunteer work growing up, as I started to get older, 13 and up was all right around kids. And I wanted to teach that was my dream.   Michael Hingson  05:57 So when you were when you were growing up? Did you have many friends who had any kind of disability? Do you remember? It was they were in different schools?   Melanie Taddeo  06:10 It mostly Yes. But for me, it was just, you know, it wasn't even on my radar, to be honest, at that point. Actually, that's not true. There was a young man down the street that lived there, and he had Down syndrome. But he just used to ride his bike around and he was just the boy like, we called him by his name, Jay. And that was that. But again, everybody was the same. So it didn't dawn on me. But again, reflecting back, I now recognize that, but it was never said to me, oh, this person has Down syndrome. It was just he was Jay. And it was a good thing, because I feel it taught me so much about seeing past the disability. So that was thrilling years, great. Life was really great.   Michael Hingson  06:57 So you went through? Well, I guess would be high school and all that. And you still wanted to teach   Melanie Taddeo  07:04 everything. Actually in high school I used to I got into art. And I found my passion. I had a mentor in high school teach me about art. And I was able to do all these beautiful paintings and drawings. And my creative side came out and I was on cloud nine. i My mentor at the time said I can retire if somebody one of my students goes to university for art, like that's me. And again, I did everything working in art galleries, that sort of thing, just to get experience. And I put together an amazing portfolio and was accepted to go to university for Arch. Again. It's a big joke on me in the future. But this point I was living the dream, teaching art and summer camp. And just loving my spare spare time was painting and drying and really absorbing all the arts.   Michael Hingson  07:53 So you went off to university what university I went to York   Melanie Taddeo  07:57 University, which is in Toronto. At first I committed and then I lived in residence. And it was a great opportunity. It was very well known for their art program, top notch professors and had great facility and I was just experimenting with all the different techniques and styles and just really trying to get my feet footing because I encounter a world would be an art teacher that was my dream. Best of both worlds.   Michael Hingson  08:25 So I get the impression that something happened along the way to change all that.   Melanie Taddeo  08:31 Yes, yes, it did. My fourth year university, I started to develop migraines. And everybody kept saying lots of stress from University. I'm thinking I'm studying art, what kind of stress do you have during kid paid by campus, really. And they kept giving me medication to numb the pain. But till one morning, I couldn't lift my head off the pillow. Finally I said there's something wrong and I went and they did MRIs they did CAT scans. They said no, nothing showing. And so one day, they saw something behind my eyes. And they said well, there's something there. And they diagnosed me with pseudotumor servi. And really just means there's a fake tumor. Yeah. But it was a misdiagnosis. It was a sign of a stroke. So they sent me for the eye operation to relieve the pressure from the optic nerve. And they kept me in the hospital and I was lethargic that was throwing up and they said all this anesthetic, it's this it's that it's the other they sent me home. And I was at my parents house recovering. And they had to go the family doctor and I'd still been really really sick and not well. And I couldn't see out of my eyes when I woke up. So they had the bandage. And they say Oh, it's okay. It's part of the surgery, it's going to come back. And so I had to call the family doctor for a checkup for them to test the eyes. And again, remember remembering that they said oh, you're going to be able to see Don't worry me He's fine. It's just they're swollen, they're going to come down. And I remember having to get showered. And I was like, come on, Melanie get given the shower, and I said, okay, okay, okay, just a minute I sit on, see the toilet and just rest. Basically, my mom had to shower me, and I'm a very modest woman, I would never let that happen. But I was just really out of it. Got to the top of the staircase, and I was like, Okay, go ahead and go down. I'm like, Oh, the house was spinning. And I said, I think I'm gonna go down on my bomb. So I said, at the top of stairs, and I started to go down. And mom's like, move your left side. Melanie said, I am. What do you think I'm stupid. And I would never talked to my mother. But I had had a stroke at the top of the staircase. So this struggle of be completely paralyzed on the left side and legally blind. So I was in a coma for two weeks. And I tell you, everybody, you can hear everything going on when you're in a coma. So please talk to us. I heard everything I heard. I had the last rites. I heard the doctors told my parents, I wasn't going to live to plan my funeral. I heard them basically say, if I survived, I would be a vegetable. Of course, I also heard everybody's deepest, dark, darkest confessions. So again, be careful what you share. My little sister came to me said, I'm so sorry, I stole your case of peach gum, because I kept it in my bedroom, you know, extra case, throw it in your bag every day. And when I woke up, I had remembered everything. And so of course, I would question them. But during the coma, my dad put a Walkman. And again, I'm dating myself, but with music on my ears. And I remember the songs from that time. And again, all of the DJs everything was right there in my mind, because I could hear everything. And I knew it was going, I just wasn't awake.   Michael Hingson  11:48 So you actually were unconscious. So it wasn't just that you were paralyzed and could move. You're actually unconscious. But as you said, you could hear everything. Yeah,   Melanie Taddeo  12:00 that you couldn't communicate. And, again, my brain wasn't there. Apparently, supposedly, I was. You know, they kept saying she's not gonna wake up, she said, and that's a scary thing for a family to go through. But imagine hearing all this and wanting to say, Hello, I'm alive. I'm still here. So it was a very exciting time to reflect on but at that time it was. And so when I woke up, I couldn't see anything. And of course, I was intubated. So I couldn't communicate either. And they kept saying, use this for that and use because I could hear, so use a thumbs up for Yes, down for no. And they wanted me to use this bliss board of letters to point out and I couldn't see them and explain to my can't see anything, and my eyes were no longer bandaged. And this was it. So when I was finally out of the coma, or type still, during the coma, they did life saving procedure, where they inserted a catheter into the groin and inserted 1 million units of blood into my brain. And I was the second out of five in North America to survive. And that changed a lot because it relieved the blood clots, but it also added extra pressure to behind the eyes. So the optic nerves were permanently damaged, destroyed during this whole procedure. So yeah, welcome blind, Nigel to move. It was a very scary time, a very angry time.   Michael Hingson  13:25 So you were intubated, that must have been pretty uncomfortable, especially once you woke up?   Melanie Taddeo  13:30 Definitely I you know, especially because you have to learn to swallow again, not only the stroke, but having this to die for so long. It was it was just a very new process for me having to digest everything that had happened, as well as recover physically.   Michael Hingson  13:46 How long were you intubated once you woke up?   Melanie Taddeo  13:50 So I was in a coma for two weeks. And I'd say that was going to be another two weeks.   Michael Hingson  13:55 Wow. Yeah. My wife went through a situation in 2014, where she had doubled ammonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, and was put in an induced coma. So she was intubated. But after two weeks, they said they they needed to remove the two but they did a tracheostomy so that she could, she could continue to breathe, but they kept you intubated for a month.   Melanie Taddeo  14:21 Mm hmm. Yes. And again, I am sure again, depending on the timing, how that was because again, I had long term, like they've cracked on my teeth, all that fun stuff. So it was you know, so lots of other things. And then of course, the raspy throat for quite a while. Yeah. But yeah,   Michael Hingson  14:38 yeah, it was. So you were totally blind.   Melanie Taddeo  14:43 Totally nothing at that point. And it was, you know, it was it was it was scary, because I couldn't see I could just hear people come in the room. I couldn't tell who's there. Of course, I got very used to people's voices. And that was a good thing because that's how I tend to, you know, really depend on my sense of hearing. But I also want to have us on one hand, so having to learn to do everything, feed myself, things like that just laying in a hospital bed alone. But being told that I was never going to see again that I was never going to get out of the bed, all those negative thoughts, and I'm a very positive person, I always had been with that positive upbringing. And I kept saying, no, no, I'm going to I'm going to do this. And they, they said, Oh, Melania, you know, stroke really affects you. You're the mindset of how you perceive things. And it's true, I understand that. So I always say I had stroke brain, it's not a medical term. It's a melody term, that I thought I could do everything I kept telling them. This was happening in July, I'm going to university back to university in September, I'm going back to move out on my own pictures to paint you exactly. In my mind that I just wanted to get back to normal, whatever normal was.   Michael Hingson  15:57 So what happened? Well,   Melanie Taddeo  15:59 I am a fighter. I'm a survivor, my parents will tell you I'm stubborn, but I'd like to say determine it sounds much nicer. And after a good kick in the butt from a chaplain of the hospital. I decided that I wanted to thrive instead of just survive, I stopped feeling sorry for myself. And, you know, there's a lot of time to think in the hospital. And you know, I had amazing family support, whatever they were petrified. Because of course, going through the I had regressed because I was scared to a little childcare my parents, mommy and daddy again. And I've just was it was just part of the stroke and part of the fear. But after the chaplain really brought it back home, he's like, if you want to go back to school, you can you know, you just need to really get your act together and work hard. And I went to a rehab hospital where I learned to walk walk again, I don't have use of my left arm still. But that's because I'm right handed and I kind of forgot it was there for a while. But I started walking again after you know, driving my wheelchair and to the wall several time, they said they had to repeat the entire hospital, the rehab center after I left because I kept couldn't see where I was going. So I kept ramming into walls and things like that. But I just kept a positive attitude got my independence back as far as I could physically walking first, of course, you know, with a quad cane, a single pain, and then without a cane. But then I had to come to terms with the fact that I was blind. I went through the denial. They had cniv with just cane National Institute for the Blind, come and see me with a guide dog and a talking watch. Like what are you here for? I don't need you. Well, Melanie, you're black. No not. And after going through that denial, I went to see an IV and learned how to navigate use my white cane, get around and cook independently and get my independence back. And then, of course being stubborn, as you know, as my family would say or determined. I went to teachers college I applied and because my grades were great. My volunteer experience was right up that I knew they had to give me that interview. And the interview went like this much. How are you going to do this with your disability? And how are you going to do that with your disability? Of course, in my mind, I don't have a disability, right. I'm like, fine. I said, I thought this interview was about my abilities and not my disability. Oh, well, they let me in. And my first day of teachers college, my professors are gone by Christmas. I said, Watch me. I had no idea what I was doing. I never went to school without eyesight. And I had to learn to put books on tape about having notetakers asking for accommodations. I knew nothing about this. But I quickly learned and Teachers College was only a year. It was intense. And even with my practicum I had to advocate for myself. So I learned a lot really, really quickly. Because I was determined to achieve this dream. I wasn't gonna let anything hold me back at this point, because that was my lifelong dream. I had to learn how to do things differently, though, because of course, I couldn't do it the same way. Well, you could do them. Absolutely. 100% I got very creative. I was teaching a grade seven, eight split art. And I had these goggles created for the students to see what I saw. So they could understand just a little bit of what I was seeing. And it was the best teachable moment I've ever had. Those students could empathize. They got a really great ideas of what they couldn't do what they couldn't do ask a lot of questions, which opens the dialogue for kids because they you know, they're there. They want to ask questions are curious, but they also are afraid of offending. And I was able to get them to try using doing art without their eyesight. Yes, I haven't blindfold themselves put some music on Okay, painters, and it was a really great experience at the beginning. And as well working with little kids and teaching them about abilities versus the disability, because of course at that time when I was teaching and Teachers College, there was the differences and there was really hard differences with people with this abilities into schools. So they're being made fun of and stuff like that. So I wanted to close that down fast. So it was a great experience. But the one thing I did face that was challenging for me is my professors thought that I should only teach special education. And I fought that tooth and nails. I ended up going into special education because I love it. But I was angry at them for putting me in that box.   Michael Hingson  20:25 So, you, when you were teaching art in Teachers College, what kind of art? Was it painting or sculpting   Melanie Taddeo  20:36 or helping and drying, believe it or not, and it was really getting them to teach the basics. And I had to teach myself, okay, how am I going to teach this concept now that I can't see, because after I, when I was in the rehab hospital, they had me trying to paint and draw. And first of all, the drawings was totally totally disproportion. So I thought, you know, what, it's all about interpretation and perception. So why not call it abstract. But I was still able still having the skill sets to talk it through. So I would help them with a verbal practice, okay, so we're going to, you know, take the charcoal and do this and walk them through it. And I said, Why don't you try and show me how you would draw this from your perspective. And then I would do a demonstration. And they'd be like, Oh, mister, doesn't look like that bowl of fruit? No, it doesn't, you're right, what does it look like, but this is my interpretation. So it was a really great eye opening experience for them. But I also really started to sway towards clay, and sculpture, and really get those tactile feelings. So for me, that's what shifted for me in my art, but I still had to teach the the elements of art. So being creative thinking outside the box, and getting the students to really listen, and be creative as well.   Michael Hingson  21:58 So when you were teaching, drawing, and charcoals, and so on, were you doing that, in part, because you still were going through some sort of a denial or?   Melanie Taddeo  22:10 Oh, okay. And wasn't it?   Michael Hingson  22:14 Right? Because that's, that's what you teach in the in art, right?   Melanie Taddeo  22:17 And that's the norm, right? Because I was normal, though, it took me a long time to really understand when I got to that acceptance stage, I was like, you know, I don't want to join it anymore. And that was okay, for me at that time, since then I've gone back to it, but in a very different way. So, but at that moment, it was working through the process of acceptance.   Michael Hingson  22:41 So you were you were totally blind, that that did change at some point. It did.   Melanie Taddeo  22:46 So I it's amazing. The brain is a amazing muscle, I'll call it. And so because my eyes actually are fine, this optic nerve that is destroyed, in my optic nerve wasn't passing the messages to the brain and what I was seeing, so technically, my brain taught itself how to see. Not well, but it's still going see some shapes. And I see some details. I can read large print, things like that. So I do have some usable sight. However, I also learned very quickly not to depend on that site, because you never know. So,   Michael Hingson  23:21 so how long after? Well, you were in Teacher's College? How long after that? Did you regain some use of eyesight?   Melanie Taddeo  23:29 It was actually a number of years after Teachers College that actually, yeah, okay.   Michael Hingson  23:34 Did you learn braille? I did. So you use Braille. Still?   Melanie Taddeo  23:39 I do not. i It's funny because I had when I was doing my additional qualifications. To teach individuals with a blind or partially sighted they, they you have to learn how to read Braille. So I mastered grade one like that grade to the contractions a little tricky for me, I'll be honest, but it was more visual, I was doing it because my fingertips are not so good with sensation. And, you know, of course, I can still teach it, but I don't use it myself and then still depend on that large print or a Sharpie marker. But I'm also learning but other technologies now to count on that instead of the print.   Michael Hingson  24:21 You think your fingertips and their ability to sense or read dots were affected at all by the stroke?   Melanie Taddeo  24:28 i Yes, absolutely. Even though it's my right side, I definitely feel it was that I noticed even though the stroke affected my left side, other sensations on my right side were diminished. So I think that was definitely part of it.   Michael Hingson  24:40 So that may have been an issue that if you didn't have a loss of sensation that may have helped with Braille.   Melanie Taddeo  24:47 Oh 100% And I think I would have definitely continued with it if it had been able to read it with my fingers because it is such an easy way to communicate and help with interviews like this. If you have no So whenever it would be great.   Michael Hingson  25:03 Yeah. Well, and it's important to be able to do that. And you're absolutely right. The The reality is Braille is the main reading and writing mode that blind people and a lot of low vision people use as well, because in general, it's more efficient than looking at letters unless you have enough eyesight to read to be able to do that comfortably. Yes. And so the problem is that a lot of people, on the other hand, never get to learn braille as children, because they're forced to try to use their eyes. I've heard just countless people say, if I'd only really had the opportunity, and really did learn braille as a child, I'd be a much better reader today.   Melanie Taddeo  25:47 I've heard that a lot as well. And then also, a lot of parents don't want their children to depend on Braille, which is mind boggling.   Michael Hingson  25:55 They don't want their children to be blind, and they won't deal with that. That's true, too. Which is, which is part of the problem. But Braille is still the, the means by which we read and write. But you, you certainly have dealt with it well, and you've dealt with it in some some very practical ways, since you really don't have the sensation to do Braille really well. And that's perfectly understandable. So you went off and you went to be a teacher, you went to Teachers College, and then what did you do?   Melanie Taddeo  26:25 I graduated as a first legally blind teacher to graduate in Ontario, which is a really big deal. Except nobody would hire me. And, you know, I've really struggled with that I didn't comprehend why. Because again, to me, there was no difference. It was just doing something differently. And creatively. I had a lot of great references, of course, because I was doing practice teaching at my old high school as teaching art. And of course, I have references. But once I put my application out to the boards, I get calls from the principal's and they'd be like, Oh, you're exactly looking for, you know, grade seven, eight split for RT, are you willing, and I Ghen, this is something I learned, but not you do not disclose your disability over the phone before getting to the interview, and I asked, Are you aware that I'm visually impaired? And they said, Oh, no. And of course, I said, What was that a problem? Well, not with me, of course, but will be with parents. And again, it wasn't a huge understanding advocacy at that point. But to me who better to tshirt, children with a disability than somebody that little one, just 24/7? So I said, Okay, thanks so much. So I didn't get hired. And I started to feel like what a waste, oh, my gosh, I'm never gonna get a job. You know, the whole pour was me pity parade thing. Stopped. And I thought, you know, what, I'm a great teacher, I was still volunteer teaching, and I was loving it. And I was coming up with really unique ways to teach and get around this, you know, safety thing. So I had all the answers down pat, and how to do things safely for everybody, and where I would be successful, and what different things I could do to bring to the table to add that little bit extra. And I started to talk to people, a lot of people with various disabilities. And they kept saying, you know, we want to learn how to be independent. Melanie, how did you do this? And I said, Well, it's easy. You just have to, you know, really put your mind to it set some goals. And so I thought, wouldn't it be amazing to have a charity, or a program known as a first it was a program to help individuals with different disabilities access, education and training, just as they are, despite their disabilities. And so I had run a learning center for adults with disabilities, just teach them life skills, help them learn to advocate for stuff, all the stuff that I had done to get my independence back. And that went on for three years. And that was great. But I learned a hard lesson. Like I'll use my own money for that. Not a good idea. So it didn't last long. And I then I have met a lawyer, and they're like, why did you start a charity to do the same type of programming, and that way you can seek funding and donations. Okay, so I did that. And in the meantime, I was trying to think outside the box other than life skills, what other skills should I be teaching when the programs you're talking to different people? And advocacy was a big piece. And then also, I needed something to share information because I can't read brochures, and I was like, No, you have to have a great brochure on it, but I can't read it. So I created voices for ability radio, which is the first 24/7 Internet radio station for about and by people with disabilities as a platform for us to have a voice and that was in Canada so I wouldn't be clear in Canada because there's many all over the globe but and so voices for ability radio was our A platform for people to share their stories, as well as those resources that I and my family found so hard to find after becoming someone with a disability, because nobody shared information. So this was an exciting journey that started 2014. And we still are up and running. And it's exciting. We now since doing voices learned that many people with disabilities love media. So what created a radio broadcast training program? And how to podcast so I teach that every day, it's a great thing. So I'm teaching just in a very different way.   Michael Hingson  30:34 Well, and there's nothing wrong with that. No, not at all. I've always liked to teach. And when I was getting my master's degree in physics, I also got a secondary teaching credential. And in a sense, the actual certifications in both cases, I have not used, I didn't really end up with major jobs in physics, although I did, and still do work with companies in terms of scientific technologies, bleeding edge technologies, and so on. And teaching, by definition, because that is something that all of us have to do, as you're pointing out. The reality is we're the best teachers for teaching about disabilities or persons with disabilities. Absolutely. And, and so it's important to do that. The other side of that is that we also, if we do it, well learn to sell we all become great salespeople, because we have to do that in order to break through the misconceptions and perceptions that people have about us. Absolutely. So we we have to do that and make that work. So your the radio and the internet program is still up and running.   Melanie Taddeo  31:56 It is yes, we act now virtual because of course with pandemic, a lot of our clients are high risk. So we had them sound during the pandemic and we were able to reach more people throughout Ontario. So for us that makes sense. So with a 20 week program, we teach radio broadcasting just the basics introductory, they created their own podcast and a demo reel and a resume and then we connect them we partner with a lot of broadcasters they come in and they share their expertise and teach them and connect them with internships after they graduate and help them get their start that's the starting point.   Michael Hingson  32:31 You teach them how to edit and and process what do you use for that Reaper? Okay. There is there and all the appropriate plugins and and scripts that go with it. Yes, Reaper is a wonderful thing.   Melanie Taddeo  32:48 Yes, it is incredible. And you know, it's funny because it took us from trial and error. We tried to das it. We tried all those other ones. It's just like, I can't do this. They're not gonna be able to do it. So yes.   Michael Hingson  33:01 Well, I go back, talk about not wanting to give away your age, but hey, I'm not shy. I'm Nora, my modest. I worked in radio at a campus radio station in the late 60s and early 70s. Actually up through May or June of 1976. And I can tell you that there is nothing like when you need to edit a reel of tape, cutting, splicing, putting splicing tape in and doing it in such a way that you really can bridge the sound very effectively. It is nothing like Reaper today.   Melanie Taddeo  33:35 Yes, it's amazing how far it's come the technology and it again, I can't even imagine how you did that. That's incredible.   Michael Hingson  33:44 Yeah, my wasn't the best splicer in the world. But I but I can use Reaper really well. So I'm very happy with with all the different things that one can do with Reaper, it is a great program. Yes. And it is accessible. And the reality is that it is possible to do editing and so on. And Reaper is something that not only blind but sighted people use, but they have the people who are involved with it have been very diligent about doing everything possible to add in scripts and do other things so that all the features of Reaper are available and accessible.   Melanie Taddeo  34:16 Yes, and it's so great because when we teach our students with who are blind, we do the shortcuts, but we don't do it just for them. We do it for everybody. It's faster guys. And they're like, Yeah, I did as well. This is great. I love that. And it's interesting because it's amazing because everyone's on the same level. And we do do some extra work for those individuals with screen readers, you know, because we've got to make sure that Jaws key commands aren't the same and all those fun things so but it's great.   Michael Hingson  34:46 There are some great Reaper listservs and most of the time is spent talking about doing things to create an edit music and I don't use it for that. I'm so I'm only doing simple stuff by hand. relative terms and that is for podcast. But it is amazing the things that I see people doing and, and all the things that we're learning and all the different things that are available. It's just pretty incredible.   Melanie Taddeo  35:10 It is it is. But I really appreciate the fact that they continue to update the accessibility with Asara and as somebody else. And there's even a group, I don't know if they're in Canada, or they're on national, where they're located. But Reapers without papers. And they're a group of young people that have all this expertise of a river. It's amazing. And they're a great resource.   Michael Hingson  35:32 And that's where all the music stuff comes from. Most Well, I think the main proponents of it are in England or, or in the British Isles somewhere. But it is all over. And there is a huge subscription list. For the for the Reapers with the help papers. It's pretty cute.   Melanie Taddeo  35:52 Yeah, no, I think it's awesome. It's a great resource for our guys as well. So it's, it's wonderful. It's a great experience, and I get to do what I love and watch individuals grow. And that's a dream come true.   Michael Hingson  36:05 So you're, you're teaching them, but do you still have a radio program or any kind of thing that you're publishing?   Melanie Taddeo  36:12 I have my own podcast, take another look podcast, with my co host, kereta Felix, and we talk about uncomfortable and difficult conversations. So that's what I'm doing, you know, because you have to lead by example, of course. And if you don't have a podcast, you're teaching podcasts like, how does that work? But I also, I did have a show on voices for ability for a long time, but just don't have the time to do everything. So I said, just take my content from the podcast and put on station so we're gonna get to that.   Michael Hingson  36:41 Well, there you go. See? And and the podcast is working. Well, how long have you been doing it?   Melanie Taddeo  36:45 Since January?   Michael Hingson  36:47 Oh, you're just you're?   Melanie Taddeo  36:49 Yes, we're newbies. It's interesting, because we wanted to start something new and different. And working together is a lot of fun. And of course, we have we just recorded our 25th episode. So it's exciting.   Michael Hingson  37:03 You're doing once a week.   Melanie Taddeo  37:05 We Yeah, they come on every Saturday, we meet together, we record two episodes, and then just launch them every Saturday. Yes, yeah.   Michael Hingson  37:13 Well, we just are ready to put up show 37 of unstoppable mindset, it goes up on Wednesday. And same thing, we're doing one a week, and we started in September. And we're we're pleased with the results. We've gotten a lot of people who listen, and I hope that the people who are listening to this will definitely reach out as you get the opportunity to and let us know what you think of this. But we're having a lot of fun doing the podcasts. And hopefully we'll be able to teach other people the value of doing their own. It's all about telling stories, isn't   Melanie Taddeo  37:45 it? It is really isn't it, but a platform to be able to share your story to inspire others to educate others, there's so many opportunities, and really just have a conversation with the world about things that others don't know about. It's a great opportunity. And I've learned a lot from your podcasts, Michael, hearing all the different guests and different perspectives, I think it's a great opportunity for everybody.   38:07 So is Connect for life still in operation?   Melanie Taddeo  38:10 It is it is that's where I teach. So I teach students connect for life, the charity that I started. And it's great because not only are we doing the broadcasting class and the life skills class, where we have started up intro to public speaking course. And again, for individuals with, with, you know, some difficulties with being able to see, confidence sometimes could be but any disability can generalize. But so we have an introduction to public speaking course where we just teach the basics and get them comfortable and get them confident to be able to share their story because that's what advocacy is all about and being able to ask for things in an effective way when they need it. And then we also have our Connect for wellness program, which helps individuals cope with their mental health what's happening with being isolated, lonely, having a disability, and again talking about that so that they can get through anything they're struggling with.   Michael Hingson  39:04 So, in teaching public speaking, what's the most basic thing that you try to get people who are interested in becoming like public speakers? What's the most basic thing you work to get them to understand or what what kind of things do you have to overcome?   Melanie Taddeo  39:20 So first thing first is having a universal message that your audience can relate to your stories can be personal, but you always have to have that universal message. And please don't talk like this because it's really boring. vocal variety is everything. And for me, it's just about communicating and sharing stories, having that engaging connection with your audience. Because if you lose your audience right off the bat, they're not going to listen. So it's that universal message, tie it through so that what you're saying makes sense to people. And so that would be the main thing but then of course, you know, of course, in our state Your words don't mumble as well as to to clearly outline your speech or Keynote, whatever it is, so that you know where you're going with this and that people can follow easily. Those will be the main things.   Michael Hingson  40:10 read or speak from the heart and don't read a speech.   Melanie Taddeo  40:14 Exactly. And don't read, don't read, please don't read. Because that's terrible. It sounds awful, but connect with your audience have a conversation. And that's exactly speak from your heart. A lot of people speak best when it's off the cuff.   Michael Hingson  40:28 When I first started, when I first started speaking, after September 11, a couple people said you should write your speeches. Okay, I wrote a speech. And I read, it sounded horrible. And I read it to the audience. And it sounded horrible. They were very kind. But I listened to it because I like to record speeches, and then go back and listen to them again. And find that I probably learn more from listening to speeches, as well as going back and listening to these podcasts, which we do as we're running them through Reaper, to take out any little funny noises and throw clearings and all that. But I find that I learned a lot by doing that. And what I discovered was don't read a speech. Yes. And it's important. And the other reason, which most speakers get locked into a mindset don't do is the value of not reading your speech. If you are at a venue where you're speaking and you get there early, you never know what you might learn that you want to put into the speech to add value to it. You   Melanie Taddeo  41:38 got it 100%. And I think it's so important, because I think, you know, what I learned is, if you read a speech, you sound like you're reading a speech, you're not connected with the audience, and nobody knows what you've written. So here's the thing, if you know what you're talking about, just talk, have that conversation and connect with somebody. And like you said, you can add live and add things that just happen. So can be more relatable to your audience, because they were there for that. Sorry, perhaps they can relate to the topic because they're right there in the moment. But for people that are so focused on what they've written, they won't even go off script, and they lose.   Michael Hingson  42:20 And how boring is that? Or what?   Melanie Taddeo  42:22 Yes. And they only say there's three types of speeches, the one you wrote, when you delivered and the one you wish you'd delivered, right? Yeah. Wouldn't it be great just to deliver and be happy?   Michael Hingson  42:34 Yeah, I work really hard to get to the deliver the one I wish to deliver. And so that's why I love to listen to speeches, and so on, and why it's so important to do. But I don't know whether I've ever mentioned that on unstoppable mindset. I was asked once by a speaker's bureau to go deliver a speech to an organization called the National Property Managers Association. And I said to the speaker's bureau person, well, what is that organization, already having my own preconceived notion of what it was, but they said, what I thought, oh, it's an organization while the people who are in charge of taking people's properties and renting them out and so on. So, you know, do you have stories that you can tell him all that and I said, Sure, because, in fact, at the time that we were doing that we had rented, well, we had given a property manager a home, we were moving from one place to another, we're moving Southern California after Karen's illness. And so we had a property manager take over that. And then there were stories about that, not all positive. But I flew in to deliver the speech and got there very late the night before I was supposed to deliver a breakfast speech. So I got to the event on 1230. And I went to bed, got up in the morning, went down after taking my guide dog Africa outside because she has to go do her stuff. So we went in to do the speech, and it was breakfast. So I sat down and I was listening to some people near me speak. And something sounded off. So I said to one of the people, tell me more about the National Property Managers Association. Exactly what do you guys do and so on. The National Property Managers Association is an organization that is in charge of and responsible for anything physical owned by the United States government. Totally different? Yes. And I'm about 10 minutes away from speaking, whole speech has to be revised. And I'm not saying that to brag, but rather to express the importance of really learning to be flexible. Now as it turns out, I had negotiated government contracts and schedules and so on and had lots of great stories. In fact, it was a much more fun speech to give and did deliver a speech that everyone appreciated. He got to also talk about things regarding disabilities and other things like that. But the bottom line is that if you are locked into something so much that you don't pay attention to what's going on around you, you're going to get in trouble. Or you don't care, in which case, they're not going to want to have you come back.   Melanie Taddeo  45:23 Exactly. You would have got up until richer, original speech and they would have been sad about exactly. And probably wouldn't have said much, but probably wouldn't have invited you back. Yeah, no, exactly.   Michael Hingson  45:39 Right. Exactly. Right. They would, they would not have but, but it was fun. It was a great event, and enjoyed it and spoke to other divisions of it. So it was a it was a fun time. But I very much enjoy the fact that I believe it's important for me to learn more when I go to a speaking event than the people I'm speaking to, because that will help me in future speeches. And it's all about speaking from the heart. And it's all about learning to speak. And I can't even say extemporaneously because I know what I want to say. It's not like it's totally random. But I want to be able to be flexible. And that's what any good speakers should be able to do.   Melanie Taddeo  46:20 You know, it's when I ever talked to my students, oh, how do you memorize all your speeches, I said, Well, I personally, I write out my thoughts on the computer. And then I listened to it over and over again, I never ever go by what I write, but it's just the concepts I want to cover. And I may make point form notes, as I'm practicing, but it's just a matter of listening to it. And then I just put them away, and I just start talking. And that's the best speech when you start talking. Because I already know what I want to say, because I've written it down. And that's part of how I learned. It's just like, putting it down on something. And it could and then I'll just walk around the house talking to myself, my husband's like a UK. Oh, yeah, I'm just talking to yourself. And it works out just fine. And sometimes again, you get up and, you know, wait a minute, no, I'm gonna say this instead. And it just happens. And in the moment, so it is a great way. But it's important I find to teach the art of public speaking to anyone with a disability because they've got to be confident in what they're saying, because they want to win what what we what I like to do is to ensure that people feel heard and valued. And being able to articulate what you need and how you feel things like that is very, very important skill that not everybody does. Because that Oh, well. I'm just somebody with just blowing the whistle here. Yes, they do. They need to hear your voice. So for me, that's why we do that course.   Michael Hingson  47:50 Yeah. And by doing that, you're helping them to gain confidence. And the reality is people always say, well, aren't you afraid to get up in front of an audience and speak because why couldn't do that, I'd be afraid. And so I love to tell the story that after September 11, the first time I was invited to speak anywhere, was to a church service in central New Jersey, where they wanted to honor the people who were lost. So it was like two weeks after September 11. So that would have been? Well, it was the 26th. That was Wednesday, two weeks in a day later. And I said, Sure, I'd be glad to come they said, Well, you don't have a lot of time, only about six minutes or so. But we'd like you to come and tell your story. And I said, Sure, I'd be happy to do that. Then I asked the big question, how many people will be there, not 6000. So I learned pretty quickly, you don't be afraid of how large or what kind of what audience you have. You can you can deal with them. And it doesn't matter about the audience. If you connect, which is what you said earlier, it's all about connecting with the audience.   Melanie Taddeo  49:01 And again, knowing that they're there in an emotional state like you had just gone through and knowing that you can connect on that level, you can connect by celebrating the first responders or whoever you were the fire you're celebrating, and just really truly you're all there for a similar reason. And any conference any speaking engagement usually the people are there for the same reason, usually, but usually, you never know there's always that person that it may hit that may not know what you're talking about, or may really get something more out of it than you even expected.   Michael Hingson  49:37 And one of the things I love to do after speaking is take time to talk to people to to meet with them and so on course it's a blessing to have a book. That was the number one New York Times bestseller and, and also have a guide dog because what we do afterward usually is is there is a book table set up and I'll tie now Alamo black lap current eighth guy dog and tie him to the table. Alamo knows how to draw in people when it's all about petting him, of course. But but people come in, and then we get to chat. So whatever tool you have to use, but the bottom line is that people mostly really do want to interact. And you know, I've spoken at events, if you talk about politics and so on, that are completely opposite in view from the political views that I have to that I happen to have. But who cares is for me, it's not about politics, it's about about speaking and delivering messages. And one of the things that I generally do tell people is, like, I am perfectly capable, and probably will pick on Washington DC during this speech, but just let the record show. I'm an equal opportunity abuser. I go from the standpoint of Mark Twain who said Congress's Grandal benevolent asylum for the helpless, so they're all in the same boat. Yeah. So I said, you know, we could we could pick on all of them. And it's a whole lot of fun,   Melanie Taddeo  51:06 though, and again, adding humor, and it just breaks the ice. It says people at ease, and they know that you're just here to share a story. And then you're not going to get those people. Well, I'm on the side, I'm on that side. Right. Yeah. That that commonality. I love it.   Michael Hingson  51:20 And you know, a lot of people say, don't tell a joke at the beginning of a speech. Well, if, if you're telling a joke, just to tell a joke, then I agree. But if it has a purpose, and I have found some of those that are that are really very helpful to drive points home. So it's a lot of fun.   Melanie Taddeo  51:39 Yes, absolutely. And that's exactly it, it's the right time, the appropriate time, you get used to where that is. And yeah, it's just every speech is unique and different. Every audience is unique and different. So really, knowing your audience ahead of time, the best your ability is good thing,   Michael Hingson  51:55 even delivering the same speech at a lot of different kinds of venues. Each speech is different, and it should be different.   Melanie Taddeo  52:04 Yeah, you have to tailor it, even though you say,   Michael Hingson  52:07 even though it's basically the same speech, but every one is different. And that's what makes it fun, and also makes it great to listen to, because when I go back and listen to some of those speeches in here, how audience react or don't, then that helps me improve it for the next time. So thanks, that's pretty   Melanie Taddeo  52:26 good feedback, or the the response or having those conversations after always gives you that feedback. And you can just evolve from there.   Michael Hingson  52:36 Well, with speeches that I give today, I've learned what I should be able to expect from an audience if I'm connecting with them. And if I'm getting those reactions, then I know that I'm connecting. And if I don't, then I'm, I'm well, on the fly literally need to figure out what to do to make sure that I connect, and I've learned enough to be able to do that. But it is important to do that. And that's what a good speaker should do. Yeah. So you on the other hand, in addition to speaking have written a book, I have, tell us about that if you would,   Melanie Taddeo  53:15 please. So my unforeseen journey losing sight gaining vision is my book and it was published in 2019. I had been told for years, I should write a book, who would want to read my book. And I was listening to an audio book over the Christmas holiday in 2018. I received it and I was mesmerized. It was also such an inspiring book. And it's like, that's why you need to read a book. I'm like, asking the question, Who would want to read my book, he's like, you don't get it Do you don't understand how inspiring you are. So he planted a seed, and I didn't want the book just to be about me. I wanted something tangible for the audience. So the book is about unforeseen change in our life and how we cope with it, and some tangible resources for them to use for their own life. So everybody goes from preceding change, a breakup, a relationship, a death in the family, a loss of a job, let's say, the pandemic, and all of these things. But so the first part of each chapter is my story on a word. So it might be differences, beliefs, success, whatever the word of the chapter is the title of the chapter. And then underneath, I give some things that helped me cope with it. And that way the reader has a choice to add, try to apply it to their situation, or maybe it doesn't work for them. But I wanted something so people's could walk away, go wow, okay, now I can try this out my life, because these are the things that helps me. And it was such an amazing, cathartic process to write the book for myself, but also had my book launch the beginning of December 2019. And I plan this amazing book tour for 2020 and   Michael Hingson  55:00 You know what happened? You got to do it virtually. He   Melanie Taddeo  55:03 was this is it. I didn't actually do much of it to be honest, I understand. Yeah, I, you know, I still will do it. I, you know, I've got all these books. And but what was really great, we got to record the book and audio version, my friend ready for an audio book. And I've been talking a lot about it with different things. But it was a great help. In the pandemic, I had a lot of people say to me, your book, Can I order 10 copies for my friends because they need this right now. And who would have thought I didn't know anything about the pandemic, which was definitely a solution to coping with unforeseen change.   Michael Hingson  55:40 We've just started writing a new book I and a colleague, are writing a book that we are I originally wanted to call blinded by fear because people, when unexpected life changes come about, literally become blinded by fear and they can't make decisions. And it's all about learning to create a mindset where you can deal with unforeseen circumstances and, and be able to move forward. For the moment that we changed the title Carrie, my my colleague decided better title. So right now we're calling it a guide dogs Guide to Being brave, because I've had a guide dogs and so my whole life has been intermix with dogs. So we're going to have a lot of dog stories and other things in it. But the the issue is that people really do need to learn that they can deal with fear and sounds and deal with unexpected life changes. And that sounds like your book, very much talks about that, which is great. It really   Melanie Taddeo  56:37 does. And it's interesting, because I think we automatically assume okay, it's it's terrible life, oh my gosh, how could this? I can't get over it. But we all have that choice. And that's what I had to learn the hard way, that chapel, they came to me and said, Melanie, do you want to just survive? Or do you want to thrive and both. But we don't always have that Chaplain come to us. Sometimes we have worked struggling on our own and not knowing where to turn. And I had to learn a lot of hard lessons. And they weren't easy. So why not share? I wish I had had a book like this. Before this all happens.   Michael Hingson  57:15 When you published the book, was it self published or did a publisher partner publishing?   Melanie Taddeo  57:21 And it's interesting because I did a lot of research about publishing. And I knew nothing about writing a book. And I Okay, I could do the self publishing to a lot of work, and what if it sucked? So I wouldn't know. So I went partner publishing, and I had an angel publisher, and she was amazing. I created a new language. It's called Melanie's, so I use Dragon naturally speaking to me. And it doesn't take what you say. Not always, no, not all the time. So there was a lot of parts, she'd be like, What did you mean here? And then I'd have to go back. Okay, this is what I meant. And so we were caught through it. But she was such a great help in creating the structure of the book and then helping with editing. And she's like, Melanie, look, I wrote it, within eight months, it was just because it was all in my heart in my head. And it was just, I needed to put it on onto the computer, and just get it there. And she's like, this is easy. It's not a problem, just the deciphering of the Davinci Code you've written for me. And, but it came up beautifully and exactly how I wanted it. And it was, it was a great experience. You know, of course, partner push publishing costs money. So that's something I learned now that I kind of know what I'm doing, I would definitely hire an editor, and maybe Self Publish.   Michael Hingson  58:43 Yeah, the thing about self publishing is that you just have to be prepared to do all the marketing, but that's okay.   Melanie Taddeo  58:49 And I did a lot of that with partners publishing as well. So half and half, so it was good.   Michael Hingson  58:55 Don't think for a minute though, that even if you create a contract, and you actually work with a regular full time legitimate publisher, don't think you won't be doing the marketing still, because more and more, they're expecting the authors to do a lot of the marketing, they do provide support, and there's some value to it, but they do require you to demonstrate that you not only can mark it, but that you have a cadre of people to to help and that you have an audience that you can market to, which is cool.   Melanie Taddeo  59:25 And the thing is, who better to market your book than yourself. Because you know the story, you lived it, you've written it. So to me, that makes a lot of sense. And again, I think it's like you mentioned, if you do speaking engagement, you have your book, you can talk about that you can connect with people, and again, it's just making that circuit and I still have to do a lot of that because I haven't had the opportunity yet, as the pandemic starts to, hopefully cool down. We're hopeful I'm optimistic. Again, travelers become, again, something that we're able to do and I hope to go and take it across. Well, definitely to Africa to where my husband is from. So   Michael Hingson  1:00:06 we'll see how it works worse. Yeah. Now where is he from?   Melanie Taddeo  1:00:10 He's from Swaziland, which is a little bit north of South Africa. Closer South Africa.   Michael Hingson  1:00:15 Yeah. So it'd be great to go internationally. Yeah. You join Toastmasters along the way.   Melanie Taddeo  1:00:20 I did. Really when I started the charity. Yeah. So when I started the charity, I knew I had to talk a lot about it. And I'd have to talk to bigger audiences and be able to get my message across. And every single Toastmasters, I'm like, I don't need toast, I don't need to drink, I just need to talk. Like, that's what it's a

In this episode, our 25th episode, we talk with Sukoshi Fahey of Sechelt, BC, Canada. Sukoshi has been in Toastmasters since 1998 and has earned a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) in the Legacy Educational and Leadership programs and completed three Paths in the Pathways Educational and Leadership program. In this episode we discuss: Favorite Roles Challenges Keeping Clubs Alive Club Officer Training Sukoshi Fahey can be contacted via: >Email ~ skoshconsulting@gamil.com >Business Website ~ nutshellsolutions.ca This podcast episode is sponsored in part by District 31 Toastmasters ~ serving Eastern Massachusetts, USA, and Rhode Island, USA. District 31 (“D31”) helps toastmasters become better Communicators, and Leaders. Learn how D31 Toastmasters can help you become a more powerful speaker and impactful leader by visiting district31.org/talkingtoastmasters.

The world of treasury is constantly changing, and it's important to stay on the ball. While COVID has thrown curveballs, it's pushed treasury pros to adapt rapidly. In this episode of The Treasury Career Corner, we go through the archives to dust off this 2019 episode with John Engeman. John also returns to discuss what has changed since his last appearance and to update us on his career. Since he was last on the show, John has taken the role of Vice President, Global Treasurer at InvestCloud. John discusses his journey into treasury, why he switched positions, and he also has a multitude of top tips on leading businesses to success through treasury. John Engeman is a senior finance and treasury professional with experience working for global companies in fintech, fashion, telecommunications, healthcare, and insurance. John is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Financial Manager (CFM). He is also a leader in the Toastmaster organisation where he achieved their highest award, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). John earned an MBA from Hofstra University and a BBA (Finance) from the University of Notre Dame. He also authored his first book, titled 12 Lessons for Success in Business and Beyond. InvestCloud is a California-founded company that has grown from an idea in a garage to a platform with over 550 direct clients and over $6 trillion of assets in just over ten years. They enable wealth and asset management firms and their advisors to deliver better outcomes and experiences to their investors, today and tomorrow. InvestCloud is committed to delivering powerful solutions that will set a new industry standard for how people interact with, manage, and grow their wealth. On the podcast, we discussed… John's book, 12 Lessons for Success in Business and Beyond How gaining experience in retail helped him move into treasury His career moves – from ‘contributor' to manager, and public to private John's top tips for business success Is cash visibility key? John's career since his appearance in 2019 You can connect with John Engeman on https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnengeman/ (LinkedIn). Are you interested in pursuing a career within Treasury? Whether you've recently graduated, or you want to search for new job opportunities to help develop your treasury career, The Treasury Recruitment Company can help you in your search for the perfect job. https://treasuryrecruitment.com/jobs (Find out more here). Or, send us your CV and let us help you in your next career move! If you're enjoying the show please rate and review us on whatever podcast app you listen to us on, for Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-treasury-career-corner/id1436647162#see-all/reviews (click here)!

I interviewed Dominique "Dom" Brightmon.  Dominique has an Associate of Applied Science in Network Technology, an author, podcaster, Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), and Trainer from Baltimore, MD that empowers and equips others to share their stories. In his early childhood, Dominique was raised in the church where he was taught fundamental life lessons and received a head start with public speaking.  Thanks to his work experience and having read hundreds of books, Dominique always leaves his audiences with useful tips and strategies. As an author Dominique has written and published “Going North: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself”, the follow-up bestseller, "Stay The Course: The Elite Performers 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success" and contributing author for the bestselling book,  and “Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy”.  Dominique has also appeared on many media outlets such as Fox 45 News, Toastmasters International Magazine, and more. In addition to appearing on many media outlets, he has created his own called the Going North podcast which interviews authors from all over the world. It has been ranked in the top 10 of all self-help podcasts in the world for 3 years in a row since 2018 and is currently in the top 2% of all podcasts. As an active member of Toastmasters International, Dominique has given dozens of inspirational talks and was awarded for his leadership in 2016 as an Area Director. He was the youngest Area Director in the region at the age of 23 and acquired the highest award the organization offers, the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).His aim is to help others unlock their inner value through reading and other forms of self-development.I encourage every listener to follow him, BUY his books, listen to his podcast and gain insights from his teachings.Everyone has a story, and this is his story.Below are the sites that house his workhttp://dombrightmon.comhttps://www.bizcatalyst360.com/author/dombrightmon/https://www.amazon.com/Dominique-B.-Brightmon/e/B07B7F37N5?ref=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000https://www.linkedin.com/in/dombrightmonhttps://www.facebook.com/DomBrightmonhttps://twitter.com/DomBrightmonhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeY-pRXmNIe-WSzOwrWLLJA/featuredhttps://www.instagram.com/dombrightmonVisit our Threads store:  https://threads-of-enlightenment.myshopify.com/ We shop worldwide to find some of the highest-quality and some limited hard-to-find products online for you. We work closely with many suppliers to get the lowest prices. Enjoy our store!!!!!!. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/threadsofenlightenmentt?fan_landing=true)

Linda Sage has had an extraordinary path and she has experienced all the burnout issues that health workers experienced due to COVID. Her path to recovery has allowed her to use her knowledge and skill in psychology to create a working program for mental health management and recovery. Linda's experience working in a prison environment gave her the deep insight into difficult environments and how this affects mental health and the results of not managing it. Linda's real life experience has allowed her to mentor people and businesses in making mental health an important part in looking after their employees. Her program focuses on mental health for managers and one of the components is SAGE which includes focusing on Self, Anxiety, Goals and Engagement. Linda is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with Toastmasters International and has been a member of the Professional Speakers Association. She has written for major news outlets including Forbes. Linda can be contacted using the following links or socials Website - https://www.lindasage.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/meetLindaSage Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-sage/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/user/MeetLindaSage

Host Aeriol Ascher has an uplifting conversation with energy  healer Deborah Wiener.Tell us a little bit about the work you do:I create beautiful spaces people never want to leave! I am an Energetic Alchemist, Businesses have Boosted their Business Growth, Sales and Revenues by working with Me to ensure Energy is Flowing. What I believe: "Where Energy Flows, Money Goes!"I began the work I do when our Family Business almost went out of business in 2007. I realized that we needed to reinvent the company. We added Solar products to our inventory and then I went in and used my expertise as a Certified Western Feng Shui Master to clear out all the stagnate Energy and Employees. Guest Bio:Deborah Wiener is an International Speaker, International Best-Selling Author and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). She has been a successful multi-million-dollar international business owner for over 30 years.She uses Feng Shui, Human Design and foundational business systems to design and restructure businesses to enable them to be more successful. She puts the right people in the right positions so they are motivated, creative, and productive. Deborah used these principles to increase her business revenues 88% in only 8 months."I create beauty, harmony, and balance in the flow of energy within you and in your environment. I am a changemaker! I use my intuitive skills to access, heal, and transform issues, relationships, and your environment. I clear negative energies to raise your vibrations and frequencies to resonate and attract what you truly desire. I am a Feng Shui expert! Feng Shui embraces all areas of our lives. We are all energy and Feng Shui moves and Transforms energy within and around us. I have chosen to master Feng Shui to teach others of the concept, in more broad and different ways, than what is traditionally taught. I believe that we must heal ourselves before healing others; we must heal from the inside to transform on the outside. Our lives and relationships will become healthier and more harmonious as we continue to master our emotions. I use many different modalities to heal, clear, and transform. www.elementsofchange.netHealing Vibes with AeriolAeriol Ascher BodyMindSoul.TV & Media Network founder, producer, host and Empowered Self-Care book compilerHealing Body Mind and Soul Network Find the healing body Mind and soul network at BodyMindSoul.TV Get your self-mastery journal and self-mastery oracle deck for special pre-order price at: selfmasteryset.aeriolascher.comAeriol Ascher BodyMindSoul.TV & Media Network founder, producer, host and Empowered Self-Care book compilerHealing Body Mind and Soul Network Find the healing body Mind and soul network at BodyMindSoul.TVSupport the show (https://paypal.me/askaeriol?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US)

Dominique "Dom" Brightmon, DTM is an award-winning speaker and certified member with the John Maxwell Team. He is the author of "Going North!: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself", "Stay the Course: The Elite Performer's 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success" and contributing author for the upcoming book, “Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy” in fall 2020. Dom host's the Going North podcast, a top-rated self-help podcast that interviews authors from all over the world. His mantra is Advance others to advance yourself.Dominique "Dom" Brightmon, DTM is a certified self-leadership expert with the John Maxwell Team from Baltimore, MD that empowers and equips others to share their stories. In his early childhood, Dominique was raised in the church where he was taught fundamental life lessons and received a head start with public speaking. This early start led him to win 3rd place at a state-level speech competition during grade school. While in high school, Dominique took a summer job at a public library to gain professional experience. After a successful summer performance, he was invited to work there part-time. Since then he has risen through the ranks and gained over a decade of customer service experience. Thanks to his work experience and having read hundreds of books, Dominique always leaves his audiences with useful tips and strategies. His aim is to help others unlock their inner value through reading and other forms of self-development. In addition to his professional experience, Dominique possesses an Associates of Applied Science in Network Technology from the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). His technology experience adds another dimension to his skill set, which has helped hundreds of people to complete their digital resumes and become more tech-savvy. Because of his love for books, Dominique has written and published “Going North: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself”, the follow-up bestseller, "Stay The Course: The Elite Performers 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success" and contributing author for the bestselling book, “Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy,Dominique has also appeared on many media outlets such as Fox 45 News, Toastmasters International Magazine, and more. In addition, he has created his own podcast called the Going North podcast which interviews authors from all over the world. It has been ranked in the top 10 of all self-help podcasts in the world for 3 years in a row since 2018. As an active member of Toastmasters International, Dominique has given dozens of inspirational talks and was awarded for his leadership in 2016 as an Area Director. He was the youngest Area Director in the region at the age of 23 and acquired the highest award the organization offers, the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). The Going North Podcast is an informational, inspirational, and motivational podcast where authors share their life experiences to help others advance themselves. Tune in every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday for a new episode.https://sarklink.com/dombrightmon

Frank DiBartolomeo is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. His expertise as an engineer and technical leader in the military and industry led to a variety of leadership assignments as a program manager and senior systems engineer including assignments at the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Pentagon and, in industry, as the Deputy Lead Engineer on a 300-person national security program. Frank is also an award-winning speaker, presentation and interview skills coach, and Professional Member of the National Speakers Association. In 2002, Frank was awarded Toastmasters International's highest individual award - Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). He formed DiBartolomeo Consulting International (DCI), LLC in 2007. The mission of DCI is to help STEM professionals to prepare their presentations in half the time it normally takes, to get their point across the first time, and to present with comfort and ease. https://www.speakleadandsucceed.comScott M. Haskins is a internationally renowned professional art conservator whose opinion is often sought and who is often featured in all the media types nationwide. He is an expert witness/legal testimony on art related insurance matters/claims and on private lawsuits. Mr. Haskins has worked in both Europe and the U.S. as a professional art conservator since 1975. He is the author of the awarded 'Save Your Stuff' series, written to assist the public protect and save valuable possessions from disasters and emergencies. He is a public speaker and conducts webinars, fundraisers, membership drives, docent trainings, seminars and just for entertainment based on the subject of his 4 books and on his other professional activities. https://www.fineartconservationlab.com/

“You only live once, and you only live now! So, let's get out and do what we have been putting off.” – Andrea Foy During Season 8 Episode 3 of WinHers United the podcast Andrea Foy, CEO of Andrea Foy, LLC, talks to us about becoming an author. She also shares insight on the importance of having a personal development plan, putting our personal safety first, and dealing with tough topics such as bullying and harassment. By listening to this episode you will learn more about the array of topics within the Women's Issues and Diversity realm, tips and tricks for book writing and promotion, and how employing personal safety measures decreases worry while building confidence. Episode Highlights (4:20) Andrea tells us what it means to be a Certified Women's Issues and Diversity Consultant, and how to best provide support in this area (6:56) Andrea discusses the Women's Issues and Diversity topics that have been the toughest to deal with (8:20) Andrea gives us advice on how to recognize if we are being bullied or harassed (9:33) Andrea talks about the requirements for getting into the Women's Issues and Diversity field (12:07) Andrea has authored and co-authored 19 books on Women Empowerment, find out what inspired her to begin this path (16:33) Andrea shares how we can use an anthology as our launch pad into authorship (19:44) Andrea offers tips for anyone stuck in the writing process (23:36) Andrea believes in power of positivity, and offers tips on how to stay positive when life gets in the way (29:13) Andrea talks about having a long term and short term personal development plan (34:09) Andrea gives us advice on how to keep going if we do not meet our goals within the timeframe we desire (35:34) Toastmasters is a resource Andrea uses for personal development, listen in to find out what Toastmasters is all about, why Andrea finds it useful, and tips for maximizing your experience with Toastmasters (43:03) Andrea defines personal safety and tells us why it is important (46:35) Andrea mentions a few personal safe tools that can be purchased (50:29) Andrea tells us about her latest win and why it is important to her (52:43) Andrea gives us her definition of a WinHer (53:39) Andrea offers her parting wisdom Andrea's Bio Andrea Foy is an international author, speaker, coach, consultant, and the founder of Andrea Foy, LLC. Andrea has written four books, and co-authored 15. A Certified Women's Issues and Diversity Consultant, Andrea specializes in Personal Safety for Women, a topic that has become her keynote for workshops and seminars. She is also a certified John Maxwell Leadership Speaker and Trainer. Andrea has a Bachelor's in Communications and a Master's Degree in Business and Technology specializing in Management and Leadership. She has obtained the rare distinction of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with Toastmasters International and was honored to present on their International stage for her contribution to the Heart of a Toastmaster, the company's first and only book about speaking and was honored to showcase her contribution on stage at their International Convention.  She also had the honor of presenting at PURPLE REIGN: The First Interdisciplinary Prince Conference in the United Kingdom based on her Memoir: Prince and Me. Andrea's mission is to leave a little Beauty, Leadership, Inspiration, and Safety (B.L.I.S.) wherever she goes! To connect with Andrea visit: http://www.andreafoy.com. How to stay engaged with and support Nicole Walker and WinHers United If you have any suggested questions or topics for WinHers United the podcast send an email to: winhersunited@gmail.com. If you are an aspiring or newbie podcaster Nicole would love to help you on your journey. Schedule a Podcast Launch Consultation Session with Nicole using this link: http://bit.ly/WinHers-PodCall. If you want to support to show send your donation to: CashApp: $winhersunited http://buymeacoffee.com/winhersunited Follow Nicole on Clubhouse @winhersunited. Check out the WinHers United website at: http://winhersunited.com. As always "Be Empowered and Empower On" - Nicole Walker

Join Jennifer Foxworthy as she shares her experiences as a former US Navy Crewman and now a success facilitator.  Dr. Lycka and Jennifer discuss her unique formula for helping people to overcome their stumbling blocks, and push them out of the way to achieve their goal.  It's a riveting conversation focused on real tools and tips for getting where you want to be. Guest Bio:   Jennifer C. Foxworthy was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania. Once she graduated high school she embarked on a journey that would lead her into an illustrious career serving in the United States Navy. Jennifer served her country proudly for 21 years.   Jennifer is succeeding in her second career as a duo business owner. She is the Founder and CEO of Inspirationally Speaking, LLC, and Unstoppable You Ministries, Inc. Jennifer continues to be of service to others through her purpose and passion as an award winning Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) motivational speaker, eSpeaker Certified Virtual Presenter, internationally published author of “Tomorrow My Sunshine Will Come: Memoirs of Women Who Survived Domestic Violence,” television show host of Living Unshackled ON Purpose, host of Unstoppable You Conference, corporate trainer, as well as prolific blogger of “G.U.M.B.O.” As an inspirational influencer, Jennifer travels the country as a powerful keynote speaker to help her clients have a F.I.T. (Focused, Intentional, and Thriving) mindset so they can find their personal peace, purpose, and power. Jennifer does this by transparently using her life experiences on topics of self-esteem, domestic violence awareness, leadership development, overcoming adversity, self-care, and much more. Jennifer states, “Essentially, I use my voice to help others find theirs.”   WEBSITE  www.inspirationallyspeaking.com   SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Inspirationallyspeaking   Facebook Fan page: www.facebook.com/jenniferfoxworthy.inspirationallyspeaking  Twitter: @JCF_Speaks     Instagram: @InspirationallySpeakingLLC  LinkedIn: www. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifercfoxworthy/    Thanks for listening to the show! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation, please email me at allen@drallenlycka.com or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka. We would love to have you join us there, and welcome your messages. We check our Messenger often.    As a big thank you for listening to our podcast, we'd like to offer you a free copy of Dr. Lycka's bestselling book the show is built on “The Secrets to Living A Fantastic Life.” Get your free copy by clicking here: https://secretsbook.now.site/home We are building a community of like-minded people in the personal development/self-help/professional development industries, and are always looking for wonderful guests for our show. If you have any recommendations, please email us!   Dr. Allen Lycka's Social Media Links Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/dr_allen_lycka/ Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/drallenlycka LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenlycka YouTube:  https://www.YouTube.com/c/drallenlycka   Subscribe to the show We would be honored to have you subscribe to the show – you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.   Leave a review We appreciate your feedback, as every little bit helps us produce even better shows. We want to bring value to your day, and have you join us time and again.  Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes or your favorite app goes a long way! Thank you!

There's no doubt about it.  It's tough being an entrepreneur sometimes. There are some things as business owners we just 'didn't sign up for' when we made the decision to go out on our own. For a lot of entrepreneurs that includes SPEAKING!  Carls' guest today will help you break down the barrier and gain the confidence you need to speak to any audience! Holly-Marie Conway began her public speaking career at the age of nine on the recommendation of her speech therapist. She pushed past her stutter to compete in contests run by the Royal Canadian Legion, Optimist Club, and the Royal Canadian Air Cadet League. As an adult, she competed in Toastmasters competitions and held multiple leadership positions in the organization. In 2016, she attained the status of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), joining the ranks of 2% of all Toastmasters worldwide to hold the designation.Nowadays, she uses her extraordinary skills and experience to coach others in speaking for presentations, compete for business pitches, and elevate the status of her clients.Learn more and reach out to Holly-Marie:https://strength-through-speaking.square.site

(T.I.A. Ep 38). Christina Kruis, Toastmasters District 42 Director, explains her journey of growth within Toastmasters; the value that mentoring provides club members; and what's involved with leadership roles like a club officer, or an Area or Division Director. Christina provides ample details about the path to attain the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award; the benefits of a Speechcraft and Youth Leadership program; as well as solid recommendations on how to become an active Toastmaster member. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgAq3z_UZmg Christina Kruis: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-kruis-61878a11/ Sponsored by The Lewis Institute: Website - https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255 Business Agility Institute: Emergence Journal - https://businessagility.institute/emergence; promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

In this episode I am speaking with Roy Coughlan on how to start a podcast. Roy helped me a lot in starting IDEAS+LEADERS podcast among others. We are talking about how to start podcasting with ease, what equipment do we need and what are the first essential steps. Roy is a serial entrepreneur that has founded over 10 companies. His professional qualifications include Diplomas in Construction Management and Economics as well as a Diploma in Applied Project Management. Project Manager Professional (PMP). Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM). Currently writing over 4 books and running 4 podcasts. Partner of the freedombroadcasters.com Roy is a host of 4 podcasts – Speaking Podcast, Meditation Podcast, Learn Polish Podcast and Awakening Podcast. Thank you for joining me on this episode of IDEAS+LEADERS. If you enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe and review so that more people can enjoy the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/ideas-leaders/id1531433083

The three keys every author must have Sha Nacino is a trusted global speaker on gratitude, happiness, and productivity, a Jack Canfield Certified Trainer on Success Principles, and a prolific author of 12 books. She is recognized as a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), the highest award given by Toastmasters International to its members worldwide. A student […] The post CL288: The three keys every author must have appeared first on James Taylor.

[29:25] It's tougher now more than ever for Managers to successfully navigate through the seas of Managerial Mistakes, Missteps & Misunderstandings. In today's episode, Greg speaks with Blaine Little, speaker, corporate trainer, coach and author of a new book of the same name, who'll offer some guidance and tips on helping listeners charter their course and avoid that rocky road.   He'll explain how a manager and leader differ as well as the difference between a mistake and a misstep and how despite good intentions micromanaging and not investing in your teams will ultimately set them up for failure. You'll also discover his 4 C's of working remotely and managing your team Little uses with his clients, and more.   In this valuable yet light-hearted episode, you'll get the inside track on why Little named each of his chapters for the most part after songs of a popular 80's band and where you can find a Spotify playlist he curated around it.   Blaine Little is the Founder and CEO of Momentum Seminars Training & Coaching, a Certified National Trainer, (CNT) as well as a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).   Little lives near Nashville TN, USA and an be reached at  MomentumSeminars.com.  His book Managerial Mistakes, Missteps & Misunderstandings: An Essential Guide to Avoid Common Pitfalls is available from Amazon in both Kindle and Paperback format where you can also download the forward and the first chapter (25-30 pages).

Meet someone who believes that his achievement is being a good father. He is creative, has serious looks, and is pursuing a serious mission of fighting corruption across the world. Tune in to listen to Roy Coughlan, who comes from Cork Ireland and presently lives and works in Lodz Poland. With Professional qualifications in Construction Management, Economics, Applied Project Management, Project Manager Professional (PMP), he a Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM), an author and running four podcasts. He defines success as making other people more successful, have founded over 10 companies and After losing everything decided to fight corruption and fraud. He does this with an intent to fix a broken system. You can get in touch with Roy at https://www.http://roycoughlan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/awakening.podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/speakingpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/roycoughlan ========================================================= Let us know what you think about it too by dropping a comment below. ====================================================== SUBSCRIBE NOW for a FREE Coaching Session: https://mailchi.mp/bf6033e80d7b/know-the-happiness-how-with-winco-chau ====================================================== For more such interesting episodes, follow this channel and Press SUBSCRIBE.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwz9L9z-n8 ================================================== www.linkedin.com/in/satyendra-kumar-chauhan-17b51b62satychau https://twitter.com/satychau1 IG - Wincochau Facebook - Know the happiness how with winco chau You can also tune in watch and listen to this podcast on https://youtu.be/36nw5CYsN1g https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/know-the-happiness-how-with-winco-chau/id1522725641 Anchor.fm https://anchor.fm/wincochau https://anchor.fm/s/1c785bec/podcast/rss Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2WRUCRblguzCGUPIGhrknU https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dsVMrNeJjAq11wLOLFOSg GooglePodcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYzc4NWJlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/know-the-happiness-how-with-winco-WwzykP Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1522725641/know-the-happiness-how-with-winco-chau Breaker.audio https://www.breaker.audio/know-the-happiness-how-with-winco-chau --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wincochau/message

About Blaine Little and Momentum Seminars Business trainer, public speaker, and business coach Blaine Little has been training for the better part of two decades. Founder and CEO of Momentum Seminars Training & Coaching, he has taught THOUSANDS of business professionals across the country. He is a Certified National Trainer, (CNT) as well as a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). Blaine is known for keeping training light and fun. After all, that's how people learn. The fact that he is a professional magician doesn't hurt either. Blaine has developed several State-approved continuing education programs for real estate professionals. He has traveled the country helping companies become more productive and efficient in the areas of leadership, team building, and better communication skills. From developing strategic planning for billion-dollar companies to coaching one on one, Momentum Seminars will help your organization become more profitable. Blaine is best-selling author of the book; “The Individual Team; How Fairness Wrecked the Workplace” available on Amazon in Kindle format. https://www.amazon.com/Individual-Team-Fairness-Wrecked-Workplace-ebook/dp/B084ZFL86D/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&fbclid=IwAR1m6lP5qv02udP8pY2s4CJk4k7xKsKIWFI8pXkjaQrG5wroonrEHP1_Q88 (https://www.amazon.com/Indivi.../dp/B084ZFL86D/ref=sr_1_1...) He is also currently writing a book on management that will be released on kindle and in paperback this September. September will also see a “back to work” series of online webinars.

"John A. Brink came to Canada from Holland in 1965 with $25.47 in his pocket, a suitcase full of books, and a dream to build his own sawmill." Interviewing him was such a treat and we learned so much about lumber, forests and wood from him in our recorded video on YouTube and in this podcast episode, do not miss out on this one! Watch Our YouTube Video of John and Candra here: https://youtu.be/k8AH1TwK9XY "10 years later, through sheer determination and an unwavering dedication to his vision, John developed a detailed business plan in 1975, establishing a value-added manufacturing facility in Northern British Columbia named Brink Forest Products. 44 years later, John is still at the helm of Brink Forest Products, which is today is the largest secondary wood manufacturing company in Canada and 13th largest forest company in the province of British Columbia, employing in excess of 400 people. John has a proven track record as a visionary leader in various industry organizations. However, the road hasn't always been easy. It has taken resourcefulness, perseverance, innovation and boundless determination for Brink to succeed in a tough industry. Brink started his business with a lumber remanufacturing and finger-jointing plant; both of which he constructed from scratch. Finger-jointing dimension lumber had never been done in Canada prior to this, allowing Brink to establish himself as an industry pioneer. Brink's original vision continues to guide the company today. The original business plan of 1975 accounts for the aggressive growth strategy that Brink has currently embarked on over past 44 years. As an industry leader, Brink is the longest serving director on the Council of Forest Industries, which represents the forest industry in British Columbia. Brink is the founding president of the B.C. Council of Value-Added Wood Processors, which had eight associations across B.C. and boasted 800 members. He has been involved in all five of Canada's softwood lumber battles with the United States, representing the secondary re-manufacturing industry. As a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) recipient – the highest recognizable achievement in Toastmasters – Brink has enjoyed being a public speaker for many years, with speaking engagements ranging from UNBC MBA presentations to local forestry tours for individuals from across the globe, as well as other speaking opportunities throughout province and nation. In addition to a successful business acumen, Brink is also a dedicated philanthropist, supporting hundreds of charities and non-profit organizations in the community and across the globe. Brink is also well-known for advocating animal welfare, supporting the SPCA, PG Humane Society and most recently, providing a $50,000 donation to the Prince George Animal Rescue. Additionally, Brink is a founding sponsor of the international West Coast Dressage Festival and rides dressage on a weekly basis with his wife, Sharon." Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkingforests/support

Jay Kiew is a management consultant by day and podcast host by night. After surviving eye cancer at a young age, Jay pushed himself to make the most out of his life. When he was only 21, he became the world's youngest Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and in 2018, Jay was recognized by Poets and Quants as "Top MBAs To Watch Out For". His writing has been featured in multiple national news publications, including the Financial Times, Financial Post and the Globe and Mail - and you can now find Jay on his podcast, Millennials with Machetes (@machetespodcast), where he explores how millennials are hacking their way through the thick of life. Let’s vibe on social media Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn   For more info on the host, visit, http://donutprincessla.com/ and follow Mayly on Instagram @maylytao! Want a chance to win a $20 DK's Donuts Gift Card?   Click Here to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Take a screenshot of your review! Email your screenshot to hello@donutprincessla.com  

Award-winning speaker, process developer, coach, teacher, and inventor Amy Demas loves to empower others with efficient and effective processes to foster improvements. She was one of the first 1000 women to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds over 55 US Patents (under the name of Amy Folk) for her process design and statistical work at Bank of America. Amy homeschooled her 3 children to award-winning levels. She holds the title of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and also has a green belt in Six Sigma. Born and raised in St. Louis, she now resides in Connecticut after marrying her husband, orthodontist Dr. Don Demas. In her free time, she loves to hop on her Peloton (#AmyThisIs4Me) and high-five others on the leaderboard.   SHOW NOTES: Recording your calls has a lot of benefits. Here are some of them: It allows you to know areas where you can improve in. It allows you to be more fluid and less scripted on your approach with every patient.   REFERENCES: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath and Dan Heath Communicate Excellence: A Guide To Authentic, Positive, Consistent Front Desk Communication by Amy Demas (visit Amazon to get a copy of her book) For more info and queries, you can email her at Amy@communicateexcellence.com or add her up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/abcdemas and send her a message.       DINO'S BIO: Dino Watt is a dynamic, highly sought after keynote speaker, private practice business advisor, best selling author, and certified body language and communication expert. As a business relationship expert, Dino understands that people are the heart of any business. His interactive training style will bring your audience to roaring laughter and move them to tears. Whether he is training on C.O.R.E Culture, Sales and Sales Support, or Making love and business work, your audience will rave about Dino and the energy he brings to every event. Dino has spoken for MKS, American Association of Orthodontists, PCSO, Pitts Progressive Study Group, The Shulman Study Club, Keller Williams, Sotheby's, DentalTown, Ortho2, OrthoVoice, and many others. Out of all the accolades Dino has received, the one he is proudest of is title of PHD, Passionate Husband and Dad. Dino has been married to his wife Shannon for 24 years and together they have raised 3 amazing adults.    

Millennial Leadership — Learn from the best millennial leadership advocate himself! Andrew Tsuro (eHub | CEO) Radio TI | Where Leaders Talk In this final episode of Coffee With Toastmasters, Wendy Khumalo wraps up her first season with the spectacular, exemplary millennial leadership advocate, Andrew Tsuro. It is evident throughout this episode that Toastmasters International is indeed the leading organization in leadership development and proficient public speaking. Andrew Tsuro, who is one of the 2018’s Top 10 Global Young Future Leaders recognized by the HR.com’s LEAD Leadership Excellence awards, walks us through his journey in Toastmasters, his profound experience in leadership and shares the value that his newly found company, The eHub, will bring to our African continent. Andrew is a two times Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and currently serves at the chairman of the Toastmasters Leadership Institute in Southern Africa and the club President of Entrepreneurs Toastmasters Club in Pretoria, a special club in the district. Tune in to this episode to also learn about the 3 types of special Toastmasters Clubs that he is a part of. Towards the end of the episode, Andrew shares his most valuable advice to all millennial leaders in our continent and around the world. From Wendy 'Thank you so much for being a part of my development journey as a podcast host by tuning in to these astonishing episodes with spectacular speakers and leaders. See you next season! Stay safe.' Learn more about the eHub http://ehub.co.za/ Keep up with Wendy and Coffee With Toastmasters on Instagram https://instagram.com/coffee_with_toastmasters Be a part of our Toastmasters community! All our clubs are still functional during this period, online. Find a club near you. https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club Music : Myk Nich | Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/myknich Engage with us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RadioTMI/ When you're ready to #BeHeard, contact the podcast specialists at

If you want to align with a group of professional coaches who want to rehumanize the world through genuine identity and belonging, then listen in for what you need to propel your coaching practice into the new decade. Join a supportive tribe with a global brand as you live out God’s calling on your life.   What you'll learn today: • 3 ways you can become a part of building a global coaching brand • How you can help your clients find a great fit, enjoy their jobs, and have an impact in the world • How a repeatable process allows clients to walk through a proven method and pass it on • How strengths, neuroscience, and relationship-building practices move people toward a JOY-fueled life!     Learn more about WeAlign at https://wealigncoaching.com/for-coaches/     About Pete Cafarchio Pete is a WeAlign Executive Strengths Coach, ICF Associate Certified Coach, Certified Life Brea ete is a WeAlign Executive Strengths Coach, ICF Associate Certified Coach, Certified Life Breakthrough Coach, and helps individuals, teams, and leaders understand their true calling. He uses StrengthsFinder® assessment and strength-based development tools with his clients and helps them develop practical action plans to accelerate their goals. Having more than 30 years of organizational leadership experience, Pete has held many executive positions in both non-profits and high-tech start-ups. He’s known for his strategic planning, helping individuals and organizations understand their purpose, and practical wisdom to implement action plans. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Clarkson University Pete is married to his wife of 31 years, Lynn, and resides in New York City. When he’s not devouring coaching books, they enjoy traveling, the outdoors, and taking in the cultural sights and sounds of the Big Apple. About Dave MeadDave is a WeAlign Certified Strengths Coach and a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). He has worked with many organizations on individual, team, and leadership development using CliftonStrengths® assessment and strength-based development tools. He also helps his clients develop a strength-based, joy-fueled culture. Having more than 30 years of organizational experience, Dave has held many leadership positions. He’s known for getting the job done while helping hundreds of employees find their fit and reaching their potential. Dave has served as a Vice President within an International non-profit and had multiple levels of Army leadership, including Brigade Commander. He is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and Chairman of the Board for the Caribbean Missions Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy and a Masters of Strategic Studies Degree from the U.S. Army War College.  

Winning Equation — Andrew Tsuro is a speaker, leader, MC, founder of ehub, brand strategist and corporate trainer. Andrew Tsuro was recognized twice, with the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award for excellence in Communication and Leadership – the highest accolade bestowed by Toastmasters International. His work credits includes mentoring Communication and Leadership Development programmes at General Electric SA and Mercedes-Benz SA. Podcast hosted by Sivenathi Mbebe

2-Minute Tip: Reframe your Anxiety   Anxiety and excitement are closely related so if you’re nervous before speaking, reframe it in your has as excitement. Tell yourself how excited you are at this opportunity. The physical symptoms — jitters, racing heart, etc. are very similar so give your brain a different interpretation of them   Post Tip Discussion: Core Confidence   Authenticity is something a lot of my guests talk about because it matters. You can take inspiration and learn best practices from other speakers, but don’t try to be other speakers. Be yourself. It’s a heck of a lot easier.   Today’s guest coaches folks to do just that through his Core Confidence and AMP programs, with a special emphasis on understanding masculinity in the modern era.   Bio   Dennis Sumlin is a certified life coach, speaking coach, speaker, podcaster, and Distinguished Toastmaster.   From Dennis’s website:   I have a long background in performing arts, speaking/broadcasting, talent recruitment, and other related promotional and administrative experience. I am both a certified communication and confidence coach as well as a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) from Toastmasters International.   The company that would become Core Confidence Life started out as a men’s development coaching service. Lack of confidence is far too common, and many people have a hard time both knowing and using all of their talents.   Along with promoting and developing artists with a pro-growth message, CCL, through the main podcast, helps you gain core self-confidence and a healthy self-esteem. Guests share their story and we give you actionable tips to support your development.   Core Confidence Life is not just a promotion company, we support your development as an artist and a person, and we work to both make you more confident in your message and craft, and to promote a healthy authentic soul centered lifestyle.   Gillette: The Best a Man Can Be     Links   Dennis Sumlin Website https://coreconfidencelife.com/ Dennis on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-r-sumlin-cpc-dtm-05262b31/ Dennis  on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dennisrsumlin/ Dennis on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6xbqQqKpwoLsyL-G2K-NlA Dennis on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CoreConfidenceLifePodcast/ Dennis on Twitter https://twitter.com/dennisrsumlin Core Confidence Podcast https://coreconfidencelife.com/listen/ Iron John by Robert Bly on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Iron-John-Book-About-Men/dp/0306813769   Call To Action   Check out Dennis’s website, podcast, and more by visiting http://Coreconfidencelife.com Share this episode with a friend colleague or relative by giving them the link http://2MinuteTalkTips.com/CoreConfidence Subscribe for free to 2-Minute Talk Tips in your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. Don’t get best…get better.   2-Minute Talk Tips is the public speaking podcast that help you become a more effective speaker in as little as 2 minutes a week.

On this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, we have the very talented John Engeman joining me to share his lessons and insights from his successful career. John is an author, Vice President and treasurer at National General Insurance. John Engeman is a senior finance and treasury professional with experience working for global companies in fashion, telecommunications, healthcare and insurance. He has helped improve strategic and operational performance, obtained critical financing and built strong teams. He is also an award-winning public speaker, and a leader in the Toastmaster organization, where he achieved their highest award, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). John serves as a mentor to many new and experienced speakers developing their communication and leadership skills. John is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Financial Manager (CFM). He earned an MBA from Hofstra University and a BBA, (Finance) from the University of Notre Dame. If that wasn’t enough, John has just authored his first book, 12 Lessons for Success in Business and Beyond. On the podcast we discussed… How John got into treasury and insights into his long and impressive career to date What it was like for John to move from a ‘contributor’ role to becoming a manager How John found the transition of working in a public company to working in a private company How gaining retail experience helped John as a treasurer John discusses his book, 12 Lessons for Success in Business and Beyond, the positive feedback it’s received from readers and some of its key teachings John shares how he became successful and his top tips for others If you would like to get in touch with John, you can connect with him via his LinkedIn profile. You can take a look at John’s book, 12 Lessons for Success in Business and Beyond on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. Are you interested in pursuing a career within Treasury? Whether you’ve recently graduated, or you want to search for new job opportunities to help develop your treasury career, The Treasury Recruitment Company can help you in your search for the perfect job. Find out more here.Or, send us your CV and let us help you in your next career move! If you’re enjoying the show please rate and review us on whatever podcast app you listen to us on, for iTunes click here! 

Aasiyah N. Ghazi is on a mission to encourage us to use our voices to make a difference in the lives of others. Aasiyah is a leadership consultant. She focuses on speaking and personal development. She works with entrepreneurs on their speaking achievements and core leadership values. She also works with individuals. She helps them use their voice to spread their message and make a difference in others’ lives. Aasiyah is the host of her own YouTube TV show called Live, Lead and Inspire by Aasiyah TV. She is also the author of her ebook called 7 Secrets to Speaking Successfully on Webinars and Videos. SHe is working on writing and publishing two more books. She is an avid Toastmaster. She is a member of several Toastmasters clubs in two different districts. Aasiyah holds the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award from Toastmasters International. She is also a Qualified Speaker with the District 52 Speaker’s Bureau. She is obtaining her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from DeVry University.

Dale Blagrove is a man of many talents; professionally he is a Senior IT Management Executive, a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and the founder/creator of “Grow with Gratitude.” Dale came on the podcast to share his life altering journey of expressing gratitude rather than chasing happiness. This is his story… Breakdown: Chasing Happiness [at 4min] | Exercising Gratitude [9min]| Sharing Gratitude with the World [23 min] | Lessons Learned as a Toastmaster [30 min to end] To purchase and/or follow Dale’s “Grow with Gratitude” Journal, visit: facebook.com/31daysjournal

Theodore Henderson is a certified career advisor, author of both the best selling book “The Wisdom Compass:  Your 31 Day Journey to Wisdom Filled Living” and the audio series “The Intelligent Career Manager”, as well as a professional speaker and trainer. He is well versed in the uses of Social Media for online branding and as a twenty-year veteran of the Information Technology area he is able to leverage this knowledge on behalf of clients when appropriate. During a career that spans more than twenty years, Theodore Henderson has excelled as an articulate, organized, and successful business manager, consultant, seminar leader, certified career advisor and public speaker. He has demonstrated a proven ability to build and maintain profitable, long-term relationships with a sophisticated client base. Whether in his keynote speeches, his published articles, or in his seminars, that passion is clearly demonstrated. Henderson holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Information Systems. He is active in various community activities, Rotary International, The National Speakers Association, as well as Toastmasters International, and has achieved the level of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). www.TheWisdomCompass.comwww.TheodoreHenderson.com We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite: Your Partner In Success RadioEmail: mail@yourofficeontheweb.com