Podcasts about Hallmark

Let's talk about a new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie called "Heart of the Matter" which stars Aimee Teagarden and Chandler Massey. If you can't make it to RomaDrama and want to purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dearhallmark/message

Megan and Wendy review Hallmark Channel's "Romance to the Rescue" starring Andrea Brooks, Marcus Rosner and Nova as Sam the Dog. Plus, find out what "Full Busby" means and how they'll use it going forward (thanks to Michael from the Girls Gone Hallmark Facebook Group for that gem!). Did Hallmark Channel's programming for May totally disappoint or did you find at least one good movie in the bunch? Email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com. Girls Gone Hallmark: Megan and Wendy review "Romance to the Rescue" which premiered on May 21, 2022 on the Hallmark Channel. News and Notes about "Romance to the Rescue" Heather Hawthorn Doyle directed this movie. She has over 30 directing credits including "Advice to Love By," "A Little Daytime Drama," and a couple of the "A Godwink Christmas" movies. Listen to our reviews of "Advice to Love By" and "A Little Daytime Drama" Barbara Kymlicka wrote this film. She also wrote “Don't Forget I Love You” and “Baby It's Cold Inside” -two movies we've reviewed. Andrea Brooks plays Kyra. She's got a ton of acting credits, mostly known for "When Calls the Heart." This was her lead Hallmark role. Also was in "UnREAL" in 2015. Do You Think Andrea Brooks Looks Like Maddie Poppe? Does Andrea Brooks and American Idol winner Maddie Poppe look alike? Marcus Rosner plays Kevin. Looks like he has a lot of TV movie acting credits, but we've never reviewed any of his Hallmark roles. He was also in UnREAL. This movie was acquired from Johnson Production Group.Filmed Langley, British ColumbiaHeavy.com estimates a 2 million budget for this movie.Originally the film was called "Sit, Stay, Love."It was reported the movie filmed from March 2021-May 2021.They sometimes used a puppy stand-in. Summer Nights Coming Soon! Wondering what new movies are coming to Hallmark in June? We're sharing all the Summer Nights details here. PLUS, we'll have a first look, first impression preview episode next week. Going, Going, GONE Grab one of our Dudes of Hallmark t-shirts before they are no longer available. Shop now

Lifetime Uncorked and Deck the Hallmark collide on this monthly podcast covering your favorite TV movies! Brandon (Bran) Gray & Daniel (Dan) Thompson join Lifetime Expert, Patrick Serrano, for the breakdown of Lifetime's Revenge Best Served Chilled. (Starring: Monique Parent, Michael Swan, Lynn Kim Do) They also discuss Wine, X-Men, and Patrick's new single drops today! Read Patrick's Recaps/Reviews: https://lifetimeuncorked.com/ Listen to Patrick's latest single: https://patrickserrano.hearnow.com Check out other Bramble Jam Podcasts: https://bramblejampodcast.com/ Donate to the Podcast: https://ko-fi.com/patrickserrano Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuQwUKBmS2MouRnVhRLyig Watch Patrick's Lifetime Movie: Old Flames Never Die starring (for five lines) starring PATRICK SERRANO! Business Inquiries | podcast@lifetimeuncorked.com Follow the Podcast @LifetimeUncorked & @hallmarkpodcast Follow the Host @PatrickMiguel Support Lifetime Uncorked with a monthly donation: https://ko-fi.com/patrickserrano --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lifetime-uncorked/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifetime-uncorked/support

On this week's CXIC, we took a note from the book of Warren Buffett: 'People will forget what you said, people will forget, but people will never forget how you made them feel'. That's why treating people like people is so important, especially in business.

Hello friends! I'm back after having been ill for the past couple of weeks. Let's catch up with talking about "Warming Up to You" which stars Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell, Latonya Williams, and Devon Alexander. What did you think of this one? If you can't make it to RomaDrama and want to purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dearhallmark/message

Season 9 of Hallmark Channels When Calls The Heart comes to a close! James Lott Jr gives his thoughts!

We are anti rodents! To kick this episode off, Jessie killed a fly and Chris killed a mouse. Chris got covid for the first time and got got but he's good now. Since he hasn't been in real life this week we jump in to a Hallmark movie. Angela Spambury is back in: No Love Too Small, a craft masterpiece! Leave some reviews y'all! We love ya

Peter Stein is a writer and illustrator who loves making books for kids, including the Galore series, illustrated by Bob Staake. He's written a bunch of gift books and nine trillion greeting cards (give or take) for companies like Hallmark, American Greetings, Portal Publications, and Papyrus. He also loves making realistic art in pencil and charcoal. Click here to view his fine art as you listen. Click here to listen to his song "Dear Earth". More info: https://www.petersteinstudio.com/ ------------ ABOUT YOUR HOST: Porter Singer is a spiritually-inclined musician, podcaster, and creative sound mentor. Her intention is to beam out a harmonious vibration that gathers lightworkers in collaborative community. More info: https://portersinger.com/ ------------ Music credits: INTRO: "Don't Worry, Be Happy (Instrumental)" by Porter Singer and Songs of Eden, OUTRO: "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (Instrumental) by Porter Singer and Songs of Eden ------------ *AFFILIATE LINKS* (support the podcast when you buy or join)   EARTH BREEZE LAUNDRY SHEETS ~ These Earth-friendly dehydrated laundry sheets will leave your clothes super clean, without the waste of bulky plastic containers. The referral money we get from YOU clicking on that link and ordering will help sustain this podcast AND help care for our beautiful Earth. Thank you in advance! MORE INFO: https://www.earthbreeze.com/?rfsn=6157640.8b8358    

Megan and Wendy rate and review Hallmark's "Heart of the Matter" but...with an asterisk. Listen in to find out how Aimee Teegarden saves this month's movie line up but also where this film fell short. "Heart of the Matter" premiered on Sunday, May 15, 2022 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. Are we using the correct terms? Email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com. Where did "Heart of the Matter" fall short? Megan and Wendy discuss some of the problems with this film which stars Aimee Teegarden, Gail O'Grady, and Chandler Massey. Breaking Hallmark Christmas Movie News! We've got a first look at "Jolly Good Christmas" (alternative title "Christmas in London") via Variety.com. This 2022 holiday movie will star Will Kemp ("A Christmas Waltz") and Hallmark newcomer Reshma Shetty ("Blind Spot"). News and Notes about "Heart of the Matter" In April, it was announced Aimee Teegarden signed an exclusive multi-picture deal with Crown Media.Aimee plays Andie in "Heart of the Matter." She is probably best known as Julie Taylor on the series "Friday Night Lights." Credits also include “The Ranch” on Netflix.As far as Hallmark, Aimee starred in “A New Year's Resolution" and “My Family Christmas Tree” The writer of this movie is Karen Struck. IMDb indicates that she has written for several doctor/medical television shows including “The Good Doctor,” “The Night Shift” and “Monday Mornings.” Gail O'Grady plays Gladys has over 100 acting credits, probably best known for “NYPD Blue” (1993-1999) but also worked on popular TV shows like “Boston Legal,” “American Dreams,” “Monk,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Revenge,” and “Criminal Minds.” IMDb shows she was on an episode of “Silk Stockings” in 1993 (1991-1999) w/ Rob Estes and Mitzi Kapture. USA Network. Who else watched "Silk Stockings?" Chandler Massey plays Henry. He's best known as Will Horton on “Days of Our Lives.” He also was in Hallmark's “Next Stop, Christmas” from 2021. "Heart of the Matter" was filmed primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia.Filming took place in March 2022. Additional Mentions in this Episode "Silk Stalkings" starring Rob Estes and Mitzi KaptureCriticism of "Music" (2021) via The New York TimesAutism controversy via NewsweekThe complicated depiction of autism in "Rain Man"Portland Internation Airport carpet (it has it's own Wikipedia page!) Summer Nights on Hallmark Coming Soon! We're on top of the new movies coming to Summer Nights on Hallmark! As soon as there is a complete list, we'll have all our first impressions for you! What's on Hallmark this Summer?

We're carbo-loading for a WEDDING EVERY WEEKEND (2020) but we're breaking down on the: The Smelts-to-Dealts Pipeline … "I'm a sourdough guy" …  THEME: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather PART ONE  "Four Weddings and a [Car] Restoration" ... Pure, high-concept Hallmark ... Joel McHale + Weezer = Joel Campbell ... Recalling Episode 019 - The Quotable Gus Van Houten ... Cast Rundown ... Sara Kate fan service ... Signed, Sealed, Delivered Appreciation Station ... Let Geoff Gustafson cook ... The Expositional Challenge ... Plot Mop-Up: Change your businesses; classic quit ... Reverse horn ... Chekhov's rehearsal dinner ... Lost: Husband, storyteller ... Peak Hallmark Quit ...  Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART TWO   Spot the Angel: Greg and Ginny vs. It Takes a Village ... It's YOUR rehearsal dinner! ... Eat Your Heart Out: Procure some rosemary; cheers with giant buns; brunch welsher; hors d'oeuvres montage; pizza shooters, jalapeño poppers; wedding taco bar ...     Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART THREE  The Hallmark Expanded Universe: A convergence of all weddings; the fakest Portland yet; Navy SEAL training in the PNW ... Overdetermined: Let's mess with our friends and make the scene out of the joke describing it; do or do not, there is no try; tough material; Ryan Reynolds-esque distancing ... Crossover: The Godfather wedding; physical therapists fixing cars ... Medical tape product placement ... BS knee medicine ... The Mud Bowl ... Grinding Tape: QB1 lasers a pick-6; Daniel Jones; Mike Glennon Appreciation Station ... Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART FOUR  The Hallmark Bechdel Test: The Summer of Brooke? ... The Hallmark Voight-Kampff Test: Norman Dorman Labor Bot; James, the Orthopedic Surgeon; Dr. Colin, a pineapple; time to find your ham ... Who's the Real Villain: It's not weddings ... Kiss 'Em All ... Title/Sequel: Minimum delivery; contempt title; "Next Weekend," It Follows; scrompin' every morning ... Rating: 2 ... "Perfect Day" sensory deprivation ...       Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART FIVE The Leftovers: IMDB Dive ... Wine Clown-Sour Bro Axis ... Did we watch it? ... Post-breakup with the softest people ever ... Too bad you can't do a retro-mod on your heart ... Misunderstanding the obnoxious hipster shithead ... Active bears in the area ... Mazel tov! ... I can't believe you have other friends! ... Merry Christmas Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, except: "Orchestral Sports Theme" by Chris Collingwood and Rick Murnane and "A Punchup at a Wedding," by Radiohead. Art by Caitlin Fitz Gerald. Buy her wonderful book here.

Megan and Wendy expected a green screen in "Road Trip Romance" but didn't see the "Single White Female" angle coming in this new Hallmark movie. Listen in as they recap the absolute ridiculous series of unfortunate events and the Renaissance Faire overkill-eth in this movie about getting to the alter in time. Tell us what you thought about "Road Trip Romance" by emailing us at meganandwendy@gmail.com. New podcast episode: Megan and Wendy review "Road Trip Romance" which premiered on the Hallmark Channel on May 14, 2022. Hallmark Channel News! Great news coming out of Hallmark Channel: A brand new series called "The Way Home" is expected to debut in 2023. (Via Deadline)Ryan Paevey is the newest actor to sign an exclusive deal with Hallmark. (Via Deadline) News and Notes for "Road Trip Romance" This film was primarily filmed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Reports suggest that production took place in the fall of 2021 (did you notice the pumpkins on the porch of the tow truck driver?)We talk about acquired Hallmark movies during this episode. Since the recording, we've learned that this movie was indeed made by Johnson Production Group and Hallmark Channel acquired it.See the list of movies Johnson Production Group has made. We have reviewed many of them! Where Have We See Natalie Hall? Natalie Hall plays Megan in this movie.She has 38 credits listed on IMDb, including "UnREAL" and "Pretty Little Liars." We'll also seen her in the following Hallmark movie, which we've reviewed.From March 2021, "Fit For a Prince" Summer Nights are Ahead! Did you notice the promos for Hallmark Summer Nights? As soon as we have confirmation on the Summer Nights line up, we'll give you our first impressions. Until then, see what's on for the rest of May. Do You Have a Favorite Hallmark Guy? Grab one of our limited edition Dudes of Hallmark shirts before they are gone! Shop now

Chinggay and Patty play catchup on Hallmark's 2022 lineup and pick five movies to diss and dish on. Get ready for all-new pitches for the HCU: the Luscious Locks Club, a cast switcheroo between our favorite WCTH couple Kevin and Kyla + superstars Tyler Hynes and Autumn Reeser, and a Regency period Hallmark series.Always Amore (Autumn Reeser and Tyler Hynes)Butlers in Love (Stacey Farber and Corey Cott)Feeling Butterflies (Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry)A Royal Runaway Romance (Philippa Northeast and Brant Daugherty)The Perfect Pairing (Nazneen Contractor and Brennan Elliot)Thanks to Pietro Lazatin for our music and Paola Lazatin for our cover artFollow us on Twitter: @makeithallmark and on Instagram: @butmakeithallmark

After a longer than usual podcast break, the Dames are back and snarkier than ever:)They ditched the Christmas plan and are starting springtime fresh with a catchup conversation on the last season of RuPaul, Love is Blind and micropenises.How can you not listen to this??Oh and they choose to watch Hallmark original Just One Kiss for the next full, traditional episode.

James Lott Jr talks about the latest episode of When Calls The Heart on Hallmark Channel!

Kerrie & Stephanie review the latest Hallmark movies! Warming Up to You with Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell Road Trip Romance with Natalie Hall and Corey Sevier Heart of the Matter with Aimee Teagarden and Chandler Massey Let us know what you thought by following us on Instagram and/or Facebook: @loveandnonsensepodcast

Hope you got your chicken braising before you climb out of your brazen bull (maybe don't look that one up) and fire up part 1 of Brazen (2022), starring Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Malachi Weir, Emilie Ullerup, Matthew Finlan, Alison Araya, Daniel Diemer, and Aaron Paul Stewart. Russ and Jared are diving into their scene-by-scene breakdown of this Netflix film that feels like a Hallmark movie. Join the fellas as they get their Hollywood Pitch on, talk about the few Fast Facts they could find, and get right into it!

In this episode, Cassie and Davi tell the story of the only fights they had from their past...and Davi's ends with a COP CHASE into the woods! Plus, Cassie shares one story that would have DEFINITELY been a Hallmark movie...except it just ended up being super creepy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It stands for Child Of Deaf Adults! Join the DBFS as we continue a tradition of talking the Best Picture Oscar winner, the Oscars television broadcast and whether people actually watch it, the importance of winning Best Picture, the Will Smith slap (only briefly!), our newly invented "Premiere" award, ASL and sign language in the mainstream, accessibility, coming of age stories, fishing and singing in the same movie(!?), similarities with children of immigrants and the interpreter role they play, deaf people navigating a hearing world, some possible statutory rape(?), the unneeded boyfriend character, similarities to a Hallmark movie, art reacting to the times its made in, and how we need hopeful movies now more than ever. So put on closed captioning and smash that play button for an in depth Coda film analysis! Click here to subscribe to Dead Beat Film Society podcast and please leave us a review!  

Katy Huff is an author, speaker, and coach. She helps women find the courage to leave the shame behind and take off the mask, so they can live a joyful, peaceful, and abundant life. In her book, "Unmasked." Katy talks about how to find what you are hiding from, so you can release it and learn to trust in Divine timing and guidance. Today she talks to us about her journey from being broken to being healed, whole, and renewed. She found the love of her life while recovering from a broken heart. Her story sounds like something straight out of a Hallmark movie. When she learned to heal herself and trust in God's timing, her happy ending seemed to write itself.  Contact Katy: https://katy-huff.com/ Contact me: Purchase show merchandise https://awaken-your-inner-awesomeness.creator-spring.com/ Join my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moatman?fan_landing=true https://melissaoatman.com melissaoatman77@gmail 636-748-4943   Download my free eBook on Manifesting  https://mailchi.mp/240e02dfadcf/ebook Download my free checklist Habits of Highly Successful People https://mailchi.mp/b8078533248a/habits-of-highly-successful-people    Join my monthly membership:  https://www.melissaoatman.com/magical-mo   Free Heart Chakra Healing Guided Meditation https://www.melissaoatman.com/landing-page   Purchase my book Beautifully Broken: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/beautifully-broken-the-spiritual-womans-guide-to-thriving-not-simply-surviving-after-a-breakup-or-divorce/459896   https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beautifully-broken-melissa-oatman/1136174371?ean=9781989579060 https://www.amazon.com/Beautifully-Broken-Spiritual-Thriving-Surviving/dp/198957906X https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50977070-beautifully-broken   Purchase my book Mindfulness Matters   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HDSKGGH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=melissa+oatman&qid=1599159677&sr=8-2   Follow me on social media:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourhearttopurpose/ https://www.facebook.com/reikiwithlissa/  http://www.instagram.com/melissaoatman222 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPtU9hPeEWjbHr62LxuEXA  https://www.twitter.com/MelissaOatman   Donations are not necessary, however, if you feel inclined to donate to my channel through Venmo or PayPal, your energetic gifts are very much appreciated! Venmo @Melissa-Ann-161 PayPal: melissaoatman77@gmail.com  

On our latest episode, Jamie draws parallels between William Katt, Bull from Night Court to Forest Gump and Bubba (that shrimp obsessed guy), Doug focusses a bit too much on the real estate portion of the movie, and we both agree that writing a book on traumatic experiences in Vietnam might not be this character's focus. Tip your 'grocery boy', put a fence around your pool, and join us as we discuss a movie that tries everything and fails at every attempt, House!Consider supporting the show on Patreon Full episodes are available on: Blame it on Rio The House on Sorority Row A He-Man and She-Ra Christmas The Hollywood Knights The Great Outdoors Silver Bullet One Magic Christmas The Cabbage Patch Kids First Christmas Under the Cherry Moon Haunted Honeymoon CommandoBeverly Hills Madam Happy Birthday to Me A Christmas Dream A Garfield Christmas SupergirlGarlic is as Good as Ten Mothers Who's Harry Crumb Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Revenge of the Stepford Wives Evil Dead II DuneA Claymation Christmas CelebrationHoward the DuckHow to Beat the High Cost of LivingThey LiveThis House PossessedMonkey ShinesTerror Train& more.. Including our 80's Handshake 5, 90's Handshake 5, Questions and Answers, Interviews & covering/ranking all movies in the Friday the 13th Franchise! Merch on TeePublic Visit our WebsiteVisit our YouTube ChannelFollow us on TwitterAnd on InstagramFind us on Facebook

Bestselling author, Barbara Graham, joins Raghu to discuss the mystery of reincarnation and past lives in relation to trauma, fear, and collective karma.Barbara Graham is the author/editor of the New York Times bestselling Eye of My Heart: 27 Women Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother, her non-Hallmark take on the complexities of being a grandparent in the 21st century. She's also the author of Women Who Run with the Poodles: Myths and Tips for Honoring Your Mood Swings, a national bestseller that offers a satirical look at the dark side of the self-help movement. Barbara's plays have been produced Off-Broadway and at theaters around the country. What Jonah Knew is her first novel being released July 2022. Preorder here. For more info please visit BarbaraGrahamAuthor.comJoin Raghu and a collection of dharma teachers in exploring the intersection of Buddhism & Bhakti at the inaugural Love Serve Remember Summer Mountain Retreat August 25th - 29th in Boone, NC!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#120 - Full Time Overland Travel! Those few times in our lives when our biggest dreams and goals come to fruition. All the planning, all the little hurdles along our paths of accomplishing mini goals along the way. For us it's been a blend of surreal, a little frantic, along with a trifecta of snow, wind and hot dry dusty days. Complimented with unbelievable scenery, desert flowers of shocking beauty, sunrises, sunsets, followed by clear night sky we've not enjoyed for years. We're more than delighted to share with you our new home on wheels after a roller coaster ride of small amounts of panic last December. After a little shy of 1,300 miles from Portland Oregon to Fort Lupton Colorado, we took delivery of our new pop-up truck camper, the Hallmark Victor! Hallmark is re-introducing this classic floor plan they first released in 1968. The primary distinction between the Victor and their other models is the dinette. The Victor features an East & West dinette, where all their other models are a North / South layout. The much larger table was the winner! We have two separate ways to position the table, with an added bonus of putting the table, in what we refer to as “Night Mode”. This is removing the table top and placing it against the sink side of the camper, basically making it disappear. In Night Mode we have a plethora of floor space, making it much easier to enter and exit the bed, or just allow two people plenty of room without bumping butts. See our website at GHTOVERLAND.com for more detailed show notes.

In this episode of The Responsible Leadership Podcast I chat with Brad Hawkins. Brad is the CEO of SaferNet, which is not your average VPN. SaferNet technology uses a 256-bit encrypted VPN as used by the US Military and World Bank to give you your own private, secure connection to the internet. They currently have more than 11,000 users in over 43 countries. As the father of six kids, Brad built this company from the ground up with a vision of keeping his kids safe. As he likes to put it: ‘There will always be dangers in this world and as a parent, but at least now I have one less to worry about. The company has been featured in most major networks, like TLC, Hallmark, and A&E. Brad also has a special offer for y'all. Sign up for service at Safernet and enter the Promo Code "Leadership" for a little surprise! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support

Fat and food shaming? This is just the tip of the iceberg in Hallmark Channel's newest original movie "Warming Up to You." Listen in as Megan and Wendy recap and review this Hallmark movie starring Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell. What did you think about "Warming Up to You?" Email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com. Megan and Wendy discuss the theme of fat-phobia used during the Hallmark Channel movie "Warming Up to You." News & Notes About "Warming Up to You" This film also went by a few earlier titles including "In Action" and "Love in Action."Shot primarily in and around Vancouver, British Columbia.Stars were spotted shooting the film sometime around May 2021 (via The Cinemaholic).Directed by Christie Will Wolf (she's most recently directed “Where Your Heart Belongs” and “Chasing Waterfalls” both starring Christopher Russell). Has over 40 directing credits on IMBd. She also wrote "Where Your Heart Belongs" and "Chasing Waterfalls."Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell have appeared together in three films – Chasing Waterfalls, Love in the Forecast and A Puppy for Christmas.Deon Alexander (Jared) has been seen in Where You Heart Belongs, The Santa Stakeout, Don't Forget I Love You, Chasing Waterfalls, A New Year's Resolution. Whooo Hoooo! And yes, I failed with the belly. We had a whole suit made, but it was too big and unrealistic for the weight he could loose in that amount of time. So we went with something else. I shoood have been on it more:( haha.— Christie Will Wolf (@Christie_Will) May 8, 2022 Listen to Our Thoughts on Christie Will Wolf's Movies Our review of "Chasing Waterfalls" - Written and directed by Christie Will Wolf, starring Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell and Deon Alexander. Check out our review of "Where Your Heart Belongs" - Written and directed by Christie Will Wolf, starring Christopher Russell and Jen Lilley. Grab a Limited Edition "Dudes of Hallmark" T-Shirt Shop now Summer Nights is Coming! Bookmark this post and check often for updates to Hallmark Channel's Summer Nights line up!

Stephanie and Kerrie are going all in on the discussion about the "drama" between Hallmark and GAC. Let us know what you thought by following us on Instagram and/or Facebook: @loveandnonsensepodcast

You all know and love Andrew Walker from over 20 Hallmark movies, but he's now making the jump to the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries network in Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate. Andrew reveals he went super in depth in research to create the character of Detective Tom. Plus, be inspired to eat healthy but possibly the healthiest human on the planet! Follow Hallmark Happenings Podcast:https://www.hallmarkhappenings.com https://www.facebook.com/Hallmark-Hap...https://twitter.com/PodcastHallmarkhttps://www.instagram.com/hallmarkhap...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP69...#andrewwalker #curiouscaterer #curiouscatererdyingforchocolate #nikkideloach #hallmarkmoviesandmysteries

It's time to preview the many movies airing during the month of May on Hallmark Channel: - Warming Up to You- Road Trip Romance- Heart of the Matter- Romance to the Rescue - Rip in Time Be sure to subscribe to this channel if you love Hallmark! :)Follow Hallmark Happenings Podcast:https://www.hallmarkhappenings.com https://www.facebook.com/Hallmark-Happenings-Podcast-103337901944315/https://twitter.com/PodcastHallmarkhttps://www.instagram.com/hallmarkhappeningspodcast/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP69oqs58BfIzXNysgfAcVw#hallmarkmoviesmay2022 #warminguptoyou #roadtripromance #heartofthematter #ripintime #romancetotherescue

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The month of May has already proven to be bananas so Megan and Wendy keep it simple with a chit chatty episode. Meltdowns, projectile vomit, doom and gloom - it's all in today's brand new chit chat re-set episode. Email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com. Mentioned in this Episode Listen to last week's Pop Culture Podcast. Can you tell Wendy is hours away from the stomach flu?Wendy takes a COVID test during last week's Hallmark episode.How to clean rust off concrete via HGTVThe culprit: a Tommy Bahama chairPaint-by-Number Kit - Greece, available at Michaels ($14.99)"Timree Technique" - see more at Timree.comWe miss Timree's paint studioJuicy Scoop Podcast with Heather McDonaldGettysburg Gift Shop Megan & Wendy Approved! Tree Hut Coco Colada Whipped Body Butter ($7.99)Zep Grout Cleaner & Brightener ($9.28) Shop now

Matt May is Founder and CEO of Premier Team Building and Interactive experiences, he's also a speak and author of the Book, "Take the Fear out of Team Building." In this engaging and fun show, you can learn: Why “team building” is not a “bad word.” Why grown-ups have developed fear and anxiety around play and team building? How do you go about having fun/play yet keeping the learning real and authentic? How do you get folks to participate who just don't want to get involved.   Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services   Find out more about Matt below: Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmayptb/ Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PremierTeamBld Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierteambuilding/ Matt's Website: https://premierteambuilding.com/   Full Transcript Below ----more---- Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband, or friend. Others might call me boss, coach, or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker. Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as The Leadership Hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors, and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush, and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you   Our special guest on today shows Matt May. He's the founder and CEO of Premier Team Building & Interactive Experiences Company. He's also a speaker, an author of the book, Take The Fear Out Of Team Building. But before we get a chance to speak with Matt, it's The Leadership Hacker News. The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: The values and culture play a real part in leadership post pandemic. We're going to look at how environments have changed dramatically over the last 10 years and particularly since the pandemic. It's exposed weaknesses and for some businesses strengths and the effectiveness of company values and how they're put into practice. I want to dive in and have a quick look at how leadership drastically changes company culture and how values inform it. There's a fantastic report from the ILM called leading through values if you get a chance to get your hands on it, which gives you much more context and detail about the things I'm going to talk to you about. And just to throw something else into the mix that helps inform culture and values, right now. I wrote an article in CEOWorld Magazine and on LinkedIn called Mind The Gen Gap. For the first time, we now have four generations in the workforce, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Zers or Gen Zers if you're in the UK. And the reason this is important is because values is the principles, the rules of the game, and we all have perspectives based on our generations. And whilst these are not scientifically proven, it's a good barometer and we should take it into consideration. The ILM research found that 69% of people will reconsider a job if the company culture seems to be toxic, 77% felt that company culture was incredibly important to them and the values that their boss also brings to the culture and 56% ranked opportunities for growth as more important than their basic salary and package. So, the top values that impact on culture are having a person centered and authentic approach with the core elements, being congruence. In other words, your words and actions make sense to your employees. Being genuine in essence, empathy, having a deep understanding of what it feels like for employees of every grade and every level and an unconditional positive regard for the individual. And only if there is a genuine approach to demonstrate these values from senior leadership. There can be congruency throughout the organization. You'd expect wellbeing of employees to be up there and of course, it is. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, CIPD. Run a survey of over 3000 individuals in the UK. And the survey consistently found a 38% of workers experience work stress on a weekly basis. The problem in a lot of companies is that there is no clear standalone health and wellbeing strategy. In fact, only 8% of companies had such a strategy And at least 34% of managers expressed a need for independent authority and feel unempowered to really do anything. My observation here is if we have a people centered approach, wellbeing should be part of that, and we don't necessarily need to have a strategy or strategic. We do however need to be more thoughtful and compassionate. And as a talent management and learning and development, professional. It's music to my ears, to see self-directed on autonomous learning to sit up here in the top tier, there's been a significant shift away from organizations investing in organization-wide learning programs and much more focused self-directed autonomous learning and it's becoming more prominent in most company's culture. And this means that the company values are the basis of helping employees engage when it's meaningful and when it's right for them. But this strategy provides some challenges, too. Some people really struggle to learn on their own. They do need guidance, support, and others to help them on their journey. There are people not able to extract and absorb the information in the same way and still need that for face-to-face facilitator led sessions. And there's such a thing too, to have too much freedom. The number of possibilities can create overwhelm and anxiety. So, we have to sometimes help people direct them to the most appropriate resources. And their last one on my list today is recognition. Remuneration is important for sure but recognizing staff for good jobs well done is most important and a significant indicator in value-based leadership. Many employees want to feel that their work is being valued and valuing values plays an important role in this because they should stipulate in some way that there is a recognition of the hard work outside of the salary and the direct results as a result of their work. This will also inform great culture and culture can be formed so that this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The final thing I want to draw our attention to is your company's purpose is not your purpose and your mission, but finding that connectivity by what you do to why they do what they do will really help you find true purpose in your work, as well as in your life Values based culture gives you the principles to accelerate progress together and purpose will anchor the activities that bring people together to drive great culture. That's been The Leadership Hacker News, lets dive into the show. Start of Podcast Steve Rush: Joining on the show today is Matt May. He's the founder and CEO of Premiering Building & Interactive Experiences Company. Who's putting the fun and energy back into play. He's also a speaker, an author of the book, Take The Fear Out Of Team Building. Matt, welcome to the show my friend. Matt May: Thank you so much for having me. I'm thrilled to be here. Steve Rush: So, I'm really looking forward to our interactive experience today. But before we get into that, maybe you can just give our listeners a little bit of the journey from where it all began in theater to you and how you ended up running in interactive experiences firm. Matt May: Absolutely. So, I was in music and theater in high school, middle school. I always was creative. Hey, let's put on some sort of a show or a presentation or do something for the family and the parents and the yada, yada in the backyard, in the garage. And when I went to school undergraduate, I went for theater. I earned a dual major in theater and arts administration. So, I got that business side. I also was a camp counselor when I was a teenager. I went through a three-year counselor in training program as a camper. Took some psychology courses in undergrad, as well as a number of leadership courses. And I don't know if they're call all seminars or what but opportunities that were presented through a variety of organizations within the university setting. So that kind of all sorts of came together for me after I graduated school, I went to New York city and did the professional entertainment thing for a while, but I also was always kind of had an education thought in my head. So, I really did a number of different things. I finally left New York after five years. I said, I'm moving to sunnier pastures because I want to be able to have my coffee outside, whether it's January or June. Steve Rush: That's right, yeah. Matt May: [Laugh]. I moved to Florida in the states and really haven't looked back. But when I moved there, I started working in administration at a performing arts high school and college and had a number of different opportunities that I embraced and did. And finally sort of fell into team building per say. I happened to be bartending at a comedy show on campus at the Fort Lauderdale Performing Arts Center, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. And the stage manager happened to be staffing an event, a team building event, just helping the company, which is actually based in Massachusetts. So not even close by. And she said, hey, do you want to do it? And I said, yeah, absolutely. And that was my first official team building as an assistant staff. And I said, oh, huh, there's something about this. So, jump ahead, several years I was facilitating, I started doing a lot of producing because of my theatre background. I was able to do production and logistics and whatnot, and finally said, you know what? I quite honestly, I'm tired of being on the front lines and not having control and what goes into all of the preparation beforehand and created my own company. And I like to call it a perfect storm because I have my logistics and my business and my entrepreneurship and my sales skills. And by the way, sales is my least favourite thing to do. But I get guess I have some sort of a knack for it. But then I also, when I facilitate jump on stage and I'm able to get people working together and be entertaining and whatnot. So, I'm able to use all of my experiences and all of my different training, whether it be from education or professional or theatre or business, and it kind of a perfect store and collides together. So that's kind of how I got to where I am now. And looking back, of course, hindsight is always 2020, I think. Oh, all right. Well, that's why I did all of those different things and worked in education and professional theatre and, you know, did some temping offices and whatnot so that all of this came together for me to where I am now, Steve Rush: Steve jobs, I think famously said you can't always connect the dots forward, but you can definitely connect them back. And that's perfect example, right? If you were trying to create the path to where you are now, you'd probably never get there. Matt May: No. And you just made me think, I don't know if I'm the only one, but I remember as a kid, when we would try to do mazes, you know, the mazes that you draw, the pen or the pencil through it all. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: Some reason, they seem to be easier going backwards. Steve Rush: Oh, that's interesting perspective. I wonder if that's something to do with the way that our brains are wired as well. Matt May: It must be, I've never really researched it, and until you mention that Steve Jobs quote, I hadn't really thought of it, but I think that's on my to-do list this afternoon. Steve Rush: Shout out to all amateur neuroscientists, or any professional ones that listen to the show, they can maybe contact us and let us know. That'll be interesting to have a look at. Matt May: Yes. Steve Rush: So, the work that you do now, it's very still theatrical, isn't it? So, you get to be that front to stage guy, but also then be that production guy as well. Is there a natural kind of thing that you prefer? Are you more of a front man or more of a production man? Where would you say you're kind of true passion lie? Matt May: Geez, that's a tough question to answer. You know, certainly being a performer as I was younger and going to school for it initially, that's instilled in me, but it's funny. I will have clients who are new clients often come up to me after an experience ended and say, where did you come from? And the first few times that happened, I didn't understand it. But now I do, when I walk into a ballroom or whatever, and I'm setting up and managing staff and we're getting ready, it's very organized and logical. And you know, I'm just doing what needs to be done and I'm talking to a client or whatever, and it's very professional, but something happens that when I jump on stage or jump in front of a crowd or grab a mic or whatever, I just inherently turn it on if you will. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: And that's what they refer to now. The challenge is, in my line of work is. I'm not there just to entertain, right. And I'm reminded of the late Alex Trebek from Jeopardy. He was never wanted to be introduced as the star of the show Jeopardy. It was always the host of the show because his feeling was that contestants were the stars. Steve Rush: Yes. Matt May: And I try to keep that philosophy that the participants in the experience, they are the stars, the light shines on them. When I start a program, I'm doing kind of what I like to think of as audience warm up. And yeah, I do my skit and whatnot, but that gets people going. But then once the experience really gets going and they get hands on, it's all about them. Steve Rush: Yeah. And of course, the biggest thing, most of all is, you're there to facilitate a learning outcome. Matt May: Exactly. Steve Rush: And that's the one thing that is different from a performance, because actually as a performer, you are still having an ambition to want to entertain, but you are not having to be as thoughtful of the specific way that you construct an experience so that somebody takes away a different learning outcome, right? Matt May: Correct. Correct. And when we're watching as patrons watching entertainment, whether it be on a screen or on a stage. We are there for them to entertain us. Where in my line of work, I'm not here to entertain you. As you said, I'm here to facilitate the experience. So, you put in as much as you're going to get out of it. Steve Rush: Exactly right. So, when we start to think about the whole concept of team building, when you mention that word to groups of individuals, what's the reason you get a different response. So, some people will love it and some people will running in fear from it. What causes that? Matt May: The simple answer in my opinion is bad experiences. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: They have been thrust into experiences that didn't have positive outcomes for them, for whatever reason. So many people think of team building as trust falls or paintball or zip lining or white-water rafting, you know, extreme sports, if you will, or sitting in a room and being told, this is how you work together as a team, while watching a slideshow, right. I don't do any of those things. And I think it's because people have been thrust into those things, or that's the majority of their experience. They just have a negative connotation in their head that team building is a bad word. Now there's also, as you mentioned, some people are very excited about it. People who are extroverted and tend to be well, extroverts generally like it more because they're excited and their energy is locomotive full speed ahead. Where people who are more introverted and maybe have anxiety, or even if it's not full-blown anxiety just don't like to be in a crowd or don't like to be in a small group because they can't hide as easily. Those people have more apprehension. So, when they hear team building, I think their negative thoughts are even more heightened. Steve Rush: Of course, in any audience, you are going to have a mix of those types of individuals, because many will be extroverted and thinkers and feelers, and others will be introverted thinkers and feelers. How do you make sure that when you are constructing a session that you are thoughtful of those different types of personalities that might come out? Matt May: Well, our experiences are designed in such a way that everybody is on an even peel, equal, right. I generally tell clients; I don't want to know who the boss is. The CEO is here, okay great. Don't tell me who he is, or she is. I don't want to know because I want to treat every single person the same. Now Murphy's Law inevitably comes into play nine times out ten, and that's the person I wind up picking on [Laugh] just organically. And then, oh, that's the CEO, well, thanks for playing [laugh]. But generally, most of our experiences, Steve call for teams of ten, and we start off having everybody in the team of ten, doing a group exercise, and they're all doing the exact same thing before they even break out into, quotes, unquote. And I'm using air quotes here, roles and responsibilities that they will be in charge of, if you will, during the experience. Everybody does the same icebreakers and the same introductory games and challenges and activities. So that everyone is completely even keel. Then a lot of times when you break off into the experience, say it's building bikes for kids. For example, some people are more mechanically inclined, or they're really good with wrenches and they want to put something together great. Somebody else is better with puzzles and mind games and mind solving great. They'll focus more on that. Other people are better at marketing. And so, they'll kind of work on their team presentation more, but by the same token, a lot of times people say, well, you try this. This is not your forte or what you would normally gravitate to, this particular component. Why don't you try this? And that allows people to see their colleagues in a whole different light. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: For example, sometimes the CEO or the C levels or the Directors, whatever will be on teams with somebody who's the front desk receptionist. And that person will, for whatever reason, wind up in more of a leadership role or whatnot. And then next thing you know, the boss is saying, you are totally underutilized signing for packages and answering the phone. We need to talk next week. And, you know, ultimately the person becomes an office manager or whatever, because he or she was seen in a different light. Steve Rush: I suspect that having the opportunity to throw away the natural conventions of the work labels gives everybody the opportunity to see how others behave and perform. Matt May: Absolutely. Steve Rush: Yeah, I love that. So as kids, when, you know, you first got up in front of your folks and did your, you know, theatre production and, you know, I probably did the same. What is it that causes some people like you, Matt, to continually have this energy to want to continually innovate and play where others like me will, you know, be a bit stuffy and go, well, I don't do any of that kind of stuff anymore? Matt May: Well, I don't know. I don't know if there's a certain quote unquote thing that is in me or not in you or whatever. I think some of it is inherent and its personality and as well as likes and desires, you know, what we follow or chase, but I think a big part of it too Steve is that we are conditioned as we grow up. Now I can only speak for the States, right. I can't speak for European school upbringing, but for the States, and this is changing to a degree, but for so long, it was sit at the desk, take the information that's presented to you, go home, do some exercises, commit it to memory, come back and regurgitate, wash, rinse, repeat, right? Steve Rush: Right. Matt May: So, as kids if we look at it, their favourite, well, I'm generalizing. Often the favourite part of the day is recess because they get to go outside and play. But as we get older, recess is removed from the school day. And by the time we're out of primary schools and into middle school, junior high, high school, and then certainly in college, we go, and we ask people to give us information and educate us that we are then going to theoretically use, but the play is gone. So, I think that's a big part of it is, just society. And don't get me wrong. Look, adulting is hard [Laugh] okay. Steve Rush: That's true. Matt May: We all have responsibilities. We can't play on the playground all day. We have to work so that we can survive and support our family or if we don't have a family, at least keep a roof over our head and keep us fed and clothed. But the fun element in our work and our workday seems to have been removed. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: And it, takes like going on a boy's weekend to have our fun or the girls. I'm going out with the girls tonight or whatever. That is how we have our fun. Well, why can't we still have fun in the workday? And I know fun is not necessarily something we use to measure success or productivity, but it doesn't mean it can't be prevalent. And it doesn't mean it doesn't help success and productivity. Steve Rush: I think you actually might be able to measure that. So, when you look at things like employee engagement, you'll see fun represent itself in different ways. So, commitment to the organization, prepared to stay, creativity, innovation, elements of peer group recognition, that kind of stuff. But often we don't apply that three-letter word to it because we feel it's got less relevance in a workplace. Matt May: Correct. Steve Rush: Would that be fair selection? Matt May: Absolutely. I think that's very fair. And I will let you in on, well, I guess it's not going to be a secret because I've already told other people coming out there right now. I am a Hallmark movie junkie. I fully admit it. I'm a sap. I'm a big romantic at heart. I love Hallmark movies. And there was one that I watch about a year ago now. And there was a line that I sort of kind of touched on a moment ago, but the line was, and I know that fun, isn't typical metric in the corporate world, but you know what it's worth because fun allows people to relax and be fully themselves, which makes them productive and more engaged. And that affects the bottom line. Steve Rush: Right. And is that something also that helps remove some of that fear and anxiety around team building as well? Matt May: Absolutely. And I've had, I don't want to say arguments. Discussions with people who have said anything competitive is not valuable in team building. Well, hold on, going back to the whole paintball, I will agree with you on that. I don't, for me, that is not exciting. That is not team building. That's just crazy, whatever. However, the majority of our team building experiences are competitive in nature. However, we're not talking about tackling each other and taking each other out with guns. We're talking about light-hearted competition. People are naturally competitive, Steve, right? Steve Rush: mm-hmm. Matt May: Again, I'm generalizing. Steve Rush: That's a fair generalization, yeah. Matt May: Yeah. When we start, we go to school, we earn, or we are provide with good grades for positive work and productive work. The mother of all, and I don't know if you have this over in the UK, but at least over here, the mother of all winnings is the lottery. People play, whether it's scratch off or the big one, people go to a casino for a night out, whatever, but they put their coin in the machine, pull that lever and they want to get the pay-out. We are competitively, we like to win things. So, when you tell people, hey, you are doing this for the winning title, and yes, you're going to win a gold medal at the end, whatever. It's just fun. We're just there to have some light-hearted competition, but people inherently enjoy that. Then they start talking smack to their colleagues. You're going down, whatever. Just again, it's all light-hearted fun. Nobody really means any ill will to each other. But doing that in an environment outside of the office allows you to see your colleagues in a different light Steve Rush: And neurologically, of course. It releases dopamine. Matt May: Right. Steve Rush: And that's a rewarding chemical transmitter, neurotransmitter that we thrive on. And you get a hit from that. So not only is it fun, it's also a learning, so you want more of it. Matt May: Exactly. We crave more of it once we've had the burst of it. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: And like I said, the whole medals, I have a discussion and I usually talk about it on when to do team building exercises. I always say, if you have people that don't know each other and coming out of the pandemic, I have hear from more and more people, we're doing the sales meeting and 75% of our team has not met each other, other than on Zoom. Okay, well, then I would recommend doing it at the beginning. Well, we wanted to wrap up the three-day conference with it. Okay, we can do that. But if you're telling me, people don't know each other yet, do it at the beginning, they're automatically going to know nine other people from their direct team. The winning team is going to win gold medals. Maybe they'll wear them at lunch that day. Maybe they'll wear them that night to the cocktail reception. We'll encourage them to wear them the rest of the three days to remind everyone that they were the winners. Good for them. Well, that's a conversation piece right there. Somebody else might come up and say, we were robbed. Yeah, well, sorry. We got the medals, right. So, it automatically creates conversation. And again, it was based on that fun competition factor. Steve Rush: So, during your experiences as well, one of the things that I've noticed through the work that you do, Matt, is that there is always a purpose behind what you do. So mentioned kids for bikes earlier. So that's something that you use, exercise as a team together, but something that's also serving communities well. Just tell us a little bit about some of the things you do. Matt May: Well, as far as the philanthropic experiences, yes. Building bikes is for kids is one. We have an experience where we build wheelchairs for veterans, or maybe not even veterans for people who are mobility challenged. Foster care programs, kids entering foster care. Kids that need snacks. They don't get them during the school day when they're on vacation, places that they can go to get the snacks because they're underserved and maybe their parents can't afford to give them a snack every day. So, all of those types of things, many companies have CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. And if we can align with them, that's great. Because, let's say, let's be honest. If we can get something out of it, i.e., getting our teams to work together, having fun, doing something out of the norm of the workday and give back, well, then it's win-win for everybody. Steve Rush: Yeah. Ticking all the boxes, right? Matt May: Exactly. And it doesn't have to be philanthropic. It could be a culinary program and your company, I don't know, maybe your company makes salsa. We could do a salsa margarita challenge. See, oh, wait, maybe that is the next new recipe for your brand, right. Or for an alternate version of your salsa, or maybe you make hospice sauce and, well, great. Let's use your sauce in this culinary team building experience. So, there are ways to incorporate the company as well. Steve Rush: Yeah, exactly. Love it. So, have you ever had a time where you've just had a participant who's just, you know, folded arms, stuffy, I'm not getting involved in any of this? Have you ever experienced any of that? Matt May: Yes [laugh]. Steve Rush: How do you deal with that? Matt May: To be honest with you, I don't, and I'll tell you why. Usually, well, it's never not happened. So, knock on wood. The person ultimately says, well, I look like a schmuck standing over here, and I'm the one who's not having fun. Who wants to be in the corner? Right. All by him or herself. If your colleagues bring you in and you insist upon being that stuffy jerk. Okay, fine. You're only hurting yourself. So, peer pressure I guess, is the bottom line. And I say that in a positive way, not a negative way. That ultimately your peers are going to say, come on, let's go. You're being a jerk. Steve Rush: [Laugh]. Matt May: And it happens, right. If somebody doesn't have the realization by themselves, that there are only hurting themselves and look like dunce. Somebody else, or several other members of the team are going to say, come on, let's go. Now, I'll be patting myself on the back. That rarely happens because our experiences are designed in such a way that you really can't sit out, starting right at the get go. And when I facilitate, and our other facilitators have been trained to really put on the charm immediately, put on the energy immediately. So, we inherently, not we, but the participants inherently say, okay, I'm already in this. Steve Rush: The one thing I notice in those experiences as well is the other thing of course, is that, that individual's looking at everybody else having loads of fun, thinking. Now I'm losing out. Matt May: Correct. Steve Rush: So, I know over the last couple of years, Matt, you've had to really pivot your business model as we were going through the experiences of the pandemic. But I wonder having had the experience of being face to face and virtual, what the pandemics really taught us about how we participate or get involved if the case around things like team building or activities, what's it really highlighted for us? Matt May: Well, I think that it's proven to us that face to face interaction is necessary. And it's certainly good for us. We learn so much more and we get and give so much more when we're face to face. When you're on a video call, yes, you can see the person, but you may not see the person's hand gestures because the camera is close, right. And you don't get the body language. You don't get the nonverbal cues. You don't get touch, right. Human beings need touch. There's a wonderful book and its old. And it was Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom. And there was a movie made with Jack lemon and Hank Azaria, many, many years ago. And I'm paraphrasing here, but Morrie was diagnosed with ALS, and he basically taught this former student, Mitch Albom life lessons. And one of them was, when we come into this world, we are cradled by our mothers, right. Until we learn to walk. And even then, we are constantly cradled by our parents. Craving human touch. When we die, nobody wants to die alone. I know this is a grim thought. And I apologize for doing that on the podcast, nobody wants to die alone. Steve Rush: Right. Matt May: So, we crave it, but why do we push it away for the majority of our lives? Why do we begin and end with it, but not continue to make it so important to us during our adult lives? But again, going back to face-to-face, handshakes. Now, I know people are still, some of them are nervous about that and whatnot, okay. Then do an elbow, bump, whatever. But when you touch someone's hand and you grasp it, you are having a physical connection that you don't get virtually. Steve Rush: Yeah. Matt May: Now, team building experiences and other were very valuable. They still are. We do them. I personally prefer face to face, but I know a lot of people are saying, we're just not ready to go back yet or we don't have the ability to bring in everybody just yet. We've got it six months down the line, but we want to do something right now. Great. So, it's still valuable because you're getting people interacting and hopefully having fun. But the face to face in person is just so much more valuable. Yes people were doing virtual events. I get that. But this wasn't even in our brains, right. As a thought, this conversation right now. Steve Rush: Right. Matt May: Because of the pandemic is why we're having this discussion. I can't articulate this. I don't know why, but going back, we never would've thought about that before. Steve Rush: That's true. And it's fair to say I think that people certainly in my experience in the last three to five months, I would say, are really grateful in when people come together as a group, there's definitely much more appreciation for that now. Matt May: Yes. It's not just, well, we're going to a sales meeting. It's oh my gosh. We're going to a sales meeting live and in person. Steve Rush: [Laugh] and therefore there's something deeply intrinsic that you refer to as that kind of cradling. That is a, also a very real metaphor for us wanting connection with people, isn't it? Matt May: Yeah. And when we're in face to face, at least in my experience. Observe people being more organically involved, right. When you have a computer screen behind you, how many times have we seen somebody looking down and we say, oh, well, he or she's checking text messages right now, or, you know, or, oh, oh, he's reading his email, we can tell. You're not as engaged because you have so many more distractions and there's no real accountability either. Steve Rush: That's right. Matt May: And I don't use that as a negative term. I use it as a positive term, even to ourselves, we're just not accountable because we have so many other things right in front of us on that fancy screen, that when you take that away and what's in front of you is an actual face. Oh my gosh. Okay. I'm totally engaged with you right now. Steve Rush: Well, fingers crossed for wherever anybody is listening to us in the world. They're going to get back to some level of connection and normality pretty soon, anyway. Matt May: Yes, I hope so. Steve Rush: So, this part of the show, Matt, is where we start to turn the tables, you've learned lots of different teams and had lots of different leadership experiences over your career. And I'm keen to really hack into those now. So, what I'm going to ask you to do, if you can, is try and think of all of those experiences and just distill them down to your top three leadership hacks. What would they be? Matt May: One is to utilize people's strengths and not only participants, but also staff and facilitators, right. In an office setting, in an assembly line, in a factory, whatever. We hire people based upon their qualifications and skills. So, let's do the same thing in a fun atmosphere. Now, again, this is going back to what I said before. Maybe let people get outside of their comfort zone, but at least for me with staff, I always want to find the right staff person, not only the experience, but the client. Steve Rush: Right. Matt May: What's the demographic of the client who is going to work best with that demographic? So that's one. Utilizing people's skills and strengths. My catch phrase is regress to kindergarten. Take off the sport coat, take off the tie, take off the high heels, whatever you're wearing. You're in a safe space. Nobody's judging you, if they are, judge them right back, because they're probably doing the exact same thing. It's not going to go anywhere. It's kind of like what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in this room stays in this because if you don't have those inhibitions, you're going to organically be in a much better place to give of yourself for your team and the experience. And the third leadership hack. Geez, I would say. It's really kind of, my new catch phrase is, take the fear out of team building, which is the title of the book. And that is, let's give people experiences where at the end of it, they say, okay, so my goal is, when you see me walk in six months from now, you're not going to go, oh, that team building guy. Hopefully say, Ooh, what are we doing today? Or at the very least say, all right, let's see what he is got out of his sleeve today. Let's see how it compares to last time. Steve Rush: Mm-Hmm. There must have been some magical experiences you've had over your careers. If you could just maybe call one out. The most fun, extravagant experience that you've had with a group or, an individual in a group, what would that be? Matt May: It's hard to pinpoint one. And I can't remember the exact number. I facilitated a military care pack program. This is probably seven years ago or more. Those always get me. I'm a big supporter of the U.S. Military. And I know you're over in Europe, but I'm a big supporter of people who put their lives on hold to make our lives better. Steve Rush: Absolutely. Matt May: That is very important to me. So military care pack programs always hit me pretty, pretty tough. They hit me hard in a good way. Also, when you see a kid who is part of a boys and girls club or whatever, come into a room and they don't know why they're there. And then all of a sudden there are 12, 24, 50, bikes, and they're then told these are going to your organization. The look of huh, on their face is just amazing. And little ones are just, I don't have kids. I'm too old to start at this point, but boy, some of the things they do and say they just melt my heart and make me just crack up [laugh]. Steve Rush: Makes it all worthwhile, right? Matt May: Exactly. I'm always appreciative for that. Steve Rush: Well, the next part of the show we call it Hack to Attack. So, this is typically where something hasn't worked out for you. Maybe been pretty catastrophic, could have screwed up, but as a result of it, you've learned, and it's now a force of good in your life or work, what would be your Hack to Attack? Matt May: [Laugh] be careful what papers you sign to be quite honest. Steve Rush: [laugh] yeah. Matt May: Really and be careful with whom you go into business and protect yourself because you're the only anyone that's going to protect yourself. And I don't want to sound cold and snarky, but it's true. You can be a wonderful person and be very giving and loving and generous and still protect yourself. Steve Rush: Yes, you can. Matt May: And that's the business side of me, careful what you sign and know who you're getting into bed with proverbially. Steve Rush: Yeah. You're not the first guest mine you to have said that over the two years or so, we've been running the show. We must have at least half a dozen of our guests have, you know, some really similar circumstances where the greatest trusted relationships have gone wrong because of one piece of paper. Matt May: Exactly, exactly. And it's bad that happens. But it's the reality of the world we live in. Steve Rush: Certainly is. Now the last thing we're going to do is you get to go and give yourself some advice at 21. So, if that time travel happened now. You stood right in front of Matt. He's 21, you're in front of him. What's your advice? Matt May: Probably to embrace the opportunities that you're presented with wholly, don't be fearful of them. Again, hindsight is 2020. The older I get; I do subscribe more to the philosophy of everything happens for a reason. And for whatever reason right now, this is where you're supposed to be. And it may not be the happiest of circumstances, but what do you need to do to not only get through this but thrive beyond it and learn from it. Steve Rush: Great advice. Matt May: That would be my two words. It's okay. Steve Rush: Hmm. Love it. So, what's next for you and the team? Matt May: Well, we are very excited to be getting back to face-to-face experiences. Really trying to provide those to people who are ready. I hope more and more people continue to be ready and jump on this. My hope is that now, companies who are allowing people or have just made the decision to, we're not going to own real estate or rent real estate anymore, because we know work from home, works for us. Great. That money that you're saving, bring your people together. At least twice a year, quarterly is better. Have an all hands. Even if it's just lunch, an address from the CEO and a team building experience where people get to play and work together, hands on, do it. It's more important now than ever. My dream would be that it becomes instilled in everyone's minds that this is as important as ordering copy paper. Steve Rush: Right. DNA and the fabric of an organization should have all of those experiences to really exploit some of those unlearned or unobserved behaviors that you talked about earlier, right? Matt May: Exactly. Steve Rush: Yeah. So, when folks have listened into this Matt, where's the best place for us to send them so they can bump into some of the work and maybe get a copy of the book? Matt May: The best place is the website, which is premierteambuilding.com. It's premier as in like number one without the E at the end of it. But if you do happen to put it in, it'll direct you to the correct place. There's a contact form there. There's a links to Amazon where the book is. All of our social media links are there. You can follow us there. I love to travel personally. So, we do programs throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, abroad. I'd love to get over to the UK at some point. So more than happy to do that for anyone who's listening over there. Steve Rush: Course of action. Yeah, exactly. Well, Matt, listen, I've love chatting to you and you know, there's no surprise that you've been a success in the business that you're in and the energy and focus you bring to it. So, I just want to say thank you and we'll make sure all of those links are in our show notes. So, when folks have listened as well. They can dive straight over, but thanks for being on the show. Matt May: Thank you, Steve. Closing Steve Rush: I want to sign off by saying thank you to you for joining us on the show too. We recognize without you, there is no show. So please continue to share, subscribe, and like, and continue to get in touch with us with the great new stories that we share every week. And so that we can continue to bring you great stories. Please make sure you give us a five-star review where you can and share this podcast with your friends, your teams, and communities. You want to find us on social media. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @leadershiphacker, Leadership Hacker on YouTube and on Instagram, the_leadership_hacker and if that wasn't enough, you can also find us on our website leadership-hacker.com. Tune into next episode to find out what great hacks and stories are coming your way. That's me signing off. I'm Steve Rush, and I've been your Leadership Hacker.  

Our 100th episode comes out swinging with our karaoke episode, but with a WIHHW twist. This is a beautiful disaster that only you haven't listened to. This episode includes Joe from Hallmark of Greatness, Lisa & Jason from Designated Quizzers, Hunter (President Ohio), Amanda from The Sip List, Tyler and Shorty from Inner Idiot, and Mark from 100 Things We Learned From Film, who come out to help us celebrate. Thanks for listening and we're looking forward to the next 100! Be one of the cool kids and email us at: whatihadheardwas@gmail.com Also, have you seen our Merch Store?! Our Website: WIHHW.com Twitter: @WhatIHadHeardW1 TikTok: @what.i.had.heard.was Instagram: @WhatIHadHeard Facebook: What I Had Heard Was

Today we have the delightful Natalie Hall back on to talk about her latest Hallmark movie Road Trip Romance For our 2nd interview with Natalie https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV2661217525.mp3 For our 1st interview with Natalie https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV9450262907.mp3 Follow Natalie on twitter https://twitter.com/TheNatalieHall Follow Natalie on instagram https://twitter.com/TheNatalieHall This episode of the podcast is sponsored by The Sweet Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher Pick it up with our affiliate link https://amzn.to/3Kx2rEo Check out our interview with Suzanne Woods Fisher https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV3010868860.mp3?updated=1651026313 Check out Suzanne's website for more information https://suzannewoodsfisher.com/ Please send feedback@hallmarkiespodcast.com or the twitter call +1 (801) 855-6407 For all of our interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUA_0JZ2r5fxhTRE_-RChCj Check out the merch store https://teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliat Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram Check out our website HallmarkiesPodcast.com Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessie has a new friend, and the story is such a dream! Did someone say mannequin? She loves it, her name shall be Angela Spambury. Jessie may have found her husband, ahhhhh!! We definitely missed the improvisation so we bring it, The Hallmark is back this week with some energy: A Man-sion In The Woods. Send us suggestions, submit embarrassing stories, leave us a review, check out the Patreon, and don't forget … we love you!

With more than 70 screenwriting credits, Christine Conradt has been writing for television for almost two decades. Her TV movies have aired on Showtime, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Fox, and UPtv. For a complete list of titles, see her IMDB page.Christine has directed seven feature-length films. The Bride He Bought Online (aka Flirting with Madness), which she also penned, Killer Mom, and Rooming with Danger all premiered on Lifetime Network. She also directed three rom-coms:  12 Days of Giving, the Christmas movie she also wrote, aired on UPtv, The Nature of Love and Love Game Match (aka Putting Love to the Test), both of which she also produced, are available on Pure Flix and Amazon/Hoopla respectively.Christine has produced more than 30 feature films for television.

On Friday's show, we discuss the Mets third "forever" win of the season, Don defends Hallmark stores like they were a member of his family and we reveal some of the all time sports questions that we'd like to have answered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Jen loved this episode and equated it to a Hallmark movie, both Jen and Drew have beef with Survivvor and this season's contestants. We both wish challenges were a little harder, brainier, and more diverse. Jen takes issue with Omer's veterinary care and Drew's got beef with Jonathan's monkey run. And finally we name this season's fontrunners and runners up at this juncture in the game.

LeAnn Rimes interviewed me on her podcast Wholly Human and I was honored to get another chance to talk to her for the reality revolution. We talked about everything from creativity to acting to her favorite music and experiences growing up. LeAnn Rimes is an international multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter who has sold more than 48 million units globally, won 2 Grammy® Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; 2 World Music Awards; 3 Academy of Country Music Awards; 2 Country Music Association Awards and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won “Best New Artist” making her the youngest recipient to take home a Grammy® Award. LeAnn has been honored with the Ally of Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign for over 20 years of equal rights support, the 2019 HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy, and 2009 ACM Humanitarian Award, among other recognitions, solidifying her dedication to making the world a better place. The powerhouse vocalist lit up television screens throughout the 2018 holiday season as she starred and served as an Executive Producer in Hallmark's “It's Christmas, Eve,” which earned the highest TV original movie debut to-date for the channel premiering to over 4.3 million viewers. In 2020, Rimes shined the brightest and won season four of FOX's The Masked Singer, with Entertainment Weekly stating that she delivered “… the most beautiful performance in the history of The Masked Singer.” Passionate about using her voice to help heal the world, LeAnn released a chant record in November of 2020 called CHANT: The Human and The Holy (EverLe Records / Thirty Tigers). Rimes continues her wellness journey with two seasons of her iHeartRadio podcast, Wholly Human, which will bring her lifestyle blog, Soul of EverLe, to life and introduces fans to the teachers and wise souls that have made a positive impact on her life. LeAnn is currently serving as the inspiration judge on the discovery+ competition series, Meet Your Makers Showdown, which started streaming on November 27th. LeAnn is also now celebrating her 25th anniversary as a recording artist, commemorating the release of her debut album “Blue,” and will release her next studio album, God's Work, in 2022.  The New Earth Activation trainings - Immerse yourself in 12 hours of content focused on the new earth with channelings, meditations, advanced training and access to the new earth https://realityrevolutioncon.com/newearth Alternate Universe Reality Activation  get full access to new meditations, new lectures, recordings from the reality con and the 90 day AURA meditation schedulehttps://realityrevolutionlive.com/aura45338118 BUY MY BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Revolution-Mind-Blowing-Movement-Hack/dp/154450618X/ Listen to my book on audible https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Reality-Revolution-Audiobook/B087LV1R5V  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Reality-Revolution-Podcast-Hosted-By-Brian-Scott-102555575116999 Join our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119 Subscribe to my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgXHr5S3oF0qetPfqxJfSw   Contact us at media@advancedsuccessinstitute.com For coaching – https://www.advancedsuccessinstitute.com For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com Follow Us on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealityRevolution/ Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_reality_revolution/ Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/mediaprime Follow me on MeWe https://mewe.com/i/brianscott71 New to the Channel?  Start Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9O95w5w6aOPNdLe2NOgc2N All My Interviews -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_Y78_zt_zv9TI1AGx-WimT All my videos about Dr. Joseph Murphy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_OtBhXg2s85UuZBT-OihF_ All My Neville Goddard Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo8kBZsJpp3xvkRwhbXuhg0M All My Robert B Stone Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_4YbfCN1F3HvE6Tk61Z5wk All My Dr. Joseph Murphy Videos -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_OtBhXg2s85UuZBT-OihF_ All my Audiobooks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5 Join the prosperity revolution, all of my financial abundance videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo8M7wX4D348BfA2Auj_h0MP All Audiobooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jo8qS0B3n0&list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5  All my videos on Orison Swett Mardenhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9daFLxe21nNa2K-GNqObsx  All My Robert B Stone Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_4YbfCN1F3HvE6Tk61Z5wk  All My Manly P Hall Videos in One Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9XRvgyMncsaHQV3sNtdul2 #leannrimes #music #creativity

Join hosts Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras for a discussion about Mother's day -- the good, the bad, and the ugly. Do you have a complicated relationship with this Hallmark holiday? Maybe you have a conflicted relationship with your own mother, maybe you long to have a child but cannot, or you have a wound in your own experience of motherhood. For some women, this day, that is meant to be a joyful celebration of motherhood, is sometimes more emotionally complicated. Allison and Danielle share thoughts about ways to enjoy this day, set realistic expectations, and communicate about your needs to your husband and family. We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about celebrating Mother's Day? What was your best mother's day? What was your worst? What are your plans for this year? Leave your comments here or email us at editor@catholicmom.com

Latonya Williams has been in countless Hallmark movies over the years, and she's showing no signs of stopping now. Learn about her journey into acting and how microbiology and volleyball played a part. Latonya will be in "Warming Up to You" (which also stars Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell) premeriing at 8pm EST. If you can't make it to RomaDrama and want to purchase "Chasing Wind": https://amzn.to/3IGUI6g For other Hallmark movie reviews be sure to check out the Dear Hallmark YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7R8-e6d13cee5QMo_Oltw Dear Hallmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearhallmark/ Dear Hallmark's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dearhallmarkpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dearhallmark/message

Hallmark has once again surprised us and this time it's with a month of movies that don't fall into one of their seasonal themes. In between Spring Into Love and Summer Nights, we have a full month of stand alone movies. Listen in for Megan and Wendy's thoughts on the May Bonus Original Movies from Hallmark Channel. Want to see a list of all the movies? Read our Summer Preview here! Megan and Wendy share their thoughts on the upcoming May Bonus Original movies on Hallmark Channel for May 2022. May Original Movies on the Hallmark Channel Warming Up To You premieres Saturday May 7th - Stars Cindy Busby and Christopher WallaceRoad Trip Romance premieres Saturday, May 14th - Stars Natalie Hall and Corey SevierRomance to the Rescue premieres Saturday, May 21 - Stars Andrea Brooks, Marcus Rosner and Nathan Witte May Original Movies on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries We are new watchers of movies on Hallmark's Movies and Mysteries channel, and once again Hallmark has included one of its biggest stars in the lineup to get Hallmark Channel loyalists to make the jump! Heart of the Matter premieres Sunday May 15th - Stars Aimee Teegarden, Gail O'Grady and Chandler Massey Rip in Time premieres Sunday May 22nd - Stars Torrey Devito and Niall Matter What's coming to Hallmark this summer? We have the first four movies in the Summer Nights lineup, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast for our thoughts on Summer 2022 later this month! Grab a Dudes of Hallmark T-Shirt Featuring Your Favorite Guy Shop now

On today's episode, Emma FANGIRLS over Emily Henry and her latest novel, Book Lovers. They also chat about their favorite romance tropes, Hallmark movies, bright pink book jackets, book hangovers, the impact of TikTok, the magic of iced coffee, and a kayak scene that didn't make the cut. Oh, and Oscar Isaac. Check out the audiobook version of Book Lovers here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(00:00-11:26): After focusing on the situation in Ukraine with Food For The Poor on Tuesday, Brian and Aubrey reacted to the leaked draft Supreme Court ruling that suggests they will overrule Roe v Wade. (11:26-19:23): An Uber driver went out of their way to help a passenger who was robbed, so she tried to raise $1,000 from her followers. Her followers stepped up with more than $140,000. (19:23-28:18): Hallmark star Danica McKellar (Who was Brian's childhood crush as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years) says she's back in church and experiencing "amazing love and peace and purpose" thanks to an invitation from fellow actress Candace Cameron Bure. (28:18-38:15): Are we on social media too much? Brian and Aubrey both think their kids are online too much, but it turns out there are a few things they do that suggest they might be addicted as well. (38:15-47:55): Davey Blackburn is a Pastor and author of the book “Nothing Is Wasted: A True Story of Hope, Forgiveness, and Finding Purpose in Pain” He joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about how people can find purpose in grief and shared a new course that can help churches and pastors. (47:55-56:42): Brian and Aubrey wrapped up the show by sharing some positive headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.