Podcasts about Imerman Angels

PLEASE be an Angel to someone with cancer: https://imermanangels.org/ ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!! https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248 or https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242 GET MY FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK: https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download MY BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes. NEWSFLASH: Cancer is not new, so why face it alone? Jackie has been with Imerman Angels since 2012. She has been a caregiver to several loved ones with cancer, including her sister who is currently fighting stage 4 breast cancer and is a Lynch syndrome carrier. Jackie has also dealt with a personal skin cancer diagnosis herself. Losing many family members to cancer, and caring for them, has fueled her passion for the Imerman Angels' mission. As Director of Partnerships and Engagement, Herigodt oversees the Mentor Angel training process, all community events and the organization's outreach and engagement efforts. Jackie was responsible for the creation of the outreach initiative at Imerman Angels. Additionally, she established the global Ambassador initiative, comprised of volunteers who dedicated their time to spread awareness about the Imerman Angels' mission. Her professional goals are to continue fostering a strong and diverse cancer community; strengthen partnerships with cancer organizations, cancer centers, hospitals and even speaking on my Youtube channel; and to expand IA's reach to ensure no one faces cancer alone. Jackie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University. She has worked in the fields of animal training, customer service and education. Her diverse background has proven beneficial for her role with Imerman Angels. Imerman Angels is a 501(c)(3) started in 2006 by Jonny Imerman, who is a Testicular cancer Survivor himself and understood the need to speak to someone who had been in his shoes. Imerman was recognized as a CNN Hero in 2012 which began the launch of the organization's global status of now being in 123 countries and connecting more than 80,000 people around the world to all different cancer types. The mission of Imerman Angels is to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there. For more information: Website : https://imermanangels.org/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ImermanAngels/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/imermanangels/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/ImermanAngels LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/imerman-angels/ Virtual Community Events : https://imermanangels.org/upcoming-events/ To watch the videos Jackie mentioned scroll down this page: https://imermanangels.org/resources/

In this episode of The Drop In CEO Podcast, host Deb Coviello welcomes Nancy Zare, Ph.D., also known as The LinkedIn Whisperer. As the creator of The AlikeAbility™ Sales System, Nancy helps professional business owners generate warm, organic leads on LinkedIn and convert them into clients—without feeling salesy or pushy. Nancy shares her unconventional journey from psychology to sales, how she discovered the power of the Platinum Rule, and why understanding personality-driven buying styles is a game-changer for entrepreneurs and business leaders. Whether you're a C-suite executive transitioning into entrepreneurship or a business owner struggling to convert leads into sales, this episode offers actionable insights to help you build meaningful connections and drive profitability. Deb and Nancy discuss how sales is fundamentally about relationships, the mindset shift needed to sell with confidence, and how to tailor your approach based on buying styles. Plus, Nancy shares her inspiring work with animal rescue and cancer support organizations, reminding us that business is ultimately about serving others. Episode Highlights: 02:10 – Nancy’s Journey: From Psychology to Sales 10:30 – The Platinum Rule: Why Selling Is About Understanding Others 18:45 – The 5 Steps of The AlikeAbility™ System 30:20 – Why Sales Isn’t About Hustling—It’s About Building Relationships 42:00 – The Mindset Shift That Makes Selling Feel Effortless About Nancy Zare: Nancy Zare, Ph.D., The LinkedIn Whisperer, is the creator of The AlikeAbility(™) Sales System. Renowned for her focus on buyers, she shows professional business owners how to generate warm, organic leads on LinkedIn and turn them into clients.She earned her master's and doctorate from Boston College and authored seven books, including an Amazon international bestseller.Nancy resides in South Florida and is a student of spirituality. She volunteers for the Farm Dog Rescue and the Imerman Angels. Connect with Nancy:

Today's guest is Claudia Perez-Favela, a proud wife and mother of three, a first generation non-traditional college student studying criminal justice, and a cervical cancer survivor. Living in a rural community in California, when she was diagnosed, she was sure she was going to die, especially after losing her mother to ovarian cancer 5 years earlier. She was misinformed about the nature of her diagnosis, and given very little information or support to help her navigate her care. From her experience, she learned how to share her story effectively and advocate and support others who may be facing the same challenges. She volunteers for several organizations in her area and loves being a patient advocate.Resources:Claudia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claisafav Claudia's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claisapfavelaClaudia's Linkedin:  www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-perez-favela-87b702302Claudia's Story on Cervivor: https://cervivor.org/stories/claudia/ Imerman Angels: https://imermanangels.org/Every Woman Counts program: https://healthcollaborative.org/program/every-woman-counts-ewc/ American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): https://www.fightcancer.org/Follow:Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/My website: https://melissagrosboll.comEmail: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com

In the latest edition, Chris and Shaun talk with Jonny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels, a non profit that provides peer-to-peer support for cancer patients and survivors and co-founder of ClozTalk, a B-corp that helps nonprofits promote their causes through branded merchandise and apparel. The guys talk about peer support, cancer, some big cities, connection, storytelling, awareness, Jonny's cancer journey, greek food, brotherly love, and more.Check out Imerman AngelsSupport your favorite non profit (MenLiving?!) at ClozTalkThis episode is brought to you by Half Acre Brewery. Check out the wonderful beers on Half Acre's website.

In this hilariously heartfelt episode, Matthew Zachary sits down with his long-time friend and cancer warrior, Jonny Imerman, the trailblazing founder of Imerman Angels. With candor and camaraderie, they explore the raw truths of cancer survival, sharing stories about the “two bald Jews” throwing wild Young Adult Cancer Happy Hours, and the life-changing impact of Jonny's peer mentorship organization. From organ-holding contraptions in surgeries to the myths around “losing the cancer battle,” the two dive deep into what it really means to live, survive, and thrive. Don't miss this legendary chat, packed with laughs, life lessons, and a healthy dose of 90s nostalgia.Notable Time Stamps[0:00] The Origin of Imerman Angels: How a simple idea turned into one of the first peer-to-peer mentorship nonprofits for cancer survivors.[1:22] A Look Back: Reliving the early days of the young adult cancer movement and the infamous "Two Bald Jews Happy Hours" in NYC and Chicago.[6:02] Cancer Survival 101: Jonny's incredible journey through testicular cancer, including an 11-inch surgical incision and the unforgettable "organ holding" device story.[11:00] The Invincibility Gene?: Matthew theorizes on why younger cancer patients often don't believe they'll die—a hypothesis he dubs "the invincibility gene."[23:30] Legacy and Succession: Reflections on handing over the torch, Jonny and Matthew discuss their journeys to succession and the incredible leaders now steering Imerman Angels and Stupid Cancer.[33:13] Battle Terms and Cancer Culture: Matthew and Jonny debate the controversial language used around cancer—"warriors," "survivors," and "losing the battle"—and the emotional impact on patients and families.[41:00] ClozTalk: Apparel with Purpose: Jonny shares his new venture, Close Talk, which designs conversation-starting apparel for nonprofits like Stupid Cancer, creating awareness through clothing with style.Links and Resources:Imerman Angels (https://imermanangels.org)ClozTalk (https://cloztalk.com)Stupid Cancer (https://stupidcancer.org)Cancer Buddy (https://bonemarrow.org/support-and-financial-aid/support/about-cancerbuddy)Feedback:Like this episode? Rate and review Out of Patients on your favorite podcast platform. For guest suggestions or sponsorship inquiries, email podcast@matthewzachary.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Send us a text :) Jonny Imerman is the Co-Founder of Imerman Angels, a global network of 15,000 cancer survivors.After battling testicular cancer in his 20s, Jonny felt compelled to create a platform where individuals battling cancer can connect 1:1 with a mentor who has faced the same diagnosis.Additionally, he co-founded CLOZTALK (pronounced "Clothes Talk"), where they are building brand awareness for over 500 nonprofits.In this episode, we discuss:Living a life of purpose and fulfillmentHow cancer turned him into a minimalistHis emphasis on diet as it's the #1 contributor to cancer diagnosesDaily meditation practicesLife in New York CityPlease enjoy this insightful conversation with Jonny Imerman. I know you'll love it!Feedback & Sponsorship Opportunities: andrew@permissiontoshine.orgJonny Imerman LinkedIn: Jonny Imerman LinkedInAndrew Namanny LinkedIn: Andrew Namanny LinkedIn@PermissionToShine_

In this special episode of the Cervivor Podcast, we sit down with cervical cancer survivors Gilma Pereda and Claudia Perez-Favela to explore their personal journeys within the Hispanic community. They share their experiences with cultural stigmas, misconceptions about cervical cancer, and the impact of their cultural heritage on their healing processes. Gilma and Claudia discuss the challenges of navigating cervical cancer care with language barriers, and the need for better representation and support within Hispanic communities. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, their stories offer invaluable insights and encouragement for those facing similar journeys or supporting loved ones through cervical cancer. Did you connect with this episode? Share your thoughts with us on social media using #CervivorPodcast or by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emailing us.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   For more Cervivor-related content, check out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cervivor.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Cervivor on all social media platforms. If you would like to be interviewed as a potential guest for an upcoming episode or would like to request a speaker or topic for a future podcast episode, email us at info@cervivor.org. More About The Guests: GILMA PEREDA is a metastatic and recurrent cervical cancer patient residing in sunny California. As a Cervivor Ambassador, 2023 Cervivor School graduate, active Cervivor Español member, and 2024 Cervivor School Champion, Gilma is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others affected by cervical cancer. With her skills as a graphic designer and translator, she aims to educate women and men about HPV and its prevention, promote vaccines for children, and empower women living with cancer to take control of their journey. Gilma's passion and experience make her a compelling advocate for cervical cancer awareness and prevention. CLAUDIA PÉREZ-FAVELA, originally from Sinaloa, Mexico, immigrated to the United States in 2010. A proud mother of three, she lost her own mother to ovarian cancer in 2013. Now 44, at 38 years old, Claudia was diagnosed with precancerous cells on her cervix and was finally declared No Evidence of Disease (NED) on May 7th, 2018. A graduate of Cervivor School in Seattle and an active Cervivor Ambassador, Claudia shares her story as a patient advocate and volunteers as a community health worker for the Every Woman Counts program, with the American Cancer Society, and as a mentor for Imerman Angels. Claudia resides in Imperial, California. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cervivor/support

A stark loneliness can settle in after a cancer diagnosis. “Our vision is a world where cancer is not a solitary experience,” says Stephanie Lieber, Exec. Dir of Imerman Angels. “That is why we are here -- so that you don't have to face this disease alone.” The international network offers free peer-to-peer friendship for any stage. “We match cancer fighters, survivors, pre-vivers and caregivers with someone who's been through something that they have been through.” K-LOVE's Billie Wright reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

A stark loneliness can settle in after a cancer diagnosis. “Our vision is a world where cancer is not a solitary experience,” says Stephanie Lieber, Exec. Dir of Imerman Angels. “That is why we are here -- so that you don't have to face this disease alone.” The international network offers free peer-to-peer friendship for any stage. “We match cancer fighters, survivors, pre-vivers and caregivers with someone who's been through something that they have been through.” Air1's Billie Wright reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

This week Joel Hadley is playing against his friend Mike Glazer. Joel is playing for Best Friends Animal Society and Mike is playing for Imerman Angels. Teen Movies of the 2000s, Parks and Rec actors and Professional sports logos! Rate, review, subscribe @youshouldknowbetterpod.

Prepare to embark on an inspiring journey with our guest trainer, Jon Dwoskin, on this episode of the War Games Group and Sales Genius Podcast. Jon Dwoskin is a seasoned business coach, executive advisor, and the visionary CEO behind The Jon Dwoskin Experience. His remarkable story begins at the age of 18 when he ignited his passion for self-learning, influenced by Brian Tracy's groundbreaking audio series, "The Psychology of Success." This early fascination with personal development set Jon on a lifelong quest for continuous growth and improvement. At 21, Jon found his calling to inspire others through his words, a profound moment of clarity that would shape his career. However, his path was not without its challenges. A pivotal turning point occurred at 31 when he was diagnosed with dyslexia. This revelation unlocked unique learning and problem-solving strategies that Jon now employs to help businesses and individuals flourish. Jon's journey includes both personal and professional triumphs. At 30, he confronted testicular cancer, an experience that deeply influenced his perspective on life and career. Professionally, he achieved remarkable success, holding key roles such as Chief Operating Officer of The Hayman Company and Vice-President of Investments at Marcus & Millichap, contributing significantly to their growth even during economic adversity. But Jon's entrepreneurial spirit had taken root earlier in his career when he co-founded one of the first online marketing companies in the U.S. back in 1995. His knack for identifying emerging trends and his unwavering dedication to innovation have remained constant throughout his professional life. Beyond his illustrious career, Jon is a committed mentor and philanthropist, actively involved with various organizations and serving as a mentor with Imerman Angels, offering support to cancer survivors. He shares his life in a suburb of Detroit with his wife Joanna, a nurse and Reiki energy healer, and their two children, Jacob and Aria. In his downtime, Jon indulges in sports, reading, writing, and personal development, embodying his belief in continuous learning, growth, and the resilience of the human spirit. Join Jon Dwoskin as he guides us through the art of "Getting Unstuck," sharing wisdom, strategies, and real-life experiences that can help you break through barriers and achieve your fullest potential. Don't miss this empowering episode that promises to inspire and ignite your journey toward personal and professional success. Connect with Jon on Facebook at Jon Dwoskin's Facebook Page. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salesgenius/message

We delve into the world of support, resilience, and hope with two remarkable guests who are making a profound impact in the lives of cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers. Join us as we sit down with Jackie Herigodt, the Director of Partnerships and Engagement at Imerman Angels, and with Lorie Wallace, a cervical cancer survivor turned mentor within the organization. Tune in to this episode to learn more about the essential role of empathy, companionship, and community in the cancer journey. Discover how Imerman Angels are lighting up the path to healing and showing that no one must face cancer alone. Prepare to be moved, inspired, and enlightened by the incredible work being done to provide comfort and understanding to cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers. If you or someone you know has been affected by cancer, this episode is a must-listen, offering hope and a reminder that there is strength in connection. Did you connect with this episode? Share your thoughts with us on social media using #CervivorPodcast or by ⁠⁠emailing us.⁠⁠   For more Cervivor-related content, check out: ⁠⁠Cervivor.org⁠⁠. Follow Cervivor on all social media platforms. If you would like to be interviewed as a potential guest for an upcoming episode or would like to request a speaker or topic for a future podcast episode, email us at info@cervivor.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cervivor/support

Even though symptoms and conditions are always unique, there is one thing most people who've recently been diagnosed with a difficult condition have in common: the search for hope and answers to many questions. Today's guest, Jonny Imerman, has made it his life mission to bridge that gap; through his non-profit, Imerman Angels, Jonny has connected thousands of cancer survivors with recently diagnosed cancer patients. After getting diagnosed with cancer at 26 and going through years of complicated treatments and surgeries, Jonny found purpose and meaning in his traumatic experience by helping others.  Through Immerman's Angels, he helps those in the thick of it (including caregivers) navigate the uncertainties of a difficult reality, changing lives through human connection.  In this episode, we discuss the benefits of opening up during trying times, overcoming survivor's guilt, and the joy that comes from helping others. And as a helpful reminder: don't forget to schedule your annual check-ups, they could help save your life.  Key Takeaways with Jonny Imerman How yearly check-ups can save your life  Finding purpose, meaning, and positivity in a difficult journey  Spreading hope through survivor stories  The life-changing power of genuine connection Seeking guidance through mentorship  The joy in guiding others through difficult times  Understanding survivor's guilt  Opening up as a way to process a difficult experience  Connecting with caregivers going through similar journeys  Show Notes: Get Full Access to the Show Notes by visiting: MatteasJoy.org/72. Rate & Review If you enjoyed today's episode of The Joy In The Journey, hit the subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen, so future episodes are automatically downloaded directly to your device. You can also help by providing an honest rating & review over on Apple Podcasts. Reviews go a long way in helping us build awareness so that we can impact even more people. THANK YOU!

On this edition of Score Values on Aug. 13, Alex Kuhn chatted with Stephanie Lieber of Imerman Angels, a local organization with a mission "to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there." Later, he discussed Orioles play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown being suspended for presenting statistics in a way the owner of the team didn't like.

Jonny Imerman was just pursuing a typical career in real estate sales when, at a bar one night, he was suddenly racked with severe pain. He got himself to the hospital where he learned he had testicular cancer. He underwent two years of surgery and chemo.   After cancer treatments, he felt he needed to do something outside the typical corporate world. He became the cofounder of Imerman Angels, a worldwide cancer support network to help people and families experiencing cancer. The organization, founded in 2005, now has over 13,000 cancer survivor volunteers who are ready and willing to help anyone who is experiencing cancer who contacts the organization.   Recently he formed a B Corp called Cloztalk. This company makes and sells items to support nonprofit organizations.   He will tell us about both organizations during this episode. Jonny is truly unstoppable, and he is working to help humanity deal with and survive cancer. This episode is quite informative and certainly, Jonny's message is important. I hope you find our talk relevant and perhaps it may help you or someone you know.     About the Guest: Jonny Imerman grew up in Metro Detroit and shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan, he was diagnosed with advanced cancer & had 2 years of chemo & surgeries.   Jonny co-founded ImermanAngels.org, a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides free one-on-one peer cancer support for thousands of cancer families each year in 115+ countries.   Jonny also co-founded B Corp CLOZTALK.com, an online store that sells cool, comfy logo-ed clothing like t-shirts, hats, and hoodies to promote your favorite nonprofit.   Jonny serves on the boards of Imerman Angels, Above & Beyond Family Recovery Center, Lorenzo's House, Pickles, Chicago Leadership Alliance, and REELabilities Film Festival.   Jonny lives in NYC.     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 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  01:20 Hi, and welcome once again to unstoppable mindset where all sorts of things can happen. Because if you've read the tagline, you know that unstoppable mindset is where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet, we get to deal with some of that today. I just learned something. Our guest is Jonny Imerman. And Jonny likes Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein. And that's as good as it gets. So he's got to be a normal person, right? Jonny knows,   Jonny Imerman  01:46 well just try to be happy. But his Michael Hingson doing that I'm doing something right.   Michael Hingson  01:50 Johnny has started several nonprofits in his life, and has a story to tell that I think is second to none. And I'm really looking forward to learning more about you and the story and all the other things that that go into your life. So let's begin. So Johnny, welcome. And why don't you tell me a little bit about you. You're growing up your life history. And we'll go from there.   Michael Hingson  02:16 Awesome. Like, well, thank you so much for having me. Great to chat with you. You're such an easy guy to know, that's for sure. And thanks for all you do and accessing does to help people that have challenges and have disabilities. I mean, it's a it's a beautiful mission and just glad to be a small part of the piece of this. This mission. So quick background about me. You know, I'm from Detroit area. I originally went to University of Michigan College and then just a few years out of Ann Arbor was 26 of hanging out with three guys and girls were in a bar, shooting pool having fun, typical Saturday night, nothing out of the ordinary. And all of a sudden they had pain in my left testicle that was excruciating. It flipped on like a light switch one second. I'm fine. The next second I doubled over I couldn't even handle the pain and doubled over basically a 90 degree angle. And my friends offered to drive me to the hospital and a bullheaded. 26 year old male who's pretty foolish. I said, Oh, guys, I'll figure it out. Don't worry. I don't want to ruin your Saturday night. And I waddled out of the bar because I didn't even end up speaking the pain. And I got finally got in the car and drove myself to the hospital. And basically what happened was I had a doctor running his dance through his hair and saying, Listen, kid, I'm sorry, you're in your 20s. But you have advanced cancer. And it turned out it was testicular cancer, went right into surgery to remove the left testicle. And then after that had the bank sperm most of us are going to be sterile and can't have our own kids. And then the last step by the port surgically inserted into my arm for chemo. And then chemo was about eight hours a day, on average Monday through Friday, the first week of every cycle of chemo, and that kind of obviously stopped me in my tracks and, you know, kind of looked at life a little differently. And I quit my corporate job at the end of that, and a group of young survivors and I met randomly, really at the hospital at the end of it. And we all wanted to give back and we wanted to find purpose and meaning in this crazy experience. And we started a nonprofit 2005 called Imerman's angels, which is a free service where anyone fighting any type of cancer can meet someone who's already been through that same diagnosis and say Been there done that beat it. I know everything you want to know a walk you through the fight, what questions you have, and the whole mission is his peer mentor program. No one fights alone. There's a survivor to help every single one of them who's sick in the fight today. Any type of cancer anywhere in the world.   Michael Hingson  05:00 So one of the questions that immediately sort of comes to mind being a curious soul. Why did the pain literally just start, as you said, like turning on a light switch.   Michael Hingson  05:11 You know what they do happen, Michael I do now, testicular cancer is the second fastest growing cancer. And they think the tumor actually exploded a nerve, it was pushing through a nerve on the testicle, which caused pain. Now, the stats show that one in 10 people 10% of people have pain with testicular cancer. So I was that one out of 10. So nine others have no pain, and unfortunately, the nine that don't have pain, like if you were anything like me, there was no way you were going to a doctor just to go, that cancer would have kept spreading on my body into my brain and taking my life. But thank God for the pain because it forced me to go in, and it forced me to go have a doctor look at it. You want an ultrasound and make sure what's going on there. But that's what happened. It's a fast growing cancer, it burst a blood vessel and a nerve. And that's where the pain that's what caused the pain. Good question.   Michael Hingson  06:14 I have a friend. We haven't communicated for a while, but he was on the streets of Seattle talking to someone who he hadn't seen for a while. And this guy said, I just came from the doctor because I had to have a PSA test. And he said, My level was a little bit high. And they decided that maybe there's some prostate cancer, and they're gonna deal with it. He said, If you ever had a PSA test, and Jack was what in his 40s or more, he said, no, never had one. No, no need to do that. And his friend said, Yes, you do. Well, Jack went to the hospital or to the doctor's office and had a PSA test. His PSA level instead of being like noon or two was 27. And he was diagnosed with for Stage or Stage Four prostate cancer almost immediately. Never expected that never had any symptoms. He was very proactive in terms of dealing with it, studying and learning, alternative medicines and so on. The last time I checked, everything was in remission, which was really great. But still, you don't know. And there's value to those physicals and to doing tests.   Michael Hingson  07:33 They guy there, he got in there and found it when he did because one thing about cancer if they don't do anything, or you don't know, it just continues to grow. And it continues to get stronger, and it continues to be more difficult to be. So knowledge is power. And knowledge earlier is always better. And so wonderful. He went in and and yeah, you got to stop this stuff as early as you can. And you got to figure out what's going on your body.   Michael Hingson  07:59 Well, I have a brother who we lost to cancer. It started out literally as breast cancer in 2011. And they dealt with it, but then he wouldn't follow through and continue to monitor and a couple of years later it came back and by the time he dealt with it, it had metastasized, and we lost him in 2015, which is very sad. But yeah, it Yeah, he made his choices and I hate to sound cold, but it is really that it's a matter of choice.   Michael Hingson  08:30 Yeah, I'm so sorry to hear that it is you gotta go in you gotta get checked. You gotta know what's happening. Because people ask me this all the time. Like all they're like, well, didn't you feel a little bit of something before the pain. And I felt zero until the night and the bar when I felt the pain at that instant when the blood vessel burst or the nerve burst. And the cancer had already spread from my testicle, pelvis, abdomen, all my lymph nodes behind my kidneys, almost in my lungs, and I felt zero. So just like your friend with, you know, having advanced and high PSA, he didn't know either he didn't feel so you gotta go in regularly once a year on average, if it's cancers in your family, then you gotta go even more often, maybe once a year.   Michael Hingson  09:19 Well, I have not fortunately had cancer. I had a, I had a gallbladder situation in 2015 that suddenly I felt pain. And literally, it was a Thursday night and all of a sudden it started to hurt. And I went oh, this really is in the area where there might be a gallbladder. My father and my brother both had to have their gallbladders removed years ago. I didn't even think anything about it. But literally the pain as you said turned on. And so I went and when we dealt with it and the gallbladder was removed the next week with a totally different and amazing kind of surgery. He compared to what they went through where they had a big scar and all that this was all done through laparoscopy, and so on. And it was it was very, I won't say simple, no operation is simple, but it was very straightforward and was removed not much of any kind of scar or anything. And so that's fine. We move on.   Michael Hingson  10:18 Glad you got it out arrow, a really nice kitchen component. If your dad and your brother and you all have something with a gallbladder Thank God you were that's also knowledge, right? You knew from family that there was something with that organ and, and it comes to you and you jumped right on it. And analogy definitely.   Michael Hingson  10:39 Yeah, knowledge is absolutely power. And the other side of or the other part of it is knowledge and power. Lead to if you listen and think about it, they also lead to good choices. You can't deny it. None of us really should deny that kind of thing happening.   Michael Hingson  10:59 Yeah, yep. So that is the truth.   Michael Hingson  11:03 Well, tell me a little bit. So first of all, what were you doing corporate wise before you, you left your corporate job?   Michael Hingson  11:10 Oh, I used to work in commercial real estate and a horse you die every day. Very different world. 2627 28 through three, that's really when I made a lot of different decisions. And what I wanted out of life really hung up the student tie for good. And 28. You know, we launched merman angels are nonprofit. And then later, we started a B Corp that actually makes T shirts and ask for every casual group no more suits no more times I only once Mike. My goal was to wear it once a year or less, hopefully zero times.   Michael Hingson  11:51 I don't mind a suit and tie. And when I speak I wear a suit and tie and I don't mind. And if I had to go back to wearing a suit and tie because I was somewhere where it was more the the way of life. I could live with it. But I do enjoy mostly not having a suit and tie on and working from home, I'd love to tell people that it's really easy for me to get to work, I walk out one door the bedroom and walk into my other door, which is my office and there I am. And that's a lot of fun. But I think there's value in in being around people when you can and that's the operative part. It's like COVID, right? Everyone or so many people talk about zoom, tolerance and zoom. Not fear, but just fatigue and all that. And I'm sitting there going why is that such a big issue, given the alternatives? And again, it's choice.   Jonny Imerman  12:45 Yes, yes. You know if that's true, it definitely definitely is. Sorry, I lost it for one quick second. I put it on mute. I apologize for a little background, Alex here. That's what I can hear you.   Michael Hingson  12:59 So So tell me a little bit more about Emerman. Angels. And it is is it still around? What does it do? How long did you have it before you moved on to adding some other things and so on?   Jonny Imerman  13:13 Absolutely. So Michael Imerman. Angels, we started No, really, two or three, that was just a bunch of volunteer survivors. And oh, five and six, we became a full 501 C three nonprofit. I lived in Chicago for 15 years before New York. So it's still based. In Chicago, we have 13 full time people. And we manage this network that we've been very fortunate to recruit over 13,000 cancer survivors of all different types of brain cancer, lung cancer, bone, cancer arm and any type. And we manage the group. And we reach out to cancer centers and people all over the world who can find us and we'll pair you up with someone who had the exact same form of cancer, same age, same genders and cancers and everything. But yes, I'm an angel is going strong, fortunately. And we're helping 1000s of people a year. And the reason it works, Michael is the gratitude of the survivors they care. They want to help and want to give back they want to share their story, because they're giving up their time and their energy for no pay. And really nothing no, you know, publicity. They're doing this simply because they just want to give back and help other people.   Michael Hingson  14:33 So it is it is still running.   Jonny Imerman  14:37 Yes, it is still running. Fortunately, we hired a CEO. And the CEO actually runs our organization for us every day, but it's more of like a recruiter now and they'll do like some speeches for us and just anything on the outside. But the smart people are on the inside. So I just flipped people back to the inside and let our team really handle it but we've hired Have a really great team. And we have a wonderful CEO, who runs the organization. We're grateful we're the biggest group in the world of cancer survivors who are a community to mentor one on one. We're in over 115 countries that we can help people and have survivors in. So it is still going on. If anyone knows anyone touched by cancer, who is alone, somebody you care about, just send them the Imerman Angels that already and they can sign up online or team will reach out, we'll make sure that new survivors are trained, who want to give back and will help those that are sick, who want to reach a survivor like them. But yeah, it's up and running and has been since. Oh, 506, really, as a formal 501 C three nonprofit, we got a great board and a passionate group of very enthusiastic for the survivors. But no one should fight without knowing someone who has actually been through this stuff before.   Michael Hingson  15:55 And Imerman is spelled   Jonny Imerman  15:56 Imerman is spelled  I M E R M A N Angels. And I apologize, Michael and everybody for the difficult name. And I'm actually name this. We've just started meeting my survivor buddies. And I was in my late 20s, and I became buddies with all these young adults, survivors. And while giving back and mentoring, and my mom's like, your friends are like angels. They're so selfless, they want to give back now people on it, you call it Imerman angels, and we never thought we were gonna take it this far. And it just kept growing and the need was so strong. That's why it's called terminators, my mom named it otherwise would have picked something simpler, easier and harder, and kind of says what we do,   Michael Hingson  16:39 I don't think it's a difficult name at all. And it's a very accurate description of what you do. And I think that when you're dealing with an organization, and you're naming it, you should name it with something that's relevant. So Imerman angels is very apropos. So I'm glad that you're, you're calling it that, and congratulations, and God bless your mom.   Jonny Imerman  17:01 Thank you, like on YouTube, God bless you, man, and all the good work you're doing in the disability space. But we're really grateful as cancer survivors that we can do something to make a difference, you know, these stories really can help people.   Michael Hingson  17:14 So you are doing this all over the world with all types of cancer? And do you do you find from time to time that you get new either kinds of cancers, or although you have a lot of people new expertise that you didn't have before, as since it's a growing organization?   Jonny Imerman  17:34 Yeah, you know, it's a really good point you bring up we're always recruiting new survivors, because there's so many different types of cancer out there. And there's so many rare people that get a rare cancer out there. And they're super isolated. And there's always new treatments, you know, there might be a brand new treatment that wasn't here three years ago, but it is this year. So we have to have a survivor who's had that treatment. Because when some seconds to take that treatment, we need those out, he was actually a hatchery. And so we're always recruiting, we're always talking to people, we're always finding new people. And never stop that. It's a recruiting machine. Every survivor can be a part of it and help. So we're constantly looking for more and more people. We have 13,000 people, we could have 13 million plus people. But they're all great. And everyone matters. And it's such a good example, Michael, have the power is in the team, the powers and the community, right? And all of us are working together for one bit with one big community, then everyone's going to find a match. But we don't know is it going to be this person or that person today? We don't know. But if everyone's in the community, and everyone's registered, then we can   Michael Hingson  18:49 really help the most people. How do you match people? So somebody goes to Imerman angels.org. And they sign up and you said that somebody reaches out to them? What happens then   Jonny Imerman  19:03 what happens then is they sign up online, usually the easiest way or they can call us they can do that too. When people sign up online, the easiest way to do it, what we do is our team will call them or set up a zoom assure in a country far away. We set up a zoom, we chat with them we get to know them we what kind of cancer do you have? Where are your fears? What treatments are you going through? I think we learn about them. And then we really ask them that's really the kicker Michael is now who would be the best fit for you someone your age, someone that beat the same cancer. Someone is both someone your race someone your gender, you know, we ask people what would be the best fit for them. And then once we figure out what that is, then our team goes through this community this big community online finds the best part sent in our system to match them with and then we simply just make a very simple introduction, we say, you know, okay, Mike, you're going through colon cancer stage three, we know somebody that lives in Miami, and they beat stage three colon cancer, his name's Larry, you got to know Larry did it four years ago, and walk you through everything. But we use tech to manage the database to basically have a community and know where people are. But we make a very normal introduction, we talk to both sides, and then we send a join email to get everybody connected in the end.   Michael Hingson  20:35 And then what happens, then   Michael Hingson  20:37 the question is up to them how they want to engage, it's totally up to them how they want to, they want to talk and how they want to engage. So, you know, they may say, I, you know, they may say, I want to talk once a week, they may say, I just want to talk once in a while, they may want to email, they may want to zoom, it's actually completely up to them, how they want to interact. And we leave it very open, very open to them. Usually, the survivor is the one that makes the decision how they're going to talk and how they're going to connect. And it's all person. Yeah, kind of molded to the person that's looking for support.   Michael Hingson  21:25 But the whole point is, it is a support network. So it's not a medical thing where people give medical advice, although How do doctors get involved? And do Do people ever want to talk with doctors through the system? Does that happen? Or is it more peer? To peer support?   Michael Hingson  21:43 Yeah, no, we get a ton of referrals from the doctors, you're exactly right. The doctors, nurses, social workers, they're the ones that send people to us. So that's where they come from out of them. But you gotta make friends with the facts, you got to convince the doctor that we have researched everyone we've talked to everybody and we know, sort of are you really know are people we know, questions that they asked. And so it's, it's really, it's a very, it's gotta be vetted, there's got to be training, we got to know all our people. That's really important. Because if you don't have the buy in from the doctors, and you don't trust, that these people who are sick are going to be able to, you know, have a good experience, and we're not going to give them medical advice, we're just going to be friends and supporters and arm them with questions, then you're not going to get the bind the doctor learn that, you know, in the early days, you know, we can't give medical advice, we coach that. Gotta make sure that our that our mentors, you know, our friends, sharing a lot, their story, they're supportive, they're loving, the caring, they, they they relate, they tell stories, they they blaze the road, that they don't tell people what to do with always go to the doctor in terms of what treatment to take to very important that you're going up. Because we're not doctors, we can't coach them what they should take.   Michael Hingson  23:12 Do Doc's ever volunteer and become a part of the organization in that way.   Michael Hingson  23:17 We're definitely we've had many doctors volunteer, we've also have Michael, we've got a group. It's a board, really, it's a medical advisory board of doctors, nurses, social workers, and they're incredible. They're all over the country, they help. They help us build our training manual, they help a lot of ways. But no doubt about it. You got to have the doctors on your team, you got to learn from them. You got to figure out from them, you know what's important, and how to make this thing work best. But you got to partner with the hospitals and the doctors for sure.   Michael Hingson  23:51 How large is the staff   Michael Hingson  23:54 13 We have 13 full time people, our budgets about $1.5 million a year. So we're, you know, small, medium sized nonprofit. But it's big enough to be able to manage the network so far. But of course, one day, you know, we want to have more people or we could, you know, be able to help more people because we have to pay people full time who answered the calls, who reach out who do the trainings, that's a big part of our costs are biggest part of our classes are people.   Michael Hingson  24:26 Yeah. And the the database and so on, obviously is a cost but it's it's sensible. And it makes perfect sense that people are the the largest part of of the cost that you have to undertake and you got to pay people because people need to to have support financial support to to be involved in this in one way or another as staff members.   Michael Hingson  24:50 That's exactly right. I mean, we pay people full time because they're going to be on the phones all day, and they're going to be helping people comforting people introducing them to other survivors. training new survivors managing the database. Exactly. So it's, it's not rocket scientists on this one on the program. But I will say there's a lot of moving parts. And sometimes somebody has a recurrence that we have to know that if they're registered survivor on our system, and then we want to reach out to them again to the mentor, but last week at occurrence and cancers back leg, you got to check in first before him before you hook them up together, there's a lot of moving parts. And you got to talk to people to learn who they really want to connect to, that can be tricky, too,   Michael Hingson  25:39 are the paid staff members, cancer survivors, so necessarily, some   Jonny Imerman  25:44 of them are now we do have some, it used to be all of them in the beginning, they were all survivors. And then sort of as we've grown, we have family members and caregivers. It's sort of a mix of a bunch of different people. We definitely do have some survivors on board. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  26:03 But then you've got 13,000 volunteers, which as you said, is also part of the moving parts of of what you do.   Jonny Imerman  26:10 Zack, managing them go keeping in touch with them and keeping them engaged when they're not monitoring. That that is also a challenge that we have not solved. We do our best at keeping in touch with the people. But it's tricky, because a lot of people in the system,   Michael Hingson  26:27 how did COVID affect what Imerman angels is doing?   Jonny Imerman  26:33 So COVID has been good, from some ways, I feel for all the families have gone through COVID. It's been a crazy couple of years. But it's taught us that we can really work remotely. And our team right now is hybrid, there's a few going into the office in Chicago, but a lot of them are just staying home. So it's really taught us that we can work really well together without working together every single day. So it hasn't slowed us down. The part. That's the craziest Michael is that fewer people have reached out during kirpan than they did pre COVID. And we think the real answer to that reason to that is because they, they simply, you know, they simply had their families and they have people around them. So they were able to have more support. So I think they called us a little less often than they did before. And that was a little tricky. We were just surprised, we thought we were gonna get a ton of calls during COVID. But a lot of people were with their families in their pod. And maybe they felt like they had more support. So they just simply didn't call us as often. But that's all coming back now. And I think numbers are going to come back up to where they were before.   Michael Hingson  27:52 Yeah, because in some senses, at least, with the immunity or with the extra strength that vaccinations offer. More and more people feel comfortable about going out a little bit   Michael Hingson  28:06 more. Exactly, exactly. That's for sure. And things like cancer, you know, you do have an immune deficiency. That's right. I mean, you got to be really careful if you have cancer, and you're on chemo and your white blood cell counts down. And then now you get something like COVID I mean, it can much more easily kill people. It's it's a tricky combination those things together.   Michael Hingson  28:30 Yeah, it does make it a challenge. But you have a great passion for this. And you've allowed your passion to help you move forward and form Emerman angels and that's good, because it's a need that needs to be filled. But you've moved on and you've also formed another organization. Tell us some about that, if   Michael Hingson  28:52 you would. Yeah, we have to so we got excited Michael about spreading the word for Imerman Angels because the more we got the word out, the more survivors out there found us join the network, and started helping people. And we came up with this idea that nonprofits really make cheap $2 bright green T shirts with way too much stuff on it that Nobody wears this stuff. And we're like we're gonna make cool shirts that people actually rack in the city and talk about us and wear to the gym. And we learn if we did white on black super simple. Just the logo enough to spark curiosity and spark a question on a really high quality t shirt that we could make it make it make it a brand's make you something you want to wear, and it's got to fit you well. And so we started making Imerman Angels one black shirts, that our friends are rocking at the gym or a sports game or walking their dog in the city. And lo and behold these conversations sparked in the word out and it brought us everybody we needed including donor Are people that use the program, people that volunteer, and we started a B Corp with a company called closed box Clos, the talk at COC talk.com is our website. And basically what it is, it is a one site where anyone can go. And you can learn and search about all these hundreds of nonprofits that are out there, watch the video, learn the mission inspired, find something new to you. But then at the same time, you can shop right there on the site, right when you like some things that I want to buy there, or I want to buy their teacher, I want to buy a hoodie, it's right there. And we make them on demand. And we dropship them right to you about four and a half days or average order to arrive at your door. Everything we make very high quality, and looks cool. It's all white on black or white and gray. And we want to inspire people to rock the logo of good causes, rather than wearing a Nike swoosh or an Under Armour symbol, or Dallas Cowboys. And that's okay, if you want to rock that. But you could be great. And you could rock a cause that actually helps people. And that actually, you know, gets movements out there. And it's a question that people are going to ask when they see in that shirt. And you can say, this is my favorite cause. And this is why and here's what they do. Because maybe someone who needs that program is going to hear about it because somebody else knows about it. It's all about awareness, awareness through apparel.   Michael Hingson  31:29 Well, to start the corporation, you obviously had to start learning and developing a knowledge about it, which says a lot about you that you want to continue to learn and evolve. So, Mr. Expert, what is a V Corp?   Jonny Imerman  31:46 Well, I'm I don't know x my expertise. But I will tell you, I've learned a lot. So a B Corp is the highest level certification that your company it is a business for your for profit company is a movement for social good. If the highest level of ethics in the highest level of sustainability, and social impact of anything out there, there's 1500 B corpse in the US and about 3500 outside the US about 5000 total. And it's really a movement of more sustainable ethical businesses who care. So we don't make apparel and run Shopify stores and sell stuff for companies or sports teams or anyone else. It's all nonprofits, its movements and causes that truly make the world better. Our packaging is 100%, recyclable, things like that, you know, we need to prove to become a B Corp that we care about the planet, we care about people, plants, pets, everything, you know, we care about all these causes, we are in the mission of solving a social problem. But we still want it like a business. That's why it's a B Corp, not a nonprofit.   Michael Hingson  32:59 So it is actually in some senses. And I don't mean this in a negative way. But it is a profit making company because it has have to support itself.   Jonny Imerman  33:08 That is 100% true, you know, we're not even profitable yet. So technically, I wouldn't even call me it is a for profit, technically. But it's not for profit for anyone yet, because we're still trying to cover our costs. And we're in year four and a half. But we've doubled sales between one year one and year two, and year two and year three, and then a percent we increase between three and four. So we're hoping this year to be able to cover our costs Michael, and then we can make a profit business where right we can live on it and be sustainable. Right now. We're living on savings that can last forever. So we're excited to make this sustainable and get to do what we love, and drive this mission home that we love. And then once we're profitable, in addition to the branding for the causes and getting their logos on more bodies 20% of our profits, we donate to our causes. So we're also going to help fund them when we get there   Michael Hingson  34:08 are the causes all cancer related?   Jonny Imerman  34:11 They're all over the board. So it could be helping people with disabilities. We have a group in Chicago called dare to try or anyone who's lost a limb. They teach you how to do tries, any sort of physical disability show, literally triathlons. We have groups that help animals. We have groups like Feeding America, which probably everybody knows the second biggest one in the country. Solving food insecurity could be anything helping the homeless and anywhere in the United States.   Michael Hingson  34:45 So they're they're keeping you busy. How how big guard our sales are is the cost right now how big is the corporation?   Jonny Imerman  34:53 So we are most we have over 400 nonprofits, and the most that we've seen sold in a year, which we're on pace probably this year to do about 200, for Feeding America 200 items. And the number, that's number one and number two, and number three are probably around 180 150 items for the year. So and then some of the causes will only sell maybe five years or so something like that much lower. So it's still lower than we want. But we knew that going in, you know, we have to be creative to drive people to our site, to allow them learn about vetted trustworthy, great causes, but then also take the next step to buy. But our big idea to really get this thing going and help more classes. And better is we are getting companies to allow group buy for their employees, and they buy one item for employee, and then every employee gets to pick their favorite nonprofit from our list. And then Geez, that work now becomes jeans day for purpose, because you're wearing a t shirt or a hat for your favorite cause in addition to jeans. And now it's something you know, bigger than just jeans day. Right? And so we're gonna get many, many more companies who are going to invest in this invest in their people and their causes. And it sparks conversations in the office about what's your favorite cause? Why?   Michael Hingson  36:18 How does class talk? And or how do class talk and Imerman angels kind of interrelate to each other.   Jonny Imerman  36:26 So Imerman angels is on closed dock. It's one of our nonprofits that on close talks. So we have 400 plus, and any nonprofit you gotta be a 501. C, you you basically get a page on closed Doc site. So when you go to closed Doc site, you can search and find all these nonprofits, but incriminated was one of them. It's one that they do sell on our site.   Michael Hingson  36:53 But they're separate organizations totally separate.   Michael Hingson  36:56 Ones a 501 C, three Imerman Angels, closed dock as a B Corp totally separate books. Solely separate things. That's true.   Michael Hingson  37:06 How do nonprofits learn about close talk?   Michael Hingson  37:10 So we reach out to a lot of them. We know quite a few because we've been in the space for almost 20 years. But at this point we have the one people that we do now are already with us pretty much. And we reach out we're constantly asking our friends, you know, tell us about great missions, who should we be helping? Should we partner with? So we use social media, word of mouth LinkedIn, we find some break as friends just reading an article and you're reading about a great new cause. Like that's one way one on our site. We can help make T shirts cooler so we do a lot We pound pavement we hustle that's for sure Miko Well, one   Michael Hingson  37:52 thought I have if you haven't connected and I obviously haven't looked yet at clothes talk.com but would be the National Federation of the Blind, which is the largest consumer organization of blind people might be something worth looking at.   Michael Hingson  38:04 We would love to work with that organization. We don't yet. And I think we reached out to them, but we didn't know anyone there. So we haven't connected with them yet. But that's a wonderful organization and needs to grow and want to make their tissues as cool as possible. And that's the goal. We help them all. And again, I want to underscore it's free for the nonprofits. They don't have to build a tech, they don't have to stack the inventory. They don't have to drive the traffic even you know, it's all on us and find ways creatively to drive traffic to our site so people can learn about these causes do it. So that way the nonprofit if they want to promote it to their own people, they can, but it's never required. They can focus on their service and the mission. That's the most important thing for them.   Michael Hingson  38:54 Well, being a prejudiced kind of guy. I'm more of a polo shirt guy than a t shirt guy. Our polo shirts available.   Jonny Imerman  39:01 We do my Kobe. Oh good. Yeah, polos, so we've got polos.   Michael Hingson  39:06 I like polos with pockets   Jonny Imerman  39:09 there we go, we do and we're if there's no there's not a pocket but we looked at other bolos add a couple of different styles because what we have now is like a polo more of a golf shirt. Doing some that are all cotton, that are might have a pocket on the ones we're looking at. But we're always adding new items. You know the store is the same store 16 items right now for all of our causes, but we're always adding new ones on there so we appreciate your   Jonny Imerman  39:39 feedback we take all that helps helps us get better we just want to give them what they're gonna wear.   Michael Hingson  39:44 That's right in front of right in front of everyone, you know polos with pockets, but that's my prejudice. I just like those shirts. I like pockets on shirts. So yeah, that's for sure. That's that's me. But you you continue to really evolved these corporations and I would be interested to hear where you see both Emerman angels and close tech in over 10 years.   Jonny Imerman  40:12 No Imerman angels, we'd love to see hundreds of 1000s Maybe millions of survivors in one big community giving back. And people that would be beautiful to see that happening in increasing the community, helping you know, hundreds of 1000s or millions of people one day, and in 10 years clothes, we love to be able to walk out the streets in New York, LA, San Francisco, Seattle, you name it. And like two out of five people a rock and a hat, or a t shirt or polo, for a cause that they love. And we want to make it mainstream, you feel good about yourself, you feel like you're volunteering just by being you know why wear a plain white shirt or a plain black shirt, when you could be great, you could be rocking something that matters. That's our main vision that we see as this is going to be mainstreamed for people to wear.   Michael Hingson  41:10 So how big is the clothes tech staff,   Jonny Imerman  41:12 very small, my brother, myself, my brother's my best friend, it's him and me. And we have a third minority partners. We haven't even hired anyone yet. And we're just grinding it out little by little, but we are going to hire hopefully sooner than later, you know, when we get some profit. And we're able to afford that we'd love to be able to hire more people to help.   Michael Hingson  41:35 Well, and you and your brother work well together. And that's always a good thing we do   Jonny Imerman  41:39 we get along great, you know, occasionally a little bit of heat in the kitchen, but that's part of it, you know, like any relationship. But overall, we see things very similarly, we both have the same goals. The trust is always there. And he's my best friend. So very lucky for that.   Michael Hingson  41:57 Have you had any other incidents of cancer, or just the testicular cancer,   Michael Hingson  42:02 testicular cancer. But after I finished all my chemos Michael, I was clear. And then about a year later at a checkup, CAT scan that found for tumors by my kidneys, sort of by my spine, really, and in front of the spine, I guess I should say. And behind the kidneys, they were in a weird spot. So we had to go in through one more vertical incision, one more big surgery through my abdomen is 11 inches long from the sternum down to the pubic bone. And I had to move my organs out of the way, like pick them up with their hands and move them and get to the tumors, cut them out, put the organs back in, stitch the stomach muscle, and then 60 staples up and down vertically. So that was my last bout. 2003 is when it all ended. But yeah, it was. It was a journey. I mean, there's no doubt about it. I mean, cancer can come back. One thing I believe is when you're helping other people and you're focusing on your mentees, you sort of release fear of a comeback. And you don't think about it as much you don't as scared of it anymore. Because you're so focused on helping somebody that's really sick right now, and doesn't know if they're going to make it.   Michael Hingson  43:18 Yeah, he's your brother had any experience with cancer? Personally, no,   Michael Hingson  43:22 no, you know, just as being a caregiver to me and my mom. But now fortunately, both of them are okay. Never had a problem that got they're totally safe. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  43:34 Which is, which doesn't mean at all that he isn't empathetic and understanding clearly he is because the two of you work together and you enjoy each other's company. And that's always a relevant part to the process.   Michael Hingson  43:47 That is that definitely is it takes a team, it takes a village to get through this stuff. It's not easy, but you get through it. But I think a lot of us feel like myself, if you're going to go through cancer go through young, and you have more of your life afterwards, to live more enlightened more. With a focus more with purpose, you want to make a difference. You want to be kind, you want to really look away at the end of life and say how many people that I positively affect in my life. And I think a lot of us as cancer survivors, especially the ones, that's how we think are their impact. What footprint Are we leaving?   Michael Hingson  44:28 Are there any kinds of cancers that even when you diagnose them early? aren't things that you can stop or kids can pretty much you say, universally, that if you catch it early, you can stop it and live a meaningful and long life?   Jonny Imerman  44:44 Yeah, that's almost all cancers. If you catch it early, you can get it out from the roots. And that's the goal is to get it out from the roots. So if you catch it early, that's the key. Now there are some that are just dead. recall it starts in the brain, it's just difficult based on the tissue around it. But if you still get it early, and it's smaller, it might be a minor surgery or a little radiation. And you're able to save so much of the brain or all the brain and save someone's life. But early detection is key. Being aware of your body going in, if you feel something, those are all really, really important things.   Michael Hingson  45:24 I think we've kind of covered it, but still, what do you advise everyone to do regarding cancer?   Michael Hingson  45:33 i Yes, we did talk about it. But go in, get checked once a year. If it's in your family get checked more than once a year. Educate people get your friends to go in, like getting checked. And making sure things are clear is the best way to save your life.   Michael Hingson  45:52 I will say from experience I do go in I guess it's now every 10 years to do colonoscopies and people say how horrible they are? Well, the prep is, is a whole lot worse than the colonoscopy because you tend to sleep through it. But yeah, it is it is such a necessary thing to do. And then every year we do colorguard tests, my doctor has prescribed those and I gather that's a pretty successful and meaningful way to to potentially see a lot of cancers that might happen or rule out the fact that you have any.   Jonny Imerman  46:29 Yes, yes, I mean, knowledge is power. I'm glad you're on headlight color, you're in the know, and you're educated. I mean, the more you educate yourself on this stuff, that is truly how we save lives.   Michael Hingson  46:45 Yeah, that's what we have to do. In order to make sure that we we take no chances with all of this, which is really important. That's right. So it's, it's really exciting that you and your mission exists in are helping so many people. I don't remember whether you said the number, but how many people do you think you serve in the course of a year as people who come to you and say I have this cancer or I'm concerned about the cancer that I might have. And so it's   Michael Hingson  47:20 1000s of families reach out to us every year, it's somewhere in the ballpark of 3500 to 4000. families a year on average will find us and reach out. And we probably pick up about 1000 new survivors every year. And family members, I do want to mention, you know, we do help the family members, like let's say it's someone who loses their spouse to cancer, and they're only 30 years old, and they have a small child, you know, we can introduce that person to another person who says I'm 35. And when I was 30, I also lost my spouse to cancer. And I have a small child. And here's how I got through it. Nobody should go through this alone where the caregiver, the caregiver, or the person that's in the fight to a survivor.   Michael Hingson  48:08 So with all that you're doing, do most survivors that connect with you then become volunteers for the organization and are available or is out of 13,000 people or the people who have stayed with you.   Jonny Imerman  48:24 Yes, I mean, the large, large majority of people who we help and hook them up with a mentor, they're going to beat it. And then they're going to say I want to mentor It's my turn now to give back in as a beautiful thing. You know, they care, they they're grateful. They want to help the next person there really is, is it's like an engine that that kind of feeds on itself. And it   Michael Hingson  48:49 doesn't really get any better than that, because you've got so many people who want to give back and, and do it. And, you know, I would say the whole thing a little bit differently than you. I would hope that we find some cures for some of this cancer at some point in the near future. So that the number of volunteers you have to have and the number of people who are involved gets to go down because cancer is less, but we're not there yet.   Jonny Imerman  49:14 Yep. Yeah, that's exactly right. We are not there yet. You know, if you look at stats, every year, Michael, the survival rate goes up 1%. So 40 years ago, it was about a 30 35% survival rate of cancer full years later today. It's about in the 70s. It's about 74 75% of people who can repeat it every year. So research and all the good work that they're doing in the lab, and all the new treatments. It's about that increases survival rates 1%. So eventually we are going to get there.   Michael Hingson  49:54 How much of the increase in survival rate comes from just the medical treatments as opposed was to catching it early.   Jonny Imerman  50:03 That's a good question. I don't know that exactly. I do know this that did you get it early, you're way, way, way ahead of beating it. That is for sure. I don't know exactly though. I mean, a lot of it, of course has to do with new treatments I know with for my cancer, testicular cancer, it was in the 70s. And before, 90 plus percent of people died with this cancer. And in the late 70s, early 80s, a dyadic, dn hospital, Larry einhorn invented, created this chemo. And it really flipped the numbers. Now, it's gotta be something like 80 90% of guys, which is the direct answer, do beat it. Again, you gotta get it early. But overall, 80 to 90%   Michael Hingson  50:58 of them will beat it. Which, which is, is pretty important and relevant to be able to address but it's still, it's an it's a complex solution. It's not just oh, you can go get medical treatment, it is being aware, catching it early. And then dealing with it and not allowing yourself to go into denial. 100%,   Jonny Imerman  51:21 catching it early, not going into denial. Being afraid to go to the hospital is a dangerous thing. We always say as survivors that doctors not going to give you cancer, you're not going to give it to you either have it or you don't. So you might as well figure it out now and find out. You got to know but you're not going to get it you're not going to catch it from going to a cancer one of the doctor,   Michael Hingson  51:42 that's a good thing. That's a good thing. That's a really good thing. Is cancer mostly genetic? Or why do people get it? Is it just most   Michael Hingson  51:53 researchers, Michael that I know and I know quite a few over the years, because they all send us patients but they say a 5% genetic, much smaller than most people think 95% of what we do socio environmental. And if you take that 95% and make that one whole pie. Two thirds of that is one thing, which is diet. And most The researchers say that it's just not known enough. But what we eat makes it very a lot of logic, very logical to a lot of people is going to filter into our bloodstream and become our bodies. So it got to eat as healthy as it can and as clean as you can. It's Whole Foods free from pesticides and chemicals. There's no doubt about it. That's the number one overall factor in something like cancer.   Michael Hingson  52:47 So what are good diets?   Jonny Imerman  52:49 You know, I don't want to impose my views because this is their own but I will say after everyone I've met and all the researchers I know most residual I know they are vegans, I've been vegan myself for 1415 years. I rice beans, vegetables, now it's through and I don't do any and there's no doubt about that. Like there's there's a lot of research especially with colon cancer and colon stuff that that is just lesser lesser chance of developing cancer especially colon but you know again, that's my personal views if somebody likes a good burger if they immediately are happy to eat a steak I get it or chicken or fish whatever it is you I would just save this if you love it just try to do it in moderation and do it or anything every day with meat.   Michael Hingson  53:48 But is it the meat or is it the additives and the pesticides or the the other things that is put into the meat that's really the issue?   Michael Hingson  53:57 I personally think and again, I'm not an expert but everything that I heard it's a little bit of both the animal protein but it's mostly the additives and it's what happens to these animals antibiotics that are pumped with and and things because it becomes a business and the bigger the animals the more the more you know meat there is to sell and unfortunately that's how it is a lot of stuff pumped in and antibiotics or growth hormones or whatever to make the animals bigger and we can plants you got to be a little careful still with Indian pesticides and so forth.   Michael Hingson  54:37 But certainly the issue is ultimately eat higher quality food look for the the food whether it's meat or not, then doesn't use a lot of pesticides and so on. And that isn't guaranteeing that you won't contract but your chances go up of remaining more healthy.   Jonny Imerman  54:58 Yes, yeah. us absolutely your chances go up. And if you're not sure middle of the road in, if someone's eating steak every day, three meals a day, I don't think that's a great idea personally, for me, yeah. But you're middle of the road when in doubt. And you just try to lean I think on a war budget, vegetable diet and as Whole Foods and as organic as   Michael Hingson  55:24 I know, my wife, Karen and I tend to, if we have meat, and we do some, but it's it dinner, and we portion control it. And we are eating pretty high quality stuff, as opposed to just going buying the best price at the store and things like that. But we, we for lunch, we usually eat not some cheese and fruit. And for breakfast, it's high end oatmeal or a bagel. And with a little bit of butter on it. And so there there are things that possibly could be improved. But by the same token, we're monitoring it pretty closely. And again, we go in for all the physicals and so on, that I think we're very concerned about heart healthy carry has had some family members with it. And of course, I mentioned my brother and other things like that. So we're, we're sensitive to it. And I think everyone should be sensitive to it.   Jonny Imerman  56:19 I totally agree. I mean, what's more important than your health? If you're not healthy? How can you help anybody else? Or take care of your kids or your family? You got it, you should be smart about it. No doubt?   56:31 Well, I think it makes perfect sense all the way around. I can't leave without talking about how we met, which was on a webinar with accessiBe, which was a lot of fun. In is it Imerman angels that uses accessiBE?   56:45 We do. We're very grateful. So close talk has it too close, or too great. Yeah, so close together, too. And thank you, Michael, for all you do for accessibe in the accessibe team, they've just become friends. And I love the mission of an all accessible internet for as many people as we can for 2025 I just think it's such a positive mission company. And it's really a B Corp minded company, and rootin for you guys always so love, which you do   57:17 well, and we're having a lot of fun doing it, educating people. And there's a lot to learn about the internet. And we're learning a lot about how to communicate, as well. But we do appreciate people like you who are out there who are using it, and telling the world that again, it's all about some social consciousness. And what happens with accessibe accessibe is a very conscious company regarding the world SSB also makes itself available free of charge for nonprofits, which is really kind of cool.   Michael Hingson  57:49 Really, really cool. I mean, for any nonprofit in the disability space, I know they're totally free. And so we told a lot of our disability nonprofits about accessibe and they signed up and now they have an accessible website, especially because there's been people with disabilities. So yeah, yeah, really good stuff there.   Michael Hingson  58:11 And whatever doesn't work with the access or automated widget, excessively is there to help make the rest of it accessible to which is part of the social conscious of consciousness of the organization?   Jonny Imerman  58:24 Yeah, really is. It's, it's a great group, and they're passionate in there. They're fired up. And it's a mission that matters. So what a great company to get behind.   Michael Hingson  58:35 And we got to meet you. Yeah, I   Jonny Imerman  58:36 got to meet you. Like your story is great. And I enjoyed watching you and your video and learning. I think it was the Monterey speech you gave it was funny, as well done and, and informative and your store and you have escaped the building. And I learned a lot from you. So thank you for that.   Michael Hingson  58:55 Well, thank you. It's was fun to do the speech in 2019. And be able to continue to move forward. And we're having a lot of fun with accessibility. And as I said, getting to me, you and having a lot of fun doing this podcast. And we we really love social minded people who are on missions, especially because they make sense. And it could be that you've got a single minded mission, that's okay. Or you go off in many directions. That's okay, as long as you do it, and you recognize you're doing it for the right reasons. And that's what matters.   Jonny Imerman  59:29 Yeah, that's it. If we all live that way, and try to help others and be kind and affect people in a positive way. It's all it's a win for everybody. Everybody wins together. Everybody benefits.   Michael Hingson  59:42 Should people be afraid of cancer, and I'm delivered and asking about fear.   Michael Hingson  59:47 No, I don't think we want to live afraid of it. I think we need to think preventatively though, you don't want to be reactive. You don't want to deal with cancer like I had once I had it I was like Okay, and what do I need to do to Get rid of it. You want to think preventatively exercise workout, lower your stress, sleep enough, eat a healthy diet, don't smoke, don't do drugs, don't do anything to the body that's toxic. Those are the ways I think we live. And then you just after that you can't really fear it. Because if you're doing all those things are most of the things that got to live your life and freedom, I think and try to enjoy it and not worry about it. Because life is truly enjoying the moment.   Michael Hingson  1:00:30 And I think that's really important that we we've got to start fearing less, we've got to stop being so afraid. But be more strategic, analyze, be more people who look at what goes on during the day by taking some self analysis time at the end of the day. And not being afraid of so many things. Because fear, as I like to say blinds you. And when that happens, you don't think St.   Michael Hingson  1:01:01 Lily agree, you know, fear is kind of the opposite of joy in a lot of ways. If you want to be happy, and you want to be in peace you can, you got to find ways to let it go. I told the agreement in fear to a lot of nasty things to people, it's just it's not another great emotion. So we the survivors have put a lot of time and reducing our fear of our cancer coming back. And to us the number one way to do that is giving back helping other people because you're not focused on your own self and your own fear, because you're helping somebody else who's sick right now. So through mentoring to giving back through taking the spotlight off yourself and other people. That's how you reduce your fear in the same way with something like AAA Alcoholics Anonymous sponsors will help the next person and it gets the mind off themselves of going back into drinking because you have a mentee that you got to help. You're responsible for somebody else, you know, that's how he he reduced the fear and you stay on a better path.   Michael Hingson  1:02:04 Well, Jonny imerman I really want to thank you for being on unstoppable podcast and how can people reach out to you you've talked about it some but good to summarize it again. How can they maybe talk with you personally or reach out and learn all they need to learn   Jonny Imerman  1:02:18 as little Michael You are a pleasure brother it's great chat with you again and Imerman angels if you know anybody with cancer, it's I M E R M A N  angels that o r g if you forget that you just type in one on one cancer support and mentoring or something like that and we should pop up right away. And with clothes talk@coztak.com clothes talk.com Like your clothes are talking for a good cause sparking conversation in the word during go to the web site and learn about Craig pauses are out there to rock their logos   Michael Hingson  1:02:55 will super will thank you again for being with us. And you out there listening wherever you are. We really appreciate you and would love to get your comments and feedback about this and unstoppable mindset in general, you are welcome to give us and we appreciate you giving us a five star review wherever you're listening to the podcast. But also, you can email me directly at Michaelhi M I C H A E L H I at accessibe A C C E S S I B E .com. Or go to www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast. And hingson is spelled H i n g s o n. And if you know someone else who you think ought to be on unstoppable mindset, love to get those suggestions. We really appreciate hearing from all of you about who you think ought to be on the podcast. Some people we'd love to have on the podcast. We haven't been able to reach him yet. But it'd be fun to have Anthony Fauci on the podcast, don't you think Jonny that'd be kind of Oh, that would be awesome. That would be kind of fun. But in general, we really appreciate any suggestions that you all have. And I can I can come up with a whole bunch of names of people we'd like to have, but we really appreciate any assistance and support any of you can bring to bear and in finding guests for us. We're grateful to do that. So thank you again for listening. And Jonny one last time. Thank you for being a guest on unstoppable mindset. Michael, thanks and stay well, buddy. Keep up the good stuff. Great to see you. Thanks for having me.   Michael Hingson  1:04:35 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. To learn more about the concept of blinded by fear, please visit www dot Michae

Kate Arnold underwent a stem cell transplant for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 12 years ago.  She joins us today to discuss her best survivorship tips for every step of the process.First, you need a goal--- a "why."  For Kate, she wanted to get her young daughters through high school.  Today, they are both in college.Throughout this process, listen to your gut.  ASK QUESTIONS - there are no stupid questions, even if they seem trivial.  Make sure you have a medical team that you are comfortable with.  Despite many options available in Chicago, Kate opted to have her treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.It's also important to find humor in your situation. Kate says she and her husband were very open about their story, and weren't afraid to crack jokes.  Also, even if you have cancer, you still have a life beyond that. Kate talks about dancing in the kitchen with her kids.Make your mental health a priority.  Through the Cancer Wellness Center, Kate found a therapist that had a specialty in oncology - she was uniquely qualified to talk about all aspects of the process - even those dark thoughts that creep into a patient's head.  She learned that adjusting to a gratitude mindset was very helpful.Because she wasn't afraid to speak up for herself, Kate often got direct phone numbers for doctors and other staff. She tells us a story about when that came in very handy.Often, when you have cancer, well-meaning friends and family can say some pretty awful things.  Kate and Peg talk about ways to pivot the conversation away from difficult topics, horror stories, or simply bad advice.Kate is very open and honest about regrets she has had through this whole process.   She wishes she had secured mental health help for her kids earlier, and she also wishes she'd been more compassionate toward bad behavior. She encourages any parent with cancer to think about where their children's outbursts are coming from.  In fact, it was something her youngest said that gave her clarity.All patients - and all treatment centers - are different.  Advice and protocols change between them.  It's important to listen to your medical team.Links: MD Anderson Cancer Center: https://www.mdanderson.org/Imerman Angels: https://imermanangels.org/Be The Match: https://bethematch.org/Other ResourcesNational Bone Marrow Transplant Link - (800) LINK-BMT, or (800) 546-5268.nbmtLINK Website: https://www.nbmtlink.org/nbmtLINK Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/nbmtLINKnbmtLINK YouTube Page can be found by clicking here.Thank you to this season's sponsors:The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, www.lls.orgSanofi: https://www.sanofi.com/ 

Living a life of purpose is a value for many people, but not everyone has the tools to something about it. Today's guest has dedicated his life to a great mission. He has taken his simple ideas to build organizations that help make a difference in many people's lives, particularly those who are battling cancer. He builds great connections using a 3-step process which we can also put into practice. Tune in and listen to an inspiring conversation between our host, Jacob Moore, and Jonny Imerman.  In this episode, you'll learn... 1. Using curiosity to make genuine connections 2. How to remember and index details about new connections 3. Approaches to networking that are win-win for everyone Jonny lives in NYC but grew up in Metro Detroit. Shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan, he was diagnosed with advanced cancer and had 2 years of chemo and surgeries. He co-founded https://imermanangels.org/ (Imerman Angels), a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides free one-on-one peer cancer support for thousands of cancer families each year in 115+ countries. Jonny also co-founded B Corp https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/cloztalk (CLOZTALK.com), an online store that sells cool, comfy logoed clothing, like t-shirts, hats, and hoodies, to promote your favorite nonprofit. He serves on the boards of Imerman Angels, Above & Beyond Family Recovery Center, Lorenzo's House, Pickles, Chicago Leadership Alliance, and REELabilities Film Festival. “To me, it's just fascinating to learn people's stories and I think you also have to realize that there's always something about every single human.”  - Jonny Imerman   In This Episode: [03:02] - Let's get to know a little bit about Jonny and his work [07:09] - Is being curious something you learn or is it an innate ability? [08:21] - How to be a good connector without asking for money or payback [09:48] - You don't need an exceptional brain to remember people [13:41] - Seeing the connections in seemingly unrelated events and people [17:58] - Sync up your phone with different platforms so it's easier to find people and make connections [19:36] - Imerman Angels–over 30k survivors connected with each other  [20:09]  - The idea behind CLOZTALK and how it helps more nonprofits and great missions Connect with Jonny Imerman: https://imermanangels.org/ (Imerman Angels Website) https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/cloztalk (CLOZTALK Website) https://www.instagram.com/imermanangels/ (Instagram) Connect with Jacob Moore: Website https://www.instagram.com/passionandprofits (Instagram - Passion & Profits) https://www.instagram.com/jacobmoore (Instagram - Jacob Moore) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-moore/ (LinkedIn) https://www.facebook.com/nostigmas (Facebook) https://twitter.com/jacobdmoore (Twitter) https://www.TikTok.com/@moorejacob (TikTok ) Learn More: http://the5bridges.com/ (5 Bridges to Wellness) and http://nostigmas.org/ (NoStigmas) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

27. Cancer Made Us Better: A Chat with My Husband   I sure wish I had known that there were resources for caregivers during my cancer journey. Steve and I didn't even think that maybe he would need to be supported or at least have someone to talk to about what he was going through. I was a mess for a few weeks, and he was my rock. But who was his rock? Yes, he is a man of great faith, and we both relied on God to get us through this season. But day to day, we each needed someone to talk to, to vent to, and for someone to say, "I'm here for you even if you don't think you need me." I had an incredible group of girlfriends (including my precious mom and two daughters) that came alongside me. Kathy (who was two years ahead of me on her breast cancer journey), along with Kim and Patty, dropped everything on my diagnosis day (Sept 1st) to rush over to my house with pink bracelets that we would all wear and Rombauer Chardonnay that we would all drink, haha. Kim left me daily phone messages in an attempt to make me laugh. The best one was when she accidentally flushed her Tiffany sunglasses down the toilet at Nordstrom-I laughed until I cried on that one :) The most challenging time for me was telling my mom and the kids. So hard, I had to have Steve tell my mom. She had to put the phone down she was crying so hard. My church family supported me, my book club, family and friends, and my C3 group (Christian business group of sisters in Christ), and I was given a breast cancer mentor, Liza, through Imerman Angels. Steve had some friends he shared with (he's also in a C3 group) and a few other guys, but he needed more support. I'm hopeful that you can discover better ways to support caregivers through our mistakes. Looking back, we would have set up an appointment with a family counselor to discuss the different aspects of cancer support. We also would have reached out to Imerman Angels to get Steve a mentor- this is an incredible service they offer, mentor support for caregivers - all for free!     This episode is sponsored by Wave Block. Use the code Enos20 for 20% off of your Wave Block purchase. The perfect accessory to your Airpods® – block radiation and EMF – WaveBlock™   Resources ImmermansAngels.org Support Groups — Cancer Care Support Groups — Cancer.net Support Groups — CancerLife.org CancerCare.org Why Did I Get Cancer Ep. 3 — “Loneliness is the Enemy of Cancer Treatment — Mentorship Can Help You Cross the Finish Line” on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Connect with Deborah Deborah on Instagram Deborah on Facebook Deborah on Twitter WhyDidIGetCancer.com   This podcast is for informational purposes only and none of the information should be construed as medical advice. Listeners should seek guidance from their own medical team before making any medical or lifestyle changes.

"It was always from the beginning about making sure ensuring no one had to go through cancer alone."- Stephanie Lieber, Executive Director, Imerman's AngelsThrough a very specific and unique matching process, Imerman Angels connect people who have lived with cancer at some point in their life to a newly diagnosed cancer patient.These “Mentor Angels” are cancer survivors and caregivers who have faced the same type of cancer and therefore can help guide a person through one of the scariest points of his or her life.Founded by Jonny Imerman in 2006, the organization has made sure that tens of thousands of people haven't had to face cancer alone.In This Episode:Stephanie Lieber, Executive Director, Imerman AngelsDave Louthan, Team Imerman Angels DirectorLiz Ladewig, Team Imerman Angels Runner & Professional Board MemberTim Pearman, Director, Supportive Oncology, Northwestern Medical GroupNicole Schroeder, Survivor & Team Imerman Angels Runner This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit milesforchange.substack.com

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NOTE: You can see the video from this interview on our YouTube channel, here. Many thanks to Courtney and Riley at #AmbitionStrikes for their encouragement to make the jump to YouTube!Olivia Luginski was my social worker at Moffitt Cancer Center after I was diagnosed with a cardiac sarcoma. Olivia helped guide us through the process of getting help and offers advice for anyone -- patient or caregiver -- who's dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Plus, she's a delightful human being. To review the resource list Olivia mentioned, submit a request on our website's contact page and we'll email you the 9-page document.For more information about Imerman Angels' peer-matching service for patients and caregivers, visit www.imermanangels.org. To contact Moffitt Cancer Center, visit www.moffitt.org.NOTE: I am not a medical professional. Everyone on the "Life, Cancer, Etc." podcast is sharing their own experiences, not giving medical advice.Photo courtesy of Oliva LuginskiAll other content © 2022 Heidi Bragg and Life, Cancer, Etc. All rights reserved.

Lynch syndrome is a common and often under-diagnosed inherited condition that increases one's risk for a variety of cancers, including colon, rectal, uterine, ovarian, urinary tract, and others. Many individuals with a Lynch mutation develop related cancers at a much younger age than the general population. According to the National Cancer Institute, “It is estimated that 1 in every 280 Americans are living with Lynch Syndrome." Most people living. with this inherited condition are unaware of it, or are diagnosed only after they have developed cancer.Dave Dubin, Founder of “Alive and Kickn”and three-time Lynch Syndrome cancer survivor shares his personal story and talks about the inspiring work his organization is doing through research, advocacy, education and screening. 

We've all ended up with some non profit swag. Whether its a tshirt or a totebag, its probably covered in company logos and mission statements, and something that stays in the back of our drawer. But what if the design was toned down, sleek, and something you actually wanted to wear on the day to day? Thats the mission behind CLOZTALK, founded by Jonny Imerman and his brother (both Cranbrook grads) in 2018.CLOZTALK is branded apparel specifically for non-profits, in an effort to build a well-known brand and raise awareness for their missions.Jonny joins Robert in this episode to talk about starting CLOZTALK, branding for non profits, B Corps, being class secretaries for their Cranbrook classes, and lessons hes learned from starting 2 organizations.About The Guest:Jonny Imerman is the class secretary for the Cranbrook class of 1994, and the co-founder of CLOZTALK, which designs branded apparel for non-profits. He also started Imerman Angels, whose mission is to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.Reach Him At:Jonny Imerman on LinkedInCLOZTALKImerman AngelsSelected Quotes:Lessons learned at CranbrookThat's also a lesson I think we learned at Cranbrook, is always service. I can remember a Cranbrook going into a senior living home and visiting people once or twice a week in the area, it was at Square Lake in Woodward, I still remember that. But you're always expected to do something for people outside yourself. And I think Cranbrook is awesome In that way, you have to do some community service. Because we all need to hopefully become the best people we can and always be thinking of others as you get older.Changing careers after a cancer diagnosisI was working in commercial real estate before, and once I got diagnosed, I just was like, I don't really care. And I don't really know how long I'm gonna live my life. And I just want to do something that I know makes the world better and makes me happy and make some real difference. It leaves a footprint.Why branding is so important for nonprofitsWe even argue that people who wear CLOSTALK apparel are happier. They make more friends, somebody asks about it, you're more connected. And you're just, you you're feeling good about yourself because you feel like you're volunteering when you're just going about your day as you normally would. It doesn't take an extra minute of your own time, right? Just to rock the cause. If you're wearing a t-shirt anyway, might as well rock it for a cause. 

I'm joined by a man who shares his experience fighting cancer throughout his 20s. He discusses how it's impacted his dating life and his social life, how he navigated ending things with someone he started dating in remission as his cancer came back, how he feels about the possibility of putting himself out there to date again, when and how he would approach discussing his medical history with a potential partner, and more. The Ulman Foundation is dedicated to creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. Visit https://ulmanfoundation.org. Imerman Angels' mission is to provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there. Visit https://imermanangels.org/.

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month.  According to the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, Testicular Cancer is the Leading Cancer in Men ages 15-44.  Discover some of the risk factors for testicular cancer.  Also learn about the symptoms and treatments.  Find out who has a list of testicular cancer treatment experts.  Finally, hear about Jonny Imerman who survived testicular cancer and founded Imerman Angels.  Imerman Angels offers Free Cancer Support.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/doseofjoy?fan_landing=true)

Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti In this episode: Tai Duncan is Vice President of  Community Integration at  Cresco Labs, one of  the largest multi state, vertically  integrated  cannabis  companies in the  US. In this role, Tai  and her team  provide expertise  and leadership to promote Cresco's community related goals to a wide internal and external  audience, driving strategic initiatives that align  with Cresco's rapid expansion and serve as the  company's central point of contact with  community leaders. A licensed attorney since 2008, Tai has enjoyed  a successful legal and business career, serving in  a variety of roles across industries. As a founding member of the adult basketball fitness  company, Swish House, Tai has acted as a  consultant to the startup since 2014, serving as  its Vice President of Business and Legal affairs  prior to joining Cresco. With civic engagement as a priority, Tai has  served on boards, committees and as a  volunteer for nearly a dozen local organizations.  She has been a member of the Board of  Trustees of The Cove School, Lookingglass  Theatre Company, and the Lynn Sage Cancer  Research Foundation. Tai continues to be  involved with a variety of nonprofit organizations through philanthropy, advocacy, and board service, including Imerman Angels  and A Silver Lining Foundation. In 2016, Tai  received the WNBA Chicago Sky's #RedefinePossible Women's Leadership Award,  and she was recognized as one of Chicago  Scholars' 35 Under 35 Making an Impact in  2018. Tai Is also a member of the inaugural  cohort of The Black Bench Chicago public affairs  leadership development program. Wepa! I'm Marina. I am a technologist, mom, podcast host, leadership coach, cruciverbalist and aquarian. ;) UNBOSSED is “Stories of Amazing Women in Chicago”. If you are a new listener to UNBOSSED, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today! Key Highlights: Do your best, don't do the best. Watchout for the golden handcuffs and the exhausting noise I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change by Marc Benioff and Monica Langley Memorable Quotes: “Do the best you can, at time, with what you have” - Tai Duncan's mom “If you want to be an artist, just go do that; don't pay for school” - Tai Duncan's dad “Lawyers think cool, that's why I loved it” - Tai Duncan Useful Links and Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tai-d-b831763/ https://sky.wnba.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti/support

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:How to grow your business8020 Principle ImplementationConnect with Jon Dwoskinhttps://www.expertcresecrets.com/episode51Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Expert CRE Community today:expertCREsecrets.comeXpert CRE Secrets FacebookeXpert CRE Secrets Youtube

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When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate BrokerageKnowing your MetricsConnect with Jon Dwoskinhttps://www.expertcresecrets.com/episode50Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Expert CRE Community today:expertCREsecrets.comeXpert CRE Secrets FacebookeXpert CRE Secrets Youtube

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:Value is based on benefits, not featuresListening for windows of opportunityBringing on a mentorDefine interest generatorConnect with John Dwoskinhttps://www.expertcresecrets.com/episode49Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Expert CRE Community today:expertCREsecrets.comeXpert CRE Secrets FacebookeXpert CRE Secrets Youtube

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:The biggest obstacle facing commercial brokersWhy conditional close is the hard oneThe cadence of keep goingConnect with Jon Dwoskinhttps://www.expertcresecrets.com/episode48Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Expert CRE Community today:expertCREsecrets.comeXpert CRE Secrets FacebookeXpert CRE Secrets Youtube

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:How to grow your business8020 Principle ImplementationConnect with Jon Dwoskin:https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/talking-real-estate-with-brett-jon-june-26-episode/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Capital Gains Tax Solutions Community today:capitalgainstaxsolutions.comCapital Gains Tax Solutions FacebookCapital Gains Tax Solutions Twitter

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate BrokerageKnowing your MetricsConnect with Jon Dwoskin:https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/talking-real-estate-with-brett-jon-june-19-episode/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Capital Gains Tax Solutions Community today:capitalgainstaxsolutions.comCapital Gains Tax Solutions FacebookCapital Gains Tax Solutions Twitter

Show Notes Do you stop yourself from doing things that would make you happy or give you a break from caregiving because it makes you feel guilty to even think about it?  Does it feel selfish to want or to do something for yourself because you aren't the one that is sick? Do you reconsider taking a break because you worry that if someone finds out they will judge you?  Let's talk about why it's in your loved one's best interest for you to care for yourself.  Guilt and shame are a couple of the main reasons caregivers tell me they don't even consider doing things for themselves. So let's break this down. Last week I explained what self-care really is. Don't forget to go back to listen to that if you haven't already… Self-care is the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness. Last week I spoke about the misconceptions people have when it comes to self-care and explained that it isn't elaborate vacations and expensive spa days. It is simply finding ways to fit moments of care into your day so you can reduce stress and protect yourself from stress-related illness while finding happiness even if only a minute at a time.  Self-care is all based on what is relaxing and fun for you and can be a simple as taking a step outside or simply stopping and doing nothing for a minute like I suggested last week. Today let's focus on why caring for yourself is important for the person you care for.  Making the case You know what it feels like to be overwhelmed with caregiving and you know how awful you feel when you are under a lot of stress. We all react to this differently but in general, it doesn't feel good, and the way your body reacts to stress affects everyone around you. You may find yourself exhausted, unable to think clearly, crying a lot, irritated, easy to react in anger, and have no motivation to do things. You can feel depressed, suffer from anxiety and overwhelming worry because of it.  You feel like crap. I know that when I feel like this I can be a difficult person to be around and it's hard for me to enjoy the people I'm with. I also find it hard to make decisions or remember what I needed to do next, and all I want to do is sleep. I know that when I find myself feeling this way it's a sign that I need to take a step back and figure out what is going on.  There is no reason for you to feel like you are suffering because of caregiving. It is hard to make the sacrifices that you have to make to care for your loved one. However, that doesn't mean that you don't get to enjoy your life.  If you can address the caregiver burnout, begin to take some time for yourself, and celebrate the people you live with, everyone wins. When you are under less stress and feel more content with your life it will reflect in the way you live throughout the day. The way you connect with the person you love changes. You have the energy to care more. It might be easier to make time to enjoy them more. The way you care for them probably becomes a little gentler because you probably aren't as irritated when you do those tasks.  If you're able to find a way to reduce your stress by practicing self-care daily you'll have a clearer mind when you walk into doctor's offices with your loved one. You'll be better able to ask questions and problem solve.  Caring for yourself begins to free you up to actually notice the moments when your loved one needs a hug, when they have the energy to play and joke around and when something has changed that might be a cause for concern.  Self-care presents the opportunity for you to feel better about caregiving and put more positive energy into the things you do. It also gives you the energy to set boundaries in your life and ask for help. Last week I explained how self-care can help you. This week I'm saying that in helping yourself stay healthy and handle stress in your life you positively affect your loved one's life as well. Self-care allows you to be a better caregiver.  Let's look at two more types of self-care to choose from. What you are looking for is one thing you can do and will continue to do. If you find more than one thing that interests you, that's awesome! Write them down and you can add on the second one after you've made the first one a habit.  Don't jump in and try to do everything I mention all at the same time. Try each one of them out a couple of times and then pick the one you'd like to work on first. If you try to make a lot of different changes in your life all at once you'll end up overwhelming and that is the opposite of what you're trying to do.  Let's get to the next two self-care tools. Self-care tool #3 - Make a connection. Connecting with people other than the ones you live with is a good way to care for yourself. There is one thing I want you to keep in mind… making connections can't make you feel depleted after you're done. Meaning, whatever you do can not make you feel like life has been sucked out of you or that it made you feel worse off than before you started. We all know people or situations that do that for us. That is the opposite of what we are trying to do and intentionally choosing to do something that makes you feel like crap when you're done is the opposite of protecting your well-being and happiness.  Talking to a friend Making a connection could be talking to a friend. I know that sometimes that can be difficult to do as a caregiver because it can feel like no one would really understand what you are going through. However, you have some options.  You can meet up with a friend and talk about everything but caregiving. Taking a break from what you have to deal with all the time might be a way to relax. You could meet up and ask them if they'd be willing to just let you vent about some things and let them know you aren't looking for them to help fix anything.  You can also ask them to listen to what's bothering you to get their advice. Keeping a friendship alive when you are a caregiver can be difficult it you don't look at it as a relationship. Your friend needs to know that you will be open to listening to their problems as well. Framing the conversation and asking them if they are willing to listen and or help will give them the opportunity to say yes or no. It won't make them feel like you are dumping your issues on them but are asking them to take an active role in helping you. If they are having a bad day they might say no, be prepared for that.  As bad as it might feel it's probably better than trying to talk to someone about something you are upset about and get an emotional or frustrated reaction from them.  Your Community Maybe a friend isn't the answer right now. Community is anything that puts you together with other people. So maybe that is a support group. There are a lot of groups available for caregivers. In episode 36  I spoke with a representative from a group created just for male caregivers. Maybe it's time to set yourself up with a caregiver mentor. They exist to help you through the stage of caregiving you are in and are almost always a caregiver who went through what you are going through so they speak from experience. Different organizations have mentorship programs. I spoke with someone from Imerman Angels in episode 34 and they provide this service for free to cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers.  It's possible there is a community group you would be interested in joining. Something that does not deal with caregiving. For example, if you like gardening there could be a gardening group in your area. Maybe a book club is your style, I've seen a lot of them that meet exclusively online now.  Finding a group to meet with might be a monthly thing for you to do and wouldn't fit into finding something you can do every day. That's perfect because you probably don't feel like you have the time to meet a group daily anyway. Check to see if the support group has a FB group page or a group text or email list. That can be a great way for you to stay connected. Maybe you don't meet with a friend or get to talk to them every day but you text each other several times a week to check-in. Having a couple of people you can connect with electronically gives you all a chance to reply back when you have the time and you won't feel the pressure of getting on a conversation all the time. However, the conversation is more powerful especially if it can be done in person.   I completely understand how this can feel like more work. I can assure you that the benefit is just as big as the effort. Give it a try. Take a minute to think of who you could talk to and make a mental note to set something up with a friend or family member or to look for a group you'd be interested in. Like I always say, it might be the thing for you but you won't know until you've tried. If you need help finding a support group just send me an email and we can problem-solve together. Self-care tool  #4:  Touch  Using touch as a self-care tool is all about finding something that comforts you. Let's face it, it's really hard to snuggle up with a soft blanket and think about how comfy it is and be angry at the same time. Those are two opposite emotions. So the focus here would be to introduce the sense of touch into your day in a way that brings calm. Now, if you are on my newsletter list you know that I am a fuzzy sock type of person. When I want to feel relaxed I reach for something soft. It can be socks or a sweater or even a blanket. When I use or cover myself with it I automatically feel more relaxed. I've made this such a big part of how I seek comfort that it's an automatic reaction. So if I am having a stressful day at home I can assure you I am wearing the most comfortable clothing I have. The goal here would be for you to figure out if there is something soft or comfortable for you that would give your body and mind the cue that you can relax. If you aren't a fuzzy sock type of person maybe there is something you can still do with your hands that can create the same kind of calm. This calm would come from the connection your brain makes with what you are doing with your hands because you have to focus on that one thing you are doing. That could be coloring or drawing, playing a game, knitting, woodworking, writing and journaling, rubbing cream on your hands and body. Think of something you can do with your hands that is relaxing for you.  Remember it needs to be something that you enjoy doing and will do consistently. Recap You now have four different ways to care for yourself to consider. Last week I went over why self-care is a requirement for you and shared two simple options to try on and see if they fit into your day. This week was all about how caring for yourself is beneficial for the person you care for along with two more options for you to try.  I know it can be frustrating to know that you need to make some changes and not know what those changes should be. I have felt the frustration and anger you feel when someone tells you that you need to care for yourself but not invite you to learn how or what to do.  I've been a caregiver for over 8 years and I've been in that place where you just feel stuck, and sad, and lonely and this episode… well, this entire podcast is my way of saying that isn't the way it always has to be. There are ways to find happiness and enjoy your life while you are a caregiver. I'm trying to show you it is possible to enjoy your life with the person you care for. That doesn't mean that it won't be difficult. I'm not saying that if you start caring for yourself it will take away all the hardship caregiving brings. Caring for yourself allows you to actually live your life in spite of the hardship. To cultivate resilience that will allow you to recuperate from highly stressful moments and periods of your life quicker. None of these tools require you to do much at all other than make yourself a priority. We will tackle that and the last two self-care tools for you to try. In the meantime, try out the first four I've laid out for you. If you have any questions don't hesitate to email me or find me in my FB group. All that information can be found on this episode's page at www.loveyourcaregivinglife.com

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:Value is based on benefits, not featuresListening for windows of opportunityBringing on a mentorDefine interest generatorConnect with John Dwoskin:https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/special-series-cre-brokerage-training-with-co-host-brett-swarts-with-jon-dwoskin/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Capital Gains Tax Solutions Community today:capitalgainstaxsolutions.comCapital Gains Tax Solutions FacebookCapital Gains Tax Solutions Twitter

When Jon turned 43, he made a career out of being himself. He is an executive advisor, business coach, sales coaching, training, and management coaching, training keynotes, and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. He's been called the “business whisperer” because he can see what you cannot see and hear what you cannot hear at your company. His passion extends to myriad non-profit organizations including sitting on the board of Hebrew Free Loan and, as an 18-year cancer survivor, being a mentor with Imerman Angels.In our conversation, we discussed:The biggest obstacle facing commercial brokersWhy conditional close is the hard oneThe cadence of keep goingConnect with John Dwoskin:https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/talking-real-estate-with-brett-swarts-jon-dwoskin/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Capital Gains Tax Solutions Community today:capitalgainstaxsolutions.comCapital Gains Tax Solutions FacebookCapital Gains Tax Solutions Twitter

Laura explained how being diagnosed with cancer gave new meaning to her work as a health care advocate and that staying engaged with advocacy actually helped her push through her cancer treatment.Laura mentioned Imerman Angels, which has also been referenced by a few other guests on this podcast about the wonderful one-on-one peer support they offer. If you are interested in getting your story out for advocacy efforts, check out the resources offered by Laura's nonprofit Health Care Voices.  You can also check out Laura's video on Now This asking Trump to not take away her health insurance by repealing Obamacare. Connect with Laura on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Please follow the podcast if you are enjoying the show. I would also be grateful if you can leave an honest rating and review so I know if I am serving the interests and needs of you listeners out there.Have topic suggestions or feedback about the show?  Email info@talkaboutcancerpodcast.com or come say hi on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin!Thank you for listening!++++++++++++My reflections on the conversation:When I first heard about Laura's story, I didn't understand how she was able to continue her advocacy work in the middle of her cancer treatment. As we all know, cancer treatments can be incredibly draining physically and emotionally, so going to a public meeting to challenge my senator's voting choices would be nowhere on my to-do list. But that's exactly what Laura did.But it all made sense when she explained - which was that as challenging as our political system is and as controversial as Obamacare is, it was still something that she had a better chance of affecting than her cancer. The juxtaposition of this says everything you need to know about the cancer experience. 

03. Loneliness is the Enemy of Cancer Treatment — Mentorship Can Help You Cross the Finish Line In this episode, I have a wonderful conversation with Jonny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels. During my treatment, I was surrounded by people, but I felt alone. I was blessed to have a loving family and friends to bring me meals or take me to doctor appointments, but I still felt alone. The social worker at the hospital suggested I reach out to Imerman Angels and ask for a mentor. I was paired with Liza in Chicago who had already “crossed the finish line” with her breast cancer treatment. She encouraged me to do the same. I felt “heard” when I talked to her about my fears and concerns.  Being “heard” is one of the paths out of loneliness. I hope you enjoy this episode where Jonny shares his heart for people.   Learn more about Imerman Angels' mission and resources at ImermanAngels.org.   This episode is sponsored by Wave Block. Use the code Enos20 for 20% off of your Wave Block purchase. The perfect accessory to your Airpods® – block radiation and EMF – WaveBlock™   Connect with Deborah Deborah on Instagram Deborah on Facebook WhyDidIGetCancer.com   This podcast is for informational purposes only and none of the information should be construed as medical advice. Listeners should seek guidance from their own medical team before making any medical or lifestyle changes.

If ever there was someone who wasn't interested in talking about himself, it's me. But, I know that you are wondering what makes me the expert I say that I am. Well, here it is. When I turned 43 (now 48), I made a career out of being myself. I am an executive advisor, business coach, and founder/Chief Executive Officer of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. I grow businesses big. Very Big! When I was 18, my dad gave me Brian Tracy's audiotape series called The Psychology of Success. My dad said, “I know you'll do well in college, but I think you will get more out of these tapes than you will school.” At that moment, my car became a university on wheels, and my Walkman a mobile classroom. I became obsessed with self-learning. I have spent every day since then studying business, life and how to grow. When I was 21, I attended a Billy Joel-Elton John concert. I remember one moment when both artists came onstage and the entire audience erupted. I had a voice inside me saying, one day you will fill this arena with your words and you will inspire others. I always knew this was my calling, my purpose, my passion. Something remarkable and life-altering happened to me when I was 31. I realized that the way I was learning and recalling was unusual. I was tested and learned that I was dyslexic. It was second nature for me to figure out different ways to learn and problem solve outside the box. Upon hearing the diagnosis, I set out on a mission to fully understand how I learn, thus providing a deep insight into how other people learn. I began to master this strategy in order to become more effective in business and in my personal life. It gave me mental clarity and the ability to understand not only how I learn but how to morph my creative thinking with my business thinking and to apply it in my success with growing businesses, companies and, most importantly, myself. I had no choice but to figure out the right and wrong ways of learning and growing for myself. And this now helps me grow others. I have made a career out of my passion. I understand how the businessperson functions, and the tools each one needs to grow not only their art, but the business of their organization. I've turned this passion into a career as a specialist in growing business big. Very Big! My goals were not achieved without some challenges. When I was 30 and unsure of my next steps, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I remember thinking that from this point forward in my life, I was always going to follow my heart. Life is just too short and I vowed to not only live it, but to do my part to make it a better place for as many people as possible. Having been recently married and with thoughts of starting a family, this diagnosis was nothing short of terrifying. I underwent 17 radiation treatments and regular checkups for the first five years, plus yearly checkups for an additional five years. At my 10-year checkup, the doctor told me the cancer had returned and was riddled throughout my entire body. He said he had NO good news for me. He also said that he had never seen a case this bad in the history of his career. Around the corner, I would be facing chemo and, most likely, death. I begged him to retake my blood. I needed both of us to be absolutely certain. He agreed to a new blood sample, but emergency CAT scans, ultrasounds and follow-up appointments were arranged. For 48 hours, I was certain that I was dying. My wife and I were at Starbucks when my doctor called with the results. He said, “Jon, you were right. They messed up the test. All your tests came back fine. You are fine. Go live your life.” My wife and I broke down crying. At this very moment, my fear of death was wiped away and a new perspective was made clear to me. I embarked on an aggressive search to get in alignment with my soul. In Gary Zukav's book, The Seat of the Soul, he discusses the idea that the ideal human being cannot tell where their personality ends and their soul begins. I remember at this moment feeling just how out of alignment I was. I refreshed my quest for learning and personal growth to get back into alignment and make a career out of bringing the best out of people and helping them achieve their goals and live a better, more balanced, fun life. I had a taste of what it was like to face the end of life and I had a second chance. It was my rebirth. It was my time to be authentic. And this is the path I chose. I will be the first to tell you what I am not good at. But, I am good at many things. This one thing is very true and comes intuitively to me: I have the ability to see what is not being seen, hear what is not being heard and ask questions that are not being asked. In short, I provide critical guidance needed for making the next pivotal business decision. I am a go-to solution expert that businesspeople turn to for advice, high-level strategy and accountability, to grow their companies and achieve their own personal growth. I'm not a “corporate” guy, but I learned a lot and played the game to win at a high degree … and loved it all. Every day in corporate life came with valuable lessons, and for that I am grateful. I'm also grateful for this chance to return to my entrepreneurial roots. It really seemed like it was never going to happen. But, with courage, the proper advisors around me, a lot of faith, and a great wife supporting me, I made the leap. Go big, or go home! (Easier said than done.) And, yes, I have had a successful professional career. I was recently the Chief Operating Officer of The Hayman Company and partnered with the firm in its restructuring. Previously, I was a Vice-President of Investments with Marcus & Millichap, specializing in negotiating the sales of multi-family investment properties. After selling nearly 5,000 units valued at nearly $250 million, I was named the Regional Manager of the Detroit Marcus & Millichap office. I took over the office in August, 2008, and the recession that followed nearly obliterated us all the following month. Despite the toll that the recession took, I successfully oversaw more than $4 billion in investment commercial transactions, building the Detroit office into one of the most profitable offices of 76 offices nationwide. I expanded the office to 45 agents by actively working with them to grow their agent teams and increase their bottom lines. I strategized, trained and improved their skill-sets and held them accountable to their business plans. I was a regional and national trainer, assisted in turning around other branch offices, and was part of the CEO Advisory Committee. At that point, six years had passed and I knew it was time to move on. That chapter was complete for me. Before my successful career in real estate, I created one of the first online marketing companies in the United States. This was one of the first times I remember tuning in to my instincts. The Internet didn't exist, yet I knew it was going to be huge. Many people thought we were crazy, but I knew we were onto something new, uncharted and very big. It was 1995. I was 23 years old and leading the sales team. I sold the company in 1997 to USWeb, the largest Internet professional service firm in the world. My brother and I, along with a friend, started this in our parents' basement, working 100-hour weeks for years. Being part of the Silicon Valley boom was phenomenal, but looking back, I wish I took more time to breathe it all in. Everything was moving so fast; I was so young. And I loved every second of it. I'm honored to have been awarded the prestigious Crain's “40 Under 40” aware and to have received the Eastern Michigan University Alumnus of the Year Award, having graduated from there with a double major in Economics and Journalism. Through it all, I have always had business coaches – as an agent, as a manager, always. Even before I knew about “coaching,” I had advisors to whom I could turn for advice and inspiration to support and fuel the drive I had within me. At times, I have had two coaches. It's true! In fact, I currently have two coaches and use co-coaching with other coaches in the industry. It is through coaching that I found my voice, especially when I took over at Marcus & Millichap. I learned how to more effectively communicate with all the different agents, both locally and nationally, and how to work with and communicate more effectively with the C-level people of the company. I continue to use coaches because they hold me accountable and facilitate my own growth. After all, even us coaches have dreams and aspirations! I have a big heart and a long history of giving back. I have sat on the board of directors of nearly a dozen organizations in the past 20 years, served as a mentor to many, and continue to do so as my way of giving back and paying it forward. I want to share one more important thought with you. As a cancer survivor, I am a mentor with Imerman Angels (imermanangels.org). I am a 16-year cancer survivor (and counting!) with every intention of staying that way. I mentor men who are, unfortunately, going through a very scary experience. If you or someone you know are in need of support, please email me and know that I will be there for you in a heartbeat. When I was going through my own diagnosis and treatment, my mentor was Jonny Imerman. His support was life-changing for me. Last, I want to tell you that I have a personal life. I live in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan with my wife, Joanna, who makes true the old saying that behind every strong man is a stronger woman. She is a nurse and Reiki energy healer when she is not driving carpools, supervising homework, making meals, and raising our kids – all of which she does selflessly. Our son, Jacob, is an awesome basketball and tennis player with a kind heart. Our daughter, Aria, is an amazing singer, dancer, and pianist with a heart every bit as kind as her brother's. When I'm not busy growing businesses or guiding people through their next endeavours, I am playing tennis or basketball with friends or the kids, skiing, golfing, reading or listening to books, writing, or focussing on self-development.

Jonny is the founder of the non-profit organization, Imerman Angels. An organization that envisions a world where cancer is not a solitary experience. He is also the founder of the non profit Cloz Talk which helps other non profits get their swag on. Jonny himself is an angel. I've never met anyone who can't not smile. He lights up every room with his positivity and has been a family friend for years. Check out our convo in this new episode!

In Episode 2 of TCPP, Wendy and Carlo dig into why AYA cancer is often overlooked, and the importance of support specific for AYA's; how it is helpful, what can be improved, and virtual offerings in the time of Covid. They'll share a variety of great resources available online and in-person, and different approaches for making connections and finding the right support for you (including, how to slide into a cancer patient's DM's) Resources:@thecancerpatient Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecancerpatient/ MD Anderson myCancerConnection: https://www.mdanderson.org/patients-family/diagnosis-treatment/patient-support/mycancerconnection.html Imerman Angels: https://imermanangels.org Send It Foundation virtual support: https://www.senditfoundation.org/zoom-zoom-zoom/ Jay's Send It Experience: https://www.senditfoundation.org/stand-tall-and-trust-your-edge/ Dallas YACS Support Group: https://utswmed.org/cancer/support-services/young-adult-cancer-support/ MD Anderson AYA Support Groups: https://www.mdanderson.org/patients-family/diagnosis-treatment/care-centers-clinics/childrens-cancer-hospital/support-programs/adolescent-and-young-adult-program.html Dan's House of Hope: https://danshouseofhope.org Stupid Cancer Meetups/Dance Parties: https://stupidcancer.org/events/ Lacuna Loft Book Club: https://lacunaloft.org/ya-cancer-book-club/Lacuna Loft Events/Workshops: https://lacunaloft.org/upcoming-programs/Elephants and Tea Virtual Support Compilation: https://elephantsandtea.com/covid-19/True North Treks Online Mindfulness: https://www.truenorthtreks.org/online-mindfulness-classes.htmlDear Jack Foundation “Breathe” Series: https://www.dearjackfoundation.org/breatheseries21/Epic Experience: https://www.epicexperience.org YASU Support Groups (including LGBTQ+ and AYA African American survivor support): https://www.yasurvivors.org/find-support *Disclaimer: This episode of The Cancer Patient Podcast was recorded in the fall of 2020.

Jonny Imerman is a cancer survivor and entrepreneur and founder in the non-profit sector. Since overcoming his battle with cancer, Jonny has founded organizations like Imerman Angels and CLOZTALK.com. Jonny shares the powerful perspective changes resulting from his battle with cancer, how he goes about building impactful teams to accomplish big goals, and the thing all successful business owners have in common. For more content, subscribe to Vision, Hustle, Grit + Gratitude on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Connect with Manny: InstagramLinkedIn

On this episode of The Embolden Podcast, Anthony sits down with Jonny Imerman (CEO and Founder of Imerman Angels and ClozTalk) to discuss the need for spreading positivity and turning tragedy into purpose. 

Fighting cancer is tough. Luckily, no one needs to fight alone. Whether you're a cancer patient, survivor or caregiver, having someone on your side who's been there can help tremendously. On this episode Jen Fisher discusses the importance of having a support system with Jonny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels, and Deloitte Partner Carl Allegretti.

Philanthropist, cancer survivor and founder of Imerman Angels and ClozTalk, Jonny Imerman joins me on the show to talk cancer, angels, and living that start-up life after life tries to shut you down...Follow Jonny on Instagram: @imermanjonny.@imermanangels.@cloztalk..www.imermanangels.orgwww.cloztalk.com..If you find this podcast valuable, Rate, Review, and Share it with your friends!..Follow Chris Falcon on Instagram: @officialchrisfalcon..www.therebelmindset.comwww.chrisfalcon.com

Help is on the way!  We interview a truly inspirational person- Jonny Immerman.  At 26 years old, Jonny was diagnosed with testicular cancer and began his fight against the disease. Throughout his experience, Jonny was lucky enough to have loving support from his family and friends but had never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood, and was intimately familiar with his experience. In short, he was looking for someone who had already beaten the same type of cancer. This was the beginning of Jonny's vision and in 2003, it became a reality when he founded Imerman Angels. Imerman Angels provides personalized connections that enable 1-on-1 support among cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers.  Listen in and become inspired.   REMINDERS: Virtual Relationship Retreat- For individuals, couples, friends, or the workplace.  Practice self awareness, develop communication skills, and discover ways to create peaceful and more harmonious relationships. Click here for more details. If you shop Amazon by going through our website first (there is an amazon link on the bottom right hand of our home page), a portion of your sale will help fund our Be U program.  Thanks for supporting us! Check out our new website & be sure to sign up to get all new podcast sent direct to your inbox @ ZPR. Todd's Men Adventure Retreat is February 28th through March 2nd.  Please email @ comments@zenparentingradio.com for details. We would love to hear any comments from the show by sending us an email @ comments@zenparentingradio.com You can be sure to hear more by liking our facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/ZenParenting  

Help is on the way!  We interview a truly inspirational person- Jonny Immerman.  At 26 years old, Jonny was diagnosed with testicular cancer and began his fight against the disease. Throughout his experience, Jonny was lucky enough to have loving support from his family and friends but had never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood, and was intimately familiar with his experience. In short, he was looking for someone who had already beaten the same type of cancer. This was the beginning of Jonny's vision and in 2003, it became a reality when he founded Imerman Angels. Imerman Angels provides personalized connections that enable 1-on-1 support among cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers.  Listen in and become inspired.   REMINDERS: Virtual Relationship Retreat- For individuals, couples, friends, or the workplace.  Practice self awareness, develop communication skills, and discover ways to create peaceful and more harmonious relationships. Click here for more details. If you shop Amazon by going through our website first (there is an amazon link on the bottom right hand of our home page), a portion of your sale will help fund our Be U program.  Thanks for supporting us! Check out our new website & be sure to sign up to get all new podcast sent direct to your inbox @ ZPR. Todd's Men Adventure Retreat is February 28th through March 2nd.  Please email @ comments@zenparentingradio.com for details. We would love to hear any comments from the show by sending us an email @ comments@zenparentingradio.com You can be sure to hear more by liking our facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/ZenParenting  

Help is on the way!  We interview a truly inspirational person- Jonny Immerman.  At 26 years old, Jonny was diagnosed with testicular cancer and began his fight against the disease. Throughout his experience, Jonny was lucky enough to have loving support from his family and friends but had never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood, and was intimately familiar with his experience. In short, he was looking for someone who had already beaten the same type of cancer. This was the beginning of Jonny's vision and in 2003, it became a reality when he founded Imerman Angels. Imerman Angels provides personalized connections that enable 1-on-1 support among cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers.  Listen in and become inspired.   REMINDERS: Virtual Relationship Retreat- For individuals, couples, friends, or the workplace.  Practice self awareness, develop communication skills, and discover ways to create peaceful and more harmonious relationships. Click here for more details. If you shop Amazon by going through our website first (there is an amazon link on the bottom right hand of our home page), a portion of your sale will help fund our Be U program.  Thanks for supporting us! Check out our new website & be sure to sign up to get all new podcast sent direct to your inbox @ ZPR. Todd's Men Adventure Retreat is February 28th through March 2nd.  Please email @ comments@zenparentingradio.com for details. We would love to hear any comments from the show by sending us an email @ comments@zenparentingradio.com You can be sure to hear more by liking our facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/ZenParenting