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This week, we had the privilege of sitting down with Owen Chambers, who was recently named SDI's Outstanding Graduate of 2023. We had a great time discussing his SDI journey, his role in creating an unofficial SDI student Discord, and much more. All this on this week's episode of The Gun Rack! - The Gun Rack is the official firearms podcast of Sonoran Desert Insitute. For more info about how SDI can help you get started in the world of firearms. check out our website here: www.sdi.edu. - (unofficial) SDI Student and Grad Discord: https://discord.gg/sonoran-desert-institute 

Udo talks to Julia Tai, the Music Director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale. Maestro Tai is also the Music Director of Philharmonia Northwest, and the Co-Artistic Director of the Seattle Modern Orchestra. Her career has led to acclaimed performances and rehearsals with the American Youth Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (Czech Republic), Boise Philharmonic, Brandenburger Symphoniker (Germany), Estonian National Youth Symphony (Estonia), to name but a few. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Julia Tai began her violin studies at age four and piano at eight. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where she was awarded “Outstanding Graduate.” She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Washington. She has studied conducting with some of the finest conductors in the world, including Peter Erös and Jorge Mester, and has participated in masterclasses with Marin Alsop, JoAnn Falletta, Neeme Järvi, Daniel Lewis, Gustav Meier, Otto-Werner Müller, Jorma Panula, and Larry Rachleff. She is recognized as a prominent innovator of the contemporary music world and has established a reputation for her creative programming, community engagement, and innovative education programs. While Julia Tai is becoming one of today's most dynamic and engaging conductors on the international stage, she is also the first female conductor in the history of the Missoula Symphony. Words cannot describe Maestro Tai, one needs to see her conducting live, on stage, feeling the music!

Our conversation today with Guy Curtis from Laurel Ridge Community College included Pamela Neff who was named 2023 Outstanding Graduate for the Middletown Campus, and Theresa Akyaa who was named 2023 Outstanding Graduate for the Fauquier Campus. They both told us their stories about what led them to continue their education and talked about their experience with classes and professors.  The Laurel Ridge Community College Class of 2023 will graduate over two days this week. The college will be holding a commencement ceremony for students graduating from a health professions program at 2pm on Thursday, May 11. All other graduates will receive their diplomas during a 2pm ceremony on Friday, May 12. This year marks the college's 52nd commencement exercises. Both ceremonies will be held outside behind Cornerstone Hall on the Middletown Campus. It is anticipated that 895 students make up the class of 2023. Here is a breakdown by locality: Clarke County – 32 Fauquier County – 126 Frederick County – 229 Page County – 37 Rappahannock County – 14 Shenandoah County – 121 Warren County – 91 Winchester – 123 all others – 122 For more information about commencement, visit laurelridge.edu/commencement.     Founded in 1970, Laurel Ridge Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. Laurel Ridge offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on-site by a four-year institution. Laurel Ridge also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. Laurel Ridge serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually. Laurel Ridge Community College (Laurel Ridge) is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Laurel Ridge Community College. Laurel Ridge Community College is an equal opportunity institution providing educational and employment opportunities, programs, services, and activities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors. Laurel Ridge also prohibits sexual misconduct including sexual violence or harassment. Laurel Ridge Community College was known as Lord Fairfax Community College until June 2022. For consistency purposes, the college will be referenced as Laurel Ridge going forward.

The MBA student's journey from New Delhi to the U.S. that almost didn't happen. Rishabh shares his insights on adapting to a new culture and pursuing leadership dreams with heart and perseverance. Key Reflections:  What have been the most significant challenges and rewards of living in a new country, and how have they impacted your personal growth and development? How can I strike a balance between my academic pursuits and social activities, and how do these different aspects of my life contribute to my overall well-being and personal growth? Why have my self-imposed limitations influenced my past decisions and actions, and how can I use this to set ambitious goals and develop a plan to overcome or work beyond these limitations in the future? Rishabh Kakkar's Bio:  Rishabh Kakkar, a New Delhi native, stepped out of his comfort zone when he began his MBA studies at W.P. Carey School of Business in 2021. Initially struggling to adjust to a new country, Rishabh found solace in the welcoming community around him. Eager to ensure that all international students had a similar experience, he took on the role of VP of Multicultural Learning to celebrate and promote the diversity of the MBA program. His dedication to creating an inclusive environment earned him recognition as the Outstanding Graduate speaker at graduation, with his proud parents flying in from India to attend. After graduation, Rishabh will start his new role as a Pathways Operations Manager at Amazon in Olympia, WA. Host: Rob is a trilingual world traveler with 2 master's degrees, IRONMAN triathlete, entrepreneur and keynote speaker. Rob uses his voice to give teammates, leaders, family, and friends better opportunities to share their own. He's focused on replacing broken "self-help" obstacles with powerful "help others" mindsets through reflecting & growing together. Connect with Heart and Hard Work on Social:https://linktr.ee/heartandhardwork

Attorney, CDFA, and author Patrick Kilbane joins me to discuss what you need to consider when selecting a divorce attorney. In this episode, we cover some criteria for choosing an attorney, questions to ask during your initial consultation, and what you need to know about your money as you move through divorce. Patrick is Partner, the General Counsel, and a Wealth Advisor for Ullmann Wealth Partners, headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, FL.  Ullmann Wealth Partners is an independent wealth management firm that manages nearly a billion dollars of client assets. Pat has earned the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation and has testified as an expert witness in divorce cases over the last ten years.  He's also the author of Move Forward Confidently, a Woman's Guide to Navigating the High Net Worth Divorce. Featured topics include: The criteria for selecting an attorney that is right for you (3:06) Some questions to ask during the initial consultation (10:51) The two most important aspects of your divorce case (25:05) What you need to know about your money before going into a divorce(30:43) Learn more about Patrick Kilbane: Patrick Kilbane is a Partner, the General Counsel, and a Wealth Advisor for Ullmann Wealth Partners, headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, FL.  Ullmann Wealth Partners is an independent wealth management firm that manages nearly a billion dollars of client assets in custody at Fidelity.  Before joining Ullmann Wealth Partners, Pat was a Shareholder at Gray Robinson, P.A., where he had a thriving specialty litigation practice (mainly high net-worth divorce cases).  Pat was recognized multiple times by Florida Trend and Super Lawyers Magazine for his skills and professionalism. Pat has earned the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation and has testified as an expert witness in divorce cases over the last 10 years. Pat serves the Northeast Florida Region in several roles.  He's received five gubernatorial appointments to the Judicial Nominating Commission for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority Board of Directors.  His fellow board members elected him Chairman of both boards.  Further, Pat is the President of the Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.  In 2014-2015, Pat was elected President of the Young Lawyers Section of the Jacksonville Bar Association. In 2005, Pat received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame.  He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree, summa cum laude, from Adrian College, where he earned the full-ride, merit-based Dawson Scholarship and was named the Outstanding Graduate by faculty vote for the Class of 2002, and is a member of the Board of Trustees. Resources & Links: Information and links may also be found at: https://kateanthony.com/podcast/episode-207-selecting-the-right-attorney-for-your-divorce-with-patrick-kilbane/ Register to join Kate on the 2nd Tuesday of Every Month for a Live Q&A SessionRetreat with Kate Grit & Grace Coaching Program Join the Should I Stay or Should I Go Facebook Group Ullmann Wealth PartnersPatrick on LinkedIn Patrick on Instagram Move Forward Confidently: A Women's Guide to Navigating High-Net-Worth Divorce TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: THE REVISED SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? PROGRAM   An online coaching program designed to help you make the right decision about your marriage…once and for all.  In this groundbreaking online coaching program, you'll unlock the support, education and deep transformational work you need to finally answer to your most burning question: should I stay or should I go? DISCLAIMER:  THE COMMENTARY AND OPINIONS AVAILABLE ON THIS PODCAST ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEGAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVICE.  YOU SHOULD CONTACT AN ATTORNEY, COACH, OR THERAPIST IN YOUR STATE TO OBTAIN ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE OR PROBLEM.

Today Jonny is joined by the Senior Director of Business Development for ResProp Management, Luke Leins. Luke's background includes development, acquisitions, private equity raising, and third-party management.  They discuss:1. The technologies they made to address the challenges their clients have2. Their vision for their company's future and what they do day-to-day3. The technology of bulk internetLuke oversees Third Party Management growth and expansion in the Florida market. Luke's strategic approach is to partner with ownership groups looking to develop multifamily portfolios by assisting with deal sourcing, underwriting, capital planning, and market research.  He also works on strategic management changes to maximize property values for owners.Luke was born in Orange County, California, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, CO. Luke attended Colorado State University, where he was awarded the ‘Outstanding Graduate of 2011' designation by the Colorado State University School of Business.Luke is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, a Certified Supply Chain Analyst, and the winner of the 2010 GM National Supply Chain Case Competition held in Detroit, MI. Luke utilizes his knowledge of financial analysis and supply chain and logistics processes to develop top-to-bottom strategies seeking to maximize business performance. Luke is an avid explorer and has traveled to over 35 countries on 6 continents. Luke is involved in a number of local philanthropies and nonprofit organizations and is a devout believer that positive, large-scale change starts at the individual level.Learn more about Luke:Website: https://www.respropmanagement.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeleins/Email: leins@resprop.comConnect with Jonny!Cattani Capital Group: https://cattanicapitalgroup.com/Invest with us: invest@cattanicapitalgroup.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-cattani-53159b179Jonny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnycattani/IRR Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theirrpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonnycattaniYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCljEz4pq_paQ9keABhJzt0AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.cattani.1

What do Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and the Grammys have in common? Tehillah Alphonso. I discovered Tehillah while reading my high school alumni magazine.  Tehillah and I both went to an all-girls Catholic school in Omaha, Nebraska. Marian High School was a place that encouraged young women to live a life of pride in themselves, their grades, their faith, and how they walk in the world.  And Tehillah has done this in spades.New-Jersey-born and Nebraska-raised, Tehillah Alphonso is a Nigerian-American musician based in Los Angeles, California.Though Tehillah was introduced to music at an early age, her musical endeavors truly began in 2014 when she was accepted into an elite teen summer intensive called A Cappella Academy.A proud Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Southern California, Tehillah received her B.M. in Popular Music Performance from the Thornton School of Music and was named the 2020 Outstanding Graduate. While a full-time student at USC, she served as Business Manager and Music Director of USC's premiere a cappella group, and five-time ICCA champions, the SoCal VoCals. Her time with the VoCals created opportunities to perform in legendary venues such as the Staples Center, the Rose Bowl, and Carnegie Hall.Shortly after graduating, Tehillah quickly made a name for herself as a session singer and vocal arranger. She has sung in a number of films and television series, including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Affair, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Space Jam 2 (2021), Encanto (2021), and Sing 2 (2021). She has also shared the stage with notable artists, including NIKI, Björk, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo. In November 2021, she was nominated for her first GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals” for her arrangement of “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, performed by LA-based choir Tonality and conducted by Alexander Lloyd Blake,Tehillah shares her journey of growing up in the Midwest, and how it was her parents' work ethic that installed in her the motivation and drive to succeed in Los Angeles' music industry. She talks about how being a backup singer is exactly where she wants to be on the stage and blesses us with her strong and memorable voice by singing a capella live in this episode. What do a belief in yourself, hard work, and following your dreams have in common? It will feel very clear to you after listening to this week's episode of Cracking Open. Learn more about Tehillah Alphonso hereFind Tehillah on Social:InstagramFacebookListen to her Grammy-Nominated Song, "A Change Is Gonna Come" Learn more about Molly Carroll hereGet your free Body Emotion MapFind me on Social:InstagramFacebook

Andy Hernandez Salazar, Jr just graduated from EdVenture Charter School in Palm Beach County, an ESE Center High School for students who struggle to make progress in a traditional school setting. We spoke with Andy about his experience at EdVenture Charter School, his desire to help others, and plans for the future. He recently earned a Serv Safe Food Handler certification and plans to attend Palm Beach State College. A straight A student with a 4.0 GPS, Andy voluntarily arrives at school early each morning to assist the kitchen staff with prep and set up and checks in on classmates throughout the day. "I take care of every student like they're part of my family. When he is not at school -- which he calls his second home. When not at school, Andy participates in a bowling league and cares for his many pets. "In the short time that Andy has been at EVCS he has encountered several unfortunate life experiences, including the sudden death of his mother. With all that life has thrown his way, Andy never allowed his negative experiences to derail him. Andy is a bright light at EVCS his resiliency is inspiring," says Barbara Fitz, Executive Director, EVCS. On this episode of Providing Choice, meet Andy https://www.edventurecharter.org/ #CharterGrad #Classof2022

Brian Egland is an Artist originally from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, now residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a Fall 2009 BFA graduate and recipient of Outstanding Graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Performing Arts Department. Brian is an Actor, Playwright, Photographer, Director, Singer, and Educator among other things. As a playwright and creator his works have streamed on Broadway On Demand, garnered him honors of excellence from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VI, has been Official Selections of the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, the D.C. Black Theatre Festival, micro development with The National Black Theatre as part of their I Am Soul Playwright's Residency Program, placement in Southern Rep Theatre's 4D program, residency with SIPP Culture's Rural Performance/Production Lab, and over sixty three thousand views across YouTube and IGTV with Workdays with Nijay, a web series he serves as co-writer on.

Episode 85: On this episode, Joanne Dimaggio joins me to talk about the Past Life Regression sessions of 25 people she covered in her reserach study, as documented in one of her latest books, I Did It to Myself Again! Joanne had a long career in marketing and public relations before pursuing a successful freelance writing career. She's had hundreds of articles published in national and local newspapers, magazines, and websites. In 1987 she became actively involved with Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.). In 1995, she moved to Charlottesville, Virginia and eventually became Coordinator for the A.R.E. Charlottesville area in 2008. She earned her Master's in Transpersonal Studies degree through Atlantic University (AU), was named the first president of The Atlantic University Alumni Association and in 2010 was named AU's "Outstanding Graduate." She leads workshops on the subject of soul writing to audiences across the country and has been a guest on numerous radio programs. Joanne also talked about the experiences some of her research subjects had when they died in a previous life and crossed over into the Afterlife. We also talked about the role of Spirit Guides, Life Reviews, how karma comes into play when someone reincarnates and about the process she uses for conducting Past Life Regression sessions. You can find out more about Joanne's work on her website at, joannedimaggio.comMusic by: Sergey Cheremisinov#Reincarnation; #EdgarCayce; #pastlives; #AssociationforReserachandEnglightenment; #ARE; #LifeBetweenLives; #SpiritGuides; #ReincarnationKarma

Hear the 2021 Outstanding Graduate Address from Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (Colo.), presented by Mary Kate McCarthy.

"If you're in this for money, you're doing it for the wrong reason. I'll say that straight up, and I will argue all day long about that — because I was chasing the money before, and that's what put me on the couch. I was motivated by money and not by service to the clients, not service to my teammates, and not to service to my community." - Greg Ward How did Greg Ward go from the toughest year of his life to building one of the premier personal injury firms in the country? What does Greg Ward do to understand what his clients are going through? How does giving back to the community propel The Ward Law Group forward? What are the core values that drive Greg's business — and how did he develop them? A Strong Foundation Greg Ward is the Founding Partner of The Ward Law Group, a personal injury firm based in the Miami Lakes area. Along with his co-Founding Partner and wife, Jany Martinez-Ward, Mr. Ward litigates across a broad range of practice areas, including insurance coverage, bad faith, and complex contractual matters. Their practice, based in South Florida, serves clients in English and Spanish. Greg himself graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, gave the commencement address, and received the Law Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate of the Class. He is licensed to practice in Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, and U.S. Federal Courts. The Golden Rule Empathy is key to Greg's law practice. As someone who has struggled financially in the past, Greg knows how important every dollar is to his clients. He tells stories of sleeping on his couch because he could only afford a bed for his daughter and searching the parking lot of a gas station for coins to pay for a soda. His wife and co-partner in the firm, Jany Martinez-Ward, emigrated to the U.S. from Cuba as a teenager with just a backpack and her one-year-old brother in her arms. Both Greg and Jany bring compassion from their experiences to their cases. The firm serves primarily Spanish-speaking clients, many of whom are immigrants, some undocumented. Whoever walks in the door at The Ward Law Group knows they will be treated with respect and their case will be taken seriously. Get Your Priorities Straight Though he's seen incredible success, Greg is not in it for the money. He makes sure that much of what comes in gets reinvested in the community through donations to his church and local organizations. He also volunteers his time advising entrepreneurs and leading business seminars. Instead of focusing exclusively on the finances, The Ward Law Group is centered around a series of core values, headlined by service to the clients and the community. Every decision is made through the prism of, "How will it affect my clients?" Greg knows that money is simply the outcome of great service, and that even though it's his business, it's all about the client. Key takeaways: The best way to measure your success as a leader is through your impact on your clients, your team, and your community. Communication is key in a marriage and a business partnership — or in Greg and Jany's case, both at once! Follow hope, not fear. Challenges will make you stronger, and good things happen when you believe in yourself. Links and Resources The Game Changing Attorney Podcast Michael Mogill Facebook Michael Mogill Twitter Michael Mogill Instagram Michael Mogill LinkedIn Crisp Video Website Crisp Video Facebook Crisp Video Group Twitter Crisp Video Instagram Crisp Video LinkedIn Greg Ward Website Greg Ward LinkedIn

Jayne Amelia interviews former foster youth, Venus Manuel, a shining example of how nurture does not always triumph over nature.  From an early childhood rampant with sexual and physical abuse followed by a string of nine foster care homes, the development of another disillusioned dysfunctional youth seemed tragically imminent.  However, the strength, passion and individuality inherent in Venus provided her with the abilities to not only rise above her beginnings, but stand as a true pillar of society.  After graduating from Palmdale High School in 1996, Venus was emancipated from foster care and rapidly found herself in a state of destitution. Quickly responding to her circumstances, she forged an opportunity with the US Air Force and served an eight-year commitment to her country as a combat photographer. Those eight years were incredibly fruitful. Venus Manuel accomplished what most people would not be able to do with twice the time. The main bulk of her energy was directed towards bettering the lives of transitional foster care youth.  As a motivational speaker requested by organizations such as the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Child Welfare League of America and America Works, Venus has raised over half a million dollars specifically for disenfranchised youth, and continues to fight for the welfare of foster care youth.  At the same time, and carrying with her the platform “The Successful Transition of Foster Youth” at age 21, she began competing in and winning high profile beauty pageants.  Her titles include Miss High Desert 2000, Miss Central California 2001, Miss Los Angeles County 2002, Miss Black California 2003, and Miss Black United States 2004. Venus has also won the Miss America Interview and Community Service Award, and was chosen as one of Glamour magazine’s “Top Ten College Women in America.” Venus has an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts from Antelope Valley College and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from California State University Dominguez Hills where she graduated in the top 10% of her class and was nominated by her peers as Outstanding Graduate.  She has a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Master’s degree in Counseling Education. She was also invited by the late director Penny Marshall and producer Kenadie Cobbin to be the opening act of their immensely popular Vagina Monologues at the Wilshire Ebell Theater.  Venus is married with two children.  After the birth of her son she took up pole dancing as a hobby that turned into a 12-year passion of movement exploration, performing, teaching (women, men, and LGBTQ) and competing all over the world in Vertical Theater.  She is also an Independent Living Coordinator with the Los Angeles County Probation Department continuing her work with foster youth and says, “I will continue to champion this cause by being a voice for those too afraid to speak and for those who are not being heard.”Venus Manuel - Pole Theatre USA 2017 Semi-Pro Pole Drama Championhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbXOn9c9s54National Juvenile Justice Networkhttp://www.njjn.org/our-work/juvenile-justice-reform-advances-california?phpMyAdmin=14730ab3483c51c94ca868bccffa06efNational Center Youth Lawhttps://youthlaw.org/publication/legislative-push-juvenile-justice-reform-california/CA Division of Juvenile Justicehttps://www.cdcr.ca.gov/juvenile-justice/ 

Category: For Texans By Texans (4TXT)   Lane and Morgan have a chance to talk to Casey Hogan, Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations at Tarleton. Casey was the Outstanding Graduate in Kinesiology in Fall 2020! Casey told us about his passion for radio and how he became an Assistant AD. They talk about how unique Tarleton is and how only Texans can really understand.   Directed/Produced by: Lane Senn @Lane_Osenn Hosted by: Morgan Montgomery @morganann2121 Special Guest: Casey Hogan @TSUCasey

In this episode, Kyle Thompson, co-owner of TrueDoor Property Management, joined Scott to discuss why having a good property management company is a must for every landlord and tenant in today's market. Some of the topics discussed were:Self show technology to view potential rentals.Virtual 360 tours of rental properties.Property marketing and tenant screening.Maintenance and rent collection. Property inspections and financial reporting.Evictions and legal guidance. Kyle's hobbies keep him busy during the pandemic. If you wish to learn more about Kyle or wish to contract his services, please see his bio and contact information below. Thanks for tuning in!Kyle's BioKyle started his career as an accountant for the CPA firm KPMG, working with many fortune 500 companies. Along with Bryant, he's owned and operated a property management company for 9 years, helping the company establish good business systems and a professional team of employees. He has earned an accounting degree from California State University Long Beach, graduating as the class Outstanding Graduate. Kyle and his wife enjoy raising their daughters.Pouria's ContactEmail: kyle@truedoorpm.comPhone: 714.899.2200Website: https://www.truedoorpm.com

Personality Influences Eating with Health Boss Jessie Zaylia In 2018, I chose to pivot from helping law clients succeed in thier legal matters to helping desk-job professionals like you succeed in their weight-loss goals. I have had clients in the U.S. as well as the UK and they have all lost excess weight with zero exercises. One client's spouse even jumped on board because my methods were working so well for my client that her husband concluded, "I might as well benefit, too!" Both lost the excess weight, and neither were placed on a workout plan. Is exercise healthy for you? Yes! But the idea that you can't lose weight if you're not exercising is a BS narrative that is not serving you! Regardless of what you've been taught, you can shed excess body fat without working out, counting calories, or losing energy. I have done it, and I don't have "special" genes. I've helped others do it; they're not biologically special either. The fact is that there are many ways to lose weight. Choosing methods that work for you is where I can help. Schooling and Research 2004 - began publishing peer-reviewed articles and presenting research across the U.S. 2006 - earned BA magna cum laude; awarded by my department as the Outstanding Graduate of my cohort 2010 - graduated from law school (University of San Diego) & began legal career; published law journal article about meat production, legislation, and health + environmental impacts 2014 - voted in as a law partner 2016 - started researching more about nutrition and the law in relation to food (politics, lobbying, etc. are all affecting our lives every day in a multi-layered fashion) 2017 - earned my certificate in plant-based nutrition (Cornell) 2018 - left law firm; started weight-loss coaching for desk-job professionals 2019 - turned 40 and began competing in fitness competitions (so far, winning 2 medals and 1 trophy in natural, drug-free federation www.jessiezaylia.com www.feedingfatty.com Full Transcript Below Roy (00:03): Good afternoon and welcome to the feeding fatty podcast. I'm Roy and Terry. Hey, today we have an awesome guest with us. We're going to just jump right into it, Jesse. Zalia. She is the health boss and she has, um, she's a former lawyer who is now a weight loss coach and helping professionals, uh, get fit without exercise. And so they can build up their confidence. And, um, anyway, we're interested to talk to you Jesse and welcome to the show. Jessie (00:34): Hi there, Roy and Terry, thank you so much for having me. It is an honor. Roy (00:40): Well, thanks for taking time out of your day to be here. So I guess, uh, tell us a little bit about yourself. How did you go from a lawyer to a weight loss coach? Jessie (00:50): Definitely an atypical journey. You don't see that ever. Uh, well, I was a work injury lawyer and I still am technically, uh, I still do, would have my bar card and I have a couple of, of remaining cases that I just see after just to make sure that those clients don't have any issues with, um, insurance carrier or whatever. But I, I was a partner at a law firm and I left that law firm to dive into being a weight loss coach. And it really started, I guess, with a lot of, uh, a lot of journeys that starts personally when I was a partner at the law firm, uh, I worked an insane amount of hours, so many hours. And even before I was partner, the law firm, I was at, it was counter to how law firms are quote unquote, supposed to go. It's supposed to be that the higher up the food chain you go, the more relaxed you get to be. Jessie (01:59): That was not the case with my prior law firm. The hierarchy went harder and harder. You had to work all. And, uh, that was very stressful. I, um, I was getting very little sleep. I was getting probably on average, about three to four hours every night. Um, my husband nearly called an intervention on me cause I want to get up on the couch with my laptop and around three or four in the morning, I'd fall asleep with my laptop open. You're kind of like a soggy you'd get up around there's seven and see me positioned that way. You know, it was affecting everything. It was awful. And over the course of time, over a period of years, the just slowly came on and came on and came on without me really too much realizing it. Um, I, I didn't have time to go to a gym or anything like that. And so just the idea of even losing weight, it just, I sort of put it in the back of my mind and I didn't truly realize that I was even gaining this weight until June of 2016 at a very specific experience. I was stressed out to the limit. We had a firm managing partner who was absolutely terrible at that time. And I remember going home early, uh, waiting on the couch for my husband to come home. And I said, we are going on vacation. It was not negotiable. This was a declaration. Terry3 (03:32): Right? Gosh, I wouldn't mess with it. Uh, so I, Jessie (03:39): It happened and we went on this vacation, the vacation and evolved swimwear, Terry3 (03:46): Oh, Oh, Oh Jessie (03:49): Me a bikini. And I remember being in the hotel room, putting on my bikini, looking in the mirror and not Terry3 (03:58): Experiencing what you should, you know, thoroughly Jessie (04:00): Would anticipate. I looked and I said, Terry3 (04:03): I was pretty good. Jessie (04:08): Then the photos came. So my husband, he's a photographer. And then we did some parasailing and whatever, and he would take home full photos and show me, and I'm thinking, what is up with your camera? Terry3 (04:23): Clean that lens off adding like 20 pounds. Oh my gosh. Jessie (04:31): Then when all the tour guides were taking photos and they were showing me like, Hey, would you like to buy these photos? They didn't because everything's digital now. Right. You can look at them ahead of time. And I didn't want any photos on his vacation. I was. And I thought like, not, Terry3 (04:49): It's not like all the cameras are broken. Like this Jessie (04:51): Was reality. I wasn't seeing reality. Now body dysmorphia happens usually in two different ways. And I, I don't want to be gendered about it. But what I see is that men tend to experience body dysmorphia and the way that I did they'll look at themselves and like, Terry3 (05:08): Yeah, yeah, yeah. When, when they might not be, Jessie (05:14): But, um, women at the office that women tend to look in the mirror and, you know, uh, think of themselves, um, as quote, unquote looking words, then they really do. Um, anyway, so I experienced that and this vacation that was supposed to be these stressing ended up being depressing. I didn't mean to make a rhyme just there, but Terry3 (05:38): You're a poet too, dang, Jessie (05:41): Um, to do something about it. And I, and I had to find something that did not involve exercise cause I couldn't take the time out of my day. Roy (05:50): Yeah. And it's funny, you mentioned that, uh, the sleep part, because that's one thing since we've started this, I'm a become a lot more aware of triggers and things, but sleep. That is definitely one of my big ones. And you know, I'm lucky I do things that I like to do. Uh, you know, I have a good job I love, and then I do this podcasting. And so it is easy for me to work, you know, from six or seven, eight in the morning until 10 at night, I can do that very easily, but later, yeah, maybe later, but then I'm not taking time to go to the gym. You know, like we've been slacking on walking and, you know, in all fairness, Terry's moms has been sick. And so she's been out and with her being out, I'm left to my own devices, which is sitting in front of the computer getting stuff done. Roy (06:43): But, uh, anyway, so I do understand that and the body dysmorphia, you know, like when, uh, we, we were out a couple of weekends ago, we went out to a friend's restaurant and we were taking some pictures and I said, you know, neck up neck up because I'm very aware of, you know, I don't want a body shop for sure, because it just, it makes me scream. But anyway, so, um, yeah, I definitely understand that the sleep and then, you know, the not being able to get, I would love to go to the gym. I mean, I would personally love to be an athlete because I could spend two, three hours every day in a gym and problem is it's just not feasible. And then if you add in 15, 20 minute drive and back, all of a sudden, even if you do a quick, a quick workout, I'm like I can be driving longer than working out. So, you know, we try to walk around the neighborhood, but anyway, at time, time, lack of sleep I'm with you with all of those. Jessie (07:43): I think a lot of people are in that exact same situation, Roy, and that's why I have a heart for, um, people who are, they're just hustling and they're working professionals, they're hustling and hustling now tends to mean behind the computer because we are such a, you know, when the post-industrial era, the service-based world. Um, and you know, what I really hated was when I would hear anybody or read on a thread, um, well, if you really wanted to lose weight, or if you were really serious, then you would make time to work out. You would make time to exercise. It is such a judgemental, um, an incorrect statement. Um, if people don't people who have that experience themselves, plopping it onto the lives of other people is not helpful in any way. So there had to be, you know, for me, I, when somebody would say that to me, I think, well, where am I supposed to carve out this extra time, pray, tell, right. Shall I carve it out of the three or four hours of sleep that I am getting? Because you can seriously die. If you go for a prolonged period without I had to quit sleep, you know? Um, Roy (09:05): The other thing is the, uh, uh, it's like adding insult to injury. I mean, just like me, I'm already, I feel bad enough. I'm overweight. So now go ahead and call me lazy, lazy on top. Jessie (09:17): Sure. I mean, what, why do people say these things? They don't realize how truly unhelpful they're being. Uh, they think that they're going to, you know, shed some sort of light on our experience. It's not true. And you know, and I don't even have children. Um, I have, I have rescue animals, plenty of them, but I do not even have the people that I knew who were in my same situation, but also had children. Where are they supposed to take the time out, away from their children. Now we've got COVID-19 people who have, you know, like, especially the young children around, what are they supposed to do? I mean, honestly, I don't, I don't even have an answer for that. So there has to be, there had to be a way I, I felt so hopeless and I went to YouTube because that's where you go. Jessie (10:04): When you feel I went to YouTube and I just started searching. And the only channels that I could find were either of people who were in their twenties and look, I'm not trying to judge anybody. Who's in their twenties, you're in your twenties, you're in your twenties. When they're trying to help people like me, how to lose weight, this is not going to work out, man. You know, we do not have the same lifestyle. We do not have the same, um, daily experience. And I can't, uh, we don't have the same metabolism. Let's face it. It's not happening. Right. So it, that it's not going to work out. But if the other type of, uh, sort of help that I saw, if people were my age, he were in a very fortunate situations where they could spend a lot of time in the gym. They were going like five, six days a week. Jessie (11:01): I did not have any of that. I was trying to find a weight loss solution that involved no extra time. Um, and that catered to people who were middle-aged and sedentary, because that was my job as a lawyer. You're yes, you travel. But when you travel, you're seated on a plane, you're seated in your car, you know, you're in the room, you're seated. Right. Uh, so it's just, it's a lot of sedentary work and I needed something that fit all three of those criteria. I couldn't find it. So I started a channel that would fit my own need, and then people just started following me. Wow, Roy (11:40): Awesome. Well, and you know, they say that, uh, setting is the new smoking and that's, what's going to, you know, eventually we've all quit smoking. So now that the setting is going to end up taking more lives, uh, as we progress through this, especially with this, uh, you know, if the pandemic is prolonged because it's hard, you know, people are scared to get out the older you are, the more concern you need to be in the, I guess it compounds because the, the, the older, and then less healthy, you know, it's like for somebody like myself, we start stacking all these variables on top. And it's like, well, we just don't get out. We we've been fortunate enough to go to the gym, uh, some, but, uh, you know, going out to eat or doing those other things, we just don't, which not that going out to eat is great. But sometimes just getting out is exercise. And, you know, my, my favorite saying for me is that it doesn't matter what I'm doing. If I'm outside doing something that means I'm not inside sitting here eating, but with, uh, with the pandemic, a lot of people don't really have much of a alternative there. Jessie (12:49): That's true. And, you know, mentally it's been very important for people to be able to get out in any capacity. I mean, how exciting is it now to get in your car and go pick up, take out [inaudible] Oh my gosh. It's, our world has shifted. And, um, you know, I think that it's fine to one and good want to get out. There's something that does for us psychologically and emotionally, that is very important for us. And, you know, I mean, I've heard several people say that, I believe that this is true, that, you know, we are not thinking people who feel emotion, we are emotional creatures who happen to think, right. And so we have to take care of those things. Yeah, Roy (13:41): No, that's Jessie (13:42): So true. Oh my gosh. Roy (13:45): So, uh, part of what, uh, you know, you talk about a little bit is the, the metabolic syndrome. What can you explain what that, what that is? Jessie (13:55): Well, metabolic syndrome can accompany a whole lot of different disorders, um, symptoms. And what I like to focus on really is, uh, diabetes. And pre-diabetes because this is a disease that, uh, just it's, I don't have a good word for it because there's not a sinister enough word that can explain the wreckage and the carnage that diabetes plays in people's lives. And, you know, then people are pre-diabetic and, uh, you know, I know countless people where they say, well, you know, but it's in my family, like, yes, but what people are often unaware of an often not hall is that type two diabetes and pre-diabetes is always so good with type two diabetes, that these things are preventable and they are reversible. And you have some doctors who are diagnosing people with type two diabetes and saying, or pre-diabetes thing, you know, the best we can do is manage it. And what they mean by that is with medication. This is absolute BS. I hope you don't mind me saying BS, Ryan, Harry, because Terry3 (15:08): We like it. We like acronyms Jessie (15:13): It's. I call these BS narratives and we are subjected to a lot of BS narratives on the idea that you cannot prevent or even reverse type two diabetes, or get out of a pre-diabetic situation without medication is completely and totally false. And you have some people who fit into the camp of, well, if I could just take medication, that means I don't have to change the way I eat. I'll just take that. But, uh, you have other people like myself who think, why in the world would you see if the pharmaceutical company is, um, why would you perpetuate that they're using your body? Um, and if you can not do that, we are a walking chemical factories. Whether we like it or not, whether we know it or not, my dad always said this. If I was growing up, we are a walking chemical factory. Jessie (16:04): What we put into our bodies matters not just when it comes to food, but when it comes to medication, sometimes we need the medication. I mean, take a look around with COVID, right. I mean, we're all trying to figure this out, but if you have a bacterial infection, you're going to need some antibiotics. You got to do that. But to prefer medications over just some simple eating tweaks, that's something that makes me very sad, because I know that we are being used as pawns, um, by the pharmaceutical company, then it's that, it's something that we can completely avoid and we can do it without white knuckling it and, and having all of our joy stolen. If people hear me say that and they'll think, Oh yeah, sure. Salad, rabbit food. And that makes them just kind of want to die a little Terry3 (16:55): Small death and die, Jessie (16:58): But you could do it without all of that. You really can. Terry3 (17:03): Great. And no, go ahead. I was going to say, okay, so how do we do that? How do we do that? Jesse? Let me just Jessie (17:11): First say that when it comes to prediabetes, I, I, I like to look up the stats, um, you know, newly every so often to see what we're, what we're dealing with. And pre-diabetes, I kind of, I was shocked by the number that I saw. The latest statistics indicate that American that over 34% of Americans have pre-diabetes and that is over a hundred million people. That is just not okay. Um, Terry3 (17:43): Did they count as a, as pre-diabetes, where do you have to be? This has to, with the Jessie (17:50): Measurement of, uh, sugar in your bloodstream. And so that's something that your doctor would be able to measure and tell you, um, you know, they use a very specific test and, you know, some people who are borderline this, I know that this sounds a little wackadoodle, but this is true. Um, I I've ha I've seen doctors admit this, um, that the pharmaceutical companies, there's a very tight relationship between them and these doctors, the prescribing doctors. So, and I, my, uh, my ex's, uh, brother was a pharmaceutical rep. And he would confirm that what would happen is that when a doctor, they would keep tabs on doctors prescribing their medications. And when a doctor, his numbers started thinking, the rep had to go to that doctor's office and say, Hey, why are you prescribing her meds? So when you're being diagnosed with pre-diabetes or with diabetes, you know, I mean, how do you even know what to trust anymore? Jessie (18:59): It's your, if you can't trust your doctor, who can you trust? So any way that the doctor can perform these, these tests and, um, let you know whether, whether you've sort of tipped into a pre-diabetic camp, but to answer Terry's question there, the ways that you can do this is you can do it through, um, losing weight, definitely help there. And there are, uh, four really tried and true ways to lose weight without any exercise, um, and whatever. And, and here's the thing. There are these fad diets, the comrades are, they're also a very complicated diet come around. Um, and you could have some scientific articles that will indicate, okay. Yeah. There's, there's, there's proof showing that this might be helpful, but that's not the important thing. So I read the literature before I went into law, I was, uh, I was actually accepted into a PhD program in sociology, and I had published peer reviewed journal articles. Jessie (20:05): So I'm used to looking at the literature. I know how to read the literature. I know whether the methodology is a bunch of crap or whether it is actually decent and solid. Um, so I'm fortunate that I can read this stuff and understand it, but, you know, so some people that you'll see on YouTube or that you'll see on random websites, they'll say, Oh, wow, there's this study. And it shows this so therefore do it. No, that's not how science works. You have to look at the entire body of literature and you have to look at the overall trend. The one-offs don't matter. So there are four tried and true ways to lose weight without exercise. And the thing is it's for any of your listeners, they'll hear these four things. And some of them there'll be some of them they'll be like, huh. And that is what matters, because that visceral reaction that has to do with your personality, people look at the testimonials of these different diets. Jessie (21:01): And they'll say, man, I want that. I want that result. I want to feel that way. I want to have, I want to be comfortable in my clothes. I want to be confident, naked, you know, or to be Keaty. I want to be energized to play with my kids, or my grandkids are at work, or I need a level up. I want to start my own business, whatever. So they'll look at these testimonials. They'll want that for their life. And then they will start this diet. Even if unbeknownst to them, it does not fit their personality. Then they'll white, knuckle it until finally they jumped ship and they're like, you know, screw it. And once they have the screwed attitude, it's overwhelming. So before the four methods, one is the one that I hate the most. That's my personality that is counting bros, counting calorie, waned food. Jessie (21:58): But you do have some people out there where numbers are their friends. They love it. It brings them a comfort. And so they really enjoy that practice. I am not one of those people. I do love numbers, but not in that way. I don't want to have to worry about it. And desktop professionals, most of us can't be bothered. We have too much property. We don't want to spend extra time or mental energy dealing with this stuff, but that does work. It does work the second way. Uh, and this will maybe, uh, cost up to your listeners to wonder whether what I'm thinking is true, but it is, is a high carb diet, the high carb, low fat. But when we hear carbs, for some reason, cupcakes, the pizzas have brownies. And for some reason, these have been termed carved. This is, this is a myth that I would really like to bust. Jessie (22:49): This is not true. What these are is they are simple carbs, highly processed carbs with highly processed fats together. They are together. And that has a very particular hormonal. It causes a very particular hormonal that storing response. But to say that these are carbs, that is a total mis-characterization of what these foods actually are. So a high carb, low fat diet that would involve, um, you know, like, look, look at the Asians that are eating like noodles and rice and vegetables and whatever. And they're, they're fine. You know, like, you know, where they're not fine is where a lot of fast food companies that have been introduced into the region, that's where they're starting to get undefined. Then they're starting to look more and more like us, but in the rural regions, you know, they're, they're doing great, but they're also working really hard. And I'm not talking about service industry, post industrial. Jessie (23:44): I'm talking about physical labor. You think about the third way is a low carb diet. Um, and they're the thing that makes me concerned about low carb diets only is that a lot of people dive into it without knowing how they're like, you know, what they're diving into and how to properly dive. So they'll think about this. They'll look at time magazines, old debunked article, the butter is back, um, and they will eat absolute crap. Um, and it's been shown to lead to early death if you don't do it right. Um, you can take 10 years off your life like that. If you do a low carb diet, the wrong way for a prolonged period of time. But if you do a low carb diet and you can't, you can't lose the weight, but I don't want people to go into an early grave skinnier Terry4 (24:36): Just so they could fit into the casket. Jessie (24:39): Yeah, yeah. Getting your Cassie. I mean, that's not fun. So, but there is a way to reduce your weight on a low carb protocol that also will, um, either not reduce your life or even extend your lifespan. Um, and then the fourth way that you can do it, it's just what I call a mixed medley. So these are people who need to have a lot of flexibility, a lot of balance in their lives. So they're the kinds of people where their plate really is going to be a mix of your macronutrients, your carbs, your proteins, and your, uh, Terry4 (25:14): I think that's what I did. That's what I came out as the mixed medley. Jessie (25:18): Yeah. Yeah. I saw that. She took my personnel. Terry4 (25:27): I want to know what my personality is, man. Jessie (25:30): And there are ways to do these things where you can still enjoy, you know, some of your favorite foods. Um, and it's not a matter of, I never tell people that they can't have something. I don't think that that's a good mentality. I don't think that that leads to good behaviors. Um, and it, it's not helpful. It doesn't work. Um, long-term short-term anybody can white knuckle anything long-term, it doesn't work. So I really believe in making things workable for people and meeting people where they currently are right now, instead of forcing them to put the square peg of their food personality, whether they know about it or not into the round hole of a certain diet. No. Terry4 (26:18): Yeah. Can you, I was just going to ask you about the, uh, the tests, the tests, the mixed medley. And I think, I, I think, I think that was like 62% on, on my, um, scoring and then right under that with the low carb, I believe so. Yeah. Very interesting. But I mean, if you were to tell me that I couldn't have something, I could do it for a little while and then I'd be like, Oh, watch this, you see this I'm eating. I mean, I'm going to go way overboard just to prove that I can. Yeah. Jessie (26:52): Yes. And then I think that that is a, uh, a normal experience. I think a lot of us have experienced that if any of us have been on diets before, I think, I think every single one of us can relate to what you're talking about, Terry. Terry4 (27:08): Oh yeah. I mean, look what I have up my sleeve. I got cookies. Yeah. I got them hidden, tucked away. Jessie (27:17): Yeah. Cause it, you know, because there's, there's really an all or nothing mentality of that. I think we've kind of been socialized to accept an all or nothing mentality that, you know, like truly serious people are all in, uh, uh, my goodness gracious. And then once you are like, you know, I'm going to cave, but if you're going to cage, you're going to cave all into, you know, because darn it. You're all in you can't tell me what to do. I'm serious about like, screw this. I want you to have this group mentality. It can take what would be, I would, I don't even call it a step back. I call it. It's just part of the process. But you would take something that could be just part of a process. And instead it becomes this enormous setback, this huge psychological and emotional wall that's there. Jessie (28:12): Goodness only knows how many months or years it's going to be before you even try anything else. Because what you think is, well, I've tried all this crap before, you know, I've tried it before nothing works. I've tried everything. I've hell. I used to say that too, until I finally decided just to like, you know, dive into the plants myself now I had, I was so determined and I was very fortunate to have the background and research that I have because since June of 2016, when I had that moment, I've probably done a, a little over a thousand hours of, uh, secondary research into the period. You literature, people don't have time to do that. And that's why they go on to some of these very questionable websites, but they have the word health, uh, like ha ha I think I don't want to defame anything, but there, there are some health blank websites that are out there where their information is not, but it's not faith and finds. Maybe half of their information happens to be accurate. And half of it is very misleading and people will look at that and they'll think that that's, they have done the research. It's not good. Um, and so I really, I feel for people and I, I want them to know what the real, Terry4 (29:34): What happens after. So the, your, your process is like to have them come to your, and then, um, maybe take, take the personality test or person. What is it? Personality, diet tests. Personality quiz. Yes, yes. Yeah. Okay. And then what happens after that? Jessie (29:58): I mean, how so, uh, go ahead. As you saw Terry, when you took the food personality quiz, uh, at the end of it, there's sort of this assessment like, okay, here's where you fall. So in your case, you are a mixed medley, which means you need to have a lot of flexibility in your approach. So what would happen is that now normally, um, I, I have been taking one-on-one coaching clients, but, um, I I've also stopped doing that because I've been neck deep in, in creating a course for people, because basically just for the same reason I had had to have this, uh, this moment, I called a mirror moment where you really have to face yourself and question what you're doing and why you're doing it. And just like how, when I left the law firm, because I really felt like I could help people in a different way. Jessie (30:49): Um, and in, in possibly a much more needed ways. And we're talking about over a hundred million people with pre-diabetes. I had to think about what does my one-on-one coaching do? It, does it help people yet that help people, but there are like a hundred million people out there that need help. I can't do it all myself. So I'm creating a course. So what would happen is that with you, Terry, you get your, a big Smedley, you would then go to the mixed medley module. Now the bad thing about creating a course with this whole process is that because I have to be honest, and because there are four try to true ways to lose weight without exercise, scientifically proven that's four times the work for me. So I was really like not a smart business decision, you know, in terms of my own time and efficacy, but that's what needs to happen. Jessie (31:43): So I can't, I have to be honest with the process and understand that's the way it is. So if I truly want to help people, I had to do all four. So developing all these modules that will fit your food personality. So Terry, you would be put on the mixed medley, food, personality, um, eating path. And it would, um, explain to you what it means more thoroughly. You get like a little assessment at the end of the food personality quiz, but it would explain more thoroughly like, well, class, like, here's what this means for you. And also here's probably unbeknownst to you where you might be self-sabotaging as a mixed medley person, here's where your pitfalls are. And also here's how to enjoy life while you're still losing weight. Um, and they're also different, uh, like, like bonus add on in the modules that they're all of the course. So absolutely nothing is extra. Once, once people come onto the course, they're given the keys to the entire castle for life forever. Um, there's no like monthly fees, nothing, and you can come back to it as life happens. So there are these different add ons that you can just sort of play with. I'll give you an example. So let's say you wanted to kind of like play with the idea of like alcohol. There's a module called alcohol. Now I like a great glass of wine. Terry3 (33:14): When I was at the law firm. I liked myself a nice scotch too, like, Oh yeah, you can be a partner in a locker without us. Right. That's [inaudible]. Jessie (33:29): But anyway, so it's not to say these little atoms. They're not to say don't have this anymore, right? No, this is up to you, but it's to give you information, like here's something that you need to know about alcohol and how, because we're walking chemical factories. Terry3 (33:49): Well, they almost made it all the way through and it's probably a squirrel. I mean, who knows? Who knows? Yeah. Sorry about that. Jessie (34:11): Fine. It's fine though. Um, anyway, uh, it's just to play around with things that you might, you know, be able to work into your life or just even little tweaks, like there's a dairy module. It's not to say you have to give up dairy, but it's like, here are some things that dairy does that you may or may not be aware of. You could even tweak or play with the different types of dairy that you have, because the way that dairy is processed in different products can have a different effect on certain people. And it can, again, it's about what fits into their life, their lifestyle and personality. And I don't believe in lifestyle change. I know this is going to be all for like the last, like big, like, what is this gal mean, lifestyle change. This is what, this is the alternative language to diet that we have sort of developed in the weight loss industry. Jessie (35:02): But what ends up happening is that people think that they're ready for a lifestyle change. Just like they think they're ready for diet. They end up white, knuckling it through the lifestyle change, just like they, white knuckle is through the diet. Uh, and some people are really able to make the lifestyle changes. Like some people are really able to make it through the diet, but a lot of people, they end up, uh, going away from the lifestyle change because they miss their life. They missed it. Right. So I believe in lifestyle tweaks, I believe in lifestyle tweaks that fit your personality. They're absolutely doable. There are tons of different options. And, um, yeah, I believe in meeting people where they're at and, and they can lose weight in a way that makes sense for their reins and their preferences in their life. Roy (35:50): That's interesting. So, um, now Terry is the mixed medley. Do, does, will that change through out your life or throughout your experiences or if, if she had taken it 20 years ago, was she still been the same thing? Jessie (36:05): That is a great question. I am so glad that you asked. So the answer, uh, if there are any lawyers, those will be like, everybody's favorite answer as a lawyer is it depends. It really does, but your food preferences, habits, um, and fruit personality that can change. One thing that I read that was absolutely crucial for me to include in my course, uh, is that I want it to be something the reason why it's important, how lifetime act does it because life happens. Like you have to take care of a parent. You have, you, you have a kid, you know, you get injured, you know, goodness forbid, but you know, you, what if something happens to you, whatever, um, or COVID-19 happens in the post two months, we're all like numbing out on flatbread and why like, why it happens, you need, you need a place to call home. So you, whenever you're like totally going to go back home. And so this is a place where you can go back home and you can always start over by you just retake the food personality quiz, and you might end up on the same path, but you might end up on a different path, but if you do it's okay, then we just start you off on that eating path. And you go on your journey, you hit your goals and you know, everybody's supportive of one another. Roy (37:34): Okay. Interesting. Okay. And, uh, so like the there's the alcohol and the dairy module, uh, how many other modules are there that will, that will go with that? Jessie (37:45): Oh gosh, there are so many, so many. Can you please give us the exact amount? So Betty, you know, I haven't even, I haven't even finished creating all of them, but it's, I mean, we're talking about at least a dozen and these are just like, cause they're options. People need to know that people need to know that there is more than one way to lose weight right there without exercise, you know? And, and I'm not poo-pooing exercise. Exercise is great, but if you don't have time for it, especially not right now in your life or whatever, or you just don't have the mental energy or whatever right now, hope is not lost. You can still do it. It is tried and true. Um, and so it, yeah, there are a lot there's, you know, sugar and fruit toes, there are a lot, there are lots of different and you don't have to give up any of it. Jessie (38:39): Right. You just learn a little bit about it. You can tweak as you need. And, um, group coaching calls, group coaching calls are really key because if the way to have a community, the introverts don't have the talk. They can just listen. They can submit questions beforehand and get, still get their questions answered, uh, answered the, the extroverts. They, you know, they're happy to take it over. Yeah. So it's a way to be, and to know you're not alone, there's so much shame attached with you don't need like wanting or needing to lose some weight. I mean, I even try to say, I take people, I take death job professionals from fluffy to fit because it's fluffy. I feel like it's a kind word, a very sweep. I just see a little Peter cottontail and he fluffy. Yeah. Yeah. You know, because no matter what stage we're at, we're all valuable. We are all worthy. We are all, we are all worthy of love and lovable and wonderful people we already are. It's just that no matter who you are and where you're at, nobody can tell you, be confident. You look XYZ amazing. Only, you know, only, you know, what that looks like on you. Yeah. Um, so anyway, yeah, that's right. Roy (40:00): Yeah. And that's why, uh, you know, the community, uh, there's so many people out there that are hurting and you know, it's like, I, I have a great partner in Terry. That's very supportive whether I want to eat bad. Good. You know, Jessie (40:14): I'm horrible. I'll go either way, any way you want ice cream. Okay. Roy (40:20): You know, she is, uh, worked very hard, you know, with cooking and we've even started doing a lot of cooking together, but that's exactly why we started. This was not only to help people show people that you're not alone in this, but also to be a little vulnerable in the fact that no matter how good you do at anything, you're always going to fall off, but you know what, it's life you got just, uh, have your mistake, admit it, pick it up and start moving on. Again. We can't, you know, you can sit around and beat yourself up, but that's going to make, you want to eat more Ben and Jerry's and maybe have more of those alcoholic beverages and what you really should Jessie (40:59): That's right. Well, that's true. But you know, also if, if you don't mind me being so being so bold, Roy, um, you know, it's, I would argue that, that it's not even about being bad. I would try to even take that idea of, like, I even tried to take the idea of cheating, the idea of being bad, the idea of any sort of award that has, uh, a judgment that's attached to it, even if subconsciously. Yeah. And instead if you make it part of the process, you're not quote unquote being that you're just, that's just of the process. Right. Right. You know, so you're not abandoning a diet. You're not like going away from a program or whatever, if your program involves that and include that. Yeah, exactly. Roy (41:49): No, that's exactly right. And, you know, we need, it's like some other things that we've talked about and I've had some in another pot business podcast is, you know, we have to celebrate those victories and try to, uh, not dwell on things that we wished wouldn't have happened, but like you said, incorporated into it, it's just part of the process. So definitely understandable Jessie (42:11): And hopefully learn from it. And there are ways to do it that, you know, if you want your ice cream or whatever it is, there are ways to do that. That will have, you know, that will still maximize your enjoyment and minimize any sort of negative impact. I mean, even, you know, if like, if it's really the first three bites that trigger the, the pleasure reward system in our brain, it's those first three bites, but we're served, you know, a container that's like humongous, and then we just finish it because that also we've all had taught finish what's on your plate. [inaudible] yeah. Every one of us in bed, you know, like sending this blaze. Yeah. Yeah. But there are little things, you know, that where you could learn exactly how to enjoy these things. It's a matter of, you know, like pacing and, you know, the, that mountain and timing. And there, there are ways to learn all kinds of these things so that you can integrate your favorite, that you're like, you don't have to say goodbye to like your favorite friends. It doesn't have to happen. Roy (43:24): Yeah. And it's difficult, you know, that's important because, um, we can't always stay within our little self-contained bubble. We have to get out in the world. And, um, you know, that's one thing that we miss a little bit is, you know, kind of going out and doing that little celebration. So I'm all for figuring out a way that we can incorporate that into life. For sure. Jessie (43:46): Sure. Yeah. So a wedding, you want to have the cake Roy (43:49): Exactly. You want cake. And I think that, uh, uh, you know, that group, uh, the group, uh, counseling or mentorship group. Yeah. Whatever, you know, where you can get together, everybody and talk about that. That's another important part is being able to say, you know, here's some challenges I ran up against and how do we handle it? You know? And like the eaten two or three bites of something, uh, a lot of times that's satisfying and you can move on after that. You don't have to eat the whole thing. Jessie (44:22): Yeah. Some here, and some people have to it's all on there. It depends on your personality. And, uh, you know, so that's, I think that it's lovely if people could have that three bites and like, and where they're still some remainder and they can put it away if that's in their personality, good on them. But if that's not in your personality, there is still a way there is. I swear everything really like that's like, your personality is so important. That is why it is the absolute cornerstone of everything that I do it because it's not going to work otherwise at long-term it won't. And I want people to love themselves through the process. Yeah. Roy (45:01): So, uh, th the one more question for you and, um, is th the food personality, is that something that, uh, you know, because you said it changes and we may change through time, change the tastes, but are these things that we learn as an adolescent, as a young adult, is that the environment that we're in the, uh, you know, the situation in which we're in today, I guess really what shapes that, Jessie (45:28): Everything that you just mentioned? I mean, there are some people, everybody, everybody is that, you know, I know we kind of, you know, like to make fun of certain people, I call it, you know, calling them snowflake though, such and such snowflake, but we all really are no flake, all of that. And, you know, some of us face really serious trauma is very young children and when that's happening and if that's, if that is, um, impacting, uh, any sort of like eating disorder, emotional eating, I will actually refer that out. I will refer that out to an expert who deals with that kind of trauma, because, you know, even as a lawyer, you have to know that if you are working relearn your, you shouldn't be handling divorces. You know, I'm a weight loss coach. And I have a lot of science and a lot of experience with food personalities, um, in my brain. Jessie (46:24): But somebody who did the deal with somebody, who's a having disordered eating problem, that is a very, very particular issue. And that has to be resolved first. But, you know, as far as like your general food personality, that's not related to trauma. This could be as simple as, from the time that we're young being told to finish our plate. Um, two things that we see in movies, like, you know, a good people finish their plate versus no, like ungrateful, you know, spoiled children don't, or it can be, you know, it could have to do with scarcity, especially if you grow, if you grew up for you could be in your plate. Not because you're told that, but because that's all you're going to get for a while. Um, it could be adolescence. It could be hormones while we were at while we were teenagers, it could be as adults. It could be COVID for, all I know is being like, okay, now you're stuck at home and you're eating the things you used to doing, but you're on the sofa, 24 seven, there are so many things that could influence this person. Roy (47:21): It's funny, you mentioned the scarcity because I, uh, I grew up with a guy or knew him as a young adult that, um, they food scarcity, when he was growing up, they ate a lot of beans and a lot of stuff that they came out of their garden. And he said, when he was a teenager, he vowed, he said, I will never eat another meal that does not have a meat. And so that was one of their big things is that, uh, every meal, his wife, you know, there were some kind of meat, steak, chicken, whatever, but, uh, so definitely, you know, shaped him for sure. Jessie (48:00): Yeah, yeah. Yeah. That's a big deal. Roy (48:04): I see. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day. We appreciate this information a lot. And, uh, before I ask you to kind of give your commercial, so what is a tool that you use either, uh, in your business life, in your personal life, a tool, a habit, a ritual, something that you do every day that you couldn't do without? Jessie (48:28): Well, anybody who knows me knows, uh, I know I, I mentioned my, my little rescue animal before, but I love these babies so much. And, um, you know, every morning they come and they find me, um, after my husband's an early riser than I am. And once he left, I get all four of them make their way to me. And there were all cuddling and there is something so special about it that just, I don't know the love of these rescue animals. I just, I don't think I could do without it. I really don't. They, they bring me a richness in my life that is really irreplaceable. I love that. Roy (49:15): Well, we have a snuggler and then she turns to the devil, she will set up and just give you the death stares. Like I am so hung, you know, I know she's thinking I'm so hungry. You just need to get up. Yeah, Jessie (49:27): Exactly. When it's time to go out. Exactly. When it's time to eat. Yeah, Roy (49:30): Exactly. And that's why she's getting so restless right. This minute, because the minute the, you know, it's five o'clock here. The minute that clock chimes five is like, where is my bowl of food at? Yeah. Well, if you don't mind tell everybody how they can reach out and get in touch with you. And do you have kind of an ETA on rolling out the, uh, the, uh, the, Jessie (49:56): The core courses? Uh, yes. So my, the, my course that I am, um, developing, it's called the health box blueprint. And, uh, that rolled out on January 8th. I'm taking pre-orders at like, as you want me to just count, um, for the whole month of November, um, and it, on my website, you can find it, uh, just, just these eyelea.com. Um, my YouTube channel is help off. If you just look up how far you'll be able to see it. And I usually have the, the link to my website underneath my videos, the most recent one. Roy (50:36): Okay. Yeah. And we'll be sure and put all of your, uh, links and, uh, not only to your site, but to the YouTube, into the show notes and to our webpage as well. Oh, Jessie (50:47): This has been so much fun. Roy (50:49): It has. It's been a pleasure speaking with you. Thank you so much. Terry4 (50:53): Thank you so much. What a great perspective and learning about the personality. Oh my gosh. Who knew? You know, it sounds simple, but it's not, you know, it sounds sad, but it's not, there's a lot of research that goes in behind there. Yeah. A lot of reasons. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Made me tired. Jessie (51:13): Yeah. Well, it's been a pleasure. Thank you both. Roy (51:19): Yeah, I'm right. To all our listeners, you can find us at www dot feeding, fatty.com also on iTunes, Stitcher, Google play, and Spotify. Be sure and share this awesome episode. So all of your friends can hear Jesse as well. Uh, we look forward to talking with you. Uh, we're also Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram too. All right. Till next time. I'm Roy Terry4 (51:44): I'm Terry.  

Ask Joanne DiMaggio what is her soul's purpose and she gives her answer with a smile: "I am a reporter for the Universe." Joanne says writing is part of her spiritual DNA and sees her soul's mission in this life to observe, record and disseminate information about her particular area of expertise in esoteric studies: soul writing and past life exploration. A professional writer and author of six books and hundreds of magazine articles for both mainstream and esoteric audiences, in 1987 she began devoting all of her time to her esoteric studies, specializing in past life exploration, research and therapy. She eventually combined her passion for soul writing with her knowledge of reincarnation and today is considered a respected expert in both fields. Born and raised in Chicago, Joanne has been actively involved with Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) since 1987. In 1990, she became one of the founding members of the A.R.E. Heartland Region headquartered in Chicago. There she oversaw the region's public relations, newsletter, and special event programming. She has been the Coordinator for the A.R.E. Charlottesville, VA team since August 2008.  Joanne was the founder of the Unity Holistic Healing Center, a service of Unity of Charlottesville, and served as its director from April 2013 to June 2020. Joanne earned her Masters in Transpersonal Studies degree, now known as Transpersonal Psychology, through Atlantic University. Her thesis on inspirational writing served as the basis of her first esoteric book: Soul Writing: Conversing with your Higher Self. She also earned her Spiritual Mentor certification through Atlantic University, where she was named Outstanding Graduate of the year. She later formed A.U.'s Alumni Association, which she served as president for two years. Joanne has given talks on the subject of past-life and life-between-lives exploration as well as soul writing to A.R.E., Unity and other audiences across the country.  In addition, Joanne has been the guest on over 70 national and international radio programs, including Coast to Coast AM and the Shirley MacLaine Show. Joanne has been professionally pursuing past-life research and therapy for over 30 years. She is a graduate of the Eastern Institute of Hypnotherapy, completed additional training in hypnosis at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL and studied under Dr. Irene Hickman, a pioneer in the field of non-directive hypnotherapy. The years she spent as the head of her own past-life research center enabled her to interact with some of the leading past-life therapists, authors, and other renowned practitioners from across the country. In addition to Soul Writing, her other esoteric books include Your Soul Remembers: Accessing Your Past Lives Through Soul Writing;  Karma Can Be a Real Pain: Past Life Clues to Current Life Maladies; I Did It To Myself...Again! New Life-Between-Lives Case Studies Show How Your Soul's Contract Is Guiding Your Life; and Edgar Cayce and the Unfulfilled Destiny of Thomas Jefferson Reborn, scheduled to be published in January 2021. Joanne conducts  private past-life regressions, life-between-lives sessions, and soul writing sessions via Skype or Zoom. Connect with Joanne at joannedimaggio.com. For more information about Radiate Wellness, our practitioners, services, classes, and events, visit us at radiatewellnesscommunity.com, “Like” us on Facebook as Radiate Wellness, LLC; and follow us on Twitter @RadiateKC.

Episode Summary Jackson County High School history teacher Howard Muncy joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to share some of the lesser known history of Kentucky and its role in the Civil War. Howard recently received both the Graduate Dean's Citation and the Outstanding Graduate in History Award from the University of Louisville for his extraordinary work on his MA thesis, entitled "A Forgotten Shade of Blue: Support for the Union and the Constitutional Republic in Southeastern Kentucky during the Civil War Era.” Links Mentioned James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Richard Carwardine, Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power Christopher Phillips, The Rivers Ran Backward: The Civil War and the Remaking of the American Middle Border Stay Connected Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter  Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter  Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

Join TNWAC President Patrick Ryan and guest co-host Colleen Ryan for a review, commentary and analysis of the top five topics in global events this week. Today's Topics: 1 – Covid News – World Health Assembly; 2 – China – Belt and Road Trip; 3 – Global Energy – Cheap Oil and the Outlook; 4 – Afghanistan – Peace and Covid; and 5 – International Criminal Court in America’s Crosshairs Video of this program: https://youtu.be/T0KGHcw3MCk Your Hosts LCDR Patrick Ryan, USN (Ret), President, Tennessee World Affairs Council Patrick Ryan is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon, the Center for Naval Analysis, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007. Colleen Elizabeth Ryan Colleen Ryan is a JD candidate at Belmont University School of Law. Raised in Middle Tennessee, she attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she received a BA in Global Studies and Sociology Honors in the Haslam Scholars Program. A participant in the Baker Scholars Program of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Public Policy Center, Colleen wrote an honors thesis on prison reform policy in Uganda’s post-conflict transition, and she was the 2017 Outstanding Graduate in the global studies program. During college, she studied abroad in Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Costa Rica, interned with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and served in numerous campus-wide roles promoting research and study abroad to fellow students. In 2018, Colleen earned an MA in Post-war Recovery Studies from the University of York on a Fulbright postgraduate grant, during which time she took coursework in conflict transformation and humanitarian response, conducted fieldwork on peacebuilding and social change in Kosovo, and served as a cultural ambassador for the United States in northern England. At York, she completed her dissertation on Chinese engagement in peacebuilding processes in the Global South in preparation for spending a year as a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. There, she completed an MA in Global Affairs, worked in research and programming at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, and wrote her capstone paper on the evolution of Chinese foreign policy regarding humanitarian intervention. In addition to study, research and work abroad, Colleen has had the opportunity for extensive leisure travel across North America, Europe, East Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Committed to the belief that every person should be globally engaged, she has volunteered with the Tennessee World Affairs Council since its inception in 2007 and enjoys contributing to TNWAC’s work making educational programming and resources about global affairs available to all Tennesseans.

Dean Wilson is a native to Denver, Colorado, where he has been actively involved in the local music scene for over 15 years. He studied Classical Music Composition with Guitar Emphasis and Choral Concentration at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Dean has also earned Bachelor of Science in Music Entertainment and Industry Studies with focus in Recording Arts Technology from University of Colorado Denver, where he was awarded "Outstanding Graduate of the Year" in 2014.

Welcome to episode 84 of the Sexology Podcast, today I’m joined by Timothy Wienecke who talks to us about the way in which masculine identity gets tied into military service, how masculinity can manifest in positive and negative ways and the importance for veterans to work with their partners to overcome these issues.   Timothy Wienecke has spent the last decade training and educating in a variety of settings on a broad range of topics. He got started as a primary trainer for various technical positions as a Signals Analyst working with the NSA. That is where he realized he enjoys giving people the skills and knowledge they need to be effective in the places that are important to them. Timothy's command noticed his passion and tapped him for a more delicate and difficult task to be a primary trainer for the Air Force’s Bystander Intervention program. There he spent the next three years training over 3000 Airmen how to notice and engage effectively to stop harassment and sexual assault before it happens. In recognition of his efforts, Timothy earned many accolades, ranging from Airman of the Quarter to Early Promotion and an Air Force Achievement Medal for impact. The enjoyment of these tasks is what led him to leave the Air Force and enter the mental health and advocacy fields full time.   After leaving the military, Timothy became employed as a peer educator for the Auraria Campus and the facilitator to launch Colorado University at Denver’s Peer Advocates for Veteran Education program. He took the skills gained in the military and learned how to connect with traditional college students, university staff, and the business community. Timothy taught and developed curriculum for time management, communication skills, gender dynamics, bystander intervention, cross-cultural communication, military culture, and many other topics over his three years in those positions. Again, people took note of Timothy's passion, skill, and effort; naming him the Feminist Ally of the Year, awarded a Life Time Achievement Award by the Phoenix Center at Auraria, and he left campus as the Outstanding Graduate of the CU Counseling program.   Since leaving the Auraria campus, Timothy has jumped into the greater Denver community to continue empowering people with the skills, knowledge, and drive to move themselves and their organizations toward their goals. He has trained Fire Fighters how to maintain focus and cope with the trauma they see in the world, taught clinicians the knowledge needed to serve men and the veteran community, and helped corporate employees focus in and communicate to complete their goals as a team.   In this episode, you will hear:   The way in which masculine identity gets tied into military service How masculinity can manifest in positive and negative ways The difference between the way civilians and people in the military experience trauma and sexual abuse The differences males and females experience sexual abuse and trauma How men can be more vulnerable when it comes to sexual abuse and trauma The importance for veterans to work with their partners to overcome these issues   Resources https://empoweredchangece.com   Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MCM62XY   https://www.facebook.com/oasis2care https://www.instagram.com/oasis2care https://twitter.com/oasis2care

In September of 1990, with a bank loan, an assistant and 500 square feet of office space, Greg Hatcher started The Hatcher Agency. He signed a 3 year lease on that 500 square feet of office space thinking it would be all he would ever need. At the end of the first year, he had already outgrown his office space and had grown to 7 employees, producing more insurance in his first year of business than any agent in the state of Arkansas. Three years later in 1993, The Hatcher Agency was named Arkansas' Small Business of the Year by Arkansas Business and The Hatcher Agency was the largest health insurance agency in the state of Arkansas. Greg and The Hatcher Agency have been the number one producer since, leading the state of Arkansas in health insurance sales every year since they started business in 1990. Greg graduated in 1983 from Alma College with a degree in Public Relations. While at Alma, he was President of the Student Body, and lettered in soccer, wrestling and baseball. Greg was named the schools Outstanding Graduate and the TKE Fraternity's Top Fraternity Man for his local Chapter and Nationwide. Greg was also a nine-letter winner and one of the last athletes to play three varsity sports for four years at Alma College. He was captain of the wrestling team and was named first-team all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1982-83. Hatcher helped the wrestling and baseball teams each capture three MIAA titles while also lettering in soccer. Hatcher was president of his junior class and served as president of the student body as a senior. He co-founded and was president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and also served as sports information director from 1981-83. Following graduation, he coached baseball at Notre Dame University for one year before going to work for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. In Greg's seven years at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, he was named the Account Executive of the Year, a record six consecutive times, before leaving to start his own agency in 1990. In 1999, Greg wrote the book 55 Steps to Outrageous Service, which is a book outlining the service that The Hatcher Agency delivers every day to their clients. This book has sold over 15,000 copies to date and in 2011 a publisher purchased the rights to the book and is now printing over 100,000 in paperback. The Hatcher Agency has grown to a business with 50 employees, over 650 group clients, and over 180,000 insured's. Because of his Outrageous Service philosophy, Greg and The Hatcher Agency have earned numerous awards and recognitions, including lifetime status in the Million Dollar Roundtable, recognizing the top 3 % of life insurance producers in the country and a lifetime Golden Eagle Award winner by the National Association of Health Underwriters, recognizing the top 1% of health insurance producers nationwide. His greatest joy has come from his work in getting wrestling started in Arkansas. Hatcher founded The Arkansas Wrestling Association (AWA) and has purchased the mats for 60 high schools and 4 colleges to help get new programs started at these schools. For his efforts, he has been honored with the “Dan Gable America Needs Wrestling Award,” named WIN Magazines Man of the Year and awarded The Certificate of Merit by The Arkansas Activities Association. Greg is most pleased that over 4,000 kids now wrestle in Arkansas.

"Sing your heart out" - A conversation with Frank Gabriel Campos. Frank Gabriel Campos is a renowned classical and jazz soloist and the author of Trumpet Technique (Oxford University Press, 2005), regarded the best single source on the subject. His popular 'Clinic' column in the International Trumpet Guild Journal has been an important pedagogical voice to thousands of trumpeters around the world since 1995. Currently professor of trumpet at Ithaca College’s Whalen Center for Music, Campos earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University Fresno and did graduate work at the University of North Texas where he won the Outstanding Masters and Outstanding Doctoral Student Awards, as well as the Hexter Prize for Outstanding Graduate. His primary teachers include John James Haynie, Leonard Candelaria, Don Jacoby, James Stamp, W. Ritchie Clendenin, Carole Klein, and his father.  Mr Campos has been principal trumpet of the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Texas Baroque Ensemble, Bear Valley Festival Orchestra, and Madera Symphony Orchestra, and he has been a member of the Fort Worth Symphony, the Fresno Philharmonic, and the Monterey County Symphony. He is a former member of the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band, the Dallas Cowboys Band, and he has been a featured soloist at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Sacramento Jazz Festival, and others. He has played or toured with such artists as Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bob Hope, and has performed at Constitution Hall, New York’s Town Hall, and on the stages of the Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center.  

In this episode, we are delighted to speak with our guest on "Immigration with Tahmina" on Desi 1250am -Teresa L. Fair-Field! Teresa is a local Seattle entrepreneur and business woman, owner of OT Clubhouse. She recently applied for an H1b visa in the lottery on April 1st for an employee. When she agreed to the interview, she had no idea whether she would 'win' the H1b lottery. Originally USCIS announced they would start H1b adjudications on May 16th, so we wanted to ensure we had an interview that was as relevant as possible. Tune into listen to her story to learn what the H1b lottery means for her business. You can find out whether she 'won' or not. It was indeed brave of her to agree to this blindly! Teresa_Two With over 20 years in the field of occupational therapy and work in both large and small heath networks, Teresa began a private practice in pediatric therapy in 2011 with a mission to improve the family experience. Teresa’s commitment to child development began when her family became a consumer of pediatric services. Her OT background and parenting experience provides a unique “I’ve been there” perspective. She opened the OT Clubhouse in 2013, and has since joined with partners in speech therapy and psychology to form Sandbox Therapy Group a collaborative care model to improve communication and outcomes with a team approach. Teresa graduated from Pacific University (1993) in Forest Grove, Oregon, earning the Outstanding Graduate in Occupational Therapy award. She spent the majority of her career in neuro-rehabilitation, and enjoys understanding sensation and behavior from a nervous system perspective. She is certified in Ayres Sensory Integration® and is qualified to deliver the SIPT assessment. Teresa is currently working on a doctorate in occupational therapy (2016) with Chatham University in Pennsylvania. Her doctoral focus is to increase parent’s sense of efficacy in managing their child’s routines through a model of coaching and support.