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In This Episode: Welcome our guest Vanessa Lowry, marketing consultant, graphic designer, author and professional doodler. We discuss the value of collaboration and how our collaboration has elevated both of our successes and created a wonderful friendship. Hear behind the scenes stories on the development of our clients projects. Gain Insight on the role collaboration plays when it comes to competition. Learn the 2 essential things to look for when finding a collaborative partner. Best way to get ahead of your competition? Collaboration! Resources: www.VanessaLowry.com www.GrannyPearlsKitchen.com Vanessa’s award-winning package design for my client www.ImagesFromHome.com Vanessa and I collaborated to produce this self published book, Christmas Birds, inspiration for the season and beyond. It won multiple state and national awards. Quotes: “Competition makes us faster collaboration makes us better” – Fyrefly, London, UK “No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.” – Althea Gibson Traci DeForge Produce Your Podcast Here
Vanessa Lowry thinks creativity and encourages it in us all. From her latest program, "Art in 30 Days," to her doodles and coloring book, Vanessa says it is never too late to start being your creative self. Just taking 15 minutes a day transformed this host into a person who sees art and color in everything! She also helps people get published—she is a creative soul leader.
Actress, Singer and Voiceover artist, Maria Howell is best known as the choir soloist from the movie “The Color Purple. ”“Art and spirituality are like singing and acting for me. Art is an expression of the spiritual side of me so as I grow with one, it helps the other. It’s a volleying back and forth like my singing and acting have been. I want both. As I learn more and I grow, I want to know more. As a sensitive artist, you want to know about life—you want to know what it means.” ~Maria Howell
Author Walter Lawrence grew up in Texas, where his father practiced veterinary medicine and his mother taught nursing. He and his sister were raised in a family that valued the origin and meaning of words. He majored in English in college and later earned a Masters of Arts in Professional Writing. Walter has published numerous freelance magazine and newspaper articles, and both his poetry and short stories have won numerous awards.
Sunmoon Pie is an Atlanta-based Jewish music group, writing and performing a blend of spiritual and sometimes quirky songs that explore the human condition through the lens of Jewish & Kabbalistic themes—with a focus meditative Kirtan-style Hebrew chanting inspired by the Jewish liturgy. The artists of Sunmoon Pie say, “We take Jewish prayers and add melodies—hopefully adding a new spirit to these prayers that have been said by Jews around the world for centuries.”
During the past 30 years, Michael Belk’s photography has appeared in fashion publications including Vogue, Elle, GQ and Vanity Fair for clients that included Nautica, J.Crew and others. Combining his gift for photography with a natural sense for sales and marketing savvy, Michael created a boutique fashion-advertising agency, Michael Belk & Company. He says his work has primarily been about doing something he loved while traveling the world, working with many great models and crews in the industry. Michael later owned a fine art photography gallery in Florida. In 2008, Michael began a project to produce a collection of fine art photographs that would depict messages of Jesus and show His relevance in our modern world. Published in late 2009, Journeys with the Messiah, consists of 45 images and the “parable-like” messages they depict.
Janine Hoefler is a painter, photographer, lecturer and teacher. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arcadia University and has taught art classes to both children and adults.Along with her career as a painter, Janine is an award-winning photographer and a speaker. She teaches individuals to take emotionally meaningful photos and how to bring families together with photography.
Seth Casteel is an award-winning photographer and New York Times Best Selling Author. His series of Underwater Dogs photographs have been seen by hundreds of millions of people around the world and have become one of the most famous series of images in the past decade.
Crystal Slagley is an award-winning cake concept artist. She holds fifteen certificates in a variety of cake decorating techniques, including a master’s certificate in sugarpaste, royal icing, and sugar flowers. Crystal is one of only ten people in the United States to have this exclusive certification. She shares her inspiration, creative process, and why she believes her cakes "represent joy" on this edition of Art As Worship on Empower Radio.
This episode of Art as Worship is an encore of the interview with Entura artist Patricia Hayes from March 7, 2012. Patricia and Art as Worship host Vanessa Lowry, along with 23 other co-authors, just published a collaborative book titled The 28-Day Thought Diet. Patricia Hayes is an international lecturer, teacher, author and artist. She is the author of five books and has been a pioneer in intuitive and spiritual development for over 45 years. Patricia and her husband Marshall Smith are the founders of Delphi University in McCaysville, G
Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here's how to listen to the podcast of our show. First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer. On today's show several of the co-authors of the new book "Improv to Improve Your Business" came on to explain how using the principles of improvisation can foster communication, creativity and innovation in businesses. They shared the 10 Commandants of improv and how you can incorporate the skills in to sales and training situations. Brent Brooks, Vanessa Lowry, Rob Duncan, Leah Henderson and Jim Hogan explained how learning improvisation skills has helped them grow their respective businesses. You can order the book on Amazon. Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show
Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here's how to listen to the podcast of our show. First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer. On today's show we had Steve Rae, founder of Roam Atlanta guest host for Amy. Steve explained that ROAM is an innovative, meeting, dining and gathering place for a new progressive workforce who need office space in and around the Alpharetta area. There is no better place for entrepreneurs to connect with others, work productively and grow their businesses. Learn more about Roam Atlanta at www.roamatlanta.com We opened the show with Wayne Melnick, attorney at law with Gray, Rust, St Amand, Moffett & Brieske. Wayne is an insurance defense attorney and member of the Georgia Bar for over 15 years. He discussed issues related to lawsuits in general and important information that all people and business owners need to know about their insurance. To learn more about Wayne and his firm please go to their website www.grsmb.com/bio/waynemelnick.asp We closed the show with Vanessa Lowry with Connect4Leverage, a social media and marketing firm. But she didn't come on the show to discuss that - she was here to promote the 5th annual Roswell-Tree fun run. She co-founded this event with Sally Jamara with Traversa Consulting. The Roswell-tree is the only race on July 4th where everyone wins and gets breakfast. This great event is held at Roswell Park and all proceeds benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank. To learn more or to enter please go to www.roswelltree.org Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show
Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here's how to listen to the podcast of our show. First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.We opened today's show with Mimi Darr and Kathy Sanek owners of That Dirty Dog the You Wash, We Wash, Pet Wash in Roswell and Johns Creek. Please go to www.thatdirtydog.com for more information.Next up we had on Emma Foulkes with National Financial Services Group. Emma shared some of her top financial planning tips for 2010. To learn more about her services please go to www.emmafoulkes.comNext we had on Lauren Giovannoni and Tara Lane with Explore 404, Atlanta's only all video guide to local businesses and attractions. To learn more please go to www.explore404.comWe closed the show with our good friend Vanessa Lowry with Connect4Leverage. Vanessa explained how business owners can attract their ideal clients by authoring a book. She shared her story about how her book 30 Days of Gratitude was created and how it has helped her get clients for her business. To learn more the book please go to www.daysofgratitude.com To learn more about Vanessa please go to www.linkedin.com/in/vanessalowryAlso if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show
Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here's how to listen to the podcast of our show. First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.We opened the show with Kimberly DeMeza with Georgia Veterinary Specialists, a multi-specialty referral practice and 24 hour emergency pet clinic. Satisfied clients call it the Mayo Clinic for dogs and cats. They treat complex, challenging and often life threatening pet health problems. Please go to www.gvsvet.com to learn more.Next up we had on Mark Burch and Amy Jackson with Karmalized Pictures. Mark and Amy spend their time creating videos for businesses. They work with Yellow Pages, CitySearch and Kudzu to create vidoes that enhance their bsuiness listings. They have found that adding video to a website creates twice the number of conversions on the Yellow Pages site. They also shared a great tip when trying to create viral web videos - make it a how to. Mark and Amy are available for a free consultation so please check them out at www.karmalizedpictures.comNext up we had on Sally Jamara and Vanessa Lowry founders of the Roswell-tree Fun Run. This July 4th makrs the 4th anniversary of these popular event. This is the only fun run where every participant is guaranteed to be a winner. Participants also get t-shirts, and either a tiera or a baseball cap for participating. All proceeds benefit the Atlanta Food Bank so head up to Roswell Park this Fourth of July to race Amy and Lee. To learn more please go to their website www.roswelltree.orgWe closed the show with Sam Abdullah and Sean Kelly who are with Buckhead Pizza Company. If you love gourmet pizza in an upscale environment you should definitely check out the new restaurant on the Atlanta pizza scene, Buckhead Pizza Company. Whether you like fresh ingredients made in store like mozzarella cheese or their one of a kind whole wheat dough this pizza place is worth the trip. They have three Atlanta locations: Buckhead, Buford, & Cumming. To find a location near you please go to their website at BuckheadPizzaCo.com. You can also follow Buckhead Pizza Co. on Facebook or Twitter.Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Sally Jamara and Vanessa Lowry two of the founders of the Roswell-tree and great fun run and race held each year on July 4. This year the Fat Guy has agreed to race as long as they promised to give him a crown made of bacon if he wins. This is an invitation only event that benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank. All participants get a cool designer t-shirt and your choice of either a tiara or a baseball cap, plus an awesome award breakfast immediately following the race. To learn more please go to www.roswelltree.org For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA. To download the show on iTunes please click on this link On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened the show with Sebastien Lagree, the brains behind the SPX Workout. This 40 minute workout is reshaping bodies all over the world. Sebastian took the best of pilates and strength training and sprinkled in a new machine he developed called the reformer that will kick your butt and get you in the best shape of your life. To learn more go to www.spxfitness.com or www.sebastian.tvNext up we had on our friend Kathy from Your Spa Report who shared some of the highlights from her trip to Vegas. She got to experience the spa at Steve Wynn's new all suite resort Encore. She said the super service and luxury blew her away. To see what she saw please go to her website www.yourspareport.comWe closed the show with Sally Jamara and Vanessa Lowry two of the founders of the Roswell-tree and great fun run and race held each year on July 4. This year the Fat Guy has agreed to race as long as they promised to give him a crown made of bacon if he wins. This is an invitation only event that benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank. All participants get a cool designer t-shirt and your choice of either a tiara or a baseball cap, plus an awesome award breakfast immediately following the race. To learn more please go to www.roswelltree.org Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by hundreds of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was not helping out today. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!