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29: Greer Wylder: Writer, Founder Greer’s OC

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Since 1993, Greer has been writing about fashion, dining and trends in Orange County, as a popular columnist for the Los Angeles Time Community Newspapers) and as founder of Greer’s OC. Do you have a friend who always seems to be ahead of the trends, who has great taste, who has a great sense of humor and who you just like being around? That’s Greer.

She’s also a mother of four boys, a board member of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and the Executive Producer of a documentary in production about the quest for a cure to type 1 diabetes. In her spare time, Greer runs marathons and loves to cook.

Inspired Round Q&A:

  • Most Inspiring Book-4 Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris
  • Favorite Song-anything by The Clash, Magnificent 7
  • Best Resource-NY Times Online loves videos and content. LA Times
  • Surprising Fact About Greer- That she’s shy and an introvert. 
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Greer-She’s a single, working mom and has a full plate. It might look like she’s got it all together but she’s working it out and it can be hard for her too

 

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28: Mary O’Toole: Wellness Coach, Healer, Yoga Instructor

Mary OtooleMary O’Toole, a wellness professional who’s primary focus is to support those with the desire to decrease stress and be healthy.  Mary is the owner/founder of the The Light Within, a wellness business that offers a variety of wellness programs for individuals, groups and organizations.

Mary is a Wellness Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master Teacher, Speaker, Facilitator of Yoga Retreats in Ireleand and Laughter Yoga Leader.  She discovered yoga in 2004 at a time of personal challenges and found that yoga helped her cope with stress.  She also spent more than 10 years in the Corporate Human Resources environment.  She takes her corporate background and blends it with her wellness training to offer each individual and group a unique wellness experience.

This conversation will open you up to new ideas to decrease stress, open to wellness and live a more expansive life!

Inspired Round Q&A:

  • Most Inspiring Book
  • Favorite Song
  • Best Resource-
    • Your Breath
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Mary-Loves helping people go inward and find their own answers. Brings her the most joy.

 

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27: Kute Blackson: Visionary of Human Potential

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Kute Blackson is an utterly unique visionary in the world of human potential. Unlike those who promise to simply help people “get” what they want, Kute’s life work instead reveals to people what they have to give, by liberating who they are most truly and deeply. The focus: Freedom.

World renowned for creating revolutionary results, Kute is creating a world-shift in consciousness and is widely known as a transformational facilitator, speaker, and leader. Today, the venue for his message may be one-on-one, a vast stadium setting, experiential seminars, and transformational travel intensives all of over the world. Kute has an energy that is so powerful and complete, one cannot leave his presence without a recollection and feeling of what love truly is, true love, who they have been all along. His transformative and healing energy is sought out worldwide. Kute is a bold voice for a new generation.

You’ll feel his powerful energy come through in this Inspired Conversation! I can’t wait for you to experience Kute!

Inspired Round Q&A:

  • Most Inspiring Book- All wisdom exists inside of you. Books remind you of what you already know. The source of all wisdom and knowledge inside of us. Tap into the wisdom the knowledge the information of your soul, your soul will guide you. You will be blown away by how much your soul knows.
  • Favorite Song- Strobe, Dead Mau5 (extended version)
  • Best Resource- Meditation & My Soul-Meditation, is the pathway to go inside and to go into your soul. Your soul is your ultimate resource. The real source is within, go within and listen! Don’t forget to be your own best resource!
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Kute- That I love you! And we are in this together, no matter what you’re experiencing we are one humanity. Let’s do this I love you!!

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26: Becky Walsh: The Stand-Up Intuitive, Hay House Author

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Becky has been turning the world of self-development on its head for years with her fabulous down-to-earth and uniquely funny style. Becky’s teaching effortlessly blends her unique humor with groundbreaking, smack-on-the-forehead insights that put YOU in control of your own life.

Becky is a Hay House author of the book ‘You DO Know – Learning to act on intuition instantly’ as well as four more published books and five e-books. Becky is a sought-after speaker and has appeared at the world renowned seminar ‘I Can Do It’.  Becky isn’t shy of the media, having hosted her own award-winning radio show in London and now presents a show on Hay House Radio which enjoys a peak audience of two million listeners worldwide. As well as being a guest on more than 70 radio stations all over the world, Becky is also a TV pundit and presenter having appeared on This Morning, The One Show. Fiji TV (Japan) and BBC3 News and many others. She also has a unique live theater show where she gives intuitive insights on members of the audience, blended with storytelling and improv comedy. She has wowed audiences in London’s West End, Bristol, Dublin, New York and San Francisco.

Becky has the unique skill of being able to hear when someone is in resonance and what is causing a discord in their life. She does this in her private practice for consultations in Bristol and London, but pops up all over the place. This conversation is brilliant and will open something up inside you to clearly connect and learn to act confidently on your intuitive hits!

Inspired Round Q&A:

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  • Surprising Fact About Becky-She’s just written her first fiction book, money porn. Bridget Jones meets Fifty Shades of Grey and has Eat, Pray, Love Child!
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Becky- She still doesn’t feel prepared for the great things she’s done or things that are coming. You’ll never feel ready, get on and do it with the greatest sense of humor.

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25: Jody Theissen: Sound Healer, Yoga Teacher, Musician

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Jody Theissen is a mom, Yoga Teacher, Musician, Song Writer, friend, human being. She resonates mostly with Human Being as when she is in that state of awareness everything just flows from there.   As far as yoga, Jody is now on her 6th year of teaching. She trained with Cloud Nine Yoga and has continued her studies in Thai Yoga Therapy, Kundalini, Yin and Restorative Yoga, Meditation Techniques, Sound Therapy and Spritualism. Jody is a powerful sound healer as I know, I take weekly classes with her. I love this interview into Jody’s insights regarding mindfulness, awareness and living moment to moment.

Stay tuned until the very end where you’ll hear and receive a special sound healing from Jody!

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24: Pamela Slim; Author, Speaker, Passionate Connector

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Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and business consultant who has been an entrepreneur for eighteen years. Her passion for career and organizational development spans many different work modes and client engagements.

In the last eight years, she helped hundreds of people to start successful businesses. She built a powerful online presence at Escape from Cubicle Nation, a site designed for corporate employees who wanted to make the shift to entrepreneur.  At Escape, Pam developed and taught business building courses for thousands of entrepreneurs.

We talk about her new book, Body of Work, Finding the Thread that Ties Your Story Together. We talk about the brilliance of finding your creativity in your work, wherever you work. It’s not all about entrepreneurship. She shares some great insight on Focus, Purpose, Creativity and so much more. This conversation will inspire you to create your story in your work and life to be an influence with intention.

Your story & how you are living it really matters!

Inspired Round Q&A:

  • Most Inspiring Book- Bird by Bird, Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamont
  • Favorite Song-
  • Best Resource- Scrivener, An application for writers
  • Surprising Fact About Pamela- She’s not as busy as she looks. Her pace of life is slow and not hectic always producing kind of life.
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Pamela- People Matter and Ideas Matter. People can and do make significant change in the world, it is possible. There is a positive way you can make a change and make a difference to others with your own life.

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23: Nada Jones, ltd365 Founder, Entrepreneur

 nada-jones-590Nada is an entrepreneur at heart and thrives on helping women identify and actualize their dreams. She’s passionate about using ltd as a platform for change. Nada is convinced that we all have a dream, something we feel we were created to do, something we want to offer the world; all we need is the space to create it, the inspiration to believe it, and the tools to do it. ltd365.com was created for this very purpose; helping women create space in life for their ventures, inspiring and motivating them with stories of success and providing them the tools they need to make it all happen. ltd stands for LIVE THE DREAM 365.

Having spent the last 14 years working with entrepreneurial women, and launching a few businesses of her own, Nada knows a little about starting and growing a business. With all that experience and a real desire to help women pursue their calling, she created ltd as a multimedia platform for women ready to “start something”. She started ltd to connect women to the best people, tools, tips, communities and organizations that will move their ventures (and their lives) forward.

Nada is also a wife and mother of 3 amazing kids and if that’s not enough, She’s a co-author of  Sixteen Weeks to Your Dream Business: A Weekly Planner for Entrepreneurial Women and  she’s also creating opportunities for women in developing countries to launch their own entrepreneurial endeavors. She launched the Dream for a Dream program. Giving a portion of ticket sales from ltdLIVE to help disadvantaged women change their lives.  The ltd brand is committed to being the resource for women launching their dream businesses and their dream lives, no matter where they are from!

This interview leads us into a conversation about being an entrepreneur, making big decisions when life happens and the opportunity to put business on hold to serve family. I know you’ll be inspired by Nada!

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22: Jessie Simonson, 31 Bits Co-Founder

Jessie Simonson 1Jessie Simonson is the Brand Director, for 31Bits.  She is the art director, story teller, and energizer bunny. If she isn’t by her computer or starting another project, you might find her at Peet’s Coffee drinking coffee like it’s water. She’s late to just about everything because she stops to chat with just about everyone. She graduated from Vanguard University with a degree in Cultural Anthropology. From road trips to cruises to campgrounds, she loves traveling. She’s convinced if her plane ever crash landed in the middle of the ocean, she would survive using her ability to float on her back for hours.

31Bits business model is to empower people through the fashion industry. Working with beneficiaries in Uganda to create fashionable, quality products. They earn an income enabling them to provide for their families. 31 bits care for them holistically through counseling, health education, finance training, and business mentorships. After five years in the program, the beneficiaries are ready to graduate. A graduated beneficiary has her own business and is educated, healthy, and confident. She is empowered.

And guess what? Everything 31Bits does is funded through product sales. That means every time you make a 31 bits purchase, you have a direct impact on women’s lives in Uganda! You’ll find this conversation inspiring you to do something outside yourself to make an impact on the world. And if it doesn’t go shop at www.31bits.com you can make a difference with a purchase!

Inspired Round Q&A:

  • Most Inspiring Book-
    • The Bible, uplifting time in being in the word and reminds her she’s here for a bigger purpose. She’s defined by Jesus and something bigger not defined by her job and company.
    • Business books and blogs- never goes back to the same book over and over, loves to continue growing and learning from books about thinking bigger
    • David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell next read
  • Favorite Song- Country Girl
  • Best Resource-
    • Instagram (31bits) great way to connect with different companies and organizations through liking each other and follow brands you love and are inspired by.
  • Surprising Fact About Jessie-
    • She’s super independent, single (I think she’s been swooped up since our interview, sorry guys) and travels. Not married and a crazy world traveler. Recently Alaskan cruise, Uganda, Dubai, India
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Guest-
    • Her identity in Jesus, confident she is alive for something bigger, her faith gives her confidence. Goal is to live a life of love and care about people around her. Keeps a list of peoples names who she meets around town so she can be connected with them. A way of getting to know people around her and stay connected to community. Always looking outward and remaining outwardly focused. Somebody to remember their name, cares and loves them and she aims to continue to live into this way of work. People to have a sense and Feel love and purpose in their lives through her connection.

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21: davidji, Meditation Expert & Author

Davidjidavidji is an Internationally recognized meditation teacher, stress-management guru, a certified Vedic Master, public speaker, and the creator of hundreds of guided meditations, including the critically acclaimed CD davidji: guided meditations. He is also the author of the award winning Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace & Personal Transformation. His teaching style is a unique fusion of timeless wisdom and real-world practical application. If there’s one book to read on moving through challenges and taking your life to the next level, it’s Secrets of Meditation!

This conversation gives you a peak into davidji’s daily practice and some incredible meditation tips! We talk about making conscious choices, how meditation is the pause, the pattern interrupt our mind needs to reboot and become even more accessible for a beautiful life. This conversation will serve your spirit, I know this for sure!

Ever wondered why he’s called davidji? He reveals the source of his name in this conversation!

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20: Dr. Jennifer Wider, Women’s Health Expert, Radio Host, Author

Dr.WiderDr Wider is a nationally renowned women’s health expert, author and radio host. She has appeared on The Today Show, CBS News, Fox News, and many others.  Dr. Wider is a medical adviser to Cosmopolitan magazine and hosts a weekly radio segment on Sirius XM Stars called “Am I Normal?”. She has been heard on Bloomberg Radio, Howard Stern, Oprah Radio, WABC-AM Talk Radio, among many other stations across the country.

She’s phenomenal and I love this conversation about women’s health, insightful and so informative! You’re going to love her energy!

Dr. Wider is the author of four books, including The Savvy Woman Patient, The Doctor’s Complete College Girls’ Health Guide, The New Mom’s Survival Guide and Got Teens? The Doctor Moms’ Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and other Adolescent Realities with Dr. Logan Levkoff.  Dr. Wider is a spokesperson for the Society for Women’s Health Research, the nation’s only non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy.

 

Inspired Round Q&A:

  • Most Inspiring Book- Tao of Parenting- she’s also inspired by Quote books
  • Favorite Song-
  • Best Resource- Mindful Meditation, Gabriella Bernstein’s Spirit Junkie Spirit Junkie Meditations
  • Surprising Fact About Dr. Wider- She Does Impressions- tune in for Katherine Hepburn & Donald Duck (she’s so GOOD)
  • Most Important Thing to Know About Dr. Wider- Dedicated her career to help women empower themselves. Get info from a source that is not profiting from the information. Find unbiased information that is out there. Get info from societies out there that are not profiting.

 

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