Shows
The UpliftersHow Good Morning America's Catherine McKenzie Is Redefining Leadership in TV NewsJoin us next Thursday, March 13th live in NYC for a day of connection, celebration, and boosting our collective courage to do big, bold things, because goodness knows we are gonna need to be brave this year!Proceeds are going to Emma's Torch (empowering refugees through culinary education + catering our amazing lunch), 826NY (uplifting the voices of diverse young authors), and Lonely Worm Farm (an arts and ecology organization for people of all abilities).Check out the agenda, our amazing lineup of speakers, including past Uplifters Podcast guests Eliza Factor, Gisela Sanders Alcán...2025-03-0645 min
The UpliftersFrom Evangelical Roots to LGBTQ+ Champion with Heather HesterToday’s Featured Uplifter: Heather HesterStanding in the darkness of a hotel room across the country from her children, Heather Hester received the call that would transform her life. Her missing teenage son was alive – and he had something to tell her. In that moment of raw relief, as her son's voice crackled through the phone line with his truth, Heather felt her world shift. "I'm gay," he said. Her immediate response? "Thank God, because I thought you were dead." The journey that followed would crack open everything Heather thought she knew about faith, fami...2025-01-0225 min
The UpliftersOvercoming Fears and Limiting Beliefs with Rachel Lipson, Entrepreneur and CoachOur guest today is Rachel Lipson, the founder of Blue Balloon Songwriting School, who has been called the “matriarch of modern music education.” Rachel shares her journey from leaving a steady and secure full-time job as a school teacher to pursuing the uncertain path of teaching songwriting to children and creating her own business. She talks about leaning into the unknown and how letting others in on the secret of your dreams can help you, financially, emotionally, and more. Whether it’s a Kickstarter or GoFundMe or asking people to support your goals in other ways, t...2023-04-2137 min