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Find Your Spark245: Role ModelsIn honor of Veterans Day, Brooke and Chad take a moment to reflect on the powerful influence of role models — both those who have served and those who embody the same spirit of courage, sacrifice, and leadership. Veterans remind us daily of what it means to give selflessly for a greater purpose, and this episode explores how that same strength shows up in our own lives and communities.As SPARK mentors, we’re often viewed as role models ourselves, guiding others toward recognizing their own potential and innate resilience. This conversation holds special meaning for us at SPAR...
2025-11-1120 min
Find Your Spark244: The Heart of Adoption, Love, Choice & ConnectionIn this episode, Brooke shares her deeply personal journey of adopting her three children, offering an honest and heartfelt look at the joys, challenges, and profound connections that come with building an adoptive family. She reflects on how her adoption story has inspired much of the work we do at SPARK, fostering programs and approaches that focus on human potential, resilience, and connection. Brooke also shares how her experiences at SPARK influenced her decision to adopt, creating a beautiful intersection between personal choice and professional passion. With November being National Adoption Month, this episode emphasizes the importance of...
2025-11-0422 min
Find Your Spark243: Igniting Purpose - Nonprofit Work MattersAs Brooke and Chad settle into their new roles as co-hosts, they take time to share important updates from The SPARK Initiative and dive into the heart of nonprofit work. This episode explores what it really means to be a not-for-profit organization, why this work matters, and how donations directly fuel life-changing impact in schools, communities, and beyond. With honesty and gratitude, Brooke and Chad highlight the ripple effect of generosity—reminding us how much of a difference support makes for those who benefit from SPARK programs.
2025-10-2829 min
Find Your Spark242: Brooke Turns the Mic on ChadNow it’s Brooke’s turn to ask the questions—and this time, co-host Chad Hudson is in the spotlight. As Operations Coordinator and mentor at The SPARK Initiative, Chad shares openly about his journey, the work that drives him, and the experiences that shaped who he is today. Just like Brooke, he didn’t know what was coming, so expect a mix of lighthearted fun and meaningful insights. Get to know Chad in a whole new way as he brings his story, humor, and heart to the conversation.
2025-10-2126 min
Find Your Spark241: Chad Turns the Mic on BrookeIn this episode, Chad flips the script and puts co-host Brooke Wheeldon-Reece in the hot seat! Without knowing the questions ahead of time, Brooke, President & CEO of The SPARK Initiative, fields a mix of fun, lighthearted questions and deeper, work-related ones. From laughter and personal stories to thoughtful reflections on leadership and impact, listeners get an inside look at Brooke beyond her role as host. Tune in for a candid, engaging conversation that helps you get to know the person behind the mic.
2025-10-1424 min
Find Your Spark240: The Next Chapter - Find Your SPARK with Brooke & ChadWe’re kicking off a new chapter of the Find Your SPARK podcast! In this episode, hosts Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and Chad Hudson sit down to reintroduce themselves and share what you can expect from this revamped format. From their personal journeys with SPARK to their vision for where this podcast is headed, Brooke and Chad give you a behind-the-scenes look at why they’re excited to bring you weekly conversations that highlight resilience, mental wellbeing, and the potential within us all.
2025-10-0709 min
Find Your Spark239: Celebrating 9 Years at SPARKThe original four founding team members of The SPARK Initiative are back together to celebrate Jena’s 9-year workiversary! In this special episode of the Find Your SPARK podcast, Brooke, Ashley, and Nicole ask Jena a mix of fun, personal, and work-related questions, highlighting her incredible growth and contributions over the past nine years. Tune in for laughs, stories, and a true celebration of dedication and impact!Plus: Don’t miss next week’s episode, where we’re launching a whole new structure for the Find Your SPARK podcast—new hosts, fresh stories, and even more...
2025-09-3022 min
Find Your Spark237: Anxiety & CodependencyIn this week’s episode, Brooke opens up about a deeply personal moment while moving her oldest daughter into her new apartment for her junior year of college. What started as a late night argument over planning turned into something much more, a real time lesson in awareness, anxiety, and breaking habitual cycles.Brooke shares how the emotional umbilical cord she and her daughter have wrestled with throughout their relationship often fuels codependency and tension. In this moment, she caught herself, shifted the pattern, and experienced firsthand how awareness can interrupt anxiety driven behaviors.This ep...
2025-09-1616 min
Find Your Spark236: Suicide - What Awareness has to do with PreventionIn this episode, Brooke and Nicole explore the connection between understanding the mind and how it can impact suicide prevention. They discuss the power of thought, how easily it can be misunderstood, and the ways those misunderstandings can shape how we think, feel, and respond to life.In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we invite you to listen to this discussion and please reach out if you’d like to continue this conversation. Sometimes simply talking with someone can open the door to your natural resilience and wellbeing, helping you find steadiness even when life feels ov...
2025-09-0932 min
Find Your Spark225: When Healing Finds YouIn this episode, Brooke and Ashley sit down once again to debrief and discuss some of the many incredible insights that have occurred over the last few months. This time, Brooke describes her trip home from Nashville with Ashley, and how running out of pre-saved Netflix episodes on her flight somehow landed her as a guest on an episode of “Connect with Jonathan Mark”. Jonathan is a Celebrity Psychic Medium, widely known for helping law enforcement solve cases. Listen as Brooke and Ashley unpack the weight of the conversation that was had and the healing that followed.
2025-05-2026 min
Find Your Spark224: Just Ask - The Power of One QuestionIn this reflective episode, Brooke and Ashley discuss some behind-the-scenes struggles they were both internally battling but not communicating about. This ongoing internal dialogue led to Brooke stepping up to ask a question during the live recording of Kim Lessing and Kate Arend’s podcast “Million Dollar Advice” at SXSW EDU.This podcast details the way that our thoughts can make us jump to conclusions, the helpful insights that come from simply asking, the ability to recognize everyone’s unique strengths, and the realization that not everyone is going to mirror the expectations you have for them, but that...
2025-05-1333 min
Find Your Spark213: The Best is Yet to Come in 2025In this episode, the entire SPARK team sits down together to reflect on 2024 and uncover what they are hopeful for in 2025.The rarity in which the team gets to be together in person is not lost on us during this episode as the laughs exchanged and genuine happiness in experiencing togetherness blossoms through the reflective conversation had. 2024 brought many highs and many lows while truly proving to all of us at SPARK that the universe has a plan that’s greater than our own. We’re optimistic for 2025 to bring with it exactly what we need...
2025-01-2835 min
Find Your Spark204: In the Eye of the Hurricane - Lessons Milton Left BehindJoin host Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and guest Lynne Robertson in this special episode of the Find Your Spark podcast as they reflect on the unexpected challenges brought by Hurricane Milton. In a year marked by unprecedented planning, the SPARK team faced the heart-wrenching decision to postpone their biggest events in a decade. In this episode, Brooke and Lynne share valuable lessons learned from navigating the storm, highlighting resilience, adaptability, and the power of accepting “what is”. They discuss the importance of prioritizing safety, reimagining event strategies, and finding hope in uncertain times. Tune in and discover how t...
2024-11-0554 min
Find Your Spark198: What If It All Works Out?In this episode of the Find Your SPARK Podcast, Brooke and Ashley discussthe relationship between the unknown and the faith that it all works out. This topic has been a recurring one both at the office and in Brooke's day-to-day life.Listen as the two discuss the possibilities that open up by simply relying on your SPARK to calm your anxiety and reinforce the belief that it truly all works out.At SPARK, we're committed to a faith over fear mentality, and even when things get tough, we come ba...
2024-08-1324 min
Find Your Spark194: Breaking the Thought Chain in Caesars PalaceDuring this episode of the Find Your SPARK Podcast, Brooke and Makayla sit down in the infamous Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to discuss an insight that Makayla recently shared with the SPARK team.Makayla, someone who has struggled with OCD for most of her life, shares how a lesson from the SPARK curriculum changed her approach to one of her toughest battles.Brooke, who is also Makayla's aunt, shares a unique perspective having watched Makayla grow up.The pair discuss the profound impact that such a simple understanding can have on anyone...
2024-07-1618 min
Find Your Spark189: Creating a Ripple Effect of Hope - The Spark Initiative Announces it's Inaugural Wellbeing & Resilience ConferenceIn this episode of the #FindYourSPARK Podcast, Stephanie, Brooke and Ashley formally announce that The Spark Initiative is hosting it's inaugural National Wellbeing & Resilience Conference.The trio speak to the importance of restoring hope, resilience, and mental & physical wellbeing within some of the most taxing professions. The National Wellbeing & Resilience Conference presents the unique opportunity to create a ripple effect of hope within the communities and populations that need it the most.Visit https://www.wellbeingandresiliencealliance.com/ to learn more about the National Wellbeing & Resilience Conference
2024-06-1126 min
Find Your Spark186: What the Body Tells You When the Mind is Too Busy to NoticeThis week on the Find Your Spark podcast, Brooke is joined by colleague turned personal mentor and coach Monica Corota.Monica Carota is a top-tier coach who’s redefining how we understand and embody high-performance. Her work uses precision and depth to polish away any barriers to the remarkable power that already lies at the core of who you are. She believes that peak performance is the result of bringing the fullest expression of your incredible humanity online and making an impact from your inner genius. Listen as Brooke and Monica share a little bit about their re...
2024-05-2143 min
Find Your Spark185: SPARKING Resilience and Restoring HopeYour hosts, Brooke and Ashley, work with youth in rehabilitation centers, jails, trafficking survivor safe houses, and other alternative settings with one objective - to teach an understanding of how the mind works so they can tap into their potential and thrive. This episode will explore how a simple understanding of how the mind works leads to young people becoming more resilient and less reactive - even amid the most trigger-worthy circumstances.
2024-05-1437 min
Under The NoiseEP88: The Safe Space We Can Always Return ToJoin Kate & Wyn this week as they sit down with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece of the SPARK Initiative. Brooke discusses the innate well-being and resilience in all human beings no matter their background or circumstances and how she shares that with others through SPARK. She also talks about her personal experiences in seeing the resilience in herself and her family.
Brooke’s Contact Info & Bio:
brooker@thesparkinitiative.com
http://www.thesparkinitiative.com
Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, MBA, is the CEO of The SPARK Initiative, Inc. - a non-profit organization in Tampa, FL. dedicated to wo...
2022-09-2345 min
The Entrepreneur Playground#19 The Spark InitiativeThis week, I was joined by two incredible women that are living my dream. Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and Ashley Hunt are the core members of The SPARK Initiative, which is a non-profit organization based out of Tampa, Florida. Their mission is to look at an understanding of the mind that is very simple and looking at our natural resilience as opposed to something you must build up. They support their community through education, mentoring, and coaching. They focus on the at-risk community and help many different people in their community.
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2021-07-2654 min
Find Your Spark103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s TruthIn this episode, Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and Ashley Hunt reflect on their personal experiences with conflict. While Brooke used to run towards conflict, Ashley used to run away from it, and they discuss how they’ve learned to handle confrontation in healthier ways. They also express how important it is for one to be in a clear state of mind when bringing up issues and the significance of responding as respectfully as possible. Tune in to learn how caring about your relationships means trusting that the people close to you can handle those difficult conversations!
2021-07-2229 minFind Your Spark103: Dealing with Conflict - The Importance of Speaking One’s TruthIn this episode, Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and Ashley Hunt reflect on their personal experiences with conflict. While Brooke used to run towards conflict, Ashley used to run away from it, and they discuss how they’ve learned to handle confrontation in healthier ways. They also express how important it is for one to be in a clear state of mind when bringing up issues and the significance of responding as respectfully as possible. Tune in to learn how caring about your relationships means trusting that the people close to you can handle those difficult conversations!
2021-07-2229 minFind Your Spark97: Taking the Disorder Out of PTSDIn this episode of the Find Your SPARK Podcast, in honor of PTSD Awareness month, Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and Nicole Wilson talk about how “PTS,” Post Traumatic Stress, is our body’s natural way to react to a past traumatic experience. They share how when understanding how the mind works, PTSD doesn’t look as scary and helpless when aware of what is happening in the moment. As they share their own stories about PTSD, they both see how clear it is that the mind is just doing its’ job and even though it’s uncomfortable and sometimes scary, it’s just our mind...
2021-06-0329 min
The Relevance of Sydney Banks' RoleBrooke Wheeldon-Reece – “A Calming, Peaceful Place”After a short summer break, we continue with a new episode titled "A Calming, Peaceful Place." Our guest is Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, President and CEO of the non-profit organization called The Spark Initiative. We had this deep and clear conversation about Sydney Banks' relevance as she described how her understanding of the Three Principles has helped her with her kids and her feelings about spirituality.
Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, MBA, is the President/CEO of The SPARK Initiative, Inc. She is the co-author of the S.P.A.R.K. (Speaking to the Potential, Ability and Resilience inside Kids) Mentoring Pr...
2020-08-2433 min
The Innerverse of Business & Life090: Can an Understanding of the Mind Change the World with Anna Debenham, Brooke Wheeldon-Reece & Eirik Olsen
Today I’m joined in conversation by Anna Debenham, Brooke Wheeldon-Reece and Eirik Olsen. These three individuals are all part of the IOS collective, a group with a mission to create individual, community and systemic change through an understanding of the mind. Anna, Brooke and Eirik share examples of how impactful an understanding of the mind can be, for themselves and their clients, and illustrate how this understanding has the power to transform the world.
The IOS collective’s mission is to uncover the capacity of our mind to create individual, community and systemic change. It w...
2020-05-1500 minThe Innerverse of Business & Life076: What's Possible When You Have a Strong CultureMads Qwist runs a consulting company in Denmark sharing this understanding with organizations and leaders.
Brooke Wheeldon-Reece is the president and chief executive officer for SPARK Initiative in Tampa, Florida.
Cheryl Wilkie is the chief operating officer for Farnum Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Melissa Palazzo-Hart is COO & managing director at Sid Lee USA in Los Angeles, California.
Today you get to hear a panel discussion from the Portland Beyond Limits Business Summit. You will hear stories that demonstrate the impact of this understanding across a variety of organizations...
2020-01-2400 minThe Innerverse of Business & Life013: How to Go From Failing to Thriving in Business with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece
Brooke Wheeldon-Reece, MBA, is the President and CEO of The SPARK Initiative, Inc. – a Principles based, non-profit organization. She is also the co-developer of the S.P.A.R.K. Mentoring Curriculum, which is currently being taught to over 1,000 children in Tampa and around the world. Prior to her work with The SPARK Initiative, she was a national trainer for the Mendez Foundation. Brooke spent time as a business consultant and curriculum developer for Verizon and Learning.com.
Brooke is best known for her groundbreaking work supporting and educating youth. However, in today’s episode you will hear...
2018-11-0200 min
The Little Peace of Mind PodcastChildhood Trauma with Brooke Wheeldon-ReeceIn today's episode Brooke and I do our best to answer two questions: Is it true that something traumatic that happened to us when we were a child can impact the way we show up to life today? Can our own children ever be broken or 'go wrong'? We'll be following this episode up with a Facebook Live on Friday 31 August at 1pm UK time where we'll be discussing 'How To Help our Children Thrive No Matter What' - click here to set a reminder to join us and ask your questions: https://facebook.com/a...
2018-08-3048 min
The Business Series PodcastBusiness Series Podcast Ep.10 – How to Unlock the Creative Potential in Your Team with Brooke Wheeldon-ReeceHow to Unlock the Creative Potential in Your Team with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece In this episode, Ankush speaks with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece who is the CEO of the Cypress Initiative which is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to cultivate human potential and resilience through an understanding of the mind. Some of what they discuss include: – ... Read more
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2018-08-0614 min
The Business Series PodcastBusiness Series Podcast Ep.10 – How to Unlock the Creative Potential in Your Team with Brooke Wheeldon-ReeceHow to Unlock the Creative Potential in Your Team with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece In this episode, Ankush speaks with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece who is the CEO of the Cypress Initiative which is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to cultivate human potential and resilience through an understanding of the mind. Some of what they discuss include: – What is creative potential – The benefits of unlocking this potential in your employees or team – Whether everyone is creative or are you born with it – A case Continue reading →
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2018-08-0600 min
The Business SeriesBusiness Series Podcast Ep.10 - How to Unlock Creative Potential in Your Team with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece
2018-06-0614 min
The Little Peace of Mind PodcastAnxiety and Kids with Brooke Wheeldon-ReeceA lot of people reach out to me to share their concern about their children who are experiencing anxiety. I've had my own experience through this journey with my own son, but for this podcast I decided to call in the expert: Brooke Wheeldon-Reece. So what exactly do you do when your child is anxious? As ever, it's simpler than you might think!
2017-11-0251 min