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Innovative Schools PodcastS1:E7 - Tears to Triumph: Debbie Silver's Journey Into EducationIn this deeply personal and often hilarious episode of the Innovative Schools Podcast, Kevin interviews Dr. Debbie Silver, a nationally celebrated educator, author, and speaker. From an accidental start in a rural Louisiana classroom with no curriculum or training, to shaping future teachers and leading national conversations on education, Debbie’s story is one of resilience, humor, and heart. Whether you're struggling to find your place or looking for renewed inspiration, this candid conversation is a reminder that every educator has a story—and every student deserves to be seen.🔑 Key Takeaways:✔️ Teaching isn't always planned—but...2025-04-2957 min
Silver Divorce PodcastEp. 37 - The Impact of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Seniors in DivorceSubstance abuse is cited as the main factor in nearly 35 percent of divorces. Older adults are using opioids, alcohol, marijuana, and heroin at increasing rates. So much so, that it is being called the silent epidemic. Listen as Debbie Loudermilk, the Director of Outpatient Services for the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, discusses why this is happening at increasing rates and who is most at risk. Drug abuse among older adults is often hard to detect because the signs and symptoms mimic those of old age. Substance abuse can have a significant...2025-04-2847 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 142: Path to Wellbeing with Nicola CourtPath to Wellbeing with Nicola Court is a fascinating insight into the world of women's health. Working as a photographer, Nicola grew bored and trained in massage. When she was made redundant, she used her new-found skill but soon found massaging for eight hours physically tiring. In 2004, she decided to train in clinical acupuncture. With a growing knowledge of gynaecology, acupuncture and holistic medicine, Nicola set up Path to Wellbeing. She explains how an ever-growing demand led to her specialising in women's health issues with particular focus on fertility and the menopause. Nicola enlightens us...2025-03-1226 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 141: The Founder of Nice N' Spiky Comedy Clara HeimerdingerThe Founder of Nice N' Spiky Comedy Clara Heimerdinger recounts her journey from working at the BBC as a Business and Production Manager to running her own comedy business. Having been involved in running comedy nights as a side hustle while progressing her career at the BBC, Clara gave it all up to start Nice N' Spiky in 2019. A new business was born bringing together comedians, agents, clubs and venues. Over nearly six years, Clara has worked hard to grow her business, despite the best efforts of the pandemic to disrupt her progress. Discover how she pivoted...2025-03-0532 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 138: The Happy Home Designer Holly Scott The Happy Home Designer Holly Scott is an award-winning interior designer with a passion for creating beautifully curated spaces. She has designed and styled for some of the world's most iconic brands, including Ralph Lauren, Harvey Nichols, and Harrods. She joins us to plot her journey from window dressing at iconic stores to becoming a successful business owner. With a rich tapestry of experiences ranging from Ralph Lauren to Stella and Dot Jewellery, Holly's story is a masterclass in balancing creativity with entrepreneurial acumen. Having won a Silver Award for Customer Service at the 2024 Best Bu...2025-02-1229 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 137: The Impact Specialist Rachel Dunford The Impact Specialist Rachel Dunford is a management consultant turned entrepreneur who specialises in helping businesses and charities to prioritise the impact they create through the work they do. She joins us on the podcast to discuss her vital work and how she got there. While eight months' pregnant, Rachel was made redundant. It led to a decision to work for herself, to care for her baby as much as to control her own destiny. Turning a challenging situation into an opportunity to redefine her career, she leveraged her consulting background to transition from managing youth programs to...2025-02-0532 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 134: Fixing the Chaos in Business with Leah Boxell Fixing the Chaos in Business with Leah Boxell discusses the work of a business consultant who helps bring order to struggling businesses. Boxell is the visionary founder of Enablists, and joins us to share her remarkable journey from a thriving corporate career to launching her own business in 2023. Leah's experience with NHS Professionals during the pandemic, where she managed critical initiatives like the test and trace service, served as a catalyst for her leap into entrepreneurship. Motivated by these experiences and a bout of insomnia, she founded Enablists with the goal of simplifying project management and driving...2025-01-1527 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 133: Branding Photography with Purpose with Wendy Gannon Branding Photography with Purpose follows award-winning photographer Wendy Gannon's transformative journey from the corporate world of recruitment to the vibrant realm of photography. Spurred by a LinkedIn comment during the pandemic, Wendy turned professional burnout and personal challenges into a catalyst for her newfound passion. Our conversation touches on her recent silver award win at the Best Business Women Awards and the unexpected growth of her business. Wendy passionately explains how personal branding photography is more than just taking pictures—it's about capturing the essence of a client's personality and business ethos. This episode is a testament to...2025-01-0824 min
Tranquil AwakeningsOraphim Shungite with Cassie SprayIn today’s episode of the Tranquil Awakenings Podcast, Debbie will be in conversation with Cassie Spray, an artist who became disillusioned whilst working alongside educational establishments. Cassie recognised that within her there was desire to create positive change for others, whilst also being able to use her creativity. Being unsure of what to do next, she asked for guidance from God. After listening to a podcast about Shungite, the answers came and she began to create pieces of jewellery and products harnessing the properties of shungite, a black stone with a high carbon content. 2024-12-1842 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 130: The Personal Travel Agent with Lisa McCallum The Personal Travel Agent welcomes Lisa McCallum, a travel agent from Not Just Travel, who recently won a silver award for Best Customer Service at the Best Businesswomen Awards. Listen in as Lisa shares her journey, beginning with departing from home at 16 under challenging circumstances, to becoming a successful business owner. Her story is a testament to the power of self-belief and overcoming doubts, even those from her 13-year-old son, as she highlights how determination and a passion for customer service propelled her to unexpected success. Explore the transformative journey toward self-employment in the travel industry, as...2024-12-0431 minSilver Divorce PodcastEp. 16 - Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Gray DivorceSubstance abuse is cited as the main factor in nearly 35 percent of divorces. Older adults are using opioids, alcohol, marijuana, and heroin at increasing rates. So much so, that it is being called the silent epidemic. Listen as Debbie Loudermilk, the Director of Outpatient Services for the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, discusses why this is happening at increasing rates and who is most at risk.
Drug abuse among older adults is often hard to detect because the signs and symptoms mimic those of old age. Substance abuse can have a significant...2024-10-0147 min
Get In with Debbie RosasThe Tai Chi Man-Music-Experience With David Dorian RossWelcome to “THE TAI CHI MAN-MUSIC-EXPERIENCE” with my guest David-Dorian Ross. A renowned martial artist known for bringing Tai Chi to the mainstream, and is the author of “The Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong." As an 8-time US gold medalist and World silver and bronze medalist, he made history as the first non-Asian to medal at the 1991 World Wushu Championships in Beijing. In this conversation, we explore his journey from martial artist and teacher, to CEO of TaijiFit, the world’s first online Tai Chi school using live streaming technology to help people move and feel better...2024-08-071h 12
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 106: The Animal Behaviourist with Lisa SinnottThe Animal Behaviourist with Lisa Sinnott plots the journey of a woman passionate about animals, becoming a leading animal behaviourist. The latest edition of the Business Awards Show explains why understanding the way your dog or cat behaves is so important for any pet owner. Lisa won a silver award in the Animal Services category of the Best Businesswomen Awards in 2022 and has won more awards on her journey as an animal behaviourist. She set up Albany Pet Services in 2016 with the help of a grant from the Princes Trust. Having qualified from University of Edinburgh in clinical animal behaviour, s...2024-06-1929 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 103: The Women's Weight Loss Coach with Dr Amruti Choudhury The Women's Weight Loss Coach with Amruti Choudhury is the latest edition of the Business Awards Show. Amruti is a former GP who trained to become an accomplished health coach. She has learnt from her own experiences, struggling with ADHD, mental health challenges and being significantly overweight. Through deep learning and determination to improve her life, Amruti began to understand the triggers that were causing her to eat and to respond to her family in negative ways. By putting new habits into place, controlling her own neural pathways, she has become a highly successful coach as she helps others...2024-05-2927 min
Deep Meaningful ConversationsSecrets of a Connected Marriage with Debbie GreenblattMarriage is one of the most popular topic requests we get at DMC. So we’re thrilled to bring you seasoned educator and dating coach Debbie Greenblatt to share her insight, wisdom and experience with us. Debbie is the founder of the women’s division of Gateways, a marriage columnist in Mishpacha Magazine, and the Director of Education- Mentorship program for Core. She’s also come out with a new book, Secrets of a Connected Marriage, and we’re here to DMC all about it.
On this DMC we discuss:
What Debbie wants to add to the co...2024-05-201h 06
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 099: The Client Attraction Coach with Henriette DanelThe Client Attraction Coach with Henriette Danel is another fascinating episode of the Business Awards Show, revealing a host of tips about attracting new clients, the benefits of entering awards, and the benefits of working with a coach. Henriette set up Henriette Danel Coaching six years ago and has gone from strength to strength, helping service-based businesses attract more customers. She is also a public speaker, about to deliver her first Tedx talk, and a co-author of the best-selling Fab Collab. She has also set up The Entrepreneurs Success podcast. Henriette was a S...2024-05-0130 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 098: The Medical Herbalist with Emma-Louise Follows The Medical Herbalist with Emma-Louise Follows, the latest Business Awards Show podcast, discusses the benefits of medical herbalism, how entrepreneurs need to look after their health as well as their business, and how awards can propel a business forward. Emma-Louise is an employment solicitor who found a passion for medical herbalism. As a result, she qualified and set up her own business, Eat Live Wellness. Over eight years she has grown that business, creating her own herbal products, fermented vegetables, and treatments, including a comprehensive liver cleansing programme. Her products have won her a...2024-04-2426 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 097: The Nanny Recruiter with Frankie Gray The Nanny Recruiter with Frankie Gray is an episode of the Business Awards Show that highlights the importance of being a great boss and how to build a franchise business. Frankie set up Harmony at Home, a specialist nanny recruitment agency, twenty years ago. She has grown it to the point that the agency has sixteen franchisees all over the country providing services desperately needed by parents. Frankie was nominated by her team in the Best Boss category at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards and got a well-deserved Silver Award. She has also won many other...2024-04-1729 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 096: The Value of SEO with Silvia Del CorsoThe Value of SEO with Silvia Del Corso is another episode of the Business Awards Show providing essential insights to business owners. Silvia came to Britain from Italy in 2016 and set up her SEO business, PinkSEO, a year later. Since then she has grown her company significantly, now emplying a team of seven, and winning awards for her efforts. She won two silver awards at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards for Marketing and PR and Customer Service and has been highly commended at the West London Chamber of Commerce Business Awards and the 2024 West London Business...2024-04-1021 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 089: Catering for Under-5s with Kerrie Goude and Maddy GriffithsCatering for Under-5s is the latest installment of the Business Awards Show. Kerrie and Maddy founded the multi-award-winning TOTFest six years ago, an all-inclusive festival entirely for under-5s. So successful have the pair been, it has grown to become the largest under-5 festival in the UK. TOTFest now visits five locations in the UK with plans to further expand in the coming years. The pair explain how they came up with the idea, the challenges of working as a partnership, and their plans for the future. COVID caused massive disruption in...2024-02-2130 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 088 - Building a Music School with Barbara Mohorko-VukaBuilding a Music School with Barbara Mohorko-Vuka is another fascinating installment of the Business Awards Show. Barbara grew up in Slovenia, learning cello from the age of six and gaining an extensive musical education that saw her graduate from Trinity Laban and the Royal College of Music. Barbara took over the Wimbledon School of Music in 2018 at just 22 years of age. Depsite a global pandemic attempting to disrupt the development of her school, Barbara has grown the school impressively over the last five years. Most instruments are now taught and the school is going from...2024-02-1424 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 087: The Brand Artisan with Becky Benfield-HumberstoneThe Brand Artisan with Becky Benfield-Humberstone is now available on the Business Awards Show. Becky was a silver award winner in the Best Solopreneur category at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards, having grown her branding business, the Brand Artisan. Becky has been a serial entrepreneur, creating her first business, 'Utterly Horses', and growing it to become the largest retailer in its field in Europe. Having sold that business, she spent some time in corporate, working at the Imperial War Museum. That taught her influential lessons as she returned to the small business world. ...2024-02-0724 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 084: Scaling Tutor Businesses with Helen DickmanScaling Tutor Businesses with Helen Dickman is the latest episode of the Business Awards Show. Helen was a Silver Award Winner in the Best New Business category of the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards. Helen studied English at university and, almost inevitably, became a teacher and then an educational consultant. In 2018, she became a private tutor, experiencing the ups and downs of being self-employed in the education sector. Having developed a clear understanding of what makes a strong tutoring business, Helen set up her own business, Love Mondays Club, in 2021. She aimed to help busy fem...2024-01-1631 min
The Business Awards ShowEpisode 083: Going Green with Danielle Seatter Going Green with Danielle Seatter is the latest episode of the Business Awards Show. Danielle was a Silver Award Winner in the Best Green Business category of the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards. Danielle was an early learning teacher, but having left the sector, she decided to start an eco-business, Eco-Able, in 2019. In 2022, she opened her shop in Cirencester, selling a multitude of eco-friendly products, and hasn't looked back. She tells us why she started a green business and how the product range has been diversified to meet her customers' needs. She has published two children's bo...2024-01-0922 min
Maybe I Can® with Debbie WeissEp 58: The Benefits of Learning a New Hobby or SkillSend us a textWhen life threw me its harshest curveball, I discovered a strength I never knew I had. Writing my memoir and learning how to knit became my lifeline as I navigated the heartache of my husband's terminal cancer diagnosis. In this episode, I share how channeling our pain into creativity can build unexpected sanctuaries amidst life's storms. I let you in on the intimate details of how new hobbies not only provided a much-needed escape but also paved the way for unforeseen personal growth. It's an emotional recount of finding light in th...2024-01-0319 min