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Be The Good with KateSeason Finale: Building Community, Courage & Goodness with Broadway’s Nick Flatto 🎭 Ep. 152Following your passions – & building a community that uplifts everyone around you.In this season finale of Be The Good with Kate, Broadway producer, director, playwright, and true “theater architect” Nick Flatto joins Kate for a heart-filled conversation on how creativity, community, and authenticity can be catalysts for positive change. From high school theater days (with Kate!) to Tony nominations, Nick shares his journey of how every swerve and turn kept him moving forward – and how he always stayed rooted in his mission to build spaces for connecti...
2025-08-0424 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateA Filmmaker Giving Voice to the Disability Community, with Anna Pakman, Ep. 151A powerful reminder of the impact authentic representation can make on this week’s episode of Be The Good with Kate:Host Kate Cherichello Tente sits down with award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and disability inclusion advocate Anna Pakman for a powerful, eye-opening conversation. From navigating the entertainment industry to making space for new voices, Anna shares her personal journey, her artistic mission, and how her latest short film Emergency Plan is changing the conversation around disability and disaster preparedness.In this episode, you'll hear:🌟 Why disability representation in media matters—and what’s...
2025-07-2821 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateLights, Camera…Redefining Advertising & Uplifting Towns!, Ep. 149Turning Towns into Movie Sets with Tanya Lashley of 'Meet Me in New Jersey'What if your neighborhood could become a movie set, your local business a star, and your neighbors the cast? In this episode, Kate sits down with Tanya Lashley – creator and executive producer of Meet Me in New Jersey, a unique series that fuses storytelling and advertising to uplift local communities.Tanya shares how she left corporate America, taught herself video production, and built a movement that brings residents and businesses together, all while spreading joy, connection, and visibility across neighborhoods....
2025-07-1318 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with Kate5 Daily Habits to Fuel a Life of Joy with Dan Burnett, Ep. 148What if joy wasn’t just something that happened to you—but something you practiced?This week on Be The Good with Kate, we’re joined by Dan Burnett, Director of Talent Development at QPS Employment Group, internal communication consultant, and passionate teacher-at-heart. Dan brings a refreshing and actionable perspective on living a purpose-driven life, drawing from years of experience in leadership development and communication.This episode takes a bit of a twist from our usual format, being a bit less interview, a bit more teaching ‘style’, if you will. Dan...
2025-06-3029 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEmpowering Employment for People with Disabilities with Angela Calzone, Inroads to Opportunities, Ep. 147What does it take for a person with disabilities to find meaningful work? It's more than just landing a job—it’s a journey of training, support, opportunity, and hope.In this episode of Be The Good with Kate, I sit down with Angela Calzone, President and CEO of Inroads to Opportunities, a nonprofit transforming lives through employment training and placement for individuals with disabilities.Angela shares what that journey truly looks like – from skills development to navigating systems and resources – and how Inroads is breaking down barriers every day. Deeper still, Angela shares h...
2025-06-1623 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateUpENDing Parkinson's with Molly Cupka, Ep. 146Can Rock Climbing Help Fight Parkinson’s? Molly Cupka Says Yes—And She Has the Proof.What if scaling a rock wall could help someone with Parkinson’s move better, feel stronger, and even slow the progression of their disease?In this powerful episode, Be The Good with Kate welcomes Molly Cupka, founder of UpENDing Parkinson’s, to talk about how rock climbing is changing lives for people living with Parkinson’s. From former athletes to those who struggle to walk across a room, Molly has witnessed transforma...
2025-06-0217 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateOn Service, Following Passions, & Volunteering with Jersey Cares CEO Brian Dean, Ep. 145Where do you go when you don’t know how to start on your volunteer journey? Try Jersey Cares, or one of its similar counterparts in your state, which connects volunteers with nonprofits everyday. Additionally, the organization leads trainings, offers guidance, and oversees volunteer projects. A nonprofit’s nonprofit. Today on Be The Good with Kate, it is my honor to speak with Brian Dean, the President & CEO of Jersey Cares. Having joined the organization in 2006 as its only employee overseeing a budget of $100,000, he has overseen the organization’s growth to a $3MM budget and engagement of clos...
2025-05-1921 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateWholehearted Leadership & the Art of the Possible with Dr. Lynette Fraga, Ep. 144How you show up matters. And showing up as your whole self? That changes everything.This week on Be The Good with Kate, we’re joined by the powerhouse Dr. Lynette M. Fraga: leadership coach, strategic consultant, speaker, and founder of Fiercely Forward, LLC. With over 30 years of experience in mission-driven work spanning nonprofits, education, federal programs, and even a tech startup, Lynette brings heart and deep insight into what it means to lead with authenticity and impact.From her beginnings in early childhood classrooms to becoming the CEO of Child Care Aware of...
2025-05-0526 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateYou Matter, Authentic Purpose, & A Child's POV with Zach Mercurio, Ep. 143Welcome to a brand new season of Be The Good with Kate—the show that sparks inspiration, ignites passion, and celebrates the everyday changemakers making a real difference. After 140 episodes, I'm still blown away by the incredible stories our guests have shared. No matter their background, age, location, or resources, each one reminds us that we all have the power to make the world a little better.What a way to begin the season with this week’s guest!  Zach Mercurio is an author and researcher who’s devoted his work to helping people understand a powerful truth...
2025-04-2125 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateThe Goodness of Ted Lasso: A Mini Episode, Ep. 142This is a short rebroadcast because I love any chance to bring up the greatness that is Ted Lasso.Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the podcast that shows or reminds us how we each have the power to make a difference, all while finding and following what lights us up. Right now, we are on a season break from our full episodes, but I wanted to share a mini episode of something that makes me smile…**It's your host, Kate Cherichello Tente, here...
2025-03-2103 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KatePaint The Bathroom. A Mini Episode on Making A Perfectly Imperfect Difference, Ep.141Nope, it’s not perfect, but it’s better than it was. Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the podcast that shows or reminds us how we each have the power to make a difference, all while finding and following what lights us up. Right now, we are on a season break from our full episodes, but I wanted to share today a mini episode of something that has been on my mind…So here are four minutes about painting a bathroom, and why that...
2025-02-2804 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateTaking a Career Break for Dummies with Author Katrina McGhee, p. 140The minute I connected with Katrina McGhee and her book, Taking a Career Break for Dummies, I knew this episode needed to be our season finale…  Yes, THAT Dummies series– the bright yellow in the bookstore? You know it! If you have been considering a change in course, a pause, or a ‘I don’t know, but something needs to change’, this refreshing and empowering episode is for you. **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to mak...
2025-02-0729 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateMotivational Check, with Cancer Warrior Terry Tucker, Rebroadcast: Be The Good with KateI use the word ‘inspiring’ a lot, but for good reason. And Terry Tucker is another level of the definition of the word. And the quotability is through the roof. And the stories? Don’t miss one second of this revisit of Terry’s episode of Be The Good with Kate.Terry is facing the inevitable that cancer will take him from this Earth in the near future, yet has chosen a mindset of using the time he has left to do all he can to make a difference in this world.Terry founded Motivational Check LLC, is an au...
2025-02-0330 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateHelping Children Embrace Their Differences with Dyslexic Author Abigail Griebelbauer, Ep. 138A children’s book author who happens to be dyslexic, Abigail Griebelbauer has channeled these challenges into the work she does now: Creating books that highlight how children are not alone in their differences.  With her Empower Empathy Early series, and titles such as ‘D is for Darcy not Dyslexia’ and ‘A is for Anthony not ADHD’, Abigail reaches children of many abilities and adds to representation. She appreciates how these books also open conversations about these topics early in life.  **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover y...
2025-01-3119 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateDr. John DeGarmo, Fostering Love & Care To Help Children & Families, Rebroadcast: Be The Good with KateRevisiting an episode of Be The Good with Kate with a message to love all, and in particular here, to love and help children who don't have a family of their own. Guest Dr. John DeGarmo has a path that took an unexpected turn over the years: John is the director of The Foster Care Institute and has now been a foster parent to over 60 children over the years. His passion for helping children and foster care outcomes is so apparent, and I am happy to share our chat with you today. 65% of children end...
2025-01-2723 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateThe Importance of Our Stories, with Podcast Junkie & Full Cast's Harry Duran, Ep. 137Harry Duran is on a mission to help people find their voice through podcasting, combining his heart-led approach with a passion for empowering others to share their stories. This episode is for you if: -you don’t think your story is worth telling (spoiler: it is) -you have ever considered starting a podcast -you have a desire to start a business -you wonder how entrepreneurs can follow their hearts in a bottom-line focused world **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible wa...
2025-01-2426 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateStudent, Explorer, Living with OCD & In the Driver's Seat with JJ Kells, Rebroadcast: Be The Good with KateRevisiting a beautiful episode focusing on the search for your passions while also working through mental health challenges. Today's guest is not a mental health practitioner, but rather someone who is going to therapy, working through each day, and sharing her struggles and triumphs with others along the way. It takes a lot of strength to do that, and she is helping others by finding ways to incorporate this information and encouragement into her life, in addition to finishing grad school and exploring what's next... JJ Kells comes to us today from Chicago, and while most of...
2025-01-2031 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateA Moment for the Theater Kid, with your host, Kate Cherichello Tente, Ep. 135It is rare for me to hop on the microphone without a guest, but when I feel pulled with something to share with you, I have to do it! So welcome back to Be The Good with Kate, today a short episode with what I hope is a message that sticks with you.  I may be preaching to the choir as they say, so if you, listener, are saying Yes! That’s correct! I know this already! Then perhaps forward to someone who might be able to use this as well, and let’s continue to work towar...
2025-01-1711 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateFormer MLB Player, Author, Coach, Disability Advocate Tony Vlahovic, Rebroadcast: Be The Good with KateA life-altering event ends a dream career... But leads to such a special journey: Tony Vlahovic reached the pinnacle of baseball: playing for the Boston Red Sox, but when an injury threw him a true curveball, he had to change direction. Using his passion for baseball, Tony found himself in the nonprofit space, channeling his passions to working with the Special Olympics and eventually creating his own non-profit as well, BaseABLE. A beautiful episode to revisit that was originally published in August 2023. I love our chat and the opportunity to...
2025-01-1328 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateHow Do We Show Up Each Day? Embracing Empathy & Exploration with Jennifer Apple, Ep. 133Something I really appreciate about this episode is the deep dive into how we show up every day—for ourselves and others—and how we can embrace the inner work that artists experience. Jennifer Apple, an NYC-based actor, coach, and more, joins me today on Be The Good with Kate. Let’s explore… **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** We talk: -being a multi-hyphenate (that word returns again!) -t...
2025-01-1030 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateAsk Why, Then Ask Again: Elizabeth Bieniek, Cake on Tuesday, Ep. 131"Joy in the journey."  Today on Be The Good with Kate: If you lead teams, this episode is filled with great advice and insight for you.  If you are scared to speak up with your ideas, this episode is filled with advice and insight for you.  If you feel a pull to create something, this episode is filled with advice and insight for you!  **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. **
2025-01-0324 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateReturning to Art Years Later, with Impact: Margaret Malishchak of Glass4Good, Ep. 130Stained glass artist Margaret Malishchak proves new chapters don’t have to mean leaving other passions behind for good. After loving creating stained glass as a young adult, Margaret then shifted her focus to her growing family and other aspects of life, her art supplies packed away in her Madison, NJ basement. But this was a ‘see you later’ not a ‘goodbye’-- a great reminder to all of us that we can step away from one passion to focus on another, and it does not have to mean we are leaving it forever. Fast...
2024-12-2018 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateCaring for the Final Chapter, Chaplain John Wenderlein, Ep. 129“Everyone has a life story that needs to be told. And in a person's last season of life, they need someone to come alongside them and help them through it.” -Chaplain John Wenderlein, today’s guest. **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** On this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Chaplain John Wenderlein, who is a hospice chaplain. Before you leave thinking this might sound too sad, hear how John frames his beautiful work. His ca...
2024-12-1320 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateTravel & Its Effect on Happiness with Angela Gillmeister, Wild Hair Travels Ep. 128If you are looking for an 'excuse' (read: purpose) to travel, this is the episode for you. Angela Gillmeister once lived FOR her next vacation. Now she is a custom vacation designer, but specifically, she is here for women who want to find their 'whys' and the purpose in their travels. Angela focuses on “travel play[ing] a role in enhancing happiness rather than being put on a pedestal as the bringer of happiness.”She also offers a fabulous podcast, Happy Women Travel More, talking about all aspects of travel: from logistics to safety to what...
2024-12-0620 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateLeaving No Trace with Liz McDade, Ep. 127Is it possible to live a more sustainable life in the midst of our fast-paced world? Answering that question and more today on Be The Good with Kate with the founder of No Trace Shop, Liz McDade.  **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** Some of what we talk about on this episode: -Decreasing the overwhelm in making sustainable choices. -How, despite being a b...
2024-11-2923 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateRemarkable Advancements in Regenerative Medicine with Danielle Fette of FetTech, Ep. 126This is one of those “my mind is blown” episodes. Today on Be The Good with Kate, Danielle Fette shares about FetTech, a company that is healing patients through regenerative medicine. I learned so much listening to Danielle in this jam-packed episode, and while I continue to be frustrated by our medical system, it is people like Danielle and her husband who give me hope in solutions from medical advancements– red tape be damned.   We talk: -What is regenerative medicine & why is it so important?  -Powder to heal w...
2024-11-2225 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateHealing & Learning Through Riding: Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center's Beautiful Work, Ep. 125A therapeutic horse riding center. Simply visualizing this place makes me feel more peaceful. Today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate, Kathryn Yuma, works with Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center in Loveland, CO. **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** We talk: -Why horses?  -Working in the nonprofit sector  -How horses make a difference in people's lives -What to expect at a therapeutic riding center -The science + the...
2024-11-1519 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateThriving Through the Preschool Years with Danielle Lindner, Ep. 123How do you go about creating an entire school from scratch? And why would you do it? Why do parents need to focus on the what, why, and how their children are learning as young as preschool? This kindergarten teacher-turned-school founder, coach, and author joins us today to share a bit about all of the above. Danielle Lindner is the founder of London Day School in Florham Park, NJ, which is working to reimagine the traditional preschool. Danielle is also a parenting coach working with parents of children 18 months to 8 years of age virtually anywhere in the...
2024-10-2527 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateHow One Mom is Helping Raise the Bar on Maternal Mental Health: Colleen Imler, Ep. 122Every single one of us came from a mother. There’s no way around that entry into the world. Yet why has maternal health taken such a backseat in our society for so long? People like today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate are working to change that. **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** Colleen Imler, a mom of two little girls, has battled postpartum depression, anxiety, and...
2024-10-1826 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateBe An Upstander! with Lynne Azarchi, Director of Empathy, Children's Home Society/Kidsbridge, Ep. 116Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. Here we talk to individuals who are doing just that, individuals from all walks of life and industries. While we have featured guests from Bali to Utah, Florida to Japan, and just about everywhere in between, this season we are going uber-local with my new/old state of New Jersey. New Jersey? But why? And why should I care?  Because your host, that’s me, Kate Cherichello Tente, is...
2024-09-0620 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateRebroadcast: Dancing Through the World & Healing Through ComedyConnecting cultures through the universal language of dance with Mickela, and Finding your passion of sharing a laugh in your 60s with Shelley... Today's rebroadcast pair on Be The Good with Kate! I’ve been feeling out of touch with a lot of the ‘arts scene’ these past months, so I thought I’d rebroadcast a few of Be The Good with Kate’s arts-focused episodes in case any of you are craving an extra dose of arts-based inspo, too :) What is Be The Good With Kate?? Need a reminder of the good in the wor...
2024-07-221h 10Be The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateDr. Ed Eng, The Accidental Mayor, Ep. 109Let’s take a walk in this week’s guest’s shoes: It’s 1969, you are a child who immigrates to America from Hong Kong. Your parents, six siblings, and yourself move to LA’s Chinatown and are faced with gang wars, language barriers, and setbacks… Yet you take on your parents’ grit and work ethic, get into college, find success in work, and end up mayor of a city. Today on Be The Good with Kate: Dr. Ed Eng, Mayor of La Mirada, California, who is also a business professor, seasoned executive, and author of The Accidental...
2024-03-2221 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateAntonio Garrido, Unlock the Elite Leader Within, Ep. 107Antonio Garrido speaks to me from France about leadership and so much more on today’s episode of Be The Good with Kate. He is the author of My Daily Leadership: A Powerful Roadmap for Leadership Success, and Founder & President of My Daily Leadership, a leadership development organization with a mission to inspire one million of the world’s best leaders to reach their full potential. One of Antonio’s favorite quotes is “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” (F. M. Alexander). Antonio explains, “Every attitude, belief, and...
2024-03-0830 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KatePatti Meyer, The 'Magic' of Passion into Business, Ep. 105Things I love about this week’s episode of Be The Good with Kate:-Guest Patti Meyer’s realization that what she thought was a calling to be a psychologist was actually melding her passions for business and helping others that brought her to owning her own business-Surrounding yourself with people who know more than you do. Accepting one another’s strengths. Saying you don’t know when you don’t know.-Patti’s beautiful vulnerability in sharing with us her journey of self acceptance, and the courage to take professional photos-Building a community in...
2024-02-2324 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateJonathan FitzGordon, Living Pain-Free Lives, Ep. 104The good news today is about your body working better for you.This week on Be The Good with Kate, I get to dive into my love of how the human body works– and uncovering ways to make it work better. Meet Jonathan FitzGordon, creator of The Rejuvenation Movement Method, which aims to help people age gracefully and live pain free lives. Jonathan helps people who have been dealing with chronic pain due to repeated injury, birth injuries, car accidents and the like. The Rejuvenation Movement Method was born out of Jonathan FitzGordon‘s personal and...
2024-02-1624 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateBrooke Romney, Modern Manners for Today’s Teens, Ep. 103Upon entering the ‘teenage years’ with her boys, she searched for a resource to help guide her and couldn’t find one. So she created one. So much goodness and insight packed into this episode of Be The Good with Kate with guest Brooke Romney. Brooke teaches parents how to connect with their children, themselves, and with others in ways that make a tangible difference. And whether you are a parent or not, I guarantee you will appreciate the nuggets of wisdom and ideas Brooke shares. From her bio: Brooke’s goal is for every fa...
2024-02-0914 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateStephanie Benedetto, The Awakened Business & Listening to Your Heart, Ep. 101Welcome to a new season of Be The Good with Kate! After chatting with today’s guest, I knew she needed to be the season opener. You are in for such a dose of inspiration with Stephanie Benedetto, of The Awakened Business. She explains, ‘my whole business is built around "helping the helpers," supporting and promoting them so they can reach more people.’ Speaking with Stephanie, I loved her mindset, how she listens to that inner voice that pushes any of us toward a #passion, #purpose, or goal, and her insight into taking the first step despite not knowing where...
2024-01-2621 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateTrailer for Be The Good with KateBe The Good with Kate shows each of us how it is possible to find and follow our passions at any age– but not only that, we can do this while making the world a better place along the way.  I’m Kate Cherichello, and I’m on a mission to shine a light on the positive news all around us. I hope Be The Good with Kate inspires you to live your purpose and go out and be the good in the world.  Guests have included a Broadway music di...
2024-01-2300 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 100: Season Finale, A Look BackWhile I’ve known what to do for the countdown to 100 for months now, the actual 100th episode was a mystery to me. I’m a one-person team, so the idea of taking my favorite moments of each episode and compiling into one fabulous master episode was beautiful- but also very impractical. Did I mention I was going to be giving birth any day while I wrapped up the countdown?  But I so wanted to leave you listeners with something to bring this wonderful season of guests to a close. Hope the following inspires someone out there today! And...
2023-09-1306 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 99: The Arts in All Our LivesI’ve been happily referring to this episode as the ‘theater people episode’ :) Welcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of interviewing nearly 100 guests for this show, and each one has inspired m...
2023-09-0442 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 98: How to make it better, Wellness & fighting for it, Jazz, Hope, & MoreWelcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of interviewing nearly 100 guests for this show, and each one has inspired me in various ways. The show may be found on all podcast platforms. No...
2023-09-0127 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 97: Empowering women, Clowning for health & hope, OCD & in the driver’s seatWelcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of interviewing nearly 100 guests for this show, and each one has inspired me in various ways. The show may be found on all podcast platforms. No...
2023-08-2820 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 96: Countdown to 100 Keeping goals in sight, Burnout, Making the world around us betterWelcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of interviewing nearly 100 guests for this show, and each one has inspired me in various ways. The show may be found on all podcast platforms. No...
2023-08-2518 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 95: A Special Trio On Career ChangeThis week on Be The Good with Kate, we begin our Countdown to 100 Episodes by changing things up a bit: This episode features a trio of guests all around the theme of Career Change. Why? Because in the 94 prior episodes of the show, one of the multiple themes I noticed is how no one is in the same place they were when they started out on their career journey. All have found their passions through an ever-shifting path, through adapting, through listening to their intuition and trusted support systems, and through,the main theme of this show!, making the...
2023-08-1846 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 91: Wendy Swart Grossman, Co-Founder, Creative Re/Frame & Boston University, FacultyThere is so much to say about this episode! This week on Be The Good with Kate brings us to a conversation with Wendy Swart Grossman– and what a mix of inspiration, spunk, and quotable moments are ahead for you, listener! Wendy has a vast background and amazing mix of experiences. She is a ‘connector’ with community, social impact, and creativity being the three pillars guiding her life. Wendy is someone who feels like a friend you've had for years, and someone I want to ask many more questions than we had time for in one ep...
2023-07-2134 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 74: Danny Covey, From Nearly Dying to Fully LivingFrom being a one-year-old having open heart surgery to seven more heart-related surgeries over the years, nearly dying on the operating table three times, and all that has gone with this journey, Danny Covey is here to tell us about his journey today. True miracles. Today’s guest was told he would never physically excel, yet to look at him now you’d never know of any of this. Danny is a fit black belt with a wife and three children working in marketing and design in Ottawa, Canada. This episode will give you such a boost and dose of i...
2023-03-1732 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 72: Kristi Porter, Chief Do-Gooder at Signify SolutionsStart this episode for all sorts of insights into the nonprofit world, listen to the end for a most inspiring chat on growth versus scarcity mindsets… Today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate is Kristi Porter, Founder and Chief Do-Gooder at Signify Solutions, which helps cause-focused organizations “understand and execute effective marketing campaigns so they can move from stressed to strategic”. Limited resources, as Kristi explains, does not mean limited potential. How much stronger organizations are when they collaborate, hone their brands, verbalize their message, and build community. Kristi helps organizations make a bigger s...
2023-03-0335 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 71: Genevieve Piturro, Purpose, Passion, & Pajamas“If this is the next 30 years of your life, is this enough?” My guest today on Be The Good with Kate is Genevieve Piturro, who is “all about Purpose and The Human Connection”. She has quite the story– I mean, even Oprah has talked about her! For real! From simply showing up to read a book to children, to an entire nonprofit bringing love and comfort to children in shelters, and the story continues to expand and grow… Genevieve: –Went from television marketing executive to finding her purpose in a whole new way. -Founded...
2023-02-1724 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 70: Dr. John DeGarmo, The Foster Care InstituteThis week’s guest on Be The Good with Kate has a path that took an unexpected turn over the years: Dr. John DeGarmo is the director of The Foster Care Institute and has now been a foster parent to over 60 children over the years. His passion for helping children and foster care outcomes is so apparent, and I am happy to share our chat with you today. 65% of children end up homeless after going through the foster care system, and John is a warrior for changing this outcome. John is the recipient of the Go...
2023-02-1023 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 69: Maya Lombarts, Functional Medicine Certified Health CoachThis week’s guest on Be The Good with Kate has an incredible story of going from pain- and fatigue-filled teenage years, to a full life of health, happiness, and freedom in Peru. Maya Lombarts is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach who grew up in Belgium while facing constant fatigue and pain, as doctors continued to tell her nothing was wrong. Finally she was able to get a diagnosis, as she was right: something was indeed wrong. Maya was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Have you heard about, or experienced yourself, people be...
2023-02-0329 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 67: Sofie Lindberg, Host of Claim Your PotentialThis week on Be The Good with Kate we meet Sofie Lindberg, host of Claim Your Potential, and she gives us so much insight and inspiration (while being the youngest guest we have had on the show yet!). A few takeaways: Seeking out opportunities to follow your interests & become well-rounded from a young age The nonprofit sector– and that you are never too young to do something Growing up around a lot of different cultures Being one of the only native English speakers at her high school A reminder of how much an impact saying thank yo...
2023-01-2029 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 66: Roger Pollard, The Motive in MotivationThis week’s guest on Be The Good with Kate challenges us to think deeper, see as many perspectives as we can, and, as he says, to ask ourselves: We know the Pledge of Allegiance, what is the pledge to yourself? Roger Pollard is all about ‘the motive in motivation’, and this episode dives deep into the brain, psychology, and ‘big picture’ concepts on life. He is a teacher, author, father, and former athlete and coach. Last week, we had an endurance athlete giving us a huge dose of motivation, and this week another angle of motivat...
2023-01-1343 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 64: Rick DellaRatta, Jazz For PeaceA jazz musician who has played all over the world, today's guest was inspired to use his talents to make a difference after witnessing the second plane hit the World Trade Center on 9/11. Rick began writing as a poem poured out of him, Jazz For Peace. When he read it aloud to help start his first concert after these events, it inspired thousands. This then turned into a worldwide organization to support other nonprofits through music… And this is something extra interesting about Jazz For Peace: its goal is not to raise money for its ow...
2022-12-3030 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 63: Mike Montague, Chief Instigator at Playful HumansToday on Be The Good with Kate, I am thrilled to introduce you to Mike Montague, Chief Instigator at Playful Humans. At the end of this episode, I am thrown into a game show! So be sure to play along with me :) Mike is also  the Director of Community Engagement at Sandler, game show host, public speaker, podcaster, and more – And this is a big part of this episode: You don’t have to choose a singular path for your whole life at 17, or 27, or whenever– because you can and will change, grow, learn over the yea...
2022-12-1632 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 62: Shelley Smartly, Comedian & Showrunner of The SmartlysYes and! If you know improv, you know that statement. Today on Be The Good with Kate, a 73-year-old widow who became a comedian at the age of 69, shows us how saying ‘yes and’ throughout life will keep you facing your fears, growing, and living your best life. She will have you smiling and laughing before this episode is done. Shelley Smartly was told she would have 3-5 years to live. That was in the 1990s. As Shelley explains, she initially began preparing for the outcome: she planned her own funeral. Then she decided to take...
2022-12-0927 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 61 Jeff Johnston: Author, Founder of The Living Undeterred ProjectToday's guest lost both his wife and oldest son to addictions yet has chosen to devote his life to making a difference: becoming an unceasing advocate for mental health. Jeff Johnston is a dad who is working to change the narrative on mental health, substance abuse, & addiction. He is the founder of The Living Undeterred Project, as well as author of "This One’s For You: An Inspirational Journey Through Addiction, Death, and Meaning”. Jeff’s resolve to be ‘’better not bitter’’ can inspire each of us in how we face the challenges life throws our way. Easy...
2022-12-0249 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 60: Kevin Cassidy, Hollywood Stuntman to Entrepreneur, Father, Author, & MoreDo you know your Who vs your What? How do you stay true to Who you are while in Hollywood performing fight scenes in Marvel movies? How about when you are a father of three? Or a business owner in North Carolina? Oh, how about when you are in the minor leagues? Today’s guest has been all of these Whats, and he has kept his Who at the heart of it all. I love how Kevin Cassidy dives into this concept while sharing his story on Be The Good with Kate this we...
2022-11-1821 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 59: George Siegal, Move The World FilmsToday’s guest reminds us not to just talk about something but to do something. George Siegal is a documentary filmmaker and creator of ‘Tell Us How To Make It Better’ podcast. Overarching theme you’ll hear today: solutions. Tackling the problems we often fall into only venting about. Additionally, George has such an interesting trajectory to where he is now. He was a weather anchor, interviewed all sorts of people, and now hear how this has fed into what he does now as a filmmaker and podcast host. Other highlights: -Wh...
2022-11-1118 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 58: Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro, Award-Winning Author of ‘God Came to My Garage Sale’My guest today on Be The Good with Kate is an absolute inspiration who finds the good in all aspects of life. Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro had her life turned upside down yet chose to look at life through a lens of love and forgiveness no matter what. Marni spent 35 years in the Chicago suburbs as a special education teacher and adjunct professor, and after having to leave an abusive situation, is now an author who has found her voice while residing in the Caribbean. I couldn’t stop smiling after hearing from Ma...
2022-11-0424 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp.57: Mark Raymond Jr., Paralyzed to Founder of Split Second FoundationToday's guest on Be The Good with Kate explains, "I had to learn how to live this new life," as he describes the time immediately following a diving accident that left him a C5 quadriplegic at the age of 27. While quickly discovering how "underserved the disabled population was with resources and information", Mark Raymond Jr. made it his mission to help others be more informed and have stronger outcomes in the aftermath of injuries, strokes, and other disabling conditions. Mark specifically noted a big gap in fitness resources and opportunities. Another, as he refers to it, was...
2022-10-2817 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 56: Jonathan Joseph, Founder of Little Red Fashion“Infinite compassion”, “Pathological optimism”, “Storytelling”, How fashion, children’s books, and augmented reality work together to help future generations learn, develop empathy, and more… I learned so much listening to Jonathan and am thrilled to welcome him to season five of Be The Good with Kate! Jonathan Joseph is the founder of Little Red Fashion, the first fashion education company focused on children K through 12, and author of Little Red Dress, the first augmented reality book about fashion in history. Jonathan wanted to tell the story of how clothes came to be. How fashion as an in...
2022-10-2141 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 55: Season 4 FinaleWow! After four months of incredibly inspiring guests, it's time to wrap it all up with a finale episode. Here, let's take a mini dose of each episode, and I hope you are reminded of or introduced to these people doing so much good in so many different, unique ways. I further hope you are inspired to follow your passions and help your own heart as well as others around you along the way. What is Be The Good with Kate? Need a reminder of the good in the world? In search of some inspiration...
2022-07-0826 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 54: Joanne & Nikki, befree Adaptive ClothingToday on Be The Good with Kate: The amount of people who need adaptive clothing is a lot higher than you may think. But, before Joanne DiCamillo and Nikki Puzzo founded befree Adaptive Clothing, there were no adaptive options on the market. Think: clothing that can fit around casts, clothing that is safe for people who have no feeling in their legs and may not notice a zipper digging into them, clothing that is created in a way so someone with tactile challenges is still able to have the independence of dressing his or her self. After...
2022-06-2418 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 53: Ryan Burnet, Northside Boxing ClubMy guest today is helping to reshape the outlook for hundreds of youth in "the hardest hit neighborhood in our state for poverty, crime,...and a lack of opportunity". Founder and Executive Director of Northside Boxing Club Ryan Burnet is on a mission to help inner city youth of North Minneapolis, MN, and be a safe haven for them. With a background in creating restaurants, Ryan noted it felt like it was a ‘selfish’ career, regarding the amount of time and energy that was engulfing him. But Ryan had found boxing in his own life and...
2022-06-1715 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 52: JJ Kells, Student, Wanderer, Living with OCD & In the Driver's SeatLast week Be The Good with Kate had a window into mental health from the eyes of a therapist, and so this week I'm grateful to have a guest giving us a point of view from the side of someone who is going to therapy, working through each day, and sharing her struggles and triumphs with others along the way. It takes a lot of strength to do that, and she is helping others by finding ways to incorporate this information and encouragement into her life, in addition to finishing grad school and exploring what's next... JJ...
2022-06-1032 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 51: Jonathan Asayag, LCSW, Co-Founder Renew Wellness PsychotherapyCo-founder of Renew Wellness Psychotherapy, this week’s guest shines a light on therapy: from his vast background working with people from all walks of life, to the ‘why’ of volunteering your time, to finding this career path, to who therapy is for (spoiler: anyone). Meet Jonathan Asayag, who has been a therapist in the Lehigh Valley for over a decade. As a licensed clinical social worker, Jonathan also has a certification in advanced drug and alcohol counseling, and has worked with people in the criminal justice system, immigrants, foster children, college students, individuals in the hospital, and no...
2022-06-0323 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 50: Maurelhena Walles, Founder & CEO of Equity Design Inc.Welcome to episode 50!! This week, welcoming Maurelehena Walles, founder & CEO of Equity Design Inc.   Equity Design Inc. trains teachers to use physical activity to enhance learning and positively impact the health of thousands of Bronx students.   Maurelhena always knew that she wanted to give back and work in the non-profit or social entrepreneurship sector, but first she gives us insight into her upbringing and what led her to today. She describes her parents’ strategic move to Manhattan’s Upper West Side as “window shopping from a young age”, where she had the “access” but not the funds. Mau...
2022-05-2031 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 49: Mark Palm, Samaritan AviationHave you ever put much thought into how you get from place to place each day? Hop in a car, Walk to a subway, Call up a friend for a ride, etc. What if a canoe or walking were your only ways of travel? How far could you walk each day to find supplies you need? Nope, no deli on the corner in Papua New Guinea, where this week's guest on Be The Good with Kate helps hundreds of thousands of their remote residents. Until Mark Palm and Samaritan Aviation came to the island, getting to the...
2022-05-1333 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 48: Marlene Sharp, Executive ProducerThrough all of these episodes of Be The Good, I love noting the recurring themes. One of these is the aspect of a nonlinear, ever-adjusting ‘path’. Today’s guest is an excellent example of following the doors that open, learning all one can, and creating a life around following passions: Entertainment multi-hyphenate to the ‘nth degree’, Marlene Sharp is president of Pink Poodle Productions, with her right hand gal, rescue pup Blanche. Marlene’s journey to where she is now includes working in so many facets of the entertainment industry, which has given her an incredibly w...
2022-05-0622 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 47: Indu Navar, EverythingALSLosing the love of her life to ALS was today’s guest’s impetus to create a non-profit with a goal to change the outcome for future patients. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It has been known for a hundred years, yet minimal progress has been made throughout this entire time. Indu Navar and her non-profit EverythingALS are making incredible strides to change that. There are no tests to diagnose ALS so patients suffer for years not knowing what is wrong. And even if they...
2022-04-2928 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 46: Stacey Cook, Project Fit AmericaThis week’s episode of Be The Good with Kate combines both my entertainment and fitness ‘worlds’ as I get to welcome Stacey Cook, founder of Project Fit America, to the show. Over 30 years ago, at a prior job in fitness sales, Stacey noted how many donation requests for school fitness equipment the company was receiving, and realized there was quite a need to be filled. Budgets were and continue to be so limited for many schools, and unfortunately the difference in distribution of wealth in schools across the country is wide. "What if I were t...
2022-04-2229 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 45: Devon Ogden, Safi LifeToday’s guest is the founder of Safi Life, a non-profit dedicated to female advancement in Africa. Devon Ogden’s focus on devoting her life to how she can help others is remarkable, and she explains it is her daily motivation. She joins me from her home in California, where she somehow finds a way to balance career, motherhood, and running an international nonprofit! She studied Rwanda for her thesis degree, working with survivors of genocide through theater therapy, and her work spurred a passion for helping women in Africa. The name ‘Safi Life’ came from her...
2022-04-1517 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 44: Suzanne Orlando, LCSW, The Anxiety AlchemistIn a world of a lot of darkness, it is important to know of the many good people out there working to help others in some way, shape, or form each and every day. Today on Be The Good with Kate, I would like to introduce you to Suzanne Orlando, also known as The Anxiety Alchemist. Suzanne is a psychotherapist and anxiety strategy coach. She has worked for many years in this field, and her passion is apparent! She and her family live in New Jersey, and she also has rather accidentally, through her daughter...
2022-04-0819 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 43: Dr. Gillian Velmer, Sing AphasiaFounder and Director of Sing Aphasia, Dr. Gillian Velmer, joins me today on Be The Good with Kate.   Aphasia is a language disorder that can occur after a brain injury, often stroke. Gillian, a speech language pathologist, saw how music so positively affects patients with aphasia and is now bringing together people dealing with communication disorders through music and community.   Gillian tells us how people often have trouble with speaking and writing when they have aphasia, but their intelligence is still just as strong as it once was. It is a devastating diagnosis, as so mu...
2022-04-0137 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 42: Aaron Smith, Escaping The Odds MediaAaron Smith joins me from Chicago. And he has an incredible story of, as his company name states, Escaping The Odds. While in jail for nearly a decade, Aaron had a complete mindset shift, and, with God at the helm,  is now an entrepreneur, podcast producer, and mentor working tirelessly to help change the narrative of the formerly incarcerated. I learned so much listening to Aaron, and he takes the word "inspiring" to another level. Always an ambitious person, education was a priority in Aaron’s home, but growing up in the south sid...
2022-03-2517 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 41: Avital Asuleen, Director of NYTB Choreography LabThe first episode of the new season of Be The Good with Kate is here! Avital Asuleen is one of those people who just makes things happen. She is a Brooklyn based director, choreographer, and teacher. Artistic Director of Combustion Collective. Director of NYTB’s Choreography Lab. As with many artists, she is involved in a variety of outlets and projects, but Avital is not one to take a passive role. She leads, creates, discovers, and connects. Avital’s main focus is the power of dance in a narrative way. She loves delv...
2022-03-1421 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 40: Suzie Hicks "Climate Chick", Advocate, Educator, Media Creator, & PerformerSuzie Hicks “Climate Chick” creates climate-focused media and education and is an absolute force of an advocate. You absolutely have to hear from Suzie– especially if you are someone with varied interests and feeling like you don’t know how they could possibly all fit together. They can! Suzie felt pulled to fight climate change in a big way. Now she is at Columbia studying climate science, as well as being fully invested in media, entertainment, and education for climate awareness and environmental justice. In undergrad, Suzie created an entire arts festival focused on menta...
2022-01-2138 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 39: Ashley-Lauren Elrod: Visionary Woman Productions, Actor, & MoreToday’s guest on Be The Good with Kate is Ashley-Lauren Elrod, who absolutely encompasses the word ‘multi-hyphenate’ as CEO of Visionary Woman Productions, actor, director, coach, and more.    I love this from her bio: “Faith-filled visionary. I help performers and creative beings create authentically, act audaciously, and book mindfully. “  Each of these aspects of her world influence the others. She comes at her work from a variety of perspectives given her diverse background. Part of why she created her own production company is because she loves helping artists see that they can do more than one thing and be...
2022-01-1417 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 38: Rodney Smith Jr., Raising Men & Women Lawn Care ServiceWelcome back to Be The Good with Kate, where we are all about people doing good in the world while following their passions. Good for their own souls and for others. The founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service, Rodney Smith Jr., started mowing lawns in Alabama as a way to give back— he now runs a nationwide nonprofit empowering youth to make a difference in their communities. I do not know how he found the time to chat with me today, but I am certainly grateful he did. Interestingly, this ended up being on...
2022-01-0712 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 37: Holidays, Year to look back, & Inspiration (one of my favorite words)Today’s episode we celebrate you: the listeners and the guests. We look at what we have overcome this year, what we have done for ourselves and for others, and inspiration from the guests of Be The Good thus far. Notes to assist if you are working through your year review I mentioned:    -Brian Patacca’s What did you overcome within: -Career -Relationships -Fun & recreation -Health & wellness -Spirituality -Finances -Personal growth including family & friends I found that breaking down my year by each month and above category made me feel more accomplished and proud o...
2021-12-2418 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 36: Mrs. Joy Maczko, Kindergarten TeacherNever disregard the impact of care, love, and going the extra mile. Even all these years later, my kindergarten experience stays in my heart and mind. It was so filled with joy, and this stems from the teacher: Mrs. Joy Mackzo, who taught at Bloomsbury Elementary School for 32 years. Do you recall your kindergarten days? With a teacher who cared as much as Mrs. Maczko, it is impossible not to. And to recall it with memories of happiness, fun, and bright colors all around. So please indulge me this episode as we take a bit...
2021-12-1725 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 35: April McKenzie-Griswold, Next Level Coaching & Consulting and The New York FoundlingThis week’s guest on Be The Good with Kate is a self-starter and go-getter focused on alignment and giving back in all she does. April McKenzie-Griswold is CEO and Founder of Next Level Coaching & Consulting, helping people align in their personal and professional lives. Additionally, her work with the New York Foundling as the Senior Manager of Special Events helps her align the mission of the organization through various events, fundraising, and programming. She is nonstop, somehow finding the time to chat with me between her two careers– both of which she loves, puts her whole heart behind, and...
2021-12-1015 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 34: Liesl Ulrich-Verderber, Founder of The Goodness ExchangeWelcome back to Be The Good with Kate. Today’s guest, Liesl Ulrich-Verderber, is on a mission for good in a major way AND is such an intriguing individual. She is CEO of global media company The Goodness Exchange, focusing on good news and connecting those doing good, creator of Conspiracy of Goodness Network: “the first ever networking platform for making the world a better place,” education site EWCed, and Amazing World Media. You can see why when I came across Liesl, I knew we had to chat! And I am so grateful she was willin...
2021-12-0324 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 33: Shiloh Goodin, Performer, Choreographer, Founder of CollectusThis week on Be The Good with Kate, Shiloh Goodin: an NYC-based artist who continues to dive into the unknown, face fears, and never give up pursuing her passion for creating. Shiloh mentions that it has been over 15 years of auditioning, and this coming year she will be finally making her Broadway debut in Paradise Square. That persistence and resilience alone is enough to light a fire within as you listen! But that isn’t enough: Shiloh choreographs, taught dance in Hawaii throughout a majority of the pandemic, and co-founded COLLECTUS. All while keeping such a...
2021-11-2628 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 28: Lucille Ferrante, The Goodness of FamilyBe The Good episodes thus far have focused a great deal on being the good in work and the outside world, but what about being the good within your own family? An ideal guest came to mind, and I am just thrilled she said yes! I had so much fun talking with my very own aunt Lucille Ferrante for this week’s episode. Lucille is all about taking care of those around her, and in return, she has not just the support of the family that is hers by name, but also those fr...
2021-09-1723 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 24: Madhurima Sappatti, Soul Coach in IndiaFor this week’s episode of Be The Good with Kate Cherichello, I had the pleasure of speaking with someone across the world about the GOOD she is doing. Madhurima Sappatti sat down with me from her home in India, sharing her work as a soul coach helping people overcome and prevent burnout, her podcast The Soul’s Conquest, and what it has been like in India this past year and a half.  Despite the many obvious terrible aspects of the pandemic, this time has given a lot of people an opportunity to step back and explore what their heart...
2021-08-2622 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 23: Noreen Eddy, Our Two Family HomeWelcome back! Today’s episode is the first under the new name, Be The Good with Kate Cherichello, and I am beyond thrilled to be delving into more and more stories about people being the good in our world. Still good news and good people, just with a name all my own. *** When you think about buying and/or renovating a home, what words come to mind? I’m taking a wild guess at what some of these words are, and they aren’t all pretty. But how about humor, savvy, and commun...
2021-08-1335 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 21: Dr. Levester Johnson, Vice President of Student Affairs**Since this episode aired, we have had a rebrand: You know us as Be The Good with Kate! These older episodes are under a different title, but it's still Kate + someone inspiring us to do good in the world :) Enjoy!** Welcome back to Some (More) Good News with Kate Cherichello. Please do subscribe/follow and share. The more good news we can all share, the better :) The enthusiasm, warmth, and passion today’s guest exudes is second to none. I am beyond thrilled you get to hear from Dr. Levester Johnson, aka LJ. Vi...
2021-07-3021 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 20: All good news & good people with Kate CherichelloNow called Be The Good with Kate! My heart is extra full with gratitude this week as I have compiled the previews of each of the incredible people who have chatted with me and shared their experiences and insight to bring us all good News. Some (More) Good News is now at episode 20!  So please enjoy this short episode, and then a story about a pen pal-ship that is going on 28 years.  All #goodnews and #goodpeople. So many thanks to all the guests thus far. Please follow them and see what they are up to. In...
2021-07-2307 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 19: Elizabeth Kurpat, School Psychologist, Drama Club Advisor, & MoreWelcome back to Some (More) Good News with Kate Cherichello, episode 19! Elizabeth Kurpat (formerly known as Porcelli) is the school psychologist for Belvidere School District in New Jersey, wife, mother, friend, and if all that weren’t enough, is also the BES play director, Improv and Drama Advisor, and BHS Technical Crew adviser. Wait, another-- She is also the managing director of the Phillipsburg Area Summer Youth Theatre. Actually, the list goes on. Ever since I’ve known Elizabeth, she has had her hand in many pots, and somehow appears to give 100% to all of it. ...
2021-07-2329 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 18: Laura Michel Cooper, Speech-Language Pathologist**Since this episode aired, we have had a rebrand: You know us as Be The Good with Kate! These older episodes are under a different title, but it's still Kate + someone inspiring us to do good in the world :) Enjoy!** Welcome back to Some (More) Good News, today with the delightful Laura Michel Cooper. Laura is a pediatric speech-language pathologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado.  Working with children with various speech and language needs, she talks to me about giving each and every child a voice, and the detail with which she cares about all her...
2021-07-2317 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 17: Jill Harrison, Director, Connector, CreatorWelcome back to Some (More) Good News with Kate Cherichello! "Theater is humanity. Theater is the artistic expression of humanity." Meet Jill Harrison, of Philadelphia, who I have been blessed to know for many years: from performing alongside her, to being in shows choreographed by her, to watching her directing projects and witnessing the abundance she has welcomed into her life. Jill is a connector, director, mother, friend, supporter, advocate, professor, and so much more. She is the founder of Directors Gathering, which “builds a consistent community for regional theatre directors. We offer member directors re...
2021-07-1444 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 16: Deanna Giulietti, Content Creator, InfluencerWelcome back to Some (More) Good News with Kate Cherichello.  I know Deanna Giulietti thanks to sharing the stage in Jersey Boys. 1.3 million + others know her from @deannagiulietti on TikTok, where she spreads positive vibes to all who watch. From her hit “outfit of the day” videos, to engaging with fans, to dating stories, to being the A+ hype girl you need in your life, Deanna is there for you on social.  She has worked insanely hard to build this community over the past year and a half, as well as continuing her career as a perf...
2021-07-0607 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 6: Annie Trinkle, Animal AllianceKate Cherichello here, with Annie Trinkle, the Founder and Executive Director of Animal Alliance. She took the risk in following her passion to help animals, leaving her corporate job in NYC, and ended up forming one of the largest private animal shelters in the state of New Jersey.  She has an incredible team with her helping thousands of animals each year and says she has “the best job in the world”.  I love her comments on creating a structure using your business sense, but then using your heart to lead you.  And I was shocked to learn that she was once sc...
2021-05-2518 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 5: Patrick Thornton, Writer & Editor**Since this episode aired, we have had a rebrand: You know us as Be The Good with Kate! These older episodes are under a different title, but it's still Kate + someone inspiring us to do good in the world :) Enjoy!** Kate Cherichello here, and welcome back to Some (More) Good News. To the multi-hyphenates, freelancers, non-9-5-ers, & those facing the mix of desire and fear that comes with takin a leap:  this one is definitely going to give you an extra boost today.  Patrick Thornton runs his own Professional Writing & Editing Services business, while also writing fo...
2021-05-1821 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 4: Travis Welcome, Change For KidsKate Cherichello here, and welcome back to Some (More) Good News! I have been a part of the New York Foundling’s junior board for about eight years now, and this is how I crossed paths with today’s guest, Travis Welcome. He is one of THE most passionate people I’ve ever met, the embodiment of living to help the world become a better place. Travis is the Senior Director of Programs & Innovation at Change for Kids. Prior, he was with Mott Haven Academy and The Felix Organization, and volunteers many hours with organizations including the New York Foundling. With a...
2021-05-0815 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 3: Meg Haggerty, Butler University Student Affairs**Since this episode aired, we have had a rebrand: You know us as Be The Good with Kate! These older episodes are under a different title, but it's still Kate + someone inspiring us to do good in the world :) Enjoy!** Kate Cherichello here, and welcome back to Some (More) Good News! Universities dealing with the struggles of covid-19 in a show about good news? Yes, because wait until you hear about the teamwork, creativity, and, most of all, care that has gone into this past year.  And that window into the hope and love B...
2021-05-0839 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 2: Lily Kirchner, Light For AutismKate Cherichello here, and welcome back to Some (More) Good News! Each episode contains a mini interview about someone following his or her passions, even if that means leaving behind a potentially more comfortable career path, and making people feel better along the way. (Shout-out to John Krasinski for inspiring this whole thing in the first place!) Episode 2 takes us to Lily Kirchner, from Chippewa Falls, WI, where she has recently founded Light for Autism Corp., a nonprofit dedicated to bringing awareness and advocacy to autism and early intervention, and to "provide funding for services, resources, and extra curricular activities...
2021-04-1117 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateEp. 1: Andrea Miyares, CEO Iconic Design Group**Since this episode aired, we have had a rebrand: You know us as Be The Good with Kate! These older episodes are under a different title, but it's still Kate + someone inspiring us to do good in the world :) Enjoy!** Welcome to Some (More) Good News! Kate Cherichello here, and we need all the good news we can get. So that brings me to Some (More) Good News, featuring mini interviews with people following their passions, even if that means leaving behind a potentially more comfortable career path, and making people feel better along the way.   (Shout-out t...
2021-04-1023 minBe The Good with Kate
Be The Good with KateIntro to Some (More) Good News with Kate Cherichello**Now called Be The Good with Kate!** Welcome to the series where we talk with people doing GOOD in the world through their work, and inspiring us to find ways to do so in our own lives. Know someone (or yourself) who is doing positive things that deserve to be shared? Let me know by tagging me or sending me a message @positively_kate !
2021-03-2201 min