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Soraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #97 - Author, Wife and Mother Molly DeFrank Shares How Parents Can Successfully Rescue Their Children from the Clutches of Digital DevicesAre you tired of your children being glued to their digital devices from the minute they wake up until they go to bed? Do you feel powerless to do anything about it? Join me and my guest author Molly DeFrank as we discuss her new book Digital Detox – The Two-Week Tech Reset for Kids. Molly is a wife and devoted mother of 6 children (natural, adopted, and fostered). One day, as she arrived home, one of her children met her at the front door and asked her “Can I play with your phone?” She knew things had to change, so a few y...2022-11-1431 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #96 - Personal Coach, Speaker and Writer Liam Naden Inspires You to Harness the Power of Your Brain to Create the Life You Want As He Has DoneMy guest Liam Naden is a teacher, coach, speaker, writer, and researcher from New Zeeland. He developed a fascinating process for rebalancing the parts of your brain to help you take control of your life and have the joy and long-lasting success that you dream of. He shares how his life was a rollercoaster -he went from rags to riches to rags and to riches again. Through his journey, he studied about success and learned how to solve problems and rebuild his life in a better and happier way. He now wants to share what he has developed with yo...2022-11-0730 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #95 - Award-Winning Author, Educator, and Inspirational Speaker Madonna Hanna Inspires You to Rise to Your Full PotentialMy guest Madonna Hanna is a bold 69-year-old and much sought-after inspirational speaker who loves to use her personal experiences, talents, and skills to encourage people of all ages. She shares her story of growing up being bullied while in school and then in the work environment, even as an executive in the corporate world. Her personal experiences, professional work experience in the cut-throat fashion industry, as well as 32 years as an award-winning high school teacher have spurred her to create and share successful anti-bullying strategies and campaigns in schools. She is the author of the children’s book title...2022-10-3129 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #94 - Grandmother and Author Kathleen Donnelly Israel Shares Her Inspiring Story of Forgiveness and All She Learned on Her Pilgrimage Walks Through SpainMy 73-year-old guest Kathleen Israel is a daring woman, but she doesn’t think so. I think that you will agree with me though when you hear her inspiring story. She is a mother of 5 and a grandmother of 11. She shares how she cared for her husband Ron for 17 years as he struggled with Parkinson’s disease. At the age of 69 and after her husband’s passing, she did a pilgrimage walk of 500 miles known as the Camino from an area in France to Santiago, Spain. She spent 66 days on the walk, often walking 8 to 9 hours a day. It was a spirit...2022-10-2430 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #93 - Mindset Coach Kyle Gillette Wants to Use His Gifts and Talents to Help You Develop a Growth Mindset to Achieve Big Goals and DreamsMeet Kyle Gillette, a mindset coach who works primarily with business owners to help them gain clarity, build confidence, and generate clientele. His business is named Sage Mindset, where he created a 4-part framework to help you achieve big goals and dreams – it is self-awareness; accountability; growth; and empowerment. Kyle knows all too well about the importance of our mindset as he struggled with being overweight and lacking direction when he was in college. It was his first job out of college that enabled him to develop the focus, confidence, and direction he needed. He worked for 9 years as a ment...2022-10-1730 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #92 - Registered Holistic Nutritionist Amanda Elise Love Shares Her Inspiring Journey Toward Health and Her Passion to Help OthersMy guest Amanda Elise Love is a 32-year-old registered holistic nutritionist and a podcast host who is on a life mission to teach others how to eat and cook allergy-friendly, nutritious food and lead a happy holistic life. She shares her long struggle with fibromyalgia, which is a debilitating disorder where a person suffers from muscle pain and tenderness throughout the body, and causes fatigue, alters sleep patterns, and affects memory and moods. It was a wellness chiropractor who incorporated nutrition and food allergy testing into his practice who was finally able to help her. Over a long, tedious pr...2022-10-1029 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #91 - Certified Dream Coach Debby Kruszewski Encourages You to Fulfill the Aspirations that God has for YouHave you ever heard of a dream pollinator? Meet my guest Debby Kruszewski, or Debby Krusz for short. Debby is a certified dream coach, business consultant, and author. When we are talking about dreams, we are not referring to the ones we have at night but the aspirations that God has put in our hearts. Debby concentrated in business studies in college and graduate school, focusing on business management. Then, she went out into the corporate world and served in many key powerful positions, but never seemed to be personally satisfied. She had the title and the income but someth...2022-10-0330 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #90 - Author, Productivity Strategist, and High Performance Coach Cici Castelli Inspires You to Become More Productive and Build Healthy HabitsMy guest Cici Castelli has had a very successful career, especially in the technology field, and is now a productivity coach, eager to assist you in unlocking your ultimate competitive advantage. Cici is originally from Venezuela and came to the U.S. as a teenage exchange student. She shares her challenges of staying in the U.S., against her parents’ wishes and despite the many obstacles she had to overcome. She eventually put herself through school, and likes to say that she was at Harvard, not as a student but as a dishwasher, which was one of the jobs she ha...2022-09-2630 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #89 - Author and Consultant David R. Edwards Uses His Extensive Experience to Assist You with Building the Foundations for SuccessDave Edwards is an author and consultant who wants to help you become the captain of your own life through building the important foundation of personal motivation. He was the first person in his family to attend college and worked at a job that paid just $3 an hour to support himself through school. After working for many years in the integrative healthcare field, he realized that personal motivation was key to bringing about lasting changes in a person’s life. His book is titled New You- Who Knew? Surprising Foundations to Get More Done, Feel More Connected, and Stay Balan...2022-09-1931 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #88 - Author and Personal-Development Specialist Ryan Lindner Wants to Help You to Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life Before It Slips AwayRyan Lindner is an author and personal-development specialist who has been a behavioral coach for individual clients and top organizations all over the world. What I find is so impressive is not only Ryan’s ability to successfully cope with many personal challenges, including anorexia, anxiety, and two cardiac arrests, but also his educational background and wealth of professional experience. He openly shares how his personal health challenges have helped him become a better behavioral coach. We also talk about his book The Half-Known Life-What Matters Most When You’re Running Out of Time. He wants it to be a cataly...2022-09-1230 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #87 - Speaking Coach Brenden Kumarasamy Shares His Passion for Helping You to Become a Better CommunicatorBrenden Kumarasamy is 26-year-old and has already founded a company named Master Talk. His passion is helping persons of all ages to become better communicators. His main question for all of us is “How would your life change if you were a better communicator?” He also has many free trainings via YouTube and on his website rockstarcommunicator.com. Please do not let his age fool you! He has been successfully coaching young people as well as executives and business owners for years. Why do people of all ages seek out his expertise? Listen to learn more and be inspired so that y...2022-09-0531 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #86 - Attorney and Author Cara Tuttle Bell Inspires Women to Become Better Advocates for Themselves in All Their RelationshipsCara Tuttle Bell is an author, lawyer, speaker, and activist-educator who has significant professional experience on important women’s issues, such as assertiveness as well as sexual harassment and assault. She shares her years of growing up in a home where domestic violence took place and understands the dynamics of aggressiveness and power in relationships. Through her book Drowning in Timidity: Women, Politeness and the Power of Assertive Living, she provides tools that help women become assertive and communicate more clearly, in all their relationships, so that they can achieve their goals. She truly inspires women to become better advoc...2022-08-2930 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #85 - Author, Father and Husband Tim Dunn Shares His Struggles to be Better in Every Aspect of His Life and His Dedication to Helping Other Men Improve as Well, Especially as DadsMy guest Tim Dunn is a husband and father as well as a very successful insurance executive. His role as a father is what we will primarily discuss. Despite the fact that he had good role models of fatherhood in his life, he found himself struggling to be a better dad and balancing his professional, personal, and family lives. During the Covid pandemic, he sat down and wrote Dad on Purpose: The Busy Dad’s Playbook for Loving Better, Doing More, and Breathing Easier and established a community that is dedicated to helping men become better fathers, and in tur...2022-08-2230 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #84 - Author Sherrie Barch’s Children’s Book Helps Families and Others Deal With Loss in a Natural and Productive Way to Bring HealingAuthor Sherrie Barch has a very accomplished professional resume in the areas of leadership and team development. Born and raised in Illinois, she earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in communication and has been the CEO of two Forbes’ ranked top executive search firms and leadership consulting companies. Our focus will be on her children’s book titled Heaven’s Bell, which is a fictional story about the friendship between two children and what happens after one of them dies and goes to heaven. The story helps both children and adults deal with the often-avoided subjects of death and the r...2022-08-1530 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #83 - Men’s Transformation Coach Mike Forrester Shares His Inspiring Journey from Being Fearful to Becoming Fearless and His Commitment to Helping Men Live Fearless TooMy guest Mike Forrester is passionate about being a men’s transformation coach, helping men to be freed from fear, anxiety, anger, doubt, and depression and to change their lives as well as the lives of their families. He knows all about the journey to freedom as he walked it for over 15 years. He shares about his toxic relationships with his father and mother, who were physically, emotionally, and verbally abusive. He brought this toxicity into his marriage and raising his children. He eventually sought the assistance of other men to help him in his journey and has been able t...2022-08-0832 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #82 - Marketing Coach and Author Prithvi Madhukar Shares Her Passion for Helping Small Businesses Develop Long Term Marketing Strategies to Experience Strong GrowthPrithvi Madhukar is a 29-year-old whiz of a marketing strategist with an MBA degree who is passionate about helping small businesses and solopreneurs implement long-term marketing strategies to help them grow their businesses. She was born in India and grew up in Singapore and then returned to India to compete her schooling. She obtained an engineering degree but was unhappy with the direction of her life and truly did not see herself being in that career for decades. She chose to obtain a business degree and attended business school in the U.S. where she concentrated in marketing. Eureka! She...2022-08-0134 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #81 - Coach and Co-Founder of Next Level University Kevin Palmieri Helps You to Reach the Next Level of Your Life, Love, Health, and WealthMy guest Kevin Palmieri is a 32-year-old dream chaser who has already achieved some of his dreams, even at his young age, and continues to dream on. He openly shares his struggles of being raised by his mother and grandmother in a financially strapped environment where just being able to pay rent was a significant challenge. He never knew his father when he was growing up, but as a young man eventually met him. After he hit rock bottom in his mid-twenties, Kevin discovered that what matters most is a person’s thoughts and began a journey to, as he s...2022-07-2532 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #80 - Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur Sandy Joy Weston Motivates You to Tap into the Power That is Already in YouMy guest Sandy Joy Weston is a woman who is on a mission to spread joy and inspire others. Sandy shares her compelling story of growing up in a home where her mother suffered from mental illness and was in and out of mental institutions. Because of the very high costs of her mother’s medical treatments, her family was eventually evicted from their home and moved into low-income housing. At a young age, Sandy experienced much loss – loss of her family home, loss of many personal items such as her toys, and loss of her mother who 50% of her chi...2022-07-1832 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #79 - Entrepreneur Coach Peter Lynch Shares His Passion to Empower You to Share Your Special Gift with the WorldPeter Lynch is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to succeed as their true selves. He promotes peace and alignment within yourself and at your inner core with who you are and who God made you to be so that you can grow your business and flourish personally and financially. He shares his journey from self-doubt and depression to financial success by understanding and accepting himself at the core of who he is. His story is one of perseverance and never giving up on himself. He assists entrepreneurs to transform and unlock the potentials within through persevering and never givi...2022-07-1130 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #78 - Gen Z Rotarian Devankar Mukhi Inspires Persons of All Ages to Promote Peace and Understanding in Their CommunitiesMy guest Devankar Mukhi is an amazing 24-year-old young man who has immersed himself in studying and promoting peace and conflict resolution. He is currently a student at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and the past president for 4 years of an organization known as Rotaract, which is short for “Rotary in Action”. Rotaract is one of the largest youth organizations in the world with around 175,000 members in about 7,500 clubs in 156 countries of the world. It brings young people together to develop ideas, leadership skills and professional skills, all with the goal of having fun through service in their commun...2022-07-0430 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #77 - Kenneth Earl Shares His Inspiring Story from Growing Up in the Jim Crow South to His Successful Career as a U.S. Navy Master Chief Cryptologist and AfterMy guest Kenneth Earl tells the inspiring and heart-warming story of his humble beginnings growing up in the Jim Crow South to having a very successful career as a U.S. Navy master chief cryptologist and working in various positions in the federal government. He credits his many exemplary achievements to his mother. Despite her struggles to raise 4 children on her own, she ensured that they were raised in the Christian faith and were taught the importance of good character, integrity, honesty, and the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. His memoir is...2022-06-2732 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #76 - E. A. Csolkovits Helps You to Develop the “Giver’s Mindset” so that You Can Live a More Fulfilling and Accomplished LifeDid you know that there are generally speaking two groups of people – those who are givers and those who are takers? In order to have successful lives with fulfilling relationships – with your family, in business, and socially – you should surround yourself with givers. My guest E. A. Csolkovits knows all about that as he founded Givers University to help you discern who are givers and who are takers. He came from a humble background and with the help of two significant mentors, he was able to learn the importance of surrounding himself with givers and develop what he calls the Give...2022-06-2030 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #75 - Chris Odegard Shares Why and How He Invested in Alternative Investments and How His Financial Portfolio Has Increased SignificantlyAre you interested in learning about how you can invest your money in profitable alternative investments? My guest Chris Odegard is the author of the book titled Get Off You’re A$$ and Manage Your Money: Why You Need Alternative Investments and is filled with knowledge and experience that he loves to share with others. He was just another average guy with a white-collar job, a beautiful wife, a home in the suburbs, and two children, waiting to retire at age 65 with the usual retirement investments. Then, he went through a divorce, losing 55% of his assets and his home – a deva...2022-06-1331 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #74 - Author and Pastor Dr. Karen V. Johnson Shares Her Inspiring Journey of Love, Forgiveness and Faith After Her Husband was UnfaithfulMy guest Dr. Karen Johnson says that she gave her heart to the love of her life, and he crushed it into a million pieces. How did she survive the discovery that her husband had been unfaithful and then given her a sexually transmitted disease? She shares with us her inspirational and compelling journey toward full forgiveness that was established on her Christian faith. We also talk about her book titled When the Morning Comes: A Memoir of Loving, Forgiving, and Becoming, where she openly and honestly describes her struggles and victories through her long journey.We...2022-06-0630 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #73 - Money Mentor and Financial Coach Leah Ellis Is Passionate About Helping You and Others, Including Children, Learn to Make Wise Money DecisionsHow do you go from having your mother-in-law loan you money to help you pay your rent and also pay for your meal at a fast-food restaurant to establishing your own financial coaching business? It takes a lot of determination and financial education! My guest Leah Ellis will motivate and inspire you not to give up when it comes to learning about making wise decisions with your money. After many years of financial stress, she and her husband decided that they had had enough and invested in a financial training course. She calls herself a “money mentor” by day and a...2022-05-3032 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #72 - Author and Burnout Expert Michael Levitt Assists You with How to Prevent or Treat Burnout After He Was Given a Second Chance at LifeIf you think you are suffering from burnout or want to prevent it, my guest Michael Levitt is here to help. He shares his own burnout journey that lasted over a year and realized that he was given a second chance after an almost fatal heart attack. He lost his job; his car was repossessed because he could not make the payments; and his home was foreclosed. It was up to him to choose his life going forward and he chose to make critical changes and improvements and also help others avoid or deal with burnout. He is the foun...2022-05-2330 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #71 - Poet, Author and Philosopher Rob White Inspires You to Defeat Those Negative Thoughts That Hold You BackPoet, author and philosopher Rob White inspires you to develop your true self and defeat the negative thoughts that will hold you back from achieving your greatest potential and dreams. He encourages you to become the “maestro” or the leader of your destiny, orchestrating your life so that it is a beautiful symphony. He did that in his own personal journey from working at menial jobs to becoming a very successful entrepreneur. His new book is titled The Maestro Monologue: Discover Your Genius; Defeat Your Intruder; Design Your Destiny and is filled with words of wisdom to guide your transfo...2022-05-1629 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #70 - Author Phil Barth Encourages You to Celebrate All the Great Things That Happen Every Day – From Small to Large – and Add HumorMy guest Phil Barth shares his journey toward living a fuller life and reducing stress after suffering a heart attack which his doctor described as “small” but Phil felt was huge. He began writing and posting a daily list of “great things that happened today”, celebrating the wonderful things that happen daily but are often overlooked. We talk about his book Great Things Happen Every Day – Finding Joy with Family, Friends and Banana Milkshakes. Phil sprinkles into our talk his great sense of humor. Website: www.philbarthbooks.com www.philbarth.comBook: ...2022-05-0930 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #69 - Author Emily Johnson Shares Her Inspiring Story of a Mother’s and Daughter's Love and Her Struggles During Her Mother’s 17-Year Battle with CancerYou will be so inspired by Emily Johnson’s story of the profound love that a mother and daughter share! She shares how her mother found the strength and motivation to live after being diagnosed with cancer when Emily was just a young teenager and her courageous 17-year battle with various forms of that disease. Emily also shares her own personal struggles in coping with her mother’s diagnosis and years of hospitalization and treatment. Emily finished writing the book that her mother started writing before her death, which was the last request that her mother made. It is titled B...2022-05-0231 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #68 - Charismatic Executive Oyauma Garrison Inspires You with His Story About How His Child’s Illness Motivated Him to Change Careers and Lead the Nonprofit A KID AGAINDid you know that there is a national nonprofit organization that provides year-round activities for children who have medical challenges as well as their families? Meet my guest Oyauma Garrison, the passionate and tireless president and CEO of the nonprofit A Kid Again. He leads thousands of groups and volunteers who support and provide fun and interesting adventures for children who are ill and their families. Oyauma and his family went through a very difficult time when his teenage daughter one day collapsed and almost died. He eventually changed careers and enthusiastically assists other children and families during the tim...2022-04-2533 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #67 - Author Peyton Garland Shares Her Inspiring Faith Journey with OCD – obsessive compulsive disorder – and God’s Goodness and Grace Through It AllWhat do a pilot’s wife, author, die-hard Jesus rap junkie, and recovering perfectionist all have in common? Meet my guest Peyton Garland, a young lady who unabashedly shares her inspiring faith journey through the depression, anxiety, and loneliness associated with OCD – obsessive-compulsive disorder. We discuss her book Not So By Myself – A Safe Space Where God Doesn’t Fix the Loneliness But Sits With You Instead and God’s goodness and grace in her life.Website: peytongarland.meBook: Not So By Myself – A Safe Space Where God Doesn’t Fix the Loneliness B...2022-04-1830 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #66 - Financial Educator and Coach Victoria Lowell Empowers You to Gain Financial FreedomDo you seek financial freedom through personal finance education and financial planning? Meet my guest Victoria “Vicky” Lowell. She has years of expertise as a financial educator, coach, and advocate. She particularly works with women to empower them to move away from financial apathy toward financial success. She is the author of the bestselling book Empower Your Worth: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Self-Worth and Net Worth.Website: empoweredworth.comBook: Empower Your Worth: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Self-Worth and Net WorthSocial Media: https://www.facebook.com...2022-04-1129 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #65 - Dynamic Coach, Author and Speaker Dr. Johnny Parker Inspires You to Live the Life that Your Were Born to LiveDo you feel stuck in your life? Dr. Johnny Parker, a highly sought-after author, executive coach and speaker, thrives on helping you to build a healthy and fulfilling personal life and strong business relationships. He will empower and motivate you to write the story of your life that you were born to live, rather than allow someone else to design your life for you or remain stuck in what your life is now. His book Turn the Page provides necessary insight and guidance as you seek to understand your true life’s story and accomplish your goals of personal and...2022-04-0430 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #64 - Writer and Prominent Christian Women’s Leader and Mentor Peggy Bodde Shares Her Recovery from a Painful Childhood and What Fuels Her Passion to Empower Women in the Business WorldPeggy Bodde likes to say that her desire is to inspire you with what she has learned the hard way so that you can learn the easy way. She shares her story of a traumatic childhood, growing up in a dysfunctional home and then living in 4 other homes, searching for safety and love. After spending years in the corporate world, she has a passion and gift for mentoring Christian women in navigating the business world and started a foundation named Sacred Work to do just that.Website: www.peggybodde.comSocial Media: www.linkedin.com/in...2022-03-2830 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #63 - Successful Businesswoman Melody Watts Shares Her Difficult Journey from the Valley to the Mountaintop and How She Assists Others in Achieving Financial Freedom TooSuccessful businesswoman Melody Watts shares her journey of self-discovery and healing following various tragedies, including her mother’s death and her own illness and financial struggles. She became involved with essential oils, in both using them and selling them, and established an extremely successful home-based, networking business. She shares her knowledge and expertise by helping thousands of business owners achieve financial freedom.Website: www.melodywatts.net2022-03-2130 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #62 - Tricia Roos Shares Her Impactful Story of a Mother’s Love and Faith That All Lives Have a God-given Purpose as She Struggled with Tragedy from the Loss of a ChildTricia Roos shares her profound love story of a mother and child and a mother’s unwavering faith that all lives have a God-given purpose. She dreamed of having a healthy baby girl, but her baby Annabelle was diagnosed early in the womb with a terminal genetic condition. A specialist recommended that Tricia abort the fetus, but she chose not to. Tricia shares how her wishes changed and she found hope and love during a time of tragedy. Her book When Wishes Change has had a tremendous impact on the lives of many. She has become a speaker and consul...2022-03-1433 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #61 - Lauren Nelson Shares How She Has Been Able to Overcome Childhood Trauma and Fear and What Led Her to Write a Children’s Book About Heroines in the BibleLauren Nelson’s mantra is “Let God’s love be greater than your fears.” A mother of two and wife of a pastor, she shares her triumphant story of overcoming years of childhood trauma that had brought fear into her life. She also shares how her life changed when her 7-year-old daughter asked her a profound question about whether God thought boys were more important than girls, as all they learned about in church was about boys. That led Lauren to write a children’s book titled Sheroes of the Bible, telling the stories about women whom God used in many ways...2022-03-0730 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #60 - Jennifer Berk Weisman Shares How Her Life Changed in a Split Second and How She has Been Able to Overcome and ThriveMy guest is Jennifer Berk Weisman, a successful fashion designer and entrepreneur, now author, who shares her heartfelt story of persevering through very difficult physical, emotional, and mental challenges after she was hit by a speeding car as she was crossing in a crosswalk. Jennifer inspires you with her journey to recovery and how she has been able to successfully manage her growing business as well as her family life while having to overcome the added challenges of PTSD. Her book titled Sink or Swimwear – My Crazy Days as an Entrepreneur, Surviving Life, PTSD and a Cutthroat Industry will have...2022-02-2834 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #59 - Financial Motivator Bob Wheeler Shares How You Can Build a Better Relationship with Your Money and Make Better Financial DecisionsMeet Bob Wheeler, an accountant who got involved with comedy and is known for being both a standup comic and a financial motivator. He encourages you to enjoy life – to laugh and to travel - and to make sure you have a healthy relationship with your money. He is the author of the book The Money Nerve: Navigating the Emotions of Money. Do you want to know why you do what you do with your money? Do you want to avoid money shame? Emotions trigger financial decisions and Bob wants to help you gain insights & better understand this. As Bob like...2022-02-2132 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #58 - Scott Jeffrey Miller Inspires You as He Shares Insights Into the Lives and Successes of 30 Top Business Minds and Thought LeadersIf you are looking for mentors in your leadership journey, this is the segment for you! Scott Jeffrey Miller is a prolific author, speaker & podcast host who is determined to provide you with all the help he can in leadership development and career success. Scott started out with a stutter and then was fired early in his career. Now, he is known for his leadership success & helping others to develop leadership skills & advance in their careers. Scott shares his newest book Master Mentors, which features 30 mentors from his widely popular podcast series FranklinCovey’s On Leadership, each of whom are t...2022-02-1433 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #57 - Jessica Tietjen Motivates You to Rise Up and Live an Exceptional Life Through Personal and Professional DevelopmentJessica Tietjen’s life’s journey changed after going through difficult personal challenges. A wife, mother, lawyer, and now author of the book The Exceptional Life Revolution - she has carved out for herself an important niche in providing consulting and coaching programs relating to personal and professional development and the workplace. Do you want to have exceptional life experiences in your home, workplace, and community? Are you seeking professional development as a leader? Do you want to have an encouraging workplace where there are creative strategies for peak performance? If your answer is “yes” to any or all of these que...2022-02-0731 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #56 - Dr. Basil Richards Inspires You to Always Strive for Integrity and the Betterment of OthersDr. Basil Richards is a man who did not let his many life challenges keep him back and he will definitely inspire you as he shares how he regained hope after the death and loss of many family members. He persevered through college and graduate school, ultimately obtaining a PhD, and then through his professional development working in the field of improving prison systems, always striving for integrity and the betterment of others. He also recently studied and became a pastor.2022-01-3131 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #55 - Debbie Godfrey Encourages You with Her Story of How She Went from Being a Struggling Mother to Helping Parents Make Parenting More Rewarding, Effective and FunWe have heard about positive parenting before, but what is truly involved? Debbie Godfrey brings an interesting perspective with “peace begins at home”. She shares her inspiring story about how she first learned to parent better when she was seeking refuge with her children at a women’s shelter from her abusive husband. She realized that yelling at and threatening her children were not effective methods to use to raise them. A certified parent educator and author, she has helped parents for decades go from despair to hope with their children.Website: www.positiveparenting.comEmail: deb...2022-01-2431 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #54 - Transformational Speaker Robert A. Belle Motivates You to Unleash Your Creativity Through Understanding You Were Born Unique and Gaining Confidence in Developing Your UniquenessMeet Robert A. Belle, a professional accountant who has become an accomplished author, transformational speaker, and mentor, especially for men who are struggling with their identities, families, and careers. His fascinating journey has taken him from Kenya, where he was born, to the Caribbean where he grew up, and then back to Africa. He teaches that there are 3 key core pillars for a person’s identity: creativity, wellness, and excellence. He champions all 3 in his book Blow the Lid Off: Reclaim Your Stolen Creativity, Increase Your Income, and Let Your Light Shine.Website: www.robertabelle.com...2022-01-1732 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #53 - “Not Your Average Problem Solver”, John Verrico Motivates You to Keep Your Inner Motivational TORCH BurningJohn Verrico is a humorist, torchbearer, problem solver, and motivational speaker who will inspire you with his story of going from being picked on in school, becoming a student wrestler, then a disco dance instructor, to a public affairs specialist with a very successful career in the U. S. Navy in media, community, and employee relations. He teaches how to keep your motivational TORCH burning. TORCH is an acronym for the elements we need to help us stay motivated. Website: www.johnverrico.comEmail: john@johnverrico.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp...2022-01-1031 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #52 - Internationally Acclaimed Christian Speaker, Leader and Mentor Marnie Swedberg Inspires You with Her Story of Resiliency, Comebacks, Possibility Thinking and Profound FaithMarnie Swedberg shares her vast experiences as a Christian women’s leadership mentor, founder and director of WomenSpeakers.com, author of 13 “how to” books, host of her own #1 ranked blog talk radio show, and keynote speaker for organizations around the world. Her journey took her through many valleys, but she overcame obstacles through her faith and using the gifts and callings of God. Her profound desire is to spread hope and help others through promoting possibility thinking and gaining clarity and courage to be a vessel that God can use.Website: www.marnie.com; www.womenspeakers.comEma...2022-01-0335 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #51 - Two-time Breast Cancer Survivor, Charlene Kehoe Inspires You to Never Give Up and to be a Life-Long Giver Who Loves PeopleTwo-time breast cancer survivor, Charlene Kehoe shares her heartfelt story of her life-long devotion to helping cancer patients and then becoming one. She promised her father who had prostate cancer that she would do what she could to support cancer patients. True to her word, Charlene started a cancer support group to help cancer patients in her home area, the U. S. Virgin Islands. By the time she retired, she had helped to raise $1.5 million dollars for almost 3,000 patients. She provides advice and words of wisdom from her years of experience and own personal challenges.2021-12-2731 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #50 - Attorney and Inspirational Speaker, Tamika Michelle Johnson Inspires You That You Too Can Live Your Best Life at the Age of 40 and AfterCan you live happily after the age of 40 in love, relationships, and your career? Meet Tamika Michelle Johnson, who answers this question with a resounding “YES!”. She is an attorney who has become a female empowerment speaker for women near or over 40. She shares her inspiring story of transforming from a state of depression and despair to marrying her husband and business partner and having children all after the age of 40. She also is a fertility counselor helping women overcome issues with infertility.Websites: http://www.PregnancyAfterForty.com http://www.HappilyEverAfter40.comSocial...2021-12-2030 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #49 - Grief Specialist and Author Peggy Green Shares How You Can Move Through Grief and Find Joy After the Death of a ChildHow do you heal after the death of a child? Grief specialist & author Peggy Green shares her inspiring story of her journey toward healing after losing 2 children & about her book Life After Child Loss. She uses her vast experience in business & marketing & as a wellness coach & personal trainer to help others. Peggy’s mantra is “You have at least one person to live a full life for. That person is you.” Her mission is to bring hope to mothers who are grieving the loss of a child and support to those who feel they cannot find hope for the future....2021-12-1329 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #48 - Certified Leadership Coach Jerry Fu Encourages You to be Free from the Fear of Conflict and Work Courageously Toward Conflict ResolutionCertified leadership coach Jerry Fu specializes in conflict resolution and shares how you can be free from the fear of conflict. He encourages you that “hard conversations don’t have to be hard” and gives you suggestions on how to navigate difficult personal and professional relationships. Instead of putting off important conversations, being resentful, or rationalizing our frustrations, Jerry motivates you to prepare, engage and follow through. You will gain confidence and freedom when you do!Website: www.adaptingleaders.com2021-12-0630 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #47 - Extremely Successful Entrepreneurs, the Father and Son Team of Mark & John Cronin Will Inspire You with Their Stories About Succeeding Despite Life’s Difficult ChallengesThe father and son team of Mark & John Cronin are a living inspiration to us all. They focus on happiness and gratitude! Together they founded and operate an extremely successful company – John’s Crazy Socks – which earned $3 million in its first 3 years. John has Down’s Syndrome and is the company’s “chief happiness officer” with over 200,000 social media followers. Listen to how they achieved such tremendous accomplishments and the joy they have in helping others and being spokesmen for persons with disabilities. They are enormously proud to speak about their business, which is built on 4 pillars: inspiration and hope; giving back...2021-11-2930 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #46 - Public Speaking Coach, Author and Speaker, Peter George Gives You Hope that You Can Successfully Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking Be a Calm, Confident and Credible SpeakerA top fear for many people is public speaking. My guest Peter George is an experienced public speaking coach, author, and speaker. He shares how he has successfully overcome his challenges with two childhood speech impediments – a lisp & a stutter – as well as shyness to help others become better public speakers and resonate with their audiences. For more than 15 years, he has helped others develop into confident public speakers who positively affect others and understand how to craft and deliver presentations that engage, persuade, and inspire. He stresses that public speaking is not about the speaker but about the audience...2021-11-2230 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #45 - Author and Emotional Eating Expert Tricia Nelson Shares Her Journey of Hope After Over 30 Years of Studying The Issue and Losing 50 PoundsAuthor and emotional eating expert Tricia Nelson candidly shares how she was able to lose 50 pounds after spending over three decades studying, identifying and healing the underlying causes of emotional eating. She explains the anatomy of an emotional eater & why dieting is just a superficial solution. She gives us some of the steps that we can start implementing from her #1 best-selling book Heal Your Hunger – 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. She has been featured on dozens of radio and television networks, including FOX, NBC, CBS, KTLA, and Discovery Health, and her knowledge and expertise are vital for all t...2021-11-1532 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #44 - Entrepreneur and Author Mark Valenziano Shares His Inspirational Story of Succeeding and Flourishing Despite Slowly Going BlindWhat do you do when your doctor tells you that you are slowly going blind? Entrepreneur and author Mark Valenziano shares his inspirational story of how he has been able to succeed and flourish despite years of slowly going blind. He invented techniques to deal with helplessness and self-doubt. His book Outsmarting Uncertainty - Create Your Best Life Amid Chaos & Anxiety will motivate you too to flourish by increasing your gratitude, optimism, and accountability and to create your best life no matter what challenges you may face. Website: www.markvalenziano.comSocial media:...2021-11-0832 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #43 - Author William Donaldson Encourages Us to Prepare for Our Deaths as He Shares His Uplifting Story of Helping His Parents to do soAuthor William Donaldson shares about his book Estimated Time of Departure: How I Talked My Parents to Death: A Love Story. He relates his journey of helping his parents and others, including himself, come to grips with the reality and inevitability of death. As his parents aged, he was there to help steer them to make decisions about dying. He gives us hope that death should not be feared, and that we should prepare ourselves for the inevitable, with plans that are sensible and manageable. Don’t avoid discussing and preparing for end-of-life. This interview will encourage you to...2021-11-0132 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #42 - With Over 25 Years in a Very Accomplished Career in Marketing and Business Development, Author Scott Jeffrey Miller Inspires Us to be Better LeadersScott Jeffrey Miller is an award-winning and best-selling author and podcast host with over 8 million listeners – Franklin Covey on Leadership. He shares how he has been a life-long stutterer and has had to work hard to overcome stuttering and achieve success. His over 25-year career started out with being fired, but his expertise has developed into one of leadership. He gives us hope for developing our own leadership skills and having career success. He is the author of the award-winning, multivolume Mess to Success series, including Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would...2021-10-2532 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #41 - Dyslexia and Literacy Problem Solver Lois Letchford Shares her Inspiring Story of Helping her Son Move from Trauma in the Classroom to Learning to Read and Later Achieving a PhDWhat does a parent do when a teacher labels your 7-year-old son as “the worst child ever”? Lois Letchford searched for ways to help her son. Now a dyslexia and literacy problem solver as well as an author, she shares her hopeful story of how she became a literacy specialist after helping her son to learn to read. He was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disorder that causes people to struggle with letters and words. During her journey, she also discovered that she was dyslexic too. Her son successfully graduated from high school and college and earned a PhD in a...2021-10-1832 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #40 – Prodigious author Allen Kline Shares the Power of Words and How Humor and Awe Will Give Us HopeAn award-winning author of over 30 books, Allen Klein loves to share how humor plays such an important role for our good health and mental well-being. He is a self-proclaimed “jollytologist”, a person who specializes in laughter and humor.It all started with his first book titled The Healing Power of Humor, which he wrote in 1989 after his wife died, recounting how humor had helped him get through the 3 difficult years before her death. He shares how he went from loss to laughter, incorporating humor for every-day-challenges. He is a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Associa...2021-10-1132 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #39 – Staci Diffendafer Shares Her Passionate Story of Transformation from Severe Depression, Anxiety and Chronic Illness to Unconditioned Love and PurposeAfflicted for years with severe depression, anxiety and chronic physical illness, Staci Diffendafer suffered greatly. She shares about how she lived on ever-increasing amounts of medication to ease her symptoms but how medication alone was not the true way to full healing. As a Christian, she participated in the yearlong national Christian 12- step program Celebrate Recovery and credits her involvement in this program for the turnaround in her life to full healing - spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally. She motivates us to work through our hardships as they can be a catalyst for greater purpose. She wrote her book...2021-10-0429 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #38 - Kyle J. Sullivan, “The Champions Coach”, Shares His Inspirational Story of How He Went from a Division 1 College Athlete to Drug Dealer, Husband, Pastor, Father and Founder of a Successful Coaching CompanyKnown as “The Champions Coach”, Kyle J. Sullivan shares how he unleashed the champion within himself to become a husband, father, youth pastor and then establish his own coaching business. He passionately talks about the stage in his life when he was using drugs and drug dealing and how he overcame that. He emphasizes that each of his life stages has enabled him to become better and stronger to then create his coaching business Unleash the Champ to coach people and organizations. His profound desire is to assist others in their personal “Championship Run”, which is the destiny or journey th...2021-09-2731 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #37 - Veronica Williams Inspires Women to Grow Personally, Spiritually and Professionally as They Wait on God for the Right ManVeronica Williams is a master certified life coach, keynote speaker, certified facilitator and an influencer for women and married couples. She motivates us with her personal story of hope about waiting until she was 30 years old to get married. Happily married and a mother, Veronica epitomizes the successful woman who waits on the Lord. She encourages young women to develop their faith, confidence, and God-given talents as they patiently wait upon God to bring the right man into their lives. She also shares about the importance of financial accountability and budgeting.Website: allianceseminars.org2021-09-2031 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #36 - Emily Marquis Provides Inspiration for Developing Simple Healthy Habits Based on Her Extensive Professional Training and Personal ExperiencesA nationally board-certified health and wellness coach and university teacher in that field, Emily Marquis shares her personal story of how she experienced much emotional, physical, and mental abuse and pain but is now able to provide hope for others. Emily is a true expert in her field, with a master's degree in health & wellness coaching, NAHU certification in employee wellness, and 10 years of professional experience. Her SMART method for goal setting (specific, measure, action, realistic, time) has helped many with their own tough personal challenges.Website: emilymarquis.com2021-09-1330 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #35 - Tiffany Foote, “The Fearless Millennial”, Shares Her Story of Hope and Her Desire to Empower Her Generation and Others to Speak Up and Communicate BetterMeet communication coach Tiffany Foote, “The Fearless Millennial”, who shares her story of hope in overcoming the fear of public speaking and living fearlessly. In a society enmeshed in social media, good communication skills have been lost. As a communication coach, she is passionate about helping millennials (and others) learn to speak up, establish credibility with their audience, and speak better. Website: fearlesspresentations.comEmail: tiffany@leadershipinstitute.com2021-09-0634 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #34 - Author and Father Steven Crane Shares His Story of Hope About How He Discovered the Lifechanging Power of GratitudePrompted by his teenage son asking "Why do you always have to be so negative?", my guest Steven Crane spent essentially all of 2020 exploring and ultimately answering that question - and others. The result was his book I Can Appreciate That, which is a collection of essays exploring episodes from his life (from his complicated medical history, and losing loved ones to cancer, to career challenges and a crisis of faith) which although originally considered "negatives", were actually holding a bounty of unseen blessings. Along the way, Steven discovered the lifechanging power of gratitude and a process for appreciating...2021-08-3033 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #33 - Hope Reger Shares Her Journey of Hope After Her Son Was Tragically KilledWhat does a parent do with the profound grief from the tragic sudden death of a child? My guest Hope Reger was told that her 19-year-old son Justin had been shot to death. She shares how she was able to take that immense personal pain and transform it into a true purpose to honor her son. She provides at no charge a virtual grief support group for persons who have lost loved ones so that no person travels the road of grief alone. Website: grief2hope.com2021-08-2333 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #32 - Nancy McKay Shares Her Inspirational Story of How She Overcame Addiction and Health Challenges to Now Assist Other Women in Overcoming Theirs Through Counseling and Equus CoachingHave you heard about equus coaching? My guest Nancy McKay is a former alcoholic and cancer survivor who is using her knowledge and experiences to assist others. She is now a recovery and resilience expert and a life and equus coach who helps women find their voice and build their courage. As a certified equus coach, she uses horses in coaching women, as horses have a unique ability to help people heal. It is a fascinating method that is being used successfully. Listen as she tells us about her poignant story that is sure to inspire and moti...2021-08-1630 minSoraya -Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of HopeEp. #31 - Caleb Whittle Shares How He Helps Employees Build the Intrapreneurial Spirit so That They Inspire, Lead and Motivate Those Around ThemSo many people talk about becoming entrepreneurs but what about those who want to be employees and improve their job performances by being more innovative & creative in the companies they work for? My guest Caleb Whittle shares how he gives hope by assisting employees in developing their intrapreneurial talents, so they thrive within their companies while helping those companies to add value to their communities. Caleb also shares some wise tips on saving and investing your money as well as how to earn extra money in side jobs. Website: calebwhittle.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in...2021-08-0931 min