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I Am Refocused Radio

I Am Refocused Radio is a purpose-driven interview platform hosted by Shemaiah A. Reed. Through meaningful conversations with leaders, creatives, visionaries, and extraordinary everyday people who are shaping culture with intention, the show highlights stories rooted in faith, resilience, personal growth, and authentic real-life experience.

What began in a San Antonio barbershop has grown into a global platform featuring over 1,600 interviews.

Each episode invites listeners to slow down, think clearly, and reconnect with what truly matters—beyond trends, noise, and surface-level success. Built on the core belief that stories have the power to heal, unite, and awaken purpose, I Am Refocused Radio creates space for honest dialogue and thoughtful reflection that restores perspective, challenges thinking, and encourages perseverance. Whether you’re a creative searching for direction, a leader navigating responsibility, or someone moving through a season of transition, this podcast serves as a grounded reset—intentional, authentic, and deeply human.

Hosted by Shemaiah A. Reed
Watch full episodes on YouTube: Refocused Network
Contact: admin@iamrefocusedradio.com

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JACKÉE HARRY, co-star of DAYS OF OUR LIVES on Peacock Feb 22, 2024

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ABOUT JACKÉE HARRY
Vivacious, witty, and completely unforgettable, Jackée Harry was born to entertain.
Born Jacqueline Yvonne Harry on August 14, 1956 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and reared from the age of nine in Harlem, New York, by her mother, Flossie, Jackée landed the lead role of the King in her school's production of The King and I at the tender age of fourteen. Upon graduation from New York City's High School of Music and Art with a distinction in Opera, Jackée attended the University of Long Island, where she earned her B.A. in education.
Jackée began her career as a history teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School but left after two years to pursue acting. She studied at the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side and made her professional acting debut in 1973 in Richard Wesley's Goin' Through Changes; not long afterward, she made her Broadway debut in A Broadway Musical as Melinda Bernard. Other Broadway performances include The Wiz, Eubie!, and One Mo' Time.
In 1983, Jackée made her first television appearance opposite Morgan Freeman in the daytime soap operaAnother World. A year later, she landed her iconic role of Sandra Clark on the NBC sitcom 227. As the breakout star of the series, Jackée became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Her performance on227 inspired NBC producers to create a television pilot for her entitled Jackée. After departing from 227 in 1989, she starred opposite Oprah Winfrey in the critically acclaimed adaptation of Gloria Naylor's novelThe Women of Brewster Place.
In 1991, Jackée joined an all-star cast led by Della Reese when she played the role of Ruth 'CoCo' Royal in The Royal Family. From 1994-1999, she starred as the adoptive mother of Tia and Tamara Mowry's characters on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister, winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. Jackée also made guest appearances onAmen, Designing Women, Dave's World, Hollywood Squares, 7th Heaven, and That's So Raven, before joining the cast of Everybody Hates Chris in 2006.
Hollywood success did not lead Jackée to turn her back on theater; in 1994 she returned to the stage as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill followed by stints in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide and The Vagina Monologues. In 2003 she played the role of the Madam in The Boys From Syracuse on Broadway. Jackée also performed before sold-out audiences across the nation in the stage play The Cleanup Woman, which is called "one of the highest grossing gospel stage plays of all time" and fronted an Off-Broadway limited-run of NEWSical: The Musical.
Beyond acting, Jackée is a vocal champion of healthy living, education, and philanthropy. She is proud to be a spokesperson for the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, and a Global Ambassador to the Women's International Center. The National Congress of Black Women presented her with the "Woman of Substance" Award in 2010.
In addition to recurring roles on Let's Stay Together, Baby Daddy, Girl Meets World, and The Cool Kids, Jackée starred on the CW's The First Family and OWN'sThe Paynes. She was nominated for a Nollywood and African Film Critics Award for her role in the motion picture The Man in 3B.
In 2019, Jackée participated in a groundbreaking reimagining of Norman Lear's The Jeffersons, which garnered more than 22 million viewers. In 2021, she rejoined the world of daytime television as real estate mogul Paulina Price on Days of our Lives.
Larger than life and twice as funny, Jackée continues to entertain and inspire in a way that permanently cements her place in the American cultural landscape.
ABOUT DAYS OF OUR LIVES ON PEACOCK
For the past 58 years, Days of our Lives has remained a staple daytime drama. It has weathered political and societal shifts since the mid-1960s and proudly introduced its first Black family, the Grants, in the mid-1970s. Its female heroine, Valerie Grant, shared daytime's first interracial kiss in 1977. Today, Black stories continue to be front and center, addressing societal issues including healthcare, family and career.
Today's cast includes James Reynolds, with Jackée Harry, Raven Bowens, Elia Cantu, and features Lamon Archey and Sal Stowers as "Eli" and "Lani" respectively, who were the couple in the show's first Black wedding.
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Transformative Resilience: A Journey of Healing and Empowerment with Tessa Arnold Feb 20, 2024

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In this interview, Tessa shares her journey of resilience, healing, and empowerment. After facing significant struggles in her early years, Tessa's transformative shift triggered by her late husband's passing led her to found SnapBack Energy, where she delves into the mind-body connection and serves as an Ayurveda Health and Wellness Lifestyle Coach.
Tessa radiates support and empowerment, using her platform to spark conversations that explore neuroplasticity, Ayurveda, and holistic wellness. Her mission is clear: to empower others to navigate life's challenges and shift perspectives.
Through her unique blend of entrepreneurship and holistic living, Tessa embodies impactful change, driving self-discovery and transformation. Her authenticity and commitment to guiding others on their journeys toward well-being are truly commendable.
Join us as we delve deep into Tessa's inspiring story and gain valuable insights into living a more fulfilling and balanced life.
About Tessa Arnold
Tessa Arnold, Co-Founder and COO of SnapBack Energy, leverages her 12-year background in global banking to drive positive change. Following a transformative shift triggered by her late husband's passing, Tessa founded SnapBack Energy, delving into the mind-body connection. As an Ayurveda Health and Wellness Lifestyle Coach, she radiates support, using podcasts to spark conversations to explore neuroplasticity, Ayurveda, and holistic wellness. Tessa's mission is to empower listeners, sparking transformative conversations that shift perspectives and empower individuals to navigate life's challenges. Through her unique blend of entrepreneurship and holistic living, Tessa embodies impactful change, driving self-discovery and transformation.
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"My Name Is Love" - Exploring Universal Love with Troy Hadeed Feb 19, 2024

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Join us for an engaging conversation with Troy Hadeed, a yoga and mindfulness teacher, entrepreneur, and author of the book "My Name Is Love: We’re Not All That Different." In this episode, we delve into Troy's personal journey of introspection and exploration, which led him to write a book about universal love and overcoming personal obstacles to allow love to flow through us. Troy shares his early experiences and how they inspired him to explore the human experience and the concept of universal love. He discusses the process of writing and re-writing the book, as well as the guidance he received from experienced literary professionals. Troy also explains the central themes of the book, including the idea of embracing an unconditional love that transcends personal limitations. The conversation concludes with Troy sharing his hopes for the book and how he hopes it will inspire listeners to live life wholeheartedly and embody more compassion, understanding, and love. Whether you're a seasoned yogi, a mindfulness enthusiast, or simply someone looking to explore the concept of universal love, this episode is sure to leave you feeling inspired and uplifted. Don't miss this insightful discussion about the power of love and the importance of self-awareness and introspection in our personal and collective journeys. Tune in to "My Name Is Love" and discover how we can all make a difference in the world by embracing love as a guiding force in our lives.
Get his book - My Name Is Love: We're Not All That Different:
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Shemaiah's point of reference to the comment made about Luke:
Luke 6:35 New International Version (NIV) But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.
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Dan D. Johnson - From Set-backs to Set-ups: Transforming Failure into Success Feb 18, 2024

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Escaping the grips of being a ward of the state, bankruptcy, and despair, Dan Johnson rose to become a successful entrepreneur. He now dedicates his life to giving back while supporting others paralyzed by past trauma and failures.
His approach focuses on reshaping identity, restoring hope, and redefining practical principles and strategies to help you transform and become everything you desire.
With an empathetic understanding of trauma-induced feelings of insecurity, rejection, and failure, Dan’s direct approach has helped hundreds of small business owners and thousands of individuals across the globe transmute the pains of their failures into the joy of their success, ultimately empowering them to live the kind of life they desire to live.
Dan is now on a mission to empower 100,000 individuals to transform and achieve their desired success personally, financially, and professionally by 2029.
Dan’s areas of focus are Financial Literacy, Economic Development, Self-Efficacy.
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Dr. Luissa Kiprono - Push, Then Breathe: Trauma, Triumph, and the Making of an American Doctor Feb 18, 2024

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Dr. Luissa Kiprono's story is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. As a refugee from former Communist Romania, she arrived in America with little more than a dream and a determination to make a difference. Despite the many obstacles in her path, she achieved her goal of becoming a doctor, specializing in high-risk pregnancy care. Her journey from refugee to American doctor is chronicled in her memoir, "Push, Then Breathe," which shares her painful personal story to help others heal, both physically and spiritually. Through her telemedicine practice, TeleMed MFM, she provides care to women worldwide, transcending borders and geographical limitations. Dr. Luissa Kiprono's story is a powerful reminder of the indomitable human spirit and the ability to overcome adversity with resilience and determination.
About Dr. Luissa Kiprono
In her groundbreaking debut book, Push, Then Breathe, Dr. Luissa Kiprono uses her personal life experience of the trials and tribulations she faced from leaving Romania, coming to America, and starting a new life from the ground up. By sharing her escape to freedom and eventually becoming a successful doctor, she now imparts her knowledge to her readers on how to find their true, unlimited potential and live an empowered, thriving life.
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Ray Hartjen - Writer, Musician & Cancer Patient Advocate Feb 18, 2024

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Ray Hartjen is a writer and musician who lives in Pleasanton, California, where he and his wife, Lori, raised their adult children, Olivia and Raymond.
In a professional career that has spanned parts of five decades, Ray has pivoted on many occasions, from investment banking to pharmaceuticals, from consumer electronics to SaaS software. One constant throughout his career path, however, has been storytelling.
In the past, Ray has been a frequent source for quotes from the national media on both the consumer electronics and retail industries. Additionally, as a contributor to a number of online outlets and platforms, including his rayhartjen.com site, he has spun his fair share of yarn on topics as far ranging as sports — primarily football, hockey and auto racing — and business, particularly revenue team functions like sales and marketing. Ray’s previous work includes being the coauthor of Immaculate: How the Steelers Saved Pittsburgh, published in 2022 by Morgan James Publishing and available at all major booksellers.
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in March of 2019, Ray is a cancer fighter every day of the week that ends in a ‘y.’ And, with the soundtrack of life playing continuously in his head, Ray also performs and records with his two-piece acoustic band, the Chronic Padres.
A native of Texas, Ray holds an undergraduate degree from Eastern Kentucky University and an MBA from the University of Washington.
As one always to welcome a chat with others, especially fellow cancer patients, please feel free to connect with Ray at www.rayhartjen.com, on Twitter @RayHartjen, via email at rayhartjen@gmail.com, or via voice or text at (925) 895-5441.
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Ashleigh Banfield of The CW's new true crime show Crime Nation Feb 16, 2024

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ABOUT CRIME NATION, TUESDAYS AT 8/7 CT ON THE CW
CRIME NATION, The CW Network's first true-crime and justice anthology series, is set to thrust viewers into the gripping world of real-life mysteries, cold cases and heart-stopping investigations. Set to launch Tuesday February 20th and executive produced by head of Candle True Stories and former ABC News President James Goldston, each two-hour episode features ripped-from-the-headlines stories, shocking new details and exclusive on-camera interviews with those at the center of each of these cases.
CRIME NATION is set to redefine the true crime genre, as each thrilling two-hour episode will delve deep into a riveting true crime sensation that has captured the attention of the nation. Each episode will reveal new details about these stories through expert analysis, exclusive reporting and never-before-seen interviews. CRIME NATION will also dive into the world of social media by talking to crime enthusiasts, social media sleuths, podcasters and digital detectives who in some instances have used their network to help solve cases. CRIME NATION is produced by Candle True Stories.
CRIME NATION is executive produced by James Goldston, Steven Baker and Mike Sheridan. John X. Kim and Kyle McCabe serve as co-executive producers.
ASHLEIGH BANFIELD BIO
Ashleigh Banfield is an award-winning journalist and is a contributor on The CW's "Crime Nation."
With over 35 years in the television business, Ashleigh Banfield has worked at nearly every cable news network, including CNN, HLN, MSNBC, and now NewsNation. The Canadian reporter started her television career as a producer at CJBN-TV in Kenora, Ontario in 1988. Since 2005, Ms. Banfield has almost exclusively reported on crime and justice. She believes the crime genre is something that resonates with Americans because it can happen to anyone.
During her 30-year television career, Ms. Banfield has worked in various on-air roles across the industry. Before joining NewsNation, she served as a legal analyst and host for Court TV, as well as a regular contributor to Investigation Discovery's ID series, Murder Mystery.
Prior to Court TV, she hosted Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield on HLN. Previously, Ms. Banfield anchored Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield on CNN, and co-anchored the CNN morning news show, Early Start.
She has also served as host of the A+E prime-time series, Live Rescue, and a correspondent for ABC News Good Morning America, 20/20, ABC World News Tonight, and Nightline. Prior to ABC, Banfield anchored and hosted three programs on TruTV including the daily legal news program, Banfield and Ford: Courtside, the weekly evening show, Hollywood Heat, and the prime-time special series that she created and co-produced, Disorder in the Court.
Previously, she served as a correspondent for NBC News, where she reported for The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and Dateline. During this time, she also anchored several prime-time series on MSNBC, including A Region in Conflict and Ashleigh Banfield: On Location.
Ms. Banfield is an Emmy, Telly, Iris, Gracie, and National Headliner Award winning journalist.
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Daniel Packard - Anxiety is in the Body and not the Mind Feb 13, 2024

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Daniel Packard is a U.C. Berkeley Mechanical
Engineer that turned his painful 10-year battle
with severe anxiety into a mission to engineer an
actual permanent solution for anxiety.
After 8 years of research and testing (working
with 3000 people from 5 continents) Daniel and
his research have developed world’s only
permanent anxiety solution program with a 90%
success rate.
And because Daniel is so passionate about
results, his company is the only emotional health
company in the world where clients only pay at
the end of, once your anxiety is fully solved.
Daniel was also a stand-up comedian for 15
years, so I’m sure this interview will be very
illuminating for you...but also entertaining...
please welcome Anxiety Solution Pioneer...Daniel
Packard.
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Kyle O'Brien of ADWEEK on the BEST AND WORST COMMERCIALS of SUPER BOWL 58 Feb 12, 2024

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KYLE O'BRIEN BIO
Kyle O'Brien is an agencies reporter for Adweek and editor of AgencySpy. Before joining Adweek, Kyle was creative works editor at The Drum. He has an extensive background in journalism with The Oregonian and other publications, on the brand side with Nike, and in radio as a creative director with Entercom (Audacy). He has also freelanced with numerous agencies, from small independents to larger holding company shops.
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Atiba De Souza - Strategies for Brand Success - Be The Superhero of Your Brand! Feb 09, 2024

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The Content Game is Intense with Third Party Data restrictions. New privacy laws and growing competition.
So what is the answer to generating more leads? Nothing less than fresh, original, and engaging content. But who's got time to create content, much less launch it across every platform in the appropriate format?
The answer? A customer-focused, tactical, technology-driven plan for radical content creation and repurposing that will land your content on Page 1 of Google.
Atiba de Souza is the Content Superman. Decades of running an exclusive agency combined with hardcore technical skills -- I'm talking CODE, people, REAL CODE! -- have made him one of the few people with the skills and insight to marry emerging software and Google’s algorithm with an intuitive feel for the culture of every social media platform.
His clients call him the SEO Super Sleuth, the Business Ninja, the “Build Your Team” Guru, and the Super Connector!
He was killing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) before the term was even invented, ranking regional and national brands in the US on page 1 of Google for over 15 years.
His content strategies are not just bells and whistles; his vision is inspiring and his voice is thunderous in the B2B SEO space.
Kasim Aslam, owner of the #1 rated Google Ads Agency in the US was blown away by his tech-backed ingenious process, “Nobody else is doing this. You’ve got stuff people need to hear, ” he told him.
Not even the best of the best can say that they ranked more than 3000 pages on the first page of Google results while helping companies enjoy qualified leads.
Atiba’s experience and insights are so mind-boggling that Lauren Petrullo of Mongoose Media believes that there is “brilliance oozing out of his pores”
This Superman CEO of a Video Marketing Agency has been featured on many renowned platforms including Traffic & Conversion Summitt, Digital Marketer Blog, Fox, Digital Journals, The Times, & USA Today.
It's time to grab the content marketing bull by the horns! And Atiba is your man.
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