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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Steven Covey

Episode 139: Helmi Ansari – Choices that determine the course of our lives Dec 10, 2022

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Helmi Ansari and his business Grosche International are changing the World through business. Groshe is a brand built with the purpose to raise money to fund clean water projects. This business grew from the laundry room, to the living room, garage and now on to their 8th warehouse expansion.

After being on the trajectory of living the corporate dream he was challenged to talk on a new sustainability project at work and a couple of years later his family had a life changing experience when they almost loosing his 10 month of daughter. This changed how he looked at everything he was doing in his life.

Moments of sparks where we make certain choices that determine the course of the rest of our lives. From a small start up in his laundry room, Grosche is now a leading BCORP organization committed to sustainability, paying employees fair wages AND providing clean water to those in need.

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Grosche International

Start with Why – Simon Sinek

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Episode 138: Do the Thing! with Jess Hofheimer Nov 23, 2022

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Have you ever had to practice something? There’s nothing quite like taking the time to practice and reaping the benefits – but what about when that journey of practicing becomes boring, we lose motivation, or worse, it just stops happening?

In this conversation we talk to artist, runner, entrepreneur/owner of “Pace of Me” and “We Run on Art,” Jess Hofheimer about her incredible (and inspiring business) Pace of Me. Specifically, we look at how running and art are both practices – paths to self-discovery and self-belief and how we can find ways to celebrate all along the process of practicing.

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

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http://www.paceofme.com

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Episode 137: Erin Tarr – Equipping Young Girls with Confidence Oct 26, 2022

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Erin Tarr is a Confidence Coach for teen and tween girls and creator of the fierce&flourish empowerment program and a thought leader in the youth confidence space.

Erin’s twenty year career in education and personal development serving tweens, teens, and moms led her to be named among Central Illinois Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40. She has led countless Confidence Building workshops with girl scout troops, athletic teams, and youth groups.

Erin’s leadership programs have impacted more than a thousand girls and young women of all backgrounds across the country by helping them overcome self-doubt and everyday anxiety, while discovering their most authentic self. As a coach she empowers tween girls, helping them overcome their negative self talk and discover the unique ways they can change the world through her FIERCEST Framework.

Photo credit: Holly Birch Photography

Show notes:

Big Magic

Rising Troublemaker

Erin’s Website

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Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Episode 136: Elevate, No One Gets There Alone with Crystal Auguste Oct 12, 2022

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With a mission of “Building long-term life-changing relationship with urban youth equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community,” Elevate programs are popping up across the country and making a big impact! Elevate Savannah’s unique, relationship-based approach employs full-time staff who represent the community they serve. Part teacher, part mentor, part life coach, our dedicated team members make themselves available 24/7 to build relationships with students. The strength of these relationships is developed through four key program components: Accredited classes, Mentoring, Adventure, and College and Career preparation.

In this conversation, we talk with Elevate Savannah Executive Director, Crystal Auguste as she shares ways we can all make a positive community impact. Together, we explore the Elevated ways and impact and how you can learn from their approaches and get involved to “elevate” your community as well!

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

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www.elevatesavannah.org

www.elevatetheusa.org

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Healthy New Albany Website

Episode 135: Hollie Hughes – 50 Miles with Jonah in his Team Hoyt Chair Sep 28, 2022

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Today on the podcast is a crossover from my podcast for runners, the I’ll Have Another Podcast. My guest is Hollie Hughes. Hollie is an incredible woman. She is the mother of four and she pushes her son Jonah, who has Cerebral Palsy, in a Team Hoyt chair. He is 12 now and she has been pushing him since he was a baby. Jonah and Holly run so many miles and races together. It is such a unique relationship and way to experience races. Holly runs really fast running Jonah and Jonah is her biggest cheerleader. She has run a sub-3 hour marathon while pushing Jonah. Most recently, Jonah and Hollie ran a 50 mile race and ran it in 7 hours and 53 minutes. We cover a wide range of topics in this episode.

Trigger warning: at the beginning of the episode, we do discuss some pretty severe mental health struggles and the topic of suicide attempts does come up in this episode.

What we talked about:

4:20- Breaking the Guiness Book of World Records for the half marathon while pushing a chair

6:10- Who Jonah is and what Hollie and Jonah do together

7:55- What the Hoyt chair means to Hollie and Jonah

12:25- Hollie’s diagnosis with Addison’s disease

18:15- Being present with all of her kids

23:40- Sending her daughter off to college

28:45- Walking through a divorce

35:15- Hollie’s career

36:20- Advocating for Jonah

42:05- Her strength training routine

47:15- Hollie’s training and the recent 50 miler

1:08:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Do Hard Things

Hollie on Instagram

Episode 134 – Music Therapy 101 & How We Can Utilize the Power of Music with Kourtney Tigner Sep 14, 2022

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Have you heard of the benefits of music therapy or just interested in listening to an inspiring story? This episode features Kourtney Tigner, a board-certified music therapist who most recently worked for Hospice Savannah. Kourtney finds her passion in providing comfort and compassion to those facing end-of-life issues and their families through music.

In this episode, we talk about her journey to music therapy, defining the job, what it looks like, and how everyone can benefit from this field.

A rebroadcast from @DrEmmyB music pod, “Music (ed) Matters.”

Other links and things from this episode:

hospicesavannah.org

musictherapy.org

Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy by Russell Hilliard: https://www.amazon.com/Hospice-Palliative-Care-Music-Therapy/dp/0977027813

Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities by Ira Byock: https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Well-Peace-Possibilities-Life/dp/1573226572

Episode 133: Angela Douglas – Importance of movement and showing the way by doing the thing Aug 31, 2022

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Angela Douglas is the Executive Director for Healthy New Albany which is an organization that promotes wellness in Ohio. They have toddler in nature programs, nourish cooking lessons, a food pantry, and five races throughout the year that help fund their programming. They also have a virtual kids marathon where you do 26 miles over an 8 week period. She started the food pantry in her garage when she was pregnant and had a 1.5 year old. It is really cool to hear how all of that evolved. She also served in the army for 4 years and in this episode she shares how that shaped how she views life everyday and feels a pull to make an impact in what she does.

In this episode, we get to hear about finding ways to give our kids perspective, kids in sports and athletics and the importance of moving our bodies.

Photo credit: James Decamp

What we talked about:

3:10- Introduction to Angela

4:15- Her inspiration to join the army and how her experience inspired her to give back

9:40- Teaching your kids about having a perspective on their life

10:25- How she started the food pantry

15:45- How the food pantry process works

21:15- Her work with Healthy New Albany

24:30- Healthy New Albany race series

26:05- The kids marathon and encouraging kids to be active

29:15- Kids and sports

33:30- Encouraging people to exercise daily

44:35- Communicating with her kids about the importance of movement

49:10- End of podcast questions

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The Piano Teacher

Stone Soup

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Episode 132: College Football Officiating — A Life of Stripes: A Look Beyond the Gridiron w/Greg LeFils Aug 17, 2022

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With college football starting up in a couple of weeks, this episode couldn’t come at a more perfect time! Meet Greg LeFils; he has been involved in football officiating his entire life, since his father, Greg Sr., was also a high school and NCAA FBS official for 40 years. Greg currently works as a Center Judge for a prominent football conference in the Southeastern United States. He has served in that capacity for 6 seasons and has been selected for four Bowl games and one Conference Championship. Prior to his current post, he has officiated NCAA Div. 2, NCAA FCS, and NCAA FBS football since 2008 and officiated High School football for the Central Florida Officials Association in Orlando, Florida from 2000-2009.

In this episode, we not only talk about the journey to becoming an official, how it works, and lessons (or transfers) we can all apply to life – especially as we near college football season – but we get a behind the scenes look at all the things happening between plays, call reviews, and more! This is a great episode for those who love football as well as those wanting to learn a bit more before the season.

This episode was hosted by Emmy (@dremmyb).

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Volusia County Music Teachers: https://www.vcmta.org/

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Episode 131: Hawa Kipilili & Ruth Meriki – Educating One Girl Educates the Whole Community Aug 04, 2022

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Hawa Kipilili & Ruth Meriki are the founders of the organization, Elle Peut Naidim (EPN). EPN exists to deal with the issues most likely to hinder students’ ability to complete school: Menstrual Health Hygiene, Violence Against Women and Children, Reproductive Health, Early Childhood Marriage, and Mental Health. They were founded in 2020 and in just 2 short years that have made a huge impact across Tanzania.

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EPN Website

Donate to EPN

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