Abstract Essay

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By: Daniel Lucas

Abstract Essay is a podcast that explores the deeper layers of thought, creativity, and the human experience. Blending the reflective tone of personal essays with the conversational energy of an intimate dialogue, each episode takes listeners on a journey through ideas that challenge, inspire, and illuminate. From philosophy and art to culture and identity, the podcast invites guests who are thinkers, storytellers, and visionaries to share their insights in a free-flowing, thought-provoking format. Abstract Essay is not about quick takes—it's about meaningful exploration, where each conversation unfolds with intention, curiosity, and heart.

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Beyond Success: Mandi Dana on Helping Female CEOs Find Fulfillment, Transform Teams & Lead Without Losing Themselves
Today at 6:07 AM

Mandi Dana

Executive Coach Helping High-Achieving Female CEOs Close the Gap Between Success and Fulfillment.

Mandi Dana is a leadership coach and the founder of Radiant Leadership, where she helps high-performing female CEOs close the gap between external success and internal fulfillment. With a background of nine years and over 16,000 coaching sessions in the Tony Robbins organization, Mandi works through a three-stage process - identity shift, team transformation, revenue growth - to help women lead without losing themselves in the process.


From Struggling Entrepreneur to CEO: Michael Carbonneau on Building the Mindset, Structure & Discipline to Succeed
Yesterday at 2:13 AM

Michael Carbonneau

The business coach you been waiting for.

I'm Michael Carbonneau. I started with nothing at 19 and figured it out the hard way as a general contractor and a financial advisor. No silver spoon, no shortcuts. Now through Coaching by Rosewood, I work with aspiring entrepreneurs who are done lying to themselves about why they're stuck. I don't do fluff, I don't do hand-holding I give you the raw framework to build the CEO in you, get your structure right, and actually move forward. Because life's gonna hit you either way. Might as well...


A Second Chance at Life and Love: Gaylen Wilson on Heart Transplant, Sobriety, Intimacy & Rebuilding Relationships
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Last Wednesday at 3:39 AM

Gaylen Wilson

Heart transplant survivor paying that blessing forward by helping couples rebuild emotional safety, Intimacy, and connection before the relationship collapses.

Today's guest is Gaylen Wilson, a heart transplant survivor, 20-years-sober former alcoholic, relationship author, erectile dysfunction advocate, Certified Thriving Relationship Coach, and founder of The Monument Method Institute with his wife Heather.

Gaylen's life has not been one comeback. It has been a series of forced reinventions.

After farm failure, a collapsed stockbroker career, alcoholism, sobriety, career disruption after 9/11, rebuilding as a computer repairman, and later becoming a successful...


Body of Work: Medical Thriller and the Human Spirit with E. L. Wilk | Abstract Essay
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Last Tuesday at 4:25 AM

Elyse Wilk

Body of Work - Where people are just dying to get in. By E. L. Wilk, An Eric Hoffer Gold Medal Finalist, A Kindle Bestselling Medical Thriller& Amazon Bestseller. For Readers of Never Let Me Go & Coma.

E. L. Wilk is an Eric Hoffer Award Gold Medal Finalist and an Amazon bestselling author. Her work is shaped by a deep curiosity, from the origins of everything to the evolution of modern science and medicine. A space enthusiast, she explores and asks the big questions. As an author, she is drawn to the resilience...


Aaron Jensen on Building and Selling Companies, Scaling to $20 Million, and Reinventing Insurance | Entrepreneurship 101
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Last Sunday at 11:30 PM

Aaron Jensen

Inc 5000 founder, 4x ClickFunnels 2 Comma Club winner, & 8-Figure Club member. Built and sold 2 companies, now building a tech-enabled insurance agency. I talk shop on what actually scales.

My guest today is Aaron Jensen — a serial entrepreneur who's built and sold three companies, including a seven-figure exit, and earned a spot on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. 

Along the way he won the Eight Figure Award from ClickFunnels by doing over $20 million in revenue. He also won the 2 Comma Club award four times and became a top-3 GoHighLevel software provider in the...


From Pro Wrestling to Publishing: Chad Martin on Storytelling, Entrepreneurship, and Building an Independent Creative Career
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Last Sunday at 2:20 AM

Chad Martin

Author/Podcaster/Pro Wrestler/Personal Trainer.

I've always believed that everyone has a story worth telling, and I've been fortunate enough to live several of them.

I'm an author, podcast host, entrepreneur, certified personal trainer, internet radio station owner, and professional wrestler, and while those careers may seem unrelated at first glance, they've all been driven by the same passion: connecting with people.

As an author, I write across multiple genres, including horror, fantasy, science fiction, business, and personal development. I love creating worlds that entertain people while making...


ONE IAM on Consciousness, Perception, and the Nature of Reality
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09/26/2026

One Iam

Author & Philosopher Exploring Consciousness, Perception, Hermetic Wisdom, and the Mental Nature of Existence.

Today's guest is ONE IAM, an author, philosopher, and speaker whose work explores the profound relationship between consciousness, perception, and human experience.

Drawing from decades of contemplative practice, Hermetic philosophy, and his studies as a 9+ Degree Frater of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, ONE IAM challenges many of our most fundamental assumptions about the nature of existence. His central inquiry is both simple and revolutionary: What if consciousness is not something happening inside the world, but the world is...


How to Find Your Capital S Story and Build a Brand That Connects | Paul Furiga
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09/25/2026

Paul Furiga

Paul Furiga, Chief Storyteller.

Paul Furiga is the founder of Pittsburgh-based public relations/marketing agency WordWrite. After 23 years, the WordWrite team recently joined forces with the great team at the Vendilli digital agency. While Paul is many things, above all he is a storyteller. 

Paul spent the first two decades of his career as a journalist before transitioning to public relations. After making the career change, Paul spent several years working at the global agency Ketchum Public Relations, then founded his own firm in 2002. 

WordWrite was created and thrived on...


See Them First: Emillio Rodriguez on Building Trust, Human Connection, and Resilience
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09/23/2026

Emillio Rodriguez

Speaker & Strategic Communications Leader on Trust, Human Connection, Resilience, and the People Who Change What We Believe is Possible

Emillio Rodriguez is a speaker and strategic communications leader whose work is built around a powerful idea: the way we see people can change what they believe is possible.

At 16, Emillio survived an 80-mph rollover crash. The vehicle rolled three times, and metal tore through the center of his seat, missing him by inches. In the years that followed, he worked through guilt, self-doubt, and questions about purpose. What changed his trajectory...


Passenger Seat Leadership: How Gabe Arnold Helps Founders Eliminate Operational Chaos and Scale
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09/23/2026

Gabe Arnold

Helping Visionary Founders Eliminate Operational Chaos to Scale, and Start Leading from the Passenger Seat.

Gabe Arnold is the CEO of Simple Operations and the author of Passenger Seat Leadership and Atomic Words. After years of building and scaling businesses, he discovered a critical flaw that traps most entrepreneurs: building a company that completely relies on them to survive. Today, Gabe helps visionary founders eliminate operational chaos, build predictable systems, and scale their companies so they can safely step away from the day-to-day gears and start leading from the passenger seat. In today's...


Leadership Under Pressure: Silvia Rizzo on High-Performance Decision-Making
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09/21/2026

Silvia Rizzo

High-Performance Leadership & Decision-Making.

Silvia Rizzo works in high-performance environments across sport and business, focusing on leadership and decision-making under pressure.
Her background is in elite sport, where she has spent years working with performance, error management, and mental resilience in real-world, high-stakes situations.
On podcasts, she explores how leaders handle pressure, make decisions when things don't go as planned, and maintain credibility over time.

My work sits at the intersection of high-performance sport and business, where pressure, decision-making, and responsibility are part of everyday reality.

I've spent...


Weird Marketing That Works: How Amber Petty Built a $900K Business Without Social Media
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09/20/2026

Amber Petty

Weird Marketing Maven, Email Marketing, Ads, Non-Social Media Marketing, Anti-Perfectionism, Bringing Weird to Your Business is the Best Way to Make Money.

After 13 years as a working actor in New York City, I got tired of waiting for auditions like "woman disappointed by scale" for a Weight Watchers commercial and went into freelance writing.

From there, I got bylines, realized perfectionism was ruining my life, and went into a major depressive episode! All during a move to LA where I felt like a pale alien in a foreign land.

...


The 1% Door: Neil Solomon on Hidden Opportunities, Resilience & Building a Life Without Limits
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09/20/2026

Neil Solomon

Author of *The 1% Door* — the hidden systems costing you the life you could be living.

Neil Solomon, author of *The 1% Door*. Built and scaled real businesses, lost almost all in a full collapse, and once nearly drowned in Class IV rapids in Costa Rica. While scaling his company, he left his homeland and became a Nomad CEO. Living out of a backpack for nearly 3 years and traveling to 70 countries while running 12 operating companies with nearly 300 employes. His main idea started with the question - Why do some people walk past opportunities constantly without se...


From Conflict to Connection: Dan Messinger on Leadership, Trust & Executive Presence
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09/19/2026

Dan Messinger

Authentic, Deep OG Conflict Resolution Expert and Executive Presence Trainer whose Passion is to Transform Leaders, Teams, and Organizations. Worked with Google, Facebook, CAT, Sargento and others.

I'm a Conflict Resolution expert and Executive Presence trainer.

I've worked with Google, Facebook, CAT, IMAX, hp, Sargento, and so many others. 

I'm authentic and I run deep. I'm able to help leaders, teams, and organizations transform because I've spent decades transforming myself.

When facilitating Conflict Resolution, I teach leaders how to bring up concerns without blame and how to l...


From Corporate Finance to Entrepreneurship: Shakti Sharma on Building Wealth Differently
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09/18/2026

Shakti Sharma

Founder, The Feminine Wealth Movement.

Feminine Wealth Movement is where emotional intelligence meets financial power to build wealth and break limits, one business leader at a time.

Shakti supports leaders ready to build wealth on their own terms. She covers money mindset, entrepreneurship, sales strategy, high ticket offers, marketing, and lifestyle design through real lived stories that inspire, equip, and get you richly paid. Join the movement!

After 12 years leading strategy in financial services, management consulting, and investment banking, I walked away from corporate to build something of my...


The Neuroscience of Leadership with Dr. Marcia Ruben | Rewire. Untangle. Lead.
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09/17/2026

Marcia Ruben

The Untangle Doctor.

Dr. Marcia Ruben is an executive coach, organizational consultant, and graduate leadership professor emerita with more than three decades of experience helping leaders cut through complexity and lead with clarity. She's the author of The Neuroscience of Leadership: Rewire. Untangle. Lead., which translates brain science into practical tools leaders can actually use — so they can stop reacting and start leading with intention.

For more than three decades, I've sat across from leaders who are smart, capable, and completely overwhelmed. They're not failing because they lack skill or drive — they...


Putting the Human Back in AI: Practical Strategies for Overwhelmed Entrepreneurs with Bryant Oberg
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09/16/2026

Bryant Oberg

Founder of Human Co-Pilot, Helping Business Owners and Professionals Put the Human Back in AI.

I'm Bryant Oberg, the founder of Human Co-Pilot, where I help business owners put the human back in AI. I work with entrepreneurs, executives and business professionals who feel overwhelmed by AI to help them actually utilize this technology. I live in Jerusalem with my wife and four, who range from six to four months. I gave up a position as a partner at a hedge fund to explore my dream of entrepreneurship and I found my footing...


The Calm and Connected Parent: Ending Power Struggles Through Emotional Leadership with Todd Sarner
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09/15/2026

Todd Sarner 

For more than 20 years, I've worked with parents who love their children deeply, have read the books, tried the advice, and still find themselves stuck in daily conflict, power struggles, and self-doubt. Again and again, I saw the same pattern: good parents were being taught to manage behavior at the surface, while the real drivers of family stress were going unaddressed.

As a licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, and former faculty member of the Neufeld Institute, I built my work around a different approach, one rooted in attachment, emotional regulation, and calm, connected leadership. I...


Finding Peace in the Promised Land: A Radical Moderate's Vision with Aryeh Green
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09/14/2026

Aryeh Green 

A "radical moderate" author, activist, business exec, uplifting speaker - promoting peace, democracy, healing and success for over 4 decades. Latest book: 'Finding Peace in the Promised Land'

Aryeh Green is the author of a new book, Finding Peace in the Promised Land, proposing a radical new approach to resolving the Arab-Israel conflict, and of My Israel Trail, about his hike on the 700-mile Israel National Trail and overcoming personal challenges. He serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Gigawatt Global, developing renewable energy projects in Africa (based in Jerusalem), and head of its US n...


How Peter George Overcame a Lisp and Stutter to Become a Captivating Public Speaker
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09/13/2026

Peter George

Public speaking coach helping leaders be calm, confident & credible every time they speak. Author of the 6x award-winning Captivating Public Speaker. 120K+ trained, 50+ countries.

Today's guest is Peter George — a public speaking coach, professional speaker, and award-winning author. 

Growing up with a lisp and a stutter, Peter spent years avoiding communication altogether, until personal coaching changed everything for him. That experience led him to create the AMP'D Framework™, the system he's since used to train more than 120,000 professionals across 50-plus countries, working with companies like CVS Health, Anheuser-Busch, and Mohegan Sun.
...


Centering Prayer and Inner Transformation with Rich Lewis, Author of Sitting with God
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09/12/2026

Rich Lewis

I help people break through their limiting beliefs, overcome their fears, take daily inspired action and make a lasting impact in the world.

Rich Lewis is an author, speaker and coach who focuses on centering prayer as a means of inner transformation. He teaches centering prayer in both his local and virtual community and offers one-on-one coaching. Rich's newest book is titled, Sitting with God: A Journey To Your True Self Through Centering Prayer. 

He publishes a weekly meditation, book reviews, and interviews on his site, Silence Teaches. He has published a...


Ethan Decker Reveals the Science of Brand Growth, Marketing, and Creative Strategy
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09/11/2026

Ethan Decker

Teaching you the "secret" science of brand growth.

Ethan is a brand strategist and marketing expert who has spent 20 years doing award-winning brand strategy, advertising, and market research for some of the world's biggest brands. 

A scientist by training but a marketer by trade, he's the missing link between science and creativity.

His career includes roles as Insight Manager at Radar Research, Planning Director at 72andSunny, Group Strategy Director at Crispin Porter Bogusky, and Vice President of Insight & Strategy at the Integer Group.

He's done ethnographies in T...


Nita Sweeney on Mindfulness, Mental Health, Writing, and Healing Through Movement
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09/10/2026

Nita Sweeney

Bestselling author, mindfulness coach, mental health advocate, ultramarathoner, and dog mom.

Nita Sweeney is a serial memoirist who writes about thriving while managing often serious mental illness. She is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. Make Every Move a Meditation, Nita's third book, was featured in the Wall Street Journal. A Daily...


Sharon Polsky Decodes Weight Loss, Menopause, Healthy Aging, and GLP 1 Medications Through Science
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09/09/2026

Sharon Polsky

Decoding today's biggest health trends with science, not hype.

Sharon Polsky is a nationally recognized nutritionist, women's wellness expert, and author of Weight Loss Decoded. Seen on television stations from coast to coast, Sharon is known for cutting through the hype surrounding nutrition, menopause, healthy aging, and GLP-1 medications with practical, science-based advice. For more than 20 years, she's helped thousands of women make smarter health decisions and create lasting lifestyle changes. Please welcome Sharon Polsky.




Drew McHolm on Faith, Music, Leadership, Ministry, and Writing Stories That Change Hearts Through His Debut Book Minister of Justice
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09/08/2026

Drew Mcholm

Doing work that changes hearts.

Drew McHolm's Scottish brogue gives him away immediately. Yes, he is from Scotland, and yes, he is the pastor at The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. But there is so much more...

Drew was born in Glasgow. His mom, an avid reader and creative, adopted him. His adoptive father was a hard-working man who lived out his deep faith every day.  He taught Drew the value of hard work, of finishing what you start, and how to push through the inevitable difficulties we all face i...


Peter George Reveals How Leaders Can Speak With Calm, Confidence, and Credibility
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09/07/2026

Peter George 

Public speaking coach helping leaders be calm, confident & credible every time they speak. Author of the 6x award-winning Captivating Public Speaker. 120K+ trained, 50+ countries.

Are you looking for a guest who will share useful information in an engaging and compelling way? Great! I'd love to show your audience how they can be more effective speakers.

I'm a public speaking coach, speaker, and award-winning author whose mantra is, "It's all about the audience!" I help executives, professionals, and speakers be calm, confident, and credible every time they speak in public — increasing their imp...


Natalie Luke: The Trust Tax—Why Burnout Is a Responsibility Design Problem
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09/06/2026

Natalie Luke

Burnout isn't a wellness problem. It's a responsibility design problem — and I can prove it.

The year my house burned down, my organization asked me to publish 15 peer-reviewed papers.

Most professors produce one or two in a year. I had a destroyed home, a family to hold together, and a publication pipeline that couldn't stop moving. There was no playbook for what I was being asked to carry. And there was certainly no one in the room formally acknowledging how much of it had quietly become mine.

That year di...


Pam Landry: Caregiver Resilience, Self-Care and Rediscovering Your Inner Compass
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09/05/2026

Pam Landry

Caregivers and others who care for family members while managing a career

WHY BOOK ME

While I'm a nice person, it's my peaceful presence that creates a safe space for an audience to allow their inner wisdom to begin to shine through as they listen.

For some change-seekers, I represent an example of how post-intense life experiences, such as caregiving, can look.

It's not about what I do for a living now, but how I successfully navigated the chaos with a resiliency that boosted, rather than weakened...


Peter S. Bergeron: The Trapped Operator | 12 Fatal Issues Facing Small Businesses
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09/03/2026

Peter S. Bergeron

Author of The Trapped Operator and Creator of the 12 Fatal Issues for Small Business Framework.

My name is Peter Bergeron. I am the author of The Trapped Operator™ and creator of the 12 Fatal Issues Framework™ — a structural diagnostic system built from fifty years inside small businesses, including nearly two decades running my family's business before closing its doors on January 13, 2020.

That fifty years did not start in a classroom. It started on the showroom floor of my dad's business in 1977, when I was four years old. By six I was matchi...


Mary Rothwell: Grow, Heal, and Thrive Through the Wisdom of Nature
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09/03/2026

Mary Rothwell

Licensed Therapist  Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner  Essential Nature Mentor .

Mary Rothwell is a licensed therapist, podcast host, speaker, and author who helps women honor their Essential Nature and live in alignment with their true purpose to find fulfillment and strength from within.

Drawing on her background as a Master Gardener and Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner, Mary blends the wisdom of nature with more than 35 years of experience in the mental health field. Her work helps women see their innate resilience, reconnect with what truly matters, and cultivate lives that feel both gr...


Jenny Leigh Hodgins: Overcoming Burnout, Breaking Creative Blocks and Unlocking Sustainable Creative Flow
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09/02/2026

Jenny Leigh Hodgins

Creative Empowerment Coach, Author, Music Educator, Vocalist/Pianist, Composer, Poet.

I'm Jenny Leigh Hodgins, a Creative Empowerment Coach, author, music educator, vocalist/pianist, composer, and poet with over 30 years of experience guiding individuals in creative growth, performance, and authentic self-expression.

I help creatives, busy professionals, overwhelmed caregivers, and creatively curious adults restore energy, overcome creative blocks, rebuild trust in their creativity, and cultivate sustainable creative flow. My approach blends burnout recovery strategies, creative empowerment practices, and insights from my longtime Buddhist practice, all centered on my mission of Empowering Creative...


Liz Watt: Overcoming Burnout and Achieving Holistic Success Without Losing Yourself
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09/01/2026

Liz Watt

Helping leaders and individuals achieve holistic success—personally and professionally.

I share a real-life, grounded approach to holistic wellness and success. I've walked through burnout, health challenges, leadership pressure, and the constant pull to do more while trying not to lose yourself in the process. Through that journey, I've learned that true success doesn't come from pushing harder, but from learning how to support your mind, body, and purpose in sustainable ways.

As an author, speaker, and co-founder of Be Healthy Utah, I've had the opportunity to connect with thousands of in...


Alan Gillanders: Quantum Spirituality and the Sacred Hum of I AM
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08/31/2026

Alan Gillanders

Author, Speaker, Teacher of Quantum Spirituality. In the silence, the only sound that exists is "The Sacred Hum of I AM.

Alan Gillanders has always had an inquiring mind, asking, "What is truth?", a timeless question at the core of existence. With decades of study in metaphysics, quantum theory, consciousness, and ancient spiritual teachings and traditions, Alan weaves together the mystical and the scientific, offering a voice that is both intuitive and analytical. Having witnessed and experienced miraculous events, his work resonates with those seeking meaning beyond dogma and reality beyond illusion.
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Bryan Kramer: Why Being Human Is Your Best Competitive Advantage
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08/30/2026

Bryan Kramer

Being Human is Your Best Competitive Advantage

Called the "Zen Master to Digital Marketers" by Forbes, Bryan Kramer is a renowned business strategist, global keynote speaker, executive trainer and coach, two-time bestselling author and Forbes contributor.

He is CEO of H2H Companies, an executive coaching company, and co-owner of PureMatter, a Silicon Valley marketing agency founded in 2001, which earned a spot as one of the "Fastest Growing Companies" by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Called the "Zen Master to Digital Marketers" by Forbes, Bryan Kramer is a renowned...


Podcasting and the Law: Gordon Firemark on Copyright, Contracts and Protecting Your Show
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08/29/2026

Gordon Firemark 

The Podcast Lawyer™

Gordon Firemark  has practiced media, entertainment  and business law in solo practice since 1992.  In podcasting circles, he is known as The Podcast Lawyer™, and is producer and host of the Entertainment Law Update podcast (since 2009), and author of the Podcast, Blog & New Media Producer''s Legal Survival Guide.  His undergraduate degree in radio, television and film  and experience in live theatre production informs his thinking about all things legal.  In addition to a busy law practice,  He teaches Entertainment Law at  Columbia College Hollywood, Intellectual Property and Media Law at Fashion Institute of...


Michelle Masters: The Coaches' Coach on Money Magic, Neuroscience & Lasting Personal Transformation
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08/28/2026

Michelle Masters

he Coaches' Coach

A Personal Development Trainer and Coach since 1995, Michelle Masters'
work is an innovative alchemy of Neuro-Science based change techniques, Family Constellation work, and quantum healing modalities, combined with profound understandings of what creates transformation and lasting change for people.

Her popular Money Magic workshop, and the book that followed, have helped people all over the world to transform their lives and money. She has been nicknamed The Coaches' Coach because so many of the top coaches and trainers have worked with her.


Miriam Groom: How Behavioural Psychology Can Transform Your Career and Prevent Burnout
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08/22/2026

Miriam Groom

Miriam Groom, Behavioural Profiler & Career Therapist

Miriam Groom is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Career, a psychologist-led career strategy firm helping individuals align their careers with who they are, psychologically and professionally.

With a Master's in Psychology and over 20 years of experience in recruitment and human capital, including leadership roles at KPMG, Miriam combines behavioural science with real-world market insight to help people make clear, confident career decisions.

After experiencing burnout in what appeared to be the "perfect" career, she developed a methodology that goes beyond surface-level advice...


Matt Thomas: From Software Engineering Executive to Acclaimed Poet and Author
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08/19/2026

Matt Thomas

Matt Thomas Poetry

Matt Thomas is a smallholder farmer, engineer, and poet. His poetry has appeared in Triggerfish Critical Review, Ponder Review, Hampden-Sydney Review, Hiram Review, Dunes Review, Avalon Literary Review, Galway Review, Milk House Review, Cleaver Magazine, Elm Leaves Review, River Heron Review, The Thieving Magpie, Common House Magazine, The Broken Plate, Hawk & Whippoorwill, Spellbinder Magazine, Pinhole Poetry, Slab Magazine, Kestrel, Susurrus Magazine, Temz Review, and elsewhere.

Cicada, Dog & Song , a book length collection, was published by Serving House Books in 2026.

Foxy Love: All American Poems , a chapbook...


Master the Art of Managing Violence: Christopher Thompson on Self-Defense, Survival & Dragonfly Academy
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08/15/2026

Christopher Thompson

Instructor Thompson of Dragonfly academy of integrated defensive arts and My self defense studio..

Salutatuons! 
I'm instructor Thompson, a firearms instructor, range safety officer, certified firearms specialists ( allows me to testify in court on firearms and ammunition) and a martial arts instructor. I have twenty seven years in as a teacher, and a practitioner of 31 in Ed Parkers Kenpo.
To keep it brief in 2014 a student of mine was brutally, murdered with a knife. He wasn't just a student. He was a family friend and ever since and for more than a...


Todd Sarner: The Calm and Connected Parent Attachment-Based Parenting for Raising Resilient Children in the Age of Screens, Stress, and AI
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08/11/2026

Todd Sarner

Todd Sarner is a licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, and founder of Transformative Parenting. Since 2004, he has helped thousands of parents create calmer homes, stronger relationships, and more cooperation with their children without relying on punishments, scripts, or constant power struggles.

Todd's work is grounded in attachment science, developmental psychology, and neuroscience. He is a former faculty member of the Neufeld Institute and was mentored within Dr. Gordon Neufeld's developmental, attachment-based framework. His approach helps parents look beneath behavior to understand what is actually driving their child's struggles, while also helping parents build the...