Episodes

  • Chef Franck Desplechin - Leadership Skills from a Michelin Chef
    Jan 31 2026

    Franck Desplechin "Chef Franck" is an award-winning chef, food & beverage hospitality consultant, and leadership expert with over 25 years of global experience in luxury kitchens. He previously worked for the St. Regis Brand from Marriott (Formerly Starwood Hotels & Resorts) and with Auberge Resorts Collection. Today, Chef Franck owns Incrementum LLC, which is a premier hospitality consultancy renowned for its unconventional business approach.

    Grab a copy of his book here-Relentless Growth: Cultivating a Chef’s Mindset for Professional Fulfillment- https://a.co/d/j4aZP68

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    29 mins
  • Kelly Cervantes - Overcoming, Surviving, and Finding the Lucky
    Jan 31 2026

    KELLY CERVANTES is an award-winning writer, speaker, and advocate best known for her blog Inchstones and her USA Today bestselling book, Normal Broken: The Grief Companion for When It’s Time to Heal But You’re Not Sure You Want To. She has been published in the Chicago Tribune, Cosmopolitan, and Fortune as well as featured by MSNBC, New York Times, and CNN. She sits on the boards of CURE Epilepsy and The Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation and hosts CURE Epilepsy’s podcast, Seizing Life. Born and raised in the Midwest, Kelly now resides in Maplewood, New Jersey, with her family.

    Grab a copy of her book here-The Luckiest-A Memoir of Love, Loss, Motherhood, and The Pursuit of Self- https://a.co/d/hQbg9YL

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    28 mins
  • Dr. Anthony Silard - The Power of Forgiveness
    Jan 24 2026

    Anthony Silard, Ph.D. is a Professor of Leadership and the Director of the Center for Sustainable Leadership at Luiss Business School in Rome. Anthony is a world-renowned leadership educator whose research focuses on emotion, leadership, loneliness and trauma. His latest book is Love and Suffering: Break the Emotional Chains that Prevent You from Experiencing Love. Anthony’s blog, videos, courses and podcasts are available at www.theartoflivingfree.org .

    Grab a copy Love and Suffering- https://a.co/d/fYiiBJJ

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    28 mins
  • Dr. Joanna Kujawa - Is There a Connection Between AI, UFO’s and The Goddesses of Ascension?
    Jan 24 2026

    Dr. Joanna Kujawa, author of Alien Goddess, UFOs and the Goddesses of Ascension and The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge, is not just a scholar but a fearless spiritual detective unearthing mysteries that challenge conventional narratives. Her journey began with $20 and a borrowed suitcase. She first moved to Sweden then Paris, France, and Canada where she received 3 university degrees at the Pontifical Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. She then travelled through Asia and moved to Australia where she completed her PhD at Monash University in Melbourne. She now lives in subtropical Australia with her handsome man and their border collie, Charlotte.

    Grab a copy Alien Goddess, UFOs and the Goddesses of Ascension and The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge- https://a.co/d/gVUkYj8

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    29 mins
  • Gloria J. Browne-Marshall - 500 Years of America’s History of Rioting and Protesting and Why It’s Important
    Jan 16 2026

    Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a professor of constitutional law at John Jay College (CUNY), an award-winning writer, a playwright, and a legal commentator. She has litigated cases for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Community Legal Services. Her previous works include She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power and The Voting Rights War. A frequent commentator on CNN, NPR, and MSNBC, Browne-Marshall has received numerous accolades, including the 2024 American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award and an Emmy Award as writer and host of Your Democracy, an animated series about the U.S. Constitution.

    Grab a copy of A Protest History of the United States- https://a.co/d/1uxhkOz

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    29 mins
  • Mason Donovan and Mark Kaplan - Advocating and Educating for Better Work Experiences
    Jan 16 2026

    MASON DONOVAN and MARK KAPLAN are Managing Partners of The Dagoba Group, a global consulting firm advancing inclusive leadership, employee well-being, and organizational culture. They are also the authors of The Inclusion Dividend, a perennial best-seller leveraged in corporate and academic classrooms worldwide, as well as SET for Inclusion and The Golden Apple. Their work has been featured by Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. They live in New England.

    Grab a copy of The Parenthood Advantage: Building Corporate Cultures That Value Working Parents- https://a.co/d/1JutgAJ

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    28 mins
  • Maggie Rapier - Romantasy on the Rise
    Jan 10 2026

    Maggie Rapier was born in the South with a healthy streak of wanderlust, and is an incurable romantic who loves nothing more than wordplay and witchcraft—except, perhaps, her sourdough starter. When she’s not marketing French antiques or writing about moody girls and sexy pirates, you can find her wandering in the woods with a basket in hand.

    Grab a copy of Soulgazer- https://a.co/d/eromiKe

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    29 mins
  • David Eliot - Understanding AI Today
    Jan 10 2026

    DAVID ELIOT is a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa, where he researches the social and political effects of artificial intelligence. He is a member of the Critical Surveillance Studies Lab, and his work on AI has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2022 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation PhD Scholarship.

    Grab a copy of Artificially Intelligent: The Human Story of AI- https://a.co/d/iu0WIMc

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    28 mins