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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books, host this podcast, and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #4 Erica D’Arcangelo is coming from Tampa, Florida

You can find Erica via her website astoryaboutpizza.com

About our guest: Erica D’Arcangelo grew up in a traditional Catholic Italian family with her parents and 4 siblings. Erica began her career in the digital marketing industry but soon realized her DNA was pulling her back to her Italian roots.

Erica is the grand-daughter of a PIZZAIOLO who immigrated from ITALY to Pennsylvania. Erica’s grandfather (Pietro) had a dream of starting a family restaurant. In 1960 he took action toward making that dream a reality and solidified the D’Arcangelo’s legacy. D’Arcs Pizzeria continues to thrive today – celebrating over 65 years of sharing the Italian culture with the intent of using culture to build community and celebrate family.

The essential ingredient…Pizza which inspired Erica to write a book about her grandfather’s journey and the positive impact PIZZA has had in shaping the trajectory of his life and the future lives of the D’Arcangelo family.

Thanks for telling your grandfather’s story, for sharing your many gifts with the world, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients. Erica, Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food.” – Hippocrates.

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In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

D’Arcs…a place where everyone is welcome….

Spending your life dedicated to pizza… your father has dedicated his entire life…what are some of his greatest lessons…

The importance of family in a family restaurant and the evolution of the menu…

Favorite pizza?

Immigration and the belief in the American dream…

Mom is Polish and Irish and came from immigrants…

Being where your hands are… the importance of being in the moment

Humbleness and Curiosity – how can they be the keys to unlock our passions?

Use mealtime to CELEBRATE each other… to celebrate family…

What has PIZZA taught you? Dough, Sauce, Cheese, Toppings, Heat of the Oven, Parmesan Cheese…

Abruzzo style pizza – (made with LOTS of olive oil)… makes it heavier, crispier…

Dad was a basketball coach and educator….what do you most love about your dad?

Finding fulfillment in life? How do you define fulfillment?

Congrats on becoming an author… have two books and adult version A story about pizza and your children’s book series – with the first book recently released.. Pietro’s Pizza…Let’s talk about the books…what is it you want the reader to take from your book?

Legacy

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books, host this podcast, and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #3 Andrea McGinty is coming from Palm Beach, Florida (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Andrea via her website 33000Dates.com

About our guest: With over 30 years as the top dating coach, with features on Oprah, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, People Magazine and more, Andrea has been sharing her unique insights into finding love at every stage of life. As the founder of It’s Just Lunch and 33000Dates.com, Andrea guides singles to safely and effectively navigate the often-tricky waters of modern dating.

Andrea is on a mission to empower singles with practical, no-nonsense advice for building meaningful connections in life’s second act. Andrea recently released her new book 2nd Acts: Winning Strategies for Dating Over 50 and is LOVING coaching her clients who reach out to her from all over the world.

Thanks for sharing your many gifts and for helping thousands of people find love. Andrea, Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” –Pablo Picasso

Build a habit - to create intention - to live your purpose!

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

“It’s Just Lunch” first business…congrats – how did it start?

Hitch… how good does it feel to have had a hand in helping people fall in love…

Challenge of writing your profile… what tips do you have…

Picking the right site… over 1400…

What characteristics are your clients seeking?

The importance of AUTHENTICITY?

What ingredients define a successful date?

Successful relationship…
In what you offer your website mentions objectivity, accountability, efficiency…let’s bring those words to life…

Dating score… an assessment to check your dating skills?

Difference in dating today vs. dating 30 years ago?

Congrats on your book…2nd Acts Winning Strategies for Dating Over 50…released last month, great reviews…

Follow up after the date…what is the appropriate timing…

Great date ideas?

Communicating – text, message via an app, call….

How is AI impacting dating? RIZZ are we losing the ability to be authentic…

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C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books, host this podcast, and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

Season 5 Episode #2 Jeaneen Tang is coming from Los Angeles, CA (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Jeaneen via her website playdumbandsabotage.com

About our guest: Amongst her many other amazing attributes and talents: Jeaneen Tang is an actress, author, mother, advocate, & a speech-language pathologist with 23 years of experience working with a wide range of clients from early intervention (0-3 years old) to the elderly. She specializes in early language development and has a passion for training parents, caregivers, and other educators on how to best to address the needs of young children with learning to understand and express themselves.

Jeaneen’s goal is to shake up how we approach language development and to decrease the number of children needing speech therapy. Having worked in schools, preschools, and providing early intervention in homes, Jeaneen has first-hand knowledge of how we interact with children shapes the way they develop. Although there are many children who truly need speech therapy services due to a disability, diagnosis, or impairment, Jeaneen feels a good number of children who are identified as needing early intervention speech therapy could be prevented if there was more parent, caregiver, and educator training on strategies to present and practice language.

Jeaneen, thanks for sharing your many gifts with people all over the world, for empowering educators, parents, friends…with knowledge of helping people communicate to the best of their ability and for being our guest… welcome to the show!

TOTD – “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

The importance of family…

How did you decide to go into Speech Therapy?

What got you into acting?

The importance of community, tribe, team, culture….creating opportunity to develop our communication skills…

How does play help build great communicators?

Autism Spectrum Disorder – Neurodiverse, Neurodivergent…

What are some red flags for new parents as far as language development?

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE…

Technology as a tool or deterrent?

Parent education on how to help their children be great communicators…play, interact, relate concepts… into language acquisition…

What is communication?

Processing the emotion of communication especially in young people…

Congrats on the becoming an author…great reviews…. Highlights of the book…

The importance of self-awareness and self-love…

Finding fulfillment in life? How do you define fulfillment?

Great coaches and mentors…

Legacy