Authors Episodes

John Sardella is the author of Journey without a Map: Stories of Loss, Grief, and Moving Forward. After twenty-seven years of marriage, John lost the love of his life when his wife, Margaret, passed away following a seven-year battle with cancer. John looked for a book that would give him space for his pain and inspire him to move forward, but all he found were clinical books written by psychologists. To learn more about John, his work, and his book, visit his website at https://www.johnsardel...

Jennifer Crumpley and Penelope Moore are the authors of Reaching Our Neediest Children: Bringing a Mental Health Program into the Schools, which offers a nuts-and-bolts step-by-step, easy-to-use approach to planning and implementing a free-standing mental health program in a school. Jen's background includes Advanced Clinical Social Work in Family Therapy. She has held leadership positions as an administrator in organizations serving children and families in need of mental health services. Jen ...

Linda Hanna Lloyd is the author of the historical novel, The Syrian Peddler. The novel was published in March 2017 and the audiobook was published in 2018 and is available on Audible. Linda retired from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She and her husband moved from Columbia, Maryland to Austin, Texas. She also spends time playing the piano, volunteering at The People's Community Clinic, reading, and taking writing courses. Linda is an active member of numerous organizations i...

Karen Humeniuk is the author of East of Midnight This is Karen's first novel. In it, she explores the nature of choice: those arising from self-interest and those wonderful choices that arrive through the kindness, love, and wisdom of friends. Karen is a native of North Carolina. She and her husband, John, live in Greenville, SC. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology then worked in cancer research and clinical microbiology before earning a master’s in landscape architecture. Now retired, K...

Lisa Luckett is a Voice of Reason in the Chaos. Lisa is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and mother of three young adults. As a 9/11 widow, a single mother, and breast cancer survivor, she knows the value of life’s struggles and sees the light or silver lining in every situation. Lisa is also the Founder of Cozmeena Enlightened Living, a heart-centered, lifestyle brand based on the foundational elements of warmth, comfort, care, consideration, grace, and decency. It is about taking care of you...

Tom Yorton is the Founder & CEO of Shyne Advisors. He and his team help quiet leaders learn to play to their strengths and become confident & authentic communicators. Tom is also the co-author (with Kelly Leonard) of Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City. Tom Yorton has been CEO of Second City Works, the b2b arm of The Second City, he worked in advertising and marketing, at agencies like Ogilvy, Grey, and...

Ben Baker is the President of Your Brand Marketing, an internal communications consultancy focusing on developing leaders, engaging, retaining and growing employees, and developing champions for your brand. Ben is the author of Powerful Personal Brands: A Hands-on Guide to Understanding Yours Click here to find Powerful Personal Brands: A Hands-on Guide to Understanding Yours on Amazon. To learn more about Ben and his work, and listen to his yourlivingbrand-live-show, podcast, visit his websi...

Nathan is a U.S. Army Retired Master Sergeant, and the author of DIVISION: Life on Ardennes Street. Division, tells the story of life on Ardennes Street, Fort Bragg, NC, from the time the Nathan arrived as a young soldier in 1994 to the 82nd Airborne Division for the first time. He understands that the Division is a prestigious and tough unit to be assigned to. What he doesn’t understand is that the Division moves at 100 mph, and maintains this speed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a ye...

Sherry Ruth is the author of 50 Positive Affirmations for Inner Strength and Self-Fulfillment. She is also a retired teacher, athletic coach, artist, writer and blogger, and life-long competitive athlete. Sherry was an All-American collegiate swimmer, She has competed in the Kona World Championship Ironman Triathlon finisher, and she is a former Pennsylvania State Bodybuilding Champion. She continues to participate in self-competitive multi-sports. And she is involved in multiple community iss...

In Maureen Bannister's, I Want to Laugh in a Kitchen, the young teach the old to "stop, look, and listen," with purpose, and embrace the bits of joy tucked into the everyday. Lida Caudle & Courtney Thomas created the illustrations. Joining Maureen on the podcast, are: From Little Star Communications - Joni Albrecht (Publisher) & Wendy Daniel (Book Designer). Little Star Communications is a resource for writing, editing, manuscript review, and public relations. Click here to visit the Little St...

S.M. Traphagen is the author of Finding Morgan, Book 1 in the LeFay Trilogy Series. Finding Morgan is fantasy mixed with adventure, romance, and mythology, and the ultimate fight between light and darkness. S.M. is an International Writer of popular articles such as "Holiday Traditions with Three Chefs" and "A Lake Forgotten -- A Performance Renewed." She has been published in The Culture-ist Magazine, USA Today, St. Red’s Magazine, Accounting Today, Buffalo Magazine, Great Lakes Review, The ...

Steve Salisbury is passionate about working with executives to bridge the strategy-to-execution divide, to drive successful transformational change. Steve has worked with some of the world’s most recognizable enterprises to set the change in motion by creating transformational capacity, galvanizing leaders, and driving accountability to institutionalize the entire transformation. Steve is an accomplished speaker. He effortlessly weaves in lessons from his rich and diverse history including agr...

Lighthouse expert, Elinor DeWire, is an award-winning researcher, photographer, and writer about lighthouses Elinor has been researching, photographing, and writing about lighthouses since 1972. She has visited more than eight hundred sentinels in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. She is the author of over twenty books and more than 250 articles on the subject of Lighthouses. Former Coast Guard historian, Dr. Robert Scheina, calls Elinor, "America's ...

Ed Marohn is the author of Legacy of War, a psychological thriller set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Ed was Ed Marohna captain in the US Army (Airborne and Ranger trained) and served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne (Airmobile) Division, commanding a combat unit. He was awarded three Bronze Stars and one Air Medal. Ed retired as an executive from International Fortune 500 companies, he was elected to a four year term to the Idaho Falls City Council, and he has been a volunteer VA ...

Jerry B. Brown Ph.D. Co-Authored the book, The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity, together with his wife, Julie M. Brown, M.A. Jerry received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Cornell University. He was a founding Professor of Anthropology at Florida International University, and he designed a course on "Hallucinogens and Culture," which he taught annually until his retirement 2014. His research, writing and speaking on psychedelics is the product of a long ...

Elaine Bentley Baughn is the author of the 5 Rules for Drama-Free Living - The 5 Rules in this book will help you manage stress, make mindful choices about your life, increase life satisfaction, and regain power over your daily life. The book combines simple explanations of neuroscience, easily accessible mindfulness skills, and pearls of wisdom gleaned from an experienced psychotherapist's years of helping people reclaim their lives. Elaine is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MS, LMF...

Benjamin R. Justesen is the author of the Pulitzer-Prize-nominated biography, George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race for Life. Ben holds undergraduate degrees in English Literature and Journalism, graduate degrees in journalism, technical writing and political science, and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies. His career has included stints as a newspaper reporter and a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State. Today, Ben enjoys a career as a writer and editor. While in...

Richard Allred is the Best Selling Author of Purify: What Clean Water Teaches Us about Making Smarter Decisions in Business and in Life. Richard is President & CEO of ATS, a company that has provided innovative solutions to protect and treat the world's water since 1979. He has over 25 years of experience dealing with water issues affecting municipal, military, semiconductor, power generation, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, refinery, and food processing industries. Richard was inspired to t...

Phil Gafka is the best-selling author of Hole-In-One Leadership: 9 Proven Steps Guaranteed to Get You Extraordinary Results. Phil is also a Business Coach, Speaker, and Founder and Principal of Leadership for Entrepreneurs and Professionals (LEAP) Coaching. He brings over 40 years of real-world success in business, leadership development and executive coaching to his clients. Phil's clients are business owners, executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs whose goals are to develop their indiv...

Erik Segall is the author of Not Yet, a literary, psychological novel imbued with social commentary and reflects on the depressive conditions that lead to suicide. Erik has taught for several years at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. He currently serves as a contributing writer for the Pueblo Chieftain, Colorado’s oldest daily newspaper, and has volunteered as a Crisis Counselor at the Pueblo Suicide Prevention Center (Now Closed) and Pueblo Rape Crisis Services. To learn more about...

Dr. Gordon (Gordy) Curphy is Managing Partner at Curphy Leadership Solutions and the Co-Author (with Dianne Nilsen and Robert Hogan) of Ignition: A Guide to Building High-Performing Teams. Gordy attended the United States Air Force Academy, taught leadership at the Academy, and obtained a Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Gordy has over 30 years of education and experience and helps C-suite, business unit, and functional leaders develop business...

Tom Dillinger is an accomplished Electrical Engineer and the author of VLSI Design Methodology Development. An authority in Microprocessor design, Tom carefully introduces core concepts, and then guides engineers through modeling, functional design validation, design implementation, electrical analysis, and release to manufacturing. This guide is for all VLSI system designers, senior undergraduate or graduate students of microelectronics design, and companies offering internal courses for engi...

Diane Gillespie is an Educational Psychologist, Author, and Philanthropist. She is the author of Stories for Getting Back to Sleep. Diane is an Emerita Professor of Community Psychology from the University of Washington Bothell. She used her knowledge and understanding of stories to craft sleep scenarios designed to help people fall back to sleep in the middle of the night. Stories for Getting Back to Sleep is available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook. 16 stories in all, they’re set ...

Charles Frangella is a former college professor & entrepreneur, and author of Never Expected: Principles for Living, published in 2019 by Archway Publishing (Simon & Schuster) Never Expected: Principles for Living, is a compilation of positive and thoughtful statements, quips, and words, that Chuck has collected over the years from unexpected encounters and casual conversations. Never expected offers the reader insights into how you receive principles in life. Click here to find the book on Am...