Ever Better Podcasts
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019: From Actor to Pilates Studio Owner: Kristen Iuppenlatz Grech's Career & Life Transition
Kristen Iuppenlatz Grech just celebrated the 10th anniversary of her pilates studio, Pilates Collective, and recently launched PilatesHomePractice.com.
Even if you aren't familiar with Pilates, you’ll be inspired by Kristen's story of launching a fitness-based business venture after many years of working a tech job while also doing acting and voice over gigs. She shares how manically driving between jobs and auditions resulted in two car accidents which led her to the Pilates practice that changed her life. You'll find yourself stretching and smiling as you listen to Kristen's energizing words of wisdom!
Journal 003: Stepping Stones
In this journal episode my four most recent guests discuss major goals that they achieved that were really stepping stones to something greater. Jason Wrobel describes how he uses a vision board to stay focused on his goals; Anita Kulkarni explains that learning microsurgery led to her work with breast cancer patients; Joleene Moody shares her experiences as a t.v. reporter that led to her career as a speaker, author, and playwright, while Sarah Mastriani-Levi discusses learning holistic healing methods in Israel and China.
018: Holistic Leadership with Sarah Mastriani-Levi
Sarah Mastriani-Levi is a holistic health coach, leader of leaders, a chef specializing in plant-based cuisine, and founder of Mannafest Living. Sarah practiced holistic medicine in China and Israel before moving back to the U.S. with her four children. She discusses guiding clients through identifying changes they need to make in their lives, how anyone can take small steps to make a difference, practices for healthier eating and living, and her podcast, Simple Change.
017: Dr. Anita Kulkarni, Making Breast Cancer Patients Feel Whole Again
Dr. Kulkarni is a plastic & reconstructive surgeon with a special interest in breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. In this podcast we discuss tips for someone who is newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Above all...don't panic! She shares practices for quicker recovery and a healthier lifestyle, why she chose to be a plastic surgeon specializing in breast cancer reconstruction, and how she fits in workouts with her husband while also raising two girls.
016: Taking Your Voice Back with Joleene Moody
Joleene Moody is a conduit for change! From the moment you hear her voice you'll understand Joleene's power to help those who want to uncover and discover who and what they are truly meant to be and do. Joleene believes that Talents aren’t meant to sit idle. They are the key to your absolute abundance. Always. In this podcast we discuss the punch in the head that got Joleene to finally quite her job and become an entrepreneur, cultivating multiple income streams, being grounded in grace and gratitude, and much more!
015: Visualizing Success with Jason Wrobel
Jason Andrew Wrobel is the author of Eaternity, a vegan cookbook/ lifestyle book. Since graduating from culinary school, "J-Wro" has had a show on the The Cooking Channel, has been chef to numerous celebrities, and now uses his YouTube video blog (vlog) to inspire thousands of followers. Listen to this podcast to hear Jason discuss using visualization to achieve goals, why he chose to be vegan, how he identified and treated his clinical depression, tips for longevity, and so much more!
Journal 002: Follow Your Interests & Teach What You Learn
This isn’t my typical podcast where I share an in-depth discussion with one amazing guest. It’s a short journal episode where I share two practices common to every guest I've had on the show: Follow your interests and teach what you learn. In their own voices, Jeff Davidoff, Tasia Valenza, Doug Hensch and Jessie Marshall describe how they apply these practices.
014: Tasia Valenza, Giving Great Voice
Tasia Valenza describes herself as a "recovering actress and fully-functioning voice over artist." She discusses her professional journey from working with Louis Malle, Sean Penn and Donald Sutherland in her first film, to a multi-year emmy-nominated role as Dottie Thornton on All My Children, to 80's TV roles, to voice overs. Tasia shares how she stays positive and inspired and how she "gives great voice" to help others.
013: Mind/Body Fitness with Jessie Marshall
Jessie Marshall teaches pilates, yoga, barre, is a personal trainer and the Mind/Body Director at Bethesda Sport & Health. We discuss the personal fitness journey that led to her current career, the history of Pilates, helping clients to regain strength and flexibility, and practices to apply right now, no matter where you are!
012: Jeff Davidoff: Chasing Great Ideas
Jeff Davidoff has been Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Whirpool, Orbitz and The ONE Campaign and is in the same role for Donuts Inc., a wholesaler of not-coms - which Jeff explains during the podcast. Jeff believes that you are either part of the solution or part of the problem and shares his passion for finding and bringing big ideas to life.
011: Doug Hensch, Rethinking Resilience
Throughout his life, Doug has helped people to be more resilient, happier, and to achieve greater levels of success. His journey began with coaching football at University of Chicago, progressed to organizational development for telecom companies like Sprint Nextel, and evolved to creating online resources for increasing happiness. Now, he’s an executive coach and writing a book on resilience, due to be published in Q4 2016
Journal 001: Ten Practices From the First Ten Episodes
This is a milestone episode that shares ten practices for getting ever better from the first ten Ever Better podcast guests. I introduce a practice discussed by a guest and play a short excerpt of his or her episode. If you're a first-time listener, you'll get a good sense of each guest and which podcast to listen to next!
010: Positive Energy From Cheryl Wood
Cheryl Wood is a corporate keynote speaker, leadership coach, author and creator of the Play Time is Over Women In Business Conference. We discuss how Cheryl transitioned from working long hours as a legal secretary to becoming a full-time entrepreneur helping women to become beacons of inspiration for each other. Cheryl describes the importance of bringing your "A-game" to every situation and walking through fear.
009: Mark Neidig, Building Community and Advancing Cancer Research
Mark builds community everywhere he goes! He's an energetic cancer research advocate, fundraiser, performer, and motivator. Mark shares "what makes him tick" along with the life journey that has taken him and his family from Plymouth, Indiana to The Gambia, to Washington, D.C., to Erie, Pennsylvania, and now to Orlando, Florida.
008: Confidence Follows Courage With Laura Zam
Laura Zam is a writer, performer and speaker whose work helps others understand
that confidence often follows courage. Laura shares lessons from her larger-than-life mother who was a Holocaust survivor, as well as her personal lifelong healing
journey.
007: Gregory Berg, Living Life on Purpose
Greg produces the Life On Purpose podcast and, as a multi-media storyteller, he helps clients demonstrate their impact. He discusses how World Domination Summit and Camp Good Life Project motivated him to help others live a remarkable life in a conventional world. You'll be inspired by Greg's life journey!
006: The Connector! Dan Horowitz on Networking, Necessary Endings and Neurodiversity
Dan discusses coffee shop networking, books and podcasts that he has found most influential, how a love of the weather led to a career in digital, navigating D.C. as an introvert, the importance of neurodiversity, and much more!
005: Anne Meador, Helping Women Entrepreneurs Live Their Best Lives
Anne wanted to learn from entrepreneurs so she created the Working Woman Entrepreneur podcast! She's now poised to evolve her five-star rated show into a virtual community.
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004: The Inventor! Connie Inukai's Second Career and Debut on QVC
Connie's an inventor who recently launched her first product on QVC called the Tip n' Split. Listen to this interview to learn how Connie created the second career that she had been thinking about as she raised her children and worked as a college professor. If you liked the movie Joy, about inventor Joy Mangano, you'll enjoy this interview with Connie!
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003: Jesse Mejia, Creating a Mission-Driven Business
Jesse was raised in South Central L.A. and rose to be Corporate Strategy Officer at Volkswagen. But Jesse wanted to pursue a full-time occupation that aligned his personal background, his educational experiences, and his calling to help other Latinos achieve some of the same success that he had. He left V.W. to help students and fraternal organizations break through cultural issues to achieve success. Jesse is also an author and sought after motivational speaker.
002: Nathalie Nozile, A Legal Force for Vulnerable Children
Nathalie was named one of the 10 heroes of 2015 by SOS Children's Villages. After growing up in the SOS Village outside of Port-au-Prince, Nathalie attended college and law school in the U.S. She returned to Haiti to help advance children's rights as a Jolie-Pitt Legal Fellow. Angeline Jolie said that "Nathalie is a force...just wait and see."
001: Financial Clarity With Deb Williams
Deborah Williams, CPA, has been controller of a commercial real estate company, owned and operated a café, managed her own real estate portfolio, and helps dozens of clients as a CPA. She continues to get ever better through 12 step programs and mindfulness practices and she is now using all this knowledge to help even more people reach financial clarity.
Introduction to the Ever Better Podcast With Lisa Vogt
Join me for each week for discussions with people who will talk about their extraordinary journeys and how they live wholehearted, connected lives that make a difference in the world. Women and men who are often described as “daring” will share their joys, struggles, imperfections, successes and aspirations. And, we’ll find out how they stay inspired.
You’ll laugh, learn, ponder, and maybe even take notes as you listen to stories of resilience, perseverance, and originality that might apply to your life or that might help your friends or family. I hope you’ll find inspiration and ideas to help stay on track when life is going your way, and tips to help navigate the challenging times we all experience.
