Blake Cohen began his career in the field of substance abuse treatment, fueled by passion and gratitude for having overcome his own battles with addiction. His two-fold goal is to combat the stigma surrounding the disease of addiction and educate those who are in the dark about it. He is the co-founder of Next Level Recovery Association, is the author of “I Love You More, Short Stories of Addiction, Recovery and Loss from the Family's Perspective," and the host of The Overcoming Adversity podcast.

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1013 Life as a Chameleon, A Story of Addiction and Recovery (Encore)

James S. Fell, MA, MBA, has bylines in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, the Guardian, TIME Magazine, and many other publications. His blog, BodyForWife.com, has millions of readers and he is the author of two books: “The Holy S**t Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in an Instant” (St. Martin’s Press, 2019), and “Lose it Right: A Brutally Honest 3-Stage Program to Help You Get Fit and Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind” (Random House Canada, 2014).

1025. Proving a Point with the Written Word

Bob Yari is the producer of over 40 motion pictures. Some of these include Best Picture Oscar winner Crash and The Illusionist. He recently completed his second directorial effort with Papa: Hemingway in Cuba. He is currently executive producing the hit cable series “Yellowstone.” Bob is CEO of the production company Yari Film Group and is the founder and board member of 101 Studios. Drawing on life lessons, he just published his first book, The Human Condition: A Pathway to Peace and Fulfillment.

1024. A Day in the Life of a Film Producer and Writer, with Bob Yari

Angela Ferrari is a painter and children's book author/illustrator based in Portland, Maine. Her picture book titles include: Digger’s Daily Routine, An Extraordinary Book, The Shape Escape, What Do You See? and Lawrence the Lighthouse. Most recently Angela has launched “Story Spectacular,” a children’s story podcast. The show features original stories and classic retellings.

1023. Imagining the Possibilities of Stories - Encore

Ron Kamen is CEO of EarthKind Energy Consulting and host of The AWESome EarthKind Podcast. His life mission is to empower everyday people to make clean energy transitions to reduce their carbon footprint and save them money. For more than three decades, Ron has energized communities, governments, non-profits, and businesses to take their next step to increase energy efficiency and use renewable energy. He’s now building an online community of AWESome EarthKind people ready to “Go Clean and $ave Green.”

1022. A Day in the Life of a Clean Energy Consultant with Ron Kamen

Chris Cathcart joined the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) as its president in January  2000–retiring January 2017. During his tenure he initiated Product Care®, the industry’s product stewardship program; and Alliance for Consumer Education. From 1981 to 1999, he held leadership roles with other national trade associations in the chemical manufacturing sector. Chris earned his B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and went on to earn a M.A. and complete postgraduate work.

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Alexis Davis Smith is the president and CEO of PRecise Communications, an award-winning marketing communications firm. With more than 20 years of experience and a reputation as a trusted communications strategist, Alexis is a leader in Atlanta’s public relations industry and a national voice for multicultural marketing. She is responsible for creating breakthrough, strategic communications programs for major consumer brands, including Coca-Cola, Toyota and Pfizer. She is a graduate of Florida A&M.

1020. A Day in the Life of a Public Relations Professional with Alexis Smith

Dr. Lara Fielding is a Los Angeles based clinical psychologist and author of Mastering Adulthood: Go Beyond Adulting to Become an Emotional Grownup. She specializes in teaching science-based mindfulness skills to young adults, who are working through the challenges of the transitioning roles of adulthood.  She studied psycho-physiology of stress and emotions at UCLA and Harvard, and received her doctorate at Pepperdine, Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

1018. A Day in the Life of a Ciinical Psychologist, Lara Fielding

Habiba Jessica Zaman has over 15 years of experience working in the counseling field, including advocacy, guidance, and education. She believes that as a person becomes more aware of their fears, perceptions, desires and strengths, they can make successful life changes. She is the author of 13 publications and 7 books, including the new release, Beautifully Bare, Undeniably You. She has also been featured in Forbes Magazine.

1017. Trying to Figure Out Where She Belonged

Steven Simenson is the CEO and Managing Partner of Goodrich Pharmacy, Inc., with five community pharmacies in Minnesota. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Steve was the 2013-2014 President of the American Pharmacist’s Association and is on the Board of Directors of Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Companies. He is actively advocating for the pursuit of Patient Access to and Coverage for Pharmacist Patient Care Services. Steven is at his best taking care of patients.  

1016. A Day in the Life of a Pharmacist with Steve Simenson

Jon Ostenson is a consultant, investor, author, and international speaker specializing in the area of non-food franchising. He serves as CEO of FranBridge Consulting where he helps clients understand all aspects of non-food franchising in the process of introducing them to opportunities from the over 300 high growth brands that he represents. Additionally, he oversees FranBridge Capital where he and his partners own 17 territories across 5 property service franchises.

1015. Using His Talent of Adaptability to Succeed in an Ever-Changing Job Market

Parish Kohanim, a self-taught photographer with a degree in film, started his career by photographing advertising campaigns for major clients around the world. His paradigm and commitment for his personal life and career is “To stay original, diverse, timeless and unique while capturing beauty. I feel privileged and fortunate to be able to spend time capturing the infinite and sublime beauty of creation. A gift that humbles and centers me, letting me escape from the excessive noise in our world.”

1014. A Day in the Life of an International Photographer, Parish Kohanim

Todd Brown is considered the #1 authority on engineering profitable customer acquisition campaigns, and the creator of the renowned E5 Method. He is one of the most sought-after marketing experts that other experts go to when they need help with their own business. With clients in over 64 different countries, operating in over 71 different mass and niche markets, Todd has helped his students engineer more six and seven-figure marketing campaigns than any other expert online today.

1012. A Day in the Life of a Customer Acquisition Expert, Todd Brown

Cindy Ashton, by age three, was already wearing sequins, singing classics and dancing around her living room to her growing audience of fans. Since then she has worked with countless others, gracing thousands of stages as a singer and entertainer and became the TV host of her own show, Cindy Uncorked on e360tv. She has also received awards from former president Obama and Queen Elizabeth II for her lifetime of volunteerism.

1011. Star of Stage and Screen, Pain Be Damned, with Cindy Ashton

Richard Lettieri, PhD, is a forensic neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst with 25 years of experience. Whether privately retained or appointed by the court, he is frequently called upon to assess individuals for a number of reasons, including competency to stand trial and insanity, and to evaluate individuals accused of sex crimes and violent offenses. Dr. Lettieri received his PhD from the University of Southern California and is a member of the Expert Witness Panels of Orange County.

1010. A Day in the Life of a Forensic Neuropsychologist

What do highly successful people actually do to succeed? For 35 years as entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach, Don Hutcheson has experienced and studied the proven career-building strategies that people around the world have used for literally decades to create lives of success, satisfaction and freedom. Monday through Thursday he interviews individuals from every career category and profession of every age and background. They share their real-world experiences and insights—what worked, what didn’t, and why—and any advice they might offer to help you jump-start your life and career to the next level. Every Friday Don chats with top experts in the fields of education, careers, life planning and personal development who offer tools and ideas for every stage of your journey—students, early career, mid-career, late career, pre-retirement and retirement. Get a summary of each interview here: DiscoverYourTalentPodcast.com. Interview Don on your podcast, radio show or other media: don@DYTpodcast.com

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