Never Ever Give Up Hope

Lori Vober suffered a massive intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke at age 29, which left her paralyzed on the left side. After a two-month stay in the hospital where she had two brain surgeries, she returned home and her husband lost his job in the aviation industry due to the effects of 9/11.  A cross-country move was necessary while Lori was still in a wheelchair.  Lori developed epilepsy from the stroke and lost more independence. Seven years later Lori and her husband were able to adopt three siblings, two of them with mental illnesses.  Lori's interview was both inspiring and challenging. You will love hearing her story: Life Rarely Turns Out Exactly as You Pictured it We All Face Challenges Along the Way God always has a plan. But He leaves it up to you whether you follow His plan or not Life is about CHOICES Lori Vober chose to depend on God's faithfulness through all life's challenges Everyone has doubts about their own abilities, but God has a plan Believe in Him - Don't give up Your attitude, drive, an

Almost 8 years ago, Tonya Eberhart’s 20-year marriage ended, and she left behind two businesses. She walked out the door with her first BrandFace book in her hand and a newly founded business of the same name. She had one client. This brought a tremendous amount of stress and pressure but when your dream is strong enough, you push through the pressure. Tonya Eberhart is an international bestselling author, host of the BeBoldBranding Podcast, and founder of BrandFace, a branding firm that helps podcasters, authors, coaches, speakers, and solopreneurs in four countries and 43 US states to stand out and become an authority in their market through the power of personal branding.  Tonya's humble career began while selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door to pay her way through college. This led to a job in radio and listening to local advertising, she realized the power that personal branding has on a business.  Almost two decades and many successful brands later, she founded BrandFace, a personal branding firm compri

Kate Wallinga spent her professional life in the fields of mental health and criminal justice, before breaking her back and being put on permanent disability in 2014. She has worked in the fields of correctional psych, forensic psych, and crisis assessment.  Kate studied criminal justice and mental health counseling and worked in the New Hampshire State Prison system, locked psychiatric facilities, and several emergency rooms. In 2010, Kate had a near-death experience, which led to her being housebound for a year. In 2014, Kate broke her back and had to leave her career. In 2019, Kate's father died by suicide. She has battled health issues including epilepsy and deafness. But, as she will share today, although broken, Kate moved forward and she will show you how to as well - no matter what you have gone through. After accepting the necessity of leaving her preferred career, Kate spent a few years moping, then started listening to podcasts. She loves true crime genre and soon realized this is what she wanted t

Vickie transformed from a young mom with no experience to a well-known regional advocate for families and children with special needs. “When Jessica was young Vickie experienced many panic attacks. I had three children under the age of five, one who needed total assistance and had complex medical issues. Our financial situation was difficult and I was unable to work because my daughter needed so much care. I ALWAYS felt helpless when Jessica experienced a seizure, I admit that my go-to was panic. Fortunately, my husband was calm, cool-headed when Jess had seizures.” Her interview and her book will delight you and make you want to hear more of her story. It is a must-listen for anyone who has felt like giving up and anyone who has a child with special needs. And….why every family needs to do an exit interview -- what's that? Vickie Rubin, M.S. Ed is the author of  Raising Jess: A Story of Hope, the powerful story of one family’s survival when faced with adversity. Written with compassion, honesty, and humor, i

On the fast track to startup success, a car speeding through a crosswalk jeopardized everything she’d built in a split second. Constantly battling life-altering trauma, PTSD, a traumatic brain injury, and the cutthroat fashion industry, Just Bones Boardwear founder Jennifer Berk Weisman refused to let the accident define her and steal her identity. She had to do more than reinvent the boardshort. She had to reinvent herself. Jennifer Berk Weisman is the owner of Just Bones Boardwear, a swim apparel company featuring her patented adjustable waist design. She never set out to build a fashion empire. But Jennifer realized there was a void in the market for boys' boardshorts during a frustrating shopping excursion. A creative problem solver, she designed innovative boardshorts that offered the “perfect fit” for boys in-between sizes and didn’t fit traditional fixed-waist boardshorts. Soon after, the brand expanded to include swimwear for toddlers, men, and women. A standout in the swimwear industry, Just Bones

n 2020 Michelle Lazurek was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. This came as the culmination of panic attacks that affected every aspect of her life.  Michelle is a multi-genre award-winning author, literary agent, speaker, and certified writing coach. She is a nine-time award-winning author including a two-time Children's Book of the Year and Article of the Year award winner. She regularly contributes to ibelieve.com and crosswalk.com and is a movie reviewer for Movieguide Magazine and literary agent for Wordwise Media Services. After Michelle's diagnosis in 2020, Michelle learned how to relinquish control and surrender her circumstances, no matter how difficult they were. Many of you will relate with Michelle as she shares the steps she took to overcome anxiety and live life fully. 

Heidi McLaughlin has been widowed twice and is no stranger to suffering but......she found joy in the middle of terrible loss. Her passion for life is contagious. Her story is one you will remember and it will show you how to live a transformed life -- no matter what you have endured. Heidi McLaughlin believes that there is nothing more beautiful than a woman who knows she is loved. Heidi inspires audiences to grasp their magnificence and step up to the plate to embrace their full potential. Heidi speaks across North America and overseas, including Poland, Romania, and Colombia. She has been teaching, speaking, writing, and mentoring women for 29 years. She is an award-winning author and has written several books, study guides, and hundreds of articles. Her newest award-winning book, FRESH JOY: Joy in the Midst of Loss, Hardships and Suffering is helping hundreds in North America and beyond.  Two weeks before Christmas in 1994, her husband Dick went out to a local high school gym to play basketball with his

John has been through an incredible life transformation, from childhood sexual abuse, homelessness, and a severe addiction to drugs and alcohol to being a renowned addiction expert with 36 years of sobriety. He started his treatment center with only $300 and sold it for $45,000,000. Currently, he is a published author of three books and the Chaplain for the North Miami Police Department. John has appeared on many national and local television and radio shows as a respected addiction expert. He has also contributed to over 79 scientific peer-reviewed research papers. Research Gate ranks him as one of the top researchers in the world. You do not want to miss one minute of John's story and please share it with anyone who may have a problem with addiction or know someone who does. You could help change their lives. There is one special lesson, one constant that has guided John through the turbulent waters of life..... one infinite rule that most people know but ignore or who simply do not follow their life lesso

No one is Born a Legend - but anyone can become one. "It was 2011. I was 36 years old, and a principal at a prestigious financial firm. I drove the luxury car, wore shiny cufflinks, and sat in an all-glass office on the top floor. Even though it looked like I had it all and was an overwhelming success, I found myself lost, alone, and on the brink of death—literally. I was in a ditch somewhere in downtown Atlanta after one ill-fated, horrible evening. Happiness, gratitude, fulfillment, joy? Nope. Those were all unfamiliar emotions. I felt angry, empty, and afraid, living a charade. I was missing something—something very important.  As I looked up at the bright blue morning sky, I asked myself: “How did I get here? How am I going to pick myself up and dust myself off yet one more time?” More importantly, “How many more chances do I truly have to live my life?”  I would have given anything to have this book in my hands back then. If only I had known that I could learn to build and live a Legendary life." To

After life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies, David Wood built the world's largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching. Based on his core values of authenticity, courage, and connection, David coaches rock-star business owners to double revenue, double their time off, and be a more extraordinary entrepreneur, partner, parent and leader. As well as helping others, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show! In his interview, David explains how 30% more courage can double YOUR revenue and YOUR happiness.   "Being an entrepreneur for more than 20 years, I know what it’s like to be assailed by ideas, strategies, and options. I discovered that peaceful, focused action is available for me, and for ALL business owners - allowing us to fulfill our missions in a much shorter time. As I discover how to

The "Brand Named You" will show you how to achieve your goals through strategic personal branding. There are thousands of books written about personal branding. However, Olesija Saue's book is the first one to offer you clear, thorough and hands-on tools with a step-by-step process for creating your personal brand.  Olesija Saue is a Personal Branding Strategist and Executive Coach. Olesija Saue is also a Social Media Strategist and Partner at Goal Social Media Marketing. She is a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in Sales and Marketing. As a former CEO of Forbes Estonia, she helped to bring the world's most trusted business media brand to the business audience in Baltics. Today she helps corporate clients as well as aspiring start-ups and small-to-medium sized businesses to stand out from the competition and achieve their business goals through the strategic use of social media and personal branding of the CEOs and employees. Olesija Saue is a co-author of a book on Personal Branding "The Bran

Blind since birth, Heather Hutchinson, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility—a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic. Heather Hutchison is the author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir, and an award-winning singer/songwriter with three albums released to date. Blind since birth and having struggled with mental illness from a young age, she is passionate about educating people on disability and mental health through her music and writing. An avid traveler, Heather has spent time living and teaching English in Latin America. During her interview, she shares how anyone can rise above prejudice and disabilities. You will love her story.

Blindsided by her 14-year-old daughter’s suicide attempt in 1995, Jackie entered a world of depression, addiction, medical mysteries, and deadly silences.  TEDx speaker, Radio Show Host, International Best-selling Author, Mindset Magician, co-founder, and Director of the Teen Suicide Prevention Society, Jackie Simmons is best known for her mission to “Make teen suicide a thing of the past.”  The journey into the world of mental health services and cultural taboos left Jackie feeling lost and alone.  “I’m fine” on the outside, Jackie hid her deep, psychic wounds behind a façade of frantic entrepreneurial activity.   Then on August 3, 2019, Jackie’s now 37-year-old daughter, broke the silence. Jackie calls August 3, the day her “purpose tapped her on the shoulder.”  For Jackie Simmons, the leap from “Sales Trainer” and “Stress Management Consultant” to “Emotional Resilience Training” and “Mindset Mastery” was short in linear time and long in unwinding the limiting beliefs that held her back and kept her playing

Have you felt hopeless? Or that your life was beyond your control? Have you dealt with the emotions surrounding those feelings and wondered if things would ever be different?   Do you want to know how to overcome traumas in life that seem overwhelming and realize what you were created to become?  Kimberly Anne Bell holds a degree in human growth and development/psychology and one in theology. Her story is a perfect example of allowing your past to help, rather than hurt, you.  Kimberly never gave up hope even in the direst circumstances.  The main factor that helped Kimberly overcome trauma in her life was to accept her past and realize she was created unique, wonderfully made, with flaws, feelings, and emotions, and that I was a gift from above. Just as important I had to accept that I was created to be loved, have abundant life, and achieve God's purpose to be blessed and to be a blessing to others.  During her interview, she shares her physical, mental, and, emotional struggles as well as sexual abuse and

Cori Wamsley, CDO of Aurora Corialis Publishing, can help you change your career path and become the writer you want to be.  Cori felt trapped in a career that was not using her talents or skills. Essentially, she was 'putting in the time' with little reward for herself.  Cori Wamsley works with business owners who have a transformational story to share. She helps them quickly and easily write and publish a book for their brand that helps them create a legacy and be seen as an expert.  As a bestselling author, Cori understands the frustration that comes from not knowing how to write or publish your first book. She overcame those challenges and wrote five novels, two children's books, and one nonfiction book as well as contributing to anthologies.  Cori will work with YOU to help you unleash your own powerful story.  In Cori's interview, she will show you how to break away from the mundane, leave your comfort zone, and create what you always wanted to do. She will show you how to be seen as an expert while bui

1.6 seconds. That's how long it takes to fall two stories. That's how long it takes for life to change MICHAEL MURPHY is a motivational speaker, paralyzed athlete, and writer. His journey began in April 2007 when he fell off a roof in college, shattered his spine, and was paralyzed. He was 21. Michael had to adapt to life in a wheelchair over a long rehab process to find his “new normal,” regain his independence, and return to school. Despite his accident, Michael remained the competitive athlete that led him to play both football and baseball in college. n 2008 he found a new passion when he was introduced to hand-cycling and adaptive sports. His first race was The Marine Corps Marathon that year after he teamed up with The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to raise money for spinal cord research. Michael has since helped to raise more than $50,000 for a cure. Today, Michael is a 12-time marathoner with Top 5 finishes in New York and Boston. He was also featured on NBC after completing two Tough Mudder

Follow your passion .....If you don't you will always wish you had! Cymber Quinn grew up in a deeply abusive family environment. There was no escaping what was happening. She turned to music and beauty as a way of coping - just as many children and adults are doing today - to gain purpose and hope.  Cymber is a transformational music coach, specializing in harp, piano, and voice. She weaves world, classical, jazz, and nature into soundscapes of inner peace. Fifteen years ago she left the corporate world when an illness prevented her to continue and then returned to her first love - music and the harp.  Cymber Lily Quinn is the creator of The Purpose Cafe Coaching masterclass, The Ultimate Life Purpose Roadmap, which provides a straightforward blueprint for women in their 40s and beyond.  Cymber hosts The Purpose Cafe podcast, where she interviews women who are already living their life purpose. Click HERE for a FREE 30-minute laser coaching session to help you start on your Three Steps to Reclaiming Your Life

Kelly J. Stigliano grew up in a quiet Amish town in Ohio in the 1970s and was always searching for excitement. A handsome young musician, home from the U.S. Navy, shared his drugs, music, and experiences beyond her naivete. How could she have known that behind this charming facade hid a misogynist, eager to take control of her life? Kelly progressed from being a rebellious teenager to the position of an abused spouse. Having been hit in the head and told she was worthless had taken a toll and she felt helpless and hopeless.   Kelly J. Stigliano is an author, speaker, and survivor of abuse whose mission is to help women who are in an abusive domestic situation, leave safely without harming anyone in their family.  She is also a volunteer for the First Coast Women's Services, a pregnancy resource center.  In Kelly's interview, she discusses how women find themselves in domestic abuse situations, how it's not as easy to leave as one might think, and how with God it is possible to leave safely without harming any

Have you wondered what was missing in your life?   Jenny Toh was a qualified lawyer in the UK, Singapore, and Malaysia for almost three decades who worked as a litigator, a corporate attorney, and a derivatives legal counsel. On her personal front, she has a supportive husband and three children. Yet, there was an inner yearning for something more. She felt that she was not living life to its fullest potential.  During Jenny's interview, she shares how she switched careers to fulfill her full potential and will coach you on how to do the same. Jenny is an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach and runs her life coaching practice, River Life Coaching Pte. Ltd. She has coached many professionals in the legal industry, banking, and finance, energy sectors, and entrepreneurs on concerns such as work-life balance and integration matters, career transition, time management, and dealing with stress and negative emotions.  Jenny Toh also volunteers at the pro bono coaching initiatives organized b

When Brian was a kid he was run over by a truck and his arm torn off. He learned from an early age not to allow people’s reactions to how he looked, slow him down. Instead of getting stuck in the rut of what happened to him, he was driven by what he could do with it. Brian Bogert is a passionate human behavior and performance coach, speaker, business strategist, top sales professional, and philanthropic leader who believes in helping growth-minded individuals achieve the best version of themselves: their most authentic selves. Do you have any idea how to create the intentional life you have been dreaming of but struggled to create? Brian's revolutionary strategy - embrace pain to avoid suffering - has helped individuals and companies break beyond their normal to achieve the success in life they have always wanted.  Successful individuals can also be stuck, frustrated by lack of progress, and stymied efforts to realize their own potential. Brian built his business from $250,000 in revenue to $15 million in a d