Ep215 Adam von Gootkin – CEO/Founder of Award-Winning Highclere Castle Gin

MEET ADAM VON GOOTKIN: A lifelong entrepreneur, Adam von Gootkin’s pedigree in the spirits industry dates back to his family’s distillery in the 1800s, while his lineage as a risk-taker can be traced directly to his great grandfather’s Prohibition-era speakeasy on the Connecticut River. An entrepreneur is, by definition, a risk-taker. Over a century later,…

Ep214 Kit Martin – Artist and Coder Working With Underserved Communities

MEET KIT MARTIN: While I never graduated high school, I am an artist, coder, and doctoral candidate who has worked with underserved communities for the past 20 years. I grew up in Sudan, Kenya, and the United States. Such disparate perspectives brought into focus gross racial, socio-geographic, and gender disparities. Through a Watson Fellowship and…

Ep213 Michael Ardelean – From Pro BMX biker to Entrepreneur and Author

MEET MICHAEL ARDELEAN: Michael Ardelean has always worked at the intersection of art and money. Having grown up bored and broke in suburban Detroit, Michael knew how to get a lot out of a little—streamlining processes and shaking off the baggage of life is his guiding philosophy. His first career, as a pro BMX biker,…

Ep212 Melanie Weller – How to Reduce Your Stress by Focusing on the Vegus Nerve

MEET MELANIE WELLER: Melanie Weller is the world’s leading expert in opening the door to health, performance, and innovation through the vagus nerve, the bridge between our narratives and our physical experience. A storyteller for the human body, Melanie has an extensive background in stress management, chronic conditions, and people who haven’t yet found success.…

Ep211 BILLIE SHEPARD – From Professional Acting to Training Executives How To Communicate

MEET BILLIE SHEPARD: Billie delivers a coaching experience that transforms how an actor acts and business people communicate. Clients have said, “It seems she has a mysterious or supernatural power that influences the creativity, confidence, and best abilities of a speaker or performer.  What Billie does is magical.” Billie has been a professional actor for over…