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Join the Toosday Crue on the next episode of The MisFitNation as we welcome Charissa Halonen. Charissa's journey is a testament to resilience, transformation, and self-actualization. From overcoming bad relationships, obesity, struggles with alcohol, and a life-altering car accident resulting in an undiagnosed brain injury, Charissa's story is one of relentless perseverance and personal growth. Each challenge she faced taught her the value of discipline, mindset, and prioritizing physical and me...

Growing up in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Steve knew he wanted to join the Army after he graduated from high school. “I wanted to jump out of airplanes, so I was in the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg.” he says. After serving 4 years in the Army and 2 in the Florida National Guard, he decided to move on. “I realized the military was great, but financially, it just wasn’t what I was looking for in life.” In 1999, he and some buddies from the 82nd Airborne headed down to Boca Raton to attend F...

Mike Duffy is a philanthropist and an author of five books on happiness including The Happiness Book: A Positive Guide To Happiness!, The Happiness Book For Men, and The Happiness Book For Kids Volumes I & II. He has interviewed the top thought leaders, athletes, rock stars, CEO's and celebrities in the world on happiness, work/life balance, resilience, and success for his books. He was an MC at Woodstock '94. He gave a TEDx talk at TEDx Berkeley. He loves to speak about how you can gain greater...

Doug Stebleton has been working in the entertainment business since 1987. Born and raised in Glasgow, Montana, he came to Hollywood at age 19 and has lived and worked in southern California since then. His expertise is music publishing for film and television. His company owns a catalog of songs that are licensed to film and television studios and to independent productions. Some of the company’s credits include Blood Diamond, Borat, Little Miss Sunshine, Zoolander, Big Bang Theory, Blue Bloods,...

George is the owner of Move the World Films and directed and produced The Last House Standing and License to Parent. He also created the Move the World Podcast. George began his career in front of the camera as a weathercaster, newscaster, and sportscaster. He worked in markets from Los Angeles and San Francisco, to Seattle, Detroit, and San Antonio Texas. George, his wife Nancy and their children live in Tampa, Florida. https://www.movetheworldfilms.org https://www.facebook.com/movetheworldfilm...

LTC(R) Paul Huszar, CFE, P.E. is the CEO of VetCor, a restoration company focused on creating meaningful and sustainable employment opportunities for veterans, and Team VetCor, a holding company composed of several companies focused on creating business ownership opportunities for veterans and their immediate family members through franchising VetCor. Paul served 23 years on active duty including four combat tours in Iraq, service as the Dean of the U.S. Army Engineer School, and commanding Join...

Dan passes his passion and love for music to his students. Customizing each lesson for each individual student while at the same time implementing the flexible Best Music Coach curriculum creates growth in a no-pressure lesson environment. Dan has over 10 years of music coaching experience and is the author of the Best Guitar Book for Beginners series, The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners Series, and other books in The Best Book for Beginners family. He can be seen talking about music as a "...

Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psychologist, health, mindset, and personal development expert, the author of the #1 bestselling book: The Unshakable Woman: 4 Steps to Rebuilding Your Body, Mind, and Life After a Life Crisis and her newest book: Trust Again: Overcoming Betrayal and Regaining Health, Confidence, and Happiness. Her recent Ph.D. study on how we experience betrayal made 3 groundbreaking discoveries that changes how long ...

Scott DeLuzio is an Army veteran, having served six years with the Army National Guard, including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. Scott’s brother, Steven, was also deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. Unfortunately, Steven was killed in action on August 22, 2010. After returning home, Scott struggled with coping with the stresses of combat, the loss of his younger brother, and adjusting back to civilian life. In the years following Scott’s deployment, he noticed other veterans dealing with thei...

Alexis Haselberger is a time management and productivity coach who helps people do more and stress less through coaching, workshops and online courses. Her pragmatic, yet fun, approach helps people easily integrate practical, realistic strategies into their lives so that they can do more of what they want and less of what they don't. Alexis has taught thousands of individuals to take control of their time and her clients include Google, Lyft, Workday, Capital One, Upwork, and more. Free downlo...

Victoria grew up in a sleepy coastal village in South Korea, surrounded by abundant natural beauty. One of her favorite activities was to watch the stunning sunset from her home, wondering what lay beyond the horizon. She would ask her mother endless questions about the world outside of her small town. Her mother read her stories and taught her how to read, but her curiosity knew no bounds. In school, she excelled in reading, writing, and art. After graduate school, she was offered several jobs ...

Kimberly Spencer is an award-winning high-performance, trauma-informed coach and trainer, Amazon best-selling co-author, international motivational speaker, and the founder of CrownYourself.com, helping visionary leaders transform their self-limiting stories, stand out authentically, build their empire and achieve their full potential. From her entrepreneurial beginnings at five selling bags of glitter-water to my neighbors, to becoming an award-winning screenwriter, certified Pilates instruct...

Foul Ball Safety Now! is a campaign started by Jordan Skopp, a Brooklyn realtor, lifelong baseball fan, and author of a forthcoming book about the wildly overlooked scandal in the professional baseball industry – the all-too-frequent incidence of fans being maimed by dangerous foul balls due to the lack of extended protective netting, and related failures to educate fans about their assumed risk at the ballgame. https://www.foulballsafetynow.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/...

Tony Howard, founder and CEO of Redefine Works, and author of "The Next Step: A Guide to Help You Keep Going, No Matter What," "Redefine Works," and "Why Not You?" writes from his wide range of experiences in education, business, and the US Navy. He studied business at the University of Phoenix and holds two master's degrees from Argosy and Brandman Universities. Tony calls California home and can often be found walking the beach, refurbishing classic cars, or exploring local zoos and museums. h...

Ioannis has well over 10,000 hours of consulting, training, and coaching to churches, businesses, and ministries. He has been successfully assisting organizational and leadership transformations for over 20 years. He is an ordained pastor and holds a degree in church leadership with a minor in psychology. Ioannis' coaching style, much like his leadership style, is very relational; and it leans heavily on his faith and extensive experience. He has led/co-led 7 organizations, which include 2 c...

Capping a 25-year career where he served as a chief marketing officer and executive vice president of business development, Scott Jeffrey Miller currently serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy and development of the firm’s speaker’s bureau, as well as the publication of podcasts, webcasts, and bestselling books. Scott Miller is the author of the award-winning, multivolume Mess to Success series, including Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Ch...

Please provide a short bio or speaker notes so we can get to know you better Gramps Jeffrey’s children’s book, “I Don’t Want to Turn 3”, explores what goes through a toddler’s mind that parents are so desperate to understand. It is based on the true experiences he has had with his 6 grandchildren that were born 2 each to his 3 Millennial daughters. Gramps Jeffrey is the pen name for Marc Joseph whose first book “The Secrets of Retailing…How to Beat Wal-Mart” was written to help entrepreneurs and...

Milena moved to Israel from Brazil 3 years ago to pursue a change in atmosphere and find a position in a marketing organization. She has been on Instagram for about seven years and even has an account for pets with over 200K followers. https://instagram.com/omundoanimal https://www.linkedin.com/in/milenafarber --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/richard-lamonica/messageSupport thi...

Karin Freeland is a recovering corporate workaholic. After years in high-pressure leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she’s traded the boardroom for the bedroom. In her hilarious tell-all book, The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir coming out September 2021, she recounts the mishaps and misadventures she’s had over the past 40 years with a special partner in crime: her vagina, named V. Women of all ages can relate to this raw and honest journey of firsts, long-term relations...

Former litigator Shari Leid currently operates An Imperfectly Perfect Life, LLC, a professional mindset coaching business serving clients who are in those tricky middle-age years, helping them create the life of their dreams. She is the author of the Friendship Flow transformational book series, which includes The 50/50 Friendship Flow: Life Lessons From and For My Girlfriends and Make Your Mess Your Message - More Life Lessons From and For My Girlfriends. www.animperfectlyperfectlife.com https:...

Brent Cassity was an innovative CEO of Forever Enterprises a national company, which he grew from a regional company to operating in over 22 states. Brent was recognized by the national media; TIME, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, to name a few. HBO even did a documentary that spawned the TV series "Six Feet Under." Just when he thought he had it all he lost it all and found himself standing at the Gates of Leavenworth Prison to serve a 5 year sentence. He has coined the phrase "Nightmare Success"...

Ericka is a highly caffeinated coach, course creator, and entrepreneur with a certification collection that includes a registered yoga teacher, trauma release exercise provider, and nutrition specialist. She is the owner and founder of Elemental Kinetics online studio. As a refugee from the body brand nation and host of the podcast The Work IN, she offers mentorship and professional perspectives to help fitness professionals and wellness educators who want to set themselves apart using a creativ...

Bruce Sackman served as the Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigations Division, Northeast Field Office until May 2005 when he retired after 32 years’ service. In this capacity, he was responsible for all major criminal investigations involving VA from West Virginia to Maine. During his tenure he was involved in hundreds of investigations involving allegations of fraud, corruption, false claims, thefts, patient assaults,...

Jay Shifman is a vulnerable storyteller, stigma-destroying speaker, podcaster, and event host. The survivor of two suicide attempts and an overdose, Jay holds a BA in Psychology from Northern Kentucky University and has put in numerous hours of independent learning acquiring certifications in mental health, substance misuse and addiction, and drug policy. Jay founded his company, Choose Your Struggle, in 2015 with two distinct goals: ending stigma and promoting honest and fact-based education ar...