Somewhere in the Middle with Michele Barard
Authors, Coaches, and Entrepreneurs share their personal and professional journeys. Past guests include Bruce George of the Genius is Common Movement, Life Coach Bobbi Stevens, Financial Expert Steven Hutchinson, Sen. Barbara Robinson, Geraldine Hollis of the Tougaloo Nine, Author Bernard N. Lee, Jr., and Author and Speaker Tawana Williams.
Episodes
Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn’t settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website ...
William Schirmer is the author of both The Leadership Core and Fulfilled: Finding Joy and Prosperity in Life. He is a senior management professional in Human Resources, having been involved with HR, Talent Management, and Learning & Development functions for domestic and international firms for more than twenty years. His expertise includes the creati...
Mestanna Gay is a renowned Transformational Coach, Author, Inspirational Speaker, and Entrepreneur, celebrated for her expertise in guiding individuals through personal transformations. Her journey, marked by overcoming traumatic experiences and adversity, began in 1991 when she turned to poetry and prayer as a therapeutic outlet. Mestanna's work embodi...
Nefateria Fonda’ is the President of Go Get It, Inc., a Certified Business and Sales Coach, Author, and Facilitator specializing in helping Christian parallel-preneurs (Professionals who are building a service-based business alongside their 9-5) get clear on whom they serve and how they serve, get confident in their sales skills, get cash into...
Shellee Howard is the Founder and CEO of College Ready and CR Tutoring and Test. She is a college graduate and is a Certified Independent College Strategist. She is a best-selling author, a member of HECA (ethics organization), and a member of SOFA (Society of Financial Awareness).
Shellee is a mother of four young adults. Her old...
Originally from Chicago, Paul D. Casey has now been a professional speaker for over 25 years (giving almost 300 presentations in the past 4 years), and he is one of the leading authorities in leadership and personal growth—especially time management—helping people take back their calendars and restore sanity to their lives. He has spoken for organizations like Mcdonald's...
Nancy Pickard is a certified Master Integrative Life Coach with a myriad of coaching certifications specializing in shadow work: Boundaries, Healing your Heart, Bigger, Better, Braver, Parenting, Reinvention, and Worthy, to name many of them.
She is the author of the international best-selling book Bigger Better Braver: Conquer your fears, Embrace your co...
Daniel Alfon is the author of Build a LinkedIn Profile for Business Success. Daniel joined LinkedIn in early 2004 and publishes articles, interviews, and exclusive content about advanced LinkedIn strategies to clients and subscribers to his website, www.danielalfon.com.
Connect with Daniel AlfonTwitter: https://twitter.com/Daniel...
Connie Johnson is a graduate of Tuskegee University with a B.S in Elementary Education. Later, her heart required that she equip herself with new ways to help her students work through traumas and become their greatest selves. She then went on to earn her M.Ed. from the University of West Alabama.
Connie has worke...
Gael Wood is a massage and spa professional with over 25 years of experience in the industry. She graduated from massage school at the age of 19 and then went on to open her very own day spa and therapeutic massage center in 2003, which she ran for 6 years.
In 2013, Gael launched her first online business, which she managed along with her career as a Massage T...
Christine ('Tine) Zekis is an educator turned software engineer, international speaker, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) advocate. She is the Founder and CEO of Getting Black Women Paid, which empowers Black women professionals to change the trajectory of their careers, dramatically increase their lifetime earning potenti...
William Attaway is a Leadership Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders to INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for over 25 years and is currently the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, a church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), where he has served si...
Jason Zara owns and operates Blue Moon Estate Sales, providing professional quality estate sales throughout the Inland Empire. He has worked with Chambers of Commerce, as well as in marketing, journalism, and as the owner of a retail store. He has an MBA with a concentration in marketing and a passion for helping business owners to succee...
Anne Arceneaux is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is an experienced educator who started her teaching career in the Chicagoland area and continued working in education in the Houston, Texas, area. Her span in the education field included but was not limited to teaching language arts and science in an integrated manner and working as a campus Scien...
Dr. Jessica Hammerman holds a Ph.D. in history and has two decades of experience editing for writers of all kinds—academic, non-fiction, fiction, and textbooks. She has worked as an editor for Penguin Putnam and W.W. Norton and has also served as a copyeditor for several national magazines, including Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out New York, and Play...
Michael S. Seaver is an award-winning executive coach, leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and author. He’s on a mission to unlock human potential to help people uncover and live their purpose and live a more meaningful and authentic life. His unique methodology has revolutionized how leaders can live authentically and how organizations engage employees. He off...
Brandon Leibowitz runs and operate SEO Optimizers since 2007. We are a digital marketing company that focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which in turn converts into leads, sales, and clients.
Connect with Bradon LeibowitzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandonLeibs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonleibs
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Jerry Fu is a conflict resolution coach who helps Asian-American leaders advance in their career and life journeys. Having taken on several pharmacy leadership roles, Jerry started coaching in 2017 to help other Asian-American professionals deal with the conflict they encounter at work, with their culture, and within themselves. Prior to starting his coaching busi...
Christopher Burns dedicates his life to coaching men to activate their purpose, power, and prosperity. He has been coaching men, entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals for almost a decade and works with clients 1-on-1, in group coaching, home study courses, and hosts live events, retreats, and masterminds. Christopher’s company coaches and teaches ...
Sam Thiara is a professional who has created a personal journey as a coach, speaker, storyteller, writer, workshop facilitator, educator, and entrepreneur. His goal is to engage individuals in personal and professional development. He was recognized by the Governor-General of Canada with the Canadian Soverei...
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