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9: Amethyst Wyldfyre is wild healer and coach
16:Jeri Dansky finds happiness and health as a personal organizer
33: Bob Jenkins aka Bob the Teacher former high school teacher turned business coach
37: Beth Buelow – Introverted Entrepreneur is not Quiet
47: Miranda Reiter world traveler turned financial advisor
64: Paul Roetzer, who is the Founder PR2020 is a real life Jerry Maguire
69: Karen Hinds, CEO of Workplace Success – A Phenomenal Woman
78: Tim Kight, CEO Focus 3 – How a Leader is Made
85: Lyndsey Hrabik, Managing Editor and Social Media Strategist at Nonprofit Hub
93: Isra Garcia, Marketer and Extreme Athlete – Social Media into Human Media
111: Meg Sylvia, Artful Publications – Marketing E-books and making the leap!
114: Chad Watkins is Sommelier at UncommonGrape – France lover turned wine lover
121: Madeline Puckette, Founder, Wine Folly – Graphically Accessible Wine
123: Adam Teeter, Founder, Vine Pair – Making Wine Less Pretentious
143: How to start a membership site and find purpose with Keith Griffis of ifSimply.com
145: How to bridge the millenials and baby boomers gap with Sarah Sladek
12: Meika Hollender is starting a condom revolution with women
13: Ali Smith is transforms youth with yoga and mindfulness
15: Linda Mornell psych nurse turned social entrepreneur on a Summer Search
17: Dave Schmelzer is a renegade atheist turned pastor looking for meaning
19: Cara Bradley investment banker to figure skater to yoga teacher to elite athletes
24: Matt Johnson goes from corporate marketing to running coach
27: Melissa Wilson anti-bullying advocate tells her story
32: C.C. Chapman is marketing with new rules
38: Stephan Boudon – The Future of Green Tech Investing and Sacrificing Everything
42: Maurya Couvares of ScriptEd on how coding can change the world
48: Gary Namie talks workplace bullying and his role in the Martin/Icognito case
49: Beppe Salerno tours the world on a bicycle with Ciclismo Classico
54: Miles Masci is making Perfect Fuel Chocolate for an active lifestyle
58: Elizabeth Henderson is working for The Future of Sustainable Organic Farming
61: Nicolas Warren, Perfect Fuel Chocolate – How to make chocolate healthy
65: Sean O’Keefe, Event Planner – From Celebrity Chef to Star Event Planner
70: Bill Bentley, Productive Self – Talks how to recover from a productivity crash
71: Graham Wright went from Chemistry PhD to Artistic Tribe Leader at Opus Affair
80: Matt Hawkins, CEO of Top Cow Productions – A science guy turned comic guy
108: Irem Eren, Marketing Director at Ayza – Turkey, Wine, and Chocolate
122: Keith Chow, Founder, Nerds of Color – Revealing Secret Identities
136: How Bonnie Burgett Became an Entrepreneur in Crowdsourcing Real Estate
138: LSU Star Joyce Walker on overcoming alcoholism and coaching basketball
139: Vegan TV producer and filmmaker Betsy Carson talks making it in tv and why she loves vegan recipes
148: Body jewelry and small business incubation with entrepreneur Melissa Tyler
149: Dealing with infertility and finding a meaningful career with Camille Preston
153: How to read customer minds with Joseph Carrabis
137: Rewarding people for using clean power with Tess O’Brien
28: Chris Tkach ditched six figures to make Idle Hands Craft Ales
3: Jesse Kornbluth is the butler for your head
4: Bob Sutton has rules for no assholes and wants to scale up excellence
5: Gretchen Rubin, NY Times best seller is talking Happiness project
6: Kylie Ofiu overcomes domestic abuse, homelessness and her finances
10: Peter Sims found his true north by making little bets
20: Marci Alboher a writer/tv personality popularized slashing has encore careers lined up
30: Chris O’Leary goes from studying classics to busboy to restaurant expert
34: Jay Forte overcomes identity crisis and death to find his greatness zone
41: Lisa Cron talks about the Science of Story
45: Jonell Galloway is a Rambling Epicure, food writer and adventurer
50: Gareth Jones blue collar gastronomist in search of taste
51: Susan Arendt Joystiq Managing Editor queen of video game writers
60: Dahled Jeffries is a Slam Poet – How to Succeed as a Poet
62: Zev Robinson is a Documentary Filmmaker who talks about Where wine comes from
63: Quiana Agbai is the Blogger of Harlem Love Birds
67: Ann Handley, founder of Marketing Profs, talks about Content Marketing
72: Greg Tung is the head of Scare Yourself Every Day blog
77: Phil LaDuke, Safety Writer, Author and Consultant – A True Entrepreneur
88: Connie Allen, Professional Blackjack Dealer – “Casino Through a Dealer’s Eyes”
94: Ryan Ferrier, Comic Book Writer and Letterer – How to succeed as a comic book writer
101: Kristy Bromberg, Author – Soccer mom Driven to sexy stories
102: Kyra Davis, Author – From single mom to Best Selling author
116: Marsha Wright, Strategic Alliance Expert – Greetings from Thailand
118: Alex Weaver, Managing Editor, BostonInno – A young Don Draper
119: Claire Cook, Author, Must Love Dogs – Must Love Reinvention
133: Struggles of growing up as a tall woman with Height of Style founder Kacy Karlen
147: How to quilt online with Cheryl Brown
152: Tatyana Brown, poet and educator – From $17.83 in the bank to artistic success
154: College dropout Kanye would love – Poet Danny Strack
155: Poet Dan Gallant, Reviving a dormant brand- Nuyorican Poets Cafe
2: Lian Dolan chaos chronicles chatting with 4 satellite sisters every week
7: Mike Mataluni is a Kick Ass Dad
11: Kenn Blanchard is a Black Man with a Gun and so much more
14: Mignon Fogarty is Grammar Girl and awesome
23: Erica Wheeler uses music to give us a sense of place
26: Rob Walch saved his life and career with podcasts at Libsyn
36: Charles McFall is a Success Freak who learn how to make a living with integrity
53: Guillaume Veillette is a translator by day and video game journalist by night
55: Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed Podcast – overcome addiction towards success
56: Raheem Jarbo aka Mega Ran teacher turned video game rapper
59: Rick Younger is an Actor and Comedian – He Tells All
66: Dave Jackson – School of Podcasting, Advice from an OG Podcaster
68:Barbara Beach is A Renaissance Woman at Radioactive Broadcasting
73: Orlando Baxter is a Comedian and Teacher – The Positive Pushups Man
74: Krysta Youngs, Singer and Song Writer – Ryan Tedder with a Vagina
75: Mehran Khaghani is a Comedian – “Look, Ma no Hands”
109: Eric Tivers, ADHD Expert and Podcaster – ADHD Rewired Superstar
130: How Monica RW Became the Host of Independent Underground – A Successful Political Podcast Show
35: Bob Hannum molding bodies with Pilates and molding sculptures
40: Scott McCabe – Making funny films a business
79: Jamar Nicholas, Comic Artist and Educator – The Unicorn
86: Thomas Yeates, Comic Book Illustrator – Zorro’s Price Valiant Swamp Thing
87: Mark McKenna, Comic Book Artist – He’s Done Everything
91: Ashley Woods, Illustrator and Graphic Novelist – Inspired by Capcom and Anime
95: Afua Richardson, Comic Book Artist and Singer – Jane of all trades
97: Emily Goodstein, Birth Photographer or Birthographer – Shooting Babies
110: Hannah Engelson, Film Director – Why Jonah Stands Up from Muscular Dystrophy
125: Latoya Burton, Interior Designer – Life changing Australian Walkabout
141: Artist Angel Mendoza on childhood mentorship, career fulfillment, and Mesoamerican art
142: Filmmaker, acting coach, and wrestling aficionado Mike Messier
120: Virginia Kuhn, Professor, Cinematic Arts, USC – New Film Frontier
8: Sherry Carver is helping blended through divorce
21: Ernest DuBose lawyer and US Army vet makes a difference in New York family law
22: Fran Seegull is disrupting traditional philanthropy with impact investing
25: Rick Muhr 31 marathons $65M raised 1,000s of lives changed
39: Doug Ammar – Lawyer Doing Social Justice with compassion
46: Elatia Harris expands her palette and her mind around the world
52: Greg Lesky Drinkbox Games talks Guacamelee and AAA to indie games
81: Benjamin Mee, Zoo Director at Dartmoor – We Bought a Zoo
82: Zorina Galis, Chief Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch, NIH
83: Gina Kinzley is Lead Elephant Keeper at Oakland Zoo – Make way for Elephants
84: Robert Hilsenroth, Executive Director American Association of Zoo Veterinarians – Zoo Vet Champion
89: Sherrie Hines, Public Defender – Lawyer Karate Teacher and Advocate
90: Robert Wicks, Author, Psychologist – How to overcome trauma
92: David Keevil, Psychologist and Artist – ADHD is a super power
96: Kristina Kaiser, Pastor and Filmmaker – Cinematic Preacher
98: Donna Christensen, Congresswoman US Representative for Virgin Islands – Doctor turned Congressperson
99: Scott Barton, Chef and Food Historian – The Food Griot
103: Kelly Urbanik, Winemaker – Macari Vineyards, The Chemistry of Winemaking
104: Banks White, Chef de Cuisine at Minton – Cooking Up Harlem Renaissance
106: Michael Willis, Surfing Legend – Speaking to a Sea God
113: Dante Bartolomeo, State Connecticut State Senator – Accidental Politician
124: Scott Herman – MTV Real World to Youtube Fitness Star
134: How to become a life coach and build a new boarding school in Chicago
1: Derrick Duplessy finds purpose by helping others meet their potential
18: Mike Gemm is a fundraising coach living life For Impact
57: Doria Robinson, Urban farmer at Urban Tilth
76: Marla Felcher runs The Philanthropy Connection – From Journalist to Advocate
29: David France creates revolution of hope teaching an orchestra in the inner city
15: Linda Mornell psych nurse turned social entrepreneur on a Summer Search
127: How Sheeri Cabral Became an Expert at MySQL and Her Role at Mozilla
31: Sara Seager is finding life on other planets
44: Jim Gates explains his life via super symmetry and string theory
43: Joseph Francisco Professor of Chemistry how to overcome low expectations
126: Sherry Penney, College President – A Leadership Pioneer
150: From Volunteer to VP with Denise Bransford of Roosevelt University
105: Laura Ettinger, History Professor at Clarkson University – Reluctant Pioneer
107: Bill Vitek, Philosophy Professor, Clarkson University – Rockin’ Environmental Ethics
112: Kalyan Raman, Marketing and Neuroscience Professor, Northwestern University – 2 PhDs
115: Alex Avina, History Professor, Florida State University – From Soccer Player to University Professor
117: Cheryl McNeil, Boston Public School Teacher – Dedicated to the Job
120: Virginia Kuhn, Professor, Cinematic Arts, USC – New Film Frontier