This week we welcome Stephen Sutton who is an advocate for dyslexia, having written a book, Life in a Jar. He shares his story of living through an education system that didn’t support his learning, from being unable to read and write to having a successful nursing career and being an author.
This week, we welcome Clinton Jordan who has entertained various esteemed audiences including UK Prime Ministers, and Royalty, including her late Majesty the Queen. He is a professional singer, motivational speaker and educator. He has shared the stage with various artists including Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Tina Turner to name a few. He has appeared on numerous international TV networks and he is also a Vocal Arranger for the choir sensation The Kingdom Choir who performed live on TV to over 2 billion households for the Royal Wedding in 2018. His education workshops have earned him the Jack Petchey award for being an outstanding leader. In this episode he shares his story as to why he wants to help people find their voice to improve their mental health, well-being and motivation.
Link:
www.clintonjordan.com
This week we welcome Jillian Haslam, a Corporate and Motivational Speaker, Author, Philanthropist and Educator. She is the Author of the best-selling book “A Voice Out of Poverty” where she shares her story of growing up in the slums of India and her journey out of poverty. She has inspired audiences from around the world to take control of their lives and control their destiny, whatever their circumstances.
Links:
https://www.jillianhaslam.com
Deborah Burris-Kitchen is a Teacher, Educator, Social Activist and Author. She is currently a Professor of Criminology and Department Chair at the Tennessee State University in Nashville. She has served as President of the Association of Humanist Sociology. She has also been a member of the American Society of Criminology and the American Sociological Association, and an activist who fights against violence, racism, exploitation, greed, and capitalism. In this episode she shares her story about writing her latest book – EXPOSED – Time to Put an End to Social Injustice & Inequality.
/>Links
https://deborahburriskitchen.com
This week, we welcome Tony Fairweather who opened one of the first Black bookshops in the UK, before going on to work for The Voice newspaper, where he managed The Voice book club. In 1989 he founded ‘The Write Thing’, an events company established to promote Black authors such as Bernardine Evaristo, Dr Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Terry McMillan, and many more. Now an author himself, he is also the founder and curator of the Windrush Collection, a touring exhibition of artefacts associated with the Windrush generation.
Links:
- https://www.windrushcollection.com/
- https://www.hoperoadpublishing.com/twenty-eight-pounds-ten-shillings-a-windrush-story-75th-anniversary-edition
This week Mary Harper, author of the book entitled The Sound of Her Voice: My Blind Parents’ Story, shares how she documented her parents remarkable lives from the time they fell in love at the Indiana School for the Blind through their challenges, determination, and successes.
Links
https://www.marypharper.com/book
Melissa Orellana is a copywriter, marketing strategist, and rugby player. Here she shares her story of how her rugby career has taken her all across the US and internationally and she's taken the lessons she's learned from the sport and translated them into a profitable business.
Links:
MEOMarketingGroup.com
This week David Figueroa shares his story and journey of being diagnosed with cerebral palsy since birth. His disability left him unable to speak until 8 years old, however, in spite of this, he went on to succeed as a former three-sport athlete, a teacher, a motivational speaker, a fitness instructor and a podcaster. He shares his story as an advocate for others with cerebral palsy and to demonstrate that you can achieve anything.
Links:
https://twitter.com/davidscpfitness
http://www.cerebralpalsy.org.uk
This weeks guest is Ashley Valliere, a Personal Fitness Trainer, Massage Therapist and is now completing her Bodynamic Muscular Psychotherapy program. Along her journey she noticed some peculiar things with her clients over the years, most notably emotional outbursts in sessions, she also took a special interest in people’s posture and body language. She specialises in decoding the body, learning how to navigate how it communicates and emotional intelligence.
This week Dan Hegerich, a 6 x cancer survivor shares his story of having to battle an aggressive form of cancer over a 6-year period. He is now a life and wellness coach with a focus on self-empowerment and self-healing. To coincide with world cancer day – a day that unites people, communities and entire countries to raise awareness, he shares his transformative story and experience of what he learnt as a cancer survivor.
Links
danhegerich.com
worldcancerday.org
cancerresearchuk.org