Is your life needing a spark? My guest is Stephanie James, who is a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years in the mental health field. She has a thriving private practice and is also an advanced level E.M.D.R. II trauma specialist. Stephanie’s work involves being a Transformation Coach, film maker, speaker, and host of The Spark with Stephanie James show. Stephanie is the author of: The Spark – Igniting Your Best Life. 

Lori Kilpatrick grew up in a small rural southern farming community.  She joined the army right out of high school where she met her husband.  While traveling base to base she started a family as an Army wife and achieved a degree in education.

Her husband's family had settled in Douglas, Arizona and Lori's family retired from the service and settled in the area. As a small business owner, Lori decided to run for AZ state Senate.  Even though she lost, she realized that her commitment to making a difference and changing what she saw as corruption within the establishment would not keep her from trying again.

Running for County Supervisor of Cochise County, AZ she once again encountered the difficulties of running against an incumbent.  We are honored to have her on our show tonight as we discuss the perils and pitfalls and the accomplishments of running for public office.

Tanja has over ten years of experience as an executive coach working with corporates, business owners and individuals who want to improve their lives and the lives of others.  Amongst other organization Tanja has worked with QT Mutual Bank, Shine Lawyers and BHP developing confident employees to communicate assertively and work with purpose.

Tanja harness' clarity to inspire and impact my clients by reminding people who they were born to be and not who they were told they should be and then unleashing their full potential.

Eli Zupnick is an experienced communications strategist who has spent his career working with candidates and elected officials to help them win races, enact their policy and legislative agendas, manage crises, and get their messages out clearly and effectively. Eli began strategic communications consulting following ten years in the United States Senate, including six years as Communications Director for Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the Assistant Democratic Leader and third ranking Democrat in Senate leadership.



As a strategic communications consultant, Eli has worked with nonprofits and advocacy organizations to help them develop communications plans, manage crises, roll out new projects and initiatives, and secure favorable coverage in major news outlets. He has written and placed op-eds that have appeared in the Washington Post and other major publications.



As Sen. Murray’s Communications Director, Eli managed communications for her personal Senate office, Democratic leadership office, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member office. He led the communications strategy and execution around the passage of numerous bipartisan bills, including her signature K-12 education law that replaced No Child Left Behind. He was on the front lines of Senate Democrats’ messaging and strategy in the fights against President Trump’s attempts to repeal health care reform, defund Planned Parenthood, and jam the courts with extreme judges.



Prior to that role, Eli was Communications Director for the Senate Budget Committee, where he managed communications for Sen. Murray and committee Democrats through the rollout and passage of the Senate Democratic budget, the 2013 government shutdown, and the Murray-Ryan bipartisan budget deal. Prior to that, Eli was press secretary for Senator Murray and lead spokesperson for her work on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the Supercommittee).



In addition to his work in the Senate, Eli has extensive political campaign experience. He took time off from the Senate to serve as senior communications advisor for Sen. Chris Murphy's 2012 successful election in Connecticut as well as Rep. Bruce Braley's 2014 Senate race in Iowa, and then to run communications for Sen. Murray's successful re-election campaign in 2016. Prior to that, he was a press staffer on the 2008 Obama campaign in multiple states and worked on local races in New Jersey and Rhode Island.



Eli is a native New Yorker and graduated from Queens College with a degree in Political Science and Philosophy.

Joy Overbeck is a Colorado journalist and author who writes for Townhall.com, The Daily Caller, The Washington Times, American Thinker, BarbWire and elsewhere. More columns: https://www.facebook.com/JoyOverbeckColumnist Follow her on Twitter @JoyOverbeck1

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Feeling Fit and Naked Healthy 

Adam is a former model, actor, and former alcoholic and addict. Meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger at age 6 thrust him into a fitness obsession. He joined the swim team at 5 and swam until he was 14. Actually, learning to swim at 6 months old in a water babies class. Track, cross country seamlessly transitioned all 4 years of High School. Ranking in state meets in both swimming, track, and cross country. Adam Gates began his modeling career at age19.

Adam refrained from drinking until he was 21…. However with Champagne flowing freely for models in VIP rooms …. A lifestyle that led to alcohol addiction. Friends applied heavy encouragement as social situations do. Adam slowly included heavy drinking in his social activities. Soon he was drinking nightly at home.

At the age of 28 while at the peak of his break into Hollywood, a combination of Black Mold inhalation and his alcohol addiction put him on death’s door. With a lowered immune system he was primed for a losing battle with any serious illness. Within six months, Adam lost 30 pounds along with his ego and sense of self. With doctors and specialists at a loss of how to treat black mold or heal him, he decided to take his health into his own hands.

He moved to Boulder in 2012 for a drier climate and became a hermit. Living on the computer researching every thing he could about healing naturally. He began to implement everything he could running tests on himself.

Slowly through his obsession, he found his formula to not only regain his health but completely turn his life around.

Adam Gates is now a successful small business owner entering his 4th year as well as the creator of Naked healthy. The information Adam learned while in his health cave for nine months has become his raison detre that brings him joy from being in service to others, leading them to a healthy and much happier life and turn their health around.

Now in its 7th-year Naked Healthy is the platform where Adam shared what he learned about maintaining a healthy fit lifestyle. He never realized how many people were as lost as he was when it came to what to eat when to eat, what to drink, how much alcohol is ok. Is sugar ok? How much should I exercise? How much should I sleep? 

Being a model for 20 years was exhausting and he completely understood how everyone else felt. Tired, a little fat, and mostly confused. He has now dedicated his life to helping those within his reach became healthier so that they can become happier then treat themselves better, and others better as well.

Sober now for 4 years, and healthier at 39 than he was at 25.

LORI RAUPE

Lori Raupe is a highly sought-after international speaker, trainer, corporate consultant and life strategist, and a three-time #1 International Best Selling Author.  Lori was recognized as an Author of Influence by The Connected Women of Influence in 2020.  She was recognized by John Maxwell as a person who lives by his culture of Living Intentionally in 2020. She received The Presidential Silver Medal for Volunteerism presented on World Kindness Day.  

Following a 25-year career with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, she joined the elite John Maxwell Team. This global team of coaches, trainers, and speakers teach leadership, communication, team-building, and personality insights, adding value to their clients and audiences. Lori has put her extensive experience and passion to work, earning much-deserved recognition and accolades. 

Her heart-breaking story of the loss of her young daughter, followed by losing all her worldly possessions in the California Cedar Fire has been the inspiration for her to dedicate herself to helping people achieve results, create greater successes, and find more fulfilled in their lives and help organizations maximize their potential.