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Guest Occupation: Fire Chief, New Canaan CT Fire Dpeartment
Guest Biography:

Albe Bassett is the Fire Chief of the New Canaan (CT)Fire Department. He has 29 years of fire service experience, with many of those years training and developing firefighters and officers to become better for themselves and the communities in which they serve. Albe is certified as Fire Service Instructor 3 and holds a B.S. degree in Fire Technology and Administration, an MBA from the University of New Haven, and a Master of Science degree in I/O Psychology from Walden University. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at Walden University. 

Guest Category: Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Personal Development, Self Help, Motivational
Guest Occupation: As an attorney, coach and healer, Pamela assists with the trauma – emotional, financial, spiritual and legal – surrounding divorce.
Guest Biography:

Pamela Pacetti is known for her holistic approach to family law. Pamela works with women ready to move through separation and divorce empowered and aligned. Rather than being a regular healer and coach – Pamela offers something totally different and unique – she is a seasoned attorney who is a powerful see-er and healer for a woman’s separation and divorce journey. She integrates her legal career and helps clients through the emotional and spiritual aspects of the experience, using her training in Collaborative Law and Mediation, as well as her healing abilities in: Shamanic Healing; Energy Healing; Mediumship; Meditation; Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique [QHHT]; Transpersonal Hypnotherapy; and Life and Spiritual Soul Coaching.  Pamela received her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, and has concentrated on divorce and family law for 25 years. Trained in collaborative law and mediation, she served on the Board of two Collaborative Professional Associations. Today, Pamela is an intuitive medium and a certified life and spiritual soul coach. Using her intuitive gifts and legal training, magic happens for her clients. She coaches a one-of-a-kind program: Divorce in the Age of Aquarius – The Way of the Divine Feminine ™ providing women with empowering legal insights, as well as the spiritual insights that shift the drama of divorce into a sacred journey instead. Pamela helps her clients move through divorce to find true healing, make aligned decisions, and co-create the abundant life they are meant to lead. Pamela is the author of “Divorce, Holistically Yours: Learn Essential Knowledge of the Legal Process and How Divorce Can Be a Catalyst for Your Soul’s Evolution.” Pamela’s mission is to take the mystery out of the legal process, and to empower women to reclaim their sovereignty, discover enlightened concepts meant to shift their perspective, end repeated relationship patterns, and find true healing in the process

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Oscar is an internationally acclaimed shamanic teacher and healer.
Guest Biography:

I’m speaking with the Originator of the Pachakuti Mesa/ Transmitter of Wisdom Traditions / Vision Keeper of The Heart of the Healer Shamanic Mystery School - Oscar Miro-Quesada Solevo. Oscar is a respected kamasqa curandero and altomisayoq adept from Peru, founder of The Heart of the Healer, originator of Pachakuti Mesa Tradition™ cross-cultural shamanism. An internationally acclaimed shamanic teacher and healer, earth-honoring ceremonialist and author, don Oscar is OAS Fellow in Ethnopsychology and member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle and Birth 2012 Welcoming Committee. He has been guiding ethno-spiritual pilgrimages to sacred sites of the world since 1986, with special emphasis on Peru and Bolivia. His work has been featured on CNN, Univision, A&EDiscovery Channel and Ancient Aliens. With several books already published, Oscar is now the author of the new book: “SHAMANISM: Personal Quests of Communion with Nature and Creation.

Guest Category: Arts, Earth & Space, Health & Lifestyle, History, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Family Therapist & former high performance athlete mom
Guest Biography:

Kellie Ann is unique, and her life story attests to that fact. As a teen mom, adoptive mom, and foster care mom, she has had a lot of great experiences. But there is even more. Just one year after she gave birth to her daughter, she became a great-grandmother.

She is a co-author with Dave Farrow, a two-time Guinness World Records holder for greatest memory, and she is the creator of an online parenting curriculum. Her new book, an upcoming memoir, "Wounded Heart, Graceful Warrior" is her story of overcoming domestic violence.

She has a Marriage and Family Therapy BA. degree and is a Family Intervention Specialist. Her experiences range from teaching, reunification of families, working with at-risk youths, families in crisis, and as a parent coach. She has worked as a nanny, in preschools, correctional facilities, and social work agencies.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Psychology, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Founder - Get Speaking Gigs Now
Guest Biography:

Leisa Reed is the Founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now.

You’ve probably heard that public speaking is a powerful way to build your business and attract your ideal clients. But even if you have a desire to be a speaker, you might not know what to talk about, where to go to find gigs, or how to offer your services from stage without sounding salesy.

As the Founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now, Leisa mentors professionals who want to use speaking to grow their business. Clients who work closely with her “Get Their Talk Ready to Rock” and build their speaking skills and confidence through the Speaker's Training Academy.

On today's episode, Leisa will be sharing expert strategies you need to know to build your business through speaking. In our brief connect before the show she shared:

"I was 40 years old when I changed my career path, took a huge leap of faith and became a professional speaker.

I had zero gigs, zero clients and zero email list.

The first gig I had (with 10 people in attendance) led to thousands of dollars in sales.

That first year, I booked 83 speaking gigs in my local area." 



LISTEN TO FIND OUT HOW LEISA DID THIS AND HER STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS! Learn how to receive your copy of: Get Immediate FREE Access to the “5 Top Tips to Get More Speaking Gigs NOW”.



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Guest Category: Business, Education, Entertainment, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: DC's newly elected Attorney General
Guest Biography:

Brian L. Schwalb has committed his legal career to using the law in service of others, advocating for what matters most to the people and organizations he represents. As the District of Columbia's second independently-elected attorney general, Brian is committed to fighting for D.C., advancing the public interest, and ensuring that the law works to make the District safer, healthier, and more equitable for all who live and work here.

Brian is a third-generation Washingtonian. After graduating from Duke University and Harvard Law School, and completing a two-year judicial clerkship, Brian served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. After completing his service with the Justice Department, Brian entered private practice representing clients – individuals, businesses, nonprofits and families — in a multitude of high stakes matters including advocating for people injured by excessive, unconstitutional police force, defrauded out of their assets, and fighting for their lives on death row.

Among other professional recognitions, Brian is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is limited to the top 1% of area trial lawyers and whose careers have reflected the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Brian is also an experienced law firm leader, having served as Venable’s firm-wide Vice Chairman and then as the Partner-in-Charge of Venable’s D.C. office.

Outside the practice of law, Brian has volunteered his time, legal services, leadership, and mentorship to organizations dedicated to enhancing D.C.’s justice system, mentoring D.C. Public School students, and reducing the local impact of HIV/AIDS. Brian is also an active supporter of cancer treatment and prevention, Holocaust education, and has served as an officer and trustee of his synagogue. 

Brian and his wife Mickie Simon live in Ward 3 where they raised their three daughters – Jessica, Allison, and Sydney.


 

 

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Chief of Police in Pinole California
Guest Biography:

Chief Neil H. Gang has served in law enforcement for over 34 years and has been the Chief of Police for the Pinole Police Department since 2014. He is the Chairperson of the California Police Chiefs Association Organizational Wellness and Resiliency Committee, the Co-chair of the IACP Officer Safety & Wellness Committee, the author of the Asher Model-7 Point Approach to a Culture of Wellness, the host of the 6th Pillar Podcast, is a POST-Wellness Instructor and was named Public Safety Hero of the Year by the House of Representatives in 2020. His innovative work as a law enforcement leader has been featured in several national Police magazines. He is a graduate of the prestigious Northwestern School of Police Staff Command, where he was the president of the class and the recipient of the Franklin M. Kremel Award for excellence in the field of leadership.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help
Guest Occupation: Former Mayor, Councilwoman, Planning Commissioner |Small Business Award Winner | 2x Best Selling Author | Keynote Speaker | Local Government Coach | Consultant
Guest Biography:

Former mayor, council member, planning commissioner, thought influencer, and insider, for years Debbie saw people’s needs go unmet because of gross misappropriation of funds too common in our current political landscape.

Debbie is thoroughly familiar with the workings of municipal government, its issues, and pressing fiscal challenges. She has worked on both sides of local politics as an advocate for good government.

Debbie earned a B.A. from the University of Idaho and was named Scottish Young Businessperson of the Year among other accolades. Her local bakery in Scotland grew to $6m annual income in three years. In addition, Debbie is a residential real estate broker who has negotiated over 500 win-win transactions.

With intelligence officers and auditors as family role models and her background as an investigative journalist, Debbie learned how to get things done. Debbie shares democracy as a participative art that transforms communities through communication. Her practical, multi-faceted, and creative strategies foster well-governed communities.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety