Both James and his wife, Steph, have overcome the deepest darkest moments of their lives to create amazing lives. Fast forward 15 years, after many ups and downs and a lot of hard work, they recently sold their tech company, one of the world’s largest construction software companies! They have created a personal evolution company called Powerful U, along with producing a film, book, and assessment to help others transform their lives through evolving their Perceptions.  The book is titled Perception: Seeing is Not Believing and it's available now on Amazon and Barnes and Noble's websites.  

James and Steph’s journey of transformation is nothing short of extraordinary. Before they met 15 years ago, both of their lives had hit rock bottom. They were both financially, emotionally, and spiritually bankrupt. Life had beaten them down and shattered their self-esteem. At the lowest point in their lives, they met and were united by a shared vision of creating and becoming more. They started the only place they could by working on themselves and helping each other grow. They challenged each other every step of the way, and never settled.

Shortly after meeting, Steph wrote James’ first resume and taught him how to send an email. This began James’ unlikely career in technology. Around this time, they also started a family. Fast forward fifteen years, after many ups and downs and a lot of hard work, Steph and James recently sold their tech company, one of the world’s largest construction software companies. They now have five beautiful children and live an extraordinary life. Through this journey of self-creation, they developed a personal philosophy centered around perception. They believe perception, more than any other factor, will determine how someone’s life will turn out. James and Steph started Powerful U as their way to give back to the world.  

Their mission is to provide a roadmap for people to master their perceptions and their emotions to become the conscious creators of their lives. According to James and Steph, “Everything you see and experience is determined by your perception, and your emotions give your life the only meaning it has.”

James and Steph Purpura are seekers who find the state of humanity inadequate. They believe the unrealized potential of the individual is both the source and solution to this problem. Their goal is to inspire fellow seekers to tap into their unlimited potential, through a personalized combination of philosophy, science, technology, and community.

Gina Gardiner is a No1 International Bestselling Author, Motivational Speaker, Empowerment and Relationship Coach, and Transformational Leadership Trainer with well over 30 years of experience helping people experience happiness, success and fulfillment. She’s the founder of the Thrive Together Tribe membership and personal and spiritual development program and The Enlightened Leadership Program.





Gina has learned to walk twice as an adult. For over 20 years, she ran her award-winning school, for the most part from a wheelchair.  The gift of this experience was the development of a unique approach to life and the development of transformational leadership.  





Gina's journey has not been an easy one. She became the youngest Deputy Head Teacher (Deputy Principal) of the largest school in the district, at age twenty-nine in September 1982. She had a serious ski accident in February 1983 when she fell between 150 and 200 feet down a black run when the mogul she was sitting on gave way.  Gina then became the Head Teacher of the school 7 months later when the Head died suddenly in his sleep. Gina became the Head (Principal) and ran the school for twenty-one years --mostly from a wheelchair.





Necessity is the mother of invention. The greatest gift of her disability was the creation of a very different approach to helping people step into their genuine power.  This facilitated a unique and highly effective leadership program, based on mutual respect and people taking radical responsibility for their performance and shared responsibility for the success of the school.  





The strategies were successful, and the success was sustained was demonstrated as the school won several accolades including being on Her Majesties’ Inspectorate’s (HMI) ‘Best 100 Schools (In England,)’ list, twice during my leadership.

Work was great pain control, Gina became very good at switching her body off whilst she was working but it was taking its toll. Gina left Headship in 2004 because her health was deteriorating but, she was not ready to sit at home and be limited by her health.  



Gina reinvented her professional life and published her first two books (Manage Your Staff More Effectively and Kick Start Your Career) to give herself credibility in the business world and expanded her coaching skills. She became an NLP Master Practitioner and coach.

 

Over the years it has become very clear when working with individuals, couples, teams or whole organizations that the vast majority of challenges or issues fall into one of five categories: beliefs, particularly self-belief, love and relationships, achieving and sustaining success, managing change and transition and finding a sense of purpose and fulfillment.  

These are represented by the five secret pathways in her latest book, ‘Thriving Not Surviving – The Five Secret Pathways To Happiness, Success, and Fulfilment.’ In the book, Gina shares the principles and lots of practical strategies which have helped her and clients achieve greater happiness, success, and fulfilment.  These act as an SAT NAV to help people navigate the challenges of life.  

 

"I believe that disability is a metaphor for life. Limiting beliefs: I’m not worthy, not clever enough, too old, too poor, not beautiful enough, etc. keep people stuck.  I may have challenges with my mobility but I have the capacity to wheel away (usually at high speed) in my wheelchair.  I have learned that it is not the challenges that define us but what we do with them. Focussing on what I can do rather than what I can’t and challenging those beliefs which have the capacity to limit have made a tremendous difference to the quality of my life."

Supernatural Entertainment, Paranormalist, and Remote Viewer.



To Go Where No Mind Has Gone Before with Michael Telstarr! Michael Telstarr is a Master Remote Viewer, and holds 7 World Records in Escapology. Learn to Remote View and Become the Ultimate Psychic Detective! Find lost objects, locate treasure, and missing persons.

Master of Mentalism, Michael Telstarr is MAKING A SPECIAL APPEARANCE at the MEGA UFO CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY 15th -22nd at the Aquarius Resort in Laughlin Nevada. Join him as he amazes you with his entertaining demos to bend metal, levitate objects, and so much more!

Michael Telstarr is available for events and seminars on remote viewing, out of body adventures, and lucid dreaming. Connect with Michael Telstarr at 437-234-7713

Michael Telstarr is a Master Remote Viewer, Master of Mentalism, and holds 7 World Records in Escapology. He is the youngest person to perform "Houdini's Water Cell Torture Escape" at the age of seventeen. He strongly  believes in mind over matter, and the belief we are more than our physical selves. Michael was an escape artist under the name "Scott Free" in his early years performing. He has done upside-down straight-jacket escapes in public, sometimes hanging 90 feet in mid-air in public places such as the Exhibition in Toronto and over Lake Ontario! David Blaine and others has led him to perform some incredible feats.

Michael was an escape artist for 17 years, and has a unique background. Michael was mistreated badly by his father, so he learned to not only perform actual HOUDINI like escapes, but he was also having many obe's, and psychic experiences at fourteen.

Michael has done over 1500 lectures and seminars on Out of Body Adventures, Secrets of Remote Viewing, and Lucid Dreaming. In addition, interviewed over 20,000 people during his tenure with the Psychic Show, CIRCUIT.IN. Not to mention...hundreds of newspaper clippings, and interviews from various magazines. Michael has over four decades of experience as a psychic entertainer and reader.

Michael continues to dazzle people in his private shows and public appearances as a Master of Mentalism. See him bend spoons and keys, guess your underwear color, or see his ability to light up light bulbs at will or levitate objects and move objects. He refers to himself as being a humorist mentalist, not a mental humorist.

Mitchell Scott Lewis has been a professional astrologer in New York City for more than three decades, specializing in financial astrology and medical chart interpretation as well as relationships, elective astrology & life direction. Throughout the 90’s he worked on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange and became well-known as an astrological trader and market analyst. Since 2011 Mitchell has been a regular guest on Coast to Coast where he discusses the economy, politics and the future of our society.

Mitchell works with natal charts, transits, solar arc direction, secondary progressions and composite charts.As a result, his international astrology clientele include leading financiers, as well as health professionals, renowned entertainment industry figures, and people from all walks of life. He’s been quoted in Barron’s, the New York Daily News, and many other publications.



In "Living By Starlight," his ongoing monthly newsletter, as well as in lectures and numerous appearances on national television and radio, he has accurately predicted a number of world events, including the rise of oil prices, the collapse of the housing market, and the ‘08 stock market crash, which he precisely foretold within days of its occurrence more than a year in advance. He also correctly predicted the last four presidential elections.



He is the author of the Starlight Detective Agency mystery series, which highlights protagonist astrologer/detective David Lowell and features New York City as a backdrop. The books have developed a cult following among savvy mystery buffs, and the third novel in the series, Evil in the 1st House,was recently published.

Caden Banker Morgan is a 14-year-old inspirational singer, songwriter, and actor.  Caden started singing at age 3 with the release of a Christmas CD “Caden Comes to Town.”  Caden couldn’t read yet so he had to memorize all the words to the songs!



Caden’s first original music video “Healing Helps (anti-bullying pop anthem)” filmed with a cast of 30 classmates and friends was released in Feb 2019 and has eclipsed 56,000 views on YouTube. 



For the Thanksgiving holiday this year Caden released his first Christian song — the Classic hymn “Did You Think to Pray?” Which has over 25,000 views on YouTube.



Caden enjoys live singing performances having sung the National Anthem in front of 19,000 at the L. A. Clippers game, as well at his high high school promotion in front of 5,000 people.



Caden was in the Musical “Oliver” and sang “Stand By Me” at the S.A.C.K. “Kindness” Conference in front of 4,000 kids and adults in two separate performances.



This holiday season Caden performed as part of a Christian ministry in front of 160 inmates at the Norco Men’s Correctional Facility.  He sang two solos and got a standing ovation from the inmates.  It was the first time a minor was allowed into the prison for any type of performance.



On January 1st 2020 Caden is releasing a fun pop song with a creative music video “Dancing On the Clouds.”

Eric Soderholm is a former MLB player, owner and founder of Soderworld. Playing for the Chicago White Sox has certainly opened many doors of opportunities in the business world for Eric. He enjoys hosting baseball camps and hitting lessons. In addition to his major accomplishments, he had a great run with his company Front Row Tickets but then found that his dharma or true purpose in life is at Soderworld. There is no telling how many people have thanked him for creating Soderworld. He truly loves teaching and coaching people through their problems and this shows in his dedication and commitment to all those around him.

“It truly is a miracle when people see things from a spiritual perspective,” Soderholm said.

Find out more about Eric Soderholm here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/white-sox/2019/7/13/20689330/in-his-third-lifetime-former-white-sox-eric-soderholm-finds-peace

About Soderworld:

From the beginning, there was something magical, even synchronistic, which kept driving us toward the manifestation of our center. SoderWorld Wellness Center & Academy reflects its owners and operators, our Soderholm Family. It is one of Midwest’s finest health and wellness centers specializing in holistic treatments, spa services and mind/body/spirit workshops which bring balance into your life. We are proud to offer over 25 of the most amazing treatments and services available. We are committed to providing you with the most professional, affordable and enjoyable experience possible.

Our beautiful 5,500 square foot A-frame log cabin rests on 2.25 acres of attractive wooded property offering a labyrinth, meditation garden, waterfall, nature pond with ducks and swans, meditative walking path, 8 professional treatment rooms, a retail gift shop, conscious art gallery, multi-purpose classroom, yoga studio, Himalayan Salt Cave, 3D sound healing room, infrared sauna, aqua floatation bed, and an on-campus massage training and yoga academy.

For over 20 years, SoderWorld has been dedicated to providing a body, mind and spirit sanctuary where ALL people are welcome to come and share ways to create a fuller, healthier and happier life. There is so much to see. Come by. We love giving tours of our beautiful building and garden sanctuary! We will be honored for you to join us on our journey to healing. Live with peace, prosperity, joy and abundance.

https://www.soderworld.com/

Joe Staub began his journey like most in the sports business, he was a former athlete but wasn't going to advance to become a professional, so he moved into coaching. Staub competed in the decathlon as a multieventer in Track and Field at the University of Connecticut while also completing his undergrad and first Master's degree with some of the top kinesiology professors in the world. Staub found himself falling into strength and conditioning right away, he'd always had a passion for training and enjoyed understanding how to improve. Staub worked his way up from intern to GA, to eventually getting his first full-time job at the University of Kansas, eventually leaving Kansas to become the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Hofstra University a small D1 school in Long island. While at Hofstra, he taught as an Adjunct in the Sport Science program, finished his MBA and received additional certifications in human resources, strategic planning, and management.

Eventually Staub stepped out of coaching and moved into working with nutrition products and now into the Sport / athlete monitoring division of athletics. It was a perfect move for him that allowed him to use his network while being customer facing in addition to helping internal operations.

Staub joined Strive after meeting with the co-founders at a conference in 2018 and was immediately blown away. Every school Staub had worked at they created a paradigm integrating the academic research side and the sport performance side in athletics, so being very familiar with all the different technologies in addition to having used every major technology in the Athletics world right now, when he saw the combination of things that Strive was doing he was impressed and decided to join the team.

Today Staub serves as the main contact for teams and athletic programs currently working with Strive as well as prospective clients. He is hands on with clients, onsite for demos, installation as well as any testing or management that needs to be done.

Angela. L. (aka) A.L. Waddington: Written five novels on paranormal mysticism with time travel and romance, with a splash of historical fiction.

Author of the EVE series (Essence, Enlightened, Perception, Illumination) and the Spirit Quest series (Transcendence). All are available on amazon, Barnes

& Noble, and all major book retailers.

The EVE and Spirit Quest series is ultimately a love story between Jocelyn Timmons and Jackson Chandler. It is freshly unique in that the main characters are relatable to a large audience in that their age group is late teens to early twenties. The narration of the story is told from eighteen-year-old Jocelyn Timmons viewpoint and the distinctively different lives that she leads on parallel planes when her soul travels nightly between the twenty-first century and the nineteenth century.

On a much grander scale of enlightenment, it offers an alternative explanation for déjà vu, the consequences of declining family dynamics, the rational of auditory and visual hallucinations as the classic symptoms of schizophrenia and hypothesizes the truth behind noted prophecies. The foundation is created in Essence, elaborated further in Enlightened and blossoms in Perception followed by a unique twist in the conclusion, Illumination. The series theories that an individual who has the inherited gift of EVE (Essence Voyager Era), possess the ability to live parallel lives on separate planes of existence. Throughout childhood and early adolescence, a barrier in their mind remains intact on the conscious level to prevent awareness of the other life from crossing each other. However, during late adolescence to early adulthood, the barrier between the two worlds begins to disintegrate causing the auditory and visual hallucinations of their other life to break into conscious awareness.

These symptoms, once recognized by a family member(s) who also have the gift, were throughout history, guided by those family member(s) to adjusting to the disintegration of the barrier and full conscious awareness of living dual existences. Unfortunately, with the decline in extended familial structure, family member(s) with the inherited gift are often no longer present when the symptoms appear and therefore the individual(s) are diagnosed with schizophrenia.