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Headlined Guests

Guest Occupation: Chicago Sun Times Exec Editor
Guest Biography:
Jennifer Kho is the executive editor for The Chicago Sun-Times. She is the first woman and the first person of color to lead its newsroom. Previously, Kho was the managing editor of the Guardian US and HuffPost, and also worked as a digital media consultant as vice president of journalism and information equity for DoGoodery, which helps organizations reach their impact goals. She advises several news organizations and belongs to the Journalism and Women Symposium, where she previously served as board president, the Asian American Journalism Association and the Online News Association.
Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: musician
Guest Biography:

Lou Evans from 

U.S. pop-rock band WORLD5

 
Bio 👇
 

WORLD5 started with five close friends who were professional musicians. Although life and personal projects put them in different locations around the globe, they kept alive the desires of making music together. Realizing that very long distances separate them physically but not musically, they used the power of the World Wide Web to shorten the physical distance. They recorded their first album "Global Experience" over 3 continents together, founding members were Raimund Breitfeld, Steffen Goeres, Don Bruner, Stephan Goessl and Roland Childs.

Grammy Award winners Pat Hunt and Randy Miller, who produced the band's first album, joined the band replacing Don Bruner and Roland Childs december 2012. June 2013 brought the departure of saxophonist Stephan Goessl and the arrival of Texan guitarist Joe Gavito.  2016, Album Nr.2, "Heartbeat Of The World" was released on Spectra Music Group. 

WORLD5 has a new line up. Joining Raimund, Steffen and Joe are Swedish bass player, Jimmy Olsson and as the lead singer from San Francisco, California, Lou Evans. Jimmy has performed with some of the most popular groups in Sweden, such as Nynningen, Nationalteatern and Björn Afzelius Band. Lou has been showcased with outstanding talents such as LeAnn Rimes, Lorrie Morgan, America, Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Waylon Payne, James McCartney (Son of Paul McCartney), Todd Rundgren, Gregory Page, Billy Galewood (aka Bushwalla, co-songwriter of Jason Mraz), Toca Rivera (Jason Mraz percussionist/background vocalist), and Con Brio.

Lou Evans is a singer/songwriter based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  He played professional baseball in the Miami Marlins Minor League system from 2001-2005. In 2005, he decided to pursue his burgeoning music career. An American Idol Season 4 contestant, lately Lou has been performing and writing new music.

Lou has been showcased with outstanding talents such as LeAnn Rimes, Lorrie Morgan, America, Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Waylon Payne, James McCartney (Son of Paul McCartney), Todd Rundgren, Gregory Page, Billy Galewood (aka Bushwalla, co-songwriter of Jason Mraz), Toca Rivera (Jason Mraz percussionist/background vocalist), and Con Brio.

The past few years he has been given some great opportunities to shine by singing the National Anthem at a San Francisco Giants game and a Golden State Warriors game. When he sings, heads turn. WORLD´s latest asset as the lead singer and as songwriter.

Joe is a proud, 9th generation Texan, and has been a professional guitarist for almost 40 years.

Starting out his musical life in San Antonio, Texas as a drummer all the way through college, guitar decidedly became his weapon of choice after being fired as the drummer and then rehired, as the lead guitarist when the band he was playing with heard him play guitar one night, during a rehearsal break. His fate was then secured. After touring with showbands in the 70's and 80's, he landed up back in Houston when he started playing with the band “Mason Dixon”.

This led to countless studio sessions at Mickey Gilley's studio. In 1991, after a 3-year stint in Nashville, working as a freelance musician and working for Gibson Guitars, Joe moved back to Texas to start a family. By 1995, Digital recording became a welcomed reality for this home studio enthusiast, and Randy Miller became his “go to” recording Guru. So now, the circuit was complete.

In addition to producing the band and contributing electric guitars to WORLD5, Joe is producing Frank Martin Gilligan, and performs as a single artist in Southeast Texas.

Growing up in Bavaria, Germany, Steffen’s initial musical influence came from his mother who was an opera singer. Encouraging her children to learn the piano, Steffen quickly became interested in many other instruments, including the trumpet. At the age of 11, he picked up the guitar and hasn’t put it down since. While his older brother discovered rock and brought an electric guitar home, Steffen was attracted to the jazz and funk music of the 70’s. It was that time - in his hometown of Deggendorf - when Steffen formed a jazz funk band with Raimund Breitfeld and Stephan Goessl of WORLD5. The band played their own compositions, won competitions and was a local sensation.

Steffen went on to study classical guitar and trumpet at the Richard Strauss Conservatorium in Munich, following that up with a year’s study in jazz guitar in Los Angeles. As a typical Student - broke - Steffen returned to Germany. His obvious skill on the guitar was quickly seized upon by many musicians, and he played everything from classical concerts to studio sessions to band gigs and tours in Europe. While playing in bands in Austria, Steffen met his wife-to-be from New Zealand. A couple of years later, they settled in Wellington, New Zealand, where he established himself as a professional musician.

Steffen also inspires hundreds of students through his teaching at secondary schools. Steffen released his solo CD - “A Dozen One Afternoon” - an album of 12 original compositions played on the nylon string guitar. Steffen’s professionalism and musical talents are indisputable, combining harmonic sounds, catchy melodies and smooth grooves. With his skills and experience delivering a quality listening experience to many musical genres, a call from his friend Raimund, to invite him to play for WORLD5, reintroduced him to pop music.

Jimmy Olsson´s musical journey started in the late 50´s playing Mandolin. This led to formally studying Cello and performing in a youth orchestra until the age of 16. As he grew, so did his musical prowess as it expanded to include the Bass guitar. In 1967, he joined a Blues/Soul band as a Bass player, and he's been working in the Music business ever since. In the 70´s, he was playing with some of the most popular groups in Sweden, such as Nynningen, Nationalteatern and Björn Afzelius Band.

In 1980 he formed a sound company, with an old friend and fellow musician. He has worked as a FOH sound engineer and tour manager with some of the leading acts in Sweden. He continues in that business still today.

In the 90´s he brought his knowledge and expertise to the Gothenburg City Theatre, producing both plays and musical theatre.
By 2000, he was teaching music, math, and audio-visual arts. He continues making a difference as a freelance musician in Sweden, playing with and producing multiple upcoming Swedish artists, and now, taking over the Bass guitar duties in WORLD5. 

At the age of four Raimund Breitfeld decided to help his mother, a concert pianist, by operating the pedals of the Steinway as she played. It didn´t take long for her to decide that it might be better for him to operate the keyboard instead of the pedals and he received his first piano lessons. Most of the radio stations didn't play classical music though, so for Raimund it was Pop and Rock music. This inspired him to make his own guitar.

One day while his parents left the house for some hours, Raimund grabbed his father's violin. He did a little cutting with a saw and added some frets ... and Raimund's first guitar was born. Raimund's first pocket money came and a brand-new electric guitar was unavoidable. Shortly after blowing up his grandparent's radio in an attempt to amplify his new guitar Raimund received a real amplifier as well.

During his high school days Raimund and his good friend Steffen Goeres performed together in several Rock and Pop bands. Steffen's skills on the guitar were so advanced that he was already doing solo concerts as a teenager. Steffen was so dedicated that he literally slept with his guitar. Raimund couldn´t keep up with Steffen on guitar and since there were very few drummers in their small town and their skills were moderate Raimund found his calling behind the drums. Drum lessons, music academy and the college of music followed, and he ended up with a degree as a drummer and music teacher.

Crossing paths and playing together over the years in different bands Raimund and his friends, guitarist Joe Gavito, guitarist Steffen Goeres along with Jimmy Olsson and Lou Evans have joined together from all around the world to create the music of WORLD5

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Washington journalist and public speaker
Guest Biography:

Jamie Elizabeth Stiehm is a Washington journalist and public speaker who writes a syndicated column on national politics and history for Creators Syndicate. Her commentaries and op-eds have appeared in leading newspapers across the nation, such as American Heritage, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Francisco Chronicle.  She wrote several essays for The New York Times' “Disunion” series on the Civil War, one of which, The War Comes Home for Lee, was chosen for their hardbound collection, Disunion, published by Oxford University Press (2016). 

​Jamie is also known as a dynamic popular speaker on American history and democracy. Three talks aired on C-SPAN. An expert on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War as well as the woman suffrage and abolitionist movements, she wove an essay and talk on how Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman lived parallel lives from being born enslaved on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. As a scholar-speaker, she engages with  how outsiders - such as Quaker abolitionists - resisted government power and succeeded in opening the way for creating social change.

​Before launching her career as a syndicated columnist, Jamie worked at The Baltimore Sun as a metropolitan reporter for ten years. She also worked at The Hill as a reporter, covering Congress. During this time, The New York Times Syndicate signed her up as a young columnist and fresh voice. Jamie’s first job in journalism was at CBS News in London, where she worked as an assignment editor with the network’s best correspondents and producers. Living abroad gave her insight into what England and America love and hate about each other. Her first op-ed (from London) was in a light vein, “An Anglophile’s Disillusionment.” 

​Jamie’s family hometown is Madison, Wisconsin. She spent most of her girlhood in Santa Monica. Going east, she majored in history at Swarthmore College and graduated with a masters degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Politics and history, the bedrock of her journalism career, prepared her well to be a American storyteller in longer form. 

​Jamie lives in Washington. She is at work on her first book.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Variety
Guest Occupation: Acclaimed Speaker, Author, Educator, Mentor
Guest Biography:

Matt Riemann is a visionary at the intersection of consciousness, human evolution, and transformational intelligence. His life is dedicated to a profound calling, encapsulating his vision and mission to guide humanity back to its inherent truth.

As a world renowned transformational leader, Matt consults with the United Nations, World Health Organization and multiple governments around the world on the convergence of Human Intelligence, Global Consciousness, and Ai in the ultimate trajectory of the human race. At the junction of Science, Medicine and Technology, he is the Founder of Shae.ai, a revolutionary artificial super intelligence designed to quantify the human experience of life (on physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and energetic realms of existence) and deliver real-time intelligence via any smartphone, with the inspiring goal of eliminating pain and suffering from the world by 2050.

Trained as a Scientist, Matt was blessed with an awareness of his supernatural gifts and abilities more than 20 years ago. His fascinating journey has blended the world of logic with the unseen world, resulting in undeniable and life-changing transformative experiences for tens of thousands, even though science struggles to explain these almost unbelievable phenomena. As a multi-award winning speaker, author, educator, and mentor, Matt has left indelible marks in transformational leadership, human evolution, and the future of human consciousness. His work as a “Human Futurist” has led him to collaborate with highly esteemed organizations, prominent leaders, private celebrities and influencers worldwide.

Guest Category: Literature, Business, Education, Courses & Training, Philosophy, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: kamasqa curandero, altomisayoq adept, earth-honoring ritualist
Guest Biography:

My guest, don Oscar Miro-Quesada Solevo, is a revered kamasqa curandero and altomisayoq adept from Peru. Founder of The Heart of the Healer (THOTH) and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition™ of cross-cultural shamanism, he is an internationally acclaimed shamanic teacher, healer, ceremonialist, and author. As a faculty member at The Shift Network and other educational centers worldwide, don Oscar dedicates his life to reviving aboriginal wisdom to restore sacred trust between humankind and nature. A seasoned navigator of non-ordinary states of consciousness, he empowers people to access multidimensional healing for themselves and the planet. His work has been featured on Sounds True, CNN, Univision, A&E, Discovery Channel, and The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Manager of Rainbo Sports Sporting Goods & Figure skating specialists.
Guest Biography:

Jody Diehl is a manager of Rainbo Sports in Northbrook, Illinois. His extensive background in skating began in his  youth where he skated, coached, and worked at Robert Crown. He has 22 years of experience specializing in fitting, mounting, and sharpening Ice Skates. Jody is a licensed seller of Jackson, Riedell, Edea, Graf, Riesport, Aura, Wilson Blades, MK Blades, and Paramount Blades. He resides in the Chicago area where he is a Husband and Father of three. 

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Podiatric Physician & CEO Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists
Guest Biography:

He is Medical Director & Principal Investigator of the Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists’ Center for Research & Clinical Trials. Dr. McEneaney also has numerous literature publications present in several journals. He is a consultant for several medical device companies with responsibilities including surgical implant and instrument design, medical education, lab proctoring, and publishing.

His professional interests involve advanced reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. His specialties involve flatfoot reconstruction, post-traumatic injury management, deformity correction and wound care/limb salvage.

Dr. McEneaney was a Division I college wrestler at Northern Illinois University. He currently resides in Crystal Lake where he lives with his wife and daughter.

Guest Category: Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Writer
Guest Biography:
Bio 👇

Unique Book Reveals How To Improve What You Say & How to Listen – Even When No Words Are Spoken!

Best-seller writer Dr. Stephen Furlich discusses the effect of nonverbal communication in others, the important role it can play at work, in a relationship, family and in every aspect of our personal and professional lives.

Do you ever wonder why you didn’t get the job or a promotion after an interview – or why a business phone call seemed to go so much better than an in-person meeting? When you are on a date or trying to convey a message to a friend, how do you ensure they are fully receiving your intentions correctly?

It may come down not just to what you say – but what is communicated beyond words. A unique book, Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication by Dr. Stephen A. Furlich, provides well-researched answers to these questions and reveals the subtle nonverbal behaviors that often go unnoticed but contribute heavily to the impression one makes.

“The interconnectedness between biology and nonverbal communication is explored deeply here,” says Dr. Furlich, whose prior book was a best-seller, Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages.

Readers will learn how to better notice and understand other people’s nonverbal behaviors. They will also learn how to better communicate with their nonverbal behaviors. From teens to senior citizens, anyone can learn to improve their personal and professional nonverbal communication skills. Some areas covered are gestures, facial expressions, vocal changes, colors, and measurement proportions to mention a few areas.

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Mystic, Creator of The EP Material,
Guest Biography:

For more than 40 years, Erwin Pearlman (EP) has been passionately involved in creating an evolutionary process that unites the spiritual with a unique set of healing techniques.

His healing abilities create energetic experiences, allowing you a more direct experience of your authentic Self.

In this personal altered state, much of the information can be experienced at a greater depth of emotionality, ultimately becoming an expanded source of creativity.

Erwin has facilitated over 40,000 one-on-one sessions and countless workshops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, London, New York, Martha’s Vineyard, Italy, Prague, and India. 

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Artist, Composer, Producer
Guest Biography:

Masha Brodskaya is the Co-Founder and CEO of NEXVOX, a creative technologist, and VR and Neuroscience-Music pioneer. She is a Grammy-award artist, composer, and producer.

Masha is also a Human Rights & Peace advocate, and the founder of the nonprofit organization GCI PLANET — an Interactive Concert & Smart Education Platform that utilizes Arts and Technology as Therapy and Cultural Diplomacy. GCI is working with musical child prodigies from all around the world, and supporting children and youth in need and isolation worldwide.

NEXVOX

NEXOX is an AI-based Neuro-Immersive Brainwave Music technology that enables people to listen to the music created by their own Brain-Activity in Real-Time.

NEXVOX is a true fusion of Music Intervention with real-time Neurofeedback and Meditation.
This restores the body-mind connection and rewires the brain circuits back to their healthy state.

This process treats anxiety and depression at a fundamental level, and also, improves focus and concentration for work and study.  It is drug-free and side effect free.

Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Education, Entertainment, Games & Hobbies, Music, Society and Culture, Pop Culture, Technology
Guest Occupation: Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist
Guest Biography:

Brian Forbes is a Grammy-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist with a profound scientific approach to music technology and consciousness. As the Co-Founder and CTO of NEXVOX, a pioneering neurofeedback music tech startup, Brian leads the integration of cutting-edge neurotechnology with immersive musical experiences.

Brian is also the founder of The Gallery Recording Studio, and the Co-Founder of GCI PLANET.

NEXVOX

NEXOX is an AI-based Neuro-Immersive Brainwave Music technology that enables people to listen to the music created by their own Brain-Activity in Real-Time.

NEXVOX is a true fusion of Music Intervention with real-time Neurofeedback and Meditation.
This restores the body-mind connection and rewires the brain circuits back to their healthy state.

This process treats anxiety and depression at a fundamental level, and also, improves focus and concentration for work and study.  It is drug-free and side effect free.

Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Entertainment, Games & Hobbies, Music, Society and Culture, Pop Culture, Technology
Guest Occupation: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Co-Author, The Wolves of K Street
Guest Biography:

In two decades as an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Mullins wrote scores of ground-breaking stories about the intersection of business and politics, exposed numerous scandals and prompted new laws and regulations to protect Americans against corruption by powerful government officials, lobbyists and Wall Street traders.

In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Mullins has won the George Polk Award and has twice won the Everett Dirksen Award for best coverage of Congress. Washingtonian calls him one of 50 best reporters in politics. He has appeared on Fox News and numerous cable shows and his work as appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Politico, The Atlantic and elsewhere.

Brody graduated from Gonzaga High School and Northwestern University and now lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, two daughters and son.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Actress, Writer, Producer
Guest Biography:

Diana Durango is an actress born and raised in Tampa, Florida.  She trained at the Strasberg Actor’s Studio as a method actor under Mauricio Bustamante and Lola Cohen, as well as under Larry Silverberg learning the Meisner Technique.  She works out of Florida, Atlanta, New York, and L.A. in feature films and episodes such as “Monster” with Charlize Theron, “Wild Card” with Jason Statham, and “Escape at Dannemora” with director Ben Stiller and actor Benicio Del Toro.  She also works as a featured model for various campaigns, while also working in mental health therapy, life coaching, and policy advocacy.  She is active in advocating for women’s rights issues, domestic violence awareness and policy, and mental health policy and awareness alongside her acting and film making work. She has currently finished work in a series of horror films focusing on the “Halloween” genre as well as a feature horror film, “The Inn”.  Along with her film in horror she is branching into working in biblical films this upcoming 2024, sci fi films (“Battlestar Galactica: The Stranded Warrior”), films that advocate her passionate policy issues, as well as her own projects that she is currently writing.  Her upcoming star-studded feature film, “Once a Week for Life”, directed, written by, and starring George Zouvelos will be coming out in 2024, where she is playing the principle female character Eve.  She continues to work in film, and is open to working with talented directors, writers, and projects that have a voice, a purpose, and a soul.

Guest Category: Arts, Business, Entertainment, Religion, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Biography:

Michael Hosking, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Revocycle: Mind and Body Cycling. He taught at Indiana University, Bloomington (where he also earned his Ph.D.  in Biology), and Davidson College (a top-ten National Liberal Arts College).

Dr. Hosking studied exercise and the brain with John Ratey, M.D. of Harvard University Medical School and author of “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.” He lectures on how physical exercise can promote mental health through neurogenesis and reduction of the stress response.

Dr. Hosking currently serves on the Program Advisory Board of the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation, an organization dedicated to reimagining our understanding of how we approach mental health challenges, with a focus on the role of mind-body practices and exercise. He also serves as an advisor to the Wellbeing Think Tank.

Links:

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hosking-ph-d-4b26804/

Guest Occupation: foreign correspondent, initiate of the Q’ero wisdom keepers
Guest Biography:

My guest is GRAHAM GORI who channels a non-human intelligence who is one of the creators of the human genome. Graham began as a journalist working in Havana as a translator for Fidel Castro at Cuba's largest newspaper, Granma. He was then hired by The New York Times in Mexico and later became the Associated Press's foreign correspondent in Bolivia during a time of social upheaval when Bolivia's Indigenous leaders rose to power. While covering a story about global warming in Peru, he was introduced to the Q'ero Indians, protectors of ancient shamanic wisdom. The Q'ero, who hid high in the Andes to escape the Spanish Inquisition, descended the mountains after nearly 400 years to share their teachings. Graham spent seven years learning their practices and became an initiate after receiving The Rite of the Womb. He then connected with a creator-being who revealed a transformative message for humanity. As a direct transmission, Graham’s first book, “Electric Ape,” is a collection transmitted from the creator being. "Electric Ape" is a guide outlining steps for humanity to move consciousness across timelines and undergo a metamorphosis into beings existing in anti-time. The book explains how humanity's "junk" DNA can activate dimensional shifts when Earth's magnetic field changes. Graham's work offers profound insights into Earth's current upheavals and humanity's evolutionary potential. 

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Health & Lifestyle, History, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Metaphysical Teacher, Bestselling Author, Co-Founder of Spiritual Arts Institute
Guest Biography:

Co-founder and co-spiritual director of Spiritual Arts Institute, Dimitri has been instrumental in bringing Spiritual Arts Institute to the place it is today as a premier metaphysical school. With Barbara, he is co-author of the international bestseller Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, Communing with the Divine, Karma and Reincarnation, The Healing Power of Your Aura and their newest book Heaven and Your Spiritual Evolution(release date, October 2021). He is an eloquent speaker on a wide variety of spiritual topics, has lectured across the country, appeared on numerous radio shows and leads the workshops and training classes offered at the Institute with Barbara.

Originally trained in motion pictures and television, Dimitri was pursuing a promising career in directing and producing, having received an Academy Award nomination for his film short Don’t Let It Bother You. When he was twenty-five, Dimitri had a profound spiritual awakening that changed his life. About a year later, he met Barbara at a dinner party and knew that night Barbara was the spiritual teacher he had to study with.

Barbara trained Dimitri in metaphysics as well as getting him involved in her spiritual mission. Following the mystery school lineage tradition, Barbara saw in him the person who was meant to help her bring the Kingdom of Light Teachings to the world and lead the spiritual mission beyond her tenure. Dimitri realized this was his spiritual purpose and redirected his life’s work to pursue the path of metaphysics.

Years later, Barbara and Dimitri broke new ground with the publication of Change Your Aura Change Your Life, first in a series of mystical writings. This led to their founding Spiritual Arts Institute and Dimitri becoming a spiritual teacher. At first supporting the encyclopedic wisdom of Barbara, now through his own spiritual connection, Dimitri is an illumined teacher contributing new inspiration to the spiritual wisdom in books, workshops and course materials.

Guest Category: Arts, Literature, Business, Education, Games & Hobbies, Health & Lifestyle, Society and Culture, Pop Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
Guest Biography:

Hi! My name is Katie. I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia then spent time living in Nashville and Los Angeles, and am now based in Sun Valley, Idaho. My mom says I started humming in the car before I could even talk, so using my voice has come naturally to me forever.

I moved to Nashville in 2014 to attend Belmont University for Songwriting. During that time, I placed as a finalist in the ASCAP Writers Showcase and released my first EP, placed as a finalist in the 2016 American Songwriting Awards with my song "Painted Hearts", and played Unify Fest in 2016 with Trevor Hall and Mike Love. I got to play at the world famous Bluebird Cafe and then released my first full-length album “Something Different” in 2017. I’ve traveled across the country sharing my music and have had the privilege of opening for some really cool artists like John Paul White of The Civil Wars and Nicholas Petricca of Walk the Moon. More recently, my song “Honey” with The Motel Brothers just hit 17 million streams on Spotify.

A few years ago I went viral for my videos of me singing to farm animals. I started posting them to share how animals react to music, and in the process discovered that millions of people also found joy in those moments. Animals have always been my second passion and so to combine my two loves in this way has been so fun.

Currently, I live in Sun Valley, Idaho, playing music at the Sun Valley Ski Resort twice weekly. I’m working on my second album, expected summer 2024, and can’t wait to share my new music!

You can find all my releases on all streaming and digital platforms. 

Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Entertainment, Games & Hobbies, Music, Society and Culture, Pop Culture
Guest Occupation: Texas Human Trafficking Survivor Leader Council, Consultant, Advocat
Guest Biography:

I am a survivor leader, legislative advocate, speaker and expert witness on human trafficking. As a sex trafficking survivor, lived experiences provide an understanding of the devastating trauma. Today I am working towards a master's degree in social work with an emphasis on public policy. Staying connected to the anti-trafficking movement is paramount for understanding the complexities of vulnerabilities and advocating with victims and survivors. Presentations include what sex trafficking looks like, the intersectionality between trafficking and the child welfare system, and stopping illicit massage businesses from operating in our communities.

Guest Category: Business, Education, Courses & Training, K-12, Kids & Family, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Medical Content Writer | Medical Editor | Communications Strategist
Guest Biography:

Medical Writer of Lower Extremity Review: writing, editing research from the literature for multidisciplinary clinicians treating conditions of the lower extremity (podiatry, physical and rehabilitation medicine, aging, orthotics, pedorthics, wound care); managing freelance and solicited content; article production

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: producer, actor, director, writer, filmmaker
Guest Biography:

Ildiko Susany is an actor, writer, and filmmaker based in Vancouver, Canada. Marley, Someone is her debut indie feature film as producer, writer, director, and actor. The film won the Audience Choice Award at the Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival. Check out: marleysomeone.com.

ACTING

Ildiko’s screen credits include: Alaska Daily (ABC), Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist S2 (NBC), Marley, Someone, Lost in Space S2 (Netflix) and Deadly Class S1 (Syfy). Theatre credits: Babes in The Woods (Don’t Look Away/Redline Productions), A Man With Five Children (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), Henry V (Bell Shakespeare Company), The Players (Bell Shakespeare Company), Asylum (Apocalypse Theatre Company) and A View From Moving Widows (Riverside Theatres). Web series credits: Fragments of Friday (Endemol Productions). Ildiko has also worked in various short films, commercials and voice overs.

WRITING

Ildiko is a staff writer on Virgin River season 6 (Netflix). She made her television writing debut on Netflix’s Virgin River season 5 with episode 9, “Angel’s Peak”. Additionally, Ildiko wrote, produced, directed, and starred in her debut feature film, Marley, Someone which won the Audience Choice Award at the Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival 2022, was a Semi-Finalist in the Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift 2021, and made the official selection in the Vancouver Independent Film Festival 2021. Ildiko is a Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices participant which afforded her the opportunity to pitch her comedy series at the BANFF World Media Festival 2021. Ildiko has been the Script & Clearance Coordinator on Virgin River S4 & S5 (Netflix) and the Script Coordinator on Psych 3: This is Gus (Peacock). Ildiko wrote The Day the Galaxy Inevitably Exploded and Died which was shortlisted in Queensland Theatre Company’s Young Playwright’s Program. Ildiko produced and performed in this play for Backbone Youth Arts’ 2high Festival and the Sydney Fringe Festival where it was nominated for the Best of Theatre Award.

TRAINING & AFFILIATION

Ildiko graduated with distinction from a Bachelor of Theatre Arts – Acting degree from the University of Southern Queensland. She is a recipient of a Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship which enabled her to train at the Atlantic Acting School (NYC), The Second City (Chicago) and Bramon Garcia Braun (LA). She has been a core member and social media manager of the Women in Theatre & Screen (WITS Australia) and a committee member of the Equity Diversity Committee (Australia).

REPRESENTATION

As an actor, Ildiko Susany is represented by Kendra Naka at The Characters Talent Agency.

Ildiko Susany - IMDb

Guest Category: Arts, Business, Entertainment, Society and Culture, TV & Film