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Submitted by Douglas Newsom on 19 April 2021

Headlined Guests

Guest Occupation: Pianist
Guest Biography:

CLARA HASLOP

In 2018 Clara made her Carnegie Hall debut as a top-prize winner of the AFAF International Concerto Competition and was invited to perform the Grieg piano concerto with the Kostroma Symphony in Russia. She has performed under noted conductors Uri Segal, Gaddiel Dombrowner and John Roscigno with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, L.A. Doctors Symphony and Virtuosi Brunensis Virtuosi Orchestra in Italy.

Clara was invited by Steinway & Sons in April 2020 to be their young showcase artist on the first Steinway Virtual Masterclass with Christopher O’Riley. She is a prizewinner of international piano competitions such as the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, International Youth Piano Competition, American Protégé International Piano Competition and Kathryn Gawartin Chopin Competition.

Major venues at which she has performed are Disney Hall, Carnegie Hall, Zipper Hall, Cypress Hall, Sala dei Notari (Italy) and the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center.

She has participated in numerous international piano festivals, including Music Fest Perugia in Italy, Puerto Piano International Festival in Puerto Rico, the John Perry International Piano Academy, Vivace Matera International Music Festival, International Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy, Aloha International Piano Festival and the Colburn Young Artists Summer Academy.

Clara was honored to receive a private lesson with Emanuel Ax at Disney Hall. She has performed in masterclasses with Gary Graffman, Simone Dinnerstein, Jerome Lowenthal, Oxana Yablonskaya, Alexander Kobrin, Jon Nakamatsu, John Perry, Arthur Greene, Roberto Plano, Alan Chow and Yoshikazu Nagai.

Clara has studied extensively with Rufus Choi, Dmitry Rachmanov and Ory Shihor. In the summer of 2019 she decided to pursue her undergraduate Piano Performance degree one year earlier than planned and completed both her Junior and Senior High School credits in one year to pursue her dream.

In 2020 Clara started at the Manhattan School of Music as a scholarship student of Prof. Jeffrey Cohen having been admitted at age 17, seven years after she began her piano studies.

Clara has created a transcription of Holst’s “The Planets” for solo piano and plans to perform concerts that include the entire Planets suite with pictures of up-close locations on each planet projected onto a screen. She loves to improvise and is also a writer – currently writing a dystopian trilogy.

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Football Coach, Author, Singer, History Maker, writer, speaker, motivator
Guest Biography:

DIANA WEYNAND aka COACH D

Diana Weynand is a history maker. She played the women’s professional tackle football with the Los Angeles Lasers, becoming their general manager. Diana, aka Coach D, knows a thing or two about this great game and she is taking her knowledge beyond the field with the mission to empower people to mastermind their lives.

In her book, Diana presents eight Lipstick Football principles (Leap, Immerse, Play, Shine, Track, Initiate, Condition, Kick) derived from the football game and applied into our everyday activities. The Lipstick Football method aims to help readers seize life (carpe vita!) and achieve their highest dreams.

Diana loves writing, coaching, speaking and motivating groups. Given the choice, she’d almost always rather play and throw the ball on a field than watch other people have fun doing it on TV.

I shine when I perform music and produce shows. I’m passionate about protecting nature and the environment, and I commit my leadership skills to climate nonprofit organizations. I’m a sailor and I love being out on the water. However challenging and messy it may be at times; I love my life. As Helen Keller said, ‘Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.’ I choose adventure.

– Diana Weynand

Guest Category: Arts, Business, Health & Lifestyle, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help, Inspirational, Motivational, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Guest Biography:

KIM MARGOLIS

Kim Margolis is a singer /songwriter producer from London, England. At the age of 16, he left school with a passion for the music industry, where he found work as assistant engineer/tape operator for Dick James music (Northern Songs). He worked with Reggie Dwight (aka Elton John), Steven Demetre Georgiou (aka Cat Stevens), and other up and coming artists recording mostly early demos. He was then hired by the Decca company to work in their copyright dept and swiftly moved up to staff record producer. 

He worked on tracks for David Bowie (The World of David Bowie), and produced various new artists including the classic folk album “Everytime You Move” by Hunter Muskett.  After being disillusioned by the record business in 1969 he “dropped out” and went to live on a hippie commune in the Welsh mountains. Always passionate about songwriting and music production, he continued to write and play solo and in various bands and continues to this day to perform and record in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Writer and performer
Guest Biography:

JOSH MORELAND

Josh Moreland is a recording artist from Bradenton, Florida…, known for his big sound in which he calls “Battle Cry Music” its a mix of Pop/Rock & Soul with a cinematic edge to it, referred to as the roaring of the soul.

Moreland is a writer and performer, whose tour and opening show collaborations include acts such as Jason Derulo, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Puth, Rick Ross, Ludacris and Far East Movement. Josh’s most recent tour was in South Korea on Jeju Island, which he held a residency for 7 months equalling to 182 Shows.

Moreland’s sound and performance have been referenced to Imagine Dragons, John Legend, and Kanye West. His writing collaborations have included John Legend and Jamaican charting artist, Nature Ellis and many others.

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Composer and violinist
Guest Biography:

NATHALIE BONIN

Nathalie Bonin is a composer and violinist from Montreal, Canada now based in Los Angeles.

Composer and Solo Violinist for the Grammy Winning “Women Warriors: The Voices of Change” soundtrack, her most recent album “Queen of Hearts” received multiple accolades including a Nomination from the Music+Sound Award for “Best Use of Production Music in a TV Trailer”, the HMMA Award for “Instrumental” category for her piece “Euphoria” and the Mark Award for “Classical Track of the Year” with “Arrival of the Princess” that was featured on Netflix “Bridgerton” season 2 Finale.

Nathalie has scored the music for numerous movies, short films, and television series as well as theme songs and soundtracks for worldwide audiences including NBC “New Amsterdam”, CBS “Good Sam” (trailer), AppleTV+ “The Oprah Conversations”, Hallmark, Showtime, and numerous other networks.

Concertmaster of La Voix TVA (The Voice) in Montreal for 8 years, she has been a featured violinist with Wynton Marsalis, Ted Nash and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as well as performed or recorded with: Stevie Wonder, Luciano Pavarotti, Chance The Rapper, YES, Cirque du Soleil, DeadMau5, Alan Parsons, Peter Cetera, Charles Aznavour, Gino Vannelli, Moist and Bran Van 3000. She recently premiered 2 violin concertos by Quinsin Nachoff and Jairo Duarte-Lopez.

Nathalie holds dual citizenship (USA/CANADA) and is Founder and Owner of Kinémuse Productions inc. in Montréal, Canada since 2015.

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Artist-engineer and the founder of Prophecy Productions, singer-songwriter, poet, dancer, creative director
Guest Biography:

JULIA VASQUEZ

Julia Vasquez is an artist-engineer and the founder of Prophecy Productions. Besides being a singer-songwriter, poet, dancer, creative director herself, Julia created a network of platforms and programs in entertainment and educational services for others, as well; Prophecy Productions is a creative, arts and education company that manages Biosonica Sound Meditations, Mindful Artistry Creative Co-working Retreats, Voice Alchemy Academy, Official Ecstatic Dance Radio. A major tenet of these productions is the aim at a world which is better than well. Julia’s personal work speaks to timeless, worldly, yet deeply personal experience.

Prophecy Productions, Biosonica, Mindful Artistry and Voice Alchemy Academy and Julia are all on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can also follow Prophecy Productions on Eventbrite to attend future public experiences:

Guest Category: Education, Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Energy Healing, Sound Healing, Science, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: CEO and Creator of Tensor Ring Energy Pendants
Guest Biography:

Peter Benson was a normal “mechanic and engineering technician” when he experienced a major awakening process that opened up his connection to his Higher Self and the Angelic Realm. He discovered his angelic origins as part of Archangel Michael’s army of light. Guided by Archangel Michael and Ascended Masters, Peter was guided to create profound Tensor technology with palpable healing properties. His research and creations led him to build Tensor rings (all cubits), crystal-infused anklets & pendants, Merkaba, healing coils, sound frequency amplifiers, PTSD restoratives, and more

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Alternative Health, Energy Healing, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health
Guest Occupation: Master Energy Tracker, Healer
Guest Biography:

Bonnie Serratore is a Master Energy Tracker & Healer.

She accelerates personal healing and growth, furthering one’s spiritual path at a quantum level.

She accomplishes this by clearing the individual of unhealed trauma, limiting beliefs and foreign energies from all time and space, so that the expression of one’s Divine self can shine through. 

Bonnie has honed her shamanic healing skills through direct personal experience, and from working with clients and students.

She utilizes the White Light of Creation and does not rely on spirit guides or trance-inducing tools to heal, thus giving her the ability to navigate with clarity the unseen territories of the human emotional and energetic bodies, to help uplift humanity to higher vibrations.

Guest Category: Courses & Training, Health & Lifestyle, Energy Healing, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual, Shamanism
Guest Occupation: Nurse, Attorney, Writer
Guest Biography:

Nancy Perpall is a retired second career divorce lawyer, her first career was in nursing. She published widely as both a nurse and as an attorney. She resides in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, with her husband.

You can connect with Nancy on Facebook at facebook.com/NancyPerpall or visit her website, nancyperpall.com to sign up for her blog, newsletter and learn about new release, Around Which All Things Bend. This romance novel written in upmarket style is receiving rave reviews.  It is available on  Amazon, Barnes & Noble and anywhere books are sold.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Lawyer
Guest Biography:

Randy Corporon was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado

Randy is the Republican National Committeeman for Colorado, one of 168 who will decide the next Chairman of the RNC

Randy B. Corporon has experience few other attorneys can offer: he spent many years working as an auto mechanic and broadcaster prior to receiving his law degree. He has a thorough understanding of the importance of customer service & hard knocks, and he incorporates this knowledge into his family law, criminal defense, & civil litigation cases. He has volunteered with the Gemini Shelter for runaway and troubled teens, Family Tree, CASA, and others, for many years.



Rand was born in Denver in 1959. At 15, Randy dropped out of high school & moved out from home at 17. In '77, he returned to Denver to attend Denver Automotive & Diesel College. He opened and ran high performance & classic car auto repair, body & paint shops in multiple locations employing as many as 10-15 people at a time.



Randy took his GED in order to apply for and obtain a real estate license in 79 or 80, just in time for the real estate crash. Following the death of his older brother in a car accident, Randy’s perspective on family strengthened; volunteering at the Gemini House and The Family Tree...a child abuse & domestic violence shelter and working with troubled teens, with every family case he takes on, Randy never forgets his own tragic loss and struggles.



In 1982, Randy graduated from the Ron Bailey School of Broadcasting and went to work part time at QUAD99-FM in Windsor, CO, a 100,000 watt adult-rock station. In '93 he was admitted to Colorado College, during which he recovered from his own near-fatal car accident—leaving additional scars that guide him in every traffic and injury cases he now handles.



Dedicated Community Servant, Expert, advocate and ActivistHe appeared regularly as a family law expert on Denver’s Tom Martino Radio Show & as a guest-host on Denver’s Grassroots Radio Colorado, & now a host of his own news & political radio talk show on Denver's KLZ AM 560, "Wake Up! with Randy Corporon."



Randy lives outside of Denver with his wife and two children of 17 yrs.

Guest Category: History, News, Politics & Government, Society and Culture, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Retired Assistant Chief California Highway Patrol
Guest Biography:

Jonni Redick is a retired Assistant Chief with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), a 29-year veteran from one of the largest police agencies in the country with over 12,000 employees. Overseeing large-scale civil disturbance and officer-involved incidents; natural disaster response coordination and oversight; and managed hundreds of personnel within daily operations.

She is a graduate of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Command College, Class 56. She holds a Master of Science degree from the University of San Diego (USD) and is also an adjunct professor at USD and for San Joaquin Delta College POST Academy.

Redick is a National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) member and is the current NOBLE National Chair for the Safety and Wellness Committee.

Guest Category: Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help, Inspirational, Motivational
Guest Occupation: Michigan State University Sports Orthopedic Surgeon working with Olympic Ski & Snowboard teams
Guest Biography:

Toufic R. Jildeh, MD attended Michigan State University where he graduated summa cum laude and from the Honors College. He attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency at Henry Ford Health System where he was selected as an Administrative Chief Resident and was chosen as an American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leader. He concurrently completed the Davidson Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. He was awarded the prestigious distinction of Most Outstanding Resident by the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Jildeh was selected for and completed a specialized sports medicine fellowship at the world renown Steadman Clinic/Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado. While in fellowship, he served as a team physician for the US Olympic Ski and Snowboard team and was involved in the medical and surgical care of elite athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, PLL, and Olympics. 



Dr. Jildeh is an assistant professor at Michigan State University, as well as a team physician for Michigan State University athletics and the US Olympic Ski and Snowboard team.He specializes in sports medicine, joint preservation, cartilage restoration, and joint reconstruction of the shoulder, knee, hip, and elbow. Academically, Dr. Jildeh has published more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts. He has presented over 100 papers at conferences nationally and internationally. He has been the recipient of accolades such as the O’Donoghue Sports Injury Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, as well as top research projects at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society, and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Professor of Work-Life Balance for First Responders
Guest Biography:

Dr. Donnie Hutchinson is the Professor of Work-Life Balance for First Responders. He is an Army National Guard veteran, author, speaker, professor, podcaster, and a Work-Life Balance instructor who works with firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other first responders on self-care and work-life balance programs to improve their success at home, work, and in roles in life.



Dr. Donnie serves as an instructor for FDIC, IAFC, and the IAFF. He has a national presence with his work-life balance work delivering workshops for the past six years at the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF/ALTS) annual conferences. Dr. Donnie is an active and proud father of four children and resides in Palm Coast, Florida, with his wife Marlene. His son, a U.S. Army combat veteran, is a full-time firefighter. 

Guest Category: Courses & Training, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help, Inspirational, Motivational
Guest Occupation: High Performance Neuro-Socio Psychologist -The Gym Upstairs
Guest Biography:

Dr. Conor is the no. 1 best-selling author of The Gym Upstairs: The Neuroscience of Future Champions.

He works with leading high-performing competitors to help them eliminate their stress and instead replace this with a maximized overall performance. By working with their high performance he guarantees they will have a 50%+ increase in their productivity.

As Dr. Conor has studied the human brain and mind extensively, he knows that the often perceived gap between the issues of mental health and mental performance are inseparable. As the world’s leading high-performance neuro socio-psychologist, Dr. Conor integrates mental, physical, social, and psychological processes in his work with high performers.

His clients manage pressure in competition better. They decrease stress in their lives, mature faster as leaders, and become more aware of their perceptions when performing. They also improve their overall mental recovery time and have a guaranteed and minimum 7% increase in performing better from one competitive performance to the next which allows for their mental performance to be scientifically optimized within the shortest period possible.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Psychology, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Board Certified Professional Organizer
Guest Biography:

My Guest, Kathi Burns, is a Board Certified Professional Organizer and Image Consultant. As the founder of OrganizedandEnergized.com, her mission is to end overwhelm, energize & transform lives by creating systems people can stick to. 



In 2004 Kathi launched her 1st professional organizing and image consultancy. The following year Good Morning America featured Kathi as a successful woman business owner. Since then, her advice has been featured in national media outlets, including Martha Stewart Living, Entrepreneur Magazine, Oprah and more.

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Fire Captain and Paramedic and Author and Speaker and Eductor
Guest Biography:

Rommie Duckworth is a dedicated emergency responder, author, and educator with more than thirty years of experience working in career and volunteer fire departments, hospital healthcare systems, and private emergency medical services. Rom is currently a career fire captain and paramedic EMS Coordinator for Ridgefield (CT) Fire Department. Rom is the author of chapters in more than a dozen EMS, fire, rescue, and medical textbooks and over 100 published articles in fire and EMS magazines. A member of the NAEMT Board of Directors, as well as other national and international advocacy and advisory boards, Rom continues to work for the advancement of emergency services professions.

 

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help, Inspirational, Motivational
Guest Occupation: Former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain
Guest Biography:

Scott Kelly is a former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired astronaut, and a retired U.S. Navy captain. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on three expeditions and was a member of the yearlong mission to the ISS. In October 2015, he set the record for the total accumulated number of days spent in space, the single longest space mission by an American astronaut. He lives in Houston, Texas.

Guest Category: Earth & Space, History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Nutritionist, Herbalist, Health Expert, Beauty Expert
Guest Biography:

I’m speaking with David “Avocado” Wolfe who is the rock star and Indiana Jones of the superfoods and longevity universe. The world’s top CEOs, ambassadors, celebrities, athletes, artists, and the real superheroes of this planet—Moms—all look to David for expert advice in health, beauty, herbalism, nutrition, and chocolate! He is the visionary founder and president of the non-profit The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation charity with a mission to plant 18 billion fruit, nut, and medicinal trees on planet Earth.

Hear David Speak Live at the L.A. Conscious Life Expo, February 10th-13th, 2023

GET TICKETS: https://consciouslifeexpo.com/?ref=debbidachinger1

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Naturopathic Physician, Author, Speaker & Relationship Coach
Guest Biography:

Dr. Vicki Matthews is an author, teacher, relationship coach, and naturopathic physician. She has been an outspoken advocate for healing and cultural understanding most of her adult life and has appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show twice to share aspects of this message. She is the author of the award-winning novel, The Goddess Letters, which addresses cultural imbalances in our world. Her newest award-winning book, The Five Elements of Relationships: How to Get Along with Anyone, Anytime, Anyplace, is available on Amazon and Barnes and Nobel.

In addition to her Naturopathy degree, Dr. Vicki has a BA in Psychology and an MBA in Marketing and Consumer Behavior from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She runs a private practice, coaches, teaches, and presents globally. A charismatic speaker, Dr. Vicki has been described as “the rare person whose style embodies her passion, knowledge, and expertise”.

 

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Psychology, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: CEO of Life Coaching for Kids Certification Program
Guest Biography:

Renaye Thornborrow is leading a worldwide movement to bring life coaching to kids. Since 2013, her company has certified hundreds of coaches in over 30 countries, helping them create a business they love as a life coach for kids while empowering children around the world. For Renaye, motherhood was the catalyst for turning her lifelong passion for personal development into a powerful story-based coaching curriculum to help children develop mindset skills for self-esteem, resilience, confidence, self-leadership, happiness, and so much more. Renaye is a personal development expert, member of the International Coaches Federation (ICF), and former 3-year board member for the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO). She is a retired corporate marketing executive and the proud mother of 20-year-old twins – a son and a daughter. Adventures in Wisdom is an ICF CCE (Continuing Coach Education) provider. 

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