Headlined Guests
Headlined Guests that have appeared on BBS Radio TV
Douglas J. Friednash
More than 30 years navigating myriad complex local and national legislative and public policy challenges. Former chief of staff to Colorado governor. Respected political thought leader.
Doug Friednash navigates clients through complicated legal, business and political issues as chair of the firm’s State & Local Legislation & Policy Group. He plays a vital role as a connector for his clients, bridging the gap between the private sector and all levels of government from Colorado to governor’s offices across the country and on to Washington. Doug’s notable experience in the public sector—former chief of staff to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, city attorney under Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, member of the state House of Representatives and assistant attorney general—has made him a unique resource with unmatched insight for his clients. He is an influential asset with a combination of deep relationships and first-hand understanding of the nuances of local, state, federal and executive government.
Doug advises clients across diverse industries and issues, including energy, infrastructure, health care, higher education, cannabis and hemp, COVID-19 related issues, business, hospitality, and science and technology. He is a respected national, state and local media resource for his insight on legislative and political issues. He is also an opinion columnist for The Denver Post, covering political stories and trends.
A Denver native, Doug is committed to enhancing the well-being of Colorado. He is actively involved in many political, charitable and community causes.
Shareholder and Chair of State and Local Government Relations at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Talks about #colorado, #politics, and #governmentrelations Talks about Colorado politics
University of San Diego School of Law
Denver, Colorado, United States
After 25 years in the same career within the food retail industry our guest today decided to take her life in a very different direction, and a desire to give back and help people became her driving force. Almost 13 years ago she began her personal development journey to upgrade her mindset and her skillset, learning to release the mental and emotional conditioning that was holding her back …
Geraldine Mair is a doting mum of 27 years and loving wife of 33 years, and now a bestselling author of books on self-help, perspective, awareness and personal development, along with ‘How To’ reference manuals.
She has authored 4 published books, including an Amazon No 1 Best Seller, and as a successful businesswoman has run her own companies in the wellness industry.
As a freelance writer she has published articles in the Far East, Africa and the UK, and as a sought-after speaker she has delivered key-note speeches and been a guest on many podcasts in the USA and UK
Retrained as a fully qualified complementary therapist, she holds diplomas in counselling and psychology and has offered talking therapies to clients over many years helping them to overcome personal challenges…
Nina Boski is many things. She is a mix of entrepreneurship, media executive, transformational “energy”, life and business coach, author, and producer – resulting in a woman who is definitely on the move! Getting her start in radio, she has expanded into many areas of life and business coaching and training, as well as media consulting and content. She is the founder of LifeBites Global,
Nina combines her unique talents, having worked in front of, as well as behind, the camera in hosting, business development, and almost every area of media. She is also part of the prestigious Association of Transformational Leaders (ATL), founded by Chicken Soup for the Soul success coach Jack Canfield, which allows her to work alongside some of the top Transformational people in the world. Join me tomorrow Feb 17th 2022 at 12 Noon Pacific standard time as I have this phenomenal conversation with this Sapphire...
For four decades, Benny Vaughn has set a standard in the United States for massage therapy in sports. Massage Magazine named him one of the most influential massage therapists in the last 100 years for his contributions in both education and clinical applications of soft-tissue therapy and bodywork.
Benny has participated in Four Olympic Games with the USA track and field team, including 1996 where he served as a Manager for Athlete Medical Services and the Medical Liaison at Olympic Stadium. Other Olympic Games where Benny has been on the USA track and field sports medicine staff as a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Athletic Trainer are: 2004 Athens Greece, 2008 Beijing China, and 2012 London England.
In October 2014, Benny opened the Benny Vaughn Athletic Therapy Center facility located in the Clearfork development in Fort Worth, Texas USA. This new space enables Benny to provide the same quality and level of hands-on care afforded US Olympians and Olympic hopefuls at the Olympic Training Centers.
Benny Vaughn's educational philosophy is, "Education and learning nourish your soul and expand your potential." He has been a strong proponent of quality massage therapy education for decades and brings more than forty years of clinical, hands-on experience to his teaching. He believes that experience is the key to a good education. Benny Vaughn is an engaging teacher who stimulates curiosity and makes learning exciting.
Stephanie Bonte Lebair
Stephanie helps service-based business professionals and sales teams know what to say and how to say it to find more prospects and close sales faster when they network and speak. As a classically trained singer with credits in opera, musicals and cabaret in New York City and beyond, Stephanie combines her stage experience, 20 years of coaching, and cutting-edge personality coding technology to help people use their voice to captivate their audience. Whether singing on stages or speaking in the Boardroom, Stephanie helps professionals be the voice of their passions through her business, The Empowered Voice.
For over 20 years, she has helped singers, speakers and business professionals leverage their voice for more influence, authentic connections and increased sales. She is an award-winning Licensed and Certified trainer with Codebreaker Technologies, Inc.
She was an award-winning Managing Director of eWomenNetwork Montgomery County and has run several networking and mastermind groups.
Her Keynotes include:
The Voice Magnet – How to capture and captivate your audience every time you speak.
Your Networking Superpower - The 3 Steps to create authentic connections that lead to more sales
Stage Fright to Stage Power - How to Shift Nervousness to Excitement and Stand in your Power on Stage.
It’s Not Rocket Science, It’s Personality Science - Learn the only methodology in the world scientifically validated to predict buying behavior in less than 90 seconds.
Connect with Stephanie here:
Stephanie@empoweryourvoice.com
917-251-7866 | www.empoweryourvoice.com
Cheri Tree is a best-selling author, professional keynote speaker, executive business coach, world-renowned sales trainer, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and Chairman of CODEBREAKER Technologies, with clients in more than 180 countries worldwide. Cheri has spoken to hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and sales professionals globally and been featured in numerous international publications, sharing the stage with icons such as Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Suze Orman, and Sir Richard Branson. Cheri has also lectured at Harvard University and UC Berkeley and is considered the number one personality-based sales trainer in the world thanks to her game-changing CODEBREAKER Personality Coding Technology, powered by B.A.N.K.
When Cheri Tree started her first business as a financial advisor, she struggled to make sales. In fact, the first year, she made an income of only $700! Cheri was completely disillusioned by the proverbial “sales is a numbers game” message, and dedicated herself to reverse-engineering the personality types, basing it in “buyology” – the science of buying behavior. Cheri created B.A.N.K.— the first easy and accurate system that combined the proven brilliance of personality science with real-world best practices for the sales process. With B.A.N.K., Cheri grew her yearly income to over $500K in just 12 months and to over $1M in 3 years.
The B.A.N.K. system is a scientifically validated methodology, designed to predict buying behavior in nanoseconds and was originally created in the early 2000’s by the company’s Founder and Chairman, Cheri Tree.
Cheri’s success elevated her to iconic status and she is frequently invited to speak at many of the top business conferences in the world, sharing the stage with business giants like Robert Kiyosaki, Anthony Robbins, Les Brown, Steve Wozniak, and Sir Richard Branson to speak about the power of B.A.N.K. and lecture at top universities like Harvard University and the University of California. Cheri has been nominated as Innovator of the Year for the past four consecutive years by the Orange County Business Journal, accepted the American Riviera Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo, and invited to speak at the United Nations AI For Good Summit—all because of her work in the business world and the social impact for humanity with B.A.N.K.!
The mission of Codebreaker Technologies, is to:
CONNECT AND EMPOWER HUMANITY.
CONNECT AND EMPOWER HUMANITY.
Anne Gagliano is an author, lecturer and spouse of retired Seattle Fire Captain Mike Gagliano for over 35 years. Her Fire Engineering article “What Every Firefighter’s Spouse Should Know” and ongoing contributions to Firelife.com, have inspired couples all over the world to seek a fulfilling, lasting and intimate marriage despite the challenges posed by the fire service.
She and Mike lecture across the country on building and maintaining a strong marriage with principles derived specifically from her three decades- worth of experience as a fire/law enforcement/military wife. They are co-authors of the bestselling Fire Engineering book “Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage”, that highlights the many joys and challenges of love, fun and passion in a first-responder marriage.
Mike Gagliano has over 33 years of fire/crash/rescue experience with the Seattle Fire Department and the United States Air Force. He retired as the Captain of Ladder 5 and remains a proud member of Fire Station 31.
Captain Gagliano has written numerous fire service articles, is co-author of the bestselling books Air Management for the Fire Service, Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage and the SCBA chapter of the Handbook for Firefighter 1 & 2 from Pennwell.
He is a member of the Fire Engineering/FDIC Advisory Board, Firefighter Air Coalition board member, on the advisory board of the UL-Firefighter Safety and Research Institute and teaches across the country on Air Management, Fireground Tactics, Leadership and Company Officer Development.
Mike co-hosts the popular Fire Engineering radio webcast “The Mikey G and Mikey D Show” and partners with his wife Anne (Firelife.com) to teach strategies for developing and maintaining a strong marriage/family.
Jason White proudly lives by the Marine Corps motto honor -courage -commitment. He was born in New Haven Connecticut. Was in foster care and parents passed away when he was 6 and 8. He was adopted by a Marine at the age of 5. At the age of 16, moved to the great state of Florida where he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2004 at the age of 18. Jason served two combat deployments and was injured on his last tour of duty by an improvised explosive device (IED). He was honorably discharged after nearly 10 years of service as a Sergeant. Jason still calls Florida home and enjoy spending time with his two beautiful children. “Once a Marine, always a Marine” stands true as Jason continues to serve the community as the director of the Birdwell Foundation for PTSD, Florida chapter. A nonprofit organization dedicated to decreasing and eliminating suicide in veterans, first responders and their families. As well he serves as the president and CEO of Warrior Wheels foundation which was birthed out of the loss of a fellow veteran. And now the Warrior Wheels foundation donates motorcycles cars and trucks to veterans and first responders while supporting the efforts of the Birdwell Foundation for PTSD in other local community organizations.
Lincoln Gregar, has had the gift of channeling the Higher Self Consciousness his entire life and has been bringing through public messages since 2007. Before ever hearing the term channel or medium, Lincoln was already channeling his school papers with ease during his teenage years. It was after his meeting with Jananda Korsholm in 2004 that Lincoln was guided to more fully explore and strengthen this inborn ability to channel the Higher Self Consciousness. By repeated requests by his ever-growing YouTube audience, Lincoln began offering his channeling services publicly.
BRIAN JORDAN
Brian Jordan has graced the stage and been featured with many legendary musicians, including James Brown, Dave Matthews, Bernie Worrell, The Allman Brothers Band, Ray Manzerik, Buddy Miles, George Porter, Jr., and many more. Brian currently plays guitar with The B-Side Players, as well performs as acoustic duo with Karlos Paez of The B-Side Players.
In addition, Brian works as session guitarist, bassist and producer. As leader of the “Brian Jordan Band”, Brian brings a unique and heavily charged sound to live audiences across the U.S. Former projects include 12 years (1999 – 2011) as guitarist for the high-energy funk/jazz band, “Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe”; A stint as guitarist in the house band for the NBC TV show, “Last Call with Carson Daily (2006 – 2007); Guitarist with “Ms. Lauryn Hill” (2006), guitarist in the rotating lineup of the art-rock band “Banyan” (2006 – present).
SARAH E. LYONS
Sarah has been providing astrology information for a lifetime and began offering her services professionally over 29 years ago. She serves an international client base from all walks of life and consults for several businesses and organizations.
A frequently requested reader, teacher, and entertainer in the Tampa Bay area; Sarah has been featured on both radio and television. She has written for many publications and has been the featured astrologer for Paradise News Magazine of St. Petersburg Beach, FL for the last 16 years.
Sarah is a Past President and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Astrological Association of St. Petersburg, Florida; which she joined in 1984, and founder of SPICA St. Petersburg International Community of Astrologers 2017. She is a member of ISAR, the International Society for Astrological Research, and attends conferences by UAC, United Astrology Congress, where she studies and consults with astrologers worldwide.
Involved in fire and EMS for over 45 years, Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan Jr., whose comfort zone is chaos, has participated in over 400 critical incident debriefings. He was one of the paramedics responding to the Sandy Hook shooting. A true icon of emergency services in Connecticut, Chief Meehan is an expert in Peer Support and Finding an Appropriate Clinician in the “New” Emergency Services.
A Career firefighter for 35 years, and an active Paramedic for past 38 years, Bernie has been involved in both career and volunteer fields. He is a founding member of Connecticut CISD Team in 1988 and is a Peer Helper trained in both fire and law enforcement disciplines.
CASSANDRA MARY BAUER
Cassandra Mary Bauer is a NDE survivor, Spiritual Thought Leader, Author, Personal Evolution Mentor, Radical Re-programmer, Ascension Coach and Founder of NOWLEVELUP.
As a survivor of deep child trauma and abuse, Cassandra grew up with a low sense of self-worth, self-esteem, and self-confidence. She struggled in the early part of her life with feeling alone, invalidated, disconnected, and lost.
After her profound awakening in 2013 and finding her way back to herself and creating the magical life that she had once dreamed of, led her to wanting to help others do the same.
Cassandra has worked with thousands of souls all over the world sift through their programming to discover the superhero that lives underneath all the conditioning, beliefs, thoughts, and fears.
Cassandra focuses on empowering adults and children to expand their awareness, master their emotions, balance their energies, and break free from their pain by feeling it, alchemizing it, and transcending it so they can step into their divine purpose, now.
“I believe we came here to be the heroes of our own stories and to do that we must be willing to feel the entirety of our story.”
Cassandra isn’t your typical coach. She is an Ascension Coach – living proof that by embodying your deepest desires and being in alignment with your intuition, you can achieve far greater heights of success, happiness, and abundance – and that the journey doesn’t have to be hard. It gets to be fun and playful.
Those who work with Cass experience massive shifts in mental health, self-expression, financial wealth — and everything in between.
Cass believes that when you awaken in one area, you awaken in all areas — and this is the pathway to a life of emotional liberation, self-transformation, and inner peace.
Cassandra teaches The NOWLEVELUP Method through workshops, classes, events, and coaches’ personal clients internationally.
Cassandra has been told by thousands of people that she is the ‘Perfect Mirror,’ Why?
Because she understands the depth of feeling unseen, unheard, unacknowledged and invalidated for the magic that lives within.
And, she also knows the power, strength and courage it takes to walk the path of reconnecting back to one’s individual magic and understanding that the only one that can validate that magic is oneself.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS OF SPREADING THE LIGHT : TO BE THE CANDLE OR THE MIRROR THAT REFLECTS IT
Edith Wharton
STEFF REED
Steff Reed is a Musician, Educator, and Activist. By sharing his story, Reed shows others that they are not alone. He is a Black Man that loves and gives greatly, modeling that emotional sensitivity and compassion can make us stronger as a community.
As a singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist, Steff Reed is known to affect audiences with his spiritual, uplifting energy and song. He is unafraid to be vulnerable and open in his own story, sharing lessons of resilience, healing, self-betterment. Reed blends genres of folk rock, alternative rock, pop rock to culminate in inspirational, humanitarian messages.
Over the years, Reed has gained national acclaim as a producer and song-writer having worked with the likes of Trey Songz, Jhene Aiko, Eric Roberson, Swizz Beatz, Kenny Lattimore and Gordon Chambers on songs that made it to the Billboard Charts.
As an Educator, Reed has taught thousands of youth between the ages 4-24 over the last 15 years. In 2013, he was nominated for the GRAMMY Music Educator Award and taught a “Power of Love” workshop at NYU/Ed Sullivan Fellows.
RUTH BROYDE SHARONE
Honored internationally for her interfaith activism and leadership, filmmaker/journalist Ruth Broyde Sharone is the creator of INTERFAITH: The Musical which has ignited the enthusiasm of people around the world eager to see their religious and cultural diversity reflected in mainstream theatres. Both lyricist and composer, she released her first album for the musical in 2015 and the second one in December 2021.
Eight songs were performed publicly to a full house at the Pico Union Project in LA in 2019. She is currently completing the libretto.
A passionate interfaith activist for more than 30 years, Ruth pioneered ground-breaking interfaith pilgrimages to the Middle East in the 90s, was a co-founder and then served for 10 years as Co-Chair of the Southern California Parliament of the World’s Religions, and worked on the staff of the Global Parliament as well. She created a popular interfaith program on college campuses with her prize-winning film, God and Allah Need to Talk.
Her riveting interfaith memoir, MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES, considered a “primer” on interfaith engagement, has received multiple literary awards and endorsements from 30 religious leaders including H.H. the Dalai Lama. Ruth also penned more than 60 articles for The Interfaith Observer, and co-authored the 2018 best-selling Amazon book, 21ST CENTURY VOICES: Women Who Influence, Inspire, and Make A Difference.
Among her many awards for inspirational interfaith leadership, in 2013 she was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Board at Morehouse College and recognized as an outstanding interfaith leader by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2015. She resides in Los Angeles.
EVA PERLMAN
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
Albert Einstein
Eva was born in Berlin, Germany in 1932.
Her family survived WWII by hiding in the mountains of southern France.
Following her childhood in Germany and France, she has lived in Israel, Switzerland, England, Uganda, Canada, and now the U.S.
She has had several careers in many fields including healthcare, and her goal is to help people maintain and improve their health.
She was married for 32 years, has three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
She has always been a wonderful storyteller, and now published her autobiography: “Eva’s Uncommon Life
Guided by Miracles.”
Eva’s Uncommon Life – Guided by Miracles is an extraordinary life story that begins in hiding in the south of France during World War II, narrowly escaping capture by the Nazis. Eva Perlman’s autobiography details the first of many miracles that kept her family alive and permeated her long and rich life. After adventures, travel and hardships she ultimately found her purpose as a Holocaust survivor educating Jewish teens on the annual March of the Living. Perlman brings pearls of wisdom, humor and joie de vivre to her tale of love, loss and choosing happiness.
Eva, not only is your story so inspiring, but your genuine love of life is amazing.
Your jokes kept me laughing when I needed to feel good. Your conversation kept
me listening when I needed to be inspired, and your story kept me learning when
I needed to gain perspective.-Bryan G., Student, BIE March of the Living, 2012
Eva’s positive outlook, ability to overcome hardship, and the ways in which she
has used her experiences to teach others about tolerance and respect are models
we should all strive to emulate in our own lives. This memoir is a beautiful and
honest reflection on a life well-livedMaya Aharon, Director, Teen Experiential Education Programs, Builders of Jewish Education, Los Angeles
Jennifer Kelly is a nine-time foster mom and mother of four boys. Jennifer left a 16 year career in film and TV to become a postpartum doula, Kundalini yoga teacher with emphasis on PTSD and addiction, Reiki master, sound healer, Reiki Master, functional nutritional wellness specialist, certified hypnotherapist, wellness life coach and is CARE certified in Raindrop and Vitaflex techniques.
She owns and operates INlighten Community in Toluca Lake, CA. Jennifer started a Non Profit called For Land and People to bring comprehensive and alternative therapy programs, regenerative farming, housing and safe community to people around Los Angeles in need, with a focus on at-risk and foster youth.
MARY JACOBSON
Mary Jacobson is For Land & People’s Acting COO and Content Creator. She has been teaching yoga and meditation in Los Angeles since 2008, with a focus on seniors with dementia and other severe impairments. Before taking up a yoga practice, Mary was a professional print and online journalist.
She has a BA in Humanities from the University of Louisville and an MS and journalism from Columbia University as well as kundalini Level 1 & 2 certifications, 200-hour RYT certification, and Accessible Yoga training. She is now devoting her skills and energy to For Land & People by helping to create the necessary content, operations, and structure to establish and support this inspirational endeavor.
OSHRI HAKAK
Oshri has been playing woodwind instruments for 25 years. He has had the opportunity to study oboe with Paul Sherman in Los Angeles and Joseph Robinson at Duke University, where he also studied psychology and management, as well as performed research in time perception. He has furthered his musical studies in his work with Guru Singh, practicing and offering meditative and yogic music for several years.
His main instruments are oboe and English horn, but in the past years have expanded to performing the duduk, penny whistle, Native American flute, and vocals. He is also an author and illustrator of several children’s books, and has a small food business that makes delicious carob bars. In this way he loves to nourish beings through sound, imagery, and food.
