Headlined Guests
Headlined Guests that have appeared on BBS Radio TV
NATHAN SPITERI IS A FILMMAKER, ACTOR AND WRITER.
He is also a sexual abuse survivor, activist and advocate. Born in Canberra, Australia, Nathan was sexually abused as a child, threatened with his life and that of his family. He turned to drugs, violence and sex as a result to survive. Hitting rock bottom, Nathan finally came out the other side, through intense therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics and Sex Anonymous. He has chosen to use his painful past to help others, aligning himself with organizations both in Australia and the US to raise awareness, educate people and act as an advocate for sexual abuse.
Nathan studied acting in both Australia and the USA and has starred in several films and theatre productions in both countries. He has now turned his hand to writing and producing. A feature film has been written, whilst a limited series is in the process of being written on his life. He has since written his second feature film and another TV series. Nathan starts shooting the Amazon Prime Series, Asunder, in NY in late 2021.
Nathan was the keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Surviving Sexual Abuse Conference, in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a global ambassador for the ‘CLF’, (Children’s Liberation Foundation), a nonprofit organization whose aim it is to eradicate the world of Child Sex Trafficking and Child Slavery. Nathan is an ambassador for the ‘Australia Says No More’ campaign as part of the No More Campaign. The mission is to unite a diverse global community to end domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse. Nathan is proud to be associated with is ‘Menslink’ (a Canberra only based organization) helping young men between the ages of ten to twenty-five get through tough times with the least amount of damage to themselves and those around them. Menslink provides free mentoring, counseling and education programs across the Canberra Region. Another great Australian organization Nathan is honored to provide support to is ‘SAMSN’, (Survivors and Mates Support Network). It is one of the country’s leading associations for male survivors of child sexual abuse.
His first book and memoir, ‘Toy Cars’ published by Three Little Birds Press in Australia, was released in Australia in May 2021.
HI, I’M CHRISTA MAYFIELD.
I’ve always been mission-driven and people-centered. Nothing gets my heart on board like righting injustice and being in the middle of change. Maybe you resonate? The drive to do something that matters. The comfortability in crisis. The draw to those that need you. All beautiful, noble and helpful traits. And yet, something was missing…
I worked in the anti-human trafficking field for over seven years. I dove in to the plate-spinning, job-juggling, multiple-hat wearing pressure of small non-profit life. After several years, I took my first steps into direct client care. Immersed in the struggles and crises my clients faced, I developed constant, low-lying, unaddressed stress, interspersed with moments of intense panic, resulting in a subsequent severe decline in health. Alongside the physical ailments, I also experienced symptoms of secondary-trauma, depression, anxiety and compassion fatigue. I was numb, lonely - soul-tired. I had so much passion. I was doing work that mattered with people I cared about. So why did I feel so stuck? So depressed, resentful and exhausted? My short dive into the world of client support also afforded me an even closer look into the daily lives and struggles of other direct service providers. I saw firsthand the toll the work took on their quality of life and the quality of care they were able to provide.
Part of my personality has me always asking, “Isn’t there a better way?” I started doing a lot of soul searching, along with a lot of research. I was seeking a fresh perspective, clear direction on how to create a life for myself that was full of the joy, beauty and peace I so desperately wanted for my clients.
Ready for something new and different, I decided to pursue a long held passion for health and wellness. In 2020, I graduated from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition as a Certified Health Coach. After learning a deeply holistic view of health from a host of some of the most prestigious doctors and wellness professionals in the world, a vision for a unique opportunity began to form as I saw a place to merge these two fields - providing care for the caregivers.
My respect for social workers, therapists, case workers, law enforcement, advocates and non-profit staff runs deep. Professionals from numerous disciplines work tirelessly to provide excellent service to their clients to support them through horrific stories of suffering. Usually, this work takes place through linearly constructed “continuums of care” that focus solely on the clients’ progress. While service providers devote their hours, energy and emotion to their clients, it is my belief that someone needs to be equally devoted to them. Someone who will show them compassion, hold space for them and invest in their wellbeing.
I aim to come alongside individuals and organizations embedded in the work of social justice to offer space, education, resources and support, mirroring back the compassion, safety and courage so freely shared with clients. Through a trauma-informed lens of holistic health, lifestyle wellness and stress navigation, I hope to bolster helping professionals to sustain the good they feel and the good they do so that they can serve well and be well.
Author Cathy A. Corn has always loved animals and nature, which influenced her in writing her Lilith & the Faeries series, adult paranormal romantic suspense.
Lilith's life blossoms with romance and adventure when she signs on to help the faeries.
Cathy's new children's novels, the Lilly & Sophie Fairy Adventure series, are yet to be published. Lilly’s becoming a wizard, led by her pet rabbit Sophie, and is destined to help unite the human and faery races with the help of faery co-walker Daisy.
Cathy lives in Pittsburgh with husband Alan and critters Cato and Cleo, retired from her work as an RN in Critical Care Units, and retired from massage and energy work as a Reiki Master and craniosacral therapist.
She agrees with Donna Eden of Eden Energy Method, and other healers, that diseases can be healed, even those considered incurable. Cathy considers herself to be a healing geek, fascinated by all forms of healing.
She believes the faeries can help you transform your life.
For her monthly newsletter with free books, healing tips, and news of the faery folk, and to sign up for a FREE BOOK of short stories, TALES OF THE WILD & SELDOM SEEN, visit www.CathyACornAuthor.com.
And don't forget to go outside and have fun with the faeries!
Karen has been in real estate for over 40 years and has done an average of 110 transactions annually and is consistently recognized as one of the top realtors in the DMV! In addition to being featured as a guest lecturer and trainer for numerous real estate brokerages in the area and The University of Maryland, Karen was a Technical Adviser/Featured Guest on the HGTV series, Get it Sold and Sleep on It. She was also a guest on WETA's If You Lived Here.
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Bernadette Wulf is a visionary artist, writer, Reiki Master and director of Faehallows School of Magic.
She invites you to step into the New Earth reality now — where effortless prosperity and thriving in harmony with all life is the new normal.
Bernadette is passionate about living a magical life, protecting the environment, whole plant foods nutrition, organic gardening and helping people activate the templates of the New Earth through connecting with the faery realm.
She has decades of experience teaching Celtic faery magic and Arthurian lore in her written courses and online guided shamanic journey workshops.
Bernadette is also a plant-based health coach and intuitive energy healer.
Bernadette’s Free Gifts Page: https://www.wulfworks.com/magical-free-gifts/
Link to her magic school: https://www.celticmysteryschool.com/
More about faeries: https://www.fairysource.com/
More about whole plant foods nutrition: https://www.plantbasedvegancoach.com/
Haywood Galbreath, the groundbreaking photojournalist, actor, motivational speaker, media, and human rights advocate, has had a profound impact on the representation of people of color in the media. Born in Mayfield, Kentucky in 1956, Haywood recognized at a young age the power of media in shaping public perception. He made it his mission to combat the negative images of Black people by becoming a photojournalist, actor, and stuntman.
Throughout his career, Haywood has challenged the mainstream media's coverage of African Americans and demanded more impartial and fair representation. His efforts led to positive stories and photographs of African Americans being printed in major newspapers, and he became a role model for positive editorial content involving people of color.
Haywood has an influence extended beyond the media industry. He became the personal photographer, bodyguard, and assistant to Philip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice Fame, and he spoke out against the use of white stunt performers for Black actors and actresses. His actions opened doors for other African American stunt performers and photographers.
In 1993, Haywood made history by challenging the system of photo pools, which traditionally excluded Black-owned news organizations. He successfully fought for the inclusion of his Black-owned news and photo gathering organization in the coverage of the Simpson murder trial, capturing two of the most memorable images of the entire trial. His work during the trial, where he shot over eighteen thousand images, is considered one of the greatest documentation of a major event by an individual photojournalist in the 20th century.
Haywoods dedication to equality and access in the media industry continued throughout his career. He established the Minority Photo and Journalism Institute in 2004 to teach young kids of color photojournalism, photography, and broadcasting, providing them with a positive outlet for their talents.
Haywoods professional achievements include being the first African American-owned computerized news photo service agency, the first to use digital cameras, and the first to have permanent credentials and participate in a court case photo pool. He has covered major events such as the Emmy's, Breeders' Cup horse race, and Super Bowl, and has served as an official photographer for Presidents Barack Obama, George Bush Jr., William Clinton, George Bush Sr., and Ronald Reagan.
Haywood Galbreaths impact on the media industry and his advocacy for equal access and representation have made him a trailblazer and a role model for aspiring photojournalists and media professionals. His dedication to capturing the truth and promoting positive images of people of color has left a lasting legacy in the field of journalism.
Special Note: Even though Minority Photo and Journalism Institute was established to help young underprivileged kids of color Haywood turns to no child away or any individual seeking a positive outlet for their talents or has a desire to learn the rewarding hobby and profession of photography.
Haywoods career has been spent working for the rights of media access for all qualified media organization, especially minority owned media organizations that are often denied the privilege to cover events about minorities. He also is an advocate for the underprivileged and underrepresented of aspiring photojournalists in America.
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Samira Kazemeni is a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, known for producing over 300 events through her company, Samiras Network. She has an outstanding track record of success and is celebrated for her visionary leadership, particularly in the creation of the Luxury Viewing Gala, one of the biggest events in Los Angeles during the night of the Oscars.
In addition to being a successful business network, Samiras Network is a total solution provider for all marketing, sales, and public relation projects. The network started as an award-winning international variety talk show hosted and produced by Samira herself in 2017. The show features an impressive assortment of guests and entertainment personalities, including celebrity and royalty interviews, health and beauty products, technology advancements, fashion shows, live demonstrations, and coverage of Hollywood Red Carpets, Charity Events, and recently live cooking shows.
Samiras Network TV shows are recorded and broadcasted in Los Angeles, the center of the entertainment and film industry. The company's mission is to guide and encourage viewers to reach their best and higher level of lifestyle by bettering themselves and helping others.
Samira is also the President of Samira Gem Creations, a custom jewelry design business that specializes in creating unique pieces for high-end gatherings, fashion shows, TV, and red-carpet events. Samira comes from a family of jewelers, with three generations of experience in the business.
As an advocate for alternative medicine, Samira recently launched Ultra CBD USA, a line of edible CBD oil products. Her motivation to create this line came from being diagnosed with a rare type of cancer (Angio Sarcoma) in 2018 and losing her mother to cervical cancer. Samira believes that CBD oil can be a great alternative medicine for cancer patients and has dedicated herself to creating products that can help others.
Samira is also the founder of the New Millionaires Club, which aims to empower young entrepreneurs to achieve success in the business world. Through the club, Samira provides mentorship and guidance to young professionals to help them grow and develop in their careers.
To find out more about Samira Kazemeni and her work, visit her social media profiles, websites, LinkedIn page, or IMDB page.
Puma Fredy Quispe Singona was trained by his grandfather, Don Maximo, in the mastery of Andean ceremonies and rituals. As a spiritual leader both in his own community of Chinchero, Peru, and in international gatherings and spiritual journeys, he has a passion for the teachings of his people and a profound respect for the global awakening of human consciousness. He has attended and facilitated numerous international gatherings of spiritual leaders and young leaders, is recognized globally as a holder of ancient lineage and wisdom with the power to inspire people in his special heartfelt way to connect with. Puma works with youth groups and has a natural ability to connect with ancestral Spirits, Cosmic forces, and natural elementals that assist him in his global healing path. As tour guide to the natural wonders and sacred sites of Peru and the Quechua world, he has deep reverence for the traditions and values of the ancient Andean cultures.
Dr. Conn is a former police officer, as well as the daughter and wife of police officers, and currently works as a Licensed Psychologist, specializing in first responder stress, trauma, and resilience. She supports first responder agencies with peer support, and mental health training. She contributes her expertise to national policy development relating to peer support and clinician cultural competency. She has presented widely to first responders, sharing wisdom gained from her police experience, her research, and her therapy practice. She is the author of Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel.
Craig is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in OR and WA. His clinical training is crisis and trauma focused. Craig did 7 seasons in wildland on handcrews, rappel and short-haul crews throughout the PNW with an additional 5 years as a volunteer with 3 years as a resident for a rural district outside of Kennewick, WA. Craig merged firefighting and mental health as he rode along with Spokane Fire Department as a ‘co-deployed’ first responder. In that role, he got a strong sense of the increasing level of difficulty some of the calls entail as he responded alongside a Spokane Fire paramedic to try to resolve emergency behavioral health calls.
Rahaim, host of the radio show “Financial Fitness with The Money Doctor” author of “Debt or Alive”, and "Retire Debt & Retire Well; Retire Sooner--Live Better, Debt-Free--Including Mortgage" , has devoted more than 35 years to educating clients, and helping them improve their relationship with money.
You might say Dr. Rahaim, aka “The Money Doctor”, sees things through a wider lens than many other financial professionals, unusually addressing debt as a primary (yet virtually ignored) threat to a comfortable retirement. Accordingly, HUG Your Money helps Members become debt-free, improve credit, budget wisely, build savings, and turn their retirement dreams into reality.
Utilizing her patented software and coaching system, Dr. Rahaim and her HUG Team help motivate and support Members, improve vital money- management skills and achieve their short and long-term financial goals.
As a Registered Investment Advisor/Independent Broker since age 23, Dr. Rahaim founded PowerDownDebt, Inc.™ during the housing crisis in January of 2008, later adding HUG Your Student Debt,™ in 2017 and finally in 2020, rebranding with the broader HUG Your Money™ name to better demonstrate the comprehensive debt, budget, retirement financial planning model.
A problem-solver at heart, Frances focuses on lifestyle, and is determined to dispel the stigma surrounding monetary issues, and to alleviate stress associated with the same.
Her talent for understanding the human condition as it relates to money, deciphering complex situations, and finding creative resolutions has earned her the moniker of “Solutionizer.” Nowhere is this more evident than HUG Your Money—her most comprehensive, affordable, credit-savvy money-management software and financial coaching program.
She believes translating complex financial topics to accessible language is paramount, and strongly encourages experiential learning. Rahaim particularly enjoys empowering people to gain control of their finances and think things through to make informed decisions from a place of knowledge rather than impulse or fear.
To date ‘The Money Doctor’s’ coaching and software has helped thousands of loyal followers pay for college, retire comfortably, create workable budgets, save billions of dollars in debt payments, and enjoy financial peace of mind, now and in the future.
Ronna Wineberg is the award-winning author of a new book, Artifacts and Other Stories, which was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. These fourteen stories explore the joys and limitations of love, the coming together and breaking apart of relationships. Desire, love, marriage, betrayal, divorce, illness, aging, loss, and fresh starts dominate the characters’ lives.
These vibrant, deeply human characters wrestle with profound changes in their closest relationships and in their own emotional inner worlds. Publisher’s Weekly praised Artifacts and Other Stories: “In these skillfully crafted short stories all accented with crisp wry dialogue,…Wineberg does not shy away from life’s messes…hums with energy and originality…” The US Review of Books also praised the book: “Wineberg is a wonderful storyteller…” More information is on Ronna Wineberg’s website: www.ronnawineberg.com
We talk about Magical Soul-led Sensitives & Trauma
Haumea Hanakahi, known as the “Sacred Dragon Oracle,” is a highly gifted psychic, mystic, intuitive wisdom guide, zapper of energy blocks, and storyteller. She is the secret healer of healers and movement leaders for extraordinary removal of energy blocks. If you are a highly sensitive person, empath, or mystic Haumea offers understanding, insights, tools, and clearings to assist in boldly expressing and living your unique Divine Design. A cauldron of neurosciences, biomechanics, metaphysics, herbals, and understanding that everything is Energy allows Haumea to facilitate alchemical transformations. She lends her wisdom into the topics of fear, trauma, and healing. She's been on her own healing journey for the past 30 years. Haumea’s message is to Be MORE of Your Magical, Unique, and Divine Self! Most people who work with Haumea "just have a sense or feeling" to do so. With a mission to "Serve Conscious Evolution on Earth," Haumea is lighting a torch for a legion of soul-led sensitives and mystics who are liberating themselves and others from artificial limits placed upon Humanity.
Chief Neil Gang has served in law enforcement for over 34 years and has been the Chief of Police for the Pinole CA Police Department since 2014.
Chief Bobby Halton passed away in 2022. Bobby was a 40 year fire service veteran, author of over 400 Articles, and he delivered more than 1,000 speeches. At the time of his passing, Bobby was editor-in-chief of Fire Engineering magazine and Vice President of Education and Training for Clarion Fire & Rescue.
Cristian Hinojosa is a Battalion Chief with the Dallas Fire Department, and has led the DFD’s Peer Support Program, providing outreach and support to firefighters.
Tom Rizzo is currently serving as the Investigations Division Commander at the rank of Captain. A national instructor and trainer, Tom published a bestselling book called Copikaze, based upon a series of lessons to help navigate a career in law enforcement.
Jonni Redick is a retired Assistant Chief and a 29-year veteran with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), one of the largest police agencies in the country with over 12,000 employees. Her job was overseeing large-scale civil disturbance and officer-involved incidents; natural disaster response coordination and oversight; and managing hundreds of personnel within daily operations.
Rommie Duckworth is a career fire captain and paramedic EMS Coordinator for Ridgefield (CT) Fire Department. Rom is the author of chapters in EMS, fire, rescue, and medical textbooks and has over 100 published articles in fire and EMS magazines,
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch, is a nationally recognized keynote speaker and the author of Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be. Oak’s leadership presentation and his book are based on his 40+ years of leadership experience (including 23 years as a combat arms officer in the United States Army).
Chief David Ogden has been a successful law enforcement executive for over 37 years. He’s led positive transformation by changing the culture in his agency. Chief Ogden is a keynote speaker on leadership, organizational health, team building, and mental health.
Albe Bassett is the Fire Chief of the New Canaan (CT) Fire Department. He has 29 years of fire service experience, with many of those years training and developing firefighters and officers to become better for themselves and the communities in which they serve. Among his many certifications and degrees, Albe holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Nick Paproski is an award-winning paramedic and educator, with experience working in municipal, fire based, commercial and volunteer EMS systems. At the time of this interview, Nick served as the Director of Education, Safety and Wellness for Vintech Management Services, a 300 employee EMS staffing company based in CT.
At the time of this interview, John Lynch was Chief of Police in Wilton CT, where John’s department had a 97% community approval rating. Currently, he is Chief of Police in the Town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.
Colonel (Ret.) John Mills is a national security professional with service in five eras: Cold War, Peace Dividend, War on Terror, World in Chaos – and now, Great Power Showdown and the fight to save our Republic.
He is the former Director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs at the Department of Defense. John is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy
Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. 15 Emmys. Worked with seven US presidents. Founding Director of the American Film Institute. Co-founded, wrote and produced the Kennedy Center Honors, 1978-2014. Author and playwright. Iconic journalist Edward R. Murrow was a mentor in JFK’s New Frontier.
George Stevens, Jr. has spent an illustrious career behind and around the camera. Finally, a master storyteller shares his own unique and extraordinary story, with touching insight and historical perspective in My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington that was published last summer to great fanfare. Now, in his own voice, the AUDIO BOOK is available on Spotify and 28 platforms.
Stevens, Jr. tells an intimate and moving tale of his relationship with his Oscar-winning father and how he emerged from his father’s shadow to claim his own place as a major force in American culture through his own exciting career in Hollywood and Washington. Fascinating people, priceless stories and a behind-the-scenes view of some of America's major cultural and political events grace this riveting memoir.
Stevens, Jr. grew up in Hollywood working on film classics with his father and writes vividly of his experience on the sets of A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1953), Giant (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1958). He explores how the magnitude of his father's talent and achievements left him with questions about his own abilities and future.
He began to forge his unique bi-coastal career when the legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow recruited him to work at the United States Information Agency in John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. He moved from Hollywood to Washington in 1962 and initiated what has been called the Golden Age of USIA filmmaking. In 1967 he became the founding director of the American Film Institute, shepherding the rescue of 10,000 endangered motion pictures (the AFI Collection now contains over 40,000 films), and creating the AFI Conservatory to train a new generation of filmmakers. He created the Kennedy Center Honors and made distinguished films and TV programs that explored social justice.
Stevens, Jr. provides a fascinating look at his pioneering American family that spans five generations in the performing arts. He shows us the private side of the dazzling array of people who cross his path, including Elizabeth Taylor, Sidney Poitier, Alfred Hitchcock, Maya Angelou, Fred Astaire, Robert and Ethel Kennedy, Yo-Yo Ma, Cary Grant, James Dean, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama, and many more.
Dr. Ellen Cutler, D.C., is a bestselling author and an internationally recognized teacher, public speaker, and media spokesperson. She has a chiropractic degree and specializes in the use of desensitization of food and other sensitivities, gentle detoxification, and enzyme and nutritional therapies for chronic conditions that have perplexed the conventional medical establishment. This is all addressed in her revolutionary healing technique ECM (Ellen Cutler Method). Many patients have come to Dr. Cutler as a last resort, only to find that their conditions could be traced to sensitivities to food, their inability to digest what they are eating, and other reactivities. Dr. Ellen at this point has almost a year waiting list practice as she treats patients from all over the world in her clinic and online. During the past 40 plus years in clinical practice, before which she successfully addressed her own health condition, Dr. Cutler has found that food sensitivities and improper digestion and sensitivities or reactivities contribute to a surprisingly extensive number of ailments. ECM works successfully with many conditions, such as obesity, skin problems, chronic fatigue syndrome, auto- immune disorders, asthma, Lyme, headaches, mold and mycotoxins, candida, female and male issues, children’s issues and of course digestive disorders such as colitis irritable bowel syndrome and GERD as well as endocrine disorders such as thyroid and adrenals. She also supports and focuses on longevity, vitality, and balancing and regenerating the microbiome as well as help clear emotional and psychological traumas.
Dr. Cutler focuses on optimizing the body’s ability to self-heal by combining several natural healing methods, thus addressing sensitivity-related chronic conditions. Over the years, thousands of her patients from around the world have been helped by her approach and have found relief without, or with decreased reliance on, medications, which can sometimes cause dangerous side effects along with their benefit. Dr. Cutler’s approach incorporates her profound knowledge of both conventional therapies and natural wellness. Her years of clinical practice are a testimony to her in-depth experience and dedication.
Dr. Cutler is dedicated to the further development of clinical research on desensitization and enzyme and nutritional therapies, as well as teaching and writing. She continues to consult with clients from around the world. In addition, Dr. Cutler has provided training to other health care practitioners through her seminar appearances, books and videos and is now providing up to date webinars, and curriculum on beginning, intermediate and advanced course in ECM, including enzyme therapy, desensitization and nutrition. Dr. Cutler is also expanding her consulting to the world with one on one sessions, which can allow Dr. Cutler to bring her work to the globe.
Torkom is a sound healer, meditation guide, and creator of Quantum Harmonix; a unique frequency healing modality. This listening experience is designed to deeply drop one into a relaxed and therapeutic state by incorporating a variety of techniques and tones that have been shown to effectively calm the body and mind. The total experience typically lasts 1 hour and requires no prior experience with meditation.
QUANTUM HARMONIX is a unique sound-based meditative and healing technology. The powerful tones produced incorporate natural fluidity & movement, and have been shown to have profound effects on the mind, body, consciousness of an individual. Q.H. sounds are designed to lead one through an effortless and powerfully restorative meditation experience invoking relaxation, and expanded creativity, while improving sleep quality and productivity, while decreasing stress.
The music is layered live and explores acoustical phenomena, white/pink noise, low-mid-high range frequencies; all folded into a tapestry of real time musical compositions.
With a passion for creating at the intersection of ecology, spirituality, and social justice, Téana David is the Executive Director of the ILLUMINATE Film Festival in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to that, she was Co-Director of the Shift Your World Film Festival and also served as Director of Deepak HomeBase in New York City, where she designed and curated a year-round event series with authors including Brené Brown, Byron Katie, Zainab Salbi, Robert Thurman, Marianne Williamson, Mark Nepo, Deepak Chopra, and Thich Nhat Hanh monastics.
Growing up on Vancouver Island, Téana was drawn to protect the natural world from an early age. As a young actor and activist, she co-starred in an environmentally-focused children’s television series and was active in community efforts to preserve local old growth forests.
Today, Téana is a founding member of Artists for Amazonia, an entertainment industry initiative that addresses critical issues impacting the Amazon Rainforest. Through her production company, Wise Planet Media, she has produced many short films to support this important cause including Weave of Life, narrated by Morgan Freeman and The Time Is Now with Txai Surui, Ziggy Marley, and Barbra Streisand. Other media projects include serving as Impact Producer for the Amazon Prime docuseries Changing of the Gods and as an advisor on the Sundance award-winning documentary, The Territory.
Téana is also a teacher of Somatics and Pilates and has led retreats in both Costa Rica and British Columbia incorporating these modalities with sitting and walking meditation practice in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Téana holds a B.F.A from The Boston Conservatory and an M.F.A from Naropa University where she was introduced to the practice of Dharma Art – “art that springs from an awakened state of mind” – which continues to inform her personally and professionally.
Multi-talented recording artist and songwriter, Nic Jackson, is based in Los Angeles, California. After studying at the prestigious Musicians Institute, he soon began performing at some of the most iconic venues in LA. Musically, his vision is focused - to create a distinctive sound blending elements of soul, funk, R&B, and pop. Warm and organic, his music channels the perks of the old-school scene, while going forward with creativity and innovation.
Jackson recorded the theme music for "Is That Black Enough For You" (Netflix) in 2022 just before performing at the White House. He was featured on "Motown Magic," a Netflix animated series, voicing the characters Uncle Rod and Brand. Nic has also performed live, opening for Mint Condition and Blackstreet at the prestigious Nova Theatre in Los Angeles.
In 2020, Jackson released a studio album titled "Waiting for the Day," with eight standout tracks. This album captures the intensity of his live performance, but with more emphasis on the lyrics.
Jackson's music has been favorably compared to Al Green, Marvin Gaye and Leon Bridges. Nic Jackson has a sound you already know and love...from the first time you hear it.
Earth to Eve is an LA-based musician originally from NYC. She writes raw, uncensored alternative pop music you can cry, laugh, or scream along to.