Headlined Guests
Headlined Guests that have appeared on BBS Radio TV
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.
Wowza is a legend with a tremendous legacy. Her long and multifaceted career started at sixteen when she won the title of Miss Dixie Queen of the South. This led to becoming the Florida Citrus Queen and an international spokeswoman and featured guest on TV shows nationwide – including the Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Steve Allen Show. Wowza became Miss Florida of 1957 and a runner-up in the Miss America Pageant.
A professional actor, Wowza appeared in numerous film, prime-time TV, and stage productions and trained with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Her passion for coaching actors was first expressed in the 70s as an Acting Teacher at Antioch College in LA. She continued coaching in the 80s with On Camera, using video feedback to prepare guests for The Johnny Carson show. In the 90s, she was the creator and director of her own performing arts company, Theatre of the Earth. Today, her expertise is unparalleled in coaching actors, dancers, singers and motivational speakers on how to move through inhibitory barriers to express the authenticity of their essential nature.
Wowza has spent six decades as a group leader in the human potential movement. A short list of her presentations includes teaching Expressive Arts Therapy at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, London and Switzerland. Embody the Brilliance-The Physiology of Leadership was taught at the Social Research Corporation in Japan and Skyros Institute in
Greece. For the last fifteen years, Wowza has taught Expressive Arts Therapy in Mainland China.
A group leader at the world-famous Esalen Institute, Wowza, has taught a variety of programs; Natural Genius, Sound Healing, Shamanic Mask Experience, Emotional Fitness, and Ageless Vitality. Wowza studied with bodywork pioneers Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, Judith Aston, and Milton Tragar. Fit to Lead and Computer Fitness was offered at Sun
MicroSystems and Oracle Corporation, Her unique Emotional Fitness program demonstrates how to lead the body: breath, voice, movement, and emotional energy on the same path as the mind. A corporate consultant, Wowza has been a regular at Lawrence Livermore teaching atomic scientists, A Physiology of Leadership. She is the author of: The Humming Book, Primal Energetics, and Wowzacise – Growing Young on the Ball.
Vicki Mizel, a Master in Psychology, was trained as an educator and public speaker.
She began teaching the Brain Sprout’s Memory Method in 1980 to school children in public high schools. Within a short time she trained executives in Fortune 500 corporations such as IBM, Rolm, Prudential, Hewlett Packard; taught through community college, both seniors and Alzheimer’s patients; and gave public seminars nationally and internationally. She also produced a highly successful audio-tape/CD program on memory training.
After 20 years of teaching and training, Mizel returned to graduate school to receive her Master’s degree in psychology. She now off ers her programs to therapists, heath care practitioners, medical facilities, spouses and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones.
Vicki Mizel was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was trained as an educator, psychologist, actor and public speaker. Her undergraduate degree was from the University of Oregon in Eugene, and her master’s in psychology was completed in 2000, at Antioch University in Marina Del Rey, CA.
She has been teaching her Brain Sprouts Memory System since 1983. The memory method is known, with time and practice, to increase neuro connectivity and neural regeneration in the brain and enhances brain activity and healing.
Throughout her career, she has worked with school children, university students, CEOs of companies, and actors, as well as brain injured, dementia, and Alzheimer’s patients. She has been an educator, artist, actress, speaker, and now a writer, over the span of forty years. Her natural love of learning and helping others improve their lives is inspiring, and she has a passion for improving the lives of people of all ages and cultures.
Vicki treasures and values friendships, and still has friends from her childhood. She has always enjoyed yoga, travel and hiking, and her black cat named Charlie. She practices a balance of Eastern and Western healing modalities, and is an avid mediator.
More About Vicki Mizel and her work at:
brainsproutsmemory.com
Chris Tai Melodista was born in Paris in 1974 to his Vietnamese mother and French-Jewish adoptive father. He began his training in diverse styles of martial arts at the age of 6 and obtained his black belt in Japanese jiu-jitsu at 17. Chris competed in the first MMA competition in France and has since invested over 40 years in martial arts practice and more than 30 years in the discipline of personal development.
In his 20s, Chris traveled to Lhasa, Tibet, to deepen his practice in Buddhism at its source. During his stay, he had the opportunity to teach Kung Fu and Qi Gong to some of the monks. After almost a decade of working as a photographer in advertising and fashion for numerous high-end companies in Madrid, Chris moved to the U.S. in 2009, seeking to make more of an impact in the world.
Chris has achieved an impressive series of certifications, including life and love consciousness coaching with Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks, NLP licensed master practitioner, clinical hypnosis, Pranayama and Qi Gong, Russian martial art Systema instructor, combatives instructor, and MovNat trainer level 1&2, as well as stick massage bodywork therapy. In 2014, Chris traveled to Poland to meet and study with Wim Hof and became the first person certified by Wim Hof, aka “The Iceman,” in the U.S. and France. He also mentored with Dan Brulé to further his style of breathwork.
Chris Tai is the founder of Radical Expansion, a company dedicated to performance coaching through breathwork, movement, and mindfulness. He created this company to teach the knowledge he had compiled throughout his lifetime. The simple and easy method he founded is now taught by coaches in Europe and the U.S. Over thousands of people and hundreds of seminars worldwide have benefited from this practice.
Chris considers himself an eternal student and continues to teach and encourage people to become the person they were searching for through practice and quality of choice.
I am more than an artist, I am an experience...
In a world that is ever-changing, I choose to be myself - a multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, ethereal earth goddess with an insatiable curiosity; an artist & entrepreneur who is no stranger to taking risks and fearlessly walking into the unknown, to discover the beauty and wonder of the world in so many different ways, with sound as the sweet spot.
My world is made of sound, and my voice is my vehicle. It is the bridge between my heart & head that lets me share my most true authentic expression to ignite, inspire & activate others into remembering who they are. I am here to reflect your beauty, humanity, power, and divinity to you - thru sound, ritual, and community.
With my intuition as my guide, I channel divine inspiration to serve the world thru sound & ritual, creating magical moments for you to breathe a little easier. I let my open heart lead the way and it is my wish that you receive my transmission; that it sparks something in you to remind you that you never needed permission to be YOU; all you have to do is allow yourself the space & opportunity to BE whom you came here to be. I am merely a conduit for inspiration and transformation. A reflection, thru sound.
I am here to remind you of your uniqueness, fierceness, and power by standing in mine. I am here to remind you that YOU are a 1-of-1. A gift to the world, sent here to radiate your love thru your desires. I am a reflection of the goodness that we each possess. I am a reflection of the divinity & humanity that we each embody. When you listen to my music, I hope you SEE yourself. Discover yourself. Remember yourself. LOVE yourself.
I am honored to be chosen to lead this charge and take this journey with you. And I am beyond grateful that you have chosen to join me on this journey, too.
Rick Binder is the CEO of PHASE and has held 13 certifications from NAEMT, FEMA, and NFPA. He began his career as an EMT-I and a few years later joined his father in bringing the Binder Lift to market. After spending 10 years helping thousands of emergency care departments avoid personnel injury while improving patient care, Rick authored an accredited Safe Patient Handling Course that helps emergency care providers have longer, healthier careers.
My guest Sarah Elkhaldy is a mystic and spiritual teacher. Sarah is highly claircognizant. Her intuitive abilities, and deep insights into the nature of reality create energetic transmissions that activate the audience on a soul level. She is widely known as a leader in the field of Spirituality and the Esoteric Arts. She uses her intuitive abilities as well as her extensive background in esoteric knowledge to help humanity gracefully tap into our evolutionary potential. With an online community consisting of hundreds of thousands of awakening souls, it is her highest honor to assist humanity’s evolution.
Johann Ilgenfritz attained his Master in Photography in Germany, working successfully as a
Fashion Photographer for almost 20 years in Hamburg and London. His life changed drastically in
2011 when he had a heart attack and six month later was diagnosed with cancer.
After unsuccessful Radio Therapy he was left to find other survival options which he did. During
his search for a cure he turned to the internet, soon realising that there was no one central point
where you could turn to for heath information, regardless of what your health issue are. He decided
on creating just such a platform and six weeks later, launched the beta version of UK Health
Radio, still fighting cancer at the time.
Through Nutritional and Lifestyle changes he finally beat cancer and since then has been named
“The Curator of Health Expertise” by the press. His mantra is “Good health is a choice”! He went
from believing that cancer was the cause of his illness to realising that cancer was only a symptom
of an already sick body. He knew if he could change the cause he would change the effect.
Through his vision, UK Health Radio (www.ukhealthradio.com) has attained a very clear purpose,
this is to inform and animate people to take responsibility for their own health. This does not mean
taking your health into your own hands, but to be part of the process of attaining and/or keeping
your health freedom. It is all about being informed, being empowered and being healthy!
UK Health Radio has the most in-depth information on the widest range of health and wellness
topics - available anywhere today. All aspects of health and wellness, fitness, diet and nutrition,
illness prevention and environment issues, but with the main focus on prevention rather than cure.
UK Health Radio presents it's information through 41 shows, that air 24/7, with 1.3M and
growing, very dedicated listeners. There is a Listen on Demand section, the enormously popular
digital monthly health & wellness magazine called Health Triangle Magazine. UK Health Radio is
now also available on 15 podcast platforms across the world with a possible reach of almost 700M
listeners. Podcast platforms that include Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music,
iHear, JioSaavn…
Johann won the 'Inspiration - Holistic Therapist Business Awards' 2017 and 2019 he won the 'The
Best You Awards' - in the category Best Up-And-Coming Inspirational Influencer.
Heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who “reinvented campaigning,” Joe Trippi pioneered bringing politics into the digital age and brings an added digital component to The Lincoln Project arsenal. Joe joined the Lincoln Project because “we have to stop seeing this as Democrat vs. Republican. Right vs. left. This has to be all of us coming together in a pro-democracy coalition to defeat an authoritarian movement that is using every means to seize power.”
For decades Trippi and the Lincoln Project co-founders worked against each other in partisan fights. He has worked for Democrats at every level for more than four decades – from Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale and managing Howard Dean’s groundbreaking presidential campaign in 2004. Joe has been a media and campaign strategist for dozens of Senate and Gubernatorial campaigns including Jerry Brown’s 2010 comeback campaign for Governor of California and Doug Jones’ historic Senate victory in Alabama, where Jones became the first Democratic US Senator in Alabama in 25 years.
Trippi has served as an on-air political analyst for MSNBC/NBC, CBS Evening News, FOX News and CNN. His weekly podcast is “That Trippi Show.”
A sought after speaker & business consultant, Christopher is a premier national leader in business development, economic & workforce development, diversity and inclusion and entrepreneurship. As a retired US Air Force Officer, he brings complex problems to creative solutions from experiences serving as an executive in the for-profit, non-profit, academia and government sectors of America's economy.
Today Christopher C. Herring is President and CEO of River Walk Publishing, LLC, Past Chairman of the Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce (TAAACC) and Past President/CEO of the Alamo City Chamber of Commerce. He is a certified Workforce Diversity Trainer through the Society of Human Resource Management. He is an Honorary Board of Director of Global Ties Iowa as Chris helped shape the organization's recruitment campaign of diverse candidates to serve in the Heartland of America.
As the past Chairman of TAAACC, he advocated for over 250,000 businesses and 23 chambers of commerce in the nation's second largest economy with the goal to increase revenues and sales. Between 2011 and 2019, Christopher served three mayors as the Mayor of San Antonio's appointee to the Small Business Advocacy Committee (SBAC) overseeing and Chairing the Small Business Economic Development Advocacy (SBEDA) Program subcontracting goals. He was elected as the Chairman of the SBAC's 5-Yr Contracting Diversity Plan Accountability Subcommittee which is a law of the city of San Antonio.
Chris' story was captured by StoryCorps and their recorded conversation was entered into the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and in a special collection at National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC in 2016.
Guest Jessica Koch - is an International Speaker, Sales Consultant, Podcaster and Founder for a VA "Done for You" Membership service - as we talk about Sales, Stages, Service and Spirituality and what has changed over the past 7 years with LinkedIn. JOIN US, LISTEN ON BBS RADIO LIVE tomorrow.
Jessica Koch – CEO and Founder of Jessica Koch Consulting Intl. has been a National Sales Professional for more than 25 years. She spent 10 years working with a consulting company, expanding that firm’s client base to include: National Government Accounts, Fortune 500 clients, National Power Utilities, Hospitals and Universities/Colleges. She secured a National Government Contract that was applicable to 1000’s of government entities without having to go out for an additional bid!
Jessica has been invited as a guest speaker for various organizations around the country such as: The American Association of School Administrators; the Maryland Association of Community Colleges, and the National Rural Electric Cooperative’s Annual Finance conference.
Prior to working with the Consulting Company, she worked with a Marketing Firm where she interviewed, hired and trained a sales team for Fortune 1000 business-to-business promotions; including campaigns for Washington Gas Energy Services, Verizon, and Disney.
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More about Jessica and her work here: About Me - Jessica Koch Consulting (jessicalkoch.com)
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Sunny Dawn Johnston is an acclaimed psychic medium, transformational thought leader, and spiritual biz mentor. She is the author of twenty-one books, including bestsellers, Invoking the Archangels and The Love Never Ends. Sunny is also the creator of the ELEV8 Your Life membership site a virtual community focused on designing a high-vibrational life of abundance, self-love, and joy. SDJ Productions is Sunny’s writing, speaking engagements, publishing books, CD’s, and her latest project is The Multi-Dimensional Oracle Card Deck. In her spare time, Sunny helps as a psychic investigator for the international organization FIND ME, collaborating to support law enforcement and families of missing persons and homicide victims.
Brian C. Joondeph completed his training as a retina surgeon in 1990 and since then has worked both in private practice and full-time academic ophthalmology. He practiced in Michigan for ten years before taking his family on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to work and live in Auckland, New Zealand for several years. He has been in Denver for the past 15 years after returning from his academic retina position down under. Denver was a great fit for his family after New Zealand given the opportunity for outdoor adventure and sports.
Dr. Joondeph grew up in northern New Jersey with his entire family in medicine or allied professions, making medical school an easy choice. Ophthalmology provided a high-tech blend of medicine and surgery, with retina further exemplifying these features. There is little in medicine more satisfying than saving or restoring eyesight, arguably the most precious of our senses.
Dr. Joondeph has more than 80 academic publications and is a current and past investigator in multiple clinical trials. He enjoys clinical research as it links scientific inquiry with eventual new treatments he can offer to his patients. He is also an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, helping develop the next generation of ophthalmologists. Dr. Joondeph is widowed and has three adult children.
When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family. His hobbies include golfing, skiing, fitness, and travel. When not in clinic, you will find Dr. J in the mountains or visiting a foreign country
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch is a nationally recognized keynote speaker and the author of the 2021 release, Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be. Both his leadership presentation and his book are based on his 40+ years of leadership experience (23 years as a combat arms officer in the United States Army). Oak highlights principles that will benefit today’s leaders and inspire the leaders of tomorrow, in any profession and at any level of leadership.
I am a dedicated professional who has built his career on providing exceptional medical, legal and professional services.
I have proven myself to be an accomplished leader in healthcare management, law, governmental affairs, and international medical missions.
Aside from my professional pursuits, I am also a devoted family person, having been married for over 30 years and raising three beautiful adult children. Their values are evident in both their personal and professional lives.
Overall, I feel I bring a wealth of experience and expertise to my work, am I am a true leader in my fields and have consistently demonstrated my commitment to improving the lives of those I serve.
Greggory Pemberton joined the Metropolitan Police Department in 2005 and worked in patrol and vice in the Third District. In 2008, Pemberton was promoted to detective and moved to the Seventh District where he worked in the Violent Crimes Unit covering the Southeast section of DC. In 2017, Greggory was selected to be the lead detective on a mass arrest of rioters that were arrested during the presidential inauguration and detailed to the US Attorney's Office. After a one-year detail to the Joint Terrorism Task Force at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2018, Gregg returned to the Violent Crimes Unit at the Seventh District. In 2020, he successfully ran for the position of Chairman of the DC Police Union. He was re-elected in 2022 and currently serves and represents the 3,000 members of the MPD's rank-and-file.
Eryn Mathewson is Podcast Producer and Writer with CNN Audio, where she enjoys covering topics that range from wellness to sports to politics. Mathewson was raised in New Mexico, got her start in podcasting at KPFA Radio in Berkley, CA, and a Master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Discover the inspiring journey of Todd Blyleven, a beacon of courage and resilience. As a hero during the Las Vegas Country Music Festival shooting, Todd's selflessness saved lives, earning him widespread acclaim. Overcoming PTSI, he embarked on a transformative path to regain strength through faith, peer support, and EMDR therapy. With a professional baseball background and expertise in sports technology, Todd's unwavering determination shines through. As a captivating speaker and advocate for personal growth, he offers profound insights on resilience and triumph over adversity. Prepare to be inspired by his indomitable spirit and unwavering commitment to help others Walk Tall again.
