My guest, Angell Deer is the founder of The Sanctuary, a revered Shamanic Healing Center nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, New York. He is the author of the book, "The Sacred Web: The Magical Craft of Your Sacred Shamanic Space." Angell creates a haven for individuals seeking connection with nature and ancient wisdom teachings. Additionally, he serves as the Founder and Executive Director of The New York Bee Sanctuary. Through his advocacy, research, and education initiatives, he has championed the cause of bee conservation on local and global scales. Angell's career, however, began in the corporate world - with over two decades of experience in leadership roles within the luxury retail and sustainability industries. Angell reached the pinnacle of corporate success which was accompanied by a profound realization that the life he had built was lacking meaning. He embarked on a deeper exploration of spirituality and holistic wellness. Drawn to the ancient wisdom of Andean Cosmology and Norse Shamanism, Angell immersed himself and embraced his purpose as a shaman, mystic, and healer.

His unique journey has led him to become a sought-after international speaker, sharing his insights on spirituality, wellness, and environmental stewardship. Additionally, his leading program, "The Sacred Purpose Blueprint," helps women step into their power & purpose and escape the achievement trap. Angell has spoken in front of global audiences at the French Embassy in New York, at Harvard Business School, and at Parson School of Design in NYC.

Thoryn is a prominent business and web analytics professional with expertise in complex data problem-solving, data architecture, consumer insights, testing/personalization/recommendations, and systems development. With fifteen years of management experience, he is responsible for growth and strategic development within companies such as Amgen, Unilever, American Apparel, and Fox Networks (Fox Broadcasting, FX Networks, and Fox Sports). His documented skill in analyzing user behavior data produces actionable results across a wide variety of platforms and applications.

Thoryn has a degree in molecular and cell biology, with multiple scientific publications. His work has led efforts in cardiovascular and infectious disease drug development programs.

When he isn’t synthesizing information, Thoryn enjoys backcountry snowboarding, composing music, and competing as an Ironman distance triathlete.

Since the release of his Human LP, Folk-Pop artist Joseph Eid has been garnering
considerable buzz. He has been featured in American Songwriter Magazine’s “Best New
Music” column and was named as one of the 100 Hottest Live Unsigned Artists by Music
Connection Magazine.

His song, It’s Only Love, was featured in a Universal Pictures film starring Sharon Stone called “All I Wish.” His EP, Watch It Fall, was released in Spring 2017. No Depression music journal called it “mesmerizing and empowering.” His single Listening to Madonna was spun in department stores nationwide. It also earned a semi-finalist spot in the annual International Songwriting Competition.

His latest album, “Back to the Living,” enjoyed airplay by college radio stations across the country. Thank You (a song from his latest album) is featured in the critically acclaimed independent film The Outwaters.

Joseph’s childhood and exposure to different cultures has shaped and colored his writing,
perspective, and voice as an American artist. He was born in West Africa to Lebanese parents. At the young age of 11, Joseph’s family immigrated to the US where they made the suburbs of New York City their new home. The arts at home were only supported as a hobby and highly discouraged as a career. While he wished for a life in music, young Joseph’s artistic endeavors were limited to high school musicals and plays.

During his college years, Eid studied psychology and pre-med. After his first semester at medical
school, his dream got too big to hold and Eid made the bold choice of dropping out to move to New York City to pursue music. While back in New York, Joseph Eid picked up a guitar, joined a band, and the songs poured out like rain. His journey then led him to Los Angeles where he started playing regularly at music showcases and hosted several of his own weekly music nights. During those first years in Los Angeles, he wrote dozens of new songs and recorded his first full-length LP, Human.

Known as a dynamic solo performer, Joseph Eid has brought his one-man live show to many of Los Angeles’ premiere music venues. He also plays regularly at private homes, restaurants, hotels, wineries, and clubs all over Southern California. His greatest passion is split equally between songwriting and playing live. There isn’t a day that goes by where he isn’t grateful for the moment he decided to answer his calling. To be able to follow one’s heart is one of life’s greatest gifts.

I’m a Florida boy. Didn’t see snow till I was a junior in college at Michigan State University. I graduated in 1957 (Dick Nixon gave the commencement address) and came to New York and Allied Stores hired me as an executive sales Promotion trainee—for $3400 a year—I took home $200 a month after taxes.

Yes, I remember those days. They didn’t hurt. A few years later, married by then, we had our first child—in Syracuse. I was up to $6,000 a year as a copywriter. When my second daughter came along 19 months later, I was working in NYC for a small ad agency for $9,000 a year. Overnight (it seems) I was a creative copy supervisor in a giant agency, and we were richer than Croesus—I was earning $30,000 a year. We lived in Larchmont, NY, as pretty and nice a town as you can find for raising children. Then one day, because I always knew there were other trees to climb, I accepted a big job as Creative Director of the largest advertising office in South America—J. Walter Thompson’s Buenos Aires, Argentina office. They moved the four of us plus all our furnishings of a nine room house.

It was exciting. The girls were 11 and 9, and we were there for some politically circus-worthy years—Peron, who had raped Argentina in earlier years with his killer wife, Evita at his side, returned to Argentina, and the Argentines did the impossible—re-elected Juan Peron as President, and he named his new wife, Isabellita, as Vice-President. Then Juan died, and She, yes, that one, became La Presidente! What else happened those years? Oh yes, Nixon resigned, whenever I was in NYC on business all people could talk about was Watergate, but all that mattered to me were The Peronistas in Argentina; the Junta in Chile; and the Tupamaros in Uruguay. I learned back then you can’t live on two continents. And besides, I had Ford, Pan Am, Kodak and Lever Brothers, depending on my creative leadership, plus a staff of 40 Creativos. My secretary was a young Communist. He didn't speak one word of English. Working overseas puts a lot of demands on you.
 

In 2013, by divine intervention, I ended up at a Master Hypnotist Society, Hypnosis Boot Camp.  I knew no one and to this day I really don’t know how I ended up there. But, it was meant to be and I have been with the Master Hypnotist Society and under Scott McFall’s mentorship ever since.  2015 is when The Canadian Hypnosis Academy, a division of the Master Hypnotist Society Canada was created.

Sarah Kendzior is the author of three books: THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY: Dispatches from the Forgotten America (2018), HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America (2020), and THEY KNEW: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent (2022).

Sarah wrote op-eds for The Globe and Mail (2016-2020) and for Al Jazeera English (2012-2014) and contributed to dozens of other academic and mainstream publications. She co-hosted the podcast Gaslit Nation (2018-2023). You can view her latest writing (as well as her original photography) in Sarah Kendzior's Newsletter.

Kendzior has a PhD in anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis, where she researched politics and digital media in authoritarian states of the former Soviet Union. Dr. Kendzior applied the skills she gained studying Uzbekistan to cover the autocratic rise of the host of THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE.
 

Cloe is a singer/songwriter and angelic frequency channeler. She loves to use her voice as medicine, transmitting codes of healing as she performs in both live and studio environments. Her music is infused with messages of unconditional love, self-love and inner child healing.

Cloe previously ran a successful YouTube channel garnering 6.5 million subscribers, but took a step away from her role as an influencer to submerge herself in the world of songwriting and develop her skills as a vocalist and musician.  She still uses her YouTube channel to share content related to music, such as her “Story of a Song” series, which are in-depth short documentaries about the process of creating each of her songs.

She also loves to produce and direct music videos and bring her music to life visually. As much as the world of video creation will forever be a passion, music has always been her greatest joy and she’s so excited to finally be stepping into this artistic expression. 

Chris Lombard works with people and their horses to help them connect with each other. Through his one-on-one work and his clinics he works with many different people and horses across America.

There is joy, challenge, and much opportunity for growth when learning alongside a horse, and Chris’s goal is to help people get a feel for their own unique path in that journey.

Chris has written two horse related books: Land of the Horses, which chronicles his two years traveling the American West discovering his connection to horses, and The Horses In Our Stars, which looks at our journey within and the love and fear we experience both in life and with horses. He lives in Maine.

Jimmy Pearson is a unique and soulful artist, vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor. He brings an unparalleled energy to his music and to the stage, which will leave you dancing for days. His music is a place where he can speak fully about his experiences in life and the growth that comes from them.

Originally from Oberlin, Ohio, Jimmy has been rocking the west coast since 2013. His style is a healthy mix of soul, funk, alternative, and unintentional pop. He also has scored multiple films, bringing his unique flavor to the screen, and has even composed original music for these films, as well as appeared on screen in some of them.

Bastiaan is the founder of ZAMBEZI ZERØ, established to put super intelligence in the hands of everyone in biosphere sustainability.

Bastiaan had the vision to use the best of the world’s technologies, combined with entrepreneurship and investment to combat African wildlife poaching as part of his 20+ year journey. He first began doing safaris in Africa in 2003 and became a FGASA Level 1 trained Field Guide in 2009. He formally devoted his life to re-establish symbiosis between humanity and our planet through founding ZAMBEZI ZERØ, a for-profit and infinitely scalable solution to a $900B market need by 2030.

Bastiaan spent 15-years with Capgemini Consulting helping executives with digital strategy, innovation, redefining operating models, institutionalizing consumer-centric design, and improving commercial performance. Most recently he helped South African clients find multi-billion USD market opportunities.

Using these tools he built SAMO, a venture capital backed start-up that drives revenue in virtual and augmented reality by helping music industry companies define, finance, and deliver their emerging tech strategy. His corporate and operator experience lead to advising a €100M SDG-centric Dutch venture capital fund LUMO Labs, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His experience makes him a desired team member for high growth startups like StarNews Mobile where he advised them as Head of Corporate & Business Development, and as Director of Operations for the Spatial Web Foundation where the new spatial internet standards are being developed.

He studied engineering and received his Masters in management from Nyenrode University in The Netherlands, followed by several certificate programs at tier-1 institutions like Wharton and MIT.

KD

Highly talented Rap Artist with extensive experience in entertaining live audiences.  Deep background in recording and production studios.  Experience in live stage plays.

Demi Demaree

Singer/songwriter for Villiebillies, a former Universal/Motown group. Demi’s unique versatility has landed him on stage with industry superstars such as Jelly Roll, Hank Williams Jr., Sublime & more.

While with Villebillies, Demi co-wrote “Holy Water,” a song later covered by Alice Cooper on his album ‘Paranormal.’ Demi is currently a solo artist still performing today under the stage name Ipcus Pinecone.

Over the past 25 years I have worked in front of camera as an actor, built several businesses as an aspiring entrepreneur, and invested in real estate across the country which allowed me the freedom to keep growing and exploring.  

Over the past decade of my life I made a significant shift, and dedicated myself to discovering what kind of artist I want to be in life, and what it is I would create if profit wasn’t the motivating purpose. That is when Re/creation Cafe was born. I discovered that people and places are my art, and I wanted to create spaces where people can connect more authentically through creative social experiences that encourage adults to play more. I spent the next several years curating events around this idea, and eventually decided to dedicate everything I have to building a space for people to share in these types of creative social experiences on a regular basis.

Construction on Re/creation Cafe started in 2017, and lasted until March of 2024. Re/creation Cafe is now open to the public, and offers the community breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as live music, live painting, and many more experiences that remind us all to keep playing. 

Though the name Clayton Haslop is by no means a household name, his artistry as a violinist has been enjoyed by millions through his work as concertmaster and solo violinist on numerous highly successful films and soundtracks. Amongst them are Avatar, Titanic (James Horner, composer), Ratatouille, Up (Michael Giacchino, composer), The Matrix quadrilogy (Don Davis, composer), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Alexander Desplat, composer). Concurrent with this activity have been stints as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, The Los Angeles Opera, and many other ensembles around the United States.

Coming from a musically minded family, Clayton began the study of violin at age 8 and, at 20, was invited by Sir Neville Marriner to give 6 enthusiastically received performances around California as soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Other early accomplishments included being accepted as a private student by legendary 20th century violinist Nathan Milstein, an experience that influenced his artistic development for many years.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending how one looks at it, life as a first-call Hollywood recording artist and freelance concert violinist was not to last. In his late 30’s Mr. Haslop began noticing small, aberrant movements in the ring finger of his left hand. Over time, as the loss of control became increasingly unmanageable, it became clear that the issue was a neurological “over use” injury known as Focal Dystonia, or FD.

How Clayton managed to overcome this all too frequently career ending development is the primary focus of discussion in upcoming interview. It is a fascinating story with a surprising ending, I think, that will interest many of our listeners.

Katherine is a Shamanic and Energetic Medicine Practitioner, mentor, and trainer of healing, therapeutic, spiritual practitioners, and coaches.

Katherine supports people to heal themselves and bring their magic to the world by integrating spiritual development and energetic mastery. She has extensive backgrounds in Eastern and Western Alchemy, Somatic, and Shamanic modalities.

She teaches healing skill development, channeling and mediumship, Qi Gong, internal energy work, meditation, and more.

Utilizing energy work, hands-on healing, practice cultivation, and mentorship, she shepherds people through awakening and the journey to full alignment.

She is a ritualist, ceremonialist, Earth lover, and artist in deep prayer and service to her community and the world.

Her book, The Healer’s Process, offers the inner work, skill development, and practices to help you fulfill your sacred purpose. 

Hugo Chavez-Rey was born in Lima, Peru. His family emigrated to the U.S. in 1956 when he was just 7 years old. He has been married to his wife, Mary for 15 years. Together they have 6 children, 9 grandchildren, and 1 great- grandchild.

Hugo retired from the telecommunications industry in 2011 after 35 years. He has been an activist in the Republican party for over 43 years. He has held numerous positions at several levels within the party in Texas, and since 1999 in Colorado.

He has worked on various political campaigns, both local and national, and has been a delegate and alternate delegate to 4 National Republican Conventions.

He is an Air Force veteran having served at the tail end of the Vietnam War. He is a Constitutional, Pro-Life, Pro-Business, Pro-2nd Amendment, America First conservative. Up until December 31, 2022, he served as the Chairman of the Colorado Hispanic Republicans, a position he held since 2013.

Today he dedicates his time between his family and serving as a conservative voice, messaging to Hispanic voters, in an effort to grow the base of Hispanic voters within the Republican Party, which he believes is the natural home for Hispanics of all backgrounds.

He has launched his radio and internet career with his first radio podcast: “The Hispanic Patriot” in an effort to reach as many Hispanics as possible speaking about topics of importance to all Hispanic immigrants and voters. He hopes to do his part in the effort to make the Republican Party the new home for the majority of Hispanics.

My guest, Sylvie Sterling, is an international cat whisperer, speaker, intuitive, and spiritual teacher. She is the author of "Your Cat is Your Guide," where she reveals the secret soul mission of cats: To help their humans align with their soul purpose. Sylvie empowers cat lovers around the world to awaken to their true selves through their cats. As emissary to the Lyran star nations, she helps awakening souls connect to their starseed mission and galactic origins. Sylvie’s been featured on: Coast to Coast radio, Conscious Life Expo, New Living Expo, DisclosureFest, summits, podcasts and Newsweek Magazine. 

I'm an award-winning student documentarian who is especially interested in building a better future for humanity. Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, my debut film, Growing Peace in the Middle East, documents the amazing story of Jewish and Arab women in Israel being brought together through hydroponic farming and sustainability. To date, the short has earned nominations and wins in 100+ categories globally, including the prestigious London Independent Film Festival and International Human Rights Arts Festival. In 2021, I founded Growing Peace Inc., a non-profit organization that is working to help people around the world access food and become self-sufficient.

    Steven Hoffen, a high school teen, was inspired to action following a visit to Sindyanna of Galilee, a nonprofit organization in Israel where Arab and Jewish women work together closely, cultivating social change as they grow produce in hydroponic gardens.

   Through a series of remote interviews conducted during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Steven documented Sindyanna’s efforts. There was a meaningful, ongoing collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli women, despite their cultural differences, demonstrating the importance of learning and the economic opportunities grown through the power of agricultural science.

   From these interviews, Steven created an original short film, “Growing Peace in the Middle East,” now an award-winning documentary, to help show the world a really unique way that these amazing people are achieving greater independence and opportunity. In this particular case, Sindyanna brings together women whose lives couldn’t be more different and teaches them hydroponic farming skills that help them combat food insecurity while empowering them with meaningful, skilled, uplifting work.

  To continue to raise awareness and grow the humanitarian impact of his film, Steven formed the namesake nonprofit Growing Peace Inc. Inspired by the outcomes at Sindyanna, Growing Peace centers around hydroponics as a medium to educate, empower and help those in need. Growing Peace has now installed hydroponic gardens in Israel and throughout New York City. 
After Steven's successful fundraising effort, his first hydroponics project to help an underserved community was installed in early 2022. Since then, Steven has worked to bring hydroponics to food pantries and other organizations that help those in need.
 

  “I hope to play my part in improving the world by providing healthy and nutritional food where it is less available and sharing a platform that can help teach others to become more aware of the benefits of farming technologies that improve our climate.”
- Steven Hoffen

B.S. in Physical Education and Health Education from Bowling Green State University , Ohio . Gold Medalist in Freestyle , Figures , and Dance in the U.S. and Canada . U.S. National and International competitor . Master Rated in Freestyle , Figures , and Dance in the Professional Skaters Association . PSA Certified Group Instructor and Presenter at the PSA Seminars . Trained skaters from Basic Skills through Regional , Sectional , National , Jr. National , and International medals including such well-known skaters as Scott Hamilton and Evan Lysacek. Coaching skaters of all ages .