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Headlined Guests

Guest Occupation: Transformational Life Coach, Energetic Healer, Teacher, Speaker, Author
Guest Biography:

Carolyn Greenleaf is a Transformational Life Coach, Energetic Healer, Teacher, Speaker & Author who helps individuals achieve deeper understanding and connection with their authentic self, and access a state of peace, joy, and wholeness.

Carolyn blends her experience of over 20 years of education and training within metaphysics, spirituality, and indigenous and energetic healing. The core of her teachings are the result of knowledge and wisdom gained through her own healing process, which cultivated and strengthened the bridge to her spirits wisdom, and communication with multidimensional Ascended Masters, Angels and Guides. Everything Carolyn learns is passed to her students and clients.

Her published books include Re-Entering Eden; Reclaiming our Wholeness & Divine Truth, Heart Wisdoms; Daily Inspirational Quotes. Carolyn is currently writing “The Art of Transformation.”

Carolyn has created various programs that consist of the “EDEN” class series, Transforming your Fears, Creating your Reality and Meditation Programs. 

Carolyn is also the host of Waking Up! Conscious Discussions About our Changing Reality podcast.

It is Carolyn’s mission to assist humanity, through understanding and healing their divisions, achieving a harmonious and balanced relationship with one another once again.

Guest Category: Literature, Courses & Training, Health & Lifestyle, Philosophy, Emotional Health and Freedom, Personal Development, Self Help, Spiritual, Access Consciousness
Guest Occupation: Psychotherapist, Astrological Consultant, Author
Guest Biography:

Laurie A. Baum, MSW, is a Psychotherapist, Astrological Consultant, and Author, in private practice in Encinitas, California. She is the author of 5 books:  “Everything You Need to Know About Your Astrology Sign,” “Astrological Secrets for the New Millennium,” “Astrological Secrets for the New Millennium,” “Sacred Mysteries of Egypt,” “Whispers from the Cosmos,” and “A to Z Acrophonology: Discover the Power of the Letters in Your Name.” Laurie is a Level IV Certified Astrologer with the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR) and has been profiled in “The Top 100 Psychics in America.” She is a former journalist who has worked as a reporter and editor for Business Week Magazine in New York City, The Miami Herald, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Washington Star.

Guest Category: Literature, Courses & Training, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Personal Development, Spiritual, Astrology
Guest Occupation: Executive Director and FDNY Honorary Battalion Chief and HeartMath Coach and Trainer
Guest Biography:

Eve has always been a part of the first responder and military community. Her grandfather, father, and husband were all proud members of the FDNY, and military veterans. She is honored to hold the rank of Honorary Battalion Chief within the New York City Fire Department. Eve was married to her best friend Ron for 23 years. His death on 9/11 is what led to the creation of StandFast Alliance. The lessons he taught and influences he had helped shape the work she and others bring to the organization today. Additionally, she has family and friends in law enforcement and is a military mom. Eve has worked as a registered nurse, licensed massage therapist, and HeartMath Coach and Trainer. From an early age she saw what a difference having a resilient outlook in life made. After the challenges of 9/11, her focus became centered on providing resiliency tools and training to the members and families of the first responder and military community. Sharing what she learned about creating a mindset that responds to challenges as opposed to just reacting to them is her passion. She loves giving back to this community that means so much to her.

Guest Category: Courses & Training, Health & Lifestyle, Fitness & Exercise, Military, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help
Guest Occupation: filmmaker, author, teacher
Guest Biography:

Caroline Cory is an award-winning filmmaker and the visionary author of bestselling books on Consciousness Science and Energy Medicine. As a child and throughout her life, Cory has had numerous UFO encounters as well as E.S.P (extra-sensory) and pre-cognition experiences, which led her to become deeply connected to existential topics, the study of Consciousness and the mechanics of the universe. After teaching energy medicine and consciousness work for over a decade, Cory founded Omnium Media, an entertainment and media platform that tackles various thought-provoking topics on the human condition and the nature of reality.  In addition to writing and producing, Cory appears regularly as a guest expert on supernatural phenomena and the science of consciousness at major conferences and television shows including The UnXplained with William Shatner and History Channel's popular series Ancient Aliens. Among several recent accomplishments, her films AMONG US and SUPERHUMAN: THE INVISIBLE MADE VISIBLE have won 9 film awards and multiple nominations at various festivals around the globe. Her latest film A TEAR IN THE SKY, is an unprecedented scientific investigation into UFOs and is due to be out on May 3rd, 2022.

Guest Category: Arts, Earth & Space, Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Politics & Government, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Founder and President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Civil Rights Advocate, religious and political figures
Guest Biography:

The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past 40 years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality and economic and social justice.



Rev. Jackson deferred his theological studies when he began working full-time in the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



Rev. Jackson’s two presidential campaigns broke new ground in U.S. politics. His 1984 campaign registered more than one million new voters, won 3.5 million votes and helped the Democratic Party regain control of the Senate in 1986. His 1988 campaign registered more than two million new voters, won seven million votes and helped boost hundreds of state and local elected officials into office.



In 1991, Rev. Jesse Jackson was elected United States Senator for Washington, DC, advocating for statehood for the nation’s capital and advancing the “rainbow” agenda at the national and international levels. Since then, he has continued to promote voter registration and lead get out-the-vote campaigns, believing that everyone should be encouraged to be a responsible, informed and active voter. He has spearheaded major organizing tours through Appalachia, Mississippi, California and Georgia.



On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Rev. Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Rev. Jackson has been called the “Conscience of the Nation” and “the Great Unifier” challenging America to be inclusive and to establish just and humane priorities for the benefit of all. He is known for bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, culture, class, gender and belief.

For his work in human and civil rights and nonviolent social change, Rev. Jackson has received more than 40 honorary doctorate degrees and frequently lectures at major colleges and universities including Howard, Yale, Princeton, Morehouse, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford and Hampton.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Religion, Self Help, Spiritual, Variety
Guest Occupation: FYZICAL National Director of Balance Center Development, Training & Education
Guest Biography:

Brian Werner, PT, MPT

NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF BALANCE EDUCATION

Brian oversees the balance and vestibular educational programs for FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers. He graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1999 and opened the Balance Center of Las Vegas in 2001. In 2005, he opened the Werner Institute of Balance and Dizziness, later joining FYZICAL in 2013.

Brian teaches continuing education courses in concussion, fall prevention, balance and vestibular rehabilitation for all FYZICAL franchisees. He has extensive experience in balance, vestibular, and fall prevention therapy and has seen over 45,000 patients in his career with balance and vestibular dysfunction.As a gymnast and rock climber, Brian wanted to combine some of the unique skills and tools he used to help patients during their physical therapy. Without the fear of falling in front of them, patients are able to safely and confidently improve their gait, balance and overall wellness.

https://www.fyzical.com

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Conservative writer, comedian, producer, and the host of Conservatively Unplugged with Judd Dunning
Guest Biography:

Judd is a Conservative writer, comedian, producer, and the host of the comedic late-night political news podcast/tv show/youtube channel “Conservatively Unplugged with Judd Dunning (with Canadian American co-host Adam Richmond!). Judd’s passionate self-effacing, politically incorrect right show reports far too unfiltered on “American Everyman News” with comedy and intelligent pro-Trump Conservative commentary weekly. Prior host of last year’s Politicon panel “Right-Wing Comedy in These Trumptastic Times” and star of TV Pilot “CU News! goes to Politicon”, Judd is soon to publish his new book with co-author and comedian Eric Golub titled “Thirteen Reasons Why…NOT to Be a Liberal” and he is also moderating a celebrity podcast/panel at Politicon 2018 by the same name this year Sunday at 11 am in K Street Lobby. Judd can be seen on stage and as a Conservative Political TV Correspondent and also remains in a long mid-life crisis yet absolutely stoked on America. #MAGA #walkaway #Trump

Guest Category: Entertainment, News, Politics & Government, Society and Culture, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: The latest in astrological trends by Susan Miller, comprehensive, complete, intelligent, and accurate.
Guest Biography:

Today’s episode features a world-renowned expert here to discuss ASTROLOGY and Your Year Ahead.  Susan Miller is a true pioneer of the internet, with Astrology Zone celebrating 26 years on the internet. On December 14, 1995, Astrology Zone launched with Pathfinder for Time Inc., then was invited by Disney to appear on Go.Com followed by ABC.News for Walt Disney, followed by Susan running her own award-winning site independently where she has been ever since. You can follow and chat with Susan on Twitter @AstrologyZone  Order this year’s Astrology Calendars by going to astrologyzone.com

Guest Category: Business, Earth & Space, Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: 911 Emergency Dispatcher and Senior Operator, Experts in Dispatcher Mental Health and Peer Support
Guest Biography:

Craig Tinneny was an Army infantry veteran and is a 12 year 911 Emergency Dispatcher in the Philadelphia metro area. Craig was featured along with other first responder stories, in an Interview about dispatcher stress/burnout from OC87 as part of the Beneath The Vest Series. He is a leader in his department with peer support and mental health for call takers and dispatcher.

Catharine D'Vileskis  is a 31 year veteran Senior Operator at the Watertown, CT police department, where she dispatches police and fire. Catharine also dispatches Part time at Naugatuck, CT PD, and has worked at numerous other PDs in the area over the last 30 years. She is trainer and an advocate for mental health and peer support. She is an active Volunteer with Donate Life CT and New England Donor Services, raising awareness about Organ and Tissue Donation.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Military, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help
Guest Occupation: Attorney and former Congressman
Guest Biography:

Tom Davis is a Washington, D.C., attorney who focuses his practice on handling a variety of congressional and regulatory affairs, including congressional investigations, land use and legislative strategy.

Mr. Davis served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 11th Congressional District of Virginia. He served as chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2003 to 2007, where he led a number of high-profile investigations. In addition, Mr. Davis was elected chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee and served in that role from 1999 to 2002. When he joined Congress, Mr. Davis was the first freshman representative in 50 years to hold a subcommittee chairmanship, taking the gavel of the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia.

While in Congress, Mr. Davis was a chief author of more than 100 pieces of legislation that became law, including the Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), D.C. "Control Board" Act, District of Columbia College Access Program, D.C. Revitalization Act, Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA), National Capital Transportation Amendments Act (Washington Metro Authorization), Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and the Y2K Act (tort reform). He also presided over 150 hearings and investigations culminating in reports which included Hurricane Katrina, steroid use in professional baseball and contracting in Iraq.

Mr. Davis also served as a supervisor on the Fairfax County (Va.) Board of Supervisors from 1980 to 1994, and as the board chairman from 1991 to 1994.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Davis was managing director of the Government Relations Office at Deloitte, where he advised the consulting side of the firm and its clients in its efforts to develop business with governmental clients. Mr. Davis also served 14 years as general counsel for a publicly held professional services firm in McLean, Va., a publicly held professional services firm, up until his election to Congress.

Mr. Davis has served as a director on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) where, as vice chairman, he oversaw the construction on Phase I of Metrorail to Dulles Airport and helped procure the funding agreement for Phase II.  He currently serves as Rector (chairman of the Board of Visitors) at George Mason University, where he is also a distinguished professor of Public Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government.

Mr. Davis also has authored numerous thought pieces in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Hill on the workings of Congress and other governmental issues. He also has appeared as a commentator on various television news and entertainment programs, including "Meet the Press," "Fox News Sunday Show" (power player of the week), MSNBC, CNN and the "Bill Maher Show."

In addition, Mr. Davis is a frequent speaker to trade associations, academia and corporations on the workings of Congress and the political environment, and he has traveled to various countries to speak to heads of state about the workings of democracy.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Variety
Guest Occupation: 4 time Olympic Speed Skater, NHL skating & performance coach, & founder DASH SpeedSkating.
Guest Biography:

Dave Cruikshank competed for the US at four Winter Olympics. He also attended the 2002 US Olympic Trials but failed to make the team. Cruikshank’s first international appearance was at the 1987 World Junior Championships, where he won the 500, which would remain his only international podium appearance during a long career, primarily as a sprinter. He later competed at the World Sprint Championships in 1989, 1992-93, and 1995; the World Winter University Games in 1991; and the World Single Distance Championships in 1997 and 1998. Cruikshank also skated the World Cup circuit from 1987 through 1999. Cruikshank is a graduate of Carroll College with a degree in business management. He later started DC Hybrid Skating, a skating coaching group and personally he has served as a skating coach to several NHL and minor league hockey teams, as well as D1 college programs. Cruikshank has become quite entrepreneurial, also involved with Under Armour TNP Performance Training Council, an online educational resource that focuses on inproving athletic performance; Shwalla and Blue Speed, a performance apparel line; and DASC, a company which makes high-performance ice hockey skates. Cruikshank is the husband of speed skating sprint superstar Bonnie Blair. He was inducted into the US Speed Skating Hall of Fame in 2008.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Psychic Medium, Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Psychic Investigator
Guest Biography:

Kelle Sutliff is a Psychic Medium, author, former radio show host and psychic investigator. Her book Listen UP! The Other Side is Talking has won the internationally acclaimed “Mom’s Choice” and “Readers’ Favorite” book awards.  She co-authored with Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series) in Pearls of Wisdom, 30 Inspirational Ideas to Live Your Best Life Now! Kelle has consulted with law enforcement, private detectives and families to help in finding the missing. She does individual readings and lives in Boston, MA with her family.Psychic Medium, Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Psychic Investigator

As a gifted Psychic Medium, Kelle has worked in her industry for over eighteen years. She uses her work to show people that the psychic world is very real and offers inspiration and comfort to those dealing with grief.

She also works as a Psychic Investigator consulting nationally and internationally with missing person and cold cases. In her career she has worked with Boston University on the Cold Case Collective Group, National Group Find Me 2 and privately with detectives and individual families providing accurate information to find the missing.

Kelle had a weekly radio program for over three years, Psychic Cup of Coffee, on Transformation Talk Radio and The Dr. Pat Show with over 400,000 live radio listeners in North America (and beyond with the Internet), and extending to 300 affiliate radio stations worldwide. Her former radio home CBS Radio—The New Sky Network had over 150,000 radio listeners to their nightly programs. Kelle being a part of that broadcasting team showed her listeners how this whole “psychic gig” really worked and how to keep it real in daily life. (You can listen to archived shows at www.transformationtalkradio.com)

Kelle grew up in Michigan and lives in Andover, MA. Her other life “the never a dull moment household” as she calls it, includes three College kids, a husband and two Pembroke Welsh Corgi’s Mabel and Mojo. She usually works on cases and consults for readings in between loads of laundry and making Crock Pot meals for her family. Being psychic is real life!

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Author, Hypnotist, QHHT Level 3 Practitioner, Speaker
Guest Biography:

Sarah Breskman Cosme is the best-selling author of A Hypnotist’s Journey to Atlantis and the author of A Hypnotist’s Journey to the Secrets of the Sphinx. Sarah is a Master Hypnotist, a Level 3 practitioner of Dolores Cannon’s QHHT, and a student of Dr. Brian Weiss. Now featured on Gaia TV, Sarah continues to speak about her work worldwide.

Sarah earned her bachelors in Psychology at Northeastern University in Boston MA. After graduation she worked as a counselor in a half way house for the mentally ill. "I saw first hand how the conventional treatment for the mentally ill with medication and talk therapy was not always effective, and I wished that there was something more that I could offer my clients." As a result Sarah pursed Hypnotherapy, a therapy which uses the subconscious mind to change limiting beliefs and unwanted behavior.

Sarah became a Master Hypnotist in 2009 after which she trained with Dr. Brian Weiss to be a certified Past life Regressionist. From there Sarah went on to train with Dolores Cannon’s daughter, Julia Cannon, learning her specialized method called Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. After many years of dedication and receiving the coveted level 3 practitioner status, Sarah now assists in teaching with Dolores Cannon’s daughter Julia all over the world. She has assisted in Egypt, Mt. Shasta, Peru, as well as Miami. Sarah has been practicing hypnosis and the "healing arts" for over 12 years.

"I have always been passionate about helping others develop tools that allow them to overcome their difficulties. We are all connected, and by helping one person, we help all people."

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, History, Kids & Family, Medicine, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Christian Adams with the Public Interest Legal Foundation
Guest Biography:
J. Christian Adams with the Public Interest Legal Foundation

J. Christian Adams serves as President and General Counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation. He is also the founder of the Election Law Center, PLLC. He served from 2005 to 2010 in the Voting Section at the United States Department of Justice. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department which examines the Department’s election and voting rights record.  He litigates election law cases throughout the United States and brought the first private party litigation resulting in the cleanup of corrupted voter rolls under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. He represented multiple presidential campaigns in election litigation. He successfully litigated the landmark case of United States v. Ike Brown in the Southern District of Mississippi, the first case brought under the Voting Rights Act on behalf of a discriminated-against white minority in Noxubee County. He has handled election cases in twenty states and the territory of Guam. He received the Department of Justice award for outstanding service and numerous other Justice Department performance awards. Prior to his time at the Justice Department, he served as General Counsel to the South Carolina Secretary of State. He also serves as legal editor at PJMedia.com, an internet news publication and appears frequently on Fox News and has appeared at National Review, Breitbart, the Washington Examiner, American Spectator, Washington Times and other publications. He has a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the South Carolina and Virginia Bars. 

https://www.facebook.com/PublicInterestLegal/

Guest Category: Business, Legal, News, Politics & Government
Guest Occupation: World Class Professional Drummer, Motivational Speaker, Author & Actor
Guest Biography:

Rich Redmond has been the touring and recording drummer with multi-platinum country rocker Jason Aldean for over two decades.



He has recorded 28 #1 radio hits and plays to millions of fans per year in iconic venues across the globe. Rich has also worked with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, Bryan Adams, Bob Seger, Chris Cornell, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and many more. Rich has been featured on Saturday Night Live, The Voice, American Idol, The Grammy Awards, The Tonight Show (with Leno, O’Brien and Fallon), The Today Show, Conan O’ Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Good Morning America, Ellen, The CMA, ACM, CMT and People’s Choice Awards. Rich has vast knowledge, immense experience and powerful insights to share with your audience on the journey to success, and how to get there. Rich is also a busy educator, speaker, author and actor.

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Kids & Family, Music, Self Help, Society and Culture, Variety
Guest Occupation: Medical Internist, Work-Life Integration Researcher, Speaker & Author of 'Sacred Rest-Recover your Life, Renew your Energy'
Guest Biography:

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and author.

As a busy physician, author, and mom, she understands that life's demands can leave you feeling mentally overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and physically tired.

She is an international wellness expert featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women's Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, and TED.com. She is the author of numerous books including bestseller Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including life-changing insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 250,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Science, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Scientist and humanist, Author, Writer, and TOO MANY acclaims to mention, World's Most Inspiring Person
Guest Biography:

PROF. DR. ERVIN LÁSZLÓ

Ervin Laszlo spent his childhood in Budapest, Hungary. He was a celebrated child prodigy on the piano, with public appearances from the age of nine. Receiving a Grand Prize at the international music competition in Geneva, he was allowed to leave Hungary and begin an international concert career, first in Europe and then in America.

Laszlo received the Sorbonne’s highest degree, the Doctorat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines in 1970. Shifting to the life of a scientist and humanist, he lectured at various U.S. Universities including Yale and Princeton. Following his work on modeling the future evolution of world order at Princeton, he was asked to produce a report for the Club of Rome, of which he was a member. In the late 70s and early 80s, Laszlo ran global projects at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research at the request of the Secretary-General. In the 1990s his research led him to the discovery of the Akashic Field.

The author, co-author or editor of 106 different books that have appeared in a total of 25 languages, Ervin Laszlo has also written several hundred papers and articles in scientific journals and popular magazines. He is a member of numerous scientific bodies, including the International Academy of Science, the World Academy of Arts and Science, the International Academy of Philosophy of Science, and the International Medici Academy. He was elected member of the Hungarian Academy of Science in 2010.

Ervin Laszlo was awarded the state doctorate (the highest Ph.D) from the Sorbonne, the University of Paris in 1970, and received honorary Ph.D’s from the United States, Canada, Finland, and Hungary. He was the recipient of the Peace Prize of Japan, the Goi Award, in 2001, of the International Mandir of Peace Prize of Assisi in 2005, and of the Luxembourg World Peace Prize in 2017. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and 2005. In 2019, Ervin Laszlo was cited as one of the “100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World” according to Watkins Mind Body Spirit magazine. In 2020 he was cited as 28th of the OOOM Magazine’s Top 100: The World’s Most Inspiring People” list. 



A native of Budapest and a U.S. citizen, he lives with Carita his Finnish-born wife in Tuscany.

Guest Category: Arts, Earth & Space, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Philosophy, Politics & Government, Science, Society and Culture, Technology
Guest Occupation: Eco Village Builder
Guest Biography:

JIM RIZOR

What we’re doing out here on the Shire…

The first time I drove out to the property, I immediately thought, “You’ve gotta be kidding me!”  I had already looked at somewhere between 20 & 30 available properties within a 50-mile radius of where we lived.  We had already had a few meetings with prospective eco villagers at our home and folks were sounding like if we had the right property at the right price, we’d be starting up right away.  I remember looking at the heaps of trash that were embedded deep into the soil and thinking, “Jim, if you bring anyone from the group out here to look at this place, they’ll think you’ve completely lost your mind.” 

A few months later, we attended an ecovillage workshop in San Diego where we were given a presentation from Intentional Community Guru Diana Leafe Christian.  In the presentation, she showed us a type of village that she found most inspiring which she called “a land restoration ecovillage.”  She showed how a small group of determined people would come together to transform wastelands into wonderlands.  She showed people bringing water and trees back to barren landscapes, and I immediately thought of the property.  

Upon returning, I quickly went back to the property with new eyes.  I began to look at its potential rather than its reality.  I quickly began to see how this land could turn from a dump into a paradise.  It would take work, a lot of work.  It would take a long-term commitment and sustained determination.  It would take more than I have put into any other project and would probably need more than I could do in a lifetime.  

I thought of how our current culture was trashing the Earth, and how this land and this project were the reality of our world. The trash was not hidden away in some impoverished country or out in the middle of the ocean, the mess was right there in your face.  The land was our planet with all our dirty secrets lay bare and its restoration would require many of the same skill sets, vision, and sheer will that it would take to bring our world back from the brink.  I thought, “What if we could turn this literal dump into a paradise?”  From that moment on, there was no other property for me to find.

Some four years later, after much negotiation, learning, heartache, sacrifice, sweat, and blood we moved to the property that we renamed “The Shire” and now it is our home.  As we go further, our vision gets clearer and we hope will excite new crew to come aboard and join our restorative (and we believe necessary) work.  

Guest Category: Design, Beauty, Business, Health & Lifestyle, Philosophy, Self Help, Society and Culture, Technology
Guest Occupation: Singer, songwriter, producer, and engineer
Guest Biography:

I AM NATRELL

There’s a saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”. I Am Natrell is Las Vegas’ best-kept secret that can no longer be held. Born in Columbus, GA I Am Natrell is uniquely self-sufficient when it comes to producing a body of work as a singer, songwriter, producer, and engineer. He is famous for his meticulous and imaginative vision for music yet he has built his name and reputation in the music industry.

As an audio engineer/producer, producing for artists and TV shows such as The Real Housewives Of Atlanta, Love, and Hip-hop, Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards, BET’s The Real, and many more. He has also shared the stage with other artists such as Keri Hilson, Ginuwine, Canton Jones, Karen Clark Sheard, Bobby Jones, David Hollister, Mali Music, Nipsey Hussle, Keith Washington and

many more.

Performance-driven, skilled, professional, experienced singer-songwriter, engineer, and music

A producer with a proven record of success in creating music not only for myself but a genre of other music professionals. My vision and focus are to create great music, be acknowledged by a record label, shape a new sound to the R&B world and maximize success by staying up on the newest trends and latest technology. Being determined and motivated to be successful and tenacious throughout my music career by staying focused on my commitment to music.

2019 Black Music Award (BMA), Rising Star & Best Urban Male Performer

Natrell also has a podcast network called B U Radio Network, B U stands for Brilliantly Unique.

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Emerging band from Los Angeles
Guest Biography:

MIHI NIHIL

THE BAND

MIHI NIHIL (Mee-Kee Nee-Keel) is an emerging band from Los Angeles, comprising Mihi Vox (vocal), Benjamin Montoya (guitar), Nick Steinberg (bass) and Adam Alt (drums).  Mihi, a former New York City Opera singer, is backed by three self-taught rockers.

Casually, through years of friendship and free-flow sessions the group calls “Whiskey Rehearsals,” MIHI NIHIL was realized and the anatomy of the album was built. They quickly understood how perfect this imperfect pairing of three alternative musicians and a classical singer would be. The record, written and performed together by the quartet in one room, fully encompasses their collaborative essence.

Delivering a dark country sound rooted in post-punk, MIHI NIHIL pulls from a kaleidoscope of influences, including early Radiohead, The Clash, Ennio Morricone, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Neal Young, The Cure and The Pixies. Mihi’s captivating vocals flow seamlessly from serene unfolding to anthemic power, gliding alongside the tectonic pull of Benjamin’s guitar, while Nick and Adam drive the bass and drums with commanding fervor. Together, the four-piece have crafted a nine-song debut grounded in earthiness and redolent with nostalgia.  

The name Mihi Nihil (Mee-Kee Nee-Keel) sounds like a University’s Latin motto, but it was actually the lead singer, Mihi Vox’s, nickname in college. Now a band motto, the name represents the groups approach to life and music as they write songs together, staying open not only to each other but also to the music. 

 
Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music