Life Changes Show, September 15, 2025
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue
Seizing the Moment and the Technology to Empower Humans to Be More Human - Ep859
Featuring Interview Guest, Former Canadian National Gymnastics Champion, Former Cirque du Soleil Head of Acrobatics and Creative Director, and Chief Creative Officer/Partner Liminal Collective, Ben Potvin; and Performance Guest, Singer, Guitarist, Creator of Don Gato, Mason Lucas, on The Life Changes Show, Episode 859
Interview Guest: BEN POTVIN; and Performance Guest: MASON LUCAS
Headlined Show, Life Changes Show September 15, 2025
Life Changes Show
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue
Featuring Interview Guest, Former Canadian National Gymnastics Champion, Former Cirque du Soleil Head of Acrobatics and Creative Director, and Chief Creative Officer/Partner Liminal Collective, Ben Potvin;
Featuring Performance Guest, Singer, Guitarist, Creator of Don Gato, Mason Lucas,
All this on The Life Changes Show, Episode 859, Interview Guest: BEN POTVIN; and Performance Guest: MASON LUCAS
Guest, Ben Potvin
Ben Potvin, a former Canadian National Gymnastics Champion, transitioned into a dynamic 15-year career with Cirque du Soleil, where he excelled in roles such as Head of Acrobatics, Performance Designer, Acrobatic Choreographer, and Creative Director. During his career, Ben performed in over 2000 shows on the iconic stages of Las Vegas, including “O” and “Le Rêve,” showcasing his exceptional talent and stage presence.
Known for his visionary approach, Ben pushes the boundaries of creativity, connecting with top-tier experts to redefine and reimagine what’s possible within the entertainment industry. His unique blend of athleticism and artistic insight has made him a key figure in the world of elite human performance.
Ben has collaborated with some of the most prestigious organizations and teams, including the USA Olympic Team, RedBull, the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, MLB’s Cleveland Indians, Logitech, Lockton Group and Special Operations units within the US Army and Navy.
His passion lies in unlocking the full potential of individuals and teams, driving them to new creative heights across the corporate, sports, and entertainment landscapes.
Guest, Mason Lucas
Mason is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and music producer. Born in 1975, third generation folk musician Mason Lucas began his music career in the New York ska scene in the late 1980s. His travels as a musician, philanthropist and spiritual seeker have lead him on a journey through a score of countries, some of which he’s called home.
His musical offerings are a mercurial journey which regale the listener with characters and landscapes both inner and outer. Stylistically and tonally diverse, he is a chameleon who resides between the classic American genres of his upbringing and something uniquely his own. Whether the song is acoustic, electric and/or electronic, the listeners’ question is that of the musician himself. Who is this artist? Who am I? Who are we? Is there even a “we” at all.
Formerly chauffeur to Chuck Berry, he has fronted the band Sky Island since 1989.
Life Changes Show
Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice; we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30-minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
