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I’ve been having these crazy thoughts lately.  Crazy probably isn’t the best word for it… but a bit countercultural.  Thoughts about what it means to unplug, to be the master of our days and time, and to truly connect and give our best selves to the people we love.  Maybe you’re feeling this a bit […]

Unplugging, Human Connection & Quitting Social Media

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I’m inviting you to join me for a slower, more peace-filled season with a social media sabbatical- as in, quitting social media for the next month or so.  I logged off my platforms on November 8 and plan to take a two-month digital rest.  In this episode, I’m sharing 10 reasons (technically 11 reasons, I […]

Episode 59: 10 Reasons to Quit Social Media

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I’m so excited to introduce today’s guest, Barbara Rapaport. She’s the author of Reimagined, a memoir recounting her harrowing experience battling and surviving a rare form of cancer. She’s also a successful executive coach and consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 businesses, and she’s a former client of my PR firm, HAPPY PR. Barbara is […]

Episode 58: Personal Agency, Childhood Trauma & Life Reimagined, With Barbara Rapaport

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Today on The AMPLIFY Show, I’m talking with Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship and Kids Cook Real Food. Katie is an online entrepreneur, blogger, and 2x TED X speaker. In this episode, we talk about the importance of teaching kids critical thinking (and how to cook!) and how the pandemic and mandates derailed her TED […]

Today I’m sharing the first video I published on my Entrepreneur column! This interview with Lewis Howes kicked off the first of many interviews with successful and inspiring entrepreneurs.   He is truly authentic and opens up about not only his massive success, but real, raw failures and his mental strategies for overcoming them. So many […]

Lewis Howes on Success, Failure & The School of Greatness

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This blog was originally written for gethappypr.com. To get in touch with my agency, head to our website.  Downtown Grand Rapids recently welcomed the first Tupelo Honey location in the Great Lakes region, and the HAPPY team couldn’t wait to plan our first grand opening event since the start of the pandemic.  Tupelo Honey, an […]

Top Tips for Opening a Restaurant During a Pandemic

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Do you ever wonder… why do I have the life I have?  The career I have?  Why do I do the things I do? Buy the things I buy?  And what if I told you, you aren’t controlling these things as much as you think you are?  In this episode, I talk with Luke Burgis, […]

Today is an extra special episode. The previously scheduled interview has been moved to next week. Today I want to honor a special person, my cousin Ashley Rose. While she left the world far too soon, she made an incredible impact on the lives of many people- even complete strangers were inspired by her strength, […]

Episode 54: Trust the Process, In Memory of Ashley Rose

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