The Intentional Encourager Podcast

Episode 53 with Emmy-winning Voiceover Artist and Founder of Give Great Voice Tasia Valenza

Emmy-winning Voiceover Artist and Founder of Give Great Voice Tasia Valenza joins this episode. Tasia talks about the power of togetherness in people sharing their unique voice and the willingness to be courageous; the role practice plays in giving great voice and the four questions to ask around it; finding herself discovered by a famous Movie director at 15 and being in a movie with a famous actor; losing her job on a Soap opera and the lesson learned from it; how discovering Voice acting discovered her true talent; winning an EMMY from lending her voice to an obscure project and rewiring her brain to love herself. 

 

Connect with Tasia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasiavalenzavoice/

https://givegreatvoice.com Join Tasia's 30-Challenge as her guest https://givegreatvoice.com/30-day-challenge/ Code: challenge100

Haven Guided Meditations App

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Episode 52 with Leader, Speaker, Singer and Co-Author of Evolve--From Heart Break to Hearts Healed Shumon Hudson

Leader, Speaker, Singer and Co-Author of "Evolve--From Heart Break to Hearts Healed" Shumon Hudson joins the episode to talk about connecting virtually with a Remote team and the real question to ask them often; the importance of implementation in coaching people; giving people her genuine self; the role her sons played in saving her life in the midst of an unhappy marriage to her first husband; her attempted suicide and crying out to God in her bathtub; needing God's help in picking herself back up and protecting her peace and raising her boys and the lessons learned that she will write about next year in her book, "Raising Kings."

Episode 51 with Author, Owner of SEO National and Host of The Learning From Others Podcast Damon Burton

Author, Forbes Contributor, Owner of SEO National and Host of The Learning From Others Podcast Damon Burton joins this episode. Damon talks about using a weekend trip to meet a connection he'd never met in person; being a Random Gift giver; being intentional with his life and "grinding it out" on his schedule; "dating" jobs to find his ultimate career; what Entrepreneurs truly give up when taking on investors; building a true Team environment in a Remote-based company; taking his Dad to a Minnesota Vikings game and finding a new normal from dealing with a Gastrological disorder by eating what hurts the least. 

BONUS Episode with Business Therapist and Owner of A Better Place Consulting Bunny Young

Business Therapist and Owner of A Better Place Consulting Bunny Young joins this BONUS episode to talk about our mutual friend, Damon Burton and a hat tip to his book, Outrank; the shift of Business coaching of focusing on the well-being of people instead of metrics; the toughest thing a business has to do; the power fulfillment and immediate gratification release Social media has on people and its true detriment; using Social media to unload internal toxicity on others and the things we deal with that the Bible doesn't talk about. 

Episode 50 with Orthopedic Surgeon and Entrepreneur Dr. James B. Cox

Orthopedic Surgeon and Entrepreneur Dr. James B. Cox joins this episode of to talk about how medicine has changed for him in the midst of COVID-19; his life's journey being born in West Virginia to moving all over the country following his father's Pastoral career; having difficulty getting into Medical school in California and returning to West Virginia to study medicine; his first professional job out of residency and struggles in it; what he learned working with one of the premier Orthopedic surgeons in the world, Dr. James Andrews; the power of helping people in Africa working with 1040i and the story of Junior.

Episode 49 with Stetson Head Men's Basketball Coach Donnie Jones

Stetson Head Men's Basketball Coach and West Virginia native Donnie Jones joins this episode The Intentional Encourager Podcast. Donnie talks about the losses of four Hall of Fame College Basketball Coaches in 2020 and their impact on the game and players; the impact of West Virginia Basketball legends such as Jerry West, Hot Rod Hundley, Mike and Dan D'Antoni, Jim Harrick, Greg White and Jason Williams on him and his career; a six-week "tryout" with current Chicago Bulls Coach Billy Donovan that changed his life and Donovan's impact on him; trusting the Lord to lead his Coaching path back to Marshall University and leaving the place he loved; coaching Michael Jordan's sons at the University of Central Florida and what he learned from MJ; losing the UCF job and taking steps back to a Head Coaching position and waking up each morning with faith.

Stetson Men's Basketball: www.gohatters.com Connect with Coach Jones on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnie-jones-93767737/ Twitter: @DonnieJones

Episode 48 with Author of No Mess No Message and Owner of the Drifted Drum Company April Jones

Author of No Mess No Message and Owner of the Drifted Drum Company, April Jones stops by this episode to share her family's powerful story. April talks about taking time to intentionally re-prioritize things in life' the importance of Self-analysis and understanding the role of grace in it; seeing Childhood cancer from two different perspectives; her son, Tyler's cancer diagnosis at 2 years of age and the eventual amputation of his foot; forgiving God for her anger through her son's treatment; Tyler finding his purpose in life and their dual purpose through events and apparel.

 

Connect with April: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-jones-pharmd-mba-25760757/

Check out her website: www.thedrifteddrum.com

Episode 47 with The Voice of The Sales Rebellion and the Author of Earn Your Story Chris Watson

The Voice of The Sales Rebellion and the Author of Earn Your Story Chris Watson joins this episode. After getting through some technical difficulties, Chris talks about what is stirring inside of people during the pandemic and the why behind it; the importance of listening to your own internal voice; the power of telling stories and learning that from his late father; getting a large Commission check AFTER leaving a company; finding out while on a trip that his father passed away; seeing the hundreds of people his father impacted from the richest man in the small town to the janitor his father worked with; giving up a Sales career to teach in the Inner cities and witnessing a Drive-by shooting on his first day and the real definition of The Sales Rebellion.

Episode 46 with Author, Host of Meaningful Conversations and CEO of SpearPoint Solutions Bob Sager

Author, Host of Meaningful Conversations and CEO of SpearPoint Solutions Bob Sager joins this episode. Bob talks about where the hashtag #freakingbrilliant came from; the concept of what you put out comes back to you; how the smart companies look at things from the customer's point of view; what leading Meaningful Connections really means to him; what working on ideas for others creates great ideas for you; working for a Family-owned company led to "Sunday Dread"; having a great work ethic; course corrections in business and the biggest piece of Intentional Encouragement.

Episode 45 with YouMap and Confidence Coach and Co-Host of The Positivity Chat Steve Sullivan

YouMap and Confidence Coach and Co-Host of The Positivity Chat Steve Sullivan stops by this episode. Steve shares his powerful story about what he learned through the YouMap Certification process and the surprise he learned about himself; the courage to propel Work from Home when it was unpopular; being on his fourth life through health issues; being a two-time Cancer survivor and the power of living fully in one day as opposed to 1000 mediocre days and realizing the power of healing through forgiveness (there's a surprise in the story here).