Radio Enso

Join me Monday, December 10th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be San Francisco-based author, healing practitioner, and energy worker Staci Boden of Dancing Tree Consulting. Staci is the author of Turning Dead Ends Into Doorways: How to Grow Through Whatever Life Throws Your Way and helps people navigate daily life with Practical Spirituality.   About: Staci Boden is a San Francisco-based writer, healing practitioner, and energy worker. Through her company, Dancing Tree Consulting, Staci works with individuals and groups to help transform decisions, projects, and relationships. She sees private clients as well as leads personal and spiritual development workshops in energy work, sacred dance, breathwork, and guided visualization to help people learn how to navigate life.   As a feisty teenager, Staci didn’t buy the you-can-create-your-own reality interpretation of how her legally blind mother should heal her eyes. Instead, she has devoted her life to developing aPractical Spirituality approach to living with meaning in the face of the unpredictability of life. Practical Spirituality teaches people how to navigate the unknowns in daily life while weaning them from the illusion that we can control outcomes.   She holds a Master’s degree in Women’s Spirituality from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is a certified doula (birthing facilitator).   For more about Staci and her work, visit http://www.dancing-tree.com.

Join me Monday, December 3rd at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be New York Times bestselling author, speaker, musician, and blogger Chris Brogan.   Chris is CEO & President of Human Business Works, a business design company using publishing and media to provide tools and smarts to help professionals work better, do the work they want, and to be brave. We'll talk about fear, using your superpowers, human business, social tools, and much more!   About: Chris Brogan is a New York Times Bestselling author of books like The Impact Equation and Trust Agents (cowritten with Julien Smith), Social Media 101, and Google Plus for Business.   Chris has appeared in several magazine and news articles from Forbes, The Boston Globe, Success, USA Today, and has appeared on TV shows like The Dr Phil Show. (Oddly, in conversations with people who aren’t into the online world, people are always more impressed with the Dr. Phil appearance than the New York Times bestseller thing.)   Chris is also the cofounder of the PodCamp new media conference series, exploring the use of new media community tools to extend and build value.   He has 12 years of experience in online networks, social communities, and other elements of digital business.   He has 16 years of enterprise telecommunications and wireless experience prior to all this.   For more about Chris and his work, visit http://www.chrisbrogan.com/about/.

Join me Monday, November 26th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be modern-day nomad Nathan Agin of Nonstop Awesomeness. During the last two years of nomadic living, Nathan has found how to be healthy anywhere, and is excited to help others be healthy wherever they are! We’ll talk about how he does that, his own journey, his upcoming new t.v. show, and much more!   About Nonstop Awesomeness: Nathan Agin became a nomad in 2010, after getting rid of most of his possessions, getting a backpack, and venturing off around the country.   He’s now on a mission to help others optimize their lives everyday, no matter where they are!   ONE of the big projects: a t.v. show that focuses on places that serve super tasty + energizing foods that will keep you going! [filming wrapped October 2012; next step: editing + pitching]   About Nathan: I spent 11 years in Los Angeles, appearing in films, on television, in a national Super Bowl commercial, lots of theatre (including my fav – Shakespeare!), and even stand-up.   After working regional theatre in Seattle, I realized that I wasn’t fired up by acting anymore, and needed to begin traveling. What I really love about traveling is immersing myself in a place and learning about it and the people there.I quite enjoy the opportunities and excitement that come with always being somewhere different.   For more about Nathan and his work, visit http://www.nonstopawesomeness.me/.

Join me Monday, November 19th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso for the return of Jodi Ettenberg of Legal Nomads! Jodi is former lawyer currently writing, photographing, and eating her way around the world, one country at a time. She recently published her first book, the Food Traveler’s Handbook, which we’ll talk about at length in this inspiring episode!   About Jodi: Originally from Montreal, I quit my job as a lawyer to travel for what I thought was a year, and almost five years later I’m working as a full-time travel writer and photographer. All of the writing recently culminated in my first book.    Since I left my job in early 2008, I’ve been writing about my worldwide travel, transportation misadventures and delicious food on my site, Legal Nomads. I get the shakes when I go too long without eating sticky rice.   The Food Traveler’s Handbook offers: How to discover the world through food. Delicious stories to learn from. How to use food-specific themes to plan long and short-term trips. Ways to source cheap, safe meals in developing countries. Tips and tricks from chefs, food writers and long-term travellers. Ethical considerations when eating in far-flung destinations. Guidelines tailored to travelers with special dietary needs such as food allergies (celiac disease, nut allergies, etc), vegetarians. Packing, planning and learning resources for the food traveler. For more about Jodi and the book, visit http://www.legalnomads.com/food-book.

Join me Monday, November 12th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be Brian Johnson, the Philosopher + CEO of en*theos — a company that’s all about inspiring and empowering people to optimize their lives so they can live with more health, happiness, meaning and mojo while making a positive contribution to their families, communities and world.   About Brian: Brian leads the team as the Philosopher + CEO of en*theos. He also wrote a little book called A Philosopher's Notes, has a monthly "Big Ideas" column in Experience Life magazine and was featured in the documentary Finding Joe. Plus, he enjoys spooning with his Goddess, Alexandra.   In his past lives, Brian raised $8 million to finance the creation of eteamz + Zaadz after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA (where he studied Psychology + Business).   Brian teaches Optimal Living 101 at the Academy.   About en*theos: Let’s start with our name: en*theos. Two little Greek words. Put ‘em together and you’ve got enthusiasm—or “God within”—the secret sauce to an authentically awesome life.   We’re passionate about creating cool stuff to help you optimize your life. We’re also passionate about creating a cool company that demonstrates how businesses can be a force for good.   For more about Brian, visit http://www.entheos.com/.

Join me Monday, November 5th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be writing coach, author, and speaker Cynthia Morris of Original Impulse.   About Cynthia: I’ve tried and tested every single technique I bring to my clients, most notably in my travels as a creative nomad in Europe from 2008-2009, but also in the hundreds of articles I’ve written, the e-books I’ve developed, and the novel that I didn’t allow to simply be an idea that I’d work on “one day”.    I love keeping illustrated journals and playing with video to produce Juju Infusion, my video show on writing and creativity. Writing is my lifelong passion; I am a published author and have received multiple awards and recognitions for my work, including first prize in the Funds for Writers “They Actually Paid Me to Write” contest in 2005, the Le Central award for funniest essay in 2003, and a cultural grant from the Alliance Française to do research for my novel Chasing Sylvia Beach.   I earned my coaching certification from the esteemed Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, CA in 2001. I currently coach and lead creativity and writing workshops in Denver, Boulder, and all over Europe.   When I’m not in my Denver office, I’m riding my bicycle, practicing yoga, frolicking in the park, whipping up a feast in the kitchen, snuggled up reading a book or popping over to Europe for more juju.   For more about Cynthia and her work, visit http://www.originalimpulse.com/.

Join me Monday, October 29th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be writer, speaker, creative coach, consultant, and “Difference Maker” Jeff Goins from Goins, Writer for the first of two weeks dedicated to writing and creativity.   About Goins, Writer: I love compelling stories, worthy causes, and Pez candy. I’ve been writing for most of my life, but only recently started calling myself a writer and actually believing it. I started my blog in 2010 with some burning questions:   • How do successful writers make a living? • What does it really take to get published? • When is it okay to pursue a passion? • Why do writers write?   What I found in this search was a community of like-minded individuals sharing many of the same struggles. Here is where we wage war on the blank page, where we band together to find purpose in our art and lives.   About Jeff: Originally from Chicago, I moved to Nashville after graduating from college and spending a year traveling with a band. In college, I studied Spanish and Religion and spent part of my Junior year in Spain, which unlocked a passion for travel, humanitarianism, and other cultures. But even with a restless heart, I’ve found a home. I live with my wife Ashley, our son Aiden, and our dog Lyric just outside of Nashville.    During the day, I’m the Communications Director for Adventures in Missions, a nonprofit organization. In my free time, I write books and try to take over the Internet.   For more about Jeff and his work, visit http://goinswriter.com.

Join me Monday, October 22nd at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be Srinivas Rao, the host and co-founder of BLOGCAST FM, publisher of The Skool of Life, and connector of amazing people and interesting ideas.   About BLOGCAST FM: Founder/host Srinivas Rao has been a 2-time speaker at Blogworld Expo and was listed on Problogger’s annual list of 40 Bloggers to Watch in 2011. Srinivas has interviewed nearly 300 people since starting BLOGCAST FM and continues to have the best and brightest guests from the online business industry.   Founded in 2010, BLOGCAST FM is the most prolific resource of interviews from successful and nationally known business owners, bloggers, online entrepreneurs, and published authors - with more than 70,000 downloads each month.   About The Skool of Life: I believe there are things you should have learned in school but never did. In April 2009, I completed my MBA at Pepperdine University. After two degrees, 10 years of work experience, and a series of failed relationships I never felt more unprepared for life. A few weeks later my bank balance literally hit zero and I moved back to my parents house.   It seemed like I was right back where I started at the age of 18 when I went off to UC-Berkeley for my first degree. That summer I became obsessed with surfing because I needed a way to escape how bad my life had become. That was the start of an incredible journey of riding waves, building a media empire, and sharing my ideas with the world. I became a student of The Skool of Life.

Join me Monday, October 15th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be blogger and personal trainer Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness, dedicated to helping you lose weight, get stronger, and live better. “I help desk jockeys, nerds, and average Joes level up their lives.”   About: I started exercising back in high school without really knowing what I was doing.  Through high school and college, I made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t until I graduated college and learned the right way to train that I started to see positive changes.   So, I figured if I needed six years of mistakes to find success, there had to be thousands of others who were struggling to see positive change as well, whether it was weight loss or muscle gain.  On top of that, if I had been intimidated by gyms, a complete newbie in the kitchen, and completely overwhelmed by too much conflicting and confusing information, there had to be others who were paralyzed by these same thoughts….and I wanted to help.   I’m a nerd, I like fitness…so why not combine the two and turn life into one giant video game? And thus, in the fall of 2009, NerdFitness.com was born!   The overarching theme of Nerd Fitness is to “level up your life, every single day.”Focus on getting stronger, getting faster, having fun, and eating right…and your appearance will start to change as a result of that.    For more about Steve and Nerd Fitness, visit http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/.

  Join me Monday, October 8th at 6 p.m. PDT/9EDT for a Radio Enso Past Favorites chat with Chantelle Baxter, the co-founder of One Girl, a non-profit that helps empower girls and women in Sierra Leone. This great conversation was taped last October, but we'll also get a brand NEW update from Chantelle on what's happened with One Girl since that time!   About One Girl: "We focus on empowering women and girls so that they can create and lead change in their communities. We believe that education and economic empowerment are vital when it comes to tackling the issues that women and girls face in Sierra Leone. We currently have two projects we’re working on, Back to School Scholarships and LaunchPad.    Our Back to School scholarships provide a girl with everything she needs to attend school. Her school fees will be paid in full, plus she’ll receive a school uniform, school books and stationary. We also include a medical contingency in case she gets sick! All this is provided for just $20 a month. LaunchPad: A majority of women in Sierra Leone don’t have a hygienic way of managing their period. LaunchPad is a social enterprise that sells low cost, eco-friendly sanitary pads to women and girls there. Educating a girl has a multiplier effect. Invest in a girl, and she’ll do the rest. Our mission: We want to provide 600 education scholarships to girls in Sierra Leone by 2014. We’re also aiming to train 55 LaunchPad Champions to sell affordable eco-friendly sanitary pads.”    For more about One Girl, visit http://www.onegirl.org.au/.

  Join me Monday, October 1st at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern for a Radio Enso Past Favorites episode. My guest in this GREAT episode recorded earlier in 2012 is Tara Gentile, the Official Ambassador of the You Economy, who talks about empowering passionate people to produce and profit and why it all matters!   About Tara: "I'm Tara Gentile and I'm on a quest to redefine commerce as the creation and distribution of meaning, relationship, and experience. And I’m more-than-okay making money doing it. I am in business to change business.   Business should reflect what we value in life. What we treasure and hold most dear. I am challenging the assumptions we hold around work/life balance, the starving artist mythos, and true personal success to create a new paradigm for the 21st century & beyond.   We’re living & working in a new age. Fewer boundaries. More meaning. Unprecedented access.   • How do we use this extraordinary period of history to make the world and its economic engines what we want them to be?   • How do we determine our own wealth?   My work: I work with passion-driven entrepreneurs to actualize their ideas, visions, and dreams – turning them into dollars and cents. I bring creative planning to branding, product development, and marketing that incorporates both strategy and high-touch design. Through collaborative coaching, my clients and I work towards mutual success."   For more about Tara, visit http://www.taragentile.com/.

  Join me Monday, September 24th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be Natalie Sisson, the Suitcase Entrepreneur, who returns to Radio Enso to talk about creating freedom in business and adventure in life, as well as her amazing new project $100 Change — a program empowering you to start your dream project or business in 100 days!   About Natalie: I like to call myself the Suitcase Entrepreneur because since 2006, when I left my hometown New Zealand, I’ve been traveling the world and living out of my suitcase. My friends call me an adventurer (others use the word nutter) because I have a motto of living life to the fullest.   I’m a passionate Integrated Marketer with over 10 years of corporate experience in marketing, communications, brand and product management for some major companies in New Zealand, England and Canada across the widest variety of industries.   I’m a lover and early adopter of online tools with a 5+ year addiction to social media. I’m addicted to Ultimate Frisbee – yes I chase a plastic disc around a field and I hope to never stop!   Throw into the mix modeling, TV presenting, Moto-x racing, tennis, netball, triathlons, sailing, and you get the kind of person I am. A multi-faceted multi-passionate woman intent on changing my world, and yours for the better. I love learning and then passing on that knowledge here.   For more about Natalie, visit http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/.

  Join me Monday, September 17th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be Brené Brown, Ph.D., writer and research professor at The University of Houston. Dr. Brown has spent the past ten years studying vulnerability, courage, shame, and authenticity. Her new book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead was released on September 11, 2012.    About: Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.    Brené is a nationally renowned speaker and has won numerous teaching awards, including the College’s Outstanding Faculty Award. Her groundbreaking work has been featured on PBS, NPR, CNN, and in The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and many more media.   Her 2010 TEDxHouston talk on the power of vulnerability is one of most watched talks on TED.com, with approximately 5 million views. She gave the closing talk, Listening to Shame,  at the 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach.     Brené is the author of the forthcoming book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Sept. 2012). She is also the author of The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), and I Thought It Was Just Me (2007).   For more about Dr. Brown, visit http://www.brenebrown.com/.

Join me Monday, September 10th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso. My guest will be Tia Singh, a life coach and writer who helps multi-passionate people with shiny object syndrome get clear on what they want, find a career or start a business they’re passionate about and live a life that ROCKS. About Tia: From the moment I bounced into this bright, bounteous world, all I’ve ever-ever wanted was FREEDOM. The freedom to play when I want, and work when I choose. The freedom to quit, and restart, and rewind. The freedom to sell all my furniture, pack up my laptop + my favorite pair of jeans, and plant myself in a new country.   The freedom to do what inspires me. To live my life, MY way.   Which doesn’t mean that my life is one long disco-till-dawn dance party. All the time.   I’ve struggled with bouts of life-draining depression + paralyzing pessimism for a lot of my early adult-ish life. As a teenager, I even got tangled in some seriously unpleasant suicidal thoughts. I had to FIGHT to stay uplifted, confident and inspired.   These days, I am a full-time, globe-trotting, freedom-seeking Inner Sparkle activator. Which is a fancy-schmancy way of saying: I use my own life experiences, hard-won business knowledge + life coaching superpowers to help people (like YOU!) dream bigger, demand better — and make braver choices.   Even when — especially when — life feels less than sparkle-tastic. Because that’s when we need our dreams, most of all.   For more about Tia, visit http://www.yourlifeyourway.net/.

  Join me Monday, September 3rd at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern for a special holiday Radio Enso Past Favorites episode. My guest is writer and producer Austin Vickers of the film People vs. The State of Illusion, which asks the question, “Can people really change?”   Film Synopsis: "Following his conviction and imprisonment, Aaron’s daughter is sent to a State home for children because there are no other family members to care for her. While in the State home, an attorney learns of her plight and the story of her father, and decides to represent her in an innovative and surprising case against the State."   Written and produced by Austin Vickers, this movie explores the science and power of perception and imagination and the prison walls of habitual thought and behavior that we all create, and documents the evidence that answers the central question of this provocative film, “can we really change?”   Featured are nine of the nation’s leading thinkers in the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, psychology, quantum physics, sociology, and consciousness theory: Dr. Candace Pert Dr. Joe Dispenza Dr. Thomas Moore Dr. Peter Senge Debbie Ford Dr. Robert Jahn Dr. Brenda Dunne Dr. Michael Vandermark For more information on People vs. The State of Illusion, visit http://thestateofillusion.com/.,