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Holly Hartman is a motivational keynote speaker, best selling author, life and recovery coach, domestic violence advocate, and event and podcast host. In this episode, Holly shares her deep passion for connection to help guide and connect others to their authentic selves to enjoy the sweetness of life and create the life of their dreams and the life that they deserve.  She empowers both women and men to learn to love themselves through intentional and unapologetic solo-dating. For more...

Jaime Carden-O’Brien is a licensed professional counselor who saw the need for strength and confidence to be learned at a young age. She is the founder of the Free To Be Movement, a wellness studio for girls whose mission is to create experiences that invite self-acceptance, self-love, and empowerment in young women.  Low self-esteem and lack of confidence start at a young age and 1 in 4 girls suffer from depression, eating disorders, cutting, and other emotional disorders. The Free To Be...

"Don't be afraid to ask for help. It is not a sign of weakness, but rather of strength."

"Lead with character over credentials."

Providing environments to give back to the community and dive deep into personal growth.

“As a leader, people need to see who you are."

"People want to be SEEN. People want to be KNOWN. People want to be UNDERSTOOD."

Wellness is a choice and a lifestyle.

“If you wouldn’t die for it, you wouldn’t live for it either.” Meet Ira Davis, a former Marine Corps Drill Instructor, is a skydiver, a dream development coach, and is the founder of The DreamDiver Company, an Elite transformational coaching company that helps business professionals & entrepreneurs who are searching for something greater, discover their purpose, destroy their biggest fears, and dive for their most audacious dreams to impact the world. Ira has worked with 6-8 figure...

“We believe the most impactful leaders empower and inspire other leaders.” – Sloan Reid Dr. Natalie Phillips spends time with Sloan Reid, Founder and President of the GLOW Movement and Co-Founder of The GLOW Getter Foundation.  She and her husband Drew, founded The GLOW Getter Foundation, to lead by example, serve their community, and to invest in and empower other leaders. For more information about Sloan Reid and the Glow Getter Foundation, please...

After meeting and connecting on Clubhouse, Dr. Phillips chats with Chrissanne Long, founder of a network called BRIDGE Local, created to help locals in her community connect. Started 10 years ago and out of the passion to help others, her Facebook community has grown to over 10,000 people. Chrissanne has connected to so many people doing meaningful work and has become an advocate for the voices of many entrepreneurs surrounding economic development, access to capital, procurement, and...

Imagine a world where Black boys become Black men who are Community Builders. “If you are not serving, then what are you doing?” – Gerald A. Moore, Sr On this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips chats with Gerald Moore, speaker, best-selling author, and nonprofit founder whose vision is to create opportunities for Black boys to participate in the high-tech workforce to bridge the digital divide and make a dent in the income/wealth gap and rebuild black communities and families. He is creator and...

Thousands of kids in the Colorado foster care system are unseen and suffering, left to feel like they don’t belong. On an average day in Colorado, 11 children or teens enter foster care because their parents need time to learn new skills to become the parents their children need them to be. When children age-out of the system at 18 without a family, they are significantly more likely to experience homelessness, unplanned pregnancy, incarceration, sex trafficking, mental health issues,...

Can having an empathetic mindset be taught and lead to your business success? On this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips spends time talking with Natalie Jark, a web design coach, consultant, and speaker who is dedicated to help people do good in this world by empowering businesses to do good through their work.   She talks about using an empathetic mindset and challenges you to dive deeper into identifying a persona in order to make a connection and deliver an experience for your customers. She...

Have you wanted or needed to give a gift and wished you just knew what the person wanted? Or wanted to share what you actually need or want? What about gifting supplies and needs to a non-profit organization? On this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips chats with Kelly Keurzoneff, Founder and President of Givelist for Good, a nonprofit organization, and Founder and CEO of Givelist, a universal wish list and all-purpose online gift registry allowing users to connect and contribute to one another’s...

"Just put yourself out there and push yourself." Yuvi Dhindsa is a 14 year old entrepreneur, former TedX Youth speaker, and intern at an MIT start-up. A “typical kid”, he is inspired and has learned from YouTube, his friends, and his father and is passionate about making this word better by using technology and focusing on mental health. Yuvi shares his story of taking chances, showing up, and putting himself out there in order to get further and make the most of his life. He inspires us all...

“You never know how much you can do until you have an opportunity to do so.” Roman Prokopchuk is a 1st generation immigrant from the Ukraine who arrived in the US with 6 other family members and lived in a 2 bedroom apartment.  He interned with the secret service and held a top secret government clearance. Due to the recession in 2008, he became a self-taught digital marketer and is host of the Digital Savage Experience Podcast. He is married and went through 5 miscarriages with his wife in a...

On a very special episode of Connecting A Better World, Natalie chats with her friend and fellow podcaster Sarah Monares. Sarah is the founder and CEO of Monares Collective LLC and The We Spot, an online community designed to be “your go-to spot for learning, growth, encouragement, inspiration, authenticity, and connection”. Sarah is also the host of The We Podcast, a new program that just recently joined the Loudspeaker family. Sarah and Natalie discuss the podcast, their friendship, and...

Cyberbulling has increased 81% since the COVID-19 pandemic began.  Negative online material and behavior are linked to higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicide in kids and teens. Just because students understand the mechanics of social media and digital technology doesn’t mean they know how to deal with issues like cyberbullying, harassment, inappropriate content, privacy, and safety.  Join a conversation with Kim Karr, Executive Director and Co-Founder of #ICanHelp and...

It should not cost anyone to be a parent. Find My Parent was born out of the need for a child-centered mechanism to reunite children around the world with their families, including those abducted by one of their parents. Find My Parent exists to give the power back to the victims of child abduction using secure and confidential technology that empowers and reunites families. Children and families are supported through the entire process by Find My Parent’s partners specializing in providing...

On this episode, we spend time with Kimberly Giles, Co-Founder of Little Willows, which she founded with her sister. Little Willows provides coordinated clothing boxes for young children in underserved families throughout Northern Colorado. With the conviction that every child deserves to look and feel their best in every season, Little Willows exists to supply children and families in need with new or gently used clothing donated by generous community members. These boxes are not just...

On this episode, we spend time with Sarah Symons, Founder and Director of https://gml.cloud/v3.2/lt/3fbbb0700e1111eba61579dc97115794/bnBoaWxsaXBzQGNvbm5lY3Q0ZXhjZWxsZW5jZS5jb218fGh0dHBzOi8vaGVyZnV0dXJlY29hbGl0aW9uLm9yZy8 (Her Future Coalition), an international charity who’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty and exploitation by providing education and services to survivors and the most vulnerable girls. Sarah is an author, former composer of music for TV and film as well as a former...

Students in need should never be afraid to ask for help and success in school should not be dependent on your income bracket.  We spend time with Matine Khalighi, an incoming freshman student at Harvard University and Executive Director of the youth-led nonprofit, EEqual, a 501c3 organization and movement dedicated to level the playing field for students experiencing poverty and homelessness across the United States. Matine’s journey in social entrepreneurship started in middle school, where...