Sharon? ?Haver? ?is a fashion + style expert with a head for marketing and business building, known for her direct approach to helping everyday women step into their star power. Sharon and her work have appeared in the media nearly 1,000 times during her three-decade career in both style + entrepreneurship. She has 15 years experience as a New York photography fashion stylist and is the founder of the web site FocusOnStyle.com, where she has been sharing her fashion stylist tips and style...

It’s well known that good communication is the foundation of any successful relationship, whether personal or professional. It's important to recognize, though, that it's our nonverbal communication—our facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, posture, and tone of voice—that speak the loudest. The ability to understand and use nonverbal communication, or body language, is a powerful tool that can help you connect with others, express what you really mean, and build better...

Royal Guest Experts Amanda Littlefield and Marilyn Braun The House of Windsor has a new addition!  On May 2, 2015, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge was born at 8:34 a.m. London time.  With the given name Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, the Princess entered into this world with as much pageantry and fanfare as one would expect for a royal. Following the birth of Princess Charlotte, many landmarks were lit pink including Tower Bridge, London Eye, and the Trafalgar Square.  One thing is certain, the...

On March 24, 2003, Susie Castillo was crowned Miss USA in front of millions in a nationally televised live event from San Antonio, Texas.  Representing Massachusetts as its first Latina titleholder, she also was the first Miss USA with Dominican-Puerto Rican ancestry.  In May 2003, Susie travelled to Panama City, Panama to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.  Placing as a Top 15 semi-finalist, her national costume was the appropriately chosen "Wonder Woman". After her reign as Miss USA,...

In 2014 as the reigning Mrs. Texas, Beth Isbell competed in the Mrs. United States pageant and walked away with the crown!  At the time, she was only twenty-four years old, yet she continues to represent married women everywhere with grace and style.  In this episode of "The Pageant Hour", I will get to know more about this Texas beauty. Beth Isbell graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with a minor in Agricultural Business. She...

Kim Ades, MBA is president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine(TM) Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mother of 5, Kim is one of North America's foremost experts on performance through thought mastery and mental focus. By using her unique process of integrating online journaling in her coaching, she works with clients who are intelligent, driven, and ambitious and helps them examine and shift their thinking in order to yield extraordinary results. Kim has...

Kim Gravel is a veteran television host/interviewer, entrepreneur and leader, but most of all she has a passion for people and hearing their stories. She has logged thousands of hours as host of awardwinning talk shows "Friends & Neighbors" and  "Atlanta Live", is seen on The Steve Harvey Show and Headline News Network as a recurring contributor, is featured on the SiriusXM Radio show Dirty Pop with Lance Bass in the weekly advice column segment “Gravel Mail” and starred in the hit weekly...

The lovely Maggie Bridges won the coveted title of Miss Georgia last June and went on to compete at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, NJ in September 2014.   Throughout her reign as Miss Georgia, Maggie has been committed to her personal platform of “Impacting Others Through Volunteerism” statewide. Maggie has given over 800 hours of volunteer service to a wide variety of worthwhile causes. She is also a Team Developer for the Hands On Network, a national organization headquartered...

Time management is a disciplined mindset to be able to live in the moment while working toward the future. It is all mental—it’s an attitude.  Having control in your life is about commitment, routines, flexibility, adjustments, and planning.  We create our own self-limitations.  We say we’ll do tomorrow what we really want to do today.  Eliminate what’s holding you back.  “Time Management Manifesto” offers specific actions that will teach subscribers the following themes: •           Manage...

Publishing a book is the easiest, fastest way to develop yourself and your brand. You pick the subject and direction, ultimately leading you to be an expert in that industry. It’s that simple. So basically, you can form your own brand into whatever you want to be known for. Use the freedom of your own visions to make your life a success! Critically Acclaimed Publisher and Author Tara Richter uses her book “Write a Book in 4 Weeks!” to elaborate on how her manuals contain the tools to help...

As the amount of information continues to pour in about how maintain a healthy lifestyle, it still comes down to having a positive mindset and to find your sense of purpose in life which will help you to live longer and happier, no matter what age you are.  “The right mindset, and something to look forward to can help you to live longer – even when your purpose hasn’t become clear yet.”  We all face challenges and adversity that seem to weigh us down at some point in life, but if we allow...

Bring in the year 2015 with a roar by planning a New Year’s party that will include games, drinks, fun and frolic. This time of the year is the best time to plan a party, as many different types of parties are arranged for New Year's Eve.  There are theme parties, house parties, banquette parties, corporate wide events, and many more. People and Companies start planning for the New Year well in advance to have a blast. Meet Trace Kingham: * Featured in Brides Magazine and Columbus Home and...

Asia Monet Ray made her television debut at six years old when she entered the first season of Lifetime’s Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition. Despite being the youngest, she wowed the judges and audiences. Asia beat competitors twice her age to make it to the finale, where she placed third overall.  Afterwards, Asia joined Abby Lee Miller’s elite junior competition team on season 3 of Dance Moms and proved she was a champion by winning every single competition solo she performed.  Asia was...

Judy Morris has worked as a Time-space feng shui professional and teacher for over 25 years and has clients throughout the United States, Caribbean, Canada and Europe. She is the first American certified to practice and teach Classical Chinese Feng Shui, and she is the first American designated as a Feng Shui Master through the Feng Shui Research Center founded by Master Joseph Yu. She came to the feng shui profession from a successful 20+ year career as a management consultant, personal...

Known as the Queen of Versailles, Jacqueline Siegel is a true Renaissance woman.  She holds many titles: wife, mother, philanthropist, Mrs. Florida 1993, and Mrs. Florida America director.  Tune in to today's show to learn more about this fascinating lady! Jacqueline's Website: www.jacquelinesiegel.net Mrs. Florida America: www.mrsflamerica.com

This episode's guest is Tom Dowd who is an expert in the area of public speaking.  Tom is an active member in Toastmasters International, a group of 300,000 members worldwide looking to develop communication and leadership skills. Tom joined in 2008 thinking it was just a way to boost his résumé. It became a wonderful downhill spiral of failure. Whether it was a speech contest or a publisher’s rejection, Toastmasters pushed him beyond his comfort zone to find self-awareness, belief that he...

Miss Florida 2014 Victoria Cowen beautifully represented the Sunshine State at the Miss America pageant by placing third runner up.  With grace and dignity, she answered the onstage question by tying in her platform One Chance, One Choice.  Her exquisite lyrical dance in the talent portion of the competition put her in contention for a top placement.  And her evening gown was a perfect choice to make her look pratically angelic on the Miss America stage. Want to learn more about Miss Cowen?...

Inspiration is a natural result of the highly desirable connection you create with your audience because of your compelling, expressive communication with them. There are three connections that every public speaker and performing artist must make when they step onto a stage if they want to effectively communicate their message or art. Join me as I interview Joe Yazbeck and unlock the key to these three connections. Joe Yazbeck is an Internationally known Master Speaker. He is an expert on...

Natural psychology is a brand new psychology of meaning. Building on existential philosophy and psychology, it presents an up-to-date picture of life purpose centered on the idea of value-based meaning-making. By accurately describing meaning as a psychological experience, by announcing that meaning must be made and not sought, and by providing a robust new vocabulary of meaning, natural psychology advances our understanding of the roots of emotional distress and provides a framework for...

New Zealand's John Martin has always lived life on the edge.  At age 13, he biked around New Zealand's East Cape.  At age 16, he made his first parachute jump.  At age 18, he purchased his first aircraft and learned to fly.  At age 21, he made New Zealand's first base jump and at 24 years old he obtained his commercial pilot's licence. At age 26, he received burns to 70% of his body, face and hands when his crop dusting aircraft crashed and burned. He spent the next three months in intensive...

In addition to being a successful author and radio show host, Linda Ballesteros is a highly respected motivational speaker, business woman and a coach. In 2004, she left a successful career in banking to discover her new passion.  This led her to become a business networking expert, and she ultimately founded the business women’s networking group, Wine Women and Wealth. Due to Linda’s leadership, her organization grew to more than 300 members during its first year and recently merged it...

Do you know what makes the difference between those who succeed in life and those who do not?  My guest Justin Sachs has unlocked this secret in his book The Power of Persistence. It contains the most uplifting and impacting stories of how persistence has shaped the greatest leaders in business and life in general. Ever wonder what the difference is between those who have enormous success and those who just barely make it by? This book will show you why persistence is the number one skill the...

Have you ever stopped one day, looked around and thought that you aren’t happy with your life and felt helpless to change it? Most of us have gone through this at one time or another. Feeling stuck is okay, but there are ways to keep it from eating you up and even more importantly, ways to get unstuck. Life Coach Rhonda Britten shares insight on how to get your life back on track and moving forward when you’re feeling in a lurch. Rhonda Britten is America's #1 Life Coach, author of...

Fear holds us back from realizing our dreams. It paralyzes us even when we can see success is within our grasps. Because of fear, many of us give up too early and never reach our most important goals. It’s our fear of failure, fear of inadequacy, and fear of the unknown that makes it so difficult to keep moving forward. But why? The answer is etched deep in our psyche because we have all experienced adversity. If you have ever been bullied, abused, ignored, or made fun of, those negative...

JV Crum III is a best selling author, world-renowned business coach, and mentor. He became a self-made entrepreneur millionaire in his twenties and is an investor who has built and sold companies. JV is a visionary strategist and is also a speaker in the areas of conscious business, fast profit growth, and youth leadership. He holds graduate degrees in three areas – law, and MBA, and a Masters in Psychology. Most notably, he is the Founder of ConsciousMillonaire.com and the best selling...