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RECENT SHOWS
March 9, 2010
Katana will be interviewing, Michael Linenberger, the author of four top-selling productivity books, including Seize the Work Day and Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, the #1 bestselling book on Microsoft Outlook for four years running.
“Master Your Workday Now!”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- How to create goals that are inspiring and achievable
- How to spin up these goals by visualizing the most optimized outcome
- A series of exercises to match career goals to life goals, leading to a more satisfying life
Read more about what to expect during our interview with Michael Lineneberger here!
March 2, 2010
Katana will be interviewing, Brent Marchant, author of Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies
Join us as we’ll discuss:
1. How to recognize Conscious Creation in films
2. How to interpret the meaning of this
3. How to incorporate this into their lives
Read more about what to expect during our interview with the Brent here!
February 23, 2010
Katana will be interviewing, Dr. Simon, author of many wellness books, including his newest book, Free to Love, Free to Heal: Heal Your Body by Healing Your Emotions
“Free to Love, Free to Heal”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- Who can benefit from your book?
- What can people get out of your book?
- The five-step, Free to Love healing process
Read more about what to expect during our interview with Dr. Simon here!
February 16, 2010
"Money, Meaning and a little Motivation"
Katana will be interviewing Ariane de Bonvoisin, inspiration and advice expert for any change in your life.
Join us as we'll discuss:
- Money is not only an actual “thing.” Money is an emotion.
- How do you make a fresh start in the area of your finances?
- Stop avoiding the problem and start with getting honest.
Read more about what to expect during our interview with the Ariane here!
February 9, 2010
We will be interviewing, Christine Arylo, today’s leading self-love expert.
“How do you fall madly in love with yourself?”
Join us as we discuss:
- Receive insights into how your inner achievement junkie and doing addict runs your life -- and what to do to get her under control.
- How to turn those inner mean girl voices into inner super heroine power.
- How to activate the feminine super power of PAUSE to get more done by doing less.
Read more about what to expect during our interview with the Self-Love Expert here!
February 2, 2010
Katana and Jill will be interviewing, website design expert Jody Jelas.
“The WebChik”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
1. Where to start when getting a new website
2. Where to start when getting a new website
3. How to get a website in less than 10 days with only $1 deposit.
Read more about what to expect during our interview with the WebChik here
January 26, 2010
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Michelle Karén, Astrologer, author of Astrology For Enlightenment
“Astrology: A Personal Tool for Personal Empowerment”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
to remain hopeful in the face of everything that is collapsing
what is REALLY going on
what future to look forward to
French and Finnish born Michelle became aware of her psychic medium gift as a child and became a professional astrologer at the age of 14. She obtained her Master's Degree in philosophy, with honors, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, on the Role of Archetypes in the Meaning of Human Existence in the Works of Carl Gustav Jung. Michelle earned a Diploma from the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London and her graduate studies were in Medieval Horary Astrology.
She also has a professional degree in Yoga from the Ecole Française de Yoga du Sud-Est Méditerranée and has studied classical piano in the Conservatories of Paris, Geneva and at the American University in Washington D.C. She has appeared in several Hollywood movies. She is also a member of the National Black Belt Club in Tae Kwon Do and serves abused children through FreeArts. She is also a trained actress and model. She has studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles, with the Gene Bua Acting for Life studio and the Phoenix Film Institute. To learn more visit http://www.michellekaren.com
January 19, 2010
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Robyn O’Brien, speaker and author of THE UNHEALTHY TRUTH: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It
“Shedding Light on the Food Industry”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
Using resources and skills to become healthy
Eliminate chemicals from your family's diet
Rules that you can use to help maintain a healthy balance in your own home
Robyn is married, a mother of four children and the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation, an organization designed to help protect the 1 in 3 American children that now has autism, ADHD, asthma or allergies, that funds research into the development and practice of techniques designed to heal children with the 4As using an integrative, biomedical approach developed by doctors in New York.
Robyn has appeared in the New York Times, on CNN, the Today Show and Good Morning America and featured in People Magazine, but more importantly, Robyn was honored to have been invited to attend roundtable discussions with members of Congress on health care reform and to serve on the board of the Environmental Working Group, based in Washington, DC. For more information on Robyn, visit http://www.robynobrien.com/
January 12, 2010
Don’t Just Live Your Life… Lead Your Life to the Max!
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Katy Caschera, Leadership and Success Coach, Author and Facilitator
Whether you are starting or going back to college, trying to find a new job, struggling with family issues, dreaming of a better life, launching a business, trying to lose weight, quit smoking, or handle any other challenge in life, there is no better time to learn how to take control of the things in life you can, better manage the things you can’t and take an active role in what happens next. It’s time to Invest in your future and to create the life you want to live. There is a step-by-step process to help you succeed.
Join us as we discuss:
- Learning from yesterday
- Living for today
- Leading a better tomorrow – starting today
Katy has over 20 years of business experience in both the private and public sector as an educator; coach; team facilitator; change management, organizational and leadership development consultant; entrepreneur, and corporate leader. She has a B.S. Degree in Education and a M.S. Degree in Business and Leadership. In working with people of all ages in both the private and public sector, she developed a passion that the same principles used to develop leaders in corporate America can be applied to help individuals, ages 8-80, succeed as leaders in their own lives. In her book, Need2Be Leading Life to the Max, she takes the mystery and complexity out of leadership and success and provides a step-by-step process that is effective enough for the corporate executive, practical enough for everyday life and relevant for ages 8 to 80 years old.
For more information, please visit www.need2be.com.
January 5, 2010
Katana and Jill will be interviewing, Weight Loss Artist, Coach & Author, Janice Taylor.
“Our Lady of Weight Loss”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- How to take a leap of faith
- How to overcome fear
- How to believe in yourself
Janice Taylor is the contemporary voice of reinvention and transformation, a best-selling author, a life and wellness coach, guided imagery innovator, motivational speaker, and teacher who provides her clients with the information, inspiration, and tools they need to create lives they love. In addition, Janice is a featured blogger for The Huffington Post, Intent.com and Beliefnet.com, and the creator and editor of the very popular e-letter, Kick in the Tush Club. Janice has been featured in the New York Times, Good Housekeeping, and O, the Oprah Magazine which wrote, “Janice Taylor is a kooky kind of genius.” Learn more about Janice at www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com
Listen here: http://contacttalkradio.com/hosts/katanaabbott.html
December 29, 2009
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Healthy Lifestyle-Green Living Expert Beth Aldrich “Fit and Healthy Lifestyles: How You Can Begin Your Change”
During this episode, we will discuss how to eat for energy and how to deconstruct cravings. Listeners will gain useful tips and idea for living leaner and greener.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
· Useful eating/food tips to maintain balance (primary food vs. secondary food)
· Useful easy ways to live green every day
· Useful ways to balance your life (with the circle of life)
Beth Aldrich is a Healthy Lifestyle-Green Living Expert, writer, speaker and media personality. She is a certified Holistic Health Counselor and former host of her own PBS TV series, For Her Information and radio show, A Balanced Life. Beth is working on her first book and is the publisher of the online magazine for women, forherinformation.com
December 22, 2009
Katana and Jill will be interviewing, Mike Robbins, the bestselling author of Focus on the Good Stuff and the new book Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken
Join us as we’ll discuss Tips for a Low Stress Holiday:
Be yourself – don’t try to be who you think you “should” be with your family, friends, in-laws, or guests – just be you!
Focus on the good stuff – choose to focus on the things you like and appreciate about your family members, instead of obsessing about the things that annoy or upset you
Let go of past resentments – holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die – just let things go
Mike Robbins is the bestselling author of Focus on the Good Stuff and the new book Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken. A well-known keynote speaker and personal development expert, Robbins has inspired tens of thousands through his keynotes, seminars, and workshops. He is a featured contributor on the Huffington Post and Oprah.com and his books have been translated into 10 different languages. Mike speaks to groups throughout the US and Canada and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two young daughters. To learn more about Mike and his book visit www.mike-robbins.com
December 15, 2009
Katana and Jill will be interviewing; Lisa M. Dietlin, President/CEO of Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized philanthropic consulting firm
“Making a Difference: The World of Giving”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- About others who have been philanthropic
- Ways in which they can make a difference…even on a limited budget
- Some facts about the philanthropic world
Lisa M. Dietlin is President/CEO of Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized philanthropic consulting firm. She serves her clients as a philanthropic agent, assisting entrepreneurial individuals and nonprofit organizations in developing transformational philanthropic strategies. She recently authored a book titled, Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits. She is a much sought after speaker appearing on television and radio programs frequently. To learn more about Lisa, visit, www.lmdietlin.com
December 8, 2009
Katana and Jill will be interviewing, Leadership & Career Coach and the author of “Yes! You Can Land a Job Even in a Crummy Economy”, Therese Boldt
“Yes! You Can Land a Job Even in a Crummy Economy”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
· Culture Shift – Michigan’s Opportunity to show how it’s done when times are tough
· The Book – how it’s the start to shifting our culture (talking about the high points)
· Taking Action - That it IS possible to land a job even in a crummy economy.
Author Therese Marie Boldt is a leadership and career coach who works with business leaders who are committed to developing their people to be the very best they can be, or are guiding their organizations through transition. She also works one-on-one with professionals who are in career transition. Therese Marie is the WJBK FOX2 Detroit’s Career Coach, offering tips and advice regularly on how to find a job in today’s challenging economy. Her celebrated workshops center around conducting an effective job search following the steps outlined in her book, “Yes! You Can Land a Job Even in a Crummy Economy.” Learn more about Therese at www.meettherese.com
December 01, 2009
Katana and Jill will be interviewing International Coach, Author and Success trainer Steven Quinn Wiltshire
Learn how you can start and grow a successful and rewarding business from your home.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- A clear understanding of the value direct sales offers women
- How to choose a company that honors your values and intentions
- A roadmap that guarantees your success as an entrepreneur in the direct sales industry
Steve Wiltshire is a catalyst for entrepreneurs who desire living a life of fulfillment, balance and financial abundance. Steve has coached and trained thousands of entrepreneurs on how to create a business that reflects their values and intentions. Steve has written over 100 curriculums and shares his message at conventions, leadership retreats, seminars and tele-courses throughout the world. Many of his clients have built multi-million dollar businesses by implementing his systems and programs. Steve’s passion is showing others how to take their vision and MAKE IT REAL! Learn more at www.lifelinecoaches.com
November 24, 2009
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Healthy Lifestyle-Green Living Expert Beth Aldrich
“Fit and Healthy Lifestyles: How You Can Begin Your Change”
During this episode, we will discuss how to eat for energy and how to deconstruct cravings. Listeners will gain useful tips and idea for living leaner and greener.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
- Useful eating/food tips to maintain balance (primary food vs. secondary food)
- Useful easy ways to live green every day
- Useful ways to balance your life (with the circle of life)
Beth Aldrich is a Healthy Lifestyle-Green Living Expert, writer, speaker and media personality. She is a certified Holistic Health Counselor and former host of her own PBS TV series, For Her Information and radio show, A Balanced Life. Beth is working on her first book and is the publisher of the online magazine for women, forherinformation.com
November 17, 2009
Andy and Danielle Mayoras
Katana and Jill will be interviewing Legal Experts Andy and Danielle Mayoras
“Trial and Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” Book Launch
Be there for the launch and review of the Mayoras’ highly anticipated book, “Trial and Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
· The inspiration and purpose behind their newest release.
· How real celebrity stories can help YOU avoid any errors when planning to leave a legacy to YOUR heirs.
· Some of the most shocking cases in media’s history.
Andy Mayoras is a litigation attorney with an emphasis on probate litigation (will and trust contests, guardianships, beneficiary rights, estate administration, undue influence, fraud, elder abuse and related litigation), as well as commercial litigation, business planning, real estate, and personal injury.
Danielle Mayoras has dedicated her legal career to educating professionals and businesses as well as the general public on the topics of elder law, special needs planning, and general estate planning through presentations, print, and broadcast media across the United States. She is a founding partner of The Center for Elder Law, The Center for Probate Litigation, and The Center for Special Needs Planning.
For more information, please visit www.trialandheirs.com or www.thecenterforelderlaw.com
November 10, 2009
Jill Jordan will be interviewing Pat Mussieux, Founder of Steps2Happiness and Creator of the “10 Steps2Happiness Home Study System”Secrets to Living a Happy Life!
On this show, Pat will share with you the 4 major barriers to living a happy life and the 10 steps for getting past those barriers and adding more happiness to your daily life. These scientifically proven tips and techniques have helped Pat handle her divorce, the death of family and friends, the loss of a job, financial hardship, etc. and they can help you too! Listen in so you can get past that feeling of ‘overwhelm”, reduce stress, manage your time more effectively, and live your life by intent.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
• How to identify what you want in life
• How, and when, to say NO effectively
• The # 1 secret to changing core beliefs, controlling your self-talk and increasing your level of happiness — today!
Pat Mussieux is a step-mother, grandmother to 3, an entrepreneur, an author, a radio host, a coach and a motivational speaker. She lives a busy, but very HAPPY, life in London, Ontario, Canada. Having worked for over 30 years in the field of Personal Development, Pat has taught critical thinking skills to thousands of women and is an acclaimed international speaker.
For more information, please visit www.steps2happiness.com.
October 27, 2009
Katana will be interviewing Certified Divorce Analyst, Peggy Tracy
Family Fraud and Divorce Dissipation Discussion
This show will discuss fraud and theft occurring in our families and marriages. Learn about seven signs fraud might be happening to you or someone you know and what you can do to change the situation. We’ll also discuss criminal behavior and how to detect and prevent fraud in your household.
What would you do with an extra hour a day? Tune in as the De-Stress Diva shows you how to find an extra hour a day!
Join us as we’ll discuss:
* How to find an extra hour a day
* How to create your Dream Team to save you stress
* Leveraging Your Time without Multi-tasking
Ruth Klein is a life coach, author of six books, and national speaker. She has appeared on CNBC and her advice has been published in O:The Oprah Magazine, Redbook, Washington Post online, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, Prevention magazine and dozens of other publications. Klein is a featured coach on AOL, where she reaches more than 100,000 AOL users.
Visit her website at www.ruthklein.com.
October 13, 2009
Katana will be interviewing International Dr. Gary Stollman
Katana will be interviewing Dr. Gary Stollman: Psychotherapist, Life Coach and Relationship Expert
Keeping in Balance and Communicating Effectively During Difficult Times
During stressful times our lives tend to lose balance, our emotions go haywire, and our ability to communicate with our loved ones deteriorates. Dr. Gary Stollman, professional life coach and psychotherapist, will be talking about how we can maintain balance in our lives, manage our emotions, and communicate more effectively.
Join us as we’ll discuss:
* What it means to have a balanced life.
* How to deal with and understand our emotions.
* Tips on effective communication (with the opposite sex).
Dr. Stollman received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and worked as the Chief Therapist at the Viscott Center, founded by noted psychiatrist and author, Dr. David Viscott. Dr. Gary is also a Professional Life Coach and helps coach individuals to move forward in life who feel "stuck", or are going through transitions such as divorce or career change. He also helps individuals to achieve balance in their life between work, family, and play. Dr. Gary enjoys helping people understand themselves and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior.
For more information on his life coaching, please call (800) 474-1445, visit his website www.talkwithdrgary.com or email him at lifecoachdrgary@aol.com.
October 6, 2009
Katana will be interviewing International Feng Shui Expert, Carole Hyder
Feng Shui and Clutter
Learn how shaping up your life isn’t solely reserved to breaking out a new work out routine or eating healthier. Carole Hyder will explain how the ancient art of Feng Shui can produce life-changing environments when an individual integrates this practice into their homes. “In other words, as your house goes, so goes your life.”
Join us as we’ll discuss:
• Why clutter is one of the main barriers to Feng Shui and how clutter affects your life
• What constitutes as physical, emotional and mental clutter
• How Feng Shui can help you overcome your negative environment
Carole Hyder is a Feng Shui consultant, speaker, teacher, author, and trainer. She began her studies in 1992 and has facilitated hundres of residential and commercial consultations. She is co-founder and president of the Feng Shui Institute of the Midwest, an organization dedicated to creating standards for practitioners, providing continuing education, and community outreach.
For more information, please visit www.CaroleHyder.com.
September 29, 2009
Katana will be interviewing Don Smith, Humanitarian and Founder of Village Empowerment
Raising Money in Africa
Join us as we discuss:
• The primary mission of the non-profit organization, Village Empowerment
• Some of the things women do after learning the program
• How people like YOU can get involved in helping Village Empowerment raise money for this rightful cause
Don Smith is the Director of Rescue Inc. and Village Empowerment, two non-profit organizations that have been working on the ground in Africa to make real, tangible differences in the lives of African women, their families and hundreds of orphans. For the past 10 years, he’s been doing humanitarian work and teaching in several of the poorest countries of Africa and the Philippines. Don also worked smuggling freedom and religious information and medicine into Communist Romania in the early 1980’s during the reign of the cruel dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
For more information about Don Smith, visit his website, http://www.VillageEmpowerment.org
September 22, 2009
Katana and co-host Danielle Mayoras will be interviewing Di Patterson, Professional Gerontologist
Top 10 Tips for Success in Aging
Join us as we discuss:
• What is a Gerontologist? And, why would you need one?
• What is “Seasons of Life”?
• 10 Tips for 2009 and beyond….
Diane Alexander Patterson, MSG, CPG (Credentialed Professional Gerontologist), is Founder of Success In Aging TV™, www.successinagingtv.com, the magazine website devoted to Gerontology (the social study of Aging), and is Editor of the website’s Journal for Success In Aging™. Ms. Patterson holds a Master’s degree in Gerontology and a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership. Her expertise includes R.C.F.E. Administrator (Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly), Pharmacy Technician and Legal Assistant in California Probate, Conservatorship and Trust Administration Law.
For more information about Di Patterson, visit her websites, www.agewise.tv and www.successinagingtv.com
September 15, 2009
Gail Martin radio show!
Starting Up Your Business Without Breaking the Bank
Join us as we discuss:
• Why PR is a start-up’s best friend
• YOU are your best marketing weapon
• Social Media and the Internet—still vital even for a local business
Gail Martin spent nearly 20 years in Corporate America before she founded DreamSpinner Communications as a way to help small and medium-sized businesses gain corporate-level marketing help at an affordable price. Her MBA is in Marketing and Management Information Systems. She’s also the author of the Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy series, including The Summoner (2007) and The Blood King (2008).
For more information about Gail Martin, visit her website, www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com.
September 8, 2009
Katana and co-host Carole Hyder will be interviewing Evana Maggiore, professional consultant and author of “Fashion Feng Shui: The Power of Dressing with Intention.”
Join us as we discuss:
• How Feng Shui work with intention
• How does Feng Shui and fashion fit together
• How do you dress using the 5 Elements
Evana Maggiore is a Professional Image Consultant and Feng Shui Practitioner. Her 1998 book, “Dressing the Whole Person, Nine Ways to Create Harmony & Balance in Your Wardrobe & Prosperity in Your Life!” is the first publication to connect the Five Elements of Feng Shui to Fashion and Personal Style.
For more information about Evana visit her website, www.fashionfengshui.com
September 1, 2009
Midlife Millionaires, Katana Abbott
Learn the 5 steps to overcoming underearning with bestselling author, Barbara Stanny!
August 25, 2009
The Designated Daughter with co-host and Legal Expert, Danielle Mayoras
August 18, 2009
Get Ahead by Getting Known with co-host and Personal Branding Coach, Jill Jordan
August 11, 2009
The Feng Shui Way with co-host and International Feng Shui Expert and author, Carole Hyder
August 4, 2009
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