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Dana Vogelmeier helps organizations improve workplace culture.   Everyone deserves a dream job and to work in an engaging environment! If we are all operating at a higher awareness level, we treat each other differently. That behavior will spread like a pebble thrown in the pond!   Michael Angelo Caruso interviews Dana on best practices for making work a better place to be.  Watch the video version of this and other great interviews at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdpQ0CmA8Mk.  Subscribe to Michael's YT channel (ring that silver bell!) to be notified of new videos.     Watch Dana's TEDx video, then check out all the other events Dana has enlivened with her amazing expertise and contagious positive attitude.   Dana earned her Masters Degree with a focus in leadership and has studied under John Maxwell to become a John Maxwell Team member. She's a certified Workplace Culture Specialist through The Culture Works and earned a Certified Professional in Performance Learning designation which specializes in pin

Surviving COVID-19 is a unique achievement. Michael Angello Caruso interviews, Sam Abu-Hamdan, a coronavirus survivor.   [Watch the video version of this interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzlnrwO5qO8   Subscribe to Michael's YT channel (ring that silver bell!) to be notified of new videos.]   COVID-19 survivors are interesting people on a number of levels. Compared to the total population, not many people contract the illness, but a large percentage of victims have died from it.   In addition, the coronavirus attacks the respiratory system and makes it difficult to breathe, a terribly stressful condition, especially if you're self-quarantined.   The novel (new) coronavirus was officially named COVID-19 on February 11, 2020 by the World Health Organization. By that date, it had already killed hundreds of people. Originating in Wuhan, the Central Province of China, the coronavirus has had a cataclysmic impact worldwide.   As of April 20, 2020, the COVID-19 had infected millions of people and kille

Here's a fun interview with the one and only, Terry Bean from Detroit, Michigan.   [Watch the video version of this interview on Michael's YouTube channel.  Subscribe to be notified of new interviews!]   Terry is a Co-founder of TEDx-Detroit and the Executive Director of Motor City Connect, Detroit's premiere live networking organization.   Enjoy this wide ranging interview as Michael Angelo Caruso and Terry cover a bunch of interesting topics, including:    1:00  A behind-the-scene look at TEDx-Detroit (ongoing convo throughout)  2:15  Event planning strategies  6:30  Detroit as "comeback city" 12:15 Motor City Connect 15:15 Ch-ch-ch-changes! 16:00 Why you can't say "I don't know" anymore 24:00 Terry's new online coaching program   Watch to get many great tips from Terry on how to make the most of change.   Plus, some EPIC name dropping, including Dan Gilbert, Apple, Rock Financial, U2, Cleveland Cavaliers, Bono, Charlie Wollborg, Uber, Lawrence Tech, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr., Google and Cher!?   Te

Trauma is part of life and so is recovery.   Check out Michael Angelo Caruso's interesting interview with Lynn McLaughlin, who survived a brain tumor and then came back stronger than ever.   [Watch the video version of this interview here.]   Lynn McLaughlin is a life-long educator who has owned and operated her own business, Steering Through It since December 2017.  Lynn’s public speaking experiences have been local, provincial and international.   As an author, she offers consultation services to writers.  Lynn is driven, through her personal experiences, to help us become self-advocates and question our true purpose in this life.    An active Rotarian, Lynn is dedicated to community causes.  She's a member of 100 Women Who Care Windsor/Essex and works tirelessly to support the goals of the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada.   Lynn has recently joined the National Advocacy Committee as a Community member. She strives to meet each new personal goal and completed her first Detroit International Half-Marathon (

Good mentors are hard to come by. Meet Lisa Mininni, best-selling author & President of Excellerate Associates, a business mentoring and leadership/organizational development company Lisa is also founder of The Business Innovation Lab, which offers co-working office space and conference facilities.   [Watch the video version of this YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYdrW4qdVk.    Subscribe to Michael's YT channel at https://www.youtube.com/michaelangelocarusoto be notified of new interviews.  Ring that silver bell!]   Best Selling Author, Lisa Mininni, is a "human hard-wiring" expert. She travels the globe educating small business owners, entrepreneurs and business leaders on biological hard-wiring.   Wiring dictates the type of environment in which you are best equipped to thrive and succeed, and the kind of environment you prefer to live and work. Your hard-wiring drives you in business and is primarily unconscious.   Hard-wiring and how you run your business systems are deeply con

Mental Illness advocate and Netflix celebrity, Riley Juntti, joins Michael Angelo Caruso for a fascinating discussion on mental health. The topic focuses on suicide prevention. Riley, a junior at Oakland University, helped create 13 Reasons Why NOT, centered on Netflix’s show 13 Reason’s Why, in which the lead character leaves behind a recording blaming 13 people for her suicide. Riley's 13 Reasons Why NOT program arranged for thirteen students from Michigan's Oxford High School to make public address announcements to 1,800 fellow students by sharing an emotionally vulnerable place they had been through and thanking someone who had helped them out of it. Feedback created a national sensation with over 100 major news organizations picking up the story, including Nightline, the Washington Post, and USA Today. National Public Radio (NPR) featured 13 Reasons Why NOT as one of the Best Youth News Stories of 2017 and then, Netflix got involved. She is now the face of Netflix's social campaign Tell Them which us

Self-sabotage is a huge problem today, despite the fact that we live in the most educated, technologically advanced society in history. Author and speaker, Michael Angelo Caruso, interviews psychologist Dr. Kristen Hurrell on a wide-range of topics, including: 3m Why humans self-sabotage 6m How your friends work against you 8m The long-term effects of #MeToo 14m The challenges of addiction 15m Why you can benefit from therapy 20m Vulnerability, the gateway to other problems 23m Opioid advice 28m "Therapy is not a pill" 30m Ideas for self-care Also: Home remedies to feel better, including journaling, sleep, exercise, and good nutrition. At the end of this session, Dr. Hurrell offers her website to those looking for help. More on Michael at www.MichaelAngeloCaruso.com and in his Present Like a Pro group on Facebook. Michael Angelo Caruso teaches presentation skills.  The most important business skill you can have is the ability to effectively communicate with groups of people.   This special bran

Bad news travels faster than ever. And bad stuff happens to everyone. Best make a plan to deal with those problems now. Jeff Caponigro wrote the book on crisis management and has some good ideas on how to prevent crisis, as well. [Watch the video version of this interview here.] Fellow author and speaker, Michael Angelo Caruso, talks with Jeff about what it was like to work on one the biggest public relations campaigns of all time. Jeff Caponigro, APR, PRSA is Executive Vice President-Corporate Communications and Chief Marketing Officer of Trion Solutions, Inc., in Troy, Michigan. and President and CEO of Caponigro Public Relations Inc., in Southfield, Michigan. Jeff is one of the country’s most respected public relations and marketing professionals, specializing in branding, reputation management, media relations, speaker and media training, executive coaching and crisis planning and crisis communications. More on Jeff: - Worked with approximately 1,000 corporations and non-profit organizations - In

Detroit sports legend, Eddie Murray, talks with Michael Angelo Caruso about his days with the Detroit Lions and his current role as ambassador for Hope Network.  The Michigan-based charity helps thousands of people with everything from opioid abuse to brain trauma recovery.    Register to have lunch with Eddie on Dec. 4, 2019 at Trion Solutions in Troy, Michigan at https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egk6c4rl07735d06&oseq=&c=&ch=   Murray grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. He didn't play football in high school, but Murray earned a football scholarship at Tulane University and became a four-year starter. As a senior, he had a perfect season making 35-for-35 field goals.  Drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1980 and had a tremendous rookie year. He played in all 16 games, made 35 of 36 extra point attempts and booted a league-best 27 field goals, a franchise record.  He also won the NFC scoring title (116 points). He was named to the Pro Bowl where he made 5 field go

In the previous Talk to Me podcast (Episode 42), you'll discover why Mark Wahlberg is about to make Michael Angelo Caruso's high school history teacher very famous.   This is Episode 43, an interesting interview with nutrition coach, Rene Pothetes, on how you can ditch diets and find peace with food forever. [Watch the video version of this interview here.] Food is complicated, but not just because of complex ingredients and how they interact with your body. Figuring out food is also challenging because the act of eating is closely linked to habits, emotions and psychology. Highlights of this interview: 3:30    Everything in moderation? 5:00    Why food is so complicated (is comfort food good for you?) 6:00    The psychology of eating 11:00  The Great Betrayal (why we eat food that is not good for us) 15:00  Why diets are not helpful 22:00  So we poison ourselves... 35:00  "Hidden" choices Author and speaker, Michael Angelo Caruso, interviews Rene for his "Talk to Me" podcast.  Get more info on Ren

One of Michael's most interesting podcast episodes, yet!  [Watch the video version of this interview on Michael Angelo Caruso's YouTube channel. John Wukovits taught history when Michael attended Trenton High School back in the day. Now retired, John has become America's pre-eminent expert on the Pacific Theater aspects of World War II.  John's the author of twelve books. So far, his best-selling title is "One Square Mile of Hell," which came out in 2006. But book number six is about to get a big marketing boost because ""Hell From the Heavens" is being made into a movie starring, Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson. Talking points in this video:  1:00  Michael and John reminisce  5:00  Transition for teaching to pre-eminent American history author 11:30  Book title rundown (John's favorite, why one was most popular) 16:00  Martin Scorsese quote 17:30  "Hell From the Heavens" to be movie starring Mark Wahlberg* 21:00  Meeting Mel Gibson in Malibu, CA, working w/ The Hollywood Gang 27:00  The

Episode 40 of the "Talk To Me" podcast is an interview with R.J. King, the author of Detroit: Engine of America.  Episode 41 is a chat with Skateboard King, Garold Vallie.  When Garold Vallie was born he only weighed four pounds.  Then things really got hard.    Born with his feet facing each other, Garold had to wear painful Gatlin splints on his legs for the first two years of his life--and then he became The Skateboard King. Garold's become a kind of elder statesman for what is now a $4.8 billion industry with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. Skateboarding is now an Olympic event! So, Garold "Life Maverick" Vallie now does public speaking. He's a role model for the young skateboarders, especially in his town of Wyandotte, Michigan, where he's helping build a skate park for the sport he loves so much. You have to admire his zest for life and "can do" spirit. Check out Garold's red hot podcast and website for more info.

Episode 39 of the "Talk to Me" podcast features blind motivational speaker, David DeNotaris. This is Episode 40, a conversation with Michigan resident, R.J. King, who has written a terrific new book about Detroit's amazing past.       [Subscribe to Michael's YouTube channel to watch this interview and others.]   Michael Angelo Caruso, interviews R.J. about the "Detroit: Engine of America" and asks the author if we can move forward by studying the past.   The book is a narrative that covers the early days of the city and the official first one hundred years. Interesting facts, include:   Detroit is one of the few U.S. cities that's older than the country The city's population was 100 in 1700 and 205,876 in 1890 The current Detroit Yacht Club is the largest such clubhouse in the U.S. James Bailey of the Barnum & Bailey circus is from Detroit Ulysses S. Grant lived in Detroit prior to becoming U.S. President In 1895, Detroit had 80 newspapers, 7 of which were dailies   "Detroit: Engine of America" c

Michael Angelo Caruso interviews David to learn more about his talks, his book and his lifestyle. Highlights include: - What you think about comes about - Focus on "thinkability" not "disability" - Be better, not bitter - Do, delegate or dump - Be curious, not furious David's clients include Montclair State University, Boston Market, NASA, Verizon Wireless and New York Life. His book, "Feeling Your Way Through Life," is about to be released as an e-book. He's been covered in USAToday, Scholastic Publications and the Washington Post. Learn more about David at his www.DavidDeNotaris.com. Michael offers communication strategies and tips in his Present Like a Pro FB group.

Andy Cave is a British mountaineer nominated for the Piolet d'Or award for his ascent of the North Face of Changabang in India. This is Episode 38 of Michael Angelo Caruso's "Talk to Me" podcast.  E37 is a masterclass in speaking titled, 5 Steps to Amazing Presentations. Author and speaker, Michael Angelo Caruso, interviews Andy for his "Talk to Me" Podcast and they discuss the parallels between climbing and business leadership. Talking points include: - The importance of "psychological safety" - The difference between humility and humiliation - The 1996 disaster on Mt. Everest - Why mountain climbing is like flying in an airplane Andy is the author of the books, "Learning to Breathe" and "The Thin White Line." He now delivers leadership training to top leaders in businesses all over the world. Michael and Andy met when they delivered keynote speeches at a leadership conference in Scarborough, England in the United Kingdom. More on Andy at www.AndyCave.co.uk More on Michael at www.MichaelAngeloCaruso