The Twin Cities Wellness Collective Tm Podcast

Dan Huber is an experienced business advisor at Transworld Business - a business that focuses on three core concepts: business brokerage, franchise consulting and franchise development.He brings over 30 years of experience to his role since graduating from Minnesota State University with the Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing. In this episode, Dan shares the process of selling a business, how he as an advisor was able to help represent both seller and buyer, avoiding the standoff, stress and mistrust in selling the business. He also shares the importance of mastering the contact sport of connecting with the prospect market. Learn more from Dan as he gets detailed about the nature of selling businesses. “Meet people. Do not talk about yourself. Talk about them. Learn. Just be quiet. Listen and let natural relationships form.” - Dan Huber  _______________________________________________________________________Announcements of Upcoming Events: ___________________________________________________________

Taren Weyer, the founder of Powered on Well and a mother of two, wears multiple hats and holds her “I Can and I Will” philosophy close to her heart.  Her passion is fuelled by her family, her ability to see change occur in others. She is a certified Health Coach and Youth Fitness Specialist with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology.In this episode,Taren shares her  programs and events that provide youth and adult with a sense of self and the power to enjoy their best life by challenging one’s mindset, offering new ways to think, and providing a safe space to achieve goals she helps create momentum  for success and empowerment to achieve something bigger. Learn more from Taren, hear her humor, see her inspiring, light-hearted, and bright personality that makes her a powerful influencer in the wellness world.“When you conquer negative self-talk, your self-esteem improves. You’ll gain more self-confidence and you also feel more optimistic about challenges and obstacles. ”- Taren Weyer_____________________

Jessica Rosenberg is a national yoga educator, a catalyst in the wellness community, and committed to helping students live an inspired life through MNdful Happier Hours. Her mission is to make ‘Breathe. Stretch. Play.’ a part of everybody’s day!Jessica Rosenberg has been practicing meditation and yoga since the late 1980s and teaching wellness practices for more than 18 years. She studies yogic texts and sequencing philosophies from many yoga and fitness disciplines. The result is a wonderfully blended teaching style and a unique, challenging class for children, teens, and adults that balances body, mind, and heart.Jessica’s greatest pleasure lies in sharing, mentoring, and spreading the wonders of yoga movement, breathing, and philosophy. In 2001, she created The Adventures of Super Stretch™, an interactive fitness program, book series, and games for the entire family developed to give children a physical outlet to express and empower themselves in a healthy and happy way.Jessica is a co-creator of Gorilla

From a young age, Stephanie looked at the individuality of those she cared about. As she grew, she took her love of people and love of God into a Degree in Social Work and a Master's Degree in Children and Family Ministry and a career as a pastor.She later found the Enneagram to be a helpful tool in her own life and she decided to go through the Enneagram spectrum training and certification program. She now provides Enneagram coaching to others. Stephanie is a question asker who never stops peering into the essence of her world. She applies her work as an Enneagram coach, an artist, and a Scripture teacher with her nonprofit 40 Orchards. “What people have in common is the desire to think about who is God, and who am I, and why does that matter?”    - Stephanie Spencer  Timestamps:    01:50  — Stephanie’s background as an Executive Director, an Enneagram coach and an artist 04:34  — All about Enneagram and how it helps to find one's strengths07:07  —  Why is it important for people to find their pass

Mike James is a certified life coach and professional storyteller. He has coached over 800 clients and turned patterns he got from the his coaching experiences into comfortable, powerful, cinematic human experience stories that was published in his storytelling album titled Now. Secrets of a Lifecoach.In this episode, Mike shares his unique flare and passion to dig to the root of emotional blocks in one's life, how he uses and believes in the power of stories to help transform people’s lives. He also tackled the importance of listening with an open mind and heart to help your free yourself from the illusion of your control.“When we step out of our comfort zone and start putting those thingsdown and risking a little bit, that’s when the good stuff happens.”  - Mike James Timestamps: 00:45  — Mike’s career history and his journey as a life coach and a storyteller04:16  — Mike takes us to his experience into the process of creating these amazing stories09:42  —  “Now. Secret of a Life Coach” and how people

Scott Mikesh has a passion for creativity and wellness, and a background in psychology, design, communications, and fitness. He is continually driven to inspire and empower individuals to live well and achieve their goals in healthful and creative ways. He’s worked in Marketing & Communications for nearly 20 years as a brand strategist, digital designer, and copywriter for both corporate and non-profit businesses, providing creative leadership and communication strategies for employee wellness, culture change,and D.E.I. initiatives. At present he is also the principal and founder of 4D Fit.In this episode you will learn how physical fitness is related to mental fitness and the idea of self-perception and perception of others to help you understand better how to handle the negative stressors to live a happier, healthier and productive life.“Get at the mental fitness part first,before you venture into physical fitness.” — Scott MikeshTimestamps00:36 — Scott Mikesh's career and his business venture06:43

Amanda Leaveck is a decade-old yoga and dance instructor. She started a business called Science and Magic where she practiced what she studied at University of St. Thomas and Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. She earned a degree in Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Structural Integration in both universities, respectively. Her ultimate vision is for each of us to feel empowered, inspired, capable, and courageous within our bodies and our daily lives.In this episode Amanda will teach us how her science-based approach to mindfulness offers educational insight about the effects that our thoughts, perspective and emotions have on our wellbeing , productivity and creative process.“Our individual evolution is tied up in the wellbeing of the whole and if we can learn to listen to each other and be with each other, I think that the implications of that will help heal the society.”-Amanda LeavekOfferings and Services to Check-out:Into the Darkness: a 3 week series + Solstice party w/ Aradia Wellbeing (De

Kateri Ruiz is one staunch advocate of gender equality. In fact, she started a business called MAIA which had women in mind. She has four daughters and a husband who stays home to tend to them while she works in corporate and excels in there. This household set up was her turning point of starting this kind of business. In this episode Kateri tells us her story of how she started a business which empowers women and in turn earns the respect of men.“Most of the time when people start thinking of business, they get stuck in this competitive notion and instead if we could change the dialogue to how can you collaborate in very meaningful ways that would move the needle forward for you and approach it more from that point of view.” - Kateri Ruiz_____________________________________________________________________Free PREMIUM Listing at MAIA.COMMUNITY DIRECTORY  for All Women Owned Businesses____________________________________________________________________What to do:1. Subscribe, Rate and Review our podcast: The

Lynne Fredrickson is the owner of Wellness Concepts, LLC and Lynne Fredrickson Coaching. She is a certified health and wellness coach and she is passionate about helping you reach your goals.On this episode Lynne shares about her expertise on how to release anxiety in order to be connected back to your authentic self; and ditch having to always believe your conditioned self in order to reach your ultimate wellbeing.“Life, I believe, is meant to be joyful and we're born joyful and to be joyful.” - Lynne FredricksonTime Stamps00:30 — About Lynne Fredrickson's Educational Background,the Wellness Concepts and Lynne Fredrickson Coaching and insights into her chosen businesses.06:33 — What is causing stress which leads to anxiety and the steps in helping you release it and determining which program  best fits for your need.8:38 — Lynne talking about her inspiration in starting her business in relation to what she went  through in life herself and the positive changes Lynne experienced herself after using

Kyle Long is a holistic lifestyle consultant, wellness professional and aspiring business coach, focusing on personal health and motivation, innovation, mind, body and spirit.  On this episode, Kyle shares his passion for coaching to help people navigate the ups and downs of life, and help begin the journey of wellness.“…it's not always easy to keep that balance. There are definitely days when we stumble, but there's also those days where we can confidently walk into the kitchen and say, I deserve that donut.”- Kyle Long What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast?Tell us here!Timestamps:03:19 — Kyle Long and the Longevity Wellness06:50 — His inspiration to start this health coaching business08:03 — Confusion and feeling of being stuck and making sense of it all09:15 — Questions to ask yourself in order to lead and motivate you to take steps to control back something in your life11:05 — Setting motivational goals for yourself and steps to actually attaining it17:15 — P

Sarah McNally is the CEO of TransForm Corporation, a transformational consulting company, and a contributing author to the book Our Journey to Corporate Sanity.On this episode, Sarah shares share proven strategies for developing powerful and enriching relationships that will ensure you become the kind of leader others want to follow. “Wellbeing is really about inner alignment. When you know you are coming from a place of self-love, when you're making choices versus self-loathing.”- Sarah McNally   What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast?Tell us here! Timestamps:02:41 — All about Sarah and the Transform Corp04:11 — Her ‘corporate experience disconnect’—the experience that led her to run the Transform Corp09:38 — All about brands: corporate, employee and the customer experience12:00 — Creating vibrant and better customer experience13:25 — Defining the common purpose of a business15:49 — Importance of the employee engagement19:43 — Influence over people and how someone ach

Lakshmi Dady is a business coach, speaker and zealous advocate for ethical business and women’s empowerment. She is the founder of (B) Free, and partner of Coaching Hour. She is also an integral coach and holistic organizer with a decade of experience in teaching personal growth and facilitating organization.  On this episode, Lakshmi shares her passion for coaching combined with her tenacity for business puts her in perfect alignment with The Coaching Hour's mission to empower entrepreneurs to live their best lives and helping people learn to live richer, fuller lives with less.“Creating that one eye contact human interaction, that is one way I am leveraging my privilege.” - Lakshmi Dady   What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast?Tell us here! Support Lakshmi/The Coaching Hour Upcoming Events:·    The Sales Conversation Workshop- Friday November 2, 2018·    meetup.com at the solopreneur community Timestamps:02:41 — Lakshmi Dady as a business coach, partner of The Coachi

Jenn Nelsen is a transformation specialist and catalyst for change. She is the founder and owner of The Wellness Alchemist, she has been cultivating human experience with her clients that transforms the mind, body and connection. In this episode, Jenn shares her passion of helping people increase their performance and increase longevity. She shares her expertise working with sending the mind and igniting the spirit to all walks of life and mini corner of the Earth.“My vision is to be able to get to that place where we get past the trauma, we let it go, so we open up spaces for infinite possibility.” - Jenn NelsenWhat do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast?Tell us here! Support Twin Cities Upcoming Event: Exploring the 428: The Intersection of Well-Being and Entrepreneurship- October 18, 2018 Timestamps:05:25 — All about Jenn and the different empowerment projects she do 12:46 — Importance to be in the meditative state 15:13 — Experiencing pain without suffering 17:10 — Clearing

 Diane Rucker  is the Executive Director at University Enterprise Laboratories, a non-profit incubator dedicated to supporting early stage life science and technology ventures. In this episode, Diane shares her passion and expertise in balancing timelines, resource constraints and hit impossible goals, her advice to starting entrepreneurs, how she aids start-ups to work towards success, the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Minnesota and how she maintains her own professional well-being.  “Taking a risk as an entrepreneur means that you need to have the rest of your life balanced in a really good space before you can reach out and make that huge leap.”  - Diane Rucker What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here!Support Twin Cities Upcoming Events: www.twincitiesstartupweek.com- October 7–14, 2018 Exploring the 428: The Intersection of Well-Being and Entrepreneurship- October 18, 2018 Timestamps: 06:01 — All about UEL and how they help start-up communities 07:25 — Why UE

Scott Hawkins   is the owner and co-founder of LIV Chiropractic . In this interview, Scott shares his big vision and desire to make an impact in the health of others in the city. He always aims to develop a meaningful personal relationship. His emphasis on the cultivation of positive relationships shows that his practice seeks to move from treating not only the physical to positively impacting the patient. “To be able to focus on something much bigger than me is my route.”   - Scott Hawkins What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here! Timestamps: 01:27 — All about Scott Hawkins 02:52 — Scott Hawkins inspiration to pursue a chiropractic career 04:31 — How he build relationship and trust with the people they help and work with 06:22 — How his business is unique from other chiropractic clinics 07:57 — Their process of helping patients to get from where they are to their desired outcome 10:08 — How they convince people to try chiropractic

Lori Myren-Manbeck   is a social entrepreneur, founder of Inclusivi-tee, a quarterly subscription-based t-shirt club that produces beautiful, original, shirt designed by local artists. The company is structured as a public benefit corporation and donates their profits to non-profits that aligned with Inclusivi-tee’s mission. Listen to this interview and hear how Lori spreads and shares her positive message of hope to all and giving back in the process through being a social entrepreneur. “The heart of social and environment justice is kindness. That if we view the world through the lens of kindness, and think about kindness in everything we do, we actually can’t discriminate or treat the Earth poorly. ”   - Lori Myren-Manbeck What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here! Timestamps: 03:10 — All about Inclusivi-tee, how it started and its mission 04:07 — How Lori started the company with the ‘Kindness Initiative’ 05:50 — her business goa

Elaine Tymchak is the Founder and Director of Cultivate International, with the mission to empower immigrant, minority and indigenous leaders to fight poverty and injustices through small-scale grassroots community efforts. She is a Brazilian native with a Masters in International Development, she brings over 14 years of nonprofit management and community development experience while serving communities worldwide, and building relationships with global community leaders. Listen to this interview and hear Elaine’s love for people, knowledge, and diversity of culture. Find out how she is able to use her talents, experiences, and networks to build a global movement through Cultivate. “I am a firm believer that any kind of large scale change does start from the grassroots level. And that’s where we have invested in to. ”   - Elaine Tymchak What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here! Timestamps: 03:18 — All about Cultivate and its mission as

Dr. Matt Wiest,DC  is the owner and operator of the Center of Movement. They are a wellness C.E.N.T.E.R. focusing on Chiropractic, Education, Nutrition, Therapeutic Exercise, and Recovery. Their mission is to get patients out of pain, educate on how to stay out of pain, and show that you are much stronger, faster, and more agile than you give yourself credit for. Listen to this interview and learn how you can succeed by being authentic and by aiming to reach what you are passionate about by pushing your borders and by making actionable moves. “Do not let people tell you ‘No’. Just be excited about what you are excited about. Push the borders, make some moves. ”   -Dr. Matt Wiest What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here! Timestamps: 04:20 — What does a lifestyle change means for Dr. Matt 06:39 — His journey into setting up the Center of Movement and why he is passionate about being a chiropractor 09:00 — The “Weekend Warriors”—people w

Christopher Austin  is the owner and founder of Momental Nootropics. He has extensive experience in guiding patients to optimal health through nutrition and diet consultation as well as treating orthopedic injuries by restoring musculoskeletal balance through proper movement. Listen to this interview and learn how what inspired Chris to come up with a nootropic product that offers a day and night recovery solution to coincide with the rehab solution for their patients. “Find a way to be happy with content. Because you are going to have spikes, deeps in your perceived level of happiness.”   - Christopher Austin What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here! Timestamps: 03:15 — All about Christopher Austin and the Momental Herbal Nootropics 04:48 — Nootropics: What are they and how can they help 11:00 — What inspired Chris to help other people with the nootropic products 15:47 — Chris philosophy on balancing work-life as an entrepreneur 1

Benedict Frank  is a chef-turned digital marketing strategist and entrepreneur. He found more freedom in his life when he stepped into his role as an entrepreneur. Life as a business owner grants him more time with his family, and career fulfillment. Listen to this interview and learn insights on work-life integration from Benedict’s personal experience, learn how his transition helped him improve his well-being. “Wellbeing for me means enjoying life, having a positive perspective on things and always having goals that you are striving for.”   - Benedict Frank What do you want to hear from The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast? Tell us here! Timestamps: 03:33 — All about Benedict Franks background and his digital marketing services 04:02 — What was his inspiration in putting up a digital marketing agency 05:05 — How he help his client find and define their ideal customers 06:47 — Importance of identifying your ideal customer 08:32 — His transition from being a chef to a digital strategist