Spread The Positive Podcast

This episode of the podcast is with the one and only Sunny Bray. Sunny is the founder of Network Under 40 in Nashville and has recently launched another company called, Catalyst Collective (catalystcollective.co). She is passionate about connecting people, building meaningful relationships, and leveraging these connections to make a positive impact on the community. Pretty much everything we are about. Network Under 40 is a really successful networking chapter here in Nashville that has a great reputation for helping people connect both professionally and on a personal level as well. We have made some really amazing contacts from these events and highly recommend anyone in the Nashville area to attend these meet ups. In addition to Network Under 40, Sunny recently launched her company, Catalyst Collective. The mission of Catalyst Collective is very, very similar to the overall mission of what we are doing with Spread The Positive. Catalyst Collective is a one-stop-shop for non-profits to get help with fundrai

This episode of the podcast is with Cristina Taddonio, a musician, artist, and overall inspirational figure. Her story is really amazing. She has overcome so much and still maintains such a positive and optimistic outlook on life. From being born in Nepal, to bouncing around from country to country with her mother being a missionary, ending up having to escape from a dangerous evangelical crazy ministry place where women and children were not safe, and was then able to move to America. She has had two very extensive back surgeries that sound like the most painful thing of all time. Eventually she made basically a full recovery and was able to pursue her passion of making music and art. She is passionate about making a positive impact on anyone she comes in contact with and genuinely cares for all walks of life. Just a really great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. Olga Alexeeva (guest number 39)introduced Cristina to us and suggested that she should be on the podcast. Very gratef

This episode of the podcast is with Chawn Bracey AKA @chawngoodie with a company called "Motivator Music". Really positive, uplifting, motivating content creator that is a huge proponent of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. Chawn has a really awesome story and has overcome some really difficult situations that has led him to create "Motivator Music". Chawn has worked with motivational speakers from around the world and helped them spread their message to wider audiences. We speak about how he got into content creation, some really crazy stories about getting stranded in Miami, how he maintains a positive mindset/outlook on life, what is going right in his world, and much more. Chawn has helped us with some content creation and we are working on some other projects to help promote what we are doing with Spread The Positive with all he is doing with Motivator Music. Super grateful to have crossed paths with Chawn and look forward to working with him on future collaborations. Big thanks for hi

This episode of P.O. Box Monthly features positive news stories from 2018, future endeavors for Spread The Positive as a podcast and company, and shoutouts to previous and future guests of the show. Submit your ideas for next months show on our website at www.spreadthepositive.net/p-o-box-monthly. Any positive news, random acts of kindness, examples of "what's going right", dog pictures, etc. Thanks, Journey and Trent

This episode of the podcast is with Jessica Harrell. Jessica works as a financial planner and is very involved with countless community outreach efforts within her church and other organizations. She is passionate about making a positive impact with everything she does. We have been fortunate to be involved with some of the events and initiatives that Jessica has created. She is the creator of the first "Fearless and Fabulous" event. This event was for ladies in the Murfreesboro community to come together, get dressed up, listen to some amazing speakers, celebrate each other and encourage all participants to live a "Fearless and Fabulous" lifestyle. We did the "Red Carpet Recap" where we spoke to attendees on their way out. 100% of people who spoke to us said they were leaving feeling very inspired and uplifted. Basically everything we are about. In addition, her family has been doing a food ministry for the past 28 years where they feed an average of about 100 people per month. We were involved with the "Tur

This episode of the podcast is with Traci Lawson. Traci is a Realtor for Scout Properties and has always been passionate about working with at risk youth. She is very involved with Preston Taylor Ministries here in Nashville and is just a great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. She is very optimistic, positive, bubbly, kind, caring, and has a servant's heart for sure. Traci has some really great insight to the typical podcast topics. She has some awesome examples of how to maintain a positive mindset and how to overcome difficult situations. We speak about positive affirmation apps and afformations as well. Some really cool examples of how she uses affirmations/afformations to manifest the life she wants. Looking forward to future collaborative efforts with Traci. Thank you so much for being on Traci and all you do to Spread The Positive.

This episode of the podcast is with Randy Allen. Randy is a long time Middle Tennessean that has been working to improve the lives of the residents in Rutherford County and surrounding areas for many years. He has worked as the Former Director of Community Impact at United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties and now is the Director of Strategy and Philanthropy with Habitat for Humanity (Rutherford County). We speak about how he has developed his passion for serving his community, how he maintains a positive outlook in difficult situations, his #grateful4 and much more. The work Randy is doing through Habitat and their efforts are truly commendable. He is definitely an amazing example of everything we are looking to showcase on the podcast. Very thankful to have the opportunity to have Randy on and to have him involved with our overall mission. Thank you for all you do to Spread The Positive Randy.

This episode of the podcast is with Ronnie Martin. Ronnie is in commercial banking and was recently elected as a City Councilman in Murfreesboro, TN. A really stand up guy all around, very successful, focused and driven individual. His passion for making his community a better place is very inspiring and a great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. We speak about how he developed his positive mindset, what inspired him to run for City Council, his #grateful4, future plans and much more. He operates with the utmost integrity and lives the phrase "Spread The Positive" better than most. Really grateful that he was willing to be on the podcast and to have him involved with our mission. Thank you for all you do to Spread The Positive Ronnie!

This episode of the podcast is with Alex Carter, a screen printer/graphic designer and owner of a clothing brand called "Positive Motives" (positivemotivesclothing.com). The similarities of the overall mission of both "Positive Motives" and Spread The Positive are very, very similar. The tagline for "Positive Motives" is Spread Peace. Pursue Growth. That is really awesome and everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. On the podcast we speak about how Alex maintains a positive mindset, what sparked the mission of Positive Motives, future plans, "what's going right" according to Alex, his #grateful4 and much more. We connected on a private Facebook group that Dee Murthy (co-founder of Young & Reckless, Five Four, Menlo Club) started. We saw a post about a brand called "Positive Motives" so we obviously had to reach out. Really glad we were able to get Alex on the Pod and have some really cool collaborations in the works. Big thank you to Alex for being on the show and all he does to Spread The Po

Welcome the first ever episode of a brand new branch of Spread The Positive! We are so excited to have an interactive version of the show where YOU can submit your questions and ideas to be discussed by Trent and Journey. We want to use this time to share a positive outlook on the world, our lives, and your questions! Let us know what you want the next show to be about!

This episode of the podcast is with Weston Wax, owner of Wax Family Printing. Weston is a third generation business owner of a family printing company in Murfreesboro, TN, father of three kids, married to his wife Mary, and is passionate about making a positive impact on his local community. We speak about how he maintains a positive mindset and outlook, what is going right according to Weston, his Grateful 4 and much more. He has some really great insights on how to live a more positive life. Really grateful to have Weston on and look forward to doing more work with him and Wax Family Printing in the near future. Big thank you to Weston for being on the show and all he does to Spread The Positive.

This episode of the podcast is with Shannon Rizzo. Shannon owns/operates a company called, "Global Girl Life" (globalgirl.life), does business planning/consulting, and is making a positive impact literally all around the world. With a really incredible story and a drive to create the life she knew she was destined to have, it is easy to see why we wanted to have her on the podcast. We definitely had one of those "supposed to happen" moments that brought us all together. A student of human connection, law of attraction, meditation, mindset practices, different cultures, and more Shannon has some amazing insight into what it takes to live a positive/impactful life. Also, shout-out to Journey Button for being a co-host on this episode. She did an amazing job. Journey and Shannon definitely connected on a special level right out of the gate and we have big plans to collaborate with Shannon and her work in the near future. (What up Cuba?) Really grateful to have crossed paths with Shannon and to hear her speak her

This episode of the podcast is with the one and only Ryan Rotundo. Ryan works as a special education teacher in Weaverville, NC. Through a really special bond with his older sister, Nicole, who has Downs Syndrome, he has always been passionate about making a difference in the lives of people that are differently abled. He has done some truly incredible work in this field. We go over his really impressive resume and hear some incredible examples of "what is going right". He is just one of the most stand up individuals that we have ever come across. A father of three, business owner, advocate, super involved with his community/Church and works fulltime in special needs education. It's incredible how he does it all, so it's easy to see why we wanting to speak to him about typical Spread The Positive topics. We speak about "what is going right in his world", how he maintains a positive mindset, how he deals with difficult situations, his #grateful 4, and much more. This one was really overdue, considering we go b

We got a new episode of the podcast with Michell Apples. Michelle is an actress, model, social media influencer and event planner out of Canada that is just an all-around great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. We speak on topics like how she, keeps a positive mindset, "what is going right" according to Michelle, her #grateful 4, and more. With a big heart for helping others/her community and making a positive impact on anyone, she comes in contact with, it is easy to see why we wanted to have her on the podcast. Big thank you to Michelle for being on the podcast and everything she does to Spread The Positive.

This episode of the podcast is with Mr. Lorenzo Washington. Lorenzo is the father of Ryan Washington with Foresight Community/Foresight Fitness who was on episode 33 of the pod. He has been in Nashville for 70 plus years and has a really incredible story. Starting a life of entrepreneurship at the age of 12, by working as a shoe shiner in downtown Nashville, Lorenzo has gone on to own restaurants, music studios, commercial cleaning businesses and more. His most recent project is the "Jefferson Street Museum". Jefferson Street has a rich history similar to Beale Street in Memphis and the museum/rehearsal hall preserves all of the legendary music and cultural influence that originated on Jefferson Street. Do need to give a big shout out to our new co-host, Journey Button as well. This was our first episode with her being involved and she did an awesome job. Really pumped to have her help with the whole mission. The three of us speak about the typical Spread The Positive topics like "what is going right" accordi

This episode of the podcast is with Olga Alexeeva. Olga has an incredible story and is an artist/art teacher in Nashville, TN. She is very involved with the art community, she uses art to raise awareness for multiple nonprofits, healthy living, alternative medicines and all kinds of other endeavors that all embody Spread The Positive as a whole. She was born in Moscow. Russia where she went on to be a successful actress there and was able to come to America as a refugee. Being a single mom and trying to figure out the major cultural change here in the US Olga had to be very mentally tough to survive and did an incredible job providing for herself and her son. A really incredible story and now she is thriving with two art galleries in Nashville and an art studio on Nolensville Pike where she teaches art classes. Just a really great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. We have big plans with Olga and everything she is doing to collaborate on doing what we do best, spreading positivity

This episode of the podcast is with Katy Robbins. Katy is a breast cancer survivor, loan officer, dog rescue advocate, event planner and more. Her story is really powerful and hearing all of it and how surviving cancer changed her life really puts things in perspective. She is a huge animal advocate and works closely with animal rescues in Middle TN. She does fundraising and event planning for multiple nonprofits and is just a really great example of what we are trying to showcase on this podcast. Katy has some really great tips/routines for maintaining a positive mindset/outlook on life, her appreciation for life is very refreshing and all of the positive endeavors she facilitates is very inspiring. Really grateful to have crossed paths with Katy. Looking forward to collaborating on some events in the future with her. Thank you for all you do to Spread The Positive Katy!

This episode of the podcast is with the one and only Raheem (@_raheemthadream) Holt. This guy is on another level of funny and on his way to "superstardom". Really grateful for being able to have him on. Shoutout to Troy C with Legacy Ink Design for setting this one up. Raheem has some of the most contagious positive energy that we have come across. Raheem has already worked personally and shared a stage on National Television with his number 1 hero, the one and only Kevin Hart and basically just blowing up in every sense of the word. We speak on the typical "Spread The Positive" topics, like what is going right, how he maintains such a positive mindset, tips/routines on how he stays so motivated and some of the things he is most #grateful4. Really, really pulling for this guy. He is everything we are about here at Spread The Positive and so glad we were able to get him on the mic to speak his truth. Thank you for being on and all you do to "Spread The Positive" Raheem!

This episode of the podcast is with Journey Button. Journey is a former professional boxer/boxing coach and is currently working on finishing her Master's Degree in Quantitative Psychology at MTSU. Through her coaching and boxing career, she has developed some really strong, positive mindset tips and is a great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. We speak about what is going right in Journey's world, how little positive gestures can go really far to brighten someone's day, her #grateful4, some tips and routines to maintain a positive mindset and much more. Huge thank you to Journey for being on the podcast and all she does to Spread The Positive. Really looking forward to future collaborative efforts with her in the near future!

Really awesome episode of the podcast with Sterling Gittens Jr. Sterling AKA producedbyjr is a manager/producer in the music industry out of Atlanta. Sterling and his brother Will Gittens do really big things all around the world with their music. They are both passionate about making great music with a positive message. Definitely, everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. During the episode, we speak about Sterling's childhood and upbringing in Trinidad, how being the oldest of 6 kids shaped his mindset, what is "going right" in his world, positive mindset tips/routines and more. Sterling has close ties to Endure Athletics so we definitely share our appreciation for all that Endure is doing. Shout out to Joel/Jeannie/Sam/Wyatt and the rest of the Endure squad for all they do! Sterling also has dreams of opening a school to shape the lives of youth through music and real-life education in a positive way. This guy is really living the Spread The Positive lifestyle and making a positive impact in so