Episodes
Oct. 14, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Attorney Karen Kibmle of Technology Law PLLC
Karen Kimble runs her own law practice that empowers scientists and other technical professionals in gaining patents for their discoveries. Technology Law PLLC, established in 2004, is a high-level specialty legal service that supports the needs of small businesses and solo inventors
Oct. 14, 2026
Part 2: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Attorney Michelle Tullio of Gonzalez, Tullio and Blache
Gonzalez, Tullio & Blache, LLC, is a personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Co-founder Michelle M. Tullio has been practicing law for over 32 years, with a background that includes a judicial clerkship in Union County and years of work on both sides of civil litigation
Oct. 12, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Attorney, Author, Entrepreneur, and The IRS Angel Yael N. Lazar of EMBER
Yael Lazar is an attorney, author, entrepreneur, and founder of EMBER. She is also affectionately known as “The IRS Angel”
Oct. 9, 2026
Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Palliative Nurse Lorri C. Jackson
Lorri Jackson is a registered nurse who works in palliative and end-of-life care in Utah, where her role as a hospice case manager includes nurse educator, goals-of-care conversations with patients and families, and advance care planning
Oct. 7, 2026
Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Attorney Michelle Tullio of Gonzalez, Tullio and Blache
Gonzalez, Tullio & Blache, LLC, is a personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Co-founder Michelle M. Tullio has been practicing law for over 32 years, with a background that includes a judicial clerkship in Union County and years of work on both sides of civil litigation
Oct. 5, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Coach and Communication Trainer Barbara Boldt and Boldt Global
Barbara Boldt is the owner of Boldt Global -- a rare type of coaching practice specifically oriented to people’s ability to craft and deliver messages with enhanced confidence and power. Many of her clients are business leaders who need to motivate and persuade
Oct. 5, 2026
Part 2: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Author and Mental Health Advocate Tammy Powder
Tammy Powder is a mother of four, author, children’s book author, public speaker, meditation teacher, Spiritual writer and mental health advocate. She has built her life's work around a deeply personal message: we need to care for ourselves as deeply as we care for the people we love
Oct. 1, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Artist Shubhada Zunjarwad of Art ‘n Fun with Shubhs
ANFS Studio is a Sunnyvale, California, art education business founded by Shubhada Zunjarwad. The studio offers painting and drawing instruction to students ranging from young children to adults, hosts community workshops at venues such as the Sunnyvale Public Library, and shares behind-the-scenes lessons through its YouTube channel and Instagram accounts @artnfunwithshubhs
Oct. 1, 2026
Part 3: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Coach and Consultant Catherine Oleksiw of Measured Transitions
Dr. Catherine Oleksiw (a. k. a. Dr. O) is the founder of Measured Transitions, a coaching and consulting practice. She also is a skilled educator, speaker, coach, and trainer with expertise in research, assessment, and evaluation and in building the capacity of clients to adapt and survive in any business climate
Sept. 30, 2026
Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Retired Bodyguard, Private Investigator and Author Maureen Hughes
Maureen Hughes is an investigative journalist and author whose books draw on years of investigation and decades of firsthand reporting on organized crime and overlooked American history
Sept. 30, 2026
Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Keynote Speaker and Workforce Trainer William N. Martin of Think Tank Project LLC and SAFR LLC
William “Billy” N. Martin is president of Think Tank Project LLC and SAFR LLC (Simplify Advanced First Response). His work explores human decision-making, adaptive capacity, predictive processing, agency, and the conditions from which safety and performance emerge
Sept. 30, 2026
Part 2: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Provider Lifecycle Leader Donna Goestenkors of Team Med Global
Donna Goestenkors, founder and CEO of Team Med Global (TMG), is a nationally recognized leader in the Provider Lifecycle profession. For nearly five decades, she has worked to advance the professionals and processes that support physicians and advanced practice professionals throughout their careers
Sept. 30, 2026
Part 2: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Holistic Transformational Coach Suzan Choi Seluzte Lee of Lotus Flower Design
Through Lotus Flower Design, Suzan Choi Seluzte Lee is a holistic transformational coach and practitioner who helps individuals explore the relationship between their inner and outer worlds
Sept. 29, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Nurse Practitioner Tashiba Williams of Ada Family Health Clinic
Ada Family Health Clinic is a Houston based practice offering compassionate primary care and advanced wound care, founded by nurse practitioner Tashiba Williams, DNP. The clinic serves patients throughout Texas and Louisiana, combining holistic, patient centered primary care with a mobile wound care program that reaches patients in homes and residential care settings. Ada Family Health Clinic also hosts Wellness Wednesdays, a free weekly health education series focused on chronic disease prevent...
Sept. 29, 2026
Part 2: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Attorney Kathy Minella of the Minella Law Group
Founded by attorney Kathy Minella, the Minella Law Group, APC, is a woman-owned family law firm based in San Diego, with a second office serving Orange County. The firm handles divorce, custody, support, adoption, guardianship, fertility and surrogacy contracts, military divorce, domestic violence matters and mediation, with an emphasis on settlement over litigation whenever it serves a client’s stated goals
Sept. 29, 2026
Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Author and Mental Health Advocate Tammy Powder
Tammy Powder is a mother of four, author, children’s book author, public speaker, meditation teacher, Spiritual writer and mental health advocate. She has built her life's work around a deeply personal message: we need to care for ourselves as deeply as we care for the people we love
Sept. 28, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Certified Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master Shannon Eastwood of Our Lotus Society
Shannon Eastwood is a certified yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner and sound bath facilitator and founder of Our Lotus Society, based in Richmond, Virginia
Sept. 28, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Ladd Observatory Staff Astronomer Francine Jackson
Francine Jackson is a staff astronomer at the Ladd Observatory. The Ladd Observatory has operated in Providence, Rhode Island, since 1891, offering free weekly open houses to the public. Its original telescope and hand operated dome remain in daily use, giving visitors a chance to view the night sky through equipment largely unchanged since the Victorian era
Sept. 25, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Keynote Speaker and Author Harmony Vallejo of The Alignment Code
Harmony Vallejo is a keynote speaker and creator of The Alignment Code™, a framework for making decisions from clarity rather than pressure. She is currently developing “All Is Well,” a transformational book exploring identity, alignment, resilience and the belief that our outcomes do not define us. She also leads a nationwide organization that helps nonprofits build community outreach and public advocacy programs while coaching entrepreneurs and business leaders through her GRACE™ framework
Sept. 25, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Senior IT Leader Dr. Jason P. Vitelli
Jason P. Vitelli is a senior IT leader with 30 years of experience in technology sales at one of the world’s top five data storage and services companies. He holds a doctorate focused on corporate social responsibility and continues to work directly with enterprise clients on technology strategy and solutions, not sales
Sept. 25, 2026
Close Up Radio Spotlights Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgeon Dr. Tessa Meyer
Dr. Meyer is a cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon based in Oklahoma City with a general surgery background. Her practice focuses on skin and soft tissue procedures, body contouring and post-massive-weight-loss reconstruction, including a technique she is developing called the TIGA Flap. She has been recognized within the field for her surgical work and continues to publish and lecture on emerging techniques in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
Sept. 24, 2026
Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Handwriting Expert Laurie Hoeltzel
Laurie Hoeltzel is a forensic document examiner with offices serving California, Florida, Texas and Arizona
Sept. 23, 2026
Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Provider Lifecycle Leader Donna Goestenkors of Team Med Global
Donna Goestenkors, founder and CEO of Team Med Global (TMG), is a nationally recognized leader in the Provider Lifecycle profession. For nearly five decades, she has worked to advance the professionals and processes that support physicians and advanced practice professionals throughout their careers
Sept. 22, 2026
Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Attorney Kathy Minella of the Minella Law Group
Founded by attorney Kathy Minella, the Minella Law Group, APC, is a woman-owned family law firm based in San Diego, with a second office serving Orange County. The firm handles divorce, custody, support, adoption, guardianship, fertility and surrogacy contracts, military divorce, domestic violence matters and mediation, with an emphasis on settlement over litigation whenever it serves a client’s stated goals