Episodes

The miracle of Chanukah, The Festival of Lights, lighting the darkness, and bringing hope to a hurting world is what guests Chad and Cantor/Spiritual Leader Laurel Barr share on today’s podcast episode. Listen as Dr. Karen explores both the historical and current day significance and celebration of Chanukah. Also hear Chad and Laurel’s personal love story and their beautiful musical interlude on today’s show. Since the time of original broadcast of this show in 2020, Laurel Barr now serves as ...

Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid is best known for her role as Aunt Vivian on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air TV show starring Will Smith. Some of her other credits include starring roles on WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues, Simon and Simon, and Frank’s Place, opposite her husband Tim Reid. Dr. Karen talks to Daphne about her experiences as a model, beauty queen, photographic artist, clothing designer, author, entrepreneur, and actor. Join Dr. Karen as she explores the beautiful tapestry of Daphne’s l...

Rob Brown, based in Nottingham, UK, the home of Robin Hood, is the author of the bestselling book, “Build Your Reputation,” host of the world’s only daily Fintech and accounting podcast, and leader of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable. Rob speaks with Dr. Karen about the importance of being distinctive and memorable in business branding and addresses how he came back from a major health crisis. He also shares what difference his faith made in his recovery. Reach Rob Brown: http://uk.linkedi...

Did you know that only 4% of all cancer research funds are dedicated to Children’s cancer? When parents Michael Casaus and Naomi Natale learned their then two year old son Sebastian had a rare, aggressive, and incurable Stage IV cancer they used their collective skills to create partnerships and a non-profit organization to raise funds to find treatments and a cure. They also created a community art project, “Sebastian’s Song” that has curated healing songs from around the world. Michael is The ...

To celebrate 500 show episodes for The Voice of Leadership, Guest Host, Chris Cooper interviews Dr. Karen about what it took to create 500 shows, what she learned, and what’s next. Chris Cooper of Leicestershire, England in the UK founded the Business Elevation show on Voice America in 2011. His massive network and global connections include audiences in more than 50 countries. He is the author of the book ‘The Power to Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It or Not)’ published by Penguin Ran...

What do you do when the roads you’ve traveled in business no longer lead to progress? Business challenges often force us to rethink our paths, find new solutions, and embrace fresh perspectives. Dr. Karen shows how you can leverage creativity and innovation—gifts from God—to overcome obstacles and create new ways for new days. Discover how to forge transformative collaborations and broaden your networks. Learn how to unlock untapped potential and embrace opportunities you haven’t previously con...

Dr. Ken Redcross, board-certified and award winning Internal Medicine physician, provides the ultimate patient experience for those who want a more elevated and customized patient-doctor relationship. In his concierge medical practice, Dr. Redcross embraces natural and alternative methods, makes house calls, accompanies patients to medical appointments, and serves as a patient and family advocate who educates, empowers, counsels, and offers peace of mind to patients from across the globe to incl...

With nearly half of self-identified Christians expected to sit out the upcoming 2024 election, around 40 million voices could remain unheard. In this episode, Dr. Karen dives into the significance of voting—not only as a civic duty rather also as an expression of faith. Dr. Karen identifies the crucial issues at stake, from freedom of worship and speech to medical choice, and the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. Drawing from Biblical insights including the teachings of Jesus, she emphas...

Patricia Raybon, author of the three part Annalee Spain Mystery series, writes daring and exciting “history mysteries.” Her third novel in the series, “Truth Be Told” was recently listed as a New York Times Book Review pick, her second in the series, “Double the Lies” won the Christianity Today Book Award for Fiction, and her first book in the series,” All That is Secret” won a Christy Award for First Novel and was selected by NBA All Star Steph Curry as a Literati Book Club Selection. A writer...

Mr. Antonio (Tony) Colon returns for a Part 2 conversation on how to create profitable business exits. Today he speaks with Dr. Karen about the role of the M & A company in structuring the deal, his parallelism and laddering approaches to building the business and hiring, and the importance of building consequences into the acquisition contract. See Episode # 497 from 8 October 24 for Part 1. Mr. Colon successfully founded and sold three businesses, Martinelli Realty, Inc., a commercial real es...

Have you ever missed an opportunity because the door closed before you decided to enter? In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Karen shares her recent train adventure to the top of Pikes Peak. On the journey, she uncovered valuable life lessons about open and closed doors in the workplace and in life itself. Dr. Karen reveals the crucial truth about time-sensitive opportunities through the metaphor of open and closed doors. Sometimes, doors open, inviting us to step through with purpose. Other...

Mr. Antonio (Tony) Colon successfully founded and sold three businesses, Martinelli Realty, Inc., a commercial real estate company; Splat Master’s Paintball, Inc. (SMP) known worldwide for engineering and design innovation in the paintball industry; and Combat Training Solutions, Inc. (CTS), a company specializing in Special Effects Devices to enhance military training and save the lives of warfighters nationwide and in sixteen foreign countries. CTS received numerous awards to include the Mili...

Recent flooding in Florida has revealed significant and potentially dangerous challenges associated with electric vehicles. Are we overlooking critical risks as we rapidly adopt this technology? In this episode, Dr. Karen delves into the complexities of electric cars and other renewable energy, highlighting emerging issues that deserve our attention. Through her analysis, she offers insights that challenge the conventional wisdom around our growing dependence on electric vehicles and other alte...

Jane Gunn, also known as The Barefoot Mediator, is a trained mediator and expert facilitator in conflict resolution. She is listed as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Mediation and is featured in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. Jane is President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and is a former Director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales (CMC). The author of 3 popular books “How To Beat Bedlam In The Boardroom And Boredom In The Bedroom”, “The Authority...

James Earl Jones, known for his acting and iconic Baritone voice, received many awards, honors, and accolades for his work as an actor on Broadway, in film, on television, and in voice projects to include the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies. One of the few performers to receive the EGOT, awards in all four categories of The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, James Earl Jones was inducted in the American Theatre Hall of Fame (1985), received the National Medal of the Arts from Pr...

Lani Donaldson is the CEO of Engaged Educators and the Founder of UP Academy, an innovative independent private school in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Her mission is to create learning environments that are academically rigorous, nurturing, and adaptable. With a profound passion for transforming education, Lani champions a dynamic, student-centered approach that prepares students not just for exams but for life and the complexities of the modern world. She also partners with corporate clients to de...

What can we learn from the everyday episodes and encounters of our lives? In this episode, Dr. Karen reflects on several such experiences and shares the life and business lessons she extracts from them. For example, pass sunshine on to others and enjoy the incredible gifts that come back to you. Listen to this episode for her stories and insights and how you too can apply the executive leadership lessons and reap the benefits. Reach Dr. Karen at Dr.Karen@transleadership.com The post Odds and E...

Barnaby Wynter is the founder of The Brand Bucket Company, a UK based business that serves a broad range of clients from the Fortune 500, the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 (FTSE), to start-ups. As a brand creation expert with over 457 brands to his name, he helps organizations to “sell more stuff profitably.” Barnaby works with C-suite leaders to ensure everything in a business is marketing-led. He leads organizations to generate long-term commercial relationships, identify their ideal tar...

During a fun afternoon of bowling with friends, some challenging experiences revealed important life and business lessons. What do you do when the situation you face is not perfect or ideal? What questions can you ask yourself to better prepare? In this episode, Dr. Karen shares her experiences as well as her counsel to overcome challenging situations. Subscribe to Dr. Karen’s You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbX0XrG1TknGthurUMnFXdA?sub_confirmation=1 The post How to Bowl th...

Mick Heyman, with 40 years in wealth management, is the Founder of Heyman Investment Counseling. He helps individuals and institutions of all sizes to build and preserve wealth with his stress-free method for mellowing your money. He has worked with both a small firm and a team of top equity managers, where he managed billions in assets for clients. Based in San Diego, CA he works with investors, some of whom have been with him for more than 30 years. Mick, a designated CFA (Chartered Financia...

Today, Dr. Karen analyzes the campaigns of each of the major US Presidential candidates and shares her perspectives, insights, counsel, and advisement for Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump; the presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice-President Kamala Harris; and Independent Candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She also shares her personal family history in the United States and how that history impacts her counsel. Dr. Karen strongly believes that our future can be better than our past....

Vera Quinn, CEO and President of Cydcor, a face-to-face sales outsourcing firm, is the first woman to become President of Cydcor. She has taken the company to 300% growth through her business savvy and people-centric leadership. Vera creates compelling opportunities and fosters growth and potential in others. She also creates a positive culture of learning, development, entrepreneurism, hard work, and fun. In addition to paying success forward at Cydcor, Vera also elevates lives in the country ...

What is the mindset of resilience that creates success in life and business? In this episode, Dr. Karen shares seven mindset approaches starting with “Everything is for me” and “There is a way through the crisis,” even if I don’t yet see it. Watch to uncover all seven resilience mindset approaches and the reasons to embrace them all. Contact Dr. Karen about how to leverage the resilience mindset approaches for your benefit: Dr.Karen@transleadership.com The post Resilience Revisited: The Mindse...

Deke Copenhaver served as Mayor of Augusta, Georgia from 2005 through 2014. As mayor he helped recruit over $1 billion in investment in the local economy and created thousands of jobs by building on the strengths of Augusta’s diverse labor force and bringing in major employers such as Automatic Data Processing, T-Mobile, Starbucks, and Unisys. Among many other awards and honors, Deke has on seven occasions been recognized as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “100 Most Influential Georgians”. As P...