Episodes

Our special guests are Andrew Burian, his wife Ruth, and son Lawrence, who share the story of the Holocaust in a memoir called The Boy from Bustina: A Son, A Survivor, A Witness. A sheltered boy from the small town of Bustina (then Czechoslovakia, now Ukraine), Andrew had a beautiful carefree childhood. At the age of thirteen, his world was shattered. Andrew’s wartime odyssey began with deportation from his hometown to Mateszalka ghetto in Hungary. From there, Andrew and his family were deported...

When people want information regarding any topic within the Virtual Assistant industry they turn to one of its Pioneers, Tawnya Sutherland. “Create the skill base you need to enable you to outsource your workload to a VA specialized in the skill set you need to free working capital, and more importantly your time. Allowing you more time to do what you do: promote your business” Created in 1996, Tawnya’s first venture, (and still operating today) Mediamage Business Solutions was forged from the ...

Our special guest is Konrad Zukowski, the inventor of the Kaotica Eyeball, a groundbreaking invention that allows everyone to have studio quality in a beautifully designed mobile acoustic solution. It’s the evolution of vocal recording. Traditionally, you’d rig up foam on the walls or soundproof the room with blankets. Whether you rent or own, you don’t necessarily want to be putting holes in the walls. Even if you are committed to foaming everything up, it may not enhance the acoustics, unless ...

Our special guest is Dr. Brandon J. O’Brien, author of the book Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom. Religious liberty is one of the most contentious political issues of our time. How should people of faith engage with the public square in a pluralist era? Some citizens hope to reclaim a more Christian vision of national identity, while others resist any religious presence at all. This dispute is not new, and it goes back to the founding era of American history. As t...

Eleven-time Emmy award winner, James R. Alburger has been actively involved in audio for more than 30 years. He has worked in virtually all areas of audio production and sound recording, including: radio, location sound, recording studios, sound reinforcement, film sound design, and television. His experience on stage and behind the scenes in theater and television has contributed to James becoming a skilled director and acting coach. With a strong background as a both a performer and voice acto...

Marc Cashman waited until he was nine years old before he broke into show business. “Over a weekend, I read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk,” he recalls. “Something posessed me to make it into a musical play. I wrote the dialogue and a couple of songs, and I handed it to my third grade teacher. She liked it and asked me to produce it. After she explained what that meant, I produced it and even played the lead role of Jack. It was a big success. I think that’s where I go the bug.” When he was...

Our special guest is Rodney Saulsberry, one of the top coaches and voice over artists in the nation. Rodney Saulsberry. Rodney Saulsberry is the voice of choice for behind-the scenes narration. This Detroit native and University of Michigan Graduate, is one of the premier voice-over talents in the country. He is also a published author with three bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice, Step Up to the Mic and his latest release, Rodney Saulsberry’s Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups. Visit...

Our special guest is Deborah Comella, the Executive Director of The Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free SWFL. Also joining us is Jonathan Engh, the Chairman of the Board and Senior Vice President, Commercial Team Lead FL, Busey Bank. The Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida provides a number of educational events throughout the year. Join them for a Town Hall Meeting or free Lunch and Learn and Coalition Meeting. They also invite you to join them as a volunteer at Drug House ...

Our special guest is John Burr, author of The Voice Over Actor’s Handbook: How to Analyze, Interpret, and Deliver Scripts. John Burr is a voiceover performer, recording engineer/producer, video producer/director, and a professional trainer/coach. He has written and produced scripts in all media, and has directed many well-known national performers including Fritz Weaver, Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, William Conrad and Martin Landau. His many years of working in his various media roles have...

Our special guest is Marc Cashman, author of V-OH!: Tips, Tricks, Tools, and Techniques to Start and Sustain Your Voiceover Career. Marc is an award-winning Radio and TV commercial producer. He teaches voice acting at California Institute of the Arts, produces V-O demos, coaches one-on-one with voice actors worldwide, and instructs voice-acting at all levels through his classes, The “Cashman Cache” of Voice Acting Techniques in Los Angeles, CA. Marc is also a guest speaker at Ad Clubs, Broadcast...

Our special guest is Dave Courvoisier, author of More Than Just a Voice – The Real Secret to Voiceover Success. More Than Just a Voice: The REAL Secret to Voiceover Success is like getting continuing education credits in voice-acting. A practicing journalist of 30+ years, Dave Courvoisier began researching the voice-over profession for his own enlightenment early in the last decade. Then he began blogging — sharing his findings with anyone who was interested. Apparently a lot of people were. Vot...

Our special guest is Sarah Shin, author of Beyond Colorblind: Reedeming our Ethnic Journey. Sarah is associate national director of evangelism for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). She is a speaker and trainer in ethnicity, evangelism, and the arts, and she previously served IVCF as an area director in Boston and as a regional coordinator of multiethnicity. A fine artist and painter, Sarah has a master’s degree in theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a master’s in city p...

Our special guest is Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs, author of Preaching As Reminding: Stirring Memory in an Age of Forgetfulness. We know of the preacher’s roles as both teacher and proclaimer, but Jeffrey Arthurs adds another assignment: the Lord’s remembrancer. The remembrancer stirs the memory of Christ-followers, reminding them of the truths they once heard and fanning the flames of faith. We live in an age of forgetfulness, so when knowledge fades and conviction cools, the church needs to be reminde...

Our special guest is Dr. John Goldingay, author of A Reader’s Guide to the Bible. John Goldingay (PhD, University of Nottingham; DD, Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth) is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He was previously principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. His books include An Introduction to the Old Testament, The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, Key Questions about Interp...

Our special guest is Kyle Wakefield, the founder of ThemeCo (www.theme.co), the first WordPress only network catering to products and services in the WordPress ecosystem. X Theme is the ultimate WordPress Theme with multiple unique designs. It is Themeforest’s fastest selling theme of all time. Since 2005, Kyle has been a top affiliate for many networks and marketplaces. In 2008, he expanded into buying and selling websites focusing mainly on acquisitions. To date, he has bought and/or sold more...

Our special guest is Bill DeWees. author of the book How to Start and Build a 6 Figure Voice Over Business: Set Your VO Career On Fire. Bill has recorded thousands of radio & television commercials, narrations, learning/training programs, & audiobooks for a global audience. Believable is the first word that comes to most client’s minds when describing Bill’s voice. Trustworthy, Sincere, Authoritative, Friendly, Fresh, Powerful, Energetic, and Relatable are also accurate adjectives. Bill DeWees h...

Our special guest is Kim King, author of the book When Women Give: The Adventure of a Generous Life. Kim is a member of the leadership team of Women Doing Well Initiatives, Inc., an affiliate of Generous Living, which provides education and tools for women to facilitate generosity. She previously served as an attorney and manager in the law department of Exxon Mobil Corporation for over thirty years, and she continues to privately practice assisting nonprofits and the under-served. Kim is passio...

Our special guest is Sam Van Eman, the author of Disruptive Discipleship: The Power of Breaking Routine to Kickstart Your Faith. Sam is a resource specialist for the CCO’s Experiential Designs team, where he co-creates transformational experiences for college students, professionals, and organizations. He is the author of On Earth as It Is in Advertising? Moving from Commercial Hype to Gospel Hope. As a public speaker and facilitator, Sam has taught (and played) in barns and boardrooms, canyons,...

Our special guest is Stephen Johnson, the executive producer of the new Christian film by Pure Flix Entertainment called Same Kind of Different As Me starring Renée Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Olivia Holt, Jon Voight and Greg Kinnear. Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together, published June 2006, is a book co-written by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent, telling about Hall’s and Moore’s intersecting li...

Our special guest is Dr. Sam Serio, the author of the book “Sensitive Preaching to the Sexually Hurting.” In addition to being a widely sought-after Counselor, Teacher, Preacher, and Communicator – Dr. Sam Serio has written this book to especially help pastors, church staff members, seminaries/colleges, and specialized ministry leaders to communicate much better to those who are sexually wounded or addicted. He actually addresses seven very difficult and delicate sexual topics – using the Script...

Our special guest is Garry Meeks, a Christian radio consultant and President of Meeks Communications. Founded in 1998, a full service advertising agency based in the Akron, Ohio area. Garry’s area of expertise is media placement for radio and television clients. He can leverage media exposure into new clients and customers. His philosophy is to under promise and over deliver. Garry Meeks graduated from the University of Akron in 1977 with a B.A. degree in Mass Media Communications. He served as...

Our special guest is Dr. Bennet Omalu a Nigerian-American neuropathologist who discovered and named chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players, other athletes and military veterans. He is the author of the book, TRUTH Doesn’t Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery about the Danger of Contact Sports. Dr. Omalu is the chief medical examiner of San Joaquin County, California, and a clinical professor at the University of California, Davis. His story is told in the major motion ...

Our special guest is Dr. Albert Y. Hsu (pronounced “shee”), the author of the book Grieving a Suicide: A loved one’s search for comfort, answers and hope. Albert,” the neighbor said, “your mom needs you to come home.” That’s how it began for Albert Hsu when his father died. Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide experiences tremendous shock and trauma. What follows is a confusing mix of emotions—anger, guilt, grief, and despair. Suicide raises heartrending questions: Why did this happen? Why...

Our special guests are Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner, co-authors of the book Enjoy! The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women. Do you want a stronger, more exciting sex life with your husband? As a married woman, you have the power to increase sexual fulfillment for you and your husband—if you aren’t stymied by false assumptions about a wife’s role in sex. In Enjoy: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women, Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner dispel assumptions that can keep women from accepting and expressi...