Defined by your career? Ready to try a new hobby or job? Looking to be inspired? This weekly podcast shares stories of people who have found work-life balance and self-worth beyond just their job title. Rabiah Coon, a marketing manager, standup comic, writer and non-profit volunteer talks with guests about the pursuit of passions and hobbies, or work that reflects our values. Through guest's stories, listeners are reminded that life is more than work.
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Interviews with comedians and creators from all around the world at TuzBiber FM studios in Istanbul.
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The Profit from Legal Podcast is about the Profit from Legal™ service from ExecutiveLP®, a virtual law firm, based in Nashville, TN. Profit from Legal™ is a legal operations setup service, delivering improved business intelligence, financial management, and firm & vendor management to business clients. The Profit from Legal™ Podcast is hosted by Noel Bagwell, Founder & Chief Legal Counsel of ExecutiveLP®. The podcast is comprised of short-form, long-form, and interview episodes, in which Mr. ...
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"Keep Exploring," with career advisor and Ayurveda coach Amanda Castello
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41:58In this episode of 'More Than Work,' host Rabiah sits down with Amanda Castello, Associate Director of Employee Engagement at UCSD's Rady School of Business, Ayurvedic coach, and yoga teacher. They discuss Amanda's journey from Michigan to San Diego, her career evolution, the importance of communication skills in job seeking, and her work in career…
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"I’m forever in wonderment of cheese," with cheesemaker Sue Kurta
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46:43Sue Kurta on Cheesemaking, Changing Careers, and Embracing Life's Passions Rabiah welcomes Sue Kurta, owner and cheesemaker at Boss Mouse Cheese, to this episode of 'More Than Work'. Sue shares her intriguing journey from working in the music industry, transitioning to a successful administrative career, and eventually finding her passion for chees…
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"Do what makes you happy," with guest Yesim Nicholson, author and career coach
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46:01In this episode of 'More Than Work', host Rabiah Coon sits down with Yesim Nicholson, an author, podcast host, and career coach. They discuss Yesim's diverse career journey, managing career changes, and the important aspects of finding fulfillment beyond job titles. The conversation also delves into Yesim's book 'Ready to Quit Your Job?' and her in…
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“Embrace vulnerability,” with psychotherapist and musician M Brady on More Than Work
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43:38In this episode of More Than Work, host Rabiah interviews M. Brady, a psychotherapist and musician, who shares his journey from being a professional tennis player to discovering his passion for psychotherapy and music. M discusses his long career in therapy, his struggle with anxiety and vulnerability, and how these experiences influenced his album…
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“I absolutely love my job”, with Kaizen Collective founder and sex therapist Kileen Barry.
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55:01In this episode of 'More Than Work,' host Rabiah engages in a profound conversation with Kileen Barry, founder of Kaizen Collective and a sex therapist. They dive into Kileen's journey from digital marketing to therapy, exploring her motivations, influences, and the pivotal books 'Come As You Are' and 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.' The discuss…
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🎙️ Passport Comedy Podcast Season 2 Is Here! 🌍 This season, our hosts will take on the roles of comedy border officers, conducting humorous interviews with traveling comics to assess their readiness for performing in Turkey. It's a comedic journey through international humor and cross-cultural comedy! Say hi to Chris: https://www.https//www.instagr…
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🎙️ Passport Comedy Podcast Season 2 Is Here! 🌍 This season, our hosts will take on the roles of comedy border officers, conducting humorous interviews with traveling comics to assess their readiness for performing in Turkey. It's a comedic journey through international humor and cross-cultural comedy! Say hi to Filippo: / filippospreafico…
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🎙 Passport Comedy Podcast Season 2 Is Here! 🌍 This season, our hosts will take on the roles of comedy border officers, conducting humorous interviews with traveling comics to assess their readiness for performing in Turkey. It's a comedic journey through international humor and cross-cultural comedy! -- Tanael "TJ" Joachim: www.instagram.com/tjstan…
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"It's time to just rip that bandaid off," with guest AJ Waters, Founder of Stronger Skatepark
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50:42In this captivating episode of 'More Than Work,' our host Rabiah Coon engages with AJ Waters, the visionary behind Stronger Skatepark. From the initial spark of passion for skateboarding to the creation of an inclusive community space, AJ shares the journey of founding Stronger Skatepark. Listeners will gain insights into the hurdles of entrepreneu…
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“Doing nothing is something,” with podcast guest Jessica Berg, founder of Moon Rock Wellness
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44:46In this episode of 'More Than Work', a podcast on personal and professional fulfillment, host Rabiah engages in an insightful discussion with Jessica Berg. Berg is the founder of 'Moon Rock Wellness', a digital platform designed to help busy individuals, particularly working mothers, cultivate everyday habits of wellness. Jessica shares her persona…
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“Everything is a weed until it's made a flower,” with podcast guest Fernando Kabigting, found of FDK Florals
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42:22Fernando Kabigting: From Corporate to Creative Life In this episode of More Than Work, host Rabiah Coon talks with their guest, Fernando Kabigting. They delve into Fernando's life-changing decision to leave his corporate job in fashion to enter the creative industry, specifically floral design. Fernando touches on his experiences from starting in a…
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“Man, look how far you've come” with guest musician and sound engineer Sean Arkless
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43:21In this episode of 'More Than Work', Rabiah, an IT professional and stand-up comedian, talks to guest Sean Arkless about his journey from low self-confidence and working in retail to becoming the co-founder of Sjark Limited and vocalist of the London based band, 'Hello Amnesia'. Sean shares his experiences as a freelancer and his decision to start …
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🎙 Passport Comedy Podcast Season 2 Is Here! 🌍 This season, our hosts will take on the roles of comedy border officers, conducting humorous interviews with traveling comics to assess their readiness for performing in Turkey. It's a comedic journey through international humor and cross-cultural comedy! -- Wissam Kamal: instagram.com/wissamkamallb Mur…
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“We're stronger together than we are apart,” with tutor and comedian Mark Nicholas
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40:47This week’s guest is Mark Nicholas, comedian, comedy workshop leader and tutor. After getting his comedy start while on an extended trip to Vietnam, Mark has been working his way around the London comedy circuit. He created his show Laugh-Able to be an inclusive space for acts with disabilities. Being autistic himself and coming from a family of th…
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“It always felt like I was fighting,” with Dr. Jeanne Retief founder of FIGGI and Human Rights and Criminal Law PhD
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33:47This week’s guest is Dr. Jeanne Retief, founder of FIGGI. FIGGI a community created out of career change and wanting to share with others and be a support system, and self-care products. Dr. Retief earned a PhD in Human Rights and Criminal Law. And ran a Human Rights consultancy in South Africa for 13 years. After moving to her current location in …
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“Just choose yourself…” with social entrepreneur Elizabeth Mhangami
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43:47his week’s guest is Elizabeth Mhangami, social entrepreneur. Lizz grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to the US when she was 19. After working in various jobs including at the Chicago Athletic Foundation, she also earned her bachelor’s degree at Loyola University. She then started the job that would define her career so far, working with young people fro…
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"There's little that you can't do with people behind you." with John El-Maraghy, non-profit professional and Director of ARM
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32:26This week’s guest is John El-Maraghy, non-profit professional, and Director at Archangel Raphael's Mission (ARM). John is was born and raised in New Jersey where he is currently based. He started his career in impact consulting and then transitioned into non-profit. He made the move when during a time of self-discovery, he he realised he wanted to …
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"There's always a way to show up kind," with Rani Puranik EVP and Global CFO of Worldwide Oil Field Machine
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42:46This week’s guest is Rani Puranik, EVP and Global CFO of Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM). She is also the founder of a leadership coaching company and the author of a book that launched just the day before this episode dropped! At WOM, work is done around sustainability though environmentally responsible energy production and a focus on the people…
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"The day of the passive ally has gone," with Founder and CEO North America of Brand Advance Group
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58:03This week’s guest is Christopher Kenna, founder and CEO North America at Brand Advance Group. In this open and honest chat we get into Chris’s life growing up in Northern England in care homes, his time in the Army, working as a TV presenter and then founding his own company. Listen for details. The story is best told by him! In discussing the impo…
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10 - Fascism, Food, Ball / Filippo Spreafico & Beatrice Rossano
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55:25In his episode we interview Filippo Spreafico and Beatrice Rossano. They talk about their experiences as traveling comics touring around Eastern Europe with Filippo’s special called Italian Rhapsody. Filippo Spreafico has been Italian for many years, and he is completely unapologetic about it. He even has a passport that proves it. His show is abou…
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09 - Freestyle, Middle East, Marriage / Hassan OJ & Ali JO
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59:15In this episode we interview Hassan OJ and Ali Jo. They talk about how they left their countries behind for the land of the free: Turkey. They compare their pasts and future aspirations and how they stared comedy in Istanbul and where it will go from here. Hassan OJ is a young multilingual comedian from Pakistan who studies and works in Istanbul, H…
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"We all are the experts of our own lives" with transformational coach and stand up comedian Maz Alexander
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40:57This week’s guest is Maz Alexander, social worker, mental wellbeing coach, comedian and passionate entrepreneur. Maz started out working as a social worker in adult social care. A thread you’ll hear in here story, and one to keep in mind as you listen, is that she listened to the advice of others when it made sense to and listened to herself as wel…
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“I like making people laugh,” Rich Wilson, comedian and podcaster
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1:01:26This week’s guest is Rich Wilson, stand up comedian and host of the podcast Insane in the Men Brain. Rich did everything before he became a stand up comic having wanted to be a chef and then a mechanic. Eventually, he was a barman at Up the Creek and after some encouragement, took the stage. After about 20 years, he hasn’t stopped yet. The story is…
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08 - Drugs, NFL, and Sisyphus / Jan Scott Forman & Mumun Gencoglu
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1:06:30Jan Scott Forman came here from America on a Mavi Tour more than 20 years ago, liked what he saw, STAYED and has been sharing his uniquely hilarious perspective on being a Yabanci in modern Türkiye in English AND in Turkish...,well, in his Turkish! Mumun Gencoglu lives in Switzerland for the last 15 years. After finalizing his academic career with …
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"Have a voice and express it and be heard" with actor and doctor Stefania Licari
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1:03:47This week’s guest is Stefania Licari, actor, comedian, producer and medical doctor. She attended drama school, became a doctor working in anaesthetics and intensive care, and went to clowning school in Paris. We get into all of this and how empathy towards her colleagues, patients and the audience really tie it all together. During the pandemic, St…
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07 - Made in Croatia / Igor Mondae & Enes Uysal
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52:02Igor Mondae is Croatia's most experienced international English-speaking comedian, with such feats as over 8 years of performing, four packed European tours, Edinburgh Fringe, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, for a total of 20 countries and over 30 cities under his belt. Igor co-founded the first multi-lingual comedy club in Moscow and …
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“The rewards come in different shapes and sizes,” with Americana band True Strays
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39:45This week’s guests are James Cameron and Joe James from True Strays. True Strays is an Americana band. I spoke with the guys in December of 2022. So, when they talk about “next year”, they mean this year, 2023. They are going on tour so check them out in the UK! If you’re not in the UK, then listen to them online. The childhood friends were recordi…
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06 - Americans in Europe / Erin Crouch & Rabiah Coon
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1:03:48In this episode we don’t talk about anything related to new year, Christmas, resolutions or whatsoever. This episode is completely unrelated to festivity period because we are here to help you take a break from taking a break. Rabiah Coon moved to London from America and was making her way around the London comedy open mic scene before lockdown. Ra…
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Maybe it's time that I do something,” with songwriter, designer and Smile Songs creator
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37:36This week’s guest is Sharon Glassman, designer, songwriter and founder of Smile Songs. The Colorado-based Smile Songs incorporates all of Sharon’s talents into a line of musical cards and gifts. In addition to containing original music by Sharon, Smile Songs products are unique because they use QR codes to deliver the sound which is better for the …
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In this episode we discuss corporate gigs, joke theft, best way to come up with new material with Nitinn R Miranni! Laugh Factory USA Named Nitinn R Miranni as One the Top 5 Funniest People in the World. & Trevor Noah said “ He’s a Must watch “ He is one of the few Comedians / Entertainers who is globally recognised and has performed over 2000 sold…
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04 - Dirty Immigrant / Victor Patrascan
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1:20:41In this episode we discuss religion and penis & vagina jokes all around Europe with the talented comedian Victor Patrascan. Check his stuff on internet, he is really great! Victor Patrascan is a Romanian comedian with 10 years of English comedy experience. He toured all around Europe, and some more countries. He is also one of the top battlers in R…
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"Take massive imperfect action every day," with non-profit founder and multipreneur Tamara Doerksen
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47:56This week’s guest is Tamara Doerksen, multi-preneur, published author, yoga and meditation and mindfulness teacher, and a career transition and entrepreneur coach. She’s also the founder of the non-profit organization, Lonny’s Smile. I chatted with Tamara from her home in Toronto, Canada. She started her career at a global consulting company where …
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Aslı Akbay is a comedian from London who lives in Istanbul and performs in Turkey in Turkish and in English. She has performed on many acknowledged comedy clubs in UK and USA. She has taken several shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world. Aslı's stand-up has been described as delightful, wacky and outrageous.…
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“Anyone can have a great relationship if they want to,” with Diana Indries, Founder of Better Topics Card Game for Couples
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42:51This week’s guest is Diana Indries, the founder of Better Topics Card Games.Better Topics born out of Diana’s interest in relationships and learning to communicate within those. Relationships are very important to her. So important In fact, that she recently moved from England back home to Romania. Diana believes the keys to a great relationship ar…
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"You never want someone to leave your restaurant hungry." with Chef Dennis
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41:28This week’s guest is Chef Dennis, the founder of the food blog, Ask Chef Dennis. Incidentally, he is also a chef! Dennis was always a fan of food. He gained early inspiration was Graham Kerr, an Australian television chef who showed him how great you could make people feel by cooking for them. Professionally, he started out as a prep cook, carefull…
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Matt Castellvi is a Chicago native comedian who has been performing worldwide for the past 15 years. Matt has headlined comedy festivals all over the world. Currently, Matt is based in Amsterdam as a cast member with Boom Chicago and recently opened for ILIZA SCHLESINGER at The Royal Carre for 1500 people. Zoe Brownstone is a Canadian writer and co…
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Saman Tinati a hilarious guy we found on the street, which explains his hair, he's come all the way from Iran and grew up in Australia, where many comedic legends are raised. Living a long time in Turkey has given him the opportunity to be able to make intelligent jokes about the west as well as the east.…
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“It all prepared me to get outta my comfort zone,” with Patrick Alcoke, entrepreneur and co-founder of Find Your Steady
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32:14This week’s guest is Patrick Alcoke, marketing entrepreneur and co-founder of Find Your Steady. We chatted via SquadCast from his living room in Maryland and mine in London, UK. Patrick’s career started out with him pursuing music after college. He moved to California and was touring the country in a band. Eventually though, he put that dream aside…
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“This is what I'm supposed to be doing” with Sacred Walker, CEO of Kuumba Health and Mental Health & Mind-Body-Soul Health Enthusiast
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41:20This week’s guest is Sacred Walker, founder at Kuumba Health International Coaching Institute based out of New York. She is also a mental health and mind, body, and soul health enthusiast. At Kuumba, Sacred and her team work with ambitious leaders focusing on their mental, emotional and mind-body health often focusing on addressing issues in their …
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“Money is simply an echo of value,” with speaker and co-author of The Go-Giver Bob Burg
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26:58This week’s guest is Bob Burg, author and speaker. You may know him from the book series he co-wrote with John David Mann, The Go-Giver. The Go-Giver is a business parable that illustrates shifting your focus from getting to giving. In it, there are five laws of stratospheric success that are presented through characters. The laws are value, compen…
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"Better than sitting on your ass and just moaning about it," with Digital Mobilisation Strategist Paul de Gregorio
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48:43This week’s guest is Paul de Gregorio, Digital Mobilisation Strategist and Founder at Rally. Paul works with organisations to help them come up come up with ways to bring together all of the public-facing elements to drive actions such as fundraising or advocacy. He started out in political fundraising with the Labour Party and has worked with poli…
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"Have a game plan and work really hard," with Mitlin Financial Founder Larry Sprung
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37:23This week’s guest is Larry Sprung, founder and wealth advisor. Larry is the founder of Mitlin Financial and the story of the naming of the firm is a sweet one. His reasons for going into wealth management are a reflection of the values shared in his family and the result of his upbringing. It is his way of serving others through the work he does. L…
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“Age is a number,” with Colour Alchemist Founder Martina Carello
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45:48This week’s guest is Martina Carello, founder of the Colour Alchemist Canada. In her business, she has sought to help others avoid mistakes that impede fashion business growth and success. Martina is also developing two clothing lines of her own including one that focuses on Gen X women and focuses not only on their bodies but also the stories the …
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“Starting is probably the hardest thing to do’” with Life Balance Coach Sara Deacon
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44:27This week’s guest is Sara Deacon, Life Balance Coach for Better Adulting, and podcaster. Sara was working in postpartum care but once the pandemic hit, she began coaching full time when things went virtual. Her work became focused on young adults and teenagers. She works with them on decisions, understanding how to live in their core values and how…
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“We're having a human experience,” with multimedia artist Aunia Kahn
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54:33This week’s guest is Aunia Kahn, multimedia artist and creative entrepreneur. She founded both Rise Visible (formerly Light Owl Design) and Create for Healing which we discuss. Rise Visible is a full-service branding, design and marketing agency. She started her career in web and graphic design just by chance when she was a musician and wanted to d…
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"Tepid regards..." with Joey Held, writer and podcaster
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47:43This week’s guest is Joey Held, writer and podcaster. Joey resides in Austin, TX but just before we chatted had attended the LA Times Festival of books in support of his book “Kind, But Kind of Weird: Short Stories on Life's Relationships”. He even had an encounter with a star of the New Girl who people have said the book reminds them of! During lo…
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Feed Drop - Creativity Found Podcast with Rabiah as the guest
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38:23For the first time on More Than Work, the podcast is doing a feed drop! This means that another podcast is dropping into this feed. Welcome Creativity Found podcast! The host and creator of Creativity found interviewed the host of More Than Work, Rabiah Coon, and that episode is featured here this week. We get into a few things I don’t get to dive …
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"Advocating for oneself does not ever end," with Guest Liz Benditt, Founder of The Balm Box
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56:53This week’s guest is Liz Benditt, founder of The Balm Box and part-time professor at the University of Kansas. She earned her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Film Communications. Following school, Liz worked at Disney before pursing her MBA at to USC. During her career, she has worked for major retailers and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Four c…
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"You deserve a voice at the table," with School Board Candidate and Activist Andrew Taban
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52:59This week’s guest is Andrew Taban, school board candidate and activist. Andrew grew up in Santa Clarita, CA, a community north of Los Angeles. Some may recognize it as the home of Magic Mountain. He is now running for William S Hart Union School District Trustee Area 2. Andrew’s participation in his community started at age 13. He became an activis…
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"We have to treat people better," with Martin Henson, Black Lives Advocate and BMEN Foundation Founder
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49:58This week’s guest is Martin Henson, activist and Executive Director of the BMEN Foundation, an organization that is focused on providing community and support for issues specific to black men. The founding of BMEN came out of looking at the way men in general were responding to MeToo and the need for a conversation that focused on the experience of…
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