Entrepreneurship
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June 4, 2024
Seizing Today: Jonathan Tuteur’s Journey with Epilepsy and Finding Purpose
In this episode, host John Grimes sits down with Jonathan Tuteur, an executive leadership coach, speaker, and author of the forthcoming book, Seizing Today, to discuss his remarkable journey with epilepsy. Johnathan shares his story, from frequently...
Guest: Jonathan Tuteur
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Feb. 26, 2024
From EOD to Extraordinary: Aaron Hale's Unconventional Journey
Join us for a captivating chat with Aaron Hale, a former US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician turned entrepreneur, ultra endurance athlete, and host of The Point of Impact podcast. Aaron's story is one of resilience, peppered with hum...
Guest: Aaron Hale
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Feb. 9, 2024
Jonathan Beskin, The Least Likely Millionaire
In this episode, join us for a deeply insightful conversation with Jonathan Beskin, the founder of SinglesSwag.com and author of "The Least Likely Millionaire: How to Succeed When Everyone Expects You to Fail." Jonathan opens up about his journey of ...
Guest: Jonathan Beskin
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Jan. 27, 2024
Less Screen Time and More Real Life with Heath Wilson and Aro
Co-Founder and CEO, Heath Wilson, stops by to share the Aro story and mission to create a new generation of intentional families. Aro leverages the science of habit formation and motivational design to ensure parents and kids don’t miss out on what’s...
Guest: Heath Wilson
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Dec. 23, 2023
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino and The Success Guidebook
Founder of the Best Ever You Network and a woman who can still walk on her hands, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino stops by to talk about her new book, The Success Guidebook and the importance of redefining success and how it’s measured. Elizabeth also sha...
Guest: Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino
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Aug. 15, 2023
Michele Spitz, a Woman of Her Word
Media producer, voiceover artist, public speaker, consultant and longtime philanthropist, Michele Spitz, stops by to have a couple of laughs and discuss her passion of advocating for media accessibility and disability inclusion and awareness. For ove...
Guest: Michele Spitz
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June 20, 2023
Opening New Doors with Dylan Rafaty
Dylan Rafaty’s personal mission is to increase opportunities by opening new doors so that everyone can have an overall better quality of life. He stops by to share his unique personal journey, being born with both significant hearing loss and early s...
Guest: Dylan Rafaty
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March 21, 2023
Together Achieving Dreams with Kathryn Webster
Founder and President of the Together Achieving Dreams (TAD) Foundation, Kathryn Webster, stops by to share her unbelievably unique sight loss journey and the humbling moment she became comfortable with herself. Kathryn explains TAD Foundation’s thre...
Guest: Kathryn Webster
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Feb. 21, 2023
James Warnken and Online Accessibility
James Warnken stops by to share about his journey with progressive vision loss due to the rare eye disease, Genetic Retinal Dystrophy, which typically leads to blindness. He discusses some of the challenges he faced during his unconventional path thr...
Guest: James Warnken
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Jan. 24, 2023
Lukas Simianer and Clusiv
Founder and CEO, Lukas Simianer, stops by to illuminate some staggering employment statistics of the blind and visually impaired community. He shares the origin story of Clusiv, the world’s first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and the...
Guest: Lukas Simianer
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Dec. 20, 2022
Kirk Adams and Innovative Impact
Kirk Adams stops by to share his sight loss story and journey learning to advocate for himself and how his work with the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind lead him to the CEO position at The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Kirk talks about th...
Guest: Kirk Adams
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Dec. 13, 2022
Build Your Own Table with Jackie Summers
Entrepreneur and founder of Jack From Brooklyn, Jackie Summers shares how a health scare caused him to reevaluate his priorities, create a liqueur company, and build his own table. While creating Sorel, a modern twist on a 500-year-old Caribbean clas...
Guest: Jackie Summers
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Nov. 15, 2022
Chef Regina, Your Friend In The Kitchen
While on a family road trip, Regina Mitchell noticed a pain in her eye that changed from slight to excruciating within a few days. After a long medical journey she was diagnosed with Bilateral Panuveitis and began losing her sight rapidly. Regina sto...
Guest: Regina Mitchell
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Nov. 8, 2022
Live Life Rich with Marissa Nehlsen
Professionally Marissa Nehlsen is a coach, speaker, and CEO of a 7-figure financial firm. Personally, she is a sister, mother, and grandmother with an extraordinary journey from a trailer court to financial freedom with plenty of challenges along the way...
Guest: Marissa Nehlsen
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Nov. 1, 2022
Tasting in the Dark with Hoby Wedler
Born with the rare condition, Microphthalmia, Dr. Hoby Wedler has been totally blind since birth and is remarkably tuned into his surroundings and has frequently chosen to walk the unbeaten paths in life. Among many things Hoby is a chemist, food scienti...
Guest: Hoby Wedler
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Oct. 25, 2022
Robyn Rachel the Silver Lining Explorer
As a photographer well into her professional career, Robyn Rachel sensed something was changing in her body. After a routine eye exam, she was referred to a specialist and diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and Usher’s Syndrome (Usher’s 2A). Robyn ...
Guest: Robyn Rachel Lindemann
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June 14, 2022
Victoria Watts and The CyR.U.S. System
Entrepreneur and mother, Victoria Watts, stops by to share her story of parenting a child that was born blind, her inspiration to create the tactile packaging language, The CyR.U.S. System of Raised Universal Symbols, and the ambitious goal to make it th...
Guest: Victoria Watts
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Feb. 15, 2022
Brittany Culp
Founder of Blind Fury Fitness, Brittany Culp, stops by to share why she believes that mental health and physical fitness go hand-in-hand, and contribute to the overall wellness of individuals. Brittany also talks about her journey with sight loss due to ...
Guest: Brittany Culp
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Dec. 14, 2021
Becky Andrews
Becky Andrews, CMHC stops by to share about her journey with Retinitis Pigmentosa, her business Resilient Solutions and some extraordinary athletic adventures. Becky also reflects on her memoir and gives John some much needed parenting advice....
Guest: Becky Andrews, CMHC
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Nov. 23, 2021
Alexa Jovanovic and Aille Design
Founder of Aille Design, Alexa Jovanovic, stops by to talk about her community driven brand and movement aimed to make social change by infusing accessibility into fashion. Their prominently displayed crystal beaded braille letters create tremendous intr...
Guest: Alexa Jovanovic
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Aug. 3, 2021
Two Blind Brothers
Brad and Bryan Manning, also known as Two Blind Brothers, stop by to discuss how growing up with Stargardt’s disease, an inherited disorder of the retina, instilled some life lessons that equipped then to create their clothing line and donate the profit ...
Guests: Bryan Manning , Bradford Manning
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June 15, 2021
Maxwell Ivey
Internationally known as The Blind Blogger, Maxwell Ivey, stops by to share his story of transforming himself from a morbidly obese, failed carnival owner into a respected amusement equipment broker in the best health of his life. Maxwell also talks abou...
Guest: Maxwell Ivey
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March 23, 2021
Oh My Goshorn
Vintage friend and realtor extraordinaire, Scott Goshorn, stops by to reminisce on adolescent shenanigans in Ohio and ask John some questions about the meningitis experience. Scott discusses how his television advertising experience fit well into his rea...
Guest: Scott Goshorn
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March 16, 2021
Tech Talk Two
Rob Sherrard, returns to ask about non-verbal communication, the podcast medium and Ted Lasso. Rob and John discuss Tesla, autonomous driving, SpaceX and Blue Origin. Connect with Ambiguously Blind: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin
Guest: Robert Sherrard