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Locker Room for Growth
by Debbie Elicksen
Planting seeds of inspiration for those who are in transition, overwhelmed, and don't know how to bridge to their next level. Helping them structure a journey that allows them to use their own brilliance. debbieelicksen.substack.com
Episodes
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Gay AF: Serving the Military in Drag
He was raised in the conservative south, where being gay would surely be shunned both societally and politically. Yet Jay Claypool found his calling here, twice. Growing up wasn’t easy in Augusta, Georgia but when Claypool discovered drag, it authenticated his identity and led him to find support...
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Master Hairstylist and Beauty Industry Innovator Rod Sickler
He’s a master hairstylist and stage artist who has raised millions of dollars for charity. Rod Sickler is known as an innovator in the beauty industry. The owner of Rod Sickler Salon & Spa, Clutch Cuts, and Images by Rod & Co, Sickler has taught some of the best stylists in the industry. A…
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Capturing The Magic: A Photo Story of the Chicago White Sox Baseball Experience
They may call European football, or soccer, The Beautiful Game, but in America, the sport that owns that title in soul and spirit is baseball. Anyone who has ever attended a game in person, whether it was double A, triple A, or professional – every experience has one thing in common: atmosphere....
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Navigating the World of Top Gun Pilot and Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Commander Mike Manaz
He flew over 3,750 fighter hours with 1,240 arrested landings on multiple aircraft carriers. He completed five tours at the Pentagon. Former Top Gun fighter pilot and Retired Two-Star Admiral Mike Manazir spent 36 years in the United States Navy with 15 overseas deployments. His duties included...
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Exploring Dual Gender and Gender Identity with Savannah Hauk: A Deeper Dive
Transgender and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights have been front and center of political dysfunction for generations. Society’s hypocrisy and hate is blasting in bright pink neon if you look at pop culture and revered characters over the years. Tim Curry in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Robin Williams in Mrs....
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D’angelo Stefani's Inspiring Battle: Overcoming Childhood Demons and Finding Sobriety
When looking at his childhood, it’s no surprise that D’Angelo Stefani’s life morphed into a statistic. From living with drug addicted parents in an abusive household, to being shuffled through the foster care system, to being homeless at age 11, drugs and crime are almost inevitable if there are…
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Journalist Lorraine Ash: A Closer Look at the COVID-19 Pandemic
It was a global pandemic that the world was unprepared for. Millions died. Many millions more still suffer from long-term effects. At the time, we were shocked by the images, and scared. One could say the epicenter of Covid-19 was New York City, where the dead overwhelmed the morgues. Who could...
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Get To Know Dan Henk: Tattoo Artist, Sci-fi/horror Author, And Survivor of Trauma
Dan Henk defines the term warrior. You could say that his chosen genre of dark sci-fi horror defines his life. If dark science fiction looks unflinchingly at things that make us uncomfortable without a sugarcoat, then that would amply describe the plot twists that this artist and writer have...
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Chazz Scott's Guide To Unlocking Your Potential And Reinventing For A Brighter Future
Have you ever been in a funk where life has gotten stale, and you’re unsure of the direction you want to take. Or maybe you were laid off from a long-term corporate job and are having a hard time finding a decent paying non-service industry job that isn’t physically taxing. Maybe you’ve had…
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Steps to Mastering the Happiness Formula
Are you happy? Well, there is a scientific measurement that can confirm how happy you really are. There are statistics to show that happiness practices in the workplace increases productivity, innovation, lowers sick leave, and reduces turnover. Dr Alphonsus Obayuwana was a medical student in…
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Anna Storm: Slaying Life and Throwing Versace Shade at Haters!
Anna Storm represents every young girl who was ever picked on in school and bullied by her peers. She shows them it is possible to find acceptance, to gain confidence in yourself, and prove to everyone that you can live your best life and slay. Storm learned to develop her confidence through...
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Allan Blitz: Political Policies and Their Impact on 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth
Allan Blitz is a Brazilian-Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ singer-songwriter based in Toronto via Edmonton. He previously worked for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and today is a photographer and digital content creator for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. His latest song, Alien, is a Pride hard rock anthem…
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G'sta: Putting New Orleans Back on the Hip Hop Map
Under the musical imprint of G'sta, Sean Self is a rapper, producer, and record-label owner whose journey includes loss, survival, and Hurricane Katrina. Self is the owner and CEO of SoStimulus Entertainment and Productions. He has collaborated with influential producers and harnessed their…
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Sonia Satra: Soap Opera Magic to Moticising Life
Sonia Satra is a soap opera star, award-winning mind-body coach, and motivational speaker. She knows first-hand about the ups and downs in both entertainment and entrepreneurship. You might have seen her as Lucy Cooper Spaulding on the longest running daytime soap, the Guiding Light. She also...
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Tom Fletcher: The Godfather of Camera Angles in Sports
You may not know Tom Fletcher as a household name, but you have seen his work. In single-handedly transforming the way we watch sports; he is the man behind the unique camera angles you see in every sports broadcast because of his genius at using robotic cameras. Here are a few: *Above the rim…
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Senator Karen Keiser: Navigating the Realities of Elected Office
She's a long time Washington State lawmaker with her name on too many bills to mention. Senator Karen Keiser represents Washington’s 33rd Legislative District, which includes Seattle and Kent. She has championed working families, improving economic security for women, worked on reforming...
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Brock McGillis: Creating a Culture Shift to Include 2SLGBTQ+ Sport
It’s sadly all too common to hear homophobic and racist slurs inside every hockey dressing room across all levels. Former professional hockey player Brock McGillis knows this all too well. He came out as gay in 2016 after his retirement, and since then has been on a mission to fight homophobia in...
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New Information About the 1919 World Series Game Fixing Scandal.
Two leading Black Sox Scandal scholars Jacob Pomrenke and Dr. David Fletcher edited a new release called: Joe Jackson, Plaintiff, v Chicago American League Ball Club, Defendant: The Never-Seen-Before Trial Transcript. It is the full testimony from Shoeless Joe Jackson’s 1924 courtroom trial…
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Sophia Dias: Finding Freedom Through Song and Fashion ...
Sophia Dias is a speaker, fashion designer, music artist, and chef, but she also has a significant insight on isolated partners who are brought into a foreign country and who experience domestic violence. Hers is a story of trauma, survival, and finding the light towards freedom. From Goa, India…
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Tarris Marie: Legally Blind Author Writes Crime Thrilling Page Turner
Tarris Marie is a screenwriter and actress whose first novel is creating waves, and as one reader calls it, a riveting page-turner. Blaque Pearle is a female crime thriller that centers on the shattered dreams of an actress who entangles herself into a criminal underworld. Like her character…
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John Morris: Managing Your Mind, Body, and Soul
He’s charismatic. He’s interesting, creative, and inspiring, and he’s from my maternal homeland. John Morris is a painter and mental health mentor who hails from Scotland. He hosts the Mind, Body, and Soul Show for the Los Angeles Tribune, and speaks about art, self-discovery, growth, and yes…
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Ruth Rathblott: Invisible and Visible Disabilities as Part of DEI
Ruth Rathblott is really good at hiding. For 25 years, she was able to keep her colleagues and bosses from seeing her misshapen hand. The sad thing is she is not alone. A 2013 workplace study shows that 61% of employees hide some part of their identity. Another report exposes that of the 90% of...
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Congressman Adam Smith: Balancing Mental Health and Serving the People
Congressman Adam Smith was the youngest state senator in the country when elected to his first term at age 25 in Washington State. Since January 1997, he has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington’s 9th District. He received a whopping 71% of the vote when re-elected…
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Film Funding, Government Oversight, and Entertainment Distribution with Geoff Hall
A candid conversation about the film and television industry, oversight by federal governments, distribution, and funding. https://www.stage32.com/GeoffHall https://vimeo.com/handycloud https://twitter.com/GeoffHall_Film Please subscribe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
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James Rosseau and Christian Hip Hop Radio on SiriusXM
James Rosseau, also known in hip-hop circles as Trig, is the CEO of Holy Culture Radio and founder of its parent company, the Corelink Solution. With its programming focused on faith, art, vocation, and education, Holy Culture Radio hosts 13 unique shows that connect to popular culture, where...
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Jackie Gouche: Raising Kings in Hip Hop
When you hear her voice, you hear a bit of Mary J Blige. Jackie Gouche is the foundation of music. Her decades of work included singing with the likes of Elton John, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, and so many more. She sang in The Color Purple. But she is more than that....
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Patrick Chester: Sports Gambling Addiction and Recovery
Imagine blowing through a million dollars, stealing double-digit funds from your wife’s retirement account, and facing criminal charges. Patrick Chester had no idea he would turn full-on into a gambling addict when he bet and won $900 on that first college football game. Like that first taste of...
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Alex Minor: Video Is Where It's At
He runs a video marketing agency called Eye Am Media but Alex Minor is more than just a videographer. He’s a business strategist who helps others use the limitless powers of video to shapeshift their business. Given that YouTube is the second largest search engine with more than 2.68 billion…
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Mike Oglesbee: Hypnosis is a Tool to Wellness
The National Institutes of Health estimates there are 12.5% American adults that experience a phobia. Mike Oglesbee is a coach who helps people conquer their fear. We all have it: fear of failure, fear of poverty, fear of speaking, fear of writing… Debilitating fear can cripple a person into...
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Uzo Ometu: A Streaming Video Platform for Black Creators
Uzo Ometu is the founder of BlackOakTV, a streaming service that brings underrepresented voices into the forefront. The goal of this subscription video platform is to feature more diverse content that serves Black audiences. No stranger to streaming technology, Ometu’s prior position was with...
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Rakshith (Rocky) Srinivasan: High School Student Making Change in Prosthetics and Sports Medicine
He’s in high school and he is changing the world. Rakshith Srinivasan is the founder of Unlimited Potential, which assists researchers and medical doctors to find cures and fosters innovation in prosthetics, bionics, orthopedics, and musculoskeletal research. Besides Srinivasan, the lifeblood...
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Pepper Anne: When the Family Secret is a Notorious Cattle Rustler, Fugitive, and Con Artist
Imagine looking into a family member’s story, only to discover a crime ring so big, you just had to write about it. She’s a true crime author, but her first book focuses on a well-researched and documented piece of family history: her cousin, Bob Leach. If you didn’t know, Leach was a cattle...
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David Kitchen: Turning Down an NCAA Contract to Freelance His Path to Greatness
He’s worked with 56 NCAA teams. David Kitchen was destined to coach a Division I football team, but he walked away to build his own business instead. Wise beyond his years and armed with a degree focus in sports psychology, as a strength and conditioning coach, Kitchen has helped advance the...
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Stephen Key: Inventing Is for Everyone
Stephen Key is the cofounder of inventRight, LLC, a company that helps inventors from over 65 countries pursue their dreams of turning their idea into reality. He is also the cofounder of Inventors Group of America, whose members are a collection of leaders in inventing worldwide. He started a…
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Chesline Pierre-Paul: Bringing DEI to the Corporate World
She is the founder and “Queer-E-O of Chesline Inc, a global diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting company. Chesline Pierre-Paul works with organizations to help them expand their DEI initiatives and do their part to make the world more inclusive. They did it all with gumshoe perseverance....
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Deanna Radulescu: Your Past Does Not Define Your Future
Deanna Radulescu has seen it all and then some. Her back story is not to be read lightly. It is fraught with experiences that few might survive. How she was able to move forward and shed the demons that enveloped her past is a story in itself. A human trafficking survivor, widow, former C-level...
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Jaymes Buckman: Front Man for Hot Apollo
He was influenced by Iggy Pop, but he also reminds me a bit of Donovan and T Rex. Jaymes Buckman is an up-and-coming glam singer who rocks to his own style. He’s done a few things, too. He appeared on Canada’s Got Talent and an episode of a television reality show. You can find him in the Toronto...
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Sandra Nomoto: Vegan's Social Impact
Sandra Nomoto is The Content Doctor, a writer, editor, and publicist, who works with social and environmentally conscious organizations. She published the first vegan marketing book after discovering that such a book didn’t exist. Besides being well versed in all things vegan, Nomoto is a…
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Marci Warhaft: The Good Stripper, Personal Growth, and More
She’s the Resiliency Rebel and her book, The Good Stripper, has been described as an unapologetic F you survival guide. Marci Warhaft is a warrior woman who teaches young men and women how to reclaim their power to build a healthy and strong self-esteem. Her background is like an…
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Robin Bartlett: Vietnam Vet Talks About the War
Imagine having to put your friend in a body bag and then carry him through a jungle? All the while you are fighting an enemy you can’t see. The conflict in Vietnam was as much against the terrain as it was the Viet Cong. At 22 years old, Robin Bartlett assumed leadership of the 1st Platoon, A...
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Tonya McKenzie: First Black Woman to Run for Redondo Beach City Council
She might be a leader in public relations, the host of two podcasts, an author, and the Los Angeles County Commissioner of Alcohol and other Drugs, but Tonya McKenzie is above all else: brave. In 2022, she made California history as the first Black woman to run for city councilor in Redondo…
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Joy Harris: Teaching Young Athletes About the Business of Sports
Joy Harris teaches high school and college athletes about the business side of sports and how they might access a career in the industry. She is the co-founder of Connect Electric, the CEO of Score, the chair of the media company CMG, and hosts the podcast Inside the League. Harris co-founded...
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Megan Meyers: From Oakland Raiders, to Owning a Dance Studio, to Thriving Online
The skillsets are the same, whether you are an NFL cheerleader or an entrepreneur who runs a virtual business. Neither requires an academic degree to be successful. If anyone knows this, it’s Megan Meyers. While she did earn a degree through USC Berkley, she will be the first to tell you that…
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Kiran Kumar: To Women Over 50, You Are Not Invisible
Kiran Kumar has decades of experience working in human resources, training, coaching, and counselling. At a certain point, she realized she had also become what society has deemed as the unseen – a woman over 50. In taking a different path, Kumar sought to help women of all cultures and…
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Frances Fomai: Take Ownership of Traditions That No Longer Serve
In a way, humans are conditioned the same way we train animals. Here’s a cookie for behaving. Here’s a spanking for talking back. Here’s a gold star for raising your hand in class. Frances Fomai has written a book called “Can You Hear Me” to take ownership of traditions and behaviors that no…
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Yusuf Nasir Ahmad: Disinformation Threatens Democracy
Yusuf Nasir Ahmad is a digital economist from Nigeria, who specializes in digital disruption. He penned the book: Dangers of Fake News – Nigeria at the Crossroads. His mission is to educate people on how to identify disinformation, how to correct it, and the consequences when it is allowed to...
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Matthew Reed: Military History and Present
Matthew Reed is well versed in all things military. He served in the US Marine Corps and the US Army. Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, Reed is a former Military Intelligence NCO, Strategic Analyst, and DOD Contractor. He has expertise in hostile intelligence services, counter-intelligence, and…
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Margaret Mary O'Connor: The Patriarchy of the Catholic Church
As a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady of Charity Parish, Margaret O’Connor has seen some things. Things that caused this normally quiet and humble servant to speak up and chronicle the oppression of women priests. She has tried to make the Catholic Church accountable for its sins quite loudly.…
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Kevin Cassidy: From Slam Ball to Hollywood
He has appeared in some of my favorite movies. Kevin Cassidy stunted in numerous Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Spiderman: Far From Home, Avengers Endgame, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, plus The Dark Knight Rises, Salt, and Sons of Anarchy. He also acted in the Sleepy...
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Amber LeMay: Podcast House of LeMay
Amber LeMay is the co-mother/founder of Vermont's comedy drag troupe, The House of LeMay and the host of Amber Live! Amber’s alter ego and creator Bob Bolyard spent 30 years as a drag artist performing in clubs, parties, and charitable benefits. Along with Russell Dreher, the two created Amber…
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Planting seeds of inspiration for those who are in transition, overwhelmed, and don't know how to bridge to their next level. Helping them structure a journey that allows them to use their own brilliance.
debbieelicksen.substack.com
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Debbie Elicksen
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