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Locker Room for Growth
by Debbie Elicksen
Bold. Determined. Inspire. The show is Locker Room for Growth, which is about planting seeds of inspiration. Interviews are with compelling people who have set the tone for living with a positive attitude.
Episodes
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Jay Claypool: Serving the US Military as a Georgia Drag Queen
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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Revolutionizing the Beauty Industry: Meet Master Hairstylist 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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Chicago White Sox Baseball: A Visual Journey Through Photography and Stories
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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Unveiling the World of a Top Gun Pilot and Nuclear Aircraft Carrier with Mike Manazir
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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Savannah Hauk Gender Dual
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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Conquering Childhood Demons: D’Angelo Stefani's Journey to 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 Gives a Raw Perspective on the Global 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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Meet Dan Henk: Tattoo Artist, Sci-Fi/Horror Author, And Trauma Survivor
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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Unlock Your Potential: Chazz Scott's Guide to Resetting 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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Unlocking The Secrets to True Happiness with Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana
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 increase productivity, innovation, lower sick leave, and reduce turnover. Dr Alphonsus Obayuwana was a medical student in 1979...
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Anna Storm: Throwing Versace Shade on Her Haters While Rising to Slay Life
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: 2SLGBTQI+ Singer/Songwriter & How Anti-Trans Policies Make Kids Feel Like an Alien
Those of you who grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada may remember him as Allan Cabral. Allan Blitz has since been pumping out great rock tunes. Blitz is a Brazilian-Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ singer-songwriter based in Toronto. He previously worked for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and today is a...
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G'sta G: Harnessing the Energy of Rap to Rise Through Pain
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: Life is a Soap Opera. How to Find Your Guiding Light.
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: Revolutionizing How We Watch 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 and...
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Senator Karen Keiser: Writing the Playbook for Thriving in Politics
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 Safe Space for 2SLGBTQ+ in Hockey
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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The 1919 World Series Game Fixing Scandal. Dr. David J. Fletcher & Jacob Pomrenke, Black Sox Scholars
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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Samita Nandy: Celebrity Culture, Media, and Representation in Film
Celebrity culture goes as far back as ancient Greece where live theater was all the rave. During times of struggle, entertainment is an escape that allows us to disappear from the realities of life, if only for just a short while. Samita Nandy is a filmmaker, actor, author, and broadcast…
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Csongor Daniel: Reducing Pain in Yourself and Others in Minutes
Csongor Daniel is one of the first officially recognized bioenergy healers and the author of four books, including Bioenergy Healing – Simple Techniques for Reducing Pain and Restoring Health through Energetic Healing. Among those who have sung his praises, one reader said it’s the best healing...
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Greg Thomas_ The Hawg Whisperer of the Arkansas Razorbacks
Greg Thomas was born in Texas but received an athletic scholarship to the University of Arkansas and became the first Black starting quarterback. Under the guise of coach Ken Hatfield, with the Razorbacks, Thomas amassed 3140 combined yardage and 23 career touchdowns. The team earned a winning...
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Sophia Dias: How to Break Out of Domestic Prisons
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 Learns How to Rewrite Her Story
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: The Psychology of Life
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: Redefining DEI to Include Visible and Invisible Differences
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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Susan Slonim Servais for Kathe Mueller Slonim: Escape from Dachau
Dachau was built in 1933 northwest of Munich, Germany as the first Nazi concentration camp and it was the model to all other camps after. It also served as an SS concentration guard training center. Over 200,000 prisoners were held there until the survivors were liberated by the Americans in…
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Congressman Adam Smith: Mental/Physical Wellness Is Hard Work – Author of “Lost and Broken”
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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Controlling the Cultural Narrative 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.
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James Rosseau: Holy Culture Radio and Christian Hip-Hop
He’s genuine, dynamic, compassionate, and the man behind the 24-hour talk and Christian hip-hop music channel 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…
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Patrick Chester: Finding Light in the Darkest Days of Gambling Addiction
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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Jackie Gouche: Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, and Family
When you hear her voice, you hear a bit of Mary J Blige. Jackie Gouche is the foundation of music. Her decades of work including 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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Alex Minor: The Mutant Power of Video
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: Fight or Flight - How Fear Can Impact Our Mental Health
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: Black Oak TV, a Place for Black Voices to Be Heard
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 Srinivasan: Using Science and High School Sports to Change the World
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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Rose Horowitz: Media, Mentors, and Moving Forward
She’s a Pulitzer-nominated journalist and producer who is a woman to follow. Rose Horowitz has reported on uncomfortable stories that expose the truth. Her series on the corruption in the U.S. Food for Peace Program earned her a Pulitzer nomination and created the groundwork for legislative…
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Pepper Anne: Crime, Chaos, Fugitives, and Family History
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 the Career of a Lifetime to Make His Own Path
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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Felicia Heath: Childhood on the Run to Critical Care Medicine
Her father was a Vietnamese kingpin who married her teenage Chinese mother. Her childhood was exposed to Chinese-Vietnamese gang violence. When Felicia Heath’s father became an escaped convict and, on the lam, he took her with him. Today, she is a critical care anesthesiologist and the mother of...
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Stephen Key: How to Turn Your Idea into a Patented Invention
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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Hope Firsel: Personal Crisis and How to Shift Your Mindset
Hope Firsel knows the significance of change. After agonizing attempts, it took her five years to welcome her first baby. With two children under three, she was treated for colon cancer. Years later, her marriage of 18 years dissolved. Armed with a psychology and coaching degree and discovering…
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Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque: Healthcare and Burnout, What It Means for the Future
As an internal medicine physician in Kansas, Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque knows a thing or two about burnout. It’s something she has faced more than once. Her colleagues have also experienced it. Burnout can take many different forms, including suicide. Until the mental health of medical staff can be...
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Chesline Pierre-Paul: Bringing Business and Activism Together
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: Living Your Best Life, Label Free
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: Bringing Sparkle and Glitter to the Radlantis World of Music
He 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 club scene and through all the usual...
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Sandra Nomoto: Making a Difference in Food and Film
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: Lies, Loss, and Lap Dances
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: The Vietnam War and What You Won’t Learn in the History Books
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: Running for Office is Not for the Weak
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 councillor in Redondo…
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Joy Harris: Shaping the Future of Athletes
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 of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Bold. Determined. Inspire.
The show is Locker Room for Growth, which is about planting seeds of inspiration. Interviews are with compelling people who have set the tone for living with a positive attitude.
HOSTED BY
Debbie Elicksen
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Bold. Determined. Inspire. The show is Locker Room for Growth, which is about planting seeds of inspiration. Interviews are with compelling people who have set the tone for living with a positive attitude.
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