My Fourth Act Podcast
by Achim Nowak
I’m Achim Nowak, Executive Coach, Author, Mastermind Convener and host of the My Fourth Act Podcast. If life is a 5-act play, what will you do in your 4th act? Your childhood conflicts have been resolved. The big dramas of life are behind you. Most importantly, you’re not ready to stop.Join me as I speak with exceptional humans who have created bold and unexpected 4th acts. Listen and be inspired.
Episodes
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E161 | Ann Sheybani & Walt Hampton | What 2 Adventurers Know About Life
Ann Sheybani and Walt Hampton are two smart, funny, and opinionated individuals who are married to each other. Ann Sheybani is a Harvard-trained author, book coach, and the owner/publisher of Summit Press Publishing. Walt Hampton is a bestselling author, lawyer, spiritual leader, Executive Coach...
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E160 | George Perlov | E160: Brussels/Berlin/Florence
George Perlov was a quintessential New Yorker. A MPA from Columbia. The Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation at The Advertising Council. A condo in Park Slope. Then fate and love propelled him into an entirely different life.It involves living in Brussels, Berlin and Florence....
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E159 | Dr. Giselle Faubel | About Horses and Psychedelics
Dr. Giselle Faubel is a Harvard-educated Clinical Psychologist based in South Florida. She is the founder of HORSES AND PSYCHOLOGY and EQUUS FOR HUMANITY - both equine-assisted psychotherapy programs. Giselle's focus has been on providing ground-breaking interventions through a form of...
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E158 | Women Unbound: Navigating Transitions Gracefully
On this episode of the MY FOURTH ACT podcast, I have the distinct thrill of speaking with 5 extraordinary women who jointly wrote a just-released book, “Women Unbound: Navigating Transitions Gracefully,” published by Balboa Press, an imprint of Hay House.It is a tale of how five voices, strangers...
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E157 | Danielle Riegel | How The Harp Created My Life
Danielle is an internationally acclaimed concert harpist and multi-faceted artist. She was admitted to the young talent department of the Royal Conservatory in the Netherlands at the age of 12. It marked the beginning of a successful international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and...
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E156 | Gary Chupik | Why Mental Performance Matters In Life
Gary Chupik is internationally recognized as one of the top mental performance coaches in the world. He unlocks performance in professional teams, athletes and business professionals. Additionally, Gary has been an ordained minister for 27 years and Chaplain of the Seattle Thunderbirds for 7…
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E155 | Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D. I What I Know About The Power Of Coaching
Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D., MCC, is an Executive Coach, leadership authority, keynote speaker, and learning facilitator. He is the author and co-author of eight books, including his just released Lead With a Coaching Mindset, How the Best Leaders Unlock Potential. published by Berrett-Koehler. Damian...
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E154 | Devin C. Hughes I When I began To Fully Embrace My Gifts
Devin C. Hughes is an award-winning speaker, workplace culture expert, best-selling author of numerous books including a memoir, “Contrast: A Biracial Man’s Journey to Segregate His Past,” and a former college basketball player. After a successful career in a global pharmaceutical company, Devin...
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E153 | Susana Cor de Rosa I How I Became A Quantum Healer
Susana Cor de Rosa is a healer, author, and spiritual teacher from Lisbon. She is known for her work as a quantum activator and creator of the Unified Quantum Healing method. After an intense early career balancing health work and law school, Susana experienced burnout and disconnection. This led...
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E152 | Gayla Morgan I When Disney Called
Gayla Morgan is a professional singer, composer/lyricist, producer and vocal arranger. Gayla just began an engagement as the vocal coach for Disney Cruises’ newest ship, Adventure, sailing from Singapore. Gayla’s musical, “A Dog Story,” had an acclaimed off-Broadway run. Her singing career…
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E151 | Phelim McDermott I How A Celebrated Theatre Director Builds Community
Phelim McDermott is an actor and director from the UK. In 2023, Phelim was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director for My Neighbor Totoro. Phelim has staged operas in many of the great opera houses of the world, including countless times at The Met (Akhnaten, The Hours, Cosi fan...
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E150 | Laurie Fader I Why I Keep Chasing Rainbows
Laurie Fader has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including a Pollock-Krasner Award, an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Assistance Grant, the Helen W. Winternitz Award for excellence in painting from Yale University, Great Meadows Foundation and artist’s residencies in France,...
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E149 | Rebel Brown I When Old Dreams Get Put To Pasture
For the last 35 years, Rebel Brown has been a Growth Accelerator for Advanced Technology Startups. In the early days of Silicon Valley, Rebel often was the only female in the room. She has served as a Chief Marketing Officer and Go-to-Market Launcher for over 300 clients world-wide. Rebel has...
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E148 | Dr. Laurence Hillman I When We Play With Archetypes
Dr. Laurence Hillman was born into a lineage of archetypal thought. His father, James Hillman, is considered the father of American Archetypal Psychology. Laurence Hillman grew up in Zurich, where his father had studied with Jung and, subsequently, served as the Director of Studies at the C.G.…
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E147 | Rutherford Pascal I When We Find Our Zone Of Genius
Rutherford Pascal is a seasoned Sales Leader in the pharma industry. His 35-year career led him to increasingly Senior roles, most recently as Head of Sales at Sanofi for their Respiratory and Gastroenterology Specialty Care portfolio. Rutherford is passionate about leadership development and...
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E146 | Perry Brass I How I Became An Activist Writer
In 1965, when he was 17, Perry Brass hitchhiked from Savannah to San Francisco where he spent a year living on the street, sleeping between parked cars or in SRO hotels, doing any job he could, and loving the freedom of it. After Perry moved to New York, Perry joined New York’s groundbreaking Gay...
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E145 | Michael Feeley I A Life Full Of Next Acts
Michael Feeley had a successful career as an actor and model, performing and touring with stars such as Howard Keel, John Raitt, and Tovah Feldshuh. His theatre life was followed by a whole other 20-year-act as a professional recruiter in New York City. These days, Michael divides his time…
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E144 | Reverend Russell L. Meyer I Why Equity And Social Justice Matter
The Reverend Dr. Russell L. Meyer, Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Jacksonville/Florida, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1981 and was ordained in 1984. Russell has served congregations in Florida, South Carolina, Maryland and New York. He received a Doctorate of Ministry in 2013…
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E143 | Rosemary Ravinal I When We Make A BIG Change
In a delightful twist, Rosemary Ravinal, the world’s premier bilingual speaking coach, media trainer, and former VP of Public Relations for TelevisaUnivision Network, interviews Achim Nowak on his own MY FOURTH ACT podcast. Achim sheds light on how he made a series of critical career pivots in…
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E142 | Tania Rivilis I When I Became An Artist
Tania Rivilis is a Ukrainian-born portrait artist. In 2012, Tania moved from Russia to Germany where she started to paint. Tania’s lush and neo-romantic portraits quickly drew international attention and have been featured in group shows around the world. A solo show is opening this March in...
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E141 | Haleh Shoa I Why Memories Matter
Haleh Shoa and her family fled Iran during the 1979 revolution, bringing only their cherished photo albums. These albums were lifelines to the past and their only tangible reminders of the life they left behind. These experiences helped shape Haleh’s passion for storytelling and memory-keeping....
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E140 | Pier Paolo de Angelis I My Life Of Magical Coincidences
Pier Paolo de Angelis is a true citizen of the world. Paolo started exploring the world in his early 20s, working in Europe, The Middle East, North and South America. While serving as Chairman of the now iconic Kripalu Center in Lenox MA in the mid 90s, Paolo led the transition team that...
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E139 | Brigitte Bojkowszky, Sophie Roumeas, Richard Phan I DARING METAMORPHOSIS
I am thrilled to be part of a marvelous new anthology, DARING METAMORPHOSIS (Angel Lab Editions), that will be released on December 17, in both French- and English-language editions. DARING METAMORPHOSIS is a collection of deeply personal essays about personal transformation and reinvention, with...
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E138 | Tracy & Derrill Thompson I What Radical Reinvention Looks Like
Tracy and Derrill Thompson are creating the sort of international life that many folks dream of. Derrill is a former labor lawyer from Vancouver. Tracy is one of the founders of a Canadian software company, Beanworks, that specialized in accounts payable processes. After Beanworks was acquired by...
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E137 | David Allen I What I Know About Getting Things Done
David Allen is the author of the global best-seller “Getting Things Done” and multiple follow-up books, most recently “Team: Getting Things Done With Others.” “Getting Things Done” has sold over 4 million copies, has been translated into 28 languages, and is considered the single most influential...
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E136 | Esmeralda Diaz-Aroca & Mike O'Neil I When LinkedIn Rockstars Fall In Love
Esmeralda Diaz-Aroca and Mike O’Neil are branding and social media strategists. Mike is a 2x Forbes Top 50 Social media influencer and LinkedIn Sales Navigator expert from Minnesota. Esmeralda is a former scientist turned Digital Strategy and Social Selling expert from Madrid. Linkedin is their...
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E135 | Gregory R. Gilmore I What I Know About Rapid Personal Growth
Gregory Gilmore is a Transformational Life Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Practitioner. In addition to his own practice, Gregory also serves as an RTT trainer for Marisa Peer. The founder of RTT, where he supports and guides other aspiring RTT...
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E134 | Ande Lyons I Don't Be Caged By Your Age
Ande Lyons is a 4x Business Founder, Startup champion, Host of the New England Podcasters Group, and the former Co-host of Boston’s Founders Live Pitch event. Ande hosts the new proaging podcast “Don’t Be Caged By Your Age” where she challenges societal and internalized ageism and empowers folks…
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E133 | Clare Maxwell I What My Body Keeps Teaching Me
Clare Maxwell is a former professional dancer and choreographer turned certified Alexander Teacher and Somatic Movement Coach. She helps professionals and performers to feel more fully at ease in their bodies. Clare serves on the Somatics Faculty of Movement Research, a well-known NYC dance...
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E132 | Cyrus Cassells I When Novels Want To Be Written
E132 | When Novels Want To Be Written Cyrus Cassells is a Poet. Translator. Cultural Critic. Actor. Professor. Cyrus is best known for his 9 poetry books, most recently “Is There Room For Another Horse On Your Horse Ranch.” His books have earned numerous accolades, including the William Carlos...
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E131 | Charlotte Libov I When I Became A South Beach Gal About Town
Charlotte Libov is a seasoned writer and keynote speaker, formerly at The New York Times, who specializes in writing about health and the Arts. Ever since she left Connecticut for fabled Miami Beach 19 years ago, Charlotte has become a “South Beach gal about town.” Sing Out, her Facebook group…
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E130 | Tom Asacker I Unwinding Want
Bestselling author, keynote speaker, branding strategist and provocateur Tom Asacker has spent most of his career in the fascinating world of belief and behavior change, and how it impacts both personal and professional lives. Tom is focused on helping people and organizations break free from...
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E129 | Carlos Gonzalez I How We All Become More Fully Human
Carlos Gonzalez has been an Associate Professor of English at Miami Dade College for over 30 years. He describes himself as a "professor of joy, grief, wonder, listening. movement and sitting." Carlos Gonzalez's expansive view of how a teacher serves is informed by his passion for mindfulness,...
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E128 | Gayle Zalduondo I Continue To Surprise Myself
Gayle Zalduondo is a creative soul and seasoned serial entrepreneur. Among her many accomplishments is co-founding an acclaimed and innovative furniture company, Urbanus, with Andrew Kelly. For 20 years, Gayle served as CEO and lead designer for Urbanus, creating furniture for national retailers...
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E127 | Ann Odell | Cultivating Meaning As We Grow
Ann Odell is a former architect turned celebrated brand strategist, futurist, and culture forecaster. She has led breakthrough creative strategies for endless Fortune 500 enterprises, working for Lippincott, CBX Worldwide, Gensler, Donovan/Green, and Estee Lauder. Ann now operates as the head of...
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E126 | Johannes Leerink | When We Have Nothing Left To Prove
Johannes Leerink is a seasoned business executive from the Netherlands. After a fast-track career as a rising star at Procter and Gamble and Sara Lee, Johannes dropped out of corporate life. Influenced by the teachings of Landmark and Werner Erhard, Johannes founded and served as practice leader…
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E125 | Larry Duplechan | Movies That Made Me Gay
Larry Duplechan is the acclaimed and iconic author of 5 queer novels. They include Blackbird (considered by many the first modern Black “coming-out” novel) and the Lambda Literary Award-winning Got ’til it’s Gone. Blackbird was adapted for film in 2014, starring Mo”Nique and Isiah Washington. In...
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E124 | Malissa Smith | How Boxing Helped Me Find My Voice
Malissa Smith is the author of A History of Womens’ Boxing, published in 2014. It is the first comprehensive history of the sport; Ring Magazine dubbed it “the Bible of Women’s Boxing.” Malissa is a co-host of the popular WAAR Room podcast, a founding board member of the international Women’s...
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E123 | Paula Ayotte | How A Marine Scientist Became A Pole Dancer
Paula Ayotte is a professional dancer, poler, actress, and model. After a career as a dancer in LA in her 20s, Paula left for Hawaii, studied microbiology, combined it with her passion for scuba diving and forged a new career in maritime research, often living on boats for months on end. When…
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E122 | Anita Barbero | When Mindfulness Became My Passion
Anita Barbero is a Wellness Coach, Speaker and Corporate Wellness Consultant who integrates over 25 years of experience as a health fitness practitioner, yoga & meditation teacher, and workshop & retreat leader in her practice. At ESPN, where high performance is key both in front and behind the...
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E121 | Grace E. Niwa | When Being Comfortable Becomes Too Uncomfortable
Grace E. Niwa is a former piano prodigy who received a Master's Degree in Piano Performance from Juilliard, made her Carnegie Hall debut - and then decided to not pursue a professional career in music. Grace's subsequent professional life of multiple pivots includes being the Principal of her own...
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E120 | Rich Habets | When We Get The Ego Out Of The Way
Rich Habets is a former management consultant from Maastricht/Netherlands who has roamed the world. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs, C-Suite leaders, and entrepreneurs who long to play a bigger game. Rich is opinionated, outspoken, and fearlessly questions the status quo - for others, and for...
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E119 | Geoffrey M. Roche | All The Ways In Which Culture Matters
Geoffrey Roche is an executive in the healthcare industry who currently serves as the first Director of Workforce Development for Siemens in North America. Geoffrey is the son of a German-born nurse and a dedicated father to three sons. He is a powerful strategist in Healthcare who believes in...
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E118 | Jay Samit | When A Celebrated Disruptor Makes Pop Art
Jay Samit is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Jay raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sells companies to Fortune 500 firms and transforms entire industries. He is a former NASDAQ company CEO and Independent Vice Chairman of...
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E117 | Mohit Mukherjee | How I Find Peace In A Troubled World
Mohit Mukherjee is the Founding Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, which he launched in 2006. UPeace is a UN-established university based in Costa Rica; it is the only UN-affiliated institution devoted exclusively for peace education. Mohit, who holds a M.Ed. in International...
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E116 | Robyn Stratton-Berkessel | How I Am Unshackling Myself
Robyn Stratton-Berkessel is a luminary in an organizational change approach called Appreciative Inquiry. She wrote one of the definitive books about Appreciative Inquiry, Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions (Wiley and Sons). Robyn serves as adjunct faculty for the esteemed David...
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E115 | Heather “The Heat” Hardy | Everything That I Am Willing To Fight For
Heather "The Heat" Hardy held the WBO world featherweight title from 2018 - 2019. Heather works as a trainer and continues a career in professional boxing and mixed martial arts into her early 40s. Brooklyn-born and Brooklyn-based, Heather holds a BA degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay...
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E114 | Janice Masters | When Life Is On Our Side
Janice Masters is a former psychotherapist of 22 years turned healer/guide. For the last 30 years, Janice has served women as what she calls a Spiral Path coach, mentor, and shaman to help them embrace their greatness and manifest miracles. At 78, after a year of facing pernicious health…
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113 | Ellee Koss, Ph.D. | Why I Keep Dismantling The Box
Ellee Koss holds a Ph.D. in Economics and has served for over three decades as an educator and management consultant. She is a true renaissance woman - an author, artist, activist, and coach. In every aspect of her life, Ellee pushes the limits to draw out life's essence and fullness, and to...
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112 | Laurie Pickle Evans & Ian McCluskey | When Kids in Africa Become Your Mission
Laurie Pickle Evans is a former partner in a Miami law firm. Ian McCluskey is a veteran journalist and thought-leader champion who served as a South American correspondent for Time Magazine and the Sao Paulo Bureau Chief for Bloomberg news. Their current life looks little like their past acts....
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I’m Achim Nowak, Executive Coach, Author, Mastermind Convener and host of the My Fourth Act Podcast. If life is a 5-act play, what will you do in your 4th act? Your childhood conflicts have been resolved. The big dramas of life are behind you. Most importantly, you’re not ready to stop.Join me as I speak with exceptional humans who have created bold and unexpected 4th acts. Listen and be inspired.
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