Episodes

Aug. 14, 2023

Read My Lips: Repurposing Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three on-the-go Creatives. Carol Tanzi, ASID, aka Goddess of Garbage, is celebrating 50 years working and owning a San Francisco Bay interior design business with an emphasis on recycling, reusing, repurposing. Jerry Morton, a retired school psychologist, is the author of Reluctant Lieutenant: From Basic to OCS in the Sixties and host of the podcast, Finding My Way: A Memoir by Jerry Morton. Cristina M. Ramirez, founder of TriathlonMami, Inc. and DashStrom Coaching for child...
Aug. 7, 2023

Encore: Read My Lips: Pioneering Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes four innovative Creatives. Kalee Boisvert is the author of MoneyWise Mabel’s Bursting Bank, a children’s financial literacy picture book, and non-fiction Make Money Your Thing: Ditch the Shame and Design Your Dream Life to empower women’s financial lives. Kez Wickham St George is an author and artist who has published 14 novels internationally, including the Scribe Chronicles trilogy and three children’s books. She mentors and promotes the work of authors and artists across ...
July 31, 2023

Read My Lips: Pioneering Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes four innovative Creatives. Kalee Boisvert is the author of MoneyWise Mabel's Bursting Bank, a children's financial literacy picture book, and non-fiction Make Money Your Thing: Ditch the Shame and Design Your Dream Life to empower women's financial lives. Kez Wickham St George is an author and artist who has published 14 novels internationally, including the Scribe Chronicles trilogy and three children's books. She mentors and promotes the work of authors and artists across ...
July 24, 2023

Read My Lips: Ground-Breaking Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three non-stop Creatives. Keith Saltojanes, Founder of Improv-LA creative training center, has taught improv techniques worldwide and holds a Guinness World Record for the Longest Improv Show. He is a Story Specialist at Dreamworks Animation and Creative Specialist at Netflix. Christine Milkovic Krauss is a brunch enthusiast, soap maker and the author of Long and Short Reviews’ 2022 Book of the Year, “Teddy Loses His Ears”, the debut of her true-life adventure series educati...
July 17, 2023

Read My Lips: Investing In Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three Type-A Creatives. Brenda Prater Sellers, serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and trade magazine Man of the Year, wrote “You Slept Where? Calamities of a Clumsy Businesswoman,” chronicling her life from farmer's daughter to president of a global manufacturing company and beyond. Ron Tank, author of The Moses of Wall Street and creator of the Bulletproof Investor and Triple Tank System, turned $40,000 into $2.2+ million in 18 months as a stock market investor. Dr. Mark A...
July 10, 2023

Read My Lips: The Joys of Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three challenge-driven Creatives. Pamela Jane Nye, Owner and CEO of the non-profit Neuroscience Nursing, Limited, and Operation Scrubs, Inc., teaches at the UCLA School of Nursing’s Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist program and collaborates with the American Nurses Association Enterprise Innovation program. Chuck Foster, a former LA cop, TV and radio broadcaster, and the founder of TFP Entertainment, has 3+ decades of talent representation and unique special eve...
June 26, 2023

Read My Lips: The Degrees of Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three highly educated Creatives. Dr. Mark A. Hicks, the author of Learning Love, is a ghostwriter, life coach, counselor, minister, professional house-sitter / pet-sitter, and has earned four college degrees. Dr. Thandi Myeni is a board-certified ophthalmologist MD with a Master’s in Public Health, and an Army major, coach for female physicians with burn-out, and charity marathoner. Dr. Cara Barker, the author of Nightlight: My Soul Calling, Body Listening, Heart Speaking, i...
June 19, 2023

Encore: Read My Lips: Banking on Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three innovative Creatives. Gene Pranger, creator of The Do Something Wonderful Protocol and the original Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) video banking platform, holds 30+ US patents, trademarks and copyrights. International flight attendant Tania Anderson's memoir, On Butterflies' Wings, chronicles her global adventures living in 7 countries. At 70, she still flies to Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Maria Mantoudakis is the author of Tsunami to Greatness, founder of...
June 12, 2023

Read My Lips: Committed to Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three dedicated Creatives. Dr. Cynthia Colón is the author of Be Committed. Get Admitted!: 7 Steps to College Admission Success, founder of College Essay Bootcamp and host of Destination YOUniversity podcast. Delia Chiaramonte, MD is the founder of the Integrative Palliative Institute, host of The Integrative Palliative Podcast, and author of the upcoming A Family’s Guide to Navigating Serious Illness. Alicia Moore, author of Crushing it in College: Your 7-Step Guide to an A...
June 5, 2023

Read My Lips: Banking on Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three innovative Creatives. Gene Pranger, creator of The Do Something Wonderful Protocol and the original Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) video banking platform, holds 30+ US patents, trademarks and copyrights. International flight attendant Tania Anderson’s memoir, On Butterflies’ Wings, chronicles her global adventures living in 7 countries. At 70, she still flies to Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Maria Mantoudakis is the author of Tsunami to Greatness, founder of...
May 22, 2023

Read My Lips: Artful Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes four diverse Creatives. Peggy McColl, a manifestation expert, has written 21 fiction and non-fiction books, translated into 37 languages, including the Savy Wisdom series. Pitz Quattrone is a world-traveled Didgeridoo Adventurer, the world’s oldest musical instrument. Pitz performs, teaches, builds, and composes music for the Didge. Rebecca Cuevas, Founder and CEO of Learn and Get Smarter, Inc., is the author of Course Design Formula: How to Teach Anything to Anyone Online. ...
May 15, 2023

Read My Lips: Cycles of Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes four active Creatives. Szifra (Shifra) Birke is a personal and professional connector, Executive Leadership Coach, co-author, and tandem biker. Sara Ting is president and founder of World Unity Inc., a TEDx Speaker, author, Principal of Sara Ting and Associates, former freelance TV reporter and poet-in-residence. Jay Livingston, the co-author with Szifra Birke of In Tandem: Pedaling Through Midlife on a Bicycle Built for Two, is a business author, coach, dog behaviorist, and...
May 8, 2023

Read My Lips: The Taste of Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three happy Creatives. Leslie M Grigg, co-founder of the Grigg Tater Tots Legacy Foundation, was a stockbroker for E F Hutton until CBS Monday Morning called him about the history of Tater Tots. Toni Gitles, CEO of Caregiver Empowerment, Heart Light Enterprises LLC, is a Happiness Trainer, and a caregiver conference coordinator and speaker on Dementia-Friendly Cruises. Steve Grigg, co-founder of the Grigg Tater Tots Legacy Foundation, earned a BFA in Graphic Design and was t...
May 1, 2023

Read My Lips: Building Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three visionary Creatives. Angelique Medow at age 5 wrote a lemonade stand business plan, with the goal to heal her family with truth and interior redecorating. She has since founded two more companies – Will You and Building Ideas. Diane Cherico’s quest to support her family led her to Massage Therapy school. She is now the owner of Get the Knots Out Therapeutic Massage Center since 1999, specializing in Active Isolated Stretch therapy. Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a Licensed Cli...
April 24, 2023

Read My Lips: Sailing Into Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three high-achieving Creatives. Christa M. Okon is a semi-retired attorney, artist, novice sailor and the author of “Poppo the Magic Kitten Arrives,” a Grimms Brothers’ style fairy tale with scary events, magic and a happy ending. Dr. Frank L. Douglas, CEO, Safe Haven Dialogues LLC, is an award-winning industry veteran with more than three decades in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and entrepreneurship. Chris Jankulovski is the author of Near Death Lessons and the Founder and CE...
April 17, 2023

Read My Lips: Walk-The-Talk Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three hard-working Creatives. Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, President of Gracefully Global Group, founded a publishing firm for groundbreaking literature and online classes to showcase contributions of Latinos in the US. A Berkeley alumna, she was an active-duty Air Force officer/aviator for 10 years. Steve “America’s Ambassador on Success” Gallegos has been a U.S. Marine, law enforcement officer, singer-songwriter, board certified civil trial lawyer, Internet entrepreneur, and p...
April 10, 2023

Read My Lips: Discovering Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three dedicated Creatives. Ann Charles, who spent her childhood exploring mines and ruins, is a USA Today bestselling author of spicy stories full of quirky characters, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense, romance, and supernatural mayhem. Dr. Beverly “Eagle” Rogers is the author of A Century+ of Living: The Autobiography of Cora Jones “Boot” McLeod, recounting the life of her great-aunt who lived to age 104. Nina Angela Lee is a Grief Recovery Specialist, singer-songwriter...
April 3, 2023

Read My Lips: Imaginative Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three fascinating Creatives. Diann Floyd Boehm writes children’s books to inspire kids to be kind, to like themselves, and to “Embrace Imagination.” With Dr. Jacalyn, she co-hosts “Fashion, Fitness, Travel, and Leisure”. Tamika Thompson started working at 4 in TV commercials, print ads, and winning beauty pageants. She has been an actor and TV news journalist and is now a horror fiction author. JP (Jo-Anne) McLean is the author of urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers, wi...
March 27, 2023

Read My Lips: Fearless Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three dynamic Creatives. Melissa Y is an emergency doctor who writes thrillers about Dr. Hope Sze, a resident doctor bone-deep in murder. Gloria Squitiro is the author of the C’mon Funk memoir series, which includes C’mon Funk, Move Your Ass: How a Demure Little Wife Made Her Husband a Big-City Mayor. Elana Gomel is the author of more than 100 stories, several novellas, and six novels of dark fantasy and science fiction, and editor of the upcoming Palgrave Handbook of Global...
March 20, 2023

Read My Lips: Ecletic Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three boundary-breaking Creatives. Edward Willett, the author of more than 60 science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction books for readers of all ages, hosts The Worldshapers podcast and is an actor and singer. Ashley Weckesser is a composer and interdisciplinary artist in the fields of music and sound, visual art and theater. She has won awards for best video game audio design. Ben Monroe is a lifelong fan of the horror genre and fiction author. He is a former advertising exe...
March 13, 2023

Read My Lips: Visionary Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three ambitious Creatives. Pat Addiss began acting on Broadway at age 5, created a corporate promotions company, and is now an award-winning theatrical Producer with 20 plays on and Off-Broadway. Vince Warnock is an award-winning Marketing and Visibility coach, author and host of the Chasing the Insights podcast, and co-host of the NFT Ninjas podcast. Eme McAnam is a novelist, singer/songwriter, artist, storyteller and photography light chaser. Join akaRadioRed for Read My L...
March 6, 2023

Read My Lips: Hands-On Creativity

akaRadioRed welcomes three lifelong Creatives. Aida Murad, an Arab US-based Impact Artist, paints with her fingers due to Rheumatoid Arthritis, selling out 10 collections. She is the first Georgetown University Artist in Residence to create healing art for the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Francesca Maria has been penning horror stories since age 6. The former co-owner of Black Cat Comics bookstore, she is the creator, writer and co-publisher of the Black Cat Chronicles true horror comic...
Feb. 27, 2023

Read My Lips: Outspoken Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three strong Creatives. Reesa Wolff, PhD trains TED Talk keynote speakers, taught Fortune 500 public speaking seminars, and is the author of Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear, The Easiest Way to Learn the Hardest Subject. Alla Kaluzhny, who immigrated to the US from Ukraine, is the author of Turning the Pages: How exploring my past lives led me on the journey of healing memories, and what I learned while traveling back in time. Cindy Watson is the founder of Women On Purpose, cre...
Feb. 20, 2023

Read My Lips: Hands-On Creativity!

akaRadioRed welcomes three purposeful Creatives. Dr. Terry Zachary, a former pro golfer and Guinness Book of World Record holder for most holes of golf in 12 hours (391), is a sports chiropractor specializing in hand exercise and grip strength training. Dr. Betsy Holmberg, award-winning psychologist and negative self-talk expert, previously ran the global behavioral health service line at McKinsey & Company and worked at Harvard University. Monique Verpoort, a registered social worker, trainer a...