The Best People We Know Radio Show!

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, as well as the bestsellers The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Zero Game, The Book of Fate and The Book of Lies. His books have spent over eleven months on the bestseller lists, and have been translated into over 25 languages. He is also the host of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel.  His bestselling non-fiction books, Heroes For My Son and Heroes for My Daughter, are collections of heroes – from Jim Henson to Rosa Parks. He’s also one of the co-creators of the TV show, Jack & Bobby—and is the Eisner Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed comic book, Justice League of America. His newest thriller, The Fifth Assassin, was just released January 15th.The Fifth Assassin, is about a serial killer re-creating the crimes of all the Presidential Assassins from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald. Raised in Brooklyn and Miami, Brad is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. Brad currently lives in Florida with his wife, who’s also an attorney. Visit  http://www.BradMeltzer.com Twitter http://www.twitter.com/@BradMeltzer FaceBook  https://www.facebook.com/BradMeltzer 

Most of us have seen the personal charisma of well known Actress Sandra Dee Robinson for her popular character portrayals in Soap Opera Series such as Days of Our Lives, Another World, General Hospital, or in hit television series such as Criminal Minds, CSI: Miami or Two and a Half Men. Today you will learn insider secrets from expert Sandra Dee on how to project your own personal charisma on camera to promote your product or business!  Sandra will show us some tips and divulge some secrets to help us all feel like rock stars in front of the camera, and share with us 5 Key Elements to Getting Booked in the Media as an Authority and Expert Guest! Marketing with video, webinars and television is so very essential to businesses today. From Entrepreneurial Start-ups to Corporations, visual media is becoming the cornerstone of many marketing campaigns, and it’s not going away any time soon. By getting in front of the camera, you are able to create relationships with more people, faster than ever before, but not everyone is naturally confident in the spotlight. As CEO of Charisma on Camera Media Training, Sandra Dee helps experts and visionaries prepare for video and major media opportunities through her programs, workshops, live events and private coaching. Visit www.CharismaonCamera.com

Did you know more than 50% of all CEO's of Fortune 500 companies had average grades in college. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates never finished college and dropped out. More than 50% of all millionaire entrepreneurs never finished college. Nearly 75% of all US Presidents never finished college.   Executive business coach, Michelle Cubas and President of Positive Potential, LLC, states "Emotional Intelligence is the most accurate predictor of one's professional and personal potential quotient."   More than any other time in contemporary business, differentiator are critical to lead an industry. Emotional Intelligence awareness in your organization supports your leadership and provides concrete, tested models to apply for maximum impact and results. One aspect of powerful criteria for leaders and their team members is the ability to take meaningful action in the context of a situation. Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence can determine likely scenarios.   This assessment was originally created to scientifically measure and explain determinants of positive psychological well-being.” It measures 11 factors associated with emotional functioning.  To date more than 42,000 people in 36 countries have taken the EQ-1 Assessment. Visit http://www.PositivePotentials.com  

Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum joins us to share her perspective of Integrative Medicine & Healing Through A Holistic Clinical Pharmacist’s viewpoint.  Dr Cathy believes there is a sustainable path to healing through a seven balance point model (nutrition/supplements, sleep, exercise, social, environmental, emotional, spiritual health). Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum is a holistic clinical pharmacist, Founder & CEO of Rx Integrative Solutions Inc, internationally renowned author, lecturer, and host of Your Holistic Health on WMKV. With administrative and practice experience in integrative health and medicine, hospital pharmacy, academia, and the pharmaceutical industry. She has traveled to China to learn more about international culture, herbal research, and global health solutions. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University, her PharmD from the University of Cincinnati, and her MBA from Xavier University. The Mission of RX Integrative Solutions - is "to form meaningful patient/physician relationships uniquely enabled by an integrative clinical pharmacist motivating, educating, and empowering individuals to be active in, and accountable for, their health solutions." Visit http://rxintegrativesolutions.com/aboutus.php

Shawne Duperon iis a six-time EMMY® Award winning producer, PBS host, networking guru and media expert, and also founder of worldwide movement Project Forgive as seen on CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC & CBS . A Ph.D. candidate in interpersonal communication, her expertise is gossip: how it impacts culture, the workplace, media and personal lives. Shawne also teaches how our distorted views of media can get in the way of thoughtful, compelling reporting that moves people to positive action. A veteran TV reporter and news producer, she blows away misperceptions about reporters, newsrooms and gossip, which she calls "the cultural glue that holds us together." Conducting master's degree research into media theory, Shawne identified connections between our cultural reference points — the subjects of what is called gossip — and how news is reported. Her mission is to empower companies, organizations and individuals to better understand the power of all media to convey messages and tell compelling stories. "I show them how to do this in a powerful way so we get more of these moving, inspiring stories in media," she says. Viisit http://shawnetv.com/ http://projectforgive.com/

Today you will be Restored, Renewed and Refreshed with our guest Jason Mirikitani, and has appeared in  numerous TV and print media, including the 700 Club. On January 15, 2002, this man's car flipped 5 times, his wife died, & his skull cracked open... but he was rescued... Join Jason Mirikitani on his miraculous real-life journey that is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming... as he re-learned faith in a God that was present when He seemed most absent, hope in a God when He seemed most unreliable, and love for a God that seemed to leave him in the dark. This unbelievable story will grab you and not let you go... and leave you at the end with a refreshed sense of newness and trust in a faithful God. His book describing these life events, Mile Marker 825, has been said to be "honest and vulnerable recounting of a life permanently changed by tragedy and permanently renewed by Grace. For all of us that are saddened especially when bad things happen to good people, Jason's story is a testimony to a life rebuilt by God's presence working in and through family,friends,caregivers,and Jason himself." Visit  http://www.ourrescuer.com/

Learn Why and How to Publish your E-Book, as Lillian Brummet (http://www.brummet.ca  ) shares tips from her award winning book & business.   The traditional method of publishing involves long waiting periods for a book to be decided upon by a publisher, and if it is accepted the author might be facing several years prior to seeing it in print.  After the publisher, distributors & bookstores take their cut, the author’s royalties are minimal. Self-published authors receive larger royalties & because their books can be available through traditional online bookstores & their own website, a buyer can instantaneously & easily follow through with a purchase at the click of a mouse.   Brummet Media Group provides formatting services for you to self-publish your book in all the popular e-book formats. Customers will be able to download your book in multiple formats, readable on any e-reading device, including Amazon Kindle, the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad, the Sony Reader, the Barnes & Noble nook, your personal computer, Android devices, and others. You will be able to sell your book to most major online ebook retailers, including the Apple iPad iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Baker & Taylor, the Diesel eBook Store & Page Foundry. Your book can also be distributed into the native catalogs of top mobile e-reading apps such as Aldiko (over 2 million users) and Word-Player on Android devices.

Shawne Duperon iis a six-time EMMY® Award winning producer, PBS host, networking guru and media expert, and also founder of worldwide movement Project Forgive as seen on CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC & CBS . A Ph.D. candidate in interpersonal communication, her expertise is gossip: how it impacts culture, the workplace, media and personal lives. Shawne also teaches how our distorted views of media can get in the way of thoughtful, compelling reporting that moves people to positive action. A veteran TV reporter and news producer, she blows away misperceptions about reporters, newsrooms and gossip, which she calls "the cultural glue that holds us together." Conducting master's degree research into media theory, Shawne identified connections between our cultural reference points — the subjects of what is called gossip — and how news is reported. Her mission is to empower companies, organizations and individuals to better understand the power of all media to convey messages and tell compelling stories. "I show them how to do this in a powerful way so we get more of these moving, inspiring stories in media," she says. Viisit http://shawnetv.com/ http://projectforgive.com/

Dr. Alex Concorde MD PhD MBA was selected by Buckingham Palace for the special Best British Innovators Science & Medicine event, named one of the "Top 50 Wellbeing Gurus" by The London Times, received 'Health Practitioner of the Year' by Today's Therapist, and frequently seen as an expert in a variety of media outlets throughout the UK. Dr. Alex is one of the world's leading transformational specialists and pioneer/creator of CruX New Paradigm Psychology and New Mind Body Wisdom. And NOW she's here on The Best People We Know Show as part of a new monthly segment "Dr. Alex's Radio Rescue- Tuned In Transformation" to give you real time answers and advice on YOUR questions. From happiness to health, stuck states to spirituality, mind matters to medicine, bio-science to business. Gain clarity and vision, let time become a positive resource instead of a constant pressure, release all barriers and pre-conceived limits. Imagine all the possibilities! Call in live with your questions 347-637-1318 or in advance to http://www.AskDrAlex.com  

You may remember Katrina Radke as an Olympic Swimmer in the Seoul games, winning four international gold medals and the  U. S. National Swim Team co-captain, holding American records, U.S Open records, Australian Open records, and Italian Open records or for holding Top 10 World Rankings for seven straight years. but you many not be aware of the many battles she had to overcome to get there, or how she is helping people overcome their personal obstacles today. Katrina fought immune system issues since the age of 15, ultimately finding herself essentially bedridden, relegated to using handicapped parking, while in her final year of college at Cal Berkeley. After years of mystery, she was finally diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), a debilitating chronic illness. Once she was able to put a name and face to her disability, she called upon her athlete s determination to fight her way back, ultimately even to swim again at the Olympic Trials. In her new book - Be Your Best Without the Stress, Katrina uses her inspirational story to guide others through the minefield of health and wellness issues. Be inspired.  Be Your Best. Visit http://www.katrinaradke.com/  

Dr. Toni Petrinovich joins us to discuss her newly released book - Divining Truth - a written narrative of some of the questions people have asked her through her 40 years of teaching, instructing and inspiring thousands of students. Dr. Toni Petrinovich connects hard science with heartfelt compassion. She is a Master Teacher, metaphysician and quantum physics researcher. She is clairvoyant, clairaudient and kinesthetically aware. “Your heart, as the voice of your soul, knows only its deepest passion. Exerting subtle influence over your life in many different ways your heart constantly urges you to experience the freedom of living as profusely as you can possibly imagine for yourself. Whether you live in a mansion or a cardboard box, the freedom of expression is seated within your heart. How you decide to experience it is the abundance of your life giving itself to life itself.” (In regards to a question about “Abundance “, page 87.) Dr. Toni is a member of the American Metaphysical Doctors Association; the Heartmath Institute in Boulder Creek, CA; the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, CA; Companion of the Chalice Well, Glastonbury, UK and Licensed Investigator with the Institute of Technical Energy Medicine, East Petersburg, PA. Visit: http://www.diviningtruth.com/ http://www.sacredspaceswa.com/toni.cfm    

SHOWCASING WOMEN founders Suzanne Duret and Angela Giles join us this morning - as featured in Inc., The Business Journal, ABC, NBC, & NAFE. Learn how to set achievable goals with niche precision and empowering confidence! " I was impressed by her unique success story & even more so by her continuing desire to help others achieve their goals.”  Tony Robbins Suzanne has started seven successful businesses. In the process she has written business plans, raised millions in venture funding, developed commercials. infomercials, built a national sales & distribution force, tackled operations & management,  graphic artists, software designers, legal and accounting advisors, marketing and PR. Angela has gone from being a 6 figure business executive, to stay at home mom, to now teaching busy business owners, solopreneurs and corporate executives how to build thriving businesses in today’s economy using benefits of successful social media publicity. From television, major magazine publications, radio, influential blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google, no venue is off limits. Visit 

Mike Michalowicz has the secret to help you grow a gigantically successful business. He is an American Entrepreneur, lecturer, TV personality,CEO of Obsidian Marketing, & author of The Pumpkin Plan & The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Mike is the "Business Rescue" segment host for MSNBC's Your Business. Host of the reality TV show Bailout! CNBC Small Business columnist, & The Wall Street Journal's small-business section, the Small Business Shortcuts series., a regular contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and columnist for American Express's "Open Forum" A recurring entrepreneurship expert for CNBC's The Big Idea w/ Donny Deutsch & has also appeared on NBC, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC News Now, CNBC's On the Money and Pat Croce's Down To Business. Visit: http://mikemichalowicz.com/biography/

Bill Bean's family story of horror and tragedy remains the most popular episode (House of the Dead) from Discovery Channel's hit series - "A Haunting."  Seen on the SyFy channel, the Travel Channel and numerous media outlets, His story "Dark Force" is currently being made into a major motion picture. Bill painfully describes in terrifying detail the supernatural events that tormented both he and his family in their Glen Burnie, Maryland home. Bill has stated that his family was greatly affected by an evil force that co-existed among them. The activity began as a feeling of a presence and gradually escalated into violent physical attacks ,leading to the destruction of the Bean family. Bill wants people to know "As disturbing as some of the content in Dark Force is, there’s also a very powerful message of hope and faith."   Visit Bill's Website at  http://www.billbean.net/   Watch the full episode of 'A Haunting" here  http://stagevu.com/video/oyjagtoowbik  

As seen in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Entrepeneur Magazine, and so many more! Paulette Ensign had no idea she would sell well over a million copies of her 16-page tips booklet, 110 Ideas for Organizing Your Business Life when she wrote it in 1991. Or that she would do so in four languages and various formats without spending a penny on advertising. Nothing in her background prepared her for that. Yet her can-do attitude triggered and supported those results. Learn how to take your ideas and tips and turn them into profitable products for your business success today.  tipsbooklets.com