Real Talk With Lee

Priyanka Yadvendu makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys running, volunteering, and drinking chocolate martinis. For the first time at 24, she picked up her pen (well, actually laptop!) and began writing her debut novel Enchanted Silence. In the years that have since passed, her life has gone through several changes, but the breaking point came when dealing with the aftermath of her father’s stroke.

David P. Ingerson is an exciting communicator who has spoken to audiences around the world. During his twenty years as a U.S. Air Force officer and pilot he traveled extensively and lived abroad with his family. From the time he was ordained as a teacher and evangelist while serving in Okinawa, Japan, he has trained and led teams on short-term missions to the Philippines and Cambodia declaring the Good News in a compelling and clear fashion. As a corporate pilot he has traveled to nearly every country on five continents and takes with him great respect and appreciation for the myriad of cultures. Having suffered his own share of trials and setbacks as an entrepreneur, he encourages both employees and customers to rise above life’s difficulties.

Chart-topping teen country artist, Josey Milner has received two nominations in the 2015 Midwest Music Awards. The Kansas City-based singer is nominated for Best Country Artist and Song of the Year, for her single, "Cowgirls." It is the first country song to receive such a nomination. Josey Milner is a 19-year-old Kansas City-based country music artist. She has performed at clubs, fairs and events with her own band and opening for artists like Scotty McCreery, Chris Cagle, Blackjack Billy, Jon Wolfe and others. A CMT.com Top 20 Most Popular Artist, she has been nominated for the Nashville Universe Awards, the Independent Country Music Association Awards, and the International Music and Entertainment Association Awards.  Josey is an "Angel Ambassador" for national anti-bullying non-profit, Angels and Doves, as well as working closely with Shriner's Hospitals for Children and Piasecki MD. Her current release is a cover of Patsy Cline's classic, "Walkin' After Midnight." 

Marika is a stage 3 breast cancer survivor that declined conventional treatment.  Committed to bringing her experience forward to help others enduring their own health crisis and to help everyone else avoid one.  Marika offers one on one coaching, group sessions, public speaking engagements and is the creator of the program "7 Steps to Accelerated Health"

Born in 1969, Dr. John DeGarmo has worn many hats throughout his life. Singing and dancing while touring around the world in the international super group, Up With People, serving as a D.J. at four different radio stations on two different continents, working in the professional wrestling industry, teaching English and Drama at the high school level, and working as a media specialist at two different schools, Dr. DeGarmo has had a variety of experiences. Joan is an award winning writer who has published 5 books and numerous stories, including her latest, The Clock Strikes Midnight. Joan has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember.  She reads all kinds of books, including women’s fiction, mysteries, biography, and nonfiction related to her work.  Her passion as a reader lies closer to literary writing with a commercial bent. Chris Hennessy is a full-time independent filmmaker based in San Jose, CA since 1990. He writes, produces, directs, edits, hosts, acts and has interviewed thousands on c

 Tom Paladino  research and work with scalar energy, (Creative Strength), began during my under-graduate years. I was inspired by various scientists, especially Nikola Tesla, as to the existence of an energy that was not of the electromagnetic spectrum. With this inspiration, I pursued a course of independent study in order to better understand and subsequently harness scalar energy.

Michael currently holds the position of C.E.O. for American Liberty Financial. Michael received his B.S. undergraduate  degree from Eastern Michigan  University, and received his Masters of  Finance from Walsh College, M.S.F.  Michael is passionate about helping  people solve the retirement income  puzzle. He believes that for most  Americans planning for retirement has  gotten a lot tougher. Gone are the days  of cushy corporate pensions and with  the social security system under funded,  the long-term view for retirement  planning has gotten very bleak.  Unfortunately, there is also lot of  misconceptions out there and many  people are taking on more risk than they  need to, with improper education and  lack of the right guidance. He hopes that  through his writings, books and the  work he does with clients that he may  share his strategies and ideas on how  people can really make a big difference  in their retirement income planning, by  making some important changes that  can pro

Jeff Rasley is the author of seven books and has published numerous articles in academic and mainstream periodicals, including Newsweek, Chicago Magazine, ABA Journal, Family Law Review, American Athenaeum, Pacific Magazine, Indy’s Child, The Journal of Communal Societies, The Chrysalis Reader, Faith & Fitness Magazine, Friends Journal, and Real Travel Adventures International Magazine. He is an award-winning photographer and his pictures taken in the Himalayas and Caribbean and Pacific islands have been published in several journals. James Westly, MC, LPC, is a psychotherapist, consultant, speaker, and writer whose passion is the search for, the practice and dissemination of techniques that develop the Human Spirit. “You are not your mind. Your mind is something you have, a tool,” explains Westly. “It’s probably the most powerful tool we know of in the universe, but we don’t use it correctly. We ask it to do things it cannot do like predict the future  or produce original thought. Ask anyone who has

David Gaggin. Throughout his successful career as an engineer for Boeing, NASA, the US Army, and Cobham Defense Electronics Systems, Gaggin spent fifty years researching the philosophies of ancient wisdom and their connection with modern day science. His book, The Endless Journey, demystifies the fundamental questions surrounding humanity, providing valuable insight into the mysteries of existence. With a strong academic background, which includes degrees from St. Lawrence, Penn State and a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, David’s analytical nature led him to compile his findings into an amalgamated philosophy regarding the mysteries of the Universe.

 Maxwell Ivey grew up in a family of carnival owners. after going to college and a short time working for the IRS i returned to the family business only to watch it go under after the early death of his father. this sent him into a downward spiral that he finally got out of when his family forced him to see a doctor and start improving his health. after a sleep study and being fitted with a cpap machine and later having gastric surgery that resulted in max losing over half his body weight he has started and expanded one business helping people sell amusement equipment and just started another where max offers coaching serves to help motivate and inspire others to find their passion and follow their dreams. max believes in the value of good physical health and positive mindset. and he believes the fact that he is blind keeps him from seeing many of the things that would cause me not to try or not to keep going once started. 

Ms. Celeste M. Gonsalves (Ms. Celeste) has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Resources from the University of Hawaiiat Manoa, and a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University of Hawaii. Ms. Celeste also successfully raised a daughter as a single parent from the time she was three months old. Her daughter is a recent graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and has relocated to the Continental United States to explore her career options.Ms. Celeste strongly believes in giving back to the community,especially targeting underprivileged and underserved youth and teens in her home state of Hawaii. She plans on implementing scholarship and innovative programs for this particulardemographic in the near future. Making a difference and guiding preteens and teenagers to make wise choices are what she is truly passionate about. Celeste Gonsalves wrote a book titled 'Teen Wise" and it's workbook companion that guides preteens and teenagers to make wise choices by pla

BARRON WHITED, MS.ED., EARNED HIS MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY IN EDUCATION IN SCHOOL COUNSELING AND IS CERTIFIED AS A K-12 AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR. HE ALSO HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN IN BIOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION. BARRON HAS 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDES: THE ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN, ICM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MEDICAL CAREERS, FRANKLIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, PENN HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND AGORA CHARTER CYBER SCHOOL. "BARRON HAS BEEN FEATURED ON "PITTSBURGH TODAY LIVE" ON KDKA-TV (CBS), WTAJ-TV (CBS) AND HAS ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, USA TODAY, CNN, TODAY'S SHOW (NBC) AND EDUCATION WORLD.

Author and former Sony music executive, L.A. Jackson is a keen music insider. And his analysis here is irrefutable. His stellar list of artist he has worked with includes: Mariah Carey, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, and Public Enemy. He is also a superb producer, the Founder & CEO of the audio/visual company MKM Multimedia Works LLC and the co-founder of Peach City Records. He is the contributing author of published books by author/educator Bernard Percy, (“How to Grow a Child: A Child’s Advice to Parents” and “The Power of Creative Writing). Informative and very entertaining, MUSICOLOGY 2101 helps you understand the meaning behind the music and the motivational factors of legendary musicians who formed and invented music styles that will live forever that inspire artists, music history buffs and educators.

 Annie Chisambo is the Managing Director of Elshaddai Money Training Limited, a company specialising in teaching money matters to children in simple ways that are easy for young people to understand. She has over twenty years experience in the financial sector, including roles with international charity Save the Children, the National Health Service, and at Manchester City Council.

Brian K. Moore served as the co-partner of Tillman Management as they developed the careers of the girl group sensation, Destiny’s Child. Moore later joined Andretta Tillman and Matthew Knowles to form Music World Entertainment, where he remained until Tillman’s passing. Moore now leads Dousic Entertainment, one of the most innovative artist management companies in the industry. He has also been a visionary on the subject of how social media can impact the music industry.Brian is the writer of the book the Making of a Child of Destiny " The Andretta Tillman Story. True Story of Beyoncé and Destiny's Child Rise to Fame. 

For over 25 years Steve Williams has been earning the trust of American men and women looking to transform their love lives.He has been out there himself dating, making mistakes, and learning all the ins and outs of what it takes to meet quality members of the opposite sex.Steve has never spent time learning any “theory” or academic speculation. Instead, he’s been working with real-life people who needed advice that works. Good theories sound nice, but at the end of the day – results are the only thing that matter.Steve’s advice doesn’t just work for a certain “type” of person, or in a certain part of the world. He has successfully coached people in all sorts of situations and circumstances: Good looking… ugly… tall… short… rich… poor… and all over the world – from the US to London to Australia and more.The secrets he’s discovered over the years are not circumstantial – they’re based on universal human nature. And that means they’ll work for you no matter who you are, where you live or what your current relat

Clyde P Riddlesbrood, founder and owner of the Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company. grew up in the entertainment industry working with my father at a Dinner Theater in South Jersey and started my own theater company in 2000.  I have personally been in over 5000 shows in my lifetime and as a company we have performed over 1500 shows.  Currently Riddlesbrood is one of the most successful and vibrant theater companies in the New York, New Jersey area performing more than 150 murder mysteries and dinner theater shows per year at multiple locations.  In addition to this, we produce 4 large Broadway style shows at the Historic Strand Theater in Lakewood NJ and operate a yearlong School of the Arts program for children and teens.     Proposed Topic:

Swamiji has spoken to the White House Commission of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, is the author of the Amazon #1 bestseller, the Ayurveda Encyclopedia, and is a breakthrough expert, helping colleges & companies dissolve stress and achieve goals. Swamiji has been sharing wellness & consciousness success solutions for the past 4 decades. His new book The Stress-Free College Student, is listed on Bryant University’s Pinterest Books Worth Reading page alongside their list of ’50 Books that Changed the World’.

Celebrity Journalist/CEO Rueben Wood is making his mark as he becomes the leader of a young generation of entrepreneurs that have million dollar success dreams. Since the opening of Spaced Out Magazine in 2011 Wood has made a tremendous mark on the entertainment industry, being that the man behind one of the most credible news sources online has just turned 23.  Rueben started in the industry 5 years ago as an artist, then known as Yung Bank. Working on production and releasing mixtapes brought him the notoriety he needed to start his hand in marketing and advertising. Always being first to know industry news sparked his interest in journalism and naturally being a writer was no secret to Wood.

Kipjo K. Ewers was born July 1, 1975. At an early age, he had an active imagination. By the time he started kindergarten he would create fictional stories, one of his favorites was about a character named “Old Man Norris” who hated everyone in the world except for him.  When Kipjo attended our Lady of Victory Elementary school in Mount Vernon, NY he continued writing and reading stories to his classmates. His teacher, Mrs. Green, told him the children would laugh.  However, she would remind Kipjo that this is how some of the great stories they read actually came about so don't let what others think deter him from continuing to write. He would continue his education at Iona College majoring in English and Business Administration.A career in the corporate world awaited Kipjo after college.  He worked for several major firms within the New York area, but his passion was always to be a journalist/writer. In his off time, he would write for e-Fed wrestling games and composed a number of short stories, but these