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Diana Lewis Jewell – Going Grey – Episode #29

Steven Diamond — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:33:32 +0000

Diana Lewis Jewell has been called everything from “the guru of gray hair,” to “Moses leading us out of the wilderness of hair coloring” as the author of Going Gray, Looking Great!, the first book of its kind for women considering letting their silver shine.

The Former Marketing Director of Vogue Magazine and Promotion Director of Seventeen, In early 2008, she founded www.goinggraylookinggreat.com, dedicated to women even thinking about going natural. Here, she dispenses advice daily, helping women go through the dreaded transitioning process, select the right makeup and wardrobe for their newly silvered locks, consider coloring procedures or haircare products that might boost or enhance their gray, and, indeed decide if going gray is right for them.

The website has fostered a strong, supportive community, is logged into in 80 countries around the world, and has an active Membership chatting daily on its pages.
She points out that “going natural” is a megatrend not envisioned at the time she wrote the book. “We’re now seeing two generations embracing authenticity, both boomers and Gen-Xers,” she says, “and it has to do with so many factors beyond a simple decision to stop coloring.”

Watch Diana Lewis Jewell’s recent appearance on the TODAY Show!

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

• Author of 7 non-fiction books, including the longest-selling beauty book of all time, Making Up by Rex.
• Former Marketing Director of Vogue Magazine and Promotion Director of Seventeen
• Freelance writer for a host of top-tier fashion, cosmetic, skincare, fragrance, media, marketing and pr companies
• Contributing editor to three websites
For More Information Please Visit: www.goinggraylookinggreat.com

CLICK ON THE PLAYER BELOW TO LISTEN TO MY INTERVIEW WITH DIANA LEWIS JEWELL!

Melinda Bates – WhiteHouse Insider – Episode #28

Steven Diamond — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:41:21 +0000

Melinda Bates is the only person in history to be a Special Assistant to the President and Director, White House Visitors Office, for all eight years of an administration, which she proudly did for Bill and Hillary Clinton.

From her beautiful East Wing office she helped them make history every day
Everyone loves the White House, including the hordes of movie, television, music and opera stars, the famous athletes, the celebrities du jour, the heads of state and government, and the political power players who visited every day. White House Story is filled with amusing stories about her encounters – the ones that went well, and the ones that, well, not so much…

From brilliant Easter Egg Rolls (look – it’s Robert de Niro!) to tours for the Grateful Dead and the former Queen of Greece (on the same day), Melinda’s days were filled with excitement, fun, and an unbelievably high level of stress. Her book is painfully honest – the good times, the very good times, and the broken-hearted times too. The White House is the world’s most famous house, but it’s still a mystery to most people. Melinda loves to throw open those doors and invite people in, with her book, speeches and interviews. These are stories you won’t hear anywhere else!

There was no more “inside” insider than Melinda Bates, and in White House Story she takes the reader along on what President Clinton called, “a hell of a ride.”

For More Information Please Visit: WWW.WHITEHOUSEBOOK.COM

Warren Bobrow – Reinventing Yourself – Episode #27

Steven Diamond — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:11:51 +0000

Warren Bobrow – Wild River Review/ Wild Table editor, Warren Bobrow grew up on a farm in Morristown, NJ. A graduate of Emerson College with a degree in Film, he spent his senior year as a research assistant in visual thinking at CAVS / MIT. He worked for many years in the corporate world, hating every minute of it and then suddenly lost his job. At which point he decided to follow his passion and reinvent himself into a world re-known wine and food expert.

Today, he lives his life with passion!

Wild Table has bits of visual poetry, terroir and food commentaries. In addition to Wild River Review, Warren writes for NJMYWay.com, NJ Monthly, Edible Jersey, NJ Savvy Living, Chutzpah Magazine and NJ Life Magazine.

Warren continues to traverse the print-scape and is now writing for the Morris Cty., NJ Daily Record for their restaurant and their features column. He just appeared at the Roger Smith Food Writing Conference in NYC and gave a 14.5 minute talk on Twitter, Food Writing and Zen. Warren spoke at the #140 Conference in Philadelphia on the same topic. Zen and the Art of Twitter, Foodwriting and knowing nothing.

Warren is a contributing author for the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Ed., 2.
For More Information Please Visit: http://www.wildriverreview.com/wildtable

Brad and Libby Birky – SAME Cafe Founders – Episode #26

Steven Diamond — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:50:21 +0000

Brad married, Libby and had a life changing idea. Open a Cafe and feed anyone who’s hungry and can’t pay for free!
It would be called the SAME Café….Wonderfully Different. SAME stands for “So All May Eat” and to say it is wonderfully different is an understatement. The menus reflect foods that are in season, are nearly 100% organic, from local farmers and of gourmet quality.

They are changing people’s lives with an idea so simple, no one had ever done it before.

If you wonder how successful this venture has been, the SAME Café just celebrated their 3rd anniversary on October 20, 2009. In the first year and a half, Brad continued to work in his technology job part time, but found it impossible to keep up with the demands of the café as the customer base grew almost daily. Libby finally had to resign from her teaching job in the summer of 2009 to be a full-time employee as well.

In the first year, they served 6,910 customers; in the second year of operation, they served 9,938, and in the third year, the number increased to 17,273 hungry people that were able to get a satisfying meal, served with love and dignity.

They have received much press coverage for their efforts including being featured in Cooking Light and Readers Digest just to name a few. Most recently, SAME Café was featured on The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.

If you would like to donate and help feed someone in need – Please click here!

For More Information Please Visit: http://www.soallmayeat.org

Creighton Wong – Physically Challenged – Episode #25

Steven Diamond — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:30:35 +0000

Creighton Wong – was born with a congenital defect that caused him to have missing fingers on both hands and required his right leg to be amputated above the knee.

He spent the first 25 years of his life participating in team sports, but never rode a bicycle or ran long distances because his disability made it very difficult for him to do so without expensive adaptive equipment. It wasn’t until his thirties, after being inspired by CAF athlete Sarah Reinertsen’s story of becoming the first female amputee to finish the Ironman that Creighton decided to train for a triathlon himself. With assistance from CAF, Creighton completed the San Francisco Triathlon in 2008 and has gone on to compete in numerous triathlons.

An avid CAF supporter, Creighton has been involved through fundraising, mentoring, racing, and helping coordinate CAF events. This will be Creighton’s second time participating in the Avia Wildflower Triathlons.

Creighton says: “It has been very rewarding being able to help newly injured adults or injured veterans “become whole” again through the power of purpose through sport. Also, dear to my heart, I want young children with disabilities to have the opportunity to participate in sport – and there is no better way to do this than by “showing” them it can be done. In short, I want them to have opportunities that were unavailable when I was growing up.”

Please Donate To Help Challenged Athletes – Click Here!

For More Information on The Challenged Athletes Foundation – Click Here!

Richard Zwolinski – Addiction Specialist – Episode #24

Steven Diamond — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:52:54 +0000

Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC is the author of Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On (Without Wasting Time or Money), and Therapy Soup. He is a nationally and internationally licensed psychotherapist and anxiety and addiction specialist with over 25 years experience.

He is writing patient rights and therapist ethics regulations for New York State, serves on the Ethics Committee of the NY Licensed Mental Health Counselors Association, and volunteers with at-risk youth. Richard encourages everyone to stay emotionally, physically, and spiritually aware and healthy so they can live the happy, productive, meaningful lives they were meant to live.

Richard is our newest guest blogger and it’s with GREAT pleasure that I introduce to you someone I feel has so much to offer…

You can read all of Richard’s posts by Clicking Here!

Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC For More Information Please Visit: www.richardzwolinski.com.

Nicole B. Simpson – World Trade Center Survivor – Episode #23

Steven Diamond — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:31:47 +0000

Nicole B. Simpson – A Certified Public Account – She was there! And she survived!

Do you have what it takes to look certain death in the face and fight back? Our newest guest blogger here at StopStressingNow.Com did just that. In what is quite possibly the most famous terrorist attack in history, this inspiring lady dug deep within and found the sheer will to survive.

Her story has touched me personally, so I asked her to share with us some of what she has learned since the day the world stood still. She was there inside tower two on the 44th floor when the second plane hit just above her at the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001.

It’s with great pleasure I introduce to you someone you will never forget…

Nicole B. Simpson

For More Information on Nicole, please visit: www.NicoleBSimpson.com

Please Visit Nicole’s Other Inspiring Blog Posts – Click Here!

Jaki Baskow – Top Celebrity Talent Agent – Episode #22

Steven Diamond — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:45:39 +0000

Jaki Baskow is the top celebrity talent agent for the past 30 years of the Entertainment Capital Of The World – Las Vegas, Nevada. She has been featured on many national TV shows, magazines and radio programs around the world. She has been honored by the Mayor of Las Vegas, she has been awarded “Women of the year” and is the most sought after entertainment consultant in the city of lights. Currently, a movie about her life is in development.

In this episode, Jaki talks about the unsolved murder of her father at age 16, she talks about how love and compassion can change the world one heart at a time. And for the first time she reveals her secret advice for overcoming rejection in life as well as in the cut throat industry of show business.
Jaki was recently named as the Enterprising Woman of the Year by “Enterprising Magazine”. She is also listed in the Book of Who’s Who and has received numerous nominations for the Woman of Achievement Award, Arts and Entertainment Award, and Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Named as one of the Top Ten Star Brokers in the world, Jaki is a SAG affiliate and member of MPI, CEMA, SITE, and IAEM. Baskow & Associates is the Las Vegas Global Event Partner and Jaki has been the subject of a full-length feature on the Discovery and Travel Channels.

After years of experience in the industry, Jaki remains passionate about her business and dedicated to her clients.
Jaki Baskow will share some of her most personal stressful celebrity moments and well guarded professional secrets during her first appearance on our show. For More Information Please Visit: http://www.baskow.com

Rick Zapf – How To Deal With Your Teens – Episode #21

Steven Diamond — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:11:15 +0000

Rick Zapf is an author, speaker, father, family therapist, and Teen Communication Consultant in Boerne, Texas. Rick has worked with teenagers and their families over the past decade helping parents and teenagers effectively navigate the teenage years. In 2009, Rick released “How to Get Your Teen to Listen: A Guidebook to Effective Communication and Parenting” and “How 2 Talk 2 Teens: A Workbook to Successful Communication” (2nd edition) to help parents better understand and communicate with their teenagers. Rick’s diverse background, use of technology, unique humor, and love of social networking gives him the chance to connect with teenagers on their level. Rick presents himself in an open and honest way that teenagers respond and truly listen to.

Teenagers need the continued support of parents and adults to help them during this awkward stage. Rick has encouraged parents to step-up to parenting their teenager. “When your teenager was an infant, you had to carry around a diaper bag to be ready for their needs. As they grew you thought they needed you less – THEY NEED MORE! Parenting a teen doesn’t have to be difficult!”. Instantly, I knew Rick was the right guy to cover this topic for StopStressingNow.Com. So it’s with great pleasure that I introduce to you our newest guest blogger… Mr. Rick Zapf, MS

To Contact Rick, for more information or to download your free workbook Rick talks about in the show, please visit:
www.Z1Publications.com.

Tony Deblauwe – Workplace Stress Episode #20

Steven Diamond — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:30:59 +0000

This was a GREAT interview! Especially if you are dealing with stress in the workplace!

Mr. Tony Deblauwe

Tony Deblauwe is a Workplace Expert based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He is an award-winning and regular contributor to career social networks sites
such as Brazen Careerist and TrackAhead. He directs the Innovation
Committee for Career Directors International.

When it comes to dealing with a “Tyrant” who happens to be your BOSS, I can certainly speak first hand. I use to be a concierge at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and my boss was on a power trip of the highest order. She ran the department by purposefully cultivating a culture of fear. That’s never a smart strategy. It only serves to make the people who work for you hate you behind your back and even do things out of spite. She was an expert at threatening people into doing what she wanted, and would even get them to lie for her. It wasn’t a very happy place to work. However, I learned a lot from that experience. She taught me a lot about “Tangling with Tyrants”

I’m sure there are more then a few of you out there in the same situation. So I have asked a top Human Resource expert and the best selling author of “Tangling with Tyrants: Managing the Balance of Power at Work” to write a series of articles to help shed some light on this topic which can create such stress in our lives.

So it’s with great pleasure that I introduce to you, our newest guest blogger here at StopStressingNow.Com

For more information on Tony, please visit: http://www.workbabble.com