MichMash

Grace Kyung

Grace and I talk about hiccups, pressure, major procrastinator, Korean American woman, urban planning, where things should go and not go, cholera epidemic, North St. Louis residents have a 67-year life expectancy, Clayton residents have an 85-year life expectancy, HUD grants, revitalize, education and health access, Mayor Robert Eastern III, St. Louis comeback, racial equity is complex, honest transparent conversation, Michael Brown, modern-day red-lining, dismantle the divide, racial inequities, layered approach, who is this all better for, what is "Han", alternative spring break, abortion ban, 2nd hand trauma and @stlfries.

Amy Rivera

Amy and I talk about lymphedema, Cliterally Speaking, Michelle Dougherty, Emily Lane, popular leg, Fred Miller, story within a story within a story, Mind Map, functioning filtering system, toxins just sitting there, organs working overtime, shutting down from inside out, seven year old son with alopecia, the way she carried me in the womb, the girl with the big leg, won the sash and crown, private or public pool?, find your voice, big long L word, one sentence missing in healthcare bill, only 30 minutes of lymphatic education, courage to fail, 20/20 vision is easy, South America, United Kingdom, Germany, France, winourfight.org, Ninjas Fighting Lymphedema Foundation and how did you make the Santa Claus out of that.

 

Ten by Three

Edoh, Sarah and I talk about invasive grass, tenbythree.org, prosperity wages, Theresa Carrington, Uganda, Togo, 4 planes in 24 hours, happy to be in America, just a name, artisans that have no place to market, in truth she did a good job, I’m an international lady these days, Madagascar, Kenya, amazing people end poverty, trainer in Ghana, lucky me I get to talk to you!, cassava and living on 10 cents a day.

Nichole Dawsey

Nichole and I talk about NCADA, skills to resist pressures, not my kid, la la la la la la, flesh eating drug, brain development, memory center turns off, other way to just say no, facts and information, you have a lot of power, Google check us, begin this talk in kindergarten, build resiliency skills, bounce back, Violet, trusted grown-ups, not what’s wrong with you, but what happened to you?, talkaboutitmo.com, what’s your tummy telling you and embrace the awkward.

Dr. Tricia Bagsby

Tricia and I talk about pre-retirement executive coaching, emotional intelligence, Psychological Associates, professional love of my life, assessment coaching, non-financial retirement portfolio, mandatory retirement ages, you and your organization are one – then see you later, travel, golf, what’s your retirement mean to you, gig economy, gold Apple watch, can we mold this clay, what is your intelligence, could just fall for no reason, what is your Harry Potter house, flip side of personality, behavioral expression, my first reaction is Ahhhhhh!, named after Arya Stark, blister pack, you’re weird, Mimi has an egghead and wants to color, sit next of you, ice cream treat and let’s curate your ideal retirement.

Doug Firley

Doug Firley and I talk about numbness, curated art and furniture, quirky and fun, kinda falling down, ice factory, Gravity Kills, industrial rock, happy dance, Shock City Studios, fragile market place, Mortal Kombat, chopping sounds, The Point 105.7, Jeff at Fox Photo, big abyss, filthy or guilty?, something weird is going on, never played it live, keyboard stand idea (while on toilet), opening for the Sex Pistols, Steve Jones, fuzzy leopard pants and a big white hat.

Fred Miller

Fred and I talk about No Sweat Public Speaking, Zig Ziglar, Les Brown, Toastmasters, Gateway Motivational Team, entertain, educate and explain, wing it, delivery trumps content, nonverbal trumps verbal, Jade Harrell, head things, emotional glue, first televised debate with Nixon and Kennedy, clean and simple rules, zen-like, most are underwhelming, which questions do you have for me?, fear of public speaking holds people back, Amy Hunter, Lola Van Ella, leaders can communicate, pediatric neurology and karaoke DJ, and Slumdog Millionaire.

100th Monkey Business with Jill Stone

Mich sits down with Jill Stone to learn about the site selection process in meetings management and the many myths that surround this incredibly helpful and amazing service. Let's dispel those myths and get to making meetings happen!

Trina Ragain

Trina and I talk about Operation Food Search, , food going to waste, people going hungry, making the sausage, Schnucks, Dierbergs, Fresh Rx, Rochelle Brandvein, Lucinda Perry Jones, access to healthy food, affording healthy food, A1C scores drop 2 – 3 points, wheat, corn and soy, farm bill, nutrient dense diet, concept paper, OB Care Center at SSM Health DePaul Hospital, food deserts, women open to change during pregnancy, Fair Shares, 80 farmers, curate protein, dairy, fruit and veggies, I will learn to chop vegetables, 8500 volunteers, Baer Foundation, St. Louis is an incredibly generous community, federal furlough, prescribe food, $430 million unmet food needs, food insecurity growing fastest among middle class, woodland creatures, animals around me sploot, fat squirrels, cute holding factor, Dr. Doolittle and Snow White.

Tom Ahrens

Tom and I talk about FAAN, tissue oxygenation, Krebs cycle, fist bump or give a hug, we gotta get better at prevention, wash your hands, vast majority of bacteria are good, keep fingers out of mouth, nose and eyes, took pride on not washing hands for 10 years?, confuse people, MedlinePlus, good objective information, type of mercury in vaccines are short acting, don’t take a chance, pretend you’re in Starbucks, antiseptic wipes, clean your environment, 15 – 20 seconds to wash hands, lowering surface tension and reducing colony count, don’t use a wet towel to clean hands, gyms are great bacteria growth areas, they’re sweaty, sepsis kills more people than people understand, our immune system is incredibly strong, we can stop almost any invader, an antibody is a like a little terminator, AIDS interferes with antibody production, sore throat is immune system working, not even close to figuring out sepsis, pre-programmed cell death, pneumonia most common cause of sepsis, universal flu vaccine has promise and see the bugs on your hands.