Captivate Podcast Archives

This was kind of a lasts minute recording.  My scheduled guest was sick with Covid-19, so I decided to continue the conversation from last week.  We talked about the ways that sheltering at home has changed us.  Some people feel that they are becoming better listeners.  Some people felt that they are more connected withContinue reading “How has sheltering at home changed you?”

On April 3, 2020, shortly after we went into lockdown, Matt Potts decided to create a Facebook Page where friends and family could share positive ideas, positive happenings to help navigate and support each other while they were staying at home. He created this as a private group.  Friends began inviting friends, who invited friends,Continue reading “Unintended Positives from Sheltering-in-Place 2020”

Marilyn Ball is the founder of 12Twelve Collaborative Solutions with 25+ years of marketing and communication experience in the tourism, economic development, hospitality and micro-enterprise industries.  She is also the host of SPEAKING OF TRAVEL, an iHeart Radio show and global podcast. She is passionate about travel. She is passionate about community. She is passionateContinue reading “Travel – Community & Podcasts”

Glenis Redmond discovered the Power of Poetry to Heal, 28 years ago, when she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.  In 1995 she founded the first Greenville Poetry Slam and took the first all-women’s team to Nationals. She is the founder of Peace Voices, a poetry program dedicated to poetry outreach and engagement in the community throughContinue reading “The Power of Poetry to Heal”

Is now the right time to retire? When is the right time to retire? What if you are already retired, can you kick it up a notch?  My guest, Ida Abbott, wrote a book called Retirement by Design. In our discussion we answer these questions and so much more.  She used the design principles developedContinue reading “Is now the Right time to Retire?”

We had planned for our original discussion to be about continuing to stay involved and active in retirement.  My guest, Tony McDade had been a Baptist minister and an administrator of a non-profit that serves the homeless community.   This interview occurred in the week following the death of George Floyd and all the protests andContinue reading “Caring, compassion and community”

Goose is a retired USAF Colonel, who has led many commands during his 30 years in the military. His talk is about an extraordinary mission that took place in Saudi Arabia where he had to bring together 35 different commands and unify them. As you hear his story, you will hear his respect and passionContinue reading “Memorial Day with Dr. Goose Moncrief”

I got the idea for Hey, Boomer after being laid off from my job at the start of the pandemic.  The name is a play on the derogatory “Ok, Boomer” and the intent is to build a bridge between generations, featuring stories told by members of the Baby Boom generation. I look to start meaningfulContinue reading “Hey, Boomer Introduction”

This is a story about a little brother who was accidentally shot and killed with a gun that his friend thought was unloaded.  It was years later, that Doris McLallen became involved with BeSmart, and organization that educates families about gun safety. Doris also talks about Susan Kennedy, the founder of Bullets4Life, which takes bulletContinue reading “Activism – Gun Safety”

What do you do when you have a plan, an idea that you really want to make happen, and then it appears that the doors to that idea are not opening? My guest, Dr. Robert Hanley, will tell us about his experiences with walking through Door #2. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wendy-green9/support

My good friend, Joni Adrian Krafft, retired from the CIA after 33 years, went to work in the public sector for several years, studied to be a life coach, and raised 2 amazing children.  Her journey from diagnosis of breast cancer through her treatment and recovery, brought her the most meaningful life lessons that sheContinue reading “Breast Cancer Life Lessons”

This is a story of overcoming setbacks, both early in life, and after 50. Rebounding from a setback is not as difficult when you are in your 20’s or 30’s. But what happens when you are over 50 and your career is pulled out from under you? How do you rebound and reinvent yourself? AlanContinue reading “Reinvent and Rebound”

An Orangeburg, South Carolina, native, Kate Salley Palmer graduated from the University of South Carolina with a major in elementary education. She began freelance cartooning with the Greenville News in 1975 and in 1978 she became their first full-time editorial cartoonist. She was syndicated by Field (later News America Syndicate) in 1980. Her syndication endedContinue reading “From Political Cartoonist to Children’s Book Author”