Mike‘s Search For Meaning
 

Mike‘s Search For Meaning

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Mike‘s Search For Meaning is the intersection between philosophical and practical. How do leaders organize their inner world? What tools and tactics can we use to enhance our relationships and careers? Join host and life coach Mike Trugman as he seeks to unlock the keys to living a deeply fulfilling life.

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#25 - Marissa Fernandez on Overcoming the Fear of Failure & Building Confidence through Action

Sunday Jun 19, 2022

Sunday Jun 19, 2022

Marissa Fernandez is an Executive Coach, Performance Strategist, Speaker, Advisor and Consultant. Marissa brings into her practice a wealth of experience from her successful 15-year corporate career. She previously held senior marketing roles on iconic brands like the NFL, Gillette, and Tide, managed multi-million-dollar budgets, developed and led high-performing, diverse cross-functional teams, and ultimately climbed up the ranks to Chief Marketing Officer.



Through that time, she honed her greatest gift, the ability to maximize the talent within those around her.  Marissa brings the same leadership qualities that fueled her corporate success to the table with clients: a combination of strategy, perspective, relationship building, authenticity, optimism, and humor. As a coach, she specializes in working with ambitious leaders to harness their unique value proposition, enabling clarity, confidence, and momentum towards their goals.

 

She commonly coaches clients on a variety of topics including leadership development, personal value proposition/branding, interpersonal and team dynamics, career transitions, navigating corporate bureaucracy, increasing confidence, and emotional intelligence. Clients appreciate her creative, thought-provoking, collaborative process and empathetic yet direct approach, with a dose of humor that allows them to move out of their comfort zone and have fun doing it! 

 

Marissa supplements her life-long, innate coaching and leadership skills with formal training through the ICF-accredited program at the College of Executive Coaching, a specialization in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania via Coursera, and a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Cornell University. She is certified in the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i 2.0), the world’s leading measure of emotional intelligence. 

 

Select areas of expertise: Leadership, Communication & Collaboration, Managing Teams, Career Navigation, Confidence Building, Mindset Mastery, Emotional Intelligence, Networking Strategies, Time Management, Positive Psychology 

 

Marissa's client roster includes senior leaders at a variety of companies from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, including: Amazon, TikTok, Bloomingdale's, NFL, LinkedIn, TJX, and more.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Planned Parenthood. Any and all donations make a difference!

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#24 - Nadjescha Taranczewski on Money Work & Conscious Tribes

Sunday Jun 12, 2022

Sunday Jun 12, 2022

NADJESCHDA (NADJA) TARANCZEWSKI has a Master of Psychology and holds a Master Certified Coach credential by the International Coach Federation. She works as a coach, keynote speaker and is the author of the book Conscious You: Become the Hero of Your Own Story.

She was trained and licensed by McKinsey & Company as a facilitator of transformation. As a skilled facilitator of group processes and a challenging team coach, Nadjeschda’s specialty lies in supporting CEOs and their teams who want to reinvent their organisation as a Conscious Tribe, i.e. as a thriving community where people invest in inner work, understand the big picture, live deep connections and cultivate conscious rituals.

To this end, her company ConsciousU delivers blended learning programmes focused on culture transformation through inner work and action learning across all levels of the organisation. Their groundbreaking CU*money programme is open to anyone who wants to start doing what they love, with and without money.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Camerados. Any and all donations make a difference!

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#23 - Rabbi Matthew Ponak on Spirituality, Embodiment, and Jewish Mysticism

Sunday Jun 05, 2022

Sunday Jun 05, 2022

Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a teacher of embodied mysticism, a spiritual counselor, and the co-founder of the Mekorah Institute — an online spiritual centre. Also holding an MA in Contemplative Religions from the Buddhist-inspired Naropa University, Rabbi Matthew weaves world wisdom with ancient Jewish insights. He received ordination from Hebrew College where he specialized in the study of Hasidic teachings and Kabbalah. 

 

His upcoming book, Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism for All People articulates a Jewish language for grounded spirituality and puts Kabbalistic texts in dialogue with psychology, shamanism, and world religions. Visit mekorah.com to learn more.

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#22 - Michael Trugman on Dropping the Armor & Living Your Truth (Interviewed by Nick Shrewsbury)

Sunday May 29, 2022

Sunday May 29, 2022

Nick Shrewsbury brings all of his traditional and non-traditional skills to facilitation, including his work as a certified coach, court mediator, tantric teacher, yoga teacher, and wolf caretaker at Mission:Wolf. He helps big-hearted folks to create both intimacy and inner freedom through authenticity and honesty.


Nick delights in the ways that group work can exponentially expand the abundance of each member. He currently lives at 10,000 feet in the Rockies with 25 wolves.



Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Mission Wolf. Any and all donations make a difference!

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#21 - Nick Shrewsbury on the Gifts of Being a Highly Sensitive Person & The Importance of Sorrow and Grief

Saturday May 28, 2022

Saturday May 28, 2022

Nick Shrewsbury brings all of his traditional and non-traditional skills to facilitation, including his work as a certified coach, court mediator, tantric teacher, yoga teacher, and wolf caretaker at Mission:Wolf. He helps big-hearted folks to create both intimacy and inner freedom through authenticity and honesty.

Nick delights in the ways that group work can exponentially expand the abundance of each member. He currently lives at 10,000 feet in the Rockies with 25 wolves.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Mission Wolf. Any and all donations make a difference!

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#20 - Forrest Wilson on Embracing Our Wholeness & Healing Through Shadow Work

Sunday May 22, 2022

Sunday May 22, 2022

Forrest Wilson is a coach and facilitator, and is the Co-Founder of Light in Action, a program designed to help integrate crucial and expansive insight into our daily life.

Sparked and catalyzed by the death of his father a few days after he turned 24 years old, Forrest has been on a healing and developmental journey over the past decade. Forrest is passionate about human potential, transformational healing work, and creating a future where we can collectively thrive.

He has worked with some of the most amazing healers and practitioners in the world, including Kim Barta and Thomas Huebl.

 

This conversation goes all of the places around consciousness. Buckle in and enjoy!

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#19 - Machen MacDonald on Cultivating Purpose & Provoking Your Brilliance

Sunday May 15, 2022

Sunday May 15, 2022

Machen MacDonald is a business and leadership coach and the founder of ProBrilliance.

 

For almost a quarter century, Machen has dedicated himself to helping business owners, sales professionals, financial advisors, and financial services executives discover their purpose and help them align their focus to achieve dramatic and measurable improvements both in business and in life.

 

His ability to develop systems, based on his clients’ mental and emotional foundation, for creating immediate and lasting change has made him a recognized expert in the world of coaching and peak performance. 

 

As the consummate entrepreneur, Machen started five successful service companies and went on to succeed in financial services as an advisor working his way into award-winning field management and then into executive level management before founding The ProBrilliance Leadership Institute.

Machen is a #1 best-selling author and creator of the highly successful Power of Coaching book series, and is a certified Master Coach. He resides in Northern California with his wife of almost 30 years and their 3 children. He enjoys competitive running, snow and water skiing, and spending time with family.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Bright Futures For Youth. Any and all donations make a difference!

 

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#18 - Matthew Harms on The Power of Writing and Storytelling, and Finding Your Voice

Saturday May 07, 2022

Saturday May 07, 2022

Matthew Harms is a New York born and based Ghostwriter and Author Coach. It has been said that everyone has a story to tell, but unfortunately most go through life thinking that theirs will never be read since they lack the ability to construct cohesive and compelling written content into the finished form of a book. 

 

As a lifelong writer, Matthew has learned from, and adapted, his various experiences in fields such as Finance, Project Management and Real Estate to help those with the desire to help make the world a better place.  In the ghostwriting space he prides himself on providing a voice for the voiceless, working with clients who have a message of growth or inspiration that can make the world a better place.  As an author coach Matthew partners with aspiring and experienced writers who do not want to have someone else write their story by helping to identify gaps and enhance strengths so they can take their projects to the next level.

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Matthew is the author of Grow Up: No, Really and Employed: A Career Readiness Manual, books designed to help people enrich their lives through basic life skills and career readiness training. When he is not focused on helping others, Matthew's other passions are writing works of fiction, both novels and screenplays, and spending time with his children.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is National Multiple Sclerosis Society https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate

 

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#17 - Jason Gootman on Thriving and Creating a Life You Love through Wellness Coaching

Sunday May 01, 2022

Sunday May 01, 2022

Jason Gootman is a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach as well as a certified nutritionist and certified exercise physiologist. As an expert in behavior change and habit formation, Jason helps people turn knowledge and good intentions into action, habits, and results.

 

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#16 - Cara Bradley on The Gut-Brain Connection, Mental Fitness and Finding Flow States

Sunday Apr 17, 2022

Sunday Apr 17, 2022

Cara Bradley is a leading authority of mental fitness having led thousands through her signature body-first strategies. She shares her 30+ years of body-mind training with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and premiere college sports teams. She is the producer of the Mental Fitness Bootcamp, author of On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine, and founder of Verge Yoga Center. Cara hosts a daily mental fitness podcast called On The Verge.

 

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