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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#53 - Matthew Helt on Mindfulness, Introversion in Entrepreneurship, & Mental Health First Aid

Sunday Jan 01, 2023

Sunday Jan 01, 2023

Matthew Helt is a growth and development coach for startup founders and CEOs under his coaching practice, Prairiesattva, based in Omaha, NE. Prior to starting his business in 2020, Matthew spent a little over 6 years with Techstars as the Global Director of Startup Week, a week-long event to catalyze and celebrate startup communities, and then joined the Ecosystem Development team where he served as the Senior Implementation Consultant, working with cities around the world to help them grow their entrepreneurial ecosystems.



As a former startup founder, he's intimately aware of the stress and anxiety that comes with business ownership. It's for this reason that he created his coaching practice to help entrepreneurs navigate the highs and lows of business ownership, and ultimately come home to themselves to fully understand who they are as human beings.



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 organization is called Mental Health First Aid. Any and all donations make a difference!



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#52 - Noelle Janka on Social Impact & Justice, The Importance of Mental, Spiritual and Emotional Healing Work, and The Dangers of Dogma & Binaries

Sunday Dec 25, 2022

Sunday Dec 25, 2022

Noëlle Janka, PCC is a white, queer, disabled career and healing coach for social impact leaders, a yoga teacher, Gateless Writing Teacher, and mentor coach at the Academy for Coaching Excellence.



She especially loves supporting individuals to more fully inhabit their bodies, trust their intuition, and live well within systems of oppression and domination. She is a self-described "healing junkie," a dog lover, a student of herbal medicine, and a funk and soul enthusiast residing on unceded Pocumtuck land in so-called Western Massachusetts.



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 organization is called Political Healers. Any and all donations make a difference!



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#51 - Clint Davis & Sam Syed on Capsll: The Impact of Sharing Our Stories, Dictating History, and Leaving a Legacy

Sunday Dec 18, 2022

Sunday Dec 18, 2022

Clint Davis is the CEO and Cofounder of Capsll Inc. My company is all about first-person storytelling, so here’s my bio... in first person.

There was a time when I would have wanted to start my bio with a list of accomplishments. However, I believe that to know me, or anyone for that matter, we must know their story, albeit in part.


I’ve lived a full life to this point, with many hard-fought opportunities, and some fortunate ones. I was born in South Africa and lived through the end of the Apartheid era. As a young adult, I pursued a career in radio broadcasting. With no broadcasting education and not much more than self-taught skill and instinct, I managed to develop a craft that served me a 15 year career as an on-air host to over 5 million global listeners, without syndication, while living in four different countries.


Relocating from South Africa to Dubai in 2008 afforded me the opportunity to live among a multitude of nationalities, learning about people, cultures, and myself. Six years later, with zero budget, which was true for all our relocations, my wife and I left the UAE for Australia to help some friends in need for two years.


With no idea of what would happen at the end of our Australian visa period, and a 0.73% chance of “winning” the American Green Card Lottery (yes, that’s a real thing), we received a call from the U.S State Department to inform us that we had “won” the Green Card Lottery and would receive an expedited green card process. We stepped into a dream my wife and I had since childhood, to live in the U.S.A., where we became citizens in 2021.


What followed our move to the USA was the toughest season of our lives. More learning, but harder. Years later we emerged, having survived the onslaught of hopelessness, depression, and desertion, with much healing to do in the discovery of who we now were, ready to pursue purpose once more.


My radio career had afforded me many opportunities, and stories. From a reality tv show, to passengering in a Formula 1 car, I wanted a place to save these memories. But more than that, I wanted my future kids to know how we became the people we now are. I considered how much I would love to hear my grandfather's thoughts, now that I was mature enough to appreciate them. We were close, but he passed many years prior, all that wisdom passing with him.


I learned that we find value in each other through authentic connection. One way for us to connect is to know each other’s stories. Today's, and yesteryear's stories, remind us of who we are, that we have value, both individually and collectively.


From this place, Capsll was born, giving people digital time capsules to save their stories and pass them generationally.


I like to think of myself as some sort of commentator of the human condition, and every being’s value, both individually and collectively. I’m a thinker, a learner, a cancer survivor, a visionary. Peace is my guide, empathy my pursuit.

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Sam Syed is the COO and cofounder at Capsll App. With a lifelong passion for history and philosophy, Sam is excited to be making a difference in people’s lives by utilizing the Capsll App and helping them preserve memories of their legacy. In joining the Capsll team, Sam is “coming home” and excited to be working for the purpose-driven company, a place where users can gather their once-scattered memories into digital time capsules that can be shared privately with full user control.


He joined Capsll with almost two decades of experience in the financial industry. He started his career as an equity broker in London, United Kingdom, advising clients on Commodities, Equities, and FX, eventually rising to the role of Derivatives Trader.


He moved to Dubai in 2012, helping clients achieve their financial goals through all areas of wealth management, including retirement planning and estate planning, where he managed millions in assets. He then moved to the United States and began working as a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, where he helped families secure the future they desired.


Now at Capsll, he is excited to continue working to help families safeguard their legacies in a different way. He joins Capsll’s CEO Clint Davis and CPO Anton Devenish, and is excited to be on this adventure to build something meaningful and impactful with two close friends.


He splits his time between Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas with his wife, Lauren. He and Lauren have one daughter, with another on the way. In his free time, Sam enjoys traveling, mountain climbing, and has an appreciation for opera and art.


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 organization is called HopeKids. Any and all donations make a difference!



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#50 - Kat Teller on Counseling for Addiction, Recovery and Personal Growth

Sunday Dec 11, 2022

Sunday Dec 11, 2022

Kat is the founder of Kat Teller I Health & Wellness Services, a sought after Certified Addictions Counsellor, Certified Personal and Professional Coach, Yoga + Meditation Teacher, and Podcaster. 




Kat is certified with the Canadian Addictions Counselors Certification Federation (CACCF) and the International Coaching Federation (ICF).  Working globally with individuals, families and groups, Kat has a strong passion for helping others align and thrive from the inside out, using a compassionate and holistic approach to health and wellness.


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 organization is called Dans La Rue. Any and all donations make a difference!



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#49 - Jeanine Cerundolo on Parts Work, Playing the Music of Life, and Learned Hopefulness

Sunday Dec 04, 2022

Sunday Dec 04, 2022

Jeanine Cerundolo is a holistic life coach whose mission is to help people reconnect with their inner wisdom and creativity so they can experience greater love, freer self-expression, and clarity of direction.



Over the past decade, Jeanine has worked with thousands of clients to support their personal and professional growth through individual coaching and group facilitation. She holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, a group coaching facilitation certification, and a yoga teacher certification.



Through her writing, Jeanine offers her experiential toolkit to help readers activate the authentic joy, confidence, and serenity of coming home to their true selves. Learn more at: https://jeaninecerundolo.com

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 organization is Lift. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#48 - Sam Lamott on How to Human

Sunday Nov 27, 2022

Sunday Nov 27, 2022

Sam is an artist, writer, creator, and single father living in the Bay Area in California. He is a college drop-out and ex-meth head, who came out of a ten-year bender at the age of twenty-two with severe clinical depression, a two-year-old son, and zero life skills. Simply put, there is nobody more genuinely curious about how to be a human being.

 

He’s now the founder of Hello Humans, a platform for storytellers who capture the truth of what it means to be human. His site is chock full of stories from regular folks, like you and me, who share their experiences dealing with the trials and tribulations of real life. Life isn’t what we show the world on social media; it’s often a lot messier than that.

His podcast, How to Human, is:

 

Featured in Itunes New and Noteworthy 2018.

 

Featured in Apple top 200 podcasts in Health 2018. 

 

Featured in Apple top 200 podcasts in Self-Help 2018.

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 organization is Human Made. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#47 - Anne van der Giessen on Men’s Mental Health & What It Means to “Be a Man”

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

Anne leads a growing coaching business that supports people to reconnect to their personal freedom (whatever that means to them). 

 

With more than six years of corporate advisory experience across two continents behind her, Anne decided to shift gears, re-train and redirect her financial due diligence and corporate strategy skills toward helping people identify and shift the constraints that hold them back from accessing more of their potential and to generally live well.

 

Her main products are peace, power, and possibility, which are what she believes are the essential ingredients to create one’s sense of personal freedom. These products naturally emerge through the reflective process of deep transformational coaching that guides the client toward integration of all of their parts.

Anne's clients include founders, entrepreneurs, company directors, project managers, expert consultants and creatives. Most of her clients are men, who are often naturally drawn to the intellectual and practical nature of the work she does. Anne stands firmly as an advocate and ally for men, and is inspired to be part of the change that is needed to improve mental health outcomes for men across the west. 

 

Born in rural South Australia, Anne has lived in two countries, worked in more than 10 and today serves and connects with growth-minded people across the globe from her home base in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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 organization is E.P.I.C - Everyday People Initiating Change. Any and all donations make a difference!



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#46 - Cat Tweedie on Sleepawake Camp & Radically Shifting the Way We Be

Sunday Nov 13, 2022

Sunday Nov 13, 2022

Cat Tweedie holds a fire for honoring this one life. She is committed to the inner work needed to live in harmony with each other and the Earth. She brings twelve years of facilitation experience and twenty years of meditation practice. She supports individual healing and growth through relational group work, attention practices, and movement.

 

Cat was an All-American pole vaulter in college, earned her Ph.D. at MIT in Materials Science and Engineering, and traveled the world managing and facilitating transformational change projects in private companies and public organizations.

 

For most of Cat’s life, she thought she was happy and healthy. But at 37 a physical breakdown left her bedridden for 9 months, dependent on her family and community. This experience let her see how deeply her sense of contentment had been dependent on her achievements and ability to please others. Her body’s vitality returned as she began honoring the needs she had learned to dismiss.

 

At home in Oregon, Cat facilitates women’s circles exploring life experiences through meditation and movement in community. Cat’s sculpture work can be found at cattweedieball.com.

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 organization is P:ear Mentor. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#45 - Kevin Cornelio on Awoken, The Power of Sensitivity, and Compassion

Sunday Nov 06, 2022

Sunday Nov 06, 2022

Kevin Cornelio is an introvert, an empath, and most of all a Highly Sensitive Person.

 

Kevin has always strived to help others but also worked very hard to help himself overcome his own shyness, depression, and social anxiety, which have plagued him throughout his life. While developing mindsets, habits, and coping strategies to overcome these challenges, Kevin obtained a degree in Psychology, then Professional Life Coaching certifications from iPEC, one of the world's premier coach training schools.

 

However, Kevin also unintentionally developed an extreme lifestyle that included work-addiction, as well as eating and exercise disorders, which culminated in Kevin suffering from severe burnout, a loss one-third of his body weight, and ultimately a Near-Death Experience.

 

Thankfully, this radical, intense experience didn’t end his life but rather transformed his life, calling him to embrace self-love and compassion and inspiring him to share with others the profound insights that he has taken away from his experience. Kevin has followed this calling by becoming the author of Woken, a series of literary fiction novels that tell the story of The Highly Sensitive Life.

 

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 Compassion International. Any and all donations make a difference!



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#44 - Ishita Sharma on Wholeness, Coming to Center & Facilitating Freedom

Sunday Oct 30, 2022

Sunday Oct 30, 2022

Ishita Sharma serves as a mentor, mirror and activator to those who wish to better our world, starting within. She helps them embody their truest purpose while rising beyond ego-centric paradigms. Ishita’s work is the expression of her deepest realizations, and an invitation into your own.

 

Come to Center is fueled by her wish to realize a world that lives from enlightened awareness.

To join her next iteration of Murmurations, starting November 10th, 2022, please follow this link: cometocenter.com/groupintensive

 

Ishita has guided leaders from Google, Harvard, MIT, Silicon Valley startups and global multinationals. Clients come to her to grow and heal through their deepest challenges and longings while held in their perfect wholeness. Her students and clients include spiritual teachers and seekers, CEOs, healers, scientists, therapists, coaches, & artists…Drawing on her own direct experience and a cultivated capacity to attune to her clients’ nervous systems, she points every one of them back to their center.

 

Ishita sees her role here as a bridge between cultures, paradigms and dimensions- marrying western intellect and eastern spirit through the wisdom of the human heart and body. 

 

Contending the future of humanity hinges upon healing division within and between us, Ishita supports individuals and groups alike to wake up, step up and show up together for the world we wish to see.

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 Free The Slaves. Any and all donations make a difference!


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