Motivational Millennial | Passion | Dreams | Overcome Challenges | Purpose | Fulfillment | Motivation

Our guest today is Matthew Fredericks, who is a long-time friend of Blake’s. Blake and Matthew met in college at Wake Forest, and then Matthew moved on to Princeton. His next project was to work with Teach for America in Brooklyn, NY. Matthew once cycled across the US to raise awareness of human trafficking. Matthew is now the Assistant Pastor of Union Church, the oldest church in Hong Kong. Matthew loves Chinese vegetables, running, translating the Greek Bible, his wife Jolene, and his large adopted family in Hong Kong. Join us for this inspiring and exciting conversation! You can read the full show notes and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com.

Welcome to today’s show with our guest, Maria Z. Maria is a singer, songwriter, and talented powerhouse who has been featured on national TV networks and performed along with some of music’s greatest legends. Her powerful, heartfelt voice is a fusion of soulful pop and R&B. We’re discussing believing in your vision, setting your mindset for success, and more! Join us! You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Welcome to our first show with TWO guests! The conversation is with Nicholas and Amanda Bayerle,  a young, successful entrepreneurial couple who built a successful company as they established their marriage. They are the founders of The Billion Dollar Body, where they help men reach their ultimate state of health, power, and confidence. Nicholas and Amanda have helped thousands of men and women transform their bodies, businesses, and lives. They’ve been featured in Bodybuilding and Oxygen magazines and were listed among the Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30. Join us for this inspirational conversation! You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Blake is a huge fan of The Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles, is heavily lactose intolerant and his favorite movie is admittedly The Notebook.   Blake is a 7-time Tedx speaker and is the author of “The Campus Life Guide.” He is the Co-Creator of My Life Online, which is a global program that teaches kids to be safe, smart and kind online.   He also likes to dabble in outside the box community builders as a way to shake up his hometown city of Toronto through unexpected flashmobs and live music inside subway cars.   You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Jake Ballentine is a national award winning speaker and musician. He is the author of “Your Number One Goal,” a contributing author in Jack Canfield’s “Living the Success Principles,” and the host of the “Focus on the Good” podcast. You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Frank Jay Porcaro is an International Speaker and Coach as well as the Co-Founder of an advanced communication retreat company called International Tribe Design. Frank Jay's speciality is in facilitating personal transformation and guiding people to find inner-peace and power on their path of success. You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Mallory Hagan won the prestigious job of Miss America in January of 2013.  During her year of service, Mallory logged approximately 160,000 miles traveling across the country to address an array of audiences on her platform: “Stop it Now: Child Sexual Abuse.” During this time she served as the official National Goodwill Ambassador for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and visited CMN Hospitals across the country. She also lobbied for funding Children’s Advocacy Centers, and spoke at numerous fundraisers, forums and charity galas. As an advocate for the prevention of Child Abuse and the #BodyPositive movement, Mallory continues to speak across the country about the importance of child abuse prevention, self-esteem and wellness.   You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com.  

Juliet Lam Kuehnle is a mental health therapist with her own private practice in Charlotte, NC. Her areas of expertise include eating disorders, body image, self-esteem, grief and loss, identity issues, and life transitions. Juliet contributes to the pop culture and psychology blog Shrink Tank, is co-authoring a parenting book, and appears monthly on the Charlotte Today Show. You can read the full show notes at www.motivationalmillennial.com.

Peta Kelly is a millennial for millennials and a homie for the homies. The invitation on her website couldn’t be clearer. She says, “I’ve built this space for you, for us, and for all the beautiful, aspiring, badass souls of our generation. Young change makers who want to lead, live, earn and give. In very big and unconventional ways.” Peta encourages authenticity, creativity, and conscious game changers through The New Way Live events, her barefoot speeches, the spirit, Jeaniius, and more.   You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

As an entrepreneur and communications strategist, Holley Murchison uses her passions for the arts, education, and global culture to push the envelope. In 2011, Holley co-founded the Hall Pass Tour; a collective collaborating with urban and rural schools to produce concerts celebrating the dreams and leadership of young people sparking school-wide change. Holley is also the CEO of Oratory Glory, a communication agency and speaker collective. Oratory Glory trains emerging leaders in arts, education, finance, and technology sectors, catalyzing diversity through the amplification of marginalized voices.  You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Dan "The Man" Lok, a multi-millionaire and serial entrepreneur, and an international best-selling author. Dan is considered the world’s leading expert in internet marketing and is referred to by many as the “Millionaire Mentor.” In fact, if you Google “Dan Lok”, you’ll see his name is all over 1,000,000 web pages! (ONE MILLION) Companies under his leadership generate more than $20+ million in sales a year, and tens of millions of dollars in revenue in the last few years. Dan is one of the rare keynote speakers and business consultants that actually owns a portfolio of highly profitable business ventures. You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Adam Rosendahl is a creative facilitator, event producer and DJ based in Oakland, CA. In 2012 he founded LATE NITE ART, LLC, an international creative events organization that drives innovation and builds community inside of companies and universities around the world. Since then, he’s been on a creative rampage: leading over 100+ LNA events in 5 countries, with over 4,500 participants. He firmly believes that engaging the imagination is the key to changing our culture.  

Shawnrey is an award-winning Performer, Speaker, Dancer, and Choreographer, who guides people to live lives that are full of realness, aliveness, and joy.  She discovered and created a mindfulness-based movement methodology that changed her life and is now sharing that gift with others, especially emerging women leaders.   Shawnrey has performed original work for Justin Timberlake & Madonna, and has led transformational experiences, performed, and taught in 5 continents.  She is committed to having a world of women in their full self-expression, aliveness, and joyful leadership, both on stage and off­stage, inside and out. You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Charles Carmody is currently the Director of The Charleston Music Hall in South Carolina, which holds over 200 events per year.  Charles founded a promotions company, Murias Entertainment, in 2014 to put on smaller events throughout Charleston. He also co-manages the band SUSTO and works with several other artists through The Art Counsel (a locally based artist management company).  His mission is to make Charleston the greatest music city in the world.   You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

  Dr. Todd Jenkins, Jr. is the Founder and CEO of Bowtie Leadership & Development, Inc., a leadership management and personal development firm with a focus in bringing diverse people together to increase individual or organizational productivity and performance. Also known as “Dr. Bowtie Todd,” he hosts weekly leadership twitter conversations @bowtieconvo discussing everyday leadership issues for everyday people. With recent talks in Brazil, Japan, and Korea, Todd is known as someone who engages, unravels, and connects to service and love for all mankind. You can read the full show notes at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Margaret Kramer is the co-founder and vice chair of South Carolina Coalition for Overcoming Eating Disorders (SC-COED). As a passionate advocate of mental health awareness, she spends time outside of her nonprofit speaking to groups ranging from Ashley Hall in Charleston to Katie Couric and The Jed Foundation. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing in 2015, and she will be heading to graduate school this fall to study Global Health at the London School of Economics. You can read the full show notes and access additional links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Dr. Brittney M. Cofield-Poole received her Ph.D. in Applied & Social Psychology from North Carolina State University. She is a budding community psychologist who believes the possibilities available to facilitate transformative change are both a humbling and challenging opportunity to uncover new methods of empowerment. She seeks to use her experience in scholarship, civic innovation and creative coalition building as a platform to raise the volume for the voices of the 'under-heard'. Through her online media platform, Brilliant & Brown, her ultimate goal is to curate and craft poignant as well as positive representations of progress through digital storytelling. You can read the show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Dave is a Professional Speaker, a Network Marketing Professional, and a Choral Conductor. He's the Co-Founder of "My Life Online" - an elementary school workshop teaching kids around the world to be safe, smart, and kind online. Dave is the founder of the platform Moving Millennials and host of the podcast with the same name. He is also the conductor of a boys and men's choir in Oakville, Canada called "A Few Good Men". You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

After practicing law in NYC for an international law firm for nearly 5 years, Lindsey left the practice and her home to explore the world.  When she resettled in Oakland, CA, she was committed to immersing herself in the community supporting social enterprise. She has since been working as a business development consultant for 2 mission-driven startups (Josephine and Creatives Without Borders) and a nonprofit (Bay Area Green Tours). Part of her job includes policy advocacy, initiating a grassroots effort to reform the CA Retail Food Code to create a more just and inclusive food system.    You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com

Robin Peter Zander is a best-selling author, educator and strategist with a diverse background ranging from management consulting to the circus.   He is the founder of the Responsive.org Conference, which innovates on the future of work, and “Robin’s Café at ODC” – a café and gallery in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco. Robin is also the director of Stanford University's Design for Dance conference, which was founded at the intersection of behavior change and dance.   Additionally, through his podcast The Robin Zander Show he interviews exceptional performers from areas as diverse as the arts, technology, and healthcare to understand how individuals and organizations can accelerate performance. You can read the full show notes and access all the links ant resources at: www.motivationalmillennial.com