Episodes

Oct. 7, 2022

Episode 64 – Unstoppable Adapter to Unexpected Life Change with Lisa Wilson

Lisa Wilson’s life started out as a pretty normal one. She went to school. As she graduated college she chose a career path and she was successful with her choice. After 17 years working in the human resources field workin…
Oct. 4, 2022

Episode 63 – Unstoppable Rewriter with Natasha Deen

I love interviewing other authors because every time I get to speak to one on Unstoppable Mindset I learn new concepts I hope I can use. I hope you feel the same way. Our guest on this episode is Natasha Deen. She is an au…
Sept. 30, 2022

Episode 62 – Unstoppable Writer and ASL interpreter with Kelly Brakenhoff

Kelly Brakenhoff is an author of six books and an ASL interpreter from Nebraska. She has served as an interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing persons now for over 30 years. You can tell how much she likes her chosen profess…
Sept. 27, 2022

Episode 61 – Unstoppable Polymath with Pat Daily

So what is a “polymath”? Come on in and listen to this week’s episode to find out from our guest, Pat Daily. After hearing my conversation with Pat, not only will you know the definition of the word, but you will see why Pat…
Sept. 23, 2022

Episode 60 – Unstoppable Prolific Author with Diane Bator

Prolific author among other things. Diane Bator has written 13 mysteries and has five more in process. In addition, she works for a theater where she lives which has given her the opportunity to begin work on her first play.…
Sept. 18, 2022

Episode 59 – Unstoppable Centered Leader with Donovan Nichols

What do a Rubik’s Cube and leadership have in common? Hint, think about the title of this episode. Meet Donovan Nichols who describes himself as a values-based, recovering workaholic. Donovan always felt his mind seemed to…
Sept. 16, 2022

Episode 58 – Unstoppable Communicator with Wayne Tuttle

Wayne Tuttle has been a self-described communicator his whole life. Even before he lost his eyesight, he wanted to go into broadcasting but could never get hired. However, ironically as he lost sight more jobs opened for him…
Sept. 13, 2022

Episode 57 – Unstoppable Stroke Survivor with Melanie Taddeo

Meet Melanie Taddeo. Her parents always encouraged her to be the best that she could be. That attitude shined through when, at the age of 21, she experienced a stroke that left her paralyzed on her left side and totally blin…
Sept. 9, 2022

Episode 56 – Unstoppable Moving Beyond 120 with Brittany Grubbs-Hodges

Beyond 120 is a program housed at the University of Florida. Our guest on this episode, Brittany Grubbs-Hodges is a part of this program designed to help college students look beyond the minimum of 120 units of college credi…
Sept. 6, 2022

Episode 55 – Unstoppable Unplugged Rejection Junky with Dr. Gary Lawrence

I am so amazed by the caliber of people I get the pleasure to interview on Unstoppable Mindset. Not only is this week’s guest, Dr. Gary Lawrence, highly articulate and not only does he have an amazing story to tell, but he i…
Sept. 2, 2022

Episode 54 – Unstoppable Innovator with Shampa Bagchi

Shampa Bagchi comes from a family of entrepreneurs who all value living life to the fullest as well as helping to improve our world. Shampa, born in India, moved to the United States after getting a Masters's degree in compu…
Aug. 30, 2022

Episode 53 – Unstoppable Love of Learning with Kim Cohen

Our guest today, Kim Cohen, refers to herself as a Nerdy Lit Professor. Mom. Neurodiversity, DEI, & UDL advocate. Like many people, it took time for Kim to discover that she was a person who possessed ADHD. While you get to…
Aug. 26, 2022

Episode 52 – Unstoppable Collaborative Leader with David Savage

David P. Savage is our guest today. I must say at the outset that he conveyed to me a concept I believe we all should consider. Near the end of our time, David discussed the concept, “Unlocking the possible within a culture …
Aug. 23, 2022

Episode 51 – Unstoppable Progress with Heather Stone

Who says we cannot be “unstoppable”? Today I would like you to meet Heather Stone. Heather, Ph.D. is a Chicago area scholar, clinician, consultant, author, and advocate for people with disabilities. Heather has been a person…
Aug. 19, 2022

Episode 50 – Unstoppable Brand Marketer with Ben Baker

I love being inspired by guests on Unstoppable Mindset. Ben Baker, our episode visitor today, is one of the most inspirational people I have had the honor to meet and interview. First, you get to hear how Ben worked in the…
Aug. 16, 2022

Episode 49 – Unstoppable Advocate with Bryan Bashin

Bryan Bashin was born fully sighted, but over time he lost his eyesight. Like many such people, he tried to hide his blindness. Bryan was, in some senses, different than many. Because as he began to discover that other blind…
Aug. 12, 2022

Episode 48 – Unstoppable Empathy with Yonty Friesem

In this episode, I have the pleasure of meeting and talking with Yonty Friesem. Yonty is an Associate Professor of communication and founding director of the MA in civic media at Columbia College Chicago. He was born in Isra…
Aug. 9, 2022

Episode 47 – Entropy with Robert French

Robert P. French was born in Oxford England in 1944. Early on he developed a love of working with computers. As you will learn, he lived within 40 miles of the first 5 computers in the world. He obtained his first software…
Aug. 5, 2022

Episode 46 – Unstoppable Guy with Dr. David Schein

By now, regular listeners to this podcast have observed that I begin episodes with the word “Unstoppable”. I stole the idea from the old-time radio show Dragnet which began every show with the words “The Big” followed by oth…
Aug. 2, 2022

Episode 45 – Unstoppable Trainer with Jesse Sternberg

Jesse Sternberg is a man who unexpectedly began experiencing pain that eventually arose to the level of being completely debilitating for him. Don’t stop thinking that this is just another story about suffering and possibly …
July 27, 2022

Episode 44 – Unstoppable Pivot

Melissa Deally grew up spending much time in Japan. When she settled down to a career she found herself in a sales position with a hotel chain assigned primarily to bring in Asian visitors to her hotels throughout the United…
July 20, 2022

Episode 43 – Unstoppable Vision

As regular Unstoppable Mindset listeners know, here we do not at all simply believe “vision” means eyesight. Dr. Carlos Archilla-Cady is a perfect example of why this is so. Dr. Archilla-Cady works today as an anesthesiologi…
July 13, 2022

Episode 42 – Unstoppable Mom

Episode Summary Thanks for reading these notes and listening to Unstoppable Mindset. Might you happen to be a parent? Better yet, might you be the parent of a child with a disability? How about two children with what we call…
July 6, 2022

Episode 41 – Unstoppable Perception

Episode Summary Do you know anyone who has a so-called “disability”? How do you know? This week I want you to meet Tiffany Noelle Brown. Tiffany has a PHD, she is a wife and mother, and, by most people’s standards, she has a…