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The Be Au Sm podcast is back after taking a year off, and no better way than to kick off by welcoming an Au Sm new Co-host Uncle Dave and catching up with our first guest ever reigning from North Pole, AK Santa Claus. Santa is currently running for a seat in the House of Representatives in a special election coming up in June. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Theresa Larson aka Dr. T is a College Athlete, Marine, Physical Therapist, mother of 2 and co-founder of Movement-RX www.movement-rx.com with her husband Per Larson. We cover a lot of ground in thiis episode including an Au Sm 21 Day Mindfulness Experience that Dr. T, her team and past podcast guest Navy Seal Commander Jon Macaskill will be holding starting on 5/12/2021. You can get more info here https://movement-rx.com/mindfulness-experience/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At 19 years young Kati Wolfgangs Aunt passed away at the age of 40 from breast cancer. It was also at this time that Kati found out that she has the same BRCA1 genetic mutation that her aunt had putting Kati at an 80% or greater chance of developing breast cancer too. After 10 years of cancer screenings every 6 months Kati made the decision to have a double mastectomy to eliminate her risk of breast cancer and should have been just one surgery. Seven years, 6 implants and 14 surgeries Kati is looking forward to her last surgery next month. Listen to Kati share her story and what has kept her and her family going. Kati shares her story on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/theyrejustboobs/about. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oakes Ames Memorial Hall is one of 5 H.H Richardson buildings in Easton, MA (my hometown). Frederick Ames President of the Board of Trustees shares the history as well as the space as it is and used today. Pre COVID Oakes Ames Hall hosted up to 150 events a year weddings, special occasions and musical events. I actually had one of my High School Semi Formals on the second floor. This space and our entire downtown historic district is something worth a drive to see. To learn more about Oakes Ames Memorial Hall or to rent you can do it here https://www.oakesameshall.org/. And to support Oakes Ames Memorial Hall as a Friend of Oakes Ames Hall you can learn more here https://www.oakesameshall.org/membership/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drew is Founder of Due Course www.duecourseapp.com which is a learning and professional development platform that helps lawyers develop essential skills and achieve peak performance. We work with professional development teams at top law firms across the country to design personalized courses that support their training programs. Drews work is to help improve peoples workdays which in turn can improve their lives. You can learn more about Drew here www.drewamoroso.com and subscribe and listen to his podcast here The Workday Mindset Podcast. An amazing nonprofit that Drew is President of is Stand Up Kids www.standupkids.org and their goal is to make stand up desks available for every student in the United States and to date have provided stand up desks for over 100,000 students. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shayla Rose was a "Normal" kid growing up until one morning in September when she was just 13 years old and woke up not feeling well. Listen and learn about her journey and learning her diagnosis of a rarely discussed disease POTS. Shayla took her life experience and wrote a book Stuck on the Sidelines and well as Pots for Potsies where she handpaints one of a kind flower pots for people that are also diagnosed with POTS. You can learn more at https://www.inspirepots.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Author and friend Isaac Joseph joins me to discuss his new book My Brain is Strong Too. You can learn more about Isaac, his story and his book here and description of book below. https://www.mybrainisstrongtoo.com/ 1 in 6 U.S. children aged 2–8 years have a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder, others often go unseen or diagnosed.   "My Brain is Strong Too!" tells the story of Tommy, a young boy struggling with major depressive disorder, and his discovery, treatment, and journey forward.   Tommy's therapist, Ms. Cynthia, teaches Tommy positive affirmations, coping skills, and meal plans to prevent adolescent eating disorders. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marisa joins us to give an update on her daughter Natalia who was diagnosed with SMA Type 1 at 6 weeks old. Marisa and her family and friends have raised over $175,000 for Cure SMA over the last 4 years and this year is fundraising to support SMA research at Mass General Hospital. This research is in need of $1,000,000 of funding for research. If you would like to donate directly you can do that here https://because.massgeneral.org/fundraiser/2607974. We are giving 100% of 100 shirts purchased up to 12/7/2020 to support this effort and auctioning off a Shovel Town Flag original wavy flag with 100% being donated as well. Will post auction link when live. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On 11/30/2019 Ed Roshitsh posted an offer on LinkedIn. No questions asked first 5 active military that wants to go home for the holidays he will pay for their plane ticket. After 2 days of crickets the flood gates opened with requests and people that wanted to pay for tickets. Since that post 65 active military made it home for the holidays last year 76 queued up for this year and on the last 30 days support is needed to support getting the next 24 home to reach their goal of 100 for this year. You can donate and learn more here https://www.holidaysfortheheroes.org/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inspired Technology is an Easton Spotlight business that started in April of 2009 and is New England’s premier, full-service technology design, installation, and integration expert. ITC specializes in commercial and residential projects of all sizes and complexities. After multiple people telling me I need to meet the great people there their Marketing Director Heidi Prisco took me up on the local Podcast offer and couldn't be more appreciative especially with the timing. The hard work done by the team at Inspired Technology gave them the ability to donate to the Easton Food Pantry 160 Thanksgiving Dinners for the families in town that would have otherwise gone without. Learn about technology assistance their team can help you with at home and work as well. You can learn more here. https://www.inspiredtc.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtbHeB7X80WhkYjkj0LWAw/videos https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspired-technology-and-communications-llc/ https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtc/ https://www.facebook.com/InspiredTechAtHome Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Din Jenkins is a Sgt. with the Stoughton Police Department and started #SupplyTheWhy to share and show how to have difficult conversations. I learned a lot and had countless a ha moments on this one. Be sure to follow like and share #SupplyTheWhy and you can find more here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgeMyISjBdT-RTLHteMRkg https://www.facebook.com/Supply-The-Why-104971304607388 https://www.instagram.com/supply_the_why/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Past guest Andrew Appleton and his partner Hannah Norman from Monday Delivery join me today to wrap up our Veterans Day Week of podcasts. Monday Delivery provides a platform for friends and family to send cards to military recruits while at boot camp. They can even get the cards to them while in their 2 week quarantine. Learn about their 10,000 card campaign which is to put a card in every boot camp recruits hands for the holidays. An Au Sm mission they are on and you can learn more and support here https://mondaydelivery.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we are replaying our first Veterans Day Episode Getting Unstuck With Rick Tremble. Rick is an Au Sm friend and gets comfortable getting uncomfortable sharing his life as a Marine. Happy 245th Birthday USMC! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris is a Firefighter/Paramedic, General Contractor and most recently the creator of Shovel Town Flag Company where he makes one of a kind flags with pieces of reclaimed wood. He was also our guest for epsiode 14 on 10/23/2018. This year for the month of November Chris is donating one of his flags every 4 days to a Veteran. I was honored to choose a recipient and possibly 2. You can find Shovel Town Flags on just about every media platform and here for more information https://www.shoveltownflag.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I met Pete in 09-10 and my first conversation with him I asked "how are you doing" and his response was "every day is a good day at Rival Health" which is the company he founded and invested 10 years into helping organizations employees with their health and wellness. We talk about Rival, Peloton, Attitude, Mindset, Owning It, trusting everyone/no one/the right ones and his Au Sm new podcast Eating Crow. Pete is very active on LinkedIn and his podcast can be found here www.eatingcrowpodcast.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David and I met on LinkedIn not knowing much about one and other and in 2018 saw a post of him presenting on a familiar stage and asked him to join me on the Be Au Sm podcast which he drove 60 miles each way to record Episode 15 in the busiest Starbucks I have ever been in in Madison, WI. I catch up with David and have a great conversation for Episode 80. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Jacob Kashiwagi is the author of the no-influence leadership theory. His research focuses on providing industry performance solutions in the delivery of professional services. He has tested these leadership-based concepts in over 219 projects, $11.8 Million, with 95% success rate since 2005. Dr. Kashiwagi has taught over 1,300 college students and 1,500 high school students. He is the Managing Director at Kashiwagi Solution Model Inc., a Best Value Consultant at Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG), and the Chairman of the Board at Leadership Society of Arizona. To reach Jacob email jacob.k@leadaz.org or www.leadaz.org. To Purchase Dr. Jacob Kashiwagi books https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087HSZ7PH https://www.youtube.com/leadershipsocietyofarizona Leadership Society of Arizona YouTube Channel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087HSZ7PH https://www.youtube.com/leadershipsocietyofarizona Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gaggle CEO sits down and shares his 22 year young company and how they have evolved into providing safety technology that takes a proactive approach to suicide prevention that has saved 927 students lives last year alone. We talk about all things Gaggle. To learn more about Jeff and Gaggle go to www.gaggle.net. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

South African born Jon Macaskill almost always knew he wanted to be in the military and more specifically a Navy Seal. Leaving active duty is difficult on our veterans so much so 22 Veterans Commit Suicide Every Day in the USA. Listen to Jon's story and the mission he is on with Veteran's Path. Also Jon has a Scrum on the Go board on Amazon that is Au Sm for organization and can be found here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08.... If you would like to donate to Veteran's Path you can do it here www.veteranspath.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Chasen Author of from Despair to Millionaire shares his story with us how he was able to go from tragedy, loss and despair to millionaire. You will be surprised to learn he didn't do it on his own. Learn about the importance of becoming vulnerable looking out for help. You will also hear how two people that never met have stories connecting them. Learn more and order Eric's book at https://www.ericchasen.com/ and for all your limo needs call Limo Jay at (508)-238-5466 or http://www.atyourservicelimo.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/be-au-sm-episode-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.