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Alicia Ashley is a five-time boxing world champion and the oldest living professional boxer. She shares her family story of coming to the US and how she went from being a ballerina to a world champion boxer.

Alex Kapelman is an award-winning podcaster and consultant. Alex thought he wanted to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and become a civil rights lawyer. He took the LSAT and started working as a paralegal. After getting reprimanded for listening to too many podcasts at work he decided to quit his job and become a podcaster. Learn how he built a following for his podcast and some useful tips for how to start your own. 

We visited Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard Massachusetts and got spoiled with some great organic food, a sculpture walk, and some healing hospitality.

You ever wonder what it takes to be super successful? In this episode, we talk with authors Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield about their book, "The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well." They share lessons learned from superachievers including actor Alec Baldwin, advocate and lawyer Connie Rice who helped negotiate a peace between LA rival gangs and revamp the LA police department, Jessica Watson who sailed solo around the world at age 16, and opera singer Anna Netrebko who went from being a janitor to a superstar in the opera world.

Community advocate and triathlete athlete Marcella Tillett discusses Planned Parenthood. She also shares her experience running the Brooklyn Half Marathon and how to get discounted tickets to see Hamilton the musical.

Nili Suhami discusses how meditation transformed her life and her goal to use Meditation Summer as a way to help New Yorkers realize their human potential.

You ever wonder what a sex therapist does or how they work with clients? Sex therapist Lily Reyes debunks many common misconceptions and discusses how she helps her patients.

Afraid of public speaking? Steve Alexander Jr. is the author of Speak: A Simple Guide to Public Speaking. He discusses how he overcame his fear of public speaking. You can also find out more about his book and get tips for how to become a more effective speaker.

In this episode, we learn about Bill's inspirational quest to run a marathon in all 59 US national parks. We also get some tips on training for your first marathon and learn how Bill is able to run approximately one marathon a week.

www.ThePenaShow.comIn this episode, we get inspired by Oscar Kemjika's dream to make it to the Olympics. We also get some great tips on how to train for your first marathon and how to incorporate weight loss techniques into your training.

www.ThePenaShow.comChris Mosier shares his inspiring story about being the first transgender athlete to make Team USA and how he became an advocate to change policies so transgender athletes can compete. He also shares his thoughts on sexism and homophobia in sports as well as training tips for running a marathon and building mental toughness. CONTACT INFORMATIONwww.instagram.com/thechrismosierwww.youcanplayproject.orgwww.transathlete.com