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SELF EVOLUTION CHANNEL: James McPartland the host of the Unopened Gifts Internet-TV Show interviews Suzanne Ruff about her experience of being a kidney donor for a family member. http://www.consciousevolutionmedia.com

Entrepreneur, 2-time Best Selling Author and Speaker Kimanzi Constable decided to stop making excuses and take action on my dreams. Overweight, he lost over 132 pounds and found the focus to do what he loves. Kimanzi talks of the vision, courage and determination in creating what you want in your life. He wrote "Are You Living or Existing" and has committed to inspiring people who are committed to finding work that they love. Listen to this inspiring interview on Unopened Gifts. http://www.KimanziConstable.com http://realcoachingradio.net

Michelle Colon Johnson is known as "The Dream Connector" to many people because of her love of connecting people to other people and resources that lead them in the direction of living their dreams. Michelle is a mother to an autistic teenage daughter, a five time stage four cancer survivor, and like many of us has been through circumstances and relationships that leave us emotionally bankrupt. What do you do when you file bankruptcy? You start all over again with more knowledge and a thirst for a better life. Where do you start? Michelle says we all start with ourselves. www.MichelleColonJohnson.com

Danny Bader is the author of the critically acclaimed inspirational book “Back from Heaven’s Front Porch”. Danny has shared 5 principles to create a Happy & Fulfilling life through the book and his "jckrbbt" principles. Danny is a renowned inspirational speaker and author and he has developed and distilled his philosophy for living a happy and fulfilling life through five simple principles.

Shawn Doyle is a learning and development professional who has a passion for human potential. He has an avid belief in the concept of lifelong learning. For the last 20 years, Shawn has spent his time developing and implementing training programs on team building, communication, creativity and leadership. This has been in order to help people become more effective in the workplace and in their lives. Some clients include Pfizer, Comcast, Charter Media, IBM, Kraft, Microsoft, The Marines, The Ladders, and Los Alamos National Defense Laboratory. www.SLDoyle.com

Peter M. McCarthy is one of the nation’s true authorities on stress. A respected natural health professional in multiple disciplines with a specialty in stress-mastery; a 20-year military pilot, commander and trainer; a former Southwest Airlines commercial pilot; speaker, author, columnist and activist; and now media entrepreneur—the multi-faceted McCarthy has just embarked on a national crusade to get America unwired and decompressed. His new book Adrenaline Nation is an insightful and powerful look at what stress is doing to us individually and to our nation—and it provides the antidote to our self-destructive trajectory. www.adrenaline-nation.com

Before starting her own firm in 1990, Laura Anderson was Vice President of Training Development with the Estee Lauder Corporation for over 23 years. She cultivated a legacy of innovation within the company by developing numerous programs that have become industry standards. Estee Lauder’s Vassar College Retreat for Business and Self-Improvement, which continues today after 20 years, is still a benchmark for the Beauty Industry on how to motivate, educate and reenergize employees at all levels. The Estee Lauder Training Coordinator Program was cutting edge and included a system of hands on follow up training for over 10,000 Sales Associates. Many other programs remain blueprints and are still used today in the Beauty and Luxury Goods Industries. www.LaurenAnderson.com

National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee 2010 Forbes Riley is an award-winning TV host, author, highly sought-after spokesperson, motivational keynote speaker, and life coach to celebrities and CEOs. She has helped millions take positive action in their own lives by sharing her passion for and unshakeable belief in the impact a healthy lifestyle can make in your life. Forbes has gained international celebrity due to her highly successful, globally broadcasted infomercials for the Jack Lalanne Juicer and the Living Well Healthmaster Blender, both of which have grossed into the hundreds of millions of dollars. One of today's most accomplished entrepreneurs, she has been highlighted by Forbes magazine as a megabrand CEO for her SpinGym® alongside Silly Bandz, Skullcandy and Carol's Daughter. E! has produced a TV special profiling each of these hot new products and their talented creators, filmed Got Rich Quick: Outrageous Fortunes. www.forbesRiley.com

Author and speaker Bob Burg shares his battle with Obessive Compulsive Disorder. While managing his OCD, Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. Bob co-authored "The Go-Giver", which shot to #6 on The Wall Street Journal’s Business Bestsellers list just three weeks after its release and reached #9 on BusinessWeek. It’s been translated into 21 languages. It is his fourth book to sell over 200,000 copies. He speaks for corporations and associations internationally, including fortune 500 companies, franchises, and numerous direct sales organizations. His and John David Mann’s newest book is another business parable; this one focusing on influence and leadership. Entitled, It’s Not About You, it shows how focusing on others is the best way to obtain stratospheric success in your own life and business. www.Burg.com

Josh is a speaker, entrepreneur, and the author of ‘Why Perfect Timing is a Myth: Tips for Staying Inspired and Motivated Day in and Day out!’ and 'It’s Your Life, LIVE BIG!' Starting out in 1996, with little more than the idea of creating a way in which he could share the messages of the same speakers, authors, and thought leaders from the motivation, personal development, and business success industry which had been so instrumental in his own life, Josh Hinds set out and literally helped to transform and bring the personal development industry online — while at the same time creating a platform by which those from all over the world could have access to important life changing thoughts and ideas from leading speakers, authors, and experts in the areas of motivation and business success no matter where in the world they happened to live. www.JoshHinds.com www.soundwisdom.com/authors/josh-hinds

Gabriel Pelino shares his story of losing everything then creating his dream and making it reality. With no experience in the industry, Gabriel founded WOD Gear in 2010 with the goal of providing the CrossFit community with quality fitness apparel designed to enhance their workouts. WOD stands for Work Out of the Day, a well-known term in the CrossFit community. Gabriel and the rest of the WOD team pride themselves on creating fitness clothing that is as versatile as CrossFit itself. www.wodgearclothing.com Jefferson Lanley While following his dreams from his childhood, Jefferson Langley began questioning life and attraction and has created a life aligned with his passion. When the Universe came knocking, he listened. He has been working in entertainment for some of the most well respected companies and people in Hollywood. During which he began his writing career penning material in the sci-fi, supernatural, action, thriller, suspense, mystery, adventure and fantasy genres. A passion that always interested Jefferson and was coupled with an intense desire to tell compelling and intriguing stories to not only engage, but also entertain and inspire audiences worldwide. www.abethia.com

Joshua Fredenburg is a National Speaker, Author, Leadership Expert, and Generation Y Television commentator that speaks on current issues and is on a mission as a National Speaker to empower at least 1 BILLION LEADERS WORLDWIDE with effective leadership strategies that will enable them to make a positive impact in their community, nation, and world and become one of America’s Next Top Leaders! For the past seven years, not only has Joshua appeared as a television guest on BET, the Wayne Brady Show, the KTLA Morning Show in Los Angeles and many other familiar radio and television programs. He has also served as a keynote speaker in 40 different states for lectures, leadership conferences, retreats and trainings at high schools, colleges and corporate events. He also has published three books and has developed an annual national leadership conference, Circle of Change Leadership Conference that prepares student leaders in college for executive-level leadership positions after graduation. www.visionxy.com www.50questions.org

Mike Samson is the co-founder of crowdSPRING, an online marketplace for custom logo, web, graphic, and industrial design and as well as writing services for entreprenuers and small businesses to post their needs and connect with the resources to do it as the community competes for their business. Prior to starting crowdSPRING, Mike was an Emmy Award® nominated Producer and Production Manager with more than 20 years of experience as a senior manager in the film and television production industry. He shares his journey and some of the obstacles he had to overcome. http://www.crowdspring.com Paul Streitz - Entreprenuer, Author, Speaker After selling his company in 2007, Paul Streitz reinvented himself as an author and motivational speaker. His book, Blue-Collar Buddha: Winning Wisdom Gained on the Journey from Flight Attendant to Cancer Survivor to Entrepreneurial Millionaire, is rapidly gaining him a following in both the business world and the self-help community. In Blue-Collar Buddha’s twenty-nine uplifting, heart-centered stories of personal and professional enlightenment, Paul details his improbable rise from working-class roots to founder of an internationally respected lighting company. With refreshing candor, caring, and insight, Paul shares the hard-earned wisdom he gained from overcoming debilitating childhood insecurities, shocking betrayals at work and at home, and two life-changing bouts with cancer. Ultimately, with integrity, ingenuity, and indomitable will, Paul created a rich, fulfilling life and a business worth millions. www.paulstreitz.com

Ari Levy grew up with a chronic disease and was inspired to become a doctor. Ari got his MD from UIC and went on to earn his MBA from the University of Chicago. His work helping patients change their behavior long-term and get healthier inspired him to launch EHS. He co-founded the company with fellow physician, Will Harper, MD in 2009. Today, EHS works with numerous clients in a wide variety of industries. In his role as Co-CEO, Ari focuses on sales and strategy, bringing tons of energy to helping EHS grow and finding the best solutions to serve clients. http://engagedhealthsolutions.com The second guest Dr. Georgianna Donadio was rescheduled.

Mike Motta founder of Plus One Health Management designs, staffs, programs and manages wellness solutions for Fortune 500 clients in 180 locations across 28 states, D.C., Canada and Puerto Rico. He is a highly successful entreprenuer, a devoted family man and volunteer. Mike shares how being at Ground Zero on 9/11 changed his life and the power of finding your vision. www.plusone.com Dr. Neal Baer is Executive Producer of the CBS television series A Gifted Man. He also served as Executive Producer behind a stream of television hits including ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. However, Baer believes his most crowning achievement is his commitment to creating social change. His experience in film, television, books and medicine has given him the opportunity to evoke change and positively affect the lives of others. Baer’s messages, shared all over the world, have allowed countless others the ability to use their own stories to make the world a better place. Audiences will be deeply affected, compassionate and most importantly, motivated to continue Baer’s work helping others. www.actionlab.org

Lou Paradise founded Topical BioMedics in 1994 following more than 25 years of research in physiology and biomedicines and their applications for enhancing the healing response. Perseverance during a 10-year research and development phase led to the company’s breakthrough product, Topricin® Pain Relief and Healing Cream. Lou was inspired to create Topricin while exploring ways to alleviate his own pain caused by a severe case of bi-lateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome—a condition he developed from injuries sustained as a decorated Marine Corps helicopter combat and rescue crew chief in Vietnam. www.topricin.com

Doug Werner is a health and fitness veteran and a winner of that industry’s Distinguished Service Award. After years in the fitness industry, Doug's own daughter Abby failed a physical fitness test in school. He was inspired to create a fun and effective fitness makeover program for her. The results were not only great health for Abby but a unique bond between Father and daughter, culminating in the children's book "Abbie Gets Fit". www.abbiegetsfit.com

While working for a marketing firm in 2008, Shaun Walker and Reid Stone suddenly found themselves among the wave of layoffs sweeping the industry. Fortunately they saw the wave coming and had prepared not just to find new jobs but to build their own dream. By focusing on helping great people and making a difference in the world they've been rewarded with a successful and rewarding business. www.hero-farm.com

Joshua Gould is CEO of thebigword Inc, one of the largest language service businesses in the world and Co-Founder of Writers Out a start-up aimed at helping authors publish , market and distribute their books globally. At the age of 28 Joshua has had to master the balance of been a Wall Street CEO and a successful family man. www.thebigword.com Jennifer Young Ten years ago, mothers and fathers did not have sufficient laws, rights, and enforcement tools to collect child support. Although legislation has been enhanced to help, the process is still fragmented, bureaucratic and essentially flawed. Jennifer Young's personal experience with making the complex child support system work in her favor encouraged her to found MostWantedDeadBeats.com with the simple mission of helping parents streamline the potentially painful process of ensuring their child's welfare. www.mostwanteddeadbeats.com

Mike Richardson is an agility pioneer, dedicated to cracking the code of organizational agility for ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things, making possible tomorrow what seems impossible today. Learn the secrets of Organizational Agility to put your business on the fast track. http://mydrivingseat.com Troy McClain You may recognize Troy McClain from the First Season of Donald Trump’s ”The Apprentice” but more recently, Troy is now well known as the CEO of the McClain Companies, a company that continues to grow his vision of Innovation Inspiration, Direction and Capitalization of his organization to great heights. As an entrepreneur, award winning television host, international public speaker, business coach, and mentor to thousands of kids and the special needs community, Troy is an inspiration and demonstrates the epitome of the American Dream. Whether it’s on stage, on camera, or in the board room, Troy is dedicated to the craft he so dearly loves…business. http://www.themcclaincompanies.com