Narbe Mansourian is a father of two and a proud teacher to 5th and 6th graders. In college, h discovered what he calls a “God-given talent.” Since then, this 5’6” 147-pound father holds a world record for benching 392 pounds. In this episode,

Episode 26 - Aron Bender: Why One Man Who Lost His Wife to Cancer Says Getting Fired Was the Greatest Gift

Aug 18th, 2021 39m 29s

Just two months after getting fired from KFI Radio, Aron Bender and his family received devastating news. His wife’s cancer had returned, this time it would take her life.Silva Harapetian talks to Aron Bender about how he and his family fought

Episode 25 - Mariya Palanjian: Necessity Is Mother of Invention: How One Woman Has Built Multiple Businesses Based on Her Own Needs

Aug 18th, 2021 39m 10s

Mariya Palanjian is a serial entrepreneur. Her passion for entrepreneurship began with her dad in Armenia. She remembers as a six-year-old telling everyone she would someday be a business owner.Silva Harapetian speaks with Mariya, the CEO of a

Episode 24 - Nika Nour: Equity and Equality in the Game Development Industry

Aug 18th, 2021 36m 44s

The gaming industry is a 160 Billion dollar industry, larger than the music industry. It is also an industry where women, minorities, women, and people of color have historically been underrepresented. Only 41% of women work in the gaming indus

Episode 23 - Lori Lizarraga: Breaking The Culture of Silence: How One Woman's Fight For Inclusion Shattered The Status Quo

Aug 18th, 2021 39m 40s

We have been hearing and talking a lot about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the past year -- particularly in the media.However — when those issues are being talked about — we must stop and ask ourselves — who is presenting those issues to

Episode 22 - Maki Hsieh: Stop Asian Hate - Conversations Advances Equity, Excellence and Equality

Aug 18th, 2021 37m 14s

Anti-Asian violence and open acts of hate against Asians of all nationalities continue to escalate in America and worldwide.68% of Asian hate crime victims are women.Silva Harapetian speaks to Maki Hsieh, the CEO of Asian Hall of Fame, about

Episode 21 - Ann Keil-Dux: How A Woman Transformed Her Life and Career After Catastrophic News

Aug 18th, 2021 42m 34s

“What if I die.”“What if I’m sick.”“What if he doesn’t want to marry me?”When a former Emmy-winning journalist was diagnosed with stage one cancer in her face her life changed forever.Silva Harapetian speaks Ann Keil-Dux about the life-chan

Episode 20 - Aaron Rentfrew: How to Breakthrough Hopelessness and Change Your Life

Aug 18th, 2021 39m 21s

Aaron Rentfrew is on a mission to help people reach their full potential and achieve their ideal life and live on purpose.Rentfrew is the author of “Turning Point.” He is a recovering addict who once tried to take his own life. Today, he is he

Episode 19 - Jasmine Minor: How Journalist Became the Story - Everything We Can’t Say

Aug 18th, 2021 37m 38s

Everything We Can’t Say is a new series where Black journalists and journalists of color get raw and real about what the public doesn’t see happen at their jobs at the organizations for which they work and the things they deal with while report

Episode 18 - Jubril Agoro: How a College Drop Out Turned Digital Marketer Makes $15 Million Traveling the World

Aug 18th, 2021 52m 40s

At a time when unemployment numbers are soaring, one man is busier than ever. Jubril Agoro credits his success to life lessons he learned early on as an entrepreneur.Silva Harapetian talks to him about how he went from being homeless to buildi

Episode 17 - Lewis Howes: How a High School Dropout Went From Sleeping on His Sister's Couch to Making Millions

Jan 12th, 2021 26m 40s

Lewis Howes lives the American dream. Howes is an online marketing expert, sought-after business coach, and a globally recognized speaker.His podcast, The School of Greatness has more than 10 million downloads. He interviews influential peopl

Episode 16 - Reporting From The Front Line: Independent Correspondent Speaks on War

Oct 24th, 2020 35m 12s

A conversation with independent war correspondent Emile Ghessen who was on the front lines in Nagorno-Karabakh.His posts and stories on social media have been a window into the situation on the ground in the region. On September 27, 2020, Azer

Episode 15 - War: Feelings and Emotions

Oct 23rd, 2020 39m 38s

War is always a humanitarian crisis. The innocent victims caught in the middle of two countries, parties, entities fighting are always the ones that suffer the most. Most recently, the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, land between Armenia and Azerbaij

Episode 14 - How to Overcome Loss and Grief: Lessons from a Grieving Mom

Oct 6th, 2020 36m 11s

There is no pain greater than a mother's pain who has lost a child. This is the story of one woman who endured excruciating pain and her journey from the depths of grief to moments of joy eventually arriving at a life of happiness. Her advi

Episode 13 - How to manage your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in crisis.

Sep 23rd, 2020 39m 37s

Most real wisdom comes through hardship when we are forced to say, what are we going to do now? But, wisdom is easy to talk about in hindsight. When you are in the midst of any crisis it can feel like chaos. Alfred A. Edmond Jr. is a widely

Episode 12 - How Important is The Immigrant Vote in Elections

Sep 12th, 2020 38m 36s

Naturalized citizens make up a record one-in-ten US eligible voters in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. However, while immigrant voters have grown in numbers since 2000 -- up 93% -- their voter turnout rates in presidential general e

Episode 11 - How to Build a Community and Pandemic Proof Your Future

Sep 6th, 2020 41m 3s

Building Community: How One Organization is Helping The Youth “Pandemic Proof” Their Future Watch Full Episode HEREThe pandemic experience has led to a renewed appreciation for the community. We’ve experienced loss in this time -- many have

Episode 10 - Sports and Social Justice: NBA Boycotts Lead to Athletes World Wide Taking a Stand and Demanding Change

Aug 30th, 2020 40m 59s

In the wake of a Black man named Jacob Black being shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, The Milwaukee Bucks’ players collectively decided to take the league’s most extreme action and not to play the first-

BONUS - Everybody Has a Story. What's Yours?

Aug 21st, 2020 38m 22s

ORDINARY PEOPLE. EXTRAORDINARY STORIES: Everybody Has a Story, What’s Yours?By: Silva HarapetianWe are digging deep into our archives featuring some past stories that have touched our hearts and mind. We hope you enjoy it.Story 1: How to Ove

Episode 9 | How to Survive Anxiety and Stress Triggered by Trauma

Aug 16th, 2020 45m 46s

How to Survive Anxiety and Stress Triggered by Trauma. For one specific population, managing stress, trauma, and triggers is a lot more challenging during the Covid19 crisis. The virus, the response, and the subsequent stay-at-home orders are h

Episode 8 | Arielle Loren - 100K Incubator

Aug 6th, 2020 29m 37s

Funding a Small Business. Silva Harapetian explores how one woman is helping other business owners find funding to grow and scale their businesses. The pandemic, the protests, and conversation around systemic racism has raised even more quest

Episode 7 | How One Woman Finds Happiness Everyday

Aug 5th, 2020 6m 56s

Nancy, a Cuban woman finds happiness everyday despite what circumstances stands in her way.

Episode 6 | How to Stay Positive

Aug 5th, 2020 7m 9s

Everyone has a story! Shawn, an Uber driver and a realtor working to create a better life for him and his new wife. After a rough few years, struggling with depression, a suicide attempt and failure, Shawn shared with me how he stays positive

Episode 4 | How to overcome Stress Addiction

Aug 5th, 2020 8m 23s

How to overcome stress addiction is a subject many of us never even think about because...well why would we? Most of us don't consider the time we spend on the non-stop speedy treadmill stressful let alone addictive. We justify it as our way o