أفضل بودكاسات Transformational Stories (2025)

1
Strategic Leadership Begins with Listening | Transformational Educators Ep. 2 15:00

2d ago15:00

15:00

What does it take to turn around a failing school without losing yourself in the process? In this episode of Transformational Educators, host Dr. Matthew Flippen sits down with Dr. Karen Engle, Superintendent of Clear Creek ISD, whose leadership transformed Clearview, a struggling, at-risk alternative campus, into one of the district’s highest-perf…

1
Servant Leadership in Action: Stories from the Field | Transformational Educators Ep. 1 18:48

2d ago18:48

18:48

What if the secret to transforming a school isn’t a new program, but a new posture of leadership? In this inaugural episode of Transformational Educators, Dr. Darrell Floyd, Superintendent of Blue Ridge ISD and former Regional Superintendent of the Year, shares how he turned around a fractured high school by building trust, empowering teachers, and…

1
Podcast Trailer 0:56

9d ago0:56

0:56

The most impactful educators don’t just teach lessons, they inspire change, build communities, and lead with purpose. Transformational Educators is a podcast for school leaders, teacher-leaders, superintendents, and change-makers who want to grow as leaders and shape the future of education. Hosted by Dr. Matthew Flippen, President of Gracelyn Univ…

1
6: Developing healthcare for all, by all 29:39

29d ago29:39

29:39

For our final episode we travel to Pakistan, where there are an estimated 120 million people living in rural areas, who cannot access affordable and quality healthcare. Because of this they have one of the highest mortality rates in South Asia. Working to support these people and connect them to the incredible female doctors in the region is DoctHE…

1
5: Powering future growth - The Boost story 22:13

29d ago22:13

22:13

In this episode, we head to Sub-Saharan Africa where, did you know, there are over 100 million informal small businesses in Africa, that contribute to 70% of the continent’s employment? Working to support these people and connect them to the global economy is Boost Technology – an incredible B2B commerce platform powering growth for Africa’s conven…

1
4: Powered by people, for people 21:23

29d ago21:23

21:23

In this episode we are going global! We’re focusing on a company using tech for good, to level the playing field in over 70 countries for local creators. Did you know that while the World Economic Forum forecasts that the handmade and small-batch sector will reach $1 trillion by 2024, the sector has historically lacked investment, digitisation and …

1
3: Success with meaning - The Mr Green Story 26:14

29d ago26:14

26:14

This time the ‘We TRANSFORM lives’ podcast we heads to Kenya, to learn more about a company which has found success in sustainability. In a country struggling with excess uncollected waste and terrible waste working conditions, Mr Green Africa is trading recyclable materials while achieving tangible social and environmental impact. Host Dhruti Shah…

1
2: Safety through Sanitation - The Bhumijo Story 27:45

29d ago27:45

27:45

In this next episode of the ‘We TRANSFORM lives’ podcast we travel to Bangladesh. Did you know that Dhaka has a population of over 5 million people and yet only 50 public toilets? Working to change this is Bhumijo – an incredible enterprise that believes that access to clean and safe public toilets is a basic human right. Host Dhruti Shah speaks wi…

1
1: A Waste Free World – The WeCyclers Story 33:47

29d ago33:47

33:47

In this first episode of the We TRANSFORM lives podcast we travel to Lagos, where, did you know that residents generate 15,000 tons of waste per day, of which only 40% is collected? Working to combat this is WeCyclers - the pioneering rewards-for-recycling platform, incentivising people in low-income communities to exchange recyclable waste. Host D…

1
The Final Episode - Surf Hypnosis For You! 27:40

12M ago27:40

27:40

Are you ready to become your most confident, fluid, in-tune surfer? Go to 5:19 for a Surf Hypnosis Meditation - BUT NOT WHILE DRIVING! And now, a brief farewell, dear friends. I began these conversations three years ago with women surfers to find out if surfing had transformed them as profoundly as it had me. Check! It has been such a gift to inter…

1
REWIND - Dr. Candice Myhre - Kauai, HI - From Season 1, Ep 2 1:11:24

1+ y ago1:11:24

1:11:24

REWIND UPDATE: Just a short 32 months ago (!!!) I interviewed the spectacular ER Doctor, Candice Myhre, who saves surfers and regular humans from death and destruction on the regular. In that episode, she mentioned a book she was planning to write, and now she’s done it! Well, ALMOST done it! Her manuscript for Sex, Surf, Sutures, Scars: A Surf Doc…

1
REWIND - Aurélie Madec - The Very First Dropping In Podcast! 1:03:31

1+ y ago1:03:31

1:03:31

REWIND TIME! Two and a half years ago, I paddled through an impact zone of technophobia, stagefright, and impostor syndrome to launch an experiment called the Dropping In To Power podcast. My question: Had other women's lives been transformed by surfing like mine had, and did they want to talk about it, and did anyone want to listen? Yes, yes, and …

1
"Auntie Mo" - Maureen McNamara - Maine 1:23:46

2y ago1:23:46

1:23:46

"Auntie Mo" - Maureen McNamara - Maine On Halloween of 2023, when Surfline shared her (now viral) video, we fell in love with a salty New England surfer hurling clean insults and sage advice to an offending “whippasnappa” in the lineup. “Auntie Mo” barreled into our hearts and has since graced our feeds with her elixir of deep surf knowledge, self-…

1
Mermaid's Lament - Island of Hawaii 1:12:24

2y ago1:12:24

1:12:24

“Moments before drowning, she became the sea.” - Mermaid’s Lament In this episode, we temporarily ditch our surfboards and plunge into the raw power of the ocean, its intersection with salvation, and creativity. I talk with the director and stars of Mermaid’s Lament, a film about trauma, grief, resilience, imagination and…mermaids! Shot entirely on…

1
Victoria Feige, Vancouver and North Shore, Hawaii 1:17:26

2y ago1:17:26

1:17:26

Para surfer Victoria Feige, the winningest female adaptive surfer on record, unveils her inner nerd and offers us a breakthrough that will rock your world: a simple, visual explanation of the mechanics of the DUCK DIVE and WAVE MECHANICS. I promise, you will have an AHA moment! At heart, beyond her injury, Victoria is just a girl who LOVES to surf …

1
Mindy Pennybacker - Oahu, Hawai'i 1:27:35

2y ago1:27:35

1:27:35

🏄‍♀️“Surfing well with a smile is the best revenge.” Mindy Pennybacker 🏄‍♀️ Mindy Pennybacker, lifelong soul surfer, author, journalist, and surf columnist for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, just released the gorgeous tome, Surfing Sisterhood Hawaii, a history, celebration, and, really, guidebook for how women have ruled and can rule the waves! Her …

1
BONUS (RANT) EPISODE: Get Out Your Pom Poms! Women Pro Surfers Need Our Cheers, Today!! 30:40

2+ y ago30:40

30:40

One of the joys of women flocking to the water is how we are learning to cheer for one another. (I know, some of us, ahem, are still working on this on particular days and in particular conditions.) This is NOT something we are raised with, cheering for other women, especially successful ones. We come up against our own competitive feelings (no one…

1
Dr. Stephanie Han, Honolulu, Oahu 1:09:01

2+ y ago1:09:01

1:09:01

“To be in the water like this is to be in movement to a musical note, it is to be one with color while painting, to be with a line while drawing.” From the upcoming, Break. Dr. Stephanie Han, Korean-American author, educator, speaker and self-proclaimed “bad surfer” came to surfing with a dream - to stop the splintering of her family. Instead, the …

1
Melissa Volker, South Africa 1:17:07

2+ y ago1:17:07

1:17:07

Melissa Volker found a way to obsess about surfing in any conditions--by obsessing about writing about surfing! A mid-life blooming writer and water woman from South Africa, Melissa’s delicious fiction blends “surf noir” with “environmental romance suspense.” (Check out the addictive Shadow Flicker!) In our pod, we chat about the coastal topography…

1
Lena Siebertz, Cold Water Sirens, Northern Germany and Denmark 59:51

2+ y ago59:51

59:51

Lena Siebertz, founder of Cold Water Sirens, not only braves near-freezing conditions, but relishes them. In temps as low as 37F/2.7C, Lena is forging a community of feminist surfers in Northern Germany and Denmark to transform surf culture beyond the old competitive paradigm, using cold water as part of the reset. Lena and I bonded over surfing he…

1
Jade Chang Sheppard, Los Angeles, Oahu and Popoyo, Nicaragua 1:08:40

2+ y ago1:08:40

1:08:40

“If I didn’t have this fear, what could be better?” Jade Chang Sheppard has made it her mission to inspire women to ask and answer that question. On the surface, she seems to have fear *licked*. She built her own fortune in her 20s, birthed 3 gorgeous kids, had a successful marriage *and* divorce. She redesigned her life during a “mid-life awakenin…

1
Lifeguard Jessie Kilgour - Outer Banks, North Carolina 1:18:00

2+ y ago1:18:00

1:18:00

Are you a tasty treat for a shark during your period? Finally an answer to the question that plagues every woman surfer, at least once a month! Lifeguard Jessie Kilgour has a pretty strong take on the subject, but you’ll have to get to the end to find out. You’ll want to, though, as Jessie brings a fresh take on everything from where she surfs, to …

1
Injury Interlude -Sheila Takes A Fin to the Head and Has an Epiphany 22:51

2+ y ago22:51

22:51

What a start to Season 2! I had a serious surf accident last week with a major head trauma - so I thought, why not do a mini-podcast with a concussion!? This is a little "bonus episode" of me sharing the blow-by-blow of what happened, and the epiphany I had on the other side of the miracle. Coming soon: I have four *amazing* women lined up for podc…

1
Junko Yamasaki - New South Wales, Australia 49:42

3y ago49:42

49:42

Junko Yamasaki went on holiday to Australia from her native Japan at 20 years old, and never looked back. Breaking away from her culture’s traditional expectations, she trailblazed a life fueled by curiosity, compassion and courage. Over her 52 years, she has embodied many aspects of both personal and professional womanhood - daughter, sister, wife…

1
Surfer Stacey Mac - Costa Rica 1:10:58

3y ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Starting at 43 in Boston (!!!), Surfer Stacey Mac rocketed into a pro career as a SUP surfer, defining diehard as she chased hurricanes across state lines to hone her skills. A natural adrenaline junkie, Stacey funneled her focus into her newfound passion, creating a career as a competitor, judge and instructor and moving full time to Costa Rica. B…

1
Jenni Lund - Kona and Costa Rica 1:11:06

3y ago1:11:06

1:11:06

Jenni had become expert at many sports, vocations, missions, but, at 55, living in Hawai’i, she was still ruled by an old story of “I can’t surf, I’m too old to learn, it’s never going to happen.” When Covid hit, she found herself surrendered to the call she had been hearing her whole life, breaking through the fear and doubt, and committing. And d…

1
Curvy Surfer Girl Elizabeth Sneed, Honolulu, Hawaii 1:27:23

3y ago1:27:23

1:27:23

Elizabeth has overcome so many obstacles on her shero’s journey to becoming the Curvy Surfer Girl - a harrowing childhood, very real near drowning, a landlocked life, and zero representation of surfers who look like her. She has not only returned from her ordeal with shining success, but she has brought back an elixir--her gift of inspiring and upl…

1
Captain McKenzie Clark - Kona, Hawaii 1:23:44

3+ y ago1:23:44

1:23:44

McKenzie Clark is a self-made waterwoman who headed to Kona on her own at the tender age of 18--with a mission. Her life since has been a testimonial of courage, adventure, humility, and badassery. From solo adventures around the world with a backpack and a Lonely Planet book, to surviving a shark attack, to getting her captain’s license in her 40s…

1
Sara Wright - Join Surfing Moms - Santa Cruz 46:13

3+ y ago46:13

46:13

Surfer moms—current and future—this podcast is for you! My guest is a newly minted mama fitness trainer, and the founder of Santa Cruz's chapter of Join Surfing Moms, a non-profit that helps moms get their much-needed waves. Sara's story is so important for moms to hear! She grew up surfing, but even with all that experience, she lost her confidenc…

1
Gabi Del Rosario - Cabangan, Zambales, Philippines 1:04:44

3+ y ago1:04:44

1:04:44

Gabi Del Rosario entered the sea in a shroud of grief and emerged like the proverbial butterfly from her chrysalis! This Manila city girl unexpectedly found herself in Covid lockdown on the Philippine coast, where everything about her life transformed. At first, surfing was not even in her consciousness, but the sudden death of her father drew her …

1
Regina Orlando, Kona and Oregon 1:07:42

3+ y ago1:07:42

1:07:42

After 13 years, Regina left the surfer's paradise she had created in the mythical blue waters of Kona to answer another kind of deep blue call—becoming a police officer! In her 40s! On the mainland! In a city! This courageous life choice required her stepping away from the relationship she had cultivated with the water as a surfer, free diver and p…

1
Ivana Bajic Nature of Surf Women 53:49

3+ y ago53:49

53:49

“If you drop in with a full heart, you are going to get in return something bigger, stronger, and better than you could ever imagine.” Ivana Bajic’s gorgeous interactive multi-media project, Nature of Surf Women, is a real-time testament to her credo, and documentary evidence of the transformational power of surf. Ivana grew up as a girl in Serbia,…

1
Jeanne Fernandez-McShane Nosara, Costa Rica 1:04:50

4y ago1:04:50

1:04:50

It’s never EVER too late, and never EVER not possible! Meet Jeanne Fernandez-McShane, who at 67, has just started her surfing journey, and she is fierce! She is such an incredibly accomplished woman, you will want to just vibe on her grit! Jeanne’s story is a little different - rather than her whole life transforming from surfing, she brings her li…

1
Kris Primacio, CEO of the International Surf Therapy Organization (ISTO) 1:06:05

4y ago1:06:05

1:06:05

My guest this week is the phenomenal Kris Primacio, co-founder and CEO of the International Surf Therapy Organization (ISTO, https://intlsurftherapy.org/) Kris started surfing at 41 ,and in 10 short years metamorphosed her life into a sea-salty dream she never even knew she had. She starts her days frothing in the lineup, then peels off her wetsuit…

1
Me, Myself & I - Sheila Gallien, Kona, Hawaii 50:36

4y ago50:36

50:36

My own sudden health crisis derailed the interviews I had set up with amazing women, but, like paddling through an endless impact zone, I knew I had to keep going! This episode is me interviewing me - awkwardness and all - and telling my own story of transformation, TMI included. It definitely mirrors my surfing - moments of inspiration and flow, a…

1
Dr. Candice Myhre - Kauai, HI 1:07:00

4y ago1:07:00

1:07:00

Today’s guest is Dr. Candice Myhre, @drcandysurfvival, surf doctor, ER doctor, mermazing surfer, and champion for equality for women in two male-dominated arenas - medicine and surfing. Coming from a surf city where women were not welcome in the lineup, it took a friend flaking on her to send her on the adventure that would change the trajectory of…

1
Aurélie Madec - Cornwall, UK 57:01

4y ago57:01

57:01

My very first guest is Aurélie Madec, a born storyteller with a divine accent. Aurélie is a teacher, surfer, and mother, who sculpted her career and life around her passion for surfing. In our conversation, she shares many pieces of her life, from her pioneering grandmother, having to save pocket money for her first board, traveling the whole world…

1
#17 Head-Dwellers (People stuck in their heads) 20:22

6+ y ago20:22

20:22

An IT worker, lost in the information age and stuck in her head, reconnects with her heart and belly--and finds a better way of using her mind--through lessons in effective personal information processing. Sounds impossible, but listen to how she does it!

1
#16 Thriving in a toxic environment 15:24

6+ y ago15:24

15:24

A portrayal of an activities director in a care community who, with the help of her natal chart, is shocked to find out she is in the wrong profession because she has been entranced into loving people more than living out her own potential. Listen in as this dilemma is resolved with the support of holistic mentoring sessions.…

1
#15 Transforming outdated notions of leadership 18:05

6+ y ago18:05

18:05

This podcast tells of a prominent CEO who, stuck in an inherited and outdated vision of leadership, finds he is living next door to himself and at war with his employees--until the insights from his natal chart, supported by holistic mentoring, jolt him into turning things around. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs who may be successful in the…

1
#14 Living apart together seen from the perspective of a natal chart can make for an excellent marriage 14:12

9+ y ago14:12

14:12

Francine portrays the story of a retired lawyer who, with his marriage on the cliffs, learns from his natal chart some surprising news about his real nature and, through holistic mentoring sessions, is challenged to start a new career in love and life.

1
#13 Manic activity in entrepreneurs recalibrated through online holistic mentoring sessions 19:17

9+ y ago19:17

19:17

Hans tells the story of a successful entrepreneur who races through life like a motorcycle and leaves a trail of devastation in her wake. Why? Surprisingly, because she is unaware she’s blocking her innate idealism and unable to live it out as an adult. As her natal chart detonates her awareness, holistic mentoring enables her to activate new behav…

1
#12 Poor self-assertion and lifelong passivity are ideal targets for online holistic mentoring sessions and the catalyzing insights of a natal chart 15:26

9+ y ago15:26

15:26

In this story of an unhappy woman, Francine explores what has made her fail her entire life to stand up for herself. With help of her chart, she shows the woman how she can turn this around and, through holistic mentoring sessions, trains her to assert her own needs and desires. Sounds hard to do? Listen to how it can be done!…

1
#11 Retirement made fulfilling and joyful with help of online holistic mentoring sessions 18:02

9+ y ago18:02

18:02

Hans tells the story of an elderly woman who, exhausted from a life of service, faces a bleak retirement. Yet through holistic mentoring sessions and the help of her natal chart, she finds a way to connect an old heartfelt ambition with a newly developed skill to add color and energy to her life.

1
#10 High-level managers stand greater chances at success by developing self-mastery and a self-organizing inner team through holistic mentoring and insights from their natal charts 16:59

9+ y ago16:59

16:59

Francine tells the story of a brilliant grants manager who is facing a tough choice: losing her job by continuing to allow her inner jungle to emerge at work, or saving it by facing and taming her wild inner forces with the possibility of enjoying the added bonus of inner peace.

1
#9 Type A performers enrich their lives by discovering new dimensions of themselves with the help of online holistic mentoring sessions 22:57

9+ y ago22:57

22:57

Hans narrates the story of A high-level manager who, thinking he has his life under control, inexplicably falls victim to explosions of anger. Encouraged in mentoring sessions to face these, and what lies beneath them, and guided by the insights of his natal chart, he manages to live his life quite differently.…

1
#8 Empowering therapists to identify and overcome their personal weaknesses through holistic mentoring 13:17

9+ y ago13:17

13:17

Francine narrates the story of a successful psychotherapist whohas no idea why she feels flat and empty and has no satisfyingpersonal life. Find out how she manages to create one bydiscovering and integrating her shadow side through holisticmentoring and the insights of her natal chart.

1
#7 Clarifying artists’ career visions through a holistic assessment of their creativity assisted by insights from their natal charts 24:43

9+ y ago24:43

24:43

In this podcast by Hans, a failing artist, who learns he hasmistaken his epiphany for his life’s work, struggles to readjusthis career goals and mend his personal life during online holisticmentoring sessions. Inspiring for anyone attempting to balance apersonal life with creative endeavors.

1
#6 Retirement can be greatly enriched by exploring and developing one’s unlived potential through online holistic mentoring sessions 13:49

9+ y ago13:49

13:49

In this podcast, Francine spotlights a retired banker who alwayslived to please his wife instead of his own heart. Because of thishe finds himself stuck in the suburbs and is ready to give up onlife until his natal chart reveals his neglected moral side, andholistic mentoring sessions open up for him an unexpected path tojoy and self-fulfillment.…

1
#5 Cubicle workers become out-of-the-cubicle actors creating alternative careers with the help of their natal charts and online holistic mentoring sessions 22:07

9+ y ago22:07

22:07

Portrayed by Hans, an unhappy longtime cubicle worker, realizingthe career mistake she has made, taps into seemingly lost dreamsand hidden talents to joyfully engineer a brand new career. Enjoyhearing how she does this.

المدونة الصوتية تستحق الاستماع

Transformational Stories بودكاست

المدونة الصوتية تستحق الاستماع

دليل مرجعي سريع