Back to Life

For this episode of the Back to Life podcast, Danny sat down to talk with Michael Baclawski, a dedicated wellness and fitness educator with an extensive career spanning two decades. He currently serves as an educator at Catasauqua High School, where he has passionately guided students toward healthier lifestyles and personal growth throughout his career.

Beyond his role as an educator, Michael has actively contributed to the local youth sports community as a soccer coach within the district and now lends his expertise to the Bethlehem Soccer Club by coaching two travel teams. He also serves on the soccer club's board where he plays an integral role in shaping the future of young athletes. In addition to his professional pursuits, Michael is a dedicated and loving father to three daughters and a devoted husband to his wife.

Michael's knowledge and insights extend beyond the classroom and soccer pitch. He is a seasoned presenter, having shared his wisdom and experiences at various conferences and seminars, where his strategies for personal development, wellness, and leadership have inspired and empowered countless individuals.

During the conversation, Michael also opens up about the strategies and mindset that have made him an effective educator and coach and delves into the challenges he's faced personally and professionally, providing invaluable tools that anyone, from educators to leaders in any industry, can use to overcome obstacles and become the best version of themselves.

Join us as we explore Michael's journey, learn from his experiences, and gain practical strategies for leading and teaching with purpose, resilience, and unwavering dedication.

Tune in for a dose of inspiration and actionable advice that can elevate your leadership and teaching game, no matter where your path takes you.

When most people think of a cult, there’s horns and sacrifices involved. Many people don’t realize how deceiving and manipulative cults truly are. Hoyt Richards, a model and actor, fell victim to the manipulation and tactics practiced by a cult group. After 20 years of committing his life to his cult community, Hoyt recognized it for what it truly was and began his journey of recovery.

In this conversation, Danny Bader and Hoyt cover the dynamics of a cult, the process of escaping, and how to recover from a traumatic experience. To hear more about Hoyt’s experience and enlightening insight on cultic practices, tune into this episode of Back to Life.

Show Highlights:

• Transitioning from a football career to a full-time modeling career
• Surviving a cult
• How cultic members raise stakes and control people emotionally
• The way narcissists manipulate individuals
• Informing people to raise awareness to vulnerability
• How faith is shaken after experiencing extreme religious groups
• How cult leaders manipulate people into cults
• The different forms that cults can take
• The catalyst behind cults
• The realization process of recognizing you’re in a cult
• Maintaining a public persona despite what’s going on behind the scenes
• Sharing information to give people a chance to help themselves
• Experiences with having an intervention
• Beginning to question cultic beliefs
• The process of escaping a cult
• Getting accused of blasphemy and punished within the cult
• Harboring resentment and enduring assault
• Recovering from a highly abusive and controlling environment
• Becoming your own worst enemy
• Embracing the truth and articulating it to others
• How being in a cult impacts everyone around you
• Using creative arts to rebuild self esteem
• The depth of empathy that develops from experiencing trauma
• Red flags that lead to manipulation and control
• Using negative situations to benefit our lives
• Owning your story
• Making a direct impact in your life

Links:

https://www.dannybader.com/podcast

Our guest for today's podcast is Vince Pappas, and he tells his story of growing up, getting his first job, going to night-school while working full-time, and then having a moment of decision where he knew that he was going to start his own company.

When Vince began a business with his two partners, they turned $35,000 in their first year. Over the years, he and his team weathered the storms of two recessions and they grew the company to a whopping $100,000,000. Be sure to tune in, to find out more!

Vince is a great entrepreneur and a wonderful family man! Today, you will hear him talk about the things that really matter, like curiosity, mindset, vision, leading with your heart, and being of service to others. This kind of wisdom is very valuable, not only when applied to a business, but also in the way we build our families and friendships, and how we live our lives in general. Listen in today, to hear Vince sharing his wisdom and insights for living a successful and fulfilling life!

Show Highlights:

• Vince talks about his life growing up, going to high school, and going to college.
• In 1975, when Vince was 20 years old, he started working for Philadelphia Resins. He worked in their Phillystran division, and there, he was introduced to Kevlar before it even had a name.
• Something clicked for Vince when he was first introduced to Kevlar.
• Between 1975 and 1983, Vince gained invaluable experience working for Philadelphia Resins. He eventually became the general manager of the company.
• While working at Philadelphia Resins, Vince also attended night school. He would learn something at night school and then go into work the next day and put it directly into practice.
• Failure is part of life, so you have to experience failure before you find success.
• Vince talks about the best leader that he ever studied under. He taught Vince the human side of what works in business.
• At 26-years old, Vince was running the company he worked for. He found this very challenging because he lacked the educational background.
• Doing some incredible problem-solving for a Dutch company earned Vince a fantastic job.
• Vince talks about the birth, and the first five years, of his company, Fiber-Line.
• Treating people right is the key to success.
• The start of the fiber optics cable market was something big for Vince.
• Throughout the 1990s, Fiber-Line grew 30-40% every year.
• Vince shares his philosophy about profit-sharing with his employees.
• Aligning the goals of the employees with those of the company creates a win-win situation for everyone.
• Empathy is a key component to success. Always treat other people in the way that you would like to be treated.
• Although Vince and his partners recently sold Fiber-Line to a private equity company, they have still retained 30% of the business.
• Vince distills his years of experience into three valuable lessons.
• Internal confidence is the difference between failure and success.

Vince Pappas shares his personal story on Facebook

Today’s guest has an unconventionally inspiring story! Known as the Millionaire Medium to many, Lisa Jones has a unique gift of being able to communicate with the supernatural. Lisa has learned how to tap into her innate ability to bring peace and confirmation to many individuals' lives.

Life has brought her many opportunities to bring solace into the lives of grieving family members and to provide insight for corporate workers. To learn more about Lisa’s remarkable talent and how you can tap into your own spirituality join Danny Bader in this interview on Back to Life.

Show Highlights:

• Lisa’s out of body experience and how she became a Millionaire Medium
• Lisa’s first experiences with feeling the supernatural and interacting with spirits
• Getting involved in corporate America and the influence spirituality had in Lisa’s position
• Creating the life of your dreams and not living to please someone else
• Paying attention to the signs life gives you
• How Lisa’s career as a medium unfolded
• How Lisa uses her gift to shine light on death in corporate
• Interactions Lisa has had that spread tranquility for others
• Methods to connect with your own Divine wisdom for people in corporate and for people who have lost a loved one
• Practices to connect with your spirit
• Embracing death and using it to improve the quality of life

Links:

Contact Danny:

https://www.dannybader.com

Contact Lisa:

Get Lisa's Book - Living Happy After Loss

[email protected]

https://www.millionairemedium.com

Brant Menswar is the CEO and founder of Black Sheep Foundry LLC, a boutique leadership development agency that teaches people and organizations how to cultivate values-based leadership through his acclaimed book Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You.

He has been called "America's Personal Development Coach" having appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX and has worked with companies like Netflix, Verizon, Hilton, Microsoft, ESPN, Sony Pictures Entertainment and dozens more to become values-driven organizations.

Brant is a best-selling author, named one of the country's top speakers and has helped more than 10,000 people discover their non-negotiable values. His keynotes transcend mere speaking and information-sharing to a powerful, moving conversation designed to re-engage even the most apathetic of employees.

His books and podcast expand on his ground-breaking work around values-based leadership described as “disarmingly simple and incredibly powerful.” His engaging techniques of focusing on the values that unite and connect us, rather than the differences that divide us has enabled him to bridge the gap across corporate boardrooms, political aisles and family dinner tables.

Brant is certified in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University and is on a mission to help organizations create a high-performing connected culture.