Positive Blatherings Podcast

Framing Your Happiness, with Allison Nichols - I had the pleasure of Blathering with a kindred spirit. Allison Nichols is the owner and resident artist at Creativ Framing & Design at the fabulous Made on State complex in the High Falls District of Rochester, NY. She has been able to Frame her own happiness by following her artistic soul into business for herself. This Blathering touches on many themes but the one that really touched me was accountability of self. She can be found at CreativFramingAndDesign.com and on social media Creativ Framing and Design

Mark Gruba is a respected face in the Rochester, NY community. He has been doing the morning show on WROC News 8 for many years. He started out in sports and never even considered the path that led him here. His a family man, trustworthy journalist and enjoys a good joke. I always enjoy speaking with Mark and this time he was my captive for 40 minutes. Come Blather with us.

Becca Delaney Johnson is quiet, timid and shy. So, if you didn't just laugh outloud then you clearly don't know Becca! The CEO of The Cause Collaborative Cause Collab, Becca has helped to define something now known as Cause Marketing. Her business caters to Not-For-Profit organizations...but the business is very much for-profit! However, she has carved a thoughtful and successful niche in this space, helping organizations spend their marketing dollars effectively all while designing strategies and dreaming up ways to get their Cause out to the world. This Blathering went by so fast for me and I am sure you will have fun. Becca has gone from the Ground Up in most everything in life and is still striving to make a change and improve the world, while taking care of her family and putting smiles on people's faces. Blather with us!

Allison Roberts was my guest for episode 53 and we never got to talk about this amazing business she has helped create and build. Today, I Blather with the leadership of Impact Interactive, which is "A Theatre-based Approach to Professional Learning". They help businesses and organizations train their staff on many issues, including sexual harassment and racism. Join me with Allison, Jodie Beckwith and Jonathan Ntheketha as we discuss this vital and fun way of helping our world make the change we all want to see. Find them at impactinteractive.org

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide. Today's guest has taken her situation in life and made it work for her. Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana was a sickly girl in South Florida who became the auto-immune warrior of Western New York. Learn about how she started LupusChick.com and took her "little blog" to an inspiring social movement.