S2 - Episode 5 - Amy Quesenberry - Start with Compassion

02/26/25 • 27 min

In this inspiring episode, Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, and Randy McNeely - Captain Kindman, sit down with compassion advocate Amy Quesenberry. Amy shares the story of how her new doctor stepped into the shoes of a kindness hero and made her feel seen, heard, and safe. She also shares how that experience and many other life lessons led to her becoming the wonderful compassion advocate that she is. We learn about the impact compassion can have in the workplace and in our personal lives as Amy unpacks the "Compassion Framework." and the power of showing up. We also tease her new "Infuse Compassion" podcast with the first episode releasing on March 4th.

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After years in corporate life, Amy took a transformative journey of self-discovery, resulting in her acclaimed Start With CompassionTM framework and awakening to the power of showing up.

Amy is a keynote speaker known for her raw authenticity, passion, and ability to transform lives. She’s been a leader in the STEM field for over 20 years and currently serves as the Director of Training and Organizational Development at RICK Engineering. Residing in San Diego, she has shared her wisdom at platforms like the Womentech Network Global Conference and TTEC’s Women’s Leadership group.
As a certified organizational development coach with a Bachelors in Business Management and a Masters in Organizational Leadership, Amy balances her life with cooking, reading, writing poetry, running, and cycling on her Peloton bike.
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Connect with Amy:
Website: https://startwithcompassion.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-quesenberry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startwithcompassion/
X: https://twitter.com/sw_compassion
Instagram: https://instagram.com/start_with_compassion
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startwithcompassion
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@startwithcompassion

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After years in corporate life, Amy took a transformative journey of self-discovery, resulting in her acclaimed Start With CompassionTM framework and awakening to the power of showing up.

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S2 - Episode 4 - Stacy Shewey - Hand 4 Life - Building Generational Kindness

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Senior orphans. How many of us think about that fact that young people aren't the only ones orphaned, without family to care for them?

Our inspiring guest Stacy Shewey does! In fact she's thought of them so much, along with young orphans, She determined to find a way to bring both generations together to lift, build, and strengthen each other, to build generational kindness in ways they wouldn't be able to otherwise.

Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, my co-host was unable to join us this week due to some personal needs. But you can join me, Randy McNeely - AKA Captain Kindman, as I interview the amazing Stacy Shewey and learn about her wonderful organization - Hands 4 Life.

Listen and learn:

How one persons perspective on kindness change the trajectory of Stacy's life and how she felt and thought about kindness forever.
How Hands 4 Life is bringing the older and younger generations together and creating ripples of generational kindness.
Discover how the interactions between both groups are lifting, building and strengthening their lives.
How Stacy has turned the tragic loss of her son in 2022 into a stepping stone and a driver her behind her efforts at Hands 4 Life.

Get these nuggets, and so much more. Take a listen. You'll be glad you did.

PERSONAL APPLICATION

As you wrap up you listening, take a few minutes and ask yourself the following questions:

What did I learn?
How is it applicable to me?
What am I going to do about it?

Take the time to answer those questions, then make a plan, and take action. Together, through kindness, we can change the world. Why? Because WITH KINDNESS, EVERYBODY WINS!

Connect with Stacy:

Website: http://h4lworld.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hands4LifeIntl

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hands4lifeintl

X: https://www.twitter.com/Hands4I

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Kindness Worldwide - Be the Change You Want to See in the World - Kevin Smith

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What if you could be part of a movement that is making the world a brighter, happier, more peaceful place? If you knew that this movement would allow you to step up and step into the shoes of a kindness hero every day, delivering love through simple acts of kindness, WOULD YOU BE IN?
If you said yes, then this episode is a must listen!
Our guest today is a financial advisor turned kindness advocate and kindness movement creator, the amazing founder of Kindness Worldwide Kevin Smith. Listen to learn more about the "Why" behind Kevin's kindness advocacy and how you can be part of the kindness story and help build cultures of kindness around the world!
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WARNING: Parts of the conversation at the beginning of this episode get rather heavy as there is some discussion of the recent tragic events involving a shooting in York, PA, Kevin's hometown. The events are only touched on briefly, and the focus shifts to discussing the solutions kindness can provide to prevent and also recover from such tragedies and create the change we want to see in the world.
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Connect with Kevin:
Website: https://kindnessworldwide.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kindnessweekofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindnessweekofficial/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-smith-a0040a19/
Linkedin - Kindness Worldwide: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kindness-week-worldwide/

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