Welcome to An Inspired Life – a podcast designed to spark the flame of inspiration within you and guide you on a journey to becoming the best version of yourself. Life’s challenges may knock us down, but it’s our superpower of resilience that allows us to rise, dust off our capes, and keep moving forward. At the heart of this podcast are Triumphant Stories To Fuel Your Purpose — a slogan we hold dear, representing the resilience and triumph over adversities that fuel our life’s purpose.
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The podcast from the event formerly known as Inspirefest. From 2020 it will be Future Human - same great team, same great curators, fresh new look, venue and format. We showcase the people shaping the next phase of human existence. This podcast series was recorded at the fifth and final year of Inspirefest in May 2019, and reflects our move toward placing the Human at the centre of all research, innovation and business – a theme that will be at the centre of our new event, which takes place ...
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Everyone has a teacher who had a lasting impact on their lives. Teachers are one of the most important members of our society. Reggie Selma shares his favorite teachers who helped him to become who he is today.Von Reggie Selma
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3 | Words Can Make or Break You: How Reggie Selma Inspired His Former Classmate Without Knowing It
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They say, words are powerful. They are instrumental in the expression of our thoughts and feelings. You can make or break a person through your words. Reggie, on the other hand, had inspired one of his classmates without even knowing it. It is great to always be kind to people. You don't really know how much you can improve one's life by just being…
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Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless. In our younger days, many of us experienced pressure from peers. Reggie Selma looks back to his younger days where at a young age, he proved that he can already say NO even if it was hard for him to do so.Von Reggie Selma
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5 | Special Guest: Pamela Bardhi, Serial Entrepreneur: Attitude of a Champion, Hustle Like An Underdog
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Pamela Bardhi immigrated to the U.S when she was 5 Years old from Albania and started in small business at her family pizza shop in Boston when she was 10 years old. Her educational background includes Stonehill College, Babson College & Harvard Business School. She's the founder of the Mosché Group, Mosché Development, Mosché Construction, and B. …
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The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, and in the tradition of Bodhisattva, he has spent his life committed to benefiting humanity. Reggie Selma had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and fild The Dalai Lama.Von Reggie Selma
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For over 30 years, Reggie Selma was one of CNN's most dedicated and knowledgeable photojournalists based in their Washington, D. C. bureau. For more than 30 years, Reggie was one of CNN’s most dedicated and knowledgeable photojournalists. He has traveled extensively across the globe, filming every U.S. president from Reagan to Obama, as well as cov…
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Reggie Selma's short story about him meeting Queen ElizabethVon Reggie Selma
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8 | Peek Behind The Curtain: Mother Teresa, St. Teresa of Calcutta Talked Reggie Into “ Her Great Escape from the White House.” A Hilarious Episode
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Mother Teresa, the elderly Roman Catholic nun from Calcutta, India, who serves the sick, dying and destitute, received the Medal of Freedom from President Reagan, who called her a ″citizen of the world.″ Mother Teresa, was canonized on September 4, 2016, as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.Von Reggie Selma
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9 | A Crisis Within a Crisis: African-Americans and Police Brutality in America
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Joseph McClendon III is an ultimate performance specialist that has impacted millions of people to change their lives for the better. Joseph discuss his approach to beginning to heal the deep racial wounds that plague America. With the proven results that he has seen in the millions of people he has helped, Joseph has found a way for the United Sta…
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10 | Rebekah Gregory on Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombings and Her Life Purpose
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Rebekah Gregory is a nationally recognized public speaker and author whose life was forever changed due to the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. She shares the harrowing story of that day with her son and how losing her leg helped her find her purpose in life.Von Reggie Selma
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Bill Clinton, byname of William Jefferson Clinton, original name William Jefferson Blythe III, (born August 19, 1946, Hope, Arkansas, U.S.), 42nd president of the United States (1993–2001), who oversaw the country’s longest peacetime economic expansion.Von Reggie Selma
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12 | One of the Country's Top Police Official’s Offers Solutions to the Problem of African-Americans and Police
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Peter Newsham, was the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia from January 2017 to January 2021.Von Reggie Selma
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13 | One of the Country's Top Immigration Lawyers Gives Thoughtful and Compassionate Views On Immigration
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Sarah K. Peterson is the founder of SPS Immigration PLLC based in Minneapolis, MN. Her employment-based practice focuses on physicians, academia, start-ups, and high-tech companies. Peterson actively participates in the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on both a local and national level. She has served as Chair of AILA’s DOL liaison …
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14 | Peek Behind the Curtain: Reggie Shares a Conversation He Had with One of the World’s Most Influential and Inspirational Leaders of the 20th Century, Nelson Mandela. He Taught Reggie a Valuable Lesson ...
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.Von Reggie Selma
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15 | Professor Christine Kinealy, World Renowned Expert on Frederick Douglass, and His Transformative Time in Ireland
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Professor Christine Kinealy, an internationally acclaimed expert on the impact of the Great Irish Famine as well as the relationship between poverty and famine in India, Spain, Canada, France, Finland and New Zealand. She has spoken to invited audiences in the British Parliament and in the U.S. Congress. Christine Kinealy, Professor of History and …
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16 | The Second Lady of Pennsylvania Turned a Racist Attack into a Platform of Healing
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Gisele Barreto Fetterman, wife of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, was verbally attacked by a woman in a racist and hateful rant while shopping at her local grocery store. After an investigation by local police the woman was identified, but Gisele refused to press charges. Instead she used this disturbing experience by telling people to teach each other lo…
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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism.Von Reggie Selma
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18 | What the Government Can Do to Fix Policing in America, Rev. Cornell William Brooks Shares Solutions on Policing and African Americans
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Rev. Cornell William Brooks, Former President and CEO of the NAACP - America’s oldest Civil Rights organization, A fourth-generation ordained minister, civil rights attorney, social justice activist, coalition builder and writerVon Reggie Selma
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19 | What Does it Take to Become a NASA Space Doctor? Dr Ann Tsung Shares How She Turned Her Passion of Space into Becoming One of The Country’s Leading Doctors in Our Space Program
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Ann Tsung, MD, MPH, an immigrant from Taiwan, is a physician who is triple board-certified in emergency, critical care, and preventive/aerospace medicine. She currently works full-time for NASA as the operational flight surgeon to care for astronauts, and work on missions to the International Space Station.…
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20 | Peek Behind the Curtain: In Another Brush With Greatness, Reggie Selma Shares a Conversation He Had With Barack Obama Just Before He Made History As America’s First African-American President
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Barack Obama II is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States.Von Reggie Selma
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21 | Peek Behind the Curtain: Reggie Selma Shares His Conversation with Civil Rights Leader and American Hero, Congressman John Lewis
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The late John Lewis was a congressman , Civil Rights leader, also an American Hero. His life was dedicated to justice for all. John Lewis also was a speaker at The March on Washington, in 1963, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic” I Have a Dream” speechVon Reggie Selma
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22 | Peek Behind the Curtain: Reggie Selma & President George H.W. Bush , America’s 41st president
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President George H.W. Bush was America’s 41st president.He also served as president Ronald Reagan’s Vice President. In an effort to bring traditional American values into the White House, he coined the phrase, “a kinder and gentler nation,” Bush brought to the White House a “dedication to traditional American values.”President Bush popularized the …
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23 | How Did a Knock on Billy Ekofo's Door Change His Life Forever in the midst of a Civil War in Central Africa?
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Billy Ekofo is the Assistant Director for Lead Management at Century 21 Redwood Realty. Prior to real estate, he worked in media production, business development and international education. Billy is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He lives in Ashburn with his wife and their two sons.…
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24 | Peek Behind the Curtain: Reggie's Encounter with the Fastest Woman in the World, Olympic Champion Florence Griffith Joyner
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Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, a combination of grace, beauty and excellence. Olympian Florence Joyner also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She is the fastest woman of all time; the world records she set in 198,8 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand.Von Reggie Selma
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25 | After Her Mother’s Devastating Illness, Cathy O'Brien Became a Crusader in Helping Others Navigate the Complicated Maze of Medicare
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Cathy O'Brien, Director of Education and Partnerships with Chapter, a technology driven Medicare Advisory Firm. Cathy has educated, transitioned, and advocated for thousands of Medicare-eligible Americans.Von Reggie Selma
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26 | Peek Behind the Curtain: Olympic Champion, Jesse Owens Shattered Adolf Hitler’s Myth of the Superior Aryan Race, by Winning 4 Gold Medals
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Olympic champion, Jesse Owens, not only shattered track and field records at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. But he shattered Adolf Hitler’s myth of the superior Aryan race, by winning 4 gold medals. Jesse Owens Refused to let the Nazi leader dim his laser focus of bringing home the Gold.Von Reggie Selma
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27 | Tanya Dyer, Once a High Profile Divorce Lawyer, She Changed Course by Following Her Faith and Listening to Her Heart
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Need to Break Free of Your Struggle? Tanya Dyer is a 22-year Divorce Lawyer, Founder of a High-Conflict Divorce Firm, Author of 'The Smart Guide to Life After Divorce', Mensa Member, Advanced Clinically Certified in Hypnotherapy, Metaphysics PhD Candidate, Spiritual Teacher, Speaker & Life Coach. She’s GOT you.…
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28 |Peek Behind the Curtain: Reggie Selma Shares His Emotional and Riveting Story on Surviving September 11th
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You’ll Be on the Edge of Your Seat as Reggie Selma Shares His Emotional and Riveting Story on Surviving 9/11, 20 Years Ago. The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the militant Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, Septemb…
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29 | Ari Schonbrun, a 9-11 Survivor, Was in Tower One at the World Trade Center When the First Plane Hit
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Ari Schonbrun gives you a riveting and chilling minute by minute account of how he escaped death thanks to several "Angels" along the way. Ari Schonbrun was the Chief Administrative Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald and Co., one of the world's leading financial services firms. He was responsible for overseeing and directing the day-to-day operations and…
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30 | Donna Shares Her Story as Sex Trafficking Survivor, Her Life in Prison and How She Helps Other Incarcerated Women
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Donna Hylton was sold into sex trafficking at the age of 7 by her mother. She served 27 years in prison for a crime she said she did not commit. Now her life’s mission is helping women avoid the pitfalls that caused her so much pain Donna Hylton is now one of America’s leading activist for incarcerated women. To learn more about Donna Hylton, read …
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Reggie shares one of his favorite family stories about his two daughters, Katie & Regina.
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32 | How to Weave Negative Energy into Healing Power. Special Guest, Jean Atman , One of the World's Leading Consciousness Coaches Shares Her Story How She Let Go of Fear & Worry Forever
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Jean Atman is a Soul Evolution Coach and Energy Medicine Specialist and is a leading expert on how to break free of negative life experiences - for good. She is well known in her industry as the go-to girl for helping people heal from toxic relationships and past traumas so that they can live a life filled with potential and ease. She has assisted …
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33 | Reggie Shares a Personal Story on Race in America, That Started When His Car Broke Down in a Small Southern Town
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Reggie shares a story that had a profound effect on him, regarding Race. It took place many years ago, as he was attending Miles College, a beautiful historically Black University, located in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.
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34 | Juliette Nelson had to Journey Halfway Around the World to Find Her True Purpose in Life
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Juliette Nelson is an educator, businesswoman, entrepreneur, choir director, and the author of the book, “Sharing My Lens: The College Experience”. She is the Founder and CEO of JUNURI, which equips students and professionals with the tools and resources to be successful in different areas of their lives.…
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Birds have inspired me throughout my entire life. They are messengers of peace. A message I received from one particular little bird on a beautiful autumn afternoon truly inspire me
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36 | Pamela Day Is Closing the Gap by Training Women to Be Truck Drivers to Solve America's Massive Supply Chain Disruptions
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Pamela Day is the owner and president of one of America’s most successful Truck Driving Schools, the Cross Country Truck Driving School. The lack of truck drivers is contributing to our Supply Chain problem. Pamela has a solution, she’s training more truck drivers, especially women.
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37 | Bren Herrera, America’s First Afro-Latina Celebrity TV Chef
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After years of hearing No, No No, now 60 million viewers can watch Bren's show, "Culture Kitchen" on Cleo TV. Bren Herrera is also a private chef, speaker, actress, author, and lifestyle expert, with a sophisticated passion for exploring the world. Her culinary fêtes and global jaunts inspired the launch of her award-winning blog, Flanboyant Eats. …
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38 | The Selma Family Christmas Story. A Story Of Family, Faith, Santa And The Kindness Of A Stranger.
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Christmas is one of the favorite holidays of the year. Reggie shares his favorite memories and most inspirational Christmas stories.
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39| Homeless Isn't Hopeless. Rebecca Welsh, CEO of HALO Shares How Helping Homeless Children has Become Her Life’s Mission.
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Rebecca Welsh at the age of 24 created The HALO Foundation, a non-profit that currently supports orphanages and programs for youth-at-risk in seven countries around the world. Oprah Winfrey is also a part of this special episode. Listen as Oprah Winfrey tells us why HALO is so important to her. HALO believes that every child should have the foundat…
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40 | Blessing Offor, One of Music’s Most Talented Singer and Songwriters Became a Star Despite a Difficult Childhood
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Blessing's infectious joy that encourages a sense of contentment, thought-provoking lyrics that elicit a second listen, and an inviting voice that draws you in like a familiar friend, Blessing Offor proves that by simply by being who he is, he is indeed special. As the second artist signed to Chris Tomlin’s Bowyer & Bow imprint, in partnership with…
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41 | How a Program Inspired by Oprah, Given $22M for People In Need. Special Guest: Julie Peterson Klein, Chief Culture Officer at Bell Bank
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Julie Peterson Klein is the Chief Culture Officer at Bell Bank. Inspired by Oprah Winfrey, Julie Implemented Bell’s Pay It Forward program In the course of 14 years, their program has given away an astonishing $22 million dollars to people in need.
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42 | CNN’s Zain Asher Reveals in Riveting Fashion How Her Mother’s Relentless Dedication and Love, Triumphed Over a Family Tragedy.
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We will discuss excerpts from Zain‘s spellbinding new memoir, Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable Zain’s mother, who barely finished high school, went on to raise an award-winning CNN anchor, an Oscar-nominated actor, a successful entrepreneur, and a brilliant physician. This is a story of hope and a family that nev…
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43 | Former Air Force Staff Sargent is Currently in War Torn Ukraine Staging His Own Humanitarian Mission. Special Guest, Mark J. Lindquist
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Mark J. Lindquist is a true American hero! You’ll hear in riveting detail how Mark escorted an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl, shot in the face by Russian soldiers, safely into neighboring Poland, along with her mother. Mark spent the first 8 months of his life in an orphanage in South Korea. Always mindful of his own beginnings, Mark felt the need to …
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44 | ESPN’s Lauren Sisler Overcame an Unthinkable Family Tragedy to Become One of the Country’s Best Sports Reporters
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Lauren Sisler is an Emmy award-winning sports reporter for ESPN. Her coverage of college football and gymnastics has earned her praise as one of sports journalism’s best storytellers. However, Lauren’s life has not always been one of fun and games. In 2003, as a freshman attending Rutgers University, her world was shattered, when both of her parent…
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45 | Exclusive Interview with One of America’s Top Leadership Experts and Sales Coaches, Jill Wheaton
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For a decade Jill Wheaton has been a key member of Tony Robbins’ incredible team. Tony is the world’s # 1 Life and Business Strategists. To the outside world, Jill had it all, Ivy League education, wealth, and professional acclaim of her peers. But on the inside, Jill felt unfulfilled and lost. Listen to her remarkable story and hear how Jill Wheat…
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46 | Discover the Extraordinary Healing Powers of Horses Against the Struggles of Mental Illness
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The extraordinary healing powers of horses are one of the most successful ways to battle the struggles of mental illness. Lynn Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker. She is also the co-founder of Horses For Mental Health. Lynn Moore is a licensed therapist and founder of Acres For Life. The two Lynns have championed “horse therapy” for decade…
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47 | A True to Life Christmas Miracle Story: Shana Pereira Shares Her Afterlife Experience During a Double Transplant Surgery
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Shana Pereira is an award-winning advertising executive who directs and guides large-scale operations that drive cultural engagement, fast-paced growth, and lasting business impact. But, after a near-death experience during a heart and kidney transplant on Christmas Day 2020, she became a real-life "Christmas Miracle." Shana is now channeling a ren…
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48 | The Resilient Story Of Charlotte Laws, A Mother's Fight Against Revenge Porn.
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Explore the inspirational journey of Charlotte Laws, A courageous mom, her fight against revenge porn and resilient struggle to protect her daughter in this episode of An Inspired Life – a podcast designed to spark the flame of inspiration within you and guide you on a journey to becoming the best version of yourself. Life’s challenges may knock us…
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The podcast from the event formerly known as Inspirefest. From 2020 it will be Future Human - same great team, same great curators, fresh new look, venue and format.This week Reggie Selma takes to the Real Humans podcast booth and share his outlook.This podcast series was recorded at the fifth and final year of Inspirefest in May 2019, and reflects…
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The podcast from the event formerly known as Inspirefest. From 2020 it will be Future Human - same great team, same great curators, fresh new look, venue and format.This week Erika Cheung takes to the Real Humans podcast booth and share her outlook.This podcast series was recorded at the fifth and final year of Inspirefest in May 2019, and reflects…
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