Zen Success

Gerard Wouters bio as told in first person:For 27 years I have been helping people in service professions who feel like they are never good enough and never get the appreciation they deserve. I help them regain their self-esteem, build their self-confidence and unlearn their fear and worry.I do this by means of a holistic method that I developed myself in 1997 after a seven-year training with a Taoist teacher. This method distinguishes itself by a combined physical/mental treatment, which is still relatively unknown in the rest of the world, but has proven to be very successful for 26 years.Here life processes are explained and one gains insight into what happens in his or her life, which unconsciously learned behavior is the cause of this and how you can easily solve this. It does not take any conscious effort to bring about this change, because this change takes place in the subconscious and is therefore automatically integrated into daily life. 97% of my clients are permanently freed from their complaints during the treatments.This makes life much simpler, more organized and happier.Author of: A Profound Journey of Self-Discovery: How to Make Life Simple, Happy and Successful the Taoist Way

Tom Hagerty is a retired corporate executive and business fixer, with a career spanning over 45 years. He has made presentations at numerous public and private events, written articles and op- ed pieces, and has been interviewed by a variety of print publications and electronic media outlets. He is Dad, Papa, and the author of The Business of Relationships... in that order.  https://www.amazon.com/Business-Relationships-Executives-Thriving-Connections/dp/B0CKTYZFK9

https://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Justice-Search-Balance-Scales/dp/B0DHWT1N8Dhttps://www.unequal-justice.com/James Porfido, a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court, is Of Counsel in the firm’s Criminal Practice Group, and joins Einhorn Barbarito following 24 years in private practice at James M. Porfido Law in Morris County and numerous positions with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.Well known in Morris County and throughout the state, James established a private practice in New Jersey in 2002 focused on criminal defense, residential and commercial real estate transactions and civil litigation. While in private practice, James served as Municipal Prosecutor for Bedminster, Bernardsville and Peapack Gladstone and as Public Defender in criminal matters before Denville Municipal Court and Mountain Lakes Municipal Court.Before launching his own practice, James practiced criminal, civil, trusts, estates and real estate law in Succasunna with Fullerton and Porfido, P.A., practicing alongside his uncle.

Interview with Nina Presman, Healer and Entrepreneur.Note: This episode was recorded in 2024 and released 5/31/25Nina Presman is the owner and founder of Energy Work Unlimited, Advanced Rapid Healing, and Anti Aging Center of Boca in Florida. Nina came to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1979. After her own struggles with emotional and physical issues, weight and trying to live up to the competitive standards of beauty and body image, she became a personal trainer and nutrition consultant.In 2013 she graduated from Argosy University with BA in Science of Psychology, in addition she entered a school to learn about skin and esthetics and completed multiple degrees in the advanced skin care field. The big dream for her was to combine the understanding of self-actualization and happiness together with expressing it outward and developing the outer beauty to match the inner self. With this in mind she created the ANTI AGING CENTER OF BOCA where a person can achieve the look he or she wants without a surgery and grow in her or his awareness of how to be truly happy on the inside also. While working and building the business at Anti Aging Center of Boca Nina discovered different types of abilities of self healing. After successfully eliminating her own disorders including compounded PTSD from childhood abuse, spousal domestic violence, and death of her soulmate, genetic and chronic heart disease, and depression, she founded Advanced Rapid Healing where she directly facilitates the healing of body, mind, and spirit to anyone seeking help. Just recently, Nina started her new project and business called Energy Work Unlimited to empower others and teach others how to live lives with no limitations and to achieve the level of self-actualization that will bring the true understanding of Unconditional Self Love and Courage to love one-self.https://antiagingcenterofboca.com/

Interview with Lisa Geraci Rigoni is the #1 Best Selling author of herbook 17 Spatulas and the Man Who Fried an Egg. She is owner, and CDO - Chief Declutter Officer - of The Organizing Mentors (TOM) and has been helping her clients Reclaim their space Mentally and Physically since 2008.TOM serves the NOVA/DC Metro area with various organizing services, including sorting/purging, estate cleanout, packing, unpacking, selling, donating, floor planning, etc...TOM holds the esteemed credential of a Certified Senior Move Manager with the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers (NASMM).https://theorganizingmentors.com/about-lisa/Beyond organizing space, Lisa, and her Team Mentors guide clients to implement best practices to inspire confidence in making positive choices that enrich their lives and set them free from the habits that have kept their minds and spaces cluttered.Lisa is a sought-after keynote speaker about her book, the secrets to finding your organizing style and Teaching, and Mentoring her proprietary ‘The LITL System.’ 

Interview with Giles Thomas.Thriving in start-up business ventures, Giles Thomas has demonstrated his commercial acumen and strategic management expertise in the 20+ years he has spent in management roles. Having worked within multi-functional roles across North America, Europe and Africa. In 2015, he founded Baobab Wines as an importer of South African wines offering the American consumer wines of both exceptional quality and value. The baobab tree is an icon of the African continent and lies at the heart of many traditional African remedies and folklore.The baobab is a prehistoric species which predates both mankind and the splitting of the continents over 200 million years ago. Native to the African savannah where the climate is extremely dry and arid, it is a symbol of life and positivity in a landscape where little else can thrive. Every part of the baobab tree is valuable - the bark can be turned into rope and clothing, the seeds can be used to make cosmetic oils, the leaves are edible, the trunks can store water and the fruit is extraordinarily rich in nutrients and antioxidants. This is how it became known as "The Tree of Life".Baobab trees grow in 32 African countries. They can live for up to 5,000 years, reach up to 30 meters high and up to an enormous 50 meters in circumference. Baobab trees provide shelter, food and water for animals and humans, which is why many communities across Africa have made their homes near Baobab trees. https://www.baobabwines.com/

Interview with Stephanie JamesStephanie James stands at the intersection of personal transformation and spiritual wisdom, weaving together her roles as a transformation coach, psychotherapist, international speaker, filmmaker, and pioneering podcast host. With an innate ability to illuminate the path to authentic self-expression, she has become a trusted voice in the global consciousness movement.As the creator and host of Igniting the Spark with Stephanie James, she engages in profound dialogues with the world's most influential thought leaders, scientists, and spiritual teachers. Her weekly podcast, syndicated worldwide, serves as a beacon for those seeking deeper understanding of psychology, spirituality, and human potential. Through these conversations, Stephanie creates a unique bridge between cutting-edge research and practical wisdom, making transformative insights accessible to audiences worldwide.Her compelling documentary, When Sparks Ignite (currently featured on Humanity Stream+), showcases intimate conversations with renowned international change makers who reveal how life's greatest challenges can become catalysts for profound transformation. The film masterfully illustrates Stephanie's core message: that our deepest struggles often contain the seeds of our greatest gifts to the world. Her latest book is “Your Big Fat Juicy Life and everything after” a love story.https://www.stephaniejames.world/

Interview with author and speaker, Louis Pelliccioni, Jr.Louis Pelliccioni Jr. is a dynamic professional with a diverse career spanning multiple industries. With over six decades of experience in coaching, finance, real estate, and business ownership, Lou brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success to every endeavor.In sports, Lou made a lasting impact as a basketball head coach at both the middle and high school levels, leading teams to two state championships and maintaining an impressive winning percentage of over 80%. Lou was also an assistant coach at multiple Universities including West Virginia University. During his tenure at WVU they won a couple Conference championships and had a winning percentage of 69%. Lou has worked with multiple All-Conference players who went on to play after college at different professional levels including the NBA.  As an author, Lou has written and co-authored four different books, two of which were self-published about Basketball, and two were nationally published, about success and handling stress.When not advising clients or mentoring other people, Lou continues to inspire others with a commitment to success and integrity.https://www.finra.org/https://www.sipc.org/

Interview with B. Jason GiblerB Jason Gibler is a Clinical Psychotherapist, Leadership Coach, founder of Eco Spiritual Psychology, and author of The Way of the Jaguar. Born into an off-the-grid life, Jason grew up in the forests of the Rocky Mountain West. Over the decades, he has created powerful tools and programs that draw from clinical psychology, neuroscience, and diverse spiritual wisdom traditions to help others transform trauma into healing and meaning.https://jasongibler.com/https://jasongibler.com/media/https://jasongibler.com/book/https://jasongibler.com/eco-spiritual-psychology/  

A public speaker, host of the "Self-Healing After Trauma" podcast, and author of the upcoming book "Healing Stories: Eight Steps to SELF-HEALing After Sexual Abuse." My journey is a unique one, having survived personal and systemic trauma from childhood sexual abuse by a same-sex pedophile. I now use my expertise to support survivors transform their lives from wounded into wholeness.Dr. Asher Beckwitt is a Medical Anthropologist, public speaker, and author of the upcoming book, Healing Stories: Eight Steps to SELF-HEALing After Sexual Abuse. For over 24 years, she has researched trauma and healing. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by a same-sex pedophile, Dr. Asher brings a unique and deeply personal perspective to her work. Her personal and professional experiences led her to develop the SELF-HEAL framework—a transformative, step-by-step process rooted in the real-life healing journeys of sexual abuse survivors. This framework guides survivors to embrace their own healing by emphasizing essential elements such as safety, self-evaluation, learning, forgiveness, health, empowerment, alignment, and unconditional self-love.https://www.asherbeckwitt.com/