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52 Weeks of Why - Don Ritenour (Business Owner @ YoFresh Food, Recovering Addict, entrepreneur)

(Please excuse the gap in Podcast postings - auto upload to Youtube/Facebook worked but for some reason Podcast didn't! - will catch up posting in the coming days) This episode of #52WeeksofWhy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/52weeksofwhy] features my good friend Don Ritenour! Don is an outstanding Chef, business owner, entrepreneur, friend and husband!   His is a story of drug addiction, rehab, relapse, starting a business, getting divorced....and now CLEAN, happily married, and operating a successful business.     ****Please note that this episode has GRAPHIC CONTENT that my be disturbing to some people****   Thanks Don for taking time away from YoFresh Food to share your story and your WHY.  It is so important for people struggling with addiction to hear  that they can overcome, get through it, and be a success! You are an outstanding example.  Stay strong my friend - you have my full support!   #knowyourwhy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/knowyourwhy] #simonsinek [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/simonsinek] #yofresh [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/yofresh] #recoveryispossible [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/recoveryispossible] #overcomeadversity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/overcomeadversity] #entrepreneur [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/entrepreneur] #staystrong [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/staystrong] #overcome [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/overcome]

52 Weeks of Why - Barry Habib (Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker)

I have a very special guest on #52WeeksofWhy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/52weeksofwhy] , my good friend Barry Habib.  Barry is the CEO and Founder of MBS Highway - my daily go-to resource for Market updates and information!    Barry has an outstanding list of friends, mentors and entrepreneurial achievements...I'll try to name just a few. He was the Lead Producer and Managing Partner for Rock of Ages and produced Chriss Angel's Mindfreak at Planet Hollywood in Vegas.    Barry's new book "Money In the Streets" is a story of overcoming obstacles and achieving dreams. It's an easy to read book with tangible and actionable things we can all apply to our lives. I'll provide a link to this in the comments.   Thank you Barry Habib for spending time with me, sharing your knowledge and expertise, and for being a friend!   #SimonSinek [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/simonsinek] #KnowyourWhy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/knowyourwhy] #BarryHabib [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/barryhabib] #MoneyintheStreets [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/moneyinthestreets] #MBSHighway [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mbshighway] #BarryHabib [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/barryhabib] #differencemaker [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/differencemaker] #lifechanger [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lifechanger] #successmentor [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/successmentor] #businessphilosopher [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/businessphilosopher] #changemaker [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/changemaker]

52 Weeks of Why - Dr Candice McDonald (NASA Employee, Empowering Women, SuccessupLife.com)

My guest this week on #52WeeksofWhy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/52weeksofwhy] is Dr. Candice McDonald.     Her story is one of overcoming naysayers: her 8th Grade guidance counselor told her she would never graduate & she was told she 'didn't have an office' since she didn't have her doctorate. She also overcame outright rejection: Kent State denied her Doctorate Application. She now works for NASA (take that naysayers!) and does everything she can to empower other women and kids so that they too can succeed through naysayers and rejection.  Her husband's positive COVID test was her most recent challenge and we finish our discussion talking about this.    Thank you Candice for sharing your story, your WHY, and for everything you do to make the world a better place for our children (especially my daughters!) and our community.  Check out her Website (SuccessUpLife) and join her in supporting healthcare workers and empowering women & children.  #NASA [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nasa] #KnowyourWhy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/knowyourwhy] #SimonSinek [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/simonsinek] #SuccessupLife [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/successuplife] #DrCandiceMcDonald [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/drcandicemcdonald] #overcome [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/overcome] #naysayers [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/naysayers] #liveyourbestlife [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/liveyourbestlife] #choosesuccess [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/choosesuccess]

52 Weeks of Why - Laura Zavadil (Dancer, Mother, Entrepreneur)

My guest this week on #52WeeksofWhy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%2352WeeksofWhy] is Laura Paden Zavadil. Laura is co-owner of Mega Barre Youngstown, wife and mother of three daughters.  She has a wonderful story of travel and overcoming challenges and becoming a wife and mom and entrepreneur.   Thank you Laura for sharing your journey to Japan and then back to our home town and for being a part of 52 Weeks of Why!   #simonsinek [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23simonsinek] #knowyourwhy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23knowyourwhy] #52weeksofwhy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%2352weeksofwhy] #dancer [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23dancer] #professionaldancer [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23professionaldancer] #entrepreneur [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23entrepreneur] #megabarreyoungstown [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23megabarreyoungstown] #healthylifestyle [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23healthylifestyle] #liveyourbestlife [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23liveyourbestlife]

52 Weeks of Why - Steve Cross (Digital Marketer, Father of 4 boys, Husband, Lifechanger)

My guest this week on #52WeeksofWhy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%2352WeeksofWhy] is Steve Cross.  Steve is a father of 4 boys (ranging from toddler to college age) husband, entrepreneur and CEO of iSynergy, a digital marketing agency in Youngstown, Ohio.   In one specific part of this interview, Steve and I talk about his two older sons. His oldest was a Senior leading into COVID, and 2nd oldest was a Junior (now a Senior). Hearing how COVID changed their lives and how Steve helped them was really inspiring to me.     Thank you Steve for sharing your story and journey to entrepreneurship, starting your own business, marrying your wife, raising children, and for being a part of 52 Weeks of Why.   #lifechanger [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23lifechanger] #differencemaker [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23differencemaker] #simonsinek [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23simonsinek] #knowyourwhy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23knowyourwhy] #52weeksofwhy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%2352weeksofwhy] #isynergy [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23isynergy] #helpingpeoplemeettheirgoals [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23helpingpeoplemeettheirgoals] #goalcrusher [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23goalcrusher] #father [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23father] #husband [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23husband]