The Greatest Stories Never Told

Fred "Repeatedly Dead" Rutman

These are THE GREATEST STORIES FRED TOLD. Fred moved to Toronto just before 9/11. He was a marketer/consultant, then a college business prof teaching Finance and Marketing. Until the summer of 2009 came crashing down on him, with a continuous stream of medical traumas, which were amplified by ongoing medical error and misdiagnosis. The result - his being clinically dead twenty times. This left him with brain damage, PTSD, Post-concussion syndrome and ongoing anxiety. The result was being forced onto permanent medical leave. And this was just the beginning. Since then, Fred has been hospitalized 22 times, and undergone twelve heart procedures, with more to come. The short story is his heart was stopping. Most times his heart stopped, he collapsed, hit his head, sustaining multiple concussions. They eventually figured out he needed a pacemaker. Which was great. Until the infallible pacemaker failed in 2013, requiring two emergency surgeries. And it failed again in 2018, with more surgery required. There were additional complications in 2019 and 2020. In 2018, Fred learned about intermittent fasting. His life hasn’t been the same since. He attributes the large majority of his recovery to the healing powers of IF. Fred is down 10 pant sizes and counting. Today, Fred spends much of his day talking to people about resiliency, overcoming adversity and living their best, healthy lives. His book, The Summer I Died Twenty Times, is being released in Mar 2023. Oh, and he is developing The Dead Man Walking Podcast. Coming soon to all the popular podcasting apps. The podcasts’ main themes are overcoming adversity, emerging authors, small business and of course, intermittent fasting/mental health/health. PURCHASE FRED'S BOOK Amazon [https://amzn.to/43L6UxT] CONNECT WITH THE SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nevertoldpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/nevertoldpod] CONNECT WITH THE HOST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danny Jordan⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dannyjordan/]

Stephanie Thomas

These are THE GREATEST STORIES STEPHANIE TOLD. Stephanie Thomas (She/Her) was born a congenital amputee missing digits, went on to found Cur8able, Disability Fashion Consultancy, and is the creator of the award-winning DISABILITY FASHION STYLING SYSTEM: ACCESSIBLE, SMART, FASHIONABLE®. She is also the author and editor of Fitting In: An Anthology of the Social Implications of Fashion and Ableism, coming 2022. BOF 500 Moving the Global Fashion industry Forward, Create and Cultivate 2021, and Cur8able is one of 77 companies from around the world serving as part of the consultant to the Valuable 500, Stephanie is an executive DE&I council member for one of the largest global media conglomerates.In addition to almost three decades of following clothing and retail trends for the disabled community, Stephanie is an award-winning SAG AFTRA voice actor, who serves on the union’s Persons with Disabilities Committee. CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/disabilityfashionstylist] CONNECT WITH THE SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nevertoldpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/nevertoldpod] CONNECT WITH THE HOST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danny Jordan⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dannyjordan/]

Olivier Bernier

These are THE GREATEST STORIES OLIVIER TOLD. Award winning Director, Olivier Bernier lives and breathes to tell stories that explore the human condition. Part American, part Quebecois, Olivier is also the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the production company, Rota6 Films, specializing in documentary and commercial films. Olivier has had the honor of having many of his films regularly screened at many festivals including winning the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance, opening night at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, DOCNYC, Big Sky, Bend Film Festival, Rooftop film series, and has had received Vimeo Staff Picks as well as been picked up for distribution by outlets such as The New Yorker, Uninterrupted, and Nowness amongst others. Along with his commercial work, Olivier continues to develop, produce and direct original content that aims to put a hyper focus on topics that can change the way we look at the world.  CONNECT WITH OLIVIER Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/forgetmenotdocumentary/] Forget Me Not Documentary [https://www.forgetmenotdocumentary.com/] Rota6 Films [https://rota6films.com/] CONNECT WITH THE SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nevertoldpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/nevertoldpod] CONNECT WITH THE HOST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danny Jordan⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dannyjordan/]

Derek Young

These are THE GREATEST STORIES DEREK TOLD. Derek Young is the creator behind YouTube channel, VanOaks Props. His love for building elaborate Halloween displays and replica Star Wars props has created a unique perspective and even more interesting set of skills. A maker from the age of 8, he’s spent a lifetime learning the tricks of the trade and has made it his mission to share his knowledge and encourage others to go make something. CONNECT WITH DEREK Instagram [⁠https://instagram.com/vanoaksprops⁠] YouTube [⁠https://youtube.com/@VanOaksProps⁠] Web [⁠https://beacons.ai/vanoaksprops⁠] CONNECT WITH THE SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nevertoldpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/nevertoldpod] CONNECT WITH THE HOST ⁠⁠⁠⁠Danny Jordan⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dannyjordan/]

Tim Dolan

These are THE GREATEST STORIES TIM TOLD. Since his first memorable visit to New York City with his mom in 1999, Tim Dolan has had a love affair with Broadway ever since. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tim Dolan moved to “The Big Apple” in 2003 to pursue a career in the arts. Finally settling in Hamilton Heights, Tim has spent the past eighteen years making Times Square his second home in many different capacities: as actor, educator, historian, tour guide, and entrepreneur. As an actor Tim was featured on Season Two of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Onstage Tim performed as Abraham in the long-running hit musical Altar Boyz and in the revival of Once Upon a Mattress. He has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity for the past thirteen years. As an arts educator, Tim was on faculty at Rosie’s Theater Kids, Rosie O’Donnell’s arts organization for five years. Since 2017, Tim has also been featured on NY1’s On Stage with host Frank Dilella as the show’s resident historian and storyteller. Having always wanted to pry open the Broadway history books and oral histories, his company, Broadway Up Close, has been a labor of love that has been sharing stories and smiles with theatre-goers for the last thirteen years on the busy sidewalks of the Broadway theatre district and spreading joy at his Broadway Gift Shop in the heart of Times Square. Follow our show ⁠⁠⁠@nevertoldpod⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/nevertoldpod] Follow host ⁠⁠⁠Danny Jordan⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dannyjordan/] Follow Broadway Up Close ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/broadwayupclose/] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@broadwayupclose] Website [https://www.broadwayupclose.com/]