Your Best You

Starlight Spotlight - Michelle Barone, Michelle Barone Media & RED

Michelle Barone is a leading entertainment host, red carpet interviewer, and media entrepreneur, best known as the creator and voice of RED, the top-rated iHeartMedia podcast spotlighting unfiltered conversations with celebrities, creators, and cultural trailblazers. With over 15 years in the entertainment industry, Michelle has built a standout career interviewing talent at the Grammys, Super Bowl Weekend, New York Fashion Week, and major national campaigns and galas. She’s hosted events for brands like Cheer Choice Awards, and Hudson River Park Friends, and has been featured in Page Six, Bloomberg, LA Weekly, and MarketWatch for her impact on media and marketing. As founder and CEO of Michelle Barone Media, she continues to shape the digital landscape, while RED has grown into a must-watch platform for authentic, compelling storytelling. Michelle’s work blends entertainment, influence, and purpose—making her a trusted voice and force in modern media. Michelle Barone Online: https://michellebaroneonline.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGoydTdIOThxdHhuUlJFNTRUaGh3a3JRQ1hkQXxBQ3Jtc0trWFlyRGFyQlM4c191eUo5Z3AzS1Y0Qng2OTJWYUxhM1ZtV0owdHVoZkpYX3pWU1dGX0liQXFyYVZ1Nk1xcERIY0ZRak8zNm9qRm5HQzZRcFdrb0V5YXZTc1R3a2Z4bzY4Mm5iSjJjQ21qajlXWW9tSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmichellebaroneonline.com%2F&v=UWORUcMsL_8] Michelle Barone Red: https://michellebaronered.com/ [https://michellebaronered.com/] 988 Challenge: https://mhadutchess.org/988challenge/ [https://mhadutchess.org/988challenge/]

Starlight Spotlight - Rick Zolzer, New York Broadcasting Veteran & Former Voice of the Renegades

Thank you for tuning into another episode of "Your Best You - Starlight Spotlight." This week's episode features Hudson Valley-based Broadcasting Veteran Rick Zolzer aka Zolz. Zolz is probably most known as the Voice of the Hudson Valley Renegades fro 28 years. We discuss his career in radio, in sports, and with the Hudson Valley Renegades. We dive into how baseball and the airwaves have evolved over the decades, and the legacy that Zolz is leaving behind with his craft. Rick Zolzer via LinkedIn "I have been lucky enough to get paid to things that used to get me tossed out of class in high school. All of the many jobs I do have to do with entertaining people...Large amounts at the same time and I wouldn't change it! I can not imagine going to work at a job I hate….Like many of my friends do..They may make more money but I am having waaaaaay more fun…”Because Fun is Good”! Specialties: Being able to Promote and Brand like P.T. Barnum has kept me ahead of the curve in everything I have done in the last 25 years.  I can make something small and insignificant seem like something you have to be a part of…..I just don’t think outside the box I hate the box and I wouldn’t be caught dead in it. Top it all of with a bizarre sense of humor." https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickzolzer/ https://www.facebook.com/Zolz31/ https://www.instagram.com/zolz31/ Hosted by Conor Walsh Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/ Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County https://mhadutchess.org/ Brought to you in part by the Northern & Southern Dutchess Community Coalitions https://capedc.org/coalitions/

Starlight Spotlight - Mark Viniello, Hollywood Makeup FX Artist & Hudson Valley Native

On this week’s episode, we speak with Hollywood Makeup FX Artist and Hudson Valley Native Mark Viniello. Mark and I talk about the craft and the mentality it takes to work on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters! For more of Mark's stories, please visit our Walsh Wednesday episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPXE0k8VL18

April Announcements w/ Andrew O'Grady

On this week's episode, Andrew O'Grady announces information around two big initiatives here at MHA! The first is the #988Challenge. We are challenging people to "Scream It. Sing. Show It." Get creative and find new ways to spread the word that 988 is the 911 for mental health. Create a video and then tag 3 people so we can disseminate the news. Secondly, we talk about our upcoming Heartland of the Hudson Valley Benefit Concert happening on Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie. The concert will feature the likes of Jake Banfield, Ian Flannigan, Maggie Rose, and Craig Morgan. Ticket information will be out shortly. #988Challenge https://mhadutchess.org/988trend/ Heartland of the Hudson Valley Benefit Concert - More to Come

Your Best You Ep. 8 - 40 Under 40 Recipient, Mobile Crisis Team Social Worker Natalie Sealey

On this week's episode, we speak with Mobile Crisis Team Social Worker Natalie Sealey. We discuss the work that went into her 40 Under 40 recognition, and her dedication to helping members of the community. Natalie dives into the role of the Mobile Crisis Team here at MHA and how it has grown over ever since MHA took the department over from the county. Not just that, but Natalie talks about the beautiful and rewarding moments of the job, along with the incredible tribe she surrounds herself with. MHA Mobile Crisis Intervention Team https://mhadutchess.org/services/mobile-crisis-intervention-team/ Hudson Valley's 40 Under 40 Mover & Shaker Awards for 2026 https://www.dcrcoc.org/forty-under-40/ Hosted by Conor Walsh Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/ Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County https://mhadutchess.org/ Brought to you in part by the Northern & Souther Dutchess Community Coalitions https://capedc.org/ndcc/ https://capedc.org/sdcc/