11 Minutes To Inspiration

For this episode, Danny sat down to talk with successful entrepreneur and business owner, Terrill Vidale. Terrill Vidale's life began in humble circumstances, born in Charlotte, NC, to parents from Trinidad and Tobago. For the first 12 years of his life, Terrill lived in Trinidad. After his parents' divorce, he and his siblings moved in with their mother, who was a full-time college student and unable to find employment, leading them to live in a homeless shelter. During our conversation, Terrill talks about working hard from a young age, doing odd jobs, and excelling in sales positions at National City Bank and later at American International Group. In 2013, Terrill founded 2Deep Entertainment in Youngstown, Ohio, and since then, the company has worked with prominent artists like Gucci Mane and Meek Mill, organized fashion shows, magic shows, and guest speaker events. 2Deep Entertainment has grown to collaborate with notable companies like B.E.T, Reebok, and McDonald's. Terrill's success has extended beyo

For this episode, Danny talks with keynote speaker Damon West.  Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Coffee Bean: A simple Lesson to Create Positive Change, which Forbes’ listed in the “Top Twenty Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020.” His autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, vividly tells how he transformed the pot of boiling water that is a Texas maximum-security prison into a pot of coffee. During their conversation, Damon talks about the experiences that changed his life. At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, when he suffered a career ending injury. He turned to hard core drugs to cope with disappointments of life. After graduation, he worked in the United States Congress, was a national fundraiser on a U.S. Presidential campaign and eventually trained to be a stock-broker

It’s wonderful to have guests on my Back to Life Podcast and hear of their struggles and how they overcame and moved beyond them. Their stories inspire us all to be sure we’re focused on creating fulfillment and resilience in their lives. Today’s guest, our oldest son, Luke, does just this. As Pride Month comes to a close, you’ll hear Luke talk about coming out as a gay man in his early 20’s and the insight and wisdom gained from this...and how I’m thankful for the growth he provided me through this process. We also discuss the technology available us today, and what Luke believes supports us in getting the most out of this wonderful journey called life. This is a favorite episode of mine for sure…take a listen

During this episode, Danny talks with Chris Felton, an Amazon bestselling author, 7-figure entrepreneur, and owner of a financial services firm which he started in 1999. Chris leads and trains 200 agents across the US as they have helped over 17,000 clients, and he's achieved Top 1% status in a company of 60,000+ agents. During their conversation, Chris shares how some of the darkest, most challenging moments of his life provided him with clarity and vision to build the career and life he has today.

For this episode of Back to Life, Danny talks with actor, producer, writer, and musician Adam Ratcliffe. Adam was born in the Philadelphia area, and was raised by a stellar singer mother whose parents were involved in show business in the 1940's. He had a grandfather who had appeared in several off-Broadway shows and instilled a passion for singing in his youngest grandson. Adam received his SAG card in 2005 while performing as Jimmy the tow truck driver who discovers a bomb on Law and Order "Criminal Intent." He has been working steadily on prime time network shows mostly in New York City ever since. His biggest role to date is Ethan Rengepis in David Vincent Bob's biopic "Right before your eyes" for which he was nominated for best actor in the renowned International Independent Christian film & music festival in Orlando Florida in May of 2019. During the conversation, Adam shares his journey to acting - the successes, the setbacks, and what motivates him to tell stories. He also shares a deeply personal

During this episode of the Back to Life podcast, Danny sits down to talk with David Greenwalt. David has been a personal fitness trainer since 1983, and in 1999 he founded Leanness Lifestyle University (LLU), an evidence-based, lifestyle-education platform that provides students with innovative tools to track, report, and score the behaviors optimal for successful weight management. Before starting LLU David was an Illinois State Trooper, spending 10 years as a police officer. During our conversation, David shares his experience in helping thousands and gives us insight into his coaching method and education program, which have been successfully used by hospitals, police departments, fire departments, medical clinics, and educational institutions all over the United States, as well as every type of individual from every walk of life from over 20 countries. Wherever you are in your health and wellness journey, you're going to want to listen to this episode.

A single moment in time can change a person’s life. It's what you decide to do with that moment that determines your path. My guest on this week's Back to Life podcast is known for guiding people to living a life of significance, rather than just a life of success. Clint Pulver is an Emmy Award-winning, motivational keynote speaker, author, workforce expert...and an amazing drummer. He’s also fun, dynamic, entertaining – and the no-stress speaker clients love to work with. Known as the Leading Authority on Employee Retention, Clint helps organizations retain, engage, and inspire their team members from the front desk to the board rooms and everyone in between. He expertly helps audiences navigate generational complexities, communication challenges, leadership missteps, and cultural cues. During our conversation, we talk about his journey, how resilience has played a role in his life, and how he helps teams navigate generational complexities, leadership missteps, and cultural cues. You won't want to miss this

During this episode, Danny spoke to Gabriel Deieno, a specialist in mental training. He graduated in psychology in the US and fell in love with the mental performance field when he started searching for ways to become a better football (soccer) player. ​ In 2017, he started sharing his knowledge and dedicating his life to teaching athletes how to be more confident, disciplined, focused, and motivated to unleash their full potential on and off the field. ​Throughout years of his research about how the greatest athletes' minds work, using neuroscience and psychology, Gabriel gathered tools and developed a scientific method to help athletes become more successful in their objectives which can be applied to your professional and personal life.  You won't want to miss this episode.  Learn more about Gabriel and the Athlete Mentality here: https://www.athletementality.com/  

During this conversation, Danny sat down to talk with Darlene "Coach Dar" Santore. As a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, CEO & Founder of Performance Meets Purpose Consulting, author, and keynote speaker, Coach Dar is passionate about helping people break through adversity to achieve greatness.  During the conversation, they discuss her new book The Art of Bouncing Back, how resilience has played a critical role in Coach Dar's professional and personal life, and what drives her to help others succeed and thrive.  You won't want to miss this inspiring episode. 

Excited to kick off Season 3 of the Back to Life Podcast with my first guest, Damian Jackson. Damian entered the Navy after high school where he excelled and had a career as a Navy SEAL (thanks for your service, Damian). After two deployments, Damian completed his career as a Navy SEAL and, although he never played football, he set his focus on playing college football and getting his degree. Damian wrote to the top 25 Division 1 college football programs and ended up as a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. You have to listen to how he overcame a setback there. He played his final season at the University of Buffalo. He's 30 years old and now has his focus on playing in the NFL. Will he make it? Take a listen and decide for yourself. During our conversation, we talk about staying focused on "doing the work" instead of the outcome, how Damian thinks about 'fear', and a few other simple and powerful insights.

For this episode, Danny sat down to talk with actress Stephanie Szostak.  She left France after high school to study business and play varsity golf at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Upon graduating college, Szostak landed a job in marketing at Chanel in New York and was eventually asked to model for one of their in-house brochures. It was at that moment that she decided to take a leap of faith and start a modeling career at 26-years-old. Three years later, Szostak took her first acting class in New York City and knew that she had finally found her passion. Soon after, she landed a role opposite Meryl Streep in the iconic film, "The Devil Wears Prada." During their conversation, Stephanie describes her process of setting a vision, her journey to becoming an actress, and shares how rejection and self-talk impacted her life and career. 

Babita Spinelli is the CEO of Babita Spinelli Group and Opening the Doors Psychotherapy, where she provides an empowering space for clients to explore what holds them back while challenging them to make positive and healthy changes to transform their lives. During the episode, Babita shares stories about her own struggles and triumphs. She and Danny discuss strategies for taking action and transforming as leaders in your professional lives and in your personal lives as well.  [Go to magicmind.co/14daysofmagic → where you can find more info on the campaign. Don’t forget to use my discount code at checkout BTL14 to get 20% off your first Magic Mind subscription and 40% off if you use the discount code for a subscription instead of a one time purchase] 

During this episode, Danny sat down to talk with his friend Dr. Robert Butera. Bob is the founder of The YogaLife Institute. His Classical Yoga roots are from direct study at The Yoga Institute of Mumbai. He holds a Masters in Divinity from the Earlham School of Religion and a Ph.D. in Yoga Philosophy & Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Bob has over 25 years of continuous teaching experience and is the author of 7 books, The Classical Yoga Study Guide, The Pure Heart of Yoga, Meditation for Your Life, Yoga Therapy for Stress and Anxiety, Body Mindful Yoga and The Yoga Life: Applying Comprehensive Yoga Therapy to All Areas of Your Life. During their conversation, Danny and Bob discuss strategies for managing overwhelming thoughts, taking time to be still, reflecting on ones self, and more.  To join Danny and Bob on The Spirit of Your Inner Leader retreat at the Toji Nature Center, Esterillos, Costa Rica February 2-7, 2023, register here: https://www.yogalifeinstitute.com/costa

You know Nashville singer-songwriter Morgan Myles as an artist from the current season of The Voice. Get to know the person behind the music and learn about her story on this episode of Back to Life.  During our conversation, Myles shares some of the inspiration behind her original songs, which display themes of strength, perseverance and empowerment. She opens up about many of the hardships she endured and her journey to emotionally and mentally overcome them and her goal of creating music that connects people and helps them heal. Her debut album Therapy is out now. Don't miss this important, inspirational episode.  [Go to magicmind.co/14daysofmagic → where you can find more info on the campaign. Don’t forget to use my discount code at checkout BTL14 to get 20% off your first Magic Mind subscription and 40% off if you use the discount code for a subscription instead of a one time purchase] 

During this episode, Danny sat down with his friend and New York Times bestselling author Rory Vaden. Rory's valuable insights have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, Entrepreneur, Inc, on Fox News national television and in several other major media outlets. Rory is a world-renowned speaker and the Co-Founder of Brand Builders Group where he teaches people how to grow their influence and build and monetize their personal brand. During the episode, Rory talks about what he calls "mission-driven messengers" and how we can all show up in the world to get our message of goodness out there. 

How a brush with death inspired one man to take a serious look as his life. Welcome to another episode of Back to Life: Stories of Resilience. I am excited to introduce my podcast guest, Dr. Justin Moseley. Dr. Moseley is known as the “Mindset Doctor”,  and is a former chiropractor, turned international speaker and coach. He and his wife co-founded one of the largest natural health clinics in Tennessee.  In this episode, you will hear Dr. Moseley talk about: Surviving a near death accident The power of your mindset Leading with resilience  His recent TEDx talk Dr. Moseley has some incredibly insightful things to share with our listeners. You’re going to want to take some notes and then share this episode with friends and family. Get ready to be inspired! 

If you’ve ever found yourself in a place of serious struggle, then this Back to Life podcast episode is one you should listen to ! My guest, Pat Chambers, is the head men’s basketball coach for Florida Gulf Coast University. You might know Pat from his years coaching at Villanova, Boston University and then Penn State where he was at for almost 10 years.  At the end of his time at Penn State, Pat decided to resign amidst potential career-ending controversy. In this episode, Pat talks about his journey where he went into what he calls a “dark place”.  You will hear Pat share ideas on:  How to move through challenges The importance of your Faith and family in your life…and staying connected The power of a strong morning routine His five “pillars of leadership” (all you leaders will love this) After listening, you’re 100% going to take a few things away and start experimenting with them on your own journey through life. So whether you're listening on your commute, your workout or a break at work, you are going

Welcome to the Back to Life Podcast! I’m excited to introduce today’s guest: Kathryn Gordon…wife, mother, entrepreneur, movie producer, and co-author of a book, Relationship Grit, with her husband, John Gordon. In this episode Kathryn and I will discuss: her backstory, including infidelity in her marriage and how she overcame that setback the acronym G.R.I.T., and how to implement it in our marriages and relationships the vital nature of forgiveness And why our “relationships are the lifeline of it all” Kathryn’s wonderful insight applies to marriage AND she offers powerful principles you can apply in all your relationships. So take a listen, take some notes, and share this episode with someone you think might need to hear how to have G.R.I.T. in their relationships. 

What would you do if you heard a voice telling you to “Slow down” as you approached a green traffic light in the early morning hours?  Well in this episode you’ll listen to what my new friend, Australian filmmaker, Bill Bennett did . Bill is a wonderful filmmaker, producer, and author. Bill’s encounter led him on a quest to make sense of a mysterious voice that saved his life–to explain what this voice was, and where it came from. It was on this quest that he met some of the world’s leading experts in science, religion, and spirituality and was forever changed. In this episode, Bill talks about the film he created from his experience and how we can access our internal intuition. Bill’s story is one you’ll want to hear and share with others–so listen in and enjoy meeting Bill Bennett.

“I’m so tired.” Sound familiar? Fatigue seems to plague so many of us today in our overstimulated culture. Today’s guest, MJ Gordon, is someone who has dealt with a chronic fatigue diagnosis and has a lot of insightful things to say about it!  In this episode, you’ll hear a little about her childhood and how growing up in an abusive home and being forced to move out on her own at the age of 12 was the beginning of mental and physical exhaustion that led to being medically diagnosed with adrenal fatigue and eventually chronic fatigue. She talks about what shifted inside of her mentally to move away from the constant burn out lifestyle she created and what steps it took to heal her body from the inside out.  Throughout our conversation, MJ offers up practical advice on how to combat fatigue and you will be inspired to take a look at your own life and begin to identify areas where you need to make a shift.  So listen in and then share this episode with someone you know who may be struggling with exhaustion and b