The Heartbeat Lounge

Vivienne Kjönö

The Heartbeat Lounge a captivating podcast highlighting upcoming and prominent artistic talents and passionate visionaries. The creative line up is endless as each guest laughs, sheds a few tears, and sometimes excitedly pounds the table to make their point. Everyone is real, the conversation is upbeat and lively.

  1. 05/11/2023

    Rayo Cole - A Dynamic Entrepreneur - Owner of Rayo Cole Hair celebrity wig & hair extension line, songwriter, singer, & TEDx speaker.

    Rayo Cole is a walking and talking dynamo who loves God and giving her unconditional support to everyone who crosses her path.  Her love for God was developed at an early age while attending Catholic School.  A negative experience of being bullied at school turned into a life transformation as she found the courage to laugh it off and rely on her faith. Today, she continues her passionate journey as the owner of Rayo Cole Hair creating exceptional wigs and hair extensions to not only the entertainment industry but also to “medical patients experiencing hair loss, or everyday women who simply love to look fabulous.” “Rayo is committed to them thriving fully in their beauty. Rayo Cole Hair also manages celebrity hair stylists and other powerhouse professionals in the hair, style, and beauty industries. Her clients can be found in major magazines—Essence, Cosmopolitan, IN Style, People and Glamour to name a few! Her clients include: Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, Lupita Nyong'o,  Eve (The Talk), Marlyne Barrett (Chicago Med) Asjha Cooper (Chicago Med), Gabrielle Union (Being Mary Jane Season 2-4), Imani Hakim (Mythic Quest), Alexandra Shipp (X-Men Apocalypse), Wendy Williams, Lyric Lewis, Logan Browning (Netflix’s Dear White People), DeRon Horton (Netflix’s Dear White People), Paula Newsome (Spider Man: No Way Home), Paula Abdul, Bianca Lawson, Tamala Jones, Dorothy the Band (Roc Nation) and many others.” With her belief, that “Music is healing. It soothes the soul”. In 2013, Rayo launched the “My Song” project offering children, teens, and young adults with medical challenges the opportunity to fulfill their dream of becoming a recording artist working with GRAMMY® award winning music team. The result is their personalized video ready to share with the world!" “Rayo created this project to enrich the lives of others and to make a valuable contribution to her community. “My Song” has supporters like Capitol Records, the Make A Wish Foundation, Sony Music, Westlake Studio, multiple renowned, GRAMMY® Award winning and GRAMMY® nominated producers and songwriters.”

    Rayo Cole - A Dynamic Entrepreneur - Owner of Rayo Cole Hair celebrity wig & hair extension line, songwriter, singer, & TEDx speaker.
  2. 03/07/2023

    Justin Arnest - Mega Successful Real Estate Broker at Arnest Real Estate Group

    Justin Arnest – Founder & Broker of the Arnest Real Estate Group Justin and his wife, Lilia, run a very successful real estate firm, the Arnest Real Estate Group, AG in Northern California. Justin laughs as he thinks about his previous five careers from being a construction/heavy equipment operator, civil engineer college student, cross fit owner, and law enforcement officer. He decided to give real estate ago five and half years ago, and within the first year closed over twenty-eight deals.  Today he has a ten-member team and expects to close sixty transactions. Justin is the leading top producer with sales consistently ranking in the top one percent nationwide. Justin believes that inspiration is the key rocket fuel combined with discipline are the major components to moving the real estate train along. Justine and Lilia utilize the Ninja real estate training tools to assist their agents in developing service base relationship selling to their clients. Justin’s main goal is to “focus full time on serving my clients by providing service and expertise in all facets of residential real estate. It is my constant goal to exceed the expectations of my clients. I am fanatical about protecting the financial interests of my clients and making sure every ‘i’ is dotted and every ‘t’ crossed. Both Justin and Lilia believe the best legacy is to build life memories of helping individuals turn the corner and be an inspiration of kindness and goodwill to everyone who crosses their path. Their pillars they live by are faith, family, finances, friends, and fun. Arnest Real Estate Group Justin Arnest (916) 770-6687 @arnest_real_estate

  3. 03/02/2023

    Elena Bulatova International Artist - showcasing playful sculptures from lollipops to dynamic abstract paintings

    I had a wonderful opportunity to visit Elena Bulatova’s Fine art gallery in Palm Desert while visiting friends. The art gallery’s marketing and sales specialist, Svetlana Bulatova, gave me an incredible tour and detailed information on the artist’s dynamic collection of brightly colored sculptors and stunning abstract paintings. My eye first went to the playful melting lollipops and popsicles sculptures and then I viewed a stunning abstract painting called “Purple”. I was impressed with Svetlana’s knowledge of the unique details that go into each one of Elena’s creations. I was surprised to learn that her canvases are treated for UV protection which makes totally sense if you are displaying these beautiful renditions inside/outside in sunny California, Miami or anywhere else in the world.  Several hotels including the Hyatt exhibit her collections, and recently Svetlana mentioned that while on vacation, Elena was surprised to see her artwork displayed in the lobby of the largest cruise ship in the world. The film industry has also been captured by Elena’s talent, and her art was highlighted in Netflix’s episode, “Inventing Anna”, and other features. Before leaving the gallery, I also fell in love with a giant golden teddy bear encompassed by perfectly sculpted rose patterns. According to Svetlana, Elena became inspired with the rose flower teddy bears and wanted to capture this romantic and love feeling in her art. Her husband, Efi Mashiah, is also a creative with his inspired colored screw art depicting Mick Jagger’s tongue reminiscent of the sellout album, Sticky Fingers. According to the article, “Meteoric Rise of A Young Master”, with Elevated Magazine, Elena’s message is clear: “You should always believe in yourself. Make goals. Pursue them. Don’t listen to the people who discourage you.”

    Elena Bulatova International Artist - showcasing playful sculptures from lollipops to dynamic abstract paintings
  4. 02/16/2023

    Dr. Ernie Bodai - Breast Cancer Author, Surgeon, Creator of the Breast Cancer Stamp, and Women's Lifestyle Health Hero

    Dr. Ernie Bodia, an extraordinary individual, has dedicated his life as the former chief of surgery for thirty-three years at Kaiser Permanente helping women successfully fight breast cancer disease. Today, his efforts are addressing issues women face after treatment at the Breast Cancer Survivorship Institute which he established in 2012. In this interview, Dr. Bodai mentioned that he has insomnia and ADHD which has worked to his advantage since he successfully channels his energy into productive projects, such as, the author over 250 medical articles, 5 books (4 focused on cancer), and several medical patents. He is known for his passionate lobbying efforts to the postmaster general, congress and the senate for authorizing the first specialty stamp focused on best cancer in the United States. This was a tireless two-year effort of traveling back and forth from Sacramento to Washington DC campaigning for this unique commemorative stamp. Today $1.1 billion stamps have been sold resulting in $95.5 million dollars towards breast cancer research. The beautiful breast cancer stamp has gone global with over 27 countries utilizing this exact stamp rendition. Dr. Bodai has been nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal and in 2018 received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Breast Surgeons as well as in March 2019 the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Consortium of Breast Centers. He appreciates these awards but what strikes a deep chord in Dr. Bodai’s heart is his daily interactions with women in their breast cancer journey giving them the tools and emotional support to live full lives again and regain a sense of self-worth and confidence.  Check out his you tube channel on "Thriving with Breast Cancer" & "Lifestyle Medicine - The Cancer Prescription".

  5. 12/09/2022

    Prashantt Guptha - International Actor, Singer, Poet and partner with Mulberry Films

    Prasahnatt Guptha is an enthusiastic successful international actor, producer, poet, and singer. He was was born and raised in New York and belongs to a family originally from Jaipur India. His love for this creative craft took him on a journey from Manhattan to Mumbai to the epic center of Bollywood, a gigantic entertainment industry that makes Hollywood look like a mini mouse. Prashantt carved out his success with several Hindi (Bollywood) films and web-series, many of which have been critically acclaimed and box office hits. His deep love for New York and Mumbai keeps him earning those mega sky miles as he resides in both countries. He has also produced and starred in, "A New Christmas", an indie film showcased on Amazon Prime. It was shot in New York during Christmas time with the temperature at minus 2 on the Brooklyn Bridge as Prashantt, supporting cast members, and crew taped up their bodies with hot warmers drinking tea sometimes with a dash of whiskey. My dynamic interview with Prashantt Guptha will further enlighten our audience into the not so glamours world of acting with its tremendous peaks and valleys an actor experience. He gets real in discussing how he prepares and molds himself into the script's character. His acting range is huge playing a 25- to 45-year-old, a debonaire international gentleman vs a pauper, and a rough bad guy you do not want to ever encounter. Instagram:    @prashanttguptha

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The Heartbeat Lounge a captivating podcast highlighting upcoming and prominent artistic talents and passionate visionaries. The creative line up is endless as each guest laughs, sheds a few tears, and sometimes excitedly pounds the table to make their point. Everyone is real, the conversation is upbeat and lively.