Share Your Fire

John Verrico
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Positive stories of kindness, beneficence and overcoming adversity. Interviews with heart-centered, service-minded people around the world sharing their motivational fire.

  1. 21h ago

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 2-6: You Don't Have To Face It Alone (Faith Majors)

    Debilitating fatigue, chronic pain, cognitive dysfunction, unexplained fevers and rashes, any of which can strike unpredictably and wipe you out for days. These are just some of the symptoms of lupus, which can stop you in your tracks and severely impact your life and career. When film and television actress, model, and writer, Faith Majors, first experienced some of these symptoms, her life came to a screeching halt. Each of the symptoms can be ascribed to so many other diseases, so all of her energies were redirected to finding the cause. After her life-altering diagnoses of lupus and dysautonomia, Faith began rebuilding her life through education, travel, and advocacy. As a speaker, writer, and lupus advocate, her message centers on resilience, reinvention, navigating unexpected challenges, and reclaiming your life. Today, she encourages women and others to find their voice, advocate for their health, and move forward with courage, even amid uncertainty. She reminds us that it is never too late to begin … again. Learn more about Faith at https://faithmajors.com/, and by following her posts on Instagram @therealfaithmajors and LinkedIn. Learn more about her work with the Lupus Research Alliance, and the upcoming 2026 Lupus Research Breaking Through Gala taking place in New York City on November 16th. During our conversation, Faith announced BREAKING NEWS – only here first – she has been selected to be the honorary team captain for the New York Jets for Lupus Awareness Day, November 1st, at MetLife Stadium.

  2. 2d ago

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 2-5: There's a Different Answer (Jennie James)

    Nearly 80 percent of Americans have some form of debt. For many, that debt can seem debilitating with a fear of never seeing an end to payments. Jennie James has a different answer. She was a nurse with enormous student loans. “In my mid-50’s, it dawned on me that if I ever wanted to retire and do other things, I would need to discharge some significant debt.”  Jennie was determined to find a way to eliminate that debt and once she discovered a system, she set out to help her fellow nurses and others out of the same situation. She is now a debt management consultant who provides financial technology solutions for consumers, small businesses, part-timers and gig-workers. In our enlightening discussion, Jennie notes it is important for us to realize that debt doesn’t define us. She says, “Debt isn’t something you are, it is something you have.” And you don’t have to keep it. Jennie’s website, www.differentanswer.com was undergoing remodeling at the time of this recording, and she can be contacted on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennie-james-7586962

  3. Oct 27

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 2-4: Being Valued (Ralph Kellogg)

    “I don’t go to work to make friends!” Have often have you heard that one? Why is it that so many people take that attitude about the workplace, choosing to focus on the job itself, deadlines, milestones, and sales targets instead of socializing with coworkers and colleagues. Most often it is people in leadership positions that set the tone, overlooking the human element while striving to achieve business goals and bottom lines. Human resources executive Ralph Kellogg strives to bring humanity back to the workplace. A seasoned HR professional, executive coach, author, and national speaker, Ralph has extensive experience helping leaders and organizations build more human-centered workplaces. He is the founder of Connection Points Consulting and author of Leading While Human: Notes I Wish Someone Had Given Me, which explores the courage, self-awareness, and humanity required to lead people. Our conversation went deep as we discussed the difference between being needed and valued, and his experiences that led to that observation. You don’t want to miss it! Meanwhile check out his website https://ralphkellogg.com and connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphkellogg/

  4. Oct 20

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 2-3: "It All Started As a Bun" (Kerrie Gordon)

    At 10 years old, we are at a critical stage in our social development. At this age, the most important things to us are centered around our social identity. We want to be seen, heard, accepted and included in peer groups. How wonderful would it be if people cared about what we had to say, wanted to hear our story? And what if our story were published in an actual book?  That is the opportunity that Kerrie Sue Gordon is creating for 5th graders in Utah. Acknowledging how impactful it was to her own life to become a published author, Kerrie redirected her 40 years of experience as a swim teacher and coach into a passion for nurturing a child’s self-esteem. Through her Young Authors Experience, she helps children discover their stories, preserve their creative voices, and become published authors. “I want children to discover the stories within themselves and recognize that their voice matters.” Her invitation: Let Your Brilliance Be Read. Connect with Kerrie on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrie-gordon/ and contact her to learn more about the Young Authors Experience.

  5. Oct 13

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 2-2: Kindness on a Global Level (Beth Robins)

    A powerhouse of positive energy, Beth Robins is an eight-time bestselling author, keynote speaker, and transformational life coach with nearly four decades of experience helping people fall in love with their lives. She is the founder of the Seize the Day with a Smile® movement and the Seize the Day Academy (I call her the Queen of Seize the Day). Beth has built a body of work around one powerful belief: that the life you’ve been postponing is the life you were made for. Her mission is simple and urgent: to empower individuals to stop waiting, to take bold action, and to seize the life that is already theirs. At the core of all of this is a blatant emphasis on kindness and how kindness is the key to happiness. Beth is an ambassador for the Global Kindness initiative, a three-month campaign to spread kindness, November 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027, with a special Worldwide Kindness Celebration Day on November 11 with recognition activities at 11:00 a.m. in respective time zones around the globe. The goal is to spark 1 Billion acts of kindness worldwide. You can find more information at https://passkindnessforward.com/. Learn more about Beth on https://bethrobins.com/ and connect with her on LinkedIn.

  6. Oct 6

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 2-1: It's Okay to Ask for Help (Melody Vachal)

    Every one of us will, at some point, be a caregiver. For most of us, that role is blessedly short-lived. Taking care of a child with a cold or flu. Helping your spouse with a broken arm.  Assisting mom around the house after a fall. For others, care-giving becomes an all-consuming purpose that dominates every moment of our life. Melody Vachal has not only lived the caregiver life for more than 30 years for her son with significant disabilities, she also a care receiver 10 years ago in the middle of it all following a serious car accident. And yet she thrives. Melody is a keynote speaker, author, and creator of the Space for GRACE™ framework. Drawing from her lived experiences on both sides of caregiving and from her career as a speech-language pathologist and health and wellness coach, Melody helps people move from surviving to rising. She is the author of the Amazon bestselling book Still I Rise: A Guide to Navigating the Caregiver Journey and speaks about resilience, intentional communication, caregiving, and finding hope in life’s most challenging seasons. Learn more about Melody Vachal at https://melodyvachal.com, check out her Speaker Reel, and connect with her on Linked In, Facebook and Instagram.

  7. Sep 30

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 12 - You Can't Force the Cut (Chip Scholz)

    Saved by the lathe. After suffering a stroke, Chip Scholz found healing and inspiration in his love of woodturning. A speaker, author, and executive coach, Chip primarily helps family businesses in transition and finds that the same skills and intuition he uses in woodworking can be used to understanding the uniqueness of each family business and guiding them through a transition process. He notes that in both cases, “you can’t force the cut.” In a world often overshadowed by negativity, Chip brings a refreshing perspective on family businesses and the importance of the human element in transitions. He shares enlightening stories drawn from his extensive experience, highlighting the unique challenges faced by family-run enterprises, and how the careful patience needed to create beautiful, useful, and artful pieces out of wood are just as important in business. Learn more about Chip at https://www.scholzandassociates.com, connect with him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipscholz/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chippturns, and look for his books, Every Dog Has Its Day, Small Decisions Big Shifts and the upcoming Handoffs (expected in October 2026).

  8. Sep 14

    Share Your Fire, Ep. 11 - Positive Values in Action (Charles Fowler)

    For more than 20 years, Charles Fowler has chaired the Human Values Foundation, which promotes positive values in young people’s social and emotional development. He notes that our values, which we adopt during the formative years of our youth, become our behavioral and ethical guides in life. Research shows that a vast majority of people have positive values, including things like love, gratitude, compassion, yet that same majority claims that other people and society in general don’t seem to share the same values, and in fact, tend toward more negative values, exhibiting selfishness, hate, and discrimination. Charles has been working across global boundaries to address that disconnection. He is the driving force behind World Values Day, an annual campaign that culminates on the third Thursday in October, which encourages individuals and organizations around the world to put positive values into practice. This year, World Values Day is celebrated on October 15th, but these lessons and practices should be carried forward into daily routine. Witha never-ending supply of energy and passion for encouraging positive values, Charles also chairs the Global Alliance for Values-based Education (GAVE), a network of leading academics and educationalists, is project partner of the Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice for Health and Social Care at Oxford University, and serves as a delegate at the Values20 Group which engages the annual G20 leaders summits. Follow and get involved in World Values Day activities at  https://www.worldvaluesday.com/  and learn about the Global Alliance for Values-based Education at https://gave.global/. Charles welcomes connections on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-fowler-b74987104/

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Positive stories of kindness, beneficence and overcoming adversity. Interviews with heart-centered, service-minded people around the world sharing their motivational fire.

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  • Creator
    John Verrico
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 John Verrico
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    Share Your Fire