Main Street Moxie

Thorunn Kristjansdottir and Mary B. O'Neill
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Main Street Moxie Podcast

Main Street Moxie was born out of our love of the spoken word and constantly being inspired by people, businesses, and organizations that are mavericks in their own way. Our guests took a leap, all because they believed in themselves, and as a result, made something out of nothing. They had a vision and the necessary belief, and paved a new way – they had MOXIE! You can learn from these moxie stories. We're all capable of moxie in our lives and through our conversations with guests, you'll learn how to move your own moxie along the moxie meter.

  1. Episode 43: Housatonic Valley Regional High School International Travel Club

    AUG 12

    Episode 43: Housatonic Valley Regional High School International Travel Club

    Send us a textTraveling both takes moxie and builds moxie. Just ask the Housatonic Valley Regional High School International Travel Club. Reinvigorated by Club faculty advisor Social Studies teacher John Lizzi, the club has taken students, faculty, staff, and parents to destinations such as the Galapagos, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and the Mediterranean coast. In this Moxie episode, John and students Ellie Wolgemuth and Madison Melino describe their adventures, growth and moxie that have res...

    41 min
  2. Episode 42: Moxie by Proxy: Nat Benchley on Peter Benchley

    JUL 22

    Episode 42: Moxie by Proxy: Nat Benchley on Peter Benchley

    Send us a textFifty years ago, a human vs. beast thriller set in a summer beach town was published and devoured by readers. That book was Jaws, a best-selling novel that spawned a blockbuster movie the following year. Between the book and the film, we were all afraid to go back in the water. Peter Benchley, an established journalist and speechwriter, was instantly catapulted to fame as an author. Getting to that point took moxie! In this Moxie by Proxy episode, we talk with Nat Benchley, Pete...

    1h 2m
  3. Episode 41: Keith Moon and Special Olympics, CT

    JUN 17

    Episode 41: Keith Moon and Special Olympics, CT

    Send us a textIn this episode of Main Street Moxie, Keith Moon shares stories about his longstanding involvement with Special Olympics, an organization with moxie built into its DNA.Keith’s secret moxie sauce is recognizing a need and then finding a way to use his talents and skills to make a difference. He enjoys bringing people and organizations together to accomplish a larger goal.Keith's involvement in Special Olympics began when he read an appeal in the Hartford Courant to raise needed f...

    1h 1m
  4. Episode 40: Bill Johnson

    MAY 20

    Episode 40: Bill Johnson

    Send us a textBill Johnson believes moxie is essential for pursuing purpose, which he defines as becoming one's best self in service of at least one thing larger than oneself. This self-knowledge and action directed outward are why we’re here—and why he’s here, too. Known as the “Dream Dean,” Bill continues to refine his Life Design Catalyst program, immersing himself in it to gain deeper insight into his own “why.” This place of deeper understanding and a growth mindset on steroids fuel...

    59 min
  5. Episode 39: Pieter Lefferts

    APR 22

    Episode 39: Pieter Lefferts

    Send us a textPieter Lefferts is a visual artist, author, and musician who draws deeply from the natural world for creative inspiration and moxie. Over the years he has sought deeper communion with Nature to find balance and better understand himself and the world around him. In this work, he eschews perfection and instead embraces authenticity and intentionality, wherein perfection unfolds as the sum of the parts of an idea explored and life lived.Pieter is a student of shamanism, indigenous...

    1h 2m
  6. Episode 38: Moxie by Proxy--Pamela Hogan on Iceland's Women's Day Off

    MAR 18

    Episode 38: Moxie by Proxy--Pamela Hogan on Iceland's Women's Day Off

    Send us a textIn this Moxie by Proxy episode, we discuss the moxie of the women of Iceland through the camera lens of Pamela Hogan, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and media executive.In her latest documentary, The Day Iceland Stood Still, Pamela, and her collaborator, acclaimed Icelandic filmmaker Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, take us back to October 24, 1975, and the months leading up to that historic moment when 90 percent of Iceland’s women took the “day off,” bringing the country ...

    55 min
  7. Episode 37: Craig Peterson

    FEB 12

    Episode 37: Craig Peterson

    Send us a textCraig Peterson’s moxie is a well-conditioned muscle, one of the many that he’s developed as a professional athlete in the Arena Football League (AFL), Indoor Football League (IFL), and the National Arena League (NAL).Craig’s moxie has been built by long hours of doing the work and responding to setbacks with a can-do mindset, mental toughness, consistency, adhering to his routine, teamwork, and listening to his trainers and coaches. He believes in competition—against himself and...

    1h 13m
  8. Episode 36: Mini Moxie 2023 Wrap-Up with Thorunn and Mary

    12/18/2023

    Episode 36: Mini Moxie 2023 Wrap-Up with Thorunn and Mary

    Send us a textAnother moxie-filled year has passed with fascinating guests from all walks of life. In our monthly episodes, our guests joined the ranks of Honorary Agents of Moxie. We hope you found their stories as interesting and inspiring as we did.We are incredibly grateful to you, our listeners, for tuning in to hear the inspiring and honest stories of our guests--people like you who have embraced courage, learned from failure, and evolved as humans.In our 2023 episodes, you can listen a...

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About

Main Street Moxie was born out of our love of the spoken word and constantly being inspired by people, businesses, and organizations that are mavericks in their own way. Our guests took a leap, all because they believed in themselves, and as a result, made something out of nothing. They had a vision and the necessary belief, and paved a new way – they had MOXIE! You can learn from these moxie stories. We're all capable of moxie in our lives and through our conversations with guests, you'll learn how to move your own moxie along the moxie meter.

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  • Creator
    Thorunn Kristjansdottir and Mary B. O'Neill
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Main Street Moxie LLC
  • Show Website
    Main Street Moxie

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