CHANGE4JOY Podcast

The journey of a young girl from Brooklyn who was told, “YOU’LL NEVER amount to anything.”  “I have been in the darkness, in the fetal position feeling as if I would die. And like being in a boxing ring, on the canvas, I knew I had to go up! I had to stand up for myself, my truth, my children, and all of you …” Maria Mastrodicasa left high school in the tenth grade, determined to make a better life for herself despite struggling with dyslexia. She became the woman of Wallstreet who ran with the Wolves and came out ahead of the pack. Now she is an example and source of inspiration for many just by showing you can make a difference with self-advocacy. Empowerment is never overpowering.  Maria is living and running her own pack now, based on her values of integrity, love and respect. https://www.mariamastrodicasa.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-mastrodicasa-213b713b/ https://www.facebook.com/maria.mastrodicasa.7 

We are re-starting the Change4Joy podcast series opening season 2! You can Change with Joy with your story too; sign up here Nienke van Bezooijen, your podcast host, shares how she got triggered by mosquitoes, not so much the insects but more the human version of them. Do you want to know more about Nienke, you can look at her personal website Presentation-Master LinkedIn Nienke's TEDx talk

Wim de Bundel, live by giving, with the Dutch platform www.gevenisleven.nl he provides the world with the joy of giving. He experienced the joy of giving in his business career by increasing customer satisfaction. In his career shift in 2020 he knew he had more to do with giving as a tool. Listen to his podcast and see your possibilities too, Not only in the Netherland but by giving is living as a life's drive. Facebook : @gevenisleven Instagram: @geven.is.leven Business : www.wimdebundel.nl

I am a corporate executive turned mind trainer and coach. I found the treasure of wisdom whilst living and working in Asia.  I have experienced the power of the wisdom mind. My conscious, trained mind has been instrumental in optimising and improving my life in all aspects. I have come to see that mind training is the most important life skill everybody can benefit from. Yet, it is not part of the regular education and professional training programs. Hence my mission: I want to give the world the power of the mind!   Social Media/website details LinkedIn:             https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonbroers/ Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/anton.broers.31/ Website:             www.mindurlife.com 

Laila Lutf Al Thawr, Mother of detainees, mother of Yemen. A Woman on the Path to Peace is unstoppable because she knows humans can help humans. She comes from care for others.  Although she can't stay safe in one place for a long time, she saves the lives of others because she feels it’s her task. Her drive is her imagination to be in the shoes of people suffering from injustice, being missed by their beloved ones, taken into prison.  She contributed to the release of 1,000 prisoners, including her mediation in Yemen's first and largest prisoner exchange on 17/12/2015. Als she was leading - a follow-up and released more than 100 children and women and men in prison. Her CV is impressive and only covering a crumb of her impact.  - Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Political Bureau and Relations of the Arab Hope party previously known as  (Arab Spring Party). - Deputy Political Affairs and Relations of the President of the Supreme Council for Coordination of Parties and Supreme Revolutionary Forces and civil society organizations. - Head manager of  Sam for peace and human rights initiative.  - An activist in the areas of peace, negotiation, conflict resolution and kidnapping.   - A gender and communication trainer.   She has only one question: let my voice be heard so I will be seen and save more people. While globally visible, it is harder to silence me.    Dear Laila, we take that step now! https://twitter.com/LailaLutf?s=08 https://www.facebook.com/laylaalthaour https://www.facebook.com/laila.lutf https://www.linkedin.com/in/laila-al-thawr-103a6989

Back in March 2020, at the beginning of lockdown, a life-altering questioning began to bother Karen. ‘who would I be if I wasn’t me?’ By September, she decided to follow her intuition, she packed up her belongings, rented her flat and moved to Costa Rica, to work with a major re-generation project and at the same time launched the FemmeQ retreat event. The future was calling her.  Bringing together her entrepreneurial skills, systems transformation training and on the ground experience in working with social change organisations, she is committed to transforming the old systems that no longer serve us or our planet.   For the past four decades, Karen has worked with global business leaders to achieve breakthrough results and designed and led culture change and development programmes worldwide. Starting her career as a trained healer and practitioner, she has translated spiritual practices, healing principles, and systemic change into everyday life and business.  Her methodology bridges the divide between spirituality and commercial reality, a wholistic approach to developing more conscious and compassionate leaders through her programmes and retreats. Her hands-on experience of building a business in alternative health care, from kitchen table-top to a multi-million dollar enterprise, afforded her the credentials of an MBA. She is the founder of The Flourish Initiative www.theflourishinitiative.com, a consulting and advisory service on how to build a flourishing enterprise from the inside out.  She is the founder of The Flourish Initiative - consultancy  | co-founder of FemmeQ: Feminine Intelligence www.femmeq.org  and a core member of Bounce Beyond www.bouncebeyond.global  Her commitment is to catalyse the necessary shift from the current system of domination to partnership, to re-awaken and integrate the feminine principles into our human psyche, to create a flourishing future for all. She is currently developing a FemmeQ: Feminine Intelligence for a Regenerative Future retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica - July 24th - 31st. Retreat registration https://femmeq.org/costa-rica-july-2021/ Register for Online programme Websites www.femmeq.org Instagram www.theflourishinitative.com Instagram Project in Costa Rica https://www.costaricaregenerativa.org

Unstoppable Tracy is a real stand for disarming your limiting beliefs. She is a decorated athlete in downhill para-skiing, world cup sailing, deep sea diving and mountain climbing. She is an International Humanitarian and twice nominated for the Ontario Premier's Award for her inclusive volunteer work all over the globe. She is an amazing Motivational Speaker, she speaks for corporations and events, inspiring and motivating companies to grow. That's who she is. Tracy is challenging misconceptions about uncertainty You would never know it, the way she gracefully walks into the room that Tracy was born a 4-way amputee. Website Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Instagram With Tracy her story, your view of what is limiting us will change forever! 

Erik Alexander had since his teenage years a curiosity about the human body. In particular, how to understand the body and reach the optimum level of physical result in sport. Now he is the vehicle to show people globally how to improve their life to stay fit, healthy and independent from pharmaceutical suppression. As a Clinical Psychic Neuro Immunologist and specialized in biochemistry, he knows what he is talking about.  Erik-Alexander is a ‘walk you talk’ guy. He uses his helicopter view and builds bridges in information to connect the dots based on solid research. He isn’t improving your life; he is the vehicle for you so yóu can improve your health and life.  He stands for his mission, make what seems impossible possible by tapping into the body intelligence. Because if your health works, you can influence the outcome of your life.  You can find Erik-Alexander on Facebook. and LinkedIn, and if you have a health solution-focused question, you can email him. Every week on Saturdays, he gives a healthflix webinar so you can listen for free on how to improve your life, lifestyle and health. https://health-flix.com 

Inventor and social impact entrepreneur. Global specialist in creating innovative solar energy solutions for the humanitarian sector. Simon is the Founder and CEO of SolarBuddy committed to uniting a global community to gift six million solar lights to children living in energy poverty by 2030, to help them continue studying after dusk and to improve their educational outcomes.   He is also the Founder of Boo Boo Bikes, a range of natural bamboo bikes handmade in Ghana, West Africa and assembled in Australia. Simon is also an author of 12 children’s books focused on child safety and positive social messages. A humanitarian at heart, Simon is determined to create socially aware businesses and projects.   He was a Founding member of the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA), the Moving Energy Initiative of Chatham House in London UK, an initiative funded by DFID to develop an understanding of the solar needs of refugees across the world and a member of Lighting Africa. As a member of the UNHCR committee, Simon advocated having solar products included as a core relief for all refugees and internally displaced people around the world.  Simon won an Australian Design Awards in 2015 and DFID Humanitarian Design Awards in 2012, for his life-transforming designs. His inspirational and life-changing life experiences are known to have a profound impact on attendees. In under two years, Simon has shared his knowledge and experience with over 50,000 people globally. https://www.simondoble.com LinkedIn Facebook Instagram

Who is Hein Wagner? A blind man with Vision! He has been blind since birth… Despite this Hein Wagner has many accomplishments to his name. He has completed the Absa Cape Epic, ran the Antarctica Marathon, the Two Oceans and New York Marathons, completed full Ironman,  , , completed the Cape to Rio Yacht Race, holds the World Blind Land Speed Record at 322.52 km/h, and recently received a golden key from the University of Stellenbosch for his ongoing efforts towards social upliftment. Hein Wagner is living proof that despite the challenges that come our way, anything is possible. He does not allow his blindness to stand in the way of his dreams and people often refer to him as the blind man with exceptional vision. http://www.heinwagner.com http://www.heinwagneracademy.org Facebook LinkedIn Instagram 

Martijn Lampert is Co-founder and Research Director at Glocalities, a values-based international research agency based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He has more than 2 decades of experience in conducting values-based research and helping international organizations and leaders connect with audiences at a deeper level. The Glocalities research program focuses on values and psychology and covers 35 countries, based on interviews with more than 275,000 respondents. Lampert generates and shares in-depth insights into people's values, international trends, brands, generational change and sustainability.  Lampert is a TEDx speaker and frequently reports his latest insights and studies. He has been quoted by the New York Times, Forbes, the Financial Times, Business Insider, the Guardian, Xinhua, Frankfurter Allgemeine, MarketWatch, Handelsblatt, NOS, El Pais, Foreign Affairs, NBC, Hindustan Times, Volkskrant, Newsweek and many other media. He provides strategic advice and presentations to international organizations in the NGO, commercial and public sectors. With Glocalities research insights Lampert focuses on enabling a new generation of change-makers to make the world a better and more sustainable place.  Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijnlampert/ Glocalities: https://glocalities.com/ and https://glocalities.com/latest/reports Twitter: @martijnlampert TEDx Johannesburg talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rddRPfOMAUI Note: ‘’In the podcast, Martijn refers to his role model Professor Ronald Inglehart, Founding President of the World Values Survey. They recently cooperated in publishing 2 studies. Ron sadly passed away the weekend before the publication of this podcast. Their cooperation was inspiring and Ron was always full of joy. Martijn learned a lot from him and he wants to honour Ron here.’’

I am Sandra Lagace, I am 58 years old, living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with Cor. I am energetic, living based on a positive mindset. My drive is to improve myself and others, inspire others and be inspired. It gives me energy to let people experience when they make that step forward their life becomes easier, happier, more fulfilling… I easily connect with people, listen to all they say and especially what they do not say. Besides that: I am a veggie and I usually buy more books than I can read. I love; running, body pump, dogs, cats, coconut, marzipan, dancing, acting crazy, drinking wine with my best female friends, laughing out loud…. I just love life! Sandra wrote a blog about this podcast, you can find the English version here. You can find more about Sandra at  LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/sandralagace FaceBook - www.facebook.com/LagaceTrainingCoaching Instagram - www.instagram.com/lagace_hrtrainingcoaching Twitter - https://twitter.com/LagaceHR Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOA1pAf_fBplj-bzm7GgBQ Website – www.lagace.nl

Gary Malkin, the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Wisdom of the World Wellness, is an Emmy award-winning composer, public speaker, and music and health innovator who champions the power of music to promote health, wellness, and compassion. He is redefining the role of music in life’s challenging transitions at the individual and institutional levels.  In this podcast, Gary talks about Graceful Passages, co-created with the award-winning team Michael and Doris Stillwater. This work has touched nearly a million people by offering support during the many phases of loss. It was Awarded the 2005 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Award for their contribution to the field. Gary received a Hollywood Music in Media Award as the composer for Thrive, one of the most widely viewed documentaries in history. In 2020 Gary was involved to compose the music for Thrive II as well. You can find more about Gary Malkin at https://www.wisdomoftheworld.com/about/who-we-are/gary-malkin/ You can work with Gary every Sunday noon Pacific Time www.WisdomoftheWorld.com/SoulSong More about Graceful Passages you can find here:  https://www.wisdomoftheworld.com/offerings/graceful-passages/ 

Denis Campbel says about himself: I’ve known success and failure. Knock me down, I bounce back up. In the words of Dory from the Pixar film ‘Finding Nemo,’ I “just keep swimming, swimming, swimming…”  My passions are speaking and media commentary. I am no longer interested in Left v Right shoutfests, I demand truth v SPIN, the questions asked are answered, value competence and fact over fluff. I want us to hear each other. My focus is finding out what YOU want through dialogue v talking ‘at’ each other or waiting for my turn to speak.  By doing so Nienke created the tagline for Denis: Gamechanger through listening.  And so he is!  Website: https://deniscampbell.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClientLoyaltyDC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniscampbell/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denis.campbell 

Change4Joy podcast series, stories change with joy humanity, one story at a time in 19 minutes. In episode nr 2 The Story of Daeyoung Kim Host Nienke van Bezooijen speaks this week with Daeyoung Kim from Seoul South Korea. A brave woman who dares to be different because she feels deeply she can't hide any longer. She is an Innovator, Gift Finding Coach, Educator   Daeyoung designs and provides a space for innovators to find their own talents, collaborate with fellow innovators and make our dream come true. Her vision is to build an inclusive society for all. Prior to her current career, Daeyoung served as a public diplomacy specialist at the U.S. Embassy Seoul for two decades with her portfolio to cover women’s empowerment, youth empowerment, art and culture to increase public awareness for the bilateral relationship. Her greatest joy is to ignite a transformational power in you. Daeyoung is the founder of IamIJourneytoMe and you can find her on Facebook and LinkedIn

Change4Joy podcast series, stories change with joy humanity, one story at a time in 19 minutes. In episode nr 1 The Story of Kawtar El Alaoui Host Nienke van Bezooijen started the podcast series with this extraordinary woman, born in Marocco, living in Canada now. Kawtar El Alaoui is an international coach and facilitator supporting people in living their purpose, making their work an expression of their strengths and joy. Kawtar's work allows men and women to live an authentic life, heal their past traumas, move beyond unproductive patterns and cultural conditioning. By enabling Self-leadership, she moves individuals to live from wellbeing, inner power, and creating the positive impact they were meant to have in the world. You can find more about Kawtar at https://www.conscioustogetherness.com More about Nienke you can find on https://www.presentation-master.com Interested to share your voice in public https://bookingworldspeakers.com