Phantom Electric Ghost

Inside Irish Session Etiquette with Musician, Author, and Podcast Host Tara Connaghan

I’m a professional Irish fiddle player, podcaster, author, educator, tour guide and arts manager in Ireland, specialising in a topic most people avoid - the unspoken etiquette in Irish traditional music sessions. 

I help musicians, especially newcomers, visitors and adult learners, understand the subtle dynamics of Irish music sessions so...

Courts & The Administration: Legal Insights from Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. 

Anne P. Mitchell is an attorney, and law professor and dean emeritus.  A graduate of Stanford Law School, she has had a a storied career first as one of the first two attorneys in the United States advocating for children to have an ongoing relationship with their fathers after the disuniting of the family, and then as the first anti-spam lawyer i...

What Jazz Teaches Us About Democracy | ft. Joe Elefante 

Joe Elefante is a New Jersey-based writer, educator, musician, and author of An Endless Knot: How Democracies Form the Citizens They Need. His work explores democracy, attention, grief, faith, education, jazz, and the arts. With 23,000+ email subscribers, Joe helps listeners think more deeply about what kind of people democracy requires us to become, and how listening, em...

Overcoming Loss & Fighting Epilepsy With Music | Michael Gomoll 

Joey Gomoll died in 2010, just shy of his 5th birthday, after battling a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet's Syndrome his entire life. Upon his passing, his family started  a charity called Joey's Song to help raise money to fund research grants focused on finding treatments and cures for rare, intractable, pediatric epilepsies. In the 15-plus years sin...

Navigating the Shadows: Inside the Underbelly with Eric Robinson 

Recently retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), after 24 years as a special agent, Eric Robinson worked a range of crimes including white collar, counterterrorism, crimes against children, gangs, drugs, and public corruption. He served as a SWAT operator, a firearms instructor, and a tactics instructor.  

Eric will soon release his first...

Dyslexic Kids: Specialists, Not Generalists | Russell Van Brocklen 

Russell Van Brocklen speaking, the Dyslexia Professor, shifting daily reading frustrations into confident academic wins for students facing dyslexia.

Dyslexia touches as many as 15–20 % of all learners  , yet most families still hear “wait and see.” I flip that script. As the Dyslexia Professor, I translate structured-literacy methods pro...

What High-Functioning Survival Actually Looks Like in Women |Lisa Lacy

Lisa Lacy is a writer, trauma educator, and author of the upcoming memoir Notes From a Certified Madwoman and its companion Field Guide for Survival, Healing, and Self Understanding. After more than three decades in corporate education, healthcare consulting, performance, and storytelling, Lisa now speaks and writes about addiction, psychosis, trauma, nervous sys...

Poetry as Therapy: Finding Meaning & Reducing Anxiety with Margaret Bryden 

Margaret Bryden is a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, author, and founder of Sage Insight Therapy. She works with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and life transitions. Margaret is the author of How I Understand It: A Bad Poet’s Guide to Mental Health & Resilience, where she introduces &ld...

You Are Not Your Diagnosis: Who Are You Beyond the Body?|Dr. Ellyn Hilliard-McLeod

Dr. Ellyn Hilliard-McLeod has dedicated her life to helping others find healing and wholeness through a holistic approach to health. She earned her PhD in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, where her dissertation focused on the effectiveness of Gerson Therapy, and has training as a Gerson Therapist .  Ellyn brings a wealth...

From Rock Star to Prosecutor: Gregg Owen on Law, Music, & Tech 

Criminal Attorney, Rock Musician, Tech Entrepreneur, Author 

I’m a former Chicago murder prosecutor who took a very unusual path to the courtroom.

Before law school, I was a touring rock musician who performed across the Midwest and opened shows for bands like The Doors. But a personal turning point led me to leave music, cut my hair, and apply for an ...

Fixing Revenue Growth with Tom Gersic 

With over 26 years in enterprise software and AI, Tom Gersic has led go-to-market strategy for some of tech's most complex deployments. This year he founded YouEx.ai — an AI-native platform designed to become the single destination for every lead a B2B sales team generates, turning pipeline chaos into revenue.

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https://youex.ai/

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Umay Acar-Sümer |Writer and Composer of ‘Beowulf the Musical

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Umay Acar-Sümer is a Turkish singer and composer based in Hampshire, UK. Having completed an MA in Medieval Studies and MMus in Music Composition at Royal Holloway, Umay draws inspiration from medieval literature and history in her writing. She is the writer and composer of ‘Beowulf the Musical’, a two-act musical made up of 35 song based on the medie...

How to Find Purpose in Hardship | Ben Barbic 

Author of Rise & Climb, Musician on Rebel Sound Records. 

Ben Barbic is the author of Rise & Climb (Skyhorse / Simon & Schuster) and a recording artist on Rebel Sound Records (Sony / Orchard). His memoir traces the climb from a wildfire — and an earthquake four years later — that destroyed his childhood homes, to a life built across writing, music, and da...

Paul Loeb: Revolutionizing Music Promotion with AI | Phantom Electric Ghost 

Bio: Paul Loeb is the Founder and CEO of DropTrack, an AI-powered music promotion platform built to help independent artists and record labels get their music heard by the right industry contacts — including DJs, bloggers, and playlist curators. A veteran of both the music and technology industries, Paul has worked at companies including Beats by...

Transforming Disengagement with Elliot Sawyer 

Trust Advisor: Helping Companies Overcome Disengagement to Become Businesses People Love to Work For and Buy From 

Elliot Sawyer speaks around the world to a wide range of audiences. He has delivered over 1,500 talks, spent more than 10,000 hours guiding professionals across many industries, two decades of leadership development and has influenced nine figures of revenue. His h...

Inside "Idling High" with Artist Jake Cassman 

Jake Cassman refuses to make false choices. He crafts sharp, thought-provoking lyrics rooted in the Americana tradition without losing the drive and edge of indie rock. Onstage, he moves effortlessly between dark, gut-busting humor and disarming vulnerability. Shaped both by California dreams and east coast grit, Cassman arrives with his remarkable debut solo album Idling High&mdas...

From Storm to Success: Jon Edlin’s Entrepreneurial Journey 

Jon Edlin is a dynamic speaker who helps people face life’s challenges with confidence and purpose. After his house was completely destroyed by a tornado, Jon found himself in a moment of total loss—but instead of giving up, he discovered a simple way to not just survive adversity, but grow through it.

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Dr. Elliot Justin on TechRing: The Future of Male Vital Signs 

Elliot Justin, MD, CEO and Founder of FirmTech

FirmTech is dedicated to advancing sexual wellness through sophisticated wearable technology designed to monitor the "vital signs" of essential vascular health. The company’s inaugural suite of products focuses on male physiological performance, providing men and their physicians with the objective data necessa...

Breaking Decades of Silence: A Conversation with Sheryl Hauk 

Today’s guest is Sheryl Hauk—author, retired music educator, and survivor advocate. Sheryl is the author of Piece by Piece: A Memoir of Survival, Resilience, and the Power of Creativity, a book that explores what it means to break silence, reclaim voice, and rebuild a life after childhood trauma. With honesty, dark humor, and deep compassion, Sheryl share...