Team Peri Step Out of Line

Team Peri Step Out of Line

Inspired by Alex Borstein, the Team Peri Step Out of Line Podcast dives deep. Meet guests who share inspirational stories and who have made an impact in today’s world. Our hope is to make our society a better place one step at a time through love, acceptance, and uplifting conversations. Producer, Editor & Content Creator: Peri R. Finkelstein Cover-Art: West Ham Marketing & Fuzi Beat: Glenn Hill Voice Over: Scott Rogowsky Team Peri Hosts: Peri & Lori Finkelstein www.teamperi.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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March 1, 2023 16 min

The 24/7 Cupcake ATM, anyone?!


Team Peri is starting off this year’s 2023 Women’s History Month with the brainchild and co-founder of Sprinkles, Candace Nelson. Candace is a self-described serial entrepreneur, author of the Wall Street Journal’s bestselling book, “Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn Your Passion into Profit,” an Angel Investor, mentor, and a mother to two boys among other things. You might recognize her from ...

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Brace yourselves…we’ve got the rabbi and boy, does she know how to “Step Out of Line.” 


The woman behind it all, Alex Borstein, unbeknownst to her, was the impetus behind our podcast and the Step Out of Line movement which has inspired our Team Peri community. As a tribute to her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor and her mother, Alex dedicated her 2019 Emmy award in an acceptance speech ending in the mantra, “Step Out of Li...

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Step Out of Line and be inspired by Team Peri's "Step Out of Line" podcast, a weekly show that provides a safe space for reflection, personal stories and experiences that motivate you to keep moving forward. Sit down with the dynamic daughter and mother duo and meet special guests who have made a positive impact on the world. 

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December 8, 2022 15 min

Walking the runway is not a piece of cake for somebody with a disability, yet Mindy Scheier has made it her life’s mission to make sure that children and adults with physical disabilities can have the same opportunities as anyone else. Bringing fashion into the forefront with accessible design seemed like a natural fit for Mindy, as she has made a career in the fashion industry. Her son, Oliver inspired her to ‘Step Out of Line’ an...

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Having only recently in the past few years been officially diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Kaylee Bays decided that it was time for her to dance again. Her second time dancing in a wheelchair was Jax's flashmob for the empowering single, “Victoria’s Secret”. Once a professional dancer, Kaylee knew that dance was something that she needed to integrate back into h...

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Bass guitar player for Kelly Clarkson & Katy Perry is so much more than just being a rockstar. Kyle Whalum explores the limits of pain and the art of suffering in his “hobby,” ultra-marathon running. His core strength is a product of him learning how to be comfortable existing outside of the lines. From prioritizing his own mental health in regards to an impostor syndrome, focusing on his music career, parenting two children (i...

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Marcia Kilgore is a serial entrepreneur who has debunked mainstream beauty distribution and sales markup with her new venture, Beauty Pie. Founder of the Bliss Spa, FitFlop footwear, among others, Kilgore always ‘stepped out of line’ by seeking out friends and mentors who challenged her rather than succumb to the archetype girl group while growing up in Canada. 




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September 29, 2022 10 min

You might remember Josh Randall from his epic wrestling, Hulk Hogan, and Macho Man proposal that received 29.6M views on TikTok. 


Everyone deserves to have their moment and to share their voice with the world. Josh has made himself an invaluable facilitator so people can create that moment. As the casting producer & warmup host of American Idol and Are You The One?, as well as the producer for I Can See Your Voice, Josh...

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September 11, 2022 12 min
On one of the most darkest days in modern American times, we can take solace knowing that Paul (Paulie) Veneto has made it his mission to make sure that the very first responders on 9/11, the airline personnel who were on the flights that went down, are remembered and recognized for their service. Since 9/11, Paulie always wanted to honor his airline co-workers but was unable to do so due to his addiction to Opioids. In 2021, twent...

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Sneakers that make an impact through social change is what Moe Hachem’s life’s work is all about. By upcycling and recycling sneakers, Sneaker Impact can promote the concept of their sustainability. Through recycling gently used running sneakers, the social enterprise is able to take action and prevent the shoes from ending up in landfills. In third-world countries, sneakers are used as a vehicle of transportation; they are a neces...

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Like father like son, Mark & John are two entrepreneurs who when they saw a need, created their own happiness. Upon graduating high school, no job or program peaked any of John’s interests. After a few failed business attempts with his dad, most notably a food truck (newsflash, neither of them can cook), they came up with John’s Crazy Socks. Mark & John have since built an inclusive and diverse company that celebrates peopl...

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It’s hard to step into Superman‘s boots but Francesco Clark follows in his footsteps. In 2002, Francesco was working in the fashion industry at the esteemed magazine, Harper’s Bazaar. After a devastating pool accident at the age of 24 that resulted in a spinal cord injury, Francesco went into a depression as he came to terms with the realization that he was paralyzed. It was only after Christopher Reeve died that Francesco had an e...

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It’s a tale of a Paralympian fighting to compete and successfully medaling in the 2022 Olympic Beijing Games. For Brenna Huckaby, a 3x Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and cancer survivor, the bronze medal won in 2022 is perhaps the most meaningful. Accordingly to Brenna, the medal represents and encourages those who continue to fight an uphill battle of accessibility and inclusion to keep pushing the glass ceiling. ...

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What was once a resentment of the impingement that Samual Mikulak’s career put on his mental health and self-worth has now become a source of introspective assessment of how grateful he is to have experienced all that he has professionally. In this mindset, Sam competed in his third and most likely final Olympics at the Tokyo 2020 games and was able to experience it on a different level. The beauty of what Sam has discovered about ...

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Rubin Ervin can get people to do anything for a five-dollar gift card. Rubin has a talent for ‘reading the room,’ and he is not afraid to use it. His warm-up career has taken him from Orlando to Chicago to Los Angeles to Israel, being the front-runner for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Family Feud, Miss Universe, and America's Got Talent. A born entertainer, his love of toys, fun fashion, people, and having a good time enables him to con...

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The one where we did not have to curb our enthusiasm for Maggie Wheeler. She’s real, she’s here, and she’s spectacular. You’ll recognize Maggie as the genius behind Chandler Bing’s muse, Janice Litman-Goralnik (née Hosenstein). Maggie is a children’s book author, actress, voice-over artist, and co-director of the inter-generational Golden Bridge Community Choir. Maggie’s epiphany at the age of eight years old was when she...

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Ashamed by his early diagnosis in the second grade of having a learning disability, Jonathan Cohen knew that he processed things differently than his peers. His ability to think outside of the box and competitive spirit has led Jonathan to be the entrepreneur, filmmaker, mental health advocate, and inventor that he is today. Jonathan’s creative thinking and negotiation skills gave him the tools to interpret the game of life so that...

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If you want it, you can achieve it. Adriana Carrig went against the grain by proving the naysayers wrong and turning her experience as a victim of bullying into a vision of kindness. Little Words Project (LWP) was born out of a need to nurture the notion that each and every one of us is worthy of hope, love, kindness, and even empowerment. Words matter and Adriana encourages the LWP community to “use kind ones.” Little wo...

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Once Dana Blair hit the spotlight, she just knew that she had found her home. From studying dance and acquiring an MBA at Adelphi University to then furthering her education at the Parsons School of Design for Fashion Marketing, she worked behind the scenes in the world of branding and marketing. On a whim, Dana ultimately found herself where she truly belongs, in front of the camera. As a storyteller, it seems only a natural fit f...

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February 16, 2022 21 min
Growing up, at the Simon dinner table, argument was sport, and to hold one’s ground was admirable. Where rhetoric was prized, David Simon’s career as a journalist perhaps was an extension of his roots. With a house full of books and newspapers from every possible publication, he took on the world by putting his words to paper and battling with his wits. Since day one, David’s father instilled in him to stand by his work and we...

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