The Kindness Factor Podcast
Join hosts Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, also known as the "Happy Greek", and Randy McNeely - Captain Kindman, as they bring in intriguing guests who share impactful personal experiences with the transformative power of kindness. BE WARNED - You'll more than likely come away with a case of "pay it forwarditis" and a desire to join the growing #kindnemic working to spread the kindness contagion wherever you go! Dr. Elia Gourgouris worked for over two decades as a clinical psychologist and has worked in the corporate coaching and speaking industries for well over a decade teaching and speaking specifically on well-being and happiness. His appealing accent, thought provoking questions, unique perspective, and light-hearted banter will be food for your mind and happiness for your heart. Randy McNeely, known as The Kindness Giver, is a reformed Cybersecurity professional. After working for nearly two decades where he played the role of the security/risk professional that everyone loved to hate, Randy retired his clipboard and risk assessment documents to take on the more personally impactful role of kindness engineer. You'll enjoy listening as Randy utilizes his unique experience to ask insightful questions that inspire heart-grabbing responses. Enjoy what your hearing? Support our efforts to take kindness to a broader audience through "The Kindness Factor Human Interest Series" by subscribing here. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2179958/support
Episodes
Join Captain Kindman, Randy McNeely, and The Happiness Doctor, Elia Gourgouris, for an inspiring conversation with the Honorable Yeah Samake—former Malian Ambassador and a man shaped by a powerful legacy.
Discover how his father’s dream of educating all 23 of his children changed his life, why he gave up his Ambassadorship to serve his people, how he is working to take his positive influence to an even bigger...
Imagine, planning out how everything is going to be when your new child is born. You study and prepare for that. You have a picture-perfect image in your mind of how everything is going to be. Then, the baby is born, and within 10 minutes, your world is completely turned upside down.
That's the experience Valerie Probstfeld had. Join this conversation with Dr. Elia Gourgouris (The Happiness Doctor) and ...
Imagine growing up in a home where both parents struggle with mental illness, addiction, and other challenges. What would that feel like?
Justin Pickens doesn’t have to imagine—he lived it. But instead of letting those hardships define him, he turned them into stepping stones to success.
Join Randy McNeely - Captain Kindman and Justin Pickens as shares how a "village" of friends, teachers, and mentors helped ...
What happens when gratitude, happiness, and kindness come together? They bring along some incredible friends—love, joy, hope, resilience, and more.
Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that celebration?
Join co-hosts Elia Gourgouris, PhD (The Happiness Doctor) and Randy McNeely (Captain Kindman) as they chat with the Gratitude Guru, Kevin D. Monroe, about how gratitude and kindness can ignite a life fil...
Can you imagine making your personal and professional life better by streaking every day? No we're not talking about running around naked. What we are talking about is creating the consistency that leads to daily success.
Here to share his wonderful expertise in this area is none other than the Streaking Master himself Mr. Jeffery Downs. Join Dr. Elia Gourgouris, The Happiness Doctor, and Randy McNeely -...
Need a lift today? How about a facelift? No I'm not talking about plastic surgery. I'm talking about big smiles.
Mark Carpenter, "The Master Storyteller" is the man who brings them. With his down to earth style and easy going manner, he lifts and inspires people to new heights.
Join co-hosts Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, and Randy McNeely - Captain Kindman - in thi...
What if you could be part of a movement that is making the world a brighter, happier, more peaceful place? If you knew that this movement would allow you to step up and step into the shoes of a kindness hero every day, delivering love through simple acts of kindness, WOULD YOU BE IN?
If you said yes, then this episode is a must listen!
Our guest today is a financial advisor turned kindness advocate ...
In this inspiring episode, Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, and Randy McNeely - Captain Kindman, sit down with compassion advocate Amy Quesenberry. Amy shares the story of how her new doctor stepped into the shoes of a kindness hero and made her feel seen, heard, and safe. She also shares how that experience and many other life lessons led to her becoming the wonderful compassion advocate that she is. We le...
Senior orphans. How many of us think about that fact that young people aren't the only ones orphaned, without family to care for them?
Our inspiring guest Stacy Shewey does! In fact she's thought of them so much, along with young orphans, She determined to find a way to bring both generations together to lift, build, and strengthen each other, to build generational kindness in ways they wouldn't be able...
What do you get when you join a shopping cart, a former homeless man and recovered drug addict, and over 11 million steps?
The Push for Change.
That was Joe Roberts' signature trip at the age of 49 as a non-athlete, recovered addict who wanted to raise awareness for social issues such as poverty, homelessness, mental health and many others.
Join Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Do...
Are you ready? I hope so! This week's episode is a special episode. The Happiness Dr., has been on the ground in Los Angeles since the day after the fires broke out.
Join us as we share his firsthand descriptions of the devastation there and how people are pulling together in kindness and pushing through.
Find out how a sandwich saved someone's life and hear about how one simple act of kindness had someone d...
There is never a moment in our life where we can’t shift the way we think, the way we act, and alter our eventual outcome. Never! Starting this moment, our future is spotless.
That is the essence of Joe Roberts 🛒 Skidrow to CEO personal story. As a young man he struggled with homelessness and substance abuse addictions. He was down, down, and almost out. Then came the change!
What happened...
If you're looking for an inspiring, thought provoking conversation to lift your day, this is the podcast for you!
How can words describe the fabulous opportunity to share the mic with the amazing leadership guru, Alain Hunkins, author of "Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders. What was so wonderful was to listen to how one man's kind act to Alain has impacted th...
What a delightful opportunity it is for us to re-share with you the amazing story of one of the kindest people on the planet - Brad Aronson author of HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time. This is the book both I and Dr. Gourgouris wish we'd written.
This is a must listen episode.
Here are just a few nuggets you'll get today:
- Brad's personal kindness story as his wife battled Leukemia...
- Is it possible to wrap anger in gentleness?
- How do "Hell's Angels" and kindness come together?
- How can we access our kindness power?
Get the answers to those questions and so much more in today's episode through a wonderful conversation with Mark Sliver, founder of Heart of Business Inc. and author of "Heart Centered Business: Healing from Toxic Business Culture so Your Small Business Ca...
Service with a purpose. That is Philip Wilkerson III. Inspired by his military father and his doctor grandfather, Philip strives today to serve wherever and whenever he can. As a committee member for George Mason University's Pat's for Patriots program which allows students and faculty to nominate people for kindness recognition, Philip is regularly working to inspire and give kindness.
In this deli...
How does one capture in words what can really only be felt and understood by being seen? It's a tricky proposition - one I won't attempt here.
To truly feel and grasp the simple yet powerful lessons Mr. Jaris Tucker shared in this week's episode of The Kindness Factor Podcast, you have to hear it, or, better yet here it.
Randy McNeely - Captain Kindman and Elia Gourgouris - The Happin...
Multiplying Kindness - Is that possible? If so, how?
The answer is a resounding yes and it happens every time we give kindness away. In fact, that is the only way it multiplies!
In this Dr. Elia Gourgouris interviews his co-host Randy McNeely who shares, in a raw, authentic way his personal story of rising above and overcoming personal adversity and how it drove him to become, The Kindness Giver, o...
"Gratitude and kindness go hand in hand. They are the Yin and the Yang of this perpetual motion toward goodness."
~ Randy Sparks ~
Spoken by one of the kings of gratitude himself. What a pleasure it is to share with you the amazing Randy Sparks, host of the Sparks of Gratitude podcast.
Randy is an estate planning attorney with a passion for gratitude. He and his wife Cathy have ha...
What do you get when you cross a love of learning with immense curiosity, and a kind personality?
Dr. Gina Anderson!
Join Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, and Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver for an intriguing conversation with Dr. Gina, the CEO and founder of Luma Brighter Learning - a company that provides an engaging learning management system (LMS) tailored to trucking fleets focus...
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