Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks
Welcome to Your Purposeful Life and I’m your host Adrian Starks. I am a speaker, podcaster, narrator, writer and entrepreneur. On this podcast we aim to achieve a different dialect on the concept of purpose because it is not a one size fits all approach. There will be a variety of guests with various backgrounds and skills expressing their purpose through the human mess we call the human journey in the midst of changes and challenges while finding out who they are, why they do what they do and how they got good at doing what they do on this planet. This podcast will be the guidepost to help you do more than determine your purpose. It will give you the tools to trust and honor it bringing you a greater sense of success, fulfillment and achievement on your terms. Let's start this journey of purpose together.
Episodes
Episode: 124
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is Shanti Hershenson.
Shanti Hershenson is a teenage author of 22 books, spoken word artist and advocate for anti-bullying in schools.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest and teenager Shanti Hershenson, who decided that enough was enough and wrote "You Won't Know Her Name", a novel-told-in-poetry about bullying...
Episode: 123
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is Iris Grimm.
Iris Grimm is a leadership coach, creator of Dog Gone Leadership, and advocate for dogs in shelters.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Iris Grimm as she shares her mission of reducing the number of dogs in animal shelters. With this purpose she gives surprising benefits to WHY dogs are not just good for our person...
Episode: 122
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is Asher Laub.
Asher Laub is an Electric Violinist, Composer, Producer and Live Performer
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Asher Laub as he talks about pushing the boundaries of conventional music as an artist and WHY it is necessary. Asher provides tips on how to not only survive but thrive as an aspiring musician in a wo...
Episode: 121
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is Celeste Frazier.
Celeste is an inspirational speaker, author, teacher, counselor and podcaster.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Celeste Frazier as she talks about the need for spiritual growth and how it can foster creativity. Celeste knows all about spirituality sharing the stages with well-known teachers such a...
Episode: 120
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is founder of Photoshop Training Channel on YouTube (1.9 + million subscribers), Graphic/Web designer, Speaker and Educator Specializing in Adobe Photoshop, Jesus Ramirez.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Jesus Ramirez as he shows surefire ways to stand out as a YouTube/Creator. I would also like to add that he continued on w...
Episode: 119
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is spiritual coach, speaker, author, TV Host and Founder of Be Love Principles, Diane Haworth.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Diane Haworth, as she explains why LOVE is powerful, creative and expansive for our businesses and personal lives. She debunks the whole notion of it being WOO WOO! Diane also shares her journey and w...
Episode 118
Join Adrian Starks on this special episode as he reflects on the last 3 guests, Carmen Micsa, Don Colliver and Michelle Starr and what he learned from each guest.
Each month I will have a reflection episode that will be based upon the takeaways and lessons that I learned from the guests of that month. When we have knowledge, it is just knowledge but when we can deeply reflect on the knowledge we have a...
Episode: 117
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is author, speaker, trainer and diversity equity and inclusion expert for women of color, Michelle Starr.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Michelle Starr, who shares her journey and why she decided it was necessary to build BE BROWN BRAVE platform for both workplace culture and outside of it.
Michelle experienc...
Episode: 116
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is Former Blue Man and Professional Clown turned Communication Trainer and Pro Speaker, Don Colliver.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Don Colliver who shares his journey of becoming a blue man and professional clown and then reshaping his purpose to now being a communication trainer and pro speaker helping companies such as Go...
Episode: 115
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is creative writer, poet, avid marathon runner, Renaissance Woman, and CEO/Broker of Dynamic Real Estate, Carmen Micsa.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Carmen Micsa who is known by many as the Renaissance Woman. Carmen shares her journey and why she lives up to this name. Growing up in Romania was not an easy journey as she le...
Episode 114
Join Adrian Starks on this special episode as he reflects on the last 3 episodes from the 2022 season and what he learned from each guest.
Each month I will have a reflection episode that will be based upon the takeaways and lessons that I learned from the guests of that month. When we have knowledge, it is just knowledge but when we can deeply reflect on the knowledge we have attained and use it purpo...
Episode: 113
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is multimedia journalist, motivational speaker and advocate and inclusion expert for people with disabilities, Kevin McShan.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Kevin McShan who has spastic quadriplegia and shares his journey. Both he and his twin had it but Kevin unlike his twin was not able to grow out of it. Instead Kevin lear...
Episode: 112
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is certified Pilates teacher, breathwork, habits and mindset coach Lesley Logan.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Lesley Logan going back to her humble and what she calls "boring" beginnings in Lodi California to creating her purpose through the discovery of Pilates taking her to LA and across the world.
Episode: 111
Today's guest on Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks is laughter and health wellness expert, worm advocate, ecopreneur and speaker, Cathy Nesbitt.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Cathy Nesbitt as she brings the importance and power of laughter to the show and how to create a habit of getting our daily D.O.S.E. She also brought some crawly composters along who didn't ...
(New season) Season 2: Episode 110
Welcome to the new Season of my newly rebranded podcast, Your Purposeful Life. On this episode I will answer listener questions, talk about the changes, updates and new guests that are coming on for this new season and growing YPL community, that will help you shape your purpose, your way!
Mission: Helping you shape your purpose, your way!
Show Notes on this epiosde:
Episode 109:
Today's guest on The Purposeful Life Show with Adrian Starks is world class speaker, leadership development expert, singer/songwriter and musician, Rick Lozano.
Join us on this episode as I speak with guest Rick Lozano as he brings an innovative approach to creating a more engaging and creative workplace culture. He even brings his guitar and a comedic song about performance evaluations to ...
Episode 108:
Today's guest on The Purposeful Life Show with Adrian Starks is former MTV executive and host of I Have A Podcast, Vinnie Potestivo ,
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Episode 107:
Join Adrian Starks as he speaks with special guest Jeffrey Van Dyk , as he discusses the need to shake things up as a paradigm changer in the world of marketing and activate humanity's new story which will require one to be a courageous messenger.
You will learn:
- Jeffrey's story and background working with key paradigm changers like Bill Gates and Peter Jennings
- The importance...
Episode 106:
Join Adrian Starks as he speaks with special guest Robert Raymond Riopel, as he discusses the importance of operating from our inner greatness, noticing the clues of success and how we can cash in on the 4 currencies of our lives.
You will learn:
- Robert's humbled beginnings and early lessons of failure to financial freedom
- How to tap into your inner greatness
- How to utilize chaos in your ...
Episode 105
Join Adrian Starks as he speaks with special guest Dr. Amy Novotny, as she discusses how her PABR® method is helping to provide pain, stress and anxiety relief to those who seek a naturalistic form of treatment when other treatment methods have fallen short.
You will learn:
- Amy's PABR® method that has Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, calling Amy his body healer.
- The journey of Am...
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