Not Quite Strangers
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Episodes
Strangers: Felipe Ferreira & Valerie Hope
From: Brazil/Germany & Panama/Texas, USA
Connect With:
Β· Valerie Hope
Resources:
Β· Gathering Behind the Scenes: Not Quite Strangers Spotify Playlist
Β· Valerie Hope'...
Stranger: Meet Nenuca Syquia
From: Philippines/California, USA
Connect With:
Nenuca Syquia
β’ LinkedIn
β’ Website
Resources:
Valerieβs TEDx Talk: How to Connect to Joy at Work
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Being a Successful Mompreneur |Ep. 76 NQS | Valerie Hope
Strangers: Meet Gabbie Kelly & Keisha Ricks
From: New Hampshire, USA & North Carolina/Texas, USA
Connect with:
Β· Gabbie Kelly - Instagram
Β· Keisha Ricks - Instagram
Resources:
Β· Book: Becoming Better Grownups
Β· ...
Raising Mixed Race Families | Ep. 74 NQS | Valerie Hope
Strangers: Karabi Acharya & Sara Emond Hope
From: India/Illinois, USA & Vermont/Texas, USA
Connect with:
Karabi Acharya
Β· Instagram: We Are Multitudes
What it takes to end human trafficking | Ep. 72 | Valerie Hope
Strangers: Lisa Welch & Rebecca Jowers
From: Texas, USA; Texas, USA
Connect with:
Lisa Welch
Β· LinkedIn
Rebecca Jowers β
Β· LinkedIn
Β· Website
Resources:
Β· Documentary: The Wisdom of Trauma
Our Heart Trumps the Mind and the Body | Ep. 71 | Valerie Hope
Strangers: JΓ©rΓ΄me Vaillancourt & Saoussan Ghandour
From: Montreal, Canada & Lebanon/United Arab Emirates
Connect with:
JΓ©rΓ΄me Vaillancourt
Β· jerome.vaillancourt@hotmail.com
Saoussan Ghandour
Β· selfleadershipjourney@gmail.com
Resources:
Β·
Strangers: Bway Paw & Dar Cuai
From: Thailand/Texas, USA & Myanmar/Texas, USA
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Let's Connect:
Β· Website
Teachers Make a Profound Impact | Ep. 69 | Not Quite Strangers
Strangers: Meet David Bolich & Eddie Watkins
From: Alabama, USA; Alabama, USA
Connect with:
David Bolich β
Β· Facebook
Eddie Watkins β
Β· Facebook
Β· Email
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How Men Make Friends and Keep Them | Ep. 68 | Not Quite Strangers
Strangers: Abhijit Solanki, James Haney, and Sammy Haddad
From: India/California, USA; Texas, USA; Lebanon/Texas, USA
Connect with:
Subscribe to my YouTube channe...
Learning From the LGBTQIA+ Community: What it Means to Be an Ally | Ep. 67 | Valerie Hope
Strangers: Ash Desai & Doy Charnsupharindr
From: India/Pennsylvania, USA & Thailand/California, USA
Connect with:
Ash Desai
Β· Instagram
Β· LinkedIn
Doy Charnsupharindr
Β· Instagram
Β· LinkedIn
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Strangers: Meet Marcia Dawood & Romone Penny
From: Pennsylvania/North Carolina, USA & Illinois, USA
Connect With:
Marcia Dawood
Β· LinkedIn
Β· Website
Β· Podcast: The Angel Next Door
Β· Venture Capitalist vs. Angel Investor Rap Battle
Romone...
Strangers: Andy Thomas & Tommy McDowell
From: Richardson, Texas & Denton, Texas
Connect With:
Β· Andy Thomas
Β· Tommy McDowell - LinkedIn
Resources:
PSYCH-K
Β· Workshops
Β· What is PSYCH-K Video from creator Rob Williams
Landmark Worl...
Ep. 63 - Not Quite Strangers: Meet Heidi Jackson Everett & Patricia Bradley
From: Kentucky/Washington D.C/USA & Philadelphia/Texas, USA
Talk About: Blazing a Trail and Being Responsible Women
Connect with:
Heidi Jackson Everett
Β· LinkedIn
Strangers: Meet Indiya Martinez & Nadia De Col
From: Nebraska/Texas/USA & Italy/Switzerland
Connect With:
Indiya Martinez
Β· TikTok
Β· Websites:
Living Transgender, The Crash Course in Manhood and Womanhood | Ep. 60 NQS | Valerie Hope
Strangers: Meet BβElana Dow & Evin Wilkins
From: Texas, USA & Texas/Washington, USA
Connect with:
BβElana Dow
Β· Email: ...
Adulting and Making Friends at Work | Ep. 59 NQS | Valerie Hope
Strangers: Meet Lucinda Kisor Summerlin & Whitney Strauss
From: Arkansas, USA & Texas, USA
Connect with:
- Lucinda Kisor Summerlin β
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