Marc My Words

Marc My Words--Taylor Harrell Goodwin: CEO at Lively Company

Taylor Harrell Goodwin is an extremely ambitious young CEO who will impress you with her amazing attitude and spirit. Wise beyond her years, Taylor discovered after a few years of working in the hospitality industry that she wanted to take more control of her life and career. As a result, the Lively Company was created. The Lively Company has grown a lot in 2021  and has also evolved into an award winning company as well. From her desire to grow the Lively brand to her desire to support the female community and be an eco-friendly company, Taylor is sure to cover it and work on making it grow to be the best it can be. Tune in as Marc becomes more and more impressed by Taylor's fearless ambition in this episode of Marc My Words.

Marc My Words--Pamela Crane: Owner at Interoceptive Performance

Pamela Crane is a person who has many talents and passions, but the one interest that her career revolves around is yoga. What started as an activity she did with her students during her teaching days has evolved into an entrepreneurial career. But being a yoga professional itself isn't where it ends. Pamela takes the idea of yoga to deep places that go far beyond what is typically advertised. Pamela speaks about her commitment to providing "Intero-training" that is not only rooted in science, but also helps high performers to reach their highest potential while gearing her services towards their personal needs. Pamela and Marc exchange stories about working in the broadcast industry and Pamela's transition into becoming a full time entrepreneur.

Marc My Words--Gigi Green: Screenwriter/Producer and Owner of KIOME Entertainment

Gigi M.Green thought she had found job she needed to build her resume and grow as a professional in Hollywood when she landed her job as a Showrunner's Assistant on the award winning Disney show Good Luck Charlie. However, Gigi soon found out that although she had a great job on her resume, it wasn't enough to build a career on. After going 2 years without landing an entertainment industry gig, Gigi knew she needed to make some changes in order to continue with her passion. This lead Gigi to networking and eventually starting her own production company. Today she is the owner of KIOME Entertainment where she works as a Screenwriter and Producer in addition to running the business itself. In this episode of Marc My Words, Gigi and Marc not only talk about the road to becoming an entrepreneur, but also what it takes to create a career in the entertainment business.

Marc My Words--A Summer Of Change

Although it's been a relaxing summer, Marc has kept very busy. A six month period of hard work on this podcast lead the way for a more open schedule filled with much deserved relaxation. However, it's turned into a busy time as well. Marc talks about the transition from working a day job where he needed to wake up at 3am and commute 90-120 minutes into work to working from home and landing a dream job all at the same time. Marc reflects on the hard work and obstacles he's had to overcome in order to find his way to achieving longterm goals he had for himself. Most importantly, Marc wants to use his story to inspire others and make them see that they too can achieve the goals they want to accomplish in their lives. Marc also talks about the impact talking about himself and his success has had on how he sees himself and the people he is connected to.

Marc My Words--Marcie Hanhart: Business Strategist and Profitability Coach

Marcie Hanhart has worn many hats over the course of her career. With that comes a lot of experience and wisdom that can be shared with the world. From a National Production and Marketing Consultant role with IBM DiscoVision in the early 1980's to prestigious roles with several tech companies, Marcie has seen it all. In this episode of Marc My Words, Marcie talked to Marc about how her experiences not only as an executive, but also as a person at the forefront of some technological changes influenced her to start a business. Marcie uses her business expertise to coach other business minded entrepreneurs. Marcie's keen eye for detail allows her to identify gaps other business owners may not see and help them to improve their own business.

Marc My Words--Jacky Costello: CEO/Founder of Custom Cleanups LLC, Author of How Far I Have Risen

Jacky Costello's story started out in the communist environment of East Germany during the 1980's. Once her family moved to West Germany, Jacky's life and passion for cleaning began. After going through West Germany's school system and Hospitality program, Jacky found herself bouncing around several administrative positions. Her cancer diagnosis was something that really changed her life. It not only gave Jacky a different perspective on life, it also lead her back to her passion in the hospitality field. Jacky didn't expect her cleaning company to become a full time business when she started it up in the United States. However, after a few successful years of this business, Jacky found that making this an official business was the next step for her. Marc and Jacky talk about these phases of her life plus much more in this inspirational episode you don't want to miss!

Marc My Words--Mikkel Leslie: Founder and Life Coach at A Fulfilled Life Coaching

Mikkel Leslie is a great example of how much life and career goals can change once the reality of actively working in a field happens. Although she majored in environmental engineering, Mikkel soon found that she wanted something different out of her life. Discovering the fact that she's more of an extrovert and introvert also impacted her life greatly. As she transitioned in and out of jobs for much of her corporate career, Mikkel began to learn things about herself that she didn't know earlier in life. When she decided to take some time off to go backpacking and really think about the future, Mikkel discovered that being a Life Coach was the best way for her to make the kind of impact she wanted to make moving forward. From there, her life coach business was created. Mikkel tells the story of her journey plus much more in this episode of Marc My Words.

Marc My Words--Cory Kastle: Wrestler, Actor, Stand-Up Comedian, and Podcaster at Evolving with Cory Kastle

Cory Kastle knew very early in life that his passions were all in the entertainment business. Watching wrestling and stand-up comedians on tv from an early age had a great impact on the direction his career went in. Although he has worked a lot of blue collar jobs in his life, Cory has also maintained a passion for the entertainment business and has been able to do many interesting jobs on the side while working hard monday through friday. Cory's work ethic and passion is what lead him to create his own podcast called Evolving with Cory Kastle. Cory's perspective on life is very inspiring. He will leave you feeling motivated to chase after your dreams  when you listen to him chat with Marc during this high energy episode of Marc My Words.

Marc My Words--Edmund Lee: Founder of Ed Is Pain Free

Edmund Lee is a person who has relied more on his intuition than on chasing after a particular passion. During his conversation with Marc, Edmund reveals how his reasoning for pursuing certain paths were influenced more by dating and the opportunity to be social rather than on any particular passion. Edmund also talks about how all of his career transitions were impacted by chance and being in the right place at the right time rather than really chasing after a particular passion. However, during his time as a dry cleaning business owner, this was about to change. Edmund started to deal with a lot of chronic pain for reasons he couldn't quite determine. After making adjustments to his diet and lifestyle, Edmund discovered that his chronic pain issues started to go away. After learning this, Edmund found that his passion was to help people through the same issues he had recently gone through. Edmund's journey plus much more are discussed when he sits down with Marc in this episode.

Marc My Words--Darren W Marynuk Actor and Owner/Founder of Hollywood North Productionz

Darren W Marynuk might be one of Marc's most blue collar guests. He is from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and has worked as a production miner for most of his adult life. He also spent some time playing professional hockey as well a few years back. Being an entrepreneur wasn't on his radar until he started applying his hockey skills to acting gig he landed a few years ago. From there, Darren learned the ins and outs of television/film production by applying the same blue collar work ethic that made his successful at his day job. As Darren picked up more and more acting gigs and learned about the business, he decided to start a production company of his own. Although he is pursuing college courses in order to learn more about the tv/film production business, Darren continues to work and learn on his own terms as he builds up his company North Hollywood Productionz. In this episode, Darren and Marc discuss his path and the unlikely detour he has taken into tv/film production.