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Check out the latest episode of the Try & Stop Me Podcast with host, Colleen Blum.
Lessons In The Redirection
Rob Pecha dreamed about fighting for his country but after 2 years of training he was told he could no longer continue.
Listen along as he sits down to tell us all about the lessons he was able to take from those day and turn them into motivation still to this day in his life and career.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-in-the-redirection/id1525146944?i=1000508125920
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Colleen Blum, Petia Abdur-Razzaaq, The Stylista Group
Influencing The Brands with Guest Petia Abdur-Razzaaq
Host: Colleen Blum
How many times have we’ve seen big brands just miss the mark?
Petia Abdur-Razzaaq, Founder of the Stylista Group is a top marketing strategist and tackling just that. She has teamed up with powerful females to flip the script on this problem. Listen how she shares her journey which has lead her to co-creating “Mosaic Mommies”.
Mosaic Mommies is a community of multi-ethnic moms and micro-influencers who share information about their favorite everyday products and services.
Their mission is to become the one-stop destination for mom influencers of all cultural backgrounds to connect, learn and nurture their unique needs.
Influencing the brands by branding through influencers.
Check Petia out at:
LinkedIn or at The Stylista Group
Don’t have time to watch and want to listen on your way to work? Click Here to list at Apple Podcasts!
Filed under: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Combs & Company Blog, Motivational, Tenacious Tuesday, Try and Stop Me Podcast | Tags: Colleen Blum, Michael Shein, Tenacious Tuesday, The Hype Handbook, Try and Stop Me Podcast
Try & Stop Me Podcast with Host: Colleen Blum
Cult Leaders, Mischief Maker and Boundary Breakers– what do they all have in common whether we like to admit it or not? They understand what attracts like minded individuals and tap into those strengths to get HYPE from humans.
Michael Schein has been studying individuals for years gathering some interesting facts. As he says, “never in history have people been so susceptible to propaganda and persuasion as they are now. Hype truly runs our world.”
Now what if we could tap into the hype and use the strategies for good in the world and impactful business success? Well he has done just that, Mike is going to share with us his journey, which lead him to the creation of his new book “The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers”.
Buckle up for a truly interesting conversation.
You can grab The Hype Handbook on Amazon!
CLICK HERE to listen to the Podcast, or watch it below!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Deb Koenigsberger, Hearts of Gold, Tenacious Tuesday, Try and Stop Me Podcast
Host: Colleen Blum
Guest: Deb Koenigsberger
The Golden Heart Tackling Homelessness in NYC
Have you ever donated to an organization because you REALLY believed in the mission behind what/ who they were helping? But have you actually ever wondered WHO was the person that started it?
Who helped mold them? What happened in their life to make them to become this type of giving, selfless, incredible human? Where did it all start?
If you love a great story where there are just real feel good moments and you like to learn the behind the scenes of the special people who are making this world a better place to live, then keep listening, because today is just about that.
Today we sit down with my friend Deb Koenigsberger who is the Founder & CEO of, Hearts of Gold. This is a life changing organization all about helping homeless mothers & Children in NYC. Their mission is to help the moms gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence that they need to be able to transition out of the shelter system and become fully independent and productive members of society.
Checkout a short preview of the latest episode!
Check out behind the scenes photos on the @tryandstopmepodcast Instagram page
Guest: Deb Koensigberger
Founder & CEO of Hearts of Gold
Music: No Matter How Hard We Try – Ben Goldstein
Feeling – Aaron Kellim
Podcast is Available on All Podcast Listening Platforms.
“The Golden Heart Tackling Homelessness in NYC – Try And Stop Me Podcast.
CLICK HERE to listen to the full Podcast!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Andy Neary, Bullpen Sessions, Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Major League Mindset, Tenacious Tuesday, Try and Stop Me Podcast
Host: Colleen Blum
Guest: Andy Neary
Mindset Lessons Learned On The Mound
Today, I am super pumped to bring you a fun, energetic, kickass business role model & overall JUST a good human Andy Neary.
Andy’s a former Professional Baseball Player. He’s now a Business Coach, Keynote Speaker & Founder of “the Complete Game”, coaching program.
Andy’s mission is to help business professionals build the mindset, habits, and rituals as he says “off the field” that lead to all-star performance on it. I’m obsessed with what he has going on today because it fits right into something I think we have all dealt with in our life at some point – a defeating mindset. Listen along as he teaches us how to flip the script into developing what he now calls #majorleaguemindset.
Watch a preview of the episode here!
Check out the full episode below!
Check him out at www.andyneary.com
Check out his podcast Bullpen Sessions
Follow us at @tryandstopmepodcast
Filed under: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Insurance Women, Marketing Yourself, Mental Health, Motivational, Tenacious Tuesday, Try and Stop Me Podcast | Tags: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Mental Health, Mental Wellness, Mike Veny, Self Employed Momentum, Tenacious Tuesday, Transforming Stigma, Try and Stop Me Podcast
Episode 6 Mental Health Is An Asset, So Let’s Talk About It
Host: Colleen Blum
Guest: Mike Veny
Mental Health is something society still struggles to talk about or address, the one good thing about COVID is that problem seems to be slowly changing.
Mike Veny is one of the Top Mental Health Speakers in the US talking about just that. Listen as he shares his story through his mental own health journey, how is mother helped him find an outlet and how he is using his mental health as an asset to help change lives all across the country.
Curious for a preview of the episode? Take a listen below!
To be able to listen or download the full episode, click below!
Guest Contact Information:
Mike Veny: LinkedIn
Website: https://www.mikeveny.com/
Author of: Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero
Podcast: MXV Self Employed Momentum
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Filed under: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Motivational, Tenacious Tuesday, Try and Stop Me Podcast | Tags: Chris Schembra, Colleen Blum, Tenacious Tuesday, Try and Stop Me Podcast
The Life Changing Question: Gratitude & Pasta with Chris Schembra
Host: Colleen M Blum
Have you ever sat back and took a moment to think about all of the experiences you have really been through? Has anyone ever had a serious life altering impact in making who you are today – whether they were good or bad? Have you ever taken the time to be grateful for those moments which lead you to become the person you are today?
Todays episode is ALL ABOUT THAT. Gratitude.
Our next guest is Chris Schembra. Chris is the Founder of the 7:47 Club. He is the Best Selling Author of Gratitude & Pasta: The Secret Sauce For Human Connection. USA Today named him the “Gratitude Guru”.
Chris has gone through his fair share of try and stop me moments, battling depression, suicide, rehab & even jail. But once he was able to see life, experience life – his world shifted. Listen along as he shares his story about how Gratitude and Pasta forever changed his world.
Guest: Find him on LinkedIn Chris Schembra or at www.747club.org
Contact to attend a dinner: David@747club.org
Podcast Instagram: @tryandstopmepodcast
CLICK HERE to see the full episode!
Filed under: Branding You, Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Exciting News, Insurance Women, Marketing, Marketing Yourself, Motivational, Try and Stop Me Podcast | Tags: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Sebastian Rusk, Try and Stop Me Podcast, Want to Start a Podcast?
Host: Colleen M Blum
Guest: Sebastian Rusk
Have You Ever Wanted To Start A Podcast?! All Of The Who/What/Why I Wish I Knew Before Starting A Podcast! check out what the Expert himself, Sebastian Rusk has to say about it!
Have you ever dreamed about starting YOUR OWN podcast but you have used ANY & EVERY excuse under the sun to just push it to the “one day” plan?? Well then THIS EPISODE is all for YOU!!
Sebastian Rusk is the go to man for all of the how to when creating a podcast from idea to inception. Sebastian is the Founder of the Podcast Launch Lab, he is also a kick ass Social Media Speaker, Author and Digital Story Teller. – guys if I knew Sebastian before I started this all I could have saved a good 3 weeks of my life from the countless YouTube clips I watched. Listen along to today conversation about all the questions I had when debating whether to start this show or not.
BTW: Secret for you! For 2 years I pushed down this idea of actually getting my show started because I just didn’t even know where to start. It’s time to put your fears aside & just make the jump! You can do this, I believe in YOU!
Guest Instagram: @podcastlaunchguy
Host: @tryandstopmepodcast
Filed under: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company Blog, Exciting News, Marketing, Motivational, Try and Stop Me Podcast | Tags: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Jessica Mazzucco, Motivation Monday, The Glute Recruit, Try and Stop Me Podcast
By Colleen Blum
Standing OUT Against the Instabody “Perfect” World – What IS That?! With Jess Mazzucco CEO of The Glute Recruit
What are we teaching our girls they need to be through social media? Do I need to take butt selfies to grow my fitness business? CEO of The Glute Recruit – Voted Best Personal Trainer in Westchester answers all. Jess tells her story about her journey through the corporate fitness world which lead her to create her own company. Jess touches on the unrealistic expectations that social media has and how she is trying to be the change in her industry by getting away from those never changing butt selfies and teaching our little ones to be strong & not focus on skinny.
Guest: @thegluterecuit
Host: @tryandstopme_podcast
Use Code: COLLEEN20 for 20% off your GluteRecruit resistance band!
https://www.thegluterecruit.com/shop
To listen to the full podcast, CLICK HERE
#MotivationMonday
Filed under: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Combs & Company Blog, Motivational, Try and Stop Me Podcast | Tags: Colleen Blum, Combs & Company, Stephanie Virchaux, Try and Stop Me Podcast
Podcast: Try and Stop Me
Host: Colleen Blum
Guest: Stephanie Virchaux, of SV Empowerment
On Episode 2, we sit down with my dear friend Stephanie Virchaux.
Stephanie is the Founder of SV Empowerment, she is a Motivational Speaker and an Energy Healer.
Stephanie had over a decade in the corporate world marketing for some of the top beauty brands in the industry. She was making well over 6 figures in the “opportunity of lifetime” position. Despite all of the perks, at the end of the day, it just wasn’t what her gut was telling her to do. Listen along as she shares her journey which lead her to her coaching business where she was able to use her own tools to help her through some extremely difficult times of her own.
Instagram: @tryandstopme_podcast
Guest Instagram: @stephanievirchaux
To listen to the full podcast, CLICK HERE or check it out on Spotify!
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