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Halftime - Secrets of Success - from women who have rebooted and restarted successfully!

These are the women included. Each interview (on its own page) includes a VIDEO and takeaways

The downloadable PLAYBOOK includes takeaways, bio and contact info for each interview.

Linda Hollander

Linda Hollander, CEO Sponsor Concierge

Linda is also known as The Wealthy Bag Lady. She started out worse than broke. She was buried in debt and couldn't find a way out of the poverty trap and abusive relationships. But that's not what really bothered her. It was that she was short and had frizzy hair to boot! She and her best friend devised a marketing plan and business which made the fledgling business profitable in a very short amount of time. Linda is the only person to be featured in both Entrepreneur and Female Entrepreneur magazine in the same month. Find out why!


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Michelle McCullough

Michelle McCullough, Serial Entrepreneur

Michelle started her own business at 19 and now runs three companies. She also hosts her own events and her own radio show. When life doesn't hand you jobs on a platter, you invent them, then run them. That's Michelle. Find out how she has created her businesses and what she has had to encounter along the way to make them successful, including facing failures!


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AnnieMeehan

Annie Meehan, Being the Exception Trainer, Speaker

Journeying through life as the middle child of seven, raised by a single mom, she has many stories to tell. For a long time Annie felt she was worthless, that she would never be able to escape the cycle of negativity, poverty and abuse that she had grown up in. But even in the darkest times, she knew, deep inside that she was created for more. Discover how she took her past to mold it into a ladder of freedom, now helping others. 


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Deborah Gardner

Deborah Gardner, Performance/Breakthrough Expert

As one of the first women sports broadcasters, Deborah is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), 1 of only 5 speakers worldwide with this credential. She has reinvented her career successfully multiple times as a former Olympic trial swimmer and current 2-time gold medal Sr. Olympic winner. She still swims every day! Find out how she is again rebranding herself to help others Breakthrough to the Next Level!


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Silva Katchiguian

Silva Katchiguian, Writing & Editing Professional

A few hours after leaving her home in Lebanon, she and her brother were caught in the midst of a barrage of gunfire. Miraculously the gunman knew her uncle, a pediatrician, who saved his son's life, thus sparing their lives. Silva eventually made her way to southern California and has continued to write amazing stories. As current president of the Armenian International Women's Association, she has helped many other women discover their own stories, encouraging them to be all they can be.


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Elisa Hays2

Elisa Hays, Extraordinary Impact

In 2014, an 18-wheeler truck going 65mph hit Elisa's body. She wasn’t in a vehicle when it hit her. The impact launched her 90 feet through the air and left her impaled, on a guardrail. 

Her 30-year career in the entertainment industry was over. Half Elisa's rear end was removed in an ICU while surgeons raced to save her life. She's literally a half-assed amputee. Saving her life took more than 20 major surgeries, including a high-risk kidney transplant, at 7 hospitals in 4 states spanning the North American continent.  Elisa now speaks on leveraging adversity for true transformation.


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Holly Hoffman

Holly Hoffman, Survivor Nicaragua FINALIST: Season 21

After her 3 children had left for college, Holly wanted a challenge and change for her own life. She got it, gaining a spot for CBS's hit reality show, Survivor Nicaragua, Season 21. She stepped out of her comfort zone and was then pushed to her absolute limits, even as an athlete. As the last remaining member of the Espada Tribe and the last woman standing, Holly was then inspired to share her message of faith, perseverance and attitud and has done so ever since.


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Noelle Stanely

Noelle Stanley, Corporate Wellness Coach

Noelle, a Certified Holistic Nutrition Educator, brings her knowledge and passion to transform individual and corporate health. She was inspired to start her business after facing a thyroid problem which caused depression and anxiety. Researching and discovering natural solutions was the guiding force for the start of her business. Her corporate clients reduce their health care costs and absenteeism. Find out how she created her business and how her knowledge can help you live an amazing second half!


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Hayley Foster

Hayley Foster, Short Talk Expert

When launching TEDxNASA in 2009, nearly all the colleagues she invited declined. Why? Because the platform didn't exist yet! Since then, Hayley has worked with hundreds of smart people to deliver messages that matter in TEDx and high-stakes venues internationally. She is especially gifted in helping others get their message out succinctly, uniquely and with impact. Her message is not just for speakers or entertainers. It is for anyone reinventing themselves looking for their main new message. Find out how she does this as well as how she attracted the man of her dreams!


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Didi Wong

Didi Wong, Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

Didi just entered halftime! As well as managing four children under the age of 7 (including a set of identical twins), she manages five businesses.  One of those is as CEO of Chakras by Didi, a yoga-inspired apparel brand, sold in 17 different countries. She has an extensive interior designer portfolio, featuring Feng Shui, with multi-million dollar renovations all over the globe. She has worked with many stars and celebrities, but her real passion is helping people live a happier life. Find out how she holds it all together and how she has developed her businesses to align with her passion!


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Amy Climer

Dr. Amy Climer, Creativity Workshop Professional

Amy Climer, Ph.D. developed the Deliberate Creative™ Teams Scale to help teams understand how to increase their creativity. She is the designer of Climer Cards, a creativity and teambuilding tool used by thousands all over the world to deepen team conversations and generate ideas. As a side note, she did all the artwork on the cards! One more thing: Amy has also been a Wilderness First Responder! Find out how Amy learned the most about running a business! 


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Peggy Duquesnel

Peggy Duquesnel, Jazz Pianist, Vocalist, Composer

Peggy has not only dealt with some discouraging health scares that almost took her life, but she's worked hard to stay working in the volatile field of music. She's experienced a mountain of rejection, yet the incredible joy of providential surprises. After playing for the Mighty Ducks Ice Hockey Team as well as the Angels during the World Series, her career took additional turns; most recently playing for the Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Discover some of the mindsets that are important working as an artist


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Linda Michaels

Linda Michaels, H.R. Expert, Meeting Planner

Linda left Corporate Human Resources Industry after 25 years to start her own business. After nine months, giving everything she had to make it work, she had to close her retail store. She chose the tough, yet admirable path of paying off her creditors and moving on. She called upon her support network and soon secured her first H.R. clients to put her career back on track. She also organized the Lead for Success Women's Conference to help other women achieve success.  


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Janet Stearns

Janet Stearns, Certified Distressed Property Specialist

As a teenager, Janet held open houses for her parent's newly completed homes, both in construction. This was the beginning of her career. Along with her husband, she continues to manage rental property and help people find their perfect home. She also has a knack for turning properties, staging them and getting top dollar. Find out how she learned to do this and what it takes to do it successfully also balancing life, as she has raised a family and dotes on two grandchildren.  


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Comes with 17-page Downloadable booklet with a top tip from each of our interviews! You will love Deborah's final comment on each interview as well.

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Deborah Johnson


DEBORAH JOHNSON, M.A., international award-winning music artist, author, speaker and National Media Commentator, helps others get unstuck by producing a successful plan and strategy for their second half. Up for multiple GRAMMY Awards and spending over 20 years in the entertainment industry, she's an expert on how to constantly reinvent yourself in a gig-economy. Deborah is the author of four books and speaks and performs in both live and virtual events.

“You may be a successful career woman, a spouse, a mother, a friend, but most of all, an individual. You have come to the point in your life where you don't want to stall, but rather make your current self the best possible, and you're not alone!”

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