Episode 12 Shannon Skinner Live guests Veronica Grey and Jessa Nowak
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TORONTO, August 18, 2015 — Tonight on Shannon Skinner Live episode 12, host Shannon Skinner speaks with the Queen of Surfing, Veronica Grey, about her award-winning environmental documentary “The Worst Shark Attack Ever,” which is introduced by Leonardo DiCaprio and includes The Cure, her innovative shark repellent gear, and her book ‘Healthy, Wealthy and Wise” on healthy living. In the second half, Shannon interviews registered dietitian, California-based Jessa Nowak about the proven secrets to weight loss. Tune-in to VoiceAmerica Women tonight at 7pm EST/ 4PM Pacific.
Shannon Skinner Live is a weekly radio show that uncovers the stories and solutions to living an extraordinary life and making this world a better place. It features interviews with experts, visionaries and activists.
About Veronica Grey:
Veronica Grey is an environmental activist, filmmaker, surfer and director of the award-winning environmental documentary “Worst Shark Attack Ever,” which features an introduction from Leonardo DiCaprio and includes The Cure. She is the world’s most televised surfer known as The Queen of Surfing. She was recently mentioned in Forbes magazine for her shark repellent innovations and is currently traveling around the world documenting the www.Top10SurfHotels.com.
About Jessa Nowak:
Jessa Nowak is a registered dietitian and runs her blog “InWealthandHealth.com.” She has a masters degree in nutritional science from California State University Long Beach, and has worked as a food-safety expert. She is based in Southern California.
About Shannon Skinner:
Shannon Skinner is a Canadian television talk show host, speaker and writer. In 2010, she launched Shannon Skinner’s Extraordinary Women TV, the first-of-its-kind, as a live web TV show, and later developed it into an broadcast television show and online platform that is the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. She is the author of the Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity; and she writes on a range of topics, including inspiration, feminine leadership, change, creativity and travel.
Episode 10 Shannon Skinner Live on VoiceAmerica Women
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TORONTO, August 4, 2015 — Tonight on Shannon Skinner Live episode 10, host Shannon Skinner speaks with Chicago-based women’s health expert, Dr. Karin Ulstrup, about her international work in Mali around female genital mutilation, and her unique program educating medical students to prepare them for creating fulfilling lives; and Cynthia Horvath Garbutt, executive director for the Global Health Initiative (GHI) at Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates, and the fund’s director for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, about their cutting-edge initiative to advance global healthcare. Tune-in to VoiceAmerica Women tonight at 7pm EST/ 4PM Pacific.
Shannon Skinner Live is a weekly radio show that uncovers the stories and solutions to living an extraordinary life and making this world a better place. It features interviews with experts, visionaries and activists.
About Dr. Karin Ulstrup:
Dr. Karin Ulstrup is an internist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago where her focus is on women’s health and preventive care. Before becoming a doctor, she was a partner at a litigation consulting firm where her focus was in weapon system programs. She returned to school and attended Georgetown University School of Medicine then residency in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She serves internationally to help create sustainable healthcare solutions in underserved areas of around the world. She has worked in Kenya, Nepal, Guatemala, Nigeria and Mali, as well as in Southern Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, and has served on the Global Health Initiative Fund at Northwestern since its inception in 2008. She is also an active teacher and mentor in the Feinberg School of Medicine where she leads over forty medical students. She is based in Chicago.
About Cynthia Horvath Garbutt:
Cynthia Horvath Garbutt is an attorney and the founding executive director for the Global Health Initiative (GHI) at Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates, and serves as the fund’s director for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Since 2008, she has worked with GHI founding president Dr. Robert J. Havey and the physicians at Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates, a regional medical practice of Northwestern Medical Group, to fund over 650 medical students and residents for month long rotations to low resource areas around the world. She is based in Chicago.
About Shannon Skinner:
Shannon Skinner is a Canadian television talk show host, speaker and writer. In 2010, she launched Shannon Skinner’s Extraordinary Women TV, the first-of-its-kind, as a live web TV show, and later developed it into an broadcast television show and online platform that is the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. She is the author of the Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity; and she writes on a range of topics, including inspiration, feminine leadership, change, creativity and travel.
Episode 9 Shannon Skinner Live guests: Marina Nemat and Rona Maynard
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TORONTO, July 28, 2015 — Tonight on Shannon Skinner Live episode 9, host Shannon Skinner speaks with two authors of popular memoirs and advocates who are using their personal stories to transform lives. Shannon’s guest are Marina Nemat, author of the best-selling memoir Prisoner of Tehran; and Rona Maynard, journalist and author of My Mother’s Daughter, and former editor of Chatelaine magazine. Tune-in to VoiceAmerica Women tonight at 7pm EST/ 4PM Pacific.
Shannon Skinner Live is a weekly radio show that uncovers the stories and solutions to living an extraordinary life and making this world a better place. It features interviews with experts, visionaries and activists.
About Marina Nemat:
Marina Nemat was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. After the Islamic revolution of 1979, she was arrested at the age of sixteen and spent more than two years in Evin, a political prison in Tehran, where she was tortured and came close to execution. In 1991, she moved to Canada, where she now resides. Her memoir of her life in Iran, “Prisoner of Tehran,” has been published in 28 countries, and is an international bestseller. Her memoir has also been adapted for the stage.
Her second book, “Life After Terhan: a Life Reclaimed,” was published in 2010. She has received numerous awards including the human dignity award from the European parliament, and is an advisor to a number of human rights organizations, including the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, and Pen Canada, among others. She is a regular contributor to news outlets, and speaks all over the world. [http://www.marinanemat.com/]
About Rona Maynard:
Rona Maynard taps the power of stories to open minds and build communities. As Editor at Chatelaine during the biggest re-branding in its history, Rona led the team that attracted a new generation of readers. Her truth-telling editorials were carried in wallets and taped to fridge doors. One of the first prominent Canadians to go public with a history of depression, Rona shares her story at podiums nationwide, proving that mental illness is no barrier to success. She is the author of a memoir, “My Mother’s Daughter,” that Alice Munro has called “wonderfully honest and enthralling,” and the leader of a memoir workshop for first-time writers. By popular demand, she now offers a companion workshop on brand building through storytelling. [http://ronamaynard.com/]
About Shannon Skinner:
Shannon Skinner is a Canadian television talk show host, speaker and writer. In 2010, she launched Shannon Skinner’s Extraordinary Women TV, the first-of-its-kind, as a live web TV show, and later developed it into an broadcast television show and online platform that is the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. She is the author of the Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity; and she writes on a range of topics, including inspiration, feminine leadership, change, creativity and travel.
Episode 6 of Shannon Skinner Live guests: Dr. John Demartini and Tylaine Duggan
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TORONTO, July 7, 2015 — Tonight on Shannon Skinner Live episode 6, host Shannon Skinner discusses “building a future of esteemed youth” with special guests Dr. John Demartini, a world-renowned specialist in human behavior, a researcher, author and global educator; and Tylaine Duggan, award-winning founder of Youth Day Global, an international festivals initiative to empower and celebrate youth, based in Toronto. Tune-in to VoiceAmerica Women tonight at 7pm EST/ 4PM Pacific.
Shannon Skinner Live is a weekly radio show that uncovers the stories and solutions to living an extraordinary life and making this world a better place. It features interviews with experts, visionaries and activists.
About Dr. John Demartini:
Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behavior, a researcher, author and global educator. He has studied more than 29,000 books from a wide-range of disciplines and has synthesized the wisdom of the ages. He speaks and teaches all over the world, and has shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra and Donald Trump. Dr. Demartini is the author of over 40 books including the acclaimed ‘The Breakthrough Experience®’, which has been translated into over 29 languages. He travels 360 days of the year. [https://drdemartini.com/]
About Tylaine Duggan:
Tylaine Duggan is the award-winning founder of Youth Day Global, a festivals initiative that started in Toronto to empower youth, and celebrate their creative and artistic talents. A successful entrepreneur, Duggan has lived all over the world, speaks 6 languages and has 6 children. She’s based in Toronto. [http://www.yd-toronto.com/]
About Shannon Skinner:
Shannon Skinner is a Canadian television talk show host, speaker and writer. In 2010, she launched Shannon Skinner’s Extraordinary Women TV, the first-of-its-kind, as a live web TV show, and later developed it into an broadcast television show and online platform that is the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. She is the author of the Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity; and she writes on a range of topics, including creativity, inspiration, feminine leadership, change and travel.
Tonight on Shannon Skinner Live: Rev. Darcelle Runciman and Reeti Mishra on VoiceAmerica Women
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TORONTO, June 9, 2015 — Tonight on Shannon Skinner Live radio show, host Shannon speaks with guests Rev. Darcelle Runciman, ordained minister, founder of Infinity Centre wellness retreat, and magazine publisher, about Metaphysics and healing. And Reeti Mishra, born and raised in India, who now lives in Toronto with her husband, about life as a diplomat and living in many place around the world, Hinduism, and why forgiveness is something we all need to practice. Tune-in to VoiceAmerica Women at 7pm EST/ 4PM Pacific.
Shannon Skinner Live is a weekly radio show that features interviews with experts, visionaries and activists, dedicated to helping people live their magnificent lives and making this world a better place.
About Rev. Darcelle Runciman: Rev. Darcelle Runciman is an ordained minister with a degree in Metaphysics, and founder of The Infinity Centre, a wellness and spiritual retreat centre, based in Stirling, Ontario. She is also a spiritual and business coach, and publisher of Infinity Magazine, a publication for spiritually-connected individuals, travellers and businesses.
About Reeti Mishra: Reeti Mishra is a motivational speaker, educator, writer, poet and president of the Consular Spouses Association in Toronto. She is actively involved in various community services as a member of diplomatic and consular organization in many countries. She is passionate about yoga and spirituality, speaks 5 languages, and has traveled and lived in Peru, Italy, Nepal, US, Afghanistan, Tanzania and Canada – where she is based.
Shannon Skinner is a Canadian television talk show host, speaker and writer. In 2010, she launched Shannon Skinner’s Extraordinary Women TV, the first of its kind, as a live web TV show, and later developed it into an broadcast television show and online platform that is the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. She is the author of the Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity; and she writes on a range of topics, including creativity, inspiration, feminine leadership, change, lifestyle and travel.
Shannon Skinner Live radio premieres tonight on VoiceAmerica Women
TORONTO, June 2, 2015 — Shannon Skinner Live radio show premieres tonight on VoiceAmerica (World Talk Radio) Women. Join host Shannon Skinner and her guests as they delve into celebrity activism, what it means and how it impacts the social good. Tonight’s show guests are Dr. Samita Nandy, Director, Centre of Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS), and cultural critic on fame. And Dr. Carolyn Harris, royal historian and author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada, who is a regular media commentator on history and royalty. Both are based in Toronto.
Shannon Skinner Live is a weekly radio show that features interviews with experts, visionaries and activists, dedicated to helping people live their magnificent lives and making this world a better place.
About Dr. Samita Nandy:
Dr. Samita Nandy is the Director of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) and writes as a cultural critic on fame. She has been featured in many media outlets including CBC TV and the Globe and Mail. Her work has been published in books “The Performance of Celebrity” and “The Emotions Industry.” Her forthcoming book “Fame in Hollywood North: A Theoretical Guide to Celebrity Cultures in Canada” will be published in 2015. Samita earned her PhD in media and celebrity culture from the Department of Media and Information at Curtin University, Australia. She is based in Toronto.
About Dr. Carolyn Harris:
Carolyn Harris is a royal historian and author of “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada.” She received her PhD in European history at Queen’s University and teaches at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She often provides historical and royal commentary for print, TV and radio.
Shannon Skinner is a Canadian television talk show host, speaker and writer. In 2010, she launched Shannon Skinner’s Extraordinary Women TV, the first of its kind, as a live web TV show, and later developed it into an broadcast television show and online platform that is the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. She is the author of the Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity; and she writes on a range of topics, including creativity, inspiration, feminine leadership, change, lifestyle and travel.
Announcing SHANNON SKINNER LIVE radio on VoiceAmerica
I am pleased to announce the launch of my new radio show, SHANNON SKINNER LIVE on VoiceAmerica Women’s Channel (World Talk Radio), starting Tuesday, June 2 at 7pm EST.
Hosted by Shannon Skinner, SHANNON SKINNER LIVE is a weekly lifestyle show that uncovers the stories and solutions to living an extraordinary life and making this world a better place. Each week features experts, change-makers and visionaries from around the world. We talk about subjects you won’t hear anywhere else! Shannon’s gift is unlocking hearts and opening minds, which she has become known for as host of her own popular television show and online platform, ExtraordinaryWomenTV.com, the ultimate online life-guidance resource for women. When you live your best life, you are changing the world. So tune-in every Tuesday at 7 PM EST/4 PM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Women’s Channel, listen with a new pair of ears, and turn inspiration into action.
I am looking for guests. If you are an expert, change-maker or activist (women and men), whose mission is to make this world a better place, please drop me an email at info@ShannonSkinner.com.
