The Inside Story Podcast with April A...
The INSIDE STORY takes you behind the curtain to bring you some of the biggest success stories of entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and change makers.... the men & women who have walked through fire and come out on the other side brighter. How did they get there? What were some of their biggest hurdles? Be ready to hear it all. We’ll also be discussing the power of Story along the way, and how you can harness the power of your own journey to propel forward into new heights and fulfillment. Host April Pertuis will take you on a Storytelling journey through her own stories, too! As a career-long journalist and storyteller, April understands the story that is hiding inside of you. You’ll discover unique storytelling tips and mechanics that will empower you to tell you story in a whole new way. This is the Podcast that tells the Inside Story of people & brands who are sharing their story in important and powerful ways. They aren’t mechanical or scripted. They are unabashedly authentic and real. And they are generating massive success & fulfillment as a result! As you’ll discover, this is what makes a “Lightbeamer” The goal of the Inside Story is to inspire you to think about your own story, and learn to share it so it can shine a light for others.
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Community Spotlight - Reaiah Rose Cubero EP: 043
Today, I am launching a new category of podcast episodes called “Community Spotlight”, featuring LIGHTbeamers Community members who are working on sharing their story to shine a light for others. We start off with Reaiah Rose Cubero, a mental...
39 min
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Self-editing Your Story EP: 042
Let’s face it: we find it so much easier to share our story if we can leave out those parts we think are not good enough to be told. But when we downplay and edit out what could be the most important pieces of our story, we’re not giving our...
22 min
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Dangerously Good Stories with Marie Masse EP: 041
They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words” — which really means when words aren’t enough, photos can become a medium for storytelling, especially when taken in a meaningful and reflective way. When Marie Masse got into the world of...
58 min
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A Conversation about Asian Racism with Michelle...
With the spread of the pandemic that affected -- and continues to affect -- millions of people worldwide came the rise in Asian racism. In speaking of this, we’re not only talking about racial slurs hurled toward Asian Americans, but also workplace...
50 min
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Willingness to Fail EP: 039
Successful people often display the same qualities: passion, persistence, self-discipline, creativity, and commitment. But they also have one more thing in common and that is their willingness to fail. So many of us get stuck and never move forward...
22 min
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There is no starting line EP: 038
Are you waiting for that perfect moment to start something? Have you painted an imaginary starting line that’s supposed to mark just the right point in your life to begin doing what you’ve always wanted to do? So many of us (myself included!)...
14 min
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The Scrappy Entrepreneur with Colleen Kochannek...
What do you do when you’re at mid-life, thrown a curve ball at work, decide to start your own business, and find out it’s not easy? You take the experience, seek out and support others who are in the same boat, and never look back. When Colleen...
43 min
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Feminine Conditioning with Diann Wingert EP: 036
In the work that I do, I help women dig out their story and amplify their visibility as they share it. But speaking your mind, telling your story and becoming more visible along the way can be quite hard — especially when you’re a woman who’s...
56 min
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Life is Messy, Life is Marvelous with Amy & Rhe...
There will always be 2 sides to life: the beautiful and exhilarating one, and the other that’s messy and difficult. You can’t have one without the other, and even the most successful people I know who seem to have it all have gone through both. In...
59 min
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My Journey with RA EP: 034
What I’m sharing with you today is something I have not openly talked about with other people. It’s not so much that I’m ashamed of it. It’s because I don’t want it to define me as a person, and I don’t want to offend somebody dealing with...
35 min
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Put Yourself in the Room EP: 033
I’m fresh off 2 events that have left me feeling energized and truly inspired! And the relevant insights I took away were not just for the way I do my work as a Storytelling coach, but also for how I live my personal life. On both occasions, one...
19 min
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Beyond Intention with Dan Mangena EP: 032
This week’s episode is brought to you by the presented by LIGHTbeamers, a Transformational Storytelling Event To Empower You to Make a Bigger Impact with Your Story! Step into your Brave this year and ! -------------------- It’s a pretty special...
61 min
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Becoming a Soul-Centered CEO with Hayley Hunter...
When you’re an entrepreneur trying to build and elevate your business, surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals has a transformative effect not only on how you work, but also how you live your personal life. When I met Hayley Hunter Hines...
45 min
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A Love Story to Community EP: 030
If there’s one thing I have always considered to be a blessing in my personal life and my business, it would be the gift of Community. But the significance of having and being part of a Community has not stood out more to me than during my very...
23 min
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What's the best thing that has happened to you ...
Last week, I posted a story prompt inside my LIGHTbeamers Community on Facebook and it went like this: What is something positive in your life now that you didn’t have a year ago? Today, as I sit in a quiet spot by the beach — on a much-needed...
25 min
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Empact Bars & Empact Women with Melonie DeRose ...
Sometimes, life takes you on a path that’s way different from the one you thought you’d be on. For Melonie DeRose, being a corporate lawyer was a big check mark on her to-do list. She was doing what she thought she was meant to do, and what...
54 min
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Sharing Your Story on the Big Stage with Melani...
Today’s episode with international keynote speaker and public speaking trainer Melanie Spring is such a good one! She takes us on her journey from being a brand strategist interviewing companies and finding out what made them work (hint: it has...
49 min
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Story is All Around You EP: 026
Whether it be in our personal lives or in business, creating connections and building relationships get easier when we openly share stories with our audience. A work presentation, a social media post, or even just an email to a friend becomes more...
32 min
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How to Harness the Power of Your Story EP: 025
Stories are powerful. They can teach us, give us hope and encouragement, provide comfort, inspire people, and transform lives. On the other end of the spectrum, these same stories can also leave us feeling defeated, ashamed, and tied to an invisible...
19 min
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Pushing the Edge EP: 024
It has been a while since my last solo episode so this one right here is pretty special! In all honesty, it took me some time to get around to recording this, which is ironic because as you will find out, the reason I’ve been holding off is actually...
28 min
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Using Story with Intention with Brittany Claybo...
When life gives you a series of unfortunate events, throwing in the towel seems like the easiest thing to do. But for Brittany Clayborne, admitting defeat wasn’t an option. She chose to push through everything that was put in her path and as a...
51 min
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The Power of Network Marketing for Women with D...
Denice Chenault is one of the most powerful women in network marketing. But she will also be the first one to tell you that she never thought of herself as a sales person, let alone imagined she could build a meaningful career people tend to associate...
50 min
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Money Stories with Alexandra Taketa EP: 021
We all have money stories. Yet this topic is one that most of us shy away from and are even discouraged from discussing. Whether it’s from being told that it’s not polite to talk about money, or we’re too ashamed to discuss our own financial...
58 min
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Becoming a First Time Author, with Kim Smith EP...
Inspirational author Shannon L. Alder said: “There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.” That’s the truth. All of us have gone through heartbreak at some point, experienced difficult moments, and had dark days we thought...
55 min
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The W.A.I.T.ing Game EP: 019
When you hear the words, “Today is a GIFT”, what does it mean to you? Does it strike a chord with you or stirs something in your soul? If there’s anything that 2020 taught us, it is that truly, every day is a gift. “Tomorrow is not promised”...
25 min