The very reason I started this podcast was to interview people like this episode’s guest. Not only is his story inspiring but his accomplishments so far and his mission for the future are to be applauded. I’m honored and thrilled to introduce Jean Paul Laurent, an award-winning social entrepreneur, published author, keynote speaker, devoted humanitarian, TEDx Lead Organizer, and one of the leading global oral health experts of his generation. From being a trouble maker expelled from school in Haiti twice to moving to the US to further his education to being coined the Mayor of Smile which eventually ended up blessing the bags of Lays Potato Chips everywhere, Jean Paul’s story is nothing short of extraordinary! He is described as “a visionary leader and unshakable optimist”. He has devoted his entire professional life to leveraging capitalism and philanthropy. He started an impactful non-profit organization in 2014 called Unspoken Smiles promoting both long-term oral health and economic security in the world's most disadvantaged regions. There is more…. Jean Paul has received the nation’s most prestigious award for volunteer service in 2016, the President’s Volunteer Service Award bestowed by the office of the presidency under President Barack Obama. Without further ado, it’s time to get social! Connect with Jean Paul: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-paul-laurent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayorofsmile/ Website: https://www.jeanpaullaurent.com/

In one split second, your life can turn and change forever. How you deal with that change is everything. In her book, 28,000 Days, Make Yours Count, Kara Vaval makes sure to let us know how precious and limited time is. Kara is an Author, Keynote Speaker, Business Development Coach, President of Vaval Law, a personal injury law firm, and CEO of the InPowerment Institute, LLC. When she was just 14 years old, her life changed for the worse. But that did not stop her from making the very best out of it. Her no excuse hustle attitude has helped her build a career that most would only dream of even if everything aligned perfectly for them. "I don’t want to die with my music unplayed," she says. In this episode, we talk entrepreneurship, resiliency, motherhood, and a whole lot of bad-assism. Without further ado, it’s time, to get social! Follow Kara! Instagram: @karavavalofficial LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/karavavalofficial/

It’s sure hard to start but it’s even harder to continue! How many times have you started something but did not finish it? I think it’s safe to say that most of us have done that. But it’s not that big of a deal unless you make it a habit. Just like most things right? In this episode, I have the honor and thrill to have Elijah Pasquet on the show. His philosophy is to just show up! He is a super talented guy with badass acting and photography skills. Great father, husband, and friend. A so-so basketball player. His dad is a living music legend which helps explain his talents. We actually share a lot in common... except for his six-pack. I have 5 more to go to catch up to him! Elijah might be the very reason why I’m here today talking to you all today on this podcast. He introduced me to podcasting when he told me about Stitcher, a podcast distribution platform. I started listening to podcasts and soon became a huge fan. It then led me to start my own podcast... obviously! In this episode, we talk about fitness, resiliency, discipline, and how we can keep pushing our boundaries to be better! If personal development is something that is of interest to you then I encourage you to listen to this episode. Without further ado, it’s time to Get Social!

In this special Valentine's Day Edition, we are happy to welcome our guest, the one, and only...... LOVE! I truly believe that love is what we need in this world. Love has the power to heal us all. Love is pure, authentic, instinctive. We were born with the natural ability to love our children, our spouses, siblings, neighbors, and friends. We don’t need to learn how to care for each other. It’s already present within each and every one of us. We simply need to start looking beyond our own personal interests and learn how to share some of that love. But where do we start? How do we spread more love within our homes, communities, and throughout the world? Let's dig in and start with...

Education is a right. Or at least I believe it should be. When you think about the impact that it has on a child and the opportunities that it creates, why is it not accessible to everyone? What would our communities look like if everyone had access to education? Less crime maybe? A safer, and better environment for families for sure. But here’s another wrinkle. Education does not start at school. It starts at home. So when you are born into an uneducated household, your chances at early development as a child are really slim. This cycle makes it very difficult for underprivileged communities to thrive and get out of poverty. In this episode, I have the pleasure and privilege to have Naïka Charles D’Haiti on the podcast. She is the founder of Project St. Anne, a non-profit organization based out of Camp-Perrin, Haiti. She has dedicated the past 12 years of her life to helping this charming community full of potential. I visited Camp-Perrin myself back in 2014 and that experience changed my life. Just like she is changing lives herself, giving the children in that area the hope that we should all have as human beings. The hope of a better future. Connect With Naïka!   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/na%C3%AFka-c-d-haiti-33836814a/ Donate: https://projectstanne.org/

The human body is an amazing machine. It really wants to function at its peak capacity. But how can we maximize its full potential to live better, smarter, and healthier? These are questions we should all be asking ourselves. Most importantly, these are questions we should seek to find answers for. In this episode with talk to Doctor Extraordinaire, Thierry Jacquemin and we get to discuss some topics that are so important to us all! From time and stress management to eating right and exercising regularly, the blueprint is laid out in front of us. But why is it so hard to implement? What about the water we drink here in the United States. The hormones, toxins, and antibiotics found in our food. How is that impeding our efforts to get healthy? When you top all of that with our obsession to be supermen and superwomen and be productive all the time, it’s a lot to digest. Pun always intended! Without further ado, it’s time to Get Social! ▷▷Follow Dr. Thierry Jacquemin!   Website: https://www.drthierryjacquemin.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drthierryjacquemin/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-thierry-jacquemin-355b7672/

It’s not about your presents, it’s about your presence! These are some of the words uttered by today’s guest, Max De La Cruz. He is a father, author, blogger, and host of The Man Cave Podcast.  In this episode, we get to talk about his wide range of skills, his approach to running his family like a business, and what it even means! You can find some of these answers in his book “Becoming a cornerstone in the house that love built: How to be a right-hand man to a pregnant woman”. You can also enjoy a preview of what the book is about in our conversation. Without further ado, it’s time to get social!   Connect With Max!  Instagram:  @iammaxdelacruz   Buy His Book: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1723317985/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_St2bGbNM4AX3H

How do you think the world would be like if 1 billion of us volunteered just 1 hour per week to doing good? Think about that question. In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing the Founder & CEO of ShareNest, Yosef Francisco Sigaud. Originally from Brazil, Yosef was lucky enough to get a scholarship to play tennis, at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he got his engineering degree.  He then went on to get his MBA at Barry University in Miami, Florida. He always dreamed of making big money and living that lavish lifestyle that so many of us pursue.  Although he did achieve this dream, he soon realized how miserable he was inside. Life could not be about that, he said. He had it all but was still not fulfilled. He decided to quit everything to go volunteer for a non-profit for 8 months. This changed his life. He soon understood the power of giving back. "When you are doing good for the world you are also doing good for yourself", he added.  When he realized how big the gap was between the world GDP and giving back he felt he had to do something about it. That’s when he built Share Nest. A platform that connects people that want to do good to non-profit organizations. His mission is to foster more giving in the world! Without further ado, it's time to Get Social! Connect with Yosef & ShareNest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yosef-sigaud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharenest/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharenestapp Website: https://volunteer.sharenest.com/

First of all, Happy New Year! We’ve made it to Episode 20! I'm looking forward to so many more to go! It’s also the first episode of 2021. I’m so excited for this year. 2020 was a unique year, to say the least, but we’re not going to get stuck in the past. Instead, I want to focus on the lessons I never thought I would learn in this particular fashion. Some of those lessons include how important it is to prioritize your health, practice patience, lots of that, being able to adjust and pivot on a dime, compassion, and the most of all, understanding that the most important things are the most overlooked in a more “normal” setting. In 2019 and years before that, we prioritized things that were never that important, to begin with. We still do today of course, but 2020 made me realize that there is so much more joy in the moments you spend with the ones you love the most. I'm excited to share my resolution for 2021 and what I plan to do in order to get there! It's time to Get Social!

Let's face it, whoever is reading this right now did not grow up in the same world we are living in today. So much has changed since my days as a boy growing up in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. But you know what has not changed much? The education system. Although we do have cooler toys and tools to help us learn, we are still basically learning the same things when we are living in such a different world. Is it by design? Maybe! In this episode, we have the pleasure of having my friend, CPA, loving husband, and father of 4 beautiful girls, Alex Telena on the podcast. We discuss the pros and cons of homeschooling and the effects of today's world on our kids.  Now that my wife and I are expecting our 3rd child in about 6 months, it makes me wonder what life will look like for the 5 of us in today's climate. Is homeschooling an option? It's possible, but a whole lot of other things would need to happen first!  As always, I hope you find value in this episode, especially if you are a parent. Without further ado, it's Time To Get Social! Meet Alex on Instagram! @alexanderandthegoldenratio