My Fourth Act Podcast

E161 | Ann Sheybani & Walt Hampton | What 2 Adventurers Know About Life

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Sheybani and Walt Hampton are two smart, funny, and opinionated individuals who are married to each other. Ann Sheybani is&nbs...

E160 | George Perlov | E160: Brussels/Berlin/Florence

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

George Perlov was a quintessential New Yorker. A MPA from Columbia. The Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation at The Adv...

E159 | Dr. Giselle Faubel | About Horses and Psychedelics

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Giselle Faubel is a Harvard-educated Clinical Psychologist based in South Florida. She is the founder of HORSES AND PSYCHOLOGY...

E158 | Women Unbound: Navigating Transitions Gracefully

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the MY FOURTH ACT podcast, I have the distinct thrill of speaking with 5 extraordinary women who jointly wrote a just-released book...

E157 | Danielle Riegel | How The Harp Created My Life

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Danielle is an internationally acclaimed concert harpist and multi-faceted artist.She was admitted to the young talent department of the Royal Conserv...

E156 | Gary Chupik | Why Mental Performance Matters In Life

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Chupik is internationally recognized as one of the top mental performance coaches in the world. He unlocks performance in professi...

E155 | Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D. I What I Know About The Power Of Coaching

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D., MCC, is an Executive Coach, leadership authority, keynote speaker, and learning facilitator. He is the author&n...

E154 | Devin C. Hughes I When I began To Fully Embrace My Gifts

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Devin C. Hughes is an award-winning speaker, workplace culture expert, best-selling author of numerous books including a memoir, “Contrast: A Biraci...

E153 | Susana Cor de Rosa I How I Became A Quantum Healer

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Susana Cor de Rosa is a healer, author, and spiritual teacher from Lisbon. She is known for her work as a quantum activator&n...

E152 | Gayla Morgan I When Disney Called

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gayla Morgan is a professional singer, composer/lyricist, producer and vocal arranger. Gayla just began an engagement as the&...

E151 | Phelim McDermott I How A Celebrated Theatre Director Builds Community

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Phelim McDermott is an actor and director from the UK. In 2023, Phelim was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Direct...

E150 | Laurie Fader I Why I Keep Chasing Rainbows

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie Fader has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including a Pollock-Krasner Award, an Adolph and Esther Gottli...

E149 | Rebel Brown I When Old Dreams Get Put To Pasture

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the last 35 years, Rebel Brown has been a Growth Accelerator for Advanced Technology Startups. In the early days of Silicon Valley,...

E148 | Dr. Laurence Hillman I When We Play With Archetypes

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Laurence Hillman was born into a lineage of archetypal thought. His father, James Hillman, is considered the father of American Arc...

E147 | Rutherford Pascal I When We Find Our Zone Of Genius

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rutherford Pascal is a seasoned Sales Leader in the pharma industry. His 35-year career led him to increasingly Senior roles, most rece...

E146 | Perry Brass I How I Became An Activist Writer

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1965, when he was 17, Perry Brass hitchhiked from Savannah to San Francisco where he spent a year living on the street, sleepin...

E145 | Michael Feeley I A Life Full Of Next Acts

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Feeley had a successful career as an actor and model, performing and touring with stars such as H...

E144 | Reverend Russell L. Meyer I Why Equity And Social Justice Matter

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Reverend Dr. Russell L. Meyer, Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Jacksonville/Florida, graduated from Yale Divinity School in...

E143 | Rosemary Ravinal I When We Make A BIG Change

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a delightful twist, Rosemary Ravinal, the world’s premier bilingual speaking coach, media trainer, and former VP of Public Relations fo...

E142 | Tania Rivilis I When I Became An Artist

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tania Rivilis is a Ukrainian-born portrait artist. In 2012, Tania moved from Russia to Germany where she started to paint. Tania’s lush an...

E141 | Haleh Shoa I Why Memories Matter

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Haleh Shoa and her family fled Iran during the 1979 revolution, bringing only their cherished photo albums. These albums were life...

E140 | Pier Paolo de Angelis I My Life Of Magical Coincidences

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pier Paolo de Angelis is a true citizen of the world. Paolo started exploring the world in his early 20s, working in Europe, The Middle East, North an...

E139 | Brigitte Bojkowszky, Sophie Roumeas, Richard Phan I DARING METAMORPHOSIS

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am thrilled to be part of a marvelous new anthology, DARING METAMORPHOSIS (Angel Lab Editions), that will be released on December 17, in both French...

E138 | Tracy & Derrill Thompson I What Radical Reinvention Looks Like

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tracy and Derrill Thompson are creating the sort of international life that many folks dream of. Derrill is a former labor lawyer ...

E137 | David Allen I What I Know About Getting Things Done

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David Allen is the author of the global best-seller “Getting Things Done” and multiple follow-up books, most recently “Team:...

E136 | Esmeralda Diaz-Aroca & Mike O'Neil I When LinkedIn Rockstars Fall In Love

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Esmeralda Diaz-Aroca and Mike O’Neil are branding and social media strategists. Mike is a 2x Forbes Top 50 Social media influencer an...

E135 | Gregory R. Gilmore I What I Know About Rapid Personal Growth

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gregory Gilmore is a Transformational Life Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Practitioner. ...

E134 | Ande Lyons I Don't Be Caged By Your Age

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ande Lyons is a 4x Business Founder, Startup champion, Host of the New England Podcasters Group, and the former Co-host of Boston’...

E133 | Clare Maxwell I What My Body Keeps Teaching Me

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Maxwell is a former professional dancer and choreographer turned certified Alexander Teacher and Somatic Move...

E132 | Cyrus Cassells I When Novels Want To Be Written

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

E132 | When Novels Want To Be WrittenCyrus Cassells is a Poet. Translator. Cultural Critic. Actor. Professor. Cyrus is best known for his&nb...

E131 | Charlotte Libov I When I Became A South Beach Gal About Town

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte Libov is a seasoned writer and keynote speaker, formerly at The New York Times, who specializes in writing about health&...

E130 | Tom Asacker I Unwinding Want

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bestselling author, keynote speaker, branding strategist and provocateur Tom Asacker has spent most of his career in the fascinating wo...

E129 | Carlos Gonzalez I How We All Become More Fully Human

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carlos Gonzalez has been an Associate Professor of English at Miami Dade College for over 30 years. He describes himself as a "professo...

E128 | Gayle Zalduondo I Continue To Surprise Myself

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gayle Zalduondo is a creative soul and seasoned serial entrepreneur. Among her many accomplishments is co-founding an acclaimed and inn...

E127 | Ann Odell | Cultivating Meaning As We Grow

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Odell is a former architect turned celebrated brand strategist, futurist, and culture forecaster. She has led breakthroug...

E126 | Johannes Leerink | When We Have Nothing Left To Prove

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Johannes Leerink is a seasoned business executive from the Netherlands. After a fast-track career as a rising star at Procter and Gambl...

E125 | Larry Duplechan | Movies That Made Me Gay

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Larry Duplechan is the acclaimed and iconic author of 5 queer novels. They include Blackbird (considered by many the first mo...

E124 | Malissa Smith | How Boxing Helped Me Find My Voice

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Malissa Smith is the author of A History of Womens’ Boxing, published in 2014. It is the first comprehensive history of the sport; Ring Ma...

E123 | Paula Ayotte | How A Marine Scientist Became A Pole Dancer

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paula Ayotte is a professional dancer, poler, actress, and model. After a career as a dancer in LA in her 20s, Paula left for Hawaii, studie...

E122 | Anita Barbero | When Mindfulness Became My Passion

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anita Barbero is a Wellness Coach, Speaker and Corporate Wellness Consultant who integrates over 25 years of experience as a health fit...

E121 | Grace E. Niwa | When Being Comfortable Becomes Too Uncomfortable

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grace E. Niwa is a former piano prodigy who received a Master's Degree in Piano Performance from Juilliard, made her Carnegie...

E120 | Rich Habets | When We Get The Ego Out Of The Way

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Habets is a former management consultant from Maastricht/Netherlands who has roamed the world. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs, C-...

E119 | Geoffrey M. Roche | All The Ways In Which Culture Matters

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Geoffrey Roche is an executive in the healthcare industry who currently serves as the first Director of Workforce Development for Siemens in North Ame...

E118 | Jay Samit | When A Celebrated Disruptor Makes Pop Art

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jay Samit is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Jay raises hundreds of millions of dollars for st...

E117 | Mohit Mukherjee | How I Find Peace In A Troubled World

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mohit Mukherjee is the Founding Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, which he launched in 2006. UPeace is a UN-established universit...

E116 | Robyn Stratton-Berkessel | How I Am Unshackling Myself

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robyn Stratton-Berkessel is a luminary in an organizational change approach called Appreciative Inquiry. She wrote one of the definitive books about A...

E115 | Heather “The Heat” Hardy | Everything That I Am Willing To Fight For

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heather "The Heat" Hardy held the WBO world featherweight title from 2018 - 2019. Heather works as a trainer and continues a career in&...

E114 | Janice Masters | When Life Is On Our Side

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Janice Masters is a former psychotherapist of 22 years turned healer/guide. For the last 30 years, Janice has served women as what she ...

113 | Ellee Koss, Ph.D. | Why I Keep Dismantling The Box

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ellee Koss holds a Ph.D. in Economics and has served for over three decades as an educator and management consultant. She is a true ren...

112 | Laurie Pickle Evans & Ian McCluskey | When Kids in Africa Become Your Mission

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie Pickle Evans is a former partner in a Miami law firm. Ian McCluskey is a veteran journalist and thought-leader champion who...

111 | Larry Marshall | When The Entire World Is Your Stage

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Doo wop, Broadway, The Met. Larry Marshall is a veteran musical performer whose exemplary Broadway career began in 1968 with the musical&nbs...

110 | Catherine Seo, PhD. | How I learned To Make Tsunamis

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine Seo, PhD is the Co-Director of the Lipedema Project and Founder and Director of Lipedema Simplified, LLC. She is al...

109 | Coach Pamela Mitchell | What The Queen of Reinvention Knows

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Called ‘The Queen of Reinvention” by Fortune magazine, former entertainment exec-turned-coach Pamela Mitchell (aka ‘Coach Pamela’) is the...

108 | Jane Moore | How I Broker Luxury Vacation Dreams

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Moore is the founder and owner of Papagayo Luxury where she curates custom luxury vacations and villa rentals on Costa Rica's excl...

107 | Eve Simon | The Rewards Of Leaving Our Bubble

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eve Simon is an Expert in Leadership Transformation, Igniter for Innovation and Inclusion, Executive Coach, Author, TEDx Speaker, and Serial Entr...

E106 | Evan Snow | How Becoming An Arts Advocate Changed My Life

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Snow is an arts advocate, community builder, and creative entrepreneur who launched the Choose954 social movement to Cultivat...

105 | Leah Komaiko | How A Celebrated Story Coach Charts Her Next Act

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leah Komaiko's exceptional life includes doing stand-up and writing a memoir as well as 20 popular and bestselling books for kids, including...

104 | Stefanie von Fallois | What Working With Dolphins Has Taught Me

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stefanie von Fallois is a German-born life coach, psychologist and former nurse who now resides in Miami. She was for many ye...

103 | Doe Hentschel, Ph.D. | What I Have Learned In My Third Age!

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Doe Hentschel, Ph.D. is a former professional child actress who has had a sweeping career in Adult and Continuing Education, with tenures as...

102 | THE DIFFERENCE Contributors | What Made THE DIFFERENCE!

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My new book, THE DIFFERENCE: Essays on Loss, Courage and Personal Transformation, co-edited with Rosemary Ravinal, is released today via Bal...

101 | Jameson Currier | When a Celebrated Gay Writer Starts to Paint

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jameson Currier is a celebrated gay writer, literary critic and publisher. He is the author of seven novels, five collections of short ...

100 | Betsy Cohen | About The Joys Of Edible Cookie Dough

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Betsy Cohen is a mother of 4 who lives in Palm Beach Gardens and loves cookie dough. In 2012, Betsy was given the opportunity to w...

E99 | Andrew Quarrie | Why I Am Passionate About Rethinking Urban Life

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Quarrie is a Jamaican-born serial entrepreneur who champions equitable neighborhoods. He is the CEO/Founder of URBLANDIA - ...

E98 | Mike Trupiano | When I Stopped Being a Secret Son

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Trupiano is a comic actor from the United States who resides and works in Berlin/Germany. He is a voice-over artist, celebrated&nb...

E97 | Leon Segal | In Praise Of Expanded States Of Consciousness

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leon Segal, Ph.D. is an innovation psychologist. As a founder of Innovationship, Leon helps organizations, teams, and individuals to imagine...

E96 | Raj Raghunathan | If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy?

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Raj Raghunathan is a Professor of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Raj explores the impact that our judgments and decisio...

E94 | Nina Simons | How I Listen For Sacred FeminineLeadership

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nina Simons is the co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, a nonprofit that champions visionary and practical solut...

E93 | Dr. Edith Shiro | The Unexpected Gift of Trauma

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Edith Shiro is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Miami. Edith specializes in trauma and posttraumatic growth. She is the co...

E92 | Sam Yau & Sophie Rouméas | Two Souls In Love

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Yau is a retired business executive who splits his time between managing his investments and writing poetry. Sam has reinvented his life several t...

ENCORE Inspiration E57 | Peggy Horan | How I'm Reinventing Myself In My 80s

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For many, the Covid pandemic prompted a rethinking of how we serve the world. Peggy Horan's rethinking feels more radical than most. After d...

ENCORE Inspiration E3 | Simon T. Bailey | How Do You PIVOT When Life Disrupts Everything?

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I love hugging people with my words," says Simon T. Bailey. That he does - and so much more.Simon T. Bailey is an exceptional writer, business thinke...

Encore Inspiration E62 | Lama Karma Chötso | How I Became A Tibetan Buddhist Nun

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I originally released my conversation with Lama Karma Chotso in June of 2022. I happily share it again to entice us all to reconnect with ti...

Encore Inspiration E31 | Benja Kay Thomas | When We FULLY Chase Our Dreams

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I originally released my conversation with Benja Kay Thomas in the summer of 2021, at a time when theatre had ground to a halt. Well, theatre came bac...

E87 | James R. Hagerty | What An Obituary Writer Knows About Life

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, James R. Hagerty, known as Bob, writes obituaries, mostly about prominent people in business or ...

E86 | Suzanne Jewell | When I Began To Lean Into My Heart

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanne Jewell is a global expert on strategic marketing whose life has increasingly fused her zest for business development with her passio...

E85 | Franchesca D'Amore | How I Became Franchesca D'Amore

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Franchesca D’Amore is a certified professional life coach, medium, reiki master, card reader and a self-described “goddes...

E84 | Flora Proverbio | Why I Am Passionate About The Silver Economy

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Flora Proverbo is an anti-aging activist from Argentina who works to change the current storytelling about post-50 life. Her career in&...

E83 | Karen Correa, Ph.D. | What I Have Learned About Finding Self-Love

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Correa, Ph.D., has been a professional in the life sciences field for the last 30 years and currently serves as VP and Head of Global Clini...

E82 | Stephan K. Thieringer | What Changed When Strangers Saved My Life

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan Thieringer is a German-born serial entrepreneur, business thinker, executive coach, investor, TEDx speaker, and the Founder and CEO ...

E81 | Vitaly Geyman | My GREAT RESIGNATION On A Croatian Island

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vitaly Geyman is an explorer who celebrates creativity. Born in the Ukraine, Vitaly has spent large portions of his life in Australia, The U...

E80 | Alan Hughes | How I Became A Rock'n Roll Chef

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Hughes is an Argentinian-born chef, restaurateur, rock’n roller and inveterate world traveler. He began his career in some of New York’s...

E79 | Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams | When A Highly Accomplished Human Takes A Sabbatical

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams is a family-practice physician who is also board-certified in holistic medicine. She is the founder and medic...

E78 | Lori Pratico | How I Became A Rebel With A Cause

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When she was 18, Lori Pratico began her artistic career as a billboard artist in her hometown Philadelphia. Lori is self-taught. These ...

E77 | Jeannine Otis | The Rewards Of Flowing With The Wind

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeannine Otis has been a substantial voice in music for over 40 years, effortlessly performing and recording in jazz, classical, dance, gospel and pop...

E76 | Andy Ruffner | How I Ended Up In A Tropical Beach Town

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Ruffner was born just outside of Cincinnati - and other than leaving town for undergraduate study and a M.A. in Communit...

E75 | Rúna Bouius | When I Needed More Than My Business Success

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Runa Bouius is a serial entrepreneur and visionary thinker from Iceland. Her life of adventure and exploration has unfolded in wildly differ...

E74 | Sue Elliott | About Muscle Cars and Speaking with Angels

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Elliott, a seasoned publishing pro, has launched more than a dozen publications from scratch and served as Editor-in-Chief for coun...

E73 | Dr. William Benda | How To Leave A Magical Place

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Benda is a seasoned emergency physician, family doctor and integrative physician. His life has been spent practicing medicine in some magica...

E72 | Kathie Klarreich | How I Found Meaning In Unlikely Places

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kathie Klarreich is a journalist and the author of Madame Dread: A Tale of Love, Voodoo and Civil Strife in Haiti. She spent ...

E71 | Susan Howell | Ways In Which I Celebrate My Financial Freedom

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Howell is a former Senior Special Agent who spent 26 years working for both the IRS and the Department of Justice’s Office of t...

E70 | Suzanne Evans | Why I Am Driven To Get Shit Done

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanne Evans is a mom, wife, sister, entrepreneur and risk taker from North Carolina. She went from working as a secretary in Manhattan to surpa...

E69 | Jaime Manrique | How I Became An Eminent Maricon

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Manrique is a Colombian-born novelist, poet, essayist, and translator who writes both in English and Spanish. The Washington...

E68 | Marta Sanders | Why I Will Always Be A Show Broad

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marta Sanders is a celebrated cabaret performer who this spring was awarded a MAC Lifetime Achievement Award (MAC awards are the Tonys ...

E67 | Neal Goodman, Ph.D. | The Courage To Sell a Business I Love

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 1963, smack in the thick of the civil rights movement, Neal Goodman, Ph.D. found his passion for social justice while attending high school in...

E66 | Jim Zupancic | When A Corporate Executive Takes a Radical Turn

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Zupancic had an exceptional career as an Operational Excellence executive with renowned manufacturing companies. By the time h...

E65 | vicki abadesco! | Why I Yearn For More Empathy In The World

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The daughter of Filipino immigrants, vicki abadesco! has become an internationally recognized leader in the field of social-emotional learning, a...

E64 | Melanie Roche | What I Have Learned About Tracking Energy

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie Roche is an internationally renowned energy healer in private practice who integrates mind-body healing, meditation, therapy, and mo...

E63 | Blair Glaser | How an Expert on Authority Channels Her Own

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Blair Glaser is a former actress, writer, executive and organizational consultant, and a leadership mentor. She specializes in helping leade...

E62 | Lama Karma Chötso | How I Became A Tibetan Buddhist Nun

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lama Karma Chötso is a fully ordained Tibetan Buddhist lama. She began to study and practice the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhis...

E61 | Martina McGowan, MD | When An Introvert Taps Her Rage

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Martina McGowan, MD is a seasoned physician, mother, grandmother, poet, writer, ceramicist, public speaker, and an activist in the fight against ...