Hosted by Michael Nova, Rise Up Eight Radio is a podcast that inspires, featuring inspirational people with inspirational stories of overcoming adversity. Each episode takes you through a journey with someone who has fallen down seven times, but has risen up eight. Our goal is to inspire you to never give up, no matter what life throws at you!
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Neil McCormick, Author Of The Bestselling Book and Film, “Killing Bono” On Turning The Perception Of Failure Into Success
In this episode #10 of Rise Up Radio, Michael Nova interviews Neil McCormick, who is a British music journalist. Neil is chief pop and rock music critic for the UK's Telegraph newspaper and website. In addition to being an established journalist, Neil is known as a music industry expert and interviews musicians on his own TV program, Needle time on Vintage TV in the UK. Neil is also a musician himself. But perhaps his greatest claim to fame is as both the author of the book I Was Bono’s Doppelganger (published in the US as Killing Bono) and the subject ...
From College Dropout To Ph.D- Dr. James Kelley’s Crucible
Dr. James Kelley is the host of the executives after hours podcast which he runs from Dubai, interviewing executives not about their businesses but about their personal journeys and what makes them successful. James has some great stories on how he was able to find himself and his mission in life, from dropping out of college to earning a PhD. We spend some time together by phone and although the phone connection was not the best quality, we think you'll still get a lot of value out of it. Dr. Kelley explains how he took the road less traveled to ...
Viewing Adversity Not As A Problem But As An Opportunity – How Helping Others Can Help Us Succeed
Joel C. High is a music supervisor and producer with credits on over 100 TV and film projects including Saw, Monster's Ball, Girl with a Pearl Earring ,The Devil's Rejects Akeelah and the Bee and all of Tyler Perry's films including I Can Do Bad All by Myself (for which Joel was nominated as the Outstanding Music Supervisor of the Year) . CLICK PLAY To hear the featured musical soundtrack to this interview by X: THC. He was responsible for heading up the music departments for Trimark Pictures and Lionsgate Entertainment and he started the soundtrack label Lions Gate Records ...
Coaching People On How To Bounce Back From Adversity
Divya Parekh is a business relationship advisor and writing muse, university associate professor, scientist, biotechnology professional and career leadership coach with over 25 years experience. Successful in a corporate job, In 2008 she watched as many of her close friends were laid off and worried about being next. But she ended up leaving the company of her own volition to become CEO of The DP Group, and Head Career Coach of International Coach Academy, where she advises business people across 60 countries. She now runs a successful podcast and has been recognized as ‘VIP of 2013 ’ by Worldwide Who’s ...
How To Succeed In Entertainment By Staying Positive and Never Giving Up With Sheena Metal
Sheena Metal, is a multi–faceted entertainment guru. She's a talk-show host, actress, musician, syndicated columnist, and internet personality and hosts the radio shows, "The Sheena Metal Experience" on LATalkRadio.com,"Haunted Playground" and Music Highway Radio which airs worldwide. CLICK PLAY To hear the featured musical soundtrack to this interview by X: THC. Sheena also hosts regularly at the Hollywood Improv, and has most recently created a wonderful nonprofit organization called Raising the Vibration - a global movement of peace, love, kindness and unity. Sheena shares how she overcame adversity to become successful in radio and entertainment. She was also kind enough ...
