Meet Our Show Hosts
Learn from the experts. Our authors and academy instructors are dedicated to helping you succeed on your journey.
Barbara Wainwright
Academy InstructorBarbara G. Wainwright, Certified Master Life Coach and CEO of Wainwright Global, is recognized as one of the most sought-after teachers in the coaching and self-empowerment industry. Since 2006, she has trained and certified more than 6,700 professional coaches worldwide and developed the acclaimed Wainwright Method of Coaching, empowering individuals to actualize their life purpose, live inspired lives, and connect with their true passion.
Deanna Brakefield
Academy InstructorDeanna is a radio host, producer, and media professional dedicated to creating meaningful conversations and connecting audiences through broadcasting. She is the host of Neurodivergent News | Live and Neurodivergent News | Faith Unmasked, and co-host of Lunch with Lynn and Havok’s Gaming Den. At KPHRED Radio, she is involved in production, training, station development, and helping hosts build stronger shows that connect with their audiences. Her passion for radio is rooted in giving people a voice, creating community, and making every broadcast matter.
Jane Festus
Academy InstructorAn Advocate for women's inclusion in tech, passionate about technology, entrepreneurship, and business. Through solo conversations and guest stories, I share ideas, challenge perspectives, and explore how we can use technology to learn, grow, and create opportunities, regardless of where we start.
Janet Munro
I’m Janet Munro — entrepreneur, storyteller, and host of Roots and Branches: Adoption Stories. My journey as a birth mother in 1970, and later reuniting with my son, inspired me to create a platform where adoption stories are told with honesty and compassion. The podcast highlights the voices of adoptees, birth parents, adoptive families, and extended relatives whose lives are touched by adoption. Roots and Branches is a passion project, sustained through my work as an Independent Business Owner with ACN since 2013. ACN provides essential services people use every day — the income I generate here sponsors the podcast, allowing me to keep building awareness and community. Earlier in my career, I co-founded and grew Munro’s Furnishing into a multimillion-dollar custom furniture business over 46 years. We learned to innovate to stand out — including creating the “world’s largest rocking horse,” a Guinness World Record feature. Prior to that, I spent eight years in the hospitality industry, advancing from desk clerk at Winnipeg’s Hotel Fort Garry to Assistant Manager at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. At every stage, my focus has been on building, connecting, and creating impact — whether through business, advocacy, or storytelling. ________________________ The goal of this podcast is to tell stories from all points of view - the adoptee; the birth mother and or father; the adoptive parents; the interaction of new families. We want to give people the freedom and peace of mind to be able to talk freely about their experiences. Every adoption has a story that will affect others. You are not alone. Let your voice be heard.
Jeanne Gallagher
Podcast: Discover Rising Tides: How the Outside Makes the Inside Better. Being outside is very important to me. There are many ways to be outside. It can be as simple as sitting in the grass on a warm summer day. Walking barefoot in the grass or on the beach, feeling the sand between your toes. Other times, it is important to be challenged. A heart-pounding, sweaty hike or a paddle “into the wind”. Something to clear the thoughts and cobwebs of the mind. Being a solopreneur, allotting time to be outside can be downright hard. Thoughts creep on “If I am not working, no one is working”. I know there are others out there experiencing the same thing. I need to talk to them, to support them, to acknowledge them, to learn from them. We can all support, acknowledge and learn from each other. The podcast was born….
Lynn Lionhood
Lynn Lionhood is an entrepreneur, benefits consultant, radio host, speaker, community builder, and passionate connector with 35+ years in benefits consulting and 20+ years as a LegalShield/IDShield Executive Director. Host of Lunch With Lynn Live on KPHRED Radio and founder of Amazing Women, Lynn connects people, resources, and opportunities. Through The BEST Ecosystem, she champions collaboration, education, protection, and relationships—helping people build the right support network.
Mary Farias
Academy InstructorMary Reiss Farias is an author, publisher, radio host, and founder of Economy Creators, IrisBlu Publishing, and Magnet Mind Development. She helps authors, entrepreneurs, and creators turn their unique interests, talents, knowledge, and experiences into YOU-Shaped Economies. Through publishing, media, and personal development, Mary helps people put their books, ideas, and authority assets to work creating visibility, relationships, and opportunities.
Melissa O'Neal
Melissa O'Neal is the co-founder of Egmer Marketing, an agency built on a simple conviction: the web should work for everyone who arrives on it. Drawing on her background in occupational therapy, Melissa leads Egmer's accessibility-first approach, where inclusive design is built into the foundation of a site rather than bolted on afterward. She works primarily with healthcare and wellness professionals, helping them build digital spaces their patients can actually use.
Michele Rempel McMurray
Academy InstructorMichele Rempel is the owner of Westvyne and co-owner of KPHRED, helping businesses and individuals share their stories and connect with their audiences through website development, social media marketing, and podcast consulting. Based on California’s Central Coast, she brings a practical, creative approach to marketing and a curiosity about people and their ideas. She also hosts KPHRED California Pulse, featuring conversations with people making a difference in their communities, and is active in local business networking and nonprofit service.
Michelle Ralls
Michelle Ralls | LPN & Holistic Functional Nutritionist Michelle Ralls is an LPN, Holistic Functional Nutritionist, and the founder of Show Me Nourish. After surviving a life-threatening cancer diagnosis by transforming her own health through soil-to-table nutrition, Michelle now helps business owners and leaders reclaim their energy, clear chronic brain fog, and prevent long-term illness. She is the host of The Nutrition Lab podcast and blog, co-host of the Before You Lawyer Up Listen Up Show, and an Alliance Partner of The Best Ecosystem. Through her clinical Metabolic Friction Audit, Michelle bridges advanced functional medicine with local, living farm foods to optimize performance, protect brain health, and restore vital productivity.
Suzanne Feit
Suzanne Feit is an educator, author, assistive technology consultant, and national and international trainer with more than 35 years of experience. As the mother of an adult son with Down syndrome, she knows how the right tools and support can change lives. She is the author of Family Adventures from A to Z Using ChatGPT and host of Chat & Suzanne: AI for Everyday Life, helping people move from AI anxiety to AI partnership.
Tess Booker
Academy InstructorTess Booker is an Emotional Wellness & Alignment Coach, bestselling author, speaker, and host who bridges emotional well-being, nervous-system awareness, and purposeful living. On KPHRED, she hosts Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls featuring meaningful conversations with healers, practitioners, and leaders, and Authors Corner: The Living Library, where authors share the stories, wisdom, and lived experiences behind their books.
Valorie Smith
I'm a former elementary teacher of 26 years. Now I am teaching all walks of life to learn the value of saving money and securing their future through financial education and safe and effective investing.
Victor Dedaj
Victor Dedaj is a lifelong New Yorker born and raised in the Bronx. Victor is a Certified Naturopathic Practitioner, a Certified Wholistic Health Coach and a Health, Wellness and Nutrition Expert. He is a Certified Trainer in the Success Principles and in the Canfield Methodology by Jack Canfield. He is the author of the book "How to Be Happy, Healthy and Whole.” Victor Dedaj is also the author of the book “You Can Become Successful.”