Jessica Herman

Channeling Wisdom. Sparking Transformation.

Jessie Herman is a spiritual channel, writer, and transformational coach best known as the channel for Vagrein, a collective consciousness offering profound guidance on self-realization and unity. Through her sessions, books, courses, and live events, Jessie helps people reconnect with their true essence and live from radical self-acceptance.

She’s also the host of the podcast “Some Kind of Mystic,” where she explores the intersection of the mystical and the human with humor, depth, and authenticity. Her work has touched thousands around the world through appearances on Gaia TV, collaborations with leading spiritual teachers, and her commitment to bringing higher wisdom into everyday life.

Please welcome, Jessie Herman.

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Steven Arita

Helping tech professionals achieve financial independence through passive real estate investing.

Steven Arita is the Founder of Arita Capital, host of the *Path to Passive* podcast, and a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services. After starting his career in a small town on the Big Island of Hawaii, Steven used tech and real estate to design a path toward financial freedom.

He now helps high-income tech professionals escape the stock market-only mindset and invest in real estate like insiders—without needing to quit their jobs or become landlords. Through his podcast, capital-raising firm, and speaking, Steven shares strategies for building wealth through private deals, partnerships, systems, and mindset shifts.

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Joel Harris

What Is Your Roman Empire?

I grew up with learning disabilities that made reading and writing feel like climbing a mountain barefoot. Every sentence was a struggle. Teachers mistook my quietness for disinterest. What they didn’t see was how hard I was fighting—how much I wanted to understand, to express, to connect.

Stories became my refuge. I devoured them slowly, word by word, line by line. History, especially, fascinated me—the rise and fall of empires, the choices of men who stood on the edge of destiny. Among them, one figure captured my imagination more than any other: Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general who led his army, elephants and all, across the Alps to challenge Rome. His courage, his defiance, and ultimately his tragedy spoke to something deep within me.

The Ivory General was born from that fascination—but more than that, it was born from my own battle with limitation. Writing it wasn’t easy. Some days the words felt like foreign soldiers invading my thoughts, refusing to line up in formation. But just as Hannibal adapted, strategized, and pressed forward despite impossible odds, I learned to do the same. I discovered that creativity isn’t about perfection—it’s about persistence.

The Ivory General isn’t just a story about war. It’s about leadership, doubt, and the weight of ambition. It’s about what drives people to keep going when the path ahead is uncertain and the world seems stacked against them. In many ways, it mirrors my own journey as a writer—facing obstacles that seemed insurmountable, yet finding a way through.

Today, when readers tell me that my story moved them, I think back to that child who couldn’t read a full page without frustration. I wish I could tell him that one day, those same struggles would shape him into a storyteller—that the very thing that once held him back would become his source of strength.

Because if there’s one lesson I’ve learned, it’s this: greatness isn’t about never stumbling. It’s about rising each time you fall, carrying your burdens with grace, and turning them into something that lasts.

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Book 101 Review, in its fifth season, features Clipper Erickson, an accomplished pianist whose journey extends from Juilliard to the rediscovery of the influential composer R. Nathaniel Dett. In this episode, Clipper discusses his mission to reveal hidden brilliance in classical music by bringing overlooked works and voices back into public awareness. He reflects on the intersection of performance, research, and cultural responsibility in preserving musical heritage. The conversation offers insight into how passion and scholarship can reshape understanding of history and artistry. This episode will resonate with readers, musicians, and anyone inspired by the power of purposeful rediscovery.

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Grace Del Rey

Holistic Financial Strategist & Founder of the Saving Grace Money Method™

Today’s guest is not just here to talk about money — she’s here to help us transform our relationship with it.

Grace Del Rey is a Holistic Financial Strategist, certified sound healer, and the founder of the Saving Grace Money Method™. With over 25 years of experience in the financial industry — from bookkeeping and accounting to high-level strategy — she brings a rare blend of grounded expertise and soul-led guidance to the world of wealth.

But what sets Grace apart is how she integrates energetic healing, money mindset work, and intuitive self-worth practices to help high-achieving professionals break through money shame, debt cycles, and overwhelm. Whether you're making six or seven figures and still feeling financially stuck, or you're ready to finally feel safe, seen, and supported with your finances — Grace is the mentor you've been waiting for.

She’s the creator of transformative programs like Love Yourself Rich, the 4M Membership, and Level It Up — and her work has helped countless entrepreneurs not just grow their bank accounts, but heal their inner money story.

When she’s not guiding clients through breakthroughs or hosting her show My Up Cup, you’ll find her leading retreats, playing sound bowls under the stars, or reminding us all that true abundance starts within.

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Brady Helm

Strategy + Business Therapy | Helping Owners Replace Duct Tape with Clarity

I’ve spent the last several years helping business owners get unstuck — not by giving them another checklist, but by helping them reconnect to the why behind what they do.

Most of my work sits at the intersection of strategy, mindset, and communication. I help people see the blind spots between what they’re doing, what they say they’re doing, and what they actually want. It’s not just business coaching; it’s about building clarity from the inside out — the kind that changes how you lead, hire, and make decisions.

Before that, I went through my own version of burnout and rebuilding. I learned the hard way that success without alignment is just noise. Now, I help people untangle that noise and rebuild their business in a way that feels honest, simple, and actually sustainable.

I work with entrepreneurs, creative firms, and professional service providers — people who care about what they do but have hit that wall where things stop flowing. I bring frameworks that help them see the whole picture: operations, brand, communication, and self.

My approach is pretty human — part strategy, part therapy, and a lot of real conversation. I’m not here to tell people what to do; I’m here to help them see what’s already in front of them and give it structure.

If your audience is full of people trying to bridge that gap between who they are and what they do — we’re probably going to have a great conversation.

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Chris Rogers

Certified P*rn Addiction Recovery Coach

Educating, Emboldening, and Encouraging young people to make healthy decisions is the heart behind my work. When it comes the age of AI, "fake news" and constant, incessant stimulation, it's often difficult to know who to trust and what's true/false.

My mission is to advocate for young people in middle-high school's mental health and safety while using the internet, promoting self-advocacy, awareness and accountability. As an experienced public school teacher, performer, public speaker, worship leader and p*rn addiction recovery coach, I'm uniquely qualified to teach a young demographic in a way that is compassionate and engaging without pandering or patronizing.

I'm looking forward in engaging in conversation that's invigorating and educational!

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Muhammad Nouman

AI Builder and Growth Strategist sharing lessons from my immigrant journey—on building smarter systems, scaling ideas with AI, and redefining growth through creativity and persistence.

Hey, I’m Muhammad Nouman, but most people just call me Nouman.

I’m an AI Builder and Growth Strategist who loves connecting creativity, technology, and human behaviour to drive smarter growth. My story isn’t a straight line. It’s a mix of reinvention, experimentation, and relentless curiosity that took me from Asia to the Middle East to North America, from managing million-dollar marketing campaigns to building AI-powered startups that help people and brands grow.

A Marketer Who Builds

I’ve always believed marketing isn’t about selling, it’s about solving. I started my career in marketing at a time when paid media was exploding, data was getting messy, and everyone was chasing “growth hacks.” But instead of just chasing numbers, I became obsessed with building systems that made growth predictable.

Over the years, I’ve helped companies, especially in e-commerce and SaaS, scale through data-driven strategies, paid acquisition, automation, and conversion optimization.

At Tanmiah Food Company, one of Saudi Arabia’s leading poultry brands, I led e-commerce growth that doubled our customer base, expanded operations into new cities, and pushed app ratings to the top of the category. We built not just campaigns but ecosystems, combining CRM, paid media, and analytics to turn customer data into growth engines.

That mix of marketing creativity and technical curiosity became my trademark. I realized I wasn’t just a marketer, I was a builder.

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