The Mosaic Life Podcast with Trey Kauffman

Trey Kauffman

The Mosaic Life Podcast is a podcast on happiness and aims to explore why so many of us chase it, yet we never never find it. Join Trey Kauffman each week for conversations with authors, entrepreneurs and thought leaders as we aim to do better in this world. read less
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Holli Moeini & Jeanna Hanenburg — The Final Episode: Appreciating the Value of the Content We Create as Podcasters
Jun 7 2022
Holli Moeini & Jeanna Hanenburg — The Final Episode: Appreciating the Value of the Content We Create as Podcasters
"The unknown is uncomfortable, but it's necessary to grow." —Holli Moeini Holli Moeini and Jeanna Hanenburg, hosts of the LOA Uncorked Podcast and inseparable BFFs, found each other in 2004 when they worked together in corporate America. They very successfully created meaningful experiences for their teams and clients while their beautiful, inspired friendship grew and deepened. A legendary friendship really, grounded in soul sisterhood and their passion for learning how to create epic lives and savoring them to the fullest. Out of their thirst to create magic within a community and their love for the limelight, the LOA Uncorked podcast was born in 2018. Holli and Jeanna are all about making conscious creation a lifestyle – about learning and sharing how we can experience and express ourselves fully in our authenticity and personal power. They love to experiment with every inspiring philosophy, viewpoint, technique or life hack there is, and, at the same time, they are fully in their element, sharing their own wisdom and creation adventures with the world. And so, they're both students and teachers in their podcast episodes, absolutely passionate about empowering their listeners to learn to fully own their lives along with them. On LOA Uncorked, Holli and Jeanna share deep conversations that they fill with lots of fun and light-heartedness. They love to create a VIP atmosphere for both their guests and their listeners. If you like to be cuddled, laugh and learn at the same time, LOA Uncorked is for you! See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/150-holli-moeini-jeanna-hanenburg-the-final-episode-appreciating-the-value-of-the-content-we-create-as-podcasters Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Johanna Vissman French — Starting Her Entrepreneurial Journey During the Pandemic & How Her Sobriety Helped Her Succeed
May 31 2022
Johanna Vissman French — Starting Her Entrepreneurial Journey During the Pandemic & How Her Sobriety Helped Her Succeed
"I want to be authentic. I want to be caring. I want to respect people." —Johanna Vissman French Johanna Vissman French is the owner & artist of CLO + LO ABODE, a shop that offers vintage and found home furnishings, home decor, art, & so much more. She'd always dreamt of breaking into a more creative professional life, especially interior design, yet up until COVID, had only seen nothing but barriers and excuses. After finding herself suddenly unemployed in 2020, like so many other people, she was finally granted the opportunity to dive into the collection of furniture projects she'd been hoarding over the years.⠀ ⠀ Her business' slogan is ‘advocating for the comeback of people and stuff’ and that stems from her own comeback. After growing up quite impoverished, she struggled with drugs and alcohol until ultimately deciding to design a life she didn't want to escape from. With that came sobriety, her remarkable husband, Brandon, the birth of their amazing daughter, Clover, and finally, her dream career. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/149-johanna-vissman-french-starting-her-entrepreneurial-journey-during-the-pandemic-how-her-sobriety-helped-her-succeed Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Alyssa Couture — Striving for Spirituality & Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
May 24 2022
Alyssa Couture — Striving for Spirituality & Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
"I'm all about practical fashion." —Alyssa Couture Alyssa Couture is a fashion author and fashion entrepreneur. She feels fashion is an opportunity to attain health and healing. She claims the existence of fashion can be interpreted and experienced with a deeper purpose: fashion as an alternative medicine for mind/body/spirit. Her sole motive is to bring fashion into its course as a therapeutic, healing tool. To awaken the consciousness of the human spirit via fashion into its transmission of divine activity for overall human well-being and ultimate planetary awakening. She had founded three small businesses, only one of which she is currently producing. The business she is focused on is her fashion campaign HEALTHY FASHION: creating innovative solutions for a healthier kind of fashion. It’s a platform to raise awareness of the health effects of apparel. Healthy Fashion discloses important, relative content to revamp fashion for a healthier planet, but above all, it serves for the health and livelihood of humans. It is to empower and preserve Earth, humans, and plant life. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/148-alyssa-couture-striving-for-spirituality-sustainability-in-the-fashion-industry Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Marjy Stagmeier — Connecting Communities to Schools & Starting a Community Landlord Revolution
May 17 2022
Marjy Stagmeier — Connecting Communities to Schools & Starting a Community Landlord Revolution
"Every time a child moves, they lose three months of education." —Marjy Stagmeier Dubbed “the compassionate capitalist” by the media, Marjy Stagmeier is an affordable housing solutionist and a champion of an affordable-housing education model successfully piloted within the nonprofit she founded, Atlanta-based Star-C Programs. Stagmeier has purchased, renovated, and managed more than 3,000 legacy apartment units for the past eight years as co-founder of Tristar, a nationally recognized real estate investment firm in Atlanta. Stagmeier led TriStar to develop its sustainable housing model that targets blighted and marginalized apartment communities near failing elementary schools. In addition to creating affordable, quality workforce housing, Stagmeier and TriStar’s pioneering partnerships with educators, medical professionals, municipalities, non-profits, and foundations are reducing tenant transiency and improving outcomes through free after-school programs and summer camps, access to affordable health care, and community gardening. A graduate of Georgia State University, she passed the Georgia CPA exam, is the former board chair of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, former vice president of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, and the author of Real Estate Asset Management: Executive Strategies for Profit Making. Stagmeier also is active in HouseAtl and other organizations dedicated to equitable housing. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, John. Her goal with Blighted!, Star-C, and, increasingly, with TriStar’s work is to create an equitable housing-education movement, starting with and always improving upon the open-source model presented in this book. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/147-marjy-stagmeier-connecting-communities-to-schools-starting-a-community-landlord-revolution Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Nathaniel J Brown — Being the Person in the Room Who Listens the Most & the Power of Meaning
Apr 26 2022
Nathaniel J Brown — Being the Person in the Room Who Listens the Most & the Power of Meaning
"The truth of who I am needs absolutely no defense." —Nathaniel J Brown Nathaniel is what some call a deep well to drink from. His ability to extract principles and concepts from a vast array of cultures and texts, gives him the perspective, ability and the tools to engage others on many levels. From childhood he was always curious. Taking the time to disassemble things for the sake of seeing how they work, and questioning things that didn't quite add up. But, at the age of 8 something happened that silenced him  for nearly 3 decades and the fallout from the trauma had taken its toll. Nathaniel battled with PTSD, night terrors, mis-identity, inferiority, anger, isolation and the overall feeling of not being enough. However, after doing the deep inner work and shifting his mindset along with his perspective, Nathaniel has made it his mission to help others, especially men, reconnect to who they truly are outside of the "masculinity" labels of society. Nathaniel believes that men and women who have taken the time to re-see their traumatic experiences with a new perspective, engage with life differently. They become better Fathers, Mothers, Husbands, Wives, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/144-nathaniel-j-brown-being-the-person-in-the-room-who-listens-the-most-the-power-of-meaning Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Sebastian Slovin — Unplugging Our Lives & Experiencing Nature as a Tool for Healing
Apr 19 2022
Sebastian Slovin — Unplugging Our Lives & Experiencing Nature as a Tool for Healing
"Technology for a lot of people can be an avoidance of discomfort." —Sebastian Slovin Since Sebastian Slovin can remember, nature has been a central part of his life. He was fortunate to grow up in the beach community of La Jolla, California and spent his childhood exploring both the land and the sea. As a young boy, he lost his father to suicide, which would deeply inspire his path in life. As a young adult, he had the opportunity to travel extensively and experience many of the world’s great surf spots as a professional bodyboarder. He holds a BA in Environmental Policy from San Diego State University and an MA in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego. He is also the author of The Adventures of Enu, Ashes in the Ocean, and Experience Nature Unplugged: A Guide to Wellness in the Digital Age. In 2012, Sebastian and his wife, Sonya, founded Nature Unplugged with the mission of inspiring wellness in the digital age. They have since developed a unique curriculum to help individuals, families, educators and organizations break free from the clutches of technology overuse and reconnect with nature. For more information visit https://www.natureunplugged.com. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/143-sebastian-slovin-unplugging-our-lives-experiencing-nature-as-a-tool-for-healing Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
P.J. — Living an Uninhibited Life & Being Too Curious to Die
Mar 29 2022
P.J. — Living an Uninhibited Life & Being Too Curious to Die
"I don't believe in sacrifice, I believe in a willing exchange of what you may want for what you definitely want more." —P.J. P.J. is an International Speaker and Success Strategist—who focuses on results! Despite his disability, which was expected to take his life by 7, he chose to live, and live well! P.J. truly lives an extraordinary life: sailing, outdoor skydiving, indoor skydiving, trapezing, ziplining, hiking, mountain climbing, snow skiing, water skiing, aqua jetpacking, and the list goes on! He's a former wheelchair athlete, international traveler, amateur watercolorist, founder of two non-profit organizations and four disabled sports programs, a published author, 10th degree black belt, martial arts and women’s self-defense instructor, and a meditation teacher. Additionally, P.J. has been inducted into the National Hall of Fame for People with Disabilities, awarded the distinguished Gold Dragon Medal from the Bujinkan International Dojo, recognized with the extremely rare Communication and Leadership Award from Toastmasters International, and was nominated to carry the Olympic Torch through Tucson in 2002. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/140-pj-living-an-uninhibited-life-being-too-curious-to-die Subscribe to Trey Kauffman's new podcast, Bits of Happiness Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Michael Goddart — What It Actually Means to Know Yourself & How You Can Get There
Mar 8 2022
Michael Goddart — What It Actually Means to Know Yourself & How You Can Get There
"Meditation practice evens out the weather systems in your mind, it enables you to rise above the turbulence you're going through." —Michael Goddart Michael Goddart, MFA, is the author most recently of IN SEARCH OF LOST LIVES, a winner of the American Book Fest Best Book Award, the Living Now Book Award, the Body Mind Spirit Book Award, and the National Indie Excellence Award. His new transformative book, A NEW NOW: Your Guide to Mastering Wisdom Daily, Achieving Equilibrium, and Empowering Your Nobler Self, gives readers an invaluable guide to awakening and empowering their higher consciousness so that they can readily navigate their life successfully, happily, easily. When readers embark on this journey, they will experience a treasure trove of practical wisdom that will guide them step-by-step to their New Now. A NEW NOW has been named a Winner of the LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD and the INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARD. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/137-michael-goddart-what-it-actually-means-to-know-yourself-how-you-can-get-there Sign up for the Bits of Happiness Email List Subscribe to the Bits of Happiness Podcast Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Bill O'Herron — The Wisdom to Live an Extraordinary Life & the Wisdom Learned from Living an Extraordinary Life
Feb 22 2022
Bill O'Herron — The Wisdom to Live an Extraordinary Life & the Wisdom Learned from Living an Extraordinary Life
"I want to choose where my attention is, and I am very selective of where my attention is." —Bill O'Herron Bill O’Herron, LCSW is a corporate executive, practicing therapist (weekends and evenings), and writer who seeks to use his 33 years of financial sales management experience, 24 years of marriage, 15 years of counseling clients, and 8,500 hours of sitting quietly to help his clients better understand themselves and deepen their relationships. Bill teaches that all our relationships with others, especially our marriage, started in 4th grade, when our limbic-emotional body learned, absorbed, and inherited our parents’ lives and experiences. His research shows that relationships fail for one single reason: a lack of understanding of one’s own emotions and reaction patterns created in childhood. His work with archetypes demonstrates also that relationships are not a single experience or dyad between two people but are eight unique relationships all occurring at the same time. Three key concepts he uses to accelerate client’s work are Stand in the Fire, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics at Home, and Relatus. These three provide direct access to understanding self. See the full episode notes at https://www.onemosaic.life/interviews-with-leaders/135-bill-oherron-the-wisdom-to-live-an-extraordinary-life-the-wisdom-learned-from-living-an-extraordinary-life Sign up for the Bits of Happiness Email List Subscribe to the Bits of Happiness Podcast Join the Conversation Follow along on Instagram @TreyKauffman Email Trey your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.