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Melisa Caprio - Author, Photographer, Radio Host and Creator of Postcards to the Universe™
29 April 2023
Melisa Caprio - Author, Photographer, Radio Host and Creator of Postcards to the Universe™
Melisa Caprio, creator, photographer, radio host and author of Postcards to the Universe™ Harness the Universe’s Power and Manifest your Dreams, is inviting people from around the world to participate in this movement. By using photography, art, personal wishes and desires and sending them out to the Universe via a postcard. Her inspiration comes from a desire to have a forum where people come together in creative ways for global change. She is currently giving workshops on photography, art, transformation, and manifestation. She guides her clients on how to create a unique postcard for added effect on the power of creative intention.

Caprio has her own weekly show titled Postcards to the Universe with Melisa, Creating the Life you Crave on OMTimes Radio where she interviews spiritual trailblazers, she has turned that show into a popular podcast. She is the author/publisher of The Artist and The King, a true story and Creative, Fun and Easy Tips on How to Photograph Children and Animals (Amazon). She has been featured in ROAR: Fierce Feminine Rising Magazine, Voyage VIA Miami Magazine and Shout Out Miami, Meet Melisa Caprio. She has featured blogs on Thrive Global. Melisa has been featured on numerous podcasts.

https://www.postcardstotheuniverse.com/

https://facebook.com/postcardstotheuniverse

https://twitter.com/pctotheuniverse

https://www.linkedin.com/in/postcardstotheuniverse/

https://youtube.com/channel/UCosxaA0q1NlSsW4vrukDBlg

https://www.tiktok.com/@postcardstotheuniverse

https://instagram.com/postcardstotheuniverse

https://pinterest.com/pctotheuniverse
Cultural Icon, Opera Singer and Actress - Kendra Wilkerson
27 April 2023
Cultural Icon, Opera Singer and Actress - Kendra Wilkerson
Cultural Icon, Opera Singer and Actress Kendra Wilkerson recently won the American Prize in Voice Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award for Art Song

Opera Singer and Actress Kendra Wilkerson has become an award winning opera singer recognized for music recordings. Traditionally, opera is a European art form, but with the new, innovative conventions of modern day film and performance, American opera has forged a new path, redefining what American opera is and can become. Kendra is a cultural icon and a professional opera singer for America and International Opera.

She recently released an EP, Opera Competition: The Mixtape, Vol 1-EP, which includes award winning songs from composers such as Mozart, Wolf, Hageman and Schubert. She has also participated in beauty pageants and won the American Prize in Voice Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award for Art Song. Her Latin American flare with African American roots has allowed her to turn her career from rags to riches. kendrasingsopera.com

About Kendra Wilkerson

Kendra Wilkerson is an expressly energizing coloratura soprano that currently lives in San Antonio, the south-central region is Texas. While she was a student, she was an active member of The Grammy Recording Academy as a student. Some of her recent opera roles included Olga in the operetta A dream is a dream is a dream, which premiered at the McNay Museum of Art for their Picasso to Hockney : Treasures for the Tobin Collection of Theater Arts. Kendra is a graduate of Texas A&M University where she studied Communications and Vocal Performance. While a student at University of the Incarnate Word, She was awarded 5rd place for The National Association of Teachers of Singing South Texas Region competition in the college division. Kendra is a sexual assault survivor, friend and advocate of the LGBTQ communities and believes in raising awareness of the need for economic opportunity and stability with the classical music community. Among judge comments: “Nice preparation! Scads of potential, keep up the good work! Look forward to hearing more of you!” “You are a lovely and talented young lady. Continue to work hard.

kendrasingsopera.com

Girl Dad by Jay and Rae Anne Payleitner
25 April 2023
Girl Dad by Jay and Rae Anne Payleitner
Jay Payleitner spent a decade in major market advertising on Michigan Avenue in Chicago writing and producing commercials for Corona, Kroger, and Midway Airlines (with Mike Ditka.) He also led the creative team that named SunChips. Following God’s clear call, Jay spent two decades as freelance radio producer working with Josh McDowell, Chuck Colson, TobyMac, Bible League, National Center for Fathering, and others. Most notably, Jay has written more than 25 books including What If God Wrote Your To-Do List?, 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, and Don’t Take the Bait to Escalate totaling more than a half-million copies sold. He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, Moody Radio, and Focus on the Family. Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in St. Charles, Illinois where they raised five awesome kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood. Track him down at jaypayleitner.com.

Rae Anne Payleitner grew up as the youngest of five, with four older brothers, to authorJay Payleitner and his wife Rita in St. Charles, Illinois. She loved growing up in the chaos of a close, large family - taking the lessons of her siblings and parents with her into the world as she attended the the United States Military Academy at West Point, lived for four years in Dublin, Ireland, and returned home to the suburbs of Chicago where she now works as a strategist for a technology company. If Rae Anne isn’t spending her time 7 chasing around her nieces and nephews, she is writing, listening to Pat Hughes on Cubs Radio, or being just the right amount of competitive at Bar Trivia.

https://jaypayleitner.com/

https://twitter.com/jaypayleitner

https://www.facebook.com/jaykpayleitner?ref=mf
CJ Orndorff - TBN's 2nd Chance Presents: Revival in America's Prisons” airing on TBN April 28th
25 April 2023
CJ Orndorff - TBN's 2nd Chance Presents: Revival in America's Prisons” airing on TBN April 28th
FOUNDER OF 2ND CHANCE

Born into a minister’s home, CJ Orndorff was raised in Tucson, Arizona. Music and ministry were just the way they lived. His parents pastored a local church, but also shared the Good News in other cities and nations. They purposefully demonstrated the passion for evangelism that he carries today.

He attended Christ For the Nations Institute in Dallas. Known for it's amazing worship, CFNI further deposited a deeper passion for worship and an insatiable hunger for the presence of God in him.

He was raised backing up his musical parents on the electric bass, trumpet and acoustic guitar. His mother, Kathleen, and his father, Cliff, were exceptional musicians and pastors. CJ started leading worship at 15 and served in pastoral and music ministry in Arizona, Iowa and in California until the mid '90s. In 1994, a dear friend asked him to bring his worship team to prison for the first time. That experience changed his life and the focus of his future. Evangelism had always been at the core of his vision and dreams. Those dreams suddenly became a reality in his personal ministry.

By God’s grace, he’s completed nearly 1850 concerts in prisons since 1994.

CJ has been happily married to his wonderful wife, Laury, since 1988. Their daughter, Lynelle, is married, has 2 boys, and has served on staff with YWAM Denver. Their son, CJ IV, is a musician and photographer, working alongside his father in 2nd CHANCE. Their daughter, Candace, is married with two sons and lives in Southern California.

https://watch.tbn.org/c/sns/fW6r76Qm

https://www.cjorndorff.com/
New Artist Taydem Shoesmith Presents New Song: Are You Clapping?
25 April 2023
New Artist Taydem Shoesmith Presents New Song: Are You Clapping?
Taydem Shoesmith is a new artist who fell in love with music from a young age. Her father would sing to her every night and from that sparked an interest in Taydem. She found comfort in writing music during her freshman year of high school. At first she was afraid to show others her music, not wanting to be judged about her thoughts and feelings. But as time went on, she realized that others felt the way she did and knew she should keep sharing her creations.

Her music ranges from singer-songwriter to pop to alternative. She’s wanting to expand and try new genres. Recently, she released a new single “Are You Clapping.” A song about accepting yourself and not letting people change who you are or want to be. Taydem has been influenced by many different artists from many different genres. Her biggest influences are Michael Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Billie Holiday, Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, and many more.

Alongside her passion for music, she also has a great interest in acting. Her acting debut was in 2020, when she was casted for a role in the short film “In the Dark.” She has been casted as the lead for multiple films, and has created music for films as well. One of those being a theme song for a short series.

The way she feels about music can be summed up in this quote; “Music is my inhaler when life makes it difficult to breathe.”

Links: insta - @tshoe23
YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/@taydemshoesmith
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1E1oMN2HYtULWm9U0I1CgA/featured
Darryl Stickel - The Keys to Unlocking Lasting Trust in Professional and Personal Relationships
25 April 2023
Darryl Stickel - The Keys to Unlocking Lasting Trust in Professional and Personal Relationships
Darryl Stickel is one of the world’s leading experts on trust with over twenty years of experience. His Ph.D. ¨Building Trust in Hostile Environments¨ from Duke University established him as a global leader for governments, businesses, and NGOs on practical approaches to building trust.

Darryl has worked for Mckinsey & Company in their Toronto office, as well as advised the Canadian Military on trust building in Afghanistan. He has served as faculty for the Luxembourg School of Business and the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California and recently completed his book Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World.

As a building trust expert, he would love to share his knowledge on the following topics:
Trust culture in the business world.
Developing competitive advantage through trust building.
Moving forward and resolving labor-management issues.
Managing rapid organizational change.
How to take control as a leader, change agent, champion, or advocate, and develop the ability to consistently and effectively build trust
Use trust to make your business strategies effective

His trust model is both simple and insightful. Darryl’s practical experience and deep knowledge of trust make him a powerful thought partner and ally for individuals at the highest level of organizations. His contribution to the field of trust has been recognized by his nomination to the Top Thought Leaders on Trust by Trust Across America; Trust Around the World.

https://www.trustunlimited.com/

https://www.facebook.com/darryl.stickel/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-stickel-phd-b544b/?originalSubdomain=ca

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq1dQmEjT5a0T8xy3B2YRKw