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Guest: America's Dream Coach, Marcia Weider

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As Founder and CEO of Dream University Marcia Wieder travels the world - an ambassador for making dreams real. She's known for giving inspiring and moving talks to notable companies such as AT&T, The Gap and American Express.

In addition to being a charismatic speaker, she's the renowned author of fourteen books dedicated to achieving your dreams: Making Your Dreams Come True®, Life is But a Dream, Dreams are Whispers From the Soul and Doing Less and Having More. She's also a syndicated columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, in which she urges readers to take "The Great Dream Challenge"- a call to arms for dreamers from all walks of life. Appearing several times on Oprah and The Today Show, she's shared her message of a "passion-filled life" with millions of viewers. Equally exciting, was the PBS featured national television special, Making Your Dreams Come True®, the namesake of her popular selling book, which has also been translated into numerous languages.

Interestingly enough, while serving as the President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, she was often invited to the White House. During her time living in Washington D.C., she had the honor of meeting former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. With a growing world-wide audience, receptive and eager to achieve their dreams and support others in doing the same, Marcia founded Dream University, where she has certified over 1000 Dream Coaches to lead her masterful work. Many have their own successful practices, and others have brought her powerful message into their companies, communities, and even schools.

As the founder of Dream University, her live events include: the Dream Coach Certification program, How to be An Inspiring Speaker Workshop, and Create Your Future Now.

The universal content of her keynotes and workshops appeal to a wide range of audiences. Whether she's teaching at the Stanford Business School, speaking to executives in China or Prague, or addressing a group of young women gathered at Girl Scout Camp, her belief that "each of our personal dreams matter, and are worth achieving" strikes a chord in everyone, everywhere.

Guest: Meg Carver of Strategy Of Joy

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Raised by a mother who was a nun before marriage and a father who is part Mayflower pioneer and part Native American, Meg grew up in an environment supportive of exploring both the inner, personal world and the outdoor, natural world. She was encouraged to notice, wonder and learn about the many layers of the natural rhythm and balance of change and growth. Meg lived with spiritual masters in a variety of secluded, austere environments.

One of her most influential teachers was Grandmother Keewaydinoquay, one of the last traditionally trained medicine women of the Great Lakes. Meg lived with Kee for months at a time on a wilderness island in Lake Michigan for several years. With no running water or electricity, Meg learned more of her Ojibway heritage including uses of the medicinal plants, ceremonies, songs, stories and most importantly, Ojibway philosophy which values human creativity as an important contribution to the perfection of nature.

Later in life, as an at-home mother, Meg taught herself to trade on the stock market. She immediately noticed the same patterns of human nature applying to investing. She saw the importance of integrating business principles of value, prosperity, personal responsibility, freedom and risk-taking into the ancient spiritual tenets of appreciation, acceptance of the unknown, inner calm, and service to others.

Meg has been a student of many other profound teachers, including Yogi Desai of the Kripalu Holistic Health Center, Caroline Myss and Norm Shealy of the Science of Intuition Institute, Justine McDevitt, author and mentor, Bhante Seelagawesi Thero of the Nissarana Monastery in Sri Lanka, and Marshall Goldsmith, corporate America's preeminent executive coach.

Watch for Meg's New Show Strategy Of Joy, Coming to FMG Radio and TV

Guest: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

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CASSANDRA PETERSON: AKA ELVIRA

Cassandra Peterson Elvira

Evira's alter ego, Cassandra Peterson, was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cassandra remembers being mesmerized by Ann-Margret. "I always wanted to be a dancer, ever since I saw Ann-Margret in 'Viva Las Vegas'." Just days after graduating from high school, Cassandra fled to Vegas where, at the age of 17, she became the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history.

Cassandra's desire to emulate Ann-Margret led to an evening with the legendary Elvis Presley, who saw her perform and encouraged her to pursue a singing career. Off to Europe, Cassandra toured extensively as lead singer for an Italian rock band. Eventually settling in Rome, where she became fluent in Italian, Cassandra met renowned director, Federico Fellini, who cast her in his classic film, "Fellini's Roma".

Returning stateside, Cassandra formed her own nightclub review, "Mama's Boys", which toured the national club circuit. In the late 70's, she joined the satiric improvisational troupe, The Groundlings, which also produced such notables as Phil Hartman, Pee Wee Herman, Jon Lovitz and Julia Sweeney. There she honed her now renowned comedic skills as both a writer and performer.

Film and television appearances such as "Cheech And Chong's Next Movie", "Fantasy Island", "Happy Days" and "St. Elsewhere" followed, but Cassandra recalls, "I was your typical struggling actress. I went to every audition, took a million acting, dancing and singing lessons and spent years wondering where my next meal was coming from."

It was the fall of 1981, with the birth of her character, Elvira, that it all changed. While she has since played herself in many film and television shows including "Echo Park", "Alan Quartermain" and "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", Cassandra Peterson ultimately combines her numerous talents into an intriguing persona which has not only become a Halloween icon, but a "vamp" for all seasons.

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