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    The Everyday People Podcast - By The HR Dad

    This Podcast is dedicated to telling your big story! Extraordinary things happen all of the time, with everyday people just like you and me. With years of experience as an HR executive and being a Dad, I see everyday greatness…every day. It's my joy and privilege to get to share those stories of greatness. Welcome to the internationally loved podcast were all my guests are nominated by someone else who thinks they have an incredible story to share! Is Your Big Story Next? Onward and up! Greg Brenner Aka "TheHRDad"
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    Episodes (32)

    Episode #11 Catherine Carr - Humanitarian Without a Border

    Episode #11 Catherine Carr - Humanitarian Without a Border

    Have you ever asked yourself is this all there is to life? Catherine did ask and she answered that question by putting her "normal life" on hold and joined forces with the non-profit juggernaut Doctors Without Borders. 

    Catherine has been on 13 tours of duty to date and has learned to jump through many hoops as she will explain from living on foreign lands and wards full of two children per one hospital bed with the preventable disease Malaria to running a burn unit in the economically poor country of Haiti.

    Listen in to a person who answered the question of is there more than this and shares how she learned to find commonalities amongst our cultural differences.  

    If you enjoy the Everyday People podcast please share and give a positive rating so that more people can hear this episode and many more. 

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

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    Episode #10 Ike Ikokwu - Identity Lost & Found

    Episode #10 Ike Ikokwu - Identity Lost & Found

    Ike "had it all" until he was shut down by actions of an unscrupulous vendor of his. Listen in to Ike's story on how he lost his sense of identity as he chased his love of money and entrepreneurship. 

    Ike has had ups and downs and yet he continues to get off the ground every time he gets knocked down to the floor. He will share his lessons learned on losing it all and how he reestablished his faith and learned the difference between human doing and human being. 

    If you enjoy this episode please share and give a positive rating so that more people can hear this episode and many more.

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

    Episode #9 Andrew Haley - 2x Cancer Survivor & World Champion

    Episode #9 Andrew Haley - 2x Cancer Survivor & World Champion

    Andrew battled cancer multiple times as a child, first bone cancer and then in his lungs. The cancer forced Andrew's doctors to remove one of his legs just above his knee as a young child. 

    Taking a leg from a child could have had a profound effect on a life from not fitting in with other kids to always getting selected last on the field. 

    Andrew persevered and threw himself into swimming where he competed in the paralympics where he went on to become a World Champion in the pool. 

    Listen in to Andrew's inspiring story of fighting and beating cancer, to where he allowed himself to be great as an athlete despite having what some would call "limitations". 

    Onward and up!

    Greg 

    www.thehrdad.com

    Episode #8 Lori Lee - Loving Her Story (Now)

    Episode #8 Lori Lee - Loving Her Story (Now)

    Lori comes from a family that has and equal bond in family and spirituality. So going through three divorces coming from a family like hers was very difficult to say the least. 

    One abusive relationship and the absence of trust in the others would impact anyone. Lori shares her 20 year journey and how she has bounced back. She now loves her story. 

    If you have gone or going through divorce and searching for acceptance and how to move on tune in here to hear how she moved past the pain.

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner

    Thehrdad.com

    Episode #6 Lila Smith - Intentional Communicator

    Episode #6 Lila Smith - Intentional Communicator

    Lila Smith takes on her journey of being a professional actress and how she navigated the rough business of show business and finding her professional footing after showbiz.

    Success in Show Biz in NYC means 8 shows a week in 7 days. Time spent grinding and trying to get the next gig. All the while suppressing one's own self to play another character. 

    Listen in as Lila takes us on her journey from the grueling business of being a professional actress to the road to saying things better as meaningful communicator. 

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner

    Thehrdad.com

    Episode #5 Carol Campos - Victim to Finding Gratitude

    Episode #5 Carol Campos - Victim to Finding Gratitude

    Carol Campos shares her Everyday People story through divorce, being broke, being around addiction and eventually finding fulfillment.  She has become a beacon of good vibes through life's trials and tribulations. 

    Carol has had her struggles and now in middle life has found a path that is working for her. Listen to her story here. 

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner

    Thehrdad.com

     

    Episode #4 Chip Baker - Inspirational Educator

    Episode #4 Chip Baker - Inspirational Educator

    Chip found inspiration to be an educator and coach from his single Mom. As a forth generation educator and one who was raised poor by a single mom full of richness. 

    His legacy is with all the kids he has impacted. Listen now to this Everyday Person and his story.

    If you enjoy this episode please share and give a positive rating so that more people can hear this episode and many more.

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

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    Episode #3 Bethany Wallace - Sexually Assaulted & Courageous

    Episode #3 Bethany Wallace - Sexually Assaulted & Courageous

    Raped as a teen. Hear Bethany‘s heartbreaking story and the good she is doing despite it. She is strong and unwavering in her pursuit to help others in a similar situation and holding people accountable. This is one tough person. 

    If you enjoy this episode please share and give a positive rating so that more people can hear this episode and many more.

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

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    Episode #2 Brian Schulman - Major League Dad

    Episode #2 Brian Schulman - Major League Dad

    Brian beat down Tourette’s Syndrome and bullying thanks to the strength of his Mom.

    Brian had to endure endless and uncontrollable bodily movements. He was medicated so much that he could barely function as a child. Listen to this motivational story of a mom and a journey to beat Tourette’s. This story will inspire mom's, dad, and any kid who is fighting through life.

    If you enjoy this episode please share and give a positive rating so that more people can hear this episode and many more.

    Onward and up!

    Greg Brenner, The HR Dad

    Thehrdad.com

    Episode #1 Lindsey Chaffey - Resilient and Strong!

    Episode #1 Lindsey Chaffey - Resilient and Strong!

    She wasn't supposed to be born.  Lindsey's Mom was killed in a car accident when she was 2 years old as Dad was fighting his own demons. Hear Lindsey’s story of resilience in the face of turmoil in the search of acceptance.

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