My guest tonight is Maxine Albright, the author of "Relationships In A Nutshell -- A Book for Guys" is from England and grew up in Denmark. The mother of four boys, she wrote this book because she wants to teach boys the importance of sexual education. She writes, "Guys seem to give up with girls or relationships if they have 'too troublesome' rela…

It's the night before the final primaries for 2016, and I thought it would be great fun to speak with "The Singing Hillary Clinton," Kelley Karel. Kelley has a versatile background in film, stage, opera, musical theater, comedy improv, cabaret and Off-Broadway. Recently, she starred in Cloudy Sky Film's web series, Sherry's Kitchen, at www.youtube.…

My guest tonight is Broadway and TV legend Carole Demas. Carole created the iconic role of “Sandy” on Broadway in Grease. Her 56+ years in the biz include thousands of leading roles On and Off-Broadway, in regional theatres and as guest star in numerous TV series (recently Blue Bloods and Allegiance). She originated the title role in the Los Angele…

Richard Skipper is a popular award-winning and critically acclaimed entertainer, theater historian, writer, arts advocate, and publicist. Under the umbrella of "Richard Skipper Celebrates", he has conducted over 700 interviews and has had over one million readers celebrating people in the arts. No stranger to Coaches Corner as a publicist, Richard …

I last had Peter Shankman on my show the night of Hurricane Sandy. It was, by far, the biggest audience I have ever had for this show. Peter asked me if he could come back, this time to talk about ADHD. He didn't have to ask twice! Peter Shankman blames ADHD for most of his success. He recently launched Faster Than Normal, a blog and podcast focuse…

Roberta Donnay looks like she just walked out of the Great Gatsby. She doesn't just look the part, she lives it. Roberta is a Jazz Age preservationist, guardian of Depression-era sounds, and extender of traditions. On her album Bathtub Gin, this singer-composer contributes originals in the spirit of the '20s and '30. On this album, which she co-pro…

My guest tonight is vocalist, songwriter, arranger and lyricist Valentina Marino. Stephanie Jones (Metropolitan Magazine/Hot House Jazz) writes: After attending Italy's prestigious University of Music in Rome, Valentina Marino earned her BFA in Vocal Jazz Performance from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. Influenced b…

Next up in my Cabaret Performers Series is Sally Darling. Sally Darling's background in theater and related areas is rich and varied: actress, director, coach, narrator, cabaret performer. Her first professional role as an actress was 'Anna' in "The King and I" with Leonard Graves. (As Yul Brynner’s understudy, Graves played the King over a thousan…

Next up in my series of conversations with cabaret and pop musicians is Gretchen Reinhagen. Gretchen is a multi-award winning artist, receiving the coveted TRIPLE CROWN of cabaret awards in 2010: the Nightlife Award, Bistro Award and MAC Award - for her show “Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard” directed by Barry Kleinbort, wit…

My guest tonight, Julie Budd, is considered to be one of the most exciting singers on the scene today. https://juliebudd.com/wp-content/uploads/metropolitan_room_october-2015.jpg Winner of the Broadway World Award for Best Show – “They Wrote The Songs” – Julie Budd has enjoyed a very multi-faceted career that ranges from television to film, along w…

Ellen Jovin is a grammar freak, the creator of the website "Words & Worlds of New York," and a founder and principal of Syntaxis, a communication skills training firm based in New York City. She has a B.A. in German from Harvard and an M.A. in comparative literature from UCLA. Ellen can often be found walking or running around the city doing langua…

Tonight we're talking with Geraldine (Geri) Fallo, who, as the Administrator of Cultural Affairs for Hoboken, has coordinated a series of "Sounds of Sinatra" weekends each summer to celebrate the life of Hoboken-born Frank Sinatra, including an annual "Sinatra Idol" contest. For this, the year of the centennial of Sinatra's birth (coming up on Dece…

Tonight, for my first show of 2015, I will have a return visit from professional organizer Kathleen Day, along with "Brain Gym" practitioner Christa Gesztesi. Kathleen Day is a professional organizer who specializes in eliminating the overwhelm of 21st Century living. Through her programs, private coaching and on-site work, clients experience the m…

My guest tonight his Leslie Adatto, to talk about her new guide to the great rooftops of New York City. New York City is world-renowned for its skyline and high atop its lofty heights beats a feast of breathtaking rooftop destinations for every taste and imagination. ROOF EXPLORER’S GUIDE: 101 New York City Rooftops by Leslie Adatto is the first an…

On my first episode in nearly a year, I'm speaking Steven Jay Griffel, the author of "Grand View," the latest in the "David Grossman" series of ebooks published by Stay Thirsty Media. We'll be talking about Steven's books, career, and his path to writing ebook novels, and what this might mean for the future of publishing and reading. To purchase on…

My guest tonight is Maya Rowencak of Maya's Hope (www.mayashope.org), an organization that helps disadvantaged children living in extreme need by sending aid (food, medicine, books, school supplies, diapers, clothing, etc) to orphanages throughout the world; initially focusing on the Philippines and Ukraine and responding to international emergenci…

My guest tonight is Elaine Lockard, founder of NEWPATHFORLIFE. Elaine is a Coach, Consultant, Intuitive Business Mentor, Professional Intuitive and Healer, who knows first hand that the knowledge of self is the greatest asset and most vital key to all transformation and healing one desires. She expertly and compassionately guides and supports her c…

Introduction for Coach Andrew Alana Ruben Free works internationally as a playwright, director and educator developing The Eden Plays and other theatre work. Theatre critic, LB Syke wrote of Alana’s solo play Beginner at Life: “It’s the sort of revelatory, energetic writing and performance for which a critic, or other enthusiast, hankers, lives and…

Sarah Ripard is the Creator/Writer/Host and Executive Producer of the about-to-be launched television show "Being Mom." Sarah was brought to me by my recent Coaches' Corner guest, Marcy Axness, who is a contributor to Sarah's show and blog. Sarah is also author of her upcoming book, Leading Edge Parenting: 9 Steps to ConsiderBefore Becoming a Paren…

Tonight, it's about music! Musician Kama Linden is a fireball of energy, passion, and versatility. This gutsy lyricist draws you in with her edgy lyrics and voice , lulls you in with SMOOTH vocals, and has you grooving with sultry sounds that are undeniably her own. Live on stage, she has gathered many a crowd at various festivals and other venues …

SPECIAL SATURDAY "NAKED MIND" KICKSTARTER EDITION! Sarah Barab is the founder of Naked Mind Productions, a production company dedicated to producing socially conscious Dharma-Inspired films. Sarah was a Theater Director and Actor until 2006 when she switched her career to film. Sarah is also a yoga and meditation teacher and professional astrologer…

Tonight's guest is Kimberly Palm, C.M.I. is the owner of Body & Mind Healing, L.L.C. out in the Pacific Northwest. Kimberly Palm is a Stress Management coach, Certified Meditation Instructor, Energy Healer, author and speaker. She has been studying and teaching stress management, meditation techniques, alternative healthcare and energy healing for …

This is a replay (so no call ins) of a show I did in 2011 with actress Dee Wallace, who played the mom on "ET: The Extra Terrestrial." She's now also a spiritual coach who wrote "Bright Light: Spiritual Lessons from A Life in Acting." You'll learn Dee's story of a small-town girl who learned to trust her higher power to become a highly acclaimed ac…

This will be my second segment with Warren Zenna, who first appeared on Coaches Corner nearly two years ago, on April 1, 2010. Warren Zenna is a Digital Marketing Professional and Business Consultant with over 20 years of experience working with major corporations and small businesses - helping them to market their products and services via the int…

An encore of my show from December. We're talking baseball, cabaret and the Duke (Ellington, more than Snyder). Stephen Hanks is the lead cabaret reviewer and columnist for BroadwayWorld.com and a feature writer reviewer for Cabaret Scenes Magazine.... and was my sports editor at the Meridian newspaper back in my early days of college at Herbert H.…

Marcy Axness, PhD, is an early development specialist, popular international speaker, and author of Parenting for Peace: Raising the Next Generation of Peacemakers. She is a top blogger at Mothering.com and a member of their expert panel. Featured in several documentary films as an expert in adoption, prenatal development and Waldorf education, Dr.…

Morgana Rae is an internationally acclaimed life coach, author, and speaker. Fondly dubbed the "Money Magnet Queen"by her fans, Morgana is widely regarded to be the world's top Relationship with Money coach, and she has been featured on ABC-TV, PBS, NPR, FOX News Radio, United Press International and The Wall Street Journal online. As a thought lea…

DENISE GABAY OTTEN is the author of Curing Courtney: Doctors Couldn't Save Her, So Her Mom Did, the empowering true story of a mother and daughter’s triumph over the deadly autoimmune hepatitis that threatened to take the life of 7-year-old Courtney. After five years of treatment by some of the best pediatric hepatologists in New York City, the doc…

Adrienne is the author of “Dirty Yiddish Slang” and “Zen Jewish Humor” She is currently working on her next book, "Yiddish for Hipsters." She is the founder and owner of BubbyGram -- Jewish Grandma Singing Telegrams and the creator of BubbyGram greeting cards with Recycled Paper Greetings. Her on-line Yiddish dictionary is one of the most popular o…

We're talking baseball, cabaret and the Duke (Ellington, more than Snyder). Stephen Hanks is the lead cabaret reviewer and columnist for BroadwayWorld.com and a feature writer reviewer for Cabaret Scenes Magazine.... and was my sports editor at the Meridian newspaper back in my early days of college at Herbert H. Lehman (CUNY) in the Bronx, where I…

Tonight Coach Andrew speaks with Love Coach Laura! Meet this dynamic and heart centered Dating/Relationship Coach. Love Coach Laura works internationally as a coach, author, guest blogger, speaker, and a lover of love! Realizing that many others are struggling to find “the one” for them, Laura created and authored Dating with Intention: The Hiring …

Clyde Baldo is an actor, director, acting coach, Psychotherapist and photographer. He leads his unique acting/personal transformation workshops internationally. Clyde assists people into connecting with their true selves and living with passion, soul and rawness. His mastery is moving people's energy and getting them unstuck in a short concentrated…

Kitty Skrobela considers it her life mission to build community through music. She has been producing musical performances since 1976 and recordings since 1995. Among the performances are Stephen Sondheim's Company, revues including one devoted to the music of Harold Arlen, and several benefits. She backed the hit revue Our Sinatra, which ran over …

Raleigh R. Pinskey is the author of the international best selling "101 Ways to Promote Yourself", with over 100,000 in print and published in several languages, plus many other books and CD’s on the topic of Branding, Marketing and Public Relations. Regarded as an expert in these topics and is often called upon by the media, appearing on over 150 …

[Thihs show was broadcast live during Hurricane Sandy, with Peter living in Times Square, on the borderline of the power outage. A true man of his word, he did the show.] Tonight I chat with the amazing PR and social media maven Peter Shankman (@petershankman), who simply has the Midas touch: a little Facebook group he started called "Help A Report…

Have you ever seen someone perform and thought, "This guy is going to be a household name one day!" That was what I thought when I saw Drew Gasparini's tour de force show, "Crazy Just Like Me" at a community theater in Marin County in California. A songwriter of many genres, this quadruple-threat marvel wrote an outstanding musical score, co-wrote …

Coach Andrew chats with people who "touch, move and inspire" -- call in and chat with some of the amazing guests and get your questions answered! Tonight's guest is life/relationship coach Emily Livelsberger, a woman who has overcome the challenges of blindness. We'll learn how she's done this, how it's impacted her coaching style, and we'll get so…

Tonight, I speak with my childhood hero, a legend in local New York children's television programming, Sonny Fox! Sonny impacted the minds of many youths back when he was the host of Wonderama on WNEW in New York, introducing guests like Senator Robert F. Kennedy to kids like me. He's now the author of a wonderful new book, "But You Made The Front …

Calling in from the West Coast is tonight's guest, Dan Orth, a songwriter, producer, music supervisor, publishing company owner, and owner of an independent record label, Lounge Renown. Dan's sister is the well-known reporter Maureen Orth. Dan has a great story that's inspiring, and we'll be talking about the record business among some other things…

A Conversation With My Father Tonight, for a special Labor Day show, I spent an hour chatting with my dad, Art Poretz, about some of the changes in the world of public relations, marketing and promotions since he was in that game back in the 50's through the 70's. We got to talk about some true and funny anecdotes of his career, as well as a few ab…

My guest tonight, Kathleen Day, is a personal organization educator, coach and consultant. She specializes in eliminating overwhelm and chaos from life! Through the medium of various educational webinars programs, private coaching and on-site options, she teaches that organization can, in fact, be learned. Individuals, entrepreneurs, busy moms, and…

My guest tonight is entertainer Jerry Castaldo, who is also the author of "Brooklyn NY: A Grim Retrospective." "It's my memoir about me growing up on the streets of Brooklyn, NY, my agonizing descent into the darkness of the city's underbelly and my desperate struggle back to normalcy." Amazon link: http://tinyurl.com/6pto2c6 Jerry Castaldo's websi…

David Brownstein, PCC, CPCC, is a leading edge career coach, executive coach and leadership coach who specializes in the Entertainment Industry, Technology Industry and other Creative Professionals and Companies. David was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by Leadership Excellence Magazine, and is an author, certified life coach, workshop le…

At a screening last year of the latest Muppets movie, my seatmate was a delightful blonde with whom I shared many laughs in a movie theater on the Upper East Side. I had no idea who she was until we became friends on Facebook later that day. My guest tonight is Robin Kassner, an award-winning reality TV star, featured on Bravo's Millionaire Matchma…

Special guest former ballerina Zippora Karz and the author of a book about her battle with juvenile diabetes: "The Sugarless Plum: A Ballerina’s Triumph Over Diabetes." I knew Zippora back when she was 18 years old and just getting her pointe shoes wet with the legendary George Ballanchine and the New York City Ballet. Today, Zippora is Repetiteur …

My special guest tonight is Celebrity Interviewer Kimberly Jessy, the "Glamourpreneuer," coming to you live from Los Angeles! Kimberly Jessy, also known as the Celebritypreneur, TV host, Hollywood reporter, magazine mublisher. Kimberly teaches women entrepreneurs how to structure, market and sell their products and services to celebrities and high-…

David "Spike" Osterczy is a multi-published relationship order. Spike runs the #1 dating workshop in NYC, "Dating DeMystyfied," and his online blog, Dating 101, has a huge readership. He's a funny and talented guy with a New York attitude. Learn more about Spike at http://demistyfieddating.com/ and http://www.yourtango.com/experts/demistyfieddating…

Want to learn about nutrition and wellness from a gourmet chef and nutritional counselor? Suprina Berenyi is chef and founder of Suprema Gourmet. Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Chef Suprina has worked in some of the finest restauants in the world, including Canyon Ranch and Club 21. She now offers gourmet spa-style meal deliveries,…

BizRichment™ and the Living Consciously Education Program sponsored this "summit" series of six conversations with International Coach Academy ("ICA") alumni. Tonight's Topic: Jenn Brockman interviews Coach Andrew Poretz on Creating a Media Identity. On this show, the tables were turned, as I became my own guest!…

BizRichment™ and the Living Consciously Education Program is sponsoring this "summit" series of six conversations with International Coach Academy ("ICA") alumni. Coach Andrew Poretz will be moderating the first five conversations, and is the guest himself on the sixth! Tonight's Topic: Jenn Brockman, "How Do You Get Known as a Coach?"…