028 Dermot Breen

 

Dermot experienced the loss of his spouse. He learned to create something new to focus on and to take him out of that zone. This helped him to create separation from his loss.

Dermot Breen retired as Deputy Chief Executive from the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland in 2016 following the death of his wife, Jacqui, due to ovarian cancer. In 2015 he completed a 1000km walk round the Ulster Way in Northern Ireland and in 2016 he completed a 1000km across the North Coast of Spain following the Camino Del Norte. Both walks were in memory of his wife and also to raise funds for cancer research. To date he has raised over £30,000 (over $40,000). His first book, ‘The Edge: Walking The Ulster Way With My Angels & Demons’ was published in 2017 and he has just completed writing his second, which is based on his Camino experiences. He is a keen walker and surfer and currently resides in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with his 24 year old daughter. He also has a 26 year old son living in Berlin.

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027 Matthew Chavez

 

Matthew reminds us to cherish and be thankful for the little things in life.  We should strive to transform what’s happening to us into tools that we use in the future.  Also, we should find ways to connect to people.

Matthew “Levee” Chavez is the creator of Subway Therapy, an ongoing immersive project in the subway stations of New York City that has been awarded the Municipal Art Society’s 2017 Brendan Gill Prize. A believer in the therapeutic power of communication, he has worked in the field of education in a variety of different roles, including at a magnet school for students with autism. He lives in Brooklyn.

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026 Joe Kashurba

Joe encourages us to see the world from the perspective of others.  He reminds us that people don’t buy things that are cheap.  They buy things that they want/need and that solve their problems.

Joe Kashurba grew the freelance web design business that he started in high school into a digital agency with a virtual team and clients around the world. He went from building $300 websites to building $30,000 websites and managing 6-figure digital advertising budgets for some of the largest manufacturing and construction companies. Joe now advises and mentors other freelance web designers and digital agency owners on how to develop and scale their businesses.

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