The Business of Life with Dr King
Dr Ariel Rosita King brings on a variety of International guests from various countries, cultures, organisations, and businesses to talk about turning
problem into possibilities! Let's turn our challenges in opportunities together!
Episodes
53 episodes
How To Build A Trustworthy Personal Brand In A Noisy Digital World with Paige Arnof-Fenn (USA)
Your name should be the answer to a specific problem. That simple shift—from “I do many things” to “I stand for this”—can change how often you are found, trusted, and hired. We sat down with marketing leader Paige Arnof-Fenn to unpack what turn...
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Episode 53
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27:16
Why Women’s Leadership And Early Climate Education Decide Who Thrives with Amb Ruby Kryticous (Zambia)
A backyard mango tree with only four fruits shouldn’t tell a global story—but it does. Ambassador Ruby Kritikos joins us to connect the dots between extreme heat, shifting winds, and the quiet collapse of everyday nutrition, then widens the len...
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Season 2025
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Episode 52
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28:21
Ending Silence To Protect Children with Dr Matthew McVarish (Scotland)
A single play sparked a family’s disclosure, an arrest, and a mission that now reaches the halls of the Council of Europe. We sit down with Dr Matthew McVarish to unpack how survivor voices can reshape laws, build child‑centred justice, and pus...
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Episode 51
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29:53
Turning Job Search Into Career Velocity: How to Communicate a Unique Value Proposition That Gets You Seen and Heard with Gina Riley (USA)
Job boards feel like shouting into the wind, and for many smart, seasoned professionals, that silence is maddening. We sat down with career transition coach and author Gina Riley to unpack why “qualified” rarely wins on its own—and how clarity,...
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Season 2025
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Episode 48
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26:15
Bridging Brain and Brand with Shauna Van Mourik (Canada)
What if your marketing felt as genuine as your work—and actually performed better because of it? We sit down with Shauna Van Mourik to unpack how a neuroscience lens, a translator’s ear, and a values-first strategy can turn vague messagi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 50
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21:45
From Solitary To Solidarity: An Iranian Activist’s Journey with Shabnam Madadzedeh (Iran & Switzerland)
The story starts with a young computer science student in Tehran and pivots into a life reshaped by courage. Shabnam Madadzedeh takes us inside Evin Prison—solitary confinement, interrogations, a sham trial—and then beyond the prison gates wher...
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Season 2025
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Episode 49
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31:17
From Burnout to Bold: Breaking the Career Hamster Wheel for Good with Hulya Kurt (Turkey & Switzerland)
Feeling the slow grind of effort without progress is not a personal flaw—it’s a signal. We sit down with Lady Huyla Kurt—career master coach, author, lecturer, and Toastmaster—to map a clear route out of the hamster wheel and into work that ali...
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24:26
Why a trusted adult can change a young person’s path— how The MentorWell builds that bridge with Chris Coulter (Canada)
The most powerful support isn’t always advice—it’s being heard by someone who truly understands. We sit down with entrepreneur and father Chris Coulter to explore how The Mentor Well pairs young people with mentors who’ve lived through similar ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 47
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30:34
What if nothing is wrong with you—and healing starts with human connection with Dr Fred Moss (USA)
What if the strongest medicine isn’t in a bottle, but in the space between two people? Dr Fred Moss joins us to rethink how we approach pain, purpose, and the story of “mental illness,” tracing his path from talkative kid to psychiatrist to “un...
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Season 2025
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Episode 46
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31:05
Love, Honesty, Truth, and Respect: The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life with Rajesh Kumar-Ricky (India)
What happens when you lose everything—not just material possessions, but the support of friends who judge rather than uplift you? Rajesh Kumar's remarkable journey from homelessness and hunger to spiritual abundance reveals the transformative p...
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Season 2025
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Episode 45
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26:50
The Entrepreneur's Journey: From Itch to Success with Anthony Jones (USA)
Have you ever felt that entrepreneurial itch—the burning desire for freedom, financial independence, and a legacy that a 9-to-5 job simply can't provide? Before you leap into business ownership, listen to Anthony Jones share profound insights f...
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Season 2025
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Episode 44
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27:51
Career Transitions After 40: Navigating Age Bias and Finding Your Value, Gina Riley (USA)
Ever wonder why highly qualified professionals sometimes struggle to land their dream roles? The answer lies not in their capabilities but in how they articulate their unique value.Career transition coach Gina Riley joins Dr. Ariel King...
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Season 2025
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Episode 43
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30:43
The Rule of 10: Leadership Lessons from a Surfing Firefighter Scotty Schindler (Australia)
What does a world champion surfer turned volunteer firefighter know about business success? As it turns out, quite a lot. Scotty Schindler joins us to share his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to building and selling a su...
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Season 2025
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Episode 42
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28:55
The Global Executive's Journey: Pedro Pereira da Silva on Leadership and Life (Portugal)
Meet Pedro Pererira da Silva, a Portuguese international executive whose extraordinary career spans four continents and multiple industries. In this captivating conversation, Pedro reveals the leadership principles that guided him through 25 ye...
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Season 2025
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Episode 41
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29:12
From Dresses to Dreams: How a Vietnamese Immigrant, Dr. Linda Duong Conquered Every Challenge (Australia)
What happens when you strip away all external resources and face life's biggest challenges? Dr. Linda Duong's remarkable journey reveals the extraordinary power that lies within each of us.Born at the end of the Vietnam War with limited...
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Season 2025
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Episode 40
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32:46
Fatherhood, Work Balance, and the True Value of Time with Your Children with Michael Kainatsky (USA)
What happens when a successful strategy consultant becomes a full-time father during a global pandemic? Our guest, Michael Kainatsky shares his remarkable journey balancing remote work and raising his son, challenging conventional wisdom ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 38
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26:23
Hair Today, Hired Tomorrow? How Workplace Bias Affects Black Women with Gloria Tabi (Australia)
What if everything we think we know about workplace racism is missing the mark? Gloria Tabi, a Sydney-based organizational justice specialist, challenges our understanding with a powerful insight: "Be gentle on people and harsh on the systems."...
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Season 2025
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Episode 37
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33:50
War, Pandemic, and Plantains: One Man's Mission to End Food Insecurity with Nony Mbaezue (USA)
What happens when architectural expertise meets agricultural innovation? Noni Mbezwe's powerful personal story begins with childhood experiences during the Nigeria-Biafra war, where he witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of malnutrition...
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Season 2025
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Episode 36
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27:06
When Silence Isn't an Option: Standing Up for the Most Vulnerable Children with Dr. Renee Fredrickson (USA)
Dr. Renee Fredrickson's life journey exemplifies courage, resilience, and reinvention. From her humble beginnings in a small Minnesota town, she describes how formative experiences like Model UN and Girl Scouts opened doors that would have othe...
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Season 2025
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Episode 35
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25:01
From Sculptor to Innovator: How One Man's Solution for His Brother Changed Prosthetics Forever with John Amanam Sunday (Nigeria)
When Sir John Amanam Sunday's brother lost his fingers in a 2019 accident, he discovered a glaring void in prosthetic options for people with darker skin tones. This moment of crisis sparked an extraordinary journey of innovation that would tra...
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Season 2025
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Episode 34
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34:11
The Human Contract: Rights, Responsibilities, and the Path to Global Peace with Maria Delores Ehrling (Sweden)
What if the solution to our divided world has been within our grasp all along? Lady Maria Dolores Ehrling, founder of the Human Contract and recipient of the 2023 Ambassador for World Peace Award, presents a revolutionary framework bridging our...
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Season 2025
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Episode 33
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26:48
Engineering Society: The Foundations of Our Built World with Dr Kubilây Hiçyılmaz (Scotland)
The ground beneath our feet may seem solid, but during an earthquake, everything can change in just 15-20 seconds. In this eye-opening conversation with Chartered Civil Engineer Dr Kubilây Hiçyılmaz, we explore how civil engineering quie...
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33:59
The Golden Rule: Transforming Business and Life with Simon Macharia (Kenya)
What if the oldest ethical principle in human history held the key to transforming your business, leadership, and relationships? The Golden Rule – "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" – sounds deceptively simple, yet remains prof...
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Season 2025
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Episode 31
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25:58
The Power of Mental Resilience with Swier Miedema (Netherlands)
Have you ever considered that resilience isn't something you need to acquire, but rather an innate quality that's been within you all along? In this profound conversation with resilience expert Swier Medema, we explore the revolutionary idea th...
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Season 2025
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Episode 30
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29:55
The 13th Amendment Exception: How Slavery Remains Legal in 2025 America with Tristan Matthew Chen (USA)
Most Americans don't realize that slavery remains legal in the United States, hidden in plain sight within the 13th Amendment's exception clause: "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime." This constitutional lo...
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Season 2025
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Episode 29
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24:13