Friends from Wild Places
Business Owner Professionals and entrepreneurs from all over the world come to speak to me and tell me why they do what they do and their vision. I feature a Non-profit Org to spread awareness. I share bookkeeping tips and stories from my life as a business owner. Inspiring other business owners by showing the wild hearts of entrepreneurs and how they cannot be tamed. And just to chat, laugh, and enjoy one another.
Shireen approaches business and life, in general, through the lens of wanting to multiply the light in the world. Whether client, colleague, or friend, she has a special understanding of people. Separate from bookkeeping, her Friends From Wild Places podcast serves as a platform for connection where business owners can share their work and life experiences and even their wild hearts and passions in a safe space. The podcast also allows entrepreneurs to share about nonprofits that have special meaning for them.
Episodes
124 episodes
What If Real Reform Starts With You
We dig into what reform can look like on the ground: showing respect to every person who walks through the door, holding boundaries, and refusing to let cynicism turn you into the kind of officer the public fears. Nancy shares how she teaches s...
What Drives People To Commit Crime
People love to ask the million-dollar question: what causes someone to commit a crime? We go deeper than a single motive and talk through the messy truth that criminal behavior is multifactorial. Greed, jealousy, revenge, ideology, and plain ol...
Can A Jury Stay Unbiased?
A CEO is killed on a New York sidewalk, a suspect is arrested after a multi-day manhunt, and the public reaction splits in a way that should worry anyone who cares about justice. Some people see a cold-blooded murder. Others see payback for a b...
Albanian Culture In Five Big Flavors
Albania isn’t just a place on a map, it’s a feeling, and once you hear how Albanians treat guests, you understand why travelers come back changed. We sit down with Anila Nicklos to unpack Albanian culture in a way that’s practical and vivid: wh...
Beyond Checkbox Leadership
Checkbox diversity is easy. Building a culture where people feel seen, trusted, and excited to do great work is the real challenge, and it starts with something surprisingly simple: getting to know each other as humans. We sit down with Anila, ...
What Stays True When Everything Changes
If you had no witnesses and only your word to offer, what would convince a jury you’re telling the truth? We start with that uncomfortable question while unpacking a high profile attempted murder trial in Hawaii, then follow the thread where it...
Are You Confusing Opinion With Fact
The hardest part of growth is not moving countries, changing careers, or chasing bigger goals. It’s learning how to be yourself without letting comparison steal your confidence. Franklin joins us to talk candidly about that inner fight, what it...
Writing Through The Storm
COVID didn’t just disrupt Franklin’s career, it cracked his life open and forced a choice: sink into the loss or finally write the book he’d been carrying since he was 19. He chose the page. What follows is a candid, human story about reinventi...
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
Then we shift from crime to courage. Our guest, Franklin Moyle, known artistically as Jay Franklin, joins us for his first-ever podcast and does it in his second language. He opens up about the quote that shaped his life: “Feel the fear and do ...
Waiting For The Right Door To Open
What if the closed doors in your life are actually signposts? We sit down with Michael Perie—mortuary educator, industry pro, and calming presence—to unpack how faith, timing, and real rest can shape a career that serves people at their most te...
Listening First, Leading Better
What if the fastest way to lead better is to talk less and listen more? Michael of MP Educates joins us to share how intentional listening, humble feedback, and clear boundaries helped him grow as a father, pastor, mortuary professional, and ed...
From Courts To Cadavers
A brutal New Jersey murder case, a debate over DNA and motive, and a pastor–mortician who walked away from an NBA dream—this conversation brings heat and heart in equal measure. We open by pulling apart the Colts Neck mansion murders, asking ho...
Grief Work, Real Talk
What if the most powerful credential in grief care isn’t a license, but a life? We sit down with Terri, a grief companion and community builder, to unpack how showing up—consistently, vulnerably, and without polish—became the engine of a missio...
Gratitude Through Grief
What if grief wasn’t a problem to fix but a love you learn to carry? We sit down with Terri, a certified grief companion and founder of Living in Gratitude with TLC and the Healing Hearts community, to trace how personal tragedy became a bluepr...
Grief With Gentle Hands
A shocking grave robbery case collides with a tender, transformative conversation about grief and the ways we honor the dead and protect the living. We open with hard questions about the oddities market, consent, and the law, then move into the...
Wild at Heart: Embracing Life's Untamed Journey
Jennifer Muldowney shares her entrepreneurial journey from Ireland to America, building a business with no local resources, and finding success through resilience and community. She offers candid insights about the reality behind social media s...
Planning Meaningful Farewells: A Conversation with Jennifer Muldowney
Jennifer Muldowney shares her fascinating journey from party planner in Ireland to funeral celebrant and author dividing her time between New York and Florida. Her innovative approach bridges celebration and mourning, helping families create me...
What Happens When a Wedding Planner Enters the Funeral Industry?
Jennifer Muldowney, internationally recognized as "The Glam Reaper," brings a fresh perspective to modern memorial planning through deeply personal, culturally inclusive, and environmentally conscious end-of-life experiences. Her journey from w...
Cuddle a Sheep, Call the Dead: A Mortician's Unusual Life
Elizabeth Fournier, known as "The Green Reaper," shares her unique approach to maintaining emotional balance while working in the funeral industry through unconventional methods like tending to Disney-named sheep and creating a "Wind Phone" whe...
77 Blind Dates and a Funeral
Elizabeth, known as "The Green Reaper," shares her journey as the first woman in Oregon to independently own a funeral home and discusses how she's transforming funeral services with eco-friendly options. She reveals how the pandemic changed de...
Burial Reimagined: The Green Reaper's Advocacy
Elizabeth Fournier, known as "The Green Reaper," runs a one-woman funeral service from a repurposed goat barn in Boring, Oregon, specializing in environmentally friendly burial options and natural death care.Elizabeth F...
Quantum Healing: Breaking Free from Repeated Pain
Dive deep into the world of emotional healing as hypnotherapist Joseph reveals how confronting pain patterns leads to spiritual growth and transformation. Learn how addressing emotions stored in the body can create immediate shifts without revi...
Healing Beyond the Physical: A Geologist's Journey into Hypnotherapy
Joseph shares his transformative journey from geologist to hypnotherapist, exploring how these different fields converge to create powerful healing experiences for cancer patients, entrepreneurs, and those seeking spiritual growth.
The Healing Power of Hypnotherapy
Master hypnotherapist Joseph Drumheller shares his journey from geologist to energy healer and discusses the realities of working with energy both positive and negative. His mission to help people heal and awaken to their greatest potential ste...
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Business Leadership With Purpose
Irma Parone shares her journey from bestselling author to Florida Speakers Association president, offering valuable insights on decision-making and business success. She discusses her passion-driven approach to leadership, encouraging entrepren...