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301: Coming Out To Be The Gay, White Oprah – Matt (Mattie) Marr

By Rick Clemons | 08/08/2018 |

Some people are gifted, then some people are gifted with the gift of gab. So what do you do when you are from Southern Oklahoma, have the gift of gab, and love to act…you move to Beverly Hills of course. Well maybe you don’t live in Beverly Hills, but you are Beverly Hills adjacent and…

299: Uncloseting Corporate Culture – Mike Ganino

By Rick Clemons | 08/01/2018 |

We’ve all been in jobs where we roll our eyes, wonder who’s on first, and just say in our heads, “Screw it. I’m just here to get a paycheck!” Sometimes that’s our own stuff that we feel that way, but unfortunately, too often, it’s the organization that we work for is the biggest culprit to…

297: Behaving Boldly, Chasing Dreams, Pony’s & Fridays – Elise Russell

By Rick Clemons | 07/25/2018 |

Sometimes you’ve got to chase your dreams, make a bold move, and focus on two things that you find make you happy. For some that might be eating pizza and going on vacation. For others it could be taking a stand for advocacy, or stepping out of a situation that no longer serves you. However,…

295: The Art of Discomfort – Polis Loizou

By Rick Clemons | 07/18/2018 |

Where does never following conventions or bowing down to peer pressure lead you? To start a London-based theatre company despite never having previously studied theatre or staged a show, of course. Or maybe it leads you to get lost in Marrakech as a teenager or becoming completely exposed in a Japanese Onsen. All of these…

289: Living The Uncloseted Life – The Self-Taught Road. – Kieran McKeefery

By Rick Clemons | 06/27/2018 |

Go to college. Get a degree. Get a job. Get married. Yada, yada, yada. That’s what we’re supposed to do. Or at least that’s what most people are told they are supposed to do to be successful. Oh and let’s not forget to keep the steady paying job, even if it’s killing you…or at least…

261: One Hot Dog, Uncloseted His Life – Mark Asquith

By Rick Clemons | 03/21/2018 |

20 years ago a hot dog impacted his life. Yes I said a hot dog. This hot dog was so impactful it caused him to come out of his closet…bun and all. No longer willing to work for “nob heads” any longer, Mark Asquith decided to try his hand at digital product development and began…

257: Uncloseting your business – John Jantsch

By Rick Clemons | 03/07/2018 |

Whether you own a business, desire to, or find yourself up to your armpits in being an Entrepreneur, one thing for sure that you may not realize. A majority of your problems exist because you won’t come out of the closet in your business. From creativity to financial savvy; idea popping to brain dead without…

249: Boldly Tapping Your Namasgay – Frank Macri

By Rick Clemons | 02/07/2018 |

What is spirituality? How do you tap it? Is it religion? Ironically, these are all questions that, only you can answer for you. And that’s where it can get confusing, exciting, become an adventure, and also be a challenge. Now add to the mix that you are LGBTQ and you just might find a whole…

245: Jail or A Closet…You Choose – Trish Jenkins

By Rick Clemons | 01/24/2018 |

Prison was not on the “goal chart” of entrepreneur Trish Jenkins. Conned by a fraud and a breach of the Corporations Act meant losing her multi-million-dollar portfolio, including her family home. Living with murderers, drug dealers, frauds and broken humanity, she lived among Queensland’s most dangerous criminals. Isolated from her husband and three little girls,…

239: 12 Books For Living a Life Uncloseted – Rick Clemons

By Rick Clemons | 01/03/2018 |

Making bold moves and living a life uncloseted, doesn’t take magic. It takes determination, belief, trust, and…a few good books. To get the year started, instead of a typical interview show, or goal setting show, I thought I’d simply provide you 12 (or actually a bakers dozen which is 13) books that have inspired me…