Verve, Inc. Founder Deborah Schimberg is our Featured Guest 4/29/09

Her company, Verve, Inc., was conceived in 1992 on a visit to a Northern Guatemalan chicle-producing community. Verve was founded in 1995 with an eye towards providing a sustainable income for the Petén Basin chicle-producing communities, and started producing their popular Make Your Own Chewing Gum Kit soon after that. Now, the company’s main product is Glee Gum, their signature chicle-based gum (the only gum with a chicle base manufactured in the US). It comes in six delicious and all-natural flavors, and is available at select retail locations and their website.

(Small side note: the company mascot, the Glee Guy is adorable!

Their other products include education materials for parents and teachers, and the Make Your Own Chocolate Kit , and the Make Your Own Gummies Kit. Deborah’s company is setting a great example for all small businesses, and is demonstrating how a small business can have a global effect. Her company promotes social and environmental responsibility and awareness, provides a sustainable income for communities in developing nations, and remains profitable.

In addition to running Verve, she is the founder of several local groups and organizations, including:

• International Charter School-a dual-language immersion education facility (Teaching alternates between English and one other language on a weekly basis)
• Southside Community Land Trust-an organization which buys vacant lots  and helps the communities turn them into urban gardens
• Save Our Branches-a group created to oppose the closing of 5 branches of the Providence Public Libraries

Deborah graduated from Brown University in 1980 with a Comparative Literature degree, and holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard. This Diva was born running and never looked back! She was the Principal of the Environmental School in Monteverde, Costa Rica from January, 1999 to June of 2000, and is currently a board member of the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program. She’s also working on a cross-promotion with the FOX Network for the new show “Glee”, which sounds very exciting! Deborah is a true Diva who does it all and gives back to Mother Earth at every opportunity, and we’re excited to have her this week.

Have your questions handy because this is going to be a delicious show!

For more info on Deborah’s company and her products, visit GleeGum.com.

When: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. EST

Where: http://DivaTalkRadio.com/live

That’s it for now! Until next time…wear your heels well & I’ll see YOU at the show!

Health and Wellness Expert Dr. Daisy Sutherland is our Featured Guest 4/22/09

Dr. Sutherland is the creator of Reserved Only, a 12-week e-mail correspondence program which allows parents to teach their children primarily about abstinence, respect, responsibility, and renewal using a system which is not religion-based. The program focuses on helping parents to instill the morals and values children need to attain, as well as teaching children to abstain from things which are harmful to their bodies or their minds.

Daisy also runs several other businesses, including:

DrMommyWrites.com: a freelance writing and content management service

DrMommySays.com: an exclusive membership site  where she and a panel of selected experts share information on health, nutrition, diet, exercise, personal coaching and many other related topics.

Daisy has several blogs which cover her wide variety of interests:


DrMommyChronicles.com:  Daisy’s personal blog about her thoughts, daily life, experiences, etc.

DrMommyHealthTips.com:  A large collection of health/wellness and nutrition tips, tricks, advice, products, and Dr. Mommy’s Picks

Her central website, which contains links to all her other sites, is DaisySutherland.com

With three undergraduate degrees from William Patterson University in Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics,  plus a Doctorate of Chiropractic, this four-degree Diva is making her mark wherever she goes! She’s been online for two years now, and she’s already very successful. Her amazing writing talents, as well her impressive knowledge of family, faith, health/wellness and nutrition are being used to help others. As a Doctor of Chiropractic, loving wife and mother of five home-schooled children, she’s very familiar with keeping families physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy.

Have questions ready, this show will be loaded with fascinating tips, tricks, and valuable know-how!

For more information on Dr. Mommy’s websites, products, and businesses, visit DaisySutherland.com

When: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. EST

Where: http://DivaTalkRadio.com/live

That’s it for now! Until next time…wear your heels well & I’ll see YOU at the show!

Matchmaker Gloria MacDonald is our Featured Guest 4/15/09

Gloria MacDonald is a matchmaker, dating and relationship expert and the Founder of Perfect Partners, the Personal Relationship Executive Search Firm and Worldwide Associated Matchmakers. Since 2003 she has earned her guru status by working with hundreds and hundreds of 40+ single men and women and has introduced over 2500 couples. She has appeared on numerous TV shows, is often quoted in the press, and is well-known as an expert in her field.

MacDonald co-authored the book, Laws of the Jungle: Dating for Women Over 40. She also created a variety of other workbooks and CD/DVD programs including Flirting Made Easy, The 7 Attitudes of Highly Successful Daters, The Mini-Mind Management System, and The 90-Day Relationship Attraction Conditioning Program and is co-founder of The Relationship Summit.

With a Bachelor’s degree from Boston University, a Master’s degree from Lesley College in Boston, and 15 years experience building highly effective teams and partnerships in the corporate world, MacDonald has now
turned her finely honed business skills to assisting professionals in the 40+ market in meeting, and partnering, with their ideal mate.

For more information on Perfect Partners products and services please visit www.PerfectPartners.ca and www.PerfectPartnersTraining.com

Have your questions ready…this is going to a HOT show!

When: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Where: http://DivaTalkRadio.com/live

That’s it for now! Until next time…wear your heels well & I’ll see YOU at the show!

Jennifer Taglione is our Featured Guest 4/8/09

I’ve been following this gal on Twitter for some time now.  What caught my eye was the fact that she had a stiletto in her avatar.  I thought to myself, “yes! another girl who loves shoes!”  Jennifer’s humor when it comes to sports also caught my attention.  While I am a HUGE stiletto fan, I’m not so much the sports fan (except I really do enjoy watching NASCAR and my son playing football).

Now, on the other hand, my co-host Regina, is a HUGE football fan and can talk about it until my ears bleed.  Thankfully, I’m married to a retired bookie so she can discuss players, injuries, bad ref calls or whatever with darling hubby.

Anyway, back to our Featured Guest!  Jennifer Taglione is the creator of Stiletto Set Sports, a girl’s guide to sports.  Jennifer is also a writer and blogger.

There is no doubt that this show will be full of humor and who knows what the topic will be.  But, I hope you’ll join us and have a laugh or two.

When:  Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Where:  http://DivaTalkRadio.com/live

That’s it for now.  Until next time, wear your heels well & I’ll see you at the show!

Oh one more thing before I let you go, will you please Tweet about this show?  Jennifer is also on Twitter, so send her some Diva love! You can follow her @StilettoSportsJ.  Be sure to use the hashtag of #DivaTalkRadio when posting about @DivaTalkRadio.  Thanks!

Being Authentic in a Xerox Society with Larry Liebling

“Being Authentic in a Xerox Society” is the topic discussed with Coach & Corporate Trainer, Larry Liebling. Larry will take us on a journey of how important it is to be genuine to yourself and transparent with others.

Yes Divas…we will have a Divo on the show & it will be fun! So tell all your friends to join us.

When: Wednesday, April 1st (no joke!) at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Where: http://DivaTalkRadio.com/live

That’s it for now…until next time, wear your heels well & I’ll see YOU at the show!