Tales From The Trails

Tales From The Trails
Podcast Description
Tales From The Trails is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the rich tapestry of human experiences – hosted by Bryan Facendini. Through heartfelt interviews, we delve into the personal adventures of individuals from diverse backgrounds, exploring their defining moments, challenges, passions, life purposes, and reflections. By sharing these stories, we aim to foster understanding, empathy, and a sense of community, encouraging listeners to embrace perspectives different from their own and find inspiration in the myriad paths life can take. Join us as we uncover the profound lessons hidden within each unique trail, and discover how every story has the power to connect us all. New episodes drop monthly, offering fresh trails to explore.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores a variety of themes including personal adventure stories, challenges, and reflections on life purpose. For instance, the first episode with Don Schwartz dives into his military experience and the impact of PTSD, alongside his journey as a mechanical design engineer and cultural explorer. Other episodes may cover topics like overcoming adversity, exploring different cultures, and personal resilience.

Tales From The Trails is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the rich tapestry of human experiences – hosted by Bryan Facendini. Through heartfelt interviews, we delve into the personal adventures of individuals from diverse backgrounds, exploring their defining moments, challenges, passions, life purposes, and reflections. By sharing these stories, we aim to foster understanding, empathy, and a sense of community, encouraging listeners to embrace perspectives different from their own and find inspiration in the myriad paths life can take. Join us as we uncover the profound lessons hidden within each unique trail, and discover how every story has the power to connect us all. New episodes drop monthly, offering fresh trails to explore.
Episode 002 – A conversation with my dear friend Debra Fine, a renowned expert in conversation and networking skills, a motivational speaker, and a bestselling author. Listen to this great show to gain wisdom, many conversational tools, learn about the “magic sauce,” and enjoy Debra’s wonderful sense of humor.
We begin the conversation discussing Debra’s early life and establishing roots in Colorado, followed by her early career and pivot to motherhood. She shares wisdom for creating building blocks through experience and skillset development in order to establish a foundation in a passion career.
Then we discuss Debra’s path into teaching ‘small talk’ and having an epiphany moment. One opportunity leads to another, and her training career takes off. Throughout this portion of the show Debra shares key tools for conversation skill development, which can be critical in this epidemic of loneliness we face today or in business networking.
Next we learn about her journey with book publishing and the tremendous success found by hustling. Debra shares how Small Talk is the appetizer for any relationship. We also discuss her journey as a motivational speaker.
Finally, we round out the show learning about Debra’s adventures with Rotary International and also hearing some final thoughts about building community and her next adventure.
“Every conversation is an opportunity for success.” ~Debra Fine
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You can hire Debra to train your team or be a keynote speaker for an event through her website: https://debrafine.com/
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