
Live Your Best Life
Teach. Motivate. Inspire. These are the themes that run through my conversations with people who are living their best lives. Guests on “Live Your Best Life with Liz Brunner” are best-selling authors, international executives, public personalities, thought-leaders, health and fitness experts, award-winning chefs and role models who are recreating their lives in interesting, unique ways. They have taken all of their life experiences, the good and the bad, the successes and even the failures, and used that knowledge to not only create their "next chapters," but to inspire others as well. My grandmother was fond of saying, "no knowledge is ever wasted." It's so true. I have personally used all of my “knowledge” to "recreate" myself several times from High School music teacher, to working in retail, to a 28-year award-winning TV career, and now to entrepreneur. I call it "recreation" because to me it's about "connecting the dots" of all of our life experiences and skills, and using them to create our next chapter and to live our best, most authentic life. My guests are recreating their lives in interesting, unique ways. As an executive communications coach and motivational speaker, I not only work with Fortune 500 and C-suite executives on their communication/presentation skills, but I also help them learn the tools they need to become their best authentic selves and live their best lives. Join us for inspiration! Learn more at www.lizbrunner.com.
Latest episodes

Jul 15, 2024 • 28min
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Whether through her roles as a TV reporter or the former unofficial first lady of Canada, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has met kings and queens, presidents, first ladies, major celebrities, all of whom, she says, have inspired her to become a passionate advocate for mental health. As a teenager, Sophie suffered from a serious eating disorder and it was only after she went public with her private battle that everything changed. “...When I talked about my eating disorders, it was 20 years ago, and nobody was talking about it. But in the past 5 years, I think there's been an exponential growth curve, and how we talk about mental health, and also massive investments in mental health, because people are realizing that it's a true crisis…”To learn about Sophie and her new book, Closer Together, Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other, go to her website, SophieGregoireTrudeau.comBe the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.comFor more:Lizbrunner.comBrunnerAcademy.comFacebookTwitter: @lizbrunnerInstagram: @lizbrunnerLiz's best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter Liz's Keynote Sizzle ReelLiz's Podcast Guest Comments#liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

Jul 2, 2024 • 23min
Mike Lee
Mike Lee built an international basketball brand from his college apartment, working with elite players like Steph Curry and Joel Embiid, all while battling anxiety and depression. Today, instead of building basketball players, he's building leaders by sharing high performance leadership lessons from the hearts and minds of the NBA’s elite players. “...The present moment is the only thing that actually exists. It's the only place where we have the ability to take action in order to influence our future, to influence an outcome…I'm using the word ‘influence’ and not ‘control’…there’s this mental place where we have to be able to be fully in the moment to do the work, and at the same time be completely detached from the outcomes.”To learn more of the new rules for the future of leadership from Mike’s book, his coaching and keynotes, go to mindshiftlabs.com.Be the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.comFor more:Lizbrunner.comBrunnerAcademy.comFacebookTwitter: @lizbrunnerInstagram: @lizbrunnerLiz's best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter Liz's Keynote Sizzle ReelLiz's Podcast Guest Comments#liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

Jun 25, 2024 • 26min
Caroline Ceniza-Levine
I have had a few career pivots in my adult life, but Caroline Ceniza-Levine may have me beat! She’s a pro at it, successfully pivoting her career multiple times, long before the pandemic. She’s worked in financial services, management consulting, media, HR, and is also an entrepreneur.“...sometimes it's personal where something has changed in your life circumstances, or your interests and passions make you want to make a change. But sometimes that change is going to happen to you…so even if you absolutely 100% love what you're doing, things will change around you, and you might have to change with that.”Today, Caroline is an executive coach who specializes in career change, helping people make a great living doing work they love at CenizaLevine.com.Be the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.comFor more:Lizbrunner.comBrunnerAcademy.comFacebookTwitter: @lizbrunnerInstagram: @lizbrunnerLiz's best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter Liz's Keynote Sizzle ReelLiz's Podcast Guest Comments#liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

Jun 17, 2024 • 31min
Light Watkins
Light Watkins has taken what he calls “a series of hops” that have all serendipitously led him from advertising to modeling to being a highly sought after yoga instructor to meditationteacher to enlightened thought-leader. He’s also the author of four best-selling books with hundreds of thousands of followers around the world. He is a spiritual minimalist, helping people cultivate fulfillment on the inside in order to experience peace on the outside,“...I believe that we all have callings or internal hunches or urges to do things that are inconvenient, uncomfortable, but ultimately, fulfilling and spiritually rewarding. And it could be something like running a marathon, it could be writing a book, it could be starting a podcast, could be starting a nonprofit…but we so easily talk ourselves out of it thinking that we have all these other options and these other things that we need to be doing. When really thatthought that internal urge, it doesn’t go away. It just kind of lingers. And if we ignore it too long, then it starts creating this internal friction where we start to feel like we’re living a purposeless life…”Light is living his best life by helping others find their purpose through his books, courses, podcast and talks at lightwatkins.comBe the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.comFor more:Lizbrunner.comBrunnerAcademy.comFacebookTwitter: @lizbrunnerInstagram: @lizbrunnerLiz's best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter Liz's Keynote Sizzle ReelLiz's Podcast Guest Comments#liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

Jun 3, 2024 • 28min
Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer: Entreprensita
The word "impossible" is simply not a part of Stephanie Cartin or Courtney Spritzer's vocabulary. With a "sky's the limit" mentality, these entrepreneurs walked away from their comfy corporate jobs, amid much skepticism from friends and family, and turned their side hustle into an award-winning business to find solutions to problems for other entrepreneurs.“...I remember being so scared to quit, to say those words. I didn't want to answer any questions about where I was going because…I felt so, I don't know, embarrassed to be 24 and say to my boss, ‘I'm quitting to start my own company and…I don't know if it's gonna work. We're self funding it…” I got through that whole process, but I remember at the time feeling really scared to have the conversation.…”Stephanie and Courtney are helping others chart a new course, through digital marketing, influencing, and by telling their story of re-creation to help others make the leap at Socialfly and Entreprenista.Be the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.comFor more:Lizbrunner.comBrunnerAcademy.comFacebookTwitter: @lizbrunnerInstagram: @lizbrunnerLiz's best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter Liz's Keynote Sizzle ReelLiz's Podcast Guest Comments#liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

May 27, 2024 • 24min
Michael Anthony
Mindset is everything! That is the truth Michael Anthony lives by. He’s seen both the best and worst of life having suffered through some of the most harsh and vicious child abuse. Michael was homeless by age 10, a drug addict at 12, and by the age of 19, an alcoholic and morbidly obese. He says he spent his whole life in constant fear and chaos. Today, Michael is a trauma survivor, a trauma warrior and trauma mentor who is helping others break free from their brokenness.“This wasn't on my to do list. I wasn't going to be the guy who talks about kids getting beat up by parents who are unhealed. But it's necessary. And you know, I think every day, if I can just show up and I can lead not only myself, but…[be there for] people who are struggling…and show them possibilities.”Michael is an advocate for adults suffering from childhood traumas and helping them turn their trauma into a triumph at thinkunbroken.com.Be the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.com For more:•Lizbrunner.com•BrunnerAcademy.com•Facebook•Twitter: @lizbrunner•Instagram: @lizbrunner•Liz's best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter•Liz's Keynote Sizzle Reel•Liz's Podcast Guest Comments #liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

May 20, 2024 • 26min
Riaz Meghji
You are one conversation away from changing your life. That's exactly what happened to Riaz Meghji back in 2002, and he's never looked back. Riaz was headed towards becoming a financial investment banker, something everyone expected of him, until a friend challenged him to pursue a different path and follow his dream of becoming a broadcaster. Today he's created yet another new chapter for himself as a human connection expert, helping organizations and teams build high trust cultures through meaningful conversations. “...I had been just wrapping up a degree after four and a half years, focusing in finance, thinking that was the path and you know, honestly, it made me really reflect on, ‘Is this my path? Is this my parents’ path? Is this my imposter syndrome? Is this a lack of confidence to just go out and do something special?’ And I remember I looked at Lafi, I said, ‘Hey, man, thanks for the compliment. But you know, I don't think I can go home and say that to my parents.’ And he leaned in, in this moment and did not hesitate, and he said, ‘When are you going to stop playing safe, and start living your life?…’”Riaz is helping us all to stop playing it safe and live our best lives, putting connection at the forefront. Visit riazmeghji.comBe the first to know of new episodes by subscribing to this show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And, if you enjoy this episode or any previous episodes, be sure to give us a star rating and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.Have a guest idea or want to learn more about Brunner Communications? Contact us at info@LizBrunner.com For more: •Lizbrunner.com•BrunnerAcademy.com •Facebook •Twitter: @lizbrunner •Instagram: @lizbrunner •Liz’s best-selling book: Dare to Own You: Taking Your Authenticity and Dreams Into Your Next Chapter •Liz’s Keynote Sizzle Reel •Liz’s Podcast Guest Comments #liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/

May 6, 2024 • 24min
Seth Mattison
In the age of machines, technology and AI, jobs are changing faster than people and the stakes have never been higher to get it right. For more than two decades, Seth Mattison has had his finger on the pulse of today’s changing workforce. And he believes that putting love to work stands as our indomitable unique edge. He’s an entrepreneur, keynote speaker and a “future of work” strategist.
“…I felt like the idea of needing to love your people was not big enough, and that there was a larger story and concept to be had. It wasn’t just about loving your people. It was about understanding this, this idea of love as an energetic force of creation, and that it can drive purpose and passion and creativity and can fuel all sorts of incredible things inside the business…”
Seth blends deep, real-world experience and data with inspiring storytelling to lead with love at sethmattison.com
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Apr 29, 2024 • 25min
Laura Pizzuti
Laura Pizzuti has worn many hats and had many different career chapters, some of them even simultaneously. Today, she is known as an affordable, everyday fashion influencer. With more than 66,000 followers on Instagram alone, how did she get there and become an influencer? She listened to her own heart and followed something inside of herself.
“…I was always being told what I was going to do. I wanted to figure out something different for myself. I wanted a creative outlet…it started in the real estate business…they were looking for space for a movie… this is so interesting, and he said to me, ‘Well, you know, you could actually be in the movie…’ My scene was not in the movie, but it was the coolest thing I’d ever done in my life. And I was like, I need to do more of this…”
Laura is creating something special for her followers and anyone who is inspired to listen to their heart. You can follow her on Instagram (@laurajpizzuti), Facebook, Pinterest and at www.laurajpizzuti.com
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Apr 22, 2024 • 28min
Michael Schlow
Professional baseball player, stand-up comic…equine veterinarian. These are just a few of the “misguided career chapters” Michael Schlow says he considered before finding his true passion and destiny. Today, he’s a world-renowned, multiple award-winning chef and restaurateur, who says he’s a forever student…but also a teacher.
“…We all make mistakes. Are you at least trying to do the right thing with every step? And if you’re trying your best, nobody can fault you if you make a mistake. But it’s acknowledging that mistake and then not repeating it,…you can’t learn if you don’t fail. And it’s okay. You’ve just got to keep going and pick yourself up.…”
Get a taste of Michael’s recreated life at schlowrg.com and at his latest venture, Seamark Encore.