
Today is a reason to Celebrate with Guest: Twila Dang
Matriarch Digital Media is the home of on-demand content that understands, encourages and uplifts women. They combine entertaining content with actionable steps and community building across audio, social media platforms and live events. In addition to creating original content, Matriarch provides full production services for paying clients.
As Twila reached her 40's, she realized that media was speaking to her and her peer group as though they were broken or less useful to society. She knew this wasn't true. She knew that women her age were accomplished, mature, confident. She decided that there needed to be something in the media market that reflected this, so she built it.

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Christy Johnson
United Goods believes that they "celebrate the everyday" through drawings of landmarks. Their State Icon illustrations, which come in frames made by Christy's parents, are small ways to remind people of memories they have of specific places or cities.
Christy says: "Right now, it's the little things that can help lift a person's mood. And my work also makes for great gifts."

Today is a reason to Celebrate with Guest: Dr. Corey Yeager
Dr. Corey Yeager is a Team Psychotherapist and Life Coach for the Detroit Pistons. In this role, his job is to find "innovative ways in which to support players with issues that may come up for them — including marital struggles, raising children, managing finances, developing clarity for players’ team roles and mediation of relational issues." As a life coach, he is an additional coach on the staff focused on coaching players through the hurdles and obstacles of life.
Dr. Yeager will share how he is now helping the Twin Cities community work through the recent death of George Floyd and how he promotes conversations aroung mental wellness and understanding during these challenging times.

Today is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Kat Minks
As a Certified Event Professional and creative collaborator, Kat endeavors to fully realize her clients' visions for that special event or corporate milestone.
Kat Started out in events and designing by accident when styling a bride for a wedding in Malibu When in between film shoots where someone asked her if she’d thought of planning? That was back in 2004. Kat opened her consulting company in 2005 with some of her first collaborations in events being part of The American Film Institute Award Galas including one for “Walk the Line” And lifetime achievement honoree Johnny Depp.

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Ceci Johnson
@cecijohnson of @cecinewyork joined us today to share the inspiration and story behind her successful design firm and the many ways she has grown and expanded over her 16 year history. Ceci talks about the challenges and changes brought on by COVID and the five things she is grateful for every day. Give her a follow @cecijohnson and take a look inside the beauty she created in the world.

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate With Guest: Jodi Seiger
What an amazing interview with @jodiseiger of @rhythmandshoesdancestudio! Jodi fills the world with good energy, positivity and confidence and her 16 years as a dance instructor and studio owner have attributed to making everyone feel like they belong. Tune in to hear her passion and excitement come through.

TODAY IS A REASON TO CELEBRATE WITH GUEST: ANNIE LEE (ON HER IGTV LIVE @ASKPLANNIE!)
Join me for an IGTV LIVE mashup as I join @daughterofdesign, Annie Lee, for her IGTV LIVE @askplannie! Annie is the founder of the #SAVEEVENTS initiative which is now the #SAFEEVENTS initiative. Her work on behalf of event vendors around the world is nothing short of incredible and her passion and dedication to the industry is something you won’t want to miss hearing about.

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Keanna O'Quinn
Today’s segment gave us all the feels as @honeyandvinyl shared her song, her story and her wisdom with our viewers. Keanna’s new children’s book called: “I Love Me From My Head To My Feet” promotes healthy self-esteem, positive affirmations and vivid illustrations to help build big confidence in little people.
It’s always a reason to celebrate when you hear Keanna O’Quinn!

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Erin Newkirk
Fuel up and get excited as we welcome Erin Newkirk, vice president and head of global brand strategy at Caribou Coffee. Erin will share their pursuit of its mission, “to create day-making experiences that spark a chain-reaction of good.”

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Kirsie Schwender
Hear from Kirsie, a jewelry designer who creates her natural stone jewelry with love and intention. Additionally she is a yoga Instructor and yogi and believes that before starting anything, you must have a good intention for it to be successful!

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Mollie Windmiller
Mollie Windmiller is the co-founder of LAB. a Minneapolis-based creative agency connecting businesses to their audience through design, collaborations, & community events. She will share their NEW Creative Kits - a variety of DIY boxes for kiddos and adults with a percentage of purchases donated to ArtBuddies.org.

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guests: Selda Sahin and Derek Gregor
Hear from Selda Sahin and Derek Gregor, a NYC-based writing team for the stage and screen. As professional songwriters, they started writing songs for their friends' weddings. That's turned into a passion, and now have the pleasure of meeting new people and providing wedding songs for hire.
Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Ria Rueda
PR pro, marketing manager, brand builder and community creator Ria Rueda with friends have successfully raised $130K to pay restaurants to deliver 10,000 meals to the frontline throughout Fairfield County (FOOD FOR THR FRONT LINES) during this pandemic. They have raised money to provide food pantry boxes to unemployed food workers as many are not receiving unemployment, stimulus checks or food stamps.

Today Is A Reason To Celebrate with Guest: Ali Phillips
The Illinois Events Coalition was founded by industry professionals Ali Phillips of Engaging Events, Collin Pierson of Collin Pierson Photography and Michelle Durpetti, a wedding planner, venue owner and restauranteur based in Chicago. Join Ali as she shares the story behind the coalition, and what they hope to accomplish.