As an Emmy Award-winning host and best selling author, Christopher Lowell’s mix of practical advice and infectious enthusiasm has made him one of America’s most recognized and trusted authorities in the home improvement category. Dubbed the Doctor of Design by U.S News & World Report, and whose 7 Layer system has been embraced by the Oprah team, Christopher believes that decorating is a form of empowerment therapy and that his mantra,“You Can Do It” is a way of life. The success of his ever growing multi-media company proves that Christopher has made a loyal connection to how America wants to live now and in the future.

In 1989, Christy Strauch, took a job as a sales representative for a small IT company with $50,000 a year in sales. Christy had an MBA in finance and marketing from UCLA and a dream of making a difference in business. Fifteen years and 3 mergers later, Strauch was a partner, took the company public and sold it.

He’s made a difference and changed the lives of over 30,000 people from all walks of life and created many hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for his clients. But today Darshan is going to be talking to us about how we can change our lives in hours, not years by getting to the root causes of the issues that block US from living the fulfilling lives we desire.

He’s the author of a brand new book, The 24-Hour Champion-Discovering AND Living Your Priceless Life. Darshan G. Shanti wrote the book to help at least 15 million people to let go of the fears and doubts that stop them and replace them with passion, power and a renewed sense of purpose and the freedom to pursue it.

Our guest on this segment is a nationally recognized leader in the social investment industry and a leading expert on how families and businesses can “go green,” saving money and resources. Alisa Gravitz is the President of Green America—-. She authored Green America’s acclaimed Guide to Social Investing, with over a million copies in print and the popular Guide to Community Investing.

Gary Hirshberg is the Chairman, President, and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion Books, 2008). Gary is a frequent speaker on topics including sustainability, climate change, the profitability of green and socially responsible business, organic agriculture, and sustainable economic development. He’s won numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership…

Author Jeffrey J Fox returns to the Brain to discuss his latest book, which takes the idea of competing beyond where most small business owners call their comfort zone.

Michael Shuman is Director of Research and Public Policy for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. (BALLE) has more than 70 member communities in North America. Another 50 or so communities are affiliated with the American Independent Business Alliance. Internationally, more than a thousand communities are beginning to undertake similar work through organizations like Transition Towns and Post-Carbon Futures.

Author Michael Gelb joins me to discuss his new book which takes a completely unique look at the universe of wine appreciation.

In this edition I’m joined by Woody Tasch—a remarkable man who is framing (and fueling) a whole new way of thinking about the relationship of money, economies and capital to the earth.

Our guest on this segment has the Skinny On Many business related topics. Jim Randel is the author of several books including Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur (McGraw-Hill, 2006) which reached #1 in several Amazon categories. He’s a guest speaker at Harvard ad NYU Business Schools, an attorney and entrepreneur and an expert in investing appearing on such networks as ABC, CBS, Fox, CNBC, Fox Business and BetterTV.com.