Teatime with Miss Liz

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/elizabethjeanolivia/subscribe Teatime with Miss Liz making a difference one cup of tea at a time teaching educational awareness through stories of inspiration Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support .

Teatime with Miss Liz is a education podcast hosted by Elizabeth Jean Olivia Gagnon, with 575 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #131

  Miss Liz Serves Dr. Olaf Kroneman DETROIT HEROIC

  Sep 11, 20261 hourS7

  Dr. Olaf Kroneman September 11th, 2026 | 3 PM EST Detroit HeroicMedicine • History • Women’s Voices • Moral Courage • Patient Advocacy Title: DETROIT HEROIC: When Doing What Is Right Comes at a Cost Subtitle: Medicine, Misogyny & Moral Courage — Who Speaks Up When the System Fails the Patient? On September 11th at 3 PM EST, Teatime with Miss Liz welcomes Dr. Olaf Kroneman, a physician in private practice in the Detroit metropolitan area and author of the historical thriller Detroit Heroic. Set against the 1967 Detroit rebellion, Detroit Heroic uses fiction to examine difficult questions surrounding medicine, women’s healthcare, racial injustice, institutional power, patient advocacy and what happens when professionals must decide whether to conform to a flawed system or challenge it. The title speaks directly to the book’s central idea: What does it actually mean to be heroic? For Dr. Kroneman, heroism isn’t simply an extraordinary act. It can be the courage to remain morally grounded when doing so carries personal or professional consequences. At the center of the book’s cover is another important Detroit story—the Spirit of Detroit, sculpted by Marshall Fredericks and dedicated in 1958. Dr. Kroneman has a personal connection to the sculptor: Fredericks and his Danish immigrant grandfather were close friends, and Fredericks delivered the eulogy at his grandfather’s funeral. The statue, the city, the physician, and the woman represented on the cover come together to frame a larger conversation: Who gets heard? Who gets believed? Who gets protected? And what responsibility do we have when a system stops seeing the human being standing in front of it? TEATIME INTRODUCTION Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where we don’t shy away from difficult history or difficult questions. Today we’re going to Detroit. Not simply Detroit as a location—but Detroit as a character.A city of struggle.A city of resilience.A city of history.And a city that has deeply influenced my guest, physician and author Dr. Olaf Kroneman.His historical thriller, Detroit Heroic, takes us into the world of medicine during the turbulent period surrounding the 1967 Detroit rebellion. But this isn’t only a conversation about the past. We’re going to talk about what happens when patients—particularly women and people from marginalized communities—feel dismissed, disbelieved or unheard. We’re going to discuss medical authority, institutional culture, moral courage and the responsibility that comes with caring for another human being. And we’re going to ask a question that reaches far beyond medicine: When you know something is wrong, are you willing to stand against the system you’re part of? Dr. Kroneman, welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz. Grab your cup, and let’s dig deep. Today’s conversation isn’t about saying every healthcare professional fails their patients or that every institution is broken. It’s about something more important: Accountability. Medicine is built on knowledge, science and expertise—but healthcare happens between human beings. And when someone walks through a medical door frightened, hurting or searching for answers, listening matters. History matters too. Because examining where institutions failed people isn’t about remaining trapped in the past. It’s about asking whether we’ve learned enough from it to do better in the present. Detroit Heroic challenges us to think about the people who choose integrity when conformity would be easier—the people willing to ask questions, listen more carefully, and speak when silence would protect them. Dr. Olaf Kroneman, thank you for bringing medicine, history, Detroit and this conversation about moral courage to my table. “Heroism isn’t always saving someone in a dramatic moment. Sometimes it’s believing the person everyone else dismissed—and having the courage to speak when silence would be easier.” — Miss Liz #TeatimeWithMissLiz #DetroitHeroic #PatientAdvocacy #WomensHealthAwareness #MoralCourage Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support .

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  Episode #130

  Miss Liz Serves Peter Gribble Surprise Guest The Stories History Leaves Behind

  Sep 9, 20261h 4mS7

  TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ — SURPRISE GUEST September 9th, 2026 | 7 PM ESTPeter Gribble Author • Historian at Heart • Cultural Explorer • Observer of the Human Condition Intellect • Power • Pacifism • The Stories History Leaves Behind A Surprise Teatime is being poured on September 9th at 7 PM EST—and this cup takes us beneath the surface of history, fantasy, power, peace, and human nature. Joining Miss Liz is Canadian writer Peter Gribble, creator of the fantasy series The City of the Magicians. Peter imagines a civilization that rejects traditional warfare—but conflict doesn’t disappear. Instead, intellect, psychological strategy, and telepathic abilities become sources of extraordinary power and potential vulnerability. His fascination with these questions reaches back to childhood in postwar France, where he remembers the war existing not only in history but in the silences surrounding it. Those experiences shaped his interest in what societies remember, what they avoid discussing, and what happens when pacifism and brutality collide. Born in Montréal and now living on Canada’s West Coast, Peter’s path has crossed art, experimental psychology, education, journalism, bookselling, history, and writing. Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where every guest brings their own T-E-E to the table—and tonight, we’re pouring a Surprise Teatime. My guest is writer and lifelong student of history Peter Gribble. Peter was born in Montréal, Québec, and now makes his home on British Columbia’s West Coast. His educational journey alone tells us something about the way his mind works. He studied art at Sheridan College School of Design, experimental psychology at the University of Toronto, and education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He’s written for NUVO and other British Columbia publications, spent years writing about gardening, and worked in bookstores—an experience that strengthened his belief that books can inspire, challenge, and transform us. But tonight we’re entering another world. Peter created the fantasy series The City of the Magicians, set in a civilization that has rejected traditional warfare. Sounds peaceful, doesn’t it? But Peter asks us to look deeper. What happens when physical weapons are replaced by intellect? What happens when psychological strategy becomes power? What happens when telepathic ability can protect a society—but also become its greatest vulnerability? And perhaps the biggest question: Does rejecting warfare actually eliminate humanity’s capacity for conflict? Peter’s childhood experiences in postwar France also left him fascinated by the things societies don’t talk about—the history beneath the history and the shadows that remain even when people stop speaking about what happened. When I asked Peter his favourite colour, he didn’t give me blue, green, or red. He gave me: “An octopus’ shifting iridescence.”That alone tells me this is going to be an interesting Teatime. His one word is: AWAKE!His T-E-E is: Talismanic • Effervescence • Acuity. And three phrases sharing his story are: Subterranean • Cultural Explorer • Observant Reverence. Peter Gribble, welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz. Talismanic • Effervescence • Acuity. Stay curious. Stay observant. And perhaps most importantly…Stay awake. Peter Gribble is a Canadian author and lifelong student of history whose fantasy series, The City of the Magicians, explores knowledge, power, pacifism, and human nature. Drawing from studies in art, psychology, and education, along with experiences in journalism and bookselling, Peter creates imaginative worlds that challenge readers to look deeper. #TeatimeWithMissLiz #PeterGribble #CityOfTheMagicians #FantasyLiterature #CanadianAuthors Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support .

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  Episode #129

  Miss Liz Serves Shellee Howard COLLEGE READY

  Sep 8, 20261h 1mS7

  Shellee Howard September 8th, 2026 | 7 PM EST College Ready Education • Scholarships • College Planning • Student Success • Debt-Free Futures Title: COLLEGE READY: Dream College Without the Mountain of Debt Subtitle: Helping Teens Build the Experience, Confidence & Strategy to Stand Out On September 8th at 7 PM EST, Teatime with Miss Liz welcomes Shellee Howard, founder and CEO of College Ready⁠, educational consultant and mother of four debt-free college graduates—including a Harvard pre-med alumnus. Shellee’s work focuses on helping students and their families approach college differently: identifying the right schools, building meaningful student experiences, navigating admissions and pursuing scholarship opportunities. According to her bio, the families she has worked with have collectively earned more than $80 million in scholarships. She is a University of California graduate and was named a 2026 Global Educational Consultant of the Year. But there’s another classroom that has shaped Shellee’s perspective: The world. Originally from California, Shellee has traveled to an extraordinary 102 countries, bringing a global perspective to education, opportunity and what young people can learn beyond a traditional classroom. Her favorite colour is BLUE. Her one word is CARING. And her T-E-E brings something especially fitting to the table: Teen • Experience • Extraordinaire Connect with Shellee on Instagram⁠, LinkedIn⁠, TikTok⁠ and YouTube⁠. TEATIME INTRODUCTION Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where education isn’t only about what we learn—it’s about what we do with what we’ve learned. Tonight we’re talking about something that can bring excitement, pride, confusion and sometimes enormous financial pressure into a family: College. What if preparing a teenager for college wasn’t simply about grades? What if it was also about discovering who they are, what makes them different, what experiences will help them grow and how they can pursue an education without automatically accepting decades of debt? My guest tonight is Shellee Howard, founder and CEO of College Ready. She’s a UC graduate, educational consultant and mother of four debt-free college graduates—including a Harvard pre-med alumnus. Through College Ready, Shellee has helped families pursue top-choice college acceptances and collectively secure more than $80 million in scholarships. She’s also traveled to 102 countries, so I definitely want to dig into what the world has taught her that a textbook couldn’t. Her favorite colour is blue. Her one word is caring. And her T-E-E is: Teen • Experience • Extraordinaire. Shellee, welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz. Grab your cup, and let’s dig deep. CLOSING SUMMARY Tonight’s conversation reminds us that being College Ready should mean more than being ready to submit an application. It means preparing young people to make decisions. To understand money. To discover their strengths. To experience the world. To ask questions. And perhaps most importantly, to understand that the name printed across a college sweatshirt doesn’t determine the value of the person wearing it. Shellee’s work challenges families to think about education as an investment—but also as an experience that should serve the individual student. Because getting accepted is one milestone. Building a life you actually want to live is the bigger journey. Shellee, thank you for bringing your caring heart, global experiences and Teen • Experience • Extraordinaire T-E-E to my table. Food for Thought from Miss Liz“ Education should open doors, but young people also need the confidence to decide which doors are actually theirs to walk through.” — Miss Liz #TeatimeWithMissLiz #ShelleeHoward #CollegeReady #ScholarshipSuccess #EducationMatters Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support .

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  Episode #128

  Miss Liz Serves Dr Andre P Walton Plan4Change

  Sep 4, 20261 hourS7

  PLAN4CHANGE LLC Dr. Andre P. Walton September 4th, 2026 | 3 PM EST Creative Thinking • Burnout • Innovation • Change Title: PLAN4CHANGE: Thinking Differently to Create Change Subtitle: Burnout, Innovation & Why Creative Thinking Matters On September 4th at 3 PM EST, Teatime with Miss Liz welcomes Dr. Andre P. Walton—TEDx speaker, international bestselling author, burnout and innovation coach, professor, and the mind behind PLAN4CHANGE⁠.Born in the United Kingdom, Dr. Andre has lived and worked in seven countries, visited more than 20 others, and now calls Reno, Nevada, USA home. That international experience has helped shape an approach to leadership and problem-solving that fits his one-word description perfectly: Unorthodox. His professional work bridges creativity, entrepreneurship, marketing, management, justice management, innovation and burnout. He has taught at the University of Nevada, Reno and serves as a visiting professor of Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Newport Business School in Wales. His favourite colour is blue, and the T-E-E he is bringing to the table is: The Importance of Creative Thinking, because sometimes creating change doesn’t begin with finding a better answer. It begins with asking a completely different question. Follow Dr. Andre on LinkedIn⁠, Facebook⁠, YouTube⁠ and Instagram⁠. Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where we don’t just talk about change—we dig into the experiences, ideas and choices that can create it. Today we’re talking about something many of us have experienced: What happens when the way we’ve always done things stops working? My guest, Dr. Andre P. Walton, describes himself with one fascinating word: Unorthodox. He’s a TEDx speaker, international bestselling author, burnout and innovation coach, and educator whose work explores the importance of creative thinking. Born in the UK, Andre has lived and worked in seven countries and travelled to more than 20 others. Today, he’s based in Reno, Nevada, bringing a global perspective to creativity, entrepreneurship, business and change. His favourite colour is blue. And the T-E-E he’s bringing to my table is the Importance of Creative Thinking. So today, I want us to explore not only how we think—but whether the thinking that got us here is capable of taking us where we want to go next. Dr. Andre, welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz. Grab your cup, and let’s dig deep. CLOSING: Today’s conversation reminds us that change isn’t always about working harder. Sometimes we need to think differently. Dr. Andre P. Walton brings an interesting combination to this conversation: global experience, education, entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and an understanding of burnout. And maybe that’s exactly why these conversations belong together. Because we cannot keep demanding innovation from exhausted people while giving them no room to imagine. We cannot ask people to create change while punishing them for questioning the way things have always been done. And we cannot prepare for tomorrow using only yesterday’s thinking. Dr. Andre, thank you for bringing your unorthodox perspective and the Importance of Creative Thinking to my table. Food for Thought from Miss Liz: “Sometimes the plan for change isn’t another set of instructions. It’s giving ourselves permission to question the instructions we’ve been following.” — Miss Liz #TeatimeWithMissLiz #DrAndreWalton #PLAN4CHANGE #CreativeThinking #Innovation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support .

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  Episode #127

  Miss Liz Serves Ashley T. Brundage Empowering Differences

  Sep 3, 20261h 1mS7

  Empowering Differences Ashley T. Brundage September 3rd, 2026 | 7 PM EST Leadership • Empowerment • Resilience • Human Potential Title: Empowering Differences: Turning Differences Into Leadership Strengths Subtitle: From Homelessness to Leadership — Building Empowerment Through Every Difference. On September 3rd at 7 PM EST, Teatime with Miss Liz welcomes leadership development expert, author, speaker, and CEO of Empowering Differences⁠, Ashley T. Brundage. Ashley brings a remarkable professional and personal journey to the table. After experiencing a year and a half of homelessness, she rebuilt her life, beginning as a part-time bank teller in 2010 and advancing to national vice president working in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at PNC Bank within just a few years. Today, Ashley travels internationally sharing her research and approach to leadership, empowerment, organizational development, and creating environments where human differences can become strengths rather than barriers. Her work through Empowering Differences explores how organizations can move beyond simply talking about empowerment and begin measuring the actions that create it. Her APP of Empowerment examines both authority- and power-driven elements—from confidence, skills and wellness to time, money and actual decision-making power. Ashley is also an author, consultant, researcher and mother of two teenage boys. Her leadership and community work has received recognition in Florida, and her experience has taken her from corporate leadership to consulting and speaking around the world. Her favourite colours are red and purple. Her one word is Resilient. And her T-E-E? Transferring Empowerment Everywhere or Transforming Empowerment Everywhere to minimize their differences and start asking: How can those differences become part of their power? Ashley T. Brundage is an award-winning leadership and empowerment expert, author, speaker, and CEO of Empowering Differences. From overcoming homelessness to becoming a national DEI leader, Ashley transformed adversity into impact. Her work helps individuals and organizations leverage differences, measure empowerment, strengthen leadership, and create meaningful, sustainable change worldwide. Opening: Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where we bring real stories, real experiences, and real conversations to the table. Tonight we’re talking about something every human being carries: Differences. Differences in our experiences. Differences in our identities. Differences in how we lead, communicate, learn, struggle and succeed. My guest, Ashley T. Brundage, has built her work around a powerful idea—that our differences don’t have to divide us. They can become sources of empowerment. Ashley knows transformation personally. After experiencing a year and a half of homelessness, she entered banking as a part-time teller and rose into national leadership, eventually serving as a vice president in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at PNC Bank. Today, she’s the CEO of Empowering Differences, an international speaker, author, researcher and leadership development expert who helps people and organizations understand empowerment in practical measurable ways. She’s also a mom raising two teenage boys while building a company and taking her message around the world. And most importantly, it can be shared. Ashley T. Brundage’s journey—from homelessness to corporate leadership, entrepreneurship and international advocacy—shows how dramatically circumstances can change when opportunity, action, resilience and empowerment intersect. But perhaps the larger lesson is that leadership isn’t about creating a room where everyone becomes the same. It’s about creating a room where people don’t have to erase what makes them different in order to contribute. #TeatimeWithMissLiz #AshleyTBrundage #EmpoweringDifferences #LeadershipDevelopment #Empowerment Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support .

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