Talking Business and Life (formerly Italian Impact Podcast)

This week, Steve Mancini and Claudio Reilsono interview Jodi Velazquez.  Jodi is an award winning author and her recent book, Know the Enemy: Preventing Weight Gain, Diabetes and Disease is a collection of 16 years of documenting her journey of helping her young daughter with diabetes management.  This is a powerful episode which shows how small decisions can have very important impacts!  Learn more about Jodi here:  https://jodivelazquez.com/about/

This week we interview the President of the 2025 USL Champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds.  In this episode, we talk everything from how to lead an organization to what makes a championship organization different from others.  

This week we interview a fantastic author Michael LoMonico. Mike's book, "Brooklyn to Yellowstone: A 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps Odyssey" is absolutely fantastic!

This week's episode has some great advice to get you ready for the holiday season.  We also have some interesting news for our listeners so , we're very excited to share this week's episode.  Lastly, be sure to check out:  https://stephenmanciniproductions.com/ and reach out, we would love to hear from you!

This week we interview David Angeron.  David is an Author & Certified Sport Psychology Coach / Certified Stress Management Coach that educates athletes on the mental aspects of achieving excellence in sport.  He is also the founder of John Melvin University...yes, he founded a very successful university and in this episode we're going to talk about how faith and hard work can make anything possible!

This week we interview Tim Carrico.  Tim is a retired executive who will provide some of the best leadership advice you will hear.  He has been leading people and organizations for decades and knows exactly how to succeed.   This is an excellent episode for anyone who wants to understand what makes some people more effective than others in leadership roles.

This week we interview Richard Martini.  Rich is a highly successful American film director, producer, screenwriter and freelance journalist.  Rich has directed numerous films and documentaries such as You Can't Hurry Love, which featured the debut of Bridget Fonda, and his most recent  documentary, Hacking the Afterlife.  In this episode, we talk everything from film to culture and  hear some of Rich's incredible advice on everything from film to life.  Learn more about Rich here:  https://www.richardmartini.com/new-page 

This week you get two incredible guests!  We are very lucky to have 2x Super Bowl winning champion, former Pittsburgh Steeler, Robin Cole Sr. and his son, the great Dr. Robin Cole Jr. who recently published, "Lessons From Behind the Steel Curtain: From Steel to Strategy to Sentience".  This episode will teach you a lot about leadership and truly motivate you to be a better person, you'll absolutely love it!  To get a copy of the book, please check out:  https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Behind-Steel-Curtain-Sentience/dp/B0FX7R2KQW

This week we meet an absolutely wonderful person, a proud Italian-American, family man, successful businessman and just a great guest for us, Mike Embrescia.  Mike represents all of the 1.2 million residents of Allegheny County and embodies what we all want from our leaders.  In this episode, we talk about what those early influences were that made him who he is today.  Learn more about Mike here but tune in as this is just a fantastic interview!  https://mikeembrescia.com/meet-mike/

This week's guest is author and screenwriter Mike DeLucia.   Mike is very passionate about representing Italians in a far more favorable light than is typically seen  in movies/shows.  His latest work, Time Passages: Echoes of Troy, is a wonderful, must read story of time travel and is absolutely a book you won't want to put down!  You can find out more about Mike and his works here:  https://www.booksbymikedelucia.com/