Gratitude Geek
Gratitude Geek is the podcast for micropreneurs seeking business education to boost entrepreneurship, marketing, and productivity. Each week, host Kandas Rodarte—digital marketing pioneer, breast cancer thriver, and productivity coach—interviews inspirational business owners who’ve built thriving brands and businesses with gratitude and appreciation. Join us to learn, grow, and foster authentic connections while sowing seeds of success and kindness.
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What happens when you choose the harder path? Award-winning writer Erica Neubert Campbell shares her transformative breast cancer journey with host Kandas Rodarte in this powerful October breast cancer awareness episode. After watching her mother battle and lose her fight with breast cancer, Erica faced her own diagnos
Join us in this inspiring episode featuring Luba Patlakh, the Founder & Director of Kidology, Inc. As a resilient entrepreneur, Luba shares her remarkable journey from Manhattan broadcast journalism to establishing a thriving pediatric speech therapy practice. Discover how resilience is not just a personal trait, but a
LEGO isn’t just child’s play—it’s a tool for curiosity, confidence, and connection. In episode 290 of Gratitude Geek, host Kandas Rodarte sits down with Eric Archer, a middle school history teacher, lifelong LEGO builder, and dad of four, to explore how creativity with bricks shapes problem-solving skills and family bo
Podcasting can feel scary, exciting, and life-changing all at once. On episode 289 of Gratitude Geek, I hang out with Alesia Galati of Galati Media, who’s all about helping women entrepreneurs find their voice and share it with the world. We laugh, we get real about imposter syndrome, and we dig into how gratitude and
What if your darkest chapter became the foundation for your greatest success? In this episode of Gratitude Geek, Kandas Rodarte sits down with Lydia Knight, a cult survivor who rewrote her life and rose to become a 7-figure CEO and executive coach. Lydia shares how she transformed indoctrination into empowerment, why c
Running your own business is rewarding, but let’s be honest—it can also be exhausting, overwhelming, and sometimes downright soul-sucking. In this episode of Gratitude Geek, I chat with three powerhouse solopreneurs—Deb Davis, Nicole Halveka, and Di Hilstad—about survival-level self-care strategies for women over 40. F
