Main Street Moxie
Main Street Moxie was born out of our love of the spoken word and constantly being inspired by people, businesses, and organizations that are mavericks in their own way. Our guests took a leap, all because they believed in themselves, and as a result, made something out of nothing. They had a vision and the necessary belief, and paved a new way – they had MOXIE! You can learn from these moxie stories. We're all capable of moxie in our lives and through our conversations with guests, you'll learn how to move your own moxie along the moxie meter.
Episodes
53 episodes
Episode 28: Jenny Hansell
Jenny’s moxie is like a snowball that keeps getting bigger! She adds a bit more moxie with every opportunity and experience she encounters. She has worked to improve the lives of others in ways that use her skills and talents while also gett...
Episode 27: Nadim Sadek
Part of Nadim’s brand is moxie. He has founded, built, and led three major businesses: Sadek Wynberg Research, a qualitative research agency; Inish Turk Beg, an island off the coast of Ireland from which he built an award-winnin...
Episode 26: Leo Marzen
Leo believes moxie can benefit from solid financial planning and a long-term approach. Taking risks feels less risky when you know your big picture and are clear about your life and fiscal priorities.In this episode, Leo shares...
Episode 25: Unlocking Connecticut's Lora and Bev
Lora Karam and Bev Canepari are unlocking the riches of Connecticut one town at a time through their website, blog, and social media platform, Unlocking Connecticut. ...
Episode 24: Gratitude is the Attitude Thanksgiving Mini Episode with Thorunn and Mary
We are thankful for so much this year! And Thanksgiving is the perfect time to show that. In this mini-episode, we talk about what we’ve learned from guests about gratitude and moxie.We also briefly explore the science of grati...
Episode 23: Anne Makepeace
A life of making documentary films takes moxie, and Anne is proof of that. She has sought out people with moxie who do what they can to make lives better for themselves, their families, and their communities. Her films put real faces to issu...
Episode 22: Lexi Ryan
Lexi’s got moxie–and so do the characters in her romance and fantasy novels. Her lifelong dream of being a writer has been achieved through grit, trial and error, and a whole lot of imagination. In this episode of ...
Episode 21: Carita Gardiner
Carita adores words, and much of her moxie is fueled by writing them, reading them, speaking them, and encouraging others to love them as much as she does. In this episode, Carita helps Main Street Moxie launch a new liter...
Episode 20: Rachel Doriss
Rachel has a designer’s moxie. Her creativity and observation skills serve her in life and in her career in textiles. A college class field trip allowed her to imagine a professional path working with fabric and weaving, a craft she lovingly...
Episode 19: Tara Sullivan
Tara has a set of moxie skills and traits that she packs up and takes with her in whatever professional or volunteer position she finds herself in. She uses her moxie for public benefit and to raise awareness of the history of the Hudson Val...
Episode 18: Thorunn Kristjansdottir and Mary O'Neill
Here we are again. It's another rascally federal holiday that falls on a Moxie Monday.Today it's Labor Day. According to the Department of Labor website, Labor Day honors the ac...
Episode 17: Kathy Davies
This episode of Main Street Moxie with Kathy Davies explores design thinking as a method for moxie. Life design is a way to get unstuck in your life by ratcheting up the curiosity, creating opportunities for incrementa...
Episode 16: Vemilo
We’re bringing the average guest age way down and amping up on the moxitude in this episode with Vemilo (he/him). He brings energy, wisdom, creativity, and love to his moxie. He talks about the power of chosen families and a good bargain, us...
Episode 15: Laurie Lisle
Laurie’s moxie is expressed through her writing. Through this creative medium, she has explored herself and others, tackling challenges, embracing change, understanding setbacks, and making sense of universal themes in the human experience. ...
Episode 14: Susan Gibson
Susan Gibson brings her moxie to the volunteer world, sharing her observations and advice so others can discover how international volunteerism and travel, as well as local involvement, can change the world, their communities–and themselves....
Episode 13: Moxie by Proxy--Sarah Getz on Arthur Kimmig Getz
In this Moxie by Proxy episode, Sarah Getz explores the moxie of her father, The New Yorker magazine cover artist Arthur Kimmig Getz. We talk about Arthur’s cre...
Episode 12: Moxie by Proxy--Roger Berkowitz on Hannah Arendt
Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College, shares the story and ideas of political thinker Hannah Arendt in this M...
Episode 11: Thorunn Kristjansdottir and Mary O'Neill
There's one downside to Moxie Monday--and that's when it falls on a holiday. Memorial Day is for honoring those who gave their lives during military service for our country and it's a day for spending with family and friends.
Episode 10: Abby Auerbach
Abby is the Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at TVB (Television Bureau of Advertising), the national not-for-profit trade association representing the U.S. television ...
Episode 9: Fred Rutberg
Fred is the president and publisher of New England Newspapers, Inc., which owns The Berkshire Eagle located...
Episode 8: Ned Sullivan
Ned Sullivan locates the roots of his moxie in his relationship with the outdoors. Pivotal experiences in nature have helped him navigate change and uncertainty, as well as cultivate leadership and collaboration skills and the ability to cha...
Episode 7: Judith Monachina
Judith Monachina has understated moxie and wonders if she even possesses it! We've convinced her otherwise. She is currently the Director of the
Episode 6: Stephanie Stanton
Stephanie Stanton is the founder and owner of High Vibe Chick where she is an empowerment coach & branding photographer for intuitive women. She also facilitates a community of h...
Episode 5: Moxie by Proxy--Historian Peter Vermilyea on Eleanor Roosevelt
Moxie by Proxy is a feature of Main Street Moxie in which a historian or writer introduces us to the moxie of someone from the past. In this episode, we talk to local historian and educator Peter Vermilyea about the moxie of Eleanor Roosevelt. ...
Episode 4: Mayor Kamal Johnson
Kamal Johnson is the first Black mayor of Hudson, NY--and its youngest. In our conversation, he talks about how his early years shaped the person and leader he has become. He describes his vision of governance as an all-hands-on-deck endeavor, ...
