Stephanie Zelaya: Inspiring Us Through Song to Follow Our Dreams
July 6, 2016
Hosted by Alise Cortez, PhD
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Episode Description
Imagine your job is to make beautiful music and move and inspire people across the world with the beauty of your song. And consider you discovered this talent and have been cultivating it from the toddler years, thanks to the gift of a beloved grandfather who imparted his inspiration and recognized talent when he saw it. In this episode, we learn how international singer and composer Stephanie Zelaya found her passion at age 3 and continued her quest to develop it into a beautiful expression of who she is today in her early 20s as she tours the Americas. Singing in Spanish and English, she shares her early influences, key milestones, and educational opportunities and what she hopes most to give her listeners. Many people ache to discover the work they were meant to do and often lack the courage to pursue it once they do. Tune into this episode and listen to Stephanie share her story and you just might find your own inspiration to reach for the stars and follow your own life’s dreams.
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Alise Cortez, PhD
Dr. Alise Cortez is affectionately referred to as “The Anti-Undertaker” as she awakens the often otherwise “walking dead” to discover and nurture their passion, inspiration, and purpose in life and at work. She is one part Chief Purpose Officer and Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, and one part Inspirational Speaker, Author, and Radio Host. Having developed her expertise within the Human Capital / Organizational Excellence industry over the last 20 years, today she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, energizing engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. For individuals, she also facilitates the online Catch Fire global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to discover and create it for themselves.