Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Germany-based Andrew Moorhead: Mirage, Jazz Piano & the Mathematics of Improvisation

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Germany-based Jazz Pianist & Composer Andrew Moorhead.

Dig this fascinating conversation as we explore his new 2026 album Mirage, his journey through jazz and beyond, and the unique intersection of music, physics, discipline, improvisation, and creative risk that shapes his work.

Mirage is a strikingly personal suite of etudes — music born from inquiry, discipline, experimentation, and a willingness to step into the unknown. Across the album, Moorhead explores phased time signatures, interlocking melodic cycles, and that elusive space between muscle memory and pure spontaneity.

Born in Houston, Moorhead studied piano and physics at the University of Texas. During his university years and after graduating in 2006, he became an active musician in Austin, immersing himself in a multifaceted music scene that offered opportunities to develop through jazz, metal, R&B, and other musical worlds.

Now based in Germany, Moorhead continues to explore what happens when complex ideas, deep musical study, and improvisational freedom collide.

In this conversation, we get into Mirage, his unusual musical philosophy, the relationship between physics and music, his Austin years, jazz piano, composition, experimentation, and the fascinating story behind his career.

Get Andrew Moorhead's Mirage: Origin Arts – Mirage

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Founder/CEO of Beacon Media Adrienne Wilkerson: Building a Mission-Driven Marketing Empire

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Podcaster, Author, Founder & CEO of Beacon Media & Marketing Adrienne Wilkerson.

Adrienne has spent decades building businesses and helping founders turn their missions into meaningful growth. She started her first business in 2001 and has gone on to build a national digital marketing agency specializing in mental and behavioral health organizations.

Beacon Media & Marketing has earned Inc. 5000 recognition for three consecutive years, reflecting Adrienne's journey as an entrepreneur and business leader. She's also a published author and the host of The Beacon Way podcast.

At the heart of Adrienne's work is a simple but powerful idea: founders shouldn't have to second-guess their marketing. When the way a company shows up in the world genuinely reflects the mission behind the business, the connection becomes stronger — and when the connection is right, the growth follows.

In this conversation, Adrienne and Joe dig into entrepreneurship, digital marketing, branding, leadership, mental and behavioral health marketing, building a mission-driven business, business growth, authenticity, overcoming uncertainty and the lessons she's learned from more than two decades as an entrepreneur.

From starting her first business in 2001 to leading a nationally recognized agency, hosting The Beacon Way and helping other founders find clarity in their marketing, Adrienne's story is packed with insight, reinvention and hard-earned lessons.

It’s quite a story. We get into the whole story.

More Adrienne / The Beacon Way: The Beacon Way

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Coach Helen Armstrong: From HR Executive to Finding Purpose & Authenticity

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Coach & Former HR Executive Helen Armstrong.

For twenty-seven years, Helen worked as an HR executive in financial services. She became known as the “Dot Connector” — the person who could see the pattern nobody else caught and understand what was happening beneath the surface.

But Helen's story goes much deeper than a successful corporate career.

As a highly sensitive and empathetic child, she experienced the world differently from those around her. She learned early that she needed to perform, fit in and be “more appropriate.” That ability to adapt helped shape her professional success — but eventually came at a tremendous personal cost.

By her mid-forties, Helen had checked virtually every box that conventional success was supposed to deliver. Yet she found herself miserable, unhealthy and completely unfulfilled.

That's when the change happened.

In this conversation, Helen and Joe dig into her remarkable career pivot, the hidden cost of performing, highly sensitive people, empathy, corporate life, burnout, authenticity, personal growth, finding purpose and what it takes to build a life that actually feels right.

It's a powerful story about recognizing when the path you're on no longer fits — and having the courage to change direction.

More Helen: helenarmstrong.life

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Speaker & Entrepreneur Chris Abazis: Break the Script, Embrace Discomfort & Start Saying YES

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Entrepreneur, Entertainer, Speaker & Author Chris Abazis.

After more than 20 years helping people build successful businesses and lives, Chris Abazis has become fascinated by a powerful paradox: the same routines, identities and behaviors that help us become successful can eventually become the very things that keep us stuck.

Chris has coached entrepreneurs, sales professionals and leaders through growth, change, communication and the pursuit of success. He has trained and coached more than 1,000 professionals, built and led businesses, spoken on stages and reinvented his own career more than once.

Now, his work explores what happens when we stop following the script.

How can our routines quietly make our lives smaller? When does playing it safe become a barrier to growth? What happens when we embrace discomfort, challenge our identities and start saying YES again?

From his base in Florida, Chris and Joe dig into entrepreneurship, personal growth, leadership, success, reinvention, habits, identity, communication, taking risks and creating a life that doesn't simply look successful — but feels alive.

It's a fascinating conversation about breaking patterns, getting unstuck and giving yourself permission to write a new chapter.

More Chris: chrisabazis.com

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NYC-based Actor Jeff Brooks: Beetlejuice, Broadway & the Magic of Starlight KC | Oct. 2-4, 2026

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Actor Jeff Brooks, who plays Charles in Beetlejuice the Musical at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, October 2-4, 2026.

We caught up with this talented New York City actor as he returns to Kansas City for the edgy, irreverent and wildly entertaining Broadway smash hit musical comedy Beetlejuice.

For Jeff, the stage has been part of his DNA since he was a kid. He famously went to rehearsals with his mom and spent time in a crib offstage, growing up surrounded by actors, rehearsals and the magic of live theatre.

His career has taken him across the country in major national tours, including Dear Evan Hansen as Larry, Chicago as Billy, A Bronx Tale as Sonny, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music and much more.

Now Jeff and the Beetlejuice crew are bringing the strange and unusual to Kansas City for just three performances, October 2-4, triumphantly marking the final show of Starlight's 2026 Broadway Season.

In this conversation, we dig into Jeff's journey as an actor, his lifelong connection to theatre, touring nationally, playing Charles in Beetlejuice, returning to Kansas City and what makes this outrageous musical such a unique experience onstage.

If you're a fan of Broadway musicals, live theatre, Beetlejuice, Starlight Theatre or great stories from the people behind the curtain, dig into this conversation with Jeff Brooks.

Get tickets & more: Starlight Theatre – Beetlejuice Tickets

Enjoy this interview — and catch the show...

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NYC-based Haruna Fukazawa: Plays at the Wrong Time | Jazz Flute, Frank Wess & Creative Freedom

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Japanese-born, New York-based flutist & improviser Haruna Fukazawa.

Dig this interview as we get into her brilliant new 2026 album, Plays at the Wrong Time, her journey through the world of jazz, and the creative philosophy behind bringing the flute forward as a complete jazz voice.

Clear, swinging, lyrical, and rhythmically playful, Plays at the Wrong Time turns “wrong time” into a creative principle — embracing surprise, wit, freedom, and the unexpected. Fukazawa brings together original music and fresh interpretations of familiar repertoire while drawing on both her classical discipline and the improvisational spirit that has shaped her artistry.

Her journey began as a classical flutist before she discovered a deeper creative home in jazz. A major influence along the way was legendary saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess, whose mentorship and encouragement helped bring Fukazawa to New York City and strengthened her belief in the flute as a complete improvising voice.

In this conversation, we explore her new album, her musical evolution, the influence of Frank Wess, the possibilities of the jazz flute, improvisation, creativity, and what it means to embrace the unexpected.

Listen to Plays at the Wrong Time: Apple Music

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Lawyer, Artist & Coach Julie Waas: The Midlife Reboot, Reinvention & Unstoppable Mornings

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Author, Certified High Performance Coach, Practicing Attorney & Artist Julie Waas.

After more than 39 years practicing law, Julie has built a remarkable life that reaches far beyond the courtroom. She is also a self-taught abstract artist whose work has been showcased internationally in New York, London, Madrid, Miami, Milan, Venice and Innsbruck.

But Julie's most powerful work may be the personal transformation that inspired her mission.

A devoted mom to three adult sons, including one with autism, Julie knows firsthand the challenges and possibilities that can come with major life transitions. Her own experience navigating the empty nest became the foundation for a powerful new chapter — and a mission to help women embrace midlife as an opportunity for reinvention.

Julie is the author of The Midlife Reboot and the Unstoppable Mornings Journal. Through coaching programs, retreats, inspirational talks and transformational journaling tools, she helps women rediscover purpose, build momentum and create a life that feels deeply their own.

In this conversation, we dig into midlife transformation, empty nest life, reinvention, high performance, creativity, motherhood, purpose, personal growth and why getting older can actually open the door to something extraordinary.

More Julie: juliewaas.com

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