Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria

This episode features a man who truly embodies overcoming major life challenges with both physical and mental strength and grace. This incredibly inspiring man is Patrick McLaughlin, husband, father, local business owner, survivor of a major car accident that led to over 38 surgeries, and is now battling brain cancer! If this isn’t a testament to the strength of the human spirit, I don’t know what is!

Patrick says, “It is because of my Faith and amazing friends and family that I manage to get through all these trials.” Patrick has a true love for life and even though he is fighting against the odds, he certainly hasn’t given up.  Instead, he works to spread the feelings of love and happiness to anyone that will listen.  So, do yourself and Patrick a favor by listening to his incredible life story, his insights and perspective to overcoming obstacles and how he manages to live his best life, while helping others do the same. His story really puts things into perspective, so don’t sweat the small stuff and be thankful for all the wonderful things in our lives.

For photos and links to connect with Patrick, visit our website’s Podcast page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast 

This episode features a fellow acclaimed Arizona architect, Brent Kendle, whom Mark met back in the early 80’s during Architecture School. Brent grew up in Chicago and was inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright to become an architect and attend ASU’s Architecture Program. The Passive Solar program they were promoting to students was very pragmatic and eco-friendly, which appealed to Brent’s preferred style of design and prompted him to move West. 

After 10 years as a partner at Cornoyer Hedrick, Brent ventured on his own to found Kendle Design Collaborative, located in Scottsdale, in 2002. Today, they are an internationally acclaimed residential architectural firm specializing in regionally inspired modern design. KDC’s projects have been featured in luxury magazines, national brand advertisements, international design exhibits, books on modern and eco design, and design publications from more than 30 countries.

For more information on Brent Kendle and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast

This week’s episode kicks off the virtual opening of Iconic Haus Winter 2020 with the woman who orchestrated it all, Renee Dee. Renee is the Founder and Publisher of Iconic Life Magazine,  and Iconic Haus is a designer show house that was designed by Candelaria Design, built by Temac Development and decorated by 22 award-winning designers. This podcast will feature all three of these team leads, Renee, Mark Candelaria and Tim McCormac of Temac talking about the house and all the fabulous things in store! Iconic Haus is open VIRTUALLY to the public from November 27-December 14th and will be the site of a few small, special events to benefit The Heart Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The virtual tour is free, so be sure and check it out at the link below!

I open the episode by briefly chatting with my wife and daughter about our wonderful Thanksgiving and share our gratitude for all the blessings in our lives. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!

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In this episode, I got to sit down with my friend and former Mayor of Paradise Valley, Vernon Parker. And his lovely wife Lisa.

Vernon served as first ever Assistant of Civil Rights for the Dept. of Agriculture and was a part of the settlement team for the largest civil rights claim ever won against the US, served as General Console of the US Office of Personal Management in D.C., and served as Special Assistant to President George HW Bush.

Vernon shares his story growing up in Long Beach, CA living with his Grandma in a poor neighborhood on welfare, being frequently robbed, watching his uncle shoot up heroin, yet Vernon was determined to lead a better life and make his grandmother, who meant so much to him, proud. Where he went to high school was actually the school the movie Freedom Writers is based around.  He overcame so many setbacks and obstacles in life and went on to eventually graduate from Cal State-Long Beach with a degree in Finance and then went on to Law School at Georgetown University at age 25 with the financial help of his mother and grandmother. It was at Georgetown University where Vernon met his lovely wife and the two graduated together and later got married! In 1997 the happy couple moved to Paradise Valley,  and by 2008 Vernon was elected Mayor due to his drive and vision! Listen to this inspiring story and how Vernon rose through the ranks and his perspective on social justice,  racism and politics in America.

For more information on Vernon Parker and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast

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This episode of Inspiring Living I speak with Founder & Owner of Tickets Unlimited, my friend Danny Sharaby. Danny created this business about 30 years ago while trying to support himself through Law School, but was so successful that when he graduated he never pursued Law and instead went into the ticket resale business! Shortly after he founded his company that handles the buying and selling of premium tickets for sporting events, theater and concerts around the world! 

Danny and I chat about how he wound up in the ticket business, his early years on the East Coast, and how the pandemic has affected the business and him personally. We explore the lessons he’s learned from the many twists and turns his life has presented. We wrap up by hearing about some of the amazing events and people he has met throughout the years and what events are on the horizon for 2021! This guy is full of energy and tenacity, so give it a listen & subscribe!
For more information on Danny & Tickets Unlimited, as well as our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast

Today’s podcast episode features the incredibly talented interior designer and famed writer, Patricia Hart McMillan from San Antonio, Texas.  We are proud to have three of our Candelaria Design homes featured in her recent book Christmas By Design  which is available on our website at candelariadesign.com/candelaria-collection/christmas-by-design

In this episode we follow Patricia from her early years on the farm to her blossoming interior design career in New York City and then her transition to becoming a renowned writer. She has now written 22 books and has more in the works.

Patricia is now working with me and mentoring me through the book writing process. Together with her publisher, we have at least two books we are now working on featuring our Candelaria Design homes from the last twenty years along with recipes connected to each home!

Patricia is so knowledgable and in this episode she shares some of her insights and wisdom she has learned from the lessons collected throughout her career.

For photos and more on Patricia and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast 

Our guest today is Associate Broker and Real Estate Advisor, Sandra Wilken of Modern Portfolio Real Estate Services. Modern Portfolio provides clients with the highest level real estate buying and selling experience along with a wide variety of premier concierge services, the first and only concierge service program of its kind in Arizona.

Sandra Wilken’s love for PV and Scottsdale, Arizona began more than 50 years ago when her family relocated here from Boston. That love, along with her natural winning way with people, inspired her decision to jump head-long into the real estate industry. Sandra has devoted more than half of her 40+ year career to working with developers to create high-end luxury communities in the Valley of the Sun. Today, Sandra and her team are both humbled and extremely proud to have sold more than $1.4 billion in new development residential real estate since 1979.

Sandra has played a part in the completion of seven world-class developments in AZ, such as The Phoenician Resort and Gainey Ranch Golf Community. Listen as Sandra describes the details on how these amazing travel and living destinations came to be and her real estate career. We’ll also talk travel and the real estate trends she’s seeing for the Phoenix metro.

For photos and more on Sandra and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast 

This episode of Inspiring Living features one of our dear friends from Umbria, Italy, Elizabeth Wholey. We met Elizabeth many years ago during our Candelaria Design Tour Italy adventures and she has been our on-site chef and host for over ten years now when we stay at her Farmhouses while in Umbria.

This is Elizabeth’s third appearance on our podcast and she gives us an update on how things are going there in Italy with the whole Covid-19 Pandemic. It is very interesting to get her perspective on how Italy has been dealing with the pandemic, especially over the course of the recent holidays, and shares her thoughts on how this might play out over the course of 2021.

We have scheduled our 2021 Candelaria Design Tour Italy thinking and hoping we might be able to pull it off this year. This will be our 16th Tour Italy over the last 20 years, so you do not want to miss being a part of this experience and get to meet Elizabeth for yourself. Our dates are set for September 15th – 29th starting in Florence, a week in Umbria and Tuscany, and finishing with a stay at the Villa d’Este on Lake Como.  Click on the link for more info on our tours: https://www.candelariadesign.com/sign-upitaly2020

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethwholey/
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.wholey
Elizabeth is also an amazing chef and has written a wonderful book about the cuisine and culture of Umbria: https://www.altabella.com/sustenance__an_italian_culinary_guidebook

For photos and more on this and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast 

Today’s podcast features Catherine Anaya, a name you may recognize from the local news in the past. Catherine is a  journalist, motivational speaker, media personality with 25+ years as a TV news anchor, event host and emcee, co-hosts a weekly radio show and is the founder of multimedia company, 4Hearts Media LLC. 

She describes her journey from college at USC, to her first job as a news anchor in Texas, to Channel 12 in Phoenix in 1992, then back to LA for four years, then finally wound up back in Phoenix where she worked as an anchor for Channel 5 news for 12 years and an award-winning columnist.

Mark & Catherine discuss the balance they’ve had to find while juggling their work, passions, family and health and why it’s important to “step off the hamster wheel”  and reflect on your past accomplishments, failures, lessons, etc. Catherine discusses the hard decision to step away from her lifetime of anchoring and what it was like to transition into a new path for her future, and the exciting things she’s been involved with since!

Connect with Catherine: 

4Hearts Media 

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For photos and more on this and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast 

Today’s podcast episode features two fabulous ladies who help run local nonprofit, Elevate Phoenix: Dalila A. Gamper and Jazmine Hall. Dalila started as a teacher with Elevate back  in 2009 and is now the Executive Director and Jazmine, who was actually one of Dalila’s student’s while in high school, has become the Development Director for Elevate Phoenix! Candelaria Design has been involved the past few years as a mentor and has attended and sponsored some events since being introduced to Elevate through our client, PGA Pro, Tom Lehman.

Targeting individual students, Elevate Phoenix provides curriculum and support to aid students at risk of dropping out of school, through meaningful mentorships, relationships, opportunities and experiences that shape students into the young adults we know they can be. Elevate employs a holistic approach to meet each child’s needs, which means full-time salaried teacher-mentors, year-round programming, cross-age mentoring and a long-term relational approach in four areas: accredited classes, mentoring, reading & literacy, and graduation and post-secondary plans. Elevate serves roughly 4500 students per year who achieve a 98% graduation rate with 100% of the students having post secondary plans.

Join us in growing their programs across the entire Phoenix Union High School District, consider joining as a mentor or guest speaker, or donate and receive an Arizona tax credit up to $400 for single filers and $800 for married/joint filers. Their mission and their success rate are absolutely amazing and we have been so grateful to see firsthand how together we can make a difference in these children’s lives and in our community.

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For photos and more on this and our other episodes, visit our Podcast’s webpage: candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast