Lifedcoded

About Lifedcoded

Bringing to life inspiring stories of Ordinary People doing Extraordinary things.

Publisher

Nancy Mendes

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Sept 2020

Latest episode

5 Aug 2021

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2021

   An Inspiring story of a child care professional and an aspiring entrepreneur

   A graduate of the Sheridan College program in Child and Youth Work, Carol Lobo is a child care professional dedicated to helping children fruitfully grow and prosper. Always on her feet and adamant about keeping busy, her 14-year-long career portfolio consists of a diverse body of work, including retail, government, administration, and the one field incredibly close to her heart - customer service in the hospitality industry! Join us as we chat with Carol about her venture into entrepreneurship via @donatellos.pizza

2. 

   2 Jun 2021

   Meghan Pereira- An 18 Year old, who is a leader, writer and much more

   Meghan is a first year Economics major and Political Science minor at McGill University in Montreal, QC. She has always enjoyed leadership, service, and one too many debates. She captained the debate team and led them to victory at Yale University. She also held leadership positions all throughout high school, from class president in ninth grade, to a reelection in tenth grade, followed by a liaison position with the DPCDSB in grades 11 and 12. Her most fulfilling experience so far was her volunteering experience at the Sri Christa Sharan School in Birur, Karnataka. There, she lived and taught English & Social Studies and regularly counseled for the construction of another village school. Ever since the pandemic, she has turned to writing and writes for the student newspaper, the McGill Bull & Bear, as an opinion staff writer. And is an English tutor part time.

3. 

   4 May 2021

   Strong activist of climate change and a sustainable architect

   Anushka Samant, a 23 year old has an inspiring story to tell. She is a strong climate change activist and a sustainable architect. During one of her courses in Architecture, she had to work on a thesis and it was during this time, she started to question the role and scope of architecture in relation to climate issues and sustainability. How could the skills she was trying to obtain help solve this issue? She began to realise the shallowness with which we all look at sustainability. She says, that it's a known fact that "architecture informs culture and culture informs architecture. Throughout history, we have witnessed how architecture has the ability to mould lifestyles, yet we do not use this ability to the fullest. While I as an individual do not have the power to stop big industries from deepening the crisis, I have the power to design in ways that influence a better lifestyle."

4. 

   20 Apr 2021

   Celebrating World Autism Month

   April is dedicated as World Autism Month, it was declared by the Autism Society in April 1970. Autism touches more than 70 million people globally. Approximately 1 in 60 children and youth are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder as per World Health Organization, and this number continues to grow. Ayesha Jane Mendes, aged 10 years, will narrate inspiring stories of individuals, who suffer from Autism, but went on to create history.

5. 

   6 Apr 2021

   Seema D'Souza Pinto, the woman who wears several hats

   Seema D'Souza Pinto has worn many hats, she is a Marketing, Event & PR specialist with over 20 years experience in the Marketing Communications Industry. Having founded Semora Entertainment Works, she has spearheaded it’s growth by working with a multitude of high profile corporate clients like the IPL (Rajasthan Royals), South African Tourism, Google, Godrej Group, Lakme Fashion Week, BBC Knowledge, Femina, Cartoon Network, Yahoo India, Unilever, Disney, Airtel, Novartis, FIAT, etc. She excels in strategizing & implementing nationwide campaigns, and being an "ideas" person, has conceptualized & executed significant projects, like Cartoon Network's Toon Cricket, The WebWiz Awards and the more recent and noteworthy, Diabetic Food Trail. Her agency work experience and a dual MBA degree in Finance & Marketing have greatly reinforced her management skills, enhancing the practical knowledge of the strategic planning and creative process.

6. 

   9 Mar 2021

   In honour of International's women's month: story of Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi

   In honor of the International Women's month, Seema D'souza Pinto, from Mumbai India, will narrate a short story of Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi who fought valiantly against the British Empire in India. She is remembered for her valor, heroism and sacrificing her life fighting for her country India.

7. 

   2 Mar 2021

   An Aspiring Doctor who crosses boundaries

   Kevin D'Souza, born and raised in Kuwait is aspiring to be doctor of medicine in Sofia, Bulgaria. Along with studying medicine he recently created a buzz, because of his cricket playing skills. He has been playing cricket with his mates quite regularly, until recently the ECN decided to feature in Bulgaria. ECN has an international reputation of holding tournaments in many of the European countries. In this series his university( MU Sofia) played and they came 3rd. In the course of this series he played some good matches and he was eventually tagged as the master blaster as he saved the team by hitting the greatest sixers. One of the biggest achievement for him was when Danny Morrison retweeted a tweet from the ECN which included a video of him winning the match for his team with a 6. After that he was called to play for the Bulgarian national team and ever since has playing several matches for them, some against Malta and Romania. Lifedcoded is proud to have this young lad come on to our podcast and share his inspiring story.

8. 

   16 Feb 2021

   Celebrating Black History Month

   Lifedcoded is proud to celebrate Black History month and honours the heroes who fought for a cause and to thank them for giving hope and teaching us life lessons that can be used for future generations. We have Olivia D'Costa the creator of Stories and Soul, who also appeared in our earlier podcast, who will narrate to us inspiring stories of two african american legends.

9. 

   2 Feb 2021

   Aaron Mendes, child prodigy of Chess-The King's Gambit

   Aaron Reeve Mendes, an 8 year old born, raised in India and now residing in Toronto, Canada, is a rising star in chess and has been termed as a chess prodigy. At this tender age he has outshined with spectacular performances in the field of Chess. His interest for chess began at very young age, what began as a leisure play activity soon turned out to be his passion. A big contribution can be attributed to Derik's Chess School, Mangalore from where Aaron has been undertaking professional coaching since last 2 years. Prior to NAYCC (North American Youth Chess Championship), Aaron has participated in many tournaments over the past year and has been successful in securing one of the top three positions in most of them. Aaron was the first runner up in the Ontario Youth Chess Championship (OYCC) held in May 2019 in Kitchener, Canada. He shared a 3rd tie position in the National level U-8 Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) held in July 2019 in Saskatchewan, Canada. After my interview with him, he went on to bag his latest feat at the ‘American Continental - Fide Online World U10 Rapid Championship’ held from December 2 to 4 2020. As many as 28 countries took part in the event wherein Aaron tied for the first position and bagged second in the tie breaker scoring 6 on 7. Aaron's personal dedication and hard work, backed by excellent chess coaching from his mentors and support from his parents, teachers, sister and extended family, have played an instrumental part in supporting and providing Aaron with all the necessary facilities to pursue his interest.

10. 

    19 Jan 2021

    Sushmeetha Bubna- An Inspiring story of a visually impaired woman who broke barriers

    Helen Keller once said "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." Defying the odds of being legally blind and having the vision and foresight to see beyond her impediments is one such woman. Sushmeetha Bubna, from Mumbai India, was born with a cataract which was detected at a tender age of 5. The cataract was successfully operated at the age of 7, but complications of the surgery, led to a hemorrhage with retinal detachment and loss of vision in the right eye completely. A year and a half later, at 13, she was affected with the retinal detachment in the left eye as well which led her to be legally blind at the age of 24. However, this didn’t deter her resolve to study and she completed her education and graduated in commerce and a post graduate degree in management she is a full-time director of a technology providing in-depth love for exploring new assistive technology, stemmed with a vision of creating a difference in the lives of others’. She wanted to learn to use the computer but was denied admission in one of the leading computer training institutes. Thereafter she found no institute, who could train a visually impaired person. So, although people warned her that this feat would be impossible, she broke barriers and went on to open her own computer institute for the visually challenged community. On April 3rd, 2000 she held the first class of her institute “Voice Vision”. She has initiated several projects for the visually impaired, like a matrimonial online and offline platform for the visually impaired, to meet and find their soulmates, FAIYDA- an exclusive online platform connecting disabled artisans to sell their products and services thereby giving them a purpose in their lives and financial independency. Her efforts haven’t gone unnoticed, she has been recognized with several awards: Dr. Batra’s Positive Health Award, ICICI Banks Fund your own worth Award, Neelam Khursheed Kanga Memorial Award, National Award for the best accessible website, Nawalgarh Nagrik Sangh Award & Rex Karamveer Global Fellowship Honour We at Lifedcoded salute this incredible lady and promote her cause. If you would like to support her or any of her initiatives, you can reach her at info@lifedcoded.com OR through her various social media handles: Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/faiyda4all (http://www.facebook.com/faiyda4all) Instagram- https://instagram.com/faiyda4all?igshid=1uorfpxlt0uy7 (https://instagram.com/faiyda4all?igshid=1uorfpxlt0uy7) Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFp5FZia0yhGKmPPYsZYPSQ (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFp5FZia0yhGKmPPYsZYPSQ) Twitter - https://twitter.com/Faiyda4all?s=09 (https://twitter.com/Faiyda4all?s=09)

11. 

    5 Jan 2021

    Stories & Souls

    Olivia D'costa & Jordan Yango are two youngsters who initiated a Project called Stories & Souls during the BLM protests after the murder of George Floyd. This project was with two main goals in mind i.e to share about the Inspiring lives of Black individuals who have inspired them, while also making a difference in the community. They, wanted to find a way to make this difference by using their skills. They, have been selling mini art prints that features original art depicting an inspirational black individual on the front and a short biography on the back. All the proceeds from the sale of these prints, go towards charities that seek to eradicate racism by tackling issues that the black community faces. Olivia is 19 years and attends the University of Washington in Seattle. She is a sophomore pursuing a degree in medical laboratory science. Jordan Yango graduated from the University of Washington in the spring with a history degree. He's currently figuring out the next step he wants to take of either becoming a teacher or attending law school. To support their cause and to buy prints you could DM them via instagram : @stori_esandsouls or email : storiesandsouls0@gmail.com (mailto:storiesandsouls0@gmail.com) or email: info@lifedcoded.com

12. 

    8 Dec 2020

    Embark on a journey of self-discovery in attaining balance, awakening and enlightenment: Part 2

    Hear Sharroll Mathias, from Dubai UAE and founder of Chi Be in Balance, who  will take you on a journey of self discovery in attaining balance, awakening and enlightenment.  She is naturally gifted and a qualified Holistic guide and master teacher.  She has a powerful connections with her guides and uses her knowledge and wisdom from being trained in over 30 different modalities to help her clients explore new possibilities in their area of challenge and growth. She conducts numerous facebook and instagram live classes, follow chibeinbalance.  Want to know more about her or attend one of her live sessions, then visit her on: https://www.chibeinbalance.com/

13. 

    1 Dec 2020

    Embark on a journey of self-discovery in attaining balance, awakening and enlightenment: Part 1

    Hear Sharroll Mathias, from Dubai UAE and founder of Chi Be in Balance, who  will take you on a journey of self discovery in attaining balance, awakening and enlightenment.  She is naturally gifted and a qualified Holistic guide and master teacher.  She has a powerful connections with her guides and uses her knowledge and wisdom from being trained in over 30 different modalities to help her clients explore new possibilities in their area of challenge and growth. She conducts numerous facebook and instagram live classes, follow chibeinbalance.  Want to know more about her or attend one of her live sessions, then visit her on: https://www.chibeinbalance.com/

14. 

    17 Nov 2020

    Shambhavi-Empowering Women

    An inspiring woman Sophia Andrade Kapadia, from Nashik, India has started many intiatives for the upliftment of women and to help them find their identity in society . She is a founder of Shambhavi, an organisation which empowers woman. She is an enthusiastic cyclist, a lover of Urdu Poetry, a bubble storyteller and a Green Revolutionist. To know more about her and her organisation Shambhavi log on to her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sophia.andradekapadia Listen to inspiring stories on www.lifedcoded.com

15. 

    4 Nov 2020

    Ananya Bhaktaram - creator of the Covid-19 testing website

    Ananya Bhaktaram, from Oklahoma, USA, has inspired others by creating a Corona testing website in English and Spanish, along with four of her fellow students. She is a Senior at the the University of Oklahoma doing her dual degree in Community Health and Letters. The group’s site, okcorona.org (http://okcorona.org/), hosts a map with state, private and NGO-run COVID-19 testing sites across Oklahoma. Map users can see testing costs, insurance coverage and appointment information for most testing sites included. She and her team have appeared on the local Norman transcripts and KOCO 5 Abc news channel and this what she said “We just care about our community and saw this was a need that was relevant. … And this felt like something we could do something we had the skills to do and something we're passionate about,” Tune in to listen to her inspiring story. Subscribe to this podcast on https://www.lifedcoded.com/

16. 

    21 Oct 2020

    Brenda LaRose: on how to navigate your life in these current times

    A dynamic personality, Brenda LaRose, is a certified Dream Builder Coach, by the Life Mastery Institute. Brenda is an inspirational speaker, passionate educator, and a highly sought after transformational coach, who can help you design and manifest a life that's in harmony with your Soul's purpose. She is also passionate about fine arts and taught hundreds of students to paint in acrylics and oil. Listen to her on my podcast and get inspired. Inspiring stories come out on first and 3rd Wednesday of the month. To know more about lifedcoded, visit: www.lifedcoded.com (//www.lifedcoded.com) To learn more about Brenda LaRose visit : https://brendalarose.dreambuildercoach.com/about-me/ (https://brendalarose.dreambuildercoach.com/about-me/)

17. 

    7 Oct 2020

    Wilfred Fernandes Techie to Farmer

    Wilfred Fernandes, a native of Mangaluru, India was caught up in the lockdown during the pandemic when he went there, for his annual vacation from Abu Dhabi. Unable to return back, he lost his job, but that didn't deter his morale, he decided to go back to his roots and started cultivating on his ancestral farmland, which was barren for 20 years. Wilfred is not 'all-work-and-no-play'. He has composed music for three albums . Before going to the middle east, he also volunteered as a choir master for many parishes and also served in Abu Dhabi as Konkani choir master for 13 years. Inspite of his ongoing struggles as a farmer and not having his job back, he keeps himself upbeat and says “I try to be happy in whichever situation I am, I don’t want to limit myself saying I’m happy in one thing” Let's hear his inspiring story.

18. 

    20 Sept 2020

    Launch of Lifedcoded

    I am Nancy Mendes and I'm here to introduce my podcast Lifedcoded. "Every Life is a story to the world. Make sure it is inspiring" Through my podcast I would like to interview ordinary people doing extraordinary things and bring their inspiring stories to life. Tune in every first and 3rd Wednesday of the month to hear inspiring stories from people across the globe. It’s said that we live only once so why not make the best and most of it. Therefore, it’s my mission to provide the information on day to day activities and bring inspiring stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, which will empower us to lead a better life. I will be interviewing people from different walks, age and all across the globe. Some of these interviews will be done virtually due to proximity and social distancing measures. Please excuse me if there are any technical glitches in the audio. Kindly subscribe, rate and review my podcasts and share it with your family and friends. Thank you for listening to my podcast. It's in you, so choose to be inspired!

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