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Naturally Curious- Dr. Dana Ackley

Host Bruce C. Brian sits down with Dr. Dana Ackley, author of “Emotional Intelligence for a Divided World" and member of the Roanoke Collaboration Project Dr. Ackley discusses emotions, the brain, today’s changing political landscape, and how to thrive in a world growing more divided every day.

Bruce Bryan is a business-owner who founded his award-winning marketing firm over 16 years ago after a few decades directing sales departments at television broadcast stations – mostly in the Midwest and then here in Roanoke. His company has won 15 Telly Awards, dozens of Addy Awards, and is currently working with clients in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Michigan, and of course Virginia. He has started two nonprofit organizations – The Help Save The Next Girl Foundation, and Roanoke’s own – The Spot on Kirk. He’s excited to return to his radio roots with Naturally Curious. His second book - <i>Turning Tables: Everything I Needed to Know about Business I Learned as a Server</i> was released in the fall of 2025.