Upcoming Events
Dorian Mintzer, Retirement Speaker, typically presents at a number of events and conferences each year. On this page, you will find dates and registration information for her upcoming events as well as lists of where she has spoken last and who she has interviewed.
Interviews with Experts to Help You Create a Fulfilling Second Half of Life
On the fourth Tuesday of each month, at 12:00 noon Eastern (which is 11 am Central, 10 AM Mountain, 9:00 am Pacific, and 6 AM Hawaiian) Dori offers a free monthly call. Her goal is to bring experts to talk with you about “what’s next?”
Dori interview the experts for 45-50 minutes, followed by time for Q & A. You will be able to join on Zoom and put your questions in the chat.
If you are unable to make the call, go ahead and register. We will send out a recording to everyone who has registered.
Look here for a list of who Dori has interviewed:
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Previous Guests
- John Leland: The Paradox of Aging: Why People Are Happier as They Age – Dec 28, 2021
- Dr. Ken Dychtwald: What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age – Jan 11, 2022
- Dr. Louise Aronson, MD: Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life – Jan 18, 2022
- Dr. Richard Leider: The Path of Purposeful Aging – Jan 25, 2022
- Dr. Teresa Amabile: Exploring Your Identity, Creativity, and Life Structure in Retirement – Feb 1, 2022
- Dr. Ellen Langer: The Art and Science of Mindfulness – Feb 8, 2022
- Mark Fischer and Lucy Rose Fischer: How to Make Your Older Years the Best Time of Your Life – Feb 15, 2022
- Lynda Smith: Navigating Your Second Career: Finding Passion, Purpose and a Paycheck 50+ – Feb 22, 2022
- Chris Farrell: Purpose and a Paycheck – March 1, 2022
- Lori K. Bitter: Hacking Longevity: How 3 Generations Over 50 are Thinking About a 100-Year Life – March 8, 2022
- Nancy Collamer: Design Your Second Act Career – March 15, 2022
- Chip Conley: The Making of a Modern Elder – March 22, 2022
- George Kinder: Life Planning, Mindfulness, and a Golden Civilization – March 29, 2022
- Mary Pipher: Women Rowing North – April 5, 2022
- Jeri Sedlar: Don’t Retire, REWIRE! – April 12, 2022
- Raines Cohen: Aging in Community: New (and Old) Ways of Living Well Together – April 19, 2022
- Mitch Anthony: The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams…at Any Age You Want – April 26, 2022
- Connie Zweig: Retirement: From Role to Soul – May 3, 2022
- Elizabeth Fideler: Aging, Work, and Retirement: A Trifecta of Challenges – May 10, 2022
- Helen Dennis: Game Changers in Aging – May 17, 2022
- Rabbi Laura Geller: Getting Good at Getting Older – May 24, 2022
- Claire Panke: Light Years: Intergenerational Stories of Resilience, Creativity, and Meaning in Later Life – May 31, 2022
- Sara Zeff Geber: Planning for Retirement and Beyond and a Solo Ager – June 7, 2022
- Bruce Feiler: Life is in the Transitions – June 14, 2022
- Sky Bergman: Lives Well Lived – June 21, 2022
- Connie Goldman: Partnerships and Adjustments in Later Life – June 28, 2022
- Louise Nayer: Emotional Planning for Retirement – July 5, 2022
- Joy Loverde: We’ll Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends – July 12, 2022
- Fred Mandell: Why the Arts Matter: From Expression to Learning to Impact – July 26, 2022
- Harry Margolis: Disaster-Proof Your Retirement – Aug 2, 2022
- Kerry Hannon: Navigating the New World of Work – Aug 9, 2022
- Ashton Applewhite: This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism – Aug 16, 2022
- Dr. Bill Thomas: The MAGIC of Minka – Aug 23, 2022
- Marc Freedman: How to Live Forever – Aug 30, 2022
- Richard Eisenberg: The 10 Secrets of a Happy Retirement – Sept 6, 2022
- Jan Hively and Meg Newhouse: Positive/Vital Aging: Life Long – Sept 13, 2022
- Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle: Aging with Wisdom – Sept 20, 2022
- Cynthia R. Green: Welcome to the Brain Age: The Revolutionary New Science of Cognitive Health and What You Should Know About It – Sept 27, 2022
- Robert Laura: No Regrets Retirement Planning: An Empowering Look At Maximizing Retirement’s Opportunities – Oct 4, 2022
- John Robinson: The Psychology, Spirituality, and Mysticism of Conscious Aging – Oct 11, 2022
- Dr. Carolyn Walter: The Retirement/Reinvention Years: Grief, Loss, and Transformation – Oct 18, 2022
- Marci Alboher: How to Make a Living and Make a Difference in the Second Half of Life – Oct 25, 2022
- Barbara Shaiman: Living Your Legacy Now! – Nov 1, 2022
- Dr. Roger Landry: Live Long, Die Short: Authentic Health and Successful Aging – Nov 8, 2022
- Dr. Bill Sadler: Adult Development IN Aging – Nov 15, 2022
- Mark Miller: The Jolt Phenomenon – Nov 22, 2022
- Dr. Gillian Leithman: Aging in the 21st Century Workforce: The Work Motivation of Mature Workers – Nov 29, 2022
- Dr. Harry “Rick” Moody: Dreams for the Second Half of Life – Dec 6, 2022
- Nancy Walton-House and Wendy Pender: Libraries Serving Older Adults through Community Partnership – Dec 13, 2022
- Viki Kind: Caregiving and New Tools to Help Caregivers – Dec 20, 2022
- Gregg Levoy: Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion – Dec 27, 2022
- Glenn Frank: 50+ Finding Your Life Balance Between Time, Money, and Joy – Jan 3, 2023
- Bob Weber & Carol Orsborn: The Spirituality of Age – Jan 10, 2023
- Elizabeth Isele: Senior Entrepreneurs Are Driving More Social Innovation Worldwide – Jan 17, 2023
- Dana Griffin: Eldera: Unlocking the Social Capital of Older Adults – Jan 24, 2023
- Vic Strecher: On Purpose: Lessons in Healthy Retirement – Jan 31, 2023
- Suzanne Braun Levine: Revinventing Your Life: Embracing the Second Half of Life – Feb 7, 2023
- Sallie Felton: Why We Get In Our Own Way Dealing With the 3 Types of Clutter – Feb 14, 2023
- Renée Rosenberg: Achieving the Good Life After 50: Tools and Resources for Making it Happen – Feb 21, 2023
- Carol Orsborn: The Making of an Old Soul: Aging as the Fulfillment of Life’s Promise – Feb 28, 2023
- Louis Tenenbaum: Policy, Housing, and an Aging Society – March 7, 2023
- Fred Mandell: Roads Taken: Work as the Expression of the Questions We Are Asking Ourselves – March 14, 2023
- Helen Dennis: Age & Retirement: Some Game Changers – March 21, 2023
- Kerry Hannon: Never Too Old To Get Rich – March 28, 2023
- David Chernikoff: Conscious Aging: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age – April 4, 2023
- Wendy Marx: How To Brand Yourself in a Changed World – April 11, 2023
- David Holland: Retirement Planning Essentials – April 17, 2023
- Kathleen Burns Kingsbury: Breaking Money Silence: How to Shatter Money Taboos, Talk more Openly about Finances and Live a Richer Life – April 25, 2023
- Chris Farrell: Retiring to Unretirement – May 2, 2023
- Dr. Tom Kottke: Positive Health and Well-Being for You and Your Patients – May 9, 2023
- Jay Goldfarb: Legacy of Wisdom – Making Wisdom a Central Theme of Aging – May 16, 2023
- Jann Freed: How to Lead With Wisdom – May 23, 2023
- Dr. George H. Schofield: The Many Faces of Retirement – May 30, 2023
- Ryan Frederick: Choosing the Right Place at the Right Time in the 2nd Half of Life – June 6, 2023
- Meg Newhouse. Ph.D.: Legacies of the Heart: Living a Life That Matters – June 13, 2023
- Alice Aspen March: It’s Never Too Late to Get the Kind of Attention You Need – June 20, 2023
- Ruth Nemzoff: Don’t Bite Your Tongue and Don’t Roll Your Eyes: Find Ways to Get Along with Adult Children and In-Laws – June 27, 2023
- Kim Porgieter: Planning For No Regrets – July 11, 2023
- Dana Steinova: Memory Training: Developing Confidence in Your Abilities – July 18, 2023
- Dr. Marilyn Heins: Geriatrica: A Traveler’s Guide – July 25, 2023
- Richard Leider: Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? – Aug 1, 2023
- Douglas Goldstein: What Investors Don’t See That’s Ruining Their Portfolios, and What They Can Do to Fix It – Aug 8, 2023
- Sue Levy: Make Healthy Eating Happen in – Aug 15, 2023
- Connie Zweig: The Reinvention of Retirement – Aug 22, 2023
- David Campbell: Creating, Funding, and Running a Volunteer Organization in Your Third Act – Aug 29, 2023
- Ellen Langer: The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health Sept 5, 2023
- Denise Archie: Your 5 Keys to Juggling Success for Boomers and Beyond – Sept 12, 2023
- Dr. Karl Singer: How to Maximize Your Health in the Fourth and Fifth Age – Sept 19, 2023
- Kerry Hannon: The Future of Work – Sept 26, 2023
- Dr. Greg Finch: The Art of Creative Caregiving – Oct 3, 2023
- Mary O’Brian Tyrell: From Inception to Retirement: How I Help Elders to Record Their Memoirs – Oct 10, 2023
- Jan Cullinane: The New Retirement: Create a Life You Don’t Need a Vacation From – Oct 17, 2023
- Holly P. Thomas: Ten Essential Questions to Ask About Money and Lifestyle – Oct 24, 2023
- Dr. Elizabeth Fideler: Deciding Not to Retire or to Un-Retire – Oct 31, 2023
- Julie Shifman: Imagine. Then Do It! – Nov 7, 2023
- Abigail Trafford: New Road-No Rules for Work, Love and Play in the Bonus Decades – Nov 14, 2023
- Andrea Gallagher: What Do You Know About The Cards You’ve Been Dealt? – Nov 21, 2023
- Betsy Werley: The Caring Collaborative – Nov 28, 2023
- Viki Kind: Getting Caregivers to Accept Help – Dec 5, 2023
- Alan O’Hare: Honoring the Art of Our Lives – Dec 19, 2023
- Carleen MacKay: Working in Wonderland – Jan 2, 2024
- Kendall Dudley: Travel as a Mirror and a Map – Jan 9, 2024
- Lynne and Josh Berrett: Music for an Ageless Mind – Jan 23, 2024
- Keith Lawrence and Alan Spector: Your Retirement Quest – Feb 13, 2024
- Bob Mauterstock: Passing the Torch: Critical Conversations with Your Adult Children – Feb 27, 2024
- Mark Miller: Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track – March 12, 2024
- Jan Cullinane: Think we Know How We Think? Think Again! – March 26, 2024
- Kerry Hannon: What’s Next? Meaningful Midlife Job Transition – April 9, 2024
- Harry (Rick) Moody: Preparing for a Green Retirement – May 28, 2024
- Larry Jacobson: Redefining Retirement: What’s Your Encore? – June 11, 2024
- Kathryn Britton: Write! Transform Your Experience into Content That Matters – June 25, 2024
- Bruce Feiler: The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World – July 9, 2024
- Bruce Frankel & Paul Nagle: Creating a Grassroots Force to Change Policy and Build Community – July 23, 2024
- Connie Zweig: Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path – Aug 13, 2024
- Jan Hively & Moira Allen: Digital Globetrotting with the Pass It On Network – Aug 27, 2024
- John Sorensen & Ron Pevny: The Conscious Eldering Approach – Sept 10, 2024
- Kerry Hannon: Strategies for 50+ Job Hunters – Sept 24, 2024
- Bruce Frankel: What Should I do With the Rest of my Life? – Oct 8, 2024
- Renée Rosenberg: Applying Japanese Philosophy for Personal Growth to Make Your Later Life More Healthier, Happier and Successful – Oct 22, 2024
- Ken Dychtwald: Radical Curiosity: My Life on the Age Wave – Nov 12, 2024
- Dr. Jann Freed: Creating a Breadcrumb Legacy in Your Life – Nov 26, 2024
- Dr. Mary Cronin: Why Entrepreneurship Is a Smart Retirement Option – Dec 10, 2024
- Donald Officer: What You Don’t Know About Post-Truth and Why It Matters – Jan 14, 2025
- Barbara Waxman: From Retirement to Preferment: How to Create the Next Best Stage of Your Life – Jan 28, 2025
- Chip Conley: Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better With Age – Feb 11, 2025
- Andrea Carlisle: Let’s Tell Our Stories: How Older Women Can Redefine Aging With Age – Feb 25, 2025
- Eileen Caroscio: Build Your Resilience to Bounce Forward – March 4, 2025
- Maddy Dychtwald: Increase Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan with Ageless Aging – March 25, 2025
- Hugh Willard: From Babies to Rocket Scientists to Retirees: We Are All Creatives – April 21, 2025
- Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle: Telling Our Stories: The Gifts of Life Reviews – May 6, 2025
- Lynne & Joshua Berrett: Designing an Ageless Mind: From Theory to Practice – June 3, 2025
- Szifra Birke and Jay Livingston: Pedaling Through Midlife on a Bicycle Built for Two – June 24, 2025
- Helen Dennis: Renewment®: A Retirement Model for Career Women – July 8, 2025
- Dr. Teresa Amabile: Relieving Pre-Retirement Dread and Post-Retirement Turmoil – July 29, 2025
- George Kinder: Toward a Fiduciary Society: The Three Domains of Freedom – Aug 12, 2025
- Yasmin Nguyen: Activating Joy: Discover “Joy Activators” and “Joy Blockers” in Retirement Planning and Life Satisfaction – Sep 8, 2025
- Kerry Burnight: Making older Better: The Art and Science of Joyful Aging, based on her new book, Joyspan – Dec 2, 2025
- Richard Leider: Unlock Your Purpose: Grow and Give for Life – Dec 16, 2025
- Steven Petrow: What If There Was a Way to Find Joy in Everything? – Jan 6, 2026
- Ashton Applewhite: Age Against the Machine: Fighting Stereotypes, Building Power Together – Jan 13, 2026
- Connie Zweig: When the Shadow Speaks: Listening to the Inner Voice That Hijacks Your Life – Jan 20, 2026
- Helen Hirsh Spence: Longevity, Literacy, Purpose, and the New Map of Life – Jan 27, 2026
- Harry (Rick) Moody: Aging, Climate, and Hope—Why This Conversation Matters Now – Feb 10, 2026
- Dr. Robert Waldinger: The good life: 85 Years of Lessons – Feb 17, 2026
- Bruce Frankel: Overtime: Reclaiming a Life in Poetry – Feb 24, 2026
- Linda P. Fried: Could Older People be the Cavalry Coming Over the Hill? – March 3, 2026
- Kerry Hannon: Securing Your Financial Future – March 17, 2026
- Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons: Retirement: Another Graduation – April 14, 2026
- Bruce Feiler: The Importance of Rituals and Gathering – May 12, 2026
- Michael F. Kay: Solving for X in Retirement: Is It Identity, Joy, or Legacy – June 9, 2026
- Renee Lee Rosenberg: The Artichoke Assessment – July 14, 2026
- Sara Zeff Geber & Jay Zigmont: Solo Aging and Estate Planning – August 11, 2026
- Rick Moody: The Power of Dreams in Later Life – September 8, 2026
- David Dean Holland: Smart Over Heart: Why Money Decisions are Never Just Rational – October 13, 2026
What others are saying about the series:
“Dori, finally I write to you in deep gratitude for this important service you freely offer. Many months ago I thought I must write to praise your imitable talents. Today after hearing the pod I could no longer procrastinate. You are an enormous treasure! The ending today captivated me; such a delight you encouraged him sharing views of time. I think of the Stoic maxim “momento mori” to add discernment in my time questions. It was inspiring -1 of the best writings I have heard. Like you it resonated with me.
Please hear & know you offer such depth to our lives with your panoply of connections.”
“Dori Mintzer is one of the best interviewers in the podcast world. Her knowledge of the subject matter of retirement coaching is of course, unbeatable and it shows. She knows how and when to dig deep for answers and as a result, brings out the best in her guests. This makes her show a ‘must-listen’ and I’ll be tuning in to all of her podcasts. Well done, Dori!”
“Oh my gosh, what a WONDERFUL session with Louise Aronson this morning! I was writing so fast, so much great info and I can’t wait to listen to it again. So grateful for the opportunity. I’m reading her book, but hearing her “live” was so empowering. Thank you again for this, and I’m putting your other sessions on my calendar. Thanks so much for all you do, Dori. You are a needed service in our world!”
“I so admire and appreciate the time, the devotion, and the network you have created that bring so many inspiring people to your work.”
“I’ve attended your retirement webinars since they began. You are a gifted, thoughtful interviewer and perform a wonderful service for all of us bewildered boomers and those coming after us. Thank you for all you do and please keep it up.”
“I am very grateful for all that solid direction and redirection that did get through to make yesterday’s interview a warm and positive experience. You folks are amazing! Before the session, I never fully appreciated how much intelligent effort goes into a successful call like those in your series. I’ve given and conducted more than a few interviews over the years, but It sometimes seemed that even with solid research, enthusiasm, and smart questions, it was a high-wire act with me trying to stay steady and not look down. But what a team you are! I was so comfortable the whole time, thanks to Donna’s expert guidance and Dori’s perceptive line of inquiry. You made it feel so easy, and that cannot be easy. Thanks ever so much for the invitation.”
“You’re such a great interviewer. Kind of like NPR’s Terry Gross–you are willing to dig in.”
“I regularly attend Dori’s monthly Revolutionize your Retirement Interview with Expert’s Series. She invites interesting, articulate people to discuss their work, ideas, and/or books on all facets of living an engaged, fulfilled second half of life. She has a gift for asking good questions, engaging in dialogue with her guests, and then inviting comments and questions from her listeners. It is directed to professionals and the public and, as a professional, I almost always come away with new information and ideas, and glad I spent the time in his virtual community.”
“When I was first introduced to the concept of positive aging, as the main thrust of my new semi-retirement position, I discovered Dorian’s monthly “Interviews with the Experts” series which introduced me to a variety of experts in the field of retirement and aging: Richard Leider, Louise Aronson, Connie Zweig, Elizabeth Fideler, Kerry Hannon, Sara Zeff Geber, Jan Hively, Moira Allen, and many more. Her insightful questions and gentle style always bring out the richness of her speakers’ experiences and demonstrates Dori’s finely-honed coaching skills. Every interview is filled with new concepts, research learnings, and tools for those in the Third Stage of Life. These inspiring interviews teach us what it means to age purposefully, retire with hope, re-engage and live the life we were meant to have!”