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Associated Press
28-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
New Podcast Explores the Link Between Professional Success and Burnout
04/28/2025, Beverly Hills California // KISS PR Brand Story PressWire // Patrice Bonfiglio, a seasoned hedge fund executive with nearly two decades of experience, announced the launch of The Burnout Club Podcast. Bonfiglio's show is dedicated to addressing the often-overlooked crisis of burnout in high-performance environments. Drawing on her roles as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer at Sarissa Capital Management LP, Bonfiglio brings personal insight and authenticity to the conversation. Produced in collaboration with Mission Matters Media, the show deep dives into burnouts intersection with professional success. The Burnout Club is a platform for open dialogue about the pressures faced by individuals across a range of industries. Through candid interviews with professionals who have experienced burnout firsthand, Bonfiglio shines a light on the personal and professional costs, while also uncovering effective recovery strategies. 'The goal of The Burnout Club is to build a community around shared experience,' said Bonfiglio. 'By talking openly about burnout, we can break the stigma, provide support, and share success strategies for people who may feel isolated or overwhelmed.' Each episode examines the root causes of burnout and the coping mechanisms that help individuals regain control of their health and careers. The podcast offers practical tools for recognizing early warning signs, maintaining mental health, and rethinking work-life balance, especially within demanding corporate cultures. In tandem with the podcast's debut, Bonfiglio also announced the official launch of Bonfiglio Media. This new venture is committed to fostering open, thoughtful conversations on mental health, leadership, and sustainable success in the professional world. In tackling a subject that is often taboo in professional circles, The Burnout Club Podcast is contributing to a broader cultural shift. Bonfiglio's commitment to the topic underscores her broader mission: promoting sustainable success and mental well-being in high-stakes industries. Listeners can tune in to the podcast and learn more about burnout by visiting The Burnout Club Podcast 's official YouTube channel, where new episodes are released regularly. About The Burnout Club Podcast The Burnout Club Podcast, created and hosted by Patrice Bonfiglio, serves as a community-driven platform focused on the realities of burnout in professional life. Produced by Mission Matters, the show combines personal stories with expert insights to destigmatize burnout and equip listeners with tools to achieve sustainable success. Media Communications: The Burnout Club Podcast is distributed by Mission Matters Media Inquiries: [email protected] This content was first published by KISS PR Brand Story. Read here >> New Podcast Explores the Link Between Professional Success and Burnout
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Playground, restrooms envisioned at Feeding Hills park
AGAWAM — Warmer weather is bringing more visitors to Still Brook Park in the Feeding Hills section of the city, and before next winter they may have more to do. The Agawam City Council is poised to vote Tuesday on a $700,000 upgrade to the 292-acre park on Pine Street. Mayor Christopher Johnson is proposing adding a playground, canoe dock and restrooms to the park less than a year after it opened. Just don't expect anything on the scale of School Street Park, the recreation area on the other side of town that's full of play areas, sports fields, a band shell and a spray park. Jennifer Bonfiglio, the town's chief procurement officer, said officials still envision Still Brook Park as primarily a passive recreation facility for jogging, hiking, rowing and fishing. 'We have to take into consideration the parking,' Bonfiglio said. 'There's not a ton of parking up there.' The proposed playground will cover 3,700 square feet and include a swing set and a barn-themed climbing structure with three slides attached. Plans call for a pair of restrooms near the playground. The playground and restroom will be installed in the Central Meadow area of the park, across the road from the existing pavilion. There are 10-15 parking spaces along the road in that area, Bonfiglio said. She said Agawam isn't currently planning on adding more parking. The project would also add four small metal canopies, each containing one picnic table, to the Central Meadow walking trail. Spread out evenly over the trail, there would also be six fitness stations, such as a balance beam and a sit-up bench, with instructional kiosks. Elsewhere in the park, plans also call for the installation of three pairs of granite targets for the beanbag-tossing game cornhole. On the pond, where there are also 10-15 parking spaces, Johnson is proposing adding an aluminum dock and wooden boat ramp for canoers and kayakers. Swimming and motorized watercraft are prohibited on the pond. Bonfiglio said Agawam's own public works crews can install and remove the dock each year. In the middle of the pond, plans call for two solar-powered fountains to be installed, to aerate the water and help control algae. Bonfiglio said the project cost includes a five-year contract for algae and weed control on the pond and maintenance of the fountains. After that, those items would become an annual cost of more than $7,000 per year. Johnson is asking to use Community Preservation Act money for the new additions to Still Brook Park. CPA funds come from an existing surcharge on local property taxes and matching grants from the state. They can only be used for certain types of capital projects. The town's CPA Committee has agreed to support the proposed project. If the council approves the project, Bonfiglio said she could put the project out to bid this spring. Based on conversations with vendors, she expects the playground and fitness equipment could arrive within 12 weeks, and the project could be completed by the fall. Still Brook Park officially opened in October 2024. The town spent about $6 million to repair a failing dam. It also built a road from Pine Street to the pond, resurfaced some walking trails and installed a covered pavilion, benches and picnic tables. Much of the cost was funded with grants and CPA funds. The rest was borrowed, and the town expects to use revenue from a solar array on the north edge of the property to pay off the bonds. Before it became a park, the land was the second-largest undeveloped parcel in Agawam, largely unused since Tuckahoe Turf Farm closed in the 1990s. The town has owned it since then, using it occasionally as a staging area for public works equipment and debris. During that time, neighbors often hiked informal trails through the property. Bonfiglio said a future phase of park development may resurface and officially adopt more of those trails. Pope Francis was 'clarion voice for the poor' says Springfield Bishop William Byrne People in Business: April 21, 2025 Business Monday ETC: April 21, 2025 Medical Notes: April 21, 2025
Fox News
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Carnie Wilson defends daughter from 'cruel' nepo baby comments following 'American Idol' audition
Carnie Wilson is not taking the "nepo baby" negativity surrounding her daughter Lola Bonfiglio's "American Idol" audition lightly. On March 23, Bonfiglio was joined by her famous family, including her mother Carnie, aunt Wendy Wilson and father Rob Bonfiglio during the audition. The group performed the iconic Wilson Phillips song "Hold On" together before Bonfiglio sang by herself. She received a golden ticket, which moved her through the audition round and onto Hollywood week, but some "American Idol" fans were not happy with the judges' decision, claiming that she only got to move forward on the show because of nepotism. On March 30, Carnie and her Wilson Phillips bandmates attended a "Music of the 90s" panel in Connecticut and addressed the negativity that Bonfiglio had received since her audition, saying some of the comments about her daughter "pissed" her off. Per People, Carnie told the crowd during the panel that Bonfiglio's audition was the "scariest thing she has ever done." "She was trembling with nerves," she noted. "We're human, and the Internet is so cruel, and the comments are really pissing me off, and I can't respond," Carnie explained. "Would you encourage a doctor's son not to be a doctor? Lola wants to be a singer, and they say these terrible things. And she was so hurt." Carnie's bandmate, Chynna Phillips Baldwin, said that she did see positive comments about Bonfiglio's performance. However, it was not enough for Carnie since the "majority" were negative. "I encourage her to do it because she loves to sing. But I'm so proud of her that she was even brave enough to audition. She sounds so beautiful. I'm so excited for her future. She has a stunning voice," Carnie said. "American Idol" posted Bonfiglio's audition on Instagram. The comments were mixed with both negative and positive remarks on her performance. "Brian Wilson's granddaughter, huh? There's a word for that I think…." one user wrote, noting that Bonfiglio is related to The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Another added, "Seems like a sweet girl but her voice is nothing special…American idol is for people who don't have celebrity parents/influence!! Looks very pushy to allow her famous mother and aunt to sing with her!!" "Tired of the nepo babies on the show, let's see real talent without famous family members!!" another person wrote. A fourth user commented, also pointing out Bonfiglio's family background, "Probably a lovely young woman. But with singing talent given this is a competition and not a family reunion, compared to the other talent, she is marginal at best," the user wrote. Still, there were several comments praising Bonfiglio's performance. "Such a beautiful voice and cool family moment!" one user wrote. Chynna Phillips' husband Billy Baldwin also left a sweet message for Bonfiglio. "Way to go Lola!!! So great!!! Keep going!! So proud of you," he wrote.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'American Idol' contestant surprises judges by bringing out famous family members to sing their hit song
This American Idol contestant gets to hold on for one more day. Idol hopeful Lola Bonfiglio walked into the audition room on Sunday's new episode determined to show judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan her best. Her dad, Rob Bonfiglio, was also there to accompany her on guitar. "I'm guessing you come from a musical family," Underwood asked and continued to press Bonfiglio on what she intended to perform for them. "First, I've gotta get some family members," she teased. Bonfiglio returned with Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, two of the three members of Wilson Phillips. But to her, the famous musicians are just Mom and Aunt Wendy. "Wilson Phillips?!" Underwood exclaimed. "This is so cool," Carnie expressed, adding that the audition would be "a family affair." The Wilsons, Papa Bonfiglio, and Lola — who is also the granddaughter of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson — then performed a rendition of Wilson Phillips' classic 1992 hit, "Hold On." Related: The Masked Singer's Lambs reveal one of them was asked to do the show twice, and why they refused "That was so good," Richie enthused after the quartet finished the song. Carnie beamed with pride at her daughter as Underwood observed, "You can tell that is a thing with family; everybody is genetically designed to just sound good together." Carnie and Wendy agreed that they "love singing with her," and Carnie added, "but we love Lola by herself even more." Bonfiglio then sang Kacey Musgraves' 2019 song "Rainbow" solo. The judges offered her some feedback, with Richie suggesting, "When you sing the lead, hold the story out longer. It could have been the nerves, but you were getting to the end and just cutting it off." Bryan noted, "The tone and pureness, and the quality of your voice, that's the perfect song for you. But this competition is going to require you to belt too, and let loose a little bit, filling up the room a little more." "If I'm on this show I'm going to push myself, that's why I want to be on American Idol. I want to grow," Bonfiglio said in her defense, but she hardly needed one. A unanimous round of yeses earned Bonfiglio a ticket to Hollywood."When she was in the womb, I was playing Frank Sinatra with the little headphones, putting it up to my belly going, 'This kid going to be musical, whether she likes it or not,'" Carnie joked later that day in an interview on Entertainment Tonight. Wilson said she thought Lola's idea to audition for Idol was "perfect," because the show "profiles a lot of different styles," and though "Lola is not this big Broadway-type singer, but she's got something so honest and pure and lovely." Next week's episode will wrap Idol's audition round, meaning viewers will get to catch up with Bonfiglio during Hollywood week in April. Related: Watch Kelly Clarkson rock out to 'Hold On' with Wilson Phillips Bonfiglio wasn't the only nepo baby to try her luck at Idol auditions this season. The judges were also asked to evaluate a rendition of the original song "Waiting on Myself to Die," written by a contestant named Baylee Littrell. "There's something about you that looks familiar," Underwood suspected before Littrell had even begun his audition, prompting him to pull in his famous dad, Backstreet Boysmember Brian Littrell. The Backstreet Boy's boy advanced on to Hollywood, just like Bonfiglio. Littrell and Bonfiglio join the ranks of dozens of other kids and grandkids of famous artists who've passed through the ranks at Idol, including Jim Carrey's daughter Jane (season 11), Jo Dee Messina's cousin Alex Preston (season 13), and Aretha Franklin's granddaughter Grace (season 20). American Idol season 23 airs every Sunday at 8 p.m. PT/ET on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Fox News
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Carnie Wilson shocks 'American Idol' judges by joining daughter for audition
It's a family affair for Lola Bonfiglio. During Sunday's episode of "American Idol," Bonfiglio - who is the daughter of Wilson Phillips member Carnie Wilson and granddaughter of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson - introduced herself and her father, Rob, to judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. "I'm guessing you come from a musical family," Underwood said, before asking her what she would perform. "First, I have to get some family members," Bonfiglio said before grabbing her mom, Carnie, and aunt Wendy - who are co-founders of the popular '90s pop group, which also included Chynna Phillips. "Nuh-uh … Wilson Phillips?" Underwood said. "I don't know how to proceed right now." "What?" Richie asked, confused, while Bryan asked "What's happening?" "You might know this song," Carnie said before performing the group's classic hit, "Hold On," with Wendy and Bonfiglio while Rob accompanied them on guitar. After the audition, Underwood said, "You can tell that that is a thing with families, that everybody is genetically designed to sound good together." "A blood blend," Bonfiglio called it. Then, it was time for Bonfiglio to audition on her own. Singing Kacey Musgraves' "Rainbow," Bonfiglio's performance brought mom Carnie to tears. "You've got everything you need," Richie said. "There are certain points I would give you. When you're singing the lead, hold the story out longer. It could have been nerves, but you were getting to the end and just cutting it off. Just hold it. Your voice is there. Tell us a story." "The tone and the pureness and the quality of your voice, that's a perfect song for you, but this competition is going to require you to belt, too, and let loose a little bit, filling up the room a little more and using your dynamics. You've got a really beautiful voice," Bryan added. "You've got an honesty in your voice and a presence," said Underwood. "I want to see you own your talent and everything you have to offer because you have a lot to offer, and it gets me really excited to potentially bear witness to that." With three "Yes's," Bonfiglio earned herself a trip to Hollywood to compete in the next round. In 2024, Carnie and Bonfiglio spoke with Fox News Digital about the importance of putting her family and faith first. "I came from a dysfunctional family in the rock and roll world, and there was so much that was so crazy and erratic," said Carnie. "My dad did the best he could and gave us this beautiful, beautiful legacy," she added. "But my mom was so young when she had me and my sister. And so, music is the one steady common denominator, nucleus of our lives." Brian, who was placed under a conservatorship after his dementia diagnosis last year, shares Carnie and Wendy with his ex-wife Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, a former member of the girl group The Honeys. While speaking with Fox News Digital, Bonfiglio, 19, explained that music was "her faith." "It's her everything," Carnie said. "It's our faith," Lola added of her family. "Yeah, that is our faith and our everything," Carnie continued. "It's so interesting what ties us together, what has kept us together. It's the thread. And this is a strong thread. More like a rope. "Whatever it is, music is that," she added. "My dad's getting older now and we don't see him as much, and we miss him and love him. And my mom is getting up there too, but she's still so great. And she does perform with us in Oregon for a Christmas show. "As often as we can get this family together singing during the holidays — we all sat around and sang and it's just what we will always do," Carnie said. "Music is huge. "And the faith in my life, my higher power — I'm still sober all these years and it's wonderful," she added. "The priorities are family and time goes by so fast. So you just have to make the best of every single day and stay positive and keep your family and your friends close."
