Meet Dr. Gilda Carle of Scottsdale

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Gilda Carle.

Hi, Dr. Gilda. I am so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work life, how can you bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My life’s journey has been fascinating because I integrate pop culture with the business world. I started my career as a teacher in the crime-infested South Bronx, where I learned to keep it real, witty, and compelling for kids who didn’t want to be there. Later, the street smarts I picked up from those kids translated into the self-confidence I needed for my years on national TV. I applied my TV experience to train business clients to promote their personal and professional brands with panache. Every bit of what I learn helps build the person I continue to become.

Alright, let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what challenges have you had to overcome?
Like most people, I’ve had to navigate many potholes. Growing up, there was so much friction in my house that I escaped to writing as my haven. Throughout school, teachers didn’t believe I wrote what I did. Yet, standardized scores put me in the top 1% of the nation in creative writing. There was no one to direct my talents. So, on my own, without a mentor or agent, I applied the street smarts I learned from teaching in the South Bronx to build my media presence—and eventually, that of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

At 16, I had an English professor who analyzed literary works psychologically, and I soaked up all she offered. Today, that skill serves me well as the Relationship Expert to the Stars for the National Enquirer. The Enquirer recently gave my column a full page (See Photo). As an accomplished author, I am writing my 19th book. All I write and speak about include those psychological insights I learned in college at 16.

Other parts of my career path have experienced potholes, as well. National ratings for my appearances on each TV talk and news show were so high that Twentieth Century Fox produced a pilot for the “Dr. Gilda Show.” Sadly, the Hollywood executive in charge suddenly died, and the show died with him. Joy Behar told me to speak about politics, which was the direction all national TV was going. But I’m a healer, not a politician, so I moved to Arizona, where I had family. I wrote a TV show that New York executives planned to produce here, but COVID-19 struck. Life is never a straight trajectory. My New York moxie won me the “Judge Judy of Relationships.” (Coincidentally, the judge began her career at the Bronx County Courthouse mere blocks from where I started teaching in a South Bronx school!) Today, with a vast following that trusts me, I’m also a brand spokesperson for various products. Currently, I’m about to embark on my next TV incarnation.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m a recognizable media personality, relationship expert, author, columnist, and speaker. With credentials from New York as Professor Emerita, I now teach MBA courses online at the Forbes School of Business & Technology (See Photo). Coincidentally, I met Steve Forbes on the Fox News Channel, where we both appeared. Who knew I’d be a faculty member at an Arizona university that bears his name?

What sets me apart from others in my field is that I guide and counsel interpersonal relationships in both the personal and the business sectors. For example, when a client needed coaching for upward mobility at his company, we uncovered that his marriage was shaky, and he was unconsciously self-sabotaging at work. As soon as we identified his dilemma, he jumped three positions professionally! This client’s career would probably have crashed without my ability to integrate his personal and professional disciplines on the spot. Assessing people and situations on TV in a New York minute taught me to read people quickly. Throughout my career, every job I have inevitably turned into a skills builder for the universe’s next assignment!

Here in Arizona, I attend business conferences, like the one with Steve Wozniak and Pitbull at Woz U, pictured with my colleague and good friend, Dr. Diane Hamilton. I also make time to have fun with media friends Gena Lee Nolin (Baywatch Babe) and Kim Alexis (80s Supermodel) (See Photo).

So, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you before we go? How can they support you?
People often ask how I stay in shape. Ha! Remaining healthy takes enormous time and discipline. I reinforce my intellectual and physical prowess using local Scottsdale businesses to keep my mind and body intact. Acupuncture has thrived for 6,000 years, and the most knowledgeable and caring acupuncturist I’ve ever experienced is Darin Zimmerman at Find Your Chi in Scottsdale (See Photo). He knows what to do for every injury I incur and fine-tunes me for each new challenge. None of us is getting younger, so all of us must preserve what we have!

Another discipline in which I’ve been immersed has been Pilates. Robin Bird, owner of Pilates For U (See Photo), has been strengthening my body’s weakest links. Until I came to Scottsdale, I had never heard of Fletcher Pilates incorporating breathwork. With this technique, Robin transforms and strengthens body parts I never knew I had. I also take tap classes at Dance Fusion. When world-renowned physician Axel Phleugar, M.D., Ph.D., visited Scottsdale for a medical convention, he revealed that he used to tap dance in Germany. That’s all I needed to hear. I invited him to class, and we tapped, sang, and laughed for an entire hour. (See Photo).

As a child, I was pushed down a steep stairwell that resulted in a dead tooth, a hanging lip, and a scar hosting lifetime trauma. The best plastic surgeon in New York could do nothing, and I was left to apply lipstick to cover my deformity. But here in Scottsdale, a brilliant facial surgeon, Dr. Pamela Henderson, knew what to do. (See Photo). By fixing my lip, she also dislodged my traumatic memory. I’m forever indebted to her exceptional eye and genius hand.

Amazingly, like me, all my mentors had to navigate life-changing potholes. People who have been in the dark tunnel and emerged into the light are the best practitioners. We know how to handle the ebb and flow of life, confident that we can succeed. My journey is far from over, and I am grateful for its highs but also its lows. Despite their discomfort, the lows have been the source of my greatest learning and growth. One of my Gilda-Grams is “Every knock is a boost.” That inspirational message should be the mantra for us all!

Contact Info:

• Email: DrGilda@DrGilda.com
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