I've been lucky enough to know Lee for almost 20 years - back before he had ever become the country music sensation that he is now! Lee Brice now has nine number one songs under his belt, including the most recent success with his single, "Memory I Don't Mess With". Over the years, he's had cuts and wild success with country legends Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw, among others. As a dad of three, we touch on how fatherhood has influenced his music career and what it's like being on the road away fr...
Mar 14, 2022•46 min
Kristine Carlson is best known for her book series, "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," of which she co-wrote with her late husband, Dr. Richard Carlson. "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff," went on to become a New York Times bestseller - selling over 25 million copies worldwide. Kristine and I talk all about: • how living presently is a principle of happiness • finding peace in your inner world when the outer world is chaotic • finding joy after grief • and how living tuned into...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Amy and Jess are mothers, authors, and fierce believers in real, authentic friendships. The pair met on the internet, instantly clicked, and embarked on a friendship journey unlike any other. Together, they created "Sister I Am With You," (https://www.sisteriamwithyou.com) an online page to encourage women to engage in real connections with each other, and wrote their book, "I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants): Finding Unfiltered, Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World" (h...
Feb 28, 2022•50 min
Calling Khara's story powerful is an understatement. Khara and I have known each other for 15+ years and getting to see her journey unfold has been nothing short of incredible. We get REAL and talk all about: • navigating life as a mom to her sweet son, Rhodes, who was diagnosed with Autism at 2-years-old • how her soon-to-be-here daughter Liv has really always been here • trusting faith and your intuition when taking risks • and FEELING when God talks to us and following that feeling even if it...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Celebrity hair stylist, Tyler Bishop, and celebrity makeup artist, Paige Higgins, are such genuine spirits and forces in this industry. Knowing their passions at a very young age, they both felt God placed certain gifts inside of them for a purpose and felt guided to follow their heart's desires. Throughout our conversation, they dropped wisdom and advice on how to begin taking leaps in your life toward your purpose. They emphasize: • the importance of having courage and not being afraid of bein...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Lauren Tomlin, wife of Chris Tomlin - renowned Christian artist, speaks her truth and drops wisdom about what it really means to see, feel, hear, and trust God in all aspects of life. She opens up about how inviting God into relationships brings about peace and divinity. She encourages us to turn to God when we feel inadequate and ask Him two questions: • Would you tell me how much you love me? • Would you tell me how you see me? Lauren assures us that we all have a part to play in bringing love...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Serial entrepreneur and marketing guru, Whitney Eckis, proves that persistence and perseverance lead to success. Since getting her start at just 22-years-old, Whitney has gone on to become the... • Founder of her own creative communications agency, Eckis Marketing, • Host of the Under the Influence Podcast (LISTEN HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-influence-podcast/id1434373819) • Creator of Get Supr - an instant wellness coffee to bring you calm and focused energy (https://g...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Ian took the world by storm with his best-selling book, "The Road Back to You" — an Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery. Coupling his extensive knowledge about the Enneagram with his wisdom about life, Ian offers both stories and insight in his new book, "The Story of You". Through these transformative texts, he encourages us to gravitate toward the Enneagram as a source for our souls to feel comforted and understood. Throughout our conversation, in great depth, he explains the nine core persona...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min
It all started 10 hours after she gave birth to her son when an inquiry from Jen Atkin (top celebrity hair stylist) came through. Knowing this project would change her career, Ria didn’t think twice with her instant reply - “When do you need me?” She was right. Organizing Jen Atkin’s closet in 2019 did blow her business up. Today, Ria has worked with top-celebrity clients such as Chrissy Teigan, James Charles, and Paris Hilton. Ria got into organization because, well, she was messy by nature. As...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Gina has dedicated her career to helping women connect spiritually, start profitable businesses, create wealth from a feminine perspective, and become highly visible so they can make a global impact. Gina believes that there is a Queen in every woman: “Within every woman lives a Queen,” Gina affirms, “And only from the position of Queen can you fulfill your purpose.” She just wrote her first book, The Audacity to be Queen, which brings together over 20 years of experience in transforming women’s...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Turn It Gold was founded by Angela Dina and her family, along with good friends, following the stage IV, high- risk neuroblastoma cancer diagnosis in there son, Charlie. As Charlie battled through rounds of chemotherapy, surgeries, radiation, and a stem cell transplant, the Dina family was able to see the extreme need for continued funding to aid in furthering childhood cancer research. Thankfully, Charlie is surviving his cancer diagnosis. However, they now are seeing the aftermath of the toxic...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Brooke is a show stopper. Her voice, her beauty, her heart, she is the full package. She walks me through her life journey… her dream of being a country singer her whole life… how she was living her dream and was making waves on country radio… at the same time she realized she was truly madly deeply insanely in love with a woman, her record rep, Hillary Hoover. Brooke wasn’t sure if she would be accepted in country music as a gay woman so she kept it a secret for years. She developed serious sto...
Dec 27, 2021•58 min
Cortney LaCorte makes cheese boards for a living. You read that right. CHEESE. BOARDS. She’s known for her show stopping boards, that all of Nashville and it’s elite enjoy. She’s also a mom of two who has built, Cheese Gal, from the ground up - all with a baby on her hip, and occasionally with a martini in her hand. In this conversation between Caroline and Cortney, they talk about all things business, motherhood, and the never-ending struggle to find the balance between the two. Learn more abou...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This mama and I connected hard. We are both 4’s on the enneagram (deep deep feelers, need to creatively express, romantic, authentic, very sensitive, empathetic, can feel melancholic and misunderstood)… I don’t meet fellow 4’s that often, so when I do my soul FREAKS OUT and is like, YOU, YOU ACTUALLYYYYYY GET ME! Liz’s story is one that is so powerful and triumphant. But she CHOSE to have victory in her life. It would have been completely understandable if she wanted to throw the towel in and gi...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Daily Drills is the new lifestyle destination for transitional pieces that effortlessly move you through every moment in style. In 2020, amidst a global pandemic, best friends and entrepreneurial spirits Kennedy Crichlow (Kenn) and Mary Ralph Lawson (Ralph), spotted a niche space in the ever-growing leisure industry. Their mission: simplifying getting dressed and blurring the lines between workout-wear, lounge-wear, business-wear, and everything in between. Daily Drill was built with mottos like...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min
When I first moved to Nashville about 20 years ago, I remember being so intimidated by Missi. Not only was she a top publisher for the biggest songwriters in town, she also listened and found hit songs for Faith and Tim, Keith Urban and alllllll the greats! It was Missi who discovered “Breathe” for Faith; originally she pitched it to Tim, but he said Faith would crush it, we get into all sorts of backstories behind songs. She also found “Humble and Kind” for Tim…. On top of it all, she and her m...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr
How do you find purpose in the pieces in the middle of competing priorities, dreams differed, traumatic events, and what feels like exponentially increasing expectations? We talk about it all. Kirbee has lived through the loss of multiple family members to tragic circumstances, yet she has continued to believe in and fight for her purpose and miracles. Join us on the journey. We cry. We ask the hard questions. On this episode of Velvets Edge, Top Podcast host Caroline Hobby @carohobby (Podcast: ...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min
She was a rock ’n’ roll princess who was offered a record deal at 15 and has since written songs recorded by Faith Hill, Lady A and Eric Paslay. He is an established country voice and a working man’s songwriter who’s taken six No. 1 hits to the top of the charts. Together, Rose Falcon and Rodney Atkins—married since 2013—are an unstoppable force in life, love and music. And for the first time, they’ve joined creative forces in an official capacity for Rod + Rose. The duo’s first single, “Being H...
Nov 15, 2021•55 min
Sheila grew up in Scotland and has spoken to over six million women around the world. Her passion is making God’s Word practical, and sharing her own story of how God met her when she was at her lowest point and lifted her up again. Sheila has sold more than five million books. She is also the cohost of the television program Life Today, airing in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, with over one hundred million viewers daily. We have a super honest and candid conversation where I ask her m...
Nov 08, 2021•51 min
When you lay down on someone’s table for an hour every 2 weeks, for 3 +years straight, let’s just put it this way: you get to know someone. Danielle truly has changed the way I feel about my looks with her lash extensions. Everybody has their thing that they love, nails, hair, working out, clothes…. well mine is lashes. Once I started getting lash extensions, I felt like the self I always wanted to be. I just LOVE them. And Danielle and LASHOUT is truly the best. Over all the one on one, no dist...
Nov 02, 2021•52 min
So I have been on a big physical and mental wellness journey. I’m so tired of having anxiety, and I have been seeking out cures. One of those remedies is FLOATING. Yep, you heard me right, floating. I have linked up with PURE SWEAT AND FLOAT STUDIO in Brentwood and the relief is truly instant. Pairing floating w the ultra healing infrared saunas, has helped me target all of this within my own body : • Detoxification • Weight loss • Lower Blood Pressure • Relaxation • Pain Relief • Cell Heatlh • ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Laci Kaye is SO PRETTY it actually hurts me. Like I feel deep pain for her beauty, and soul, and whole vibe. I know that sounds super emo but it’s just the truth. Some people just hit ya immediately. It was love at first everything for me with her. You want to hear her journey. It’s incredible. Raised by her single mama who gave birth to her at 16, Laci shares with me intimate details of her childhood and gives a first hand, detailed explanation about her journey with American Idol… what the jud...
Oct 11, 2021•51 min
I love the way Cirby dresses. Her style and vibe completely speak to me. So I had to have her give me the mommy closet kick ass confident soulful rock n roll sexy mature and tasteful makeover that I have been desperately longing for since becoming a mom. I don’t know about you, but I lost my style and groove a little bit after having a child. I no longer want to wear everything as low as I can with as much cleavage and as tight and short as I can… Cirby’s slogan is “turn heads for a different re...
Oct 04, 2021•52 min
Caroline is joined by friend and yoga teacher, Christina Lentz, as she shares in raw honest conversation about her path of deep rooted trauma that brought her to a place of healing and peace. Through the practice of therapy, yoga, spiritual work and a whole lot of forgiveness, Christina’s mission is to empower others to find the courage and light within to embark on the journey of living a more peaceful and present life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Se...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Between the 4 of us we have husbands who are in #1 Country bands, manage top country acts and are married to a top UFC fighter. 2 of us are Podcasters (Kristen Brust and myself), 1 of us is a Master Injector of Aesthetic Medicine (Brie Chandler) and the other is a successful Blogger (Ashley Wilson). We are all moms and great friends. We get SO CANDID in this interview. Life true BFF talk. We cover all the topics from sagging boobs, how to make money influencing, what it’s like being married to s...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Erica has spent over a decade of her life traveling and creating timeless designs for the Nashville community. In doing so, she has created many lifelong relationships and friendships with some of Nashville’s top artists and families. For the last two years, she has shifted focus from her career to this thing called motherhood! Erica is prioritizing her time with daughter, Paris, and fiancé, Jake Owen, to create a HOMEMADE life together! Erica and Caroline discuss all this and more in their upco...
Sep 13, 2021•57 min
Cortney LaCorte makes cheese boards for a living. You read that right. CHEESE. BOARDS. She’s known for her show stopping boards, that all of Nashville and it’s elite enjoy. She’s also a mom of two who has built, Cheese Gal, from the ground up - all with a baby on her hip, and occasionally with a martini in her hand. In this conversation between Caroline and Cortney, they talk about all things business, motherhood, and the never-ending struggle to find the balance between the two. Learn more abou...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Zac Brown just asked Caroline to join him and his band on his Comeback Tour to play, sing and entertain along side him. She plays and wails on about 7 instruments, has a voice of an angel, is sassy, sexy, and confident to do her career HER way. She’s always been about the long game. Building a grassroots solid fan base for who she is as an artist rather than trying to fit a mold, has always been her vibe. She has toured and released singles with Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett, Zac Brown and consid...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Beth does God’s work for sure. She is blessed with a heart of gold and uses her goodness to help tons of artists and wives in the music industry sort out their lives and understand how to mentally become healthy, when so many of us in the music industry have lived through all sorts of pain, insecurity and trauma. She works for Porters Call. It’s the most unique, incredible therapy center I have ever experienced. It solely exists for artists and theirs families. Ohhhh, and it’s COMPLETELY free. S...
Aug 23, 2021•59 min
Scout experienced her first depressive episode at the age of 14 and was formally diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 20. Living with a mental illness brought an onslaught of symptoms: anxiety, hypomania, depression, catatonia, psychosis, and suicidal ideation. Her perception of her life weighed down on her so poignantly that she dropped out of college, could not hold a job or internship, was hospitalized, experimented with medleys of prescription medication, and went through two outpat...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min
