Beth works with small business owners to help them navigate the wilderness of owning a business. She helps people fall back in love with their business. She is like a relationship coach between you and your brand. Once you make it past the honeymoon phase with your company how do keep the flame alive and avoid burnout. Sarah worked with Beth on remaking her brand and loved the experience. Many of the principles of staying in love with your business can be similar to relationships. Doors open for...
Dec 15, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Laura shares a story about her dad and how she inherited her sense of humor. Sarah shares a hilarious story about people not being on mute on a zoom call. We talk about how important it is to have boundaries as a business owner and individual. As business owners, we start by saying "yes" to everything because we are trying to make it work. Laura shares her journey of learning to set boundaries with her business. Part of her success was delegating booking appointments at her salon. "I am a firm b...
Dec 08, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 47
She really connected with a student in her class when she was a teacher. That relationship led to her understanding that Jawan didn't have a bike. She asked other kids in her class and found that most did not have a bike and if they did it was old and rusty. She decided to start a gofundme. When home life is not predictable a bike can provide joy and ownership of something of value. The GoFundMe was a success and she was able to get all 650 kids in her school a bike, helmet, and bike lock! It we...
Dec 01, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Genie shares her story of falling in love with a wonderful man in high school and married him after one month. In two years they ran into all the same issues that most relationships face and learned how to "bring love back to life" and now spend time coaching others. Her book "Win her & Influence Him". The book addresses the top issues that men have women and women have with men. Jenny and Sarah spend time with Genie unpacking some of the top marriage issues. Genie teaches the difference bet...
Nov 24, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Rachel started out wanting to become a therapist but during her internship with a therapeutic foster care, she changed her mind and decided instead to become a foster parent. She had a tragedy in her life that completely altered her direction. Her brother was killed in a motorcycle accident. When something like that happens everything comes into focus. She left her job because she wanted her life to make a difference. During the time she was studying to launch the next chapter of her life she vi...
Nov 17, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Jamie Tulak, The Designing Realtor, is in our opinion "kinda a big deal." From her website : Jamie’s first visit to Raleigh (and Holly Springs) was back in 2009 - she and her husband John had some friends in the area. She absolutely fell in love with the area, and knew that one day she wanted to plant roots and raise a family here in the Triangle. Because life happens, it just took a roundabout path of about 9 years to finally plant those roots. When Jamie realized their son would soon be starti...
Nov 10, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Born and raised in Apex, Jacque has seen the evolution from 3,000 to now over 67,000. Jacque served as Police Captain and spend 29 years and felt like this time in public service was not done. He wants to see communication between the citizens and the town government and take steps to reform and become a model for the rest of the nation. Apex is a small town but has a great skate park that Jacque played a pivotal role. There was a growing rift between skateboarders and the police department and ...
Nov 03, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 42
She drew a crude drawing of a shirt on the flight home from visiting her mother and felt "This is what I am supposed to do with the rest of my life." Her mom later passed away and she came up with the name of " Redefined Courage " because her mom defined courage for her. She has grown it into a vibrant business that is growing! They've created the "HOPE" post-operative shirt which is specifically designed for comfort and healing after breast surgery. *Interior pockets to hold drain bulbs *Over-s...
Oct 27, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Carrie is a professional speaker located in Raleigh, NC. Her past clients include Target, Jack Daniels, Marriott, Carolina Inn, Aspen Dental, Northwestern Mutual, Coca-Cola Consolidated, State Farm, YMCA CEOs, Regal Cinemas, and so many more. She shares her story and lessons she has learned along the way. Carrie shares about throwing a party on a plane that got national news coverage and what she learned about herself during the process. From USAtoday.com: "Carrie-Grace McQuaid aims to spread ki...
Oct 20, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Noa opens up about her childhood in Israel, serving in the Israeli army, and the experience it provided her for her career today. Moving to the U.S. and the challenges of raising kids. Her background in Israel was human resources, training development, and she played an executive role. When she moved to the U.S., she felt like no one cared about her experience, and this led to a part of her story where she had to redefine herself and regain her confidence. In Israel, she was fearless, and sudden...
Oct 13, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Anna was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27 years old. No family history, it came out of the blue. She was a newlywed and wanting to start a family. She was in the best shape of her life, eating vegan, etc. She had always been interested in fashion and beauty and went to Pinterest and social media to find out what to do with her cancer diagnosis. And she discovered that cancer was her niche. Cancer is part of her journey and wants women like her to be confident and beautiful as they go through a...
Oct 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 38
As a young child, Jenny's father, David and his family fled their home near Paris to escape the Nazi invasion. They almost didn't make it and share a harrowing story of the escape. His father left a successful business and his wife was pregnant with twins when the decision was made. They walked to the border and waited a few weeks at Spain's border. They booked passage on the freighter after bribing the ship captain after crossing the Pyrenees mountains. They were the only ones in their family's...
Sep 29, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode, Jenny and Sarah get authentic and share the top three life-lessons they've learned from their parents. The first lesson Jenny learned from her parents was "learn to laugh at yourself." This was modeled by her family of sharing funny stories to teach lessons. Although this took her time to incorporate into her life, this has been a life-changing lesson for her. Sarah's first lesson was from her mother. From the actions of her mother she learned the importance of "The need to take...
Sep 22, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Our guests are both lifelong learners who thrive most when helping others. While their stories are very different and we have taken divergent paths to get to where we are, we are both wired to supercharge those around us and be catalysts of change. Trinity Gregor – small business owner; process improver; business development coach; honey badger Mike Manning – small business owner; career evolutionist; BNI Trainer; business coach; grandfather On the episode, Mike and Trinity share about how they ...
Sep 15, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 35
A little about Rob from the White Rabbit Website : My goal is to dethrone the enterprise overlords to make it a noiseless market and a level playing field so all businesses have equal opportunity to thrive. I'm driven to put the "people" back into "salespeople" and may the best business win. Specialized in creating versatile products and innovative services for the ever-changing digital landscape, builder of strategic relationships, process improvement addict, business strategist, development ex...
Sep 08, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Jamie Walker works with Direct Sales and has a really interesting family story. From her website: "I am an ordinary woman that has done extraordinary things. The kinds of things that raise eyebrows, draw in skeptics, and attract whispers during the school pick-up line. I have learned that you are either a doer or you are a doubter. I pick do. We are all different, darling." She used to be a high school teacher; when she had 4 kids who were all 4 and under, she stayed home with them but found her...
Sep 01, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Stay tuned until the end of this episode to hear some outtakes... Paul shares the rollercoaster ride of his journey from growing up in a family of teachers and coaches. His family owned a peach farm; he worked on the wildlife refuge in the summers. He was given a lot of opportunities to learn to become a jack of all trades. He also speaks to the other side of being a jack of all trades, which is being a master of none. Growing up in a one-stoplight small town and ended up playing football at the...
Aug 24, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Sarah, says, "like everybody, I have been through some trauma and come out stronger on the other side of it." She lost her mother as a teenager in a car accident. At the time she was entering college she decided to do what she "liked to do" and got an English degree because of her passion for reading. She later worked in admissions at a college that focuses on the music and film industry. After that she found herself working for her "future husband." Although their relationship didn't start unti...
Aug 18, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Our guest today is retired Holly Springs Police Department Cheif John Herring. He recounts some stories from his time on the force. Many people used to think of Holly Springs as a "bad" town. It had it's share of drugs and crime. Today it now thought of by many as a one of the safest towns in the USA. We talk about growing up in towns that many would see as dangerous, how it shaped us into who we are today and effects our lives. With all the events in recent history and civil unrest, John says t...
Aug 11, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Amber started her entrepreneurship journey four years ago, she opened her studio in downtown Holly Springs, which was her personal studio. She opened it up as a coworking space for creatives. Then this past year, she now the leader and owner of Vend Raleigh , which she'd been a part of them for about six years. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Her studio is moving over to the Block on Main this fall. Topics discussed. How do you deal with people when they feel like you are too much? Women with grounded confide...
Aug 04, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The Girls Who Do Stuff talk with a kindred-spirited business owner about surrounding yourself with the right people and choosing the right kind of friends. Scott discusses the principle of "Bringing your own sand to the beach" that he heard from Bill Davis. It means stacking the deck with the people you want to surround yourself with so when working in your business you know you are going to have fun. Scott grew up in central North Carolina, and with the best of intentions, found his way into a ...
Jul 28, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Domenic Battistella is a super-connector. Domenic has had many passions; swimming, championship policy debater, executive chef and now a business continuity specialist. Hear about his journey and the story of his recent proposal.
Jul 21, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Jenny overcomes her fear and demonstrates bravery as she is a little hesitant because she's scared something will happen beyond her control. Stacey does a reading on her using Tarot cards. They discuss the results together and unpack the possible meanings. We talk about how some people are scared of what they might hear, but it is a safe place and done in the presence of someone that wants to encourage you on the path. Sarah gets her physic reading saying that she is going to have changes in her...
Jul 14, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 26
We speak with Stacey about her childhood. She was born with the ability to see things others didn't see. She describes her family growing up and the dreams she would have a child that would predict the future. Her parents didn't believe her so she shut it down and stopped talking about it. Looking back she wondered what would have happened if her parents were more supportive. This part of her remained dormant for a long time. It wasn't until college that she found people like her and who were ac...
Jul 07, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Less than two weeks before we sat down with local pizza entrepreneur, Johnny, from Johnny's Pizza, his company was engulfed in a suspicious and racist post that went viral. This post spread quickly. Although initially dismissed by Johnny as a joke, in reality, a fake account was created with his profile picture and screen captured with hate speech against black people. Johnny talks about what happened, the FBI investigate, out of state death threats, and Facebook subpoenas, and the fallout that ...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The NIH mission is science in the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. Heather came from a poor family and had a child in her senior year of high school. This was a very challenging time for her as she became the first generation of college student in her family, all with her child. But she did it! She credits this in part to incredible and po...
Jun 23, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Scott talks about his approach to business and connection as well as how he received his unique name. He is a micro-influencer for the small business community. Scott credits much of his success to his talent to listen to people and understand what fuels them. Serving people in this way helps feed his heart and keep him motivated. Learn more about J. Scott Rutter's background and his favorite networking opportunities around the Triangle. "You have to know about your ideal client to know which ne...
Jun 16, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Amy shares her own experience and tells her story about her husband, who was in an accident leading to serious brain damage. She talks about some of her own experiences with the healthcare system and the court system of North Carolina. Hear the struggles and the successes as she authentically shares her painful and inspiring story. Adam her husband was in a coma for 10 months and was given a 10% chance of waking up but Amy did not give upon him. Since she was a single mother still raising her da...
Jun 09, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In today's episode of girls who do stuff, Jenny and Sarah interview Kristin a communication expert and her husband, Nick Frade, a licensed real estate agent. Kristen and Nick started their business together in San Diego they were dating and a couple of years later got married and decided to move to the East coast to be closer to their friends and family and it was there that they started a family. In this episode, they cover the challenges that come with working with your spouse and how importan...
Jun 02, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Kimberly Winborne is the owner of Kimberly Winbore LLC which is a company that works with people to help them learn how to make more money and manage it responsibly when they do. They talk about how important connections are and how those connections led them to meeting each other at Vibe (A Coworking Community) where Kimberly overheard them talking about one of her dear friends. Collaboration is a core value to the Girls Who Do Stuff and Kimberly so they became quick friends. Something that is ...
May 26, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 19
