Rapid Fire - Leah Cowdry-Olson
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
May 14, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Girls Who Do Stuff
Come as you are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story. A raw and real podcast from two courageous women making an impact in their communities by helping guests share their unique stories.
Your hosts Jenny and Sarah are soul sisters with a passion for creating a space for authentic storytelling. Their guests will make you laugh, cry, and leave you with all-the-feels while you learn from thought leaders like entrepreneurs, influencers, coaches, real estate moguls, speakers, reality stars, and creative geniuses.
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The one about growing up, fitting in, and all the stories we tell ourselves
Jenny talks about how Leah's story inspired her so she decided to reach out through a mutual friend. Leah wrote an article for the Huffington Post called "I Spent 35 Years Trying To Convince The World (And Myself) That I’m White." Leah learned a lot about herself and her story of trying to find belonging as a child when the story took on a life of it's own, going viral and often misunderstood because of some circumstances surrounding it's release. We unpack it in today's episode. Leah talks abou...
May 11, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Rapid Fire - Heather Dominick
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
May 07, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 23
The one with all the OMG ME TOO moments! - Heather Dominick
She has been self-employed, working with sensitive entrepreneurs and leaders for twenty years plus. Highly sensitive is a psychological and physiological term. It comes out of a lot of research that really started in the late 1990s by a woman named Dr. Lane. Aaron who's most known for the research around what it needs to be a highly sensitive person. There is a lot of additional research as well. The skinny on what it means to be highly sensitive is that first and foremost, it's how your nervous...
May 04, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Rapid Fire - Mark Masters
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Apr 30, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Do you know the one with the comedian and the narwhal?
Mark shares about some of the struggles of being a comedian during a pandemic, and he is excited to begin doing live shows again. He started some online shows called Comedy Test Kitchen to keep bringing the funny. He shares about how rough of a start the Comedy Test Kitchen was but they have ironed out the tech details. Mark says he has always been comfortable with failing and comedy requires a high tolerance for failure. It's all about volume. You fail enough and you get confidence along the wa...
Apr 27, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Rapid Fire - Jessica Bettencourt
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Apr 23, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 19
The one about showing up even when it's terrifying
We talk about Jessica's new book, "I Almost Cancelled: Showing Up When Fear Tells You to Stay Home." Jessica Bettencourt knows what it’s like to face rejection, feel like she doesn’t belong, and second-guess big decisions. But she also knows that we have to face fear and risk failure to live out our calling. In I Almost Cancelled, Jessica shares how one scary decision after another led to a life she couldn’t even imagine. Her storytelling and southern charm will have you laughing at times and cr...
Apr 20, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Rapid Fire with Mike Doyle
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Apr 16, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 17
The one where some questions are just better left unanswered
Mike Doyle moved to Raleigh, NC, after selling everything and traveling the US in 2015. When he’s not sketching random thoughts, he’s running a podcast about the NJ Punk Scene from the late 90s to early 2000s. He also owns an animation company and still writes and records music from time to time. His dream is to one day own a ton of high-end log cabins all over the world. His new book, the Couple's Checklist, was created to start a real dialog between couples to see how much they do or do not kn...
Apr 13, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Rapid Fire with Susan Vernicek
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Apr 09, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The one about those heart shaped hot tubs
Susan Vernicek joins us on today's episode. She is your mindset and "achieve" expert. She has been in business for 13 years. It started from a passion project. She then hit rock bottom emotionally, physically, and came back before she was married and had her twin toddlers, and started her current business. Businesses evolve and when you go all in they just naturally grow and we talk about her journey. She travels the state speaking and hosting signature workshops and now she has Online Magazine ...
Apr 06, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Rapid Fire - Katelyn Guild
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Apr 02, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 13
The one where we talk about how we stay strong when everything falls apart
More about Katelyn from her website KatelynScottPhotography.com : Hi All! My name is Katelyn, and I am the boss lady behind Katelyn Scott Photography, once formally known as Kali Klicks. If you are curious about the name change and rebrand hop into the blog and read all about it. I am based in Raleigh, NC , and have traveled as far as Australia to capture the perfect moment. I have been shooting since 2012 and full-time since 2016. In that time I have come to learn that photography is incredibly...
Mar 30, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Rapid Fire with Seryna Myers
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Mar 26, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The one where we talk about uncomfortable truths
We've been told to be nice and Seryna feels like being nice is the curse of the modern woman. It is the thing that really gets in the way of us chasing our dreams, speaking up, or honoring ourselves. We don't prioritize ourselves because we're so busy taking care of everybody else because that's what nice girls do. "When I'm fighting with my spouse, I will even say I'm really sorry for how I said that but I'm not sorry for how I feel." - Seryna Emotions are not something we should be sorry for, ...
Mar 23, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The one where we normalize asking for help
It feels like it has rained 50 of the last 60 days here in North Carolina. Add to that January usually comes with some mental health issues for Jenny who shares about being diagnosed with depression and feeling aware of her condition even as a young child. Now in her 40s, she looks at it as a part of her while the first part of her life was spent trying to "fix it." There was self-harm involved, there was suicidal ideation. For her, it wasn't so much about wanting to die, but not wanting to live...
Mar 16, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Rapid Fire with Rob Balasabas
After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.
Mar 12, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 8
The one where we learned all about YouTube and video marketing
TubeBuddy is a FREE browser extension & mobile app that integrates directly into YouTube to help you run your channel with ease. TubeBuddy's partners and affiliates are like family. Rob ensures each and every one of their users is set up for success on their platform. Rob and the Girls Who Do Stuff talk about the changing nature of online marketing, including adding video content to your marketing strategy as a small business owner. Often times the millennial younger generation can be catego...
Mar 09, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Rapid Fire - Julie Bell
Love lightning round? Now it's in its own neatly wrapped little container to bring a jolt of joy to your Friday. This week's guest: Julie Bell, a real estate divorce specialist.
Mar 05, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The one where we talk Surviving + Thriving when things don't go as planned
There are so many moving parts to divorce and real estate is often pushed to the side. This is where Julie and her team can help. We talk about what happens during the divorce process with real estate. In North Carolina, it takes one to buy and two to sell. So both people have to be in agreement to sell the home. This can be challenging if the divorce is not amicable. Julie also got her life coach certification and mindfulness certification to better help her clients who are in a difficult heads...
Mar 02, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
What were we thinking? (Kids episode)
The kids are in the studio! It was a bit crazy. We took the opportunity to talk about expectations, work-life balance, and giving yourself grace as a "MOM-BOSS." Hear clips from our kid's adorable and sometimes challenging answers to our questions. Like when asked what questions they have for us, we got "Why do you spend so much time at work?" Parenting is tough and you are not alone. Work-life balance may be the wrong word. We like work-life harmony. You can fall in and out of harmony and it al...
Feb 23, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The one where we geeked out about community & empowering women
Cary is married to her biggest encourager Rob and Mom to Ashlin and Carver who attend Apex High School. Cary grew up in Myrtle Beach, SC, and has lived most of her adult life in Raleigh. She’s a Clemson Tiger at heart where she attended early in college but graduated from Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. Her family attends Hope Community Church’s Raleigh Campus and have for over 12 years. Cary’s international mission experience working with women’s artisan co-ops in Central America...
Feb 16, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Wulwyn Porte - The one where we talk about civil war and toilet paper shortages
Wulwyn talks about the importance of character and how you would not have wanted to meet him before he valued character. One of the key things in his life was basketball. Learning to be competitive taught him to want to win, but win with character. His mother invited a man to their house as a child who was on the national team in Liberia. He spent a couple hours on a Saturday and taught them the fundamentals and they ran with it for the rest of their lives. Liberia was run by, at that time, a di...
Feb 02, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Sadie Harper - making words flow and interior spaces overflow with beauty
Sadie shares her experiences as a ghost-writer. She talks about the process of working with her current client, a professional baseball player. She talks about her career up to this point, being a parent, and finding her path. Corporate was not a fit for Sadie. Then she tried pampered chef. Then she started shifting into consulting, and that's where she started doing interior design. She just figured it out as she went along. After the arrival of her third child, she had to put it on the back bu...
Jan 26, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Beth Hess - Women and Body Positivity
We recognize although this is predominantly an issue for women, men struggle with body positivity as well. Unhappiness with our bodies is the number one shame trigger for women. Beth shares her story of becoming okay with her body. She described it as "my body and I had a conversation." There were times where she was very angry with her body and she metaphorically said to her body, "I want to be friends again." Having tried every diet and program as a self-described, "chubby kid". We talk about ...
Jan 19, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Bart Queen - Communication is more than just skills
During the more than 27 years that he has been turning the art of communications into the science of remarkable results, Bart has embraced a unique training approach. This approach helps people transform their communications skills so that they can experience remarkable work success, and more meaningful relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. Bart shares the story of how he fell in love with communication and helping people develop the skills to be remarkable. "I have just learned ou...
Jan 12, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Lamarr Cook - Investing in Yourself
Lamarr started out with a simple dream. Own a franchise. But in order to open a Mcdonald's, he needed to get his net worth up to a million dollars. He started working hard and investing in real estate in the Detroit area, then the housing crisis of 08' hit and he lost his investments, but he still had his corporate job. A couple of relocations landed him in the Chicago area where he realized he didn't need the million-dollar net worth to start a franchise and joining with a business partner open...
Jan 05, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Jamie Bright - The Bright Entrepreneur
Jamie unpacks her past job history and how she got into her current career path. Our story starts with Jamie sitting in a cubicle doing predictive modeling. Then she got her hands on a camera and started taking photos of friends and families. She had a friend who started her own photography business and a week later she started her own photography business. After about 19 months of making just over $3,000 to making enough to fully replace her salary. She used her skills in predictive modeling to...
Dec 29, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Diane Kinlaw - Community Leader and Queen of the Pivot
After a hectic five years in corporate America, she decided to make a change and find zen in massage therapy school. She unpacks the process of giving up a steady paycheck to making the leap into a new career. Diane shares the importance of having a good business mentor. We discuss how to go about finding a mentor as a business owner. We talk about the stigma and shame that many people feel for even asking the question "What do I want to do?" when you are in your 30s, 40s, or 50s because you may...
Dec 22, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 49
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