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Girls Who Do Stuff

Jenny Midgley and Sarah Madrasgirlswhodostuff.com
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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Is Photography a business or a skill? Jane Goodrich of Picsello

In This Episode: Jane is creating really great software for photographers, called Picsello , which sets out to help photographers manage, market, and monetize their business on one intuitive platform. Despite the common understanding, photography is actually really hard to do and very expensive and time-consuming. Picsello launched in January to a small group of paid subscribers. We talk about the difference between being a photographer, and a business owner whose business is photography. Jane b...

Apr 26, 202250 minSeason 3Ep. 39

Flashback Friday: Jessica Bettencourt - Showing up 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 22, 202241 minSeason 3Ep. 36

Top Five-ish BingeWorthy Shows

In This Episode: The rules for this episode are simple. Sarah and Jenny pick their top five shows to binge. Do they pick just five? Probably not... We answer the hard-hitting questions that really make a difference... Like what to watch next. Jenny talks about watching Arrow on the CW and the research she did before committing, she didn't realize with the other shows in the universe she committed to over 300 hours and made a spreadsheet to watch them in order. TOP FIVE-ish (in no specific order)...

Apr 19, 202246 minSeason 3Ep. 38

Flashback Friday: Zack Hunt - Don’t be an a#$hole for Jesus

As a teenager in the buckle of the Bible Belt, Zack Hunt was convinced the rapture would happen at any moment. Being ready meant never missing church, never sinning, and always listening to Christian radio. But when the rapture didn't happen, Hunt's tightly wound faith began to fray. If he had been wrong about the rapture, what else about his faith might not hold water? Part memoir, part tour of the apocalypse, and part call to action, Unraptured traces how the church's focus on escaping to heav...

Apr 15, 202237 minSeason 3Ep. 35

How to save time and impact lives

In This Episode: Darnell shares about what he does and how he mentors young business owners on how to save time and impact lives. Darnell tells about his journey of how he got into this line of work, starting with drawing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He has learned that his mission is to create the straightest line possible between what a person's goal is, whether that is to get new clients, get sales, or become a better person in life to that path. We talk about how do you define empathy? What...

Apr 12, 202239 minSeason 3Ep. 31

Flashback Friday: Katie Brinkley on geriatric millennials

In this episode, the guest is Katie Brinkley from a boutique digital marketing agency based just outside Denver in Littleton, Colorado. In today’s saturated digital world, she takes a creative approach to make your brand stand out – and get results. Katie talks about where her favorite place to buy clothes is from a local apparel store, Ohana . Katie gives a background about her and what her background is and the things that she has done. Her expertise in social media and history as a post-game ...

Apr 08, 202241 minSeason 3Ep. 34

Joanna Johnson @unlearn16 is back

In This Episode: Jo talks about her new merch store that's online now. We learn that country songs don't translate to Canadian. Jo invite the girls who do stuff onto her podcast Jo talks about how she really loves communicating to people in person, the podcast and TikTok is great but she really is energized by teaching and speaking to groups. When asked how she looks on social media she is quick to tell people that she carries a ring light and filter everywhere she goes. Lighting makes the diffe...

Apr 05, 202234 minSeason 3Ep. 30

Flashback Friday: April fool's fun with the kiddos

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...

Apr 04, 202231 minSeason 3Ep. 33

You violated (sunk) my boundary (battleship)

In This Episode: We talk about boundaries by joining Sarah and Jenny mid conflict about a scheduling issue. We discuss using your personal cell phone as your business phone, the good the bad and the ugly. We discuss the differences of boundaries for men and women in our society. We talk about social media marketing and people who have been "told" to be on a certain platform. Is this a boundary issue? Are you posting for you or doing it to appease other people? We share tips on how to set expecta...

Mar 29, 202221 minSeason 3Ep. 29

Flashback Friday - Katelyn Scott Photography

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 25, 202239 minSeason 3Ep. 32

Unicorn Hunting with Scott Moore

In This Episode: Scott focuses on helping business owners grow their businesses through coaching. The Kolbe Index is a personality assessment that focuses on ‘Action Modes’, Scott recommends that anybody who wants to improve the efficiency of their work habits take this. Especially entrepreneurs and coaches! Scott goes over the Girls Who Do Stuff score, and Sarah is less than pleased with his choice of adjective for her scores. Scott found it "neat." There are four categories to the Kolbe Index ...

Mar 22, 202250 minSeason 3Ep. 28

Rapid Fire with Alexis E. Spohn

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 18, 202214 minSeason 3Ep. 27

Why pay attention to your pelvic floor?

In This Episode: The pelvic floor is a collection of muscles that sit at the base of your pelvis like a hammock. We talk about Kundalini (get your mind out of the gutter.) Most people hear of pelvic floor PT after a baby. We talk about how basic healing principles when applied to postpartum can mean most doctors say wait six weeks and you're good. We talk about what to expect postpartum. Often the focus is all on the baby and very little on the mother's recovery. We answer the age-old debate: Wh...

Mar 15, 202239 minSeason 3Ep. 26

Rapid Fire with Kizzy Kittrell Dogan

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 15, 202212 minSeason 3Ep. 25

Empowering Teen Girls with Kizzy Kittrell Dogan

In This Episode: Kizzy Kittrell Dogan, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of T&G Commercial Cleaning, LLC, Founder of Love Circle Inc, Author of Thirteen: Lessons for Every Teen Girl's Journey to Womanhood , Contributor to IamTeenStrong.com, Workshop Facilitator, and Keynote Speaker. Kizzy transforms and empowers teen girls to discover their purpose, passion, and superpowers as The Teen Girl Mentor. Kizzy is also the CEO of T&G Commercial Cleaning She has a non-profit called Love Circl...

Mar 08, 202237 minSeason 3Ep. 24

Rapid Fire with Chauncey Zalkin

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 04, 20227 minSeason 3Ep. 23

Vulnerability, Authenticity, and Creativity with Chauncey Zalkin

In This Episode: Chauncey’s been a published writer, serial creative entrepreneur, and ad agency brand strategist for 18 years. She’s lived in New York, Paris, Biarritz, Barcelona, Miami, and South Carolina. She co-founded and was the Creative Director of a documentary storytelling company called Show Love with clients that include Comcast, Timex, Beyond Meat, Babyganics, Cotton Inc. Edible Schoolyard, and a slew of designers, makers, dancers, brewers. Chauncey focuses on writing magical realism...

Mar 01, 202237 minSeason 3Ep. 22

Rapid Fire - Saran

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.

Feb 25, 20228 minSeason 3Ep. 8

Her Power Beyond Endo

In This Episode: One woman out of four will be impacted by Endometriosis. It's a chronic illness that affects women with numerous symptoms that make it hard to diagnose. People often confuse the symptoms of Endometriosis with PMS pain leading many to go undiagnosed. We talk about how it is important for women to educate themselves and learn to advocate for themselves as doctors. Saran shares the story of her diagnosis. We spend time talking about the importance of women advocating for themselves...

Feb 22, 202233 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Rapid Fire - Cindy Brown

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.

Feb 18, 202217 minSeason 3Ep. 10

Parenting Cheat Codes for today's parent

In This Episode: Cindy answers the question, "Wouldn't it be cool if... you had a mentor to guide you as you build your Homeschooling foundations?" Cindy shares strategies, resources, and guidance to create experience-based curricular plans in alignment with your child's age, academic abilities, and learning needs, along with infusing mindset development for healthy emotional & social connection. We talk about how as parents we need to teach our kids to have conversations about our emotions....

Feb 15, 202237 minSeason 3Ep. 9

Rapid Fire - Kristi Sullivan

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.

Feb 11, 20228 minSeason 3Ep. 12

The One with the Human Design Readings

In This Episode: We talk with Kristi Sullivan - Wellness/health influencer and author, Human Design/communications practitioner, yoga instructor, holistic/nonprofit business consultant, marketing advisor, resource connector. Human Design is your energetic blueprint based on your birth date. Human Design is a system that's been around since the eighties, but it blends together ancient modalities, including astrology, I Ching, Kabbalah, and the chakra system. It's a way to understand yourself self...

Feb 08, 202237 minSeason 3Ep. 11

Rapid Fire - Karen Sammer

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.

Feb 04, 202210 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Women's Heart Health - We are not men with Uteruses

In This Episode: At the recommendation of my cardiologist, Karen became a WomenHeart Champion Community Educator, trained by the Mayo Clinic. She discovered that women’s heart disease is often under-diagnosed or misdiagnosed and very misunderstood by most people, including many in the medical community. As a community educator, Karen presents information about women and heart disease symptoms, risk factors and prevention. Karen shares why and how she got involved in being a Community Educator. K...

Feb 01, 202237 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard.

In this episode of the Exit Strategy, we are joined in the studio by the hosts of the Girls That Do Stuff podcast, Sarah Madras and Jenny Midgley. Elizebeth and Sarah talk about how they don't necessarily want or push people to get a divorce, their job is to come to the best solution to everyone's problems. Although many people who have gotten as far as consulting a divorce attorney already have their mind made up. Sarah talks about how she keeps her wedding dress on a mannequin outside of her r...

Jan 25, 202247 minSeason 3Ep. 21

How to host a list build and still run your business

Learn more at SystemToThrive.com Alyson Lex 0:00 To the Okay, so that way you can hit record. I have been avoiding hosting a summit since I did my first summit My only summit in 2013. So I don't know, brighter for a reason you do the math on that. It's a lot of years between my first summit and my second summit, which is coming up in just a couple of months. Now, why did I wait so long? Between summits, there's a lot of reasons. One, I couldn't see the roadmap to how it would actually make me mo...

Jan 18, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 20

Genius Shift I n Your Marketing For More Visibility

On this bonus holiday episode of Through The Marketing Lens , we are diving into one shift you can make in your marketing that will have an incredible impact on your business. Now more than ever before, consumers want to know and trust the brands that they buy from. Whether you're a product or service-based business, this one genius change to increase trust with your audience will absolutely transform your marketing. We’re discussing: • Current marketing trends and what consumers are looking for...

Jan 11, 202224 minSeason 3Ep. 19

The One where Jo Johnson talks to Rosie O'Donnell

We are honored to share this episode of Unlearn16: Class in Session. For this episode I get to sit down with the Queen of Baseball, the Master of the Betty Rubble laugh and Tina's hot new girlfriend on the L Word - ROSIE 'FREAKIN' O'DONNELL!! Special thanks to TheArcade.ca and Jon Corbin for hosting this episode - they made all my tech fears melt away.

Jan 04, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 3Ep. 18

Body You Crave - Busting Perfectionist Fantasies

A perfectionist fantasy is a fantasy about being perfect because you erroneously believe that if you were perfect, then you’d create the results you want. So for example, if you stick to your diet perfectly then you’d lose the weight and have the body you crave. (And you’d finally be happy, proud, confident - all the feelings you think losing weight will give you.) Logically we know we can’t be perfect, and yet we still create these grandiose plans as if one day we could be... only to end up bea...

Dec 28, 202133 minSeason 3Ep. 17
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