I’m excited to join you this week for a solo podcast episode about my experience with finding a lump in my breast -- not only once, but twice. This experience started back in 2019 and was a scary experience to go through. As women, and even men, we spend time making sure we take care of ourselves, exercise, and eat well, so it can be very alarming when all of a sudden, something is there that normally isn’t. If you’ve been in this situation before, know someone who has, or maybe even someone who...
Oct 20, 2021•21 min
This week’s episode is with Mary Morassutti, a trailblazer and true entrepreneur. Mary is on a mission to transform women entrepreneurs into World Class Brands. She has created and led businesses that empower women entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Canada for over fifteen years. Her strategic business instincts and razor-sharp marketing and branding expertise have helped business owners create world class brands. Listen in as we talk about: How her start in media helped her develop her entrepreneuri...
Oct 13, 2021•35 min
This week’s episode is with Rishma Govani, who recently became a widow in September of 2020, when she lost her beloved husband and partner, Aly, to cancer. Aly is her true north star, guiding her in the afterlife. Rishma is passionate about normalizing grief, enhancing grief literacy and allowing people to feel comfortable (and even find humour) around topics that are not easy. She is the proud mama of Khalil, Mila and her new fur-baby, Hero, aptly named after his dad. Listen in as we talk about...
Oct 06, 2021•50 min
This week’s episode is a solo episode with me and we’re talking all about courage vs. confidence. You’ll hear in this episode why confidence isn’t always enough to really tap into our inner courage, and why you need both to exist simultaneously. While this episode is not a personal story, I felt encouraged to share some of my knowledge around this with you. If you like these kinds of stories on the podcast, be sure to let me know by emailing me or connecting on Instagram. Listen in as we talk ab...
Sep 29, 2021•18 min
This week’s episode is with Wave Wyld, a TikTok Marketing Expert and Coach. She has helped over 200 clients grow their TikTok accounts through consulting and courses with a community over virality approach. She specializes in helping brands and business owners use the app as a social media marketing tool to generate more leads, money and impact in the world. Wave developed the “Ideal Follower Attraction Method" for rapid growth with just one post. In our conversation, we go into Wave’s journey w...
Sep 22, 2021•39 min
This week’s episode is with Vanessa Chopra, an accomplished explorer, entrepreneur, marketer and most recently mom to baby William. Vanessa is a partner at LuxStory media, an agency that builds and deploys marketing strategies for brands from a fresh lens that is diverse and inclusive, especially when speaking to the all important female buyer. Prior to joining LuxStory, Vanessa has experience with branding for international fashion and lifestyle brands. She shares her story about her journey th...
Sep 15, 2021•41 min
This week’s episode is a solo episode with me, right in time for back to school! Maybe you’re starting at a new school, or are feeling anxious about going back to school after being home for so long. I wanted to share my story with you of starting at multiple new schools, the challenges I faced, and the advice I have learned. Listen in as we talk about: My move to three different schools in highschool, and why I did it How I worked through the fear of the unknown How starting at a new school is ...
Sep 08, 2021•24 min
This week’s episode is with Kirsten Schmidtke, a woman in tech, a fashion-entrepreneur, and a community builder who teaches women how to thrive in work and life while staying true to themselves. A true multi-passionate professional, she is currently an Account Executive at Amazon Web Services, the co-owner of mother-daughter fashion brand, Klas squared, and the woman behind The Creative Connection Network, a community where multi-passionate professionals thrive. Listen in as we talk about: How t...
Sep 01, 2021•36 min
This week’s episode is with Liahni Chandler, who survived a double organ transplant at different times in her life. As you’ll hear in the episode, Liahni became ill out of the blue, and it changed the course of her life and purpose in a significant way. Her story is one of hope, courage, and deep empathy and gratitude, and I’m so honoured that she shared it with us here. Listen in as we talk about: How Liahni discovered she had sclerosis of the liver, with never having had a drink before How the...
Aug 25, 2021•36 min
This week’s episode is a solo episode with me all about how I took my podcast idea from concept to creation. Starting a podcast is something I wanted to do for years and the timing never felt 100% right, until I got tired of seeing everyone else around me do the thing I wanted to do. Whether your passion project is a podcast, book, blog or something else, there is a lot of valuable information in this episode about what you can do to help yours come to life. Listen in as we talk about: The steps...
Aug 18, 2021•26 min
This week, I chat with Leanne Townsend, whose life dramatically flipped upside down - in the best possible way - before her 50th birthday. She shares her story of hope, courage, grit and perseverance with our listeners in an effort to let others know they can transform their lives no matter where they are or what age they start. You will be so inspired by Leanne, because she took a really hard situation and created a life she really wanted for herself. Listen in as we talk about: How drinking al...
Aug 11, 2021•43 min
This week I sit down with Tracey Nguyen, an entrepreneur, content creator & business coach for female entrepreneurs in the creative and beauty industry. Tracey is a leader in the social media space and had spent years building up a following of over 20,000 followers -- all of which disappeared overnight. We talk about how this impacted her life, brand and business, since it was a huge revenue source for her. Listen in as we talk about: The first thing she did when her account went dark How t...
Aug 04, 2021•47 min
This week, I take you behind the scenes to when I found myself in another long distance relationship (hint: the hubs), right after my previous long distance relationship ended. We talk about the highs and lows that long distance relationships bring, and why you can’t discount trying something again a second time when maybe the first time didn’t go how you imagined it. I touch on: Why you can never judge a new situation based on past experience How we made dating work My best tips for keeping the...
Jul 28, 2021•35 min
This week I sit down with Melanie Côté, an advertising copywriter, creative director, a proud parent and fierce advocate for individuals with intellectual disabilities like her daughter Alma. We talk about her Now What moment of starting a non-profit social enterprise, which felt like an impossible idea to get off the ground and start. It’s called Do Good Donuts, and it hires and trains young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to prepare them for jobs in the community. Her g...
Jul 21, 2021•36 min
This week we hear from Terrence Ho, a son, brother and family caregiver, who at the time of this recording, was caring for his sick mother. Since the recording, Terrence’s mother unfortunately passed away from her battle with cancer. Terrence shares with us how he became her caregiver, the impact it has had on him and his family, and so much more. Terrence has held roles in the public, private and non-profit sectors, where he’s learned to advocate tirelessly for the greater good as a strategist,...
Jul 14, 2021•46 min
In this week’s episode, I share with you my story of when I made my university rowing team without having any experience in rowing! I learned so much from this time in my life, and I wanted to talk about why it’s so important to take that leap of faith and try something new, even when you think you might not be great at it. Specifically in this episode, I share with you: How I accidentally made my university rowing team The lessons I learned from being on the team Tips to learn to embrace the le...
Jul 07, 2021•26 min
This week we share some business lessons from Jennifer Maxwell on getting clarity after a crisis. Jennifer Maxwell, The Clarity Coach helps inspired, heart-centred entrepreneurs go from scattered to aligned action for a business they love. No more guessing or throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Instead, Jennifer uses proven DISC strategies to help you build your business from the inside out. Specifically in this episode, we talk about: How she lost all of her corporate clients The...
Jun 30, 2021•42 min
The story we share in this week’s episode with special guest Ranjini Cassup is so personal and jaw-dropping - it’s a definite must listen! Ranjini is a Process Engineer (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt™️ ), a Certified Project Management Professional (™️) and a Scrum Master (SMC™️), a Certified Facilitator and Small Business Coach. She is an alum of the prestigious PMI- Leadership Institute Master Class , President of the PMI- Durham Highlands Chapter and a soon-to-be published author. Her life has ta...
Jun 23, 2021•50 min
In this very first episode, I’m so excited to share with you the inspiration of the entire podcast, with my biggest I Just (Blank)! Now What? Moment. Before becoming an entrepreneur, I had a long career in advertising, working for some pretty cool brands and companies. And then I got laid off - the first time. And then the second time, and then the third... I learned a lot in these moments, which always seemed to come at the least opportune time. So if you’re going through your own moment of bei...
Jun 23, 2021•26 min
Hey friends, I'm Jessica Stephens and I'm corporate marketer turned entrepreneur, who's had my fair share of life events happen that left me saying I Just (Blank)! Now What? This made me think that if I was having these moments, likely so is everyone else! I can't be the only one who doesn't have all the answers to all of life's monkey wrench moments. Right? Join me and some amazing guests each week as we share our I Just (Blank), Now what? stories and unpacking what we did to move forward to he...
Jun 10, 2021•2 min
