Samantha Ettus is a work/life wellness expert, keynote speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, Forbes contributor, and Founder of SamanthaEttus.com—Whew, that took a minute! This lady is serious about helping people lead more fulfilled lives! When Samantha went Harvard Business School, she was the only entrepreneur in her class—hard to imagine these days. She knew she wanted to do something different with her life but wasn’t sure what. After graduating, Samantha launched Ettus Media Managemen...
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Blythe Hill is the Founder and CEO of Dressember, a crowdfunding foundation working to raise awareness and provide anti-trafficking grants for organizations who are working to end human trafficking. What started as a personal style challenge in 2009 grew into an opportunity to align a cause near to Blythe's heart with wearing a dress. Blythe asked women (and men) to join her in wearing a dress, or a neck tie, everyday for the month of December in order to raise awareness and funds for human traf...
Oct 04, 2017•51 min
LIBERTY Sessions with Nada Jones is switching it up this week! In this episode, Nada shares 5 listener questions about growing their small businesses. She offers insightful advice that can be applied to various types of businesses and a few examples to better illustrate solutions. If you have a question you would like answered please feel free to send us an email at info@libertyforher.com or leave a comment on our Instagram or Facebook. Don't forget to follow us at @libertyforher on Instagram, T...
Sep 27, 2017•26 min
Andrea Weinberg is the Founder and CEO of ANDI, a line of bags made for the daily commute or adventure travels. While in the midst of completing her MBA and working a full-time job, Andrea identified a gap in the accessories industry. She needed a bag that she could use for work, travel, and daily life that was both durable and luxurious. Andrea’s curiosity led her to embark on an adventure of developing the ANDI bag. In this episode, learn how Andrea’s background in litigation technology sales,...
Sep 20, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Sarah Magidoff is the Founder and Creative Director of Canopy, a boutique creative studio designing for emerging brands. From a very young age, Sarah had her sights on being an architect and she worked hard to land in a reputable firm. In the midst of a career defining project, Sarah realized she didn’t actually enjoy being an architect. Heartbreak led to risk-taking and Sarah left her architecture career. She gave herself time to “play” in order to discover what she truly loved, and ultimately ...
Sep 13, 2017•58 min
Tami Spenst is a multi-passionate entrepreneur. As an actor, interior designer and founder of Pluck, co-founder and co-owner of the Wheelhouse bike and coffee shop, she’s been traversing over the uncharted territory of maintaining three different ventures. Although each business may seem extremely different from the other, Tami has been able to identify the centering purpose for all three, "creating so others feel like they belong." Tami’s passion for inclusion propelled her into an unexpected e...
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Iman Oubou, a published scientist, philanthropist, beauty queen and entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of SWAAY Media and the Entrepreneurs En Vogue podcast. On the heels of being crowned Miss New York US in 2015, Iman sought for a meaningful way to utilize her platform. She launched the podcast to provide a space to share stories of successful female entrepreneurs. Based on the response to the Entrepreneurs En Vogue podcast, Iman launched her new business venture SWAAY Media. In this episode,...
Aug 31, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Lauren Wallis is the Co-Founder and President of YOUME Clothing, a San Diego based nonprofit that exists to renew and empower communities through collaborative repurposing partnerships. YOUME Clothing turns rags into resources by providing new school uniforms to children in exchange for their oldest used piece of clothing. The tattered pieces of clothing are repurposed as patches onto YOUME branded apparel. The apparel sales fund the clothing exchanges and community projects. Before co-founding ...
Aug 23, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Anne Sage is a Content Creator. As a blogger, stylist, author and influencer she’s been navigating the road less travelled in an industry that is still unfolding. Back 2008 Anne, in hopes of having a running resume ready for Martha Stewart Living, started a blog. It was during the time when lifestyle and interior design blogs were still new and the community was small and supportive. In the past ten years Anne has witnessed the birth and boom of the blogging industry. In this episode, learn how ...
Aug 16, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Celeste Liversidge is a 20 year veteran lawyer and has spent the last 12 years focusing on adoption. In her tenure, as an lawyer, she has been listening, observing, and identifying the gaps in the adoption industry. Her justice minded passion kept her up late many nights thinking about ways she could solve the issues she identified. Her solutions propelled her to take an entrepreneurial approach and the result was not one, not two, BUT three additional ventures, all within the adoption industry!...
Aug 09, 2017•1 hr 17 min
Sarah Contrucci Smith is the Founder and CEO of Ara Collective, a collection of handpicked artisanal pieces blending traditional craftsmanship with modern style. In this episode, learn how Sarah's love of finding exceptional artisans while strolling local marketplaces ignited a vision for what could be. Although she never expected to be an entrepreneur, Sarah’s passion for collaborating with makers and socially conscious businesses prompted her to take the leap and launch Ara Collective. She bel...
Aug 03, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Jen and Annie, the co-founders of Tribe of Dreamers, have a rom-com style story on how they met and created Tribe of Dreamers. These two women became business partners and friends as they created and sold beautiful jewelry to make the world a better place. Their mantra has always been “Do what you love to end what you hate.” This strong foundation allowed them sell jewelry to help support non-profits around the world and helped raise money for international disaster relief aid, schools in war to...
Jul 26, 2017•1 hr 1 min
LIBERTY Sessions with Nada Jones is switching it up this week! In this episode, Nada shares 5 listener questions about growing their small businesses. She offers insightful advice that can be applied to various types of businesses and a few examples to better illustrate solutions. If you have a question you would like answered please feel free to send us an email at info@libertyforher.com or leave a comment on our Instagram or Facebook. Don't forget to follow us at @libertyforher on Instagram, T...
Jul 19, 2017•35 min
Our final installment of the live LIBERTY Sessions in Pasadena. We've had a blast sharing these panel discussions and our brains are filling up with ideas and inspiration that will carry us for months!! Listen in as Nada Jones interviews this stellar panel of entrepreneurial women. Each shares her story, successes, challenges and tips for all women who are thinking about starting their own venture or those needing a little motivation to stay the course. Join Tamara Kaye-Honey from House of Honey...
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Rachel Brown is an artist whose entrepreneurial spirit has helped her create a thriving business. In this episode, hear about how Rachel fell in love with California while on a road trip.The Missouri native packed her bags and headed west in hopes of pursuing a creative career. Rachel’s initial market research (in the most unlikely of places) left her poised to not only land her first few clients but her biggest account to date. She has made strategic decisions along the way that have enabled he...
Jul 05, 2017•1 hr
Jan is an extraordinary multi-hyphenated creative business entrepreneur. In this episode, Jan shares how her experience as an entrepreneur, an artist, and co-owner of several businesses with her husband, established her as a trusted advisor for entrepreneurs in all stages of development. Jan generously shares this knowledge through her radio show, mastermind groups, and business coaching. Listen in as McCarthy invites us to think about what it means to be secure in being a business owner versus ...
Jun 28, 2017•54 min
Our second live LIBERTY Sessions event from the Santa Monica WeWork offices. What do you get when a graphic designer, an author, an editor and an attorney all congregate together? A killer night of boss babes breaking it down! Listen in as Nada Jones interviews this stellar panel of entrepreneurial women. Each shares her story, successes, challenges and tips for all women who are thinking about starting their own venture or those needing a little motivation to stay the course. Join Sarah Magidof...
Jun 21, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Rachel is the Founder & CEO of Rachel Pally, Inc. a Los Angeles based women’s clothing manufacturing company. In this episode, hear about how Rachel discovered her love for designing clothes while volunteering at Berkley's costume shop for credit hours towards her dance minor. Rachel began making clothes for herself and friends, and during a trip home to Los Angeles she found out that more than friends were interested in her designs. After undergrad, Rachel moved home and began designing clo...
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Brittney is the Founder & CEO of Financially Wise Women. In this episode, hear how Brittney pivoted from a traditional trajectory in the financial planning industry to launching her own firm specifically to empower women in their own financial journey. In 2013 she launched, Financially Wise Women, a financial firm that supports and empowers women with their money. Brittney’s entrepreneurial nature identified the recent shift in marketing and saw partnerships as an opportunity to grow her bra...
Jun 07, 2017•1 hr 4 min
From our first live LIBERTY Sessions in Los Angeles. Listen in as Nada Jones interviews this stellar panel of entrepreneurial women from various businesses. Each shares her story, successes, challenges and tips for all women who are thinking about starting their own venture or those needing a little motivation to stay the course. Join Kristen Blazek from A 1000x Better, Jan McCarthy, Tami Carey from Pluck and Wheelhouse LA, and Hanna Lim from Lollaland in this rich conversation. Oh and grab a pe...
May 31, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Jessica is the Founder & Co-CEO of Noonday Collection. In this episode, hear how Jessica’s creative problem-solving efforts helped her launch a socially responsible business. During the height of the recession Jessica, a midwife and real estate agent, found herself needing to raise funds for her families’ adoption. She decided to partner with Jalia and Daniel, two jewelry designers she met in Uganda to create jewelry to sell at a trunk show. Jessica’s community showed up and supported this v...
May 24, 2017•59 min
Claire Crisp is the Author of Waking Matilde, a memoir. She is also an Advocate for both Narcolepsy and self-publishing. In this episode, hear how Claire was led to share her family’s life changing experience with chronic illness. Claire, a physical therapist and homeschool teacher, didn’t set out to become an author. Story telling became a vehicle for her to process her family’s experience, and has since become a way to give a voice to many young chronically ill children and their families. Her...
May 17, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Jillian is a New York Times Bestselling Author of the memoir Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, and the novel Pretty, as well as her newest memoir Everything I Ever Wanted. In this episode, hear about how Jillian rediscovered her love for writing during some growing times in her life. Jillian shares that her dream was to publish a book and have a career as an author. After writing her first novel, she got lucky when an agent read her book that she picked up from a slush pile. Despite having the sup...
May 04, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Marley is the Founder and CEO of The Party Goddess!, a nationally acclaimed full service event planning and catering company. In this episode, hear about how Marley, recovering from a bad ski accident, a divorce, and the dissolving of her co-owned restaurant/catering company, wanted to re-invent herself. Marley shares how hitting rock bottom allowed her to imagine what her next venture could be--a full service catering and event planning company that accomplishes fabulous, quirky and memorable e...
Apr 26, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Hanna is the Co-Founder and President of Lollaland, an infant and toddler goods manufacturing company designed to be functional and fun. In this episode, hear about how Hanna, a chemistry teacher at home with her daughter, decided to design a straw cup that was easy to use, easy to clean, safe (BPA/BPS-, PVC-. Phthalate-free, etc.), Made in the USA, and just plain attractive. Hanna recalls the day she realized she did not want to be a stay-at-home mom and shares how she transitioned into an entr...
Apr 19, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Kimberly and Kate are the Founders and CEO/COO of GRACEDbyGRIT, a premium athletic apparel company designed to empower and keep women safe. In this episode, hear how Kate and Kimberly came up with the concept of their business while training for triathlons together. Kate and Kimberly share personal stories of the grit of life that brought this dynamic duo together to empower, equip and support active women through exceptional athletic apparel. They refreshingly open up about the ins and outs of ...
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Jessica is the Designer and Art Director of the Jessica Comingore Studio a lifestyle branding company. In this episode, hear about how Jessica knew from an early age that she wanted to be a business owner and learn how she eventually got there. Jessica shares how working at an architectural and then an interior design firm and blogging on The Elysian Edit in her free time, set her up to launch her own lifestyle branding company. Now five years later she is preparing for the next phase of growth....
Apr 05, 2017•56 min
Kirsten Blazek is the Founder and expert Creative Director of A 1000 x Better a staging and interior design company. In this episode, Kirsten shares how the encouragement of a friend inspired her to create her own dream job. Kirsten explains that she was at a cross roads when she began A 1000 x Better, after taking time off to stay home with her kids. She had to decide whether to go back to her first profession, nursing, or pursue something she felt passionate about which required taking a risk....
Mar 29, 2017•56 min
Reni is the Principal and Creative Director of Bliss and Tell Branding Company a creative design and development firm. On this episode, hear about Reni’s growth as an entrepreneur and her transition from owning a stationary card business to starting a full service branding agency, long before branding was a “thing.” Reni gets real about her marriage, learning to value herself, and working hard to make her business as successful as she thought it could be. Along with sharing her own story, Reni g...
Mar 22, 2017•46 min
Alle Fister is the Principal and Founder of Bollare a bi-coastally headquartered, full-service, beauty, fashion and lifestyle public relations firm. On this episode, hear about Alle’s start as a hardworking entrepreneur, who has grown her business into a big team of thoughtful and savvy publicists who work with brands across three verticals: celebrity seeding, digital consultancy and traditional press coverage. Along with sharing her own story, Alle generously offers her PR wisdom and tips for e...
Mar 15, 2017•40 min
