Today you guys have the pleasure of meeting the first Powerful Gentleman we’ve interviewed for the Powerful Ladies Podcast. Based in Newport Beach, CA, Derek D.B. Brown is a personal trainer, fitness expert, business owner, entrepreneur, new dad and an example of how you rise from anything life throws at you. On this episode we talk about what it means to be confident and go after what you want in life, the great story of how he met his wife, why his mother is the biggest influence in his life, ...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 59
Guys! The episode you’re about it here is awesome and it’s an example of what can happen when you play big. After finishing & loving Sasha Sagan’s book, For Small Creatures Such as We, I immediately thought - she needs to be on the podcast! I wanted to talk more about the book, I wanted to have a conversation with this person to whom I saw similarities to myself, and I wanted to bring this important conversation about community, rituals, science and religion to all of you. So I did just what...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 58
Hi guys! On this episode to celebrate both International Women’s Day and our 1 Year Anniversary of the Podcast launch, we’re flipping the script and today we’re putting our own, Kara Duffy, in the hot seat. Past Powerful Ladies guest Aleks Lason was kind enough to come in to do the interviewing. Kara is the founder of Powerful Ladies, the host of the Powerful Ladies Podcast, a Business Coach & Consultant, and world traveler. On this episode they talk about Kara’s career path, where she gets ...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 57
So often we are told that having a broad skill set means that we are a Master of None and that we should spend more time becoming an expert and finding our niche. To me having a broad background means you’re more positioned to a) be an awesome asset to a team, and b) you’re able to learn and be resourceful. Your unique skill set and experience IS your niche. More and more people today are looking for multi-preneurs - people who can do more than one thing and level up with you. Natasha is one suc...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 56
Marina is a gentle powerhouse. She’ll slip into an event, sitting silently, listening calm, present, interested, and smiling. Without her saying a word, the space changes. It’s grounded. It’s more curious. You get the feeling something significant is happening. When she does finally speak, the room is all ears as she drops some profound & simple ah-ha knowledge. This episode is no exception as she brings her whole life to this episode - being a mom, a wife, her relationship, how much the wom...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 55
So many of us are waiting for something to happen before we begin living our life. We’re waiting to graduate. We’re waiting to be married. We’re waiting for that new job. We’re waiting until we lose 20 lbs. STOP WAITING. Stacy Solodkin was a casual artist & actor and fulltime owner of an acting talent agency. Then she got cancer. Today she’s not only an entrepreneur but also an artist, actor, owns her own art gallery, got married to the love of her life, and is a cancer survivor. Getting can...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 54
There are people you meet who instantly make you calm and present. Christina Sofia is one of those people. She’s a licensed therapist, reiki practitioner, and transformation coach. After knowing that she wasn’t living life to her purpose and it was showing up for her physically, emotionally and spiritually, she knew she had to make a change. By choosing to leave therapy and move into coaching, she’s now able to bring together ancient healing modalities with the modern healing practices to help p...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Animals and pets are awesome. Those of you that know me, know that I’m totally in love with my dogs, Bandit & Brisket and am a total sucker for any other such creatures. When Lauren Butler from Episode 42 wrote me to recommend her badass, emergency veterinarian sister Dr. Brooke Butler, I was an instant yes - both because I love Powerful Lady referrals and because I had so many questions. How it’s possible to love creatures and manage the emotional burden of hard vet decisions? How is the ve...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 52
There is so much information out there about how businesses can use social media to reach their goals. Courses, programs, youtube videos, blogs, expert opinions, you name it. In this episode we sit down with Hannah Diffenderffer, a Social Media Manager & Strategist to find out the truth about social media. What do we need to do? What’s fluff? Is social media hurting our businesses? Is it harming future generations? Plus she reveals her journey through the industry and how it’s led to her dis...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Maryl Petreccia is an entrepreneur, a dancer, an author and known as the Joy Expert. After experiencing nine losses in seven years, she found herself in a depth of loss few people experience. She knew she had to crawl out to honor the vows she gave to her late husband and the commitment she was making to her daughter. Through her transition from grief to joy, Maryl saw that if she could do it, anyone experiencing grief and life’s moments of transition could do it, too. She had to share what she ...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 50
George and Wendy Duffy are very much the stereotypical suburban American parents. They’ve been called ‘T.V. parents' referencing the parent examples you’d see from Leave it to Beaver, the Brady Bunch or Family Ties. Married for 43 years, they’ve raised 4 kids, including Jordan and I, with George going to work each day and Wendy, an ex-teacher, managing the household. They are the traditional nuclear do-good family that statistics says is going existent. At the same time, they’re risk takers, adv...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 49
One of our commitments is to highlight people who are living a life of their own design. Those you may not know and those whom you’ve most likely never heard of their business. This is where we find the hidden stories stories we want to share and often the best examples of people living their dream life totally under the radar. Chelsea and her story adds another level of the “biggest world you’ve never heard of” by having her business, Sevine, be part of the drum line & marching band world. ...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Listen in as the Powerful Ladies team recaps our most memorable guests, the challenges of year one of a podcast and an expanded business, how we've grown and what we're excited for in 2020! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Kara Stevens is the founder of the Frugal Feminista, a financial wellness business. She’s a coach, consultant, speaker and author traveling the world speaking to women and businesses about financial literacy, the emotional relationship that we have with money and how to be powerful with your finances. On this episode Kara shares her entrepreneur journey, how money became her niche and the legacy she’s creating for women with their money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
Dec 25, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Aleks is a badass entrepreneur. She co-founded Chrilleks, a Creative Agency specializing in branded content, with her husband Chris 8 years ago. They have offices in Toronto, where they started, and now L.A. too, with teams across North America. On this episode Aleks shares her journey from Poland to Canada to LA, what it's like being part of a creative power couple, how taking risks and being curious is everything, and how she discovered her own power and confidence while in the middle of it al...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Kelly is a woman you should know in the comedy podcast world. She’s part of three podcasts currently. She’s the producer of the Jim Jefferies Podcast, has her own the Unsolicited Podcast, and is about to launch a third. That’s a lot of podcasts! And that’s at least how many she needs to share her own witty and wise view on the world and her own hilarious approach to life in general. On this episode we discuss the impact of cancel culture, how her struggle with depression lead her to comedy, why ...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 44
I’m am so excited for you guys to hear today’s podcast. Ashley and Lauren are two female lawyers who in the past year opened their own law firm specializing in Criminal Defense. They operate out of Denver & Boulder, Colorado. On this episode we discuss the criminal justice system, the realities behind drug legalization and decriminalization, why defense attorneys are the true white knights and how being a female lawyer can be used to your advantage. All that and so much more coming up! Learn...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Candice Carlton is the glamorous and wise creator and host of the podcast Cubical Revolution, the founder of C Squared Consulting and also a coach. On her podcast she interviews people who have left high performing jobs in the corporate world to follow the signs and feelings to do something different and something bigger. On this episode she shares her wisdom on how to hear your inner voice, how to define success on your own terms, and how to create a life path that truly brings you joy. Learn m...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Sarah Kuhn is the creator of Year of Joy - a platform to encourage everyone to be intentional in adding more joy to their life and actively seeking and creating as much joy as possible. On this episode we talk about the hard times that lead to her searching for her own joy and happiness, the importance of her Christian faith, and words of encouragement for anyone out there who feels like their life has lost its spark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Athena is the family matriarch and founder of TKB Deli, the #1 rated restaurant in the U.S. on Yelp in 2018 . Her daughter Melina is the new generation owning and running TKB Deli with her two older brothers and expanding the family business as a flagship in the Coachella Valley. On this episode we discuss how this family business started, the secrets to a successful family business with five passionate and independent people, the differences between business and entrepreneurship, and what great...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Sarah Remage-Healey is a wife, mother of three daughters, a CPA, a small business owner and a stroke survivor. She was 33 years old when she had her first stroke, the day after her 7th wedding anniversary and just a few weeks before Christmas. On this episode she tells her stroke story, how she and her family have rebuilt their lives, what matters to her today, and how she adds as much sparkle and glitter to every day as she can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Courtney Oroszko is one of my favorite humans. We’re friends from college and she’s one of the strongest, funniest, most wise-ass friends I know. She’s a lawyer, a mother of two, and became a widow when her husband passed away from stage 4 esophageal cancer a few days before their anniversary and their son’s first birthday. On this episode she tells her story, we talk about the good, the tragic, and the humor in life, how she continues to move forward in the wake of tragedies, and why laughing a...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Erin Machan is one of the most powerful women I know. She plays life full out in all areas of her life. Life shows up and she’s there to match it. She’s a competitive Cross Country CYCLIST doing crazy things like 24 hour races on her bike, she’s co-founder of the nonprofit Project Bike Love delivering bikes to women and girls around the world, she’s a beast at pushing her life to it’s max and we haven’t even gotten to her day job yet! One this episode we get into the details of what it means to ...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Rosalie Fish appeared on ESPN and new stations globally when at her High school State Championship track meet last Spring she ran with a red handprint on her face and MMIW on her leg to bring awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic. In the US and Canada, women in indigenous communities are silenced when there is a rape, when there is abuse, and police often ignore reports when indigenous women go missing. I’m honored to have Rosalie, a young woman of the Muckleshoot Tribe...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Kendal Riley DeLaura is an stunning photographer with a gift of capturing the beauty, romance, and charm of her subjects and the world. I cannot recommend her enough and am excited to share her story with you. She lives a charmed life that oozes magical and romantic moments including living in a hilltop home in Big Sur with her handsome husband, Anthony. Together they run an international destination wedding photography business where they travel the world capturing the important moments of love...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Dana Ramler is a product and experience designer. She’s a wife, a traveler, a dreamer, a doer, a list maker, and an artist. She’s returned to Vancouver Island, Canada after 4 years living & working in Barcelona. On this episode we talk about how to make all your dreams come true, why dreaming audaciously is highly recommended, and why the magic, movie moments in life can be of your creation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Lauren Bond is a good friend of mine, a new mom, and an English Professor teaching at the community college and university levels. She’s married to Matt who’s also an English Professor. When they got engaged, they made a commitment to each other as well as to health and fitness. On this episode we discuss the realities of being a teacher today, if it’s true that universities are pushing a liberal agenda, why teaching is one of the best career paths available, and what it looks like to take on fi...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Lynsi Lewis is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine, an acupuncturist, an herbalist and a yoga teacher who practices out of San Diego, CA. Growing up in small town Alabama, she assumed the only way to help heal people was through traditional medicine. When she discovered holistic and to us Westerners, alternative medicine, it was a game changer. On this episode we talk about healthcare in America, the not discussed enough women’s reproductive health, the continuing to be discovered by scientific benefit...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Jade is incredible. When she walks into a room you are instantly greeted with a huge beautiful smile and she radiates positivity. It’s no surprise to me that her YouTube channel Jaded Journey which is both hilarious and vulnerable as she shares her life focusing on her health and fitness progress is blowing up. She shares with her audience to keep herself accountable all while going to school and working two jobs as a nurse. On this episode she shares why this time her commitment to health and f...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Courtney is a Senior Project Manager at adidas working in footwear, a competitive powerlifter, a nutrition holistic life coach and has launched a granola business. She’s doing all of this as an American living in Germany just outside of Nurnberg with her boyfriend and dog. Hear how she does it all while traveling the world for work and competitions. On this episode she shares her tips for how there are no limits to what you can do or take on and what it means to be and speak up for female athlet...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 30
