I have the pleasure of sharing with you one of my favorite Power Couples - Thomas Claesen and Chelsea Levine. What amazes me most about Thomas and Chelsea is how they are so intentional with creating their dream life. They’re both serial entrepreneurs working on projects together and separately. They have a deeply respectful and communication based marriage. They have great friends, take great trips, and own their home. They are people who legit love their life and it’s all based upon the choice...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 116
I’m excited for you all to meet Juliann Berens, the co-founder of Refind Kitchens based in San Diego, California. They’re a design and remodeling company with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of interior design. They come and remove gently & barely used kitchens and repurpose them in new design projects keeping cabinets, appliances and more out of the landfill. In this episode we discuss her career journey from nurse to designer to social entrepreneur, why we should all be thinki...
May 26, 2021•57 min•Ep. 120
In this episode, you get to meet the powerhouse that is Belen Ramirez Bourdages. She’s the co-founder of Project Bike Love, a non-profit that provides reliable independent transportation to women and girls around the world; and she’s a doctor who travels the world on missions with Doctors Without Borders. She shares her journey from Paraguay to international citizen, why being a doctor and helping those most in need is what drives her and how her passion for sport and bikes has opened doors she ...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 119
One of the few things that may be impossible to grasp, is the true magnitude of your personal impact on the world. Whether you feel powerful or not, you are always leaving an impression. We’ll never know how a few words changed someone’s life or how a simple gesture made all the difference in someone’s world because those actions are folded into who we are every day. When someone you love has passed away, comfort can be found in the unexpected stories shared by strangers revealing the impact you...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 118
Caitlin Conner is an adaptive athlete, model, brand ambassador, social media manager, mom, and founder of the non-profit “Be More Adaptive”. We discuss where our confidence comes from, why it’s important to experience failure & perseverance, and how everyone can experience more amazing opportunities and happiness by choosing to be more adaptive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 05, 2021•54 min•Ep. 115
People often come to me asking how they can find their purpose. How they can find THE thing they’re supposed to be doing that will allow them to jump out of bed every morning and feel they’re making a difference in the world they’re meant to make. Connie Clotworthy, today’s incredible guest, has found her purpose and it came to her in the most unexpected way. Today she’s the CEO and founder of Worthy Beyond Purpose, a non-profit teaching children around the world how to meditate. We discuss how ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 117
Meet Alicia Appleton, founder of Amber Poitier a leather accessories brand. Her work is beautiful, practical and inspiring, very much like her. We discuss the power of choosing yourself, how to design your life, and how there’s room for everyone to thrive and follow their heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 113
This is a special episode of the Powerful Ladies Podcast. This is the live, unedited recording from our roundtable, A Powerful Conversation About America: Racism Episode 4 - Stop Asian Hate. This powerful, moving, and inspiring conversation took place on April 9th, 2021 featuring NoNo Go, Sierra Katow, DJ Bella Fiasco, and Kalika Yap. We encourage and invite you to share this episode with everyone who needs to hear it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 112
Meet one of my best friends and most interesting people in my life, Lauren Goode. She’s an Emmy award-winning journalist and writer who for the past decade has been specializing in tech journalism and is now based in Silicon Valley. She’s worked for the WallStreet Journal, All Things D, Re/Code, the Verge, ESPN, A&E and you can see her current work at Wired.com and on her podcast, Gadget Lab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 111
In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mariya Spektor, social media manager, spin instructor and creator of the To Date or Not Podcast. We dive into how to level up our modern relationships, why communication is the key, and how being powerful starts with being brave enough to be honest with yourself and those you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 31, 2021•58 min•Ep. 110
In this episode I sit down with Leah Drew of Mind Body With Leah. She’s a pain management specialist, massage therapist, personal trainer and educator helping people create lasting lifestyle solutions to feel their best. We dive into how stress shows up in so many ways, how most of us aren’t breathing properly, and why choosing to love ourselves and feel well is the most important decision you can make each day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 109
In today's episode I get to nerd about two of my favorite topics - being a CEO and Tiny Houses that’s because our guest today is Arya Mazanek, CEO of Wilderwise Tiny Homes! We chat all about what makes the tiny house movement a powerful and smart solution, what it’s really like to be a CEO, and how building something that aligns with your values allows you to apply yourself to each step in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 108
Today we have a super special episode for you all. International Women’s Day on March 8th, is the biggest global experience we create each year at Powerful Ladies. We have hundreds of women around the world sharing their story through our Instagram Extravaganza, we host events, raise money for charity and more. This year as one of our virtual events, we hosted a guest speaker panel discussing our 2021 International Women’s Day Theme “Never Underestimate a Powerful Lady”. It seems fitting after t...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 107
Meet Shae LaPlace! She’s the integrator for Powerful Ladies which means, Kara’s my right hand in making all the things at Powerful Ladies & KDCC come to life. In addition to working for Powerful Ladies, she’s a freelance writer & editor, a bartender and creator of Bad Outdoors Woman. In this episode we discuss her journey, what it’s like to be on team Powerful Ladies and all the exciting things we have coming up for International Women’s Day 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 106
In this episode I sit down with the talented, wise and generous Marika Adamopoulos, founder of Marika Creative & Creativity Built. We discuss key pro tips to be a successful creative entrepreneur, why collaboration is everything, and how rejecting competition leads to more success in your business and new opportunities to serve and share what you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 24, 2021•51 min•Ep. 105
I am excited to introduce you to the charming and passionate Jessica Assaf, co-founder and Chief Education Officer at Prima. She is a great example of how to curate your own life by being true to yourself, what matters to you and being willing to fall down the rabbit hole of our passions. Let me know your favorite part of this episode by leaving a comment in our Instagram or at thepowerfulladies.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 10, 2021•58 min•Ep. 104
In this episode I am sooo excited for you to hang out with Mark & Elizabeth McGarry. Mark is the CEO of York Athletics and Elizabeth is the founder of McGarry & Son's Design Studio. They are inspiring as individuals - both on my favorite humans list - and together it seems their powers are magnified. From building their family, to designing their home, to creating businesses together and collaborating on designing a life on their terms, this Power Couple is setting the example for how to...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 103
I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of my favorite Power Couples, Chris Grubisa and Aleks Lason. They’re married, they’re parents and they’re the co-founders of Chrilleks an international, multi-experiential marketing agency. I am amazed at how they work together, their personal relationship and how it is possible to have it all. You’re going to love meeting them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 102
On this episode - our 100th episode of the Powerful Ladies Podcast! - I am so excited to introduce you to Noah Bernard. He’s on my favorite humans list and he’s a great example of how to curate life based upon working hard, leaning in on your competitive spirit, and always following your personal passions. I can’t wait to hear what you get out of listening to his story. Leave your comments at thepowerfulladies.com/podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 101
Join Jordan and Kara as they discuss the insane year that was 2020 and the perspective of 2020 from the Powerful Ladies as a company, Powerful Ladies Thrive Membership, our clients, guests and more. They discuss the good and the bad and all the pivoting that occurred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 13, 2021•48 min•Ep. 100
Nancy Eaton is one of my favorite humans. She and her family are so warm, inviting, supportive, and successful. The success they experience shows up across their lives as abundance in friendships, making an impact, in business, and most of all in curating a life that is filled with intention and purpose. You meet them and instantly know something is different. They have this life thing figured out. On this episode Nancy shares the hard work and steps she’s put in place to create her charmed life...
Jan 06, 2021•52 min•Ep. 99
Cottie Petrie-Norris is the California State Assemblywoman for the 74th district, my district. Prior to her being reelected this past election, I invited her onto this podcast to discuss what’s actually happening in state and local politics, why she ran for office, and to ask her how we can all get more involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 30, 2020•57 min•Ep. 98
Tawny Newsome is an actor - you’ve seen her as the helicopter pilot on Space Force, as well as voicing Beckett Mariner on Star Trek Lower Decks; a musician with a new album, Material Flats, that just released; and a podcaster - co host of Yo, Is This Racist? and an all around badass woman. On this episode we discuss how to create the life you want with everything included, how to make things from the ground up and how to be confident along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 97
People talk about the ideal of an entrepreneur and usually I correct them by speaking to how many different types of entrepreneurs there are in the world. And then, you meet entrepreneurs like Melanie Wells, who are the embodiment of the Visionary Entrepreneur. She sees new opportunities and fearlessly dares to believe they're possible and even braver, finds fellow collaborators to make her visions come to life. On this episode we talk about her crazy journey to entrepreneurship, how each step o...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 96
Caroline is a ray of sunshine. She’s fun, smart, oves reading as much as I do and is one of my dear friends. In addition to being a great human, she’s an incredible account director at one of the most prestigious advertising firms Mullen Lowe. In this episode we talk about the power of curiosity, why arts in school matter, and how breaking the so called rules can lead to you finding the path to discover how to be the best at your own life and business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 95
As those of you who are regular listeners know, I am a total nerd. I love learning. I love reading. I love geeking out over how the world works and the incredibly cool patterns that exist and connect us. On this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of my new favorite and fascinating people, Dee O’Neill. Dee loves nerding out too and her specialty is the brain. She’s studied it, she’s been part of very cool brain research projects, she’s worked with executives on brain optimizatio...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 94
I am obsessed with documentaries about food, organic agriculture, poly farming, soil, etc. Streaming services cannot make enough documentaries on those topic to keep up with how quickly I devour them. That’s why for ages I’ve been following Soul Fire Farm on Instagram. Created by a fellow Clark University alumnus, Soul Fire Farm is a women owned, Afro-Indigenous Educational Farm that is feeding, educating, immersing and changing their community. In this episode I am honored to have Cheryl Whilby...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 93
Allison Norton Rolfes is the founder and Chief Creative Officer at ANR Creative Group, a marketing and social media agency based in Costa Mesa, CA. She’s one of the best in the industry having launched successful celebrity instagrams, such as laurenconrad.com and helping businesses to double in size thanks to her oversight of their social channels. On this episode we discuss the power of social media for your business and why it’s more than a pretty Instagram feed, how you can actually take mate...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 92
Upon the passing of the great Ruth Bader Ginsburg I spent a lot of time reflecting on what it means to take Powerful Ladies to the next level - to be supporting women to fill the shoes of amazing and influential such as RBG as well as being the new trailblazers to make the world a better place. I kept asking “How can we be more like RBG?” so I figured, let’s ask that question on the podcast. Who better to have this discussion with than our favorite female lawyer team, Lauren Butler and Ashley Te...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 91
Lanie is the creator of Life Of Lanie a YouTube channel and blog, as well as her clothing brand Cosier. On this episode we talk about her journey from high school youtube star to the multi-dimensional creator she is today, how her brand Life Of Lanie has grown up with her and why it’s important to keep trying new things that allow you to express your creativity as you never know what will be your next business opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 04, 2020•52 min•Ep. 90
