Every woman has a story deeper than you know. Today’s guest, Lida Mangal, is a fashion designer based in Sydney, Australia who is using her talents and business to preserve Afghan historical clothing, merge it with modern fashion, and empower women in her home country with jobs they enjoy and are proud of. Her resiliency and courage that developed in war torn Afghanistan complements her joy for color, self expression, and honoring each person and tradition. Get ready to be inspired and reminded ...
Jul 27, 2022•48 min•Ep. 181
So many people dream of being a global nomad, traveling and working around the world, and breaking free from the hamster wheel we often find ourselves in. The goal is to live a life of purpose and adventure. Today's guest, Candice Young, has mastered both a nomadic lifestyle and a purpose driven lifestyle. She’s the founder and executive director of Trek Relief, a nonprofit that combines adventure travel with giving back to the local communities. Get ready to be inspired and to level up your lif...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 180
My love language is collaborating. There’s nothing more fun than working with amazing people to make something you’re proud of. Today’s guest, Katya Martin, shares that passion of creating and collaborating. She’s a filmmaker, actor most recently on Promised Land on ABC & Hulu, a producer and all around a creative who’s committed to telling authentic stories and giving more women a place to tell their own. She’s definitely someone I’m keeping in my circle. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Jul 13, 2022•56 min•Ep. 179
There’s so much pressure to quickly scale and grow a business, but that’s not why myself or many other business owners, including today’s guest, made the leap to be an entrepreneurs. Running your own business is an opportunity to align all of your commitments and your passions such that you’re generating an income to support yourself and make the impact you really want. Today’s guest, Vana Chupp of Vana Chupp Studios, is a great example of how choosing the speed of your business to align with yo...
Jul 06, 2022•46 min•Ep. 178
Today’s guest is someone I am SOOO proud of! Casey Hohman is an entrepreneur and founder of Scottsdale Bachelorette focusing on decor, itineraries, and additional services for bachelorette parties. He’s a business coaching client of mine who has made huge leaps and bounds, including quitting his day job to run the business full time, build out a great team, and continuing to make tricky choices each day to keep crushing it as a leader, a business owner, and celebrating all that Scottsdale has to...
Jun 29, 2022•54 min•Ep. 177
Hi guys. Today you will hear a special edition of the Powerful Ladies Podcast. This is the live, unedited recording from our roundtable, A Powerful Conversation About America: Racism 2 Years Later. Has anything changed? This episode took place on June 10th, 2022 and was planned and promised two years ago when we had our first edition of A Powerful Conversation About America following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Two years have gone by in a flash and it was time to check in an...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 176
It’s shocking how many children are in Foster Care in the United States. Even more shocking are the statistics of how many children in foster care graduate from high school, end up in jail, or worse. That’s why I am so thankful that organizations working to save children from those statistics such as CASA exist. Today’s guests are Regan Phillips, CEO of CASA Orange County, and Nancy Eaton, a local CASA Advocate and Fundraiser. Get ready to learn what’s really happening in foster care, how we can...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 175
I’m saying this now and I’ll say it again - you can change the world with your business. And if ‘change your world’ sounds too big and dramatic, then you can change your community with your business. Today’s guest, Amy Peterson, is proof that can happen. She is the founder of Rebel Nell, a jewelry company that provides employment and creative opportunities for women with barriers to employment - think living in a shelter, coming out of jail, working hard to get their life back on track. Amy neve...
Jun 08, 2022•49 min•Ep. 174
Today’s guest, Rose Archie, is badass. She’s a skateboarder, a multi-project & event founder, a non-profit founder and she’s using skateboarding to bring visibility, access, pride, and mental health resources to Indigenous communities. She is wise, she is rad, and most importantly she is using her power for good. Enjoy this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 01, 2022•50 min•Ep. 173
Growing up is hard. It’s especially hard as a tween and teen and even harder when you don’t have anyone to talk to, get advice from, or simply lack a community. Today’s guest, Naama Barnea-Goraly, is the founder of Girltelligence, a free app for girls where they can ask their questions, connect with each other, and give each other advice. It’s an app based sisterhood where girls support each other. In this episode, we discuss why having a sisterhood matters even more today, how to avoid bullying...
May 25, 2022•56 min•Ep. 172
As we’ve become a global society, an unfortunate bi-product has been the decline of a tight knit connected local community. Today’s guest, Lindsay DeLong, is connecting, celebrating and sharing Laguna Beach with the world through her online publication Laguna Beach Living and now she’s on a mission with her new company, City Living Network , to teach others how to create their own business showcasing their city. Learn what makes Lindsay one of the happiest entrepreneurs, why local journalism is ...
May 18, 2022•46 min•Ep. 171
Today you are in for a treat because today’s guest is my amazing business coach, Angie Wisdom. She’ll spill a few beans about me, we talk about her coaching journey, we get into things we wish everyone knew about themselves and their capabilities, and more. I hope you enjoy this peek into who is a key contributor to my business and my life. May she inspire you, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 170
As we look deeper into where modern society and our modern habits don’t serve us or align with what we’re committed to, a huge massive void is how we view, approach, appreciate, prepare, support and all the things regarding motherhood. Today’s guest, Molly Mitchell Hardt, has stepped in to repair the journey of motherhood, how it’s approached, and most importantly to support women in their motherhood experience. Whether you’re a mother or not, this episode will highlight how much of our life, so...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 169
Today’s episode is a special edition live recording of A Powerful Conversation About America: Conscious Entrepreneurship. In celebration we invited three women who are setting the example for building sustainable, environmentally focused, conscious businesses to discuss the why, the how, and share their sage advice. My guests today are Kelly Murphy of Refiller LA, Jillian Clark of Roboro, and Annie Rouse of Think Hempy Thoughts. Enjoy this episode and remember, everyday can be earth day. Learn m...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 168
One of my favorite things about being a podcast host is that I get to have conversations with some of the most interesting humans on the planet. Today’s guest Lauren, known across social media as ReLauren, is one of those inspiring, energizing, and give-you-faith-back in humanity humans. I am so impressed with how she is taking on being the change she wants to see and creating a new intersection of all aspects of environmentalism and content creation. I’m excited for you to hear our conversation...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 167
I’ve shared before on this podcast that if someone inspires you, just reach out to them. You never know who will say yes to hanging out with you. A client recommended that I read the book Good Morning, Beautiful Business. Within the first chapter, I knew I had found a new woman to add to my podcast guest wishlist & to my heros list. Judy Wicks has a long list of accomplishments: she’s a mom, an entrepreneur, a restaurateur, a multi-non profit founder, an author, a speaker, an activist, a com...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 166
Here’s the truth. Our current habits are destroying our planet and the environment. We need everyone to make whatever changes you can to live your best life with less of a footprint. Today’s guest, Kelly Murphy, is an accidental entrepreneur, environmentalist and founder of Refillery LA. She is making it easier for you to make better choices with her zero waste business that allows you to refill your own containers with cleaning products, shampoos and more so that you can cut plastics and trash ...
Apr 06, 2022•48 min•Ep. 165
Never in my lifetime, did I think Roe v Wade would be in jeopardy. The fact that we’re still having debates about a woman’s right to choose and to have full autonomy over her body, including access to health education and birth control, is shocking and disturbing. Today’s guest Dr. Sophia Yen, is on a passionate mission to ensure every woman who wants birth control can not only have access to it, but also have it conveniently delivered to her door. As the CEO of Pandia Health, Dr. Yen is the onl...
Mar 30, 2022•57 min•Ep. 164
What most of us are seeking in life - if we’re truly honest with ourselves - is the trifecta of earning a living while having fun, and making an impact. Today’s guests, Bethany Hawkins and Sharoline Galva, co-hosts of the Chatting Over Chowder podcast, have stepped into that magic utopian world. How can we make the impact we know we can in the world? How can we hire our favorite people to work on our team? How can we give ourselves grace while holding ourselves to high standards? We cover all th...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 163
Today’s episode is the live recording of our special International Women’s Day Powerful Conversation Series themed Powerful Ladies for Change. There’s so much going on in our world today and all of it impacts women, so I wanted to bring together a few of the badasses in the Powerful Ladies community who are taking action every day to be the change they wish to see in the world and ask them how they do it, why they do it and how any of us can take actions to change the world. Our amazing panelist...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 162
When you hear the word hypnosis, what comes to mind? Is it creepy guys at county fairs making people squawk like a chicken? That’s where I went. Well today’s guest is going to radically transform what hypnosis is for you and how it can be the answer you’ve been looking for. Rebecca Wiener McGregor is a certified hypnotist, coach, educator, and all things break through to your best life. In the episode we get into what hypnosis really is, how it works, and how each of us can get to honoring our s...
Mar 09, 2022•57 min•Ep. 161
Do you ever feel like you’re being haunted by Murphy’s Law? The if it can go wrong, it will go wrong, bad uncle of the universe? Today’s guest Andrea Guevera was pretty sure Murphy moved in and took up a residency in her life. Abusive relationship? Check. Custody Battle? Check. Homeless? Check. Start a business to have it all crash? Check. And yet today, she has clients whose work is now featured on Netflix - Yes, Netflix! Learn how she kept going through it all and what pivotal action changed h...
Mar 02, 2022•54 min•Ep. 160
One of the most impactful podcasts I recorded in 2021 was episode #129 with Gemi Bertan. I was so impressed and inspired by Gemi as a human and my heart was so inspired by her powerful and thrilling story of her daughter’s adoption in Haiti during a coup that required a helicopter evacuation. Really, you have to go back and listen to this episode. I knew she was someone I would want to have back on the podcast and today I’m honored to have Gemi and her daughter Ili. Ili joined us from Barcelona ...
Feb 23, 2022•56 min•Ep. 159
It’s common for an entrepreneur’s story to begin with how they were pushed into it: a divorce, a layoff, a crisis of some kind that either forced them into creating their business or gave them no other choice. It’s rare that an entrepreneur is pushed into their business and their best life path because of a debilitating, suddenly appearing allergic reaction to heat and therefore the sun, but that’s exactly what happened to today’s guest Carrie Schmitt. Today she’s an amazing artist and it’s clea...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 158
Are you ready to meet a ray of sunshine? Today’s guest is Devon Blow. She’s a creative, an illustrator, a designer, an activist, and her positive energy is contagious. For those of you who are regular listeners, you may remember her from the Workshop for Creatives that we shared as a podcast episode in 2021. In this episode, we get to learn all about her journey to being an entrepreneur, who she admires, how she works, and why she’d use her magic wand to make food, shelter and health care availa...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 157
How many of you have been freezing, put on your warmest clothes, and then realized this is not cute? Today’s guest, Lauren Stephens, co-founded Dudley Stephens to solve just that, the “how to be warm and stylish” problem. In this episode, we discuss how her background in luxury fashion turned into creating a women owned family business, the choices they make to maintain their commitment to recycled and sustainable materials, and how she got back up when covid took her beloved mentor and her supp...
Feb 02, 2022•56 min•Ep. 155
Today’s guest is someone whose phone number I wish I had prior to today. I would have called her many times over the past couple of decades. Dr. Andrea Liner is a therapist and relationship coach known as the Break Up Doc who helps you ditch the bad relationships and create space for your best relationships. Yes, please! Get ready for some of the best advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 26, 2022•49 min•Ep. 154
People who have mastered freedom, ease and success, who are living their best and most ridiculous lives are often people you’ve never heard of, until now. Today’s guest, Jamilly Whitfield, is one of my new favorite humans. She is running full speed into transforming her passion into her own business. She’s a Clinical Social Worker, a Podcaster, an Author, a Speaker and a Coach to help you step out of your trauma and into your best life. You’re guaranteed to be inspired. Learn more about your ad ...
Jan 19, 2022•53 min•Ep. 153
Today my special guest is Sailor Guevara, cocktail & spirits master leading virtual immersive events, hosting her podcast, and running her cocktail club business. While her journey hasn’t been smooth, it’s all led her to a place where she gets to use all her senses and love for origin stories to give people both an escape and educational experience. I’m excited for you to meet this rockstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 12, 2022•48 min•Ep. 152
Today we get to talk about DIRT, well technically soil, with Mo Figueiredo, the founder of Compostable LA, a community based composting company. She never imagined she'd be an entrepreneur, let alone having a business in composting and yet, in this episode we discuss why it matters so much and how it’s checking all her boxes for fulfillment and purpose. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed chatting with her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 151
