Do you find yourself stalking your own social media pictures, dreaming (or obsessing) about the next move you will make to create the ideal public image of yourself, and forgetting to live in the moment? Does it sometimes feel as if you’ve lost all control? As if your craving for perfection in your personal or business life threatens to consume you entirely? There is a time when you reach an emotional breaking point and enough is enough! Today’s guest, Erin Bahadur (personal trainer, fitness ins...
Apr 04, 2016•36 min
To all my corporate sisters out there daydreaming about starting your own blog, creating that online product business, or following through on that idea you’ve filed away until you find more time: The time is now ladies. This week’s guest, Jenna Stratman, said farewell to Corporate America and designed her way to a career that finally gave her a sense of purpose. In this episode, you will … Be inspired to take the leap out of Corporate America & pursue your own passions Learn what it’s like ...
Mar 28, 2016•42 min
Calling all stylish Lady Bosses: this week’s episode is for you entrepreneurs who are looking to gather more tools, how-to information, and a community of like-minded fab female entrepreneurs, for free. Our guest is Stephanie Burns, founder and CEO of the website Chic CEO. In this episode, you will learn… How to jumpstart your business Ways to ask for what you desire That there is more than one way to achieve your goals To take action with a technique called leveling up RESOURCES: The Top 3 for ...
Mar 21, 2016•27 min
Ever had a moment at work where you discover a need in the industry that has been neglected and feel like you have the solution? Do you sometimes feel like you are called to something greater than your current job? Do you want to branch out and follow your true purpose? Then you'll want to listen in to this week's episode. This week’s guest, Lindsey Anderson, discovered a need in the world of web development: traffic and leads. She followed her greater purpose and helps fulfill those needs with ...
Mar 14, 2016•28 min
Have you ever had a problem or need, and an idea for how to resolve it, yet not acted upon your idea? Maybe your job is not related to that need, so you keep pushing your idea further and further into the back of your mind, while you focus on your day-to-day duties. Julie Bombacino decided to stop neglecting her idea and solved a problem for the many others who shared her struggle! Julie’s idea was to make a more practical and healthy formula to feed her son, who has been under a feeding tube si...
Mar 07, 2016•30 min
Megan Jedlinski is a fashion blogger turned wardrobe editor and style strategist. She discovered, through her fashion blogging, that she was sending the wrong message to other women, as well as herself. You can find out more about Megan’s styling services and how to uncover your unique style with a healthy and happy mindset at MeganJedlinski.com. Stylish Topics -Her old ways:the typical day of a fashion blogger -What exactly made her want to stop fashion blogging -Why simplifying your closet is ...
Feb 29, 2016•26 min
As a young girl growing up in a small town in Oklahoma, Whitney Reynolds envisioned making a difference through her voice. Her journey to become a talk show host picked up in NY with a homemade talk show sign and an elevator rendezvous with a Good Morning America cameraman. She interned for Good Morning America after graduating from Baylor University and moved to Texas to work as a morning anchor for a local news station. On weekends she hosted her own online “Weekends With Whitney” talk show to...
Feb 22, 2016•36 min
Jessica Rhodes started her career going door to door, fundraising for a non-profit. However, she knew that it was time to leave because of her decision to have children and stay at home. She may have given up on that job, but she couldn’t give up on work. Her dad and fellow entrepreneur introduced her to the world of virtual assisting and from there, she created her own business Interview Connections, a guest booking service for podcast and internet radio shows. After delving into the up and com...
Feb 15, 2016•46 min
Forbes Riley grew up in Long Island as an awkward child, overweight, with braces and one goal: to be anyone else but herself. That goal changed after she dreamed of being on the movie and TV screen, believed she could do it and achieved it. Today, Forbes is a $2 billion dollar spokeswoman, entrepreneur, creator of the SpinGym and National Fitness Hall of Fame Inductee. Forbes is the host and Executive Producer at “Forbes Living”, a show that is determined to find the next great idea. Forbes’ Sto...
Feb 08, 2016•46 min
For 11 years Ashlee Piper worked as a political strategist for high level politicians and government consulting firms in Chicago. She enjoyed creating strategies for campaigns, but wanted to contribute to a broader purpose, than simply consulting politicians. After carefully creating a game plan to leave her job, she decided to go off on her own and take her interest in animal rights, environmental stewardship, and vegans to try and fulfill that broader purpose she had been dreaming of. She crea...
Feb 01, 2016•36 min
Sonia Thompson is a successful business coach that helps entrepreneurs build their business, step by step. Ever since her teens, she had always wanted to have her own business. After graduating business school, she worked at Johnsons & Johnsons for 9 years. During this time, she became frustrated with small businesses and realized the need for a business coach. This led to her departure from corporate America to help fill the much needed position as a business coach for entrepreneurs to buil...
Jan 25, 2016•24 min
Whitney English is business’s best combination: inventor, investor & entrepreneur. At age 22, she used her earnings from babysitting to start a wholesale stationery company for ten years. Unfortunately, the business failed and she was back to living at home in her parents’ house. Instead of using her time to grieve the death of her business, she used her ingenious skills to come up with the solution to every working woman’s chaotic day, The Day Designer. Topics to Help Manage Life -How she g...
Jan 18, 2016•42 min
Courtney price left her $25 an hour job to help build a startup on Amazon. She had a different idea of how the business from her prior job should be run, so her boss let her go. She lost her passion, income, and had to move back in with her mom. She felt she had reached her all-time low, until her boyfriend gave her the idea and loan to start her own Amazon business. She did not know that by leaving the security of that job, she would find her passion: ecommerce. Today, Courtney owns and runs an...
Jan 11, 2016•37 min
Heather Crabtree believes that you should run your business and it should not run you, and that is why she is a business strategist for creative entrepreneurs. However, she did not begin her career journey as a business strategist, instead she started as a lawyer, what she had always thought she was meant to be. After her father passed away, her life turned upside down and she was unhappy working at a law firm. With the support of her partner, she stopped practicing and went into the wedding pla...
Jan 04, 2016•42 min
Jan 03, 2016•59 min
She Did It Her Way is checking in with Samantha Thomas, creator, and host of the lifestyle blog/web-series, Small TALK. You may remember Samantha as the TV news producer turned food producer to eventually hosting her own series, Small TALK, from episode 012. Stay tuned to hear the original episode after the check-in. Samantha tells us a little bit more about how she married her careers in news and food to help create Small TALK. She even shares a city outing and exciting new partnership with Toy...
Dec 28, 2015•47 min
She Did It Her Way checks in with Shauna Mackenzie, creator of 30 Days of No and Best Kept Self. Yes, you may remember Shauna as the stress relieving guru for businesses from episode 001. Stay tuned for the original episode after the check in. Yes, Shauna's site has had over 30 writers contributing to help business owners and entrepreneurs manage stress in 2015 and you can submit as well! No, many business bosses do not make themselves their number one priority, and Shauna shares how you can cha...
Dec 21, 2015•43 min
Today we're checking in with Heidi Bartlett, designing diva of idieh design. Heidi's graphic design skills help give events a brand from start to finish and encourage people to own their story and embrace their own journey. You may remember Heidi from Episode 020. If you want to hear the original episode for the first (or second) time, stay tuned after the check-in. Heidi opens up about some major changes she has been facing in her business, from stepping back from branding and websites, to focu...
Dec 17, 2015•51 min
Catching up with tech savvy maven, Sidonia Swarm. Hear how she was bought out from one company and started another.
Dec 14, 2015•44 min
This week: December 10th we'rechecking in with Kit Graham You may remember Kit from Episode 024, and we’re excited to do a check in with her and see what's cooking with her. Kit is a blogging boss and runs a food blog The Kittchen, as well as a professional organization for Chicago Based Bloggers called The Windy City Blogger Collective. [Connect with Kit: Instagram, Twitter (@thekittchen), thekittchen,windycitybloggers]
Dec 10, 2015•1 hr 1 min
This week Melissa shares some creative insight with She Did It Her Way and gives us a sneak peak of what is to come in 2016: Little Black Desk Academy and upcoming conferences. If you would like to become a hostess and bring Creative Chics, Coffee and Collaboration to your community, follow this link. Melissa is all over that Social media – Hit her up: @TheCEOffice on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and ChiefEncouragementOffice.com
Dec 07, 2015•50 min
Connect with Kat: Twitter (@fitgirlskitchen), Instagram (@fitgirlskitchen), Her blog: Fit Girl’s Kitchen and website: Fit Girl Wellness, email: Kat@fitgirlwellness.com
Dec 03, 2015•1 hr 3 min
She Did It Her Way is catching up with Farissa Knox, Owner of WhatRUWearing and RLM Media. We learn about the release of Farissa's new book, Love, Sex and Friendship in No Particular Order and how she plans on wrapping up 2016. Connect with Farissa on Instagram, Facebook and on her Website.
Nov 30, 2015•59 min
A follow up with Kat Snellen, owner of Kathryn Elise Studio's, a Kansas City Creative Consulting Studio. Kat catches us up on the year she has had after going out full time on her own. Check out Kat's original episode, SDIHW 006. and connect Kat on Instagram (@KathrynEliseStudio) and Twitter (@KathrynElise).
Nov 23, 2015•59 min
Wendy has always loved giving to and helping others. In 1999, when she saw a shocking statistic about animal euthanization, she decided she wanted to lower this statistic by bringing celebrities and pop culture into the animal rescue world. She founded Animal Fair Media to promote animal welfare and rescue. Her passion to give back to the world did not only kept growing from there. When Wendy Diamond booked a trip to Honduras two years ago, she did not know that it was on the “No Fly” list, and ...
Nov 17, 2015•36 min
Katrina Markoff attended Vanderbilt and got her degree, but she didn’t love it enough to pursue that path. What she loved was cooking. So, Katrina moved to Paris to attend culinary school. From Paris, she went to Spain and was inspired to travel the world for nine months to study street food and work in restaurants. Katrina returned home, still unsure of what she wanted to do with her life. All of her friends had used their degrees to start their careers, and she felt behind, still figuring it a...
Nov 09, 2015•41 min
Sunny Lenarduzzi dreamt of becoming a news anchor. She went to college to study broadcasting and even made it to what she felt was the pinnacle of her career, as a reporter at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Despite being at what she felt was a high point in her career, something did not feel right. She realized that her creativity did not function between the hours of nine to five and the only person who could be her boss was her. Sunny has combined her hard work and passion for technolo...
Nov 02, 2015•39 min
Jocelyn Pearson graduated from college and started working a corporate job full time. She began her mornings working on her book The Scholarship System and then headed off to her nine to five job. After planning in advance, crunching numbers, and receiving a little help from her passive income streams, Jocelyn was able to leave the corporate world and enter her own world. Now, Jocelyn is focusing on helping people face the financial burdens of school with her book and enjoying the newly found fr...
Oct 26, 2015•40 min
Ashley Logan is the Ceo and editor-in-chief of the Chicago based content marketing firm Yakkety Yak. Ever since she was a little girl, and won the young author's award in her kindergarten class, Ashley knew she wanted to be a writer. However, the path she took to reach her passion began not by a pen, but by selling candy. She even worked in commercial real estate, as a tenant rep office broker, where she practiced her love for solving business problems. She realized what she needed was a way to ...
Oct 19, 2015•44 min
In college, Lisa Rissetto dreamed of being the next big movie star. When she realized those dreams would not come true, she studied her other passion: fashion and merchandising. Lisa has worked her way up the ladder in the fashion industry, starting in a buying office fresh out of college, to becoming president, CEO, and owner of G. Hensler & Company. On top of that, she brought life to her own vision and created a luxury leather accessory brand, Rissetto. Tailored Topics With Lisa -How work...
Oct 12, 2015•42 min
