Midwesterner, Anne-Marie made Prescott home 20 years ago and made a name for herself as a licensed insurance representative/office manager. Anne-Marie then founded and became the Owner/Editor of Maitre’D Magazine, a dining and culinary guide well-known across Northern Arizona. Her savvy sales and marketing skills led her to B2B sales in telecommunications with Sparklight Business. Now celebrating seven years with Sparklight, Anne-Marie uses her expertise in creating and maintaining long-term bus...
Feb 09, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Aileen is a mom, an entrepreneur, a former Firefighter/EMT, and always keeping life guessing; not the other way around. She has a mind that can handle both the left and right sides with a natural ability to let the proper one rule at just the right moment. Aileen brings a uniquely blended background of technical and artistic skills. These skills were obtained, practiced, and honed in the fields of design-clay/floral/graphic, administration/finance, management, and fire & emergency services. ...
Feb 03, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Hilary Dartt loves great adventures, whether she’s writing, reading, or living them. The author of nine women’s fiction novels, Hilary lives in Arizona’s high desert with her husband, their three children, her Weimaraner, and running partner, Leia, a failed barn cat, and a flock of chickens. She loves camping, exploring in the Jeep, and dance parties with her kids. Learn more at https://hilarydartt.com/
Jan 27, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Throughout Heather's career, she has had the great pleasure of traveling all over the country, working in many industries and with creatives of all kinds. From restaurants and breweries to the outdoors and sustainable living to music and local bands, to travel and farms. Now here in Prescott, Arizona, she has expanded into her own business, DeSousa Creative, and works with local businesses and musicians including Prescott Center for the Arts and Prescott Downtown Partnership. What draws Heather ...
Jan 20, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Hedda Fay is the Community Outreach and Program Manager for Northland Cares . Northland Cares is a 501c3 QCO Non-Profit. They are a specialty healthcare provider for people living with HIV and Hepatitis C. We provide HIV prevention and education and offer free harm reduction as well. Hedda joins us to discuss women's sexual health, safe dating tips, and more. Safe Dating Tips: Tell your friends and family the name of the person you are meeting, where you are going & when you plan on being do...
Jan 13, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Sarah Haynes is the founder of Pixel Parfait, which provides graphic design, web design & online marketing services to small-medium size businesses around the country. Sarah has been in the design & marketing field for over a decade and specializes in helping businesses and individuals develop their brands. Sarah has a passion for designing full branding identities and helping companies refresh their branding through fresh, clean, and cohesive design pieces. Outside of her office, Sarah ...
Dec 22, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Lesa West, is the owner of New Life CPR, in Prescott, AZ but is originally from Tennessee. She says the best thing about what she does is having someone come up to her and say "I heard your voice in my head" when they had to either perform CPR or a First Aid situation. She says about mentorship: Our job here on earth is to be there for each other - teach and not give but really TEACH , Listen, Hug, help people breathe, and give others strength in themselves - when we do all these things, we grow...
Dec 01, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 5
After graduating from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's degree in Advertising and Photography, Ariana Bennett continued to pursue her advertising career here in Arizona. Her experience includes working in Tucson, AZ at a full-service creative marketing agency and as a Marketing Director. Now based in Prescott, Arizona, Ariana works with Arizona businesses and brands as a consultant combining her storytelling experience with marketing strategies using video, social media, graphic desi...
Nov 18, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Liberty Casarez worked as a financial aid manager before entering the automotive industry. Liberty joined the Findlay Automotive Group in Bullhead City in 2014 and she started her career as a salesperson before being promoted to Internet and Marketing Manager positions. Before transferring to Prescott, Liberty was influential in helping to propel Findlay's Bullhead City dealership to a level of community prominence it had yet to realize. Liberty volunteered her time and services when needed. She...
Nov 04, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Sarah Vincent is the Education Director at the Highlands Center for Natural History . As a member of the Education team, Sarah brings a passion for science and a love for education. Sarah brings experience in environmental and educational leadership – constantly learning from and celebrating the communities that make up the Central Highlands, human and non-human. She works hard to facilitate meaningful experiences for people in nature, about nature, and most importantly, with nature. She is the ...
Oct 28, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Take a minute with us today to chat with Colleen Biggs about Being Fearless. Colleen Biggs is an Award-Winning Business Coach who empowers women entrepreneurs who are ready to lean into their peak performance and take action so they can expand their influence, attract the right clients and generate more money. With over 22 years of experience, she has launched over 340 businesses, is an International Speaker, Author to five #1 International Best-Seller with the latest being Step Into the Spotlig...
Oct 21, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The Prescott area is bursting with creative talent. We don’t have to tell you that. Painters, sculptors, jewelers, musicians, and even theater abound. We enjoy a wealth of traditional arts and culture, and today, we get to talk with a creative crew that is taking it to the next level with two different projects. One branch of their endeavors is the 5enses Magazine and Webcast. The Magazine is published by John Duncan and is available for free at locations all over town. It showcases our wealth o...
Mar 06, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 21
If you don’t travel, why not? What’s stopping you? Fear of the unknown or fear of all sorts of knowns? Does it seem like too much trouble or maybe you can’t get your spouse interested? Today we are talking with a couple of local Prescott Women who don’t let any of those things stop them from seeing the world and having rich, adventurous, and fulfilling lives. After you hear their stories, you’ll be ready to join them. Our guests today include Jennifer Burns, a self-diagnosed travel addict and ow...
Feb 06, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Do you love the Grammy Awards? Or the Nobel Prize? Well right here in the Quad Cities, we have an award that is kind of a combination of the two. The Prescott ATHENA Award honors our very own hometown rockstar genius women who embody the powerful, responsive, collaborative Leadership and Service we need today. Today we talk with Prescott Woman Magazine owner/publisher Breeanya Hinkel, who was instrumental in bringing this International award to the Quad Cities. She tells about where the Athena A...
Jan 03, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 17
What’s it like when you wear clothes you absolutely love? Do you feel like you can walk into any room and belong? Do you feel empowered to say yes to opportunity? In this episode, we’re talking with some Prescott women who know all about looking great and feeling confident. They are the founders, supporters, and users of the Teens Closet. The Teens Closet provides popular clothing as a way to connect with and support local teens who are facing the big challenges of poverty, housing insecurity, a...
Dec 05, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Are you ready for a really frank discussion about your undercarriage? Are you ready for some real talk about keeping ourselves, our kids and our communities safe from sexually transmitted infections? Our featured nonprofit story this month is about Northland Cares, the local HIV/AIDS and STI education, care, and prevention service. Living with HIV/AIDS is vastly different today than it was 20 or 30 years ago. It’s no longer a death sentence for people who have access to care. But people of all w...
Oct 31, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 23
“You have cancer,” is one of the scariest things a doctor can say. Even with recovery and survival rates improving drastically for most cancers, a diagnosis can be one of the darkest times for an individual and a family to go through. In this episode, we talk with three very close sisters who are all too familiar with what cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery are like. Jodi, Jamie, and Janine have gone through it not once, but twice. Jodi Padgett, a hard-working Financial Planner got breast...
Oct 18, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Who steps in to support and advocate for kids when families fall apart? Who stands next to them in the courtroom and makes sure they have more than the clothes on their back? And who supports those advocates so they can keep doing important work for local children? Today we have the privilege to talk with CASA for Kids Foundation Executive Director, Charlie Tardibuono, as well as the Director of Programming & Development, Barbara Moss. We find out what they are doing to help C ourt A ppointe...
Sep 05, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 15
What would it mean to you or your family to have a doctor who really listens, who cares deeply, and who meets you where you are? In this time of managed care, when medical visits are pared down like airplane seats, we got to talk with a pediatrician who insists on serving the whole family with a range of options that range from mainstream medicine to alternative treatments and good old-fashioned emotional support. Dr. Jennifer Tidrosky has been a pediatrician for 10 years, and has lived in Presc...
Aug 15, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 14
What does it mean to know where you come from? To connect with the traditions of your people? To understand yourself as part of something bigger? How does diversity and art enrich the whole community? Prescott Unified School District created the Indian Education Program to sponsor culturally relevant programs and provide academic support for Indigenous K-12 Students throughout the school year. The program is unique in that it includes oversight and guidance from local parents/guardians of the st...
Aug 01, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 13
What makes the Prescott area so special? The great music and art? Yes, we hear you! The perfect climate? Without a doubt. The wonderful, walkable downtown? Hundred percent. But what about the ribbons of green that wind through town, the creeks that support big shade trees, provide wildlife habitat and create cool recreation areas, right in town? Prescott Creeks is also one of the organizations that has made life in Prescott better for over 30 years now… a group that is quietly and diligently pro...
Jul 05, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Do you spend every minute you can outdoors? Do you love adventure? Does time among the trees and dirt and sky recharge your batteries? OR, are you feeling a little sluggish and penned up and do you sort _wish_ you spent more time outside? Our guest, Amanda Foster, is a 2nd generation Prescottonian who has worked in the outdoor industry for over 25 years. She’s an outdoor educator and mentor and advocate who loves seeing others fall in love with wilderness, knowing they will also want to protect ...
Jun 20, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
How does a hand UP help a family and our community? How does stable, affordable housing impact life? Find out how our featured Quad Cities nonprofit, Habitat for Humanity works to give families a fighting chance, not only to survive but to become valuable contributors to our community. Alice Ayers and Gail Martin have both worked at Prescott Area Habitat for years because they continue to be moved by the mission that provides struggling families with real hope. Alyce is the Director of Community...
May 04, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 10
What would you think about newcomers who moved to the Quad Cities, rolled up their sleeves and got all the way into the hard work of advocating for and educating us, devoting themselves to our economic development and the care of our most vulnerable? How about, "Welcome!" and "Thank you!!" Guest Bios: Our guests this episode grace the April/May cover of Prescott Woman Magazine and have called Prescott Valley home for the last 4 years. Lesley Jenkins is the regional director for the Alzheimer’s A...
Apr 02, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
After the protests and turmoil that unfolded in downtown Prescott last summer, what action did you take? Most of us talked about it with our friends and associates, maybe took it to social media. But how many of us actually DID something? But the teens on the Launch Pad’s Teen Advisory Council got moving to address the rift that showed itself so dramatically on Courthouse Plaza. It’s a rift that had been seeping through the cracks of our culture all along and many of our local teens were seeing ...
Mar 07, 2021•50 min
Spring is in the air despite the occasional snowstorm. Love is in the air, despite the social distancing. It must be time to talk weddings! Weddings are the most universal and meaningful ritual in our culture and Prescott is the perfect place for two people to get hitched. Charles and I got married here, surrounded by our friends and in sight of Granite Mountain. It’s a weekend we’ll never forget. On this episode of Prescott Woman Podcast, we talk to some wedding professionals who are in the bus...
Feb 08, 2021•57 min
What’s it like combating an entrenched problem like homelessness during a pandemic? What skills and mindset make the difference in good times and bad? How does one get selected Prescott Woman of the Year? Find out from Coalition for Compassion and Justice Executive Director, Jessi Hans. In 2018, Jessi and her team set the bold (Crazy?) intention to end homelessness in Prescott. Since Covid, they have redoubled their efforts to house every member of the Prescott community and connect their client...
Dec 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
When was the last time you walked into a room of your peers wearing the perfect pair of shoes for you - Just the right clothes to make you feel comfortable in your own skin and confident in the world? For many local teens living in low-income households or families affected by addiction or homelessness this feeling was a distant dream until they met the team at Teen Closet. Staff and volunteers work with teens not only to find the perfect look and fit, but to build relationships that let young p...
Nov 01, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 5
On this month’s episode, you'll learn a lot about the heart and how a local “rock star” Cardiac Electrophysiologist is using the latest hi-tech methods, collaborative leadership, and deep compassion to heal hearts and people. Welcome to the Prescott Woman Podcast, the monthly audio companion to Prescott Woman Magazine. Hosts Kelly Roberge and Charles Matheus are a curious couple who explore the rich array of talent, personality, and engagement they find throughout the Quad Cities. Each episode e...
Oct 11, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4
What is NACOG? We’ve all heard of it. Most of us can’t seem to remember what it stands for. But after this episode of the Prescott Woman Podcast, you will know and remember, thanks to Teri Drew, the smart and savvy director of the Economic/WorkForce wing of NACOG, the Northern Arizona Council of Governments. They are doing the hard and important work of economic development, community support, early childhood education, and so much more. They coordinate with local and county governments across A...
Sep 06, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
