Today’s guest, Dr L. Carol Scott, is an inspiring and talented educator and thought-leader in her professional field. A revered consultant, author and TEDx speaker, she now travels the US in her camper van helping hundreds of women remove invisible barriers, ignite and maintain self-confidence, and explode into an evolution of personal and professional success. She has devoted 40+ years to teaching and learning about the experiences of young children and their impact later on in life. In her fir...
Nov 10, 2021•51 min
Award winning, entrepreneur, Jennifer Love is a thought leader with a heart that matches her name. She’s CEO of the Living Wealthy Institute, where she helps leaders develop a healthy relationship with wealth, free from overwhelm and anxiety. While remaining grounded in science and hard financial analytics, Jennifer believes ANYTHING is possible. She's a wealth philosopher and sought after advisor to world leaders, plus an international speaker, author and educator weaving the aspects of our hum...
Nov 03, 2021•49 min
Today’s guest, Adena Sampson, is a total inspiration in so many ways. She’s been through a LOT and her story gives hope and encouragement. Adena is the founder of Outloud Productions & The Unbreakable Spirit Movement. She is an incredible multi-talented, multi-passionate entrepreneur – a breakthrough coach, inspirational speaker, singer-songwriter and best-selling author. Having overcome incredible trauma in her life, Adena Sampson’s mission is to teach how to turn challenges into victories ...
Oct 26, 2021•46 min
On today’s show I’m chatting with Shani Nottingham - a working artist I met on Instagram. Her art and story fascinated me. And I wanted to share her story with you, to encourage you to find and live your wow. And wow, what a story. We cover bullying, depression, the fizzy jitters, adult ADHD, the frustrations and beauty of living in the country and even breadtags! Shani (rhymes with rainy) is an artist of many talents, working with paint, print, collage and photography. She believes her mission ...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min
On today's show I'm talking with Melissa Kirk. She is a personal empowerment coach for entrepreneurs, guiding business owners to their next level of success by getting to the root of what is holding them back. Melissa gets people results - with her out-of-the-box ideas, and ability to help people find and align their passion and purpose, shift their mindsets and create the lifestyle they desire. For more details go to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tal...
Oct 13, 2021•43 min
Today’s guest is a three time Amazon best-selling author Molly McGrath. She works with small businesses owners on creating teams that work well and grow amazing businesses together. Since the late 90s Molly has been looking into ways of harmonising the entrepreneur / employee relationships (even though she is not the biggest fan of the word ‘employee’!). She believes that by empowering our teams to feel included and part of a bigger picture, we in turn can only strengthen our businesses and make...
Oct 06, 2021•44 min
Elizabeth Kristof is an expert in using applied neurology to move people out of pain, unwanted behaviour, trauma response and stress. She is the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, a revolutionary online platform that trains the nervous system and body to resolve old patterns, improve performance, and increase well-being. She has an amazing story to tell. For all her details, and to take advantage of 1 months free membership to Elisabeth's Brain-Based Wellness Membership, pop over to merilyn.com Fo...
Sep 27, 2021•47 min
On this episode I'm chatting with the very insightful Dr. Maryhan Baker. She's a groundbreaking Psychologist and Parenting Expert with over 20 years experience. Dr Maryhan works with children, teens and adults who have difficulties managing their emotions, worry excessively, have low self-confidence, find managing friendships difficult, or get a little overwhelmed with life's challenges. We chat about: Raising children to be resilient and healthy individuals. Anxiety and low confidence in childr...
Sep 21, 2021•47 min
Today’s guest is an author, international speaker, podcaster, a Barrister, an Attorney, a Solicitor, an Intuitive Life Coach, an EFT expert, an Energy healer, a Money Mindset expert, and, perhaps the most important job of all, a Mother. Gull Khan left her corporate finance background to begin her life as an Intuitive Life Coach and Emotional Freedom (EFT) expert and now helps people heal their money stories and manifest greater income and abundance into their lives. She has a fascinating, magica...
Sep 15, 2021•58 min
My guest today has battled burnout and illness to build the business of her dreams teaching other high achievers how they can have it all. With a long and profitable career in real estate and sales in Fortune250 companies she was the poster-child of ‘success’. But at a price. Now, through her performance strategy and coaching practice, she is helping others redefine success and bring more joy and physical, mental and emotional stamina to their lives. Introducing, Rhonda Berlino. For over 25 year...
Sep 07, 2021•48 min
My guest today, Gül Sönmez, worked in big multinationals like P&G, Coca-Cola, and Amazon for 15 years. Then, roughly 8 years ago, she noticed she was manifesting injuries and pain on her physical body (neck, meniscuses, back, and thyroids). Even though she had a nice job, a nice marriage, and a nice home, her picture-perfect life was giving her no purpose or meaning, and it was wreaking havoc on her body. Gül searched for solutions with modern medicine and therapies, but nothing could help h...
Aug 24, 2021•48 min
Meet Jessica Zemple - who has the unusual gift of helping people ‘shuck themselves’... !!! Made you look twice huh? Like the pearl farmers who 'shuck' the oysters to find the treasure inside, Jessica helps people discover their pearls. She helps individuals and organizations find their deeper purpose and translate that into authentic success through transformative coaching, workshops, retreats, and motivational speaking. We chat about: Is living the dream life a myth or is it real? How do we act...
Aug 18, 2021•40 min
In this episode I’m chatting with Dawn Dahlby. Dawn is a personal-growth expert in the finance space serving empowered women, executives, and entrepreneurs. Her unique approach combines learning how to live in your worth by aligning financial goals, personal values, behaviours, beliefs, lifestyle goals, and desires. With 20 years' experience as a Certified Financial Planner, a Fiduciary, and the country's first Behavioural Financial Advisor, Dawn seeks to help women improve their lives by combin...
Aug 11, 2021•39 min
In this episode I’m talking with Kathy Svetina about a critical area of leading our lives and businesses – finance. So before you glaze over and tune out, take a listen, as what Kathy has to say might just be what you (and your business) needed to hear today. Kathy Svetina is the founder of NewCastle Finance, a company offering Fractional CFO services to women-owned small businesses. For nearly 14 years, she did senior-level financial planning and analysis for Fortune 500 companies. She saw firs...
Aug 02, 2021•35 min
If you love an intelligent, high-conscious conversation, then you’ll adore this episode. This is actually the second time I’ve had Monica on the show. It’s a continuation of the fascinating conversation we started in Episode 205 (which I highly recommend you go listen to as well). I originally wanted to chat with Monica about her successful work in disrupting the dating industry, but it kinda went all over the place – in a very good way! We talk about power marriages, purpose driven work, mental...
Jul 26, 2021•44 min
Remember in the corporate 90’s when we used to hang ‘Success’ posters up about working hard, and it was taught by HR training courses to ‘leave your personal life at home’? This chat with author and coach Emily Golden reminded me of that. She too was raised in that high performing corporate culture… but life and various traumas guided her on her true path. Emily Golden is businesswoman, parent, lifelong learner and in our conversation today she shares a few insights into her years of experience....
Jul 16, 2021•37 min
Wow is the only way to describe this conversation! Hilary DeCesare is an award-winning entrepreneur, CEO of the ReLaunch Co and featured speaker in Silicon Valley. And it has to be one of the most fascinating, engaging chats I’ve done on the podcast. Hilary is a transformational coach and has now made it her life’s mission to help mid-life women shift from being stuck on auto pilot to fulfilling the potential they have within them and creating the life they were born to lead. More details, pop o...
Jul 09, 2021•45 min
London based, Maria Carras has lived a variety of different career lives. Now, as CEO and Founder of ‘Maria Carras – Creative Virtual Assistance’ she helps virtual assistants set up and grow location-independent businesses around the world. Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society
Jul 05, 2021•42 min
Jennifer Chapman used to thrive in challenging, ‘go-getter’ environments proving time and time again she was invincible. Until the time she realised she wasn’t. It was then she changed professional course and now works as a leadership coach, guiding the next generation of leaders to align with their innate strengths and their authentic selves. Jennifer used to be a workaholic, known as the go-to person for getting things done and managing the most difficult clients at a Fortune 500 consulting fi...
Jul 02, 2021•37 min
If there's one word that really makes me mad it's 'hustling'. It's responsible for a lot of pain, guilt and burnout. And it shouldn't be a part of a leaders vocabulary. A little rant about hustling and what we must do instead. More details, go to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society...
Jun 28, 2021•17 min
Changemaker, Monica Rogers encourages women everywhere to say ‘yes to the mess’. She believes that when women fully realise their authentic potential they become aligned to who they truly are and this is where prosperity resides. Monica’s mission is to see more women leaders making a positive change in the world. For details, pop over to merilyn.com Follow me on Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com Join the Tall Poppy Society...
Jun 25, 2021•40 min
My guest today is Ryann Dowdy - a sales and business coach who helps high-achieving women leave their 9-5 and build a 6-figure business by teaching them how to master sales conversations and their mindset. Ryann is passionate about helping women take back control of their lives and their finances by building a profitable business. She is on a mission to help hundreds of women leave their 9-5 and create financial freedom and a life they love! Before starting her own business, Ryann Dowdy spent 15...
Jun 21, 2021•40 min
Echo Huang left China aged 20, with nothing other than $800 and the hope of achieving the ‘American Dream’. Her courage and dedication fuelled her journey through the financial and planning business world and over the next twenty years she gained experience of working in companies of all sizes before deciding to venture out on her own. Today, as founder of Echo Wealth Management, she helps entrepreneurs take the complexity out of their finances, giving them the confidence to follow their dreams ...
Jun 18, 2021•53 min
Holy Moly - have you ever heard a punk rock version of Roll Roll Roll Your Boat on Ukulele? Well you are about to in this episode. I'm chatting with Fiona McDonald - TV presenter, award winning rock musician, and mum who has recently started a brand new business teaching online Ukulele for kids. After over 30 years in the music business (New Zealand bands Headless Chickens & Strawpeople), Fiona takes children from rookie to Rockstar with her online beginners' ukulele course. She strongly bel...
Jun 14, 2021•45 min
Belinda Thomas is a rock star facilitator and coach with a unique and powerful brand who is shaking up the boringly-beige corporate leadership training industry. She's a self-confessed flow junky who lives in The Zone but does it with oodles of fun. Her drive doesn't stop at business - she's also an avid sportswoman who has represented New Zealand. Belinda’s background is in psychology, neuro-leadership and Emotional Intelligence and she fuses this with a truck load of life experience, brain-fri...
Jun 11, 2021•40 min
I met the lovely Pramilda years ago when I was coming out of a difficult phase of my life and exploring the 'what next'. She helped me navigate and shine a light on my life at that stage. Pramilda is a well travelled guide of the inner landscapes of the human mind. After her own call to adventure with illness, and heroic journey of searching and finding, she feels called to accompany others on their extraordinary homecoming and remembering who they are, and what they are here to do. We chat abou...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
I've always thought of myself as more of a late bloomer, but my guest on the show today is the opposite. Stacy Bahrenfuss shot to early business success at 19 with her own real estate company with no formal training at all. She's the founder and CEO of Catalyst Group and now works with female changemakers in her Limitless With Stacy programs. We chat about: Her earliest influencers What it was like being so young in business Her journey of discovering what she was a natural in Being present - wh...
Jun 07, 2021•35 min
Another short story: "It was summer in England. You know those rare days that are pure and utter magic. I’d driven down from London to the country and was in a great mood. We met in the ‘cottage’ - a cute thatched roof building that housed the company meeting room... a few squishy sofas around a coffee table. My new friends and owners of an international luxury company spilled their branding challenges and frustrations. ‘’But at the heart of it, I know I’m struggling with imposter syndrome. I ra...
Jun 04, 2021•3 min
My guest today is Cherie Burton - a pioneering spiritual psychologist with a powerful story. Mother of six, author, international speaker she is passionately driven to guide women influencers to heal, express and create, using the “new feminine leadership paradigm.” She earned her degrees in psychology and sociology, and was crowned Mrs. Utah 2004. But much of her work was inspired by the tragic suicide of her twin sister and what led was an obsessive quest to break family patterns and crack the...
Jun 02, 2021•59 min
A short story about anxiety "I was staying with my friend who lives on the magnificent Sunshine Coast in Australia. We’d had a great day, walking along the coastline for hours and hours. Chatting, being inspired, stopping to take photos. The next morning, my friend, Di, asked me, ‘how did you sleep’. I said, ‘I slept well, but this morning I'm feeling a little anxious’. Di stopped, put down the cup she was holding, took a breath, smiled and said, ‘Gosh Merilyn, don’t we all feel that?’. If I was...
May 31, 2021•3 min
