Understanding the uniqueness of people around you is a key to success. Shani Bocian - the CEO of Allermi - started her career as an art historian, curator, and educator, but discovered that her passion lived in helping people feel well! The spark came by observing the incredible relief and improvement in lifestyle that her father- Dr. Bocian’s - custom allergy formulations brought to so many people in her local area. Shani knew that she could help even more people across the US and set about the...
Jun 14, 2024•34 min•Ep. 134
Don’t be ashamed of your authenticity. Jana N. Nagase is a film critic, columnist, and podcaster originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association & Film Independent, and Brazilian International Press Association. Since 2012 she has supported the community with the columns she writes for Gazeta News, the biggest Brazilian newspaper in the US based in Florida. This year, her YouTube channel “Jana on Camera” celebrates its 10th anniversary. Jana on Camera pro...
Jun 07, 2024•33 min•Ep. 133
Our inside wholeness is what creates prosperity. Ruchi Pinniger is a former Wall Street executive and founder at Watch Her Prosper. Her company provides financial mentorship, support, and services to women-led service-based businesses. After personal and family struggles, Ruchi shared a story about how one Prada bag taught her that true prosperity is in inner wholeness rather than material possessions. Even women would rather talk about their death than money, Ruchi explains that financial suppo...
May 31, 2024•39 min•Ep. 132
Saying Yes to opportunities in front of you is the key. Dina Sherman is a voice-over actress and the official announcer for the Annie Awards. She emphasizes the importance of storytelling, authenticity and the constant learning she gained through her extensive experience in animation, anime, commercials, radio, TV, and film. Her creative career started in elementary school with prank phone calls with impressions and continued with National awards for speaking. The transition from TV and stage to...
May 24, 2024•37 min•Ep. 131
Women are real rock stars. A woman of many talents and passions, Amanda Samoyloff, is an actor, writer, producer, poet, and the founder of SamoyloffPR, specializing in branding and PR. Amanda started her creative journey from acting as a kid, then continued in her college days through speech and debate, but working with musicians in Hollywood, gave her a specific view towards PR. Combining her experience with rock stars, Amanda wanted to inject that Rock ‘n’ Roll vibe into clients’ branding whil...
May 17, 2024•38 min•Ep. 130
You must listen to this transformational, impactful, and thought-provoking episode with futurist and my new friend who I wish I could hang out with every single day, Latia Vaughan! Latia helps us to see that if you embrace who you are, and own your power, it will make the world turn! Futurist, thought leader, strategist, and best-selling author, Latia Vaughan works with people and businesses, helping them evolve and own their power. She represents ~1% of African American Woman Futurists in North...
May 10, 2024•52 min•Ep. 129
If you don’t believe in what you’re doing, how can you expect anyone else to? Jane Hanson is an Emmy award-winning television journalist, a coach, and a media trainer, working on helping people to communicate better. Jane believes in putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes, being respectful, and remembering there is no magic formula to good communication and relationship building. Statistics tell us that most of the people who are becoming entrepreneurs now are women. Jane encourages women to ...
May 03, 2024•42 min•Ep. 128
Experts get in the way of their own discoveries! Carol Sanford is a positive contrarian who believes that no matter the outcome, it can be a meaningful one. As a professor, Carol ensures never to use the same idea twice, which provides a space for creating useful and valuable evolution in her thinking. Being an expert blocks people’s learning, as she emphasizes and Carol does not class herself as one. Carol believes that discovering who you are, takes a lifetime - the secret is not in deciding w...
Apr 26, 2024•42 min•Ep. 127
Take that chance - go down a different path! Nasrin Yafari is a Japanese-Iranian-American, designer, and entrepreneur who began her career in education, straight out of NYU, where she worked with people, and learned and grew into marketing. Nasrin shares her experiences in building a successful Brooklyn-based fashion brand, with a focus on taking risks and being true to herself. Taking a chance, Nasrin started her own business, going from manufacturing face masks during the pandemic to colorful ...
Apr 19, 2024•31 min•Ep. 126
Your business is not your baby; it is there to help and support you - not the other way around! With a degree in marketing, Lucy Vincent began her career in corporate sales and marketing where she worked for several top brands. Not wanting to build someone else’s dream, she quit without a backup plan. She knew she had the persistence it takes to succeed and launched The Agency Accelerator to equip women with strategy and support to build, grow, and scale their marketing businesses to six and mul...
Apr 12, 2024•39 min•Ep. 125
Knowledge is power - and we can never have too much! A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Cathleen Brown, is a board-certified OB/GYN, trained in Hawaii. She went on to serve on Army bases across the country, and is now the medical director at Winona. Dr. Cat has dedicated her career to women’s health and improving access to care and achieving positive health outcomes. Winona is a tele-health company that aims to empower, educate, and treat women throughout the entirety of their menopause journey. Now ...
Apr 05, 2024•40 min•Ep. 124
It is important to give ourselves credit for what we have accomplished. Hayley Foster, Founder & CFO of Foster Inc., began her career in advertising before the Internet became popular. Moving onto digital advertising, Hayley partnered with a friend to start her first business, a promotional marketing company with offices in New York, LA, and China. Hayley refers to her time building and running her business as attending the school of hard knocks for entrepreneurs, acknowledging the lessons s...
Mar 29, 2024•36 min•Ep. 123
When you do your marketing right, clients will come ready to buy. With a background in psychology, Alexis Caldicott is known to many as the queen of event marketing. As an international speaker, messaging consultant and marketing strategist, Alexis supports entrepreneurs and business owners in creating six figures in three days from their events and marketing. Not everyone who is successful is passionate about everything that they do each day, many people are passionate about what their business...
Mar 22, 2024•41 min•Ep. 122
Being a part of family business means being a part of long-lasting values and reputation. Guillermo Salazar, a renowned family business consultant and global speaker, brings invaluable insights into effective family business governance and communication, empowering enterprises for success. Guillermo dives deep into the world of family business governance, communication, and legacy-building. Whether you're an entrepreneur or involved in a family business. He seriously takes into account the blood...
Mar 15, 2024•34 min•Ep. 121
If you believe in yourself, others will too! A dear friend of the She Leads Media, Cheryl Eisen , is know as 'the celebrity interior designer', and she is a huge supporter of the female founder community and women entrepreneurs everywhere. Cheryl believes strongly in a solid work ethic, resilience, and learning as much as you can as you create your routine and build your business. To become the person you want to become, you have to dig deep and become passionate as well as tough. The reality is...
Mar 08, 2024•46 min•Ep. 120
Real estate is a really just a simple math equation. Lindsey Lovell, CEO and founder of the Millionaire's March is also a speaker, entrepreneur, and expert real estate investor who helps women learn how to reach financial independence. Growing up, Lindsey believed that if you put your head down and worked hard, success will follow. However, she, like many women, was never taught to make money work for her in quite the same way that it is taught to men. Her aha moment happened during COVID when s...
Mar 01, 2024•38 min•Ep. 119
Life finds you while you're chasing it. Sunaina Sinha Haldea is a Global Head of private capital advisory for Raymond James. She's a regular guest on CNBC and has written Five Habits to Build Mental Strength for Fast Company. She had been a senior meditator for over 15 years when she started her entrepreneurial journey. Parallel with her entrepreneurial journey she started with meditation and that became a secret of her success in business and balancing her life - as she explained - she could no...
Feb 23, 2024•34 min•Ep. 118
Alycia Diggs-Chavis, is an energy healer, intuitive coach, and CEO of BlueViolet Energy Healing. She shares her journey from studying international business at Harvard to working in corporate leadership for over 20 years. After she experienced the issues of becoming an empty nester, she transitioned to entrepreneurship and working with people in a completely different way. Through self-discovery and working with a coach, Alicia found her new calling in energy healing and became a certified maste...
Feb 16, 2024•35 min•Ep. 117
Competence builds confidence. Kim Carpenter, CEO and Founder of People at the Center, is a high-performance leadership & executive coach, as well as a corporate trainer and speaker. Using researched-backed tools and proven practices, she and her team help organizations shape leaders who bring their teams together. Kim shares her journey from corporate to entrepreneurship and her vision for creating people-centric work environments. She discusses the challenges of transitioning to entrepreneu...
Feb 09, 2024•42 min•Ep. 116
Gain your independence with an additional stream of revenue with e-commerce and Amazon FBA. Lesley Hensell is a co-founder of Riverbend Consulting and has been an Amazon seller for almost a decade. Lesley shares her journey from a work-from-home mom to a successful entrepreneur. She has personally helped hundreds of third-party sellers on Amazon to get back on track and thrive with an additional stream of revenue. Discover the game-changing power of platforms like Amazon and eBay, and the transf...
Feb 02, 2024•41 min•Ep. 115
Our time is our most valuable asset. Kami Guildner is the founder of the Extraordinary Women Ignite Conference and host of the award-winning Extraordinary Women Radio™. She is the best-selling author of Firedancer: Your Spiral Journey to a Life of Passion and Purpose and was named to the 2020 Twenty-Five Most Powerful Women in Business List by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Kami believes women’s voices matter and that women are natural connectors, knowing how to support each other and...
Jan 26, 2024•31 min•Ep. 114
Now is the time to destigmatize mental health! Olivia Verhulst, a licensed psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, wellness consultant, adjunct professor at NYU, and media contributor at Forbes Health Advisor delves into ways we can set ourselves up for mental wellness and success. Leading with vulnerability and destigmatizing mental health as entrepreneurs and accomplished women are keys to successfully improving our lives as we head into 2024. As we do so, we begin conversations that people want...
Jan 19, 2024•39 min•Ep. 113
Empowerment begins when you embrace the unknown, overcome fears, and boldly pursue progress. Break the taboo about money, set clear goals, and say “yes” to new opportunities. Together with Bridgette L. Smith, an award-winning talk show host, three-time CEO, and founder, we delve into the dynamic world of women’s entrepreneurship, the challenges of the corporate world, the dynamics of risk, and the transformative magic that happens when women lead startups. Her career shifted from journalism to a...
Jan 12, 2024•49 min•Ep. 112
We all yearn to run away from everyday life sometimes, and now, some people are actually doing it! Living the digital nomad life offers so much experience, broadness, and self-reflection. In this illuminating episode, Yuri Chu Su unveils the transformative power of a 20-month trip through 23 countries, 90 different beds, and 80 flights – a voyage that led her to a reflective pause in Argentina. Yuri shares insightful life lessons gleaned from her experiences traveling across continents, as well ...
Jan 05, 2024•58 min•Ep. 111
“Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose — to make people laugh,” said W. C. Fields. Also, comedy has a tremendous effect on our lives. It improves our social life, boosts brain activity, reduces stress, improves physical health, and makes us more attractive. Enter our esteemed guest for this episode, Carole Montgomery! With a long and varied career and over two dozen television credits to her name, Carole Montgomery is a respected veteran of the standup comedy sce...
Dec 29, 2023•41 min•Ep. 110
Style isn’t just about clothes. It’s a canvas reflecting our authenticity, adapting to life’s changes, and crafting confidence in our journey of self-expression and success. The personal narrative of Robin Fisher, an influential figure in the realm of image consultancy and style strategy, underscores the importance of embracing individual taste and navigating life transitions, especially in the wake of the global pandemic. The advice is curating a wardrobe that harmonizes with current lifestyles...
Dec 22, 2023•38 min•Ep. 109
During the Covid-19 pandemic, e-commerce boosted. Some shops last to this day, and others just exist without any revenue. What makes the difference? In this episode, Dylan Jahraus shares her journey from a successful corporate woman to founding the Multi-Six Figure Etsy Blueprint, coaching, and podcasting. What would make a 26-year-old woman make such a shift? Love, of course! If you’re interested in e-commerce, you must check out this woman who went from 1 to 25 employees in 9 months and helped...
Dec 15, 2023•31 min•Ep. 108
Every woman has a story to tell. And every one of us can make an impact. Do you have a drive to share your story? Just start! Start that podcast and connect with people! Today's guest is Christina Smallwood - an adoptive mom of three - twin toddlers and her oldest daughter who has special needs. Christina’s background is in the beauty industry, but has used social media to grow multimillion-dollar home-based business. It's Christina's mission to spread the message that you can take serious charg...
Dec 08, 2023•31 min•Ep. 107
Being aware of your mental strengths and weaknesses is paramount for success. ST Rappaport is the founder of LifePix University where she works as a brain engineer, helping rewire the brains of entrepreneurs and enabling them to accomplish their goals. There are 28 critical thinking skills that every one of us may excel at or have a weakness in, and this determines how our brain operates. Knowing your weaknesses is crucial because it allows you to exercise and improve the skills you are lacking ...
Dec 01, 2023•39 min•Ep. 106
Emotional mastery is essential for steadiness and consistency in leadership and business. Dr. Gurpreet Kaur is a licensed professional counselor and the founder of Living Excellence Today, and shares her insight on emotional resiliency and wellness. We all use our right brains to tap into a force that drives our inspiration, motivation, intuition, and creativity, but it takes a level of preparation to receive this. Self-awareness is the key to finding the balance between the left and right brain...
Nov 24, 2023•39 min•Ep. 105
