Episodes

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...

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 entrepreneursh...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

“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...

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...

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...

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 char...

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 ...

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...

Attending She Leads LIVE 2023 is one of the best things you can do for your business. This year's conference theme is all about visibility, and it will bring together successful and powerful women entrepreneurs from a variety of industries to speak about how to get visibility and leverage it for your business. The event will be packed with opportunities for business and personal growth, networking, and amazing content and insights from successful women leaders. Don't miss the opportunity to crea...

Community is the cornerstone of empowerment. It’s where connections flourish and transformation takes root. Deb Schell, a global entrepreneur with over 60 businesses under her guidance, shares invaluable insights on online community building. From discovery to strategy and implementation, she simplifies user and backend experiences. In this enlightening episode, she offers her expert hacks from her book “The Creation to Community Builder”. Communities are a big part of our lives, but often lack ...

Things will always keep evolving, you just have to figure out what and who you are investing in. Co-founders of Luminoustudios in New York City, Reema Dutt and Sania Jhankar share how they became business partners as well as friends. They believe that you have to have a strategy for investing in content; if you are starting a podcast you don’t need expensive lights or cameras, but you cannot skimp on ensuring you have good audio. Life is far bigger than the work you do, a good work-life balance ...

Intentional journeys and vacations allow you to experience the world around you and discover your truest self. Evan Freed is a founder of Family Journey. Evan believes in intentional travel experiences as well as intentional communication and healthy relationships, which in turn allow a person to avoid burnout. He likens intentional communication with incomplete information while on vacation surrounded by a language different to our own, to communication within entrepreneurship. The goal of an i...

Intentional journeys and vacations allow you to experience the world around you and discover your truest self. Evan Freed is a founder of Family Journey. Evan believes in intentional travel experiences as well as intentional communication and healthy relationships, which in turn allow a person to avoid burnout. He likens intentional communication with incomplete information while on vacation surrounded by a language different to our own, to communication within entrepreneurship. The goal of an i...

Taking action is an excellent way to counter the negative mental health impact of the climate crisis. Sarah Newman is the founder and executive director of the Climate Mental Health Network, where she helps to address the mental health consequences of climate change. We are all stuck living in a system that contributes to the climate crisis, but there are ways we can engage with it that can help support positive change. Sharing stories is a critical strategy that can help connect people, spread ...

It's time to start following a new path and doing what you love and what you are good at before you burn out. Erica Carrico is an award-winning money and marketing coach who helps women transform their businesses to 6 and 7 figures so they can live their soul purpose. So many of us get stuck in the paradigm of slaving away in a career we don't really care about until we hit a devastating midlife wake-up call and finally get the spark we need to chase our true desires. Instead of treating our pas...

Your voice is a powerful tool that you can leverage for success. Jessica Doyle Mekkes is a renowned vocal coach who helps women find their powerful, authentic voices. Whether you are a public speaker, leading a meeting, or just want to be able to speak up confidently in a personal or professional setting, there are many ways we can learn to exercise and use our voice more effectively. Manage your stress with breath work and role-playing, and consider that even your clothing choices can have an i...

If your business is not doing well, it's because you are not doing well. Mrs. Bob Gallagher is the Founder and CEO of Mahalo Massage NYC where she uses Intuitive Massage to help her clients get more in touch with their body and mind. Many of us view a struggling business as a reflection of how successful we are as people, without realizing that this mindset is the real problem. We sacrifice ourselves with our work, and we worry about what others think because societal conditioning has convinced ...

Podcasts are the best platform for growing your business and elevating your thought leadership. Tori Barker is a digital marketing specialist, an evangelist for women thought leaders, and will be joining Adrienne in hosting a new, membership-based podcast called SheCast Collective. This podcast will be an exclusive community for like-minded, entrepreneurial women seeking masterclass-level support and networking with other successful women podcasters. We aim to unite women thought leaders and del...

Education and support are crucial for helping more young women access and explore a future in the arts. Erin Prather Stafford is the Founder of Girls That Create, where she provides resources that help to empower women of all ages to think creatively and pursue their creative passions. Women creators are greatly underrepresented in the media, and because of this, we are seeing a lack of inspiring and motivational messages for today's young women. To start tipping the scales, we need to start hav...