Powerful Ladies® Podcast

Episode 120: How Working With Your Sister Can Create Magic & Change The World

I am proud to bring you two powerful women, powerful sister duo, Carolina Trejos & Natalia Trejos-Herrera, founders of Pinkafe platform, podcast and TV show. We discuss their journey to the US, where they find the confidence to be entrepreneurial and chase their dreams and why it matters that more women know they are magic, they are capable, and they are not alone. 

Episode 119: Uncovering Your Powerful Life with Grizel Caminas Bien

In this episode, you get to meet the amazing Grizel Bien.  She’s a musician, a writer, a podcaster, and mental health advocate with her master in psychology. We discuss her personal journey with mental health, how to find your home, why she and I both want you to be more uniquely you and why exposure to the outdoors can be access to unlocking your own journey.

Episode 118: How to Master Life Design as an Entrepreneurial & International Couple with Thomas Claesen and Chelsea Levine

I have the pleasure of sharing with you one of my favorite Power Couples - Thomas Claesen and Chelsea Levine.  What amazes me most about Thomas and Chelsea is how they are so intentional with creating their dream life.  They’re both serial entrepreneurs working on projects together and separately. They have a deeply respectful and communication based marriage. They have great friends, take great trips, and own their home. They are people who legit love their life and it’s all based upon the choices they’ve made to design it that way. I want you all to know that you can design your dream life and in this episode hope you are both inspired and get some super practical pro tips to do so.

 

Episode 117: Combining a Love For Design and the Planet To Create a New Circular Economy with Juliann Berens

I’m excited for you all to meet Juliann Berens, the co-founder of Refind Kitchens based in San Diego, California.  They’re a design and remodeling company with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of interior design.  They come and remove gently & barely used kitchens and repurpose them in new design projects keeping cabinets, appliances and more out of the landfill. In this episode we discuss her career journey from nurse to designer to social entrepreneur, why we should all be thinking about our home “care plan” and how no matter what your job or business is, you’re always secretly a ‘caregiver’ to your customers. 

Episode 116: How Dedicating Your Life To What You Love Leads to Changing the World with Belen Ramirez Bourdages

In this episode, you get to meet the powerhouse that is Belen Ramirez Bourdages.  She’s the co-founder of Project Bike Love, a non-profit that provides reliable independent transportation to women and girls around the world; and she’s a doctor who travels the world on missions with Doctors Without Borders.  She shares her journey from Paraguay to international citizen, why being a doctor and helping those most in need is what drives her and how her passion for sport and bikes has opened doors she never imagined.

Episode 115: How To Stay In Your Light with Becky Olson Special Re-Release

One of the few things that may be impossible to grasp, is the true magnitude of your personal impact on the world.  Whether you feel powerful or not, you are always leaving an impression. We’ll never know how a few words changed someone’s life or how a simple gesture made all the difference in someone’s world because those actions are folded into who we are every day. When someone you love has passed away, comfort can be found in the unexpected stories shared by strangers revealing the impact your loved one had on them.  That’s one way people live on.  The echoes of their impressions on the world continue to live on and through others. 

 

Today we are re-releasing our episode featuring Becky Olson.  As Powerful Ladies do, Becky took the challenges in her life, including battling cancer five times, as an opportunity to make a difference for others.  Already a shining light for her family, after her first cancer diagnosis, she became a beacon of hope for others battling cancer.  When her episode first aired, I received more notes than any previous episode about how her story impacted different listeners.  To honor her passing on April 24th, 2021, I am happy to share with you again the magic, the light and the laughter that is Becky Olson.  May she continue to echo and continue to make an impact. 

Episode 114: How Tragedy and Injury Can Reveal Who You Were Meant To Be with Caitlin Conner

Caitlin Conner is an adaptive athlete, model, brand ambassador, social media manager, mom, and founder of the non-profit “Be More Adaptive”.  We discuss where our confidence comes from, why it’s important to experience failure & perseverance, and how everyone can experience more amazing opportunities and happiness by choosing to be more adaptive. 

Episode 113: Transforming the World One Mindful Kid at A Time with Connie Clotworthy

People often come to me asking how they can find their purpose.  How they can find THE thing they’re supposed to be doing that will allow them to jump out of bed every morning and feel they’re making a difference in the world they’re meant to make.  Connie Clotworthy, today’s incredible guest, has found her purpose and it came to her in the most unexpected way.  Today she’s the CEO and founder of Worthy Beyond Purpose, a non-profit teaching children around the world how to meditate.  We discuss how she never expected this to be her life, the number of profound experiences she’s had as a result of following this calling and why she’s committed to changing the world with kids and for kids.  You are going to love this episode!   

Episode 112: Designing the New Model of Entrepreneurship with Alicia Appleton

Meet Alicia Appleton, founder of Amber Poitier a leather accessories brand.  Her work is beautiful, practical and inspiring, very much like her.  We discuss the power of choosing yourself, how to design your life, and how there’s room for everyone to thrive and follow their heart. 

Episode 111: A Powerful Conversation About America - Racism Stop Asian Hate

This is a special episode of the Powerful Ladies Podcast.  This is the live, unedited recording from our roundtable, A Powerful Conversation About America: Racism Episode 4 - Stop Asian Hate.  This powerful, moving, and inspiring conversation took place on April 9th, 2021  featuring NoNo Go, Sierra Katow, DJ Bella Fiasco, and Kalika Yap. We encourage and invite you to share this episode with everyone who needs to hear it. 

Episode 110: Understanding The Intersection of Technology & Humanity With Journalist Lauren Goode

Meet one of my best friends and most interesting people in my life, Lauren Goode.  She’s an Emmy award-winning journalist and writer who for the past decade has been specializing in tech journalism and is now based in Silicon Valley.   She’s worked for the WallStreet Journal, All Things D, Re/Code, the Verge, ESPN, A&E and you can see her current work at Wired.com and on her podcast, Gadget Lab. 

Episode 109: How to Thrive in Relationships & Ask the Big Questions with Mariya Spektor

In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mariya Spektor, social media manager, spin instructor and creator of the To Date or Not Podcast. We dive into how to level up our  modern relationships, why communication is the key, and how being powerful starts with being brave enough to be honest with yourself and those you love. 

Episode 108: Why You Need to Train Your Mind & Body for Your Lifestyle with Leah Drew

In this episode I sit down with Leah Drew of Mind Body With Leah.  She’s a pain management specialist, massage therapist, personal trainer and educator helping people create lasting lifestyle solutions to feel their best. We dive into how stress shows up in so many ways, how most of us aren’t breathing properly, and why choosing to love ourselves and feel well is the most important decision you can make each day. 

Episode 107: The Business of Tiny Homes with Arya Mazanek

In today's episode I get to nerd about two of my favorite topics - being a CEO and Tiny Houses that’s because our guest today is Arya Mazanek, CEO of Wilderwise Tiny Homes!  We chat all about what makes the tiny house movement a powerful and smart solution, what it’s really like to be a CEO, and how building something that aligns with your values allows you to apply yourself to each step in the process.

Episode 106: Never Underestimate a Powerful Lady International Women's Day Special Edition

Today we have a super special episode for you all. International Women’s Day on March 8th, is the biggest global experience we create each year at Powerful Ladies. We have hundreds of women around the world sharing their story through our Instagram Extravaganza, we host events, raise money for charity and more. This year as one of our virtual events, we hosted a guest speaker panel discussing our 2021 International Women’s Day Theme “Never Underestimate a Powerful Lady”. It seems fitting after the year we’ve all experienced to talk about how we’ve been underestimated, how to stay motivated when the odds are against us, and why does International Women’s Day matter?

 

I hope you enjoy this special episode featuring guest panelist Hannah Diffenderffer, Lanie Edwards, Valerie Delgado and Freddie Georges. 

Episode 105: How To Stop Being Conventional & Create The Life You Deserve with Shae LaPlace.

Meet Shae LaPlace!  She’s the integrator for Powerful Ladies which means, Kara’s my right hand in making all the things at Powerful Ladies & KDCC come to life. In addition to working for Powerful Ladies, she’s a freelance writer & editor, a bartender and creator of Bad Outdoors Woman. In this episode we discuss her journey, what it’s like to be on team Powerful Ladies and all the exciting things we have coming up for International Women’s Day 2021. 

Episode 104: Choosing Creativity & Collaboration over Competition with Marika Adamopoulos

In this episode I sit down with the talented, wise and generous Marika Adamopoulos, founder of Marika Creative & Creativity Built. We discuss key pro tips to be a successful creative entrepreneur, why collaboration is everything, and how rejecting competition leads to more success in your business and new opportunities to serve and share what you love.    

Episode 103: How Ethical Business Is The Solution To Saving The World & Improving Health with Jessica Assaf of Prima

I am excited to introduce you to the charming and passionate Jessica Assaf, co-founder and Chief Education Officer at Prima.  She is a great example of how to curate your own life by being true to yourself, what matters to you and being willing to fall down the rabbit hole of our passions. Let me know your favorite part of this episode by leaving a comment in our Instagram or at thepowerfulladies.com.  

Episode 102: Setting Trends in Global Sportswear & Curating Their Modern Family with Mark & Elizabeth McGarry

In this episode I am sooo excited for you to hang out with Mark & Elizabeth McGarry.  Mark is the CEO of York Athletics and Elizabeth is the founder of McGarry & Son's Design Studio.  They are inspiring as individuals - both on my favorite humans list - and together it seems their powers are magnified.  From building their family, to designing their home, to creating businesses together and collaborating on designing a life on their terms, this Power Couple is setting the example for how to blend everything together and create something bigger and more beautiful. 

Episode 101: How To Have An Extradorinaiy Relationship & Business with Power Couple Chris Grubisa and Aleks Lason of Chrilleks

I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of my favorite Power Couples, Chris Grubisa and Aleks Lason.  They’re married, they’re parents and they’re the co-founders of Chrilleks an international,  multi-experiential marketing agency.  I am amazed at how they work together, their personal relationship and how it is possible to have it all.  You’re going to love meeting them.