Powerful Ladies® Podcast

Episode 60: Saving the Planet & Us One Mask At A Time with Jillian Clark

So many of us have been pivoting our businesses since the start of the covid19 pandemic.  Prior to the pandemic Jillian’s business was upcycled apparel & accessories. Her business Roboro6 took in scrap materials from film sets, theaters, local factories and more to create brand new beautiful items.  As she saw the impact of the pandemic spreading around the world, she pivoted to creating facemasks and hasn’t taken a day off yet. On this episode we discuss her unique facemask business model that includes sponsoring masks for the medical community, how her past life of dance and theater brought her to LA, how learning more about the waste in film, tv, and fashion birthed her current business and how now more than ever we all need to be more mindful of what we’re consuming, spending and wasting.  All that and so much more!

Episode 59: Finding Truth in Medicine with Marjan Koosha Johnson

Marjan Koosha Johnson is a good friend of mine and is currently a third year medical student.  We recorded this episode just as the pandemic outbreak in the U.S. was starting and before quarantine restrictions went into place. On this episode we talk about the realities of being in medical school, where you can find the facts regarding medical research - huge for everyone wanting the truth about covid19 right now, and we get into how she stays balanced with the intensities of medical school, family & friends, plus we talk about the beauty and depth of the Persian culture. All that and so much more! 

Episode 58: Why Confidence Is The First Step To Success With D.B.

Today you guys have the pleasure of meeting the first Powerful Gentleman we’ve interviewed for the Powerful Ladies Podcast.  Based in Newport Beach, CA, Derek D.B. Brown is a personal trainer, fitness expert, business owner, entrepreneur, new dad and an example of how you rise from anything life throws at you.  On this episode we talk about what it means to be confident and go after what you want in life, the great story of how he met his wife, why his mother is the biggest influence in his life, and how being wounded in combat changed his appreciation for what a body can do.  All that and so much more!

Episode 57: Sasha Sagan Wants You To Enjoy The Magic In Our Universe

Guys! The episode you’re about it here is awesome and it’s an example of what can happen when you play big.  After finishing & loving Sasha Sagan’s book, For Small Creatures Such as We, I immediately thought - she needs to be on the podcast! I wanted to talk more about the book, I wanted to have a conversation with this person to whom I saw similarities to myself, and I wanted to bring this important conversation about community, rituals, science and religion to all of you.  So I did just what I coach my clients to do. I went online, found her email and emailed her about why I loved the book, the impact it had on me, and would she be a guest. To my surprise and delight, she was a Yes! On this episode we talk about her story, why the book matters, the importance of curiosity, learning and having a strong friend squad no matter how far apart you may live today. All that and so much more!

Episode 56: How Curiosity Can Be Your Superpower With Kara Duffy

Hi guys! On this episode to celebrate both International Women’s Day and our 1 Year Anniversary of the Podcast launch, we’re flipping the script and today we’re putting our own, Kara Duffy, in the hot seat.  Past Powerful Ladies guest Aleks Lason was kind enough to come in to do the interviewing. Kara is the founder of Powerful Ladies, the host of the Powerful Ladies Podcast, a Business Coach & Consultant, and world traveler. On this episode they talk about Kara’s career path, where she gets the confidence to create things from nothing, and how you can do it, too. 

Episode 55: Find Your Hustle & Be Loud with Natasha Dressler

So often we are told that having a broad skill set means that we are a Master of None and that we should spend more time becoming an expert and finding our niche.  To me having a broad background means you’re more positioned to a) be an awesome asset to a team, and b) you’re able to learn and be resourceful. Your unique skill set and experience IS your niche.  More and more people today are looking for multi-preneurs - people who can do more than one thing and level up with you. Natasha is one such incredible person. She has a broad and varied skill set and as such she’s able to support her clients in more ways that a niched down person could do.  On this episode we talk about how to look at all your things and see the value to someone else, why PR is so important, and why if you’re thinking about starting a side hustle or business - DO IT!

Episode 54: The Power of True Connection With Marina Stirdivant

Marina is a gentle powerhouse.  She’ll slip into an event, sitting silently, listening calm, present, interested, and smiling.  Without her saying a word, the space changes. It’s grounded. It’s more curious. You get the feeling something significant is happening. When she does finally speak, the room is all ears as she drops some profound & simple ah-ha knowledge. This episode is no exception as she brings her whole life to this episode - being a mom, a wife, her relationship, how much the women in her life matter, her businesses, being an entrepreneur, her struggles, what she’s excited about and more. Get ready to be inspired and to have a new bff crush on this Powerful Lady. 

Episode 52: Stacy Solodkin On How To Live Your Best Life Now

So many of us are waiting for something to happen before we begin living our life.  We’re waiting to graduate. We’re waiting to be married. We’re waiting for that new job. We’re waiting until we lose 20 lbs.  STOP WAITING. Stacy Solodkin was a casual artist & actor and fulltime owner of an acting talent agency. Then she got cancer.  Today she’s not only an entrepreneur but also an artist, actor, owns her own art gallery, got married to the love of her life, and is a cancer survivor. Getting cancer changed everything. Today she lives to make every day her best day and to live her best life NOW.  In this episode we talk about all of that plus how changing her diet and alternative treatments saved her life, how her girlfriends came to her rescue and how we’re playing the love game and the life game all wrong. All that and so much more.

Episode 52: True Healing Requires Ancient & Modern Practices with Christina Sofia

There are people you meet who instantly make you calm and present. Christina Sofia is one of those people.  She’s a licensed therapist, reiki practitioner, and transformation coach. After knowing that she wasn’t living life to her purpose and it was showing up for her physically, emotionally and spiritually, she knew she had to make a change. By choosing to leave therapy and move into coaching, she’s now able to bring together ancient healing modalities with the modern healing practices to help people in all the ways possible and to heal herself along the way. On this episode we clarify different types of healing, how she discovered this path, and what is it about women in particular that she’s committed to making a difference for.  All that and so much more.

Episode 51: Dr. Brooke Butler Is A Badass Emergency Veterinarian

Animals and pets are awesome. Those of you that know me, know that I’m totally in love with my dogs, Bandit & Brisket and am a total sucker for any other such creatures.  When Lauren Butler from Episode 42 wrote me to recommend her badass, emergency veterinarian sister Dr. Brooke Butler, I was an instant yes - both because I love Powerful Lady referrals and because I had so many questions.  How it’s possible to love creatures and manage the emotional burden of hard vet decisions? How is the vet world changing with the modern times? How does one become a badass emergency animal doctor? What does it look like to be a powerful lady from the perspective of a vet?  We get into all that, plus how to move across the country and why solo travel is a game changer. All that and so much more. 

Episode 50: Social Media Strategy for Business with Hannah Diffenderffer

There is so much information out there about how businesses can use social media to reach their goals. Courses, programs, youtube videos, blogs, expert opinions, you name it. In this episode we sit down with Hannah Diffenderffer, a Social Media Manager & Strategist to find out the truth about social media.  What do we need to do? What’s fluff? Is social media hurting our businesses? Is it harming future generations? Plus she reveals her journey through the industry and how it’s led to her discovering how powerful she truly is.

Episode 49: How to Live a Delicious Off the Charts Life with Maryl Petreccia

Maryl Petreccia is an entrepreneur, a dancer, an author and known as the Joy Expert. After experiencing nine losses in seven years, she found herself in a depth of loss few people experience.  She knew she had to crawl out to honor the vows she gave to her late husband and the commitment she was making to her daughter. Through her transition from grief to joy, Maryl saw that if she could do it, anyone experiencing grief and life’s moments of transition could do it, too.  She had to share what she learned. From that sprang her book, GPS To Joy, Navigating life's turbulence and toughest transitions to find your new direction. On this episode we discuss how she became an entrepreneur at 21, how GPS to Joy came to life, and how she’s now living life at an 11+.

Episode 48: All American Parents on How You Can Be Powerful with George & Wendy Duffy

George and Wendy Duffy are very much the stereotypical suburban American parents.  They’ve been called ‘T.V. parents' referencing the parent examples you’d see from Leave it to Beaver,  the Brady Bunch or Family Ties. Married for 43 years, they’ve raised 4 kids, including Jordan and I, with George going to work each day and Wendy, an ex-teacher, managing the household.  They are the traditional nuclear do-good family that statistics says is going existent.  At the same time, they’re risk takers, adventurers, they’re silly and entrepreneurial. Like so many of us, how they look on paper is a fraction of who they really are.   We decided to sit down with them and hear what they have to say about being Powerful, how having kids doesn't mean your life stops, which social and political topics matter to them, and as they’re about to retire, what they’re doing to shape the world into a better place. 

Episode 47: Chelsea Levine

One of our commitments is to highlight people who are living a life of their own design. Those you may not know and those whom you’ve most likely never heard of their business.  This is where we find the hidden stories stories we want to share and often the best examples of people living their dream life totally under the radar. Chelsea and her story adds another level of the “biggest world you’ve never heard of” by having her business, Sevine, be part of the drum line & marching band world.  There are so many big names, big businesses and people doing amazing things in worlds, niches and industries most of us have never heard of.

Episode 46: 2019 Year in Review

Listen in as the Powerful Ladies team recaps our most memorable guests, the challenges of year one of a podcast and an expanded business, how we've grown and what we're excited for in 2020! 

Episode 45: Kara Stevens

Kara Stevens is the founder of the Frugal Feminista, a financial wellness business. She’s a coach, consultant, speaker and author traveling the world speaking to women and businesses about financial literacy, the emotional relationship that we have with money and how to be powerful with your finances.  On this episode Kara shares her entrepreneur journey, how money became her niche and the legacy she’s creating for women with their money.

Episode 44: Aleks Lason

Aleks is a badass entrepreneur.  She co-founded Chrilleks, a Creative Agency specializing in branded content, with her husband Chris 8 years ago. They have offices in Toronto, where they started, and now L.A. too, with teams across North America.  On this episode Aleks shares her journey from Poland to Canada to LA, what it's like being part of a creative power couple, how taking risks and being curious is everything, and how she discovered her own power and confidence while in the middle of it all.

Episode 43: Kelly Zabielski

Kelly is a woman you should know in the comedy podcast world. She’s part of three podcasts currently. She’s the producer of the Jim Jefferies Podcast, has her own the Unsolicited Podcast, and is about to launch a third.  That’s a lot of podcasts! And that’s at least how many she needs to share her own witty and wise view on the world and her own hilarious approach to life in general. On this episode we discuss the impact of cancel culture, how her struggle with depression lead her to comedy, why both liberals and conservatives need to chill out and so much more. 

Episode 42: Ashley Telleen & Lauren Butler

I’m am so excited for you guys to hear today’s podcast. Ashley and Lauren are two female lawyers who in the past year opened their own law firm specializing in Criminal Defense.  They operate out of Denver & Boulder, Colorado. On this episode we discuss the criminal justice system, the realities behind drug legalization and decriminalization, why defense attorneys are the true white knights and how being a female lawyer can be used to your advantage.  All that and so much more coming up!

Episode 41: Candice Carlton

Candice Carlton is the glamorous and wise creator and host of the podcast Cubical Revolution, the founder of C Squared Consulting and also a coach. On her podcast she interviews people who have left high performing jobs in the corporate world to follow the signs and feelings to do something different and something bigger.  On this episode she shares her wisdom on how to hear your inner voice, how to define success on your own terms, and how to create a life path that truly brings you joy.