Powerful Ladies® Podcast

Episode 191: How to Be Fierce & Take Action No Matter How You Feel with Tara Wilson

When you hear the word fierce, what comes to mind? Powerful? Aggressive? Inspiring? For today’s guest, Tara Wilson, fierce is her word and she’s built her second business Fierce Labs on the foundation that by being fierce you are creating your life your way. You and I know that fierce is a big word, so in this episode we break down what that means, where we’re stopped, and all the different ways you can access what you need for your greatness.  

 

Episode 190: Break Free from Good Girl Training & Step Into Your Power with Marie Garvey

There are so many women out there who are burned out, have forgotten their dreams, and don’t even remember what brings them joy. I might even be describing you. That’s where today’s guest, (and one of my new best friends) Marie Garvey, has stepped in to change things. As a successful executive coach and communications specialist, she knew how to step into her own power. Her life was working and yet she too knew she was not in alignment or living with intention the way she could be. Taking her own experience, she started her Crazy Busy Women in Balance program to help women break free and step into their dream lives.  In this episode, we talk about how she created the program, why we both hate the silent quitting movement, and her journey to becoming a single mom. Enjoy! 

Episode 189: A Powerful Conversation About America: The Empowerment & Rise of Women in Iran

This episode is a live & unedited recording of A Powerful Conversation Series: The Rise & Empowerment of Women in Iran.  This recording took place on Saturday October 8th, 2022 in response to and support of the protests happening in Iran being led by brave young women asking for freedom for Women, Life and Liberty. 

Our amazing panelists include:  

• Dr. Marjan Koosha Johnson a physician and entrepreneur
• Dr. Marjon Vatanchi, board certified dermatologist 
• Parisa Frost, Marriage, Family & Clicinic Art Therapist & cultural researcher
• Pegah Ghamary, real estate advisor
• Dani Stevens, model, mother & motivator
• Sara Seyed, Human Rights Lawyer, Actor & Activist 

Enjoy this episode and please share it so that the efforts of the women and girls in Iran is being heard by as many people as possible. 

Episode 188: Chasing Freedom & Flow to Live with Jasmine Carey

Throughout time, humans have been in search of the secret to life. What is our purpose?  Where should we be focusing our energy?  What truly matters? What if our only goal was to be of service to others and have as much fun as possible?  That’s what today’s guest Jasmine Carey has been exploring as a lifelong writer, dancer and freedom seeker, and at a deeper level through her new memoir & young adult novel series. From growing up in Vermont to dancing to hanging out in New York with Prince, we cover a lot in this episode.

Episode 187: How the Power of Our Network & Our Momentum Can Define Our Business with Vicki Kotris

If you knew that you loved talking to people & you loved being social, chances are someone at one point in time told you that you’d be great at sales. That’s exactly what today’s guest Vicki Kotris was told. She built a great career in the sales space, but she also knew she didn’t want to be stuck in someone else’s plan, someone else’s dream. So four years ago, she and her husband decided to test one of her many million dollar ideas and it worked!  In this episode, learn how Vicki has built not one, but three businesses while still working full time, how she’s motivated to live intentionally and how her energy is not just changing Cleveland, but the world.

Episode 186: How To Do It Your Way, Increase Visibility & Make It Easier For The Next Generation with Tracy Christian

There are times when you see a woman and you know instantly, she’s a Powerful Lady. The clues are in her confidence, her body language, and often what she’s wearing. For many plus size women, finding the clothes to show up looking as powerful as they’ve felt has been a challenge. That’s what inspired Tracy Christian, a mega successful talent agent, to create her own fashion house, Sante Grace. In this episode, we discuss how everyone deserves to look great, the power of being your own advocate, how anything you want in life is just a game waiting for you to play, and the life you want is waiting for you to come and get it.

Episode 185: How a Passion for Baking & Community Is Leading to Success with Elise Thomas

When you know what you’re supposed to be doing in this world and you commit to making it happen, nothing will stop you.  Elise Thomas, the founder of Cookie Co, is a great example of doing whatever it takes. Her first brick and mortar location was set to open in early 2020, then of course a global pandemic hit. She had to pivot to launching her business from her home kitchen, baking after homeschooling her kids sometimes until 4am to fulfill orders. Her story is one filled with resilience, family, community, service, and a commitment to bringing people joy every day. 

Episode 184: A Deep Dive into the Power Plant Hemp & Environmental Economics with Annie Rouse

I’m such a huge fan of women who are just out there doing their thing to make the world a better place and secretly (because they never brag about themselves at all) are total undercover badasses. Annie Rouse is one of those women. She’s transforming the Hemp industry in America, educating and correcting people about all the various products hemp produces and its benefits. She’s an entrepreneur, supporting and advising other companies, and is doing all of that with degrees in economics, an MBA, and a Fulbright Scholarship. I’m excited for you to meet this badass. 

Episode 183: The Truth of Burnout, Self Love & Making Ourselves a Priority with Massoma Alam Chohan

As more and more Americans are identifying as having high levels of stress and anxiety, we need to be advocates for ourselves individually and for our teams and employees professionally, to have the tools needed to reduce stress & anxiety, and find more balance in our lives. Massoma Alam Chohan is the author of the Amazon #1 seller, Take Your Lunch Break: Helpful Tips for Relieving Work-Related Stress, as well as a TedX Speaker, Industrial & Organizational Psychologist, wife and mother. In this episode, we dive into how to take care of yourself, how to take care of your team, and how even two minutes a day can change your life and the impact you're making in the world.

Episode 182: Dr. Swathi Varanasi, Integrative Health Pharmacist & Co-Founder of Element Apothec

As a western society, we have more and more visibility to how whole body health and whole choice health is critical to our individual and community health. Today’s guest, Dr. Swathi Varanasi, is an Integrative Health Pharmacist committed to leveling up how we take care of ourselves and how we think about health care solutions. Additionally she’s an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and a woman who is constantly asking, can we do this better and why not me? In her roles as Chief Scientific Officer at Element Apothec, Medical Communications at Everly Health, and Director of Science at Los Angeles NORML. 

Episode 181: A Practice in Believing In Yourself & Leaping into The Unknown with Sydney Olson

I love the idea of being an ass kicking super hero or international spy.  So when I saw Sydney Olson’s instagram account, I was immediately intrigued. There are all these videos of her doing ridiculously cool flips and jumps and even jumping between buildings.  She’s a Red Bull Championship athlete, a parkour athlete, a stunt woman and so many more amazing cool things. I can’t wait for you to meet her. 

Episode 180: Finding Comedy in the Insane Hilarity of Being a Woman Today with Casey Balsham

Things in the world are crazy right now, which is why we need laughter more than ever. Personally, I’m craving laughter from female comics who are sharing the ridiculous and insanity of the simple parts of our lives - because let’s be honest, simply being female and how we go through the world between work, dating, family, biology, etc is full of content for a stand up set. That’s why I’m so excited for you to hear my conversation today with Casey Balsham, stand up comic, podcast host & creator, and hilarious human. 

Episode 179: Breaking Sustainability Barriers in Interior Design While Maintaining Function & Beauty with Erica Reiner

The number of interior design accounts I follow on Instagram may be excessive, but I don’t think I’m alone in wanting a space for both my home and office that make me feel relaxed, happy, and powerful.  What we don’t think about enough when it comes to our interiors is does our space contribute to our health or the health of the planet, and does it align with our values? That’s where Erica Reiner comes in. She’s the founder of Eco Method Interiors, an interior design studio that considers toxicity, sustainability, human rights, and beyond when helping one design their dream space. Finally, a place where beauty, elegance, and comfort meet true health and wellbeing. 

Episode 178: Hope & Resiliency Through Traditional Afghan Fashion Design with Lida Mangal

Every woman has a story deeper than you know. Today’s guest, Lida Mangal, is a fashion designer based in Sydney, Australia who is using her talents and business to preserve Afghan historical clothing, merge it with modern fashion, and empower women in her home country with jobs they enjoy and are proud of. Her resiliency and courage that developed in war torn Afghanistan complements her joy for color, self expression, and honoring each person and tradition. Get ready to be inspired and reminded what goodness is all about. 

Episode 177: How Traveling The World Can Lead To Your Purpose & Business with Candice Young

So many people dream of being a global nomad, traveling and working around the world, and breaking free from the hamster wheel we often find ourselves in. The goal is to live a life of purpose and adventure. Today's guest, Candice Young, has mastered both a nomadic lifestyle and a purpose driven lifestyle. She’s the founder and executive director of Trek Relief, a nonprofit that combines adventure travel with giving back to the local communities. Get ready to be inspired and to level up your life! 

Episode 176: How To Chase Your Dreams While Creating Room For Others To Rise With You with Katya Martín

My love language is collaborating. There’s nothing more fun than working with amazing people to make something you’re proud of.  Today’s guest, Katya Martin, shares that passion of creating and collaborating. She’s a filmmaker, actor most recently on Promised Land on ABC & Hulu, a producer and all around a creative who’s committed to telling authentic stories and giving more women a place to tell their own. She’s definitely someone I’m keeping in my circle. 

Episode 175: From Architect to Silhouette Artist Selling on Etsy & Now Pottery Barn Kids with Vana Chupp

There’s so much pressure to quickly scale and grow a business, but that’s not why myself or many other business owners, including today’s guest, made the leap to be an entrepreneurs.  Running your own business is an opportunity to align all of your commitments and your passions such that you’re generating an income to support yourself and make the impact you really want.  Today’s guest, Vana Chupp of Vana Chupp Studios, is a great example of how choosing the speed of your business to align with your priorities is not only a smart choice, but also still leads to an amazingly successful business.  The most recent example being that her products are now available at Pottery Barn Kids.

Episode 174: How to Successfully Go From Side Hustle to Full Time Entrepreneur with Casey Hohman

Today’s guest is someone I am SOOO proud of! Casey Hohman is an entrepreneur and founder of Scottsdale Bachelorette focusing on decor, itineraries, and additional services for bachelorette parties. He’s a business coaching client of mine who has made huge leaps and bounds, including quitting his day job to run the business full time, build out a great team, and continuing to make tricky choices each day to keep crushing it as a leader, a business owner, and celebrating all that Scottsdale has to offer. I’m excited for you to meet him and hear his story.

Episode 173: A Powerful Conversation Series - Racism: Has Anything Changed?

Hi guys. Today you will hear a special edition of the Powerful Ladies Podcast. This is the live, unedited recording from our roundtable, A Powerful Conversation About America: Racism 2 Years Later. Has anything changed? This episode took place on June 10th, 2022 and was planned and promised two years ago when we had our first edition of A Powerful Conversation About America following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Two years have gone by in a flash and it was time to check in and ask, “has racism in America changed?”  Has legistaure, laws or statistics changed since then?  How is racism or progress showing up, evolving or hiding in plain sight? Our panelists include the amazing Ronda Brunson, Chandra Gore and Lauren Wilson - powerful & successful women who have been a part of our previous episodes on Racism in America.  We encourage and invite you to share this episode with everyone who needs to hear it.  This conversation matters for our democracy and our future. 

Episode 172: Why Everyone Should Be Advocating for Foster Children with Regan Phillips & Nancy Eaton

It’s shocking how many children are in Foster Care in the United States. Even more shocking are the statistics of how many children in foster care graduate from high school, end up in jail, or worse. That’s why I am so thankful that organizations working to save children from those statistics such as CASA exist.  Today’s guests are Regan Phillips, CEO of CASA Orange County, and Nancy Eaton, a local CASA Advocate and Fundraiser.  Get ready to learn what’s really happening in foster care, how we can save these children, and how incredible the women who are doing the work truly are.