Powerful Ladies® Podcast

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. 

Episode 171: From Detroit Tigers to Conscious Entrepreneurship with Amy Peterson

I’m saying this now and I’ll say it again - you can change the world with your business. And if ‘change your world’ sounds too big and dramatic, then you can change your community with your business. Today’s guest, Amy Peterson, is proof that can happen. She is the founder of Rebel Nell, a jewelry company that provides employment and creative opportunities for women with barriers to employment - think living in a shelter, coming out of jail, working hard to get their life back on track.  Amy never expected to have a career in jewelry, as an entrepreneur or as a social entrepreneur. Get excited to listen to her story and be inspired. 

Episode 170: The Rise of Indigenous Skateboarding & Community Impact with Rose Archie

Today’s guest, Rose Archie, is badass.  She’s a skateboarder, a multi-project & event founder, a non-profit founder and she’s using skateboarding to bring visibility, access, pride, and mental health resources to Indigenous communities.  She is wise, she is rad, and most importantly she is using her power for good. Enjoy this episode! 

Episode 169: Creating a Space for Girls to Share Their Wisdom with Naama Barnea Goraly

Growing up is hard. It’s especially hard as a tween and teen and even harder when you don’t have anyone to talk to, get advice from, or simply lack a community. Today’s guest, Naama Barnea-Goraly, is the founder of Girltelligence, a free app for girls where they can ask their questions, connect with each other, and give each other advice. It’s an app based sisterhood where girls support each other.  In this episode, we discuss why having a sisterhood matters even more today, how to avoid bullying and make apps safer for young girls, and how to even create your own app in the first place. Enjoy!

Episode 168: The Power & Perks of Telling the Stories of Your City with Lindsay DeLong

As we’ve become a global society, an unfortunate bi-product has been the decline of a tight knit connected local community. Today’s guest, Lindsay DeLong, is connecting, celebrating and sharing Laguna Beach with the world through her online publication Laguna Beach Living and now she’s on a mission with her new company, City Living Network, to teach others how to create their own business showcasing their city. Learn what makes Lindsay one of the happiest entrepreneurs, why local journalism is actually on the rise, and how you too can create your dream life right where you already are.

Episode 167: The Power of Coaching to Live Extraordinary with Angie Wisdom

Today you are in for a treat because today’s guest is my amazing business coach, Angie Wisdom. She’ll spill a few beans about me, we talk about her coaching journey, we get into things we wish everyone knew about themselves and their capabilities, and more. I hope you enjoy this peek into who is a key contributor to my business and my life.  May she inspire you, too! 

Episode 166: Understanding Archetypes, Conscientiousness and the Sacred Journey of Motherhood with Molly Mitchell Hardt

As we look deeper into where modern society and our modern habits don’t serve us or align with what we’re committed to, a huge massive void is how we view, approach, appreciate, prepare, support and all the things regarding motherhood. Today’s guest, Molly Mitchell Hardt, has stepped in to repair the journey of motherhood, how it’s approached, and most importantly to support women in their motherhood experience. Whether you’re a mother or not, this episode will highlight how much of our life, society, policies, and simple way of being needs to be looked at again because motherhood touches everything. Molly knows being a mother herself and a therapist, she has daily exposure to the impact of the mother character on all of us. I look forward to hearing your ah-ha moments from this episode. Enjoy!

Episode 165: A Powerful Conversation Series - Conscious Entrepreneurship & Environmentalism

Today’s episode is a special edition live recording of A Powerful Conversation About America: Conscious Entrepreneurship.  In celebration we invited three women who are setting the example for building sustainable, environmentally focused, conscious businesses to discuss the why, the how, and share their sage advice. My guests today are Kelly Murphy of Refiller LA, Jillian Clark of Roboro, and Annie Rouse of Think Hempy Thoughts.  Enjoy this episode and remember, everyday can be earth day.

Episode 164: Proof That One Person CAN Change the World with Lauren Ferree Bash

One of my favorite things about being a podcast host is that I get to have conversations with some of the most interesting humans on the planet. Today’s guest Lauren, known across social media as ReLauren, is one of those inspiring, energizing, and give-you-faith-back in humanity humans.  I am so impressed with how she is taking on being the change she wants to see and creating a new intersection of all aspects of environmentalism and content creation. I’m excited for you to hear our conversation about how being the change can be easier than you think, why it matters we all work together, where we need to unlearn and relearn, and even some pro-tips about mastering TikTok. 

Episode 163: How Changing the World Starts with Your Community with Judy Wicks

I’ve shared before on this podcast that if someone inspires you, just reach out to them. You never know who will say yes to hanging out with you. A client recommended that I read the book Good Morning, Beautiful Business. Within the first chapter, I knew I had found a new woman to add to my podcast guest wishlist & to my heros list.  Judy Wicks has a long list of accomplishments: she’s a mom, an entrepreneur, a restaurateur, a multi-non profit founder, an author, a speaker, an activist, a community builder, a connector, a world traveler, it goes on. She created the first of many things in the restaurant and local food & community movement and it’s amazing to me that everyone doesn’t know her.  Reading her book re-inspired me to take on doing it all and be a louder voice in changing the world.  When I grow up I want to be Judy Wicks and I think you will, too. 

Episode 162: An Accidental Journey into Sustainable Entrepreneurship with Kelly Murphy

Here’s the truth. Our current habits are destroying our planet and the environment. We need everyone to make whatever changes you can to live your best life with less of a footprint. Today’s guest, Kelly Murphy, is an accidental entrepreneur, environmentalist and founder of Refillery LA.  She is making it easier for you to make better choices with her zero waste business that allows you to refill your own containers with cleaning products, shampoos and more so that you can cut plastics and trash out of your life. I hope you enjoy our conversation about how she started her business, why it matters, how you can take simple actions to be a part of the change, and more. 

Episode 161: What You Don’t Know About Birth Control & the Insecurity of Women’s Rights with Dr. Sophia Yen

Never in my lifetime, did I think Roe v Wade would be in jeopardy. The fact that we’re still having debates about a woman’s right to choose and to have full autonomy over her body, including access to health education and birth control, is shocking and disturbing. Today’s guest Dr. Sophia Yen, is on a passionate mission to ensure every woman who wants birth control can not only have access to it, but also have it conveniently delivered to her door. As the CEO of Pandia Health, Dr. Yen is the only female-founded, run, and doctor-led birth control delivery company in the United States. In this episode, we discuss all things on the path to women’s empowerment and liberation, and how birth control is a must-have piece of the plan.