Powerful Ladies® Podcast

Episode 133: How to Break Free from Full Time Jobs & Gain True Freedom, Flexibility & Happiness with Leslie Levito.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with fellow badass entrepreneur and business coach Leslie Levito. She is a true soul sister in helping people break free from the life they have to create a life they want through creating their own business. In this episode she shares her wisdom, her journey from skate shop to c-suite, and how she knew it was time to break free and build her own business around her dream life. 

Episode 132: How to Spread Happiness Through Art & Earn A Living Doing So with Gayle Warfield

I sit down with Gayle Warfield and talk about her journey from UI/UX designer to creating the accessories brand Teal Teacup. She is the artist, the maker and the face of the enamel pin focused brand.  We discuss how she’s grown over the years, how the enamel pin community is so special, and how it’s possible for a complex, multi-layered, single mom to start her own business and thrive doing what she loves.

Episode 131: How to Create a Creative Career & Design Based Business from Scratch with Jess Goldsmith

I’m excited to introduce you to Jess Goldsmith, artist, illustrator, entrepreneur, graphic designer, art director, and owner of Chick of all Trades and Women of Type. She’s built her successful career and business as a contract designer based upon her tenacity, resourcefulness and commitment to her dream to be a career artist. In addition to killing it with her work, she’s also a force to be reckoned with, committed to supporting mental health advocacy, women’s empowerment, and making sure we’re all working towards a better tomorrow.

Episode 130: How Community, Acceptance & Love Is Rooted in Second Chances with Kristy Dinsmoor

I have a powerful conversation with Kristy Dinsmoor, co-founder of ReEvolution a nonprofit organization working with incarcerated youth to reduce incarceration, transition them upon release into powerful members of society, heal harm and build communities. The work she and her team are doing is needed, important and such a powerful reminder that there is so much room for compassion in this world. I’m excited for you to hear her story and curious what it inspires in you. 

Episode 129: The Power of Sheer Determination to Create Your Life & Change the World with Gemi Bertran

I am so excited for you to meet Gemi Bertran. She is incredible, the stories she shares in this episode are incredible - honestly you’ll be hanging onto your seat -  and her business is changing the world in major ways. Her company Nourish The Brain Institute teaches clients how to change behaviors to nourish their brains for optimal health, wellness and longevity.  Best of all, she’s working with individuals and communities who upon learning these skills for themselves can be empowered to live their best lives and make an impact for others.

Episode 128: The Power of Never Giving Up & Adapting Along The Way to Your Dreams with Alessandra Fergola

You get to meet a human that makes me smile everytime we’re in each other’s company.  Alessandra is an apparel designer & a creative who diligently goes after making her dream life come true. From moving abroad, to taking career risks - including her own brand, to finally getting to live in the same city as her long-distance love, she is determined to make her dreams become her reality.

Episode 127: How to Create a Deliberate Life with Juliana Gambrell

I am very excited to introduce you to a woman who inspires me, is magical and one of the most badass coaches I know. Juliana is empowering, she is full of possibilities, and she just really sees the people in her life for who they are and how incredible they truly are. I am so blessed to have her in my life. May her magic sprinkle on all of you listening. 

Episode 126: How Living Your Truth Leads to an Extraordinary & Impactful Life with X.ARI

Get ready to meet the incredible X.Ari.  She’s a LGBTQIA+ Alt-Pop Singer, writer and mental health advocate originally from Toronto who’s now based in Los Angeles. She’s on a mission to turn her own Pain into Power and to give you the belief, the possibility and tools to do the same. She’s contagious, inspiring, wise, and bursting with hope and light that is only possible when you’re on your unique, curated path.  Enjoy this episode and I can’t wait to hear what part of this conversation makes the most impact for you. 

Episode 125: How Astrology Can Help You Create Your Next Level Success with Heidi Rose Robbins

You are in for a delicious conversation today with our special guest Heidi Rose Robbins.  Heidi is an esoteric astrologer who works with people from all over the world including having many celebrity clients. She’s an author, a multiple TEDx speaker, a coach, the creator and host of The Radiance Project podcast and an example of how to use your light to show others how to access their own innate power and liberation. I can’t wait to hear what you get from this special episode.

Episode 124: Breaking Through Stereotypes & Building Businesses to Make Wellness Easy with Vy Dao

I’m excited for you to meet Vy Dao. Vy is leading the charge at Nurish Wellness, creating clean superfood wellness shots to support your busy lives in a healthier way. There are so many energy drinks and shots on the market and 99% of them are not good for you at all. From what she learned through a past pressed juice business, Vy knew there was a market for clean ways to feel energized and combat the stress we feel every day. In this episode, we discuss her journey into wellness, how she’s stood up to stereotypes for Asian American females, why communication and spirituality are the key to everything and so much more.

Episode 123: How Boundaries Are the Access Point to Living Extraordinary

Jordan and I are digging into what it means to have BOUNDARIES. Boundaries in our personal lives. Boundaries at work and how boundaries lead to being able to live, find peace and liberation from the overwhelm and the exhaustion that so often consume our lives.

Episode 122: Kalika Yap is on a mission to help 1 Million women earn $1 Million dollars and create 1 Million Jobs

When you cross paths with someone extraordinary you notice it right away. The space they create, the tallness with which they stand, and generosity in how they approach the world.  Today’s guest, Kalika Yap, is just that type of extraordinarily powerful lady. She’s a serial entrepreneur, author of the Little Brand Book, wife and mother who is on a mission to leave the world a better place and create a legacy that changes lives.  In this episode, we discuss how her entrepreneurial journey began, where she’s attained her groundedness and wisdom, the opportunities she experiences as a leader in the AAPI community and so much more. Get ready to be wowed.

Episode 121: How To Launch a CBD Business During the Pandemic with Jamie Lea

Starting a business is never easy. and it's’ definitely not easy while the world is experiencing a global pandemic.  It’s also always more challenging to start a business in an industry with significant and changing barriers to entry.   And yet, that’s exactly what Jaime Lea did last year creating the CBD and Cannabis whole life business, Toastyy.  On today’s episode we discuss how asking for help has been a game changer, how being an NCAA athlete has given her the competitive edge to make this happen despite the odds, how being 100% allows you to stand out and thrive in a crowded competitive market, and so much more.  

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.