Make Yourself: Recent Episodes
Make Yourself Podcast
Welcome to Make Yourself, a new perspective for business podcasts, geared toward igniting your entrepreneurial spirit. Join Jill Brady and Amelia Lyon, as they engage entrepreneurs like yourself—in sharing inspirational values, insights, and stories around launching and growing your business. Tune in each week to hear real testimonials on how men and women all over the country are taking control of their future and creating the life they’ve always dreamed of.
This week we end our season with our fiduciary friend, Chad Willardson from Pacific Capital. Chad joins the show to share on his new and first book, Stress Free Money! As always, Chad enlightens us with his financial wisdom around investing and getting yourself set-up for any financial goals you have set for yourself. Chad covers his top topics around his book, in addition to some helpful tips on where to begin when it comes to investing! We all get sucked into our day-to-day with our businesses, but these important steps will make a world of a difference with your finances. You don't want to miss this episode!
This week we welcome the CEO and Founder of Boulo Solution, Delphine Carter. Delphine has found her purpose in helping stay-at-home parents join the workforce by matching them with flexible job opportunities.
Women with large gaps in their resumes are finding it difficult to get hired. Boulo builds a 360º profile for each woman, encouraging potential employers to get hooked on the person, not the resume. In addition to job placement, Boulo also offers career mobility advice. They provide women with resources, coaches, and mentors for support. Boulo has now helped over 1,000 women on their platform and has generated over $1M in revenue.
Delphine has over 10 years of experience in product development roles. She was able to fund Boulo’s $500,000 seed stage while working and raising children during the pandemic.
This week we welcome Anne Gannon from the Largo Group!
Anne Gannon is the Principal at The Largo Group. The Largo Group offers innovative accounting and bookkeeping solutions to businesses and individuals. In 2016 The Largo Group’s revenue has grown 75% year-over-year for the last 5 years. The Largo Group has over 500+ customers from Alaska to Maine and a team size of 8.Anne is often tapped by press as an expert in PPP loans for business. The Largo Group is perfect for those looking for specialized monthly bookkeeping, tax services, and business consulting focused on improving efficiencies and the bottom line.
Anne shares her wonderful tips around the world of accounting and what you need to do to keep your business thriving.
No adult intimate relationship comes without challenges, but when you throw an entrepreneur into the mix, there’s a whole other set of logistics and hurdles to consider. Mike Frazier M.D., founder of Strong Men Strong Marriages, is a licensed psychologist and marriage coach dedicated to helping couples achieve the relationships they want and deserve.
Mike joins the show full of professional expertise, but also with personal experience. Married for over 15 years (and raising five children!) Mike has weathered many relationship ups and downs and spent years learning how to build and maintain a great relationship. Additionally he and his wife are both entrepreneurs; Mike will cover general relationship advice and maintenance along with tips to navigate the unique challenges that business ownership can bring to a marriage or union.
Even if you’re not currently in a relationship, today’s show offers great insight on effective communication, prioritizing people, keeping our own egos in check, and working through differences all while meeting the demands of entrepreneurship. It’s a great episode and we know you’re going to love it!
Public Relations is a tricky field to navigate. Getting attention isn’t always easy. Getting the right attention is even harder. And we think attention is good, until it’s not. Then what? How much can we, as business owners, do ourselves, and when is it best to work with professionals? We have so many questions and are so excited to get some answers from PR powerhouse, Shana Frahm.
Shana is a global media and marketing expert, and founder of Spokeswoman Says, which offers women and business owners media training to ensure positive and constructive public messaging. Her 30 year career has covered music, sports, entertainment, film, fashion, hospitality, tourism, technology, agriculture, politics, and philanthropy. Shana has helmed the global brand media and communications functions in c-suite and executive level posts, along with serving in an agency capacity in support of game-changing leaders and entrepreneurs.
From two U.S. presidential campaigns to three Winter Olympics; from the runways of Paris to the skateboard shops of Tokyo; and from Las Vegas music venues to Hollywood red carpets, Shana Frahm credits a long and storied career with the ability to remain agile, open and teachable. Crossing over to new industries to share best practices, as traditional media and communications gave rise to the digital age. Shana will be sharing some of those stories with us today along with tips on media training, best practices in public relations, and how to recover from negative publicity - and probably much more! Let’s hear from Shana!
Being a great entrepreneur doesn’t mean you’ll naturally be a great boss. Leading people requires its own set of skills.
Ben Ward joins us today to talk about his new bestselling book, Sellership, that walks readers through the process of successfully becoming great leaders. Ben’s insights come from extensive research as well as personal experience. He got his start as a door-to-door salesman while studying management, professional sales, and organizational psychology in college. Today Ben is a sales and leadership master with over 20 years of experience in executive leadership training and development. He’s an experienced and successful entrepreneur as well as a sought after key-note speaker, mentor, and strategic advisor. He founded Forward Leadership as a result of his personal obsession for continuous improvement and passion for helping others grow and achieve.
On today’s show Ben will share tired-and-true approaches to becoming an effective salesperson while outlining the qualities of successful leaders. He’ll identify potential roadblocks and offer instruction on how one might overcome them en route to becoming a great leader. Can’t wait for you to listen!
These days, organic and clean products are all the rage, but that wasn’t always the case. Someone had to get the ball rolling. One of those people was today’s guest, Nicola Elliott.
In the early 2000s, Nicola Elliott was burning the candle at both ends as a hard working journalist when her physical and emotional health started to suffer. She eventually turned to nutrition and aromatherapy for healing and realized natural products were often more effective and pleasant to use. Her personal wellness journey fostered a love for quality, clean products and led to her founding the leading organic wellness brand, NEOM where she is currently the Creative Director.
Nicola was awarded the title of “Entrepreneur of the Future'' in Britain’s prestigious Woman of the Future Awards. Today her company NEOM Organics is a top-selling wellness brand in the U.K. - and recently became available in the U.S!
Today’s episode we chat about the ways entrepreneurs neglect their health and forgo necessary self care along with healthy ways that can deal with stress, anxiety, and fatigue.Nicola shares the challenges of developing unconventional (for the time) product and bringing it to market as well as the challenges of introducing products into new markets and countries. She’s committed to helping people achieve wellness through small moments of well being and we are excited to share today’s show!
Remember that scene in Wizard of Oz, where you finally got to see behind the curtain and get a glimpse at the Great and Powerful Oz? Well our society's fascination with “behind the scenes” has only grown with the advent of social media.
Today’s guest, Jacob Zander, unlike the Wizard of Oz, is the real deal. Jacob essentially launched and grew his business, Feel Your Soul, through offering behind-the-scenes videos of his entrepreneurial journey. You can follow it all, from Jacob pitching the idea in a college class, to researching manufacturing in Vietnam, to building a mini warehouse in his bedroom, to the first day he had to hire help, and so on.
Feel Your Soul is an apparel company that began simply with comfort-boosting insoles (dubbed “footsouls”) for Converse and Vans. The company’s “Smile Fund” helps Jacob and his team do random (and extremely generous) acts of kindness - all of which are filmed and posted (primarily via TikTok) to put a smile on your face, too. Personally, Jacob is dynamic, fun, super positive, and a great story teller. You can’t help but become a huge fan as you watch Feel Your Soul grow. We know you’ll enjoy today’s show!
There’s a different approach and mindset involved when starting a business out of necessity and when everything is riding on it.
It was in that position that then 17-year-old Michael Nemeroff and his siblings found themselves launching RushOrderTees, a technology-driven eCommerce custom apparel company. Their parents’ business was failing and the family was losing their home. Entrepreneurial by nature and with a good background in technology, Michael, who was still just in highschool, founded the company to help his family weather the hardship and to hopefully never find himself in that sort of vulnerable position again.
For 18 years, Michael has lived and breathed his business, growing it into an industry leader by streamlining processes, integrating new technologies, and focusing on the customer which includes everyone from local teams to small business to Fortune 500 companies.
Michael is just starting to come up for air and joins us to share his experience along with lessons learned along the way. It’s an interesting contrast to those whose businesses were born out of hobby or whose side-hustles grew to main gigs. There’s lots to learn and we’re excited for you to listen along!
This week’s guest, Alexandra Cristin, founder and CEO of Glam Seamless, shows us that a good idea, hard work, and a lot of passion can pay off. Starting with just an idea and $1,500, Alexandra has built an eight-figure e-commerce business selling high quality, affordable hair extensions and related products. She’s been featured in leading media such as Forbes, Inc, and Entrepreneur magazines as well as Good Morning America where she hosted a week-long Shark Tank type competition awarding funding and mentorship to the winning three female entrepreneurs. Just this month she launched the Alexandra Cristin Foundation to continue empowering women through mentorship and scholarship.
Alexandra is a dynamic and insightful guest who will feel like an old friend almost immediately. She’ll share lots of valuable insights on today’s show; some highlights include thoughts and tips on:
- Hiring the right employees
- Establishing a productive and motivating company culture
- Scaling a business without investors
- Sourcing and working with suppliers - especially those oversea.
Can’t wait for you to listen!
Former model Jill de Jong might know a thing or two about handling rejection. “Sometimes ‘no’ really just means ‘not yet’ - especially if you use that time between to make your offering even better.”
And Jill de Jong just keeps getting better.
It’s hard to imagine that’s even possible after a successful modeling career that saw Jill working with some of the world’s biggest brands like Escada, Avon, and L’oreal. She was the actual body model for the Lara Croft Tomb Raider video games and has graced the cover of top publications like Women’s Health and Fitness magazines.
Following the urge to use her talents and platform to help others, Jill has since become a sought after coach and trainer as well as a skilled chef, even authoring the book Models Do Eat. She also hosts the podcast Life Done Better where she interviews women in wellness on ways to improve health and life in general.
On today’s show Jill shares a bit of her experience along with useful insights on cultivating a productive mindset, managing confrontation, and ways to overcome rejection - even leveraging it into new opportunities. With her warm and upbeat personality you can’t help but feel you have a friend and supporter in Jill. Can’t wait for you to listen!
Aristotle said “Pleasure in the job, puts passion in the work.”
It’s clear Heather Catania is passionate about her work. Her experience and unique point of view has made Heather one of the most in demand social media innovators and digital content producers in LA. Heather is the founder of Social Fleur, which offer digital content production and services, and With Honors that features online digital marketing education from industry leaders. Before that, Heather launched her career as NYLON Magazine’s first Bookings Editor. There she drew on her academic training in Visual Communication and Art Theory to strategize cover shoots and produce fashion editorials and executed NYOLN’s first video platform, NYLON TV.
Heather recognized the opportunities in digital media early. While still working in publishing she established herself as an authority in digital content and social media marketing by producing branded advertising and viral digital campaigns for the world’s most prestigious celebrities, fashion magazines, Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, media moguls, and wellness brands. Happy clients include: Harper’s Bazaar, Italian Vogue, GQ, Alexander Wang, Elle, Google Play, Samsung, H&M, Steve Madden, Nike, Marc Jacobs, Pepsi, M.A.C. Cosmetics and many more.
On today’s show Heather explains how to meaningfully engage your consumer on social media by creating content that serves them. And while we didn’t expect the conversation to go here, Heather walked us through establishing a healthy relationship with social media through setting appropriate and effective boundaries that still allow meaningful and effective connection.
It’s a great show and we’re so excited for you to meet Heather!
There’s a saying about goldfish: they only grow to fit the size of their bowl. It’s a good metaphor on how we stifle our potential with arbitrary limitations. But what about the fish that could never survive in a bowl it the first place? What then?
Scout Sobel had her first depressive episode at fourteen years old. She suffers from a severe case of bipolar type 2 disorder and general anxiety disorder. She’s been hospitalized and through outpatient treatments twice. She dropped out of college, quit internships and jobs, and was ultimately deemed “unfunctionable.” Friends and family weren’t sure she’d ever hold a job or be able to live independently. She was that metaphorical fish that might not thrive in the bowl, no matter how big it was.
Today, Scout founded and runs the successful PR agency, Scout’s Agency, that specializes in amplifying women’s voices via digital outlets like podcasts. Her clients include Cat Sadler and Rebecca Minkoff along with brands like Bala and Remedy.
Scout joins us to talk about the opportunity entrepreneurship offers for those of whom traditional employment doesn’t work. She will walk us through the purpose and healing she’s gained through being a business owner. In addition to walking us through her story, Scout will advise us how to overcome hesitancy to pursue passions, and explain why that’s so important for those struggling with mental health. She’ll also offer tips on staying motivated and focused – a challenge for many entrepreneurs, but especially for those struggling with depression and other mental illness.
Today’s conversation serves to de-stigmatize mental health, offers hope to those struggling, and inspires all listening to challenge our limitations so that we might maximize our potential and thrive.
Please note: this show includes conversation about mental illness that may be triggering for some. It also is an inspiring success story that offers guidance and hope for those suffering. If you are struggling with mental illness or suicidal thoughts please call:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-TALK
National Alliance on Mental Health (800)950-NAMI
Can you think of anything better for a child to know? What one might do with that knowledge?
Tune in to find out!
Our guest this week is the powerful Tori Dunlap. Tori’s started her first business at only 9 years old owning those 25 cent candy machines. She grew this business and eventually sold it - to another little girl also named Tori.
This experience of passing on that feeling ownership and power to another fueled Tori’s passion of helping women realize their power through financial education. Tori started “Her First $100k” after, well, earning her first $100k by age 25. At “Her First $100K” she offers e-courses and coaching to help other woman realize and achieve their financial goals. Tori has helped over one million women realize their power through financial freedom.
Tori regularly shares useful tips and tricks to her over 800k followers on TikTok. Her content has earned her national press features as well as a Plutus Award.
On this episode Tori shares her story. We get a peek into her upbringing and how her parents supported her as she realized her own potential. She offers advice on establishing solid personal foundations to support your business ventures and helps navigate us through the differences of personal versus business finance to ensure the success of both the business and the entrepreneur.
Not every business needs to be cause driven, but having a cause can definitely drive business.
Today we talk to Jameel Mohammad, founder of the Afro-futurist luxury brand Khiry who was just recently named one of Forbes 30 under 30: Arts and Culture. Mohammed launched Khiry from the couch of a friend’s dorm room while studying poly-sci at the University of Pennsylvania. In his own words he started Khiry “with the goal of subverting the conventions of luxury positioning to make pointed statements about the value of black life and culture.” People are listening and his client list is impressive.
While he may not have expected the venture to grow the way it has, his success is encouraging for all those who are more than ready to see real change.
In today’s show we talk about Mohammed’s inspirations for the brand, how he managed to catch the eye of key buyers and decision makers at Barney’s NY and Vogue. He walks us through how he balances the creative process while attending to business needs all while staying true to his mission. We also had a great conversation about how we, Jill and Amelia, two white, middle(ish)-aged, suburban moms can be responsible consumers and supporters of retail goods that have strong references to African culture and art.
We are so grateful to have had Jameel on the show so early in his career and can’t wait to follow his success. Hope you enjoy the show!
If the term “personal branding” makes you immediately think of social media, well, you’re not entirely wrong, but you are also missing SO MUCH MORE!
This week we talked with Jessica Zweig, an award-winning entrepreneur and personal branding expert, and WOW! did we learn a lot! Jessica’s agency, SimplyBe., works with entrepreneurs, creatives, CEOs, and the companies they lead to help them grow by leveraging the most powerful marketing tool available: authenticity.
Jessica shares her own journey to becoming her truest (and most fulfilled and successful) self in her new book: “Be. A No Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself.” In it you’ll find valuable insight and encouragement along with step-by-step activities and guidance to help you establish yourself as an authority in your space.
In this episode of Make Yourself you’ll learn what personal branding really means and why it’s important for any entrepreneur or business. We talk about how social media is not the brand(!!!), but how we can can best use it to support our brand by focusing on clarity and consistency. You’ll learn the basics of effective pitching, ways to handle rejection, and how to reframe competition and comparison to keep you out of its trap. Jessica was a dynamic and super knowledgeable guest and we can’t wait for you to learn from her!
Jessica’s book is available now! Be sure to check it out! Available through our website or via Amazon!
This week we welcome CEO and Founder of GroupGreeting, Anthony Doctolero. Like many entrepreneurs, it took several attempts, to hit entrepreneurial gold, but with the recent pandemic, GroupGreeting began to flourish! Anthony and his team saw explosive growth as various corporation began to inquire about their services. GroupGreeting creates exciting virtual greeting cards, making it fun and easy for colleagues to join in on the action. GroupGreeting has been a big success with Facebook, SpaceX, Google and more.
Anthony not only shares his inspiring journey, but he also along provides great tips on managing your clients expectations around the momentum of your business.
Today’s show features the inspirational Lori Shao. After a 17 year career in banking, Lori took the entrepreneurial leap and built the successful financial-tech company, Finli, designed to “power neighborhood businesses.” A first time female founder, Lori talks about her inspiration for Finli, how she funded and grew the venture, and how she adapted to best serve local businesses - and their customers - during this global pandemic.
There’s so much to learn in this episode and, who knows, you may just find that Finli is a great solution for your small business! Can’t wait for you to listen!
This week we have the absolute pleasure of welcoming the amazing and talented Rebecca Minkoff! Rebecca shares her incredible insight on truly knowing your customer and pivoting your business during these challenging times. Let's face it, 2020 and trickling into 2021, has been a shift for all of us, and Rebecca shares how you are able to truly focus on your customer needs to fulfill those of your business.
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You guys! We are back and ready to get season 3 started with each and everyone of you! We have some exciting news to share and also ready to kickoff the season with some exciting updates!
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This week we welcome John Lee Dumas, the founder and host of the awarding winning podcast, Entrepreneur on Fire. John joins the show and shares his incredible experience being a top podcast producer. With so much downtime and innovating our crafts, podcasting is an extraordinary medium to expand and build on your business. Get ready to have your mind blown with his incredible insight and resources he offers to build an authentic audience and how to target your audience.
This week we bring you Justin Batt and his 12-year-old daughter, Hayden! Justin is a highly sought after healthcare consultant and a successful serial entrepreneur, as well as a TedX and international public speaker. As a father of four, Justin realized the importance of being present with his children and wanted to help other fathers take action toward becoming incredible role models. Aiming to create intentional fathers, Justin offers incredible resources to attain these results; such as his own podcast, Daddy Saturdays. Tune-in to see how Justin and Hayden maintain their strong and growing relationship.
This week we welcome Jessica Zimmerman, top-rated and well respected wedding planner and floral designer. She also teaches entrepreneurs the exact systems, sales processes, and other tools and techniques necessary to create their own successful business without giving up their lives. In addition, she teaches on the unique opportunity Pinterest offers for free marketing and building your sales. Being that this is the first time we cover the exciting topic around Pinterest, you will for sure not want to miss this episode!
This week, Rachel Brenke joins us and provides legal insight to protect your business. Rachel has been featured in Business Insider and the International Business Times, sharing her knowledge on legal business basics. We’re diving into business insurance, how to prepare an emergency disaster package, and making sure your business affairs are taken care of in the event your family is needed to help run your business. Tune-in to learn how you can better prepare your business for the unexpected.
This week, we welcome the amazing and inspirational Anthony Trucks. As a child, Anthony continuously found himself facing obstacles that were challenging to tackle. Through the hardships, he was determined to learn from every setback and thrive by making shifts in his life. As a former NFL player, American Ninja Warrior, coach, consultant, and a best selling author, his achievements are a reflection of what it means to not have a victim mindset. Anthony joins the show to tell us how we can shift gears and challenge ourselves to move forward toward success.
This week, we welcome the dynamic, creative, hard working, and hard playing Alison Faulkner of The Alison Show. This is a platform she created for herself when no one was giving her the show she clearly deserved! Alison has been creating online content for over a decade—from essays to Instagram, cookies to courses, dance parties to podcasts—all to share her passion while building a successful empire dedicated to helping others do the same. By her own admission, Alison is an enthusiastic girl that would rather have fun than have it all together.
Along the way, she has worked with Fortune 500 companies producing events and content, created a six-figure online course, and has been featured in national magazines and television. Alison has created a highly engaged brand, and through Alison’s Brand School, she helps others do the same.
Turning down lucrative job offers in a booming economy to pursue the entrepreneurial route right out of college is definitely taking the road less traveled. That’s the road Steve and Allison Tiek chose when they started their business.
Disenchanted with the formulaic, mcmansion subdivisions they saw going up all around them at the time, Steve Tiek decided to focus on the small remodeling projects that had sustained him and Allison while completing their educations; confident that he could build off that momentum. Luck would have it, after the economy crashed, a whole new opportunity opened for Steve; as his passion for quality, detail, and timelessness — along with Allison stepping in to manage the office and business side of things — allowed for Tiek Built Homes to include editorial-worthy, custom builds.
On today's episode, Steve and Allison share their entrepreneurial journey, what they’ve learned along the way, and how they operate as partners to run Tiek Design Group; all the while raising four children and adventuring around their native Utah.
This week, we welcome dynamic duo Nicole and Jeff Thompson from DotDotSmile. Nicole and Jeff had been working two jobs that were beginning to run their course and they had begun to feel a bit stagnant in their life. By thinking and spending time writing in her gratitude journal, Nicole discovered she wanted to start a children's clothing line. Supporting this goal, Nicole and Jeff went all-in and built their company from the ground up. Being each other’s yin and yang, they have found their true purpose together!
Tune-in to hear how Nicole and Jeff work together to build their business, train DotDotSmile Retailers, and parent their four kids.
This week, we welcome The Budget Mom, Kumiko Love! Kumiko is an accredited financial advisor and single mom who founded The Budget Mom. This business offers tools and lessons on budgeting and personal finance. With her skills, she was able to pay off her $70,000 of debt and purchase her dream home with cash. Kumiko is a prime example of having an approach that works.
Tune-in to listen to her pointers and learn how to use her Budget By Paycheck Workbook to get on the path to saving!
As your business grows, at some point, you’ll find yourself needing to hire someone to keep your operations running. There are so many methods and approaches to this, not to mention the logistics and legalities that come along with having employees. So to put your mind at ease, we bring you hiring expert, David Lee Jensen.
David is the #1 bestselling author of the book The Naked Interview: Hiring without Regret. He also founded and runs The Hiring Academy as well as CR8 Entrepreneur. With over 25 years experience as an executive, consultant, speaker, and entrepreneur, David is ready to help us “save time, money, and headaches as we learn to hire the right person the first time, and every time.” Get ready! You’ll definitely want to tune in to this episode!
This week, we bring you Jeremy Ryan Slate, the creator and host of the top-ranking podcast, Create Your Own Life. Alongside his wife, Jeremy also founded the media house Command Your Brand to help businesses and professionals use new media, like podcasts, to build their brands. He joins us today to share how the power of storytelling can build your business.
This week, we bring you serial entrepreneur, Candice Becklund. Candice cannot remember a time where she was not dreaming of a business, working on a side hustle, and just making it as a boss babe. She has a real knack for entrepreneurship, as many of her ventures have profited over $100,000 in their first year. Her company, Maebeck Social, provides top-quality visual content for clients to use for their own social media marketing.
On this episode, Candice shares her experience as well as a 30-day product launch calendar to help you with the basics of getting started. You don’t want to miss this episode!
This week we bring back financial advisor and City Treasurer of Corona, California, Chad Willardson. Chad joins the show to share his perspective on the current events following Covid-19 and the next course of action small businesses should take during this difficult time. Tune-in to hear his amazing recommendations.
This week we bring you a special episode, where we discuss the areas of opportunity that are available to small business owners in a time of crisis. During this time, it’s important to plan accordingly and find the positives in everyday living. Join Jill Brady and Amelia Lyon to hear what others are doing during this time and the assistance the government is providing.
This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Samantha Brody for a second episode. As entrepreneurs, we find ourselves doing everything we can to ensure we have the energy to take on our business and personal life. Well, Dr. Samantha educates us on the importance of eliminating the amount of caffeine we consume and suggests better alternatives to give us what we need! Break out those notebooks and get ready to learn various ways we can boost our energy naturally and more effectively.
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This week we had the opportunity to interview LuLaRoe President and CEO, DeAnne and Mark Stidham. As a women’s fashion company that’s broken barriers with their unique clothing and social shopping experience — LuLaRoe is paving the way for future retailing. Derived from the creation of a simple skirt, DeAnne saw her success grow into an amazing empire. With the help of her supportive husband, Mark Stidham, they took on the world of fashion and used it as an opportunity to help others begin their entrepreneurial journey. Tune-in this week as they talk about the reality of their explosive growth and the amazing learning experiences they encountered along the way. As if that’s not enough to be excited about, they also gave us the inside scoop on some exciting plans for the future. You don’t want to miss this one!
This week, the lovely Em Capito shares her thoughts on the importance of developing resilience, to manage stress. An unconventional psychotherapist, Capito is obsessed with the widespread loss of resilience in the face of comfortable routines; which inevitably allows fear to grow like a weed. This led her to develop innovative ways to help give others the opportunity to create a future filled with possibility. Get ready to clear your mind and engage in a new way of self-care.
Entrepreneurship serves many needs—most of which are beyond financial necessity. For Rebecca Waldron, creator and founder of Bodomint, functionality was among those needs. Rebecca joins the show to discuss navigating entrepreneurship; primarily on how to start a tech pack and how to get your product manufactured!
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Shay Rowbottom This week we are excited to welcome Shay Rowbottom, LinkedIn extraordinaire! Shay shares her talents to help business owners and executives leverage their platform to make profitable connections and grow their reach. Let’s get ready to learn!
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Starting a new business is no easy feat. With so much to consider, we often find ourselves struggling to get off the ground. And like many who find themselves faced with big decisions, Dr. Lamees Hamdan began her medical career, without the intention of starting a business. Though, after becoming pregnant and searching for a product that would eliminate the possibilities of stretch marks, she took her medical degree and began SHIFFA. Now, with over 20 years experience, Dr. Lamees shares her insight on what’s helped her stay consistent and keep true authenticity to her brand.
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It’s 2020 and we’re getting back to the basics! From keeping up with customer acquisitions to purchasing inventory, we’re covering it all!
Tune in this week to hear Andrea Bell from WGSN discuss how data and quarterly KPIs can help you understand customer purchasing habits. Get know-hows to keep your inventory stocked with what your customers want!
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This week, we have the one and only, Lisa Nichols. Lisa shares so many wonderful tools and advice on how to grow in knowledge and ability, in both your business and personal life. Lisa’s own extraordinary story took her from a life of public assistance to building her multi-million dollar enterprise, Motivating the Masses. Her journey is the inspiration she uses to teach others that it is possible to do the same.
Lisa is known by her six best selling books and her appearances on Oprah, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Extra. Closing out our season, Lisa’s incredible words will leave you ready to tackle any obstacle you’re facing, or goal you’re set on achieving.
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This week, we welcome YouTube guru Darrel Eves. Darrel started his own YouTube channel in 2013 and with his humor, charm, and expertise was able to grow that channel to 100,000 subscribers and over 10 million video views in less than two years. As a marketing expert and video enthusiast, Darrel has consulted some of the worlds most successful brands, such as Redbull, NBC, ABC, and Adobe, to name a few. In total, Darrel has helped his clients attain over 1.3 billion video views. Check out this week’s episode to learn more about the cutting edge trends happening today.
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This week's episode is special one! Earlier this year we had the opportunity to attend the LuLaRoe annual cruise. We had the pleasure of interviewing several Retailers who share their experience on how they have adapted to the new social retail world and the way their businesses have flourished. Tune-in to get all the detail on social retail and how to build your business with the new rise of e-commerce and online shopping.
On this week's episode, we bring you PR professional KJ Blattenbauer. When starting a business, one of the main focuses entrepreneurs invest in is advertising. But what if we told you advertising and PR are not the first investments you should make? KJ sits down with us and discusses the appropriate time to invest in these tools and what you need to do in order to be ready.
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This week, we have Rachel Tipograph, CEO and Founder of MikMak, which aims to be the next destination in e-commerce. MikMak helps brands make their social media platforms shoppable, while providing data and analytics to better serve customers and grow your business. Forbes listed Rachel as one of its 30 Under 30 who are changing the world. Marie Claire named her one of the most influential women in America...and that’s just some of the incredible recognition she’s received. Needless to say, we are really excited for you to tune-in and listen to the ways e-commerce and video content are changing, and how you can leverage it for your business needs.
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This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Antonia to the show. Elizabeth comes to us with years of experience as a creative director for many well known companies like Apple, Ergobaby, and J Brand Jeans, to name a few—serving as a marketing consultant to creative campaigns. Elizabeth works closely with her husband Michael, a serial entrepreneur; but most importantly, she is a devoted mother to her two daughters. Her book, Early Riser Companion, is a celebration of family and a useful resource to parents looking to deepen their connections with their children. Elizabeth shares how you can nurture both your family and your business, without the guilty conscience.
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It’s our pleasure to welcome journalist Madison Heap to the show. Madison studied broadcast journalism at Brigham Young University, and after entering the industry—she realized she hated the media. With some encouragement from her husband and a passion to report the news, Minute with Mads was born. Minute with Mads is an Instagram feed that shares the top news happening around the world, in just one minute. Creating a following of over 50k followers, Madison shares tips on how she leveraged social media to build a growing platform for her followers.
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Today, we dive into the world of business law! But instead of trying to decipher the legal jargon that makes our heads spin, we’re going to walk away from this episode with some clear direction; and Jim Hart of Hawthorn Law is here to help. Jim established his law firm in 2010, and since then—has dedicated himself to teaching entrepreneurs how to establish and protect their business. So tune-in and get ready to take notes—so you can be prepared to build your business the right way!
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This week we have the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Gabbard from Shipping Easy. Andrew takes the time to share with us the different ways to go about shipping and how vital it is to your business. It is important to not put shipping on the back-burner and really make it a priority when thinking about fulfilling your orders. Their amazing platform allows you to not only keep track of your shipping needs, but also implement marketing campaigns to keep you engaged with your customers.
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Today, we have Jill Stanton, who founded Screw the Nine to Five—with her husband Josh Stanton. After a very cold winter in Toronto, working jobs they didn’t love, Jill and Josh set out to create a future that would allow them freedom, fulfillment, and most importantly—a chance to escape the cold. Fast forward to today, Jill and Josh are well-traveled, live abroad in warmer climates, and have become true masters of the online business model. Tune-in to hear her tips on building an online business, as well as how they manage to work together successfully—as a married couple.
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Brenner Adams, a serial entrepreneur—like so many of you—is the co-founder and CEO of The LINK Group; a FinTech startup in Silicon Slopes, Utah’s technology hub. As well as a Venture Partner at Mountain Pacific Venture Fund, the Strategic Liaison for the government agency Team Cote d’azur,! He’s also an Advisor to Church and State, a non profit business incubation platform. And if that’s not all, Brenner is a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Utah’s Eccles School of Business. Quite the extensive resume right? Get your notebooks out and joins us and Brenner to talk about how to prioritize with actual strategy in mind!
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This week we welcome Dan Ralphs, founder of Dream Leadership Consulting. Dan brings years of study, as well as tried and true experience as a corporate dream coach to his leadership approach. Dan maintains that by encouraging dreaming, and supporting people in the pursuit of their dreams—deepens trust, promotes engagement, and improves productivity. Dan encourages entrepreneurs to make dreaming an integral part in their businesses and personal lives. Tune-in to hear how your dreams can strengthen your business!
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This week, we bring you The Budgetnista, Tiffany Aliche. Tiffany shares her incredible entrepreneurial journey, as well as her expertise on budgeting and financial management—for you and your business. Tiffany founded The Budgetnista empire during the 2009 recession to make financial education available within her community. She developed a curriculum for the United Way and has written several books—including the best seller The One Week Budget. Tiffany’s passion for financial education extends beyond her own business; and this week, tune in to hear how her incredible tactics can work for you.
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Today’s topic is about being overwhelmed, and how we can overcome it. We’d all agree that starting a business can bring some significant stress, which is why we’re so excited to welcome Dr. Samantha Brody to this week’s episode. Dr. Samantha Brody is a licensed Naturopathic physician and Acupuncturist in Oregon; who also runs a virtual arm of her business through coaching and client consultations around the globe. Dr. Brody is also the author of the recently released Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Stress from the Inside Out. Tune-in to hear the ways you can overcome being overwhelmed and make your life that much more fulfilling.
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Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Jenny Eu, CEO and founder of Three Trees; a company that specializes in the creation of premium almond and nut milks! When Jenny was a little girl, she would take long walks with her grandmother through the forests in Taiwan—and it was there that she learned to appreciate the flavor of whole natural foods; which in turn inspired her to create Three Trees. Jenny shares the steps it took to enter the food market and really immerse herself in the entrepreneurial world. Her cold-calling and door-knocking put Three Trees on the map, making it one of the fastest growing natural products.
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Have you ever wanted that designer bag, but didn’t want to go into debt to get it? CEO and founder of Reel, Daniela Corrente, has a solution that makes it easy to save your money so you can treat yourself. Daniela joins the show and shares how her company motivates and guides you to save your money, so you can make the purchases you are dreaming of, without getting into crazy credit card debt. In addition, she tells us about her journey as an immigrant coming to the states and breaking all obstacles by becoming a successful entrepreneur.
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Metro Public Relations CEO, Tess Finkle, joins the show to share her incredible journey from starting at ground zero without clients or entertainment industry connections, to making her agency into the award winning establishment it is today. Tess explains how operating in a partnership is the key to her success, as well as when it’s an appropriate time to seek PR.
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This week, we talk about what you need to start a non-profit organization. We had the pleasure of speaking with Isabell Bogosian, who started with her daughter, The Sasha Project LA. As an infant, Sasha was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and she uses her artistic skills to paint on denim for anyone. Sasha’s denim has been noticed by big players in business and in Hollywood. Her work has been seen on A-list celebrities, such as Rachel Zoe, Kristin Bell, and Katy Perry. They have big plans for the Sasha Project LA and we are so excited for you to tune-in this week and hear their remarkable story.
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On this week’s episode, we are so happy to be interviewing founder and CEO Rachel Nilsson, from the popular kids clothing line, Rags. Like many entrepreneurs, Rachel’s business started out of necessity, but she has since created an amazing company by focusing on manageable and sustainable growth. Rachel shares valuable takeaways you can add to your business, so tune in and get your notebooks ready!
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This week, we welcome back Richie Norton, who conducts a one-on-one business coaching session with entrepreneur, Stephanie Hitchins—founder of Shop Blondee. Working full-time and struggling to find the proper systems to move forward, Stephanie will be sharing her roadblocks with Richie in hopes of taking her business to the next level. Get ready to listen to this amazing session and see how Richie open’s Stephanie’s mind to thinking outside of the box.
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This week, we welcome prestigious business coach and owner, Richie Norton; bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid, as well as the #1 Kindle by Amazon download, Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It. As an international speaker / consultant for the corporate growth and personal development industries, a social entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of Global Consulting Circle—Richie’s entrepreneurial knowledge is far from reproach. Tune-in this week to see what it’s like working with a business coach and what it takes to build that relationship.
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Want to start a business, but don’t have the capital? Well then you’re going to want to tune into this week’s episode! Nathan Latka, serial entrepreneur and podcast host, shares his knowledge and shares how his latest book—How to be a Capitalist Without Any Capital—will help you do just that. Did we mention he is 29 and retired? This is one episode you won’t want to miss! And be sure to pick up a copy of his book, so you can start building your dream business today.
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This week, Nicole Grinnell and Liz Goddard from CC: My Admin, LLC tell us about their journey of leaving their corporate jobs to start an operational support business. CC: My Admin, LLC supports entrepreneurs and businesses alike, by providing top virtual assistants. In this day and age, Nicole and Liz share why having a virtual assistant is the way to go.
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Collaboration Consultant, Baily Hancock, has built her business around helping small businesses develop the tools and resources they need to take advantage of collaborations. A natural-born connector and professional friend-maker, Baily has spent her life expanding and nurturing her network—while helping others connect with each other. Tune-in to get all the deets on what you need to know when seeking collaborations!
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This week we bring you 14-year-old millionaire prodigy Alina Morse—CEO and co-founder of Zolli Candy; an all- natural, sugar free candy brand that cleans your teeth. Founding her company at seven-years-old , Alina’s determination to offer a product that could truly help others was the driving force that launched her product into the market.
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This week, we welcome Brianna Wiest—an accomplished writer who proves the notion of a starving artist is just a myth, and that persistence and consistency can turn a creative endeavor into a financially lucrative business. She shares a variety of ways to have your work viewed by the right people to have your stories shared in various publications. Brianna also chats with us about the victim mindset and what one needs to do to overcome the obstacle of feeling like the world is against you.
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Do you ever have those days when you feel like you can take on the world? Natalie Norton calls this being “radically productive”. Natalie joins the show to share how to balance a crazy workload with consistent progress in your personal and work life. Tune-in to catch her tips and tricks on how you can be radically productive every day.
Motivational leader, Trent Shelton joins the show to talk about the importance of finding your purpose and doing what you love. Explore the ways Shelton's newest book—The Greatest You can help in your personal and business life!
Serena Flowers, creator of the General Store at Coachella music festival, shares her insight to negotiating and closing those seemingly impossible sales. Landing her store in various music festivals across the country, her formula to success seems to be the real deal.
Do you know the difference between business and personal credit, and the importance of keeping them separate? Credit professional and educator, Gerri Detweiler from NAV, joins the show to share why this separation is crucial to the entrepreneurial business. Featured in 300+ media outlets, and author of hundreds of articles and five books—Gerri has the credit expertise you need.
Born into a family of wine entrepreneurs, Marisa Sergi knew it was a legacy she wanted to carry on. Attending Cornell and majoring in Enology and Viticulture, she used her experience from her family to make wine for her capstone project. Fast forward eight years later, RedHead wine is growing each year landing in major stores on the East Coast. This episode highlights Marisa’s achievements, despite the personal challenges she faced growing up.
GET READY! This week, Megan Elliott—one of Atlanta’s top ten bloggers—joins the show to discuss her journey and what it takes to become a successful blogger.
Did you know children at the age of three can understand the importance of saving and spending? For April Literacy Month, we spoke with a special guest on the Make Yourself podcast...Jeneane Glista, creator of the Emmy winning show Biz Kids. Jeneane shared with us how she teaches financial literacy and entrepreneurship to children; helping them manage their finances, and teaching them how to be financially responsible.
Tune-in for some foundational insight that’s applicable to any business and all ages.
Kristen Hadeed, motivational speaker and author of Permission to Screw Up, joins the show to talk about her entrepreneurial journey. With a driven spirit at just 8 years old, Kristen was always looking for new ventures to immerse herself in; overcoming any obstacles that stood in her way. Now the CEO of Student Maid, she’s acquired her fair share of wisdom. Tune-in this week for some unforgettable tips and motivation to becoming the entrepreneur you want to be!
Imagine becoming a successful clothing designer for Nordstrom at 13 years-old? Tune-in this week to hear Isabella Rose Taylor’s story of becoming an entrepreneur and the challenges she overcame after doing so; as well as the importance of taking a step back to re-evaluate your next move.
Being a self-starter and one to constantly educate herself, Kaitlyn Hoever—a successful Independent Fashion Retailer for LuLaRoe—joins us to talk about her incredible journey in becoming an entrepreneur. She highlights the importance in taking matters into your own hands to achieve the goals you desire.
In 2008, the recession hit and companies were left with no other choice, but to drastically downsize. Cat Choate, Global PR Director for Quiksilver at the time, realized she had two options when she’d lost her job: Dwell on the unchangeable circumstances or create her very own events company. Tune-in to hear how Cat chose not to fall into the victim mindset and instead build a successful business producing events for major brands.
Grant Zanini, from Common Thread Collective and ADMISSION, joins the show and shares with us the program his agency developed—educating entrepreneurs on the importance of understanding profits before investing in advertising. Join us this week and be sure to visit our website for a live webinar happening on March 21, 2019 at 1pm PT. Follow the link to register: https://bit.ly/2FeHNe0
Brooke White (American Idol top five contestant) and Summer Bellessa (model for Deal or No Deal) from The Girls with Glasses, join the show to talk about the ways they’ve implemented motherhood into their career opportunities. Rather than seeing it as an obstacle, they turned to each other and created The Girls with Glasses. If you are looking for a pick-me-up today, this is the confidence boost you need!
On this week’s episode, Jen and Pete Bayreuther share the incredible ways they have involved their community in their LuLaRoe business. These two Independent Fashion Retailers’ mantra is to place value over product and they explain how they reached incredible results by running their business through this belief!
Join us for a bonus episode, where Chrissy Powers takes us through a meditation she calls, Safe Space Visualization. As one her practices used to help entrepreneurs seek the answers they're looking for, Chrissy believes meditation is a key resource when embarking on a business endeavor or when you just can't seem to think out of the box.
Whoever said the jack of all trades is the master of none, hasn't met Chrissy Powers! Chrissy joins the show for a riveting segment on how being multifaceted is a key to success. She shares the importance of staying true to who you are and the business you are working to build. Tune-in for a Make Yourself episode you won’t want to miss!
City of Corona Treasurer and Founder of Pacific Capital, Chad Willardson, joins the show to discuss what to look for when searching for a financial advisor. Sharing various tools and resources, Chad’s mission shows us the importance of value one should place on their client to make their business stand out from the rest.
Amelia Lyon, host of the Make Yourself podcast, started her career as a successful wedding photographer, being featured in top bridal magazines and blogs. Hitting a wall and feeling overwhelmed, Amelia knew it was time for a change and to set some boundaries. Mastering and teaching others time management tools, Amelia shares the motivation she found to not become overwhelmed with her business and personal life.
Jill Brady, host of the Make Yourself podcast, shares her journey through her career in working for a top financial institution—as well how to manage the work-life balance! Four beautiful children later and now hosting a podcast, Jill shares the obstacles she faced and how she used them to her advantage to get ahead.
Starting a business can be nerve-racking, but sometimes all you need is a little motivation and the right companions. Elise Wallas, Carrie Lundell, and Kelly Hitchcock from Sparkle Athletic, join us to discuss their journey of entering a successful business together and how they made their partnership work.
Join Jill Brady and Amelia Lyon as they talk with Andrea Bell and Cynthia Dipierro from WGSN about the various ways to implement upcoming trends and using them to forecast business strategies.
Kelly Callaghan, a motivated and determined beauty expert, established her career from nothing to generating six figures in just two years. Using her success story as a way to mentor others in her field, she has become an international inspiration—making a name for herself by teaching the tricks of the trade and encouraging women to be fearless in their business. Listen in to see what she had to share with us!