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Kellina is a young entrepreneur who loves to help people with their personal growth and educate others about the deaf community. 

Little do people know Kellina is actually a hard-of-hearing person. She became deaf at the age of 4. She recently graduated with a psychology

degree and is now starting her own online coaching business while finishing working on her book! 

What We Talk About: 

• People you've met that changed your life

• Learning how to stay positive 

• Short story writing 

• What can the community do to make the deaf community feel more inclusive? 

• No disabled person is the same  

Resources:

kellinaempowerment.com

@IG: deafqueenboss

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Catherine Hover is the entrepreneur behind Saratoga and Burlington Paint and Sip Studios and Palette Community and Coworking spaces located in Upstate New York. Paint and Sip and its multiple locations were the first in the Capital Regions of New York and Vermont. Most recently, she created and grew the Palette coworking community alongside her growing family with locations in Saratoga Springs and Schnectady, NY and more to come soon! Palette fills the need for support and resources in career and in life in the small urban market specifically for women. Originally from New Orleans, she has quickly made a home for herself in Saratoga Springs, New York with a strong desire to make a lasting impact in her community. Catherine is always seeking ways to encourage and inspire women like herself to believe in themselves to create whatever it is they feel called to do.

What We Talk About:

• Culture Shock
• Starting your business and your family at the same time
• Pivoting at Paint + Sip
• First experiences
• When women have your back
• Helping others fills your cup
• Asking for help
• The supportive foundation of Palette
• Done it better than perfect

Join Palette! You don't have to be located in Upstate NY to be part of our community of inspiring women who are committed to advancement in career and in life.

Resources:

IG:

@catherinehover

@thepalettecommunity

@saratogapaintandsip

palettecommunity.com

paintandsipstudios.com

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Katie is a 90’s hip-hop-loving, lipstick-obsessed personal stylist who teaches women how to master their mood & energy through style.

Katie's mission is to help women put on their power and start each day with confidence & clarity right from their closet. She uses her exclusive "Feelings-First" Styling Methodology to connect women back to themselves, their bodies, and even their cycles through unlocking their personal style. She believes that our clothes provide an opportunity to choose a feeling and manifest whatever we want- whether that's more clients, more connection, or more abundance.

When women feel confident in their clothes they live optimistically, have deeper self-respect, and attract more opportunities.

What We Talk About:

• What is missing when you have everything?

• The priority of grades in school

• Stepping out of your own boundaries

• Only you can express how you feel

• Self-expression is self-care

• Seeing yourself for what you really are

• Why do we not think we can't get paid to do the things we love?

• Katie's 5 steps to finding your signature style

Resources:katiejuststyled.comIG: @katieallenstylistFB: @katieallenstylist Just Realized Podcast

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Jane Teresa Anderson BSc Hons is a dream analyst, dream therapist, writer, and mentor, living in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, consulting, training, and mentoring worldwide.

Published by Hachette, Little Brown (Piatkus), Random House, and Harper Collins, Jane Teresa Anderson is the author of seven books on dreams and dreaming, creator of The Dream Academy online courses and host of the long-running podcast series, The Dream Show, where she analyses guests’ dreams and shares dream interpretation tips & insights.

What We Talk About:

• Being in a niche industry
• The science behind dreaming
• Dreaming is process
• What do dreams actually mean?
• Are nightmares chemically different?
• Who are the people in your dreams you've never met
• Questions from our IG followers that include reoccurring dreams and animals

Resources:

janetheresa.com

IG: @jane_teresa_dream_analyst

Podcast: The Dream Show 

Jane Teresa's Online Dream Academy

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Jaclyn Gallo is a life coach, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. At age 21, Jaclyn started her business from her dorm room at Georgetown University. Jaclyn is passionate about helping women create lives they love. Today, she has spoken at over 125 corporations, conferences, and universities in 7 countries, and she is a Tedx speaker. Jaclyn has been featured by Forbes, Elite Daily, Bustle, and Washington Business Journal, and her book has been featured on Good Morning Washington.

What We Talk About:

• Your ideas and creating momentum

• When intuition is starting to whisper

• Knowing failing it is part of the process

• What are you motivated by?

• Starting at any age

• Allowing Ourselves to want what we want

• True failure

• Manifestation

• How to build confidence

Resources:jaclyngallo.com

IG: jaclyn__gallo (double underscore)

Jaclyn's Podcast: Spark Your Life

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Sahar Kausar, based in Los Angeles, California,is a technical animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. She leverages her hybrid background in both art and computer science engineering to develop immersive experiences while infusing art and storytelling. She was previously a Walt Disney Imagineer and worked as an audio-animatronics/robotics engineer to bring beloved characters to life at Disney theme parks around the world. Her newest work is a film called Encanto that came out on Thanksgiving is working on and tv shows such as Zootopia+, Baymax!, and a short all coming to Disney+. Outside of work, Sahar mentors other underrepresented groups in STEM and enjoys drawing, reading, writing, video games, and hiking the mountains of Los Angeles. Sahar is passionate about combining her love of art, technology, and storytelling to promote the social good and give back to others. Ultimately, she hopes to use technology as her medium to share her stories and creativity to invoke a positive change in the world.

What We Talk About

• The call of technology and collaborative environments
• Adapting to different cultures
• Being drawn to storytelling
• How is animation and audio-animatronics /robotics engineering work together?
• Representing women in STEM in a male-dominated industry
• Advice for younger women who want to get into STEM

Resources:

IG: @saharkausar

Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

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Jennifer McMullen is the winner of the Capital Region's Best of the Best Comedy Contest. Jennifer takes you on a wild ride through her life with hilarious tales of lovers, family, co-workers, and motherhood. She will have you laughing from start to finish and quoting her silly catchphrases by the end of the night! She has performed all over the Capital Region including the FunnyBone, Comedy Works, and the EGG as well as several hotspots in NYC, CT, and MA! Jennifer is an HR professional by day, comedian by night, and mother 24/7. Her stories are relatable, honest, and of course funny!

To let your hair done and get some laughs, follow her on Facebook and Instagram at @jennifermc31 to see her upcoming schedule!

What We Talk About:

• A life of Human Resources and Comedy

• The impact of mom's support 

• Technics in Comedy

• What happened to comedy roasts?

• GAME ALERT: Who would you rather go on a dinner date with?

• A tiny taste of what it means to make it in what you do

• The power of influence

• Having no fear

Resources:

IG: jennifermc31

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Our first episode as a party of three! Dr. Regina Luttrell and Dr. Karen McGrath have co-written three books one of these books is about the business of craftbrewing called, Brew Your Business: The Ultimate Craft Beer Playbook, and the other two are generational books: The Millennial Mindset: Unraveling Fact from Fiction, and Generation Z: The Superhero Generation.

During our interview, we focus on the cultural characteristics and traits of Gen Z and how they differ from Millennials and Gen Xers. From cancel culture to soft skills, to their relationship with mass media, to their values on travel and money, we can all use this insight to better understand and communicate with a generation that will impact this world for centuries to come.

Dr. Regina Luttrell is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean for Research & Creative Activity in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Dr. Karen McGrath has been a professor for over 30 years, 24 of them being at The College of Saint Rose.

What We Talk About:

• The relationship morphed from student to colleagues to friends

• Characteristics and differences between Gen Z and Millennials

• Changes in activism

• Stop what if-ing and start trying

• Sustainability being impacted by issues of race, class, gender

• Tolerance of other perspectives

• The idea of being proactive

Resources:Purchase your copy of Generation Z: The Superhero Generation on Amazon!

LinkedIn: Dr. Regina Luttrell

LinkedIn: Dr. Karen McGrath

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It's the 1st anniversary of Lions on Leashes! A full year of women from all over the world sharing their successes, fears, accomplishments, obstacles, and life lessons. 

In this episode, the tables have turned as our first featured lady with lions, Deanna Rich of Rich Accessories, interviews our founder and host, Marissa. We get to know that familiar voice even more as she talks about her founding love for radio, the behind-the-scenes process of the podcast, where the term "Lions on leashes" originated, and advice for anyone who wants to start their own. 

What We Also Talk About:

• Closing the confidence gap 

• The present is female

• Advice for starting a podcast 

• How do juggle "all of the things"

• Making sure you take time for your mental health

• What success looks like 

• Just know we're all trying to figure it out 

Resources:

Lions-on-leashes.comIG: @lionsonleashes

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Jeannette Liebers is the Owner & Executive Chef of Sweet Mimi’s Cafe, a quaint 35 seat cafe just off Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jeannette has been cooking, teaching and entertaining most of her life, and her love for being in the kitchen was first ignited by cooking alongside her Italian grandmother in a tiny kitchen in Queens, NY. After traveling to Italy and France in her mid-20’s, she decided to leave her career in publishing to pursue a lifelong dream of being a chef and baker. She pursued a degree at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Boston, then later studied cakes & tortes at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Years later she would follow her passion further to open her first cafe.

Sweet Mimi’s Cafe & Bakery opened its doors on 10/11/2013 and has since welcomed guests from all over the country. In October 2021, Chef Jeannette enjoyed competing on Beat Bobby Flay in NYC. The episode, Battle of Saratoga aired in April 2021.

What We Talk About:

• Being raised without a male role model

• Paving your own path

• Women in the culinary field

• That special place from the dining room table

• Following your dreams at 48

• The importance of a family dinner

• Beating Bobby Flay

• Just going for it

• Women being able to do it all

• The lasting impact of grandmas

• The purest joy of following your dream

Resources:www.sweetmimiscafe.com

Facebook @soulsistersparanormalIG: sweetmimiscafeJeannette's Beat Bobby Flay Episode!

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Katherine Wintsch is the founder and CEO of The Mom Complex and author of Slay Like A Mother.

Katherine helps the largest companies in the world such as Walmart, Johnson & Johnson and Airbnb better support their mom customers and employees.

In her latest venture, Katherine combines 10+ years of groundbreaking research with her own personal journey in her popular book Slay Like a Mother – which Parade magazine recently named one of the “top 10 life-changing self-help books of the year.”

Katherine’s sought-after research has been featured by The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Working Mother magazine. She shares her journey to eliminating self-doubt that then inspired her to write Slay Like A Mother.

What We Also Talk About:

• Living with the dragon of self-doubt

• Why are we not talking about the damn doubt?

• When meeting your high expectations is the worst thing you can do

• External pressure and ques proving you're doing a good job

• The external chaos is always going to exist

• Why women carry that baggage

• "I don't know what I'm doing"

• Comparing your worse to others at their best

• Entrepreneurial goal doesn't have to mean growth

Resources:

SlayLikeAMother.com - Order your copy today!Sign up for the Slay Like a Mother Newsletter, here!Momcomplex.comIG: @slaylikeamotherWatch Katherine's Ted Talk: Unmasking Motherhood

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Lana is a lawyer, speaker, coach, and facilitator. She has over 15 years of experience teaching individuals and groups about equity, communication, and emotional intelligence.

Her experience in law, psychology, equity, and the arts gives her a unique approach to the services she provides.

She's worked with individuals, universities, law firms, and professional organizations alike tackling difficult concepts in a simple and generous way. Her goal is to inspire a kinder, more empowering justice system through connection, collaboration, and compassion.

Lana shared amazing knowledge and insight into the world of emotional intelligence, not just for legal professionals, but for everyone. We discussed self-evaluating when you're triggered, compassion for ourselves and others, and searching for ways to do things differently.

What We Also Talked About:

• Wanting to change the world and effect change

• Searching for a way to do things differently

• Emotional Intelligence in the legal field and leadership positions

• Bedside manner old school v new school doctors

• Social cues

• Filtering what you hear because of your beliefs

• IQ vs. EQ

• Self-evaluating when you're triggered

• When it's easy to blame other people

• Are you addicted to complaining?

• Your identity outside of your household

Resources:www.lanasaleh.comLinkedIn: Lana Saleh

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Erica Rankin is the CEO and founder of Bro Dough, a protein-infused, better-for-you, edible cookie dough based out of Ontario, Canada. Before launching the company in 2019, Erica was interested in the field of psychology but ended up falling in love with the idea of being an entrepreneur during a trip to SE Asia in 2018. She shares her story about not telling the lack of business experience hold her back to fulfill her passion and do what she loves.

What We Also Talk About:

• Living the definition of insanity

• Traveling in your 20s 

• Not needing a business degree to do business 

• Always wanting more 

• Money vs. values

• Relationships first, sales second 

• Advice on the beginning steps of implementing your idea 

Resources:

BroDough.ca

IG: @brodoughcanada

LinkedIn: Erica Raknin

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In 2014, Dr. Kristy Sumner coupled her passion for travel, history, and the paranormal when she formed Soul Sisters Paranormal with her twin sister, Dr. Jenny Sumner, conducting the paranormal investigations. They have investigated at famous locations such as the Attala County Jail in Missippi, the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennesse, the Grand Old Lady Hotel in North Carolina, and many others. 

Kristy shares why she left her corporate job to start Soul Sisters Paranormal, the love for her new journey, and the wonderful support from her parents.

What We Also Talk About:

• What is it about the night? 

• Moving on into the afterlife 

• Kristy's 3 theories of why ghosts exist 

• The very core of human existence 

• Investigating the famous Lizzie Borden House 

• Advice for those who are afraid to pivot 

Resources:soulsistersparanormal.comFacebook @soulsistersparanormalYouTube

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Stacey Westfall is the 1st female firefighter in the history of the City of Peru, Indiana. She has been a career firefighter for 6 1/2 years. Stacey is married to Brok Westfall who is a law enforcement officer for the City of Kokomo, Indiana. They have been married for 2 years, and just welcomed a son Holden Westfall in February of this year.

Stacey shared what it was like growing up with 10 other siblings and with strict upbringings and how them of helping others and comradery has followed her throughout her life at the firehouse and on the field playing softball.

What We Also Talk About:

• The trial and error of life experiences

• Earning men's trust when you're the only female

• Exposing your situations and struggles to help other

• Having a spouse in law enforcement that creates that level of understanding

• How Stacey messes with the rookies

Resources:IG: @ffwestfall

Tik Tok: @staceywestfall

*We are trying to get Stacey on CBS's Survivor. If you have a connection, please email the show at marissa@lions-on-leashes.com!

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Colleen Adams is a zookeeper in the Interpretive Department at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Being the oldest of 9 children, Colleen shares her career path of landing her dream job at the zoo and what her job entails as she cares for roughly 145 of the zoo’s ambassador animals.

What we also talk about: 

• Testing your parents' authority 

• Pressures of being the oldest 

• What is Animal Learning? 

• Unconditional love for animals 

• Why we make excuses for our emotions

• Hobbies outside the zoo  

Resources:

IG: @zookeepercolleen

TikTok: @zookeepercolleen

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Ashleigh Evans, owner of InBooze. InBooze are kits that infuse your alcohol with flavor. In 2018, she wanted an easier (and healthier!) way for everyone to enjoy drinks at home. By infusing with simple fruits, spices, and herbs, you know exactly what is in your cocktail. InBooze has been featured by Buzzfeed, Oprah, Women's Health Magazine, and more. 

This was a girl’s night recorded where no topic was left uncovered. We talk about seeking approval from parents, not staying comfortable, manifesting for what you want, and then take a deeper dive into the creation of InBooze. 

What We Also Talk About:

• The importance of self-care

• What owning a business can teach your kids

• Small businesses supporting each other

• Moving into your own business space

• Customer behaviors 

• Stepping into someone’s shoes

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Resources:

inbooze.com

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Kayla Subica is a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur, with a drive to connect people to their unique brilliance. She is the owner of Uplifting Tarot. Kayla also uses Human Design, Theatre, and song to help us digest stagnant emotion, and shift into radical self-acceptance and adoration. At 16 years old, Kayla shares a moment n her life that tarot readings take on a whole new meaning. She shared being in someone's deepest space with the first three minutes of a session, how she morphed her practiced from readings to uplifting readings, and her love for people. Kayla going into great detail about the 5 energies of Human Design. To find out your human design profile, and to follow along during the episode, go to mybodygraph.com.

What we also talk about: - Feeling more than what people are saying  - Reflection of your emotional space - Accepting our feelings - The truths within ourselves - The 5 Human Designs - Kayla's Reading Program!

Visit upliftingtarot.com to book a reading with Kayla and to join her Uplifting Reading Program. You'll learn how to read tarot and the best part about is that you don't need an astrology background to get started. This is for anyone. During this journey with Kayla, you're going to connect with yourself and your own intuition. Resources: Upliftingtarot.com mybodygraph.com

IG: @uplifitingtarot Kayla's IG Live on the Human Design Types

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Courtney Hanks is an artist, designer, writer, illustrator, and all-around creator. She officially founded Not Bad Design Co., a design company focused on unique product design, in 2020.  Courtney shared her love for teaching and what it was like to be a yearbook advisor., and an "okay-ist". There was a horrific family tragedy that then awakened Courtney’s creative side that then was the start of Not Bad Design Co. and her newest addition, a children’s book, That Witch, which launched recently on September 4th. 

What we also talk about:

• When you're a curious person  

• Investing 1000% into something

• Bringing back your creative side 

• To be an "okay-ist" 

• Why Courtney wrote the Witch

• Her adorable prints

• What it means to be kind 

• Gen z v Millennials 

• Animation

• The benefits of reading

Resources:

Notbaddesignco.com

IG: @courtneymakespretty 

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Dawnna St Louis built a $250M Tech Consultancy after being homeless at 19. She created several highly successful methodologies (sales, marketing, entrepreneurship, copywriting, influence, and mindset) that have been nationally adopted and used to help people succeed.

Even though she retired at 39, she started her second career sharing her lessons in Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing, Influence, and the Four Principles about 30 days after retirement.

She doesn't believe in just getting results. She wants to help people have transformative results which they can pass on.

For more about Dawnna and the mason retreat visit fyrebrandspeaker.com. Driving more business to their business.

What We Talked About:

• Living in your car at 19

• Four words that saved Dawnna's life

• "Read & apply, read & apply, read & apply,"

• When your first contract sells for 4 million dollars

• Retiring at 34 years old ... for 30 days

• Getting challenged to rethink your purpose

• When sales is hard and when it's not

• What's that one thing you're good at?

• Not bending on your worth

• Couraging outweighs confidence

• Why men show up

• Advice to your younger self

• Dawnna's Mansion Retreat!

Resources:Fyrebrandspeaker.com

IG: @dawnnastlouis

LI: @dawnna

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Kelley's career began in NYC designing fashion accessories (mainly handbags) after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). After 12 years of the accessories industry as well as teaching design at FIT, she discovered Flower School New York and fell in love after just a few classes. Eventually, she moved down to NC and started Teacup Floral in 2012. 9 years and 300+ weddings later, business is booming and she truly feels her coming into her own as a Floral Designer.

Kelley's very excited about her "quarantine project" of Silk Flower Arrangement Rentals! After working with brides on strict budgets who often have to cut the special larger pieces in order to save money, Teacup Floral now has the option to work with real-touch silk floral arrangements for their ceremony and reception for a fraction of the price of fresh flowers. Couples have been loving the concept and Kelley is continually working on new collections for every color scheme and style.

To see these beautiful arrangements and the amazing work of Kelley follow Teacup floral on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

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What We Talked About:

• "Hi, I'm you're new designer."

• Getting in the back door

• Being the first to get a degree in the WORLD

• Flower School and the new passion

• Going back and teaching what you didn't learn

• Knowing you're going to need another plan

• The creative similarities between handbags and flowers

• Handling brides

• Vendors now being held accountable

• Reflecting on your journey

• What flower reflects your personality?

Resources:www.teacupfloral.comInstagram @teacupfloralFacebookPinterest

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On the surface, Clyanna appears to be an awkward social justice warrior. Her achievements and community impact, however, are anything but inept.

Hailing from Miami, Florida, Clyanna was a founding member of Black Lives Matter Upstate New York and newly founded organization NNLB, a 2020 cohort of the New Leader Council in the Capital District, a proud Union College alumnus, and has sat on numerous panels for restorative justice practices. In addition to offering her insight on the difficult and necessary topic of accountability within organizing and activist communities.

Clyanna is determined in her fight for freedom, reparations, equity, and replacement of mass incarceration with restorative justice practices and a chance for redemption, transformative healing, and strengthening communities.

Follow NNLB on all the socials for updates on events and content as well as check out NNLBUnited.com.

What We Talked About:

• Never visiting the college until the first day

• Looking at colleges at 12 years old

_ Living in America but living under the rules of the old country

• Culture shock

• Bail Reform + Discovery reform

• From organizing to volunteering to organizing

• Bringing your community together

• Social Justice

• Needing more resources within your community and having accountability

• Going to prison with John Legend

• The current conditions of prison

• When you run towards something while everyone else is running in the opposite direction.

• The best advice Clyanna's ever gotten

• Information about the NNLB

Resources:

www.NNLBUnited.com

Instagram: @NNLBUnited

Facebook: @NNLBUNITED

Facebook- @Clyanna.Blyanna

Twitter- @ClyannaL

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Heather Rider is an anxiety coach and Imposter Syndrome educator who personally overcame high-functioning anxiety and Imposter Syndrome while working in a demanding Tech job. She works with clients from all over the world who want to take a nontraditional, holistic approach to healing anxiety.

She regularly writes and presents on the issues of perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome, high-functioning anxiety, and other anxiety-related topics.

Join Heather's free workshop happening tomorrow on May 6th, "From Imposter to Empowered." Also, launching on May 20th, Heather's group program, You Are Enough: From Imposter to Empowered in 6 Weeks." Visit Heather's website to sign-up and to check out her resources!

What We Talked About:

• Being a total prisoner in your own mind

• "I think I have high functioning anxiety"

• OCD + High Functioning Anxiety

• Progress + Emotional Healing

• Personal Growth

• Does it always come back to childhood?

• The pressure of conforming your realities to your beliefs structure

• Parenthood

• Learning your struggles are meant to help others

• Knowing when to let go of perfectionism

• Not being able to quite

• Imposter syndrome

• Anxiety Triggers

Resources:

www.theenergysynergist.comFree workshop! From Imposter to Empowered on May 6th

You Are Enough: From Imposter to Empowered in 6 Weeks launches May 20

LinkedIn: HRider

Facebook: TheEnergySynergist

Heather's YouTube Channel

Pinterest: TheEngerySynergist

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Ashley Sweet is a full-time event planner and lifelong bookworm, currently enjoying life in Columbus, Ohio. After years of facts paced travels for meetings and conventions, the latest chapter of her career has seen a pause due to the pandemic. In search of other ways to connect, learn and have fun, she recently started a 'Bookstagram' and book blog. Here she reviews current and upcoming books, talks about her favorite foods and music, shares her cute dogs, and more. Each week posting a book review and recommendation of a recent read has replaced some in-person book clubs and networking, as well as opened a new world of knowledge and past times.  Ashley believes you are only ever one book away from your next adventure.  There are some upcoming book releases this summer that will be featured and reviewed on the bookstagram and blog close to their publication date. Follow on IG, sign up for the newsletter, and stay tuned!  What We Spoke About: 

• Finding Bookstagram   
• Harry potter taking the world by storm of imagination
• What Hogwarts house are you? 
• Why the negative connotation with Slitheron? 
• Where Bookish, Badass Things came from
• Resignation with a character 
• Being your book nerd-self
• Marissa's Favorite Book
• Ashely's Book Shelf
• Freaking out about changing your major
• Why we hate the term 'girl boss'
• Ashley's favorite books
• What's next!

Resources:  https://ashmsweet.wixsite.com/badassbookishthings IG: @BookishBadassThings

Books We Referenced: Where the Crawdads Sing The Guest List  Big Little Lies

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Katie O’Malley Maloney is the founder and CEO of Katie O’ Weddings & Events as well as the co-founder of With Grace Management. With over two decades of event planning and coordination experience, Katie is known as an extraordinaire in her field.

After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management from Siena College, Katie went on to spend many years working in the private and public sector, but ultimately decided to pursue her passion in planning. Doing what she loves for a living, Katie’s approach to business and life is about making everything, and everyone, sparkle. Katie has set the stage on her newest adventure yet, opening The Kenmore Ballroom in September 2020, a modern wedding and event venue in Downtown Albany. This beautiful destination is a place where Katie and her team can take their event planning expertise to the next level with a different level of customer service to inspire a lifetime of memories and leave guests absolutely enchanted. While events are a fast-paced business, Katie takes time to pause and focus on what’s most important. A lover of all things love, she never hesitates to acknowledge her own. Her husband, Nate, provides her with unwavering support in business and life, and her children, Grace and Charlie, keep her smiling with their irreplaceable snuggle sessions! Often found at a crowded table full of friends and family, eating, drinking, and laughing, Katie thrives off the energy of those around her. Fueled by coffee, fresh-cut flowers, and country music, Katie loves the work that she does as a successful entrepreneur, but also as a wife, mom, friend, daughter, sister, and more. For a glimpse of her sparkling life and latest events, find her on Instagram at @katieoevents.

What We Talked About

• Accidental-Entrepreneur
• Taking the long way around
• Sink or Swim
• Learning to connect to new experiences and people
• The role of sharing that love story
• Your inner drive guides you on a path
• Finding your Sparkle!
• From many addresses to one place
• Knowing your strengths and weaknesses
• Knowing you can't cook for sh*t
• Moving venue a wedding venue in 12 hours
• The Kenmore Ballroom!
• When things in life get hard 

Resources:  www.katieoevents.com Instagram: @katieoevents www.thekenmoreballroom.com

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Rosie Nerney is a menstrual cycle superpower teacher, a coach who guides women to know their body, connect with their soul & lead with their heart. A Holistic Health Coach for 7yrs & a successful direct sales business owner, Rosie is now expanding into Neuro Transformation Training to be able to help women have long-standing mindset change & to be able to move their life in the direction they truly want.

Rosie is the mother of 4 young girls & the daughter of her favorite female who was diagnosed at 48 & is in the final stages of early-onset dementia. Understanding first hand the impact of losing someone you love to a lifestyle-induced disease, Rosie’s mission is to help more women choose themselves first, not only for their own sake but for the sake of the people they love.

Female Foundations is Rosie's monthly membership for women to learn about & truly understand their female cycle, how it is guiding their everyday life & how to live in alignment with it.

What We Talked About:

• The meaning of life

• Is this it for me?

• Being made for more

• The power of Shame

• If I'm not "this" then who am I?"

• Evolving for YOU

• Milestones of Life

• When there's something better around the corner

• Flighters and Fighters

• The diagnosis that changed everything

• Giving yourself grace

• Is everything a lie?

• Women no longer have to deal

• Having an open-mindset

• Q&A from listeners about your menstrual cycle + nonhormonal birth control

• The Female Foundations

Resources:

Doors open for the Female Foundation at the end of April! Click here to drop your email on the waitlist!

www.rosienerney.com

@rosienerney

Facebook: @rosienerney1

The Ruby Slippers - Rosie's Podcast!

MyFLO period tracker (App)

Books Recommended:Rising Strong by Brene Brown

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

In the FLO by Alisa Vitti

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Jenna Warriner is a Social Media Manager and Instagram Educator. Through her program Instagram: Your Magic Marketing Machine she simplifies Instagram marketing, and teaches small business owners how to create a gorgeous, sustainable IG presence that converts followers into customers.

What We Talked About:

• Creating your own work

• When there are no butts in seats

• Sharing what you want to do to the public

• Being a career that's an uphill climb to one that came easy

• The competition and you

• Your personal and professional identity on social media

• Post about that "thing" to amplify your brand.

• What is a "good" number of likes and shares

• Tips for Content

• Giving people the answers

• What podcast has 20 million downloads?

• Right people, right time

• Setting intentions

• When your goals shifted + staying focused

• Seeing the world through a different lens to tell a story

• Staying hungry for tomorrow

Resources:@jennaspaigewww.parkdalerepublic.com

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Cat is a fat intersectional feminist, shop owner, and podcast host based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Her shop, Cake Plus-Size Resale, provides sustainable, affordable, plus-size fashion and body-positive community for plus-size shoppers who have often been left out of the fun of thrifting.

Cat also co-hosts a podcast called Matter of Fat - a body-positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities.

Cat is a community leader, stylish plus-size gal, a proponent of inclusive sustainable fashion, and (when it's not a pandemic) is also a fat pool party planner.

What We Talked About:

• The support of your community

• Fat being empowerment, not a feeling

• Fat Liberation

• Connections & capitalism of social media

• Food & weight are not parallel

• The mental energy you can save

• Mainstream + plus size - all brands could do better

• Healthy at every size

• Inconsistent size charts

• Bringing the fun in shopping

• Changing your mindset (It's the clothes that are the problem, not you!)

• Becoming a part of people's lives

• Seeing the need to bring people together

• When you just "try it"

• The magic of neutrality

**Resources:

Cake**

www.cakeplussize.com@cakeplussizeFacebook: cakeplussizeTwitter: cakeplussize

Cat

www.catinspired.com@catpolivodaFacebook: polivodacatTwitter: catpolivoda

Matter of Fat - Season 4 launches April 14th!

www.matteroffatpod.com

@matteroffatpod

(Referenced) Season 2, Episode 3 - Nancy Alayon, Emotional Eating + Who Profits From PRIDE

Books Cat mentioned:

Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Lindo Bacon

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West

The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West

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Dr. Shai Butler is the CEO, Chief Encouragement Officer, writer, blogger, and speaker who is engaged in purpose positioning that helps audiences learn themselves, love themselves, and be themselves, unapologetically.

She also works in higher education and diversity as the Vice President for Student Development at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY.

Dr. Shai will be releasing her inspirational memoir in 2021, with an accompanying women's guide on living beneath the surface of life. Register on her website and you will be emailed about the release date.

What We Talked About:

• Growing up with the new era of hip-hop

• Not fitting in any environment

• Encourangement in your truest form

• Family support during the roughest of times

• The difference between a mentor + a sponsor

• Who's your biggest champion?

• "They'll never hire you if you don't apply"

• Men advancing women

• Love is a decision, not an emotion.

• When everything you do in life is a decision

• Living unapologetically

• Being a closet people pleasure

• Feeling free when you create boundaries

• Having a purpose vs. purposes

Resources:www.drshaibutler.com

Dr. Shai's Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram @drshaib, Twitter

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Brenda Baddam is an Assistant Attorney General with the New York State Office of the Attorney General. A former Assistant District Attorney with Albany County, Brenda Baddam primarily concentrates her practice on federal civil rights issues.

Brenda is also a Board Member of the Capital Region Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Albany Law School’s Government Law Center. She is active in the Capital District Minority community by frequently presenting seminars on topics, such as language diversity and diversity in the public sector and protestor rights.

Most notably, during the summer of 2020, Brenda spearheaded a push to bring language diversity to the City of Albany and the Albany Police Department by drafting and pushing for ordinances and resolutions mandating that diverse speakers be afforded the opportunity to have a translator present during police interactions. In late 2020, Brenda was selected by the city of Cohoes Mayor William Keeler to spearhead the Cohoes

Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Committee. This committee was tasked with undertaking a comprehensive overview of the current police force deployments, strategies, policies, procedures, and practices, for the purposes of addressing the specific needs of the people of Cohoes.

She is passionate about advancing the Hispanic community and welcomes any opportunity to do so.

What We Talked About:

• A grandparent's love story of 63 years

• Growing up with a high standard of pushing yourself to be the best you could be

• The fight from having nothing to being something

• Learning a second language (Not just English but Legal too)

• From Miami to Upstate, NY

• Cold and summer weather apparel

• Being the first in your family and being the example of strong women

• Make your own box and then color it however you'd like

• Why not 9 minority female justices?

• Making something unfair, fair.

• The life long-lasting experience of the new leaders

counsel

• Supporting your heritage and your community

Resources:

Encouragement to all the little girls of colors to dream BIG!

When I'm sometimes asked 'When will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court]?' and I say 'When there are nine. - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life. - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Capital Region’s New Leaders Council

Capital Region Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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Parked Prosecco is a traveling Wine Bar located in Hudson Valley, NY, and serving NY, NJ, CT + PA. They cater to Weddings and Private events with Tilly! Tilly is a restored 1968 Go Tag-A-Long camper.

Founded on integrity, quality, and service and with over a decade in the hospitality industry, Parked Prosecco has become the product of their passion for hosting and entertaining.

They have a new addition! The Parked Prosecco wine club! Discover new, unique wines sourced directly from Mom-n-Pop vineyards from around the word - three bottles a month right to your front door - order before the 25th of each month to travel the world without leaving your home.

What We Talked About:

• Brainstorming of starting your own business

• Trial and errors of figuring it out

• Meet Tilly!

• Why we love food trucks and mobile bars

• The power of spousal support

• Showing your kids you can be a female boss

• Unique ways to create experiences

• What you learned by doing the job

• It's about the cocktails ::Cheers::

• Give credit when you're inspired

• Advice for starting out

• Staying positive when if it's hard -- just try

• Reflexion of your hard work

• The Parked Prosecco Wine Club!

• Learning how to ask for help

Resources:

www.parkedprosecco.com

IG: @parkedprosecco

IG: @parkedproseccowineclub

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Located on the Central Coast of California, Interior Designer Ariana Afshar Lovato, has always had a spark for design. As an Associate Kitchen and Bath Designer with the NKBA, Ariana has a strong understanding of design and culture to create spaces based on her clients’ passions and inspirations. After earning her degree in Interior Design from the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of LaVerne, Ariana gained experience by working for different builders and designers before venturing on her own. After several years in the industry, Ariana founded Honeycomb Home Design with the simple mission to create pure lifestyle spaces that are consciously functional and tastefully curated. From working with professionals to busy families on the go, Honeycomb strives to deliver an extremely organized and structured experience to ensure your design process goes as smoothly as possible. This not only ensures a better end result but a project that stays on budget and on time. Outside of design, Ariana is spending time with her husband, Matthew and their three pugs, Molly, Walter and Tux. Ariana is the President of Central Coast Interior Designers, President of Board Executive for Girls Going Greater, a non-profit group that shares awareness for helping women and children of San Luis Obispo, an Associate National Kitchen and Bath Member, an Allied ASID Member, and a member of the Iranian-American Women Foundation – IAWF.

What We Talked About:  - The entrepreneurial itch - Being brave to fail early - Learning to work with other trades - Taking steps to differentiate yourself at an early age - Celebrating wins - How to separate all the roles (Wife, mom, boss, friend) - Learning how to organize your time - Gratitude #trending - How to make a mark in your industry - POWER POSES - Trends in design - Why Boomers not wanting to paint their wood white (Sorry Boomers...) - The first question she asks every client - The anxiety unknown clutter can create - Using multimedia to squash stereotypes - Giving back

Resources: honeycombhomedesign.com IG: @honeycomb_homedesign IG: @ari.lovato_ Girls Going Greater -  Ariana is President of Girls Going Greater, a non-profit group that shares awareness for helping women and children of San Luis Obispo.

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Victoria Cubbon is a graphic designer, illustrator, and founder of the Creative Women Community.

She founded Creative Women Community as a place where creative women can come together and help each other to overcome challenges and doubts that creative professional women face.

You can check out Creative Women Community on Instagram at @CreativeWomenCommunity and wherever you listen to podcasts as the Creative Women Community Podcast. Creative Women Community is growing and they'll soon be launching the Creative Women Community store and a membership program. So stay tuned! Support the development of the store by buying the community a coffee and all that information is on their Instagram.

What We Talked About:

• The fear that lead to Marketing

• Taking that leap of faith

• Different types of mediums you never considered art

• What you can do with creativity

• The dark artwork from your high school days

• Not feeling guilty about not missing being a kid

• The Creative Women Community

• The power of perception

• Messages that create a support system

• Many platforms artists have

• Facing rejection straight on

• Prioritizing competition

Resources:

When you buy CWC a coffee, you're supporting female artists and helping us to bring them valuable connections and opportunities for their small businesses. Send a coffee their way!

creativewomencommunity.com

CCW 2021 Calendar - Purchase today!

IG: @creativewomencommunity

Victoria's Influences: Lisa Congdon, Amy Blackwell, Charlie Clemons

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Coleen is a "Jill of all trades". Not having a clear direction of what career she wanted to pursue, Coleen explored many different industries before unexpectedly landing her dream job at a small lash and brow bar in Long Island, New York. She balances her time between her young son and husband, and the business that for her, started as a part-time job to pay for health insurance and quickly became her passion.

What We Talked About:

• Never sitting down

• When your job doesn't teach you anything

• Writing your draft to-do list and then your official list (if you know, you know)

• The 'Top Three List' Tip

• When the hard work of your parents rubs off on you

• Why is there no more loyalty to our employers?

• Are people entitled or just have more options?

• Common curiosity is not so common anymore.

• Swapping "I quit" stories - Don't judge.

• What fictional stories do to your brain

• Being addicted to imagination - even as an adult.

• The customer is not always right

• Love being a people person

• Standing up for your employees

Resources:

Instagram: @coleenrua

www.littlelashboutique.com Instagram: @little_lash_boutique

The book Coleen finished in 3 days: Queenie

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Nina is a Marketer from Troy, NY with a passion for event planning and helping others. Her career has lead her from organizing senior events for her graduating class to organizing an annual 250+ cybersecurity conference with vendors, speakers and sponsors.

More recently her marketing background and planning experience has pushed her to follow her passion to open her own sustainable products e-commerce store. So she can teach others how to reduce their plastic intake and overall live a more sustainable lifestyle. Even though she is just starting out on her journey of educating others, she looks forward to launching her website soon and being a resource to the world.

What We Talked About:- Plastic Goggles

• Going home & seeing from an outsider point of view of traditions and habits

• Smaller habits create longer change

• Making your end goal the starting point

• When there is no plan

• Finding something that gives you a purpose

• Being woke by 2020

• A meditation challenge (taking more time for yourself)

• Creating little rituals for big mental wins :)

• How to make a vision board

• Perfectionism causing toxicity in your life

• Embracing change

• Letting things roll off your shoulder

• Different types of exercises for different purposes

• Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude.

• Tips to start a sustainable lifestyle

• The product that was the easiest to change

• The most toxic item in your home

Resources:Instagram: @nbees.essentials - Tips for a more sustainable lifestyle

Instagram: @ _ninamarie27 - Positive mindful thinking, women empowerment vibes

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Rachele Feisthamel was born and raised in the Capital Region of Upstate New York. She attended Albany Academy for Girls (2006) and graduated from Siena College (2010) with a Bachelor's in Marketing and Minors in both Creative Arts and Broadcast Media. After working in various industries up and down the east coast, including on NYC's Madison Avenue, Rachele opened a hospitality-focused advertising agency in March 2015, Little Dog Advertising. The full-service creative advertising agency is based in Albany, New York, and has proudly worked with over 50 independently-owned businesses since opening in March 2015.

In her "free time," Rachele volunteers her & her company's time and talent to the Boys & Girls Club of Capital Area, with a notable mention of her creation of the "This Shirt / Sweatshirt Feeds Kids" donation-based apparel line that was featured on the "TODAY Show with Hoda and Jenna."

Rachele lives in Albany, New York, with her Husband, Daughter, and two chihuahuas. She enjoys long walks, food-focused trips, and being a Mom, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Grand-Daughter, and Neice.

What We Talked About:

• The poster from your childhood that shaped you

• Building a portfolio

• Working for free

• Taking your personal experiences and putting them into your work

• Dreaming on the train

• When your parents cut you off

• Working as a contractor

• Women competing in a man's world

• What would be my story be?

• When you land the job and control all-out social media of Gerber Baby food

• Breaking-up with the city

• Pearl Founder of LDA

• Thinking Rich

• Not being the passenger of life

• Bouncing back in your 30's

• The bosses you have being your own boss

Resources:

Purchase your "this Shirt/Sweatshirt Feeds Kids" apparel today to help put food on the table for families in need. Every $25 donation, to the Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area, provides 4 meals. Purchase yours today: bgccapitalarea.org/feedkids

Instagram: @LittleDogAdvertising

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Nedine is the owner and founder of Grate Expectations, the first custom graze business in the Capital Region. Nedine has always had a love for hosting and entertaining and decided to pursue her passion for making cheese and charcuterie boards as a side hustle in November 2019. Being a new business owner, with very few resources for a niche market, Nedine decided to build a network of "grazers" (called The Cheese Chicks) from across the country to work through challenges and share ideas; which became critically important once COVID-19 hit. Together, they have amassed a following of over 30k and secured sponsored brand deals. In late 2020, she lost her job and is now pursuing Grate Expectations full time.

What We Talked About:

• That drunken best friend conversation

• The trend of charcuterie boards

-When you tell yourself to take a risk

• Helping people achieve their goals

• If they can do it...Why can't it?

• Finding your spark deep down inside

• Calling yourself an expert

• Using your friends to experiment

• The 'use the test to take the test' method

• Still looking for convenience during covid

• Building a community

• When the side hustle is no longer just a side hustle

• All you hats you wear being a business of 1

• Learning to balance

• Why having a mentor is so important

• Getting comfortable with making decisions

• Food that brings you back

Resources:

www.grate-expectations.com

Instagram: grate.expectations.ny

The Cheese Chicks: @the.cheese.chicks

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Annie Delano is an EXTRAordinary Casting Director. Her casting company, AND Casting, has cast over 10,000 background extras, for Hulu and independent production, as well as talent for many many commercials. Aside from casting, Annie loves producing commercials and has worked on jobs for Microsoft, Lexus, and Coca-Cola. She currently serves as the Vice President and Addy Awards Co-Chair for her local chapter of The American Advertising Federation (AAF). In her downtime, Annie is currently dreaming of all the places she’ll travel when the pandemic comes to a close.

What We Talked About:

• Freelancer to Director

• When you get the chance with Hulu

• Never saying 'No' to an opportunity (even if you've never done it before, with no connections)

• Attraction to Producing

• Earning through networking

• Why getting the coffee right is important

• Diversifying yourself

• Following the '5 business cards' rule

• Self-reflecting on your accomplishments

• Talking to over 10K people

• The top two casting requests

• Standing next to Ariana Grande (and her ponytail)

• What happens on set

• Genuinely loving life

• Not having goals

• Knowing your strengths and weaknesses

• Hiring good talent

Resources:

WATCH Hulu's original The Ultimate Playlist of Noise on January 15th, to see Annie's work, of casting background extras.

Click here to watch the trailer.

www.andcasting.com

Instagram: @and_casting

Facebook: Casting By Annie Delano

Sponsors:

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A native New Yorker with an eye for detail, Kjirsten has been fully dedicated to the sunless industry for over a decade with her dream finally coming to fruition in 2017 with TanGlam, a mobile spray tan company based in NYC. Her unparalleled ability to tan even the fairest of skin tones quickly gained her a devoted following across the city and beyond. Her work has walked the red carpet, been included in top magazines, and can be seen in some of the most popular tv shows and movies throughout the world. She firmly believes that a spray tan can be a semi-permanent boost of confidence that enhances one's natural beauty, effortlessly.

What We Talked About:

• Moving by your dream college for motivation

• Someone taking a chance on you

• finding the start of your career on Craig's List

• Taking experiences from a job in your 20's and incorporating them into your business

• Proving yourself in 30 minutes

• When you have no other choice

• Taking opportunities even if you've never done it before

• The power of convenience

• Full circle moments

• the power of having a book of clients

• Doing something to make other people happy

• Having that 1:1 time with clients #day1vibes

• Realizing you need to focus on your personal life

Resources

http://www.tanglamnyc.com/

Instagram: @tanglamnyc

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Melissa Gaglio is a professional Makeup Artist and Beauty Boss in the New York Metropolitan area. Melissa has a versatile body-of-work and career spanning over a decade in the Beauty Industry.  Her career started as a young girl doing her makeup on her bedroom floor. She is now one of the best in the industry, doing it for a living throughout the streets of Manhattan living her dream.

What We Talked About:

• Influences through movies  

• Today's makeup generation

• What's no longer impressive at the Oscars

• Instagram Makeup

• Make-up Myth Mondays

• Love for creativity

• Makeup during the Pandemic

• Halloween Makeup

• That 'high' when you're getting ready with girlfriends

• The art of transformation

• The future of the industry

• Advice for the newbies in the industry

Resources:

www.melissagaglio.com

Instagram: @o_m_gaglio

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Justine Traver, a happy hour enthusiast, lives and works in New York City. From leaving an abusive relationship to losing over 70lbs, Justine has gotten national recognition for picking herself up and finding inner happiness. If you're at brunch and you see a 5" woman with a strong cocktail and the best laugh, you know it's Justine!

What We Talked About:

• Starting your life over after a break-up

• What physical and mental boundaries you break when going through dramatic weight loss.

• Wanting to be yourself on social media

• Relationships with food & self-control

• Learning a healthy lifestyle balance

• Accountability (The rubber band)

• Being every size from a 16-0 in one year

• The importance of having a group of girlfriends

• Ladies who drink old fashions

• Streets of NY when the election finally ended #BidenBrunch

• Things you do for entertainment

• Being single during the pandemic

• Having ...or not having... a hobby

• Stepping out of your comfort zone

We even play a game surrounding cocktails! :D

Resources:

Women's Health Magazine: 'I Ended My Toxic Relationship, Overhauled My Diet, And Lost 65 Pounds'

Instagram: @thehappyhourspecial

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Nicole Dama is a voice actress and host from the Hudson Valley. She considers herself a “Jackée” of all trades for her vast career experiences; From working as a costuming assistant to handwriting invites to Robert DeNiro for an exhibit - she’s had a lot of jobs. Currently, Nicole works for the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals as an Office and Communications Manager but has hit the ground running to develop a career using her voice. Nicole resides in Troy with an unhealthy sense of optimism, her partner and a cat named after Russian royalty.

What We Talked About

• Being honest with yourself when you feel stuck

• Investing in yourself (financially and emotionally)

• Using your supportive resources around you

• Making sure your needs are met

• The benefits of leadership programs and networking

• What college experiences mold you into professional life

• How very few people know how to negotiate

• The ongoing race of working on your mental health

Resources

https://www.worlddamanation.com/

Facebook: @worlddamanation

Instagram: @worlddamanation

Twitter: @worlddamanation

Support Ladies with Lions by joining the community on Instagram: @lionsonleashes

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Deanna Rich is the owner of Rich Accessories, an online jewelry and accessories boutique based in Durham, North Carolina.  Her experience working in small businesses and corporations alike has given her a unique perspective on work, life, and dream chasing.  She earned her bachelor's degree in English with no real plan on what to do with her degree. It turns out having excellent communication, analysis, and research skills can take you in many different and fascinating directions!

What We Talked About:

• Growing up around jewelry from around the world

• Being 22 and making $15/hr

• Getting amazing job advice

• Corporate Jobs 

• Fear of the unknown

• Shitty work environments 

• Finding your passion

• Knowing when the time is right

-Using natural resources to make jewelry

Resources: 

www.shoprichaccessories.com

Instagram: @shoprichaccessories 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/shoprichaccessories

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