Express Light: Recent Episodes
Marilee Nies
As someone who is creative by nature, but also had the desire to start her own business, Marilee Nies knows how hard it is to blend those two things together. It hasn't always been easy, but she has successfully built her own boutique from scratch. Marilee is passionate about sharing her experience and helping others like herself who are looking to EXPRESS LIGHT in their own lives and make a living doing it
Brooke Bownes is a childhood trauma expert and author of "You Can Have It!: How to break through the self-sabotage cycle". She shares her experience of having a narcissistic mother and how that eventually led to Brooke having to create big boundaries to protect herself. She talks about how to break the cycle and take care of yourself so your childhood trauma does not control you.
Get Brooke's book here: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Have-through-self-sabotage/dp/B09DMRF5SH
Dr. Judith Borger is the founder of Concierge Medical Arts and host of the podcast "The Aesthetic Doctor". She joins Marilee today to talk about switching specialties in the medical field. She also talks about breaking through preconceived notions people have about the world of Botox, fillers, and all things self-improvement. They discuss how taking small steps to achieve your goal can lead you to success.
Learn more about Dr. Judith here: https://www.theaestheticdoctor.com/
Kelly Helmick is a Copywriter and Business Coach. She runs Dog Star Creative Co. where she teaches freelancer how to get their business client ready in 90 days. Kelly shares her story of taking a break from her day job that wasn't making her happy and how and Instagram ad for copywriting changed everything for her. Kelly and Marilee discuss the importance of following your passion and how to take steps to leaving your job and making your dream a reality.
Learn more about Kelly here: https://www.dogstarcreativeco.com/
Jessica Scozzola is an actress, business owner, health advocate, and Founder & CEO of a health supplement company geared to helping artists look and feel their best. She joins Marilee on the podcast today to discuss her journey as an artist. And she shares why diversity in the workplace is an asset to your business.
Follow Jessica Scozzola here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicascozzola/?hl=en
PollyAnna Brown started her career in entertainment when she was six months old and acted for 25 years so she knows storytelling. She then pivoted into business to help entrepreneurs and businesses successfully tell their stories in a way that lifts their brands. She goes over big mistakes that businesses make in storytelling.
Follow PollyAnna here: https://www.instagram.com/pollyannawrites/?hl=en
Shanice Miller helps small business owners build systems to help them scale their business. After seeing her dad get sick and not having anyone else who fully knew how to run the business, Shanice knew there needed to be a plan here. By delegating your business and entrusting employees to take over some of your work, your business can grow beyond a small company and you can have more time for a life outside of work.
Listen to Shanice's podcast Do Less here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/do-less/id1681328396
Angelina Musik is the Founder of Mompreneurs and Wellness By Choice. She joins Marilee today to talk about stepping into new opportunities and jumping into the unknown. She also shares her personal story of losing her son two years ago and how that has affected her as a person and as an entrepreneur.
Follow Angelina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realangelinamusik/?hl=en
Gissel Arce joins the podcast today to share with Marilee her journey in the workforce. She talks about the experience she gained at a young age and how it was able to help her get a job later in life. She goes over her tips for creating a great resume and how recruiters can find amazing candidates. She encourages new employees to show interest in their company so they can build their career.
Brandon Hintz went to juvey when he was a child where he met a parole officer that convinced him to turn his life around. He then entered the world of business as a teenager. Now he helps people expand their businesses. He joins Marilee to discuss how practicing gratitude and having a positive mindset can change the way you approach your day and your business. He goes over his journey to finding success and creating change for himself.
Learn more about Brandon here: https://www.brandonhintz.com/homepage
Amatista Leon joins Marilee to talk about her journey as a mother. She often found herself angry and upset with her children and her husband and knew she needed to change. She started doing internal work to check in and see what was really going on with her. Now she's found happiness with herself that in exchange has become happiness with her family and she's teaching other moms, especially Spanish-speaking mothers, to do the same.
Learn more about Amatista here: https://www.instagram.com/maternidad24x7/
Nefertiti San Miguel is an international mixed media artist, performer, cultural diversity advocate and trailblazer. She shares her story of growing up and the challenges she faced that led her find the confidence to start her own business. By facing hardship, she was able to learn that she can always get back up and keep fighting for her dream. She talks about pushing through and listening to what you want. Her company Etnia Fusion is a project based company dedicated to promote and cultivate world culture from different ethnic groups through dance performances, educational programs and functional art.
Learn more about Nerfertiti here: https://etniafusion.com/home-page
Badeeha Jubeh is the CEO of Retail Visual Identity. She helps small business owners connect with their clients to make their business more attractive to them. She talks about how the pandemic motivated her to help small businesses. She also goes over some simple tips to make your store more appealing to the people who matter the most — you customers.
Learn more about Badeeha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badeeha-jubeh-56a835122
Alexia Melocchis is a successful film and television entrepreneur. She hosts the podcast "Heart of Show Business". She joins Marilee to talk about how you're selling yourself before you're selling a product. Being your authentic self is going to attract your clients. Not everyone is going to like you, but you will find more success by being true to yourself.
Learn more about Alexia here: https://www.theheartofshowbusiness.com/
Today Marilee shares her personal story of how she started her business creating clothing for her children and how it grew into something more. She talks about moving across the country with her family and the personal struggles she faced when she lost her father and brother to cancer only 18 months apart. She talks about how these struggles have affected her as a person and as a business owner.
Today Marilee pays a visit to Chelsey Urbanskit of Body Be.YOU.ty in Pacific Grove where she learns about her beauty business where she offers body sculpting and teeth whitening services. She shares with Marilee the steps she took to get her business off the ground and running and the mindset she has used to create positivity and move forward.
You can learn more about Body Be.YOU.ty or book a service with Chelsey here: https://square.site/book/LA95D9C4ZGNHH/body-be-you-ty-pacific-grove-ca
Today, Marilee journies out to Triple H Youth Ranch to sit with the ladies there who run the ranch. They discuss how through their ranch, they mentor children and are able to help them find their confidence. They go over how working with animals has given some children the permission to come out of their shells and the evolution they've seen from some of the kids they've worked with. They also discuss their business strategies as a non-profit organization.
Today's episode was recorded on the ranch. So you may hear some animal noises and barn sounds throughout the episode!
Learn more about Triple H Youth Ranch here: https://triplehyouthranch.com/
Vanessa Carpenter shares her vulnerable story of a time she felt completely hopeless and was saved by her sister. Her sister sacrificed her life for her and having this outstanding experience led Vanessa to find faith in God. She talks about how her experience changed her entire mindset. She shares how she was able to forgive the mother of her attacker and the power that forgiveness has to heal.
Learn more about Vanessa's story here: https://www.instagram.com/_.better.because.of.it._/?hl=en
Leneen Faith is a mom of 3, a kindergarten teacher, and a children’s book author. She’s written a series called “The Adventures of Peacebe and The Heartwatch” to teach children the values of peace and kindness. She talks about what motivated her to write these stories and how she was able to achieve her goals.
Ginger is the CEO and founder of Grace Kingdom Beauty. She loves beauty products and has been working in beauty for over 25 years. She works with clients to get their products into stores. She talks about how her products are natural and vegan and the care she takes to make sure her products are high quality.
Marilee talks about how to turn your inner light into your business. Think of the people that can benefit from your creativity and talent. What keeps you from living in your light? Marilee is going to show you how to step into your light.