Rebel Role Model
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago -Rebel Role Model Magazine and Podcast is a multifaceted media organization dedicated to shining a spotlight on modern day "rebels," strong willed individuals who have broken though traditional industry barriers and paved their own way to success, and inspiring audiences to find inventive ways to fulfill their career goals through eye opening interviews, original articles, and informative YouTube videos.
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Getting All the Feels with Ashley Berges- Host of The Celebrity Perspective & Live Your True Life
July 08, 2018 21:55 - 51 minutes - 48.3 MBAshley Berges is a household name in Dallas, where she’s known for her psychology practice, radio show “Live Your True Life” and now Amazon Prime TV Series “The Celebrity Perspective.” She has a knack for peeling back the layers of emotion and vulnerability and gets to the heart of the issue. In this episode, we learn about her journey as a practicing psychologist and her ability to reach millions of people with her thought provoking and brutally honest conversations with celebritie...
Co-Inventor of CRM, Mike Muhney is Today's Yoda for New Tech Innovators
July 06, 2018 04:50 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBMike Muhney is living the good life, traveling the country speaking and inspiring thousands of people. As the Cofounder of ACT! CRM Software, and quite literally invented the need for the sales industry, Mike is straight out of Halt and Catch Fire, the TV show. In this episode, we talk about his journey of a few false starts, to building a massive tech company and creating a new industry within the space. So learn from the master, and see what you can apply to your business! To get Mike...
Dr. Stevie Dawn Blakely Keeps It Real with Emotional Intelligence and The Corporate Structure
June 26, 2018 22:18 - 59 minutes - 51.7 MBDr. Stevie Dawn Blakely is the CEO of Orange Compass, LLC and Stevie Dawn Inspires, but really is a subject matter expert in emotional intelligence, leadership and effective communication. She just kicked off her inaugural class for her Rock'n'Rule Retreat, where she curated an intensive business boot camp for a group of Female Founders, one of which was our very own CEO! In this episode, we explore the importance of understanding your own emotional intelligence and how to apply that to ...
From the Ethereal to The Practical, Gerald Reihsen, III Talks Building Scalable Businesses
June 21, 2018 03:10 - 56 minutes - 53.2 MBGerald Reihsen, III is a rockstar business builder with years of entrepreneurial and legal experience who brings highly innovative business model strategies into the workplace, focusing on disruptive technology. Gerry has found the secrets of starting a scalable business, generally by always innovating new processes, management styles and following his own intuition. In this episode you’ll learn from Gerry’s years of experience combined with his insights breaks down the components of busin...
Nick Marino Jr- Merging Tech With Purpose & Feeding Millions Along The Way
June 13, 2018 04:24 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBNick Marino Jr. is known for yelling "No one likes a soggy sandwich!!" on top of a table staring at a restaurant full of community members making thousands of sandwiches for children in need at Tango Tab's Feed The City weekly gatherings. As the Director of Social Change, Nick has found the unicorn career- fusing social good with a tech company. We learn about TangoTab's beginnings, and its huge goals to ending childhood hunger. Not to mention, Nick's endless energy and rigor, dedicating ...
Briana Roker- The Fashionista Making Moves In The World Of Content
June 04, 2018 21:01 - 37 minutes - 35.9 MBBriana Roker is not your typical fashionista. She has poured her creative soul into each event, photoshoot, styling and collaboration you can think of! She challenges the cliché concept of a fashion influencer by infusing daily doses of positivity and realness for her audience. Briana talks through her journey of finding her most beloved passion and turning it into a successful venture. She also talks about the realities of being fully invested in your personal brand, and what it means...
Donnie Boivin, CEO of Success Champions Coaches Entrepreneurs To Bust Down Their Barriers and Become Badass Successes
May 09, 2018 19:59 - 51 minutes - 49 MBDonnie Boivin, CEO of Success Champions has taken the in-your-face approach to coaching his clients to find their inner badassness. With a military background and a heart of gold, Donnie left his corporate gig to make a difference in hard working entrepreneurs' lives. At some point in a business owner's journey,we hit a wall that seems impossible to break through...That's where Donnie's skills shine. He teaches you how to "run like hell" and plow through that wall, never looking back and k...
Nu-Rise Fitness CEO, Bre Duplisea Empowers Women To Find Their Inner Beast Mode- In the Kitchen and at HER Gym
May 02, 2018 14:40 - 50 minutes - 50.4 MBCEO of Nu-Rise Fitness, Bre Duplisea is NOT your typical fitness obsessed, protein inhaling, body building chick. Her typical week starts out in the wild- hiking, camping and studying ecosystems for the State of California. She then gets into HER gym, straps on weight lifting shoes and throws around hundreds of pounds like no one's business. But her true super power is her obsession with being an expert in anything she does- so naturally, she became an award winning fitness athlete, certi...
Using Passion, Grit & Wild Imagination To Build Out-Of-This-World Bikes and Steel Parts with Misfit Industries Custom Motorcycles & Manufacturing
April 17, 2018 16:21 - 53 minutes - 52.7 MBMisfit Industries is a household name for custom motorcycles and smooth as butter after-market steel parts for your Harley. George Lowe is the Operations Manager and Mechanic Magician for Misfit Ind. building epic bike builds, mainly known for their outrageous 32” front wheel. Their custom bikes have graced the cover of many magazines and featured in an episode of #BikerLive (Pilgrim Media Group). With a celebrity client list to fit the bill, Misfit Ind. has leveraged their business ac...
Female Founders Faster Forward & CEO, June Manley Fights for the 98% of Non-VC Backed Female Founded Companies in Silicon Valley
April 09, 2018 15:41 - 42 minutes - 40.5 MBJune Manley, CEO of Female Founders Faster Forward has built this nonprofit specifically for women entrepreneurs that have experienced what she has, in Silicon Valley... 98% of female founders that tirelessly attempt to raise capital for their companies in Silicon Valley never see a dime. Why you ask? Because most Venture Capitalists still rely on true and tried bias. June poured her life and entire savings into her company, building the most sophisticated big data enterprise solution i...
San Francisco Based App Hey Vina! & CEO, Olivia June Prove Women Across the Globe Prefer
March 28, 2018 15:14 - 43 minutes - 42.8 MBOlivia June, CEO of Hey Vina! is a girl's girl. She's championed female empowerment before it was the cool thing to do. Olivia and her team of Rebels set out to create an app that connects women across the globe with one another, developing real connections of friendship and support. Case in point- Our CEO of Rebel Role Model found her best friend on Hey Vina! years ago. Take a journey with us to San Francisco and learn what it takes to be a company backed by Tinder, and be among the...
Eva Helen, CEO of EQ Inspiration to Combat Gender Inequality in Silicon Valley By Inviting The Men to The Women's Table
March 20, 2018 15:21 - 49 minutes - 47.8 MBEva Helen is a zenful force to reckon with. She can move mountains with her intellect, quick whit and emphatic belief in true gender equality amongst CEOs and entrepreneurs. Eva came from humble beginnings in Sweden, to eventually find herself and her husband successfully growing and selling their company Sanbolic to Citrix. Because of her personal experience dealing with the realities of being a high powered female executive within the tech world, Eva knew this culture needed to be chan...
Jen Onwumere Harnesses Her African Heritage When Building Viral Marketings Campaigns for Domestic and International Clients
March 15, 2018 15:13 - 39 minutes - 39.9 MBJen Onwumere is the CEO of Gengerbread Marketing and Smart Cookie Blog, which sound kitchy, but she is a TRUE REBEL. This past year, she's represented the Women's Nigerian Bobsled team in South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics and collaborated with multiple African nations to host the African Music Awards in Dallas, Texas. We're thrilled to feature Jen as our first #certifiedrebel within our "Rebel Female Empowerment Limited Series" shining a bright light on a few rebels for National ...
From Concept in College, to Building TWO Startups, Austin Patry is The One To Watch Out For
February 28, 2018 20:46 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBIt's a huge undertaking to start one company, let alone two, which Austin has done. His ideas grew into reality for two startups, straight out of college, where he won a few pitch contests along the way, validating his entrepreneurial hunger. Austin is the CEO of Voila Valet and CoFounder of the BEST acai bowl food truck, Rollin' n Bowlin' located in Fort Worth, Texas. On this episode, we uncover the journey of new college grad that decided to forego corporate experience and dive head ...
LEV is The Rising Star of ElectroPop: Permeating the International Music Industry with Powerhouse Pipes and Infectious Beats
February 20, 2018 18:38 - 58 minutes - 55.4 MBElectroPop is one of the most competitive and saturated genres of music to date, especially with the wild popularity of Lady Gaga. Amongst the rising tide of musicians is LEV, a soulful singer that can out belt anyone with her vocal talent. She pours her all into crafting the perfect songs, and translates each lyric into a performance of a lifetime. Take center stage with us, and learn what it really takes to turn a talent into a fully dedicated singing career, and embracing other pass...
Disrupting the Digital Nomad Ethos with GlobeKick CoFounder and Partner at VelaWood Law, Radney Wood
February 15, 2018 20:59 - 57 minutes - 55 MBFor most, traveling to exotic places is a once in a lifetime adventure. But Radney Wood, CoFounder of Globekick and his best friends have made traveling to exotic places the ultimate affordable subscription plan you need RIGHT NOW. 2018's trips include Morocco, The Caribbean and Cambodia, where GlobeKickers membership include lodging,activities like cooking classes, dance lessons, team meals and tours! Radney is also partner of VelaWood law firm, representing companies in business, empl...
CEO of LoweCo, Catherine Giudici Lowe Struck Paper Goods Gold with Her Snark and Heart
February 12, 2018 17:00 - 50 minutes - 48.3 MBCatherine Giudici Lowe is the ultimate mompreneur and beloved #BachelorNation favorite by winning the heart of The Bachelor's Sean Lowe in 2013. As a gifted creative, Catherine loves to express herself with witty love notes and stationary, which sealed the deal for her and Sean. During the planning of her fairy tale wedding, Catherine fell in love with crafting unique and thoughtful invitations, which sparked her current company, LoweCo. And most recently, Catherine has accepted an in...
Judge Amber-Givens Davis Empowers Positive Changes, One Gavel Bang at a Time
February 07, 2018 18:24 - 58 minutes - 56.1 MBJudge Amber Givens-Davis is the Presiding Judge of the 282nd Judicial District Court in Dallas County and making BIG changes happen for her community. She also is the founder of The Empowerment Program, Word of Mouth Series and CoFounder of The Purpose Project. Yes, she's an ultra high achiever, but her passion for making sustainable community programs and improvements is undeniable. She embodies her mantra, "Justice and Equality for All" on the daily, and inspires her community and c...
Building Your Net Worth By Dedicating to Your Network, with CEO of NoD CoWorking
January 31, 2018 20:52 - 49 minutes - 48.1 MBChirag Gupta, CEO of NoD Coworking and Events is THE guy that everyone knows and loves in Dallas. His secret to success is forming meaningful friendships with fellow passionate entrepreneurs and as a result, he built the first north dallas coworking space offering a mecca for eager rebels like himself. As Rebel Role Model's first #CertifiedRebel Partner, we know first hand how collaborative, functional and creative NoD Coworking is. From dedicated office spaces, to a jam session room full ...
Marty McDonald Is Inspiring Women to Be Their Own #Boss
January 24, 2018 20:30 - 42 minutes - 35.1 MBMarty McDonald is the CEO of Boss Women Who Brunch, who embraces her inner boss. She's created a growing community of women who identify with their strength and passion for a successful career and/or business. As the head Boss, Marty's spicy lifestyle has attracted friendships with seriously successful and well known women nationally. She believes her tribe is her why, and that is essence of Boss Women Who Brunch. You in Dallas? Come to her highly anticipated Ultimate Vision Board Works...
Building a Texas Sized Pilates Institution with CEO of Studio 6 Fitness- Elizabeth Lindberg
January 18, 2018 19:31 - 52 minutes - 50.7 MBElizabeth Lindberg is the CEO of Studio 6 Fitness, a Lagree Pilates method, which basically is pilates on steroids. Even though this is all the celeb's secret to superhuman bodies, Elizabeth has built a Texas sized brand that is welcoming and encouraging to all family members. She has officially opened her 4th studio in the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas, awarding her the largest and longest running Lagree method pilates brand in Texas! Learn about her strategies of beating out the compet...
Get Write To It! Pen Your Own Book With Publishing Expert Rekesha Pitman
January 17, 2018 18:44 - 49 minutes - 47.4 MBRekesha Pittman is the CEO of Get Write! Publishing, and is lovingly named "the midwife," as she helps nurture the creation of hundreds of books for clients. She is also a nationally recognized public speaker, who has a knack for keeping you on the edge of your seat the entire time she speaks. We uncover easy tools and resources for you to outline, write and self publish your own book in less than 2 months! (Yes, really) And dive into post publishing strategies to get your book selling. ...
From Military Frontlines to Patented Inventor- Drill Down Tools Necessary to Succeed With Your Killer Product
December 12, 2017 02:14 - 59 minutes - 55.7 MBCEO of Xystus and inventor of the Circ-It, Reuben Miller has transformed his military discipline into a methodical process toward invention and design. Landing design projects with namesake brands, he crafted a system that nurtured his creativity and garnered process efficiencies. Yet, all the while compiling his inventive ideas in his prized notebook, which eventually sprouted the Circ-It. Learn the what tools are necessary to bring your product idea into reality, and what steps to ta...
Learning The Science Behind Social Media Influencing With The CEO of SoCu
November 22, 2017 19:32 - 56 minutes - 53.6 MBKristina Libby is trailblazing the way with her empirical research on the science of social media influencing. She's the CEO of a wildly successful social media marketing agency, professor at University of Florida with the first ever masters practicum in social media and author of "You Don't Need Social Media, Unless You Are Doing It Right: The Small Business Guide to Social Media." Out of breath yet? Well, dive into this episode where we discuss the state of social media today, research b...
Empowering Women To Be Fearless, With Author Cherie Rickard
November 16, 2017 16:51 - 51 minutes - 50.2 MBCherie Rickard is full of sass, tells it like it is, and loves every minute of it. She also can command a room, have everyone fall silent and listen to her powerful message of resisting fear, and empower yourself to embody your own success. From a nursing background, Cherie is inherently nurturing. But when a major tragedy occurred, fear and depression consumed her everyday life. Now, she is an author of FIVE books, nationally acclaimed speaker and a grief and empowerment coach. Current...
Building Impactful Leaders With the CEO of Zig Ziglar International
November 14, 2017 02:53 - 56 minutes - 53.3 MBCEO of Zig Ziglar International, Michael Ray Newman has enough personality and passion to fill a convention center. And in fact, he does... inspire thousands of people to develop their inner leader. We discuss his key motivations that define his success and happiness, along with the evolution of millennials' perspective of today's standard of success. Dig deep, and you'll find gems of wisdom here, and make sure to check out http://zigziglarinternational.com/ to attend their next event! ...
Facilitating Women's Dreams into Girlboss Reality From The Women's Business Assistance Center
November 11, 2017 22:49 - 32 minutes - 31.8 MBTassjania Lozano leads the Women's Business Assistance Center of PeopleFund in Dallas, making women's dreams and ideas into tangible business ventures. The best part? All her services are free, and her true purpose is to empower more women to take that leap of faith in themselves and make their own success. In this bite sized episode, take note of her go-to resources and tools for starting your own business, and catch her tips for women owned business ventures. Tassjania is available by ap...
Forging Authentic Success in Acting, Custom Motorcycles and Animation with Kris Van Damme
October 27, 2017 00:52 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBKris Van Damme has evolved the legacy of the Van Damme franchise into an artfully balanced career of acting, custom motorcycles and animation. All three seem unrelevant to each other, but when you hear Kris speak of his passions, and how they each have intention behind them. In this long format episode, we dive into topics of passion vs. profits, the need for a daily practice of martial arts and fitness, his growing career in animation and the special meaning behind the customization of h...
She Abandoned the Jetset Life to Build a Cosmetics Company Disrupting the Mega Industry
October 24, 2017 01:00 - 58 minutes - 55.3 MBTyzza Macias is CEO of FactoryGlam, a cosmetics company that evolved over the years developing and producing indie makeup brands. They are celebrating their 5 year anniversary, and Tyzza with her partner have made some very smart business decisions along the way to be as successful as they are today. With an extensive background as a product developer for the largest cosmetics brands in the world, Tyzza was highly rewarded for her innovations and efforts with a lavish jetset lifestyle. Bu...
Getting Real With TV Personality Hilary Kennedy
October 18, 2017 16:52 - 50 minutes - 55.6 MBHilary Kennedy is a successful TV personality and host that has made long standing career in the most competitive space- television. You learn about her pathway to uncovering stellar TV spots, and some hidden gifts of hers, that has given her the motivation to score epic gigs. She came into the morning show scene by way of acting, which is a bit different than the broadcast journalists. Her subject of choice is lifestyle, and news. And she has endless energy and positivity to go around for...
Learn the Necessities of Corporate Organizational Development
October 16, 2017 15:44 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBAlex Lujan is the CEO of Delphia Learning, a company that overhauls corporate organizational development. True, each company has a set of unique challenges, but this is where Alex really kicks it into high gear. With his extensive educational and professional background, Alex shares his pillars to company success as well as some insight to the changing corporate environments. You can find him at: delphialearning.com Follow him on Facebook @DelphiaLearning ___________________________...
Corporate Powerhouse Craves Mega Success as Entrepreneur with Make Your Life Sweeter
October 11, 2017 16:45 - 57 minutes - 64.2 MBYasmeen Tadia has grown her enterprise into a household name among the largest brands in the world. From Neiman Marcus to Forbes 30 Under 30, Make Your Life Sweeter is an experience like none other. Make Your Life Sweeter houses Sugaire, FluffPop, HotPoppin, and newly introducted, ModSweets which are organic artisanal cotton candy, flavored popcorn experiences. Yes, experiences. She has developed the most exclusive corporate event experiences integrating cotton candy and popcorn into th...
Passionate Petpreneur Builds One of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies, Integrating High Tech with Pet Loss
October 03, 2017 18:13 - 56 minutes - 56 MBNick Padlo, CEO of The Pet Loss Center, just received the validation and achievement any entrepreneur could dream of... being recognized as one of the 100 fastest growing privately held companies in Dallas. Learn how a Westpoint alum went from Baine and Company, to securing $10 million in funding to pursue his passion for pets. Nick has accomplished something quite rare, he used his tech and consulting background to become an entrepreneur motivated by his passion for pets, or in his case...
Busting Down Doors to Blogging Success With Christian Craven
August 28, 2017 19:18 - 58 minutes - 140 MB VideoChristian Craven has made a name for himself as a style, fashion and men's grooming influencer, and has appeared on The Wendy Williams Show and The Talk with Sharon Osbourne. As a pioneer for the men's style and fashion influencing industry, Christian has also been recognized as the 2017 Fashion Group International Fashion Blogger Rising Star. This episode, we dive into how to really monetize your blog or social media presence, and what it takes to be considered a true influencer, gaini...
CoFounders of StyleCon Talk Fashion, Beauty and Style Influencers Impact
August 14, 2017 20:44 - 26 minutes - 38 MBStyleCon Co-Founders Irene Martino and Robyn Grant have accomplished to produce the most talked about style and beauty event, bringing the top social media influencers into one place to share their insight in all things style, fashion, makeup, hair and beauty with their followers and fans. This year, StyleCon is hosting in Dallas, Texas and Orange County, California giving EPIC gift bags with full size products and goodies to try. StyleCon is all about bringing the community of influenc...
From Big Time Lawyer To Fashion and Social Media Maven
August 08, 2017 10:00 - 49 minutes - 27.2 MBLeah Frazier is a true renaissance woman, who began her journey as a kick ass lawyer, and climbing the corporate ladder very quickly. She then began to showcase her fashion prowess with her daily attire, and others noticed, which lead to consulting others on their style. And so, her hobby now became a legitimate income, blooming into Inspire 'n' Style, when she took the entrepreneurial plunge, and quit her job as a lawyer. You'll learn more about the many companies she has started in fa...
Real Life Lessons with Oh So Cynthia- Fierce GirlBoss and OG Blogger
July 19, 2017 15:42 - 52 minutes - 26.8 MBIf you want to know what is up and coming in Dallas, you turn to Cynthia Smoot. Not only is she besties with with the Real Housewives of Dallas, she, herself is a power to reckon with. By day, she's a publicist representing elite celebrities, socialites and moguls in the Big D...but by night, she's Oh So Cynthia, trailblazing blogger that features her daily adventures in her beloved hometown. And as a true Rebel Role Model, Cynthia takes through her journey of career, family and purpose. ...
Fresh Out of High School: The Brains Behind a 3-Day Music Festival
June 30, 2017 21:25 - 46 minutes - 25.8 MBAt the age of 18, Zak Chaouki has managed to book Cotton Bowl Stadium, in talks with A list talent and anticipating 240,000 concert goers, all for a cause. What can you say you did fresh out of high school? A true rebel and role model, Zak travels the country hustling to organize one of the largest music festivals Dallas has ever seen. Along the way, he's grown a crew from his homegrown buds, entrusting them with executing all the details. So join the convo and take some pointers from...
Cold Pressed Juice- With a Side of Yoga, Nutrition & Empowerment
June 20, 2017 19:50 - 59 minutes - 31.7 MBRebel Role Model dives into the holistic well being industry, focusing on nutrition, yoga, spirituality and overall health with Ana C. Jones, owner of I Am The Juice Place. We also uncover the entreprenurial process of opening a storefront while integrating holistic principles. A true renaissance woman, Ana has her hand in multiple projects that emplore empowerment, strength and wellness.
Culture Hype PR Agency- Disrupting with Creativity and Soul
June 08, 2017 21:33 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBAmber LaFrance is a force to be reckoned with in the PR world. Culture Hype PR embodies exactly who Amber is- a creative mastermind with a funky twist. In this episode, we cover the basics of starting a PR agency, what it takes to emerge from the herd, and the obstacles Amber faced early on as an entrepreneur, becoming a boss babe, long before there was a name for it. If you're in need of PR services, especially if you're a musician, band, creative company, do yourself a favor and visit ht...
Matchmaking Brides to Vendors- Perfect Marriage for Tech Startup
May 30, 2017 00:35 - 53 minutes - 26.4 MBWhen Jen Voecks was preparing for her wedding day, her day did not go as planned…her videographer cancelled, florist shop closed and caterer tripled their prices, and she knew that other brides experienced similar occurrences on their big day. That’s where Praulia was born, an online matchmaking service between brides and well vetted wedding vendors. Now, a technology startup founder, Jen went through all the struggles a startup lives through, and finally experiencing a lot of success. So ...
"Good Morning Texas" Just Got A Lot More Flair!
May 30, 2017 00:16 - 51 minutes - 26 MBAlanna Sarabia is not your typical television personality and host of “Good Morning Texas.” With the hunger to accomplish her big time goals, she not only landed her first journalistic television job two months from graduating with her degree, but she also scored a spot on the San Antonio Spurs’ dance team. Find out what it takes to become a television journalist and host, as well as to learn valuable tools that can propel you in exceeding your goals, just like Alanna has. You can watch Al...
Pro Legal Tips for Startups and Entrepreneurs...
May 29, 2017 23:56 - 57 minutes - 31.1 MBJessica Vittorio is one boss babe that is a well established business attorney in Dallas, Texas that fights the good fight for her startups and risk taking entrepreneurs; even if it means for her to take a 4 am board meeting deciding the fate of her clients' companies. If you're starting a business and need some insight on what it takes to get it off the ground, or a seasoned startup junkie that's looking for that edge, take a listen! Disclaimer: Any and all content discussed is not d...
Venture Capitalist Goes to Deep Space
May 29, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBStephen Hays is a venture capitalist who knows no boundaries. As his VC firm is appropriately named Deep Space VC for a reason, he always thinks outside the galaxy. This episode delves into some tips of how to access such a VC (if you’re a startup), what it takes to win a pitch and ultimately have him buy into your company, and his past life as a true Wall Streeter. No question is off limits, and no answer is too honest with Stephen. You can also view more exciting disruptors from Rebel Role...