Underestimated: Stories for Women

S2 : E4 Stay Positive - Anne Hudson, Radio Personality

Anne Hudson, local Austin on-air personality on 96.7 KISS-FM and KASE101, talks about the challenges she has overcome throughout her career and life and how she pushes through the bad and stays positive.

S2 : E3 Follow Your Gut - Jennifer Brazer, CEO of Complete Controller

Jennifer Brazer, Founder and CEO of Complete Controller, talks about her experience starting her business the hard way, the bootstrap way. Listen to real-life experiences where she followed her gut and saved her baby girl's life and how she uses that mentality in everything she does to this day. 

S2 : E2 Cheers to Never Giving Up- Regional Director, Jessica Fitzgerald

S2E1 Be Intentional - CEO of Living Security, Ashley Rose

Welcome to Season 2 of Underestimated! In Episode 1 we talk to CEO and Co-Founder of Living Security, Ashley Rose, about running a company with three daughters and a few amazing stories of course. We discuss the journey Ashley took in completing college after having her first daughter, starting her first business, and pivoting her company during Covid. 

Episode 14: Be The Light In Darkness - Samantha Turnbull

Sometimes strength doesn't appear the way we expect it to but tends to be more like a super power when witnessed than anything one human can posses. Samantha Turnbull's story is exactly that. An army wife with a young son who manned the house and raised their son while her husband was deployed. On January 16, 2019 Samantha's world would change forever and every ounce of her being would be tested. Sam's husband Captain Jonathan Turnbull was given 0% chance of survival during a suici...

Episode 13: Never Stop Learning & Be Humble - Staff Sergeant Lily Wilker

Lily Wilker What: Special Operations Medic working towards PHD Where: at Fort Bragg, NC Why: An underestimated Soldier because of her physical size and sex   The military is known for its poor treatment of women in uniform.  We are an organization that values hard charging, barrel chested, red, white, and blue blooded freedom fighting Alpha males.  Staff Sergeant Wilker is one of the most important individuals I have recruited for my Special Operations team.  I met Lily in 2014...

Episode 12: Get Back Up - Courtney Zimmerman

Courtney Zimmerman My passion in life is helping others by using my career and personal endeavors I am involved in. I started my sales career in 2014 doing B2C sales for Colonial Penn and was moved to management due to the feedback from my clients on educating them of the importance of insurance, what different policies cover and help make the best financial decisions to cover the unexpected costs that could happen that the stakeholders saw as important value to coach to my team. ...

Episode 11 : There's Nobody Stronger Than You That's Stopping You- Shayda Torabi

RestartCBD CEO Shayda Torabi- Linkedin Shayda was trying to recover from an auto-pedestrian accident in Austin when she was first introduced to the health and wellness properties of CBD. During that time, we encountered the frustration of finding quality organic hemp products from trusted suppliers. And as a family of athletes, living in Texas, we wanted a legal product with Zero THC. Realizing very few pure products existed in this market, we decided to create our own.  After mo...

Episode 10 : You've Always Had The Power Within You - Vasavi Kumar

Free Guide : 10 Must-Have Habits of Ultra-Confident Women Want to learn what it takes to go from being a people pleaser to a confident self-lover? Learn the habits of high performing women who put themselves first, and still make a difference in the lives of others. Hi, I’m Vasavi, Licensed therapist with a dual Masters degrees in Special Education and Social Work.  I’m first-generation Indian-American and grew up in a traditional Hindu household on Long Island, New York. Living a...

Episode 9 : Don't Be Afraid To Take The Risk - Larissa Tater

Larissa Tater is an accomplished leader in the tech industry as a Senior Product Manger. She has been an amazing mentor in my own journey finding my career path and has proven to always provide sound advice that empowers women to "go for it". I really enjoyed my conversation with Larissa in this episode as we really focused on the importance of taking risks and finding your own way. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in other people's opinions and expectations of you. This is ...

Episode 8 : Hold On Tight to Your Dreams - Sarah Lindstrom

sarahephoto.com Instagram About Sarah Lindstrom (sourced from sarahephoto.com) It’s me Sarah!  The one tearing up behind the camera at some point on your wedding day, ya that may be lame, but I can’t help it, love gets to me. And I’m a crier. Like the type of person who cries because there’s a cute dog on T.V. or the person who cries when any sports team wins a major championship because they’re just so overwhelmed with joy. At this point, my fiancé just looks over and laughs bec...

Episode 7 : IT'S ON YOU GIRL - Val Santos

ABOUT VAL SANTOS Hey! My name is Val Santos! You also might know me as the Midday Mamacita! I started my radio career here in Austin in 2011. I am originally from Arizona but Austin is home! I am the mother of an awesome little girl and have a white boxer named Moonshine (who I adopted from Austin Boxer Rescue). I love movies from the 90’s (Love Jones is my all time favorite), live tweeting while watching tv shows, the Arizona Cardinals, and music that connects to my soul! Other t...

Episode 6 : Get Out of Your Comfort Zone - Becca Halbert

Becca Halbert - Deputy Director of Development at Austin Habitat for Humanity Austin Habitat for Humanity (AHFH) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to ending the cycle of poverty housing in the Austin area. AHFH believes everyone deserves a decent, affordable place to live. AHFH was incorporated in 1985 and is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International: a global, non-profit housing corporation founded in 1976. The Austin affiliate covers Travis, Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell...

Episode 5: Love, Strength, Forgiveness - Mom

One of the kindest, strongest souls I know comes from my step mom, Dianna Goodman. I've learned so much from this woman and would not be the same person without her in my life. She taught us about the power of listening, the importance of always doing the right thing and how it's never acceptable to underestimate or speak ill of anyone. I think you will all see just what a loving, kind, giving woman she is from this episode. Love you Mom. 

Episode 4: You Can Do Anything - Mom

This episode is near and dear to my heart and I will cherish it for years and years to come.  Interviewing my Mom felt like the silliest thing, but so far it has been the most rewarding as I work on developing my skills in this endeavor. I love her spirit, spunk and silly stories and know exactly where I got my "can do" attitude from.  Thanks Mom for always telling us that we can do anything we set our minds to.  PS - I hope you all get a kick out of my mom's adorable accent. 

Episode 3: You're Not Alone - Laurie Rios

Laurie Rios was born and raised in Upstate, New York. She and her husband relocated after his retirement, to Englewood, FL, where she has worked as a REALTOR® since 2011. In 2018, she earned her SRES® (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designation. While Laurie enjoys working with everyone from /rst time home buyers to experienced real estate investors, she is especially passionate about working to meet the special needs of maturing Americans when selling,buying, relocating, or re/nan...

Episode 3 : You're Not Alone - Laurie Rios

The kickoff to the Underestimated - Mother's Day Series featuring moms! Laurie Rios shares her wisdom throughout generations reminding us to never underestimate ourselves and always know none of us are ever alone. Laurie brings us through her career path that finally ends in her passion of real estate at Floridian Realty Services, LLC. [email protected]

Episode 2: Stop Caring About What People Think - Jessica Lawlor

Jessica Lawlor - Founder and CEO Continuing the journey of interviewing women who have been underestimated in different aspects of their life, how they overcame those hurdles and what they learned from their experience. Who is Jessica Lawlor Jessica Lawlor is the founder and CEO of Jessica Lawlor & Company (JL&Co), a specialty communications agency focused on content management and creation. She's an accomplished writer, speaker and personal branding expert in the Philadelphia are...

Episode 1 Underappreciated at Work

My best friend tells her story of being passed up for a promotion three times before finally leaving the company.

Episode 1: Know Your Worth

My best friend tells her story of being passed up for a promotion three times before finally leaving the company.

Series introduction

Stories from women when they felt that they were underestimated or under appreciated and showcase the actions they took to move forward and what they've learned from those experiences. 

Underestimated Trailer

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