Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs
193 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning CEO and author of Unlimited: Conquering the Myth of the Glass Ceiling, a book dedicated to educate, inspire, and empower female entrepreneurs. Now she's bringing the same information to her podcast... Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs. By highlighting female entrepreneurs who have built successful companies on their own terms, the show empowers the next generation, Millennial women, to close the gender gap in leadership through entrepreneurship. Focusing on current issues and topics, Dr. Cortney and her guests provide real-life, practical advice and strategies for successfully balancing a business and life as busy female entrepreneurs.
Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs is an entertaining, informative show that inspires women at all levels to lead with integrity and confidence.
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192: Entrepreneurship For Women That Need More | More Than Me Founder Tiffany Smiley
September 07, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBTiffany Smiley is the founder of More Than Me- a community of resources, connection, and experts to propel women to live out their purpose and truly understand their infinite worth. Tiffany has spent years motivating and elevating those around her, inspiring them to find their true purpose and their own worth. She’s no stranger to defining moments- those experiments that force you to grow in ways you could never imagine. And through these experiences, she truly came to discover the importan...
191: How A Chronic Disability Led To Starting A Business | Girls Chronically Rock Founder Keisha Greaves
August 31, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBToday’s guest, Keisha Greaves, knows a thing or several about overcoming obstacles. Keisha is a motivational speaker, the founder of Girls Chronically Rock, and the Massachusetts State Ambassador for the MDA. Keisha started GCR to provide inspired fashion celebrating MD and other chronic illnesses. Keisha has been featured on GMA, The Today Show, ABC News, and several other notable news outlets. When she was in graduate school, Keshia started noticing symptoms that something was wrong. Sh...
190: Crafting A Business On A Blank Canvas | Lisa Pongrass, Founder of Canvas & Hyde
August 24, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes - 39.1 MBToday we are joined by Lisa Pongrass, the Founder and CEO of Canvas & Hyde, a luxury handbag company based in Brooklyn, NY. She shares the tactical steps she took to learn how to grow her business, build a brand from scratch, and established herself as a luxury designer all while being a newly single mom. Raised by her dad, Lisa faced some hardships growing up. As an adult, she moved to France with a fashion photographer and fell in love with the elegance of France. She did a lot of work...
189: Intentionally Building the Right Fit In Company Culture | Growing A Team With Erin Longmoon
August 17, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 43.6 MBIf you have ever felt like you are spending way too much time doing things in your business that aren’t in your wheelhouse, it might be time for you to hire out. In this episode, we sat down with Erin Longmoon, the owner of Zephyr Recruiting. Her mission is to eradicate toxic workplace, believing that everyone deserves to love their job while contributing to a greater purpose. She accomplishes this mission by matching great small businesses with the RIGHT FIT employees. Erin has more than tw...
188: The LinkedIn Blackbelt | Growing A Business On Social Media With Deborrah Ashley
August 10, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 37.1 MBToday we are joined by Deborrah Ashley. Deborrah is a marketing strategist, consultant, and LinkedIn trainer who works with clients to develop B2B and B2C LinkedIn strategies to grow and develop not only their businesses, but their personal brands too. Deborrah has a background including two decades in brand management, marketing communications and business development where she used her unique style and launch strategies to generate over 300 million for companies and startups. She has been ...
187: Being Comfortable In The Uncomfortable | Learning Through Resilience With Jill McAbe
August 03, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 37.2 MBIn business, many of us have felt out of place or like we don’t know what we are doing at some point or another. This is a totally normal occurrence called imposter syndrome. If you have ever struggled with imposter syndrome, this episode is for you. Today we sat down with Jill McAbe, a Business Coach, High-Performance Expert and Amazon-Best Selling Author of It’s Go Time: The All-In System For Unstoppable Success in Business and Life. She tells us about her journey and how she went from ba...
186: Being A Fashion Influencer For Women Over 40 | Erin Busbee With Busbee Style
July 27, 2020 09:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBYou are juggling a thousand things, and with your never ending to-dos, the last thing you have energy to deal with is your style. Today we chatted with Erin Busbee of Busbee Style. She is a fashion influencer for women over 40 and her mission is to make style simple and empower you to be the best, most stylish version of you. She has experience working with major brands like Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Express and Ulta Beauty. Growing up, Erin was a shy girl who was always very hard on hers...
185: Awakening To Find Inner Confidence: Creating Inner Change With Aubree Nichols
July 20, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBToday we are joined by Aubree Nichols. A Texas native, her intention is to illuminate the darkness so that others may live in the light. Writing for The Week, Elite Daily and Observer helped her to become a resonant voice in the self-love movement, which she believes is the ultimate love story. Her proprietary workshop, Stoked! helps teams get unstuck and ignites breakthrough thinking. As a brand strategist, her approach is founded in the belief that creativity and effectiveness can co-ex...
184: Designing Her Way Into Entrepreneurship | Turning Off The Inner Critic To Succeed In Business With Margaret Cogswell
July 13, 2020 09:00 - 26 minutes - 31.4 MBHave you ever felt like you could achieve so much but you just struggle to believe in yourself? In today’s episode, we chat with Margaret Cogswell. Margaret and her husband Blake run her business, MCD Business and Marketing. Margaret Cogswell grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and loved art from a very early age. She wrote her first book at the age of 4. She went to a prestigious art college and majored in interactive design and game development. Her education taught her to never fear ...
183: Showing Others The Secret To Selling Millions | Business By The Book With Mary Grothe
July 06, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes - 36.8 MBMary Grothe is a keynote speaker, CEO, published author, and former #1 B2B MidMarket SaaS Sales Rep for a Fortune 1000 Payroll & HR Company. After selling millions in revenue and breaking multiple records, she formed her own company, Sales BQ. She profitably grows the revenue of companies across the country by focusing on BQ- the behavioral quotient along with proven inbound and outbound strategies. In this episode, Mary shares how her difficult life circumstances shaped her into the ...
182: The Incredible Journey of Business After Bankruptcy | Confidently Finding Significance After Adversity With Darnyelle Jervey Harmon
June 29, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes - 31.7 MBToday’s guest is Darnyelle Jervey Harmon. She has an MBA and is an award winning CEO of Incredible One Enterprises, a business growth consultancy in Newark, Delaware. She is best known for helping six-figure service-based entrepreneurs and small business owners transform their life by connecting mindset, messaging, and marketing to sales and systems so they can scale and leverage their businesses to the seven-figure mark sooner while deepening their connection with God, increasing faith, and...
181: Taking Care Of Yourself As A Female Entrepreneur
June 25, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 25.6 MBFeel like you have been burning the candle at both ends? This is a common sentiment among female entrepreneurs. We are nurturers by nature, so we often find ourselves putting the needs of others ahead of our own, even when our own tanks are running on empty. Whether it is the lack of boundaries with your team or clients, it can lead to more issues than you may realize. It can even take a toll on your health. In today's episode, Dr. Cortney talks about the importance of taking time for yourse...
180: Igniting Your Inner Business Fire With Special Needs In Business | The Au-Mazing Dr. Ali Griffith
June 22, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 30.9 MBDr. Alisha “Ali” Griffith is an autism parenting strategist, transformational speaker and certified professional coach. As a mom of a child living with autism, speech language pathologist and audiologist, this inspired her to become a #1 best-selling author of Au-mazing Gift: A Journey to Autism Acceptance. In this episode, Dr. Ali tells us about how she got started as an audiologist and speech pathologist. She worked with kids with different needs and loved what she did. When she re...
179: How to grow a business | Scaling with Dr. Cortney Baker
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 18.2 MBDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepreneurs and mother of three, she is passionate about empowering women to close the gender gap through the power of...
178: Rising Up To Lead In Crisis | Building A Dream Business In Crisis With Jessica Zimmerman
June 15, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 41.7 MBJessica Zimmerman's story started when she tragically lost her sister in a car accident at the young age of 3. It changed her life forever and she knew that tomorrow is not promised. She decided early on that she was going to live life on her own terms and run her own business so she could spend every second of her day with the people she loves. When she was 28 she bought a wedding rental business. To save money and try and turn a profit, she was doing all of the work herself and work...
177: How to build a brand, not a business | Essential ingredients to making your company your own with Dr. Cortney Baker
June 11, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 17.7 MBDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepreneurs and mother of three, she is passionate about empowering women to close the gender gap through the power of...
176: Feeling amazing on the entrepreneurial path | Wholistically coaching clients to Feel Amazing Naked with Amanda Walker
June 08, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBAmanda Walker is a Health and Life (Healthstyle) Coach who empowers women to feel amazing naked. She is the creator of the Feel Amazing Naked Program and the Feel Amazing Naked Podcast. Amanda uses a “WHOLE”istic, no B.S., approach to coaching and blends strategy, skill and mindset to help clients unearth the root causes of their struggles with food, body and mind to help them create the life they crave. She is passionate about challenging clients to create more time in their life for hea...
174: Dipping into entrepreneurship after a successful corporate career | Engineering a new vision with Sherisse Hawkins
June 01, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 22.7 MBSherisse, an engineer and technologist, has a passion for driving the evolution of digital narrative content, and believes she has the best job ever as founder and CEO of Pagedip. As an award-winning business owner and accomplished international speaker, Sherisse loves helping others on their life journey. She has appeared in Vanity Fair and on ABC’s Shark Tank. Sherisse’s background includes working as a Walt Disney Imagineer building theme parks around the globe as well as joining Time War...
173: But is it really all good? | 8 ways to find hope in the darkness with Dr. Cortney
May 28, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 22.4 MBDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepreneurs and mother of three, she is passionate about empowering women to close the gender gap through the power of...
172: How to Think Like a Boss | Overcoming Difficulties with Confidence Coach and author of Thinking Like a Boss, Kate Crocco
May 25, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 44.7 MBKate Crocco, MSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, confidence and mindset coach and writer who mentors female leaders around the globe. She has coached thousands of women through one-on-one, group, and mastermind programs, as well as through her Confident Ladies Club community. Her first book (of three), Thinking Like a Boss released with Baker Books on February 18, 2020. She is the host of a weekly podcast, Thinking Like a Boss. A guest expert on numerous podcasts and telesummits, Kate has been ...
171: 3 Ways to get paid with Dr. Cortney Baker
May 21, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes - 19.2 MBDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepreneurs and mother of three, she is passionate about empowering women to close the gender gap through the power of...
170: Starting a Business on Gut Instinct | Just Thrive CEO Tina Anderson
May 18, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MBTina Anderson began her career as a trial lawyer when the birth of her second child resulted in a career pivot to in-house counsel for a family pharmaceutical company. Tina, frustrated by the many abuses in the pharmaceutical industry, then turned toward the field of natural health, and found her life’s work. Channeling her energy into learning all she could about disease prevention and good health maintenance, she discovered the importance of gut health to our overall health and wellness...
169: Creating a Business Plan | How to Write The Foundations of Your Business Plan with Dr. Cortney Baker
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 25.4 MBDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepreneurs and mother of three, she is passionate about empowering women to close the gender gap through the power of...
168: Speaking of Legal Services... | Growing your company by speaking as an expert with Ashley Kirkwood
May 11, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBAshley Kirkwood is a dynamic speaker, trademark lawyer, and on-air legal expert for a Chicago daytime show. Her law firm, Mobile General Counsel helps entrepreneurs to trademark their brands and protect their business assets with contracts! She takes great pride in helping business owners on the legal side and the business side. On the business side, she helps entrepreneurs and experts make speaking an income stream through live events, her podcast, and coaching programs, which all fall unde...
167: What didn't kill me made me stronger | A personal story with Dr. Cortney
May 07, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBDr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepreneurs and mother of three, she is passionate about empowering women to close the gender gap through the power of...
166: Mastering mindset and entrepreneurship with intention | Creating a successful entrepreneurial career with YouTube sensation Adrienne Finch
May 04, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 52.8 MBAdrienne Finch is a digital content creator, entrepreneur, and host of the Self-Made CEO Podcast with a social media following of 400k+. With over 32 million aggregate views, her YouTube channel "Adrienne Finch", was born from her love of storytelling and filmmaking, and the desire to make videos that positively influence others. To register to win an on-air coaching opportunity with Dr. Cortney: www.cortneybaker.com/WIBcall To access your Cash Flow System: www.cortneybaker.com/cash I...
165: 5 Steps to a Strong Business Foundation | Creating a Foundation to Scale Your Business with Dr. Cortney Baker
April 30, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 32.6 MBTo register to win an on-air coaching opportunity with Dr. Cortney: www.cortneybaker.com/WIBcall To access your Cash Flow System: www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email here Find Dr. Cortney Baker Online Follow Dr. Cortney Baker on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Join From Side Hustle to CEO on Facebook Subscribe to Women in Business on Apple Podcasts Are you a female millennial entrepreneur who wants to start or scale your service-based bu...
164: Influencing Others Through Good | Creating a Career as a Philanthropic Influencer with Devika Dandona
April 27, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 69.7 MBHaving a life-altering experience can lead to some big changes in your destiny. Perhaps the most important thing to consider is that you are actually in control of how the rest of your life will pan out. I’m joined by Devika Dandona who shares how having thyroid surgery motivated her to change her life and career. Devika is a philanthropist and blogger who’s using her influence to raise money for charities. After having thyroid surgery, she knew there was more to life than what she was doi...
163: Strategic hope during a dark time | Navigating business in a crisis with Susie Carder
April 23, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBSusie Carder, a globally recognized profitability coach and inventor of the Predictable Success Method, joins Dr. Cortney Baker to discuss sound strategies to navigate business decisions in times of crisis. For more information on Susie, go to: Susie Carder To access the Manage your Cash System: www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email here Find Dr. Cortney Baker Online Follow Dr. Cortney Baker on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Join From Side Hus...
162: Choosing Mental Strength During Trials and Tribulations | Creating Entrepreneurial Success with Bipolar Disorder with Okay Sis Podcast host Scout Sobel
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 75.1 MBThe perfect path to entrepreneurship doesn’t exist. All entrepreneurs have gone through their own journey. They’ve experienced success and failure, and have changed direction in their business. My guest, Scout Sobel, is no different and she joins me to talk about mental health, entrepreneurship, and finding her goldmine. Scout is the founder of Scout’s Agency, a PR firm working with female podcasters to help them find guests and guest appearances. But Scout’s journey hasn’t been smooth. Wi...
161: Key Ingredients to Growing in an Economic Downturn: with It Media founder Ashley Monk and Dr. Cortney Baker
April 16, 2020 07:00Amidst an economic downturn, Ashley Monk, founder and CEO of It Media discusses the most important aspects of running her successful business in a shaky economy. In this interview with Dr. Cortney, Ashley discusses what she sees as the greatest challenges facing business owners right now and how to overcome those challenges. For more information about Ashley, go to: www.byitmedia.com To access the Manage your Cash System: www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email h...
161: Key Ingredients to Growing in an Economic Downturn: with It Media founder Ashley Monk and Dr. Cortney Baker
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 44.7 MBAmidst an economic downturn, Ashley Monk, founder and CEO of It Media discusses the most important aspects of running her successful business in a shaky economy. In this interview with Dr. Cortney, Ashley discusses what she sees as the greatest challenges facing business owners right now and how to overcome those challenges. For more information about Ashley, go to: www.byitmedia.com To access the Manage your Cash System: www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email h...
160: Googling Her Way to a Shift | Investing in Entrepreneurship with Minnie Ingersoll
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBIf the world of venture capitalism and investment seems foreign to you, you’re going to love this episode! I’m joined by Minni Ingersoll, Partner at venture capitalist firm TenOneTen, to talk about what VCs are currently looking for. Minnie has been in the business of scaling since she started in Silicon Valley - at Google, no less - back when it had only 500 employees! She used her 11 years experience at Google to build and scale her own start-up company, Shift. Then she followed her hig...
159: Maintaining success during a recession | 5 key steps to implement in business NOW
April 09, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, Dr. Cortney discusses steps to take to maintain your business success even in an uncertain economy. Although the economy is always uncertain, these key principles are excellent to implement at any time. - Cortney To access the Cash Flow Projector: www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email here Are you a female millennial entrepreneur who wants to start or scale your service-based business but not sure where to start? Go to https://www.dr...
158: Speaking of Success... | How an Assignment in Corporate America Led to a Lucrative Entrepreneurial Career with GDA Speakers for Gail Davis
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 49.3 MBLiving big and supporting the women in your network and community are some of the most important parts of building a thriving business. Gail Davis from GDA Speakers joins me to talk about how she took a measured risk and built her own speaker’s bureau. Gail is the founder and CEO of GDA Speakers. She shares the story of how she started organizing speakers and her first success. This prompted her to explore starting her own speaker’s bureau which has grown exponentially over the decades. ...
157: 6 Steps to Take to Survive an Economic Downturn | How to Stay Afloat in a Sinking Economy
April 02, 2020 04:47 - 22 minutes - 32.8 MBToday I lay out a step by step plan for you to follow to help you plan your next business pivot and stay afloat through this economic uncertainty. A plan is crucial, now more than ever before, and we discuss real-life scenarios of business pivots that will help businesses stay on top of their game. - Cortney To access the Cash Flow Projector: www.cortneybaker.com/cash If you need business guidance: Email here Are you a female millennial entrepreneur who wants to start or scale ...
156: Creating a Healthy Entrepreneurial Career | Defining a Fulfilling career with Laurie Baedke
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 88.7 MBLeaders need to be self-aware, able to make effective decisions, and prepared to grow their network to succeed in their careers. Laurie Baedke joins me to talk about how she helps build high-performance teams and keeps leaders at the top of their games. Laurie transitioned from a background in healthcare administration to self-employment by helping physicians create their own clinics. She developed her own career even further and now works as a speaker, educator, and author. Laurie is also...
155: Finding sanity in chaos | Creating a plan for next steps with Dr. Cortney Baker
March 26, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 32.6 MBWe are currently living in a world that has been hit with a global pandemic, and fear and uncertainty abound all around us. In this episode, I discuss practical tools to help you assess your situation and give you a game plan to decrease your fears and focus on moving forward. I pray this episode gives you hope and clarity, personally and professionally. Cortney Find Dr. Cortney Baker Online Follow Dr. Cortney Baker on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Join From Side Hust...
154: Faithfully Sharing Sear Success | Leadership Lessons with ShearShare cofounder Courtney Caldwell
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 91.3 MBLiving an intentional life absolutely can and should translate into how you run your business. When you treat your business and employees like you treat your family, the way Courtney Caldwell does with ShearShare, you’re going to create an incredible company culture that will help your business thrive. Courtney explains the power of mindset and how what you tell your brain, your brain is going to believe. Your brain can’t determine what’s true and what’s false, so when you consciously choo...
153: How to Prepare Your Business in a Pandemic | What to do when sh*t hits the fan| Dr. Cortney Baker, CEO of KidsCare Home Health
March 19, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 26.7 MBWhen sh*t hits the fan in a global crisis, it's imperative to keep a level head and make sound business decisions. In this episode, Dr. Cortney Baker gives easy strategies to stay in business during times of uncertainty. Links The True Cost Calculator Find Dr. Cortney Baker Online Follow Dr. Cortney Baker on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Join From Side Hustle to CEO on Facebook Subscribe to Women in Business on Apple Podcasts Are you a female millennial entr...
152: Formula For Success in Business and Beauty | Finding Herself Through Entrepreneurship with Savor Beauty founder Angela Jia Kim
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 82.9 MBFinding your passion and asking for feedback are two of the best qualities to have when you’re starting and building your own business. Especially when you find yourself an accidental entrepreneur, like Angela Jia Kim, owner of Savor Beauty, who joins me today to talk about how she discovered her true passion for self-love. Angela explains how she became an accidental entrepreneur and the decision she made to leave professional music for skincare. She shares the qualities she learned from ...
151: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | 10 Habits Of The Wealthy | Dr. Cortney Baker, CEO of KidsCare Home Health
March 12, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 57.9 MBAs great as it would be, becoming a millionaire is not an overnight achievement... unless you’ve won the lottery. Self-made millionaires all have a set of habits they stick to in order for them to be successful. In this episode of Women in Business, I share what they are. First of all, you absolutely need to set up multiple streams of income. Think side hustles, affiliate marketing, employment, book sales, speaking engagements… it doesn’t matter where the revenue comes from, make sure you ...
150: Starting a Business in a Perfect Storm | Finding the "More" Through the Power of Entrepreneurship with Elizabeth Ward Creel
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBKnowing what you want to do with your life from a young age is a rare gift, but when it happens, you’re absolutely unstoppable. Elizabeth Ward Creel, the owner of high-end fashion boutique Elizabeth W, joins me to talk about following your passion, excelling in your career, and opening your own store. Elizabeth tells us about how she started in retail and worked her way up to working in the buying department of Walmart. Sure, it wasn’t exactly where she wanted to be, but she got so much ex...
149: The Leadership Playbook for Women Who Are “Too Much” | Why I’m Ok Being a Bitch | Dr. Cortney Baker, CEO of KidsCare Home Health
March 05, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 47.5 MBHappy International Women’s Day, you beautiful, driven souls! This episode is dedicated to you. To making waves, taking seats, and standing up for what you believe in. Because, ladies, the tide is changing. This is only our beginning. How many times in your life have you been called a bitch? It’s a fairly regular occurrence. But tell me what is wrong with standing up for yourself and others, what you believe in, and being that bold voice in the workplace? Nothing, that’s what! One thing’...
148: Not Compromising Your Calling As A Female Entrepreneur | Owning Your Clarity of Purpose with Dr. Sharon Spano
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 89.9 MBDiscovering what sets your soul on fire and living every day working towards that purpose makes even the hard days that bit easier. Because when you’re walking in line with your passion and purpose, you become even more driven and determined. Dr. Sharon Spano is here to talk about how becoming an advocate for her disabled son lit a passion in her to help other women bring their family life in line with their business goals. Sharon created a life where the advocacy work she was doing for he...
147: 5 Business Tips Every Successful Female Entrepreneur Needs to Know | Dr. Cortney Baker, CEO of KidsCare Home Health
February 27, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 55.4 MBStarting your own business is such an incredible feeling! I want you to start on the best footing possible: by giving you give business tips every female entrepreneur needs to know. These tips will help you avoid the common mistakes many women in business make while scaling! First things first - you NEED to have a contract for every single business interaction you have. Trust me. You don’t need to be embarrassed or feel awkward about getting your work agreement in writing. Nine times out o...
146: Dancing Her Way Into Launching an Agency | the Story of How She Did That With the Launch Guild's Tasha Booth
February 24, 2020 10:57 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MBLaunching and growing a virtual assistant agency is the perfect study of why it’s so important to have your process and SOPs in place. Tasha Booth, founder of The Launch Guild, joins me to talk about how she’s achieved the incredible success she’s had since becoming a full-time virtual assistant in 2017. First, Tasha briefly explains what a virtual assistant is and what types of tasks they can help busy business owners with. Tasha also lets us in on the secret to using Facebook groups to f...
145: 5 Habits of Successful Women | The Empowering Side of Boundaries | Dr. Cortney Baker, CEO of KidsCare Home Health
February 20, 2020 08:00 - 18 minutes - 44.2 MBSucceeding in business isn’t just about the service or product you provide. It’s about the kind of woman you are. Are you someone that can G.S.D? Today, I’m talking about the 5 habits of successful women you HAVE to cultivate. As women, saying no doesn’t come easy to us. But, and let me repeat this loudly for everyone in the back, “NO” is a complete sentence. If an opportunity, meeting, or piece of work doesn’t feel like a big ol’ yes to you, you need to protect yourself and just say no. I...
144: Finding your Confidence in You | Julie Reisler, CEO of Julie Reisler International and Host of the You-est You Podcast
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 95.8 MBYou don’t have to be a naturally confident person when you start your business, but you do need to learn how to be more confident in order to have true success. Julie Reisler, CEO of Julie Reisler International and host of The You-est You podcast, joins me to talk about how to find true confidence by stepping into your highest purpose. For Julie, it was a journey of years that took her through many self-help and support group programs that led her to the realization that she absolutely lov...
143: Scaling to Six Figures in Second Year in Business | How to Scale your Company Faster with Weddings by Weaver CEO Kara Weaver
February 13, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 85.9 MBInvesting in a mentor to help you transition and scale is one of the best ways you can start having massive success with your business. Kara Weaver of Weddings by Weaver joins me to talk about how working with a mentor(me!), changed the course of her business. Kara shares how working with a mentor helped her achieve the goals she set out for her business. She also opens up about how lonely it can be as an entrepreneur and how finding an online community of other women in business really ea...