Stay ConnectedWelcome to Becoming Fearless, a podcast about what it takes to say yes to yourself when you are at the intersection of staying the path or taking massive action in your life.
I’m Annie Marchetta, a multi-passionate entrepreneur striving to be fearless in my own life while inspiring others to do the same.
Tune in for empowering conversations about saying yes to yourself, your dreams, and your purpose. Are you ready to start your journey to becoming fearless?
Today on Becoming Fearless, meet Katie Willcox, Founder of Healthy is the New Skinny and Natural Model Management. In 2011, Katie met a man in LA who wanted to start his own modeling agency – and when she realized he had no idea what he was doing, she decided she could start her own agency, too. Her philosophy around the industry was unique; as a plus-size model who most consumers wouldn’t actually consider plus-sized, she knew the industry’s standards were skewed. Now, Katie works every day to inspire women to choose health over the damaging beauty ideal. Join Annie and Katie as they talk giving change time, honoring your natural self, being a role model, creating the life you want to live, and living your purpose and passion.
Today on Becoming Fearless, meet Katie Willcox, Founder of Healthy is the New Skinny and Natural Model Management. In 2011, Katie met a man in LA who wanted to start his own modeling agency – and when she realized he had no idea what he was doing, she decided she could start her own agency, too. Her philosophy around the industry was unique; as a plus-size model who most consumers wouldn’t actually consider plus-sized, she knew the industry’s standards were skewed. Now, Katie works every day to inspire women to choose health over the damaging beauty ideal. Join Annie and Katie as they talk giving change time, honoring your natural self, being a role model, creating the life you want to live, and living your purpose and passion.
Today on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Megan Tamte, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Evereve, a women’s fashion and styling brand. Founded in Minneapolis, Evereve now has 85 stores across the country, a website, and a subscription box styling service called Trendsend. After having her daughter, Megan wanted to stay relevant and modern, but struggled to find a fashion brand that understood her life as a mom. After one particularly horrible shopping experience in 1997, Megan had an idea to start a fashion brand that would help moms feel beautiful and powerful, and make fashion easy and accessible. The idea grew, and in 2004, Evereve opened its first store. Join Annie and Megan as they talk nurturing dreams, listening to yourself, finding joy in your customers, creating successful behaviors, and being willing to evolve.
On this special bonus episode of the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Zoe Scharf, the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Greetabl, an online gift-giving company. With a background in graphic design, Zoe thought her career would follow a pretty obvious path. Then, she met Greetabl’s other founder while working as a freelance graphic designer, and soon realized she wanted to be more than a designer – she wanted to be part of the company. Join Annie and Zoe as they talk building brand identity, learning to be an entrepreneur, applying skills in different ways, and keeping doors open.
This week on Becoming Fearless, meet Jeanette Johnson, author, and Founder of J’s Everyday Fashion. As an “OG” blogger, Jeanette wanted to explore fashion options more realistic and budget-friendly than what fashion magazines had to offer, and to be positive, uplifting, and inclusive for the everyday woman. When the recession hit and she lost her job, she began to monetize her blog, relying on her strong readership. Within a year, she was making five times what she’d been earning at her old job. Join Annie and Jeanette as they talk being inclusive, balanced, and vulnerable, and fitting faith into creativity.
This week on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet SC sister Lauren (Ell) Duclos, a beauty and lifestyle blogger and the founder of the Boss Girl Bloggers Facebook group. Elle was raised by a single mother, and growing up with a strong female role model inspired her to stray from the status quo and forge her own path. Since April 2017, she has grown her Facebook group to over 25,000 active members and filled her blog with inspiring content and blogging resources. Join Ell and Annie as they talk getting started, overcoming the fear of failure, learning from others every day, and searching for balance.
Today on Becoming Fearless, meet Cynthia Samanian, Founder and CEO of Confetti Kitchen, a culinary event studio for food, fashion, and general lifestyle brands. Confetti Kitchen started as a content site, publishing recipes and tutorials, then began building a brand around culinary pop-up events. After college, Cynthia worked for General Electric, where she was able to learn a lot about how large companies operate. Then, she attended Harvard for business school, which gave her the confidence to finally pursue her dreams of entrepreneurship. Join Annie and Cynthia as they talk connecting through food, building sustainable revenue, thinking outside the box, and leaving your mark on your industry.
This week on the podcast, Victoria and Vladimir join Annie and her husband Mike for a special power couple edition of Becoming Fearless! Victoria and Vladimir are partners in life and business, and together they founded the Mr. Collection and the Ms. Collection, personal styling subscription services for clothing and accessory rentals. Join Annie, Mike, Victoria, and Vladimir as they talk knowing your market, changing direction, and celebrating small victories.
This week on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Lori Riviere, the Founder of the Riviere Agency, a fashion and beauty PR, marketing, and consulting company with offices in NYC, LA, and Miami. While working her full-time job as a lawyer, Lori ran a fashion blog, and eventually began to leverage her blog to begin doing PR, planning, and organizing for fashion events in the Miami area. Lori bootstrapped her business, and in roughly eight years, she’s grown from a one-person side hustle to an agency with three business locations. Join Lori and Annie as they talk overcoming work bullies, making sacrifices, and visualizing success.
This week on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Lauren McGoodwin, the Founder and CEO of Career Contessa, a career development platform for women that provides company profiles, downloadable resources, and much more. Lauren’s non-linear career path led her to develop a side hustle, and then to grow that side hustle into a full-time business. Join Annie and Lauren as they talk taking risks, supporting other women, and owning up to the authentic struggles of entrepreneurship.
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