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Ep. 69-Valentina Vitols: Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help Feb 09, 2020

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Valentina Vitols has had a varied career, moving between politics, photography, app development, and the world of startups. Now an angel investor in Seattle, she mentors women founders to equip them for the journey of entrepreneurship.

In helping others, she draws on the many ups and downs she has experienced. Her first company failed, though from the experience she learned that it’s critical to sometimes seek outside help to solve complex business problems. She’s also run for political office in her native Venezuela before coming to the U.S. and launching a photography business.

Vitols stresses to her clients the critical role of relationships when growing one’s business. It’s necessary to maintain them even if investment partnerships don’t work out, as everyone you meet may be a resource one day.

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Ep. 68-Gina Goree Hitchens: Keep Your Tribal Sisters with You Feb 02, 2020

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Gina Goree Hitchens wants women to create a life of their calling. A major component is a firm financial foundation, and it’s what she helps clients develop through her practice GHG Financial Consulting.

Hitchens empowers women with financial skills and knowledge to prepare for the uncertainties of life. Hitchens believes in getting to know her clients and helping them develop a vision for the future, such as retirement and how to provide a financial legacy.

She especially relishes assisting women with their entrepreneurial goals, as that’s when smart planning and tough decisions are required to be in position for success. Hence the need to keep your “tribal sisters with you” — a close network of fellow women who strengthen one another on the journey.

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Ep. 67-Lisa Alexander: Faith, Family, and Filmmaking from a Prolific Marketing Expert Jan 26, 2020

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Lisa N. Alexander details the personal and professional journey to becoming The Marketing Stylist™. The owner of PrettyWork Creative LLC and PrettyWork Studios, Alexander is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and marketing expert. Through her consultancy work, she helps small business owners grow their operation with strategic marketing and branding strategies.

Alexander shares the challenges she faces in a male-dominated industry, and how she has built her business through intense dedication and a lifelong love of the creative arts. Family is central to her story — her husband is director of photography with the business, and together they have modeled their personal and professional partnership for their children.

Alexander has endured tragedy along the way, with the loss of her parents and unexpected death of a sister. Her strong faith and supportive family have helped her emerge stronger, all part of an empowering and inspiring story from a true trailblazer.

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Ep. 66-Linda Vines-Bright: Every Child is a Magnificent Individual Jan 19, 2020

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Linda Vines Bright has devoted her career to children. She’s passionate about supporting learners with special needs, using her methods to address and support many different learning styles.

As a child she was very active, quickly finishing her work and wanting to help other students — but this behavior at the time was considered disruptive. When building out her career she wanted to support children through holistic education practices and helping children feel loved and listened to, which makes a major difference in their education.

Her work has also gone overseas, helping women in Ghana to build sustainable energy systems and develop better food preservation strategies. It comes back to children — all are magnificent, and deserve an education that works for them.

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Ep. 65-Barbara Daniel | The Founder of the Cleveland Women's Journal Jan 12, 2020

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As Founder of the Cleveland Women's Journal, a digital and print magazine, Barbara knows what it takes to start a new business after being in another field for many years. Barbara and Nan talk about entrepreneurship, women's health and well-being, spousal abuse, sex trafficking, and dealing with breast cancer and death of a spouse. As a woman who knows who she is and where she's going, Barbara's thoughts are enlightening, inspiring, and helpful.

Ep. 64-Vanessa Elle Wilde: Dare to Suck Jan 05, 2020

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Vanessa’s approach to life’s challenges and stresses is to reignite your creativity with play. She gives you her recipes which include hot yoga, silent discos, and fires on the beach with your girlfriends. And to remember there’s always a chance for failure and that’s OK. Her company’s mission is to unlock clients’ potential with improv, helping businesses achieve happier and healthier teams. With women’s groups, she uses the power of play to foster greater confidence, self-trust, and deeper connections with others.

Ep. 63-Rosemarie Harris: Don’t fear to strike out on your own Dec 29, 2019

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Rosemarie Harris has maneuvered effectively through the ins and outs of corporate life, spending 22 years at a large company before starting her own. Her only regret — not making the leap to launching a business sooner.

Charting her path has been the right move. Secured Systems Consulting helps clients nationwide with regulatory compliance in the affordable housing industry. Her joy comes from helping her clients with the many challenging administrative tasks involved in working with HUD.

Harris’s mother was her biggest influence, particularly for perseverance in selling her own made bridal dresses while raising her siblings. Harris also learned the value of supporting one another and pushing hard for your dreams, a message she shares with the women she mentors.

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Ep 62-Lisa Kleissner: Change Moves at the Speed of Trust Dec 25, 2019

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Advocacy started early for Lisa Kleissner. During her high school days in Hawaii, she pushed for environmental causes, earning the ire of school administrators when bringing in scientists and activists who challenged prevailing wisdom.

Kleissner’s desire for change continued throughout her life, culminating in her founding of the KL Felicitas Foundation. Together with her husband Charly, she supports entrepreneurs who have the vision for a business with a social mission but require the mentoring, funding, and technical services to become viable.

Her motto is, “change moves at the speed of trust.” After leaving an abusive first marriage, she went back to university, studying hard and looking for the next risk to take. She met and married Charly, building a life and supporting socially conscious capitalism.

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Ep.60-Sherese Brewington Carr | Insights Dec 15, 2019

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Sherese Brewington Carr delivers her professional insights into the world of migrant farm work, the criminal justice system, and what it takes to help both veterans and ex-offenders transition successfully into the contemporary workplace. She shares her foundational beliefs established as a childhood "farm girl" who benefited from the larger culture of rural community activism and a world-class educational opportunity gained at two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). She recounts some of the too-many-to-name volunteer and change agendas she has worked to champion.

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Ep.59-Carnela Renee Hill: The power of ‘walking afraid’ Dec 11, 2019

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Design is about more than aesthetic choices for Carnela Renee Hill. It’s building relationships and new opportunities for strengthening others. Hill shares her journey of tackling each day as it comes, relying on belief that God will guide her in what she sees as her ministry. Her design business accelerated in 2015 when she was invited to help decorate the White House at Christmas for an HGTV special.

She's the owner of the CR Hill Design Group, which is the culmination of a journey out of corporate America and into her own business. In her book Walking Afraid she details a path from from hurt and rejection to independence. Whether it’s mentoring school children, friends or family members, her journey is about collecting and sharing blessings.

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