Join us as we dive in with Karen Phelps Moyer about authenticity, self-care, and gratitude. Karen is an incredible philanthropist, mother of eight, and mental health advocate. She specifically works with student-athletes with her companies Golden Minds and Eluna Network, and strives to give back to her community. She has recently started a new business venture called Good Morning Gorgeous, encouraging many to reimagine love. Tune in as Karen and Brett discuss giving back, its impact on individuals and communities, and how surrounding yourself with like-minded people can help you become your authentic self.
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Brett Gilliland: Welcome to the Circuit of Success. I'm your host, Brett Gilliland. Today I've got Karen Phelps Moyer with me. Karen, how you doing?
Karen Phelps Moyer: I'm great, Brett. Thanks for having me on.
Brett Gilliland: It's, uh, good to be with you and, uh, you know, by the looks, people can probably see up there. You got the Notre Dame football, you got the Notre Dame helmet and you're setting where.
Karen Phelps Moyer: I'm in my home in South Bend.
It does look like I'm a big fan, but I, I have a house here that I, I visit, um, My parents, and then I rent this house out, uh, during the season.
Brett Gilliland: Yes.
Karen Phelps Moyer: So I just happen to be right now, uh, working on a few things in, in my new business, so.
Brett Gilliland: Yes, I love it. Which we will talk about soon. You are the, uh, founder and CEO of Golden Minds and Good Morning Gorgeous. And the founder of Eluna Network, the foundation that you're involved in, do amazing work and so excited to spend time talking about all those, but.
If you can, um, Karen, let's just kinda start with what I do on every podcast of what's made you, the woman you are today. I know that's a pretty bold and, or not bold, but kind of an open question, right? That could go a million different directions. But really what's made you, the woman you are today to, to wake up and be involved in some amazing companies in the work and the impact that you're making in the world?
Karen Phelps Moyer: Well, I grew up here in South Bend. I, the family came here when I was five years old, so I was influenced by an incredible university.
Uh, For the character and personality that we develop in, in, in those youthful years. So I could walk to campus and be around some really great people. Learned to give back at a very young age. Um, was very determined in my career. I was gonna do television and, uh, married a professional baseball player at a very young age.
And then supported his journey for about the next 30 years. Along the way, did some philanthropy and created our own foundation. And so therein lies, you know, my work and what I do, uh, to this day.
Brett Gilliland: Awesome. And, uh, your dad is, uh, is a legendary basketball coach there at the University of Notre Dame. Uh, Digger Phelps. He's a hell of a guy. And how's Digger doing?
Karen Phelps Moyer: He's well, thank you. Uh, he is active in his own way. He's definitely slowed down in the sense of what's on his agenda and in his calendar. He is been doing some world traveling, uh, since Covids been over and he, um, is healthy and that's always...
Brett Gilliland: Yeah. That's good.
That's awesome. That's awesome. So what did you learn in that role? Obviously in, in the environment you grew up in, you, you grew up around sports, you grew up around competition, uh, grit, uh, you know, all the stuff you gotta do, right? I mean, to coach at that level and the success he had, obviously I would think that would sprinkle down to kids. And, and so what did you learn watching that from the front row?
Karen Phelps Moyer: Well, there was always a giving back component, and so whatever your blessings are to be able to pay that forward, to support others in the community with different organizations. Both of my parents were always demonstrating that,
