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Oh Sh*t, What Now?!S4:E4 - Teri Cox Starting your business after 50Teri Cox is the founder of Handcrafted Jewelry by Teri C. She started this business not at 30 or even 40! Listen in as she discusses what it's like to start a brand new business when others might be looking at retirement on the horizon!
2023-04-1238 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S4:E5 - Vanessa Duran from Financial Analyst to Small Biz CFOVanessa Duran immigrated to the US from Latin America and pivoted from working in large corporations to working with small businesses and enjoys teaching founders that, as she says, "No dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy”. This means “Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today”.
2023-04-1242 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S4:E3 - Jennifer Kok: Serial Entrepreneur - You can instill the spirit in your kidsJennifer Kok spent 22 years in the trenches owning and operating her small business. She knows first-hand the weight of building a business that gives you freedom and fulfillment. She is an advocate for small business and now coaches others to help them find unhidden opportunities and create new ones for long-lasting growth.She talks with us in this episode about her life as an entrepreneur, instilling that spirit in her kids, and the importance of finding connection.Website: Next Wave Business Coaching
2023-02-1345 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S4:E2 - Dawn Hunter, CPA talks taxes, parenting and working with creativesDawn Scott isn’t your typical CPA. She loves start up companies. She loves being surrounded by passionate people and she wants to help them be successful - whatever that means to them. And she's a heck of a lot of fun!Join us in chatting with her about all things entrepreneurial, motherhood, yeah and NOT taxes! Her website: Gratiam ConsultingLinkedInInstagram
2023-02-0145 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S4:E1 Fabienne Fredrickson - You can make 7 figures and have a life!We chat with Fabienne Fredrickson, founder of Boldheart about how possible it is to make money (lots of it!!) and still have your life. For 20+ years, Fabienne Fredrickson has powerfully mentored tens of thousands of women business owners to grow, then scale their businesses, earning them tens of millions collectively each year, while increasing their time off to enjoy lives they love.She believes (and has proven) that you can absolutely grow your business exponentially, earn more and have more freedom, doing what you love. Fabienne’s revolutionary book, The Leveraged Bus...
2023-01-2544 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3:8 Anouck Gotlib CEO of Belgian BoysCome meet Anouck Gotlib, the CEO of Belgian Boys. Yep, she is the CEO! Belgian Boys is a unique (to the US) sweet brand that brought the wonderful Belgian waffle treat to the US and is killing it!Anouck chats with us about her journey and how she navigates heading a very successful company while still being mom to her two sons.Check out her company website here.Check out Belgian Boys Instagram here.And find out more about Anouck on her LinkedIn here.
2023-01-1935 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E7: Dawn Hunter - Inspired Product CreationFor Dawn Hunter, corporate employment led to the steamy summers and swampy subways of NYC which can introduce one to the unique discomforts of being a woman in a hot & humid city. After many years working on open office plans for corporate America, she finally decided to follow her passion - developing and launching a fresh new product for the American self-care market.We chatted with Dawn about her creation of the Swoobie, which is now even in Urban Dictionary!Website: https://swoobie.com/Instagram: @my_swoobieLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hu...
2022-12-2940 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E6: April Lokar - Don't Be ConventionalApril Lokar is the founder of Semi-Conventional and is a speaking and presentation coach for ambitious women. We chatted with her about her journey from being a shy introvert to being on stage as a trainer and coach (and how she gets people to listen!).Find April at Semi Convential.LinkedInInstagram
2022-10-2744 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E5: Kim Marsh - You deserve to tell your story!In this episode, we talked with Kim March, founder of The Open Book Company on why you deserve to tell your story, you are inherently worthy of that and you don't need any other reason than you are a human being.Follow Kim atThe Open Book CompanyOn Instagram
2022-09-2849 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E4: Sarah O'Brien Hammond - Finding your purpose in lifeWe chatted with Sarah O'Brien Hammond, the founder of The Network of Women in this episode. Sarah found herself questioning what her purpose was when she hit a wall at 42. Listen as she details what brought her to that point and how she found her purpose and acted on it.Find out more about Sarah:The Network of WomenInstagramLinkedIn
2022-09-2351 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E3 Prudence Milsap: Find someone who believes in youWe chatted with Prudence Milsap, the founder of Beauty by Earth, an organic and clean tanning and skincare line about her journey and how finding people, vendors, supporters who really believe in you will take you from struggling to success.Website: BeautyByEarthLinkedInInstagram
2022-09-1541 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E2: Mary Henderson - You are more than a label!In this episode, we spoke with Mary Henderson, Personal Branding Coach about the professional labels assigned to us during our careers and how to break free from those and find our bigger purpose.Mary is an internationally recognized Personal Branding & Digital Business Specialist.She helps Service Based Business Owners, Coaches and Consultants systemize, digitalize and commercialize their knowledge, wisdom and skills into a scalable & profitable online business and brand so they become an authority in their niche or industry.Mary has 20+ years’ experience building 7 & 8 figure businesses & building high-performance sales teams in the IT se...
2022-09-0242 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S3E1: Miranda Mitchell - Discover Your Human DesignMiranda Mitchell is an energetic alignment coach and human design specialist. What is that? Tune in to find out how Miranda helps industry leaders step into higher potential to create more impact with sustainability and ease. Each of us is unique and our approach to life, professional and personal, should be also.Shannon & Dorothy find out in this episode how knowing your energies through Human Design gives you the power of awareness and clear direction. Miranda is a level 4 certified quantum human design specialist, a certified transformational coach, a 200-hr HR EYT yoga teacher and holds...
2022-08-1541 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E17: Erin Pace-Conscious Embodiment GuideErin Pace is a conscious embodiment guide and soul coach. She supports thought leaders on their paths of vitality and expansion, and womxn from all walks of life who are navigating common stressors (grief, shame, fear, emotional reactivity, anxiety, disease, relationships, etc.). Her Responsive Body Practice weaves cognitive, somatic, energetic and spiritual tools together in service of deepened self-reverence and whole-bodied aliveness. Erin is based in NYC with her husband and 4yo son.Join us as we explore reconnecting our minds with our bodies in this episode! Contact Erin here:Instagram...
2022-05-2442 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E16: Dr. Amanda Barrientez - NFA Money (it's what you think)NFA baby…That’s exactly what you think it means. No F**king Around! We had the most incredible guest on Oh Sh*t, What Now?! (can you think of a more appropriate synergy??).Dr. Amanda Barrientez, the Money Healer and founder of @NFAMoney joined @Shannon Fletcher and me for a very open and frank discussion about money and what belief systems you have that are blocking your ability to attract and receive the money you deserve.After going from food stamps to building a 6-figure business fast, Dr. Amanda’s been on...
2022-05-1749 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E15: Eileen Grimes, Author-The Us JournalEileen Grimes believes that powerful things happen when children feel seen, heard, and understood. Her book, The Us Journal: A Journey of Love and Discovery fosters open, heartfelt communication between parents and children. Join us as we dive into how important it is, as we all run our businesses and lives, to remember to connect with our children.Rooted in her memories of feeling invisible in her own childhood, combined with her professional background as an educator, Eileen created this practical and effective tool to help parents forge wholehearted connections with their children through the pr...
2022-05-0947 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E14: Leah Ellis, Money Coach Slaying Those Dragons!Join us for a conversation with Leah Ellis who went from living paycheck to paycheck no matter what their family income to slaying those money drags and dispelling the money myths.Leah Ellis of Endeavor Financial Coaching teaches fed-up Americans how to break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and reach their money goals. She is here to help calm the financial worries of families, solopreneurs, and small businesses ready to take control of their money. No matter your age or financial situation, she will help you dispel money myths and slay money dragons!About EFC: Endeavor Financial...
2022-04-2947 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E13: Miriam Airington, owner, Airington LawBecoming a mom brings everything into focus...In this episode of Oh Sh*t What Now, attorney Miriam Airington of Airington Law tells us how she went from a well-employed criminal defense attorney to starting her own law practice while pregnant and divorcing! She sheds light on how important it is to really focus on what's important and how she made those changes. Miriam has been a practicing attorney in Virginia since 2009. She is the owner and managing attorney at Airington Law, a Richmond-based firm specializing in criminal defense, civil rights litigation, and immigration. Her f...
2022-04-2035 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E12: Alessandra Henderson Co-Founder of Elektra Health and menopause guruJoin us in chatting with Alessandra Henderson co-founder of Elektra Health in a discussion around menopause and peri-menopause. This is for ALL of us - women, men, young and far from menopause and those in the midst of it or approaching it. Seriously, you don't want to miss this one!Did you know that medical schools only spend a few hours on the topic of menopause? Yet more than 50% of our population will go through it at some point during their lives. Alessandra talks to us about those statistics, why we should be looking at this topic far...
2022-04-1341 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E11: Leslie Bailey CEO of a femme-powered social club!You want to know a woman who is making space for other high-powered women? You need to meet Leslie Bailey. Leslie is the co-founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Indy Maven, a lifestyle media company by women, for women in Central Indiana. Before launching Indy Maven, Leslie worked as a freelance writer and editor and held roles including managing editor of AAA Crossroads magazine, lifestyle editor at Indianapolis Monthly magazine and “The Adventuress” columnist for the Indianapolis Star. In 2021, Leslie was listed in the first class of the Forbes Next 1000.Connect with Leslie and Indy Maven here:IG H...
2022-04-0443 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E10 Diane Pleuss Franchise FitterSince 2004, Diane Pleuss has matched hundreds of entrepreneurs with their perfect fit franchise opportunity, while successfully guiding them to avoid rookie mistakes – at no cost to her clients. As a result, they are creating wealth, making an impact in their marketplace and enjoying the systems already in place to accelerate their path to success.She has a lot to share in this episode and you'll want to write down her contact info. Franchising is not all about fast food anymore!LinkedInInstagramWebsite
2022-03-3038 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E9: Meet Helena Fogarty 3-time Founder!Helena Fogarty is a rule breaking, magnetic CEO Founder Coach who's seen it all. She's a 4 time CEO and a 3 time founder. She is passionate about helping CEOs take action on the things that matter most. She's known for guiding companies through times of crisis. Helena’s mission is to help start-up founders and CEOS go bigger and increase the IMPACT of their company - and do it easier, faster, and more in alignment with their values. Prior to founding her first company, she worked for Chanel, Ferragamo, Zac Posen, Hearst, Bank of America and othe...
2022-03-2349 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E8: Ari Krzyzek from Bali to Chicagoland entrepreneur!Come meet Ari Krzyzek, the co-founder and chief creative officer of Chykalophia (read: see-ka-lo-fia). Ari is helping women-led brands in FemTech & DTC transform their website into a platform that unlocks business opportunities. She serves as a branding, UX consultant, and professional peer in support of fellow female entrepreneurs through the #1 ranked private business incubator in the world, 1871 Chicago. She’s the co-host of Halo Femtech Podcast, a podcast that honors disruptive innovators and change-makers advancing women’s health. Furthermore, she helps women in tech and design break into the industry and succeeds in it by mento...
2022-03-1534 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E7: Heesun Lho, Director of Programs for Tory Burch FoundationHeesun Lho has spent over ten years in the entrepreneurship world as a founder, investor, and connector and is now empowering women entrepreneurs as the Director of Programs for the Tory Burch Foundation in New York. Prior to joining, Heesun was a Venture Partner at 500 Startups, an early-stage fund and seed accelerator with a global portfolio of over 2,000 companies. She moved from Seoul, Korea, where she was Co-Founder and CEO of Vengine, a recruiting platform for startups. Heesun began her career at YouNoodle, a startup based in San Francisco focused on building a meaningful platform fo...
2022-03-0635 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E6: Mandy McIntosh Inventor of the Makeup Mitty!This musician turned downright inventor is someone you'll want to listen to for sure!Amanda McIntosh is the Founder and CEO of Take My Face Off, a Los Angeles-based brand that creates reusable, super soft makeup removing Makeup Mittys and Mitty Minis that are much better for the environment than single-use products like makeup wipes and cotton balls. She became interested in beauty after searching for soft washcloths for her own skincare routine. As she spent more time researching the beauty industry, McIntosh was dismayed to learn of the environmental costs of facial wipes and...
2022-02-2344 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E5: Betsy Ludwig Exec Director Women's Entrepreneurship at Northeastern Univ.Betsy Ludwig is a very impressive woman who is leading the way for young entrepreneurs to become impressive in their own rite! She is the Executive Director of the Women's Entrepreneurship Program at Northeastern University. Not only that, she has raised her children in London and Boston while doing all this as well as an incredible career in Europe. Come listen as she shares how she works with startups because she loves helping them raise money introducing them to various venture capitalists and high net worth individuals.You can reach out to Betsy via LinkedIn.
2022-02-1646 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E4: Catherine Hover, Serial Entrepreneur & Owner of NY Capital Region Paint & SipCatherine Hover is the entrepreneur behind Saratoga and Burlington Paint and Sip Studios and Palette Community and Coworking spaces located in Upstate New York. Paint and Sip and its multiple locations were the first in the Capital Regions of New York and Vermont. Most recently, she created and grew the Palette coworking community alongside her growing family. Palette fills the need for support and resources in career and in life in the small urban market specifically for women. Originally from New Orleans, she has quickly made a home for herself in Saratoga Springs, New York with a s...
2022-02-1044 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E3: Marie Hale, Co-founder of @Revenue and legit power house!For more than 20 years, Marie revolutionized small business marketing and sales in the Chicagoland area and nationally with her no-nonsense approach to how work can be crafted to support the person and their family first. With sophisticated tech stacks, personal development, upskilling, and reskilling, her work in the virtual workspace has challenged and elevated traditional work models and is poised to change the way work works.An advocate for women's and LGBTQ rights, child care, and caregiver options, Marie is an expert in diverse options as well as custom-crafted solutions for families of every kind. Her fervent...
2022-02-0242 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E2: Nubia DuVall Wilson - powerhouse PR agency and Starfury Productions FounderYou'll love Nubia DuVall Wilson and her journey! Here's a woman who owns a full-service PR agency full-service agency. Cielo Consulting, based right outside of New York City in South Orange, NJ, specializing in People, Places, and Products in the social impact and lifestyle verticals. The team has decades of experience supporting the public relations (PR) and marketing efforts of some of the world’s biggest brands. Cielo’s small-to-midsize clients reap the benefits of receiving the same caliber of support of a Madison Avenue NYC agency, but with a boutique firm that takes a collaborative 1:1 approach with...
2022-01-2442 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S2E1: Prit Madhukar, The Marketing Nomad!Prithvi Madhukar aka The Marketing Nomad is an entrepreneur, business owner, podcaster, youtuber, digital nomad and a nano-influencer with a zest for life! She started her company The Marketing Nomad in Delaware, USA with the sole purpose of empowering entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners across the world to implement long-term actionable marketing strategies and help them grow their business with confidence. Her social media platforms guarantee a bucketload of marketing, mindset, & business tips along with her quirky sense of humor and a side of wit! She also does Bollywood dancing in her free time :)Co...
2022-01-1735 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E8: Michal Levison, author of two Amazon five-star cookbooksMichal Levison is a speaker, engagement expert, and the author of two Amazon five-star cookbooks. She uses food as a gateway to help people create bonds and high quality relationships. Founder of Seasoned Moments, she uses research-based, data-driven strategies to build thriving, productive and connected cultures, particularly in the age of technology and distraction. She enhances the overall wellbeing of each family, organization, and community with whom she works and helps them flourish. Michal will receive her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022.Connect with and follow Michal on...
2021-12-3047 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E7: Lisa Anderson Shaffer, Artist, Author and PsychotherapistLisa Anderson Shaffer is an author, artist, and psychotherapist. For the last 5 years she has been writing three things she has learned each day and sharing the personal results of this ongoing daily journaling practice with her followers and fans via a weekly newsletter and her published guided journal, THESE THREE THINGS. In 2020, Lisa was overcome with the need to reenter the world of mental health and wellness and started the psychologically minded podcast JOY IS NOW as a way to make the hard science of psychology a lot friendlier and a little bit sexier. Outside of her work...
2021-12-1459 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E6: Scout Driscoll Wine Branding Expert & First-generation EntrepreneurScout Driscoll is the founder and CEO of VINT, Wine Branding & Design. With a firm belief in storytelling through design, VINT expertly guides wine brands through strategic branding and packaging evolutions. VINT has designed more than 100 wine labels for Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, helping them build the nation’s largest wine club (with 400,000+ members) with a wine program that includes VINT-designed collaborations with John Charles Boisset’s Raymond and DeLoach Vineyards, Dr. Loosen, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, and John Legend’s LVE Wines. VINT has been honored with awards from the Harper’s Design Com...
2021-12-1439 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E5: Audra Dinell, Founder of The ThreadAudra is the Founder of The Thread, applying her bold vision and action-oriented approach totransform womens’ confidence and leadership abilities through an award-winning personaldevelopment experience. She brings more than a decade of marketing experience and a socialentrepreneurship focus to community building in the Midwest, where she also co-hosts theCeiling Breakers ICT podcast. Audra is a frequent and energetic speaker, passionate abouthelping women feel more alive in their singular, wild and precious lives. Audra is married to her high school sweetheart and mother to two young boys.The Th...
2021-11-2941 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E3: Michelle Rosaline, Serial Entrepreneur, Platform CreatorYou will be so impressed with Michelle Rosaline! She is a serial entrepreneur who launched Hello Otter at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to connect us all in a way that the existing platforms couldn't. Connect with her on Instagram here and here.On LinkedIn here and here.On on the web here and here.
2021-11-2134 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E4: Meredith LeJeune, doula, yoga instructor, PR firm ownerCatch the great conversation we had with doula, yoga instructor, PR-agency owner and mom, Meredith LeJeune! We still don't know how she has time for all of this but listen in to hear how she has figured it out.Meredith LeJeune is an award-winning public relations professional who has developed and executed high-impact media relations campaigns. A 16-year industry veteran, LeJeune has served on the board of directors of journalism and public relations organizations for more than a decade. Recognized as one of PRSA New York’s 2017 Top 15 Professionals Under 35, LeJeune is founder of Thought Bubble Communications, the...
2021-11-2134 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E2: Jamie Lieberman, founder of Hashtag LegalOur guest is Jamie Lieberman. She's a lawyer, who says, "Don't stop listening because you heard that I'm a fun lawyer. I'm a lawyer. I'm an entrepreneur. I own my own law practice called hashtag legal. I am a mom of two boys. I am married to a lawyer."What was her biggest challenge? She's wraps it up in one word - Identity. When you have your first child, your identity just completely shifts and changes. She went from being Jamie Lieberman, lawyer, wife, fun friend to what?? She went back to work after she had her fi...
2021-11-1533 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!S1E1 Jess Berger, founder of BundleXJoyJess retired from corporate America in 2018 after 15 years in the pet industry. She's been an entrepreneur for three years and has just launched her second venture as the CEO and founder of Bundle X Joy. Bundle X Joy is a female-owned and founded pet food brand. They really believe that the pet space specifically is really missing that target market. Find Bundle X Joy online at bundlexjoy.com. Find them on Instagram @bundlexjoy.Our podcasts are edited by Ultra Everything.
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Oh Sh*t, What Now?!Meet Dorothy Kolb, co-host, fractional CFO, and mom of 4 sonsMeet co-host Dorothy Kolb. She's a former corporate employee having spent 20+ years at companies like Deloitte, CBS, FOX, NBC and HGTV and launched her consulting practice, dkeast & associates in 2016 as a single mom of 4 sons. She's been from zero to 6-figures in that time and has raised 4 pretty well-adjusted sons! Join her, along with co-host Shannon Fletcher and their guests as they find some space to discuss the challenges of it all.Get the Leaving the Ladder newsletter! Sign up here.
2021-09-1909 minOh Sh*t, What Now?!Meet Shannon Fletcher, co-host, entrepreneur and mom of 5 sonsMeet our co-host Shannon Fletcher. Mom of 5 sons. Owner of Maven Sales Group. She went from single mom of 2 to den mother of 5 in an instant. Find out more about her in this trailer episode!
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