Episodes

Jan. 26, 2021

Ep 44: Supporting new moms who pump at work with Dana Kirwin

As the #1 brand of breast pumps in the US, Medela is passionate about helping mothers achieve their personal breastfeeding goals. But the company is doing so much more than selling products to ensure moms’ success through it…
Jan. 19, 2021

Ep 43: Starting a side business while employed with Meg Staples

While on an extended maternity leave, Meg Staples found herself at a running event, frustrated by the lack of quality women’s athletic wear at affordable prices and inclusive sizes. Without any prior business experience, Meg…
Jan. 12, 2021

Ep 42: From career break to founder of an innovative health care startup with Janis Powers

So often mothers look at their career break as a significant negative to overcome when they look to return to the workforce. But in the case of Janis Powers, founder of the cutting edge start-up Longitudinal Health Care, it …
Jan. 5, 2021

Ep 41: How can we fix America’s health care problems? with Janis Powers

National health spending accounted for 17.7% of U.S. GDP, and is projected to grow to nearly 20% by 2028. Are Americans getting what they’re paying for? According to my guest this week, Janis Powers, they’re not. Janis is th…
Dec. 29, 2020

Ep 40: Building your career strategy with Laurel Rutledge (Encore Episode)

This episode originally aired July 2, 2020. We hope you enjoy this encore episode of our interview with Laurel Rutledge. Too many of us have accepted the stress and misery that comes with our careers. If you’re unhappy in yo…
Dec. 22, 2020

Ep 39: Remote work, pace of change, and future skills with Rebecca Scott

The way we work changed almost overnight when Covid hit. In the beginning, we thought the changes were temporary. But now, companies and individuals are adapting to a new normal, where remote work is permanent and change is …
Dec. 15, 2020

Ep 38: Gratitude and Goal Setting

Did you know that most people will abandon their New Year’s Resolutions by the end of February? I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to kick of the New Year with resolution guilt! We’ve heard so much about setting SMART …
Dec. 8, 2020

Ep 37: Reinventing your career after motherhood with Raquel Kelley

Let’s be honest here – the idea of motherhood doesn’t always match the reality. Too many women have the professional wind knocked out of them after having their first child and realizing, “I can’t keep going the way I was be…
Dec. 1, 2020

Ep 36: Helping your strong-willed child grow into a healthy, self-sufficient adult with parenting coach Kelly Nault

Have you ever heard the phrase start with the end in mind? For most of us I think the end parenting goal is to grow our children into happy, well-adjusted, self-sufficient adults. But when my guest Kelly Nault was a college …
Nov. 24, 2020

Ep 35: Foundations for a healthy relationship with money

Have you noticed that it’s hard to make changes in your money habits? You seriously tell yourself that you’re really going to stick to the budget or stop spending this time. But without even noticing, your budget slides to t…
Nov. 17, 2020

Ep 34: Family culture and finances with Christie Lazo

Most of us recognize that the culture we grow up in has a significant impact on our beliefs and how we parent our own children. But what do we do when we want to instill beliefs different from those of our parents into our o…
Nov. 10, 2020

Ep 33: The importance of controlling your online image with Hilary Sutton

Whether we mean to or not, we all project an image of who we are, both online and off. When looking for a job or trying to gain new clients, it’s often our online image – not us directly – that creates a first impression. Th…
Nov. 3, 2020

Ep 32: Build Your Best Family with Kimberly Amici

What do you do when you build the life you always had planned for yourself – the prominent career, active family, thriving social life, contributing community member – but it doesn’t feel the way you imagined it would? Inste…
Oct. 27, 2020

Ep 31: Should you take a career break?

According to the recent Women in the Workplace 2020 report by McKinsey and LeanIn, 1 out of 4 women are considering a leave of absence or stepping out of the workforce at this time. COVID has placed working women under a gre…
Oct. 20, 2020

Ep 30: Life and leadership as a Millennial with Dr. Jennifer Wisdom

It’s a challenging time to be in the workforce, particularly for many Millennials as they are vying for their first leadership positions in the midst of a challenging economic environment and a global pandemic. Join me for a…
Oct. 13, 2020

Ep 29: How to raise a math person with Allison Dillard

Have you ever thought you’ll never be able to help your kid succeed in math because you’re just “not a math person”? Or maybe you suspect your kid is experiencing math anxiety and don’t really know what to do about it. Learn…
Oct. 6, 2020

Ep 28: Getting involved with your family’s financial planning with Gaea Verneris

I hear time and time again from women who are not comfortable with the world financial planning, but who want to learn. . Sometimes women still leave the financial planning activities for their families to their spouse, but …
Sept. 29, 2020

Ep 27: Cultivating professional relationships through LinkedIn with Janice Porter

We’re most likely to find our next job opportunity or client through our existing network, but growing and cultivating professional relationships in the time of COVID is challenging. That’s why I’m interviewing Janice Porter…
Sept. 22, 2020

Ep 26: What does it really take to beat procrastination with Cristina Roman

Let’s be honest – We all procrastinate in one way or another. What does procrastinating look like for you? For some of us, it may be an activity that takes our focus away from the real work that needs to be done. For others,…
Sept. 15, 2020

Ep 25: Creating efficient mama systems with Laura Hernandez

Never has there been a more chaotic time in the lives of many mamas! I know many of us…ahem, me…have thought once or twice lately that there’s no way to improve the efficiency and reduce the stress in our household because o…
Sept. 8, 2020

Ep 24: Finding her path from Wall Street to fashion with Bobbie Casalino-Lewis

In today’s episode I’m talking about career change, asking for what you want, and style with Bobbie Casalino-Lewis. Bobbie’s inspiring career led her to become one of the first women VPs at an all-male telecommunications fir…
Sept. 1, 2020

Ep 23: Learning how to thrive, not just survive, your divorce with Sacheen Mobley (Part 2)

Divorce can be painful and complex for anyone, but it often presents even greater challenges for women. According to research, women’s income drops significantly more than men’s after divorce. And because more women take fam…
Aug. 25, 2020

Ep 22: Learning how to thrive, not just survive, your divorce with Sacheen Mobley (Part 1)

Divorce can be painful and complex for anyone, but it often presents even greater challenges for women. According to research, women’s income drops significantly more than men’s after divorce. And because more women take fam…
Aug. 18, 2020

Ep 21: How an educational therapist can help your child thrive with Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts

Have you tried everything you can think of to support your struggling learner, yet they still struggle? In this episode, I’m talking with educational therapists and cohosts of the Learn Smarter Podcast, Rachel Kapp, and Step…