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Sarah Li Cain is a financial storyteller who weaves practical tips and strategies into their work so that those trying to change their money mindset can see themselves in the starring role. She advocates that financial resilience is the key to a happy and productive life. You can find her over at highfivingdollars.com, where she’s either on camera answering reader questions or writing about how to love your money like you mean it. Sarah’s links: High Fiving Dollars Homepage Sarah on FB On Twitter @SarahLiCain On Instagram @SarahLiCain Show notes: [3:40] Sarah’s background and how to be direct in business [06:12] Insight into Sarah’s FREE email course! [06:45] “To be successful in business and life, you have to do it in a way where you can connect with other people.” [13:00] Sarah’s reason for starting her side hustle that turned into a business [13:59] The job that Sarah had before Highfiving Dollars [15:04] Her relationship with money [16:47] How Sarah met her hus

Cheryl Hajjar is the CEO and co-founder of Indigo Pixies – a book, audio, song and plush characters that both reinforce the importance of reading to children and appeal to them in a fun and magical way. She has been a schooled pianist since the age of seven. In college, Cheryl studied classical piano while developing her songwriting craft. Although songwriting has always been in the forefront of her creative abilities, since giving birth to her son Dylan, Cheryl was introduced to the wonderful world of motherhood and writing children’s books was a natural progression. She currently has a published column named “Babies & Briefcases”, has written for various TV and film projects and has also performed both in Nashville and Los Angeles. Cheryl’s links: Indigo Pixies Indigo Pixies on Facebook @Indigo_Pixies on Instagram Show notes: [2:00] How Cheryl got started with Indigo Pixies [8:25] “I want to use what we have to help children navigate through that.” [8:56] The process of self-p

Kara Stevens is a content creator and founder TheFrugalFeminista.com, an online home that helps women all over the world radically transform their lives through financial empowerment and personal development. Through speaking and training, she provides high-level support to women who want to be happy, wealthy, and brave. Kara loves all things theatre, writing, and powerful art. She is a homebody and loves a good nap. She spends a lot of her free time daydreaming, yuckin’ it up with her girlfriends, and figuring out how to take over the world. Kara’s links: TheFrugalFeminista.com Kara on Facebook Kara on Instagram @FrugalFeminista Kara on Pinterest Kara on Twitter @FrugalFeminista Show notes: [1:46] What caused Kara to create The Frugal Feminista [5:00] “When you’re building confidence in your money, you’re actually building confidence in yourself.” [10:20] How to get in that money mindset [17:00] The pain points entrepreneurs face when handling money in their business [22:30]

Joseph Hogue was an economist and an investment analyst until he realized the only way to financial independence was to own his life and his work. He now runs six websites on everything from personal finance to dating and is about to publish his 10th book. He’s been featured on Morningstar and Bloomberg TV and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Joseph’s Links: Free SUPER Blogger Books from Joseph Peer Finance 101 Crowd 101 My Stock Market Basics My Work from Home Money Peer Loans Online How You Can Find Love Show notes: [1:50] How Joseph manages his SIX websites! [5:03] “You don’t have to be a genius to be a successful entrepreneur.” [5:32] “You can’t compare yourself to the average.” [7:03] What Joseph does during the day [14:25]  Joseph’s favorite tactic for online marketing [21:17] His strategy for self-publishing [24:18] How to make passive income [29:50] The process of implementing advertising on your website [31:48] When Jos

After realizing a strong need to help clients transform their lives and create living environments that support their specific needs, Heidi Solomon founded P.O.S.H. / Professional Organizing Services by Heidi in 2006 to help busy people live successful organized lives, one person at a time. She earned the prestigious distinction of being a Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®) in April 2008 and Boston Magazine awarded POSH Best of Boston Home in 2012. She has been featured in The Boston Globe Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Boston Magazine and on NBC, channel 7. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and a former Board member of the New England Chapter of NAPO (NAPO-NE). She also received her Feng Shui Certification from the Center for Feng Shui and Intuitive Arts. Heidi has developed her own holistic organizing philosophy based on years of experience managing business operations combined with the centuries old philosophies enshrined in Feng Shui and Buddhism and lesso

Originally from Providence, RI, Emma received her degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Emerson College, located in Boston, MA, in May of 2012. Married that same summer, she started a blog called Curves, Cats, and Creams, which focused on bridging the gap between straight size and plus size fashion. “To me, fashion is simply FASHION”, she states vehemently. “Why should plus size fashion be just an afterthought when the majority of women in this country fall into that category? We want to be sexy, feminine, and fashionable, and designers, retailers, etc, are finally waking up to that fact!” In June of 2015, Emma started Medeiros Fashion Public Relations when after realizing that, out of the thousands of fashion public relations firms in the US, not ONE of them specialized in this exploding industry. Can’t have that! The goal of Medeiros Fashion Public Relations is to place plus size fashion on an equal footing with straight size fashion. Emma declares, “There

Danielle Tenconi founded InsieMama to bring world-class marketing skills, learned over 15 years building brands in the corporate world, to help grow small businesses. She motivates clients to continually raise themselves, and their businesses, to a higher standard of performance through targeted marketing consultancy tools, processes and sessions. Danielle is a Military spouse with two small boys and has lived all across the world.  She brings this Global experience to her clients through best-practice marketing. When she is not building small businesses or spending time with family, she is an avid yogi and runner. You can connect with Danielle on Instagram @insiemama, www.facebook.com/InsieMama or via www.insiemama.com. Show guide: [2:36] How Danielle came up with the name InsieMama and what lights her up in her business [4:15] “Freelancing is not so much a business, which I’ve come to realize.” [4:58] The difference between freelancing and owning a business – they are NOT the same!

Leanne Ross is the founder of IVY LADDER, an online hub created to help upcoming generations learn how to plan a career and land a job they love. Leanne lives outside of Boston with her husband Mike, and is expecting their first child in May. After a successful career in sales and sales management, Leanne left her Fortune 500 Sales Executive role running a $100M segment to launch her own company in June. While in corporate America, she interviewed hundreds of candidates, and only hired Gen X and Baby Boomers. Every Millennial she interviewed was ill equipped to successfully land a position with a top tier company. With that, IVY LADDER was born. Leanne’s links: IVY LADDER Homepage IVY LADDER on Facebook IVY LADDER on Linkedin Show guide: [1:17] How Leanne started her business – her goal was to climb the corporate ladder in the insurance industry [4:15] “I think the biggest difference for me is that in the past, I worked with very established companies that already had everything ready to go and

Alex Shadrow is the 24 year old CEO behind UNItiques.com: the world’s first fashion marketplace where everything is sold by girls in college. In the words of Christine Hunsicker who sold her first company to Yahoo for $850 million, “Alex will make it come hell or high water, she will eat through a wall.” Alex Shadrow is the 24 year old CEO behind UNItiques.com: the world’s first fashion marketplace where everything is sold by girls in college. Join today (it’s free) to make your own store and shop trends at GW and nationwide! Born and raised in Los Angeles, Shadrow inadvertently started her company after a scary encounter with a Craigslist creep during her junior year at Boston University. Alex has been noticed by the likes of Forbes and The Huffington Post, speaks as a panelist at Harvard University, and appeared on TV as a  “winner” on Lifetime’s new hit show Project Runway Startup. Alex’s links: UNItiques.com @UNItiques on Instagram @TheShadrow on Twit

Liz Funk is the founder of GlowingOCDBrain.com. She is an OCD expert, speaker, and author seeking to raise awareness about OCD and make it easier for people struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or uncomfortable obsessions and compulsions – to explore whether they may have OCD. In this episode, we discuss… The OCD Spectrum (and how you can find out if you fall on it) How to handle entrepreneurship and OCD The “mental bootcamp” of recovering from intrusive thoughts Sharing your vulnerability in a professional way Freelance writing (and writing for the big publications) Challenges writers face in the publishing industry in 2017 Getting more speaking opportunities Handling pre-talk jitters Tips for giving a talk like a pro Liz’s links: @Liz_Funk on Instagram @LizFunk on Twitter GlowingOCDBrain.com

Stacy Doherty is a realtor. She previously owned and operated an extremely successful concierge business in the Boston area and, in this interview, shares what it was like to sell her business. She is also the former president of an extremely well known networking group for women and was a recipient of the Star’s 40 Under 40, Celebrating South Shore’s Emerging Leaders Award. Stacy Doherty at Coldwell Banker Stacy Doherty on Facebook Show notes: [2:17] How she received Star’s 40 Under 40 [3:35] The beginning of her concierge business [5:45] Her turning point when she realized she didn’t want to do her business anymore [8:40] “Deep down I didn’t know if that’s what I wanted or what I thought people wanted to hear me say.” [10:15] Did she ever feel pressured? [17:28] Do you to have to be money-driven or can you be mission-driven? [20:45] How she landed the Mass Conference for Women gig! [22:45] What made her decide to be a realtor [27:48] How does she make herse

Miriam Kutcher is an entrepreneur and the inventor of Moozi, the patented solution for preparing perfect temperature baby formula bottles in under a minute with the touch of a button, made in the USA. Miriam founded Miravan, LLC five years ago to bring this innovative solution to market and provide caregivers with feeding peace of mind. You can learn more from the website, moozibaby.com, or follow Moozi on Facebook. Moozi will debut in retail in the spring of 2017. Show notes: [2:05] Where Miriam got the idea for Moozi [14:25] “It’s like a mountain range; you go up, you go back down, you go up, you go back down.” [18:27] Was it hard to let go of the CEO power? [21:36] She was on Steve Harvey! [22:54] How does she feel about her products coming to market so soon? [27:57] “This isn’t about making money; it’s about having an idea, and making that idea become physical and then having it actually help and serve people.” [30:58] How she made her product approachable [36:26

International designer Melina Cortes-Nmili’s road to fashion has been anything but conventional. Part entrepreneur and part designer, Melina has never taken the standard path. Frustrated with the frantic, flash-in-a-pan pursuit of the latest fads, Melina had a vision for a new take on a timeless concept – “beauty that transcends the trend.” Said in a simpler way, she believes in a luxurious, classic, yet contemporary design that always looks beautiful, and never goes out of style. Her goal? “Would Audrey Hepburn be proud to wear this dress?” “Will my customers treasure this dress for years to come?” Melina’s story is far from typical. While others were pursuing degrees in fashion or fine arts, she pursued her MBA. Why? From the beginning she realized that it would take a solid business foundation to make her dream a reality. Armed with perseverance and tenacity, for two and a half years, she dedicated endless hours to learning the fashion ropes. She met with experts, researched the industry,

al FreshCo was first imagined while Laurel Valchuis was working on an organic vegetable farm in Ireland, where the farmer week after week was finding herself swimming in extra vegetables due to a great growing season. CSA customers didn’t know what to do with all the Kohl Rabi, and were at a loss for how else to prepare zucchini. Not wanting to see this beautiful produce go to waste, Laurel began making meal kits and selling them at the local farmers’ market. Meal kits include washed and chopped, freshly harvested vegetables, and all the other components to cook a complete meal- just follow a few simple instructions, and you have a farm fresh meal in 20-30 minutes. Upon returning home to Boston, Laurel officially started al FreshCo, partnering with great local farmers to bring ready-to-cook meal kits to her customers each week via bicycle. Laurel and her team are committed to building a resilient food system where more people can eat delicious, healthy food, grown by local farmers, conveniently, a

Aaron Crowe is a freelance journalist in the Bay Area who specializes in personal finance writing. He has worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers and websites, and was an assistant metro editor at the Contra Costa Times before being laid off in 2008. He then started a freelance business and started blogging about being a stay-at-home dad who was underemployed, and now owns three blogs that help pay his family’s mortgage. One of his blogs, CashSmarter.com, chronicles his family’s finances and how he tries to teach his daughter, now 12, about money. Here are some links to find more info about Aaron: Aaron Crowe Homepage Aaron Crowe Facebook Tweet @AaronCrowe CashSmarter Website Add Vodka Website Before You Invest Website Show notes: [2:03] What it’s like going off on your own [6:19] Advice for people who cold email [14:07] How many pitches he sends out [17:09] Why someone did SEO for Aaron FOR FREE! [21:32] How he got into doing what he does [23:51] “One of my worst fears is tha

Giving Back With Your Business. Ashley Jacobs is the Founder and CEO of Sitting for a Cause, a pet sitting website that donates 50% of their profits to help animals in need. Fueled by her love for animals and desire to help reduce euthanasia rates in the United States, Ashley started Sitting for a Cause in 2013 as a one woman and her dog pet sitting duo. She launched her new website in March 2016, allowing pet sitters across the country to join her in her mission to provide pet sitting services that give back. Ashley lives in Newport Beach with her dog (Sitting for a Cause’s Executive Sitter), Diamond. Show notes: [2:45] How Ashley arrived at Sitting for a Cause [9:15] Her process for finding the shelters that need help [16:07] “Success is not all about the money you’re making.” [17:40] Three different classes of people who sign up for Sitting for a Cause [18:18] How Ashley is getting people to sign up for the site [20:05] Her success with Facebook ads [23:49] Has anyone ever not show

Starting a Blog with the Work at Home Wife. Angie Nelson has been a virtual assistant and serial blogger since 2007 when she took her future into her own hands and found a way to escape the corporate cubicle farm. Today, she shares her passion for making money from home on her blog TheWorkAtHomeWife.com. Additional information is available here. Show notes: [1:35] How Angela got started with The Work At Home Wife [2:33] “Everyone was starting to feel down-in-the-dumps, and I just didn’t want that to be the rest of my life.” [4:00] Was it an easy mindset for Angela to become a virtual assistant? [7:08] How she arrived at her target market [8:24] How she figured out that she wanted to work with bloggers [9:54] Her process of setting boundaries with people [13:30] What her experience with Amazon is like [15:10] A strategy for reselling on Amazon [19:15] Income possibilities with your blog [21:53] How she came to the conclusion that people wanted to learn more about how to BECOME a VA and not h

On Being “Coachable” & Making Changes. Caren Shapiro is a transformational coach who helps people be “ALL IN” in all areas of their lives through custom, made-for-you one-on-one coaching programs. She can help you connect to why you are here so you can find your gift. All you have to be is willing to learn, authentic, coachable, and open to making some changes. Caren Shapiro on Facebook Conscious Soul Coaching Show notes: [1:02] The kind of work Caren does [4:41] How entrepreneurs get over the feeling of worthlessness [7:02] “When you start working toward you and you get all in–mind, body, spirit–with yourself, then everything flows into place.” [8:34] How she’s showed people that they’re worth more than what they think [18:36] A peek into her book [27:03] Did Caren feel like her life was going to change after losing all that weight? [30:40] Caren DIDN’T always know that she would start a business [31:59] How she attracts the right people [36:40] Ad

As a certified business, leadership and life coach, writer, motivational speaker and founder of KellyLynnAdams.com, Kelly Lynn has helped thousands of women build smart and sustainable businesses. She has helped women to redefine success through shifting their mindsets, increasing their confidence, and stepping into their divine power. Kelly Lynn is the author of The Little Pink Book Manifesto: 10 Powerful Tools That Will Transform Your Life & Your Business and The Jersey Girl’s Guide to Increasing Revenue & Confidence In Your Business. Kelly Lynn has also spent over 10 years in corporate finance for some of the top fashion and retail brands in the world. She is on a mission to help one woman and one business at a time realize that they can be, do and have anything that they desire. On her path to leave a legacy for the next generation to come, she teaches woman on how to do the same. Kelly Lynn Adams The After Five Club Kelly Lynn Adam’s Podcast, Making Moves (cohost with Seema Alexander) Sho

Sarah Vance is a body image coach who specializes in helping women banish body hate and get a handle on emotional eating. She is a contributing writer for Ravishly and FabUPlus Magazine as well as the sponsored athlete for SuperFit Hero, a size-inclusive athletic apparel line. Sarah has been interviewed in a variety of podcasts including Nia Shanks, Finding our Hunger, Rebooted Body Podcast, SexyFit Podcast, Real Health Radio, Fearless Rebelle Radio, among others. Sarah’s website Breaking Boundaries, her program Reclaiming You, her podcast Show notes: [2:01] A glimpse into what Sarah does [4:12] “A lot of individuals who start their business do it out of something that has helped them or fueled them within.” [5:25] Things she shares that aren’t mainstreamed [11:50] Why Sarah started her podcast [14:34] The types of guests on her podcast [16:59] What Sarah has learned about good questions to ask on a podcast [19:20] How she helps people get over the vaults involving self-love [22:0