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Clinton Kelly is a television personality, style expert and entrepreneur. He won an Emmy as a cohost of ABC’s daytime hit, The Chew. He also cohosted What Not to Wear, TLC’s longest-running primetime reality show, for a decade. The Chew, a food-centric lifestyle show, ran for seven seasons with Clinton as moderator. Airing every weekday, The Chew reached up to 4 million viewers each week. Clinton starred in more than 300 episodes of What Not to Wear over the course of 10 years, offering honest style advice with a sense of humor. More than a million people watched the popular makeover program every week. Clinton is the author of Freakin’ Fabulous, Freakin’ Fabulous on a Budget, Oh, No She Didn’t and I Hate Everyone, Except You. You can find his latest book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or at your local independent bookseller. Find the audio version—read by Clinton himself!—through Amazon and Audible. Clinton served as a spokesman for Macy’s for a decade. He’s also app

Tori Overmyer is a 6 figure, no fluff business coach for online coaches & service providers! Tori helps her clients create and sell their offers on Instagram in order to grow a thriving online business. She specializes in organic Instagram growth and social selling without feeling salesy or uncomfortable! Tori’s clients have been able to leave their 9-5, make thousands of dollars every month, and do it all while enjoying the freedom of being their own boss. When Tori is not working you can find her playing with her dog, making mocktails, reading psychological thrillers or watching Bravo. Useful links: Thrive Business Development (Website) Tori on Instagram Show Notes: Tell me about your business. What made you start? Who was your first demographic – then what happened? How do you work with people now? How do you stand out on Instagram? Do you need to have a perfect feed? Do we have to do reels?

For nearly a decade, Kate was a full-time freelance journalist for over 125 magazines, newspapers, and websites including USA Today, EatingWell, Cooking Light, Travel + Leisure, The Washington Post, Forbes, Esquire, Women’s Health, Clean Eating, Wine Enthusiast, SELF, and REAL Simple. She’s also the author of the cookbook, Atlanta Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Big Peach.  Kate left her flourishing freelance writing career to start a holistic wellness blog, Root + Revel, which became a multi six-figure business! She now teaches other heart-centered online entrepreneurs how to monetize their blog or online business with sustainable strategies — no burning out, no selling your soul – through her two courses The Six Figure Blog Academy and 21 Days to Impact. Kate preaches working from a place of rest, not hustle through heart-centered entrepreneur tactics, practical, actionable strategies, and holistic, mindful biz tips. She lives in Atlanta with her husband Matt, thei

Avani Modi Sarkar is the co-founder of Modi Toys, a line of award-winning plush Hindu deities that have become a fan favorite for South Asians in the US and globally. Since founding the company with her brother, Viral Modi, in 2018, she has received recognition for her entrepreneurial spirit as a member of the Forbes Next 1000 list, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year New Jersey Finalist, and a Tory Burch fellow, with her position on Inc’s 2021 Female Founders 100 being the latest accolade. Useful links: Modi Toys Show Notes: What is Modi Toys? Why did you start this business? Why toys? Do you know how to sew? Design toys? The process of designing a doll. The singing. Celebrating the connection to your heritage. What’s next for Modi Toys?

Jessie Festa is the creator of the active solo female travel blog, Jessie on a Journey as well as the online responsible tourism and culture magazine, Epicure & Culture. Since 2014, she’s been teaching online blogging courses to travelers wanting to make their dreams of location independence a reality. When not galavanting around the globe, you can find her doing yoga, dancing to hip hop, and leading tours through her company NYC Photo Journeys. Useful links: Jessie’s Travel Blog Website Jessie’s Blogging Website Show notes: Jessie, tell me about this journey you’re on. Why travel blogging? What is your niche in the travel blogging world? Are you super into travel? What about the travel blogging and teaching side of things? What’s next for Jessie?

Tracey Pontarelli is a 15 year branding and marketing pro turned successful wellness entrepreneur and mindset and marketing coach. She teaches women how to strengthen their mindsets, build authentic personal brands and successful businesses by aligning with who they really are and what really lights them up inside. Useful links: Tracey’s Website Tracey on IG Show Notes: What do you do? How does branding connect to mindset? Where do we begin when addressing what needs to change in our mindset? What is the next step after awareness? What role does vulnerability play in your branding and marketing? The effect: client attraction

Catherine Tindall is a CPA specializing in advanced tax reduction who proactively works with clients to reduce what they pay in tax while supporting their greater wealth building and life goals. Her goal for every client is to provide a return on investment, in the first year, usually $15,000-100k+ in tax savings. With a focus on automation, Catherine and her team set themselves apart by utilizing technology whenever possible to streamline their advisory services and to offer those services to anyone no matter where they are located. She is especially passionate about providing tools to support entrepreneurs and small business owners in navigating the changing tax landscape, as well as helping them reduce their overall tax burden through proactive strategies and advisory. Most recently, Catherine appeared on Radio Entrepreneurs to share some insight on the COVID tax credits enabling listeners to take advantage of some of those credits that are still available. Useful Links: Dominion Website Catherine on Link

Rae Davenport was born and raised in New Orleans, LA with an undeniable passion to help others. She has always found herself being a listening ear, a supportive shoulder, or giving an encouraging word to someone in their time of need. She believes in speaking life to those who may have a hard time seeing just how valuable they really are. Often asked to her, “Rae, how did you develop your unstoppable mindset?” Just like everyone, the painful experiences of life happened to her without warning. At the age of 13, her father was murdered in his home by someone very close to the family. Life as she knew it was never the same. At the age of 15, she became a mother. Imagine that, if you can. She went from mourning her dad’s death to becoming a parent, neither of which she was mentally prepared for. But it was prepared for her. She had to grow up FAST. The problem with doing anything fast. She often misses some instrumental lessons. Still very determined to win. She graduated high school with honors and enrolled in

Craig is a Pinterest Growth Expert and Founder of Pin and Grow, a marketing agency focused on helping eCommerce businesses maximize their businesses using innovative Pinterest strategies. They celebrate their 2 year anniversary this year helping small businesses expand their impact and grow using Pinterest. Useful links: Special PDF Pinterest Checklist Pin and Grow Craig Lewis Linkedin Show notes: Pinterest is not dead, you’re just asleep. Pinterest is not a social media outlet, it’s a search engine. Is it useful for service based? Is it more e-commerce oriented? What types of companies will Pinterest not work for? Pinterest is truly a sleeping giant at the moment. When optimizing your profile, where should you begin when doing that?

Erica is a gifted legacy medium who has performed hundreds of readings on-site in locations as diverse as Ireland; Salem, Massachusetts; Liguria, Italy; and the Gold Coast of Australia. Her travels have taken her wide and far, on a miraculous journey of connection, communication, and discovery. In Great Britain, partnered with the University of Northampton, and under the expertise of scientists Chris Roe and David Saunders, Erica participated in groundbreaking scientific research to further illuminate the field of mediumship and expand on the scientific knowledge of connection and consciousness. Erica is delighted and grateful to have been a participant for these studies. Passionate about Spirit connection, and with a thirst to expand and illuminate all facets of the amazing miracle of existence, she takes great excitement in these aspects of her work. Erica continues to be eager and inspired to work to contribute to scientific exploration, discovery, and education. Likewise, she loves to travel the world in

Jessica Fialkovich became a first-time entrepreneur at the age of 25 and since has been able to successfully establish, develop and sell multiple small businesses in a number of different industries. In the last eight years, Jessica has been able to build her business brokerage firm from a two-person team to one of the top firms in the country. Under her leadership, the office has been the number one Transworld Business Advisors franchise location in the world for the last five years, has made the Inc 5000 list for the last three, and been recognized by the Financial Times, the Denver Business Journal and others. Jessica is also the Founder of Exit Factor, which teaches business owners how to buy and sell businesses for the most profit in the least amount of time. As an entrepreneur, Jessica is passionate about small businesses driving our economy. Because of this, she has committed to educating and supporting entrepreneurs and the small business community. She is active in Entrepreneurs’ Organization, curren

Leslie Short is owner of The Cavu Group and a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist. She has an accomplished background that includes running marketing and PR for FUBU, serving as Corporate Operating Strategist for blueprint + co., and starting several successful international businesses. Leslie has been developing multi-cultural/mosaic marketing and programming as far back as 1998, and her in her book, Expand Beyond Your Current Culture, she offers tips on how to think differently about diversity and inclusion to achieve a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workplace. Leslie is also host of Visibility Ultd.. (website) Useful links: BOOK! Expand Beyond Your Current Culture Leslie on Linkedin Facebook Twitter Instagram The Cavu Group Website Show notes: Tell me about The Cavu Group. When should businesses start thinking about D&I? Why is this not just another box to check? Does D&I make a business more successful? Tips for hiring effectively. Where can we find you?

For over a decade, Annie P. Ruggles has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small businesses. As the Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she’s guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Annie’s pride and joy is her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit, which serves up small business strategies with a pop culture twist every Monday. Useful links: The Non-sleazy Sales Academy Show notes: How did you know you should focus on sales? How did you end up in it? How can we learn to sell without all the yuck? What tips do you have for listeners to improve their skills? Group Program – what is it about?

Larissa Bodniowycz is a traveling attorney with over a decade of diverse legal experience.  She is the founder of Bold City Legal (www.boldcitylegal.com), a digital law firm that provides DIY and custom legal services to small businesses. Larissa prides herself and the firm on providing professional practical legal representation in a casual atmosphere.  She’s passionate about helping teach small businesses how to use the law to grow and protect what they’ve worked so hard to build. On weekends, you can find Larissa in the woods – hiking, camping, and taking photos – then writing about her adventures on her Sort of Legal (www.sortoflegal.com).  She attributes her ability to juggle a lot at once to the time she spent in the circus while in college.  (Yes, you read that right.) Useful links: Bold City Legal Sort of Legal (Blog) Show notes: Why law? What made you choose that? Did you know you would start your own firm? What types of clients do you enjoy most? What are the most important things for entre

Angelina Singer is a young adult / new adult author with a romantic comedy, Just Like a Pill, books 1-3 of a dystopian science fiction trilogy The Upperworld Series, and both books of The Rewind Duology available for purchase on Amazon now. In addition to her writing career, Singer graduated Magna Cum Laude from Stonehill College in 2019, where she studied English, Music, and of course, Creative Writing. Angelina is also a board member of the Association of Rhode Island Authors, managing their Young Adult initiative. She’s also a freelance editor and ghostwriter, often helping clients bring their literary visions to life. In her spare time she enjoys crocheting (with a portfolio of work available for purchase on Instagram @asinger320), as well as mentoring younger music students at a local music store, where she has been studying guitar for over a decade. She views her writing as a way to simultaneously escape from and embrace reality. Follow her on Facebook @AngelinaSingerAuthor and Instagram/TikTok @a

Aurora Winter, MBA, is an award-winning, bestselling author. She is a successful serial entrepreneur, media trainer, creator of the Spoken Author method, and founder of Same Page Publishing. She left her lucrative career as a TV executive decades ago to become a full-time author, trainer, and entrepreneur. Using storytelling for business, she created a life of freedom, creativity, and contribution. Now she helps her clients turn their words into wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Her clients win hearts and minds with their communication skills. They have started new chapters, escaped 9 to 5, and made a difference. They have written bestselling books, given TEDx talks, appeared on TV, raised venture capital, and won awards. Why not you? Aurora Winter’s latest book, Turn Words Into Wealth, has been honored with multiple book awards, including: Winner, Los Angeles Book Festival, 2021 Best Business Book Winner, Pinnacle Award, 2021 Best Business Book Winner, Literary Titan Silver Award Winner, International Impact Book

Liz Wilcox is an Email Strategist helping bloggers build online relationships, package up their “magic” and turn it into emails that people want to read and, most importantly, purchase from. In a span of three years, Liz founded, grew, and sold a successful blog. Since selling the blog, she has helped her clients master their sales by leveraging the power of strategic email. Offline, Liz lives in Florida, loves to run and is a walking 90s pop culture encyclopedia. Useful links: Liz Wilcox Website Liz Wilcox’s Email Marketing Membership Show Notes: What it is like to be LIZ Why email marketing? Is it still important? The time Liz sold ALL 141 subscribers into her paid product The time Liz wrote a book about poop, sold the book, and made oodles of cash with it What is the membership and why is it $9?

Jill Babiarz has been teaching healing movement for over 2 decades now and has had her own private practice for 17 years. In her warm and cozy studio in Madison, Wisconsin or through the online platforms, she has helped thousands of people to walk through their healing journeys. She loves to share her own story of loss and trauma and eventually full circle healing and now it’s her deepest honor to empowerment others to do the same. She often says she sees miracles in her studio everyday! Jill leans into her intense lived experiences of severe depression, suicide, divorce, baby loss, co-dependency of sex addiction, hysterectomy, scoliosis and more to help guide her through her clients paths of deep healing. She has attended many years of yoga and healing modality trainings but is also in a yoga therapy graduate school program right now to become a Yoga Therapist. Jill loves to remind people that the journey is the jewel. Useful Links: www.HealingWithJill.com www.JillBabiarz.com Show notes: Are you a healer?

Gresham “Gresh” W. Harkless Jr. is the founder of CBNation and Blue 16 Media. CBNation is a Business to Business (B2B) Brand focusing on increasing the business success rate by providing visibility and resources for CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners.  CBNation consists of blogs (CEOBlogNation.com), podcasts (CEOPodcasts.com) and videos (CBNation.tv). Blue 16 Media is a digital marketing agency providing digital marketing services including web design & SEO to small to medium-sized businesses and organizations. Central to his marketing philosophy is that You Are a Media Company: Developing a Marketing Strategy to Connect with Your Target and Reach Your Goals. Gresham is proud a graduate of Howard University & Georgetown University. He also is a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Center for Excellence Young Professionals Program ’16 and recognized by the Alexandria Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 40 Under 40. Useful links: I Am Gresh (Website) Blue 16 Media (Website) CEO Blog Nation Show notes: Wha

Andrea Owen is an author, global speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She has taught hundreds of thousands of women tools and strategies to be able to empower themselves to live their most kick-ass life through speaking, her books, coaching, and her wildly popular podcast with over 3 million downloads. She is the proud author of two books, which have been translated into 18 languages and available in 22 countries. Her latest book, Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength is coming in August 2021. Andrea is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from The Coaches Training Institute, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, a SHE RECOVERS® coach, as well as a Certified Daring Way Facilitator; a modality based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. When she’s not juggling her full coaching practice or writing books, Andrea is busy riding her Peloton bike, cha