Profresh Podcast

Dr. Arminta Phelps, owner and operator of Achieve Balance Chiropractic, gave birth to her son two weeks after graduating chiropractic school. As a single mom trying to start a business, she had to put up with more sh*t than usual. Moving forward from being laughed out of a bank (seriously!) takes courage. But courage is something that Arminta has plenty of. Listen to her journey from unsure to inspirational. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

How do you fight the isolation that comes with being a business owner? Even when you're surrounded by people who love and support you, even when you have a business partner, you can feel completely alone. Kalle LeMone and Kimber Dean co-own Nourish Cafe & Market in downtown Columbia, Missouri and they couldn't be more different. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

It's hard to start your own business. But at the age of 21, is it downright impossible? Annika Miller, owner of SilverBox Photographers, was immediately drawn to photography when she began shooting in high school. This passion sustained her throughout college, and soon Annika was taking pictures alongside professional photographers for weddings and graduations alike. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Studying business and running one are two different worlds. Just ask Strategic Management PhD, Ashley Gangloff, co-owner and co-founder of Salt House Co. Ashley discovered the nitty-gritty side of business. The emotional involvement that happens outside of a classroom. What started as something that she referred to a "side project" has evolved into an exciting business venture. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

In a male-dominate field, being a boss can be overwhelming. Women in business are constantly facing road blocks built on a foundation of age-old stereotypes and sexism. But Kim Barnes, President of the Callaway Bank had a different experience. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Is sharing your success secrets a dangerous game or a team sport? How can you incorporate this generosity into your business? How has this mission statement of empowering people helped Chrystal Sadler in her path to success? ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Kelli McDowell, owner of One to One Print Shop, started her company with a newborn baby and an unexpected bout of anxiety. How do you stay positive and productive during a time of stress? How do you keep work and life separate when your business partner is your husband? ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Don’t we all want to “find ourself?” Sometimes it takes ending your marriage, leaving your husband, and dismantling your business to do it. That mission of “finding yourself” gets more complicated when you’re a self-employed artist who still needs to pay rent and has just lost a stable paycheck, like Lily Dawson of Lily Dawson Designs. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

We often think of entrepreneurs as people who start their own business entirely from scratch. But that's not always the case. What's it like to take a business that someone else has built and make it your own? Liz Tucker purchased Poppy from her long time mentor and friend after working in the shop for years. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

“Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life!” – Yeah, that's total BS. Kristen Brown, owner, founder, and creative director of Hoot Design Co. (and ProFresh's usual host) dishes on the challenges of transforming a tiny online print shop to a bustling full-service ad agency. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Amanda Quick, founder of The Hatchery, discusses motherhood, starting a business from the ground up and what it really means to support the women around you. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

In this episode, Anne Churchill, owner of Annabelle Events and Jubilee Planning Studio explains how business ownership affects her personal life and relationships. 1. How owning a business while going through a divorce affects how she approaches her ownership now. 2. How she decided to launch a new venture while running a thriving events company. 3. How she is setting up this business to franchise. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Jessie Yankee's attitude about thriving in the tech space is based on merit versus gender. She wants her company to be known for approaching clients on a human level, and this has proved successful for her so far -- growing year over year since starting Easy PC in 2011 when she saw a hole in the industry for a company that can combine IT expertise with great customer service. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.

Lauren is savvy. She’s smart. She’s powerful, capable, and had a clear vision and detailed plan for her business – a clothing boutique called Lo & Behold. Then she had to make the hard decision to close. ProFresh Podcast is a product of Hoot Design Co., a full service branding, advertising and marketing agency. Know a badass female business owner? Nominate her to be featured on our show. Go to hootdesignco.com/profresh to give us the details. Want to support us even more? Leave us a review on iTunes and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/profreshpodcast.