Women Who Swaay Podcast

Hilary Hendershott was working as a certified assistant financial planner when she hit a financial wall. Her credit was maxed out, her mortgage was increasing every month, and she felt like she had hit rock bottom. Instead of playing the victim, Hilary turned her life around and transformed herself into an expert in the psychology behind human spending behavior. Now, she applies her expertise in finance management to help women manage their assets and build wealth. Listen in to Hilary explain that transforming your financial world is possible, how to not be afraid of money, and what it means to pay yourself first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is a rare achievement to start even one business in your lifetime, but to be a successful serial entrepreneur before 30 is even more so. Lauren Maillian started her own internationally recognized and award-winning wine brand at 19, by 25 she founded a boutique marketing firm for strategic marketing and branding of luxury goods, and by 26 she began advising and investing in early stage companies. Now a mother of two, highly sought out speaker, and author of her new book. The Path Redefined: Getting To the Top On Your Own Terms, Lauren Mailman is still on top of her game and she is here to tell us how she did it and how you can live life on your own terms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ran Ma is a biomedical engineer by training and comes a long family line of medical professionals. She was working on wound care for war veterans before becoming an entrepreneur, and starting up her company Siren Care - whose first product is a ‘smart sock’ designed to monitor and prevent further nerve damage for diabetic patients. Her ingenious invention won her the Techcrunch Hardwire Battlefield competition and rocketed her company to the top of everyone's list of must-watch companies. Ran joins me today to walk us through her journey of creating a prototype from scratch with no background in hardware, and ultimately creating a life-changing, and potentially life-saving, wearable technology. Release date - 04/04/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Moshman has been making documentaries since she was teenager, finding it an empowering medium for telling stories. After years working in television, Sarah made it her mission to change the narrative and portrayal of women in the media. In 2012, Sarah and four other female filmmakers set on a road trip through the U.S. to document a variety of women across the country; a project which became the Emmy Award winning The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things. Iman and Sarah bond over their common cause for swaying the media narrative and showcasing female stories, while asking themselves what would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail? Release date - 03/28/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s world where we are bombarded constantly by Linkedin invites, friend requests, and networking cocktail hours, Kelly J. Hoey wants you to slow down. Recognized as Forbes 1 of 5 Women changing the world of entrepreneurship and author of “Build Your Dream Network”, Kelly shares invaluable advice and insight on how to network to get the results that you want. You will be surprised that it is less about coffee dates and more about personal connection, specificity, and getting every piece of your networking arsenal in line, down to your email signature to your headshot. Research shows that you have 7 seconds to make an impression: what will you do? Release date - 03/20/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carolyn Rodz is a three-time entrepreneur and founder of the women-focused virtual accelerator, The Circular Board. This week, Carolyn and Iman discuss the frustrations with raising capital, learning the hard lesson of not building a company all on you own, and how to structure your day around a flood of emails. Carolyn stresses her keys to success (hint: it’s not waiting for things to happen for you), and reminds us all that finding your purpose is a personal evolution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen Glantz is a two-time author, mentor and public speaker, and founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. She comes on the show to talk about her unique business as a professional bridesmaid; a profession she invented after recognizing this was an unmet need in the wedding industry. In this episode, Jen talks about how being a stranger is a surprising advantage in providing full support for brides, setting realistic expectations for yourself while starting a business, and why the key to success is to never give up. Release date - 03/06/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Buckalter spent the last thirty years of her career building some of the most prominent sporting good brands out there, including Nike and Burton. Now, she joins me to talk about her her new product, Pulse, a personal care formulations dispenser. Amy guides us through the three and a half year process of turning her vision into reality, including her intense research process to produce a viable proof of concept, fundraising strategies, and creating her strategic advisory board to guide the design of Pulse. Amy provides us all with incredibly important insight on how to create an innovative product and deliver a truly “modern experience”. Release date - 02/27/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Pimsleur has been a documentary filmmaker, a non-profit fundraiser, founder of her own company, Little Pim, and now is an author and mentor for female entrepreneurs. Her book, “Million Dollar Women: The Essential Guide for Female Entrepreneurs Who Want to Go Big”, aims to help women learn to raise capital and grow their businesses while avoiding common missteps. In this episode, she gives powerful advice on how to tackle your financial anxiety and what steps you need to take as a female entrepreneur to raise the capital you need to make your business everything it can be. In her words: have the fear, and do it anyway. Release Date - 022017 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Valentine’s Day week on EEV we celebrate the most important type of love: self-love. I sit down with Mirtha Michelle, a Dominican-born poet and actress, and discuss the finer points of her inspiration for her best-selling book of poems, Letters, To The Men I Have Loved. A self-published author and successful actress, Mirtha gets honest about how being alone pushes you to be self-reliant, forces you to consider who you really are, and sets you on a journey of self-acceptance and love. Release date - 02/13/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole Cogan’s gluten-free restaurant directory, NOBREAD, first started out of necessity after being diagnosed with a gluten allergy, and has since then become the first stop on the web for gluten-free eaters. After starting her career in finance, Nicole decided to make the jump to building out her NOBREAD project full time. Tune in this episode to hear her advice on facing fear as an entrepreneur, filling a niche with your business, and how far great networking can get you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai Beauchamp made history as Seventeen magazine’s youngest and first African American beauty director at age 25. As a veteran editor of style magazines, from Oprah to Teen Vogue, Tai made a name for herself in the media industry since her early start at Seventeen before making the jump to T.V. In 2006 she started her own website, The Tai Life, which aims to inspire women to be their full selves, and to holistically connect style and empowerment. Tai is widely recognized a style expert, public speaker, media personality, and entrepreneur who has appeared on ABC, BET, CNN, NBC Today, TV One, E! and frequently contributed to The View, Wendy Williams Show, and Bethenny. She is currently the host of TLC’s Window Warriors. Tai frequently presents on topics ranging from entrepreneurship and girl power to stylish living and 21st century philanthropy for universities and organizations including The Clinton Foundation and Harvard Business School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stacy Tuschl is the creator of The Business Rescue Road Map, a practical and proven system of assessing your business and pulling it back from the brink of failure. As an experienced entrepreneur, speaker, and business coach, Stacy tailored The Business Rescue Road Map to address both the inner and outer struggles experienced by women in business. Entrepreneurs from multiple industries and in locations around the world have used Stacy’s time-tested practices and strategic road maps to develop the businesses of their dreams and rescue their sanity along the way. Today Stacy is an in-demand speaker and business coach, in addition to her roles as business owner, investor, wife, and mother. When she launched her performing arts business in 2002 from her parents’ backyard, Stacy was a wide-eyed 18-year-old. By the time she was a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, her small, backyard business had turned her life upside down. She incorporated, rented space, and threw herself into her entrepreneurial

Diane Mulcahy, author of “The Gig Economy” and former venture capitalist, joins me in our first episode of 2017 to discuss the new dimensions of the American labor force. What is the gig economy and what is driving its fast growth? In this episode, Diane Mulcahy shares her thoughts on the future of work and entrepreneurship, as well as advice on how to succeed in the gig economy. Make sure to stay tuned in for her top 10 tips for succeeding in this new economy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oncomfort is an early-stage company based in Texas, USA and Brussels, Belgium that uses virtual reality to help patients manage the stress of invasive medical procedures such as surgeries or chemotherapy. In this interview, Diane Jooris, a therapist and now co-founder and CEO of Oncomfort, chats about why she decided to start a company and her journey to launching it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Warren is the founder of Kaia FIT, a women’s focused program that currently has 55+ locations, in six different states. She has coached gymnastics, fitness, running, triathlon training and snowboarding for 20+ years. She brings the same motivation and expertise to her public appearances, giving attendees the tools to live a centered, healthy life. “Life isn’t a dress rehearsal,” she says. “Every single moment we’re given the opportunity to live our best”. Drawing on these years of experience, Warren has expanded from coaching high-level athletes into leadership training. To women across the country on how to run a successful business, in addition to a successful life. Through the teachings of work-life balance, and simple steps to creating the life you deserve, Warren has streamlined her training down to three simple steps to thrive: Get Your Mind Right, Strength for Life, and Gather Your Tribe. With her non-traditional upbringing, young motherhood, and touch and go birth of her youngest, Kai, Nikki app

New York-based entrepreneur and mom Rachel Blumenthal created Rockets of Awesome, which launched in July, to offer parents a simpler and smarter way to shop for high-quality kids clothing. She began her career at Yves Saint Laurent, before launching her first entrepreneurial venture as designer and founder of the fashion jewelry brand Rachel Leigh. The brand was licensed to GlamHouse in 2011. Rachel then lent her hand to Warby Parker, which was cofounded by her husband Neil, before founding and acting as CEO of Cricket’s Circle, the trusted resource and editorial destination for everything baby and toddler. It was the insights and learnings from the Cricket’s Circle community, in addition to her own experience as a mother that inspired the idea for Rockets of Awesome.  Throughout her career, Rachel has become a trusted resource on entrepreneurship and startups, thanks to her work starting three successful businesses. In today's episode Rachel speaks to us about: -Founding Rockets of Awesome, Crickets Circ

Eleanor is an advisor on women’s leadership development to the Yale School of Management, an award-winning entrepreneur, international speaker and expert in women’s leadership. She has shared the stage with celebrated entrepreneurs including Lisa Sasevich, Loral Langemeier, Sharon Lechter and EBW2020 founder Ingrid Vanderveldt. She has been recognized by award-winning entrepreneur Ali Brown as one to watch in the women’s leadership space. She teaches women entrepreneurs and women professionals how to dial up their influence and impact so they can position themselves as credible, confident leaders that others will listen to, buy from, and support.  In this podcast, Eleanor fills us in on a range of topics related to women in business and leadership including: -Why the majority of new women entrepreneurs don’t replace their corporate income…and what to do about it. -Insider secrets of the old boys network — what men know but women don’t about influence, money and power. -Thought leadership: how to position

Meet Pratima Aravabhoomi, the founder of Craft Street Design. She was inspired to establish the company based on her own experiences in turning her life around from the brink of suicide, and has since become a successful consultant and business owner. She shares, “ If not for the words on my kitchen wall which said,  ‘Darkest hour is before dawn, I might have ended my own life.”  She has since completely transformed that life achieving many of her goals. Meaningful words have made a huge difference in her life. That’s why Pratima is on a mission to bring meaningful words as products into all of our ever busy, distracted lifestyles so that they remind us to take the time to focus on the important things.  Listen to find out more about the inspiring Aha moment that led Pratima to launch a successful 6 figure business within a few months! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.