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Women today are facing a confidence crisis. Studies show a woman’s confidence actually decreases with experience and 67% of women say they need more support building confidence. We’re committed to changing this, one conversation at a time. Because when women show up to their lives with confidence, everything is better. Organizations run more smoothly, families experience more harmony, more meaningful work gets done. This isn’t some “you can do it” cheerleading session. This is a confidence i ...
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The Cost of Control: Amber’s Story of Disordered Eating, Infertility & Coming Back to Herself
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41:28Send us a text I’ve known Amber for a long time. She was an OG at SOS and back then I could sense something was off, but I didn’t know the full story. I didn’t know she was quietly fighting a battle with food, control, and over-exercise that was stealing so much more than just her energy—it was stealing her presence. Her joy. Her health. Her period…
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Building your Inner Badass with Keri Croft
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36:34Think confidence is something you’re either born with or not? Think again. In this week’s episode, we sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, and powerhouse mom Keri Croft, who shares her journey from corporate sales director to fitness entrepreneur to founder of The Keri Croft Show. Keri gets real about the habits, mindset shifts, and personal system…
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How Women Entrepreneurs Can Thrive with AI & Build Abundance | Ask Amy x The Keri Croft Show
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48:20Send us a text Perfection won’t build your business. Full stop. On this episode of Ask Amy, Amy Nelson returns to tackle the biggest mindset blocks holding women back—and how to break through them with clarity, courage, and a little tech-savvy edge. Plus, we’re switching it up with TWO live call-ins! Real questions from real women navigating real p…
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Oyauma Garrison on the Fight Against Addiction at Maryhaven, Mental Health Crises, and Homelessness
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55:12Send us a text From the moment Oyauma Garrison walked into the studio—I knew this conversation was going to be so goddamn special. As the CEO of Maryhaven—a premier nonprofit rehabilitation center in Central Ohio—Oyauma carries a story that’s deeply personal and incredibly powerful. We talked about everything: growing up in Baltimore during the cra…
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Gaining Confidence as an Introvert in Social Situations
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18:28Think introverts can’t be confident in social settings? Think again. In this episode, we explore the unique strengths introverts bring to the table—and how to thrive in social situations without pretending to be someone you’re not. From managing energy to mastering small talk, we’re unpacking practical strategies for showing up with authenticity an…
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The Pursuit of Meaningful Entrepreneurship: Nate DeMars on Building a Business You Actually Love
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34:53Send us a text The secret to success isn't about scaling at all costs—it's about still loving what you do 5, 10, 15 years in. In this episode, I sit down with Nate DeMars, the founder of Pursuit, a Columbus-based custom suit shop that started as a project in business school—and turned into a purpose-driven brand that suits people for life’s biggest…
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Confidence in the Pivot: Reinventing and Rebranding your Career Confidently
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16:35Thinking of making a big pivot? You’re not alone—and you’re definitely not behind. In this episode, we’re talking all about how to rebrand, reinvent, and reinspire your next move with confidence. We discuss why pivots feel scary, how to overcome the fear of judgment, and what it really takes to make your next chapter feel aligned and successful. Wh…
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How Zach Thompson Turned Anxiety Into a Mental Health Movement | The Scatter Joy Project
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46:40Send us a text What if the sh*t you’ve been through is actually leading you to your purpose? On this episode, I sit down with Zach Thompson, founder of The Scatter Joy Project — a creative, nontraditional mental health nonprofit that’s helping people find affordable therapy, break through stigma, and connect to something deeper. Zach opens up about…
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Why Betting on Yourself Is the Boldest Confidence Move with Erin Fehrenbach
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36:34Ever wonder how a side hobby turns into a booming business with a warehouse, staff, and multiple spin-offs? In this episode, we’re joined by Erin Fehrenbach, founder of Young & Wild Balloon Co., who shares her incredible journey from stay-at-home mom to powerhouse entrepreneur. Erin opens up about building a thriving creative business during the pa…
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Joe Apgar on Male Infertility, Open Adoption & Why Sperm Banks Need a Makeover
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56:20Send us a text Joe Apgar wasn’t thinking about infertility at 21. He was just trying to survive cancer. But years later — in the middle of dating, adulting, and trying to figure out what his future might look like — the reality hit: cancer hadn’t just changed his body… it had rewritten his path to parenthood. In this episode, Joe shares what it’s l…
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Lana Manikowski on Redefining Purpose After Infertility & Creating a Life You Love Without Kids
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45:01Send us a text What happens when the fertility journey ends and there’s no baby? Lana Manikowski lived that. Seven years of treatments, zero viable embryos — and a whole lot of silence from the people who were supposed to help her through it. In this episode, we talk about: → Grieving what could’ve been → Redefining purpose when motherhood isn’t pa…
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Skye & Jason on Surrogacy, Marriage, and the Power of Creating Family for Someone Else
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49:41Send us a text What drives someone to carry another family’s baby? In this episode of our Infertility Series, I sit down with two of the most extraordinary humans I know — Skye and Jason — the couple who helped bring my daughter Kyle into the world through surrogacy. Skye opens up about what drew her to this path — a deep love for pregnancy and an …
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Jami Crist on Pregnancy Loss, Grief at Work & Finding Purpose After Heartbreak
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47:35Send us a text Jami Crist has lived through the kind of heartbreak most people can’t imagine — and somehow, she’s turned it into her superpower. After four pregnancy losses — including a termination at 17 weeks, miscarriages, and a traumatic loss at home — Jami realized there was just a gapping hole when it came to pregnancy loss support. In this e…
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Infertility Series, EP-8: Simi, Melissa, and Molly on Pregnancy After 40, Egg Donation, and Loss
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1:00:29Send us a text Motherhood doesn’t always follow the plan — and these three women are living proof. In this episode of our Infertility Series, Melissa, Molly, and Simi share raw, real stories about loss, resilience, egg donation, frozen embryo failure, pregnancy over 40, and building families against the odds. You’ll hear: 🧡 How Melissa naturally co…
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How to Get Your Partner On Board with Your Big Career Move | Ask Amy x The Keri Croft Show
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19:49Send us a text Amy Nelson isn’t just an attorney and founder of The Riveter—she’s a force of nature. For years, she’s been in the ring with Amazon and the DOJ—and she’s winning. Oh, and did we mention she’s doing all this while raising four young daughters? Now, she’s bringing that same fire to our new monthly call-in show, Ask Amy. She’ll be answe…
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Learning to Say “Yes” and Take Opportunities Outside Your Comfort Zone
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13:42Ever felt that nervous flutter in your stomach when a new opportunity comes up? This week, we are digging into what it means to say yes—especially when it feels scary but exciting at the same time. They share how to tell if a new opportunity aligns with your values, why we sometimes talk ourselves out of things we deeply want, and how to practicall…
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OBGYN Dr. Shepherd on Egg Donation, Surrogacy & What Really Makes You a Parent
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33:50Send us a text What happens when your doctor becomes your fiercest advocate — and ultimately, your friend? In this episode, I sit down with my own OB/GYN, Dr. Kimberly Shepherd — a true BADASS woman who has single handily helped so many women like me along their infertility and pregnancy journeys. I open up publicly about choosing egg donation — a …
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Fertility Expert Dr. Jain Breaks Down Egg Donation, Genetic Risks & What Really Impacts Conception
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46:21Send us a text If there’s such a thing as a modern-day stork — it's Dr. Jain. Dr. Jain is an not just any reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist — he helped create my family — and thousands of others — with a rare blend of brilliance, brutal honesty, and just the right amount of sarcasm. This conversation is the opposite of clinica…
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Infertility Series, EP-5: Amber, Leslie & Emilee on Infertility, Identity, and Letting Go of Control
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32:26Send us a text In this episode of our Infertility Series, we’re going deep into the unfiltered, emotional, and often messy reality of trying to get pregnant. 🧡 Amber shares how losing control in her life led to extreme exercise and disordered eating — and how she had to rebuild trust with the body she spent years punishing. 🧡 Leslie takes us back 2…
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Why imposter syndrome isn’t bad and how to leverage it
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9:50Trying to build your network—but dreading the awkward small talk? Today, we share our go-to tips for making a confident first impression and keeping the connection alive after the event ends. Whether you’re introverted or just a little rusty, this episode gives you practical tools to make networking feel less cringe and more you—so you can stop str…
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Infertility Series, EP-4: Keri Croft opens up about her decade long fight to build her family.
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41:19Send us a text In this episode, I’m walking you through my full story — the highs, the heartbreaks, the hospital rooms, the quiet breakdowns, the Clomid, the IUIs, the IVF, the separation, all the decisions… all of it. You’ll hear about Jade, Angel, and Hope...the daughters we lost. You’ll hear how we almost gave up. And you’ll see how Dane and Kyl…
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Infertility Series, EP-2: Jess, Jessie & Allie on queer pregnancy, IVF, not having kids & MORE
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37:28Send us a text Not every path to parenthood ends in a baby — and not every story needs to. In this episode of our Infertility Series we’re diving into three powerful, wildly different fertility journeys — all full of grit, heartbreak, humor, and the kind of truth we need to be talking about more. ➡️ Jess gets real about navigating IVF as a queer wo…
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Confidence in Networking: Making a Memorable First Impression
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16:10Trying to build your network—but dreading the awkward small talk? Today, we share our go-to tips for making a confident first impression and keeping the connection alive after the event ends. Whether you’re introverted or just a little rusty, this episode gives you practical tools to make networking feel less cringe and more you—so you can stop str…
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Chad Underwood on Male Factor Infertility, Mental Health and Modo Yoga
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48:08Send us a text When Chad Underwood and his wife decided to start a family, they never expected infertility to be part of their story — let alone his diagnosis. After being diagnosed with azospermia (a rare male infertility condition), Chad was left navigating a world that doesn’t talk enough about male infertility — let alone how isolating it can f…
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Infertility Series, EP-1: Gwenna, Cassi & Megan on surrogacy, multiple miscarriages, secondary infertility & MORE.
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49:22Send us a text Getting pregnant isn’t always simple. And for 1 in 6 women, infertility is part of the story — and it’s messy, isolating, expensive, and absolutely life-changing. In this first episode of our April Infertility Series, I sat down with three BADASS women — Gwenna, Cassi, and Megan — who know this journey all too well. Gwenna spent 12 y…
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Why Your Clutter Is Crushing Your Confidence—And How to Fix It with Nettie Haines
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31:23Ever feel like your clutter is quietly chipping away at your confidence? You're not alone—and today's guest knows exactly how to help. This week, we’re joined by Nettie Haines, founder of The Grit Method, a home organization company that’s doing far more than just prettying up pantries. Nettie shares her unique journey from political campaign manag…
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Jennifer Bullock on Unimaginable Loss, Unshakable Love, and a Legacy That Lives On
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48:33Send us a text We’re kicking off our April Infertility Series with Jennifer Bullock—mom, wife, NBC4 news anchor and the true definition of a BADASS. In 2021, Jenn’s world changed forever when she lost her beautiful baby boy, Miles at 33 weeks. What she’s done in the wake of that heartbreak is nothing short of extraordinary. Through unimaginable gri…
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Reframing Your Story: Using Past Challenges to Build Future Confidence
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8:45Sometimes the story we keep telling ourselves is the very thing holding us back. In this episode, we walk you through the empowering process of reframing your narrative—taking those hard, messy, even regretful moments and flipping them into fuel for your future. We dig into how your self-talk, perspective, and willingness to face your own story can…
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SZN 4, EP-12. Solocast. Updates galore, including the launch of my 12-week coaching program, ya'll!
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20:32Send us a text This week it's just me, myself and I on the mic. And let me tell you, solo-casting isn't for the weak. But we've got some really exciting content dropping in April that I had to share with all of you out there listening. If you know me, you know I battled with infertility for 16 years. So, for #infertilityawareness month (aka April) …
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Why Positive Self-Talk is Your Confidence Superpower with Brandi Sims
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24:21Ever feel like you’re doing all the right things but still not getting the recognition you deserve? This week, we sit down with powerhouse PR maven Brandi Sims, founder of Brandinc PR, to unpack how confidence, clarity, and a whole lot of courage helped her break the mold—and build her own agency from the ground up. Brandi shares her journey from b…
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SZN 4, EP-11 Nancy Kramer on Trailblazing Through Tech and Trauma
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51:06Send us a text Nancy Kramer aka Kramer, founder of Resource Ammirati and current Chief Evangelist Officer at IBM, shares her remarkable journey from landing Apple as her first client at 26, to building one of the most successful women-owned marketing agencies in the country. But what makes Kramer truly inspiring is how she carries herself as a flaw…
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The Art of Letting Go: Why Moving on Boosts Your Confidence
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15:08Ever feel like you're carrying emotional baggage you just can’t put down? This week, we’re diving into the power of letting go and why releasing what no longer serves you is a game-changer for self-confidence. We break down why we cling to things—whether it’s an argument, a missed opportunity, or an old story we keep telling ourselves—and how it ho…
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Send us a text Amy Nelson isn’t just an attorney and founder of The Riveter—she’s a force of nature. For years, she’s been in the ring with Amazon and the DOJ—and she’s winning. Oh, and did we mention she’s doing all this while raising four young daughters? Now, she’s bringing that same fire to our new monthly call-in show, Ask Amy. She’ll be answe…
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How to Create a Win Win Professionally and Personally with Rebecca Sposita
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21:10What does it really take to succeed in a high-stakes, male-dominated field? Today's guest, Rebecca Sposita, President of Sam Bernstein Law and author of Win Win, knows firsthand. Rebecca’s journey from litigator to law firm leader is nothing short of inspiring—balancing career, family, and even writing a book to help institutions better support sur…
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SZN 4, EP-10 Jessica Brugger on quitting corporate and breaking into interior design
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31:58Send us a text Ready to challenge the norm? Join me for a captivating conversation with Jessica Brugger, founder of Dwell Well Design Co., who bravely swapped corporate life for the fulfilling chaos of entrepreneurship. This episode peels back the curtain of what it's truly like to step away from a cushy job and into a path of passion. Whether you’…
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Embracing Vulnerability: How It Leads to Greater Confidence
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8:15Ever feel like sharing your struggles will make you seem weak? Think again. This week, we're diving into why vulnerability is actually a strength—especially when it comes to building confidence and leadership. It’s easy to believe that keeping it all together is the key to respect, but real connection happens when we’re willing to let our guard dow…
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SZN 4, EP-9 Lauryn Betterton on dog parks, relationship boundaries and entrepreneurship
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28:57Send us a text Starting a business? Community is everything! And know one knows that better than Lauren Betterton, the brains behind Bumble’s Backyard in Columbus, Ohio. This absolute ray of sunshine joins the pod to talk about building a dog park that’s really about bringing people together. We get into the highs and lows of launching something fr…
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How to Find and Keep Positive, Confidence-Boosting Friends
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18:27Ever feel like the people around you are either lifting you up or slowly draining your energy? Building a circle of confidence-boosting friendships isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity. In this episode, we’re diving into the power of your social circle and how it directly shapes your confidence, mindset, and success. Join us as we explore how to in…
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SZN 4, EP-8 Lindsay Remley on Edgework Creative, entrepreneurship and a mutual love of Jim Tressel
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43:40Send us a text Lindsay Remley is in the building! The powerhouse CEO of Edgework Creative (and fellow Jim Tressel superfan) gets real about entrepreneurship, parenting and work-life balance. We dive into overcoming anxiety, setting boundaries and raising strong daughters with “boy” names. Plus, Lindsay shares her journey from corporate life to craf…
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Ever felt like your life doesn’t fit anymore, but you’re too scared to do something about it? Today, we’re joined by empowerment coach Jolie Steele, who knows firsthand what it’s like to completely unravel everything you once believed in—only to build something stronger in its place. Jolie shares her journey of breaking free from a life that no lon…
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SZN 4, EP-7. J Rawls talks hip hop, mixing beats, leaving a legacy & digging in the crates.
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37:52Send us a text In this conversation with J Rawls, we talk about how hip hop found its way into the hallowed halls of academia. He opened up about his journey from college student to music producer, ultimately becoming a key figure in establishing a hip hop studies minor at Ohio State University. Discover how he balanced his passion for music with a…
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The Impact of Social Media on Confidence and Self-Worth
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14:06Is social media quietly chipping away at your confidence? Today, we’re diving into the complicated relationship between social media, self-worth, and mental health. Whether you use it for work, personal connection, or just to pass the time, the way social media impacts your mindset might be more powerful than you think. From navigating comparison t…
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Lisa Suarez on Navigating her Divorce, Salon Trends, CoCo's Braces & the Dating Jungle!
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50:04Send us a text It's a three-peat for my girl, Lisa Suarez! With her recent divorce behind her, Lisa opens up about how she got through the breakup by focusing inward and leaning on her incredible team to keep her bustling salon, Lacquer, thriving amidst the turmoil. Lisa's experience is a powerful testament to adaptability and strength in the face …
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How to Create a Morning Routine That Builds Confidence for the Day Ahead
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12:32Mornings set the tone for the rest of your day—so how you start matters. In today’s episode, we’re diving into morning routines that actually work, helping you build confidence and show up as your best self. Whether you’re an early riser or a slow starter, we’re sharing real-life strategies to help you create a routine that fits your lifestyle (and…
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SZN 4, EP-5. It's Nina West, BABY! From a Conservative Upbringing to Drag Icon: Embracing Identity, Activism, and the Power of Positivity!
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56:21Send us a text Be still my beating heart, it's Nina F*cking West, BABY! (Seriously, please inch me!) Nina West, the extraordinary drag performer and activist, joined me to share her deeply personal journey through the tumultuous landscape of identity and activism. Growing up in a conservative environment, Nina bravely recounts the struggle of maski…
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The Role of Body Language in Building Inner Confidence
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10:29Did you know that the majority of communication is nonverbal? From eye contact to tone of voice to posture, these small but impactful cues can make all the difference in how you're perceived—and how you feel about yourself. In this episode, we’re breaking it all down to help you build a more confident presence in any situation. Whether you’re meeti…
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SZN 4, EP-4. Mekka Don. Lawyer gone Hip Hop. How he Defies Norms and Lives his Most Authentic Life!
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1:01:54Send us a text The minute I talked to Mekka Don on FaceTime I KNEW this guy was somethin' special. In this episode we talk about how Mekka boldly stepped away from family expectations to carve out his own path in the music industry, challenging conventional norms and embracing his true passions along the way. His story is a testament to courage, au…
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Mastering Public Speaking: How to appear Confident even when you're not
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11:32Feeling nervous about stepping into the spotlight? We've been there! In today’s episode, we’re diving into public speaking—a skill that can transform not just your career but how you show up in every area of life. Whether you’re preparing for a stage, a Zoom room, or just a tough conversation, we’re sharing actionable strategies to help you boost y…
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SZN 4, EP-3. Amy Nelson, founder of The Riveter, on Falling Apart, Fighting Back & Building.
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49:21Send us a text Get ready for this inspo packed conversation with Amy Nelson! She's a powerhouse of resilience, courage, and entrepreneurial spirit, IMO. Amy briefly recounts her family's harrowing experience with Amazon & the DOJ, but we spent more of our time talking about Amy as a person, and less time on Amazon. We figured they've already gotten…
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Power of Positive Affirmations - Do they really work?!
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13:09Feeling skeptical about affirmations? You’re not alone—but you might be surprised at how much power they can hold when done right. In today’s episode, we dive into the art and science of affirmations. We tackle common mistakes, how to make affirmations meaningful, and ways to reframe negative self-talk into empowering, actionable beliefs. Whether y…
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