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Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Meghan LeBlanc, massage therapist and founder of Crystal Clear Essentials! I enjoyed getting to know her better through this interview and appreciate how open she was in sharing her journey with all of us.
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Last thoughts 💭
“Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds, you can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.”
– Osho
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: Confidence means making your own decisions and opinions and not letting others influence you. Who cares if someone doesn’t like you? Do you like you? That’s what’s important. It’s also doing the extraordinary regardless of the nay-sayers!
Q: Where can our community find you?
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: I love hearing about how my clients can now pick up their grand kids or keep up with their kids, or do things their kids want to do that they never could. The stories inspire me to keep going.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of owning your business, what would it be?
A: This is going to take A LOT longer than you think!
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I was tired of not having the flexibility to be with my family when it was important. And I didn’t want an income cap. I wanted to decide how much money I would make.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I started 3 years ago. I was unfulfilled and therefore not happy. I have a gift for helping others and I wasn’t doing that. It took me a long time to figure it out.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: I love to read, especially non-fiction. I try to always be learning. Self-help books, marketing books, textbooks, and so on. I want to read a book and be able to apply something in it to better my life.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, either way, you’re right.”
— Someone
“Do the work today others won’t do, so you can have the things tomorrow others won’t have.”
— Someone else
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Elizabeth Erlandon of Renovate Fitness! I met Liz through a networking group and have had the pleasure of hearing her share about how she supports her clients during our calls each week!
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Last thoughts 💭
“The First Step Towards Getting Somewhere Is To Decide You’re Not Going To Stay Where You Are.”
– John Pierpont Morgan
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: Confidence is knowing your shortcomings, accepting your limitations, and loving yourself anyway! Confidence happens when I show up in the world with all I have to offer without apologizing for everything I can’t offer.
Q: Where can our community find you?
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: I love working with founders because they’re so passionate about what they do! The clients I love most really believe in what they are offering the world.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of owning your business, what would it be?
A: You will make mistakes. A lot of them. But learn from them, don’t allow discouragement to take over.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I started Kelsey Domeny Creative to work as the creative team for overwhelmed and overlooked founders. We help come up with creative ways to promote services, products, and events.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. I looked at my current job at the time and really assessed my future there and decided that wasn’t where I wanted to end up.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: My family is very into board games. So much so that my husband and I are published board game designers!
Before you’re too impressed, it’s sold fewer than 100 copies, but it’s still fun.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
A“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw anyone out.”
– Audrey Hepburn
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Kelsey Domeny of Kelsey Domeny Creative. I fully believe she is the reason for the expression “ray of sunshine” when explaining someone’s personality!
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Last thoughts 💭
“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.”
– R.Z.
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: The belief that “YES I CAN!” It’s the best feeling, in life but especially when it comes to making delicious food for yourself and your family.
Q: Where can our community find you?
I’m @cheflaurenstable on Instagram and Chef Lauren’s Table website for services and to connect!
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: Seeing them starting to shine in the kitchen, with newfound confidence. And being able to help people through the mindset and skill shifts of growing their kitchen confidence.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of owning your business, what would it be?
A: Say no more often. I think one of the hardest things, when you’re just getting started in your business, is knowing which opportunities to pass on.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I felt a higher calling to serve, and I knew that I had to follow that craving to feel a total sense of fulfillment with my life.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: 2018. A personal wellness journey inspired me to develop a sustainable strategy for cooking plant-based meals. I wanted my food to taste amazing, while also being fun.
Q: What are 3 fun facts about you?
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“Learn how to cook—try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun.”
—Julia Child
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Lauren D’Agostino of Chef Lauren’s Table! I knew that this month was perfect to introduce someone who shares about what we put into our bodies and how we show love and care for ourselves during that process.
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New Style Spotlight!
In this episode of Diversity on Fire, Bri White of Vostra Moda, and host, Heather, talk about Bri’s lifelong journey of acceptance and self-love.
Check it out: Diversity on Fire
Last thoughts 💭
“Fall in love with taking care of yourself… the path of deep healing… becoming the best version of yourself…”
– Sylvester Mcnutt
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: Confidence is being comfortable in my own skin and knowing how to listen, trust and respect my body. My confidence grows every time my clients recognize their awareness and they have the power to choose and respond.
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: It gives me so much joy when the women I work with make the shifts that free them from the shackles of dieting and diet culture.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of owning your business, what would it be?
A: Take the time to put systems in place. I put most of my energy into coaching, so it’s hard to pause and focus on the fundamentals of the business.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: Weight is one piece of many social justice issues, and I want to be a part of the change that empowers women to learn how to listen, trust, and respect their bodies vs. focusing on what they and everyone else think.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I started 5+ years ago, and I believe we all deserve Body Peace & Food Freedom and that when we UNDiet our lives, we can be happy, healthy, and confident at any size.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: In my free time, you will find me hiking with my partner Rick and our Rescue dog, Evie.
Fun Fact: My partner and I are building a 52-foot sailboat that we hope to live on in the next few years.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“Life is messy and magical, filled with disappointment and discovery. Wake up Grateful”
– Kristi Nelson
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Lisa Dahl of Lisa Dahl Wellness to share her personal journey, how it inspired her to create a business in health and wellness, and how she helps clients learn to love themselves.
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New Style Spotlight!
In this episode of Her Money Club, Bri White of Vostra Moda, and host, Raechelle Minney, talk about what it’s like to transition from a corporate job to an entrepreneur.
Check it out: Her Money Club
Last thoughts 💭
“Style is a deeply personal expression of who you are, and every time you dress, you are asserting a part of yourself.”
– Nina Garcia
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: It means knowing who I am, what I stand for, and what I am aiming for — letting that knowledge guide my daily decisions and allowing for grace when I misstep.
Q: Where can our community find you?
A: I am on Instagram as @SuzyStJohn and you can find my studio at @barre3powell. We offer all of our classes both in-studio (8882 Moreland St. Powell, OH 43065) and Livestream — check out our website to sign up! www.barre3.com
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: As someone who has always personally struggled with body image, I love showing women that working out does not have to be a punishment for how their bodies look or what they eat.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of owning your business, what would it be?
A: You’ll never make absolutely everyone happy, so keep your eye on the long-term goal and just keep taking the next right step to get there.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I get to help women work towards their goals, creating an uplifting and inclusive community, and staying physically active.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I’ve always had a passion for fitness. It only took me a month of teaching to know that I wanted my own studio, and just over a year later in 2017, I purchased barre3 Powell.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: Reading – Once I start a book, I can’t put it down until I finish.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
— C.S. Lewis
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Suzy Mihocikof Barre3 Powell – I love reading her posts which are full of honest talk, love, and support for her community.
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Last thoughts 💭
“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.”
— Jonathan Huie
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: I think sometimes, women feel like they don’t want to come off as “Bossy” but since owning my own business, I’ve realized that I am a boss! Now I just think of it as being “Confident” and it’s made a HUGE difference in how I see myself!
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I think the freedom that it affords me in my everyday life is key for me. I can pick my own schedule and the projects that inspire me, I feel like I’m not missing any time with my family and friends due to work anymore.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of your business, what would it be?
A: Don’t stress out so much about taxes! Just hire the accountant to begin with, it’s really not as hard as you think it’s going to be!
Q: Where can our community find you?
A: I’m everywhere @winterandwillowdesign.co and online at winterandwillowdesign.co
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: I love taking someone’s vision and making it a reality for them. I love supporting my local community of small business owners and entrepreneurs in that way!
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I always had a side hustle as a freelance graphic designer while I was working as a full time designer, but in mid 2019 I decided to take the leap into working for myself.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: I love reading! I read almost anything I can get my hands on, when I’m not doing that, I love going thrift shopping (Mostly for old records) and hanging out with my two cats and two dogs… And my husband of course!
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“Just keep swimming”
— Dory
… I may or may not sing that song to myself when I’m stressed out!
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Jacqueline Hoarty of Winter & Willow Design Co – a long-time friend and entrepreneur.
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Last thoughts 💭
“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are”
— Max Depree
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: Acknowledging my strengths, while also recognizing when I need to ask for help. I used to think confidence meant pretending that I knew how to do something when I didn’t. Now I recognize that asking for help increases self-confidence.
Q: Where can our community find you?
A: You can find me on Instagram @Carlysdailycello. I am located in DeLand, FL so if you’re an adult in Central Florida looking for lessons, please contact me at CarlyCFleming [at] gmail.com
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: I specialize in teaching cello to adult musicians. I feel that it is a privilege to be trusted with their musical growth and I am always blown away by their commitment to the instrument.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of your business, what would it be?
A: It’s ok to not be good at every aspect of your profession. We all have strengths and weaknesses and that is ok.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: Teaching gives me energy and deep gratification for those I serve.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: Technically I began my music business in the early 2000s. I taught private lessons to cellists in elementary orchestras and had a quartet that would play weddings and events.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: I love playing the mandolin, violin, piano, and ukulele (we also have a guitar and banjo, but I leave those to my husband). I also have spent an inordinate amount of time during the pandemic perfecting Overcooked 2.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
A: The lyrics from New Grass Revival’s Song “Do What You Gotta Do” I blast this when I have to do something that feels really scary and it ALWAYS helps get me through. I highly recommend people give it a listen!
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Carly Fleming, my friend, and musician. When I think of “Winter Wonderland”, I think of walks in the snow and relaxing near a cozy fire with my blanket, hot chocolate, and some music.
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Last thoughts 💭
“The quickest way to acquire self-confidence is to do exactly you are afraid to do”
— Anon
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: Personally, confidence is about self-reflection and understanding myself, what I want, what I like and dislike, and not apologizing for those things that make me – me.
Q: Where can our community find you?
A: My business page on Instagram is @shopwilderrose, where I feature products and watercolor art. I do have another page, @jilliaanclaire, where I feature acrylics and oils.
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: As a creative, there is nothing better than combining two creative minds. When they give me a vision, it’s like a window into their creative process – which only inspires my own process.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of your business, what would it be?
A: Things take time. Ideas, inspiration, ART. Don’t rush yourself.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I’m the baby of my family. Anyone that is also the baby in their family might be able to understand what I am about to say and that is, I wanted something that was so authentically me.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I lost my job due to Covid so I was kind of thrown into starting my business but looking back, it was a time of healing for me.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: Painting is my absolute favorite activity, when I’m not painting commissioned pieces though I am working on my own personal art projects. Also, gardening. Nature inspires my art tremendously.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way—things I had no words for.”
– Georgia O’Keeffe
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is @jilliaanclaire of @shopwilderrose where she makes truly beautiful watercolor paintings, and has other gorgeous items like scarves and mugs that she sells on her online shop!
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Last thoughts 💭
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
– Jim Bishop
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: Confidence is when a woman finally believes the universe’s plans for her and lives up to them.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of owning your business, what would it be?
A: Learn SEO. Like, yesterday.
Q: Where can our community find you?
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your clients?
A: I think women deserve to find joy. Helping women solve a problem that may seem tiny in the grand scheme of things, makes me so happy because I know, it’s big to her.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: I don’t like sacrificing who I am for the sake of a job that doesn’t even come close to paying me what I’m worth. Most of us are undervalued, overworked, and not appreciated for the true breadth of our capabilities.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I started this iteration of my business in 2020 after I quit my corporate job. However, I’ve had stores like this since 2008. Just different names and cities.
Q: What is your favorite activity when you aren’t working?
A: Exploration is the high point of my life: travel, trying new foods, learning new things.
Q: What is a personal favorite quote?
“Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Today’s guest for the #womensupportingwomen feature is Molly Allene, who founded a wonderful business with co-founder, Rachel Kim. These amazing women created @brooklynandrye, a clean beauty and self-care boutique and 100% women-owned brands and products!
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Last thoughts 💭
“And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves…”
– Virginia Woolf
Q: What does confidence mean to you?
A: I saw a quote once that said something like, “Confidence isn’t telling yourself everyone will like you. Confidence is knowing some people won’t and being okay with that.” That’s such an important distinction.
Q: Where can our community find you?
A: My blog is at thetarotprofessor.com and I’m very active on Instagram at @thetarotprofessor.
Q: What is your favorite part about working with/supporting your specific clients?
A: My favorite part about teaching others to read tarot is demystifying it for them. While it is a rich and endless learning journey, getting started is often not as complicated as people think.
Q: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice during the first year of your business, what would it be?
A: Stop worrying about what others will think. The truth is, people will judge you no matter what. There is NO WAY to come out unscathed, so stop trying.
Q: Why was it important for you to create your business?
A: This business basically allowed me to combine my passion for teaching with a more creative and self-employed business model.
Q: When did you create your business, and what inspired you to start this specific business venture?
A: I started my current tarot business – my tarot blog and online tarot course – in 2019. What inspired me to start it was the transformation tarot caused in my own life.