Can I Laugh On Your Shoulder?

Buckle up, friends. You're in for a treat today. My guest is Jamie Winship, who has spent decades bringing peaceful solutions to some of the world's highest conflict areas. Jamie is the co-founder of Identity Exchange and Identity Method, a training and consulting company, committed to significantly enhancing the resiliency level of people by teaching them the transformative power of living fearle...

My guest this week is the incredible Terri Broussard Williams, an executive, author, keynote speaker, lobbyist, philanthropist, and social impact strategist. She's the best-selling author of "Find Your Fire: Stories and Strategies to Inspire the Changemaker in You." She is also an award-winning professional speaker on social impact strategy, diversity and inclusion, women's leadership, and public...

My guest this week is Mike Gibson. He played in the NFL for six years for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals. His third year, he suffered an injury and became addicted to prescription painkillers. Mike eventually retired from the NFL and became a sheriff's deputy while still abusing prescription drugs. He was asked to resign after a year due to his unhealthy habits...

[spp-player url=https://chrt.fm/track/7A2F34/traffic.libsyn.com/businesswithpurpose/342_-_MOLLY_STILLMAN_-_HEATHER_MACFAYDEN.mp3] My guest this week is Heather MacFayden, the host of the popular podcast, "Don't Mom Alone," with more than 18 million downloads from across the globe. She finds great joy in connecting moms to mentors and experts through her podcast and speaking across the country. Her...

1:39 – What is low dough March? My family has done this for the past few years. We spend as little money as possible for the entire month of March. We cut down on anything extraneous. 2:31 – Where did this idea come from? We didn't create this concept. My husband John got the idea from a podcast called " Abraham's Wallet ." We picked the month of March because we don't have much going on. 5:12 – W...

I have a very exciting guest this week. My daughter Lilly joins us to talk about a highly requested topic – the 10 things we have learned in two years of homesteading. We're not experts and certainly don't have it all figured out, but we dove into this life head first and have been so excited about it.   2:29 – The Lilly 101   Lilly is 9 and in the 3 rd grade. She loves playing outside, reading, d...

My guests this week are Amy Daughters and Dana Rivera. Amy is a native Houstonian and a graduate of The Texas Tech University who has been a freelance writer for more than a decade—mostly covering college football and sometimes talking about her feelings. Amy's debut novel, You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened (She Writes Press, 2019), was selected as the Silver Winner for Hum...

My guest this week is Greg Jones, president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. A celebrated speaker, author, educator and business leader, Greg believes in supporting communities through hope-inspired leadership and instilling a sense of purpose and entrepreneurial mindset in the next generation. Greg speaks all throughout the Middle Tennessee area and beyond on a variety of related topics...

My guest this week Carmin Black, Co-Founder and CEO of Half United. Founded in 2009 in Wilmington, N.C., Half United is a globally-minded human-first lifestyle brand committed to partnering with customers to fight hunger and empower lives with each purchase made.  Each collection reflects Carmin's love of fashion, philanthropy, and travel, seen every season in the product design, as well as the vi...

My guest this week is Inez Ribustello, a mother, wife, author, entrepreneur and beer and wine lover. Inez got her start in the world of food and wine after moving to New York City from her home state of North Carolina. Her wine career took a huge leap forward when she became an Assistant Cellar Master at Windows on the World in One World Trade Center. In a very short time, she was promoted to Beve...

My guest this week is Michael Hyatt, the founder and chairman of Full Focus and the author of several bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, The Vision Driven Leader, and his newest book (with daughter Megan Hyatt Miller) Win at Work & Succeed at Life . (Listen to my interview with Megan on last week's show!) Michael has scaled multiple companies...

My guest this week is Megan Hyatt Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer at Full Focus, previously known as Michael Hyatt & Company. She is Michael's oldest daughter. Megan is also the co-host of the popular business podcast, Lead to Win. As the architect of her company's standout culture, she is committed to helping her team win at work and succeed at life, while also delivering phenomenal...

My guest this week is Teresa Swanstrom Anderson, an author, speaker, podcast host, Bible teacher and entrepreneur. She is obsessed with the concept of living lighter, while helping overwhelmed women learn how to slow down with Scripture as well as with life. Teresa lives with her husband and six children and has written more than four Bible studies. Today we're talking all about parenting, and it...

My guest this week is Jesse Eubanks, a certified Enneagram coach and host of The EnneaCast, a podcast exploring personality and relationships through the lens of the Enneagram. Jesse is also the founder and executive director of Love Thy Neighborhood, an urban missions agency putting young adults on the front lines of nonprofit work. Relevant named him one of the top 50 Christian artists and activ...

Hey! Welcome to my podcast, Can I Laugh on Your Shoulder? (formerly known as Business with Purpose!) I'll be talking with guests each week and having raw, funny, and often brutally honest conversations about the things that matter most in life. My first guest is Sandra Stanley, and we are talking all about parenting. But wait! If you don't have kids, that's OK. We're also talking about conflict re...

Out with the old and in with the new... I'm so excited to share the new name of the podcast is... Listen to this episode to find out why I'm changing the name and what you can expect moving forward. :) Thank you to our partners of the show! Are you looking to clean up your household cleaning products this year? MamaSuds would like to help! The best way is to simply start with one product. Every ti...

This week is a very special one because it's one of the last official episodes of "Business with Purpose" before we transition to a new name and new brand. Next week's episode will have all the details about what this show will look like in 2023. This week, I'm happy to be joined by my husband, John Stillman. He is a business owner and an incredible person who uses his business for good. 5:16 – Jo...

My guest this week is Rob Lee Andrews, president and CEO of CommunityWorks, a company that empowers the unemployed and those with barriers to employment to become self-supporting through job preparation and placement. Rob is a published author and a serial social entrepreneur whose life mission is to align businesses with peoples' needs, to keep money in communities, and to empower others to creat...

My guest this week is Steven Izen, founder and CEO of Lokai, the iconic bracelet brand infused with elements from the highest and lowest points on Earth. The white beads are infused with water from Mt. Everest, the highest point on Earth. The black beads carry mud from the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. The idea of Lokai came to Steven when his grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The...

My guest this week is George McGraw, founder and CEO of DigDeep, a human rights nonprofit serving 2.2 million+ Americans without sinks, bathtubs or toilets that the rest of us take for granted. While most people think of the "water crisis" as a problem in Africa or India, more than 2 million Americans still don't have clean, running water or basic plumbing at home. George started DigDeep to help t...

My guest this week is Cary Heise, executive director and founder of Designed for Joy, which provides women in crisis with stability through employment and support. Cary grew up in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and has lived most of her adult life in Raleigh. Her faith and international mission experience working with women's artisan co-ops in Central America and Africa inspired the birth of Designed For Joy...

My guest this week is Robert Craig, an innovator, entrepreneur and creator of Robert Craig Films. He has a long history of taking start-ups and guiding their growth to become successful companies. Before he produced movies, Robert founded Gutterglove in 1996, the leading gutter guard supplier in the U.S. In 2019, he founded Robert Craig Films to produce inspirational and hopeful movies that make p...

My guest this week is Traci Barrett. She was one of the founding members of the national cable network, HGTV. Traci enjoyed the exciting and amazing ride of taking an idea and turning it into a billion dollar media empire. But almost two decades later, with a family and plenty of life ahead, success was no longer the beacon it once was. Traci took a risk and walked away from the comfort of corpora...

My guests this week are Jessica Honegger and Liz Bohannon. Jessica is the author of Imperfect Courage and founder of the socially conscious fashion brand Noonday Collection. Liz is the founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. She is also the newly named chief growth officer of Noonday Collection. Today we're talking about the merge heard around th...

My guest this week is David Pruitt, a first-generation college graduate from UNC-Greensboro. As a senior leader in the U.S Bicycle industry, he served on the board of "People for Bikes," a national organization with 1.3 million members that works to make riding a bicycle in America safer, easier to access, and more fun. A licensed CPA, David started his business career in an entry-level accounting...