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In this episode, I get the privilege and honor to connect with my dear friend Elizabeth Watkins who just recently published her first book, The Maine Thing. Join us as we chat about her STORY. I find this podcast especially powerful, because it illustrates the importance of our stories and how in telling them we have the opportunity to change other people's lives.  You can find Elizabeth on Facebo...

Grief is a powerful emotion that every human being has had to come face to face with. The question is - how do we handle it? In this podcast, I speak with Jess Lohmeyer about the unspeakable grief that she has had to face in her life, loosing a child. Many of us say..."I can't imagine." Well, no we can't, unless we have been through this painful situation ourselves. Join me as Jess shares the rawe...

A self-taught online reseller and Instagram influencer, Renee Suiter, got a rude awakening when she decided to cross her initial boundaries with relation to her business online. After speaking up boldly about her beliefs, she ended up on the receiving end of the cancel culture that permeates our society today. There was grief, sadness and mourning, but in the end Renee says that the experience onl...

Years ago, Jamie and I would sit in her living room chatting about God, life, motherhood and alcohol. We pressed in, seeking Godly wisdom from one another, in an effort to find answers. All these years later and hundreds of miles apart, I noticed that Jamie is on a journey of sobriety and sharing with others about it publicly. What courage and strength that takes! I was so thrilled to hear more ab...

Want to know what gets me up in the morning? This podcast will tell you. Recently I feel like I have come home to a warm meal and a fire after a quest across a desert wasteland. Business can feel like that sometimes...you push and push and push...only to feel like something is missing.  Well, for me, it was God. Stuck in my self-reliance and pressures of business, I took my eyes off God. Not in de...

What a special conversation with one of the most authentic and deep-thinking human beings in my sphere. Join me this week as I chat with Kristen Massey about her journey onto and in the mission field. In the midst of leaving the community she has only ever known; Kristen has found a way to thrive in missions and create new community where she is. If you have a heart for missions and you feel God s...

Join me and my guest this week, Donna Carlson, as we explore the importance of mental health wellbeing. In her current book, Crazy As Usual, Donna unpacks a fictional relationship between two women - one a young executive and one a retired CEO. In the book, they meet on Fridays at 5 to talk about life's challenges and discuss the "mental monkey chatter" that they battle which limits their true pot...

There is always power amid a broken story. I was taken back by Sara when I chatted with her on the phone one day, not about her painful past, but by her passion. There is a fire in the belly of Sara, and I wanted to push into that more. Join me for this incredible podcast as Sara dives deep into her painful up brining and shares all about how she found God during her darkest valleys. Pushed away b...

Join me this week as I chat with Keri Denison - an incredibly talented worship leader at New Life Church - as she dialogues about her journey from a stage of self-exaltation to a stage for God's glory. I am so humbled by Keri's vulnerability as she shares her passion for the performing arts and her desire to take back this talent for the Kingdom of God. After a crushing blow in college, Keri's wor...

"The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz, PH.D. is one of the best books I have read. I recommend everyone purchase this book and read it. I believe in this book so much, that I want to share a cliff notes version of this book for you on the Fierce Women Podcast.  Chapter 3, Build Confidence & Destory Fear, breaks down how we can work to build confidence. And in the confidence we build, we...

"The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz, PH.D. is one of the best books I have read. I recommend everyone purchase this book and read it. I believe in this book so much, that I want to share a cliff notes version of this book for you on the Fierce Women Podcast.  Chapter 2, Cure Yourself of Excusitis, The Failure Disease, is all about how excuses do and will hold us back from what we're d...

Over the course of the last several months, I have been lead to gain a new appreciation and understanding of how important wives and mothers are in the home. Join me as I unpack our importance in my wonderful conversation with Lindsay St Gelais. Lindsay is passionate about all things family - motherhood, togetherness, homebirth, hospitality, writing, homeschooling, relationship building and more....

"The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz, PH.D. is one of the best books I have read. I recommend everyone purchase this book and read it. I believe in this book so much, that I want to share a cliff notes version of this book for you on the Fierce Women Podcast.  Chapter 1, Believe You Can Succeed and You Will, is all about unpacking the rudimentary principle of belief and the power it ho...

Meet Marti Krause, my right hand woman at Savour Clothing. Marti and I have worked with each other for over 1 year now. As an entrepreneur who has been on my own for 23 years now, brining others alongside me to work in my business has been a delightful learning curve. In this podcast, Marti and I share a story about how she overcame a challenge in our working relationship with strength, grace, and...

Get ready to meet Shayleen Smith, one of the most wise 29 year olds you will ever meet. Not long after Shayleen and I met, we realized we have a lot in common. We are both "NFJ"s on the Meyers-Briggs test, she an extrovert and me an introvert. Shayleen has this amazing power to SEE people. And one of the most compelling things about her is that she lives STORY. It started as a child when her imgai...

Tara Seegers is a nationally recognized financial advisor by Forbes as a Top Women In-State Wealth Advisor for 2023, and a Top Next Gen Wealth Advisor in 2022.  In this podcast, Tara shares her passion for helping her clients bring order to their financial chaos. We chat about life and then dive into 3 valuable principles about managing money, well. Learn how these three principles will help you f...

Join Ashley and I as we talk business - Ashley is a local business owner, mom, wife and friend. And she has built an amazing local consignment store here in Colorado Springs and is heavily involved in the community. In this interview which I set out to be lighthearted and fun, I found myself awe-struck with the amazing business sense that Ashley brought to the table about entrepreneurship and how...

I had so much fun with Jordyn this week talking about body types and how important it is for us women to dress for our body types. No body is created equal and your body is beautiful. Clothes are not the problem. The solution is finding clothing that works BEST for your body. Once you figure out your body type and how to dress it, then you can rummage through your closet and weed out what isn't wo...

Sit down with Melisa and I for a coffee date! Melisa and I have met briefly through mutual friends but have never had a chance to sit down and chat about life, motherhood, business and faith. Melisa is passionate about women and seeing them live out their God-given purpose. In addition to living her mission, she is living out her latest dream in helping women bring purpose and beauty to their spac...

On a recent run with my friend Prudence, we got on the topic of motivation and faith. Why is it that some people just to have more motivation than others? Why do some people seem to just "have it" and others don't? The fact is that motivation is not a characteristic that people are born with, it's a trait that is developed over time. Join Prudence and I as we discuss how one grows in motivation an...

This week I had so much fun chatting with my long time friend and past personal trainer in the gym, Taylor Chuckran. Taylor taught me to lift heavy and eat right. Taylor is a mix of wit, beauty and smarts. With 13 years in the fitness industry, Taylor brings some awesome wisdom to the conversation. A busy mother of two little ones, Taylor is also in the midst of starting up an online fitness busin...

For years, I feared color in my wardrobe. I did not like to stand out. I did not like attention; I gravitated toward black. Yet over the course of the last 5 years, I have learned to embrace color and the JOY that it brings me. Much of my shift has been inspired by "colorful and fierce" women around me. In this podcast, I am joined by Khrystian Lews ("Christian") - a style and beauty enthusiast. J...

Join me as I chat with Elisa Clark. Elisa is an accidental entrepreneur, wife and mom of four kiddos. She and I chat about motherhood and entrepreneurship and the "dance" of how to balance it all. She offers great insights and perspectives on how she got started with a family and how she maintains it all. Year over year, she and her partners have continued to build and improve the business into a...

Discipline is a SKILL not a characteristic that we are born with. Do you feel like you lack discipline in your life? I have good news for you, it is something you can have in your life through consistent daily action.  Join me as I chat with Bethany Palmer - Bethany has been a wife for 25 years and mom to 2 sons at the Air Force Academy. She has built and sold 3 financial companies and authored 5...

Pivot. Picture it...everything is going great and then boom, you're hit with something and you have to change directions. When you are accustomed to moving in a certain direction, pivoting can feel terrifying. Yet, in business and in life, pivoting is essential to growth.  Join me as I talk to Jessica Thompson, a former pastor to now an Arbonne rock star. She is ranked in the top percent worldwide...