Learn, Lead and Lift

Special Guest, Cassie Loftin joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Cassie Loftin lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nicholas and cat, Mushu. She is a model, titleholder and dance studio owner. From dancing competitively in high school to dancing professionally for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, Cassie has always had a love for the sport of dance. She is living out her dream as the owner of...

Special Guest, Misti Jeter joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Misti Jeter is an innovator, founder, philanthropist, wife, mother and survivor. Misti Jeter is the President of BlackPearl Technology & Innovation, and Vice President of BlackPearl Engineering Management and BlackPearl Security. She is the co-founder of five individual BlackPearl companies across North America. Misti has always be...

Special Guest, Tori Callier joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Tori Callier is a wife, promotional model, pageant titleholder and future law school student. She will soon begin law school at Boyd School of Law at UNLV. Tori has been married a little over a year to her high school sweetheart. The two met when they were both competing on a mock trial team. Tori was crowned America’s Most Beauti...

Special Guest, Jill Robinson joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Jill Robinson is a beauty boss babe, owning her own hair, makeup and photography business, Jillian Marie Beauty and Photo. She specializes in providing beauty services for brides, bridal parties, models, proms, pageants, photoshoots, maternity and more. Jill and her husband, Andy have two fur babies and call North Carolina home....

Special Guest, Emily Downs joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Emily Downs is a wife, mother of one son and four fur babies, a Master’s student and titleholder. Emily married her high school sweetheart and the two have been married for eight years. During the day, Emily works as an Implementation Manager at a non-profit organization that specializes in donor-advised funds. By night, she’s a st...

Special guest, Melissa Parker joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Melissa Parker is a Registered Nurse, business owner, artist, sports enthusiast, and advocate who has a genuine love for bringing people together. She and her husband, Ted live in Florida and have two children, son, Brendan and daughter, Carson.  In 2015 Melissa and Ted founded their non-profit, The Parker Foundation for Autism...

Special Guest, Andi Matusiak joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Andi Matusiak is a wife, mother, actor, model, singer, pageant titleholder and a 3rd degree blackbelt in Taekwondo. She teaches self-defense classes, empowering women with the skills they need to survive the most vulnerable situations. Andi holds the title of America’s Most Beautiful Mrs. Wisconsin 2023. She is an active titlehol...

Special Guest, Catherine Hecker joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Catherine Hecker is a wife and mother who lives in the great state of Texas. Her passion for learning led her to pursue a double Bachelor’s Degree in American Sign Language and Business Leadership. Catherine was an All-American College Athlete; competing in both cross country and track and field.  Now, she is a homesteader wit...

Special Guest, Mazel Benson joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Mazel is a wife, teacher and licensed foster parent through Utah Foster Care with an active 2-year-old at home. She holds a BA degree from Michigan State University, an MBA from Western Governors University and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration.  Mazel is active in her community. She is the Director of V...

Special guest, Amanda Brady joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Amanda Brady is a wife, mother of five, pageant queen and business owner. Amanda is married to Ty and together they own Brady Insurance Marketing On the weekends, Amanda can be found on the field or at a competition, supporting her children or one of the many teams she and her husband sponsor. Amanda holds the title of AMB Mrs Int...

Special guest, Carisa Erickson joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Carisa Erickson is a wife and mom of three. She is married to her husband, Jarred who is the current Chairman of the Colville Tribes. They reside on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State.   Carisa is an active political partner with her husband and together they have built strong relationships in their community w...

Special guest, Kristin Simone joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Kristin Simone is a wife, mom of six, including a set of triplets, and a personal trainer. She works with women across the country helping them to strengthen their mind, body, and soul. Kristin is a pageant queen and holds the title of America’s Most Beautiful Mrs. Missouri 2023. She is the co-founder of a platform called Beauti...

Special Guest, Lynne Dowell joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Lynne Dowell is wife, mother, and former news reporter. She is a Texas A&M University graduate and jumped into the world of TV news after college. Lynne worked in sports broadcasting and later moved to PR working for a major hospital system. She now enjoys working in sales and has been one of the top 3 salespeople the last thr...

Special Guest, Kayla Dreesen joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Kayla Dreesen is a wife, mother of two, pageant queen and lives life by the motto Loving God, Serving People . She is Mrs. Tennessee American 2023 and dedicating her reign to making a difference for families with sick or special needs children. Kayla loves to serve with a special place in her heart for serving families with sick...

Special Guest, Justiss Toavs joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Justiss Toavs is a mother of two, wife to a rancher in Montana, a full-time student and proud of her Native American culture. A member of the Assiniboine-Sioux Tribe, Justiss set out to break negative stereotypes of her people through pageantry. She strives to keep traditions alive within her family and be a positive example for...

Special Guest, Kristin Harris joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Kristin Harris is a business owner, wife, mother and pageant queen. She works as a stylist and is the proud owner of Glisten Salon and Sunless Boutique. Kristin is the reigning America’s Most Beautiful Mrs. Kansas 2023 and feels called to use her voice to make an impact in the lives of others. In 2022, Kristin was diagnosed with...

Special Guest, Bianca Xoyamayagua-Galvan joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Bianca Xoyamayagua-Galvan is wife, mother, community leader and volunteer. She serves the city of Austin, Texas as an event coordinator and supervisor. Her passion is culture and community; inspiring family and friends to take part in new activities. A leader with a servant’s heart, Bianca volunteers with Meals on Whe...

Special Guest, Erica Hildreth joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Erica Hildreth is a wife, mother of five, real estate agent, children’s book author and pageant queen. Erica excels in her career having earned local and national awards for her work in the real estate field. She is the reigning United States of America’s Mrs. Kentucky 2023. Her passion and heart are in serving our nation’s vete...

Kayla Kussrow is a model, national pageant titleholder and domestic violence survivor. Kayla has her Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Carroll University in Wisconsin where she was born and raised. Kayla currently resides in Tampa, Florida where she is a boss babe working full-time and enjoys going to the beach and playing with her dog. Kayla began modeling and competing in pageants in 2018. She has...

Special guest, Kandace Monney joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Kandace Monney is living her best Texas life as a wife, twin boy mom, insurance agent, pageant queen and co-founder of the nonprofit organization, Redeemed First . Kandace is a fearless go-getter who prides herself on accepting challenges and not being afraid of change. Kandace recently made a switch in careers and has blazed fo...

Special guest, Brooke Franssen joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Brooke Franssen is a multi-faceted salon business owner, hair stylist, wife, pageant queen, mother of 3 and leader of her girl gang. Brooke loves helping women feel beautiful from the inside out as a beauty professional. She aspires to show her clients how to enhance what they have and really rock who they are. Brooke pours her...

Special guest, Whitney Beseda joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Whitney Beseda is a wife, mother and a dental hygienist working in pediatrics. Her passion for caring for young children in her chosen career field and at home as a mother to two beautiful girls is apparent as she shares her love of connecting with others and brightening the day for those around her. Whitney began doing makeup f...

Special guest, Hayley Huntsman joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Hayley is a physical therapist, small business owner, college professor, community volunteer, and former pageant queen. She loves helping women feel empowered in their bodies and hopeful for their futures as a physical therapist specializing in women's and pelvic health. She is passionate about the intentional inclusion of indi...

Special guest, Christy Creson joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Christy is a wife, mother of 3 and Wake Forest University Spirit Program Coach. Christy has coached collegiate cheer and dance teams for 14 years. Through her passion and commitment of spirit and service, she began VolunCHEER: service through spirit where her cheer and dance programs serve others in their community. Christy stri...

Special guest, Mandy Clifford joins the Learn, Lead and Lift Podcast. Mandy is a wife, mother and owner of Mandy's Custom Cakes. She is an award-winning cake artist and Food Network champion. She loves to create edible art pieces with cake and impress customers by making their cake dreams come true. Hear how Mandy cultivates her unique sparkle and area of expertise while uplifting other cake artis...