Balance Boldly: Intimacy and Impact in Business

Elisa Schmitz is an award-winning entrepreneur and professional journalist. She’s the Latina founder and CEO of 30Seconds.com , an inspiring digital media platform that makes the world a happier, healthier, and more delicious place — 30 seconds at a time. She’s also the founder of iParenting, a “Best of the Web” digital media company that was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. No stranger to lif...

Julia Barbaro is a homeschooling mom of six children, wife, certified life and marriage coach and author. She is an integral part of the behind-the-scenes operations of her husband, Gino's, business ventures, including Jake & Gino and the Rand family of companies. Today, she sits down with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen on the Balance Boldly Podcast to talk about how her and her forever lover took a...

Join host Naketa Ren Thigpen as she sits down with Dr. Rachel Rizal, the Fulbright Scholar, Author, and Founder of Cracking Med School Admissions. With expertise from Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, Dr. Rachel has mentored tens of thousands of aspiring doctors and is changing the trajectory of people’s lives with her mentorship programs. This episode dives into how Dr. Rachel prioritizes time an...

Sarah Wilson, the Co-Founder of Chip Cookies, the original gourmet cookie delivery company, is a mom of four who turned her pregnancy cravings into a thriving 11 location business, en route to opening over 15 more locations across the country. creative founding story and how she manages to do it all. Balance Boldly host, Naketa Ren Thigpen, sits down with Sarah to discuss how her business is  navi...

Becky Vieira is the voice behind the popular Instagram mom account, Witty Otter where she is leading the shift in the way women speak about motherhood to get away from the martyrdom and take time for their mental health and overall well-being. Before becoming a writer, Becky spent more than fifteen years as a publicist for some of the biggest public relations agencies representing major consumer b...

Omar Cumberbatch, founder of The Health Coach Academy, is a Professional Health Coach and Radio Talk Show Host. After more than a decade of research and training, Omar is on a mission to guide people struggling to create a holistic lifestyle that fuels their personalized needs so they can be successful in every area of life. Today, Omar sits down with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen on the Balance Boldly...

This episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast is life changing. Host, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Aliveness Coach Rebekka Mars who shares her journey of self-love that allowed her to have space for the forever lover she manifested! Think about that for a moment, spaciousness for yourself, enhanced joy, and here comes your human! The one that was created as their own gift to the world and shows...

On the Balance Boldly Podcast today, host Naketa Ren Thigpen chats it up with Business Growth Expert, Storyteller, and Content Creator Alma Bradford on how she chooses to create work/life (and LOVE) balance by building her business around her values. Alma leans in with transparency and talks about whit it’s okay to give yourself permission to create what she calls a Pivot Plan and how that looks f...

Host of Giving Starts with You Podcast, Canadian Author, Creator of the Ukulele Project in Guatemala, Course Creator, Mental Health Advocate and Passionate Wife, Mother, and music lover. Nelia Hutt is on a mission to bring light to the forgotten, purpose to those looking for fulfillment, and community to the lonely. Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Nelia, and discuss her mission, represented by h...

With more than 56 million copies in print, the Brain Quest brand has continued to touch the lives of children for 3 decades. Loved by kids, trusted by parents, and used and recommended by teachers, it is the curriculum-based brand that makes learning fun and today, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with expansion spearhead and Editorial Director, Karen Edwards to chat about creating balance while takin...

On this episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Financial Freedom Coach for Women Entrepreneurs, Penelope Jane Smith, and chat money, identify shifts, new babies (and) new business creations! After birthing her second baby, Penelope decided it was possible to work her business in a way that complimented her new growing family and there was no need to shut it d...

In her 22 years at Korn Ferry, Deepali Vyas reviewed over 100,000 resumes, completed over 40,000 executives job placements, and conducted C-Suite leadership assessments and coaching services for top teams. On today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Deepali to discuss how she’s using her world-class knowledge as an executive recruiter, leadership consultant,...

On today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with George McCalman. An author of a brilliant book that reimagines our idea of Black History, with a collection of 145 Black heroes from activists, scientists, politicians, business owners, artist and everything in between. ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY is a one-of-a-kind project about unique subjects by a triple-threat ar...

Aleya Harris, CPCE is the founder and CEO of Flourish Marketing , an agency dedicated to helping empire-building entrepreneurs and executive teams differentiate themselves through radically authentic messaging strategy and copywriting.  She believes that every leader has the potential to transform into a legend.   What to expect in today's BBP episode: -The Power of moving away from to move toward...

On today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with the incredible Mara Hall and discusses what it means to unlock the treasures of self-love and pour into yourself. Mara has navigated the pros and challenges of working as a sought-after actress on hit shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and Oprah Winfrey’s Network drama, Ambitions; just to name a few. Her accolades...

Coming back for Part II, our featured expert Emily Perron is back on the Balance Boldly Podcast! Last time Emily chatted about hiring practices that allow you to balance your business practices, today, Naketa Ren Thigpen spoke with Emily about getting into flow and how it equals your zone of genius. Emily breaks down why it’s important to look at the research that you allow yourself to be led by o...

Canaries Among Us is a true story about a little girl, with beautiful differences in how she sees the world, being bullied at an elite private school. The author, Kayla Taylor (a pseudonym used to protect her child’s privacy), sits down with Naketa Ren Thigpen for a powerful conversation. In this episode, Kayla discusses the trials and triumphs of advocating while simultaneously journeying to unde...

Redesigning a life by design is how the most fulfilled humans live out their purpose. On today’s episode, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Breanna May, best known as Miss Mindset, and chats about the power of spiritual graduation that allows you to create a business that sets your soul on fire! Breanna dives in with a little behind-the-scenes real-life example of how being in a relationship with...

Welcome to 2023, the year you receive as much as you release. In today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, host Naketa Ren Thigpen reflects on the uncovered thread that looped through over 50 episodes last year, the importance of releasing and making room for more of what you want. In Naketa’s solo audio note, she goes over the benefits of taking three powerful steps this year that can help y...

Masha Zvereva is an entrepreneur, speaker, career coach, content creator, ex-Googler, and an advocate for women in the workplace. With her booming personality, voice, and unshakeable faith in the growth process, Masha is breaking boxes for herself and her clients. In this episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Masha and discusses the power of honoring your own pro...

How many moments in your life can you count that you were stretched out because you had no more room to receive nor give anything else. Perhaps you found yourself laid out on a bathroom floor like Becca Powers, the CEO of Powers Peak Potential, who had to get clear and be honest with herself during a breakdown moment before she could lean into her soul work. On today’s episode of the Balance Boldl...

An amazing, well sought-after mindset coach, author and TV host, Midori Verity shares how she went from burnout and depression to being fueled to fire. This Balance Boldly episode, host, Naketa Ren Thigpen dives in deep with Midori around the three crucial elements to consider in making any decision, especially when you are working to shift from a dark place in to one where you show up for yoursel...

On today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Yolanda Drewell, a Transformational Stylist, Midlife- Anti-Propogandist is bringing us a peek into her Queendom, the realm where Fabulocity rules and everyone who embraces it gets play with “fabification” and light up every room they enter. As host, Naketa Ren Thigpen gives Yolanda three snaps and a clap for the way she breaks down how important it...

Born in India, settled in England, Jonita D’souza is a Feminine Lifestylist, an Author and Creatress of Exploring Femininity Ltd., assisting modern day busy women who struggle with burn-out, overwhelm and body love to reconnect with their feminine and sensual energy using the ancient Taoist and Tantric arts, so that they can create a lifestyle that is fulfilling, nurturing and pleasurable. In toda...

An amazing leader, founder, podcast host, and founder of a 200 million Dollar Real Estate firm, Vicente “Vinnie” Enriquez is helping humans expand and express your legacy. Seeing yourself differently is one of the first steps toward seeing the possibilities that exist on the other side of limits we set for ourselves. Vinnie coaches’ other realtors, helping them to see themselves as sherpas that he...