Be Love. Do Good. with Kristi Hayes

If you know me, you know I love me a great book. Memoirs and non-fiction are my favorite. I am so giddy to have one of my favorite book authors on the show today. This book,  Same Kind of Different As Me,  changed my view on the homeless, taught me how to get out of my comfort zone and love others well. This is the book I always recommend to others when they want to open their heart and love other...

Today’s guest is Jeremy Bedenbaugh, who is a long time friend and who also helps leaders recreate. Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Recreate Solutions, a company founded out of personal experience. Jeremy went through a very public and also private recreating of himself. He learned that vulnerability is key when it comes to being who you were created to be. He now helps leaders and companies recre...

I wanted to have a wellness expert on here this week to help us breathe, to help us focus on the things we can control during a time that seems OUT of control.  If you have felt frazzled and all the emotions these past weeks during the Covid-19 this podcast is for you. Dr. Michelle helps us focus on the non-negotiable things we can focus on. Sleeping, eating, breathing, gratitude.    Today I am ta...

Today my friend Jennifer, CEO of Togather Moments, a company helping families make the most out of their time together is on the podcast today.  We talk about how since Covid-19 and how quarantine has forced us as families to be together, and what that has looked like for all of us. We answer questions like: How can we be intentional in these moments so that we can take some of these times into th...

This week I am sharing my heart with you as we go through Covid-19 together. Most of us have been in our houses away from others for the past 2-3 weeks. We are helping protect ourselves and others by staying home.  However, one thing that has been fresh on my mind, is how do we help others when we can’t be with them? How do I talk to my kids about staying safe but also serving others in this time?...

Today I am talking with Lauren Scrugg Kennedy. Lauren is a Blogger, author and wife to Jason Kennedy. This conversation could not be more perfect timing. When all of us are feeling a little down and nervous, Lauren’s powerful story of her finding healing in a tragic experience can make us all hopeful. We talk about marriage tips and how she and Jason strengthen their marriage even though sometimes...

This week I talked with Joanna Waterfall, Founder of Yellow Co. a community of women creating meaningful work. She is the guru of helping others find community. So much so that she started a company based on others finding each other and their shared passions.  Joanna and I talk about how we were all made for the community, how to find it, and why it matters. We discuss how hard it can be, how we...

Most of us know what’s important in our life, but does the time we spend on them reflect this? If you looked at how we lived our life, would people know what was really important to you? Would your life reflect your priorities?   Today I have my friend Kyle Barger, founder of Make a Day, on the podcast. He started serving others out of the success of his company. Something that started as a small...

I love talking about things that are inspiring to me, something that I am learning, something that was an AHA moment for me.  And one of those things I am working on right now is being present in me.  Not scrolling my phone when I am bored or lonely, or adding something to my day that doesn’t really need to be there because I can’t just be still. But I am focusing on  just being present, noticing...

Have you ever felt like you wanted to do something but didn’t feel qualified? Maybe you had a dream you wanted to go after but you didn’t feel like you were smart enough or had enough experience to succeed? Today we are talking to Kate Crocco, she is a licensed therapist+mindset and confidence coach and author of her new book “Thinking Like A Boss,” which you can now get on Amazon or anywhere book...

Today’s guest is Hoda Melki. Hoda is from Beirut, Lebanon and lives there with her husband. They both founded Heart for Lebanon which is a non-profit that provides help to refugees. The trip that forever changed my life is the one I took to Beirut. To see first hand the refugees’ story, to sit with them on their floor as they tell of atrocities, and to see Heart for Lebanon come alongside in their...

Today my guest is Mica May, founder and CEO of May Designs. You have seen her beautiful designs at Target. In this conversation we talk about finding our creativity in our own way, asking others for help in the areas we aren’t gifted in, and how to connect with others who are going through similar situations.    Mica has a successful business that she started by solving a problem for herself and h...

Today we are talking about all things GRIEF, specifically how do we walk with friends through grief. All of us will or have experienced grief in some way. It could be the loss of a loved one or friend, loss of a dream, relationship, future, family.    People around us are grieving every day, and we all want to help them, but how do we enter their pain? Many times we don’t know what to do or what t...

Molly Stillman is the founder and creator of Still Being Molly, a life and style blog started in 2007, and the host of the Business with Purpose podcast. Her true passion lies in helping inspire women to know that they were created on purpose, with a purpose, and for a purpose. Molly has had the honor of collaborating with brands such as Stitch Fix, Target, Elegantees, The Root Collective, Sseko D...

Today’s guest is one of my favorite Brits.  Steve Cockram and I are talking all about self awareness.  Steve Cockram is an international speaker, author, and consultant to top-level executives and leaders around the world. He is a subject matter expert on personality and wiring, organizational leadership, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal communication. Steve is the co-founder of GiANT Wor...

I met Christina at a boxing class, I was visiting NYC for my 40th birthday and per my normal tradition of taking a new fitness class, Christina happened to be my instructor. I fell in love with her energy and passion for teaching and encouraging her class. Afterwards we chatted about all things. I heard her story and knew she had to share it on our podcast. Christina has been a fitness model for N...

Many times we want to “fix” people. And many times we do this from a good place but what if we just met people exactly where they are without the agenda to fix them, but just to love them.  Today’s guest teaches us to do just that. Growing up in rural Minnesota, Callie Himsl always longed to live for something bigger than herself. Her curiosity took her  around the world, landing in Haiti where sh...

Today’s guest is the perfect guest to start the New Year with a bang, obviously we booked Jacki Carr for ALL the goals, intentions, and how to put it all into practice. Jacki is a goal coach, writer, motivational speaker, and the co-founder of Rock Your Bliss . As a leader in transformation, her coaching style includes real talk and true connection to your whole self honoring the successes and the...

Merry Christmas to all! Christmas is my very favorite time of year, it’s full of hope, promise, joy, beautiful trees, memorable gifts - all the sparkly things. But many times the holidays aren’t the most joyful season for everyone. Sometimes it can be full of loss, grief, brokenness. In this podcast we talk about some of the losses we have experienced this year and how joy and loss can co-exist. W...

Today’s guest is Natalie Silverstein. I met Natalie this year on a trip to NYC. Natalie has given her life to serve others and help other families do this, too. She is a mother of two and has walked the talk. Natalie gives us some tangible ways we can teach our kids to be generous and compassionate to others. She even wrote an entire GUIDE to help us in our own families. Her book is called Simple...

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to meet Oprah Winfrey, or to work for her? Today’s guest is Christine Mulhearne who has worked for O, The Oprah Magazine for the past 13 years. She shares some incredible wisdom from the years she has been a part of O, The Oprah Magazine. This is one of the most interesting  conversations. Christine is energetic and confident in who she is. She lives...

It’s our first ever Gift Guide on the podcast. We are so excited for this episode because we have everything for ALL your Christmas gifts. Each company is featured because our family has not only been enriched by what they have created, but they are all companies that build on behalf of others and love others well, and you know that is what we are all about at be.love podcast.  On the show today w...

This week’s “be love quick tip,” is about gratefulness. We are rolling into Thanksgiving and many of us are reminded at this time to really focus on gratitude, but how do we carry that gratitude the entire year? How do we teach our kids to be grateful? How do we model this on a daily basis?   Join us as we dive into these topics today!   Don’t forget we have an apparel company www.bestrongstory.co...

Today’s guest is Cassandra Curtis. Cassandra Curtis, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Once Upon a Farm . Cassandra brings extensive knowledge of product development, childhood nutrition and parenting experience to her position at Once Upon a Farm.  When Cassandra had her first child she could not find an organic, whole foods baby food to feed her child. Cassandra has a background in nutr...

Today’s interview is a powerful one. There are not many times when I have no words, and this interview was one that was hard to find the words to say. Our guest today is author, Lora Jones.  Lora Jones’s world shattered on Nov. 23, 2004, the night she survived but lost her husband and two children in a head-on collision. She secretly, desperately wished for death to claim her, too— how could she g...