Big Girl Pants Podcast

Hirbod Bigvand is a serial entrepreneur at the ripe old age of 27, investor, brand strategist, and TEDx speaker.     6 years ago, Hirbod didn't speak English, didn't know anyone but knew he was destined to own a business.   Today, he's living his dream, and one of the wisest individuals we've had the pleasure of speaking with.  We discuss learning to fail, taking the lessons an...

Join me in welcoming Amanda Smith of Dallas Girl Gang! Amanda Smith is a Coach and CEO of Dallas Girl Gang, a 50,000+ global community of engaged women connecting in career, business and life. Amanda is an expert in connecting, marketing, pitching business, and cultivating community.  After a huge life shift in 2017 and a move to Dallas, Amanda was seeking a community for women that was inclusive...

Join Kimberly and April in welcoming Lara Marshall - the creative behind Sugar and Suede!  Lara is a wife, a mother, and the entrepreneur behind Sugar and Suede - an online Women's boutique.  Lara and April have known each other since they were young, growing up in the same neighborhood. This episode features Lara's journey to entrepreneurship and how she found herself among all of the o...

Join us for this amazing episode!  This week we have Nikki Foxx - Career professional, fitfluencer and all around WOMAN.  Please listen in as we discuss the struggles that accompany the fitness industry, the perks of going viral on TikTok, why being lean doesn't always equate to happiness, and the issues women face.  We loved having her and hope you enjoy this episode! 

Join April and Kim as they talk with Catherine Pompeo, founder of Design Life Project discussing her 4 Pillars of Wellness: 1) Mindset, 2) Community, 3) Nutrition, and 4) Movement. Catherine is a certified personal trainer and wellness advocate. She believes there is no single disease or condition that cannot be helped by nutrition.   Teaching mindfulness, movement, macro and micro nutrition to he...

The Candid Millennial (Mary Robb) is back with us again to talk about launching and running a business, (Social Practice) during a global pandemic.  Not only did she increase profits by 250%, she did it while rebuilding her life after an unexpected break-up. Mary Robb is the epitome of how to move forward with grace when life takes an unexpected turn.   She brings an all new meaning to the word pi...

WHHHAAATTTTT!!!!!   It's a new studio, a new sound, and a new image...couldn't be more excited to reboot these great discussions and reignite the (occasionally heated) and always dynamic conversations between Kim and April. This episode features conversations about 2020 (you know...that total dumpster fire year), politics (lightly), and where we go from here.  They're back and ready...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  This episode was recorded back in January. April's grandmother had just turned 90 and being the podcaster she is - she just hit record and went!  This was a truly beautiful conversation with both her Grandmother, Josie Ann Marie Groh Libby and her Grandfather, Charles William Libby. You will hear her mom and brother Jeffery, too.  I hope you enjoy this episode as...

Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope wit...

Join April and Kim as they spend time with Wally Wyatt,  an inspirational author, minister, Evangelist, and dedicated youth volunteer.  His story of transformation and how true focus and dedication can alter the course of your life will inspire and warm your heart.    Minister Wallace E. Wyatt, III is the firstborn to Wallace Wyatt Jr. and Palarcus Standley of Orlando, FL. His early childhood was...

Join April Melton as she interviews Jeremy Jenson - the CEO and Founder of Encore Search Partners in Houston, Texas!  Jeremy actually didn't even have history in staffing - but once he found out how lucrative the industry was, he decided to become an expert!  Please join us as we talk entrepreneurship, raising kids, and how COVID-19 has effected business!  You can find Jeremy Jenson on Linked...

This conversation continues! April and Kim with guest, Alletrice Guyton continue the conversation around Black Lives Matter, White Privilege, and so much more. 

Morris “Mo” Brossette has been in the health and fitness industry for over 24 years, and is the Director of Mindset at The Adaptive Training Foundation, a Dallas based non-profit that leads disabled military veterans and civilians through a 9-week mental and physical training program called “Redefine”. Through this unique program, Mo helps these adaptive athletes overcome physical, emotional and m...

Jake Thompson is back with Big Girl Pants Podcast to talk about his new book Compete Every Day.   This is a performance-based, empowering book with the seven key choices that leaders make to enhance their focus and increase their levels of success. Jake Thompson is a professional speaker and the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day, a brand he started in 2011 by first selling t-shirts...

Join Kimberly and April as they discuss the road map to career happiness, whether you are just starting your career or trying to launch a new career mid-life, this episode is for you.   We hope you join us! Carol Maloney-Scott is the founder and CEO of Career Happiness Map Coaching, a practice dedicated to helping professional women who feel stuck in the wrong career create a path to a happier and...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!  It's been two years (4th of July, 2018) since we first launched BGP Podcast.   It's been our pride and joy, our therapy, education, and so much more.  Thanks to the listeners who've hung in there with us all this time.   We love you!

Join us as we spend an hour with the FABULOUS Stacey and Sasha of Franki Ray.   If you haven't seen these luxury bags, the time is now.  They are gorgeous, leather, handcrafted unique conversation starters that every professional wanting to make a statement must carry.   Check them out at www.frankiray.com and of course - right here on Big Girl Pants Podcast!   " WE ARE NOT JUST WOMEN —...

Join April and Kimberly as they speak with Shemora Roberson in response to the civil unrest in our communities following the murder of George Floyd.  We discuss the important issue of racism and where we go from here.   Change starts with great conversations.  Change starts when tolerance ends.  Help us stand with our friends in the black community!  #blacklivesmatter 

READ THIS BOOK!  And listen to this podcast (of course).   Jake Thompson nails it with his 7 key choices competitors make in life to WIN.    I (Kimberly) read it in a day and bought a copy for my entire team.   #competeeveryday What if the key to reaching your full potential wasn't about what talents you were born with, but something more?  In this brand new book, author Jake Thompson shares...

April and Kim discuss how selling has changed during COVID-19, the COVID 20, working remotely, and more.

Join Kimberly and April as they talk about what's in our beauty and household products.  Do you even know?  Check out this episode.   Jana Madson - BIO Hi. 👋 I'm Jana Madsen. Did you know that in the United States, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will develop cancer in their lifetime? Scary, right?!? I'm the ONE in "1 in 2 women." At age 36, I was diagnosed with breast cancer...

Join Kimberly and April as they talk to Christiana Yebra, CEO of Vouch App - a dating app where you can have your friends and family "vouch" for you!  Christiana Yebra is the CEO of Vouch, a Dallas-grown dating app and owner of Currently Events, a photo booth technology company. After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in biology, she helped to launch and sell Te...

April and Kim meet TJ and Gabbie Abounader, fitness gurus, and gym owners in the Virgin Islands.   They did what many of us dream of; leave the city and start a business on a remote island in the Caribbean.  They did it and life is good.  This is their story. Abounader Fitness is the premier training facility located on the East End of Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Whether you are visiting on v...

April and Kim talk about our new normal and our predictions for what's to come.  We discuss healthy eating and the impact on our immune system, the debate on opening the economy, and so much more.  Hope you join us! 

Our conversation was cut short last week, hope you're ready for Part 2.