Big Girl Pants Podcast

April and Kim interview Dallas Yoga Girl, Amanda Shapiro.   Amanda's story of moving from her family's small hometown of Bloomington, IN to the Dallas metroplex at 18 to build a life of her own is inspirational and heartwarming.    We hope you'll join us. ***Apologies for the abrupt cutoff at the end of the episode.  Zoom cut us off, please join us for Episode 78 - Part 2. 

***Disclaimer***  This episode was recorded before self-isolation, before travel bans, and the majority of the hoarding began.   We are now taking the situation seriously and doing our part. April & Kim discuss how COVID-19 has impacted their work and home lives and how to stay positive and sane during this time.   We wish all our listeners a safe & healthy experience as we navigate throug...

Please join us for a candid and insightful conversation with the entrepreneur Bri Crow!  It is Bri Crow’s mission to be a catalyst of growth, confidence, and connection across local businesses, entrepreneurs and go-getters in the communities in which she serves. As a multi-passionate professional and creative, her parent company Bri Crow & Co. has grown into two complementary B2B businesses wi...

Lindsey Hutson - personal blogger, culinary artist, mother, wife, and full-time Marketing Coordinator joins Big Girl Pants podcast.   Calling all Gilmore Girls lovers - If you love Julia and Julia (movie about Julia Childs and her super fan), you'll LOVE Lindsey Hutson's blog - The Gourmet Gilmore.   She is committing to cooking and blogging about every recipe that airs on the Gilmore Gi...

Episode 73 is LIVE! I can't wait for everyone to meet the beautiful Kali O'Campo , founder of Lymi Coffee - Love you, mean it. Kali's story: "My pursuit of fulfillment began back in college in 2009 when I realized how much I enjoyed GIVING and SHARING to make people feel a sense of great meaning in each moment. My love for coffee had grown over the years and my entrepreneurial...

Join April and the official Photographer for Big Girl Pants - Adolfo Avalos  Adolfo is a former firefighter turn creative when he started with a small organization called Tacos and Tunes.  He also enjoys BJJ, Power-lifting and an amalgam of other hobbies!  A super fun, lax episode! 

Join Kimberly and April for episode 71 with The Candid Millenial - Mary Robb!  Mary Robb is a Dallas-based female entrepreneur who recently launched her dream business, Social Practice, a social media marketing company who serves small to medium-sized businesses. She is passionate about helping business owners grow an engaged social media following while providing flexible job opportunities for lo...

EPISODE 70!  Join Kimberly and April as they recap their year, breakdown what they did and didn't achieve and what they would like to do better in 2020.  Thank you as always for listening! 

Please join Kimberly and April as they speak with an amazing human that is Tomasz Kwiatkowski!  Tomasz Kwiatkowski is a financial services sales executive, podcaster and a philanthropist. He was born and raised in Poland and moved to the U.S. as a first-generation immigrant in 2006 at the age of 19 by himself to pursue a better quality of life. He is an energetic, seven-feet tall leader and a self...

Join Kimberly and April as they have an inspiring and informative conversation with Valerie Rocio of Lumos Creative!    Valerie is an entrepreneur who at the age of 23 left her role in Corporate America to start her own business!    To quote her website- lumoscreative.com Valerie is:  A vegan, half-Mexican, puppy loving, taco craving, fast talking, Aries. Valerie Rocio started Lumos Creative in Se...

Happy Wednesday!  Episode 67 is one for the history books!  Dr. Joshua Ferrell D.C. of NorTex Spine and Joint has been the preferred Chiropractor for April's extended family and friends for over 19 years. Mid-episode we discovered that he was also Kimberly's Chiropractor at one time!  Josh has an amazing story. Join us as we discuss health, scoliosis, spine manipulations and why wellness...

Join Kimberly and April with guest John Broze as they discuss April's most recent dating/friend experience!  In this episode we discuss the joy that is online dating, meeting a lot of new people and what to do when you realize that it isn't working out romantically. But, what do you do if you still want to be friends with that person?  Stay tuned, you will NOT want to miss this episode! 

Please join Kimberly and April along with guest Amine Bentahar (Uh-meen Bent-uh-har) the Chief Operating/Chief Digital Officer for Advantix Digital! He is not only an inspiring individual, but a transplant from Morocco and speaks four languages!  Amine has over 10 years of Digital Marketing and eCommerce experience working for some of the largest organizations worldwide. Companies like Microsoft,...

Please join us for Episode 64 with Jessica Dawson!  With over 10 years of experience, Jessica Dawson is a savvy marketer with expertise in driving business goals through digital channels. While she was born in Connecticut to Australian and Bostonian parents, Jessica grew up in Texas. She went to Texas Christian University where she studied Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management. While at TCU, sh...

Alicia Wilson is a podcaster,  single mother of one, full-time Analyst and proud African American women.    Alicia's authentic expression of life growing up as a black women in America is raw and beautiful.    Join us as we discuss the truth (or myth) around white privilege, depression, and so much more.

Guy Golan, PhD is a life coach who specials in empowering his SUPER BUSY clients from such highly demanding fields as medicine, tech, finance and law. He also specializes in coaching the spouses of such professionals who are often the unsung heroes of their spouses highly demanding careers. Guy Golan (PhD University of Florida), Graduate degree (New York University). Published more than 45 peer re...

Dr. Cortney Baker is an award-winning entrepreneur, host of the podcast Women in Business: Inspirational Stories of Women Entrepreneurs with Dr. Cortney, TEDx speaker, and a nationally recognized authority on women’s leadership. She has been featured on FOX News, Forbes, iHeart Radio, and Huffington Post, among other publications. As a leadership expert, mentor and business coach to female entrepr...

Join us as we talk with Suzette Patterson, Principle of STAR Performance Group, a Sandler SalesTraining firm.  We discuss how sales is really all about psychology and how we are always selling in our lives - with kids, spouses, bosses, employees, etc.     Discussion on Transaction Analysis, DISC, and so many other awesome personality identifiers.    Hope you listen! ABOUT SUZZETTE: Suzette Patters...

Having a baby is stressful, whether you are a first-time parent or not.  Sarah Bednar, Postpartum Doula and founder of The Modern Day Tribe gets it.  Her mission is to bring awareness around the needs of new parents and to bring them into her tribe.   She is a true advocate, voice, and second set of hands that new parents crave in what should be the most joyous time in life.    About Sarah:  Her p...

Greg McCoy is a highly successful Entrepreneur and Personal trainer who has been a proud gym owner for over a decade. Greg opened his first gym, Metroflex Plano in 2009, at the age of 22, his second gym Destination Dallas in 2013  and is now the current owner of Hidden Gym. His career is wide-ranging and in addition to serving over 1000 clients, he is also an Industry Speaker and active Philanthro...

April Melton - Professional Fitness Coach (and our awesome co-host), Amy Clark - Life Coach, and Sable Gonyea- Licensed Therapist, have joined forces and created one heck of a group that all women need to check out.   We've all been there!  Read that newest and greatest self-help book.   Learned all the wonderful tips and tricks to change our lives, bought the work-out clothes, joined the gym...

If you are dealing with chronic illness, unexplained pain, fatigue, etc.   You must listen to this episode! About Kerri Simpson: Having found her recovery from chronic lyme disease through naturopathic practices and lifestyle changes, Kerri Simpson became passionate about sharing what she had learned with others. She is a Master Herbalist, Board Certified Holistic Health Coach and Certified Drugle...

Sherry Hasty is the Founder of Per Bella Sempre Med Spa and is a registered nurse with over 20 years in the cosmetic industry.  She spent 5 years in Dermatology and 10 years in plastic surgeons’ offices working as a laser specialist and injecting fillers and Botox.       In 2012, Sherry joined Medicis and Valient, a pharmaceutical firm as a medical trainer specializing in Restylane.  She traveled...