Bold Like Her Podcast

Trisha Pérez Kennealy  is the Owner & Culinary Educator of the  Inn at Hastings Park , located in historic Lexington, MA.  Trisha is a proud Puerto Rican Jewish woman, growing up in Puerto Rico before moving to Massachusetts as a teen. The Inn features 22 stylishly luxurious accommodations.    Before opening the Inn, Trisha had a successful finance career, but decided to pursue her true passions i...

Christina Gordon is co-founder, and CEO of the  Women's Foundation of Boston . Christina is a charismatic business leader with an impressive resume who saw a lack of support for women and girls in Massachusetts' philanthropic community just 5 years ago. As a result, she decided to create WFBoston to develop, fund, and accelerate high-impact economic and leadership programs that equip Greater Bosto...

I was drawn to a story that Caroline did on 7 News here in Boston highlighting a new stroke center in Charlestown, MA. At the end she mentioned it was especially important to her as she is also a stroke surivor.  As it turns out, she suffered a stroke at the young age of 27. Who knew that could happen right? She certainly didn't. She instantly went on to do research on the topic, share it and her...

An experienced public relations, social media, and marketing professional with a passion for storytelling, after years in the industry Robbin founded her own firm, Wave Collective in 2016. Robbin has expertise working with a diversified portfolio across media, entertainment, retail and hospitality, as well as both regional and national brands.   While Robbin was building her PR/retail companies, s...

We interrupt the previously scheduled program for this spontaneous podcast recording. Out to dinner with my girl and fellow podcast host ( Anything for Love | Katie Grimes on Apple Podcasts ) she says "lets do podcast episode"...so we did. I think it's her third appearance here and they get better every time!  I originally had her on after seeing her at an event, finding her on insta, then became...

Abigail Hueber, RD, LDN is the dietitian behind Above Health Nutrition. Abby has a deep desire to help each unique client achieve long-term digestive health through nutrition and lifestyle counseling based on holistic, science-based functional medicine. Above Health Nutrition works one-on-one with individuals to achieve their health and wellness goals. Above Health Nutrition offers virtual telehea...

      Allison Bloch is one half of the duo that started the instagram "Beers Over Boston"  She and boyfriend Bill Hall  started dating right before the pandemic, with a first date, that was of course, at a brewery! Before long they were checking out and sharing beers and breweries from all over and people loved it, now with a following of more than 11,000 they continue their passion together and s...

The doors of Canvas Studio/The Design Lab opened one year ago this month.  I had the chance to sit down with the creator, Daphne Walker. She doesn't necessarily consider herself to be an artist, but definitely has a creative side, which is clear but what she has and continues to create inside the studio. Its not only a fun, amazing experience but she keeps in mind her community in the Hyde Park se...

Adrianne Haslet is a professional ballroom dancer and motivational speaker who was injured while observing the Boston Marathon in 2013. Despite the amputation of her left leg as a result of the bombing, she has been able to continue her dancing career and run in the marathon in 2016 & 2022 (coming in 4th place!) even after being hit by a car in 2019. Talk about GRIT!!! Adrianne was featured in a 2...

Sue-Ellen Anderson-Haynes,  is a mother, wife, co-author, health  writer, recipe developer, health speaker, holistic plant-based women's health registered dietitian. She has been featured in multiple media outlets including  Harvard Health Publishing, CNBC, SELF and Huffington Post. Anderson-Haynes is a dietitian of over 15 years with specialties in diabetes, weight management, girls and women's h...

Colleen is the Boston-based blogger & content creator behind Travel Like a Local: MA, with a focus on travel across Massachusetts and New England. She covers destinations, hotels and restaurants, as well as cultural attractions, outdoor adventures, events and local shops, businesses and products, all from the perspective of a local resident. Colleen started Travel Like a Local: MA in 2019 and has...

Monisha has always loved entertaining and being able to provide creative food art. So when the opportunity presented itself to create a charcuterie styling business, she jumped on it! BoardsbyMo started as a side hustle, and grew to her full time career shortly after. While growing BoardsbyMo, Monisha has taught over 1,000 entrepreneurs worldwide how to start their own charcuterie catering busines...

Simplify By Lauren was created in a small office on a cool fall night in New England. Lauren says she wasn't 100 percent sure of what business she  would create but  was ready to take the leap. What evolved is not just a business but a commitment to peace, happiness, and community within each project and client. In this episode she shares the importance of a good support system (in her case, her h...

Little Cocoa Bean Co was created to make culturally diverse, ready-made, fresh and healthy baby and toddler food for the next generation of parents. Their meals are served in a chic, baby-friendly café setting that's every millennial parent's dream eatery! My guest on this episode is Tracy Skelly, the Founder & CEO of the Co and owner of The Tot Cafe in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. A place...

Amy is a rare breed, she's been in the same industry AND at the same location for her entire career!  There have been some changes along the way but, she started as an employee at Susanna in Cambridge and is now the owner of that location and a new store in the  Jamaica Plain section of Boston. She's also started an on line version of her store, geared mostly to women with clothing, jewelry, gifts...

Nike John is the founder and CEO of The Heritage Club and The Boston Heritage Fund. At 29 years old, Nike founded the Boston-based cannabis dispensary and its non-profit subsidiary to support safe cannabis consumption within the community and fight back against the war on drugs. Nike is currently the youngest dispensary owner in Boston. A Boston native, Nike is proud to support the growth of her c...

Starting the New Year with a conversation about goals & keeping it real! My guest, Ashley has been an avid dancer all of her life, especially drawn to ballet. Once she found out about Barre, it became her go to work out! She then became Barre Certified in 2015. On this episode she shares how she started teaching while doing her full time job as an executive assistant and it was actually her boss t...

Cynthia's goal is to get you thinking differently about desert and she's doing just that with her new alcohol infused icecream! While her first gig was at an icecream shop, Cyn never imagined she'd be back here in New England making it!  But she will tell you that her Biology/Chemistry degrees are definitley being put to good use! After college she spent 6 years in the IT space.  It was her love o...

Yiota shares her experience of being on "So You Think You Can Dance-Greece", how her parents influenced her to not only be on the show but to get into dance at a young age and how its helped her in her journey back to Boston to start this amazing dance team! WTF - We The Females is an all-female dance company based out of Boston, Massachusetts. The team was created in January 2019 by three Boston...

 Lynne is the founder of Power of Patients. She shares her journey of  learning through her 2 daughters' distinctively different head injuries, concussions versus TBI, (Traumatic Brain Injury) that if you have seen 1 brain injury, then you have only experienced 1 brain injury. No 2 brain injuries are alike. It was a test of her own patience, but more importantly, a test to her commitment to unders...

Becky has been an Occupational Therapist in the Boston area for 13 years. On this episode she shares her experiences working in hospitals at the time of the Boston Marathon Bombings (actually having to move patients into the new Spaulding Facility at the time) and then as a doula working with pregnant clients during the Pandemic. Becky used the servies of a Doula for her first pregnancy and found...

I'll admit I did not know that Travel Agents still existed and like most probably thought that "oh I can do this myself". My guest on this episode actually schooled me right away on that, dispelling the myth that travel agents cost more.  They actually don't cost anything and could SAVE you money on your trip.  Courtney shares the story of how she has always been a planner and found herself doing...

Madison Ciccone is an emerging thought leader and relentless, fierce, cheerleader for women with big dreams.  With an energy that's both inspirational and aspirational, Madison takes her crew to church each week on her podcast - delivering the news that they, too, can be Wicked Fearless.   Madison is like the older sister you never had, the one who's always got you back.  She's real about who she...

In June 2021, Julie invented a product to enhance the calf area of the body because she was not happy with hers (we are all our own worst critics, right?)  In March 2022, she hired a marketing expert to help build awareness of the product, and what happened next both scared and excited her! Jackelyn of Jackelyn Dacanay Consulting , after receiving the product, decided to wear them in her bra as op...

"It's Never Too Late To Be A Healthier You!" The decision to get and stay fit can transform your life.  CIndy truly believes everyone should have the opportunity to live a full, happy and long healthy life!  She is  a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA).  She  offers fitness...