Bold Like Her Podcast

Anastasia is a working mom with a 3 month old.  She's just getting back to work as a real estate attorney after giving birth.  She very candidly shares her journey through pregnancy, child birth and what is referred to as "the 4th trimester", when baby is going through so many changes and yes, so is MOM! Anastasia talks about how easy it is for women to get caught up in what's considered to be "no...

My guest on this episode had the entrepreneurial spirit in her from a very early age.  She was selling headbands that she created on the playground at the age of 9! Stephanie went on to go to school for engineering. She also always held on to her artistic side, creating art and teaching yoga. During her yoga training, Stephanie was introduced to the vegan lifestyle.  At one point she found that th...

Cassandra is the CEO, Organizational and Leadership development practitioner of COR Consulting Group where she supports her clients with talent management, leadership development, team efficiency strategies and much more. She often applies her research in working remotely and has first-hand expertise in small business development at her High-quality CBD Boutique in Brookline. She's also passionate...

For as long as I've known my guest on this episode, she has had both an entrepreneurial and free spirit!  Always continuing to grow, learn and understand her body in every way, she does yoga, juice cleanses and has most recently become even more in touch with her physical self.  Her sexuality. She's now helping others do the same thing as a Sex Doula. She explains what that is, and how she's helpi...

My two guests on this episode are friends, spin instructors and now business partners!  Beth & Kristen  spent the past few years as instructors at the local spin studio in Charlestown.  The pandemic forced the closing of the studio but they had a plan!  The two are moving forward with their goal to own their own studio and bring it back to the community! We talked about being a mom with a full tim...

This brave young woman, like so many, found herself in a place of reevaluating over the past year.  She made the leap from teaching to being a mortgage lender in the middle of the pandemic.  Fast forward, trying to work from home in a completely different field with no one nearby to ask questions. Well, she did have one person, her boyfriend (now fiance, congrats!!!) who also works in the industry...

I met this amazing woman when I saw that she was teaching Shuffle classes at a studio in my building. Within minutes I was sucked in to her energy and knew I needed to have her as a guest on this podcast. Not only did she decide to go to school for Expressive Art Therapy at what some would consider "later in life" she continues to chase her passion and bring it to others! We talk about the history...

The Title of This Podcast is the mantra for this lady!  Julie, like me, was a Broadcast major in college.  When she dipped her toe in and found it wasn't for her, she took another position, at a hospital. Which lead her to nursing.  She's been an RN at Children's Hospital in Boston and a couple years ago found herself drawn to the growing beauty industry of injectables.  Julie has since started he...

Their business started just like that, with that simple question, "wanna start a business?" Nicole Hayes & Michaela Thorne became fast friends after moving in next to one another in Tewksbury, MA. Not only are they friends, now they're business partners as "The Woodworking Ladies" making everything from signs to shelves, stools, dog beds and more! A lot of this came to be during the height of the...

Strap in!  On this episode I sit down with the force that is this woman, Constance, "Connie" Stowers!  We met a few months ago at a real estate networking event and have become fast friends since! In our convo, she shares her story of the major career pivot she made while just giving birth to her first child and trying to survive a pandemic! She was a retail rock star for 16 years of her life but...

I chatted with this Trial Attorney, mom of 3, baseball-basketball coach and highly successful direct sales team leader while she hid out in the pool house for some privacy!  Her energy jumps right out and it's no surprise she's crushing it!  After falling in love with her first child, she decided to stay at home to be with him, spent some time blogging about mom life, life hacks, style, etc.  Alon...

The owner of 2 shops in the Charlestown section of Boston was gracious enough to sit down with me despite also having a new baby at home! Amanda shared with me what the past year has been like for her, trying to run her two stores, finding out she was pregnant just before the pandemic (when the store couldn't open and she had to do a lot of flower delivery on her own while being sick the entire ti...

I had that chance to speak with this young entrepreneur about how she got started in the Macaron business while just a sophomore in college.  It started at home, watching her mom cook/bake.  She shares the story of bringing things back to Boston College where everyone wanted some.  So she started to bake and became known as the "Cookie Girl". Her studies were in Math and Music.  Now, out of school...

Emily's energy just oozes out of her the moment you meet her, not to mention when she starts to show her moves on the dance floor. She started dancing at the age of 4 and has been brought back to it with this amazing class that is inspiring, inclusive and empowering.  Emily has been able to bring her experience as a yoga instructor into the dance class and create what she calls a more feminine pra...

Lauren has spent the last decade working in the Accounting & Finance Industry but her passion lies in the fashion industry.  After spending some time getting way out of her comfort zone, traveling and exploring Italy, she was moved to start her own fashion line. She aims to bring along a sustainable and transparent supply chain while also helping women build their confidence in the workforce. Not...

If you've listened to any of the early episodes of this Podcast, you've heard my former co-host, Kitt Farrington. Last year, during the pandemic, she left to take care of herself.  Like so many, Kitt was dealing with a lot mentally during this time.  I was so glad when she reached out a couple months ago to reconnect.  We got together and chatted about where she'd been, what she'd been up to and s...

We all know the Pandemic hit lots of industries really hard.  And that includes the wedding industry.  My guest on this episode was a wedding/event planner with some of the biggest companies for 15 years producing events for names like Clinton, Obama and more! Like so many others she was furloughed from this work in the beginning of 2020. This sent her home to figure out what was next while home s...

We have talked so much on this podcast about the Pandemic considering we literally started at the same time last year.  It's become what I hope is a safe and informative place to share feelings, thoughts, struggles, pivots and even triumphs over the last year. But we've never spoken about the affects on children.  My guest on this episode brings us this topic through her book "When the World Close...

Happy Pride Month! As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, it's my honor this month to be able to highlight some people and events happening around Boston during the month of June, Pride Month! I was able to connect with Pierce Durkin, the Director of Operations for Boston Pride. Although the 50th Anniversary celebration of Boston Pride was put on hold last year, this year it's back, at least virtual...

Engineer by day, card maker by night, my guest on this episode, like so many started her business because of need that wasn't being met. This commercial real estate engineer was in the midst of planning her own wedding last year and like so many, it got delayed.  She also had some friends in the same boat.  When she found that the "sorry your wedding was delayed" card didn't exist, she just made i...

During this month of May, Women's Health Month by the way...I'm joined by Mindset & Success Coach Charlene Valentine.  After all, health comes in a variety of forms,  mental, nutrition, physical, finance, careers and yes, relationships. Charlene comes from a health coach background and has recently spread to a more holistic approach by offering coaching with Mindset and Career.  She helps ambitiou...

Maureen has a knack for bringing things into her life and creating things that she finds a need for.  She was in search of sleepwear that both made her feel good and comfortable.  And with that, "I Love My Nighty" was born. Admitting she had no background in fashion, retail or marketing and did NOT like to sew, she did it anyway!  Funding everything on her own, Maureen did take some sewing lessons...

This episode has me sitting back down for a zoom chat with Paige Burns who is a Video Strategist, so of course we needed some video! She shares the story of how she was working as a video editor basically alone, just looking at and editing in the late night.  Her passion was really to help tell people's stories, what drives them!  She eventually was able to start her own business doing just that! ...

My guest on this episode only came to America 10 years ago.  Not knowing anyone, Viki and her husband laid down roots in the US and she brought with her a dream of opening a Gelato Shop.  But not just any shop, she wanted it to be the BEST!  And she's doing just that, named after her daughter Delini opened it's doors less than a year ago in W Roxbury.  Viki hit some road blocks on her way to openi...

On this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with mom of 3 and fitness coach Melissa Hadley! She shares her story of helping women create a healthy relationship with food and feel fabulous!  We also talk about the importance showing up for yourself!  Not just the kids, sig other or work! Melissa was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 12 years ago and has chosen to battle it in a natural way, by e...