Brave Girls with Tracy Imm

Based in New York City, Jocelyn Arem joins us on the show today. She tells her Brave Girl story and how she came to do the work that she does today as a Grammy nominated producer, musician, archival remix artist, multimedia storyteller, and lecturer with the School of the New York Times. I found Jocelyn to be so knowledgeable and it's no surprise that she's been featured in Rolling Stone, the New...

Meet my favorite Windy City friend and mastermind buddy, Christine Dyan on today's podcast. A registered dietitian nutritionist and true change agent, we talk about how she pivoted her focus in the past few years as she more fully stepped into who she is here to be. Christine strongly desires change in her industry and is focused on her legacy. She currently works with registered dietitians across...

Episode 66: Be Relevant with Dr. Michelle Fritsch Welcome to Episode 66 of the podcast. I absolutely love today's Brave Girl, Dr. Michelle Fritsch , a board certified geriatric clinical pharmacist and former academic that has a passion for healthy aging and education. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge in a number of areas to include today's healthcare system, prescription medication use in pe...

Today's guest is public relations expert Jennifer McGinley from JLM Strategic Communications, LLC. Her Brave Girl story includes work in development and fundraising as well as marketing and communications. She started her own practice when she realized that a 9-5 role wasn't flexible enough for her while allowing her to continue to use her skills on her own terms. A mom to two teenagers, she belie...

Meet my first guest from the Philippines, Martine De Luna!  (Just a heads up - her kids are in the background having a good time while we chat so let the good times roll!) Formerly a lifestyle blogger, consultant and teacher, Martine is now a brand strategist and transformational mindset coach to women around the globe. A true entrepreneur, Martine is a trendsetter and disruptive force in the Asia...

Fellow business communications leader and podcaster , Wendy Meyeroff , joins us today on the show to share her Brave Girl journey and her advice for other women. Coming from a family of storytellers, Wendy naturally excelled at writing and easily won a scholarship for college in New York. She started her career at a publishing house upon graduation and has continued to use her talents to educate a...

Our guest today is Marianne Trost , a nationally recognized coach to female attorneys across the globe. In our conversation, she shares her best advice on why we need to ASK FOR OPPORTUNITIES in order to have a fulfilling career. Trained as a paralegal, she pivoted to law firm management early in her career. Her on the job training experience led her to learn the "rules of the game" within the leg...

An accomplished attorney, Marla Zide joins the show today. With a practice focused on family law, she grew up the daughter of a judge in New England where she seemed destined to work in the field of law. Her mother, a full tenured professor, served as a role model for her and demonstrated what was possible for her as a leader in the world. In the conversation, Marla shares her Brave Girl story and...

On today's show, I am happy to introduce you to former corporate executive, super connector and The B.O.O.S.T. podcast host Kelly Leonard! Her Brave Girl story is inspiring and motivational on so many levels. Kelly studied accounting in college and became a CPA but quickly figured out that she didn't have the personality of an accountant. She shifted to a role in corporate training where she has w...

Meet my highly intuitive and introverted friend Sheevaun Moran from sunny California! I met her many years ago at a conference when I was stuck and searching and she provided me with some vital coaching that I've never forgotten. Sheevaun works with people to unlock their hidden voice and get in alignment with what they are here to do. Trained as a computer programmer and scientist, she spent deca...

Meet my colleague Linda Dulye , a powerful Brave Girl that I have had the honor of knowing and learning from for decades. A child of entrepreneurs, Linda grew up learning business practices from a very young age and she believes that EVERYBODY MATTERS. Trained as a journalist, she found her way into corporate communications and public relations for Drew University where she caught the bug. Her ene...

On today's show I chat with Joy Sutton , the Director of Corporate Communications at American Addiction Centers, a leading provider of both residential and outpatient addiction treatment services. I am thrilled to be able to use my Brave Girl platform to shed light on this critical topic and to provide vital resources and information to you through my conversation with Joy.  On the episode, Joy te...

Meet Molly Bowen , a friend of Megan Urban (from episode 43!) on today's Brave Girl podcast. I love our conversation and am grateful for the new connection. Molly practices law and writes books in Wimberley, Texas while farmsteading with her husband and three sons. She wrote her first book Mommy Lawyer to teach her children about her career but, more importantly, to give herself and other mommy la...

On today's episode I chat with Megan Sumrell who thinks we all need to OWN our gifts. I want to say a big thank you to Brave Girl Megan Urban who was featured on episode 43 for the introduction to her client Megan Sumrell, a software guru and productivity expert living in Raleigh, North Carolina. My podcasting journey has taught me that amazing women know other amazing women and I love to be able...

Today's podcast episode is my conversation with with attorney Amy Bradley,  who is a friend of Brave Girl guest Frances Reimers (from episode 19) from the great state of Wyoming. I found Amy to be smart, compassionate, confident and giving. Her competitive nature shines through in our conversation and she shares what winning and losing means in different situations. Amy is also currently the Deput...

I am super excited for you to meet Sherry Samuels of Chrysalid Transformations , a certified life coach, writer and workshop leader in today's Brave Girl episode. She tells her story of how she supports women and teenage girls connect to their inner voice and trust themselves. She shares how she teaches what she has learned in her dark moments in the "rabbit hole" and how she committed to herself...

Hey there Brave Girls! It's me your host Tracy Imm here on the mike today...drum roll please...We hit the one year mark of podcasting and the creation of a global high vibe community ...and I have to tell you, it's been a personal growth experience for me as I step into a newer and better version of myself.   I am so incredibly grateful to you, my listeners for being on this incredible journey wit...

Today, I chat with my Maryland friend Rosemary Ostmann about her journey as a business owner of a boutique public relations agency, RoseComm based in Hoboken, New Jersey. I worked with Rosemary in one of my corporate positions and found her to be smart, dynamic and passionate in that assignment. I recently ran into her at a local media event and immediately knew she needed to be a guest on the sho...

Meet fellow podcaster and PR gal from Jersey, Amanda Berlin and hear why she thinks we all need to tell more stories. She's a brilliant and masterful communicator who coaches entrepreneurs on how to get visibility for their businesses and brands. Her podcast, Empowered Publicity has been out for three years and is one of my favorites - you will want to check it out. Trained as a copywriter in the...

On today's episode, I interview my first Canadian Brave Girl, Kristin Hancock who bills herself as the most fun person you know! She's an experienced corporate communications professional that now has her own consulting firm where she advises organizations on best practices in employee engagement, communications and more. Her goal is to help her clients create an environment where employees love t...

Meet my mastermind buddy Simone Morris , originally from Jamaica, and hear why she thinks you have to DO SOMETHING EPIC in this lifetime and why hustling is so important if you want to learn and grow in life. We talk about how important it is to have a strong faith and positive mindset as your foundation for everything in life. A multi-passionate woman, Simone is a huge proponent of inclusive lead...

Meet Kathyrn Taylor , the author of a fabulous memoir called Two Minus One where she tells her Brave Girl story of sudden abandonment by her second husband. Kathyrn has so much wisdom to share with the world and I am glad our paths have crossed. She is a retired teacher that resides outside of Charleston, South Carolina where she can read, take in the beach vibes and travel. I think her book provi...

Today's guest Nettie Owens from Momentum Accountability talks about her Brave Girl journey into entrepreneurship as a professional organizer after a career in computer science and a move across the country with her husband. She talks about what contributes to people being chronically disorganized and how she works with these types of clients. Nettie developed her own methodology for organizing tha...

A super accomplished woman, Dr. Barnes is a powerhouse that is focused on delivering workforce development and training to the world. She shares her Brave Girl story growing up in Ohio as a woman of color that went down the path of an Ivy League undergraduate education at Yale followed by a law degree from Stanford and then the road to a Ph. D. She shares all the ups and downs of her career as an...

Today we meet with Christina Snyder , a trusted wealth management professional who advises others on all things money. She shares her perspectives on the energy of money and how emotions are intertwined with our money story and how she came to this realization at a very young age. Born and raised in Greece, Christina came to the US when she was fourteen to live with her dad. This experience shaped...