Brave Girls with Tracy Imm

On this episode of the podcast, I interview life and business coach Megan Urban . She hails from the great state of Texas in the US and currently lives outside of Austin with her family. A natural leader with a strong corporate background, she made a mark in the network marketing world quickly and was able to land private clients out of the gate when she pivoted into entrepreneurship. I find Megan...

On today's show I interview Natalie Runyon , an inclusive leadership strategist currently based in New York. Originally from New Orleans, she tells her Brave Girl story of moving to Washington, D.C., earning her MBA in Finance and life as an intelligence analyst. Her corporate path includes time in financial services, to include a paid fellowship to help rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katr...

On today's show is Barb Clapp , a community leader and public relations executive in Baltimore that I've known and admired for years. Barb shares her Brave Girl story of being born to an unwed mother then placed into foster care and subsequently being adopted. She explains why she had to choose resilience in order to survive her traumatic childhood experience and how that has influenced who she is...

Meet my friend Jessica Schiller Silverman of Mo'Zen Wellness a seasoned corporate finance professional originally from Florida who tells her Brave Girl story of conquering panic, anxiety and depression to where she is today living her purpose as a transformational business coach living in the Bay Area. I know that you will love her energy and passion for the work that she is doing today. She share...

Meet Melissa Wells , the author of the book, The Thirty Day Prayer Journaling: Building Your Prayer Life and Discovering Your True Identity . We met at the Baltimore Book Festival this past year and I knew she had to be on the show. A true Brave Girl leader, Melissa turned her pain into good by teaching what she learned during her divorce and bringing this amazing book into the world. She shares h...

On this episode, meet my former work colleague Resia Nank and listen to her Brave Girl story and how she climbed the corporate ladder at major corporations in healthcare, banking and more. We talk about her career in public relations, investor relations, employee communications and leadership events and what she liked about her work. She talks about her adrenal health crisis and what it taught her...

On today's episode I interview fellow public relations practitioner and uber connector, Dorothy Fuchs Yeager, from Purple Dot PR  who produces events and does media relations for a variety of clients in Baltimore. She shares the importance of building relationships and establishing strategic partnerships to create a reputation in the marketplace as a go to resource. You'll love her tips on how to...

Meet my friend Sara K. Daigle, a trained neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) expert and hypnotherapist living in Portland, Maine. She tells her story of being born and abandoned at a nursery in Calcutta, India. She was subsequently adopted at six weeks old and came to America. Sara is the creator of the Unveil, Unlock and Unleash coaching program where she works to help her clients remove the energ...

On this episode I interview Laura DiFranco, fellow podcaster , blogger and author of Brave Healing: A Guide for Your Journey about her Brave Girl story. Weaving together over two decades of healing experience and therapeutic writing skills, Laura's book gives you tools that redefine healing. She is an expert holistic physical therapist as well as multi-passionate woman on a mission to help other w...

Meet my very wise and beautiful friend, Jennifer Currie  on this episode of the podcast and learn how she was able to heal herself by painting after her husband passed away when she was 29 and her daughter was 2. Her Brave Girl story is inspiring and uplifting and I'm sure you'll love what she has to say about processing grief and moving forward when tragedy strikes. Jennifer shares information ab...

I want to introduce you to my friend Stephanie Ranno, a recruiter at TorchLight Hire, a staffing firm for marketing and communications in the Mid-Atlantic. Stephanie loves helping people in a meaningful way as they deal with ups and downs of work. You'll love her story of how she landed in the staffing world through a chance encounter in a bar when she was a fundraiser at the tender age of 26. She...

Meet Lisa Diane McCall from Explore the Dark Heart  who I met at the Baltimore Book Festival. She's a life coach and the author of The Rhythm of the Soul: A Journey of Loss and Discovery . A zoologist by training, she finds nature fascinating and she's interested in all things people and culture. A researcher in the international public health space, she loves observing people and using her skills...

Joining me today on the Brave Girl podcast is my friend, Sara Khaki, founder and CEO of  Atlanta Divorce Law Group and the Khaki Law Firm (recently named one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States!). She shares the story of her journey as the daughter of Iranian parents and how they flew to Switzerland as a family and then ultimately sought asylum in Sweden as refugees. She shares h...

Hey there Brave Girls I want you to meet Ariane Hunter f rom Project She Went For Her Dreams,  a New York City based boutique personal branding firm that helps female entrepreneurs amplify their voices in the world. She shares her story of her career path in advertising and marketing to now owning her own business where she helps other women follow their dreams. I found her personal story compelli...

Meet my high school lacrosse teammate Carol Strickland who has launched a side hustle that honors her dad's legacy, connects her to interest in fishing and capitalizes on her fascination with mermaids. Carol shares how she researched the spirits marketplace and landed on her concept of premium handcrafted gluten-free Mermaid Vodka . Leveraging her corporate sales experience with BMW and the course...

This podcast episode is a brilliant conversation with my friend and global citizen Maria Volovick who leads the Own Your Humanity movement. Her brave girl story includes growing up in Estonia, becoming a professional ballroom dancer trotting the globe until she suffered an injury and retired in her twenties. Currently living in Chicago, she explains why some of your biggest lessons come in disguis...

On this episode of the show I interview my friend Raquel Vasallo who is an elite spiritual advisor and author that I met a few years ago in a group personal development course. Her book Spiritual Seductress: The High Powered Women's Guide to Devour the World through Spiritual Guidance is an Amazon best seller that you will want to get a copy. Her near death experience led her to make life altering...

Today's episode is incredibly special as I interview my mentor and coach Jenny Fenig . She's been an instrumental person in my personal and professional growth over the past five years and I'm so happy to share our conversation with you. Jenny is a fantastic business woman, published author and podcaster who loves to share her gifts with her clients through her programs, coaching school and privat...

On this episode I interview my friend Priya Soni, leader of The Caregiving Effect movement to understand why she created this community. Her story is inspiring and motivating and I know you will enjoy what she has to say. She talks about her upbringing where she learned the power of storytelling and creative expression right at the dining room table. Her interest in theater was sparked early on an...

On today's show, I interview Dr. Diane Pomerantz, the author of Lost in the Reflecting Pool. A mutual connection brought us together for this recording and I know you will take a few items away from our conversation about her brave girl journey. Her memoir chronicles her personal story of her marriage falling apart and how coped with the situation as she was simultaneously fighting an aggressive f...

On today's episode of the podcast, I read a chapter from my book Conquer Shame and Claim Success . Today, I am thinking about my dad. He passed on December 22, 2015. It's the three year anniversary of his death and I want to continue to shower love on his soul. I hope you enjoy the show and remember in this holiday season how important it is to embrace the pauses that life throws our way. 

On this episode of the podcast, I talk with the Film Goddess - Cheryl Staurulakis someone that I've come to know over the past few years through my husband's acting circle of friends. She's on fire as a international producer, director, investor, and connector in the global film world. You'll want to check out her documentaries and feature films. We talk about the storyline of Lady Ganga , a docum...

On this episode I interview my coaching colleague and mastermind sister, Lori Gibson-Washington, Founder and CEO of the Calming Coach .  She talks about being born and raised in Los Angeles in the 60's as the daughter of community activists and how that laid the foundation for her future in the corporate arena and as an entrepreneur. A graduate of Georgetown University, Lori spent time as a human...

On today's episode of Brave Girls we chat with my former work colleague  Allison Manswell.   Originally from Montreal, Canada and a member of the Royal Canadian Police, she tells of her journey from when I met her in corporate to owning her own firm where she consults with organizations on all things people. Her book Listen In: Crucial Conversations on Race in the Workplace is a must read. Our con...

On this episode of Brave Girls, I talk with brand expert Frances Reimers from the personal brand consultancy, Firestarter . She talks about how she's leveraged her business development and content marketing experience at an agency to start her firm where she works with professional athletes, celebrities, politicians, executives and organizations. Her path to entrepreneurship was a leap of faith an...