Brunch & Learn Podcast

Meet Melissa: Melissa Tavss started Tipsy Scoop in 2014. Melissa's background is in Marketing and Public Relations, specializing in the wine and spirits industry. She worked for 5 years at at agency doing Marketing for various wine and spirits clients. She received a Bachelors Degree at the University of Richmond, and later went on to get a graduate degree at NYU in a Masters in Integrated Ma...

Meet Nicolette: Nicolette Fraza is a registered dietitian and lover of plant foods. She loves helping women repair their gut health and their relationship with food and their bodies. Website:  https://www.nicolettefraza.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolettefraza_nutrition/ What You'll Learn in this Episode: Gut health and how gut issues can affect intuitive eating How  restricti...

Meet Amanda: Amanda Lien is an East Coast-based PR ghostwriter, creative writer, and editor by day and a science fiction writer by night. When she's not crafting compelling, fun content for her clients, you can find her drafting her latest work of original fiction or cleaning up her Animal Crossing island. LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/amandajlien Website: https://www.amandajlien.com What...

Meet Lis: Lis Best is an executive coach for women in the impact space, founder of the Girls Club mastermind, and host of the Women Changing the World podcast. In my 10+ years in the corporate sustainability world, I watched two things happen: one, I saw amazing woman after amazing woman land her dream job and completely burn herself out (spoiler alert: this happened to me, too). And two, I saw ti...

Sonali Nigam is the Founder of Petminded, a former biomedical engineer and public health researcher. Most importantly she is dog mom to Ella, a spunky 9-year-old chihuahua mix adopted in 2018. Ella is the inspiration behind the founding of Petminded. Petminded is a community for dog parents who want the latest science-backed insights about their dog -- so they can give their dogs safe, healthy, an...

Meet Chelsey: Chelsey Roney brings her business-building and strategy experience to Proxi, where she serves as COO and leads a team of 5, growing the business through sales and marketing. After graduating from Texas A&M, Chelsey joined Boeing where she worked in financial planning and analysis and Microsoft where she worked in a demand center that focused on B2B omnichannel marketing. She grew...

Meet Alexandra: Alexandra Harper (Alex) is an entrepreneur and community builder who founded arts-based social networking community, Women of Culture, as a way to connect, empower and inspire women through meaningful engagement with the arts. She is a self-proclaimed 'arts addict' who believes deeply in the power of the arts to heal, transform and connect us all. She lives in Brooklyn wi...

Meet Katherine Sprung: Katherine “Kae” Sprung is the founder and owner of Squish Marshmallows , host of Sprung On Food, and podcast IRATE with Katherine Sprung, commercial voice over artist, award winning chef, content creator, and culinary producer. Website: https://katherinesprung.com/ Squish Marshmallows: https://squishmarshmallows.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsprung/ Twitter: h...

Meet Jen: Jen Gumbel, an attorney who's worked with hundreds of families to deal with or avoid a mess. Jen is an educator and podcaster who teaches how estate planning works, so you can avoid a mess and challenges you to create good legacy. Website : www.organizedafterlife.com Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jengumbel/ https://www.facebook.com/organizedafterlife ---- About Us - Women...

Meet Sophia: Sophia Fifner helps women and organizations amplify their purpose through philanthropy. With over 15 years of experience in corporate affairs, she is a writer, speaker, and advocate for women and girls, as well as a #metoo survivor and #feministbeautyqueen. Today, much of Sophia’s work centers on #bravephilanthrpist, a movement of women who aim to change the face of philanthropy by hi...

Meet Maya: Maya MacLaughlin is the Co-Founder and Owner of Maya's Syrup & Jam, together with her mother and grandmother. Early on into starting her company, Maya and her family began a tiny orchard in the Catskill Mountains growing some of the most unique and hard-to-find fruits and flowers like black currants and elderflowers. Over the years their products have won several national and i...

Meet Alexandra Shytsman Recipe developer, writer, photographer, and founder of The New Baguette , a plant-based cooking blog. My mission is to promote wellness through food and inspire others to cook more healthy meals at home. I'm the author of Friendsgiving and co-author of The Complete Vegan Cookbook . I also teach food photography and plant-based cooking classes at ICE and contribute to s...

Meet Janique Edwards, COO / Co-Founder Janique is a team leader with the ability to connect, organize, maximize productivity and improve program efficiency. and started her career with the Department of Homeland Security as a Mission Support Specialist providing administrative support services to smaller subdivisions within the agency. In 2017, she was promoted to the role of a Management and Prog...

Tali, an Ohio native was raised with strong family values. As a child, she always knew what she wanted and wasn’t afraid to fight for it. She has strong ties to her Hungarian and Israeli roots and is very connected to both cultures. Tali ventured to the ‘Big Apple’ in 2005 to attend the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. She graduated with a Bachelor in Business Administration with a major in...

Meet Allison: As Founder and CEO of Square One Organic Spirits, Allison Evanow is the chief strategist, operations officer and visionary for Square One Organic Spirits, the U.S.’s first all organic spirits company she started in 2004. Since the launch of Square One Organic Vodka in 2006, Evanow has lead the company’s growth as a successful, independent spirits company with a portfolio of five orga...

Meet Melba: Melba Tellez is a Marketing Manager at Amazon and the proud founder of @mujeresontherise - a platform that connects Latina women and provides them with the empowerment, support, and tools they need to grow their careers and build the life they’ve always wanted. After successfully overcoming many obstacles, such as dropping out of high school at the age of 16, she is now sharing the les...

Meet Chelsea Food: Chelsea Ford is a highly regarded and award winning collaboration and business growth expert, coach and mentor. Chelsea helps foodpreneurs realise their dreams. Chelsea is the founder of the powerful and purposeful network, Females in Food® and creator of the Foodpreneurs Formula® group coaching program for women building food or drink products or services, catering businesses,...

Meet Jelena: Born and raised in Croatia, Jelena Pasic's journey to culinary came from her passion as a lover of food and travel. Jelena graduated at the top of her class with a Business degree from the University of Rijeka, Croatia and worked in the corporate sector for most of her post-graduate career before moving to the United States. Once in the United States, Jelena began a family and a...

Meet Marisel: Marisel Salazar is a New York City-based food writer for publications like the Michelin Guide, Zagat, VinePair, StarChefs, Bon Appétit, and more. She is the creator of the Michelin Guide's popular column Eating Off Duty: What celebrated chefs eat outside their kitchens. Salazar is also a member of the Newswomen’s Press Club of New York and the National Association of Hispanic Jo...

Meet Sharene (Shay) Wood: President & CEO, Entrepreneur. Mother. Philanthropist. Wife. -- Sharene Wood wears many hats as a woman on the go! She is President & CEO of 5001 FLAVORS , Harlem Haberdashery and HH Bespoke Spirits. Sharene is responsible for all administrative and visionary for her family’s growing fashion and lifestyle empire. Her keen business sense and love of fashion make he...

Mini Melanie was founded by sisters  Melanie Moss & Diana Moss. Human rights lawyer turned entrepreneur, Diana brings passion for flawless operations and delivering superior service to customers of Mini Melanie. Prior to Mini Melanie, Diana lived in London and in New York and ran various sales and operations teams over the course of eight years at onefinestay, a hospitality startup now part of...

Meet Tracy Wilk Tracy graduated from the University of Central Florida and was trained by Natural Gourmet Institute. She went on to work in the James Beard award–winning pastry department of ABC Kitchen, making many ice cream sundaes while filling doughnuts at Flex Mussels. She later became the Executive Pastry Chef at David Burke Kitchen, being recognized by FSR Magazine as 40 Under 40 Rising Sta...

Meet Allison Krawiec-Thayer Founder behind PoppyLead. Her mission is to help people-pleasing entrepreneurs find their backbone to feel confidently in charge. She is an eternally optimistic human sunbeam, psychology and conflict transformation graduate, and certified professional leadership coach who believes we must lead ourselves first. Her entrepreneurial journey has been full of emotional highs...

Meet Christine O'Donnell Christine is an Emmy-Nominated TV journalist and Podcast Coach who's covered national and local news events. Some of the stories she’s covered include the San Bernardino Terror Attacks, Boston Marathon Bombings, Sandy Hook School Shooting. Christine is a mom, wife and advocate for women. She coaches solopreneurs and companies how to develop, launch and grow their...

Meet Stephanie Onyekwere: Stephanie is an IP and technology transactions lawyer and negotiations guru. She is passionate about helping influencers recognize their value and increase their standards, so they can start getting paid what they deserve. Stephanie created Advised by Steph after studying the influencer industry and becoming aware that influencers were not adequately advocating on their o...