BYOB: Be Your Own Boss

Cheers, Bosses! 🥂 We're back with an incredible guest, Ali Hanson, founder & owner of The Vine Room and The Vine Shop. Located on Mainstreet in Hopkins, MN, The Vine Room is a fun welcoming wine bar also offering regular workshops & wine education classes; The Vine Shop next door is a curated bottle shop focusing on sustainably produced domestic wines and has the coolest wine club! Wi...

Travel season is among us! ✈️In today's episode, we each share 5 things we always pack in our carry-on suitcase. Whether you are going on a road trip, or flying internationally, we've got you covered to help plan for smooth travels & packing! We dive into packing tips, items we love in order to travel light, and general tips to help ease the stress of travel. Grab a beverage and tune i...

We’re switching it up today with an “ask us anything” episode! We chat about our summer plans (and a big announcement for the summer 📣), navigating our careers, our biggest fear & dreams, and so much more! Affirmation: My confidence grows stronger every single day Connect With Us: 📷 Follow us on IG ⁠@beyourownbosspodcast⁠ 💭 Join our ⁠Facebook community ⁠ 🎥 Subscribe to our Y ⁠outube channe...

To kick off the celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) awareness month, ReAnn shares her immigration story and her experience growing up in the United States. She reflects on her journey moving across the world - learning English, building community, staying connected to her Chinese culture, and so much more. This episode is an all-time favorite of ours as we get the chance to discu...

In today's episode, we dive into one of our passions, clean beauty 🌿 With so many products, ingredients, and brands to choose from, the swap from "conventional" products to non-toxic options can be overwhelming! We've got you covered, though! Tune into our conversation to learn more about what "clean beauty" is, how we each became passionate about it, and tips to learn...

Today we are celebrating Mother Earth! 🌎 With Earth Day coming up, we dive into the topic of environmental sustainability. Listen in to hear about our sustainability journeys, things we have implemented in our lives to focus on sustainable living, and some tips and ideas to help get started! 🌱 We are not perfect in our sustainability journey at all, rather we hope to create a space where we can...

Today we sit down with Faustine Micheyl, an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and founder of Intentional Nourishment & Wellness ✨ Faustine's passion and dedication to helping women feel their best self shines throughout our impactful conversation. She shares her journey of finding her passion in nutrition health coaching and creating her inspirational platform filled with tangible tips,...

Hellooo Spring!! 🌷To kick off the Spring season, we sit down to chat about our Spring rituals and what we enjoy doing to start this season off fresh! From switching up our routines to taking time to reset & reflect, we have some ideas for you as well! Now that we're already a quarter of the way through 2023 (omg), we also revisit our goals for the year & check in with each other 🧡 Gr...

We LOVE listening to podcasts! From educational, to self-development, to FUN, we have a list of our favorite podcasts for today's Top 5 series episode. It was so hard to choose just 5, so we had to add some honorable mentions, of course! Listen in to today's episode to hear our top 5 faves and why we love them. Let us know what your favorite podcasts are below! Mentioned In This Episode: E...

Interested in starting a podcast of your own? Or, are you curious to learn more about our journey getting started? This episode is for you! We've put together a comprehensive guide from the seeds of an idea to the conception of our podcast. While our start-up memory is fresh, we share tips for podcast planning, creation and workflow, equipment recommendations, social media planning, and more!...

Today's episode is all about ✨ manifesting ✨ your best life. We share our thoughts on the trendy "Lucky Girl Syndrome" and how we feel it differs from manifestation. We dive into what manifesting is, our journey and experience with it, and tips for getting started! Listen in and share your thoughts with us! Do you practice manifestation, visualization, or scripting?  Mentioned In This Episo...

Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebrate the monumental milestones that women before us have paved and the futures that we will pave for women that'll come after us. We've invited 4 women from different backgrounds to join our conversation centered around diverse career paths, roles for women in our society, and what it means to be a boss. If you're catching this episode after March 8t...

We're back with another "Top Five" series episode, and it's all about our favorite apps at the moment! We each go through our top 5 favorite apps--from productivity and organization, to wellness, to an app for plant parents! If you like trying new apps, or just want to hear about some awesome resources, this episode is for you!  Mentioned In This Episode: Tip, Trick, Thing: Ellie's Tip/Thing:...

Today we sit down with Intuitive Life Coach and founder of Everme + Co, Kelsey Erickson ✨ Kelsey takes us through the concepts of human design and teaches us how to lean into our intuition so we can make purposeful & impactful decisions to be our best selves! Recently stepping away from the corporate world to focus on her company, Everme + Co, Kelsey also talks about the transition to becomin...

Welcome to the board room, Bosses! Today we are talking all about support systems, aka your "board of advisors", as they are the foundation to becoming your best self! We dive into what a board of advisors is, who should be on your board, and why this is an important exercise. After all, ✨YOU✨ are the CEO of your life, and establishing a group of supportive people around you is key! Grab a bever...

HEY BOSSES! We’re coming to you from San Diego, CA!   If you’re new here—welcome to BYOB where we inspire you to be the CEO of your life. This special episode serves as a check-in, where we share what’s been on our hearts and dig deep by asking ourselves “how are you, really?”, inspired by Jenna Kutcher’s new book.   For our beverage, we tried to find the best Doctor Pepper duuuuupe with...

Today we sit down with Financial Educator and Boss, Malia (aka Little Miss Finance)! 💸 Malia walks us through what investing is, why we should start now, and some tips to get started. Her approachable, non-jargon teaching style makes for a fruitful conversation filled with great advice, tangible action steps, and high energy! Whether you have been investing for years, or have no idea how to get s...

A few weeks ago we did a poll asking you what you wanted to hear for our monthly fun & light-hearted episode. The winner of the poll was our ✨Top 5 Favorite Things✨ at the moment, so here it is!! In today's episode, we discuss the things we have been loving lately - anything from products to resources, and everything in between! If you are looking for a gift idea (V day anyone?!), a treat fo...

On today's episode, we discuss our paths of finding hobbies, passion, and community outside our 8 to 5. We reflect on times we realized we needed better work-life boundaries, and the action we took to seek joy outside of our careers. Here's to cultivating JOY, even in the day-to-day, and filling up your own cup! ✨ Mentioned In This Episode: Tip, Trick, Thing: Branch Basics Starter Kit & Utili...

Today we chat all things being BOLD & stepping out of your comfort zone! With both of us back in Minnesota (and stuck in a blizzard), we reflect on visiting home after moving out of state and what some of our "defining moments' have been up to this point. We top the episode off with tips on practicing boldness in your everyday life. Here's to being BOLD and being Boss! ✨ Mentioned In This Epi...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this episode, we talk all things 2023 and what we're looking forward to in the new year. We dive into goals vs. resolutions, tips on goal setting, and what our personal goals are. Let's make it the best year yet! Mentioned In This Episode:  Tip, Trick, Thing: Ilia Skin Tint and compression packing cubes Book Mentioned: Atomic Habits, by James Clear Planner Mentioned: Leader...

Hey bosses! Welcome to Episode 1 of the Be Your Own Boss Podcast with ReAnn and Ellie. In this episode, we dive into how we met, why we wanted to create the BYOB Podcast, and what we have in store for the future! Bring your own beverage and tune into BYOB! WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE! Connect With Us: 📷 Follow us on IG @beyourownbosspodcast 💭 Join our Facebook community  🎥 Subscribe to our y...

Welcome to BYOB, the Be Your Own Boss Podcast, inspiring YOU to be the CEO of your life. We are your hosts, Ellie and ReAnn. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, or not, bring your own beverage and tune into BYOB every Thursday.  Because you don't need a business to be your own boss! Music: Positive Fuse by French Fuse