Casa De Confidence Podcast | Grow Your Business, Life and Confidence | with Julie DeLucca-Collins

How often do you feel overwhelmed by life? Did you know that a large part of that can stem from disorganization? Having a messy house, car, desk, or even phone can throw your day out of wack if you are constantly digging and searching for different items. Today, we are going to challenge our past practices and see how we can do better with Stephanie Deininger. Stephanie is an organizing and produc...

In today’s episode Julie is coming in live from location in Tennessee. She has been attending the women’s successful living PJ retreat where she got to be a speaker and have a grand old time with other incredible women. Julie Ask some of the incredible speakers at the retreat to join her for a quick conversation with Dan. Check out the incredible speakers and Julie’s Instagram post. Being a mom ca...

"What We Think, We Become." - Buddha These wise words are the favorite quote of our latest Casa DeConfidence Podcast feature, Rachael Amarante! Rachael is a mother of four young boys and the creator of The Awakening Motherhood Project. Are you a mom? Mothers carry the weight of their family’s physical and emotional needs every moment of every day. When women become mothers, their brandin...

Welcome back! On our last episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff McMahon, ACM Award-nominated keyboardist and longtime touring and recording partner with Tim McGraw! It was from him that we learned about Maddye Trew! Maddye has recently hit the music scene, wowing everyone with her sparkly and spunky attitude and incredible country singing. Jeff, who is now a devoted member of Maddye’s...

On this week's episode of the podcast, Jeff McMahon visits our Casa. Jeff is a 2001 Nominee for “Musician of the Year/Keyboardist” by the Academy of Country Music. J eff McMahon hails from Texas where he learned to play the piano at an early age. His amazing music career includes being a keyboardist and vocalist, for the phenomenal country superstar Tim McGraw. Some of the hits he has been a...

In this week's episode, I have the pleasure of speaking to my friend Molly Dare. Molly's club on ClubHouse, On-Air with Molly Dare, and Media Mavens are known for hosting rooms full of motivation and positive mindset conversations.  I enjoy being a part of her virtual stages and being inspired by what she calls her" vibe tribe."  Molly is known for her fun and outgoing presence...

A s a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, Elizabeth sets out to inspire women, specifically women over 40, to take back their life and vitality by getting to the root cause of their overall health. Health and wellness has been in Elizabeth’s world for the last decade and has evolved as soon as she turned 40. Elizabeth’s career was mainly in the apparel corporate world, working for companie...

Fears are bullies. In today's episode, we talk about the real and perceived bullies in our lives. We explore the need to find approval only in ourselves! Our guest used to have a fear of public speaking. Not a rational fear, like so many have. No, this fear was crippling—to the point where the very thought of it would send her into the proverbial fetal position, paralyzed by anxiety and insec...

Did you know that you can become a certified hypnotist? That is exactly what Lynn Louise did, and we are incredibly excited to have the opportunity to speak with her about why she did it. Lynn is a Certified Hypnotist from the National Guild of Hypnotists. She is a Master Certified 5-PATH® Certified Hypnotist and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis® Teacher who specialized in Informed Soul Techniques. Lynn is...

Justin Guarini’s almost 30-year career on the stage and screen includes the first season of American Idol where he performed in front of 30 million viewers each week, starring roles in 6 Broadway productions, as well as his wildly popular character “Lil’ Sweet” as seen on national Diet Dr. Pepper commercials for the past six years.    In addition to being a sought-after performer, he has mentored...

This week on Casa DeConfidence, Sara Greco, learner of all things leadership and the biggest Harry Potter nerd you’ll ever meet.  After growing up a military brat and moving all over the place, Sara joined the US Air Force as an officer and then transferred into the US Air Force Reserve. While working part time in the USAFR, she  gained experience at a few companies and learned about the corporate...

Dan Garodnick is the President and CEO of the Riverside Park Conservancy, a not-for-profit organization advocating for a six-mile park on Manhattan's West Side.  As a 12-year Member of the New York City Council Dan Garodnick was known as one of New York's most independent voices and effective legislators. The City Council unanimously passed his bill that will relieve more than 2,700 smal...

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin . Nayo (Ni-yo) Shell is the founder of EcoWell Co. She is here to help you unlock, explore, and expand your perspectives of yourself and the world around you. Through her work with EcoWell Co, she increases eco-consciousness and resilience to climate change through wellness educat...

In this week's episode we  As a Registered Nurse and Autoimmune Warrior, Lauren took a leap of faith by opening her very own health and wellness business.  Lauren took this leap of faith because she knows the struggles of having to juggle healthy habits, motherhood, work obligations, autoimmune issues, and everyday life all at the same time. Her mission, therefore, is to help Autoimmune Warri...

From the moment I met her, I knew she was a special woman. Throughout our many conversations, I have learned that she is changing the change the world.  "I am a (mostly)watercolor artist creating joyful art from my grateful heart." is how JoDeb describes herself. She is a mom of two plus two rescued pups (her empty-nest babies), wife of a million years.  Jo D is a liver transplant recipi...

In today's episode, Julie has a conversation with the phenomenal Patti Hano.  Jullie met Patti and immediately was taken in by her kind spirit and phenomenal mindset.  Patti underwent the difficult journey of infertility.  She overcame many obstacles on the road to motherhood. She now uses the tools she learned to help her in her life to coach and support women facing fertility challenges  Ha...

For the past few years living in CT, I have had the pleasure of being a part of Women United. This diverse, vibrant community, bound together by a powerful sense of belonging – to each other, to United Way’s mission, and to the communities we call home. Women United is a global, growing force of 70,000+ women dedicated to creating a world of opportunity— for everyone. As part of WU, I have partici...

Kelly Gunther (born August 14, 1987) is an American speed skater who participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She began roller skating at age six, briefly tried figure skating, then took up inline speed skating. As an inline skater, she won multiple World Championship gold medals on the United States relay team. In 2009, she transitioned to ice speed skating. At the 2010 Olympic trials, Gunther a...

Mindy Cohn is the host of the Mondays with Mindy Podcast. She is a well know television, film, and voice actress, who appeared on VH1 's list of "100 Greatest Kid Stars".  She starred as Natalie Green in the sitcom The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1988, and for voicing Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise from 2002 to 2015. Actress Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Garrett) discovered Cohn and...

Nancy R. Burger is an author, coach, and fear strategist who teaches actionable strategies and skills to shift fear-based thought patterns. Drawing on personal life experience and research in cognitive behavior, behavioral finance, and neuroscience, Nancy offers provocative and engaging talks, workshops, and private sessions that elevate the conversation around how fear affects our personal and pr...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month? In support of all those who struggle with any form of mental health, we are incredibly excited to have the Anxiety Alchemist, Suzanne Orlando, join us for our latest Casa DeConfidence release.    Suzanne was once controlled by her anxiety, letting it dictate her life and influence her choices. Until one day she said NO MORE! While change didn't happen ove...

 Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and mother figures in this world.  It was a sleepless night when I sat up in bed, and against my better judgment, I reached for my phone and began scrolling TikTok. I stumbled on a video of a woman saying, “Pain is the touchstone of spiritual growth." This saying got me… she - got - me. At this moment, I had been battling the effects of SADD. Seasonal...

It is a beautiful day in Connecticut. Today we bring you another special episode. In this episode, we share some of the exciting new things you can expect to see in the podcast this second year. Last week we shared the big announcement that we are launching our own little Casa Insiders listener Patreon Membership. By joining our Patron family you can have exclusive access to Patreon    Ask us anyt...

Happy Birthday to Casa DeConfidence! Welcome to a special episode of the Casa DeConfidence Podcast. On today's show, we celebrate our 1st Birthday. Today we look back at our first year as a podcast. We have had some incredible guests join us at our Casa DeConfidence. Many of these individuals have shared their unique journeys with us. We have learned so much from our guest: Valerie Hager taug...

Adrian Boysel has one of the most incredible stories I had ever heard. Before sharing the stage with today's most influential names like Russell Brunson, Tom Bilyeu, and Les Brown, Adrian found himself homeless and struggling to stay afloat. During our conversation, Adrian opened up about his troubled childhood. His life story could easily be a made for the big screen movie. He overcame child...