Charleston Women Podcast

Kristen Drenga, CRNA/MSNA/APRN and owner of Teal Elite Med Spa talks with host Erin Kienzle about: Her journey: From critical care to aesthetics, and why I chose a science-based approach. Collaborating with you : How I work with clients to understand their goals and personalize their treatment plan. Building a network: Why I partner with other businesses to offer a comprehensive approach to your w...

In today's episode of Charleston Women Podcast, Jackie Rice, the owner of The Happy Southerner talks about her love for her store and the gifts, jewelry, and women's clothing she sells. She also opens up with host Erin Kienzle about how and why she decided to move from New Orleans to Mount Pleasant and open The Happy Southerner, and she shares the story of what happened shortly after the store's o...

Naturally organized Christina Coscia, the owner of Home Simplified talks about the different ways her Charleston-based business can help get you organized. As she tells host Erin Kienzle, she was a classically trained pastry chef and a general manager in the hospitality industry who transitioned into this business bringing her talent for home organization, and founding Home Simplified. Find out ho...

Wellness Coordinator Katharine Hassell of BeWell@Home by Lutheran Homes of South Carolina talks with host Erin Kienzle about their offerings which allow seniors access to a host of Lutheran Homes of South Carolina's retirement facilities as well as their amenities, enrichment programs and the social aspects offered by those communities. Then at the end of the day they go back home where they want...

Who needs a fitness recovery studio like Strength & Recovery ? People that move, that's who! Louise Van Patten, Owner and Liz Hollenczer, Recovery Specialist of Strength & Recovery chat with host Erin Kienzle about the different options Strength & Recovery provides, and how you can take advantage of them to prehab, rehab and rebuild strength to train, rest, or perform.

Carolina Rhodes, the owner of Rhodes Boutique Home & Gift tells host Erin Kienzle about the boutique's curated collection of ladies' apparel, gifts for men & women as well as children & babies, plus accessories and other items. She moves on to Rhodes Home & Gift and explains they carry home decor and other items for the home, fun linens, accents, their wedding registry, gifts, and books. Rhodes is...

Beverly Murphy, owner of Beauti Basics in Mount Pleasant talks to host Erin Kienzle about women aging in reverse. The two talk about Murphy's start in the beauty industry, color analysis and how it can help, and the types of collagen that are useful and useless as well as why collagen is important for skin care. Beverly has done makeup for celebrities and people appearing on TV (and more) and now...

Pattison's Academy is a nonprofit organization in West Ashley that provides comprehensive services to children with complex disabilities and their families in the Lowcountry.  Pattison's Academy offers four sectors programming including a public charter school, a therapeutic summer camp, an early intervention program that provides in-home services for children from birth to age 3 who are navigatin...

How do you go from designing Christmas ornaments in New York to opening a mobile bakery/cafe in Charleston? Listen in as Debbie Gardiner tells host Erin Kienzle about how she made that happen and how her family's connection to baking played a part in making the decision. Plus, find out what Debbie would say to any women out there who might be looking to make a change in the direction of their care...

Learn what Pure Barre is, and why it's so popular. Emily Moody, owner of Pure Barre Summerville talks with host Erin Kienzle, explaining that Pure Barre is a total body workout focusing on the areas people want to focus on and complain about the most.  Workouts include strength, stretching, balance and flexibility. You can also book a free class, meet their teachers and learn the Pure Barre techni...

Listen as Sherrika Myers tells host Erin Kienzle why she decided to start a nonprofit, how she founded Every 1 Voice Matters to help at risk youth, what types of programs/services they offer to meet the needs of the community's kids that face communicative and social barriers, and how kids can deal with views of self to break through the external negative influences in their lives.

Zakihia Moultrie, RN who is the owner of Nourichment Medispa talks to host Erin Kienzle about their services including he answers to questions like: • Do I need to be medically cleared for IV vitamin drips? • Will I have labs if I get regular intravenous infusion drips? • You offer regular health drips, what about special therapies like IV Therapy for weight loss? • Is it a good idea to get IV Vit...

Branding is the first thing you see when you come in contact with a company and Kim Russo says, "Your brand is your whole image." She adds that a logo is important, but by no means is that your complete brand identity.  Today Owner, CEO, and Lead Designer of On Brand Designs, Kim Russo sits down with host Erin Kienzle and they talk about Kim's path to success, her move from the corporate world in...

Kara Reich, the CEO and founder of Me Time Botanicals sits down to chat with host Erin Kienzle about how and why she opened Me Time Botanicals. Can Me Time Botanicals be your replacement for those $150+ products, and what types of products you could probably do without? Kara talks about several things to keep in mind about why certain things do or do not work and a couple of things that are a wast...

Dr. Fraser says she wanted to have an unmatched patient experience for clients and their families at Compass Vision Care and she took about 10 years to design that out. Betsy Fraser, Owner & Optometrist, Compass Vision Care chats with host Erin Kienzle about the experience and depth of care you can expect at Compass Vision Care. And make sure to listen through to the end for an insight into blue l...

Kendall Koste, Mindset+Confidence Coach & Founder of Shine Brightly , a professional coaching business for women, talks to host Erin Kienzle about Shine Brightly and how she moved into helping women in her business, what she does for them, what she means by shining brightly and how she works with women (and herself) to define and work toward the goals they set to gain self-trust, confidence and mo...

Traci Doutaz, President and All-Star Skater with the Lowcountry Highrollers talks with host Erin Kienzle about how she got into roller derby, what roller derby is (now, not in the 1970s), how the game is played, what her roller derby name is, how points are scored, why she stays in the sport, a little bit about her day job. Listen in through the entire podcast for all of the great details.

Listen in as Kim Powell owner of Woodhouse Day Spa in downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant talks with host Erin Kienzle about her book, the mentoring work she's done and a little about the businesses she's helped bring to life. Kim and Erin talk about Powell's book The Passion and Purpose Project: Your 7-Step Future Funnel to Design the Life You Were Meant to Live . Powell talks about how embrac...

Listen as Tylar Brannon, CEO of Optimal Bio talks with host Erin Kienzle about what Optimal Bio does - bioidentical hormone therapy. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is use an all natural molecule that the body produces meaning the body knows how to metabolize, or process, it so there aren't negative side effects as found with synthetic hormones. Tylar discusses typical age ranges o...

Listen as Stephanie Postell, the Co-Owner and COO of Anchor Heating & Air talks with host Erin Kienzle about how the name Anchor Heating & Air came about, the way the company creates and values relationships, how this wife/husband team got together to start Anchor Heating & Air, how they decided to do business and how their brand helps them stand out in the crowd of heating and AC companies. Liste...

Listen to Dr. Rebeca Zechmann, Dentist at River Landing Dentistry talking to host Erin Kienzle about River Landing Dentistry's vision of positively influencing people by providing compassionate dental care and positively influence co-workers' lives, how the office was designed to reduce "dental anxiety" since not everyone likes to visit the dentist, and the importance of collaboration at River Lan...

Listen to Malia Stocker, owner of The DRIPBaR Mt. Pleasant, Seaside Farms talking to host Erin Kienzle about her move from the corporate world to IV therapy, the different reasons clients come in for IV vitamin therapy (which is administered by a nurse) and a little about some of the 20+ drips they offer and what they do. Make sure to watch through the whole video to hear about the benefits of a D...

Listen as Trish Sams the Owner of Southern Bear Catering talks to host Erin Kienzle about how and why Southern Bear Catering got started during the pandemic when many business in food and beverage were closing, how a comment at a get-together that she "had to do something with her food" gave her an idea and how that played out. She also tells Erin about catering weddings, how she treats her custom...

Listen as Sonya Pacera, Owner of Heavens Marketplace talks to host Erin Kienzle about Heavens Marketplace with 10,000 square feet of shopping where the former Boone Hall Market was located in Mount Pleasant. Heavens Marketplace's family-oriented stores sell a lot of faith-based products like daily devotionals, wall hangings, clothing, wall plaques and larger signs, and more. A Prayer tree at both...

Listen as Jennifer Wilkinson, Co-Owner of Bubbles Gift Shoppe talks to host Erin Kienzle about running Bubbles Gift Shoppe & Bubbles Candle Co. along with her daughter Mary. Bubbles Gift Shoppe started out as a teen style store and gift shop located off of Hwy 41 at the Dunes West back gate in the Lowes Food shopping center. Jennifer talks about how the shop got its name and how they got the idea...