Exceptional Women

Sue and Kendra talked with Maureen Gillis, Director of Development for the Hull Lifesaving Museum. The Museum has has been a part of our community for nearly 5 decades, combining maritime heritage with youth development programs that teach confidence, teamwork, leadership and lifesaving skills.

Sue and Kendra talked with Maristela Rapo, Founder and President of Giving The Glam — an organization that has been changing lives and building confidence for more than a decade. Giving The Glam is celebrating 12 years of impact, helping more than 1,200 students feel confident, supported, and celebrated during one of the biggest milestones of their young lives: prom. Through her passion and dedica...

Sue and Kendra talked with Sherri Shepard, the Emmy award winning talk show host, comedian, actress and best selling author. Sherri is currently on a stand up tour “Make It Make Sense” with a stop here in Boston. Sherri delivers unfiltered takes on relationships, pop culture and everyday life!

Sue and Kendra talked with Jodi Tatiana Charles, a marketing strategist, a global speaker and an author. Jodi recently released her second children’s book, Going to the Festival, which introduces civic participation and cultural awareness to young readers and families.

Sue and Kendra talked with Jennifer Shearer, the Vice President of Emergency Preparedness for Mass General Brigham, where she helps coordinate how hospitals prepare for everything from major public events to public health emergencies. Jen is also helping to coordinate plans for Boston to host the World Cup this summer.

Sue and Kendra talked with Jennifer Jones, the first African-American Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Jennifer is also an author, a speaker and cancer survivor. She is an advocate for educating people on colorectal cancer and she recently wrote a memoir titled "Becoming Spectacular" available on Amazon.

Sue and Kendra talked with Lumena Global CEO Stephanie Michelle Pimentel about her career, and her journey to show what global leadership looks like. Lumena Global is a cross border advisory firm that guides US companies expanding into Latin America.

Sue and Kendra talked with sports studio anchor and Red Sox and Patriots reporter for NBC Sports Boston Trenni Casey. They talked about her incredible career covering all major sports here in Boston and the New England Patriots. Trenni has covered the Super Bowl, the World Series, national championship games, PGA majors and the Olympics.

Sue and Kendra talked with Kara Connell, founder of My Perimeno-Posse, an active and growing community for women. An accomplished executive, Kara is passionate about building communities to enable women to confidently achieve, even as challenged by the changes the mid-life phase of life for women, represents.

Sue and Kendra talked with Marine Corps veteran and Pat Tillman Scholar, Nina Guerra who, after leaving the military and returning to civilian life, started working with horses as a way to cope with her anxiety and PTSD. Now, she’s helping other veterans do the same at Rustic Ranch in Texas, where she leads equine-assisted therapy and wellness programs designed to help veterans address emotional t...

Rosie’s Place’s annual luncheon, Funny Women…Serious Business takes place on November 6th at the Menino Convention and Exhibition Center. This year the featured speaker is Rachel Louise Snyder, an award-winning author and investigative journalist whose work explores the causes and consequences of the violence that impacts women. Her powerful memoir Women We Buried, Women We Burned recounts her own...

Sue and Kendra talked with Meredith Mendelson, Executive Director of The Ellie Fund, about their mission of supporting patients, funding care and providing hope.

Sue and Kendra talked with Dr. Charlotte Kuperwasser, a Professor and the Director of the Tufts Convergence Lab at Tufts University School of Medicine and also the recipient of grant funding from Boston-based Find The Cause Breast Cancer Foundation for her research into the environmental causes of breast cancer.

Sue and Kendra talked with husband and wife Broadway performers Matt DeAngelis and Christine Dwyer about "Janice Jam." Matt lost his mom Janice to breast cancer in 2022 and since then has rallied friends, family and industry colleagues to help in the fight against the disease. The concert fundraiser has even included big names like Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Tony Award winners John Gallager Jr...

Sue and Kendra talked with Heather White, Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention MA Chapter. Heather has a personal connection to the cause and shared her story with us, including how she nearly lost her own life after suffering from post-partum depression. We also talked about the upcoming OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALKS, happening here in Boston on October 25th.

Sue and Kendra talked with two women who are making millions of us laugh, one silly joke at a time. Belinda Buras and Linda Simeone – known as ‘Bee and Lin’ on Instagram and Tik Tok– they are the couple behind the viral sensation that started with just one playful joke back in 2020. Bee is the joke-teller, while it’s Lin’s priceless reaction that makes them one of our favorite follows on social me...

With her two daughters by her side, Toni George has founded SCRATCHERGIRLS a three generation company devoted to the fine art of back scratching. Located in Miami Gardens... they offer Scratch Therapy, which is a type of therapeutic touch that uses light scratching and tracing movements with the tips of the nails.

Sue and Kendra talked with Dr. Ann Burgess, a forensic nurse and professor at Boston College whose groundbreaking work has profoundly influenced the fields of victimology, trauma care, and criminal profiling. In the 1970s, Dr. Burgess co-founded one of the nation's first hospital-based crisis counseling programs for rape victims at Boston City Hospital. Her innovative approach caught the attention...

Sue and Kendra talked with Amy Goober, an ACTION coach who empowers women to connect and move forward. She is also the author of the book, "My Mother Always Says: 25 Lessons for Finding the Silver Lining."

Jen Kowal, the Executive Director of the North Shore Children’s Museum in Peabody. Their mission is to bring together children, families, and their community with accessible, hands-on learning through play. They have a big event coming up - The 2nd Annual Grown Ups Gala is May 2nd and every dollar raised will help to fund their exhibits, programs, and their reduced admission so that all families h...

Sue and Kendra talked with the Founder and President of The 440k Project about her mission to find permanent homes for children and teens and to reform the foster care system. The 440K Project, Inc. was named to highlight the fact that there are about 440,000 kids in foster care in the United States.

Sue and Kendra talked with author JB Harris, a Boston native, whose debut novel, The Immigrant’s Wife, is inspired by the disappearance of her great grandfather in the early 1900s. JB Harris describes The Immigrant’s wife as a story of self-sacrifice, resilience and devotion. A middle-class girl and a Greek immigrant elope but when TB rips them apart, they give up everything, including each other,...

Sue and Kendra talked with Nicole McLauglin, Executive Director of the Plummer Youth Promise about the organization and their mission to ensure that every young person has a family unconditionally committed to guiding them to successful adulthood.

Sue and Kendra talked with Amy LaBelle of Labelle Winery in Derry and Amherst NH. As the co-owner of LaBelle Winery, her passion, commitment, and hard work have made Amy the lifestyle personality to watch. Her two wineries have literally put New England on the wine map, quickly positioning her as a key player in the industry. Amy had what she calls a “day job” as an attorney as she pivoted and cre...

Sue and Kendra talked with Crystal Rimoczy and Jodi McGroarty about co-founding Birdhouse Amesbury - a place dedicated to women connecting in person to learn, work and relax in an environment designed for rediscovery. Birdhouse, located in Amesbury, is a curated space for women to go, with intention, to focus on their passions, connections and, most importantly, on themselves.