F50Woman: Wisdom, Wins & Wake-Up Calls.

Send us Fan Mail In this enlightening episode of the F50Woman Podcast , host Julia Jack sits down with renowned life coach Laurie Gerber , a dynamic speaker and mentor with over 20 years of experience helping women transform their lives. Laurie gets real about her own personal evolution—sharing powerful stories of navigating marriage challenges, career shifts, entrepreneurship , and menopause with...

Send us Fan Mail In this bold and deeply honest episode, the F50Woman Podcast host sits down with Satori Shakoor —artist, musician, and founder of The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers —to explore the healing power of storytelling and the strength found in personal truth. Satori opens up about her remarkable journey from growing up in a religious cult to becoming a professional violinist and...

Send us Fan Mail In this empowering episode of the F50Woman Podcast , host Julia Jack welcomes Dr. Tamar Lawful , a visionary pharmacist and founder of Life Balance , for a transformative conversation on health, healing, and the science of nutrigenomics . From her early days as a curious teen passionate about helping others to becoming a pioneer in personalized health coaching, Dr. Lawful shares t...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful and inspiring episode, former salon owner turned coach and speaker Sha Sparks shares her remarkable journey—from a bold, outgoing young girl with big dreams to a woman transformed by resilience, faith, and purpose. Shay opens up about overcoming an abusive relationship, finding healing through journaling, and learning to fully surrender to God’s will. Listeners wi...

Send us Fan Mail In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with Danielle Turner —licensed therapist, entrepreneur, and founder of Inner You Clinical Services —as she shares her powerful journey of healing, self-care, and resilience. From a childhood where higher education wasn’t encouraged, to surviving a painful divorce and battling severe depression, Danielle’s story is one of courage, clarity, a...

Send us Fan Mail Regina Smithwick, founder of Regina Smithwick Enterprises, professional organizer, certified life coach, motivational speaker, and author, shares her inspirational journey from feeling lost and adopting others' values to discovering her true self and God's purpose for her. Regina discusses her awakening moment post-rejection in 2019, her path to self-love and purpose, an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Julia interviews Shayna Rattler, a prophetic minister, author, and speaker who empowers others to experience what she calls a 'God shift.' They discuss Shayna's journey from aspiring supermodel to her calling in ministry, and the disruptions that led her to her greater destiny. Shayna shares the importance of faith, taking action, and using one...

Send us Fan Mail Dorothy Kolb, a seasoned operations and finance executive with over 20 years of experience in sports, media, and creative agency spaces, shares her journey from working at CBS, Fox Sports, NBC, Scripps Networks, and CBS Radio, to founding her own business as an outsourced CFO. A single mother of four, Dorothy navigates challenges of balancing her career and family life, leveraging...

Send us Fan Mail “Kicking off in Australia, she would end up going out on the mission field in Africa at 17 years old. She very quickly met her future husband and started a family. That is when her artistry started to feel out of place. But, before long she, with the inspiration of her husband, would see artistry and creativity in the light of the trinity. Come and listen to that and more in this...

Send us Fan Mail “As a young girl she was uncomfortable in her own skin. A black girl raised in a white neighborhood, she felt alone but had a deep desire to be seen. But she would eventually grow up and find a place where not only fit in but was also seen. That was just the beginning. Oneika Mays would go from feeling like she was finally seen by others to seeing herself for the first time in a w...

Send us Fan Mail “A noted TEDx Speaker, author of Ohio House Bill 50, she was a daughter of poverty in a country where expectations of young women like her was low, but she wanted more, she wanted to learn. When she came to the United States the compassion of her teachers affected her so much that she would eventually become a teacher and live a life of compassion. Come in and listen to Leila Kube...

Send us Fan Mail “The product of two parents who did not finish high school, she was a shy introverted young girl who loved school. Without the resources growing up, she dreamed of traveling. The college seed would be planted in her heart by a high school teacher. By the time she finished graduate school she would come out of her shell and become an elementary school teacher when she would recogni...

Send us Fan Mail “A woman over 50, this woman wrote a book about the Ukraine called “Sunflowers Beneath the Snow” and she’s donating portions of the proceeds to help those effected by the war. But, as a young girl she wanted to be a brain surgeon, an Olympic ice skater, and an author. Somewhat of a multipotentialite,  it wouldn’t be until this educated and confident woman fell into and climbed out...

Send us Fan Mail “She was the first person from her family to go to college and graduate, but this young girl was broken early after being assaulted as a child. Traumatized, on that innocent but unimaginable day in first grade, her brain was forever changed. As a result, she grew up insecure and struggling for identity, finding her value by getting involved and being seen. Her road was long. But t...

Send us Fan Mail “This young girl’s first big dream was to become a navy fighter pilot, her second big dream was to become a police officer like her father, which she finally did. After rigorous training to get into the police force, she rose in the ranks through dedication and hard work. The journey was hard, and long, and it was all she wanted it to be, until it wasn’t. So, she left the police f...

Send us Fan Mail What’s Next for You with Maxine Johnson “The oldest of three children, she was a spoiled daddy’s girl who love sports. As a young girl, her parents ensured she was always productive, they kept her active, and she was always pushed to lead. Unbeknownst to her, all of that would ripen her into the leader she is today. And today she’s an HR executive, a pastor, a business owner, a wr...

Send us Fan Mail Finitude with Tammy Euliano “She was raised by a working dad and stay at home mom. Driven, she was very competitive and got overly involved in everything. As she grew, she wanted to do something to change the world but was unsure what exactly that would be. She would grow to become a doctor, and after dealing with patents, promotions, lots of papers, she quit and decide to start w...

Send us Fan Mail “She was born into a loving family of rebels who taught her that education was key. And, when she got older, she set out to fulfill that teaching. But her plans would be averted after she became a teenage mom. She would end up struggling through divorce and wrestling through single motherhood. Nevertheless, she rose. Cindy earned both her Bachelors and Masters degrees, she wrote a...

Send us Fan Mail “She was born into a family of wealthy entrepreneurs which empowered her to follow her passions early. Born and raised in Italy, she was passionate about American culture which ended up taking this disciplined rebel on a solo journey across the United States. But her family’s business, like so many others during the economic downturn, would go bust and she would have to reinvent h...

Send us Fan Mail “She lived on four continents by the time she was 16. She was the first girl to fully board at a boy’s boarding school. Back and forth between different countries her challenges as a young woman would culminate in finding her mother dead on the bathroom floor. Yet, through travel, trauma, and untapped feelings she still rose to become a software engineer, finding comfort in its lo...

Send us Fan Mail “As a young girl she loved sports and hoped that sports would pay her way through college. When she grew that hope was realized but it worked out a little different than she anticipated. Rather than going to a typical college or university she was recruited to play ball by the navy. In the Navy she would learn a whole lot of leadership skills. But success and successful leadership...

Send us Fan Mail “With a family history full of health issues, she decided early that she wanted to be an exercise therapist. She didn’t know what that really was then, but she does now. All grown up and over 50 she’s now a multi-disciplined coach. One of her specialties is as a Divorce Coach. If you’re wondering what that is, you need to tune in and let Kelli Calabrese inform you about how she co...

Send us Fan Mail “Her struggle with power started when she was a young girl. That’s when she learned “pitching a fit” was a great way to get her voice heard. Fast forward, she would grow up to be denied a raise in one of the most insulting ways. And no, she didn’t “pitch a fit,” but she didn’t claim he power either. Now as she looks back, and as she looks around at other women in similar situation...

Send us Fan Mail “She grew up in an authoritarian religious family of emotional eaters. Which would result in her becoming an extremely accomplished, but emotionally suppressed, young woman. Memories of gifts of sugar treats taught her to care for herself with food. She now agrees that the mental food cycle is craziness. Are you ready to be done with the craziness? Are you ready to finally trust y...

Send us Fan Mail “As a young girl she was a shy introvert. But she grew up to become a lawyer and a mother of three! Then one day she was called by God to become a coach. And she struggled with that idea for years. Finally surrendering, she ran to the rigor of training because she desired the whole scope of knowledge that would come out of serious study. Now, she’s still an introvert, but she is n...