Female emPOWERED: Winning in Business & Life

Episode 72: Female Fridays with Jacqueline Hinton I had the pleasure of speaking with Jackie Hinton as she shared her journey to creating her company, Good Citizen, in 2015.  As a longtime Pilates instructor, Jacqueline has forever changed the way Pilates lovers do Pilates with her incredible products. Good Citizen is a Los Angeles-born Pilates lifestyle brand reimagining Pilates workouts through...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! I hear from so many business owners or moms who always wish they had more hours in a day. Is that you?! Today is all about 6 ways you can buy back more time and freedom in your business or in your personal life.  Let’s talk about... Using a project management system and how this brought me back at least 5 hours a week Produce email templates for...

Episode 58: Female Fridays with Sandra York Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Sandra York. As CEO of Fit Money Coach, she helps health and fitness professionals better understand the financial side of their business, empowering them to make better business decisions and create the life they dream of.  You didn’t go into business to become an accountant...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! I’m a BIG believer in meetings but not wasted meetings. One of the most important things you can do after you’ve grown your team, created an environment and culture of accountability is to have meetings with the team you’ve built. In the healthcare, wellness and fitness industry we often don’t hold meetings with everyone having different schedul...

Episode 68: Female Fridays with Alexia Hammond Alexia Hammond is CEO and Founder of Eat. Sweat. Undress. which is officially launching September 15! Eat. Sweat. Undress. is a brand that offers fitness, wellness, beauty, and fashion products and services to enhance the lives of women.  They are all about encouraging women to feel comfortable in their own skin and empowering women to confidently see...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Are you ready to grow from solopreneur to CEO, instead of just a practitioner? One of the biggest things I hear is a common struggle for many people...leveling up to the CEO or Visionary role. This is something that I think kills a lot of businesses and business owners and something I’ve struggled with personally a few years ago and yet it was t...

Episode 66: Female Fridays with Nina Ramirez Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Nina Ramirez — my own mom! I was so honored to have her join me on the podcast to share her powerful story as she has overcome so many things that still impact me to this day.  Cuba in the 1950s-60s My mother was born in Cuba in 1949 and lived there until 1960 when she, along...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! I’m a firm believer that having a team is the #1 thing you should do in your business to create the flexibility and the freedom you want in your business. In this episode we’re talking about hiring and growing a team and stepping up into being a good leader. Let’s talk about... The way to grow and create an accountable and good team culture How...

Episode 62: Female Fridays with Jess Hughes Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Jess Hughes. She is the founder of Citizen Pilates in Houston, Texas, and just recently celebrated the 6 year anniversary of her first studio opening!  Although she comes from a background in corporate oil and gas economics and loves the numbers side of her business, she also...

Welcome to another episode of Female empowered! Today I’m sharing the anatomy of what an email nurture sequence should look like. Why is this so important? It helps the business create the know, like and trust factor! Email marketing is crucial to growing your business and generating new customers so I want to give you what you can use to have for onboarding or a welcome sequence that will give yo...

Episode 62: Female Fridays with Becky Cerroni Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Becky Cerroni. We have been a part of the same mastermind and it was a pleasure to hear about her journey from marine biology into the fitness sector. We also talk about the importance of mental health as business owners. JoyRide Cycling & Fitness Becky Cerroni is CEO an...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today I'm sharing the step by step process for how to prepare for a successful photo shoot. Why am I talking about this today?? Photos are an integral part of marketing and advertising and I’m a huge proponent of branded photography so I’m giving you the nitty-gritty way on how I've been using photos in my business. In this episode we’...

Episode 60: Female Fridays with Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo. Omolara is a life and career strategist who provides Black women with culturally informed strategies and systems to help them reduce burnout and achieve personal and professional fulfillment. Melanin & Medicine Omolara followed her childhoo...

Welcome to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today I’m doing a big book review of the business books that I have read as a business owner and what I’m currently reading. Hear my thoughts on each book and why I love them. Head to my Instagram page for a full video of this episode showing each book! Catch up on the latest episodes: Episode 058: Female Fridays with Lauren Sok Episode 057: What You...

Episode 58: Female Fridays with Lauren Sok Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Lauren Sok. She took the leap to found Functionize in 2015 in Georgia after nearly 20 years in conventional physical therapy practice with the ultimate goal of creating a new legacy for her family and her colleagues. How to build a culture of accountability at work Lauren is pa...

Welcome to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Are you ready to hire your first person? Who should that be? How many hours should you offer them? Should you hire a contractor or an employee? It’s all so confusing! That’s why I’ll be covering what you need to know about hiring. Today I’m sharing a snippet of a masterclass I recently taught about all things hiring. Hiring is one of the top five que...

Episode 028: Female Fridays with Katie Costalas Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Katie Costalas, co-founder of RippedPHL.  As a lifelong athlete, Katie has always found a way to keep fitness and health a top priority in her life, even when she worked in the finance world. In 2012, she transitioned into the fitness industry full-time and opened up Rippe...

Welcome to another episode of Female emPOWERED! We're chatting all about what you need to start a business. In this episode you will be hearing from my Chief Operating Officer, Steve Moore, who has helped us automate and streamline our processes for Pilates in the Grove and also helps in our coaching and consulting business for other female healthcare and wellness entreprenuers.  We are shari...

Episode 53: Female Fridays with Beth Bishop Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Beth Bishop, CEO and head coach of the Phoenix Effect in Los Angeles, CA.  At the Phoenix Effect, they believe fitness should be approached holistically as a tool that will empower you to level up in all areas of your life. Their programs seek to improve the bodies and LIVES o...

Does technology overwhelm you? Would you love to have more efficient systems at work and even at home but the thought of learning a new technology makes you cringe? Today I am going to break down the tools that we use in my business that I now cannot live without. Even though I would never consider myself a tech savvy person I am so happy to have brought these new additions to my company as they h...

Episode 52: Female Fridays with Tracy Sher Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Tracy Sher, a leader in pelvic health. She founded Pelvic Guru in 2012 as a hobby site with a passion and desire to improve access to information and resources about pelvic health to the public.  Tracy Sher & pelvic health Tracy is also CEO and Clinical Director of Sher Pel...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today is all about time saving strategies for content creation. How do we do this? By batching and repurposing content like a PRO! I’m a big believer in efficiency so you're not doing the same amount of work over and over and over again and I want to share how to do that with you. In this episode we discuss: What batching content means Cont...

Episode 50: Female Fridays with Christa Gurka Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is me! I have had many requests to share my story about how I got to be where I am today. It was a little bit awkward for me to be talking to myself about myself, but I hope you enjoy hearing my journey and that it inspires you to keep pursuing your own dreams and success. In t...

Welcome back to another episode of Female emPOWERED! Today I have a special guest, Latasha Doyle! She is a content and copy specialist who has helped dozens of entrepreneurs, business owners, and digital agencies create copy and content. Latasha is giving us all of her tips and tricks we need to know about SEO or Search Engine Optimization. Let’s talk about… What SEO is and what SEO is not How the...

Episode 48: Female Fridays with Darcy Smith Happy Friday, Female emPOWERED listeners! My #FemaleFridays guest this week is Darcy Smith — who just happens to be my younger sister! I was honored to have her as a guest on my show. While she may not fit the “typical” criteria for previous guests I have had with a health or wellness business, Darcy has one of the most difficult yet rewarding jobs on th...