Follow Your Joy Podcast by Marla Diann

Big environmental and ecosystem impact. Global cause. In today's episode, I have the honor of talking with two visionaries and humanitarians. Plant with Purpose CEO Scott Sabin and Kathy Kellogg Johnson, co-owner of 100 year old heritage brand Kellogg Garden Products and 15-year volunteer for PWP.   In this lively, highly informative and inspiring conversation, Scott shares his story how he starte...

Happy New Year! In this solo episode, Marla shares her 2025 new approach to mindset, manifesting, embodiment, owning your personal power, and her new brand! She'll walk you through: After 16 years in coaching, she's chosen to hunker down deeply on this one vital habit that impacts her present and future. Her new commitment to self-love and why this is the core to manifesting more frequently How to...

The life of an entrepreneur certainly has its twists, turns, highs and lows. As many have said and I agree that being an entrepreneur is one of the best self development courses you can ever take. That is why having a mentor, a coach to help navigate this journey with you is vital to your success. Not only does my guest today live this life but she is considered one of the top soul-driven women bu...

Well here we are, it's Thanksgiving time in the US. What can you be grateful for currently in all ways and what can you be grateful for that has not yet shown up in our life? I call that the unseen gratitudes. Like a faith statement. Happy Thanksgiving to you if you live in the US and I am grateful for you anywhere you are in the world! When you think about bookkeeping, what comes to mind? Boring....

Resilience is the first word that came to mind when I began composing the script for today's show and guest. Ashley Rivera is a beautiful example of resilience, courage, and intention. Not only does her life journey exude this, but I have had the privilege of witnessing and experiencing these traits as her coach over the last 5 months through my Create Cohort and private coaching. She is very dili...

As you can imagine, being an executive recruiter requires a good amount of intuitive skill to find and hire topline talent for companies. Intuition is the leading edge when pursuing and interviewing talent. I'm pleased to bring you my dear friend and client, Dinna Voges, Owner/President/CEO of Dinna.io to the podcast. Her leading edge in her 20+ year career is her intuition. As you will hear, inte...

Sept 18th I flew to Italy for the 4th time since my life and business makeover in 2017. If you are new to my podcast, I hit a big burnout in my business in 2017 that had me hiring a new mentor, Gina DeVee, for an intensive 4 hour in person session to recover my dreams and learn how to make money with joy, rather than the constant overwhelm, hustle, push the boulder up the hill and abundant amounts...

I do believe that our confidence, belief in ourselves, and self-love are the first and most important accessories we wear second to our outer clothes – (wardrobe). But, when you integrate all this, now you have an unwavering belief in yourself that exudes through your personal brand and how you impact others. You'll love today's guest! She's got spunk, class, and a one-of-a-kind style. We had dinn...

 It's a new season - welcome to Fall. How was your summer? Join me in this episode where I have designed it to share what's happening in the fall and I give you some powerful new coaching content and how to apply it to your life right now! Hoping you find this as profound as I have.    I am giving you a feel for my new body of work that has changed my life in the last two months and that of my cli...

One of the cool things about producing a podcast is the variety it brings to my life. By being open to learning something new, it will always help keep things fresh and inspiring. Following that, I always find it fascinating to learn how creatives best express their true, authentic selves – which is what I refer to as your zone of genius. BTW, that has nothing to do with your IQ. Instead, it's a s...

How often have you found yourself in the need of a creativity boost? As in a jumpstart of your spirit? I have found this to be true many times in my own life that became some of my most profound transformations and reinventions.   Here's what I mean: The symptom of a neglected creative spirit is discontent. That became my pattern prior to 5 reinventions all from the neglect of my creativity and sp...

What comes to mind when I say PERSONAL BRANDING IS WHO YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU DO?  That's been my tag line since 2008 when I began coaching creative entrepreneurs how to turn themselves into a brand online and monetize it. I decided to reinvent myself after 22 years in entertainment publicity because it was an intuitive nudge that said – time to do something more meaningful and at the same time the...

In the human potential world, we have a saying that is very true. "What is personal is universal." On one hand, for good reason, you may be a private person where being vulnerable in front of people, especially on video, or anywhere publicly, can feel very uncomfortable and not acceptable. So, you keep it to yourself reserved for very close family and friends. That's respected. Then there are othe...

"Be open to opportunities, you never know. They may lead you to something exceptional," says Christina Flach, a world-renowned celebrity makeup artist and owner of prettygirlmakeup.com beauty products founded in 1996. Wait till you hear this episode! Get ready to take notes, seriously. There is an abundance of golden nuggets for you, especially if dreaming big is your thing! You will want to save...

The beauty of intuition is that you never know where it will lead you. You must trust the direction and not listen to anyone's uncertain feedback. You can count on it never being logical, rational, or making much sense. A usual reaction to an intuitive hunch is "Huh? Why that?" Such was the case with North Carolina based Katie Costa, a former science teacher turned successful Reiki Master YouTube...

She was born to sell. You don't need to work twice as hard to make twice as much. Laura's charisma and natural sales talent took off right after she completed her Art Degree in college. Art to a sales career? Fascinating story how this all unfolded.  In the episode, you will hear how her biggest failure due to the 2008 downturn in the economy thanks to the mortgage crisis left her $500K in paralyz...

Delighted to have you meet Chris Sobolev, who I met in her Facebook group, All About Italy, only a few months ago. I was attracted to her good vibes and how she ran her FB group with integrity and fun! She has this genuine, caring quality about her. I had to have her on the show! Chris and her husband Pete, own Super Savvy Travelers, and work in the quaint seaside town of Calabria, Italy. They are...

Hello creatives! I am honoring this episode to my mother. She would have been 88 today on April 3rd. She passed away last year, Sept 30, 2023. So, Mom, this one's for you. She always supported me in my love of travel. She'd often ask, "where is the happy wanderer off to now?"    Well, if you are listening Mom, it's back to Tuscany this time but not solo – better yet with a group of passionate peop...

Have you ever had a season in your life when you intuitively knew it was time for a major change from the inside out but felt stuck, frustrated, and unsure how to move forward?   Things were not showing up the way you know you wanted them to be. Then, not by coincidence, you connect with someone that became a catalyst for the change you craved and needed and before you know it, life began to shift...

Are you like me where I have always been intrigued by what makes a high achiever succeed and what really happened behind the scenes through their struggle to victory story? My special guest today will astound you as well as inspire you with just that. Her story. Today's interview with Eugenia Oganova is more about the woman behind the brand and business in how she developed into a world-renowned c...

My guest is quite fascinating and inspiring. If you combine a biology and paleontology professor with the innate love of photographing the wild in its Yellowstone habitat, you have Dr. Larry Taylor.  He knew this was his path from the innocent age of five. That's incredible. He shares his intriguing story of how he followed his joy and gut instincts that led him to live a dream life at his current...

How does the idea "2024 is the season of becoming?" land with you? Last week I attended my favorite spiritual author/speaker/life coach Gabby Bernstein's Los Angeles event at the Saban Theater. Her theme "Becoming New" came from the hard truth that we all had a major disruption in our lives over the last three years. What hit home the most was her missive "the secret to attracting what you desire...

My guest, Lesley Pyle, founder/owner of hiremymom.com, created a business 29 years ago on her own terms. She fulfilled her need to be a stay-at-home working mother and parlayed that into an abundant resource for other Moms seeking the same.  Today, hiremymom.com is a national, trustworthy, and highly efficient platform for women job seekers and employers to match up. As you will hear, Lesley is a...

Well, Happy New Year! I am so glad it's 2024. Last year was a doozy and challenging year for me on all levels. A lot of lessons and letting go of what was not working. Do you relate? I share what happened last year with my business, the important lessons I learned and solutions I took before 2024 started. I kick off this 1st episode of 2024  with two excellent  resources for financial education, e...

Happy New Year! This is the last episode of 2023. Thank you for being with me and my guests all year – I am so grateful and blessed to have a platform to bring you behind the scenes of a variety of creative entrepreneurs from all over the world who are willing to be vulnerable and share their challenge to victory stories to give you hope and inspiration. Their stories illuminate the realities of b...