HOLLER AT YOUR DREAMS

Today’s solo is all about the gram, the place where many of us spend hours each day scrolling, liking and commenting. We’re constantly being told why our habit is a total waste of time and energy but, for Judi, it’s become her secret weapon. In this episode, she shares how she’s shaped her Instagram from a competitive comparison trap into her own, personally curated, art museum that serves as a co...

If you want something different you need to do something different. This core idea is the essence of the remix—the concept Judi will be highlighting in the first episode of her summer snack series. Today's episode is all about emulating a disco ball: with every rotation or cycle you undergo in life, be it personal, professional, or in any area where you seek growth, you should ensure that you&...

Today on the show, Judi hosts the Emmy nominated Costume Designer, serial entrepreneur, and fellow Arizonan, Jessica Wenger McPhaul. Just like her father, Jessica eats, sleeps and dreams entrepreneurship. After being fired on the spot as a costume designer for “buying the wrong thing”—when the right thing literally wasn’t available in stores—Jessica recognized the market need for nude lingerie in...

Whether it’s marriage, pregnancy, writing your first book, or moving across the country we’re all going to experience seasons in life where we get pulled away from our priorities. But these seasons should not become an excuse for the deprioritization of your dreams and the things that keep you in balance. In today’s solo, we learn all about the concept of overflow and how it has Judi feeling rejuv...

For the first time in the history of the show, Judi has a CEO of a speaking bureau, the super passionate and always fun, Gail Davis. Gail is the creator, founder, and owner of GDA Speakers, an impressionable, women-lead speaking bureau that caught Judi’s attention with its commitment to showing their clients honesty and kindness. In this episode, we hear from Gail about how the pandemic forever ch...

Judi talks with the transformation coach, podcaster, and author of ‘The Audacity to be Queen,’ (the book that inspired “queen” to be Judi’s word of 2023), Gina DeVee. Gina is also the founder of Divine Living, a lifestyle and empowerment brand set on inspiring women all over the world. In this episode, Gina and Judi share motivational stories to get in touch with your inner Queen—because only from...

Where in your life are you remaining in the box? What is right in front of you that you’re not seeing and where are you not being who you want to be? In today’s solo, Judi gets radically honest about some of the places in her life and business, during her first year in AZ, where fear got the best of her. She’s since rebounded and tells us how her new team, revised identity, and recent reverence fo...

As you embark on your quest to become a great speaker, remember this: The goal of delivering a great speech isn’t to be perfect, it’s to be original. Today’s solo is all about calling your shot. It’s about sharing who you are and how you see the world—not what you think people want to hear. Judi breaks down exactly what happens when we step up to the plate, point to the stars, lean back and say, “...

Today on the show, Judi chats all things PR with publicity strategist, author, and fellow Arizonan, Nicole Myden. With over 20 years of connecting important people and companies with brands Nicole knows that most of us are missing opportunities, every single day, to shine a light on our magic. In this episode, we hear about how practicing confidence has helped Nicole and her clients to become magi...

This episode is all. about. overwhelm. It’s something we need to talk about because it’s something we all have a tendency to slip into from time to time, even Judi. Today, amidst some overwhelm herself, Judi tells what often lies at the root of overwhelm and, better yet, what we can do to get ourselves out of it. With a plan, a strong imagination and disciplined time management, we can remove the...

In this life, you will never get what you want unless you have the guts to ask for it. So, today’s solo is all about helping you curate the perfect pitch so that making the call to work with you becomes an easy decision for whoever it is you decide to reach out to. Judi tells the story of when she reached out to the company that sponsors this very podcast for the past two plus years, and scored a...

Today on Yes, And, Judi shares the tools and techniques, from inception to delivery, that have helped her become the keynote-writing machine we all know and love. She explains what your keynote needs —and what it doesn’t—for it to really inspire people to make real, lasting change in their lives. By using Tamsen Webster’s 5 part technique as a checklist for your process, and making sure your own v...

Some of the best advice Judi has ever received is, “How prepared you are shows how much you care about your audience.” In today’s solo, Judi takes this notion a step further and shares her evolved perspective and new approach with you. She begins with an anecdote from one of her now famous keynote speeches, which was almost an epic failure, and then debunks the notion that improvisers don’t rehear...

We have a process for settling goals in our life: We decide what we want, then we make a plan of action to make it happen. So, why not make a similar process for the brave moves that you’re going to make the next time fear and self-doubt show up to stop you? Today’s solo is all about making a plan to move out of fear and into action. Judi teaches you a thing or two about enemy number one, fear its...

If people don’t know who you are, how do you plan on getting booked?! Like it or not, self-promotion is one of the unavoidable truths of entrepreneurship and keynote speaking is no exception. In today’s solo, Judi gives a taste of Speaker School by sharing 3 game changing ideas at the root of her success as a keynote speaker. These concepts will help you prepare, perform and ensure you make a last...

Today on the show, Judi is joined by her new friend and neighbor, who just so happens to be a published author and the founder and president of a multi-million dollar advisor firm, Dawn Dahlby. Dawn coins herself the country’s first behavioral financial advisor which she exemplifies through the live WELLthy education and financial planning platform that she created. In this episode, Dawn and Judi...

We’ve all got passion and we’ve all got dreams but so many of us are lacking the inspiration and discipline it takes to bring our vision to life. In today’s episode, Judi hosts business strategist, entrepreneur, advisor and one of Fast Company’s top 100 creatives in business, Tina Wells. As her credentials suggest, Tina is someone who gets shit done and creates space for play along the way. Listen...

Speaker School is coming! Today, Judi gives us the ins and outs of her forthcoming Speaker School offering: What it is, who it’s for, what will be covered and when’s it coming. Speaker School is the place to learn everything you need to know about speaking in front of others. Judi will share all the tricks of the trade that she’s gathered throughout her ten year career to help you step up on stage...

Did you know that 7 in 10 girls believe that they aren’t good enough or that they don’t measure up in some way? For some, it may be looks, for others it’s school performance or relationships with friends and family members. Whatever it is, our girls are feeling that they fall short. This is a big reason why today’s teens and tweens feel incredibly alone, which is often coped with by the micro hits...

Judi chats for the second time – that’s right the SECOND time – with the best-selling author, podcaster, and CEO of the personal branding agency, SimplyBe, Jessica Zweig. A lot can change in a year when you’re living the Yes, And mindset, and a lot has changed in the year since Jessica last joined Judi on the pod. After flirting with total burnout and nearly selling her business, Jessica took a 15...

Judi chats all things marketing and entrepreneurship with marketing maven, Brittany Driscoll. Brittany cut her teeth as the marketing director of Dry Bar, guiding the company through their largest period of growth, before becoming the founder and CEO of the up-and-coming massage company, Squeeze. After many mediocre and overpriced massage experiences Brittany, and some of her closest Dry Bar colle...

If you want to hit a brick wall in life and business, then you might as well lay down at the altar of algorithms, fake news, and bullshit measures of success. All of these are designed to create fear – the fear of not being popular enough, rich enough, skinny enough, smart enough or “whatever” enough. It’s no wonder why we’re so depressed and anxious! Whether you’re an entrepreneur or not, listen...

Anyone who’s someone knows that you don’t want to leave this world with any regrets. Instead, you want to leave knowing that you left it all on the field, stage, or wherever it is that you do what you were put here to do. So, in today’s solo, Judi’s here to tell you the 7 habits of highly regretful people, so that you can be sure not to become one of them. If you’ve been playing life safe and lett...

Today on the show, Judi chats with the CEO of Leadercast, a fellow leader born from the improv theater and a man who has the words, “Yes, And” tattooed on both of his forearms, Joe Boyd. Born into a highly religious family, Joe found success in early adulthood as a pastor in Las Vegas, but, after beginning to question his own beliefs, he quickly transitioned from the church to working full-time as...

In this solo, Judi talks about a concept that she now knows, and regularly puts into practice, and that would have saved her a lot of pain and trouble if she’d only known it earlier in her career. You see, one of the biggest misconceptions amongst entrepreneurs and leaders is this idea that problems are always a bad thing. So, when they pop up, we spiral into a reactionary state of panic and self-...