I Just (Blank)! Now What?

This week's episode is with Vanessa Chopra, an accomplished explorer, entrepreneur, marketer and most recently mom to baby William.    Vanessa is a partner at LuxStory media, an agency that builds and deploys marketing strategies for brands from a fresh lens that is diverse and inclusive, especially when speaking to the all important female buyer. Prior to joining LuxStory, Vanessa has experience...

This week's episode is a solo episode with me, right in time for back to school!   Maybe you're starting at a new school, or are feeling anxious about going back to school after being home for so long.    I wanted to share my story with you of starting at multiple new schools, the challenges I faced, and the advice I have learned.    Listen in as we talk about: My move to three different schools i...

This week's episode is with Kirsten Schmidtke , a woman in tech, a fashion-entrepreneur, and a community builder who teaches women how to thrive in work and life while staying true to themselves.    A true multi-passionate professional, she is currently an Account Executive at Amazon Web Services, the co-owner of mother-daughter fashion brand, Klas squared, and the woman behind The Creative Connec...

This week's episode is with Liahni Chandler, who survived a double organ transplant at different times in her life.   As you'll hear in the episode, Liahni became ill out of the blue, and it changed the course of her life and purpose in a significant way.   Her story is one of hope, courage, and deep empathy and gratitude, and I'm so honoured that she shared it with us here.   Listen in as we talk...

This week's episode is a solo episode with me all about how I took my podcast idea from concept to creation.   Starting a podcast is something I wanted to do for years and the timing never felt 100% right, until I got tired of seeing everyone else around me do the thing I wanted to do.   Whether your passion project is a podcast, book, blog or something else, there is a lot of valuable information...

This week, I chat with Leanne Townsend, whose life dramatically flipped upside down - in the best possible way - before her 50th birthday.   She shares her story of hope, courage, grit and perseverance with our listeners in an effort to let others know they can transform their lives no matter where they are or what age they start.   You will be so inspired by Leanne, because she took a really hard...

This week I sit down with Tracey Nguyen, an entrepreneur, content creator & business coach for female entrepreneurs in the creative and beauty industry.    Tracey is a leader in the social media space and had spent years building up a following of over 20,000 followers -- all of which disappeared overnight.   We talk about how this impacted her life, brand and business, since it was a huge revenue...

This week, I take you behind the scenes to when I found myself in another long distance relationship (hint: the hubs), right after my previous long distance relationship ended.   We talk about the highs and lows that long distance relationships bring, and why you can't discount trying something again a second time when maybe the first time didn't go how you imagined it.   I touch on: Why you can n...

This week I sit down with Melanie Côté, an advertising copywriter, creative director, a proud parent and fierce advocate for individuals with intellectual disabilities like her daughter Alma.    We talk about her Now What moment of starting a non-profit social enterprise, which felt like an impossible idea to get off the ground and start.    It's called Do Good Donuts, and it hires and trains youn...

This week we hear from Terrence Ho, a son, brother and family caregiver, who at the time of this recording, was caring for his sick mother.    Since the recording, Terrence's mother unfortunately passed away from her battle with cancer. Terrence shares with us how he became her caregiver, the impact it has had on him and his family, and so much more.   Terrence has held roles in the public, privat...

In this week's episode, I share with you my story of when I made my university rowing team without having any experience in rowing!   I learned so much from this time in my life, and I wanted to talk about why it's so important to take that leap of faith and try something new, even when you think you might not be great at it.   Specifically in this episode, I share with you: How I accidentally mad...

This week we share some business lessons from Jennifer Maxwell on getting clarity after a crisis.   Jennifer Maxwell, The Clarity Coach helps inspired, heart-centred entrepreneurs go from scattered to aligned action for a business they love.    No more guessing or throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Instead, Jennifer uses proven DISC strategies to help you build your business from t...

The story we share in this week's episode with special guest Ranjini Cassup is so personal and jaw-dropping - it's a definite must listen!   Ranjini is a Process Engineer (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt™️ ), a Certified Project Management Professional (™️) and a Scrum Master (SMC™️), a Certified Facilitator and Small Business Coach. She is an alum of the prestigious PMI- Leadership Institute Master Cla...

In this very first episode, I'm so excited to share with you the inspiration of the entire podcast, with my biggest I Just (Blank)! Now What? Moment.    Before becoming an entrepreneur, I had a long career in advertising, working for some pretty cool brands and companies. And then I got laid off - the first time. And then the second time, and then the third...   I learned a lot in these moments, w...

Hey friends, I'm Jessica Stephens and I'm corporate marketer turned entrepreneur, who's had my fair share of life events happen that left me saying I Just (Blank)! Now What? This made me think that if I was having these moments, likely so is everyone else! I can't be the only one who doesn't have all the answers to all of life's monkey wrench moments. Right? Join me and some amazing guests each we...