My So-Called Fabulous

Do you long for a completely organized home, workspace and life? Perhaps you found yourself during Covid quarantine getting organized, purging and truly trying to simplify your life with so many changes for you and your family but how will you maintain it? You're not alone! A great percentage of us cannot maintain or simply do not know how to begin the process of getting organized. Nikki Farris, w...

Meet the fabulous Carley Marsteller, attorney at law and balloon master! After graduating top of her class in law school, passing the bar and working as an attorney, Carley decided to take her creative left brain and go to her passion, making people happy in the most creative and imaginative way. Creating a dream business a few months prior to our national pandemic brought challenges for all. Chal...

Feast your ears as I take you on a culinary journey of roasting the perfect beef roast. Whether you're a foodie or just dipping your toes into the food world, you will enjoy this podcast filled with all the components surrounding the perfect beef roast. I talk about everything from selecting your roast, recipes, preparation, cooking, serving and more! I even touch a bit on flavors and flavor profi...

This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Michele Gooch of Life by Design. Michele, a retired pastor with over 20 years of experience in all facets of leadership development, discusses building inspirational communities and personal growth. She coaches successful, resourceful individuals and teams in transition to understand their unique design and how to translate that into a meaningful, p...

At the age of 15 Shayne Morrissey had a fascination with all things homes and interior design. Growing up, he would negotiate with his parents in order to get allowances to redo his bedroom; now THAT is a career path calling!! In 2015 Shayne created Morrissey Home Solutions, transforming home remodels into incredibly created, exceptional living spaces. As general contractor to multiple and extensi...

This week I sit down with Laine Bechtel, founder of The Luxe Wellness. The Luxe Wellness is concierge nutrition counseling and personal training that will help you create, transform and nourish your body and mind into your absolute best self while coaching clients to find the freedom to feel and look their very best. Laine describes growing up as an athlete and her struggles with family, anxiety a...

Meet Molly McCook and Richard King, co-owners of the award-winning Ellerbe Fine Foods. I met Chef Molly and Richard when they opened their OH SO FABULOUS sustainable restaurant in 2009. My husband Greg and I were on one of our first dates and the chef and foodie in me fell in love! We discuss the restaurant’s concept which highlights the freshest local and seasonal ingredients in its elegant, inno...

I am so excited to have brainologist and neuroscientist Staci Danford from The Grateful Brain back on the show for the final of our four part series. Staci and I continue our relationship series discussing family and how to build, nurture and keep a family bond. Family is the greatest gift but often so difficult to understand why we can be toxic with the people we love the most. Listen, as we navi...

I am so excited to have brainologist and neuroscientist Staci Danford from The Grateful Brain back on the show for part three of our four part series. Staci and I continue our relationship series discussing our significant others or potential significant others. Do you REALLY understand your partner and do they REALLY understand you? Are you confident in your relationship? Learn how we each are wi...

I am so excited to have brainologist and neuroscientist Staci Danford from The Grateful Brain back on the show for part two of our four part series. Staci and I continue our relationship series discussing friendships. How do you cultivate, nurture and grow friendships? How many best friends can you have? Can you be best friends with your children and spouse? We discuss friendships and phases of li...

I am so excited to have brainologist and neuroscientist Staci Danford from The Grateful Brain back on the show. Staci and I kick off our 4-part relationship series discussing self-love and asking if you REALLY love yourself? How can you have a healthy relationship with others if you do not have a healthy relationship with yourself first? Learn the importance of self-care, self-love and learning tr...

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Jennifer Demel, co-owner of Thirty Eight & Vine, to discuss the opening their boutique wine bar shortly before a national pandemic, keeping their business afloat, and what the future looks like amid so much uncertainty. Just before Christmas in 2019, Thirty Eight & Vine opened their doors, bringing a new, approachable wine experience to Fort...

This week I am so excited to sit down and chat with the incredibly talented AlanaKay Latiolais! What started as a do it yourself project in her driveway unfolded into an incredible business of art, fashion and home accessories. AlanaKay has always cultivated color into every part of her life, never content to blend into a crowd and determined to leave the world brighter than she found it. She beli...

A tumultuous childhood that took an unexpected turn to unveil his incredible talent and now pro athlete and Olympic hopeful! Bryce Robinson didn’t take his athleticism and running seriously until his senior year in high school. When offered a scholarship from The University of Tulsa he jumped at the chance and explains how good it felt to just be wanted. His college career was filled with unexpect...

I am so excited to introduce you to my new friends Nicole and Chris of Herb & Alchemy! Their vintage trailer bar offers a unique mixology experience for parties, events and in studio with me! Their concept provides a customizable full bar service on wheels and soon to be released homemade, organic syrups. Nicole and Chris began working together in the corporate world of Amazon and decided to j...

Neuroscientist, TEDx Speaker and Founder of The Grateful Brain, Staci Danford joins me this week. Staci, a gratitude expert, helps people see their own “FABULOUS” by teaching simple brain tips to increase the chemicals your brain makes to get that to happen! Gratitude rewires the human brain and alters the chemicals your brain produces. Staci is a one of a kind mix of joy and neuroscience who has...

This week I have a heart to heart with three college seniors to discuss how Covid-19 has impacted college life. Virtual/ online classes, campus life, student internships, study abroad and sorority recruitment are forever changed. Are students afraid and if so, what are their fears? Contracting, spreading, social, academics, careers and relationships are all topics we discuss and there are so many...

This week I have a candid conversation with two elementary school moms, Charity Aughinbaugh and Catherine Crudup, that discuss the choice of returning children back to school safely. Our school system is about more than educating children. School provides social, emotional, and physical development. It is a safe haven for some that is absolutely essential for providing safety and security. An enor...

The power of community always encourages productive energy. Learn how Liz Diane Nelson with Liz Diane Productions and I focus on positivity through connection, collaboration and celebrations. This Fort Worth, TX fan girl has grown herself and business with a love of this city at the heart of it all. She especially enjoys people and connecting individuals, businesses, and organizations for a greate...

This week I have Jennifer Gilmore in studio! She is a Fort Worth, Texas influencer, second grade teacher, wife and expecting mom. Jennifer shares her feelings on how Covid has affected our education system and how all parents should have a choice of how your children will learn in the fall; virtually or in the classroom. Loss of a pregnancy, fibroids, work/life balance (trying to be Superwoman), a...

Canadian-born with an international business background and passion for the culinary arts Claudia Sheddy’s My Sweet Roots was established in 2013! Claudia’s unique concierge catering business offers personal chef services, private catering, and customized family meal prep & planning on any scale and dietary preference. If you are a foodie, or not, this episode will make you want to dive deeper...

This week I talk solo about a lot of things but most importantly, Covid 19. I express how I personally feel about what’s real, fake, and everything in between. I am not a health care professional, research scientist, or politician…just me and a few of my opinions and feelings. With the help of the CDC, WHO and government agencies, I discuss the facts and many questions that arise.

Most of you know health and physical fitness are so incredibly important to me. This week I am thrilled to have my friend and personal trainer, Sam Watts on the show. Sam is a world class and accomplished athlete from the UK, recruited to the US to run track for our TCU Horned Frogs. Sam at one point in his career captured the title of the fasted man in the world. Sam majored in kinesiology at TCU...

This week I had the opportunity to have returning guest Sarah Darby on my show. Sarah shares the incredible journey to her successful businesses as a Business & Dream coach. Her timeline began as a Belmont graduate. She’s an incredibly talented singer, cancer survivor, girl mom and now successful business coach for women. Sarah shares her road to passion, which began with the help of Craig’s L...

This week I sit down with my friend and colleague in the culinary industry, Chef Gabriel Benjamin. Life is all about experiences. What you do with these experiences can often determine your fate. Gabriel, born in San Diego, explains his life as a roller coaster ride and how he has finally overcome addictions after 10 years of being clean and sober and incarcerated in the Texas Department of Correc...