Nancy Chapin & Nicole Mangina

Nancy and Nicole: Real Life, Real Talk

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Two friends. Two entrepreneurs. One shared mission — to get real about what it actually takes to live a full, beautiful, messy, meaningful life. Join Nancy Chapin and Nicole Mangina for honest conversations about the stories behind the highlight reel — the fears, the funny moments, and the quiet truths we all share but rarely say out loud. No preachy advice, no perfect answers — just perspective, laughter, and a reminder that you’re not alone in figuring it all out.✨ Real talk for real life — because it’s time we stop pretending and start connecting.

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Nancy Chapin & Nicole Mangina

Episodes

Ep 5 - Why Traditional Business Plans Don’t Work For Us, and What We Do Instead. 04.12.2025 22:39

In this episode, Nancy and Nicole pull back the curtain on how they really approach business planning — and why traditional “binder-based” planning has never worked for them. If thick planners, spreadsheets, and color-coded tabs make you want to change careers, you’re in good company. And if you're NOT an entrepreneur or in real estate, there are some gold nuggets of insight for you, too! Th...

Ep 4 - Holiday Expectations & Everything That Comes With Them 20.11.2025 30:39

Nancy and Nicole get real about the holidays—expectations, blended families, grief, boundaries, “experiences vs. stuff,” and what it means to move through a tender season with more honesty and compassion. They talk about mismatched holiday traditions, grown kids and shifting plans, decorating disappointments, what happens when you bulldoze your vision onto everyone else, and how to show up with mo...

Ep 2 - The Power of Energy Work in Business: Getting to Know Nicole 20.11.2025 19:48

Like so many, Nicole’s life has been a beautiful winding path that she never could have anticipated. Each experience has added to her story - whether living in Europe while her Dad was in the military, earning a nutrition degree, building a thriving real estate practice or speaking about the power of our own energy and mindset to create amazing businesses that feel aligned (meaning we can make gre...

Ep 3 - Nancy's Zigzag Path: How She Got Here 20.11.2025 18:52

In this episode, Nicole turns the mic on Nancy for a deep-dive into how she actually ended up doing this work. It’s a zigzag path—think Family Circus, but make it midlife. Nancy shares the twists of her “mosaic career,” why real estate wasn’t the sellout move people assumed, and how facilitating life transitions became the through-line from social work to sales. She also opens up about the early y...

Ep 1 - Nancy & Nicole Bring Some Real Talk to You 13.11.2025 20:33

In our very first episode, we talk about why we’re doing this podcast in the first place. We get real about what it actually takes to live a full, beautiful, messy, meaningful life. This is the beginning of something we’ve both been craving — real life, real talk. Follow along: • Nancy on Instagram: @nancy.chapin.seattle • Nicole on Instagram: @nicole_mangina Let us know if you want to join our jo...