NursePreneurs

Christal Parker is concerned about nurses' mindset, like many others, but she has a unique twist on how she is approaching the subject. Christal leads by example through her physical, mental and spiritual journey to find sanity within the hospital! But more than that, Christal wanted something tangible that could help her. As an ED nurse, she was constantly washing her hands. When she looked aroun...

​Meredith discovered Mindfulness while struggling to strike a healthy work-life balance, an issue all too prevalent in the nursing profession. Her graduate Capstone project focused on the lack of self-care training in nursing school curricula. Introducing Mindfulness to undergraduate nursing students builds resilience at the student level, arming novice nurses with coping skills to thrive in the h...

Tammy Hartman has been in nursing for a long time. She describes herself as having had experienced so much pain, that she began missing out on events, and starting to isolate herself. She knew she had to make a change and so she she searched until she found a holistic path. She began seeing ALL, going deep within her soul, releasing old emotions, and traumas on every level of physical, mental, and...

Tamara Loehr is an international best selling author of Balance is B.S. She is a serial entrepreneur and creative powerhouse. Tamara Loehr has spent her life making disruptive change for good by “doing the opposite.” Now she’s encouraging other women to leverage their personal power for global impact. A major share of Tamara’s profits from the book are being donated to Buy1Give1. For every 200 boo...

Gracienne Jean Pierre is a Family Nurse Practitioner who helps women with cancer, cancer survivors, and those with chronic disease take control of their diagnosis, instead of letting their diagnosis control them. She does this through Cancer Coaching and Integrative Health & Lifestyle Coaching. She isn't just any cancer and wellness coach though. She weaves together the experience of a Family Nurs...

Alex Membrillo is the CEO of Cardinal, a digital marketing agency focused on growing multi location companies. His work as CEO of Cardinal also recently earned him the honor of being selected as a member of the 2018 Top 40 Under 40 list by Georgia State University as well as 2015 and 2016 Top 20 Entrepreneur of metro Atlanta by TiE Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2016 Small Business Person o...

Chris Chappell is a nurse practitioner working out of the highly restrictive and NP unfriendly state of Texas. Yet he has managed to build a multi-million dollar empire on IV Hydration, hormone therapies and a bunch of other businesses that we didn't have time to talk about. Chris has the superpower of business acumen. He has incredible medical skill and now business skill, which is essential to s...

Nicole Garritano, DNP, APRN is a doctorally prepared nurse and certified coach with a passion for helping other nurses reach their full potential. From the bedside to academia, Ishe has worked in many facets of nursing. Astutely aware of the stress and burnout associated with the nursing profession, Dr. Garritano has been working with nurses for years to reach their full potential. She struggled h...

Ryan Nalepinski designs digital courses for the Rich Dad Empire. He is also a marketing and SEO specialist who majored in computer animation and coding at university. He created his own business to help aspiring entrepreneurs to find their ideas and to help them build their websites the RIGHT way, the FIRST time with wordpress. With his extensive knowledge of SEO, he is able to get his clients on...

Elizabeth Girouard is a health coach who specializes in helping people to eat clean diets. She has helped many clients to uncover hidden food sensitivities, allergies and intolerances so they can live the vibrant life they deserve! Many people believe that chronic symptoms are just part of the aging process, but she disagrees. Elizabeth received her training as a Holistic Health Coach from the Ins...

Robin is the Founder and CEO of Innovate Fast, an award-winning, full service marketing agency based in Dallas, Texas. Their primary objective is helping medical practices, cash practices and aesthetics practices grow by increasing their revenue and exposure in the marketplace through innovative digital and traditional marketing techniques. They work with many clients ranging from small businesses...

Robert Hess is a world renowned leader in the Shared Governance model. His instrument has been used around the world. His books, lectures and insight into Shared Governance has been the focus of his career. And for most of his nursing career he gave it all away for free. Now he is focused on the business of healthcare and how his extensive expertise can actually help more people than ever before b...

Nurse Sharena grew up thinking she wanted to be a pediatrician and a mom of 10 kids! However, her life's passion and purpose led her to become a nurse in 2006 (and mom of 3). She has her MSN degree in Informatics and works as a school nurse in a specialty school for kids aged 4-22 years. Sharena's love of her students, her kids and her nursing career led her to wonder what else she could do. When...

Noreen Connolly is a PhD, RN who worked in private duty and patient advocacy for many years. She found that patients just wanted to be listened to and she wanted to do more for them. Noreen found the hospital system to be very limiting in providing the care that she dreamed of providing for her patients, so she took a leap of faith in herself to design an agency that met her high standards of care...

Gwen Jewell is a nurse who saw an opportunity. After leading her hospital initiative to reduce pressure ulcers, Gwen discovered 3 critical factors that were leading to musculoskeletal injuries, ergonomic issues for caregivers and a lack of support of the patient's body. Gwen took home a wedge and a fishing knife and began designing. For 3 years, Gwen worked on the perfect wedge for patients. Her p...

Lorie Brown is a nurse and a lawyer with over 30 years of combined experience. She has been a dedicated nurse for twelve years, she practiced in medical-surgical nursing, gynecology, urology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, general surgery and home health care. She maintains her license and is a camp nurse every summer. After law school, Ms. Brown was employed at the Department of Insurance defending t...

Dr. Hooper is no stranger to work. As an Air Force officer with 4 boys and a husband, she is a talented multitasker. So when she was living in Maryland and got advice to move to Georgia to start a nurse practitioner run clinic, she thought no big deal... Well no big deal for NPs in Maryland, where they have independent practice, but it is certainly a big deal for NPs in Georgia who have to find a...

Cara Lunsford was working as a pediatric oncology nurse when she got burnt out. She knew there were lots of other nurses who felt burnt out by their jobs and became obsessed with creating a supportive environment for them. Her obsession to create a supportive environment led her to creating an app. The app took on a life of its own and led her down a path she never imagined! Cara started throwing...

Becky Rui is a personal branding photographer who strives to create authenticity with inspired entrepreneurs. She helps people find the truth in what they are doing and get clear on their personal brand. I can personally attest to the beautiful soul of Becky. She is gentle, caring and visionary. I brought Becky over from the U.K. to do my own personal branding shoot because I believed she could re...

Winifred “Windy” Carson-Smith, attorney and chief operating officer of Carson Company LLC, a health care consulting policy concern, brings over 25 years of senior association, legislative and policy experience at the state, federal and national levels to her consultancy. One of a select few, Windy worked in legislative positions at the state, federal and District during her career. She has lobbied...

Fabienne Raphael is an online business consultant, speaker and podcaster. She is the host of the very popular podcast: Marketing To Crush Your Competitors with over 300 episodes with some of the biggest marketers in the industry. Fabienne is no stranger to healthcare though, she is a former physical therapist who started her own agency and worked as a consultant. She has built multiple businesses...

Robin Joy Meyers is an International Speaker, Author and Life Strategist. She has written the book Alone But Not Lonely: Reclaiming your identity and be unapologetically you. She has built her business around giving women a voice and helping them to find it. Robin started out as a certified life coach helping teenage girls with body image and found her niche in the mothers of the teen girls who we...

Dr. Kristina Hallett is a board certified psychologist and associate professor at Bay Path University in Massachusetts. She is also an executive coach, speaker, author and coach for entrepreneurs and healthcare providers. Dr. Hallett specializes in driving professionals out of the "stuck" stage, burnout, and overwhelm by teaching skills to be confident and how to stress-smart. Dr. Hallett gets rea...

Beth Nydick is a certified health coach and mother of 2 teenage boys. She developed IBS at the age of 16 which set her off to find a way to make massive lifestyle changes. What she learned she developed into the Blue Barn Kitchen which is a health focused lifestyle brand. Beth decided to become a health coach to fulfill her passion of working with clients in order to improve their health and famil...

Michelle McGlade went from Sales and Marketing in Corporate America to becoming a successful business owner in acupuncture. She opened her doors with clients already booked. Michelle’s secret was in finding her clarity and building relationships. Find out what that means. Get free consultation by sending Michelle at hello@MichelleMcGlade.com. Mention this podcast! Don’t Miss Moments - It’s not eno...