NursePreneurs

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Trish Marmo, a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Registered Nurse with 27 years of experience, and the founder of FitnessMOMents. Nearing the end of her career in the hospital setting, Trish decided to pursue a path as a lactation consultant. However, life had other plans for her, and she soon found herself transitioning into the private...

In this episode, we sit down with Kristen Reed, the founder of Nursing Your Way to Wellness, to discuss her transformative journey from physical therapy to nursing. After experiencing a life-changing accident, Kristen’s career took an unexpected turn, ultimately leading her to discover a deep passion for nursing. Over time, she became a seasoned travel nurse, and eventually, she found herself in B...

This week’s guest is Dani Williamson, MSN, FNP, and the founder of Integrative Family Medicine. Dani's journey into the healthcare field wasn’t a traditional one. Originally pursuing a career in fashion, her life took a significant turn after a divorce, which inspired her to return to school and study nursing. Navigating life on food stamps, Dani worked tirelessly, and eventually, she became a Fam...

This week’s guest is Dani Williamson, MSN, FNP, and the founder of Integrative Family Medicine. Dani's journey into the healthcare field wasn’t a traditional one. Originally pursuing a career in fashion, her life took a significant turn after a divorce, which inspired her to return to school and study nursing. Navigating life on food stamps, Dani worked tirelessly, and eventually, she became a Fam...

In today’s episode, we are joined by Monica McKitterick, FNP, the founder of Impact Family Wellness, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) business serving Cedar Park, Texas, and the surrounding areas. Monica has a diverse background in healthcare, with experience in family practice, urgent care, orthopedics, and venous & lymphatic nursing. However, despite her broad expertise across various healthcare sett...

This week’s guest is Madinah Simpson, MSN, RN, wellness coach, speaker, and author, who is also the founder of Madinah’s Living Farmacy. Madinah's nursing career began in labor & delivery and ambulatory care, where her energy and passion quickly caught the attention of her colleagues and superiors. As she moved up the ranks in population health management, something was still missing. Madinah bega...

In this episode, we’re joined by Monica Moore, the founder of Fertile Health, a business dedicated to empowering women facing infertility. Monica’s journey into nursing began like many others, in the ICU, but her path took a turn when she developed a passion for women’s health. This led her to go back to school to become a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. After graduating, Monica set her sights...

This week’s guest, Janine Kelbach, RNC-OB, is the founder of Savvy Nurse Writer, a company dedicated to teaching nurses how to create their own successful freelance writing businesses. With years of experience working as a nurse in various roles, Janine always felt that something was missing. What she yearned for was the freedom and flexibility to better balance her career with her role as a mothe...

This week’s guest is Dennis James, CRNA, founder of CRNA Info, a platform designed to provide critical support for prospective CRNAs. Just two years ago, Dennis made a major career shift from being a science teacher to becoming a full-time CRNA and entrepreneur, with the guidance and encouragement of his family. His decision to pursue this new path led him to create CRNA Info, a service aimed at c...

This week, we are joined by Tangee Mascoso, NP and founder of Holistic Mental Health Wellness Inc., a practice dedicated to helping mental health patients find balance and wellness through holistic practices. Tangee’s journey into nursing was always clear—she knew she wanted to be a Nurse Practitioner (NP). However, her early nursing roles didn’t bring her the satisfaction she was searching for, u...

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Kristen and Hannah, nurses and co-founders of Nurses In The Know, a podcast that covers a wide range of career and life topics specifically tailored to healthcare professionals. The podcast was born from Kristen and Hannah's own experiences and personal conversations with burnt-out nurses searching for a way to balance their careers and lives outside of the...

In this episode, we sit down with Shaun Sever, a US veteran and nurse who transitioned into nursing after her retirement from the military. Shaun's nursing career began in homecare and medical-surgical roles, but it was in the ER, where she served both adults and children for over a decade, that she truly found her calling. Passionate about helping people, Shaun loved the fast-paced and impactful...

This week, we speak with Cole Whitmoyer DNP, FNP-BC, the founder of Flex Family Health, a Direct Primary Care practice that’s changing the way healthcare is delivered. Cole’s journey into nursing started in the Med-Surgical and ER fields, where he quickly noticed the inefficiencies and limitations of traditional healthcare systems. This early experience led him to become disillusioned with the sta...

This week’s guest Jen Owen is an Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner and the owner of The Flourish Center. With nearly thirty years of experience as an herbalist, Jen decided early on to pursue a career in nursing to learn more about patient care, eventually becoming an NP. She also has an entrepreneurial spirit which led her to starting two practices in the last eight years--one in Indiana an...

This week’s guest Juli McGowan Boit is an NP, author, and the founder of The Living Room International. With a passion for HIV and AIDS treatment, Juli went on a short trip to Kenya to pursue her passion and fell in love! After she finished up her schooling Juli moved to Kenya for what she thought would be a year--but that was in 2004! As an RN both in Kenya and California, Juli opened a self-suff...

Our guests Meredith & Irina are nurses, chronic care management experts, teachers, and entrepreneurs who saw the disconnect between resources for chronic patients and proper care. Meeting through the NursePreneurs network, Meredith and Irina joined forces to coordinate care for patients, now teaching other nurses how to start their own CCM businesses! While most physicians are spread thin, spendin...

Eric Dorsey is an RN with a background in ICU and EMT. Eric is currently working as a dialysis nurse and is a published author--you can find his novel My Father's Indian on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads. While Eric enjoys his career as a nurse, he’s also passionate about creative writing and exercising his talent for story writing. Although he doesn’t reveal the entire mystery, Eric chats...

Our guests from the WellNurse Group, also called the Fifth Window, are a team of nursing professionals that joined up to tackle the difficulties of burnout in the healthcare profession. Originally a group of 10 nurses, this team is hyperfocused on self-care for nurses through apps, live streams, and other forms of continued support for nurses. By bridging the gap for healthcare professionals and w...

Our guest Kevin Smith is the founder of KMS Medical Products, LLC. With over 20 years of experience as a nurse, Kevin has worked in various fields of nursing including inpatient pediatrics, flight nursing, and organizational management, to name a few. Now Kevin focuses his time and energy on selling AEDs through his business KMS Medical. Taking an educational approach to sales, Kevin aims to provi...

Melanie Wattles is a Pediatric Massage Therapist and the founder of Baby Strokes. Starting her journey in London, Melanie took a short break to work in Austin, TX and she’s been there ever since. From working in NICU to case management, Melanie has spent the greater part of her career working with babies. Having her son later in life, Melanie’s boss encouraged her to stay home with her son and enj...

This week's guest, Judy Meinen is an RN and the founder of Angel Care Healing Touch. As a skeptic of energy touch & healing, Judy’s teacher convinced her to try it out, and she’s never been the same! Judy immediately began to look for the science behind energy healing and discovered her passion--eventually starting her own business. With the help of her husband, Judy began to put together her busi...

Our guest Amanda Francis is the owner and administrator of a pediatric home health care company called Star Kids. With a heart’s desire in pediatrics Amanda began her career in pediatric care but quickly moved to acute care working in marketing and case management roles. With the help of her husband, Amanda designed each aspect of her business to meet her passions and personal goals. Fueled by her...

Luann Marlow is an RN and the founder of The Dream Baby Cafe. With over three decades of experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Luann fulfilled her childhood passion of helping people by becoming a nurse! From pediatric oncology to primary care and working in a homeless shelter, all of Luann’s experiences have taught her unique life lessons that molded her as a person and a professional. Lu...

Our guests Michelle & Tracy are the co-founders of MissingLogic, LLC. Both with unique backgrounds in nursing/respiratory therapy, Michelle & Tracy’s paths crossed at hospital orientation, and they’ve been working together for three decades since. Working for over 25 years with a large global company that focused on healthy healing work culture, this dynamic duo fulfilled their legacy career and b...

Our guest Cheryl Hobbs is the founder of Class Act Consulting Services. With a natural desire for helping people, Cheryl recalls wanting to be a nurse since she was a young girl. Starting as a full-time night nurse, Cheryl was raising four children on her own, going to nursing school, and working nights--but she persevered, eventually earning a spot as an instructor. Exercising her desire to reach...