Marla Noel

Per Her Perspective

Business EN ↓ 29 episodes

Learn about excellent business practices and ways you can run and improve your business by listening to business leaders talk about wins and challenges, the stuff many business owners experience. Years of studying business, reading business books, and participating in peer groups can sharpen business skills and help us avoid some of the many pitfalls business owners encounter. Learn from others about some of the positive business practices and how implementing tools and processes helped build and scale their businesses. What are some of the business challenges you experience? You may hear abou...

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Marla Noel

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WTF, Reframed: Danielle Sprouls on Turning Curveballs into Catalysts 15.10.2025 50:58

Most leaders experience “WTF moments”—those unexpected disruptions that force a decision between reaction and intentional pivot. For Danielle Sprouls, founder of Unscripted Pivots LLC and author of WTF: Women That Flourish, those moments became the foundation of a leadership framework centered on turning fear into fuel, failure into wisdom, and focus into momentum. In this episode, host Marla Noel...

From Gymnastics to Giving Back: Carly Markesich on Building Legacy Through Leadership 07.10.2025 52:10

When a tropical storm swept through Houston just days after she opened her first gymnastics gym, Carly Markesich faced the kind of test that defines an entrepreneur’s spirit. Instead of walking away, she rebuilt, turning an early setback into the foundation for Discover Gymnastics, a thriving business she led for 26 years before selling to one of her longtime employees. In this episode, Marla Noel...

Taking Control of Your Financial Future: Simple Steps for Lasting Security with Marla Noel 01.10.2025 24:38

Every secure financial future begins with the decision to take control today. In this episode, host Marla Noel shares her passion for personal financial planning, offering clear, practical guidance to help listeners build confidence with their money, whether they’re just starting out in their 20s or rethinking goals later in life. Drawing on her expertise as a CPA, business owner, and university i...

Turning Purpose into Impact: How Dr. Nicole Odom-Hardnett is Changing Behavioral Health 23.09.2025 51:42

Every thriving company begins with a founder willing to take risks and solve real problems. In this episode, Marla Noel sits down with Dr. Nicole Odom-Hardnett, the powerhouse behind FocusPoint Behavioral Health, to explore how she transformed a small practice into a multi-location enterprise—and why franchising is the next step in expanding access to care nationwide. Dr. Odom-Hardnett opens up ab...