Potential to Powerhouse: Success Secrets for Women Entrepreneurs

Leaders are oftentimes overwhelmed with information, resulting in increased stress levels and compromised performance. Many times, powerhouse women CEO's find themselves stressed out, suffering from lack of sleep, and a general feeling of being emotionally out of alignment. The impacts of stress on the mind, body is being more deeply understood, as the root cause of many physical issues, including...

Tune into today's episode to hear from two powerhouse women, Teddi Mellencamp and Dr. Amy Shah as they discuss their journey towards optimum health and wellness.  Teddi Mellencamp realized after the birth of her son Cruz, the weight she thought would disappear, didn't…  Feeling inspired to make some big changes she began getting active and eating healthier. Her number one goal was to look after he...

Sex and intimacy are topics of vulnerability- even for powerhouse women. Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus, associate sociologist, and relationship and communication expert joins Tracy today for some juicy but important conversation.  Dr. Jenn loves asking questions. Everything from why we create an armour for self-protection, trusting our intuition to are we really happy with our level of vulnerability and sex...

When Kara Goldin realized diet soda was contributing to feeling sluggish, and not losing weight, she started cutting back drinking the 6 to 10 cans of diet soda she drank daily. Two and a half weeks after she stopped her daily diet coke habit, her skin cleared up, her energy levels increased, and she lost 24 pounds. Her alternative drink at that time? Homemade, fruit flavored water. She found hers...

From working side by side with Gloria Steinem, to convincing Oprah to start her own magazine, Cathie Black had the strong will to succeed in publishing. It was an exciting journey becoming a well-known media executive, but never easy. Cathie shares her management style and how she handled difficult situations, like when she started as a new CEO and one of her executives told Cathie he wasn't going...

Alyssa Rapp is a best-selling author and was named one of the most notable women in healthcare by Crain's Chicago. Alyssa's drive as an entrepreneur has landed her in boardrooms with global strategic players in the healthcare services space, and as of 2020, she was appointed to the Illinois Humanities Council and earned her role as the current CEO of Healthwell Acquisition Corp. In this episode, w...

Are women investing enough of their money? Are women comfortable discussing finances? Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, and Jean Chatzky, CEO of HerMoney.com, answer your questions around money and uncover the reasons as to why so many women still don't have involvement in money related conversations.  In households today, only a single digit percentage of women take the lead in in...

Just like many other successful entrepreneurs, Marla's 'aha moments' started from not being satisfied with how things worked. She and her husband decided to improve the shopping experience for everyone and the first idea for Bluemercury was born: bring beauty products to the internet. This episode is all about seeing the opportunity at the given moment and then making the big leap because you beli...

On this week's episode, luxury footwear brand creator, Angela Scott of The Office of Angela Scott, joins Tracy to discuss the relentless pursuit of her calling in life and why she is compelled to heed the call. Angela's story is one of true entrepreneurial grit. Starting from childhood, she was raised in the foster care system due to their mother's schizophrenia diagnosis. Angela used these challe...

Joining the podcast today is Annastasia Seebohm. Annastasia is the newly appointed CEO of Brilliant Minds Foundation, founded in 2015 by Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek. Today the Brilliant Minds Foundation comprises an esteemed and established board consisting of influential business leaders and entrepreneurs across Sweden. Annastasia is a unique and remarkable individual. Not only is she a two...

Trinny Woodall, a beauty powerhouse and celebrity, speaks with us on today's episode. Trinny is the founder and CEO of the disruptive beauty brand TRINNY LONDON, one of the fastest growing beauty brands in Europe. Spanning a successful twenty-year career as a media personality, she established herself as a fashion advisor, initially as a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and later as a co-host for...

A true money powerhouse joins us today on this episode. Her name is Eva Helene Yazhari, a visionary investor, author, and entrepreneur surrounding meaning, purpose, and conscious investing. Today, we will dig into her book "The Good Your Money Can Do: Becoming a Conscious Investor," a powerful playbook for anyone looking to draw more meaning from their money.  After being pitched a disreputable de...

We're in luck today! We are joined not only by one powerhouse woman but two, Lily Diamond and Rebecca Walker. These two women joined forces to co-author a book called "What's Your Story? A Journey for Everyday Evolution." First, we will be speaking with Rebecca, she is an American writer, feminist, activist, and you likely know her as the daughter of Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple." Reb...

Joined with us today is powerhouse CEO, Jennifer van Dijk. Jennifer van Dijk was named the chief executive officer of Hoonigan, an automotive lifestyle and content company. Hoonigan uniquely sits at the intersection of car culture, digital content and lifestyle apparel and has pioneered the model for influencers using digital platforms to sell a range of products directly to their passionate fans....

Today, we are speaking with a digital transformation and analytics powerhouse, Sheila Talton. Sheila owns Gray Matter Analytics, a healthcare data analytics company founded in 2013. She is here to share with us her perspective on important topics such as the lack of women in the big data and big tech industry, raising working capital in a business, and what it means to be an entrepreneur. As an Af...

In this episode of Potential to Powerhouse, we have a true powerhouse entrepreneur, founding member, and Chief Scientist -- Dr. Acacia Parks. Acacia is the Chief Science Officer of Happify Health, a digital therapeutics company, which brings cutting-edge research-based behavior change strategies to businesses, consumers, and health plans. Acacia not only studies the areas of joy and happiness, she...

Annie McAdams is waging a legal battle against Facebook, Instagram, Craig's List and other tech companies,for allowing the sex trafficking of minors utilizing their digital platforms to lure and exploit children. Up until now, big tech has enjoyed the luxury of liability protection by hiding behind the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ( CDA ) which says that media publishers are not necessarily...

Today we are joined by a true entrepreneurial powerhouse, Joanna Riley, aka Jo. Jo has a diverse and rich background as an entrepreneur, investor, and technology advocate. During her undergraduate year in college, Jo was recruited by the FBI and deployed to Africa and the Middle East to work on case management, terrorism, and drug investigations. After her stint in the FBI, Jo pivoted her focus in...

How do fashion, art, and pop culture mix with candy? Find out today as we joined with Dylan Lauren, founder, and CEO of Dylan Candy Bar. She is more than just the daughter of the famous fashion designer Ralph Lauren. She is a dynamic entrepreneur who mixed her competitive nature with her love for creativity, art, and aesthetics to create the world's largest confectionery emporium and lifestyle bra...

In this episode, Tracy Holland talks to Katie Echevarria Rosen Kitchens, Co-Founder of FabFitFun, as she opens up about her childhood, reveals how she became a journalist, and then eventually an entrepreneur. Her entrepreneurial journey started with a big idea, for a lifestyle direct-to-consumer subscription box, which has grown to be so much bigger than ever she ever imagined. We discuss how the...

Anna Magzanyan is Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman and Head of Strategy and Revenue for the Los Angeles Times . In our conversation, Anna speaks about her childhood and her move from Armenia to the United States. We learn about Anna's journey from agency work to her success in media, including CEO of the Los Angeles Business Journal , and most recently, Chief of Staff at the Los Angeles Ti...

Rhonda Vetere, whose mission is to use her experience and leadership to drive change in the world, wants to positively impact IT, businesses, and institutions - and the people they serve. She has over 25+ years of experience and having managed IT divisions of global companies with over 20k+ people across multiple continents. She has lived and worked all over the globe with people from a variety of...

Lauren Frances is a powerhouse in her own right. She is a world renowned love expert and dating coach, who is well versed at working with powerhouse women to define their romantic brand, and find bodice ripping love. She is an internationally acclaimed, best selling author of Dating Mating and Manhandling , a book which has been printed and circulated in eight languages worldwide. She is a frequen...

Richelle Parham is an American marketer and the former Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for eBay. Richelle opens up to Tracy about her journey and what eventually led to her career with eBay. Richelle discusses the significance of workplace culture, and how she wants to ensure that her legacy is a story of passion and inspiration. Tune in as Richelle explains why staying too long at one...

Desirée Rogers is an American businesswoman, former White House Social Secretary for President Barack Obama's office, and former chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing Company. In this episode, Tracy dives into Desiree's background and the path that eventually led her to the White House. During her journey, Desirée was diagnosed with breast cancer; she talks all about the importance of list...