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Have you ever taken yourself on a business retreat? ⁠ ⁠ Not a conference or something with your team, but a day or two just for yourself...the CEO of your business. ⁠ ⁠ Freelancer writer and host of the Deliberate Freelancer podcast, Melanie Padgett Powers recently dedicated a podcast episode on her solo business retreat and tweeted about it...that's when I knew I needed to chat with her.⁠ ⁠ We ar...

I love nothing more than listening and learning from another female entrepreneur and my guest today is the ultimate international business owner and mom of six kids.  Emma Isaacs is the founder of Business Chicks and her book Winging It was recently released in the United States. Emma was made to do big things and is one of the hardest working women I've ever met. She's taking us on her journey of...

What is a publicist? What is and how does PR help your business? Former publicist and author of How To Be A Media Darling, KJ Blattenbauer is a PR genius. She brings clarity in what you need to do, not only to be ready for PR, but your what your role is when you hire a publicist. It's a publicist's job to land you interviews on podcasts, on TV, online, but it's your job to show up, bring your expe...

Who has played a role in your life that has helped you in your career or relationships? These individuals have been your mentors. Digital marketer, Host of The Radiant Podcast and author of What They Taught Me Kelsey Chapman is celebrating the launch of her book today! What They Taught Me  gives you an inside look at the various women that have helped shape Kelsey’s life and given her the wisdom s...

Pamela Maass is an estate planning attorney who is the Law Mother. Pam is helping women and men, business owners and  get their affairs in order. Although she's based in Colorado, she's got referrals for everyone in every state! Having a will, living trust or estate plan is important and yet so many of us put it off.  It protects us, our children, our assets and our wishes. Pam is breaking down fo...

Tiffany Bluhm is an author, podcaster, speaker, preacher and mom of 2 who is using her voice to help change the world. Her upcoming book, Prey Tell - Why We Silence Women Who Tell The Truth And How Everyone Can Speak Up is a must-read and discusses how we need to take a stronger stand and support the victims of those in power in order to create equality. We discuss how religion, politics, media, e...

Have you heard about the latest social platform called Clubhouse? It's giving those who don't have an iPhone or invite some serious FOMO but what the heck is it all about? How are you supposed to use it? And more importantly, how can you benefit from using it? My guest today is business strategist and influencer Jenny Melrose. Jenny started out her blog in the early 2000s and ended up selling it f...

In this week's episode Michelle is talking about: Relationships in business Creating mutually beneficial business relationships Nurturing online relationships Creating & utilizing relationships for PR Links Mentioned: www.twitter.com/micglogovac www.instagram.com/michelleglogovac Show Notes: www.themslcollective.com/ep67

It’s a New Year, so what better time than now to create a new routine! Ashley Brown is a routine expert, founder of Routine & Things, podcaster, and mom of two girls. She helps women create routines in their lives that help them have more time, more peace, and get more done! We are talking about the most popular routines women come to Ashley for help on, why routines are important, and how you’re...

We are about to start a new year and that tends to be when we create goals, plans and start new things. Regardless of when you do this, I think you need to create a morning routine for yourself and your kids. I started a new morning routine in the middle of the year and in August implemented one for my kids as well. As humans, we thrive from having a routine and knowing what to expect. I learned t...

Isn’t it time we stop overlooking our own self-care? Rachel Letham is a Business Success Coach, self-care guru, and author of Self-Care For The Seasons . She is sharing how she helps women worldwide discover what self-care means to them and how we can implement more self-care even if we don’t think there is enough time in the day. We’re discussing not only Rachel’s journey to self-care but also ab...

As we begin to wrap up 2020, a year none of us could have anticipated, many of us are starting to plan and create goals for 2021. I am one of those people, but this time around I’m focusing more on the goals of how I want to show up and what I want my business to look like to allow me to pivot and make changes for unforeseen circumstances, such as a pandemic. This year was to be the year where bot...

Knowing how to write an email or caption that makes people want to hit reply is a magical gift. Copywriter magician Brenna McGowan is sharing the secrets behind what it takes to create engaging captions on social media and your emails. I truly love reading Brenna’s emails and want to reply to all of them. Brenna shares how she’s learned from her copywriting mentors, such as Laura Belgray, Chris Or...

Lisa Herrington is a mom, co-owner of a fitness studio, author, and an incredible human being with a beautiful soul. Lisa is the mom to 4 children that she raises here on earth and one angel baby and if you didn’t know about this one major life event in Lisa’s life, you would never imagine she had experienced such a life-changing tragedy.  She is my friend and weekly motivator, and radiates with t...

This time of year can bring about a whole host of emotions….from being thankful and celebrating with family and friends to remembering and reflecting on those who aren’t with us. Oftentimes we also reflect on our past and all the things that have brought us to where we are today, but do you know what has brought your friends and family to where they are today? I think most of us have no idea what...

Chelsea Winstead is a Business Coach for done-for-you service providers, but she started her military career as an Officer before moving into corporate IT as a project manager. After stumbling on freelancing and noticing her own challenges with pricing and that others were troubled with what they could charge, she decided to pivot and help VAs and OBMs boost their confidence and move the needle in...

Kimberly Olson is The Goal Digger Girl. She’s a 2x time Best Selling Author, a Ph. D. Wellness Rockstar, podcast host, self-made millionaire, network marketer, coach, and mom of 2.  She does it all! Kimberly tells her story of how she discovered network marketing and started a 7 figure coaching business.  She shares her knowledge on all things social media, network marketing, and building a busine...

Right now we are all experiencing what some call “the new normal,” but what about our everyday “normal”? Why is it considered normal to literally live for our weekends? To stay in jobs that we can’t stand to do? Why is it not “normal” for a black woman to be the potential Vice President of the United States? I don’t want to be normal and I don’t want this kind of normal for my kids or for you. I g...

Bethany Adkins and her husband, Corey are the hosts of The Millennial Mission podcast. She’s an author and mom of two (soon to be three) who started her career as a pediatric nurse but felt called to be home with her children. Bethany is on a mission to pursue her purpose and change the stigma of the millennial generation. We are talking about Bethany’s journey, her podcast, the stigma of being a...

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint Water, author, podcaster, wife and mom of 4. She refers to herself as an accidental entrepreneur because after having a career at Time Inc, CNN, and AOL, Kara found herself focusing on her health as a mom and that’s when Hint Water was created. Kara hosts the podcast “The Kara Goldin Show” (previously Unstoppable), where she converses with Founders, Disru...

Crystalee Beck is the Founder of Comma Copywriters and The Mama Ladder. She describes herself as a proud mama to three cute mess makers with a  passion for building businesses. She had a corporate marketing job and when presented with the chance, she decided that she didn't want to miss her children's childhood and started her first company. Like many of us, she takes care of her children and foll...

Dawn Foster is the owner of D. Foster Marketing who is sharing how to build your brand to include your "why.” After being offered an opportunity as a marketing consultant from someone in her network, Dawn took the leap and stepped away from her corporate career in marketing and advertising. She shares how it was scary to jump ship from a corporate job, but she was ready to do something different a...

Robyn Graham is a Brand Marketing Strategist, Personal Branding Coach, a Headshot and Branding Photographer, and Host of The Second Phase Podcast. Robyn started her career as a Pharmacist until about ten years ago when her husband told her how she lit up when taking pictures, and she should do something with it. She transitioned by starting a blog to create content, allowing her to follow her pass...

Kate Christie, Founder and CEO of Time Stylers, is a Time Management Specialist. An Australian mom of 3, Kate is a best-selling author, speaker, coach, and attorney. You name it; she does it all! She’s spent years working with high performing individuals and teams to help them get to the next level.  Kate shares with us that it all comes back to time and productivity. After reading her new book, M...

One year of podcasting. 50 episodes recorded from my closet. Happy Podcastaversary to My Simplified Life! Today I’m sharing what I’ve learned in the past year and how I’ve grown as a person and in my business. I’m sharing my fears, how I tackled them and my hopes for YOU. I am so very thankful for each and every one of you and appreciate you. Thank you for listening to my show. Thank you for showi...