She Lift Project Podcast

Tamara Keefe is the CEO, Founder, and Flavor Temptress of Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery , an ice cream shop with eight locations in the Greater St. Louis Area that serves unique small-batch ice cream flavors, including alcoholic and vegan options. Clementine’s is one of the few Micro Creamery’s in the world, a designation that requires strict ingredients and production methods that helps...

Danni Eickenhorst is a community builder actively working to make the St. Louis region a better place to live, and she is also the CEO of HuSTL Hospitality . Her restaurants include Steve's Hot Dogs, Steve's Meltdown and The Fountain on Locust. Danni talks to Cynthia about her carnival of careers in corporate America before deciding to go all in on the hospitality industry. The only problem? She h...

Nancy L. Weaver, PhD, MPH , helps businesses, schools and communities develop and use public health programs and policies in ways that work for them.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in biostatistics and a PhD in behavioral science. As a tenured, full professor of Behavioral Science at Saint Louis University, her research has been funded by the National Institutes o...

Author of the highly acclaimed book, “Your Success is in YOU!: Empowering and Equipping You to Create Your Best Career Ever!”, Bernie Frazier, SPHR is an author, speaker, career coach/strategist, and talent acquisition expert whose mission is to help people overcome barriers to create greater success. Bernie spent over 25 years leading corporate recruiting organizations, has served as keynote spea...

Heather J. Crider is a keynote speaker, certified neuroperformance coach and leading expert in high-performance growth and thought transformation. She empowers overwhelmed professionals to unleash brain-powered breakthroughs, unlock unstoppable performance, boundless energy, and deeper human connections. Having served as a CEO who collaborated with numerous Fortune 500 companies, Heather understan...

Mich Hancock is the CEO of 100th Monkey , a digital marketing agency that specializes in human-to-human interactions. She is also the Co-Founder and License Holder of TEDxStLouis , an independently organized TED Event, as well as the host of her popular MichMash Podcast , which focuses on guests who are notably kind and accomplishing important work in our world. Mich talks to Cynthia about her com...

Carolyn Mancini works in the Strategy Enablement group of one of the largest agricultural companies in the world. In her 24 years with the company, she uses her accumulated customer knowledge and insights to lead the business perspective in the development and transformation of their digital eCommerce tools. Her goal is to improve the experiences with customers, distributors and employee facing di...

Tessa Greenspan  is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, mentor, and leader. She is a motivating, energetic force with deep faith. She strongly believes in leading with a loving generous heart and knows that life is about being real, humble, and kind. She believes that you are Never too old to dream.  She leaves a trail of kindness through hard work and determination as she uses the power of a giving...

Alexis Hershey serves as the Chief Digital Officer for Midwest BankCentre where she applies her digital strategy skills to transform the bank’s processes and online experiences by developing and deploying digital products and systems. She serves as executive sponsor of the bank’s Operations Enhancement Department, which leverages process improvement, efficiency initiatives, and technology to enhan...

Ida Martikainen is a Senior Consultant with Collaborative Strategies Inc. (CSI) . She is a leadership coach and a strategy advisor who helps organizations and executives develop resilient strategies and robust stakeholder relations. She empowers firms and not-for-profits to navigate the challenges of transparency, collaboration, and rapid change. Ida has developed, communicated, and executed plans...

Sheila Burkett is the Co-Founder and CEO of Spry Digital . Her company helps small to mid-size businesses design and build things for the web. She also loves to networking, teaching, mentoring, and public speaking. She talks to Cynthia about getting started in technology back in 1985, and how that led to her becoming a General Partner at Edward Jones at the age of 33. Ultimately, she decided to le...

Jennifer Siess is a broadcaster for Audacy . She does sideline reporting and occasional color commentary for the STL City SC radio broadcast through Y98 in St. Louis, and hosts the St. Louis Soccer Report radio show on KMOX. She’s also the Founder of Mine to Define , a personal coaching program designed to teach youth athletes how to approach the mental side of sports. She works with players indiv...

Kristie Jones is the Founder and Principal of Sales Acceleration Group . She is a fractional sales executive, coach, consultant, and trainer. She specializes in helping VC backed startups in the tech industry. She tells Cynthia about her path to becoming a successful entrepreneur in the sales space, a most unlikely destination. This episode is chock full of wisdom and “Kristieisms”, many from Kris...

Jennifer Bardot is the Founder of the GRIT Community which helps women gain knowledge, learn, build relationships, advance career opportunities, make a difference while engaging in an inclusive community of women. G.R.I.T. (Growth, Resilience, Intention, Tenacity) brings leaders together by providing support, professional development and inspire its members to have growth, resilience, intention an...

Whitney Kenter is the Founder of Glowe Connective . She calls it an Un-Consultancy that helps leadership teams ask themselves the tough questions so they can properly focus their personal and professional efforts. She’s worked with companies all across the country, with incredible results. She talks to Cynthia about her path from the corporate world to her company Glowe Connective. Though typicall...

Carrie Burggraf is a Business Consultant with Wide Awake Business . Business owners call Carrie when they want to get more from their sales efforts. She spent two decades at the start of her career as a geriatric physician’s assistant, eventually moving into a sales role at a home care assistance company in St. Louis. She’s an accomplished sales representative and business coach. She talks to Cynt...

Caitlin Murphy is the Founder & CEO of Global Gateway Logistics . Her entry into the world of International logistics has been a fast paced and exciting ride, and has opened up new career opportunities for women. She's found a better way to deliver on her promises, and her success is a testament that it's working. She talks to Cynthia about her career path from Mizzou to China, and how that ex...

Dr. JoAnn Galakatos is an anesthesiologist with Mercy Hospital . An obviously brilliant individual, JoAnn started out as an engineer, before transitioning to medicine. She and her husband are both doctors and have 5 children. JoAnn's life has been a delicate balance of juggling her career and parenting duties, and she did a remarkable job prioritizing her family while sustaining her career value....

Claire Flowers is the Founder and CEO of Claire Flowers LLC , a high-end women's apparel company. She started her journey by reimagining the classic pump, and later expanded into other footwear, apparel, jewelry, bespoke designs, and more. She talks to Cynthia about her journey from an IT Sales professional to fashion designer, and all the bumps along the way. She gives a masterclass in how to app...

Monica Adams is a radio and television personality in St. Louis. After many years as a local newscaster on both Fox 2 and KSDK, she expanded her reach by adding podcasting and social media video content. She's also a fitness trainer, life coach, and fashion consultant.  She talks to Cynthia about her early days as a goalie at Mizzou and the shocking way that her life took an unexpected turn. She c...

Pam Sanders is an Owner and Mechanical Systems Engineer at TSA Sales Associates . Her firm designs the supply systems for manufacturers, which includes solids handling, storage, air pollution control, air movement, conveying, and other processes. She talks to Cynthia about the early stages of her career, being the rare female engineer at Proctor and Gamble before spending years doing missionary wo...

Cassie Berger is a Regional Sales Manager at Shure . She is an accomplished sales professional who is an expert at building meaningful relationships with clients, vendors, and friends. She talks to Cynthia about her unusual route into this audio industry, the challenges that women face in sales roles with male clients, and the challenges she faced raising her two daughters while traveling. Cassie...

Jacque James is the Founder & President of ARA Fraud & Forensic Services . As a former law enforcement officer, she found her passion in helping to prevent and mitigate employee fraud. She also lends her forensic accounting skills to settle domestic disputes where one spouse might be hiding assets from the other. She talks to Cynthia about her career path which started by walking the beat...

Stephanie Jones is the Co-Founder and Owner of Jones Family Law Group . With a passion for helping people, she started out as a social worker. When she discovered how broken the system was, she applied to law school and devoted herself to the practice of family law. She talks to Cynthia about the importance of authenticity, the factors that lead to divorce, and the many challenges she faced in bec...

Jackie Kinder is a an Attorney and Principal at Watters, Wolf, Bub, and Hansmann . She's a trial lawyer with a track record of success defending individuals and corporations in complex personal injury lawsuits.   She talks to Cynthia about the path to her legal career, which started quite early. She details her many experiences in going to trial, navigating single-motherhood as a top performing pr...