She's That Founder: Stop Being The Bottleneck and Lead Smarter with AI

This episode is for you if you’re in business or you're thinking about starting a business, and you don't know what to charge for your services. And I get it. It can be hard to price your services, especially when you're just starting out. We don't necessarily have a track record.  Maybe you don't have any success stories to share.  You don't want to undervalue yourse...

Do you ever wonder, “Can I be successful in business if I'm kind to others? Being kind in business doesn't mean you don't stand up for yourself or you're a pushover. Being kind helps you stand out. My good woman, Kat Jones, has built her company Motiv PR with kindness, front, and center. Motive PR partners with digital brands to deliver results-driven strategies with invaluable...

What happens when you're a leader but you've lost your motivation?  It's hard to get momentum back when you’ve taken time off, or things are tough in your business. Suddenly, the challenges of moving your business forward seem insurmountable; what if you stay stuck? What happens to your company? Your family?  Seriously though, how do you find your mojo again so you can be the leader...

So you want to be an entrepreneur?  You have the idea, the drive, and the passion.  But what else do you need?   Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. It takes grit, tenacity, and a willingness to get messy. Which is exactly why I'm excited for you to meet my good woman, Dr. Ingrid Murra.   While completing her orthodontic training at Harvard, she founded Two Front, a free mode...

Summertime's here, and you're ready to downshift and relax for a minute. But what if I told you there's a lovely window of opportunity open right now that could dramatically impact your day-to-day life and business results for the rest of the year?  Most people wait until January to figure out their goals for the year. It's fantastic that you're making the goals, but if yo...

It’s tough to get noticed in Hollywood, and today's guest made a career by helping others do just that. She was one of the entertainment industry’s most respected and sought-after media and publicity strategists, ran her own talent management firm (B. Company), and now she works with Late Show legend, Stephen Colbert… as president of his production company Spartina.  Carrie inspires me and so...

How do you rise and lead when you're experiencing grief, loss, and trauma? And my short answer today is, “I don't freaking know.”  Today’s episode is a little different than those we’ve had so far. It's brief, more personal, and sometimes confessional. But always real, vulnerable, and created to leave you connected and inspired as a leader. This past week, a friend died horribly and...

Quitting your dream job to start a business is a risky decision, especially if you’re in a high-ranking, visible position. And Nicole Marra, did just that. As the CEO and Founder of Fixer Advisory Group, Nicole works with some of the world's most dynamic luxury brands. Nicole led Gucci America's legal, real estate, compliance, security, and crisis management functions for over a decade b...

Burnout. You’ve most likely heard the term before - right now, it’s everywhere. Burnout is not just about being exhausted, overextended or needing to take more time off.; it goes so much deeper than any of that. It’s connected to resentment, a lack of agency, and a lack of recognition of the work you do. It’s being required to sacrifice the things that are important to you and the values you hold...

When your nicely-planned life and career take a turn for the unexpected, it’s easy to let yourself get dragged down, crawl into a hole, and feel like a total failure.  Or you could do like My Good Woman, Elise Pettus, and realize that the kind of support you need doesn’t exist yet, find a dozen kindred souls, and start building the movement you know your people need.  Elise is the Founder and Edit...

How can you stop waiting for permission and lead a community, a company, or a movement with confidence?  How do you stay true to yourself and your dreams, when people say “no” more often than they say “yes” to you?   And how can we stop wasting our talents, our time, and our energy so we can truly make an impact on the world?  To answer these questions, I invited my friend, Broadway actress and po...

Have you ever stopped to think about how much more we could accomplish if we weren’t trying to be perfect? How much time, energy, and talent goes to waste because we feel what we’ve got is not good enough?  Today’s episode goes out to all of us trying to be perfect. The perfect mom, wife, friend and business owner. We want to make a change and make an impact, but we won’t settle for less or allow...

How can you stay true to yourself, even if the whole wide world is telling you to be different?  From (not) networking in Hollywood as an introverted actress to turning an ADHD diagnosis into a wonderful opportunity to acquire new skills and techniques, Nicole J Butler does things her own way. In the past 20 years, Nicole has appeared in over 100 commercials, television shows, and independent proj...

No (wo)man is an island.  Behind every successful female leader, there’s usually a group of women who listen, advise, support, coach, and lift each other up. Female business owners often face challenges that their male counterparts don’t, and they need a supportive community to ensure their success.  Today, I’m being interviewed by one of my little group of Business BFFs - author, artist, screenwr...

More about “My Good Woman” My Good Woman is hosted by me Dawn Andrews! I’m a happily married hockey mom, proud female leader, and founder and CEO of Free Range Thinking , where we turn founders into confident CEOs with consulting and leadership training. Grab a seat at my table for conversations with culture-shifting, glass ceiling-busting, trailblazing women making a change in the world. We discu...

Welcome to My Good Woman, the podcast that takes you inside the lives and minds of culture-shifting, glass ceiling busting, trailblazing women, to learn what it takes to successfully lead a company, team, community, or movement. Hosted by Dawn Andrews, Founder, and CEO of Free Range Thinking. More:  Subscribe: mygoodwoman.com Instagram: instagram.com/mygoodwomanpodcast Strategy Consulting: freeran...