Stacked Keys Podcast

Culture tells us to be more, buy more and make more money. In this conversation I discuss with Brittany Bethea the idea that these cultural standards are not our identity or what makes us valuable. This young professional is living a life that blends work and motherhood. She’s had what she calls the perfect career job and has struggled to find her balance. As a pharmacist she has navigated roles t...

This Alabama girl is the perfect match. Lauren Kendrick works for a company based out of Sydney, Australia and is servicing customers with a technical know-how but also with an understanding of the customer journey. Lauren talks about the ideas of “imposter syndrome” of a career—where you fear that maybe your job is too wonderful and you don’t belong there but she encourages one to take their uniq...

Desiray Emerton is our guest on Stacked Keys Podcast and she does not waste one minute of a day. Learning is life to Desiray and you’ll gain insight through many of her ventures. Faith and spirituality is important to her. Being in the Air Force provided experiences and honed the skills of interpersonal relationships of bridging people of different cultures and backgrounds— learning to work with p...

Start by believing. Katie Rumsey is a sexual assault nurse in Georgia and we sat down for a conversation that is eye opening and one that covers topics that we all should be aware of. One in four girls and one in six boys are victims of sexual abuse. She is able to service families and be active in the community and into the schools to educate and inform—especially in the middle school. Advice to...

Meet Lauren Brendle who is living her life in New York City! Every day is interesting and different for her and adjusting to life in the city versus back in the south. She is a research and data girl, but has come up with some creative job options. This conversation is one that winds through mental health, good self care and social structure of a young adult in the big city. Lauren is a fan of mus...

There are people who have come along side and helped you become the person that you are today and this episode is one that is worth sharing because this mother/daughter duo are amazing. They are my tribe! Lara Ables is in the school system in Sanford North Carolina and works with students to help them in dual enrollment. She’s married to a police officer and army reservist, so we know the sacrific...

To not be a victim is a motivator for guest Elisabethe Allen in her martial arts career. Replacing the vulnerability with an activity as constructive and amazing as martial arts brought her to where she is today. Faith and martial arts intertwine In Elisabethe’s life and for that she happy to share her experience and knowledge to empower others. Opening their school January 2018, Red Wolf School o...

Kristen Irions is an Auburn graduate who came to work at the Alabama Nature Center— a part of the Alabama Wildlife Federation located at Lanark in Millbrook, Alabama. This organization is the conservation education side where there is lots of hands-on, up-close views of nature and animals. She found her calling and impacts the wide-eyes and minds of kids every day who are stopping and paying atten...

This conversation was super with two ladies who have teaching hearts, train and coach parents and teachers alike. Traditions are huge with these two as they raised their children and have made choices to be completely dedicated to the area where they live. Being in different life situations as kids gave them a guide for what they wanted in their lives. These ladies are at one of the largest pre-K...

Start the new year with a young women who is making moves in communications and marketing that bring attention to Alabama. Sarah Stahl is from Jackson county in Alabama…the largest caving community that you’d never imagine being in north Alabama! This young professional is absolutely one to hear and has ideas and energy that is contagious. You will be inspired as she started a couple businesses an...

Auburn University graduate Dr Kim Ousley joins Stacked Keys Podcast — you might know her as The House Call Vet or a surgeon at Eastmont Animal Clinic in Montgomery, Alabama or on stage in a seminar training through Practice Enhancement Services. She shares how she found a way to balance and incorporate responsibility to her kids to create the way to keep all of her plates spinning. There are paral...

How can I be true to science and remain interesting is one of the questions that UGA Extension Agent Mary Beth Hornbeck asks herself as she prepares and presents a program to any of her varied audiences—we are a research based organization and bring programming to the public. She talks about the changing needs of people today ranging from populations at the library to the senior citizen homes she...

Traci works in the childbirth world to help others-- she came into this profession through her own experiences, but she points out that one has to figure out their own load and process those feelings before helping others in a different arena. This is about doula —which is a person who provides emotional and physical support to you during your pregnancy and childbirth. Traci speaks to keeping your...

Denise Spradley bought the farm and is the owner of Fritz Farm in Cordele, Georgia. This 23 acres is sprawled out in a pecan orchard and is a special events venue. She loves the stories of people and bringing their special moments to the farm to celebrate as they enjoy being in the outdoors walking the orchard and experiencing her slice of life—she really was a city girl but took this adventure on...

Teacher and Author Janie Steindorf is featured on this episode of Stacked Keys Podcast. She wastes no time diving into life callings and living actively and daily a faith in Christ that she owns. Janie is in the classroom and shares experiences she’s gathered—she’s learned to listen. One method for growth she’s implemented is to plant yourself in different experiences, learn and disciple. We talk...

Melissa Warnke settled in her job as the Director of Communications at the Alabama State Bar Association a bit longer since we recorded and It’s exciting to introduce her to you. She continues involvement with a broad spectrum of tools to impact her audience/members. Follow experiences and open yourself to opportunities is premium advice that she shares. As a young professional and mom, balancing...

Eloise Stewart of Eloise Design Company is spot on with figuring out the life and career challenges both for herself and for others and creating a creative space for others. The decision to begin her business started with helping people, but she first reached out to others to help her start out and she looked toward honest mentors. School was a struggle for her but she worked hard to memorize or s...

Laura Bethea joins us on Stacked Keys Podcast to share insights on business, personal growth, raising kids and marriage. She’s an Alabama native and is launching her life in small town USA…not a temporary community for them. She started out in film and graphic design and when she landed in Florence it’s been a path. Laura is candid and I think lets you inside to feel the fears, frustrations and gr...

Being a female leader in the food industry is hard and she shares a frustrating experience where she didn't get treated the same as male counterparts. Kala says she’s stubborn, sassy and a hard worker and knowing her own personalty is one way for her to know how and why she acts under pressure and it makes her a better employer and employee. Kala, a culinary/business graduate from the Univers...

Our guest on this episode is Monica Mitchell who’s the Main Street director in Cordele, Georgia. She explained the Main Street marketing concept and shares some of the downtown love—the heart of soul of the town. There are an average of 85 trains a day that go through Cordele —the locals say it sounds like money when those trains go through the community. There are only two other diamond tracks in...

Welcome to Stacked Keys Podcast I’m your host Amy StackhouseA podcast to feature women who are impressive in the work world-- or in raising a family -- or who have hobbies that can make us all be encouraged. Want to hear what makes these women passionate and get up in the morning or what they wish they had known earlier in life? Grab your keys and STOMP to your own drum. April Cheek has so much to...

Connie Bainbridge is on the podcast and you will be exhausted hearing what goes into her day! But at the same time you'll be inspired by her passion for the communities where she’s plugged in— the right blend lands someone to spend their dollars to come to a community. She’s been involved in economic development for many years and that means she knows a lot of people. It is relationships, rel...

Lynn was in a very male dominated career path when she entered management and she knocked it out of the park! She’s got success in life and can tell you that there’s one thing that you just can’t buy and that is time. Meet Lynn Tucker Kyle. We dive into conversation and cover some of the corner stones of our lives and she gives some wine buying and drinking tips that help to educate. Lynn and host...

Golden Radish Awards are the chance to showcase. To shine light on the efforts of those in school districts across Georgia who are getting local grown produce on the plates of students and who are integrating creative techniques to teach the process of farm to school — where the food starts and all of the different aspects to get it to the plate. Much of the education is incorporated through hands...

Marie and Pat are amazing women who've experienced some of life’s ups and downs and are living life fully. They are beautiful independent women. Marie lived in Germany during wartime as a child and shares some of her experiences with us. She also embraces adventure and continues to travel to exciting destinations. Pat is independent and determined even as a young child. At 14, Pat came down w...