The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Kimberly Mitchell is a mental health advocate, veteran, and transformational leader dedicated to empowering individuals and small businesses. Growing up in a household where independence was a necessity, she excelled academically, earning numerous awards, including the Citizenship Medal from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her resilience was tested when she lost...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Melissa Franks is a seasoned business strategist, Fractional COO, podcast host and speaker, and transformation leader with a track record of scaling businesses and driving operational excellence with a people-first approach that mobilizes teams for unprecedented results. A former Fortune 500 executive and OnCon Icon "Top 100 COO" Winner (2022-2024) , she has led billion-d...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest is Brittney Lincoln, Franchise Connector, is the VP of Limitless Franchising and the CEO and Founder of Females in Franchising, a dynamic platform dedicated to empowering women in the franchising industry. With over 13 years of experience spanning home services, beauty, and medical franchises, Britney has built a reputation as a connector, educator, and strategist in the...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Michelle Taylor is the founder of the Women and Wealth Initiative, a transformative platform aimed at empowering women to take control of their financial futures. With over a decade of experience in financial services, Michelle is committed to closing the wealth gap by providing financial education and a supportive community for women from all walks of life. From business...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest is Michelle Rupp, EMMY Award winning broadcast journalist, is the Founder and CEO of Memorable Results Media, a boutique agency dedicated to helping small and medium-sized businesses gain earned media coverage on local and regional television. With a background in news production and a passion for empowering business owners, Michelle uses her 25 years of experience in bro...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest, Ruchi Pinniger, International Speaker, Venture Capital Investor, Founder and CEO of Watch Her Prosper®, is dedicated to providing financial mentorship, support and services that women-led service-based businesses need to succeed. Ruchi takes a holistic approach to clients' needs by providing financial guidance, bookkeeping, tax-time readiness and heightening her clients'...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Celi Arias is the CEO and Founder of The Grown Ass Business, where she guides entrepreneurs through her proprietary methodology, Key Growth Systems, to build strong business foundations. Recognized as a top coach by The Upside in 2024, Celi helps clients break free from revenue plateaus and burnout by focusing on core business principles over quick fixes. Her approach emp...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Jessica Baladad, six-year cancer survivor, is the creator of Feel For Your Life, a free mobile application that provides resources on how to perform self breast exams and when to get screenings, while allowing users to track and monitor their changes and set reminders. An unexpected breast cancer diagnosis at age 33 empowered Jessica to channel her experience into a missi...

LAURA NGUYEN is an experienced marketing executive and entrepreneur with an extensive background in data-driven marketing, digital marketing and communications for Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of Solle Solutions, a marketing consultancy. Laura is also a certified executive coach, helping mid-career, high-achieving leaders go from burned out to balanced through her coaching program and...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Anika Pavel was born Jarmila Kocvarova in Czechoslovakia. What was intended as a one-year stay in England turned her into a refugee when the Soviet Union invaded her homeland, writing a bloody end to the Prague Spring. She received a crash course in life that took her from sleeping in a telephone booth at the Victoria railway station in London to waitressing, to the light...

THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS AMY DROZ| EPISODE 133 | SHOW NOTES FEATURED GUEST Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Amy Droz is the co-owner and co-founder of Dux Somnium alongside her husband Dusty. Amy loves the quality and craftsmanship of vintage antiques. An old book or antique map is both decorative and educational. Born in San Jose, California, she moved to Los Molinos, California...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Michele Locke's distinguished career journey includes her tenure as an Associate Municipal Court Judge, a role she embraces with dedication. As a practicing family law attorney, her primary motivation for this pivotal shift was to deepen her engagement with family law litigation. In this area, she has always felt a profound connection and commitment.  Before ascending to...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Stephanie Roehm is a dynamic individual who wears many hats as a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Throughout her life, she has always been on the lookout for good opportunities. Stephanie's journey as a businesswoman began when she started building a business from the ground up. With her hard work and dedication, she was able to turn her passion into a succ...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Gloria Mansfield is a Parenting and Family Fun Financial Literacy Expert. She has been in the childcare industry for over twenty-five years. She has been serving children and their families on many levels, including teacher, director, and owner of a childcare center. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching E-6 and a Bachelor of Business Studies in Marketing from Dallas Bap...

Adesuwa Elaiho is the founder and Executive Chef of Asukar, a premier pastry company specializing in artistic pastries. After receiving her degree in Food Science from Colorado State University, Adesuwa went on to study culinary arts in Paris, France at the Le Cordon Bleu. After she graduated, Adesuwa spent the next five years driving growth and sales for national restaurant brands, such as Hard R...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Cassie Lamere is blending a lifelong passion for exceptional event curation with a keen eye for detail, Cassie LaMere stands as a paragon in luxury event planning. As the Founder and Creative Director of Cassie LaMere Events, she has redefined the art of creating memorable experiences, merging meticulous design with a flair for the extraordinary. From her early days, Cass...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest For over 20 years, Courtney Garner Lewis has been a commercial banker in the North Texas Market with both large and small institutions. She is currently leading the Middle Market effort for Cadence Bank in Tarrant County.  A first-generation college student, she began her academic journey at Dallas Community College and won an academic scholarship to attend SMU where she...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Cindy Williams is a creative entrepreneur living her dream in the Florida Keys with her partner of twenty years and their two amusing pups. She is the Owner and President of Cindy's Custom Linens and Upholstery in Cudjoe Key, Florida. Cindy's creative journey began at a young age, designing and sewing unique clothing for herself and her barbies since she was just 5 years...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Lezlee Liljenberg is a business owner, entrepreneur, and author on a mission to help others in the discovery of their true identities, their biological families and dealing with DNA surprises. In a previous life Lezlee was a successful commercial real estate broker and in 2004 turned to insurance as she started her first agency from ground zero, growing the business to ov...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Jaima Brown-Emmert, also known as the "Queen of Pattern," is a highly creative stylist and the founder of Daisy Bennett LLC, a brand that has made a significant mark in the world of wallcoverings. With over 20 years of experience, Jaima has been adorning homes worldwide with her vibrant colors and modern takes on classic patterns. Jaima's journey in the world of design be...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Rhonda Nelson is a dynamic and inspirational motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who delivers high-energy keynote presentations that challenge audiences to devote themselves to nurturing what matters most in life. Audiences love her down to earth strategies that they can apply personally. With an unwavering belief in the power of loving the life YOU live, she...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Sharon Berman is the founder and host of the podcast "The Jewelry Journey." She has always liked jewelry, but Sharon's interest heated up after she attended a jewelry conference about 10 years ago.  She listened with rapt attention, but thought there were a lot more people who would be interested but who didn't have access or time to explore jewelry in depth.  That served...

  Laura Simmons is the Owner & Operator of Studio 74 Vintage, Fort Worth's premier, multi-award winning, vintage clothing store for women and men, located in the heart of Fort Worth Texas.  Fort Worth is known as the unique place where Cowboys and Culture Collide. Inside Studio 74 store you will find just that, a collision of carefully curated high-end vintage fashions, vintage western wear and ev...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Tonya Thomas is the founder of Team Delegate, a provider of elite virtual executive assistant support to seasoned executives turned small business owners. Team Delegate's highly trained executive VAs provide comprehensive administrative support that helps time-starved CEOs to double their productivity so they can triple their earnings. Tonya has been featured in national...

Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Terri Rehkopf is the heart and soul of Ippodaro and opened this natural salon to spread the word about safe beauty products. She wanted people to know they don't have to choose between their health and confidence. From a young age, Terri had a passion for hair and style. Growing up in her family salon, she was exposed early on to the value of finding innovative techniques...