The Blair Badenhop Show

Sarah Girard is a yoga instructor and educator. ​As a cancer survivor, she incorporates resiliency, courage, and light-heartedness in her group, corporate, and private classes. In the episode, Sarah shares her experience with a childhood cancer diagnosis and losing her right eye at just 2 years old, her introduction to yoga at 14 years old, the first few years of hustling as a yoga professional lo...

Nealy Fischer is the founder of The Flexible Chef, a wife, mother of four, yoga teacher, and wellness entrepreneur, she's been on a mission to help people around the world to live their most vibrant lives. In the episode, she shares why her #1 career goal was to be a mom, how she landed amazing collaborations with influencers like Dr. Mark Hyman, her tips for pitching effectively and authentically...

As an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and mother, Kate Northrup supports ambitious, motivated, and successful women to light up the world without burning themselves out. In this episode, Kate shares how network marketing taught her to connect with people and build genuine relationships, the role this skill plays in her sales conversations and why that's been a massive strength in her business, p...

Carly Stein is the Founder and CEO of Beekeeper's Naturals, which produces naturally-sourced and obsessively-tested superfoods straight from the hive. In the episode, Carly discusses her double life as a Goldman Saks trader and bee product creator, how she balanced a demanding job and making products in her apartment, the moment she decided to run her business full-time, what it was like to get pu...

Nicole Centeno is the founder of Splendid Spoon, a holistic wellness brand delivering ready-to-eat, plant-based meals. She's previously trained at the French Culinary Institute and managed a New York City catering business. In this episode, she shares how she took her business from side hustle to what it is today, why she feels energized by taking massive leaps, the bold moves she made to build br...

Veronica Grant is the first guest in my #OnTheRise series! She is a Love-Life Coach for smart, successful women who feel like they have it all—except love. Her expertise has been featured in O Magazine, Bustle, Elephant Journal, and more. In this episode, she shares how she felt lost in her first year of business, the mistakes that kept her from getting clients, why spending hours interviewing her...

Erin Claire Jones is a leadership coach specializing in Human Design. She helps leaders and teams step into their highest potential by offering them the self-knowledge and tools to perform at the top of their personal and professional games. In the episode, Erin shares how she found her way to Human Design, how leaning on her design type has played a role in the massive growth of her business, why...

After a career in journalism where she was Features Editor at the UK Sunday Times Style magazine, Ruby Warrington launched The Numinous, lifestyle platform that updates all things "new age" for life in the Now Age. In the episode, Ruby shares what it was like growing up in a woo-woo household and why she rebelled against it, how pouring her passion into her work was key to its growth and getting a...

Jess Grippo's You Can Dance Again programs and videos have helped hundreds of people reclaim their sense of self through dance, feel at home in their bodies, and revive their creative expression. In the episode, Jess shares her journey from leaving dance, becoming a coach, and combining her passion for wellness and dance into a business, how creating dance videos helped build her audience, why she...

Sahara Rose is a best-selling author, Host of the Highest Self Podcast, and an Abundance Mindset Expert. In the episode, we talk about how her own health issues drew her into the wellness industry, how she wound up writing the #1 most read book on Ayurveda AND manifested Deepak Chopra writing the forward of her book, why she believes sharing free content is essential to growing her audience, why s...

Jeanette Schneider retired from a successful career in finance after 23 years to advocate for women. She is now an author, speaker, and the President and CEO of LIV Media. In the episode, she shares the growth work she did to overcome a challenging season in her life where she became a mom, went through a divorce, and got sued all at once, why she believes it's important to NOT run your business f...

Katie Horwitch is a writer, speaker, and the founder of WANT: Women Against Negative Talk - a platform that gives women tips, tools, and motivation to move forward in their lives by shifting their negative self-talk patterns. In the episode, she shares her evolution from actor to writer to entrepreneur, the role being clear in her message played in gaining traction, why she wanted her business to...

Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation, the author of Stress Less, Accomplish More, and she has taught 15,000 people to meditate. In the episode, she talks about her journey from Broadway actress to global meditation teacher, her approach to marketing and the role being on podcasts, speaking at events, and affiliate partnerships played in her massive growth, why genuine friendships combi...

Elizabeth Peterson is the creator + alchemist behind By Erika Elizabeth; a line of adaptogenic powdered blends that bring your energy into balance, stabilize your nervous system and build up your body's resiliency to stress. In the episode, she shares how she knew she wanted to be a holistic nutritionist by age 13, the role meditation played in her decision to create her elixirs, why she sees fail...

Candice Puthawala is the founder of Beauty Bar Chocolate, a sugar-free, raw chocolate bar that helps relieve stress, fight fatigue and balance hormones all while giving your skin that natural spa glow. In the episode, Candice shares what her life was like in the fashion industry and why it led to her getting sick, what inspired her to become a chocolatier, how networking and sharing about her prod...

Paige Bourassa is a Board-Certified Acupuncturist and the founder of Shen Medicine, her practice based in New York City. In the episode, we discuss how growing up surrounded by a largely Chinese-Canadian community influenced her interest in Chinese medicine, the genius ways she got scrappy and hustled to get her first few clients, why it's essential to be confident and resilient as an entrepreneur...

Amy Duncan is the founder of Mowellens, a conscious cannabis wellness company. After working as a pharmacist, medical devices sales executive, and the COO of a genetics laboratory, she decided to jump into entrepreneurship. Her passion for cannabis grew from helping her husband battle a malignant brain tumor. Amy shares how she found her journey to launching her business, her intentions for creati...

Television Host, Speaker and Spiritual Teacher, Alyson Charles aka RockStar Shaman, went from being a national champion athlete and national daytime television talk show host to a shamanic practitioner. In the episode, she shares how a dark night of the soul led to shamanism, how she landed recognition from Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire and more through intuition and divine guidance, why the univer...

Maria Marlowe is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, author, and host of the Happier and Healthier podcast who specializes in helping busy women improve their health and reach their ideal weight by upgrading their eating habits. In the episode, she shares the key thing she did to choose the right target audience, the role writing for online publications and hosting live events played i...

Nory Pouncil is a personal fulfillment guide, the founder of IamHealthyFit.com, and the host of the Health Conscious Podcast. She has devoted her career to helping millennial women become the best version of themselves. In the episode, she shares the health challenges that led her to the wellness industry, how letting go of the beliefs that weren't serving her helped her business grow, why being c...

Chelsea Williams is a nationally recognized plant-based lifestyle media contributor, public health specialist, and blogger who's been featured on various media outlets. In the episode, she shares how she went from collegiate basketball player and award-winning graphic designer to a well-known plant-based wellness blogger, why her platform gained traction so quickly, what she did to land TV segment...

Phoebe Lapine is a writer, culinary instructor, and Hashimoto's advocate and speaker. On her award-winning blog, Feed Me Phoebe, she shares recipes for healthy comfort food and insights about balanced lifestyle choices beyond what's on your plate. In the episode, she shares what inspired her to start a food blog, how being open and vulnerable about her health journey led to more engagement and lov...

Sara Lyon founded Glow Birth & Body in 2010 as a childbirth educator, doula, and massage therapist. The mission of Glow is to empower women to feel good in their bodies during pregnancy and receive the support they need for a fulfilling, non-traumatic birth experience. In the episode, she shares how she structured her business so it could run itself, the role collaboration plays in her business, w...

Erin Stutland is an author, wellness expert, and the host of Z Living's cable series, Altar'd. Her book Mantras in Motion: Manifesting What You Want through Mindful Movement explores using various methods of harnessing the body's energy to creating change. In the episode, she shares how she transitioned from actress to entrepreneur, how writing her own content allowed her to establish her voice an...

Heather and Timmi are the founders of Energy Muse and they have a mission of educating and reconnecting the world to the ancient wisdom and healing properties of crystals. In the episode, you'll hear how they went from best friends to business partners, the lessons learned after 17 years in business, how they got into and out of $250,000 in debt, what it was like to be at the forefront at the crys...