The Bold Lounge

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Rachel Baribeau is a joystarter, speaker, retired national sportscaster, and founder of I’m Changing the Narrative, a movement dedicated to promoting positive mental health and supporting others in finding their purpose, passion, and platform outside of sport. Through her bold journey, she describes the challenges of being a female in the male-dominated world of...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Michelle Emmick’s superpower is connecting with people and that is exactly what she does through Ask Us Beauty, her digital and print magazine built to educate, empower and inspire individuals on everything related to beauty and wellness. In this episode, Michelle describes her journey in the beauty industry, starting in sales and operations within medical aesth...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, Carleen Haylett not only shares her bold professional moments, including the launch of her own ed tech company in 2020 to support school-aged kids, but also her bold personal moments, including moving to Italy in her late thirties and making the conscious decision to be a single mom. In 2009, Carleen needed a reset after her divorce and latest p...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Founder of Inspiro Tequila, Mara Smith has had several bold moments along her journey. Initially a lawyer then a corporate strategist, Mara became a stay-at-home mom after her twins were born prematurely. After a few years, she was wanting a clean tequila and noticing that the wants and needs of the female consumer were not being addressed from companies selling...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Music has the unique power to bring people together and that is exactly what DJ Graffiti does at both in-person and virtual events. His ability to play the right music at the right time has captured the attention of not just audiences but renowned artists like Beyoncé, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Big Sean, and Jay-Z. But beyond his musical talents lies an equally impres...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode For Toiya Sosa, it’s all about the people. The relationships in our lives are the most important part of everything we do. Throughout her personal life and professional career in mass communication and public affairs to now as the Chief Diversity Officer at a large health system, she has learned that communication is at the heart of it all. Engaging in meaningfu...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode  As a healthcare executive with experience across multiple areas of expertise, including population health, physical therapy and business, Urvashi Bhatnagar shares her passion for incorporating sustainability in all that we do. From the beginning of product creation and design through end of life, there are a myriad of opportunities to make decisions that not on...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Sondra Sutton Phung is living proof that saying yes to new opportunities can lead to the best outcomes. She has built her career at Ford Motor Company, continuously growing and advancing all the way to Global Chief Product Marketer. A pivotal decision when she was 25 years old led her to move to Japan, an experience that would not only elevate her career but als...

Send us Fan Mail About this Episode:  In this special edition of The Bold Lounge, hear from several members of the Young Chiefs Coalition, a group dedicated to supporting and lifting the next generation of female leaders. Mai Moore, Lucy Chen, Bridgette Smith, Sheana Hamil, Catherine Gregor, and Lisa Eyer each share their perspectives on what it means to be bold and the moves they have made along...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Candace Nelson is a successful serial entrepreneur best known for co-founding Sprinkles, the world’s first cupcake bakery and ATM, and most recently, Pizzana, a fast-growing chain of award-winning Neo-Neapolitan pizzerias. She discusses her transition from the financial world to pastry school and her journey of discovering and embracing her passion for food and...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Kristen Carbone discusses her bold journey as a female founder in tech that transitioned from a career in the arts to developing her own product and founding Brilliantly, a platform dedicated to meeting the long term, quality of life issues faced by women who’ve had an experience with breast cancer. Along the way, she has used her background in the arts to foste...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Founder and CEO of Minot, a sustainably sourced and clean-burning line of candles, Kerry Kip describes how her business came about and how she was able to find and develop a career that aligned with what she wanted. Prior to Minot, Kerry built a career in consulting and product management, until she experienced burnout and realized she needed a change. She expla...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Rebecca Woods discusses her organic journey into the field of healthcare IT that has led her to launch her own company, Bluebird Tech Solutions, and found a nonprofit organization, Bluebird Leaders. From the age of three when she started gymnastics, Rebecca has had an innate boldness that has enabled her to embrace risk and the fire within. She competed as a spr...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Author and keynote speaker Fran Hauser shares her bold journey moving from a media executive to a startup investor with a focus on supporting female founders. Fran talks about how to pivot within your current role or by branching out on your own. Whether or not you have the financial security, there are options to bring more joy into your career. Throughout this...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Working over 20 years in the electrical distribution field, Michelle Pecak shares her bold journey as a single mom of three boys and two pups. She discusses how she went from trying to fit in to embracing her authentic self in a male-dominated industry. For Michelle, a key part of her journey was identifying her true purpose. Being self-aware and understanding o...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode As a TEDx Speaker, Executive Coach, and Workplace Performance Expert, Henna Pryor has had many bold moments in her personal and professional life. But that doesn’t mean that they were perfect or that she had no doubts along the way. In reality, she has felt awkward and nervous, and in this episode, Henna explains how embracing our awkwardness is an important key...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Previously serving in medical missions around the world, supporting R&D as a cancer research scientist, and competing in beauty pageants, Iman Oubou has always embraced change and led with an impact-focused mindset. In this episode, Iman discusses how each of these experiences not only taught her something about herself but acted as a steppingstone towards t...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode With a 92% bold factor, Monique Kelley has always embraced new opportunities and not been afraid to go off-script. One of her earliest moments of being bold happened while she was a track athlete. As in life, performing well in track requires setting the right pace, embracing that you can’t control every variable, and taking calculated risks. Monique discusses h...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode To Emily Chang, being bold stems from leaning in even when you don’t completely understand how you’re going to achieve the goal or what the desired outcome looks like. From starting in science then pursuing business and finance, Emily has worked with some of the top brands like Starbucks, Apple, and Procter&Gamble, and she is now CEO for McCann Worldgroup, C...

Send us Fan Mail About the Episode As Chief Heart Officer of VaynerX, Claude Silver leads with trust and empathy. Her people-first approach prioritizes psychological safety and human connection in order to foster a sense of belonging. Throughout the conversation, Claude describes several bold moves, including the 93-day outward bound Wilderness Leadership Program she completed as a teenager, movin...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Jennie Byrne has long since embraced the nonlinear path. From starting as a music performance major in university, becoming a brain and behavior specialist, and now working as a physician leader, healthcare executive, and entrepreneur, she has always been determined and independent. Her secret to success? Being open to saying yes when opportunities present thems...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode: Defining herself as a Brave Overcomer Living Daringly (BOLD), Amelia O’Relly draws parallels between her own cancer journey and the struggles we each face, from even the smallest day-to-day setbacks, and how we can not only overcome them but turn them into something good. After an unexpected Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis, Amelia ended up trying eight differen...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode:  For Shelley Zalis, being the first to break a pattern is what sets her apart from the rest. As the CEO of The Female Quotient and a champion of equality, she has continuously taken risks to pursue what she believes in. Too often, people get caught up in a pattern or routine, and they never find what they're truly passionate about, but you have to break th...

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode:  Michael Clinton is redefining what it means to be over 50 years old. After a successful executive career in magazine publishing, Michael has dedicated his life to seeing the world and embracing what brings him the most joy. The second half of life can be a time of great opportunity. Just because you're 50 or above doesn't mean you have to slow down....

Send us Fan Mail About This Episode:  As a disruptive leader, Charlene Li talks through the bold moves she made throughout her career, particularly the ones that went against the norm. She explains how most of us often delay a bold move, waiting until we feel ready- until we take another course, gain more experience in a particular role, etc. But Charlene explains how we might not ever feel ready....