The Everyday Armor Podcast

Bela Gandhi is a dating/relationship expert. After quickly and successfully climbing the corporate ladder, she decided to pursue her passion for matchmaking and giving dating advice. In 2009 Bela launched Smart Dating Academy which has become one of the nation's top date coaching firms. She's also been featured on most national/local media outlets... Steve Harvey, the Today Show, Kelly C...

Bran is a full time influencer from Philadelphia who took over TikTok with his hilarious, relatable, authentic videos. In this episode, Bran shares how he gained traction on social media, quitting his full time job to pursue influencing, navigating haters, how friendship changes in your mid-late twenties, what Bran WON'T tolerate in friendships, finding healthy partners, venting vs. talking s...

Ashley and Meagan, Co-Founders of Safely Pepper Spray, join us to discuss all the ins and outs of pepper spray and owning a business. They inform us on everything from differences between pepper spray and pepper gel, what happens when it expires, how they started their company, advice for others curious about starting a business, and SO much more! If you're looking to learn more about pepper...

Moving to a new state can be a scary jump and Kailee just went through it so she's here to give you some things to plan for, think about and expect! In this episode, she'll cover everything about moving from how to make friends, how to move your things, budgeting, and all the logistics on things like insurances, getting a new license, etc.! Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.you...

Barbie Boules is a registered dietitian, certified health coach, and meditation teacher with over 22 years of experience. She takes an integrative approach that's evidence-based and holistic, emphasizing nourishing foods, quality sleep, daily movement, and developing solid stress skills. In this episode, Barbie talks about how to get better sleep, why it's important, how alcohol affects...

Happy New Year! Kailee recaps 2023 and some highs and lows for her. She then breaks down exactly how you can effectively set goals for 2024, along with some of her own personal goals. If you want to jumpstart the new year with a formula for goal setting that really sets you up for success, this is the episode for you. Download the Goal Setting PDF Workbook that goes along with this episode - https...

Corrina Roppo joins us to share her story of moving from her and Kailee's small home town of Monroe, Washington to Los Angeles, California after being on reality TV show, Dated and Related . Corrina explains everything from what it was like living in a mansion with other sibling pairs in France to dealing with haters, something that didn't make it into the show, manifesting your biggest...

What started as a dream relationship with The Wolf of Wall Street, soon became a nightmare with a complex web of infidelity, narcissistic abuse, insatiable greed, and a devastating drug addiction as his facade broke. After divorcing Jordan Belfort, Dr. Nadine Macaluso went on a journey of healing and transformation, becoming a recognized authority on narcissistic abuse, trauma bonds and complex PT...

It's the holiday season so Kailee is giving you 12 Safety Tips of Christmas where she goes over safety tips to be aware of, especially during this time of year. She covers everything ranging from what to do in parking lots, how to help prevent theft, tactical items, kidnappings, pickpocketing and much more! If you're interested in Fazer pepper spray, use code 'KAILEE15' for 15%...

In this solo episode, Kailee shares some recent travel stories ranging from surprising to exciting to disgusting... and there were even some tears! You will also learn exactly how to navigate through an airport from start to finish. Kailee makes sure to add things she does to expedite her airport experience and make it as seamless as possible. You won't want to miss out on these travel tips a...

Nic McKinley, founder of DeliverFund , former military special operator and ex-CIA operative joins us again to discuss human trafficking and safety tips based in fact, research and his own personal training. This episode covers best ways to armor against trafficking, how to assess risk in an environment, why having a mentor is crucial and how to get one, how to fend off an attacker with little to...

Nic McKinley is the founder of DeliverFund , a former military special operator and an ex-CIA operative. He joins us to discuss human trafficking and safety tips based in fact, research and his own personal training. Nic teaches us about everything from common trafficking myths and misconceptions, whether people are lying under cars slashing achilles or not, biggest trafficking risk factors, how t...

Victoria is the host of the 'Girl, We Grown Now’ podcast. As a woman navigating life's twists and turns, she shares her insights and personal experiences on relationships and life lessons with us in this episode. Victoria explains why dating is so different in today’s world, how to approach the “ What are we? ” question, setting boundaries, deciphering red flags, why she has high standar...

Margo is back on the podcast for part 2 of advice you know you need but don’t love to hear. Margo is such a straight shooter and you are definitely going to appreciate her transparent perspective! Margo and Kailee finish up advice from part 1, discuss how cheating affects the rest of your relationship, whether or not heterosexual men and women can be platonic friends, what to do if you run into so...

Kailee is joined by one of her closest friends, Margo Pletcher. They examine the reasons for friend breakups that the community submitted over on IG and give their (potentially unwanted) opinions. Whether discussing friends who vent about you to YOUR bf, their takes on guys liking provocative pictures on IG, true loyalty, dos and don'ts of venting and gossiping and the grim reality that some...

Don't you hate when your mom's right? Kailee's mom Renee joins her on the pod for a raw, unfiltered episode. They discuss all the life lessons Renee wanted to teach Kailee and her sister, the pieces of advice Kailee remembers most and what Renee would tell her girls if she could only give them one piece of advice. These skills have not only shaped Kailee as a person, but they'v...

Tracy Walder, former CIA Officer and FBI Special Agent, joins us to discuss everyday safety. With years of experience working in counterterrorism, Tracy has acquired so many valuable skills that she so graciously shares with us. Tracy covers her background, the difference in CIA vs. FBI training, advice she would (or wouldn’t) give to her younger self, things that frustrate her with how safety is...

We are done saying welcome back! The podcast will now be year round every Monday. In our first episode, Kailee details all life updates from August until now including her move to Dallas. She then shares some challenges like making friends in a new city and all the things she’s currently obsessed with (linked below)! Please don’t forget to submit any situations or questions you’d like advice/feedb...

Marc Marcroft is back for part 2 of the interview. Marc is a retired police sergeant with a wealth of information on all things safety and self defense. Part 2 covers everything from physical self defense to how to identify red flags while our drinking, the most common date rape drugs, Lyft/Uber safety tips, stalking, and so much more! Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Every...

This episode is raw and unedited... Kailee goes into 5 things she doesn't always love about herself. She explains how acknowledging these things helps you learn to accept those things you struggle with so we can ultimately work to improve them or reframe it. From overthinking to dealing with social anxiety and a depleted social battery, Kailee shares these vulnerable things she's working...

Sandy Storm is a human trafficking survivor and expert who was a victim from age 6 to 26 and now works for DeliverFund as the Director of Strategic Impact. She is also a speaker and author, working to bring true societal change and end human trafficking. This episode delves into Sandy's personal story, the scope of the problem with human trafficking, different types, risk factors, who traffic...

Marc Marcroft is a retired police sergeant and has an extensive amalgam of experience in law enforcement and martial arts. In part 1 of the interview, Kailee and Marc discuss his background, where you should go to take self defense, why some women get intimidated by self defense courses, safety myths, parking lot safety, tactical items, safety tips when doing anything alone, situational awareness...

In this episode, Kailee explains 5 things she struggled with in her early twenties with tips on how to overcome them PLUS 5 additional pieces of advice. Your twenties are a time of discovering so much about yourself, others and just the world around you so learn from her mistakes and observations to make it a little easier on yourself! Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Every...

This marks our first submissions episode where we share your questions, stories, comments, etc. on the podcast. In this episode, we share stories from our community ranging from inappropriate comments men make to women to being followed to having someone you know take advantage of and lie to you. As a forewarning, some of these stories do involve situations of harassment so please be advised. Than...

Samantha Patil joins us on the podcast to talk about all things travel. Her and Kailee dive into how she founded her company Well Traveled which is a female-founded, members-only social platform that allows modern travelers to connect and share recommendations for all things travel. A very experienced traveler herself, Sam shares some personal stories, why she loves traveling, places she encourage...