The Lively Show

Today’s episode has been a  long  time coming. It started last fall, when The Lively Show was just an idea waiting to happen. On a tiny white leather couch at a New York City event, Joy Wilson (aka  Joy the Baker ) helped me understand the world of podcasting. And  she promised to be on the show. Today, in episode #20, she did just that. Joy is well known baker, cookbook author, blogger, and  podc...

Happy Lively Show Day! In today’s episode we’re chatting with Esmé Weijun Wang of  EsméWang.com . Esmé is a talented writer, novelist, copywriter, blogger, and mental health advocate. In this episode, we’ll be exploring how Esmé juggles her challenging career while dealing with schizoaffective disorder. She’ll share what she recommends for those who also have a mental illness diagnosis, as well as...

Today I’ve got a special guest on The Lively Show that you may not be familiar with, Noah Kagan. He’s a taco loving, introspective, completely open, Austin-based entrepreneur who is well known for founding  AppSumo.com  and his early involvement in Facebook ( he was employee #30 ). He also shares great business insights and life hacks on his blog,  OkDork.com . In this week’s show, we’re having a...

Happy Lively Show Day! I’d like to ask you a question about an idea I am considering. A few people have been asking for more podcast episodes, so… I’m thinking about making an audio version of the written posts on Tuesdays, too. Which means I’d still post the content in writing (like normal)  and  I’d read the Tuesday post aloud as a short podcast episode. Thursday’s longer interview episodes woul...

Happy Lively Show day to you! Today I have an awesome new episode with Lindsay Ostrom, the blogger behind the incredibly popular  Pinch of Yum . Lindsay’s food blog  has tons of great recipes, eCookbooks, and helpful income reports (great for those looking to monazite their blogs). She and her husband Bjork – the business half of the blog – also have a site called  Food Blogger Pro  where they hel...

Today’s episode of The Lively Show has a special guest…. Mr. Lively himself! When I first started dating my husband, I called him Mr. Lively on the blog. Back then, many readers assumed it was a pseudonym. In fact, one or two readers even shared their  disappointment  when they learned that Lively was, in fact, his last name. They preferred the idea that it was a nickname based on his personality...

Today’s show is a huge honor for me! I’ve been a big fan of Erin Gates of  Elements Of Style  for many years and I have loved reading her blog and learning from her as a designer and following her life and career. In this episode we talk about her exceptional career path and book deal. But our  main  topic is perfectionism (starting at 18:30) – how Erin has learned to make the most out of it and a...

Good Thursday to you! I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more excited about Thursdays lately because it means I get to share another episode of The Lively Show with you! Today’s episode is powerful. I asked Clara of  ClaraPersis.com  to come on the show  not  to talk about her social marketing and event company or her lovely lifestyle and food blog (though you should definitely  chec...

Today’s Lively Show episode is near and dear to my heart: investing in yourself. For many years I thought learning was best done through  experience alone,  rather than books, classes, and conferences. But my views are now  completely reversed.  I am now a huge advocate for learning from  relevant  sources as much as possible. Amber Housley  embodies this spirit of learning and investing in yourse...

Happy Thursday  and  happy Lively Show day! I’ve got a strategy-focused new episode for you today with  Gala Darling  talking about radical self love and overcoming disordered eating. For those who aren’t familiar with Gala already, she’s a New Zealander living in New York City and an outspoken advocate for radical self love ( she’s even done a  TEDx talk  on the subject ). In today’s episode she’...

The Lively Show episodes are officially in the  double digits  now! Thank you, thank you,  thank you  for your support for the show. In today’s episode I’m talking to Dana Shultz of  Minimalist Baker . Dana is a talented food blogger who crafts gorgeous, easy to make recipes that often have a vegan, dairy-free, or gluten-free slant. She and her husband, John, also happen to be passionate  minimali...

Good morning and happy  Thursday   Lively Show Day  to you! In today’s episode, I am talking with the candid founder of  Design*Sponge , Grace Bonney. If you’re not already familiar with Grace, she has a ( hugely ) popular design blog and is the author of  Design*Sponge at Home . In the episode, we cover a wide array of topics that center around the theme of  embracing   change . We discuss the re...

Today I have a fun new episode of The Lively Show for you chalk full of actionable advice for starting your own business as an artist and adopting or rescuing a pet. My guest today is Kim Vargo of  Yellow Brick Home  and  The Pet Shop  ( her pet portrait business ). She’s sharing about her unexpected journey to becoming a successful artist (over 700 custom paintings sold!) and pet rescue advocate....

Today’s episode is a heartfelt chat with a good friend of mine and someone you may have heard of already… Danielle Moss, co-founder of  The Everygirl ! She’s dishing honestly about the deep unhappiness she felt in her life up until a month before her 28th birthday that led to a radical change that later inspired The Everygirl. We’re also talking about her shift in perspective going from her 20’s t...

Today’s Lively Show episode packs in a lot of great takeaways on several topics including streamlining your career (or business), transitioning from a day job, and facing cancer as an entrepreneur. To talk about these topics, I asked the spunky and energetic Michelle Ward, the  When I Grow Up Coach . She’s a life coach, “boob cancer” survivor, and friend that I am honored to have on the show. Thou...

Happy Thursday to you! Today’s episode of The Lively Show features a beloved blogger and friend that you most likely already know (and follow!), Nicole Balch of  Making It Lovely . In this episode, I talk with Nicole about how she became the sole breadwinner for her family  as a blogger . We go into detail about the ins and outs of how she makes money through blogging and why she diversifies her i...

Today I’m sharing one of the most inspiring  and  action-oriented Lively Show episodes so far! Eric Williams is a blogger ( WordsofWilliams.com ) and author who – along with his wife, Kelsey –  eliminated  almost $40,000 in debt  in under 23 months!  In his new book,  It’s Your Money, What Will You Do With It? ,  Eric details exactly what it took to make such dramatic progress in such a short amou...

Today I have a fun girl chat with Liz of  Sequins and Stripes  on The Lively Show. Liz is a ( successful ) blogger, stylist, soon-to-be bride, and overall adorable person! I’ve personally been friends with her  (as well as a follower of her blog)  for several years now. In fact, her taste has been a huge inspiration for my own style. In the show, we talk about defining your style, the progression...

The second episode is here! First of all, thank you so much for the outpouring of support for the first episode with Erin last week! It was so wonderful to see how well received the show was, and I cannot thank you enough for spreading the word about the show, particularly via Twitter. In today’s show, I interview Jessica Murnane, a Chicago-based blogger and plant-based eating coach over at  OnePa...

It’s here! It’s here! At long last,  The Lively Show  has launched! Thank you so much for your patience, ideas, and tips along the way! The podcast will be available to subscribe to on iTunes very soon (update:  it is now live on iTunes  – get it sent directly to your phone or iPad!). As I wait for iTunes to publish the podcast feed, you can listen to this episode here on this page right this very...