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Adriana coaches business owners on how to create a winning culture that leverages the identity of their company and articulates and integrates the culture into the behaviors of their employees while inspiring them to perform at peak levels and achieve outstanding results. She devoted all her time and effort to learning and implementing best practices in process improvement. ISO, Six Sigma, Lean En...

Rachel is Co-Founder and CEO of Siege Technology Solutions . SiegeAOS is the full-powered CRM Based Insurance Agency Management System providing the full tech stack needed to run your agency on one single platform. Modern. Powerful. Customizable, after starting out in the aerospace program at Middle Tennessee State University and obtaining her private pilot license, Rachel ultimately obtained her...

Michelle A. Mercier is a Business Coach/ Consultant, a Dare to Lead™ Trained professional, the host of the top-ranked podcast The Resilient Entrepreneur as well as a sought-after speaker. She has 20+ years of corporate and professional experience. Michelle has worked with a wide range of different businesses – from nationally acclaimed non-profits to enterprise-level corporations like PayPal. Toda...

Nikolai is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Rhode Island and the founder of OMpowerment Psychotherapy, a space for PRACTICAL mindfulness-based psychotherapy. (As in you can learn how to slow down and be present WITHOUT having to meditate for hours). She specializes in helping ambitious, productivity-focused people who struggle with slowing down (even though they know that they sh...

Amanda is a Visibility and marketing strategist with over 20 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience who partners with solo entrepreneurs, small businesses, and start-ups to consult on content strategic communications, online marketing, sales, and public relations strategy so they no longer feel lost in a sea of competitors or unnoticed in a noisy field. Episode Highlights: How she honed...

Join Jacquie & Monica in an additional discussion about systematic racism in the workplace by exploring the book Hush Money. Episode Highlights: What are the primary lessons that anyone can take away from the book? (2:09) The importance of doing your due diligence to understand what you are up against. (6:59) The new generation is not going to put up with that anymore. (11:13) What are the les...

Before Jacquie Abram began her journey as an Author and Anti-racism Consultant, she had a lucrative career in higher education that she was very good at & that she enjoyed. A career that spanned nearly two decades & by any measure should’ve been a successful career. But it wasn’t. Because throughout her career, she experienced racism in the workplace, not the kind you see in a lot of movie...

Misha Bleymaier-Farrish provides a unique perspective that pairs logistical understanding with innovative vision-casting and development, cultivated through 20 years of experience in operations and technology. Misha’s life motto is GSD – “Get shit done”, and she brings that philosophy to any organization, client, or project with which she works. She is an entrepreneur, CEO, and Founder of Etymolog...

B evin is a dynamic executive with over 15 years of experience in leading people, building high-performance teams, and developing innovative sales/learning solutions. Known for her creativity, curiosity, high-energy and unwavering optimism, she is passionate about investing in others to facilitate human breakthroughs that drive high-performance business results. For the last three years, she has w...

Karen Pambianchi , CLC is the founder of Swift Water Life Coach , a specialized coaching practice focused on helping ambitious women achieve their career goals and find work-life harmony with simple and effective routines and habits. She is a Certified Life Coach, through the American Life Coach Academy, which is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) – the gold standard in coac...

Motivated by her progress Valeria dedicated more than two decades of her life to a successful corporate career that led her to work with 7 countries, occupying leadership positions in companies such as Procter & Gamble, Citibank, and Reckitt Benckiser. She focused so fully on her career that other areas of her life eventually started to feel the consequences, particularly health. What on the o...

Sofia started in the mortgage industry when she was only 18 years old; she was in college and just doing it as a side job Though Sofia started out studying to be a teacher, after three years in the mortgage industry she switched her major to Business, and never looked back. Her team of experts at Mortgage Network serves the entire Metro Boston area. They are a direct lender that offers a full rang...

Katherine (Kat) Ternes worked in the political arena and during her time as a legislative aide she developed skills that bring a unique perspective to the Insurtech space. A major factor that play her considering the move into Insurtech was a growing frustration about seeing the Independent Space struggle to survive with old methods. Learn how her "weird" and smart personality is just what the doc...

Margo is an experienced Chief Technology Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance industry. She shares with us her journey from agency ownership to shifting into the Insurtech space and how navigating the hoops of the industry provided her with the tools to lead authentically and transform her company into something unexpected. Episode Highlights: Taking a leap of faith and...

Elisa is an ex-perfectionist and a part-time dreamer. After a decade in the insurance industry and a year of personal horror, she started conversations with people in the industry about their stories and the culture that the insurance industry created. She believes in the power of people, of community, and of coming together for a bigger purpose. Elisa believes that showing up is a superpower that...

When Lauren first began her career she found herself in customer service/operations-type roles. Unfortunately, after several years in the workforce, the Great Recession hit, and she got laid off. At the time, she was heartbroken. Despite that, it was the best thing that happened to her because a short time later she landed what became her dream job. Episode Highlights: Growing up in Datum, New Yor...

Stacey knew at an early age when she was “playing” with her Easy-Bake Oven that she wanted to be a chef.  At age 11, she wrote to Bobby Flay telling him how she twisted around one of his recipes; three months later she received a call from his producer asking her to come to New York City to see a taping of his show and to go to his restaurants.  Unfortunately, she couldn’t as her family had just m...

Greta Bajrami is the CEO and Founder of Golden Group Roofing located in Westborough, Massachusetts. Greta migrated to the USA at the age of 9 from Tirana, Albania. Greta Bajrami grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts where she attended Worcester State University. Greta speaks, educates, and inspires, on various toppings such as; “Success is a state of mind”, “Getting over your forever failure mindset...

Dulce Orozco is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts. She holds a master’s degree (MS) and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Mental Health Counseling from Suffolk University. She is committed to bringing compassion, warmth, and authenticity to her work. Dulce’s first language is Spanish, and she is also fluent in English and Portuguese. Dulce has extensive experie...

Taylor Perkins is a Loan Originator at US Bank, 6.5 years ago she started in processing and made her way into origination. Starting in the processing department gave her the advantage of working with underwriters and learning the backbone of the business. Taylor love's being a loan originator and helping borrowers from start to finish and seeing the result of their achieving homeownership. Seeing...

Alicia Ramsdell, CCSP,  GCDF, MST, is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Career Path, elevating an institution's / client’s professional brand through intentional organization/career development plans. Alicia launched Mindful Career Path, just as she began to unite her professional passion and energy with her career in a sincere way. It was at this alignment that Mindful Career Path set its vision and...

Jojo was born in the North End of Boston. She went to Berklee College of Music as a singer/songwriter. JoJo never graduated due to the promise that she made to her Dad that if he died she’d take over the family business. She worked on Boston's Waterfront for 35 years as a Vendor selling Balloons, Novelties, T-Shirts, and Boston Souvenirs. Jojo took her pushcart and turned it into a Children's TV s...

Katherine Debs has redefined the word “normal”. Born in war-ridden Beirut, Lebanon in the mid-80s, has taught her a thing or two about survival and living every moment of her life to the fullest. Her father being Lebanese, and her mother American gave her a chance to explore different sides of the world. She has since lived in Montreal and Boston. Episode Highlights: Katherine’s journey from Leban...

For about a decade Deborah got progressively sicker with migraines, insomnia, IBS problems, neck and back pain, sky-high cholesterol, obesity, and fatigue so severe she could barely function. Deborah desperately tried to find any doctor or cure to help, but it felt like she was running on a hamster wheel with no relief. Some doctors thought she was a hypochondriac. Others wanted to help but didn’t...

Monica grew up nearby in Natick, Massachusetts, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing. In addition, she holds a Massachusetts Cosmetology License as well as a Massachusetts Real Estate License, after she graduated from college, immediately wasn't sure what avenue to pursue.  Soon after, her passion for cosmetology led her to pursue a career as a hairstylist and make...