Trust Your Innersense™ with Joanne Starkman

Letting Go of Perfection Joanne sits down with Kari Gran, clean beauty pioneer and co-founder of her namesake skincare brand, for a refreshingly honest conversation about aging, entrepreneurship, and self-trust. After being diagnosed with both Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease, Kari radically shifted her approach to wellness—ditching conventional products, slowing down, and embracing her natural sel...

One Lung, Full Life Joanne welcomes Tashell Williams—wellness coach, clean beauty advocate, and salon owner—for a powerful conversation about healing, alignment, and sacred self-leadership. At age 22, Tashell went into surgery after doctors discovered her lung had partially collapsed—only to awaken with the entire lung removed. That pivotal moment became a divine wake-up call, pushing her to reeva...

From Small Town Roots to Global Impact Joanne welcomes Mark Moses—entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of CEO Coaching International—for a grounded and energizing conversation. Raised in a Canadian mining town, Mark opens up about witnessing his father’s business fail and how that early experience fueled his drive to create success on his own terms. He shares the early days of building an...

Reflecting on loss, love, and new beginnings In this tender solo episode, Joanne shares what she’s releasing in 2025 and what she’s calling in for the year ahead. She opens up about the grief of losing her beloved dogs, Callie and Bear, and the heart-softening arrival of two new rescue pups, Reese and Rusty. Through these moments, she explores how love can expand even in the wake of deep loss. She...

Breaking the Hair Mold Joanne sits down with Scott Cooper—known as The Curly Scott—for a bold and soulful conversation that unpacks hair, identity, and healing. Scott shares how his own journey as a biracial man in the beauty industry pushed him to reimagine what inclusion really looks like—on the salon floor and within himself. With deep reverence for culture and community, he offers a refreshing...

Rooted in Clean Skincare Joanne sits down with Hillary Peterson, founder of True Botanicals, whose journey into clean beauty began with a thyroid cancer diagnosis. Backed by a background in public health and hospital administration, Hillary turned a personal crisis into a global mission. What started as a search for non-toxic products became a purpose-driven brand committed to disrupting the beaut...

From Law School to Lifesaving In this episode of Trust Your Innersense , host Joanne Starkman welcomes Julie Castle, the dynamic CEO of Best Friends Animal Society—the organization at the heart of the national no-kill movement. What began as a spontaneous detour on a post-college road trip led Julie to a life-changing encounter with Best Friends' founders in the red rock canyons of southern U...

From C-Suite to Coaching Women Joanne sits down with Julie Flowers, former Chevron executive and now CEO and founder of Elevate YOU Confidence Coaching Inc., and co-host of the podcast Savvy Sisters and Cocktail Conversations. With a refreshing mix of humor and heart, Julie opens up about her journey from the corporate world to empowering women to lead with clarity and confidence. She shares what...

From Unthinkable Loss to Unshakable Love Joanne shares a deeply moving conversation with Scarlett Lewis, the mother of Jesse Lewis, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Rather than succumb to rage or despair, Scarlett chose to transform her grief into love—and founded the Choose Love Movement to bring social and emotional learning to children around the world. With profound...

Following Celestial Clues In this episode, Joanne sits down with her sister Anna-Thea—an evolutionary astrologer, Certified Venus Star Point practitioner, Divine Feminine educator, and Love Card expert—to explore how astrology and numerology can illuminate the journey of self-love. With warmth and clarity, Anna-Thea explains how your Venus Star Point and birth chart offer insights into your soul’s...

The Power of Shared Vision Joanne connects with Abbie and Rhysa, the passionate co-founders of Baddhare Salon, who open up about the journey from solo stylists to leading a thriving, purpose-driven salon in Myrtle Beach. Fueled by friendship, alignment, and a little bit of risk, they share how trusting their instincts—and each other—allowed them to build a business that supports both beauty and we...

A Facial Awakening Joanne opens the episode by sharing how facial reflexology, discovered during her sauna sessions at the height of the pandemic, became a powerful part of her wellness practice. Her guest, Jackie Van Ruler, takes us back to the beginning—how she left a 20-year nursing career and stumbled upon facial reflexology through a random book search and a gut feeling she couldn’t ignore. T...

Tapping Into Nature’s Wisdom Joanne sits down with Katie Hess, founder of Lotuswei and pioneer of flower alchemy, to explore the subtle yet powerful healing capabilities of nature. Katie shares how a deep curiosity about the natural world led her to discover flower essences and a lifelong devotion to plant-based vibrational medicine. The Science of Subtle Shifts Katie explains how flower essences—...

Beauty with Intention Joanne sits down with Jacquelyn Rodriguez, a holistic salon owner, speaker, and clean beauty advocate who is transforming the industry from the inside out. Her turning point came while cleaning her own bathroom at home—when she thought, “If I don’t want my kids breathing in these chemicals, why am I?” After putting them to bed, she went down a rabbit trail of clean beauty res...

Closing the Loop at Vagaro Iconic 2025 To wrap up this inspiring four-part series from Vagaro Iconic 2025 in Napa Valley, Joanne sits down with Charity Hudnall, Vagaro’s Chief Marketing Officer. Vagaro is an all-in-one software platform built to support beauty, wellness, and fitness professionals with powerful tools to grow and manage their businesses. With warmth and clarity, Charity reflects on...

Barbers Breaking Boundaries at Vagaro Iconic 2025 Recorded live at Vagaro Iconic 2025 in Napa Valley, this second set of interviews dives deeper into the barbering community. Joanne Starkman and guest co-host Casey Voss connect with three bold voices who are not only redefining the industry—but challenging what’s possible behind the chair. Each story is grounded in purpose, grit, and a drive to se...

Empowering Visions From the Beauty Industry Live from Vagaro Iconic 2025 in Napa, Joanne sits down with three dynamic leaders reshaping the future of beauty. This episode weaves together technology, tradition, and deep purpose—revealing how much heart, vision, and grit lives behind the chair. Whether you're a stylist, an entrepreneur, or someone who simply loves this industry, you’ll feel ins...

A Nudge That Changed Everything Rachel Cook Northway joins Joanne for a heartfelt conversation about tuning into intuition when it matters most. While pregnant, she discovered a lump and felt a quiet but persistent inner voice urging her to ask for further testing. That moment became the turning point—one that led her deeper into wellness, clean beauty, and the power of self-trust. Through it all,...

Rooted In Beauty And Purpose In this special episode recorded live at the Vagaro event, Joanne sits down with hairstylists and salon leaders who are transforming the industry from the inside out. You’ll hear from Mr. G of Blackbird Salon, Breanna Bell, Muhammad Abdullah, and Jacquie Ware—each offering insight, warmth, and wisdom. While not a stylist, Jacquie (Innersense’s social media manager) sha...

Energy, Ancestry & The Power Of The Soul Joanne welcomes shamanic healer and spiritual teacher Dani Burling for a deeply personal and illuminating conversation. Dani shares how her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis led her to explore energy healing and shamanic practices. What started as a search for alternative healing became a lifelong path of guiding others through soul work and ancestral re...

The Heart Of Leadership With Britt Seva Joanne Starkman and co-host Casey Voss sit down with beauty industry strategist Britt Seva for a conversation that left them feeling a little star struck—especially Casey, made even more memorable by the chance to chat with Britt Seva, mentor to thousands of Thrivers From the very first question, the energy was honest, playful, and full of admiration for a w...

A Day Of Presence And Care To kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Joanne reflects on her time shadowing the Lipstick Angels at UCSF, a nonprofit offering beauty and healing services to cancer patients receiving treatment in hospitals. What she witnessed went far beyond makeup—it was about dignity, presence, and the kind of human connection that doesn’t require fixing. Each act of care was a re...

A Conversation Beneath The Surface Joanne is joined by Kate Mackinnon, a craniosacral therapist, author, and advocate for gentle healing. With deep presence and years of experience, Kate shares how this subtle hands-on modality—focused on releasing tension in the nervous system—helps people reconnect to their bodies and access deep healing. From cancer patients to veterans, her work proves that th...

The Power Of Community In Clean Beauty Joanne welcomes Breanna Bell, Innersense™ Organic Beauty’s Educator of the Year and newly appointed Chair of the Kansas City Board of Cosmetology. One of 11 children in an entrepreneurial family, Breanna shares how growing up surrounded by resourcefulness and self-starting spirit laid the foundation for her path. Her personal journey with Innersense™ began wi...

Singing Her Way Into Wholeness Joanne sits down with Freja Eriksen—also known as the Singing Doctor—who brings together her credentials as a certified functional medicine practitioner, PhD, and trained unity therapist from the Complete Vocal Institute with her gifts as a singer-songwriter. From performing on Europe’s biggest stages to writing the viral track Breathe , Freja uses her voice to regul...