Two Kids and A Career

It’s that time of year where you start to see year-end lists and you begin to reflect on the past year. It’s also the time of year when you start to think about what’s next and what you would like to accomplish in the year that lies ahead. Jill Devine took some time in this solo episode to chat about 2021 and things she has learned about herself and this podcast. One thing she is doing differently...

Dr. Amy Beacom and Sue Campbell joined Jill Devine this week on the podcast. Dr. Amy Beacom is the founder and CEO of the Center for Parental Leave Leadership, the first full service consultancy in the US to focus exclusively on parental leave. She conceived of and began developing the field of parental leave coaching and consulting in 2006. Drawing on over 25 years in executive leadership develop...

Joining Jill Devine this week on the podcast is Sivan Hong. Sivan authors and illustrates the best-selling children’s book series The Super Fun Day Books, including “Benny J. and the Horrible Halloween”, “George J. and the Miserable Monday” and “Emily D. and the Fearful First Day”. Her inspiring books focus on neurodiverse children, who overcome their challenges with perseverance and bravery. Siva...

It’s always nice to hear a different perspective when it pertains to parenting, which is one reason why Jill Devine invited Tommy Geary to be a part of the podcast. Tommy is a certified men's mindset coach and co-owner of We Embark , where he coaches dads to live a more fulfilled and adventurous life. Tommy and his wife, Brenda, operate We Embark together. Tommy and Brenda are also parents to Nell...

With both pregnancies, Jill Devine would hear the same thing (unsolicited) from people, get ready to never sleep again! It was the most common topic everyone had an opinion on. Surprisingly since starting this podcast, Jill has never had a sleep expert on, until now. Joining Jill this week is Nicole Johnson, a married mother of two wonderful boys, as well as the Lead Sleep Consultant and owner of...

When it came time for Jill Devine to think about life after high school, she didn’t feel as if she had a clear understanding of what her purpose was or what she was passionate about. If only Greg & Beth Langston were around back then! Greg & Beth are the founders of the College Flight Plan . Their focus is to empower students to master their self-discovery, allowing them to activate their...

Andy Wiggins and Todd Larkin are the Co-Founders of Hearts & Hope for Uganda . The mission of Hearts & Hope for Uganda is: To develop transformational relationships with the people of Uganda. To partner in the development of communities that would promote spiritual, physical, and socio-economic transformation. Through Jill’s (and Andy & Todd’s) church, Messiah St. Charles, her family h...

How many times have you heard being the parent of a teen is terrifying and difficult at the same time? There is hope and help. Cameron (Dr. Cam) Caswell , PhD brings a wealth of information and experience to the table. She has a doctorate in developmental psychology, over 15 years coaching parents and mentoring teens, a certification in professional life coaching, and taught adolescent psychology...

Joining Jill Devine this week for the second time on the podcast is Erica Komisar. She was Jill’s guest on Episode 37: You Have A Small Window To Make A Huge Difference In The Mental Health and Well Being Of Your Child: Through her research for the book Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters, Erica found at least 1 in 5 children have some form of mental illness....

Cynthia Kirkpatrick was Jill Devine’s guest in Episode 81: How Being A Better Version Of Yourself Will Help Others . Cynthia connected Jill to Kathy Lambert: For more than 23 years, Kathy Lambert has worked to disrupt the cycle of poverty with a holistic family approach. Her journey began in 1997 after she read an article about Dress for Success New York, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women re-...

Sara Chandler and Amie Littrell are the Founders of The Grace Period Transitional Housing Program (TGP). Amie and Sara realized many people in the St. Charles, Missouri area were either completely homeless or hotel-poor homeless. This led to the creation of TGP, which is a transitional housing program for the working homeless and/or at risk working homeless and was founded in November 2019. TGP’s...

In Episode 77: Keeping Her Daughters Legacy Alive Through Acts Of Kindness , Genny Jessee joined Jill Devine to talk about the June Jessee Memorial Foundation. In addition, she talked about June’s short time on this earth, as well as Genny’s perspective as a mother to a medically complex child and a mother to two healthy children. Through the June Jessee Memorial Foundation, care packages are sent...

Blake Schofield is a mom of three kids who spent 18 years in Corporate America building, growing and turning around 8 and 9 figure businesses, including a $600 million dollar business at Target corporation & building a business from scratch at Stitch Fix that launched with over 75,000 women on a wait list. Despite enjoying parts of her career & having a lot of success, she would find herse...

Becky and Greg Ortyl of St. Louis, MO welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Oakes Lee, to this world with open arms on March 10, 2011. Although Oakes was perfect in the eyes of those who loved him, he was born with a congenital heart defect. During his short 15 months of life, he endured several major procedures, including two open-heart surgeries and a double-lung transplant. Throughout Oakes’ life, eve...

Anna Sergunina, CFP®, is the President & CEO at MainStreet Financial Planning , a bi-coastal project based, fee-only financial planning firm with 5 offices in Maryland, Washington DC, NYC, SoCal & NorCal. She’s also the host of the Money Boss podcast. From Anna: “I passionately believe that in order to live a life of fulfillment and joy, we must genuinely serve each other in any way possib...

Did you know you can’t purchase diapers with food stamps? Diapers are classified with cigarettes, alcohol, and pet food as disallowed purchases. Thank goodness for the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank. Muriel Smith is the Executive Director at the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank and she joined Jill Devine this week on the podcast. The St. Louis Area Diaper Bank provides diaper access to the region’s low-inco...

Richard Capriola spent 11 years working as an addictions counselor for Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas before retiring in 2019. Menninger Clinic is one of the top ten psychiatric hospitals in the United States and specializes in the assessment, stabilization and treatment of adults and adolescents with substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. During his tenure there he worked in the Adolescen...

This week’s guest is Jerrica Dennison. Jerrica is a fellow podcaster and is the host of She Has a Name Too . Jill Devine met Jerrica through Jerrica’s brother, Alex. Alex is also a fellow podcaster and is the host of Broken Blubs . Alex invited Jill to be on his podcast and then he suggested Jill be on Jerrica’s podcast and then Jill thought Jerrica should be on Two Kids and A Career and that’s ex...

Cynthia Siess Krikpatrick is the 2nd recipient of a Supermom Shoutout to end up being a guest on the podcast. The first was Genny Jesse and her Supermom Shoutout was featured in Episode 72: How Work-Life Balance Can Be Obtained with Cherylanne Skolnick i. Then, Genny joined Jill Devine on Episode 77: Keeping Her Daughters Legacy Alive Through Acts Of Kindness . Cynthia and Jill went to college tog...

This is a milestone episode for the podcast! Episode 80! Jill Devine wanted to celebrate the milestone episode with someone who is also hitting lots of milestones and that’s Kelly Suntrup Stumpe, A.K.A. The Car Mom. Kelly joined Jill on Episode 48: A Local Mom's Desire To Help Other Moms Is Going Viral . You can listen to that episode to get a better understanding of what The Car Mom is all about,...

Jennifer Warmann-Bloss joined Jill Devine on this week’s episode. Jennifer is a licensed Esthetician, CEO of Elemental Esthetics and Blogger and has been working on clients since 2001. Being educated in Boston at one of the top Esthetics Schools in the country, the Catherine Hinds Institute, sets her base education apart from the average esthetician in St Louis. She prides herself on maintaining h...

With 4th of July right around the corner, it doesn’t hurt to have a refresher course on safety tips when it comes to fireworks. Jill Devine enjoys fireworks from afar, but a firework incident from her childhood has left her less than confident when it comes to handling fireworks. Rob Cima is the VP of Missouri Pyrotechnics Association (MOpyro), a father of three and a huge proponent of fireworks s...

This week’s guest received a Supermom Shoutout in Episode 72: How Work-Life Balance Can Be Obtained . Here’s what her nominator, Allison, said: Genny Jessee is a Supermom in more ways than one! As co-founder and executive director of the June Jessee Memorial Foundation, she passionately supports children with medically complex, neurological conditions and their families. She tirelessly continues t...

Caryn Dugan, A.K.A. STL Veg Girl, is back for a repeat visit on the podcast. She joined Jill Devine on Episode 23: Tips On Immune Boosting Foods and Cancer Prevention and in that episode, Caryn discussed losing her Dad to cancer in 2008 and 10 weeks after his passing, she was diagnosed with cancer. She decided to take matters into her own hands and started researching immune boosting diets and can...

Sean Rademeyer and Jill Devine have been friends since high school. Although they were more of acquaintances and knew of one another through mutual friends. Like most people, Sean and Jill stayed up to date with one another through social media. Jill knew Sean struggled with substance abuse, but she didn’t know the extent of the struggle. Sean heard Episode 45: A Widow Talks About Her Husband's Me...