Two Kids and A Career

For the first time on the podcast, this week’s guest is making her return for the third time! Michelle Gauthier (formally Michelle Lynchard) was on Episode 24: A Mom’s Guide To A Calm Holiday Season and Episode 25: Tips On How To Bring More Calm To Your Life During A Pandemic . Jill Devine invited Michelle to come on for a third time to discuss a recent email Michelle sent to her subscribers. Here...

This week’s episode may be considered risqué to some. Jill Devine’s hope is to use this platform to talk about the positive uses of medical marijuana and also provide education to those who would like to learn more about medical marijuana. Please understand this episode is intended to be an educational piece. Always seek the advice of a physician with any questions regarding a medical condition. J...

Cherylanne Skolnicki is an authority on wellbeing, work-life balance, and human potential. Cherylanne grew up wanting to be a Fortune 500 CEO and started her career at Procter & Gamble where she worked for 15 years before founding The Brilliant Balance Company .  Brilliant Balance helps professionals get the most out of work and life through compelling content, compreh...

Welcome to the launch of Season 6! Jill Devine wanted this week’s guest to be part of the launch of Season 6 because behind the scenes, Lisa Webb approached Jill about being a part of the Supermom Shoutout. Lisa is the Owner & Creator of Addy’s Way ! She started her jewelry business in 2010 while living in Houston, Texas. Through the years, and two moves, Addy's Way has continued to...

This week’s episode is the last episode of Season 5! Mark your calendars, Season 6 will launch on Wednesday, May 12th. Joining Jill Devine on the final episode of Season 5, the authors of The Cow Cocoon , Maria Price and Rachel Nolen: Our daughters met in seventh grade which led to a cherished friendship.  They brought us together. Yet, it was our values, devotion to family and a flair for fu...

Self-care is the word Jill Devine chose for 2021. She’s still trying to figure out how self-care looks for her but talking to people like Dr. Amy Horn helps with defining what and how self-care can look. Dr. Amy Horn is a Family Wellness Chiropractor at her practice, Abundant Health STL , in Arnold, MO. Her goal is help people abundantly live and not be numb. She’s a member of SLiiM (St. Louis Ins...

Empowering and connecting women are the goals of this week’s guest. Jamie Kocher stumbled across Jill Devine’s podcast through Episode 59: The Overwhelming Support From Other Mamas and Small Business Owners with Kaci Bruek. Jamie is friends with Kaci and once Jaime heard Episode 59, she started following and supporting Jill on social media. Jamie is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in pel...

In Part One, Marcy Bursac talked to Jill Devine about foster care adoption. Most people don’t know that foster care adoption is the fastest and most affordable way to adopt. Through the adoption experience of her own kiddos, Marcy realized there were too many unanswered questions and holes in the system, so she published “The Forgotten Adoption Option: A Self-Reflection and How-To Guide for P...

Jill Devine has been wanting to discuss adoption on an episode of Two Kids and A Career, but she wanted to discuss the topic with an expert. Through a mutual friend, Jill was introduced to Marcy Bursac. Marcy resides in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and two brave children. Her heart for adoption comes from participating in service projects with orphans and her grandfather-in-law&n...

As explained in previous episodes, Jill Devine is best known for her previous career. She spent over 20 years in radio in the St. Louis market. Born and raised in the St. Louis area, being able to start her career and end her career in her hometown is a big deal. The same scenario is true for this week’s guest, Karen Kelly. Karen and Jill worked together, briefly. Jill wanted Karen to be on the po...

Women supporting women. Small business love. Creating community. These are just a few of the things that have been happening in the latest season of Two Kids and A Career. In Episode 53: Organization Should Be An Official Love Language , Kelly Johnson joined Jill Devine to talk about Kelly’s shift from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, women supporting women, adapting her business to meet s...

Through a mutual friend, Jill Devine was introduced to Brandon Janous. Brandon lost his wife, Rachel, to breast cancer on March 1st, 2020. With the one-year anniversary of her death approaching, Jill invited Brandon on the podcast to share Rachel's story because as he describes in the episode, "there's beauty in the brokenness".  To gain a little insight on who Rachel was, here's some in...

Does the thought of traveling with 4 kids, all under the age of five years old, terrify you? It terrifies Jill Devine. She was supposed to take her girls to see her best friend who lives about 6 hours away, but the trip didn’t happen due to COVID. Jill was sweating leading up to the trip wondering how she was going to travel solo with a 4 and 2-year-old. Marissa and Adam Goldstein aren’t terrified...

Jill Devine has always been the perfect patient at the eye doctor, until now. She has joined the “readers” club, but this episode isn’t about Jill’s lack of being a gold-star student anymore. In all seriousness, there is a major problem with children from low-income families not being able to thrive because of vision ailments.   Executive Director at Eye Thrive, Kate McKearn holds a Master's...

During her childhood, Teresa Rinne had discovered dozens of dried flowers tucked away in the family Bible, while visiting her great-grandmother in Kentucky. As the older woman helped return the flowers to their home, she explained that each dried flower had a special memory attached to it. When she passed, she took those memories with her. Through trial and error, Teresa developed an at-home...

Mich Hancock is the dynamic CEO of  100th Monkey , a company focused on creating quality human connections and interactions, leads and conversions for B2B and B2C clients through social media.  Mich is also the Co-Founder of  TEDxStLouis , an innovative and thought-provoking organization that brings TED Talk experiences to St. Louis. She interviews TEDx speakers and St. Lo...

In Season 4, Jill Devine had many conversations with women she met through social media. Most of the women are entrepreneurs who love to support and promote other female entrepreneurs and this week’s guest joins that community. Jill was introduced to Kaci Brueck through Instagram. Kaci and her husband, Ryan, are the proud founders and owners of Brueck Creative. They create Learn and Play Placemats...

Happy New Year and welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! In thinking of how she wanted to begin Season 5, it was a no brainer for Jill Devine. She invited Meg Tortorello and Holly Murer, AKA “ The Messy Mommies in the City ”, to kick off the latest season.  Holly and Meg started supporting Jill during Season 2 when they heard Episode 20: Cat & Nat, The Hilarious Ladies Behind #MOMTRUTHS .&n...

This week’s episode is the last episode of Season 4. With Christmas and the New Year right around the corner, like many people, Jill Devine decided it would be a good time to take a two-week break. Season 5 will launch on Wednesday January 6, 2021. This episode is dedicated to two subject matters. The first - a recent social media post Jill wrote about the last year and the things she experienced....

Everyone should have a friend like Sarah Rentfro in their life. The best way to describe Sarah is to point to a description based on her Enneagram Type, which is a 9. From Truity : Peacemakers are social chameleons who can adapt to the group dynamic easily and help others get along. They’re soft-spoken yet loyal and fun to be around, intuitively knowing how to include and engage everyone in conver...

Sometimes tough and uncomfortable conversations will be had on the podcast. The New York post released an article in September of 2020 about the rise of divorces due to the pandemic: Divorce rates have spiked in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic as couples have been stuck at home for months. The combination of stress, unemployment, financial strain, death of loved ones, illness, homeschooli...

For the second time in Season 4, a childhood friend of Jill Devine’s was a part of Two Kids and A Career. The first childhood friend was Gina Schuster. In Episode 45, Gina talked about losing her husband to suicide . Mackenzie Siders, Gina, and Jill are all childhood friends and when Mackenzie heard Gina’s episode, it prompted her to email Jill. Mackenzie has a seven-year-old son, Charlie, who suf...

The theme of Season 4, “Happy Hour and Coffee Date Conversations”, continues in this week’s episode with Kelly Johnson. Kelly found Jill Devine’s podcast, Two Kids and A Career, when she heard Episode 46 with Emily Martinez . Kelly decided she wanted to introduce herself to Jill through an email: Hi Jill, I wanted to share a little bit about me and my organizing business. I grew up in Ballwin...

Recently, Jill Devine received an email from Jen Singleton about a potential podcast guest. Jen is a Partner at Socially Inspired and was a guest in Season 1, Episode 16: Three Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts About Being A Working Mom Jen is also part of the HeyMama community, which is a community for working moms. They connect mothers who are growing careers and families. Another member...

She’s going there. Yes, Jill Devine is talking about politics on an entire episode. In previous episodes, Jill has stated she’s not a political person. She claims to be ignorant on a lot of political items because she hasn’t taken the time to educate herself. Having children has made Jill want to dive into learning more about the views of each political party because she is concerned for her daugh...