Wickedly Smart Women

Creativity is often seen as a nice-to-have in business and industry. A skill that's helpful but not absolutely necessary. But if you ask Robin Landa , strategic creative thinking is a must-have in every profession. So, how do you go about generating valuable, creative new ideas? Robin serves as Distinguished Professor in the Michael Graves College at Kean University. She is also the author of 25 n...

Sonja Wasden appeared to be living an ideal life. She was married to the CEO of a hospital. She had a beautiful home and three great kids. But behind the closed doors held darker storylines. Overwhelmed by mental health challenges, Sonja felt she had nothing to offer this life. That people would be better off without her So, she went quietly to her bathroom one night and swallowed 100 pills in an...

The decisions made by local, state and federal government have a direct impact on our lives. But while women make up 51% of the population in the US, only 28% of the people in political office are female. So, what can we do to make our system a true representative government? Debbie Peterson began her career as an award-winning entrepreneur in Scotland. When she moved home to California, Debbie re...

Do you trust your intuition? What if it told you to take a significant pay cut and move across the country to hunt snakes? Would you be willing to follow your gut if it didn't make sense on paper? Python Huntress Amy Siewe is one of 100 people (15 of whom are women) hired to capture and euthanize the invasive Burmese pythons that are destroying the South Florida ecosystem. Amy left a successful ca...

In the next five years, nearly everyone in the developed world will have had some kind of genetic testing. And this health data can be incredibly valuable. But where is this personal information being stored?  And who owns it? Estelle Giraud, PhD, is Cofounder and CEO of Trellis Health , a health data platform that gives users ownership of their health records and empowers them to advocate for the...

What do you think you know about cannabis? Joyce Gerber thought it was a dangerous gateway drug. Until she learned about the healing power of cannabis as plant medicine. Joyce is Creator and Host of The Canna Mom Show , an award-winning podcast that gives voice to women in the emergency cannabis industry. In addition to advocating for cannabis normalization, Joyce has managed a rock band, run for...

"The more you affirm your knowing, the more you trust your intuition, the better it gets. Even in the darkest and ugliest of times, it was by trusting my intuition that allows me to be here today,"—Anjel B. Hartwell In this special episode of Wickedly Smart Women, we are introducing our brand new book, " WICKEDLY SMART WOMEN: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds ," and introducin...

Writing is transformative, and sharing your story with the world impacts lives, starting with your own. In this special episode of Wickedly Smart Women, we are introducing our brand new book, " WICKEDLY SMART WOMEN: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds ," and introducing you to our co-authors. Karen Rudolf is a "W" Holistic Intuitive Journey Guide supporting personal transformati...

Each time we say YES to ourselves and our dreams, we are invited on a journey of introspection and transformation. In this special episode of Wickedly Smart Women, we are introducing our brand new book, " WICKEDLY SMART WOMEN: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds " , and introducing you to our co-authors, each of who has written a chapter in the book. Debbie Peterson went from pl...

"When you're really connected with your intuition, decisions become easy," - Debra Stangl Do you trust your intuition? Are you allowing your intuition to guide you to good things in your life and bring you closer to reaching your dreams? In this special episode of Wickedly Smart Women, we are introducing our brand new book, " WICKEDLY SMART WOMEN: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Wo...

"It's a real inspiring story of what I call the true American dream, pulling yourself up by the bootstraps and saying, 'Hey, I'm not happy with my life the way it is, and I'm the only one that can change it,'"— Stacey Magovern This special episode of Wickedly Smart Women Today is the first of five in which we are introducing our brand new book, WICKEDLY SMART WOMEN: Trusting Intuition, Taking Acti...

How do you find the courage to follow a divine call? For Nicole Tsong, it's about calculating the cost. And when the cost of staying where you are is too high, you know it's time to take a leap—even if it's scary. Nicole is Founder of Nicole Tsong Coaching , a practice that helps women create work-life balance and align with our purpose. Nicole enjoyed a career as an award-winning journalist befor...

Do you listen to that small, still voice inside you? That inner knowing is your chakra system, and you can leverage the chakras to create meaningful change in your life and the world at large. Dr. Susan Corso is a metaphysician, intuitive and author with 40 years of experience in spiritual consulting. Her latest work of nonfiction is a series of energy integrity workbooks that explains how to use...

Are you trying to do business all by yourself? Many entrepreneurs get stuck in the idea that nobody else can do things the way we can. And it keeps us from becoming iconic. But spending time outside your genius creates energy leaks that keep you from reaching the next level of income, not to mention fulfillment. Jen Szpigiel is the certified health coach, certified life coach and business and life...

"There are different ways of delivering subject matter that are just as effective, but you have to use different pedagogical muscles if you're teaching online versus working with students in person. If we don't already know how to adapt, we need to learn—that is going to be the key," - Martha Saunders If you're someone starting in a new field, you want to be sure you get to know and understand tha...

Did you know that when you were a child, you created deep beliefs you don't even remember making, yet they inform your life now as an adult? Experts have determined that we create our core beliefs of how "I am…" how "they are…" and how "life is… between our time in the womb and the time we are seven years old. Some of these ideologies or 'vows' hold the key to why we keep repeating behaviors. Desi...

Do you have something powerful and important to share, but you're not sure how to get the word out? Then you need to tap into the power of public relations to reach the people who need you and grow your bottom line in service to others. Greater visibility leads to greater impact, and PR is a vehicle to help you reach those ideal clients and achieve the vision for your business. Nina Dafe is the aw...

'Burnout isn't just overwork; it's lack of reward,' - Dr. Jacqueline Kerr The cultural shifts that began in the late 60s and continued through the 70s brought new liberation for women. But with that came ads like Enjoli's "Because I'm a Woman," which conditioned women to believe we had to do it all—sending us on a never-ending quest to achieve more each day. These days, busyness is a lifestyle, an...

"Lack of money is not the problem. Not having money always has been and always will be a symptom of an underlying problem," -Victoria Rader Have you struggled with making money work for you? At one point or another, almost all of us have. But not having money is only a symptom of a root problem. Until you solve the root problem, you will only be able to solve your money problems temporarily. So ho...

You want to do business with clients who align with your values. But being selective comes with a risk. So, how do you learn to say NO to prospects who aren't a good fit? Amy Pyles is President of Saxum , an integrated digital marketing agency obsessed for good. Her team has expertise in helping brands and organizations foster community buy-in for a project or idea. In her role as president, Amy o...

Getting on the right stage, large or small, can open many doors for us. But most of the time, the thought of public speaking gives us sweaty palms or anxiety. We think we must be this master of the stage, like Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Gilbert, or Brene Brown. You don't. But you do need to take what's unique about YOU and your story and share it in a way that's compelling. So, how can you get over you...

"Ultimately, embodiment is the ability of your higher consciousness self to actualize through the physical into the physical reality, '— Alara Sage Over the last 50 years, the idea of enjoyment and pleasure got married to feeling guilty. Plus, many of us are carrying unreleased trauma, which leaves us walking around with our nervous systems stuck on causing us to be unable to relax and enjoy pleas...

"As women, we give, give, give. We don't say 'no, what I'm offering is very valuable," — Faith Jones As women, we've been conditioned to be generous, self-sacrificing, and charged as the ones who hold together the social fabric. But often, our willingness to sacrifice is taken too far, and our value is undermined in ways we never saw coming. So, how can we take back our power and our value? Faith...

"We are normalizing that women can be at a million a year. But what got you here at 6 figures will never get you to 7 figures. At each new plateau of your business, there is a new mindset to adopt."—Fabienne Fredrickson Do you work evenings and weekends, but you're still not scaling the way you dreamed? Do you feel you can't make it to the next level in your business without sacrificing more time...

Do you know what arrangements your spouse or parents would like to have enacted upon their passing? What type of burial would you like after you die—are you familiar with all your options? Do you have that plan in writing? Whether you are well or are facing a terminal illness, end-of-life planning helps make your wishes clear to those who love you. But we often put off making those plans because i...