Women in the Middle® Entrepreneurs: The Reality of Running a Business After 50 - Midlife Coach Podcast

If you’re a woman over 50 running a business and wondering why it feels harder than you expected — even with all your experience — this episode is for you. In this solo episode, before pausing for a few months, the Women in the Middle® Entrepreneurs Podcast, Suzy Rosenstein, names the often-invisible challenges midlife women face when building businesses, including menopause, energy changes, techn...

Today’s episode is with Sheri Moise. Sheri is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who uses astrology with marketing and planning in business as a strategic data source for clients. In this episode, you will learn: How astrology can help you align your business with the cycles that shape your success. Midlife clarity is an advantage. By this stage, we know what matters and have nothing to prove. Tha...

Today’s episode is with Yifat Jovani. Yifat is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s running a business that blends online courses and coaching with in-person wardrobe consultations and shopping guidance. In this episode, you will learn: How to embrace style, confidence, and power in midlife. How to unapologetically celebrate who you are. How to honor yourself every day and live fully aligned w...

Today’s episode is with Shawna Hicks-Cranston. Shawna is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who had to re-think parts of her business after her husband died. In this episode, you will learn: How to navigate an unexpected business pivot after the loss of a spouse. How a franchise allows our guest to have a better work life balance. You can own your own business and still take a vacation. Why you sh...

Today’s episode is with Michele Perron. Michele is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s a nutrition and addiction coach who offers a unique option for drinkers other than sobriety, finally. In this episode, you will learn: How to help drinkers with alcohol moderation & recovery nutrition. The importance of hope in the face of adversity. How developing resilience helped coping with divorce,...

Today’s episode is with Teresa Bueno. Teresa is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s helping women 50+ rediscover their spark and design vibrant next chapters of life and work. In this episode, you will learn: How to find your passion spark in midlife. The importance of understanding that motivation runs on force; inspiration runs on flow. Why the real challenge isn't finding motivation, but i...

Today’s episode is with Louise Neil. Louise is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who splits her time helping midlife women navigate career transitions as well as supporting women and educating employers around perimenopause in the workplace so that women reclaim their voice, energy, and direction to thrive at this point in their lives. In this episode, you will learn: Why the menopause conversati...

Today’s episode is with Lynn Smargis. Lynn is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s a ghostwriter and publisher and self-publishes her clients’ books! In this episode, you will learn: Transforming decades of experience into a ghostwriting career in midlife. The key to making life "work" is to always look for the solution first. The ability to reverse engineer situations is a key tool to figure...

Today’s episode is with Katie Pulsifer. Katie is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s coaching visionary women ready to lead boldly, earn abundantly, and live out their heart-led legacy. In this episode, you will learn: Why it's important to remember that you are whole, wise, and worthy just as you are. Why, when you claim this heart-led identity, you can live in integrity with grace and compa...

Today’s episode is with Lori Atwood. Lori is a woman in the middle entrepreneur whose business, Fearless Finance, provides expert, fiduciary financial planning advice to people who traditionally felt left out of the "old school" financial planning industry, specifically women. In this episode, you will learn: How to be fearless about your finances in midlife and beyond. Why the key to your finance...

Today’s episode is with Karen Reb Rudel. Karen is a woman in the middle entrepreneur whose business adventure happened abroad rather than in her birth country of the United States. In this episode, you will learn: About an unexpected entrepreneurial journey into walking tours in Paris. Overcoming fear. Paying attention to the younger generation to learn from them. Connect with Karen at: https://si...

Today’s episode is with Michelle Fernandez. Michelle is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who helps take the guesswork out of growing your business, so you can take clear and confident actions to become more profitable, powered by data-driven decisions. In this episode, you will learn: How to have marketing confidence for your next chapter. When you notice a pattern repeating itself within you, b...

Today’s episode is with Cheryl Gordon. Cheryl is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s building an online business that provides online resources to midlife women who wish to sleep better, feel stronger, and lose weight. In this episode, you will learn: Why Yoga can be important to your menopause experience. Why showing up for yourself in midlife is critical; don't put off what you need in serv...

Today’s episode is with Dr. Ellen Albertson. Ellen is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s a psychologist, registered dietitian, board-certified health and wellness coach, and mindful self-compassion teacher who empowers midlife women to reclaim their energy, confidence, and purpose. In this episode, you will learn: How to make self-compassion your superpower in midlife. Break free from the mi...

Today’s episode is with Kelly Schaefer. Kelly is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who met the demand to coach concierge clients to attract more of their own right clients, increase their revenue, and create businesses that give them more freedom. In this episode, you will learn: How to hire help for more success in midlife. How to grow in a way that works for you. The importance of believing tha...

Today’s episode is with Darlene Malaney. Darlene is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who’s managed her fear of change and is now living a lifelong dream of being in business with her daughter, running an interior design studio together. In this episode, you will learn: What a courageous journey from finance to interior design in midlife looks like. Why it's important to believe that you can chan...

Today’s episode is with Mary Telfer. Mary is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who created a joyful membership space where mostly midlife women come together each week to reconnect with their creativity through fun, meaningful art challenges. In this episode, you will learn: Developing the courage to build a creative art community when you're over 65. Why midlife is a powerful time for reinventio...

Today’s episode is with Tricia Rose Burt. Tricia is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who unlocks her clients’ creativity, stories, and passion, helping them craft and develop clear, powerful messaging. In this episode, you will learn: How you can go from conformity to courage with storytelling in midlife. Why the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe. Why creativity is essential to building...

Today’s episode is with Rebecca Paciorek. Rebecca is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who went from a traditional magazine publishing career to creating captivating digital marketing content that integrates well to enhance brand visibility. In this episode, you will learn: The importance of creating a business (book marketing) that works with your life, not against it in midlife. Why having the...

Today’s episode is with Chana Studley. Chana is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who writes, coaches, and speaks at international conferences and retreats about the MindBody Connection. In this episode, you will learn: The importance of innate wellbeing & the mind body connection in midlife. Why we are always feeling our thinking. Why the saying, "The impossible we can do today, the really i...

Today’s episode is with Cindy Bayles. Cindy is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who started a custom t-shirt business together with her husband when he lost his job, and then found her passion for doodle therapy after being a stay-at-home mom for 30 years. In this episode, you will learn: How realizing that the answer for your happiness is to work for yourself in midlife. Why doodling is fast, e...

Today’s episode is with Tina Brinkley Potts. Tina is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who empowers individuals who crave a life of autonomy and fulfillment by helping them build and scale businesses around their unique intellectual assets. In this episode, you will learn: The importance of allowing your knowledge to do the heavy lifting in midlife. Why you possess enough knowledge and wisdom rig...

Today’s episode is with Krista McLellan. Krista is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who helps entrepreneurs set up their business to succeed and get comfy with the “F” word- “finances,” so they can get on the road to financial freedom. In this episode, you will learn: What it's like to fall in love with money. How to turn tragedy into motivation. How my guest's experience became a catalyst and d...

Today’s episode is with Debbie Weiss. Debbie is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who became an author after being widowed in her late 50s. In this episode, you will learn: Why reconnecting with yourself in midlife is important. Why you need to stop blaming circumstances and take responsibility for the direction of your life. Why self-care needs to be your number one priority when caring for othe...

Today’s episode is with Laura Doman. Laura is a woman in the middle entrepreneur who works on camera in film, TV, commercials, industrials, and print, and in voice over for commercials and corporate, and creative projects. In this episode, you will learn: What it's like to successfully reinvent yourself in midlife. Why you might be holding yourself back from what you want to accomplish most. Why y...