Her Origin Story

Check Out These Highlights: Neelam describes the pivotal moment in 2003 when she stepped onto an open mic stage for the first time, terrified yet exhilarated, and discovered her creative home. She shares how blind faith led her to produce a one-woman show at the Capital Fringe Festival, despite having little theater experience, and how that leap brought unexpected opportunities and press coverage....

Check Out These Highlights: Kate Ferrian’s origin story begins with a powerful moment of clarity; standing in her closet, realizing she needed to leave an abusive relationship and start choosing herself. What followed wasn’t an instant transformation, but years of courageous inner work, healing, and rebuilding trust in her own voice. In this episode, Kate shares how her experiences in corporate le...

Check Out These Highlights: If you’ve ever wondered what comes next after a long, successful career, this conversation will resonate deeply. Courtney Burton spent decades building a dependable corporate career before two powerful coaching conversations challenged her to rethink where she truly thrived, and what she wanted the next chapter of her life to look like. In this episode, Courtney shares...

Check Out These Highlights: If you’ve ever felt torn between being the creative visionary and the CEO of your business, this episode will resonate deeply. Tracy Matthews opens up about her early days as a jewelry designer, the realities of building a product-based brand, and the hard lessons she learned about scaling too fast and chasing the wrong metrics. She shares how burnout became a wake-up c...

Check Out These Highlights: Erika Andersen’s origin story begins with a childhood shaped by feminist parents and suffragist grandmothers, instilling a belief in possibility and independence. After pursuing music and spending nearly a decade in an ashram, Erika discovered her calling in organizational transformation; eventually founding Proteus in 1990. In this episode, Erika explains why having a...

Check Out These Highlights: Many women build lives that look successful from the outside, only to realize something feels off on the inside. For Sarah, that realization came when her son’s sensitive skin reacted to “natural” products that weren’t as safe as they claimed. She shares how digging into hidden ingredients and the lack of regulation in personal care products opened her eyes to the bigge...

Check Out These Highlights: Brienne Hennessy’s origin story begins in the labs of linguistics and acoustics, where her fascination with voice first took root. From 14 years as a speech and voice pathologist to launching her own practice, she reveals how a pivotal leap in 2020 reshaped her career and mission. In this episode, Brienne explains why preventative voice care matters, how misalignment sh...

Check Out These Highlights: Miranda opens up about the pivotal season of her life, losing her brother and being laid off just two weeks later, which sparked her decision to never again let someone else’s business dictate her success. She shares how she accidentally built a personal brand on LinkedIn before it was even a buzzword, and why authenticity and faith became her guiding principles. We exp...

Check Out These Highlights: Funke opens up about her childhood in Nigeria, where watching bold women on TV planted the seed for her own voice and future path. She shares the pivotal leap from accounting to studying literature, culture, and digital media in Sweden, despite family objections and the fear of stepping into the unknown. Along the way, we explore how motherhood, resilience, and even a n...

Check Out These Highlights: Elle Nagy opens up about her breaking point: lying in a field, asking the universe for answers, and how that moment sparked her transformation. She explains why depression is often a suppression of the self and how embracing authenticity became her path forward. Throughout the conversation, she reveals the profound difference between living as a “high achiever” and embr...

Check Out These Highlights: Kelly Vrchota’s journey into membership strategy began long before she realized it—rooted in her years as a teacher, her deep belief in community, and the unexpected loss of her best friend and first client. Helping that friend build a membership for adoptive and foster families showed Kelly what was possible when people gather around a shared mission. After her friend’...

Check Out These Highlights: Krista Mollion’s journey takes her from an ambitious corporate climber to building an eight‑figure agency, only to realize she had lost herself in the process. The breaking point came with burnout and panic attacks that forced her to reevaluate everything. Twice she chose to leave comfort behind, decisions that proved to be the bravest of her career, especially after th...

Check Out These Highlights: If you’ve ever felt like your business is running you instead of the other way around, this conversation will hit home. Lisa Klein started her journey after her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis inspired her to prioritize her own health; what began as a fitness challenge became a lifelong mission to help other women build healthier, more intentional lives. In this episod...

Check Out These Highlights: Jessica Noel’s story begins with her early love of books and the way her parents shaped her path as a lifelong reader and teacher. From there, she embarked on a winding journey that took her through technical writing and education before discovering copywriting and eventually leading publishing at Copy Hackers. A pivotal nudge from Joanna Wiebe reignited her passion for...

Check Out These Highlights: When the pandemic forced a sudden career pivot, Kerry Dobson found herself at a crossroads: stay in corporate or finally build something of her own. That moment sparked the creation of her business helping coaches, authors, and leaders design group programs that truly change lives. In this conversation, Kerry and Toby talk about the moment she realized her love for lear...

Check Out These Highlights: When Megan Porta returned to work after maternity leave, she knew something had to change. What started as a tearful conversation with a friend—and the offhand comment, “Why don’t you just do it?”—became the spark that launched a food blog, a thriving business, and a life built around what matters most: freedom and family. In this conversation, Megan shares how getting...

Check Out These Highlights: When Kimberly Roy lost her father while six months pregnant, her world changed completely. What began as a season of grief became a journey of healing, purpose, and empowerment. In this episode, Kim shares how her healing journey led her to launch her first podcast, Redefining Anger , and eventually found her company, Pitch with Kim . We explore what it really means to...

Check Out These Highlights: Lindsey Laughlin’s origin story didn’t begin in a marketing agency; it started in a high school chemistry class with a spark of curiosity and a desire to make things clearer for others. That same passion now drives her work at Gravity Group, where she helps brands communicate with authenticity and purpose. In this episode, Lindsey opens up about navigating toxic workpla...

Check Out These Highlights: Simone Pero’s path wasn’t a straight line; it was a series of purposeful pivots that connected her love for policy, media, and storytelling. From working on landmark legislation like the Family and Medical Leave Act to producing powerful documentaries and narrative films, Simone has always been drawn to stories that spark dialogue and move people to action. In this epis...

Check Out These Highlights: Julia Healey didn’t always believe she was “good at math,” but one teacher’s encouragement changed the trajectory of her life. From that spark, Julia pursued a career in finance, earned her MBA, and eventually became the CEO of United Charitable, a nonprofit that helps donors and social entrepreneurs turn passion into real-world impact. In this episode, Julia shares the...

Check Out These Highlights: Lisa Michelle Zega didn’t set out to become a grief guide, but life had other plans. In this episode, she shares the winding path that began with a painful divorce, the heartbreaking estrangement from her children, and the unexpected death of her fiancé. Through it all, she discovered that grief isn’t something to fix—it’s something to witness, honor, and be transformed...

Check Out These Highlights: Ashley Cox didn’t plan to become a leadership mentor. But after working under a toxic manager early in her corporate career, she found herself stripped of her responsibilities and determined to never lead that way. In this episode, Ashley shares how advocating for herself changed the trajectory of her career and planted the seeds for her company, podcast, and bestsellin...

Check Out These Highlights: Dayna Del Val’s path didn’t follow a script, and that’s exactly what makes it so powerful. In this episode, she shares how growing up in a small town, pursuing acting, and eventually running a regional arts organization laid the foundation for her greatest reinvention yet. After leaving the nonprofit world, Dayna turned inward—using journaling and intuitive listening to...

Check Out These Highlights: Heather Campbell didn’t start with a business plan—she started with a promise to her 10-year-old self: to never depend on anyone else for financial stability. That determination drove her through agency life, a corporate branding career, and eventually entrepreneurship. But it wasn’t until a ruptured brain aneurysm forced her to slow down that she truly redefined what s...

Check Out These Highlights: When Sarah Masci realized she was spending more time commuting than with her five-month-old son and grieving the recent loss of her own mom, she knew something had to change. What followed was a winding journey through mom blogging, Etsy shops, branding work, and eventually a successful web design business. But even then, the hustle didn’t stop until one spontaneous off...