Episodes

  • Girls Night #278: How She Does It: Why you Don’t have to Choose Between a Career and Motherhood with Katelyn James

    Girls Night #278: How She Does It: Why you Don’t have to Choose Between a Career and Motherhood with Katelyn James
    Nov 18 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! Friends, I’m so excited because today we’re back with another episode in our How She Does it Series where I’m sharing profiles of women we look up to. Today’s guest is someone I’ve looked up to for a long time and that’s my new friend, Katelyn James. Katelyn is a photography educator based in Richmond, Virginia, with 30,000 students around the globe and co-owns an entrepreneurial-based micro-school for kids in their community called Acton Academy Westend. Her passion lies in teaching the power of personal branding and empowering others through her education. In today’s episode, she’s sharing about her journey of becoming a business owner and a mom and the doors that have opened as a result of her hard work, grit, and determination. One of the first questions I ask her is what is the accomplishment she’s most proud of and I think her answer is going to surprise you — I know it did for me, but in the very best way! This is one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had here on Girls Night, so let’s dive right in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Girls Night #277: Pursuing Your Passion: When to Keep Going and When to Throw in the Towel — with Liz Bohannon

    Girls Night #277: Pursuing Your Passion: When to Keep Going and When to Throw in the Towel — with Liz Bohannon
    Nov 11 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to take the first step (and then next 10!) when pursuing your dreams. We all are dreaming about something — maybe it’s something we want to happen in our lives, maybe it’s something we want to happen in the world because of our lives. And if you have a dream, you also have a few things that go along with it — fear, insecurity, uncertainty, and discouragement. (Among other things.) Sometimes, figuring out what we even want to do in the first place is the issue. Other times we know what we want to do, but getting started (and then keeping going!) is a whole other story. No matter where you are with your dreams for your life, I cannot WAIT for you to meet our Girls Night guest for today. Our guest for today’s episode is Liz Bohannon. Liz is a social entrepreneur and the founder of Sseko Designs, a socially responsible fashion company. She is also a Forbes Top 20 speaker, the author of the best-selling book Beginner's Pluck, the host of the Plucking Up Podcast, and a partner at Noonday Collection. I’ve followed Liz for years and her book, Beginner’s Pluck, totally changed my life. I cannot wait for you to hear from her! Let’s hop into our conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Girls Night #276: How She Does It: What to do When Your Dream Job Isn’t Actually That Dreamy with Briana Summers

    Girls Night #276: How She Does It: What to do When Your Dream Job Isn’t Actually That Dreamy with Briana Summers
    Nov 4 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! Friends, I’m so excited because today we’re back with another episode in our How She Does it Series where I’m sharing profiles of women we look up to. Today’s guest is my new friend, Bri Summers! After Bri landed what she thought was her dream job after college she quickly realized that her dream job — the one she’d been working toward FOREVER, wasn’t actually so dreamy. In fact, she realized that she wanted to do something totally different and that’s when she decided to strike out on her own and build a business based on her hobbies, passion, and expertise — and that’s when her company, Brighten Made was born. Brighten Made is an artful branding and web design studio for lifestyle brands. I first stumbled upon Bri’s work as I was in the design process for my apparel line, The Girls Night Gift shop, and fell in love with everything she does! In this conversation, we’re talking through the things Bri had to overcome and figure out to get to the place where she is today — from receiving pushback from naysayers to navigating the pressures of motherhood and overcoming her own fears and insecurities that held her back. Bri is someone who is doing incredible things in the world and making a difference in the creative community — I know you’re going to love her! Okay, with that said, let’s hop into our conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Girls Night #275: How to Transform your Style Through Color Analysis - with Lindsey Myers

    Girls Night #275: How to Transform your Style Through Color Analysis - with Lindsey Myers
    Oct 28 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about color analysis and finding your personal style. To walk us through this, I invited my new friend Lindsey Myers, to join us! Lindsey founded Created Colorful in 2020 while navigating being a new mom. Pouring any energy she had into her kids, Lindsey slowly realized she had nothing left for herself. Hope came crashing into her life once she learned color analysis–a process where each person has a set of colors that objectively flatters them. From there, she was hooked. Through sharing her findings on Instagram, Lindsey quickly was flooded with requests and became a CEO “overnight” when Created Colorful was born. Lindsey and her team have helped more than 20,000 clients to date find their colors and reignite self-confidence. I was blown away by the impact colors can have on our style, but also our confidence and how we show up in the world! I can’t wait to share this with you! Here’s my conversation with Lindsey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Girls Night #274: Twelve of the MOST Important Things I’ve Learned in the Last 12 Years — with Stephanie May Wilson

    Girls Night #274: Twelve of the MOST Important Things I’ve Learned in the Last 12 Years — with Stephanie May Wilson
    Oct 21 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! A few weeks ago, I recorded a video to share with women in our community who purchased something from my shop during my blog birthday sale. It was called the 12-in-12 workshop and in it I shared 12 of the most important things I’ve learned in the last 12 years of my life. But, the more I thought about it, these are things that I wish I could tell every woman, so, instead of just sharing it with a portion of our community, I wanted to share it with everyone! So that’s what we’re doing today! In this conversation, we’re talking about boundaries, friendships, figuring out what you want to do with your life, how to dream, how to fail, and so much more! These things have absolutely changed my life in the very best way, and I cannot wait to tell you about them! Okay, let’s dive in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Girls Night #273: Stop Running on Empty: How to Prioritize your Emotional, Spiritual and Physical Needs — with Debra Fileta

    Girls Night #273: Stop Running on Empty: How to Prioritize your Emotional, Spiritual and Physical Needs — with Debra Fileta
    Oct 14 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to stop running on empty and prioritize your emotional, spiritual and physical needs. If you’re anything like me, you’re trying your best to do it all and be the person that everyone needs you to be, even if it comes at the expense of your own health and well-being. We all know that isn’t a sustainable way of living and eventually leads to things like stress and total burnout. That’s why I invited today’s guest, Debra Fileta, back on the show to help us out! Debra is a licensed professional counselor, podcaster, speaker, and author who specializes in dating, marriage, and relationship issues, along with mental and emotional health. She recently released a book called Soul Care where she teaches us 6 practices Jesus implemented in His own life and ministry and how we can apply those same practices to our lives. Two of my favorite practices she explains in the episode were protect and savor. More about that soon! Okay, let’s hop into my conversation with Debra! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Girls Night #272: How to Build a Better Relationship with your Money and Make Finances Less Intimidating — with Shanna Skidmore

    Girls Night #272: How to Build a Better Relationship with your Money and Make Finances Less Intimidating — with Shanna Skidmore
    Oct 7 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to understand your personal finances and build a stronger relationship with your money! If you’re someone who feels overwhelmed by budgets, savings, and investments, you're not alone. In this episode, we explore what financial freedom and security really mean — and why it doesn’t require giving up everything that brings you joy (Any other coffee shop lovers appreciate that?). Our guest for today’s episode is my new friend, Shanna Skidmore. Shanna is a former fortune 100 financial advisor turned business consultant, educator, and international speaker. With clients and students in more than 26 countries, Shanna has helped thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years build profitable & sustainable businesses while leading a life they love. She also has amazing advice for managing your personal finances, whether you’re an entrepreneur or not. I loved this conversation because Shanna takes the scary or intimidating parts out of personal finances and offers really practical tips on how to set yourself up for a great financial future, whatever that looks like for you! Okay, I cannot wait for you to hear from her. Let’s dive in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Girls Night #271: We DARE You To Do This With Your Phone (It Will Change Your Whole Life!) — with Hannah Brencher

    Girls Night #271: We DARE You To Do This With Your Phone (It Will Change Your Whole Life!) — with Hannah Brencher
    Sep 30 2024
    Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to unplug from our devices so we can be more present in our everyday lives. I couldn’t wait for this topic because I know firsthand how tough it can be to break free from the constant pull of our devices. We tap into social media with the best intentions, only to emerge from the digital haze thirty minutes later, wondering where the time went. If you can relate, today’s conversation is for you! Our guest for today’s episode is my dear friend, Hannah Brencher. Hannah is a writer, TED speaker, and entrepreneur. She founded The World Needs More Love Letters, a global community dedicated to sending letter bundles to those who need encouragement. She also wrote a book called, The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World. In this book, she shares about the exhaustion she felt from her constantly plugged-in lifestyle and the challenge she undertook to change that — the challenge being unplugging from her device for 1,000 hours in one year! Her results after completing the challenge are pretty astounding – you’ll hear more about them soon! My hope is after hearing Hannah's story, you'll be empowered to reassess your own relationship with technology and be more present for the things that matter most. Alright, friends, let’s hop into my conversation with Hannah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins