THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | LEZLEE LILJENBERG | EPISODE 125
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Release Date: 12/18/2023
THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | MICHELLE TAYLOR | EPISODE 140
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Michelle Taylor is the founder of the Women and Wealth Initiative, a transformative platform aimed at empowering women to take control of their financial futures. With over a decade of experience in financial services, Michelle is committed to closing the wealth gap by providing financial education and a supportive community for women from all walks of life. From business owners preparing for exit strategies to stay-at-home moms managing household budgets, Michelle’s initiative helps women define and achieve their version of financial success with confidence and...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | MICHELLE RUPP | EPISODE 139
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest is Michelle Rupp, EMMY Award winning broadcast journalist, is the Founder and CEO of Memorable Results Media, a boutique agency dedicated to helping small and medium-sized businesses gain earned media coverage on local and regional television. With a background in news production and a passion for empowering business owners, Michelle uses her 25 years of experience in broadcasting to deliver tangible results. Her clients frequently see increased revenue, sold-out events and elevated visibility in their communities, with many attributing significant business growth to...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | RUCHI PINNIGER | EPISODE 138
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest, Ruchi Pinniger, International Speaker, Venture Capital Investor, Founder and CEO of Watch Her Prosper®, is dedicated to providing financial mentorship, support and services that women-led service-based businesses need to succeed. Ruchi takes a holistic approach to clients’ needs by providing financial guidance, bookkeeping, tax-time readiness and heightening her clients’ prosperity mindset. Ruchi brings nearly 20 years of experience in the Wall Street and corporate world to the Watch Her Prosper® team and was recently named...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | CELI ARIAS | EPISODE 136
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Celi Arias is the CEO and Founder of The Grown Ass Business, where she guides entrepreneurs through her proprietary methodology, Key Growth Systems, to build strong business foundations. Recognized as a top coach by The Upside in 2024, Celi helps clients break free from revenue plateaus and burnout by focusing on core business principles over quick fixes. Her approach emphasizes clarity and control, optimizing essential business departments to ensure solid foundations for scaling up to seven figures and beyond. With an...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | JESSICA BALADAD | EPISODE 137
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Jessica Baladad, six-year cancer survivor, is the creator of Feel For Your Life, a free mobile application that provides resources on how to perform self breast exams and when to get screenings, while allowing users to track and monitor their changes and set reminders. An unexpected breast cancer diagnosis at age 33 empowered Jessica to channel her experience into a mission that is changing the way women advocate for their medical care. She helped write legislation in the State of Tennessee to promote risk reducing measures against...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | LAURA NGUYEN | EPISODE 135
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
LAURA NGUYEN is an experienced marketing executive and entrepreneur with an extensive background in data-driven marketing, digital marketing and communications for Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of Solle Solutions, a marketing consultancy. Laura is also a certified executive coach, helping mid-career, high-achieving leaders go from burned out to balanced through her coaching program and online community. Laura received her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science at Truman State University, and her Master in Business Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology. She...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | ANIKA PAVEL | EPISODE 134
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Anika Pavel was born Jarmila Kocvarova in Czechoslovakia. What was intended as a one-year stay in England turned her into a refugee when the Soviet Union invaded her homeland, writing a bloody end to the Prague Spring. She received a crash course in life that took her from sleeping in a telephone booth at the Victoria railway station in London to waitressing, to the lights of the fashion runway, and on to magazine covers, even a James Bond appearance, under the more pronounceable moniker, Anika Pavel. When the lights had dimmed, she returned to her first...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | AMY DROZ | EPISODE 133
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS AMY DROZ| EPISODE 133 | SHOW NOTES FEATURED GUEST Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Amy Droz is the co-owner and co-founder of Dux Somnium alongside her husband Dusty. Amy loves the quality and craftsmanship of vintage antiques. An old book or antique map is both decorative and educational. Born in San Jose, California, she moved to Los Molinos, California at the age of 12. Amy and Dusty met freshman year of high school in Los Molinos and have been together ever since. She graduated from CSU Chico in 2007 with a major in interior design and married...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | MICHELE LOCKE | EPISODE 132
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Michele Locke's distinguished career journey includes her tenure as an Associate Municipal Court Judge, a role she embraces with dedication. As a practicing family law attorney, her primary motivation for this pivotal shift was to deepen her engagement with family law litigation. In this area, she has always felt a profound connection and commitment. Before ascending to the judiciary, Michele had already established a formidable reputation through her successful family law practice. Here, she demonstrated her prowess in representing clients across a broad...
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THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST | SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS | STEPHANIE ROEHM | EPISODE 131
The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Stephanie Roehm is a dynamic individual who wears many hats as a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Throughout her life, she has always been on the lookout for good opportunities. Stephanie's journey as a businesswoman began when she started building a business from the ground up. With her hard work and dedication, she was able to turn her passion into a successful enterprise. Her experience provided her with the knowledge and skills necessary to help drive the overall operation and growth of her current ventures. Stephanie is working towards growing...
info_outlineOur V.I.P. Featured Guest Lezlee Liljenberg is a business owner, entrepreneur, and author on a mission to help others in the discovery of their true identities, their biological families and dealing with DNA surprises.
In a previous life Lezlee was a successful commercial real estate broker and in 2004 turned to insurance as she started her first agency from ground zero, growing the business to over $6 million in revenue in less than 12 years. After 18 years she sold her enterprise and formed Liljenberg Insurance Expert Witness, where she is a consultant and expert witness for insurance cases.
Over the past 30 years of her life, she knew there was something not quite right with comments and issues popping up concerning her past. Her DNA test from Ancestry sparked even more uncertainty in her heritage.
Lezlee spent several years asking all the right questions of her family and friends, to no avail. Then in 2020, her brother encouraged her to take the 23andMe test which would turn her life in a totally new, exciting, and, needles to say, a topsy turvy direction.
In 2021 she discovered the identity of her true biological family and has taken numerous steps to meet them, many times with disappointment and pain, but more importantly, she has encountered love and acceptance that overcomes the hurts. The uncertainty drives her forward and closer to the truth of the past and that of others.
Lezlee is sharing her DNA story about love, loss, pain and pursuit of the truth to hopefully help others know that they are not alone. Her story is not an unusual one as the community of the “Non-Parent Expected” grows exponentially every year.
She wholeheartedly believes that age should never keep you back from learning more and taking new adventures. No matter our age, ethnicity, origins or skin color we all are in this thing called “Life” together.
Lezlee Liljenberg holds a BA in Journalism/Public Relations and a MA in Political Science/Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. She has published two books and numerous articles. Her story of her DNA journey entitled “If You Only Knew-A DNA Journey” will be her next publication and you can follow her blog and stay in touch with her at www.iamlezlee.com. She would love to hear your story and for you to become part of her family.