Kickstart your Wellbeing with Terry Tateossian
Badass Women at Any Age
Terry Tateossian spent the majority of her adult life in a corporate environment, as an entrepreneur and business owner, all while struggling with significant weight issues. After failing with numerous diets and experiencing serious health scares, she realized that her problem wasn't physical but emotional. By addressing her emotional eating and adopting a holistic approach involving strength training, nutrition, and mindset, Terry managed to break free from the weight gain-loss rollercoaster. Today, she helps other women regain their confidence, ignite their well-being, find their true...
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Elevating Female Athletes with Jamie Mittelman
Badass Women at Any Age
Jamie Mittelman was inspired to live life with passion and fervor after experiencing the loss of her father. A lover of sports and a deep believer in the power of stories to change lives, Jamie found her passion and purpose in elevating women’s stories at the highest level of sports. Jamie is the founder and host of Flame Bearers, a platform dedicated to celebrating and sharing the stories of elite women athletes. With a master's degree in public administration from Harvard and seven years of experience in both the corporate and nonprofit communication sectors, Jamie...
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Combat Psychology with Faith Roswell
Badass Women at Any Age
Faith Roswell began her career unexpectedly when she was approached by a talent scout while studying for a degree in creative writing. This encounter led her to become an internationally recognized artist model. During her modeling career, Faith wrote extensively about her solo travel and adventure experiences. Her journey took a significant turn after blowing the whistle on a dangerous photographer who was later jailed. She began to look into what she could do to help freelancers, especially in creative industries, stay safe and she soon found that most of the self defense classes...
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Spiral Up with Wendy Wallbridge
Badass Women at Any Age
Wendy Wallbridge is a pioneer in the coaching field and a rare talent for creating cultures of belonging. Diagnosed with life-threatening lupus early in her career, Wendy used that experience and her journey back to health to explore what it means for women to live true to their values, feminine wisdom, their unique calling. Her singular brand of coaching defined by her Spiral Up model empowers women to become architects of their own lives by following a radically different roadmap to success. The founder of Spiral Up and the Women's Evolutionary Leadership Forum of Silicon...
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Dare to Become with Julie Cropp Gareleck
Badass Women at Any Age
Julie was introduced to the world of business early on when her parents transitioned from corporate America to owning a restaurant. This experience taught her invaluable lessons about work ethic, communication, and conflict resolution. Julie is a well respected leader in business communities that extend from the United States to Canada and the United Kingdom. In her 25 years of experience, Julie has consulted with more than 1000 companies, including startups, midsize and fortune 1000 companies. She helps them build sustainable revenue generating strategies. In 2009, Julie founded...
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The Power of Letter Writing with Amy Daughters
Badass Women at Any Age
Amy Wineland Daughters experienced a life-changing impulse that led her to reconnect with an old camp friend on Facebook, despite not having contact for 30 years. This heartfelt experience inspired her to write handwritten letters to all 580 of her Facebook friends and the belief that when human beings connect individually in a meaningful way, nothing can separate them. Amy is a keynote speaker, letter writer, satirist, sports journalist, and the award winning author of two books, Dear Dana, that time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter,...
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Body Mind Connection with Desiree Bartlett
Badass Women at Any Age
Desiree Bartlett is very passionate about the joy of movement. Growing up with a strong foundation in yoga and meditation, influenced by her hippie mother, Desiree was inspired to a lifelong passion for fitness, science and holistic health. As the founder of the innovative subscription platform , she offers a holistic approach to health and wellness where individuals can access transformative content designed to strengthen both their physical bodies and mental well being. As a women's health expert with advanced certification in yoga, personal training, prenatal and postnatal...
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Grace and Grit with Sarah Dale
Badass Women at Any Age
After a 30-year career in advertising, working with prestigious brands and leading major revenue-driving teams, Sarah Dale sought something more fulfilling. Living in Montana, where she embraced nature and adventure, sparked her desire to help women build confidence and self-reliance. This idea culminated in Project 1490, offering unique outdoor experiences that blends personal growth with professional networking that helps women go beyond who they think they are while building their corporate networks and confidence, and having a ton of fun in the process. Sarah's journey exemplifies...
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Conflict Resolution with Jan And Jillian Yuhas
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Jan and Jillian Juhas grew up in a small rural town and later moved to Chicago, experiencing a significant culture shock. This drastic change made them realize the importance of setting strong personal boundaries to feel respected and heard. Their journey led them to develop a methodology focused on communicating through values rather than emotions, which they applied both personally and professionally. Jan and Jillian are relationship and conflict resolution consultants and international best selling authors of Boundary Badass, A Powerful Method For Elevating Your Value and Relationships....
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Clear Your Money Fog with Mikelann Valterra
Badass Women at Any Age
Overwhelmed by financial stress and debt despite her academic qualifications, Mikelann Valterra transformed her relationship with money after seeking help from Karen McCall, a pioneering money coach. Inspired by this change, she became a money coach and has spent 25 years helping women achieve financial clarity and reduce money anxiety. Mikelann is an author, speaker, master money coach, who helps women around the world rise above the money fog, transform their relationship with money and design their ideal life. For 25 years, Mikelann Valterra has been a thought leader in...
info_outlineFollowing the example set by her mother, Felecia Foster has always dedicated time to community service. Pivoting from her 14 year career in finance to a career in community outreach, Felecia was inspired to dedicate herself, with fierce intention, to the success of women in her community. Felecia is CEO and founder of the Community Inspired Alliance for Women, a non profit organization that champions the aspirations and potential of women of all ages, races, denominations, and economic levels. The Inspire Her girls program is one pillar of this organization and it focuses on bringing education and support to young girls to help them navigate school, relationships, personal safety, social media, and long term lifestyle and career goals. Felecia was recently named a Black Future Maker by AT& T's Dream in Black program.
What You Will Hear in This Episode:
1:32 Felecia’s personal story
5:47 Creation, mission and management of Community Inspired Alliance for Women
12:20 Felecia’s role models and what she has learned about herself
15:45 How Felecia’s experience has influenced the programs CIAW provides for women.
19:40 Understanding the needs of the community and creating supportive partnerships and services
23:18 Building trust and navigating push back
30:50 AT&T Dream in Black program Black Future Maker Award
Quotes
“I always wanted to stand in the gap for other women…….I always felt like I had a voice, I had a strong voice, I didn’t mind using my voice, my voice wasn’t silent.”
“I’m very intentional about making sure that we can support women who need their next steps.”
“We need three people in our life…..we need someone ahead of us, we need someone with us and we need to reach back.”
“What I learned about myself is that I am enough.”
“When we shut the country down nobody thought about the struggle that the parent would have in already dealing with a difficult child.”
“When somebody says you can’t do that, that’s just even more inspiration to get it done.”
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Mentioned:
Community Inspired Alliance forWomen
CHAT: Committed to Helping Another Thrive
My College Life College Safety Fair
Inspired Moms Meet Up
AT&T Dream in Black Black Future Maker
eConnect with Bonnie
Gendered Ageism Survey Results
5 Tips to own the superpower of your age
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