Episode 190: Courage, Healing & Self-Love with Erin Jean
Release Date: 11/17/2025
Episode 208: The Power of Choice in Business with Zen Benefiel
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Zen Benfiel's BIO: Zen Benefiel is a transformational leadership coach and organizational strategist who helps leaders turn purpose into measurable performance. A former aerospace operations lead managing $7M in monthly shipments by age 26, he specializes in simplifying complex systems into practical leadership habits that build trust, improve decisions, and drive results. Zen is the host of the One World in a New World interview series and author of 40+ books. Through his work with Be The Dream and Team Partnering, he equips leaders with frameworks that align strategy, culture, and...
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Episode 207: Be the Trusted Voice of Choice with Mitch Axelrod
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Mitch Axelrod's BIO: A 47 year entrepreneur, speaker, trainer, advisor and 5 time #1 Wall St. Journal, Barnes & Noble and Amazon best-selling author of The NEW Game of Business™, The NEW Game of Selling™ and the forthcoming book, The NEW Game of Service™. Mitch has delivered 4,000 seminars, workshops, keynotes, executive briefings, webinars and coaching clinics to a million people on business, entrepreneurship, sales, leadership, values, life skills and intellectual property. His clients include IBM, AT&T, Citibank, Prudential, MetLife and thousands of small, medium and...
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Episode 206: From Healthy Habits to Entrepreneurial Success with Leah Kuhlmann
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Leah Kuhlmann's BIO: Leah Kuhlmann, RDN, is redefining what it means to thrive—365 days a year. As the founder of YouThrive365, Leah brings over two decades of clinical expertise and entrepreneurial drive to the forefront of health and wellness. She’s not here to promote fad diets or temporary fixes. Her mission is clear: to help individuals take back control of their health through practical, personalized nutrition rooted in real food, functional science, and long-term results. Leah’s approach is deeply personal. After witnessing loved ones battle cancer, she made it her life’s...
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Episode 205: Networking Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint with Dr. Ivan Misner
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Dr. Ivan Misner's BIO: Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI (Business Network International), the world’s largest business networking organization, with more than 11,000 chapters in 76 countries worldwide. Widely recognized as the “Father of Modern Networking,” he has dedicated his life to helping business professionals build meaningful, relationship-driven networks that create both profit and impact. He holds a PhD from the University of Southern California and is a New York Times bestselling author who has written numerous books on networking,...
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Episode 204: When Corporate Isn’t Enough: Building Income Through Referral Partnerships with Stacy Heisey-Terrell
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Stacy Heisey-Terrell's BIO: As a Career Ownership Coach, Stacy helps individuals explore career possibilities that align with who they are and what they want from both their personal and professional lives. After nearly 30 years navigating the corporate rollercoaster in Human Resources across industries including legal, healthcare, insurance, environmental/chemical, local government, and energy, she experienced firsthand the frustrations many professionals face—long hours, broken promises, lack of opportunity, fear of change, and even unexpected layoffs. Those lessons inspired her to take...
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Episode 203: How To Get Abundant Leads (Even if You Have Imposter Syndrome) with Miriam Angulo
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Miriam Angulo's BIO: Miriam Angulo is a Business & Life Mastery Consultant, spiritual mentor, and transformational leader with over 26 years of experience in business management, leadership, healthcare operations, and personal development. She helps purpose-driven coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs build profitable, sustainable businesses—without sacrificing their peace, values, or freedom. Miriam blends strategic business coaching with soulful guidance. Her signature programs—Business Mastery Accelerator, Soulbird’s Inner Peace Alliance, Quantum Alchemy Activation Inner Circle,...
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Episode 202: Make Money, Make Memories & Make a Difference through Strategic Partnerships with JP Maroney
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JP Maroney's BIO: JP Maroney is a serial entrepreneur, media producer, and business strategist who builds systems that help entrepreneurs and Main Street businesses grow, scale, and sustain long-term success. Over the past three decades, he has founded and led ventures across media, marketing, software, and education—developing a reputation for transforming complex ideas into simple, scalable systems that generate predictable, recurring revenue. In this episode, Virginia and JP talked about: JP’s background in partnerships, referrals, and deal-making Overcoming phone...
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Episode 201: Building Trust, Leadership & Legacy through BNI with Mary Thompson
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Mary Kennedy Thompson's BIO: Mary Kennedy Thompson has more than 30 years in franchising. She has led businesses and franchises of all sizes. She has extensive experience in global expansion, high-growth organizations, integrations, and leadership. Prior to starting at BNI in 2024, she served as the Chief Operating Officer at Neighborly, the world’s largest home services company, where she worked since 2006. Her tenure at Neighborly included roles as the Executive Vice President and the President of Mr. Rooter, their largest brand. Her career began as a multi-unit franchise owner at...
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Episode 200: From Marine Discipline to Referable Marketing with Clarence “CJ” Carter
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Clarence “CJ” Carter's BIO: Clarence “CJ” Carter is a Marine Corps veteran turned business strategist who helps entrepreneurs transform their expertise into scalable income. As the creator of Digital Marketing to Millions, CJ specializes in building automated business systems that save time, reduce overwhelm, and multiply revenue. Drawing from his experience leading business intelligence for major organizations and coaching entrepreneurs across industries, CJ brings a unique blend of discipline, humor, and strategy to every stage he steps on. His mission is simple: help...
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Episode 199: Building Authority & Branding Brilliance with Lori Osborne
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Lori Osborne's BIO: Lori Osborne is the founder of Biz Bolster Web Solutions and a website designer, brand strategist, and authority amplifier who helps coaches and thought leaders show up online with clarity, confidence, and consistency. After a life-changing brain tumor diagnosis led her to leave the corporate world, Lori discovered her passion for combining tech, design, and storytelling to create on-brand websites that attract the right audience and position her clients as true authorities in their space. In this episode, Virginia and Lori talked about: How Lori...
info_outlineErin Jean's BIO:
Erin Jean is a dedicated relationship coach and personal transformation expert, passionate about helping women revitalize their marriages and rediscover self-worth. With over four years of coaching experience, Erin has crafted a unique system guiding women toward self-love and relationship renewal.
Drawing from her own 19-year challenging marriage, Erin blends empathy, practical strategies, and spiritual wisdom. As a certified Rapid Rewire Practitioner, she specializes in rewiring limiting beliefs, empowering women to build fulfilling lives and loving relationships.
Erin focuses on professional women aged 35-45, navigating long-term marriages while balancing career and family. Her holistic approach integrates personal development, faith, and wellness, nurturing mind, body, and spirit.
A mother of three and entrepreneur, Erin understands the balance of family and ambition. She believes strengthening marriages fosters healthier families and a positive society.
Through one-on-one coaching, group programs, and retreats, Erin transforms lives, helping women create the love stories they deserve.
In this episode, Virginia and Erin talked about:
- Erin’s journey into entrepreneurship
- Being brave
- Restoring yourself to repair your relationship
- Rewiring your beliefs to create lasting change
- The power of focusing on yourself, not fixing others
Takeaways:
- Be brave. Put one foot in front of the other
- Love yourself
- You have more power than you think
- Change yourself and everything changes
- Healing yourself can heal your marriage
Connect with Erin on social media accounts to learn more about her work and insights into networking effectively:
LinkedIn URL : https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinparroco/
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/erin.jean.me
Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/thebusinessofinnerpeace/
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