Jenn Venn - Entrepreneur, Mother, Wife and yes, Cancer Survivor
Release Date: 01/15/2024
Lauren Bowen - President, Pink Zebra Moving
Bold Like Her Podcast
Lauren started her career in the residential space in her early 20's and has been in some facet of it ever since including gigs at Stanley Steemer and 2 Maids & A Mop. In this episode she shares how she started a painting company early on, decided to go to law school in her early 30's (while working 4 other jobs) and eventually ended up at the cleaning co. It was post pandemic that the owner of 2 Maids & A Mop started looking into other ways to help people. It was then, they decided to shake up the moving business when they created Pink Zebra Moving and started making moving fun!...
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Celebrating 200 Episodes with DJ Valentina
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DJ Valentina Marianetti is an in-demand and sought after International Music Artist with a devoted following. She's known for her keen ability to read a room! Coming from a small village in Cape Verde West Africa, her passion for music began early thanks to her musician grandfather. We sat down to chat about her background, family, keeping a dance floor full and finding your purpose. Valentina also recently started a networking group for women, Babes in Business Boston a place for women to come together to share ideas, grow and be inspired and its already hugely successful!
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Gratinsta CEO & Founder Manali Shinde
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I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Manali to talk about her background, coming to the US from India as the first in her family to do so and finding her passion. After many years in the electronics & technology world and suffering not one but two incredilble losses, she found herself looking for more. She knew that the answer was within nature. On this episode she shares her story, her search and finding it in jewelry. At her company, Gratinsta, (instant gratitude) they believe in the beauty and power of nature. That's why they've dedicated theirselves to creating...
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A dive into dating with Matchmaker Susie MacDowell
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Susie has been matchmaking for 20 years! After years of working with another company she started her own company, Susie Q Matchmaking here in Boston. Together with her son, they've been helping couples find love for 13 years. On this episode, we chat about the state of dating today, the lengths she goes to really get to know her clients and how she gives feedback to her clients after their dates.
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The Sugar Connection Owner Jelissa Lamboy
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Founded in 2020, even during a time of uncertainty Jelissa has been committed to serving up delicious goodies to all of her customers. In addition to creating top quality, imaginative & delicious baked treats she started doing pop up events where attendees get the opportunity to connect and decorate! On this episode we chat about her start with the pop ups, how they've grown (and consistantly sell out!) and we actually decorate while chatting!
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Signature Witch x Bold Like Her Collab with Melissa Dudek
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It's a special meeting of two podcasts on this episode! Melissa Dudek of Signature Witch & Kim Douglas, host of Bold Like Her sit down to chat about their meeting at a yoga retreat in Tulum, Mexico and their instant bond! The chat includes just what it's like go on a retreat, some of the things they did including not just yoga but excursions and other health & wellness experiences. The ladies chat witches, Sasha Fierce, Rachel Hollis, the power of intuition and more!
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I have the best job ever! Meghan Schelzi, Founder Next Step Education
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The title of this podcast pretty much desribes the enthusiasm Meghan has for what she does and in fact, were her exact words! She spent 10 years teaching and felt that she was being pulled to do something else. On this episode we talk about how Meghan was able to help families by tutoring and bringing in a whole team to do the same during the pandemic. As time went on fewer people were needed and Meghan made a shift to open her own location right down the street from where she taught fo so many years. She now has her own location, focusing on helping children with their learning...
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Stylist Kerilynn Vigneau
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Styling for more than ten years, Kerilynn shares the story of how she fell into the career after working as a gallery director. On this episode she shares the shaping of her career, her move from Washington, DC to Boston and how she continues to help both men and women. We chat about giving up some of those old styles, how exactly she helps clients with the closet clean out, photo shoots, branding and more! We also share stories on moving to Boston and trying to start a business without really knowing anyone....and she's been able to crush it!
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Charleen Smotrycz - President of Dryvve
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Dryvve is the largest woman owned branded merchandise services co on the East Coast and Charleen has been with them since day one! She started in the business more than 40 years ago, thats amazing amount of time to be in any business, let alone the same company! On this episode Charleen shares the story of how she got started at a small desk in her brother's business, before long he took interest in what she was doing and gave her more space and eventually partnered with her. Earlier this year Charleen merged her company with Progressive Promotions, a company they had aquired in 2021 and...
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Cassi Corona On Motivation, Drive & Creating a Roadmap for Success
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Cassi is a leadership coach, podcast host (Not your drinking Buddy) and after this past year, she is now also a bikini competition participant. We talk all about how she was with a friend and they each decided to do whats called a "Misogi", loosely meaning the practice of purifying the mind, body and spirit through physical and mental challenges. Cassi decided hers would be participating in a bikini competition. And thats just what she did, not once but twice this past year. We talk about the journey, the lengths she went to get her body and mind ready and the importance of...
info_outlineJenn found out less than a year ago that she had breast cancer. Stage 2 and grade 3 (yes, that is important and not so often talked about).
She immediately called her doctor and began the process of how to treat it. On this episode we talk about how open Jenn's been in telling her story to her team at her salon, her landlords (who were super supportive), her 4 year old son and to her on line followers.
Jenn's learned a lot in less than a year about being a patient and how to be a friend to others. She's transparent and shares how others stepped up in big and small ways to help while she was going through treatment. She also has some tips for people who may not know how to help someone who may be doing the same.
Thank you to Jenn for her time and grace, who's status by the way is currently NED (no evidence of disease!)