Mentors and Moguls Podcast

Unlocking the secrets of limitless living! If you are interested in elevating your career, overcoming self-doubt or just need valuable advice from a successful mentor, this podcast is for you. Our primary focus is to empower women and we welcome men into this important conversation. Every Thursday Mentors & Moguls features candid conversations with athletes, authors, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and brilliant business minds as they share their practical tools & actionable advice on how to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. My name is Heather Stone and I want to help you silence self-doubt, realize your potential and feel empowered.

81 - Building Human Hearts in 2023 with Dr. Doris A. Taylor 10/26/2023

81 - Building Human Hearts in 2023 with Dr. Doris A. Taylor In this episode of the Mentors and Moguls podcast, I engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Doris Taylor, a pioneering figure in regenerative medicine. Dr. Taylor is renowned for her groundbreaking work, particularly in the realm of heart repair using stem cells. Dr. Taylor underscores the alarming statistics associated with heart disease, emphasizing the critical need for awareness, particularly among women. She delves into the importance of monitoring factors like blood pressure, inflammation, and the profound impact of stress on heart health. An intriguing aspect of the discussion arises when we explore the significant increase in circulating stem cells through meditation, pointing towards the potential for holistic approaches to heart health. Dr. Taylor shares her compelling vision of revolutionizing heart disease treatment by bioengineering personalized replacement hearts. She describes the challenges her team faces in the process, highlighting the importance of automation in growing human hearts within a lab setting. The conversation touches upon the heart transplant waiting list and the disparities in healthcare, shedding light on the pressing need for advancements in this field. As the episode unfolds, it becomes evident that Dr. Taylor’s journey isn’t merely a scientific one; it’s deeply intertwined with her personal experiences and spiritual beliefs. She discusses the connections between science and spirituality, highlighting the role of resonance in healing and transformation. Dr. Taylor encourages listeners to find their own resonance and visualize their “divine stem cell” for personal well-being and contributing to positive global change. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Taylor’s emphasis on teamwork and the collective effort behind her work becomes apparent. She acknowledges the dedication and passion of her team, emphasizing that building a heart goes beyond the physical organ; it’s about the collective heart of the team members who work tirelessly to save lives. The episode concludes with gratitude for Dr. Taylor’s wisdom, tenacity, and inspiring presence in the field of regenerative medicine. It leaves listeners with profound insights into regenerative medicine, heart disease awareness, the fusion of spirituality and science, and the transformative potential of bioengineered hearts. In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Alarming Statistics: Dr. Doris Taylor highlights concerning heart disease statistics, emphasizing the need for awareness, especially among women. ▶︎ Holistic Heart Health: The discussion explores holistic heart health, including meditation’s role in promoting well-being and increasing stem cells. ▶︎ Bioengineered Hearts: Dr. Taylor discusses her vision for personalized, lab-grown hearts and the challenges her team faces. ▶︎ Healthcare Disparities: The episode addresses the heart transplant waiting list and healthcare disparities, calling for advancements. ▶︎ Spirituality and Science: Dr. Taylor combines spirituality with science, emphasizing resonance’s role in healing and personal and global impact. ▶︎ And So Much More… Website Social Media LinkedIn: /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/28423847

80 - Unlocking Confidence and Joy: Exploring SELF!SH with Stephanie Szostak 09/21/2023

80 - Unlocking Confidence and Joy: Exploring SELF!SH with Stephanie Szostak Show Notes: In this episode, Heather is speaking with Stephanie Szostak an actress and Give an Hour Ambassador who speaks on overcoming failure, being an outsider and living with authenticity. Szostak left her native France to study business and play varsity golf at the College of William & Mary. At twenty-nine years old, after a brief stint at Chanel in New York City, she took a leap and gave the acting world a try. Her most notable projects include The Devil Wears Prada, Iron Man 3, Dinner for Schmucks, and the ABC hit series A Million Little Things. Ten years into her career, she suffered from crippling imposter syndrome which pushed her to address her mindset and develop her own Playbook as a daily practice of mental fitness. Stephanie and Heather discuss the power of Stephanie's playbook concept, which can help individuals improve their mindset, focus, and overall well-being. Stephanie emphasizes the importance of creating a personalized playbook for various aspects of life, from career to relationships to personal growth. She also shares personal stories and testimonials from friends and colleagues who have benefited from using the playbook. Key Takeaways: ▶︎ Stephanie's playbook concept is a powerful tool for improving mindset and focus. ▶︎ Playbooks can be personalized for different aspects of life, such as career, relationships, and personal growth. ▶︎ The playbook helps individuals shift their focus to what serves them well and respond effectively to challenges. ▶︎ Daily conditioning of the mind through the playbook can lead to positive changes in one's life. ▶︎ The playbook is a valuable resource for individuals of all backgrounds and stages in life. ▶︎ And So Much More... Website Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephshortstak/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephszostak → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | ▶︎ FACEBOOK | ▶︎ WEBSITE | heatherRstone.com ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/28079553

79 - Comedian Becky Robinson, aka Entitled Housewife Unplugged 09/14/2023

79 - Comedian Becky Robinson, aka Entitled Housewife Unplugged ***Warning - Some Explicit Language*** On today’s episode of the Mentors & Moguls Podcast, my guest is Becky Robinson, a rising star in the world of comedy, writing, acting, and voiceovers. Originally from Portland, Oregon, she's now making waves in Los Angeles. Her unique comedic style, featuring a wide range of physical characters, has made her one of the youngest headliners in comedy. Becky's career took off after being named a JFL Montreal New Face of Comedy in 2018, leading to sketch show development and voiceover work with DreamWorks and Netflix. She's also known for her appearances on MTV's "Wild 'N Out" and her stand-up special from the show. Her talents extend to writing, with contributions to Comedy Central, Snoop Dogg's "Joker's Wild," and FunnyOrDie. Currently, she's on tour with "The She Gone Tour," blending stand-up and characters for a unique and entertaining show. Becky Robinson is a comedic force to be reckoned with, and her humor is bound to leave you in stitches. In this episode we talk about: ▶︎ Becky’s family’s sense of humor and how they used laughter as a coping mechanism. ▶︎ How Becky creates her characters and her extensive collection of 150 wigs that inspire her characters. ▶︎ The journey of gaining confidence and overcoming imposter syndrome. ▶︎ The importance of humor without mean-spiritedness. ▶︎ Addressing Sensitive Topics in Comedy and finding humor in relatable experiences. ▶︎ And So Much More... Website(s): Social Media Instagram: Instagram: Facebook: YouTube: → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | ▶︎ FACEBOOK | ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/28022628

78 - Unveiling AI's Ethical Challenges: Insights from Reid Blackman, Ph.D. 09/07/2023

78 - Unveiling AI's Ethical Challenges: Insights from Reid Blackman, Ph.D. Unveiling AI's Ethical Challenges: Insights from Reid Blackman, Ph.D. In today's episode, we're privileged to have Reid Blackman, Ph.D., joining us. Reid Blackman is a prominent figure in the realm of AI ethics. He's the author of "Ethical Machines," the host of the "Ethical Machines" podcast, and the Founder and CEO of Virtue, a leading digital ethical risk consultancy. His expertise extends to advising the Canadian government on AI regulations and serving as a Senior Advisor to the Deloitte AI Institute. With a vast portfolio that includes organizations like AWS, the FBI, and NASA, his insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Forbes, The Harvard Business Review, and The New York Times. Today, we divo into the complex ethical challenges posed by AI in our digital landscape. In this episode we talk about: ▶︎ AI’s role in the 2024 Election ▶︎ The erosion of ethics and the impact that it could have on recently released public platforms such as ChatGPT ▶︎ AI-generated medical data and the potential subjectivity linked to input variations and the pressing concern: Can physicians confidently rely on AI-generated results when diagnosing and treating patients? ▶︎ And So Much More... Website https://www.reidblackman.com/ Social Media Instagram: LinkedIn: → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | ▶︎ FACEBOOK | ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/27961497

77 - Certified Organic & Clinically Proven Skincare - Unlock Your Glow with Irene Forte 08/31/2023

77 - Certified Organic & Clinically Proven Skincare - Unlock Your Glow with Irene Forte Certified Organic & Clinically Proven Skincare - Unlock Your Glow with Irene Forte Today I’m talking to ‘Natura e Scienza’ vision, Irene Forte - founder, leader and driving force behind Irene Forte Skincare.  As the Wellness Consultant of Rocco Forte Hotels and an Advisory Board Member of the Global Wellness Summit, Irene has always understood the importance of a holistic approach to beauty. This is reflected in her constant emphasis on nourishing, organic ingredients.  As a businesswoman, Irene embodies her family’s entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to ethical business practices. She sees her skincare company as part of a much wider system of people and organizations, nature, and the environment; and she is personally committed to doing the ‘right things’ to ensure that her products and processes are as sustainable as possible.   In this episode we talk about:  ▶︎ Irene's background as the Wellness Consultant of Rocco Forte Hotels and an Advisory Board Member of the Global Wellness Summit, driving her commitment to holistic beauty. ▶︎ Benefits of an All-Natural Vegan Skincare Line ▶︎ Learn how Irene Forte Skincare caters to mature skin with targeted solutions ▶︎ And So Much More...  Website Social Media Instagram: Facebook: YouTube: → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | ▶︎ FACEBOOK | ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/27891558

76 - Elevate Your Path: Embracing Growth with Paratrooper Father Peter Pomposello 08/24/2023

76 - Elevate Your Path: Embracing Growth with Paratrooper Father Peter Pomposello Father Peter Pomposello stands as a Roman Catholic Priest affiliated with the Archdiocese for the Military Services, embodying a profound commitment to service within the US Army. Serving as a priest recruiter, his mission revolves around enlisting more priests and seminarians to serve as Roman Catholic and Orthodox Priest Chaplains within the United States Army and United States Army Reserves. His journey, marked by leaps from Alaska's skies, deployments to the Middle East, and the joy of uniting soldiers and their families through meaningful ceremonies, illuminates the indelible impact of his service. In this episode we talk about: ▶︎ The transformative evolution of chaplains' roles and responsibilities within the army, highlighting their changing significance over time. ▶︎ Uplifting Morale Through Spiritual Guidance and how the presence of chaplain’s bolsters morale and nurtures the overall well-being of military personnel, delving into the diverse ways they offer guidance and spiritual support. ▶︎ Inclusivity Fostering: The instrumental role of chaplains in fostering inclusivity and diversity within the military, particularly considering the wide spectrum of religious beliefs embraced by service members. ▶︎Personal Narratives of Significance that encapsulate the profound significance of chaplains in the army, unveiling the positive and lasting influence they wield on service members' lives. ▶︎ And So Much More... Instagram: @fr.unclesam → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | ▶︎ FACEBOOK | ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/27830145

75 - The Benefits of Cold Plunging with Susanna Søberg 08/17/2023

75 - The Benefits of Cold Plunging with Susanna Søberg Dr. Susanna Søberg is the founder of "Soeberg Institute" and "The Thermalist cure". Susanna is a leading international scientist and expert in cold and heat therapy to reduce stress and improve health, sleep and to optimize performance.    She uses science-based tools as the basis for her health programs. As an Oxygen Advantage Instructor, she is a certified breathing instructor and uses functional breathing techniques to empower people to get the best out of their lives. The science behind the positive effects of functional breathing is profound and proven to be fundamental to our health and performance - at work and in sport.  Susanna obtained her PhD in metabolism at The University of Copenhagen and has contributed to a deeper understanding of our metabolism - brown fat in specific - and its purpose in adults. Since 2016 she has been dedicated to research into the effect of cold and heat exposure on human health. Her interest continues to focus on the connection between our physical and mental health.  Based on the depth of her scientific research and experience, Susanna has developed her programs with the aim of lowering stress, improving sleep, and increasing physical and mental health. Her programs are all science based with the purpose of avoiding burn-out, achieving the highest level of performance.   In 2019 she published her debut book "Winter swimming" - a motivational book, where she described the many scientific proven benefits about cold water immersion and sauna - told in an easy every-day language. "Winter swimming" is now published in 13 languages.  In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Her debut book “Winter Swimming” ▶︎ The benefits of developing brown fat to burn calories ▶︎ The health benefits of cold plunging ▶︎ And So Much More... Website: Social Media: YouTube:  Instagram:  Facebook:  Twitter:  → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrstoneofficial/ ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRStoneOfficial ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/ ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/27769455

74 - Bone Broth Breakthrough with Dr. Kellyann 12/22/2022

73 - Finding Joy in What You Do with Robin Hoffman Haack 12/08/2022

72 - How to win with money! Featuring #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Financial Expert, Rachel Cruze 11/17/2022

72 - How to win with money! Featuring #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Financial Expert, Rachel Cruze In today’s episode, New York Times Bestselling Author & Financial Expert, Rachel Cruze joins the show to discuss winning with money. She’s the daughter of financial advisor and radio personality, Dave Ramsey, and has a lifetime of knowledge in finance and budgeting. Many people assume if they’re not smart enough or good at math, then they won’t be able to handle money well. The reality is winning with money is about 80% behavior and 20% knowledge. There is a bit of nuance with investing and other more in-depth pieces, but in a lot of ways, the basics of personal finance is just common sense. Listen now for Rachel’s wisdom and more on how to win with money! In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Why doing a monthly budget is key ▶︎ How to prepare for an economic recession ▶︎ Retirement and ensuring all your debts are paid off ▶︎ And So Much More... The Rachel Cruze Show Website Social Media https://twitter.com/RachelCruze → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | . ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | . ▶︎ FACEBOOK | . ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24228345

71 - 3 Steps to Creating a Non-Profit with Genevieve Piturro 11/10/2022

71 - 3 Steps to Creating a Non-Profit with Genevieve Piturro Speaker, Author and Founder of the Pajama Program, Genevieve Piturro was a successful television marketing executive in New York City for twenty years when a little girl’s question changed the course of her life forever. She jumped off the corporate ladder and began delivering pajamas and books to children in shelters and in 2001 founded the Pajama Program, a non-profit which has been recognized nationwide for both its success and Genevieve’s story. She has learned that everything begins when we find purpose in our lives. So many of us are re-evaluating our paths because we want more fulfillment. We want the work we do and the people we do it with to make a difference in this world. This kind of thinking can transform how you do your job, how office teams work together, and how leaders at every level lead. For those looking for what to do and how to find the right path, Genevieve says to take it one step at a time. Ask everyone who knows more than you for their advice and take things one step at a time. She also says to listen to your “aha moments” and those will help direct you towards your purpose. In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Finding purpose ▶︎ Listening to your intuition and “aha moments” in your life to guide you ▶︎ How to make the business side of a nonprofit organization work ▶︎ And So Much More... Links: → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | . ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | . ▶︎ FACEBOOK | . ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24244707

70 - 6 Steps to Getting Published with Nicole Meier 11/04/2022

70 - 6 Steps to Getting Published with Nicole Meier Nicole Meier is a contemporary women's fiction author, mentor, book coach and teacher for female authors of all ages. Nicole has written several books: The House of Bradbury, The Girl Made of Clay and The Second Chance Supper Club. Nicole shares her pathway to becoming a successful author starting with her original intention and how she turned her passion into a multi-book publishing deal. She speaks in depth about the necessity to take the time, exercise discipline and stand by your gut as you pursue your dream of becoming a published author. Nicole breaks down what can be an overwhelming process into 5 easy steps to help the emerging author of tomorrow. In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ Surrounding yourself with people with the same mindset who are trying and failing and learning as a tool to help you find your own path to success. ▶︎ Nicole’s process for writing ▶︎ The value of developing a community of other writers around you to offer advice, support, and honest feedback ▶︎ And So Much More... Connect with Nicole: → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | . ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | . ▶︎ FACEBOOK | . ▶︎ WEBSITE | ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24242499

69 - How to Persevere Through Dyslexia to Become Publisher of a Top New York Publication, with Elinor Tatum 10/27/2022

68 - How to Become a Successful Sales Rep With Michele Romanello 10/20/2022

67 - How To Choose The Best Preschool For Your Child with Linda Ensko 10/13/2022

66 - Creating Viral Videos for Kids with Brecky Breck 10/06/2022

65 - How to Follow Your Intuition to be Your Most Authentic Self "Soul Conversations" with Austyn Wells 09/29/2022

65 - How to Follow Your Intuition to be Your Most Authentic Self "Soul Conversations" with Austyn Wells Austyn is an author, spiritual medium, and soul gardener who mentors spiritually seeking individuals to cultivate their intuition, heal their hearts and connect with the Divine. She has presented and educated for such organizations as the California Spiritualist Association, Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, Gilchrist Hospice Care, and the Afterlife Conference, for which she was a board member for eight years. She will be featured in Bill Bennet’s 2023 documentary Facing Fear along with Dr. Joe Dispenza, Paul Selig, and Dr. Bruce Lipton. Her book Soul Conversations: A Medium Reveals How to Cultivate Your Intuition, Heal Your Heart, and Connect with the Divine is the recipient of two C.O.V.R. medals, as well as receiving the gold medal from the Nautilus Book Awards. In this episode, we talk about: ▶︎ The importance of listening to your intuition ▶︎ The benefits of leaning on your intuition both at work and at home ▶︎ She offers tips on how to recognize intuition & trust it when making important life decisions ▶︎ Austyn gives us a rare glimpse into the world of mediumship and how she uses her gift for good to help people recognize their path, delivers messages from loved ones and speaks to the issue of suicide. ▶︎ And So Much More... You can learn more about Austyn at Connect with Austyn on Instagram - @austynwells → → → CONNECT WITH HEATHER R. STONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ▶︎ YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8pc0vPKZu-P8FhqFcU-xA ▶︎ INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/heatherrstoneofficial/ ▶︎ FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRStoneOfficial/ ▶︎ WEBSITE | https://heatherrstone.com/ ABOUT HEATHER STONE: Heather R. Stone is a motivational speaker and former fintech executive. She is also the host of the Mentors & Moguls podcast (@mentorsandmogulspodcast) where professionals share their strategies for success and secret formulas for turning their passions into dream careers. One of Heather's passions has always been mentorship for women which led her to create the Podcast to provide a platform for successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, artists, and creatives to share their stories and offer access to their valuable mentoring & advice for goal-oriented individuals. Heather continues to expand her mission to empower others through speaking engagements, mentoring, and full immersion adventures and retreats that are designed to help women step out of their comfort zones and understand that they are capable of just about anything. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24203001

64 - Catapult Your Influence & Personal Brand with Rory Vaden 09/22/2022

64 - Catapult Your Influence & Personal Brand with Rory Vaden In today’s episode, Rory Vaden joins the show to discuss his journey to NY Times Bestseller and eight-figure entrepreneur. Rory is the ultimate success story, starting out in a trailer park in Boulder, CO, dreaming big and achieving success. He had to work hard to get scholarships to get into college, and his first job was in direct sales. It was then that he discovered that discipline creates freedom and unlocks the ability to do anything you set your mind to. He decided on a whim to enter the World Championship of Public Speaking, thinking if he could win, it would launch his career into public speaking. He spoke 304 times for free, invested in coaches and classes, made it to the Championship, and lost. He went back in 2007, and came in second. He was at a conference a few weeks later when he met Zig Ziglar, who mentored him personally over the next year. During that time, Rory started his first company. He met his business partner through a mutual friend and grew that business to eight figures over twelve years. He released his first book in 2012, Take the Stairs, which has lessons Rory learned from his mother that helped him reach success. He later fell in love with his business partner, AJ, and they got married. In 2018, they sold their company and now work with businesses to help them build and monetize their brands. The key is to focus on how you’re adding value to other people’s lives. It’s about finding your uniqueness and using it to provide a service to others. Everyone is out there trying to copy other people who are more successful than then, but there can only ever be one. They’re already taken, so the best way to get to their level is by being yourself. When you’re teaching what you know, it’s never second hand, and that is powerful. People need real solutions to real problems, so you don’t have to be the best person in the world. You just have to be able to do the job and do it well. Personal branding is just the digitization of your reputation. Anyone who has a reputation needs to have a conversation around their personal branding. You need to ask yourself-- what problem do you solve? And if you can’t answer that, there’s no way anyone else can. And when you have diluted focus, you’ll get diluted results. Links Things you’ll learn Rory’s background and journey to success. Rory shares his story from life in a trailer park to Bestselling author and eight-figure entrepreneur. He offers listeners practical advice they can take with them to hone discipline and reach their dreams. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24154551

63 - The Benefits of Yoga for Working Mothers by Rajashree Choudhury 09/15/2022

63 - The Benefits of Yoga for Working Mothers by Rajashree Choudhury In today’s episode, Rajashree Choudhury joins the show to discuss yoga, meditation, and life-balance. She’s the CEO and president of Lavanya Wellness, titled as Mrs. India, and has been practicing yoga since age four. Life comes with a lot of anxiety, and yoga is a way to bring balance and energy back to yourself. Doing yoga and meditation in the mornings can better equip you to deal with the stresses of daily life. Anxiety builds up inside of us. If we’re not finding a way to release the stress from life, at first, it might seem like we’re strong. Eventually, it will catch up to us and that can leave us with a lot of physical, mental, and emotional health complications. Emotion is normal, but the energy within the family unit has to come together to solve any issues or it can cause bigger issues later. If you don’t have that family support system, finding a friend to talk with or even a mentor can be a huge help. Meditation isn’t about solving all of your problems in one sitting. It’s about opening up, connecting, and forming a deeper understanding of yourself. It’s a long, ongoing process, but it’s a liberating one that can give us self-confidence. Specifically, pregnancy is a very scary time for women, and when we internalize that fear and stress, we end up putting it on the baby. Rajashree encourages women who are pregnant to look into yoga classes for stress release, but also for exercise and support throughout their pregnancy. Yoga is great for children, but depending on age, they sometimes struggle to understand the core concept of meditation and self-reflection. Rajashree’s company works to bridge that gap to children. She also works to bring yoga to senior citizens because of the health benefits, mobility, and pain alleviation yoga has. When we’re nervous, we tend to move around, but stillness is the first thing you achieve. So when heading to a big interview or something that makes you very anxious, first try to be still and be at ease. It’s okay to keep a little of that tension with you, because we don’t want to be too over-confident and mess up. Then sit up straight, breathe slowly, and sit in that stillness. Listen now, get more yoga and meditation information, and check out Rajashree’s retreats! Links Things you’ll learn Rajashree’s background and expertise in yoga and meditation. Rajashree explains the many health benefits of yoga and meditation, how it can help with pregnancy, and the various retreats she offers to her clients. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24132852

62 - A Second Look at Life after Dying – the Story of Danny Bader and His Miraculous Journey 09/08/2022

61 - Manifesting Your Best Life with Carolyn Spector 09/01/2022

61 - Manifesting Your Best Life with Carolyn Spector In today’s episode, Carolyn Spector joins the show. Carolyn’s motto is “Be relentlessly positive and manifest your vision into reality”. She is the CEO of Spector Philanthropic Advisors and has spent her life dedicated to others. Carolyn returns to the Mentors and Moguls podcast with an update on her story of positivity and manifestation. Since the last time Carolyn was on the podcast, her whole life has changed and she hopes that sharing her story can continue to help others grow and find positive change. When COVID hit in 2020, the center where Carolyn worked was forced to close, she was already a single mom to her 15 year old daughter, and she was terrified of the unknown. She spent most of 2021 rededicating herself to taking care of herself. Carolyn established for herself a “hierarchy of needs” to figure out what steps she needed to take and make the right decisions. She had moved to a friend’s house on Cape Cod and then found a school for her daughter, found work she could do without going back to New York, and found a house. Even in moments of questioning and doubting what should happen, Carolyn has looked for signs and what feels led by love and that has always led to the right decisions. In her year of taking care of herself, Carolyn built herself a home gym, worked on developing healthy eating habits with a nutritionist, and started dating again. She feels younger and more full of energy now and has found happiness and energy that is infectious (according to her friends). It has only been in the last five years that Carolyn has been manifesting. She was sitting at home during the Jewish holidays, when you are supposed to set your intentions, and she decided that she was ready to work for what she wanted. Manifesting doesn’t mean you don’t have to work, it means you are focusing on doing the work for what you want. Links Things you’ll learn More about Carolyn’s journey and growth through manifesting since her last interview on the Mentors and Moguls Podcast and how Carolyn has balanced manifesting with action and trusting her gut. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24132741

60 - The Quitproof Mindset with Tom Jones 08/25/2022

60 - The Quitproof Mindset with Tom Jones If you’ve ever quit on yourself during a task, a challenge, or a mission, then you owe it to yourself to sit down and take a listen to my next guest. His challenging upbringing motivated him to seek refuge in the United States Marine Corp where he graduated number one in his class. He then went on to work for martial arts actor, Chuck Norris who become a mentor and role model to him. He's a world record holder, an extreme athlete and has an impressive history of completing extreme physical challenges, including running from Huntington beach, California to New York city at a marathon pace for 121 consecutive days setting the first ever stand-up paddleboard long distance world record by paddleboarding 1,250 miles from Oregon to Mexico in 93 days, a seven-time Muay Thai champion and that’s just a few things that he's completed in the first part of his life. Tom shares details from his childhood and why he has fought so hard to become the man he is today. He was removed from his home while his father had cancer, kidney disease and tuberculosis, and was very ill his entire life. His mother was mentally ill and was never available. When he was 12 years old, he was removed from his home by the state of California for child abuse and was put in a facility with 150 other kids where he suffered sexual abuse at the hands of some of the house parents. At 17 he ran away from the facility and joined the United States Marine Corps where he learned leadership skills that would carry him through the rest of his life. After leaving the Marine Corps Tom started working for martial arts actor, Chuck Norris who was a great role model for Tom and eventually a great sparring partner. Tom continued to have strong role models in his life, including Glenn McCusker, the owner and CEO of Viking Components, and his wife, April. The couple became friends and mentors to Jones when he became McCusker’s bodyguard and personal trainer. They also showed Tom something he’d never seen before, a functional family where the parents and children are happy. In 1998, Tom took a tour of Orangewood Children’s Home and felt compelled to help the children's facility buy a playground. He decided that he was going to run from Oregon to Mexico on foot and stop at foster care facilities along the way to share his story to inspire people to give towards the playground. At that point he had a few fighting titles and felt that he could empower children who’d had a similar upbringing as him by sharing his own story of overcoming and encouraging them that they too could do anything they set their mind to. It was at this time that Tom had an “aha” moment in his life. He had a revelation that his calling was to give and empower others. It was the first time in his life that he truly felt great about himself and what he did. He never felt great about beating people in the ring physically. But when he dedicated the playground, it was a wonderful, life changing experience. To date, Tom has run 347 marathons for non-profits! What keeps him motivated to finish those races? He talks about the times that he has sat on the side of the road, crying his eyes out because his body is breaking down, he’s exhausted, his toenails are falling off…But it is at those moments when he goes back to his “why.” “Whatever your, why is, you've got to make sure that it’s strong enough to drive you through the adversity of it all. You must accept the fact that life is inherently challenging and that's in my opinion, for a reason, it's to push us forward.” When Tom was running for children’s causes, he knew that there were children waiting ahead of him to hear his story. And he knew there were children behind him that were positively impacted from hearing his story, so he made a pact with himself to never quit on them. “I would quit on myself a million times over, but I wasn't going to quit on them. When he’s asked, “how do you do it” he shares his mental process when he agreed to do 76 consecutive marathons: He visualizes in his mind that he has completed the challenge. That he has already won in his mind. He uses as many other senses as possible as part of the process: For example: He would hear people cheering. He would see it, smell it, taste it, everything, to make it more real to his brain Tom also talks about his daily dose of insight and inspiration. His goal is to land little bits and pieces of the vast toolbox that he’s accumulated. He has developed a sentinel in his mind that alerts him when he’s starting to spiral downward. He explains that for him, thoughts become words, words, become actions, actions become habits. Instead of entertaining negative thoughts, he interjects with a power statement. He redirects into a positive mindset and then maintains that positive mindset. Faith and patriotism have also played an important role in Tom’s "Quitproof" mindset, carrying him through the heartbreak of having to shutter his thriving fitness center during COVID. Tom talks about how he eventually ended up working in a shipyard for a year, scraping barnacles off the bottom of boats and repainting them. However, since he was the only veteran there, they had him put the flag up every morning and take it down every night. When he was putting the flag up every morning Tom would salute it and say a prayer that went something like this… “God, I know that you have something better planned for me then this, I know you do. But can we kind of hurry it up?" It was after this season of working in the shipyard that Tom got approached to do 76 consecutive marathons for United We Pledge to bring attention to their Liberty Village project. United We Pledge’s goal for the Liberty Village is to restore patriotism in the youth and citizens through educational programs that celebrate freedom, family, and faith. Tom explains that for him, his gut, his mind, and his heart must be in alignment before he will say yes to a challenge or project. When United We Pledge asked him to participate in the project, he first knew in his gut that he should say “yes” to the offer. “My gut said, oh, go for it…do it! And then suddenly, my heart was compelled. My heart was like, you got to do this. You're a Patriot. You've got to do this. And my mind was like, this makes sense. This is resounding. Yes. And my mouth was like, let's go for it. I'm in.” The culmination of 76 consecutive marathons took Tom 1,968 miles on foot from the American Village in Montevallo, Alabama, to the future site of the Liberty Village in Hurricane, UT. Heather and Tom also discuss intuition and how it is one of the five mountains (physical, spiritual, mental, intuitional and Kokoro – heart, mind, spirit) that Tom embraces as it relates to his “Quitproof” mindset. Part of embracing the five mountains is reconciling that setbacks are part of the process to success. They are on the path to success. There are bumps in the road, but Tom’s mentality is that you must keep going because pain is only temporary. Ultimately, Tom believes that his purpose is to be a guide and a mentor for other people to become the best integrated versions of themselves that they could possibly be. Be on the lookout for upcoming Tom “Quitproof” Jones’ projects: Hydrofoil board challenge – 1,000 miles in 10 days Tribute to turning 60 – Run 50 miles a day, for 50 consecutive days at 60 years old! Connect with Tom: Website: Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: United We Pledge: /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24019656

59 - The Leadership Conversation with Rose Fass 08/18/2022

59 - The Leadership Conversation with Rose Fass Do you have your eye on a leadership position in your organization or perhaps you're well on your way climbing up that ladder, but you could use a mentor. Maybe you could use someone to help you communicate your leadership style a little bit better. Well, you're in luck today. My special guest is Rose Fass. One of Forbes Top 10 Women Business Leaders in New York, the CEO and founder of Fass Forward where her firm has been awarded the Inc. 500/5000 for three consecutive years. She has been a guest on CNBC is quoted in several bestselling business books and is the author of the Chocolate Conversation, Lead Bittersweet Change, Transform Your Business, with her second book launching this year, The Leadership Conversation – Make Bold Change, One Conversation at a Time. Fass Forward is a consulting group wherein everyone who participates within the Fass Forward family or tribe is both a career corporate person who has become a consultant and is now able to do both the training, coaching, all the different things Fass Forward has to offer. The key ingredient that separates Fass Forward from other consulting groups is that they don't hire any career consultants because they want individuals on their team who have actually been on the firing line, know what it's like to have to go into a quarterly business review or deal with a PNL, or engineers that are late delivering a product or any number of things that go on in business. The Mission of Fass Forward is to help leaders not just communicate, but also translate. Translate strategy into purposeful goals that allow people to not only execute on something that's going to be good for the business, but hopefully something that's going to be good for society. At 73, years old, Rose has been in the business for 52 years. Over the last 35 years she has been in executive positions in fortune 100 companies. She’s learned that “no matter how hard we try our institutions for some reason or another seem to fail us in terms of giving people a sense of security, a sense of safety, a sense of realizing that we're being honest and integrous and life is going to be, at least if it's messy, it'll be honest.” She had an epiphany, 21 years ago that maybe the last value-added space was going to be business and that she would have an opportunity to uniquely impact the world. Her partner, Gavin McMahon, who's a classically trained engineer and Rose decided to look at three things that they could work on to bring value to the leadership space. One is leadership in and of itself. What does it mean to be a leader to storytelling? How do you take what it is you want people to do? And also coaching, one-on-one opportunities for them to work with executives and leaders at all levels to help them move past their fears, push past their idiosyncrasies and begin to develop the capability of being a really good strong leader. Rose believes that there are both natural born leaders and then there are those people that aspire to be good leaders that are outstanding at work and functional expertise management. At Fass Forward, Rose and her team work really hard at finding the natural inflection points that every human being has, that juices, that, that gets them excited. That then becomes the platform for whatever your leadership style moment is going to be.Rose believes that you can train people on certain techniques, but for the most part, you still must go with the natural DNA of an individual. All leadership happens in the conversation, whether it's through an email, a text, face-to-face or a zoom meeting. And it's what you say and what you don't say that communicates to every person that you speak to. Rose often tells her C level executives, when she’s in a coaching relationship, “there are no casual conversations. Once you become the CEO, you can't just do a flyby. People take it too seriously. The conversations that we have with ourselves, it begins there. What are we telling ourselves?” Rose is the daughter of a Marine, who taught her that she needed to be up at 6am, ready for company. Through her life she has had the great opportunity build confidence. Rose always says to people, we’re born into the world with our brilliance and our muddy shoes and if we understand that we can be great leaders, because leadership is messy. The first thing that Rose asks anybody who wants to be a leader is “are you willing to be messy?” Because if perfection is the goal, it’s not going to happen. Leadership is not something you plan for; it happens in the moment. Helpful Links: /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/24019542

58 - From Pitching from the Diamond to Home Runs in the Board Room: Anthony Tomey Shares his Pathway to a Winning Entrepreneur 08/11/2022

58 - From Pitching from the Diamond to Home Runs in the Board Room: Anthony Tomey Shares his Pathway to a Winning Entrepreneur My very special guest today is Anthony, Tomey. Anthony is a full-time entrepreneur, a former professional baseball player with the Detroit Tigers organization and now truly one of the largest franchise owners of Jimmy John's, The Chicken Guy and also a Real Estate Developer. Additionally, he is the owner of 8 Mile Vodka - a Vodka that took home the awards for Best in Class: Vodka and Best of Class: Overall Vodka at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. I sat down with Anthony to talk about how he transitioned from pitching on the baseball diamond to pitching in the boardroom and hitting home runs every time! Anthony shares how he gets the inspiration to “win at all costs” from his dad. His dad came to the United States, Ellis Island, at 25 years old and with $20.00 in his pocket. Though he didn’t speak English, he managed to put himself through college and earned a master’s degree, all while working as a busboy at the London Chophouse in Detroit. Anthony’s goal from a young age was to earn a full ride scholarship to thank his father who had paid for a private Catholic school education. As a baseball player, Anthony loved the pressure of the game. He was a closer, a last inning pitcher, and thrived in the bases loaded, no one out scenarios. It was the thrill of the competition that motivated him. He also talks about how humbling it was to go from being the #1 pitcher in college to the majors where everyone was on a level playing field with every guy being the #1 player where they came from. Baseball taught him that no matter what happens, you’re going to fail. You have to pick yourself up and get back out there. In the spring of 2003, Anthony Tomey was playing baseball at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. His family came to see him play, and after the game they headed to a sub shop down the street. The place had a line of 20 people stretching outside of the door. At first the family took this as a bad sign, but a member of staff told them to stick around. In less than five minutes, their food was in their hands. This was a defining moment, as they all were amazed at the speed and efficiency with which this business operated. Just a few months later, five like-minded Tomey family members, Fawzi, Tony, Anthony, Christine, and Michael, opened a Jimmy John’s of their own in Novi, Michigan. In 2003, the Tomey Group LLC was founded as a means to grow a brand the partners loved, and to bring the same expansion to brands throughout the country. As of May 2019, the Tomey Group has bought and opened more than 50 Jimmy John’s locations throughout the Detroit Metro area. Anthony is not your average franchise owner. Sitting back and delegating tasks from afar isn’t his style. Instead, he is hands-on involved in all aspects of the business, from preparing sandwiches to making deliveries. He is committed to providing employees with what they need and deserve, no matter what that looks like. He knows his employees’ names, how they work, and what makes them tick. Just over a year ago, Anthony and his brother had an opportunity to buy a vodka company. 8 Mile Vodka, and an apparel company, Born in Detroit became their next financial endeavor. They currently oversee operations and have had great success, partnering with the Detroit Pistons with both companies, while getting into every Meijer in Michigan with 8 Mile. Additionally, 8 Mile Vodka just recently took home the awards for Best in Class: Vodka and Best of Class: Overall Vodka at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Recently Tomey Group signed a deal to become the newest franchisees of Chicken Guy, a new concept by Guy Fieri. It competes directly with Chick Fil A, and the Tomey Group bought the rights to southeast Michigan. Anthony truly believes that the harder you work, the luckier you get. The opportunities that continue to present themselves to the Tomey group are a direct result of hard work and surrounding themselves with successful people. Success attracts success. The Tomey group continues to grow their empire and have added Real Estate to their growing portfolio. With the recent purchase of a shopping plaza in White Lake MI 3 years ago, 4 apartment complexes throughout SE Detroit and a resort on Houghton Lake, there is no stopping this hard-working entrepreneur! Helpful Links: Follow Anthony on social media: Instagram: Anthony Tomey - 8 Mile Vodka - Born In Detroit - Website: Tomey Group - https://tomeygroup.com /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23949924

57 - The Pro’s Weigh in on NCAA’s NIL Guidelines with TJ Lang and Charlie Batch 08/04/2022

57 - The Pro’s Weigh in on NCAA’s NIL Guidelines with TJ Lang and Charlie Batch In this episode, I sit down with former pro and college football players, Charlie Batch, TJ Lang, and Brett Petersmark to discuss the big debate around NIL (name, image, and likeness) in NCAA sports. The NIL is an agreement set by the NCAA for student-athletes to have the right to monetize and profit from their brand, which consists of their name, image, and likeness. College athletes can sign sponsorship deals with corporate brands that charge money for autographs and even create their brand or an E-commerce site. Inside of the discussion of the NIL, there are several smaller issues that exist, such as “Girls vs. Boys.” When it comes down to it, it is better for the girls because the funding for females is not equal to the males and thus NIL allows for opportunities to open up for females. Some of the issues are, for example, that if you get a sponsorship from a specific corporation, you can't show up wearing their brand. It’s very difficult for athletes because they're not allowed to use one image or logo that everybody associates with you and their popularity and fame. Additionally, TJ mentions that Universities have beer advertisers but restrict athletes from ever consuming it. The NCAA has no choice but to try to get involved and regulate it at some level. They always try to have this moral ground right where it's no gambling, no casinos, no liquor, no beverages, but pretty much every university has some sponsorship. In regard to recruitment, there is a portal for recruiters where players can put their names in, and the recruiters can decide to recruit you. The system allows players to get one transfer without sitting out the rest of the season. For Charlie, the NIL would have made his life much easier after high school and college. The paradigm shift wasn’t about money because he could have decided based on how he was compensated. He says he would have been able to help his family financially. Charlie also identifies that there is a lot of a gray area in the recruitment aspects for bigger schools. Some athletes play for bigger schools and then transfer to minor schools because they want to pursue a specific academic program that the bigger school doesn’t have. That is just one of the loopholes that is happening with universities right now. TJ says the NIL will keep growing until something boils over. Student-athletes could end up earning millions of dollars! Links: Charlie Batch: TJ Lang: Brett Petersmark: Things you’ll learn: How the NIL Agreement affect today’s student-athletes What opportunities the NIL Agreement brings to student-athletes How the Recruitment Process for Student-Athletes has Evolved How student-athletes can take advantage of the NIL Agreement /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23817491

56 - How to Organize365 in 30 minutes with Lisa Woodruff 07/28/2022

56 - How to Organize365 in 30 minutes with Lisa Woodruff In today’s episode, Lisa Woodruff joins the show. Lisa is the Founder and CEO of Organized 365, which assists busy people in organizing their homes and papers with functional organizing systems that work. She is a productivity and home organizing expert. She motivates and teaches busy women to take back their lives with functional systems that will work for them. This conversation is packed with tricks, hacks, strategies, and proven systems on how we can organize our life and stop sabotaging ourselves from being a mess. Lisa’s aptitude for organization was evident as a child. She loved to organize her mother’s art supplies. Lisa knew that her love for organization was unique, but she had no idea that organizing was a skill that could be learned. She assumed you either had it or didn't. Lisa launched the blog Organized 365 because she thought it would be beneficial for search engine optimization (SEO), but she had no idea how to make money from it. She began writing about organization on her blog and 3 months later, Lisa became an in-home professional organizer who was paid to help individuals get organized. For 3 years, she has dabbled in home organizing and blogging. In her first three years of business, Lisa had to get over a lot of limiting beliefs. One of them was that she was more valuable than her $15 rate to organize homes. So she changed her rate to $40. Then, for her second year, she charged $50 and added some people to the team. Five years later, when Lisa quit organizing, she was charging $75 an hour and she wasn't even organizing the home, she was just making the arrangements. It was a big deal for Lisa to realize that, as a woman, she could make more money and steer clear of the mindset that she needed to keep her business small. Lisa shares three tips for organizing. First, do a time study on how long it takes to do the housework – cleaning your house, doing the laundry, preparing meals, maintaining your vehicle, organizing your finances, or paying your bills. All these things take a significant amount of time. Second, start organizing by looking around at what you have and reorganizing it or putting it where you need it in the house. You can also buy specific organizers to help you. Lastly, you can either choose to be a maximalist or a minimalist; it makes no difference. It’s not the amount of stuff you have, it's the right amount of stuff for you. Links Website: Podcast: PEW research: Launching Life Skills and Bundle Course: Things you’ll learn This conversation is packed with tricks, hacks, strategies, and proven systems on how we can organize our life and stop sabotaging ourselves from being a mess. /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23747720

55 - Time Management for the Solo-Preneur: How to be the CEO of your Life with Alicia Driskill 07/21/2022

55 - Time Management for the Solo-Preneur: How to be the CEO of your Life with Alicia Driskill Today Heather is sitting down with Alicia Driskill - a visionary, a leader, and an expert connector. She is also a keynote speaker and a strategic advisor who is passionate about creating a more equitable future for all. She has, for over 20 years, enjoyed a diverse career in media and marketing, working with some of the world’s most recognizable brands and thought leaders throughout her corporate career as an entrepreneur. Heather and Alicia will be talking about time management and how to be the CEO of your life. Alicia gives tips and advice for people struggling with balance and time management while talking about how she sets up her own day as an example. She says that the biggest thing in approaching time management is taking a look at your priorities and really understanding what is the most important for you. She makes sure to outline the three things she wants to get done today that will actually make a difference in her business and move things forward. And then making sure at the end of the day that you circle back to those things and set them up for the next day. Alicia says that you must hold yourself accountable for work boundaries especially when you’re so easily accessible to your co-workers. This needs to be done in order for you to focus and get your goals done. It’s very important that you know when to set time for yourself, Alicia says. In order to replenish your soul and your creative spirit, you must practice self-care and self-love. She thinks that a lot of founders get stuck in the details that don’t matter instead of focusing on the big picture. Alicia calls herself a recovering perfectionist because she immediately learned that being one is not going to allow her to scale and create the impact that she wanted. Alicia has always been a big believer in taking risks. However, you need to be able to take a step back and start to recognize those signs where you’re feeling overwhelmed. If you can learn from self-awareness, reflection, and understanding and start to feel and know what to look for, that would help out a lot because you can get ahead of it and fix it in the situation. Links Things you’ll learn How to manage your time better Knowing your priorities How to be the CEO of your own life Setting boundaries to be more focused /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23709476

54 - Create Your Unique Path with Ebony Walls 07/14/2022

54 - Create Your Unique Path with Ebony Walls In this episode I am joined by Ebony Walls. Ebony Walls is a certified Nonprofit Leader (CNP), Sports Philanthropist, and International Social Worker. She shares with us her unique career path, how she took the reins to carve out a career befitting her and how you can too! Many people don’t know that Ebony has an invisible disability called Scoliosis. She has two-foot titanium rods fused to her spine. At the age of 12, doctors said that she would not amount to anything unless she got a good education. Ebony wasn’t going to let the doctors define her so she charted her own course. Heather calls Ebony the Happiness Ambassador. She has multiple passions and works professionally as an event fundraiser and sports philanthropist. It has been a blessing for her to combine all her passions and implement them in her daily work serving others. She is thankful to have the opportunity to be a servant to others every day and gets paid to do it. “What is a Sports Philanthropist?” She assists corporations and high-value individuals in expanding their philanthropic portfolio or creating their philanthropic thumbprint. Ebony dreams of becoming the Oprah of Sports. She wants to be the person that connects the funds to the missions and be a human fiduciary. As a professional fundraiser Ebony serves as Chief Experience Officer of Be A Part of Me Consulting, LLC helping nonprofits and for-profits achieve their goals through event fundraising and various other services. Her service thumbprint includes serving as TedxDetroit Chapter’s Director of Sponsorship, Eastern Michigan University’s Alumni Board-President Elect, GameAbove EMU Board Member, EMU Foundation Board of Trustees, New Leaders Council (Detroit) 2021 Fellow and the W.I.S.E. Detroit (Women In Sports & Entertainment) Leader. She has a niche for connecting funders to the purposeful mission of nonprofits. Ebony tries to be the prayer she has always wanted to answer for herself. Whenever she meets individuals, she tells them she has a gift and a blessing. She is proud to say that she has never met a stranger in her life and can create a conversation with anyone about anything. What’s next for Ebony? She always takes the time to reflect and look back on her previous vision board and journals to know what she wants to achieve. Ebony has always wanted to be the best she could be in whatever work comes into her hand. She has adopted the mindset of wanting to be the best and the first in her work. Now, she wants to work at the highest level of sports and the highest level of entertainment. In 2019, Ebony’s life changed right before her eyes. She lost her job and doctors discovered a tumor, the size of a small egg which then grew to the size of a large lemon. At that point, she had to make some major life-changing decisions, starting with the decision to have the tumor removed. Getting the tumor diagnosis gave her immense fear about what would happen next. To this day, she still gets emotional about it as she has lost her uncle, adopted mother, and godmother to cancer. Ebony says life doesn't always go how you want it to. “Adversity has happened to me. But one thing I do is remind myself that I'm here for a purpose. Whenever you get knocked down, that means there's just something greater on the other side of the fence.” Tune in to follow along her amazing journey. For more information regarding event fundraising services please visit Helpful Links: Things you’ll learn: Ebony’s career as a Sports Philanthropist How Ebony overcame life-changing adversities Ebony’s Trial to Triumph Journey in her Career How Ebony used her passions to get paid /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23565050

53 - The Secret to Perfect Botox with Dr. Selene 07/07/2022

53 - The Secret to Perfect Botox with Dr. Selene Today on the Mentors and Moguls Podcast with your host, Heather Stone, Heather is sitting down with Dr Selene Castrejon, a leading authority in all thing’s med-spa, all things Botox, and all procedures you can find in a med spa today. They sit down to dispel myths and share best practices for all med spa procedures. Dr Selene answers listener questions about Botox and procedures. She says right away that she is “Botox’s biggest fan” and has been advocating preventative treatment since the early days of Botox use for aesthetic purposes. Especially with the younger generation’s expressiveness, light Botox use can help to prevent wrinkles before they form.  “How often should you be getting Botox for preventative maintenance?”  Dr. Selene again says it’s a bit more personal than a blanket rule. The company recommends every 3-4 months which depends on the dose. Dose = Duration so a stronger dose will last longer. A person’s expressiveness, individual workload and activity load will also affect how often they burn through a dose.  Dr Selene has dubbed herself “Dr No” as she turns away roughly 10% of her clients on any given day. It is important to her to always act in her client’s best interest. These procedures are meant to help preserve and enhance the beauty that already exists, not change everything into someone else.  Some of the other most popular treatments Dr Selene offers include laser-treatments, non-surgical and less invasive alternatives to a facelift, body sculpting and cool-sculpting, and others. She is always “results-oriented” meaning that her first question is always “does it work?”. It’s all about picking the right treatment for the right person and setting the right, realistic expectations. Dr Selene also works with women to support their sexual health. She has a laser called the “intima” which is made to help regenerate and stimulate a woman’s vaginal walls and help with lubrication, tightening, and healing. While many procedures have mixed reviews that one is “all raves”. Dr Selene is not only a med spa expert, but she also graduated med school at an early age, the youngest in her class at the time, and always knew that she wanted to enter esthetic medicine. She loved working in the ER because it was fast paced, varied, and she got to learn a lot about a lot of different things. She also got her MBA and started her esthetic medicine business as a charity to donate procedures to third world countries and help local doctors with the resources to perform those procedures. Changing lanes and starting new ventures was scary and even felt like she was turning her back on something important. However, she felt like she needed to walk away and pursue what felt like her “bigger purpose” which has led to enormous fulfillment. What You’ll Learn in This Podcast Episode: Today on the Mentors and Moguls Podcast with your host, Heather Stone, Heather is sitting down with Dr Selene Castrejon, a leading authority in all thing’s med-spa, all things Botox, and all procedures you can find in a med spa today. They sit down to dispel myths and share best practices for all med spa procedures. Helpful Links: Website: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drselene/ /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23529146

52 - Build and Monetize your Personal Brand with AJ Vaden 06/30/2022

52 - Build and Monetize your Personal Brand with AJ Vaden Today on the Mentors and Moguls Podcast with your host, Heather Stone, Heather is sitting down with AJ Vaden, co-founder of the Brand Builders Group, 8-figure entrepreneur, and co-host of The Influential Brand Podcast. AJ discusses the question of what is a personal brand. Is it an online following, social media influencers or celebrities, course creation, speakers, authors, podcasters? In reality, AJ says, a “personal brand” is just an extension of your reputation. So the question is whether you are being intentional about the brand you are creating. What effort and intention are you putting into creating your “brand”? Do you know what you want to be known for? Brand Builders Group is a personal brand strategy group for anyone who wants to become more well-known. Anyone who wants to enhance their personal brand needs to answer these four questions: What problem do you solve? Who do you solve this problem for? What is your unique message to solving this problem? How do you make money solving this problem? When you know the answers to those four questions, you have clarity on your journey. AJ does not believe in “overnight success” because no matter how immediate it may appear on the outside, years of hard work have gone into making anyone successful, overnight or not. Success comes out of hard work, time, intention, and resources. While that may look like overnight success from the outside, it can take a long time to even get to the place where you’re able to achieve that “immediate success” People are sometimes afraid to tell others about themselves and their work for fear of appearing “self-promotional” but the truth is, in order to gain personal success, you have to be willing to tell everyone about what you’re doing because you believe in it. A book has the power to change your life, but you have to be willing to share it and talk about it. Even if you don’t have a huge following, if you’re willing to go on podcasts and tours and share to other followings, you can grow your audience and gain the following that will continue to make you successful long-term. AJ was an art major in college but was encouraged by her father to change her major to something where she would be able to support herself long term so she changed to advertising and marketing. She ultimately did not want to work an office job where her salary was capped and she counted vacation days so at 22, she began her entrepreneurial journey. She started a business with one of her high school best friends, got recruited to a start-up and began putting on large motivational sales conferences. She learned how deeply being an entrepreneur meant just doing sales. AJ and her husband, Rory then co-created Brand Builders Group as a way to own and share their own experiences with others. She credits her faith in large part for helping her hold on through the tumultuous time of changing careers, starting new journeys, and building her family as she has moved to her success. While people often think humility is at odds with the goal of growing a personal brand, AJ disagrees. She thinks you must be willing to share your own experiences if you believe they can help someone. Being willing to be vulnerable and human in your experiences, creates a trust and respect with your audience that will grow your success and following. That genuine audience is the single biggest factor in who people choose to buy from and follow.  What You’ll Learn in This Podcast Episode: In this episode, AJ Vaden offers questions and advice on how to intentionally and effectively create and grow your personal brand. Helpful Links: IG: @AJ_Vaden /episode/index/show/mentorsandmogulspodcast/id/23428703

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