Everyone needs accountability in our lives. Especially entrepreneurs. We need that to keep us on task, keep us on the rails, keep us moving forward. But who are the best people to keep us accountable? This is a question Corey Spiegel had when she started her business. She didn't want to ask family or friends - they were too supportive. She needed a community of other business owners who would tell it to her straight. But she couldn't find it.

So she started her own community. And now these shining stars are lighting the way for other women entrepreneurs.

Find Your Lighthouse

Bur first, a few words from our friends Ali and Blair from Fertility Rally!

Entrepreneurs are a brave bunch. We have to be; starting a business is a leap of faith. Some start their companies with a plan, others feel their way. Christine Kane is a master of the latter. So when she talks, you should listen. 

Coming out of college she had a plan to succeed in corporate America; she landed her dream job and took off! She hated it. She felt something building inside her soul; a need to create music. She ditched her corporate job and headed west to the capital of country music where she wrote songs, went on tour and built the business of Christine Kane the musician. She had no business degree and she made choices that were right for her - but didn't make sense to others.

A funny thing happened on the way to stardom. Others began asking how she turned her idea into a business, and she began working with entrepreneurs who had a dream but no plan. Now she runs her own multi-million dollar coaching company using an idea-based approach, to search their souls to succeed and be happy. 

Listen to how to start your soul-track.

The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur

Losing a job is never easy. But it happens. Sometimes a lot. Just ask Nhu-y Lehner, she has been laid off three times in her career. And each time brought its own set of challenges, realizations and revelations.

Some listeners may know Nhu-Y from her LinkedIn articles where she wrote about getting laid off. That's where we discovered her story and knew we had to talk with her. Because so many people have lost jobs, don't know what comes next, have no idea what steps to take now. But Nhu-Y does, and she shares her lessons on what happens when adversity hits you over and over again.

Hers is a story of resiliency and a great example of how you can grow and get stronger every time life throws you curves. 

Meet Randi Zinn: mom, entrepreneur, explorer or people and experiences. She's made mistakes, she's made good choices, she's pivoted and through it all she's learned. She's learned from a community of women through curiosity and questions. And now she wants to help you explore you - to help you succeed.

Check out how in our latest podcast. Then check out Randi at Going Beyond Movement.

Ever thought of writing a book? I know Ashley and I have. But for me, Anna, that thought is so daunting. And in some respects, scary. Not just because I'm showing people my creation but because the thought of everything I don't know! Like, marketing. Or illustration. Or cover art. What? How? Where? 

That's where Angela Engel comes in. Or as she's known in the publishing biz, The Disruptor. Traditional publishing is great, they do everything for. But they also own your product. Self-publishing is wonderful. But you do it all.

Angela works with authors as a partner, a collaborative partner. By thinking outside the box she has created a new avenue for authors and herself 

But let her tell you.

And then check out The Collective Book Studio

This almost sounds like an oxymoron right? I mean moms hustle like no one else - including those professional wide receivers or running backs!

But Pamela Peckerman takes it to a whole new level! This mom of two is a serial entrepreneur, an epic networker - oh yes, and a family woman.

How does she do it all? She's here to tell you.

Check out her websites - Pamela Peckerman

And Hustle Like a Mom

Anyone who's a parent knows we don't have all the answers. But doesn't it feel like we should? And therein lies our problem. We don't have answers, and when we turn to how we were raised, well, we see ourselves when our kids rebel? 

What's the answer? How can we meet and tackle these parenting challenges? Well, maybe we need to change the way we think about them. Maybe we need some help. Enter Sue Groner, the Parenting Mentor. As her children grew she realized her ideas on parenting were changing, and her ideas on raising her kids were miles away from the ideas she had before she had kids.

Now Sue has helped numerous parents have better relationships with their kids, and on how their kids impact society. Check out her new book Parenting with Sanity and Joy (is that a thing? :))

And listen as Sue gives us a few tips on our parent-child relationship.

The Parenting Mentor 

Every day we race through our tasks. A workout? Check. Kids fed and in front of computers? Check. Quick coffee? Check. On to the office, which is now our dining room table. We are busier than ever. We can't catch our breath!

But maybe that's what we have to do. We have to breathe. Technology allows us to be so connected to our office and our school... but it's caused a real disconnect within ourselves. Nancy McGovern realized her family, including kids, was so stressed. She turned to yoga and began working with kids. And teaching them all to just breathe.

Today Nancy is going to teach us some techniques to breathe - and bring calm, stability and peace - even for a moment - in our days.

Check out her website, Corner of the Sky

Fighting for Equal Rights has been Sonya's passion since she was 14, she just didn't have a name for it. Now she does -  Feminist. But then, Sonia has always been a trailblazer.

When she discovered her love of technology she dove headfirst into Silicon Valley.  And she will be the first to admit she didn't recognize the all-male network in her industry, even as she rose through the corporate ranks. But when she did she made a conscious decision to mentor women in the tech world. 

Sonya Pelia teaches CEO's how to be thought leaders, but she is leading the way for women to cut their own path through what is today, a male-dominated industry. But who knows about tomorrow?

Kelly Glover knows a thing or two about brands. She has had to rebrand herself. Kelly was living her best life in L.A. She had made a name for herself as a plus-size blogger and it was workin'!

Interviewing celebrities! Working at Miramax! Podcast Queen! Check check check.

Then her health crashed and Kelly made a lifesaving decision. She lost more than 200 pounds. And her brand. And her fans. And herself.

When life punches you in the gut, it's easy to stay down. But that wasn't Kelly's style then or now. She moved back to her native Australia and turned her life lessons into a new career. And she is here to help you find your identity.

Check her out at KellyGlover.com and you can find her old podcast BigCurvyLove on where you listen to podcasts.