How Leah found her way from college in Hawaii to the sets of LOST and other films, to a full-time career producing videos and short impact films. Her latest project, Uncle Bully's Surf Skool premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival and aims to aid in supporting Maui's recovery.  

In this episode you will learn:

• What the role of an impact producer is, and the challenges and joys of this passion work
• How a chance meeting working on a boat during college on Oahu connected her with film industry professionals and landed her a job helping out in a variety of roles on LOST, Baywatch, and other prominent movies filmed in Hawaii. 
• We talk about her and her husband Todd's latest project - Uncle Bully's Surf Skool which premiered at the Hawaiian International Film Festival this month. 
• How a surf lesson with Bully with friends during the pandemic put them together 
• What it was like making this film and how after the August 8 fires, they decided to go back and reshoot the ending of the movie to help make a greater impact for these kids and Maui. 
   

Links to donate: 

To Maui Strong Fund: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fund

To donate to the  film and community support program: https://www.inflatablefilm.com/bullysurf/ 

Film Impact Initiative will include: a massive community screening tour across the US, the creation of educational materials and core-standard curriculum guides, worldwide film festival tour, promotion on airline in-flight platforms, broadcast television events with fundraisers, and more

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How Ciaran Blumenfeld found her way as a mom of 4 and storyteller in many chapters of her career as a creative multi-prenuer, travel writer, social media marketer +  tech startup founder, and now author and is now in hot pursuit to share stories and write as many books as she can.

• Growing up, Ciaran's dad was one of the "Mad Men" of advertising and watching him run his own agency was the catalyst for taking her own entrepreneurial path.
• Her early love for writing and comedy and how she met her husband at John Hopkins University at a comedy improv troupe.
• Why Ciaran says it is important to do the things that we're most afraid of and that light us up and why she wishes she would have trusted herself more and dove head into her passion for being a writer sooner.
• She is now a published author under the pen name Ciara Blume and her first series is called the Lit Lovers Series, a 5 book romantic comedy fiction series featuring the stories of a group of friends in Washington state.
• She's also the co-host of the new Time to Talk Travel  podcast, which will include a new travel guide and activity book series coming out soon.
• She talks about an epic press trip to a small island in Mexico, camping under the stars with her family, surrounded by thousands of whales during migration season.
• And finally, she discovered in a genealogy search that travel and exploring is actually in her genes.

Learn more about Ciaran at her website: https://ciaranblumenfeld.com

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How Brandon Janous found his way pursuing his passion for golf, to Hawaii, several businesses, traveling the country for a year in an RV with his wife and three kids, to the heartbreaking loss of his wife Rachel to cancer, and finding a new season of love again as a widower and single dad.

• Hear Brandon's career journey from playing professional golf,  life as a serial entrepreneur, to an author and now the co-founder of Blue Hat Publishing.
• Why their family packed up their house, bought an RV, and traveled the country for a year in 40 square feet with three kids under 5, what they learned from slowing down, being present with each other and from the people they met.
• Their family's personal journey with his late wife. Rachel's  battle with breast cancer, her bright and loving spirit,  the importance of the community that surrounded them during that time, and sharing her story to  the important work of carrying on her legacy and to love a little bit more like Rachel who loved her people well.
• He shares his advice on how traveling for a year on the road wiht his family helped him be a better "noticer" - engaging and connecting with those around us and their stories. He also reminds us of the precious gift of time  and being sure to be a "noticer" of your person - your significant other, spouse, or partner, and all they are in your life.

Just Do!: Stories about Discovering Purpose, Gaining, Perspective and Being Present 

@BrandonJanous

BrandonJanous.com

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How Alli Worthington found her way to becoming a business coach, podcaster, author, founder of the Coach School and co-founder of Called Creatives while being a mom to 5 boys, and why she believes Modern Motherhood is broken and what we can do about it.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why Alli started her online business after her family navigated the financial crisis in 2008.
• Her passion for helping women thrive, her work as a business coach, and co-founder of Called Creatives and the Coach School.
• We deep dive into her new book, "Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood.
• Why we need to drop the mom guilt, the role social media plays, and other factors that trigger our mom guilt.
• Why she believes that investing in yourself and your emotional health is the secret art of confident motherhood.
• The importance of relationships, friendships, and building a support network
• Why she schedules quality "freak out time" on her calendar to help manage stress.
• And the "magic habit question" she believes all moms should ask themselves when feeling overwhelmed.

Learn more about Alli and work at: https://alliworthington.com/

The Alli Worthington Show.

Buy her book on Amazon

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How Katherine Cheng found her way from a career in politics, to high-tech, seasons at Starbucks, Microsoft, and Expedia, and now as the current VP of Culture and DEI for the Seattle Mariners, while raising two twin boys with her husband, and volunteering her time to advance the unique voices and stories of the AANHPI community. 

In this episode you will learn:

• How Katherine has navigated her work as a social impact expert and sustainability architect who has worked in diverse industries such as retail, tech, government, and travel.
• Lessons she has learned as a full-time working mom of two twin boys
• Why her most recent role at the Seattle Mariners is so special and especially for her baseball-loving family
• Why Katherine says she was raised by her mom and Phil Donahue growing up
• How she and her friends launched the "Our stories are your stories" documentary series, an idea born to celebrate the unique voices and stories of the AANHPI community to encourage understanding, empathy, and connection.
• What she would tell her younger self about  taking more risks, and why she believes strongly that we need to drop the judgment and define what "having it all" looks like for us and find our own definition of work-life balance.
• Finally, she shares a bit about her volunteer work as an Advance Associate for the White House,  leading advance teams to drive successful official domestic and international visits for Presidents and Vice Presidents in China, Greece, Myanmar, New Zealand, Brazil, and Ukraine.

Go Mariners! ⚾️

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How Lisa Gurry found her way from 23 years at Microsoft, to co-founder and Chief Growth Officer for Truveta, her personal journey as a working mom in tech raising three kids, and why her youngest daughter Taylor's rare diagnosis drives her passion in her new role and this next chapter in her career. 

In this episode you will learn:

• Why Lisa believes we are all worthy of redefining and each season brings new opportunities to redefine who we are and the work we do.
• Why it is important to choose your people wisely and build a network of support on your career journey as a working mom.
• What she would tell her younger self and wants you to know about trusting yourself - and that "YOU ARE READY" when taking on new challenges.
• Her family's personal journey with her youngest daughter Taylor's rare diagnosis of a genesis of the corpus callosum and how that has shaped her as a mom and the new challenge she is taking on at Truveta as co-founder and Chief Growth Officer.
• How with her two oldest in college, she is creating time to rediscover her love of running and has set a personal goal to run 6 "Majors," - six major marathons in New York, London, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, and Boston.

Truveta. Learn more about Truveta: Saving Lives with Data Truveta will enable researchers to find cures faster, empower every clinician to be an expert, and help families make the most informed decisions about their care.

Lisa Gurry on Linked In. 

Her blog The "Redefining"

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Nicole + No Regrets: "Capturing a dream + priceless memories." How Nicole Smith found her way from university to a passion for travel, navigated a full-time corporate job while raising two boys as a single mom. She nurtured a side hustle that would turn into Flytographer, a  photography business for travelers that connects you with more than 500+ hand-picked local photographers in over 350 destinations around the globe to capture priceless memories of our adventures together.

In this episode you will learn: 

• How Nicole's  idea for Flytographer was inspired by a trip to Paris in 2011 with her best friend when they tried to get one good photo that captured their adventure together and  showcased the beauty of the city.
• How her passion for wanderlust started, spending time in Mexico and Korea, and other countries after she graduated college.
• The important questions she asked herself as she reached a point of burnout juggling it all and when she decided to dedicate herself full time to building Flytographer.
• Why she felt so strongly about the business opportunity for Flytographer that she took the leap to leave her stable corporate job and even sold her car to keep the business growing.
• We talk about the myth of "work-life balance" and instead approach our career paths as working moms in "seasons" of moments, and why self-care is again a critical part of the journey.
• What the 10 year anniversary of Flytographer this year means to her as she reflects back on all she has learned along the way and why capturing photos and working with photographers around the world has taught her about love, joy, hope, and that we all have a lot more in common than divides us.

Learn more about Flytographer and book a photo shoot.

Follow @flytographer on Instagram

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Amie + Experience: "Time is our greatest non-renewable asset." How Amie O'Shaughnessy found her way from a technology career during the tech boom, to living and working in London, taking a year off to travel, and founded Ciao Bambino!, a luxury travel agency that specializes in planning and booking luxury vacations for families in destinations around the world.

In this episode you will learn: 

• How Amie's  wanderlust was ignited when she and her husband lived and worked in London and used it as a launching pad to travel across Europe.
• How after taking a year off traveling with her husband, she set out to leverage her tech background and entrepreneurial spirit to create a travel business.
• The reason behind the travel agency name, Ciao Bambino! and why she chose Italy to be her first destination for families.
• What she has learned about adapting and growing her business, the importance of seeking advice from others, being willing to take risks and test and learn.
• Why setting boundaries and being intentional with our time is important to juggling  managing a small business with family commitments.
• Why she believes that time is our most non-renewable asset and the importance of prioritizing travel and shared experiences.

Learn more about Ciao Bambino!

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Michele + Courage: "The magic of finding your champions." How Michele found her way as a college athlete in the 1970s, to one of the first female sports journalists who fought for equal access to athlete interviews for women in NFL locker rooms. Michele spent a long career as an award-winning sports journalist including covering the Tampa Bay Bucs, San Francisco 49rs, the Olympic Games, and is the co-founder of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM). After retiring in sports she made storytelling magic for families with bloggers, influencers and online media relations as a PR Director for the Disneyland Resort.

In this episode you will learn: 

• How she and other female sports journalists fought for equal access to critical athlete interviews, winning civil rights cases and navigating the backlash in the 1980s.
• Why she believes that the key to success is having the courage to discover who you are, staying committed to that next step, and finding the champions in your life that will support the confidence you need to do work you love.
• How as a single mom of two girls at 50 she reinvented her career working for the Walt Disney Company as a PR Director for the Disneyland Resort, helping guide storytelling with online media (mom bloggers + early influencers) into the media strategy at Disneyland, and managing projects at Disney theme parks and resorts around the world.
• What she has learned from her long career in sports journalism and in her work for the Walt Disney Company

Watch the 2009 ESPN Nine for IX series "Let Them Wear Towels."  

Michele is the  co-founder of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM)  

AWSM is a volunteer-managed, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1987 as a support network and advocacy group for women who work in sports media (reporting, editing, broadcast, media relations, etc.). Founded by Nancy Cooney, Susan Fornoff, Michele Himmelberg and Kristin Huckshorn – our membership of more than 1,000 women and men primarily includes professionals in sports media and students aspiring to careers in the industry.

 

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How Andy Hanson found his way from fly fisherman, owning his own fly fishing shop, to a full time freelance videographer and cinematographer. Andy is the guy behind the camera filming public figures, corporations, major sports networks, and producing videos of some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.  Learn why he believes in working hard and hustle is critical to doing the work we love. 

In this episode:

• Learn how Andy started out owning a Fly Fishing shop and when he decided to pursue his love of video and film
• How he found his passion for video and stop motion photography at a young age and how he narrowed down his niche in the video world
• The lessons he  learned early in his career about the importance of grit and hustle
• The ups and downs of freelance life and tradeoffs that are a part of the business
• Why he believes  it is important to put in the work and continue to learn new things and innovate to keep our skills fresh
• Andy shares the amazing places his work has brought him around the world from Antartica to the Amazon rainforest.

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