Audacious Mamas - Grow, Heal, Thrive: Tips for Mompreneurs and Mama Wantrapreneurs

In September of 2020, a reported 865K women left the workforce in the US. Many of these women are caregivers and moms who felt they had no choice but to step away from work to keep their children's education on track and keep their family intact. In this episode, I share some stats, helpful resources I've found for you to gain support, learn skills, and gain hope for starting over with the flexibility to care for yourself and your family.

The pressure on parents is off the charts right now, but the burden on women is far more significant as we fill the role of primary caregiver and often earn less than our male partners. America was not, is not, prepared to support working parents. We cannot send our children to school for a full day, and many child care centers have reduced service or shut down completely. And given the pandemic's precautions, it's that much more difficult and expensive to hire a qualified, healthy caregiver, babysitter, or nanny to support us at home.

Resources for women and moms searching for support ways to find flexible work

Four Times More Women Than Men Dropped Out of the Labor Force in September

The Mom Project - support for finding family-friendly jobs

https://themomproject.com

The Mom Project's white paper on what women want and need at work

The Mom Project's UNITY Hour - webinar to support moms with topics from professionals who've navigated career changes and growth as mothers.

The Mom Project's RISE - no-cost scholarship for women of color to gain skills and job placement in as little as 3 months

The Mom Project's Resume Rev - build your new resume online with their helpful tool (FREE)

The UNITY Program - FREE coaching - for those impacted by COVID job loss, furloughs, etc.

WerkLabs The Future of Work - reports and details on what employees want from work and their employers

https://werklabs.com/

SKILLS AND ONLINE COURSES

General Assembly FREE Fridays - A collection of FREE 2-hour webinars to uplevel your digital and marketing skills and spark up a new career path

https://generalassemb.ly/

SAS for Women - divorce support, coaching, free articles, classes for greater perspective, sisterhood, and empowerment

https://sasforwomen.com/

ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder Association - structure is gone, distractions are high. Whether you have kids with ADD, have it yourself, or feel distracted and unable to cope, this is a fantastic resource for creating some perspective and learning strategies that foster sanity and productivity. ADDA is giving access to their courses for free at this time. However, memberships are $50/year and it's been 1000% worth it for me.

https://add.org/

Parenting Complex Kids in Complex times - (a course) with Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster

There are some tried and true techniques and strategies that will help you support yourself and your family, whether you're in quarantine, navigating hybrid work and school, or figuring out how to start living "normally "in uncertain times. Learn some tricks to empower your kids (and even yourself) to make increasingly more confident decisions — not just in the weeks and months ahead, but for the long term.

PEP Parenting - support for families through education and enrichment. PEP offers support in the way of low priced courses and live webinars ($25) on specific parenting topics, many related to COVID, .

http://pepparent.org/

PEP's COVID related parenting courses

https://pepparentonline.org/courses/category/Coronavirus

Ghost.org - for simple websites that don't involve the headache of WordPress and plug-ins. Ghost sites load FAST, look beautiful, and are easy to modify. Working with Ghost is similar to writing for Medium.com. I'll have a tutorial soon showing you how to build your website or blog quickly. Note: I loved it so much I became an affiliate, so I will earn a few dollars if you decide to use it after the FREE trial period.

MINDSET AND SHIFTING YOUR PERSPECTIVE WHILE YOU SLEEP

If you're too exhausted and don't have time during the day to work on building hope, listening to 8-hour long affirmations while you sleep can work wonders. Kind of feels like magic! And I LOVE this woman's voice. :-)

• Get Into The Receiving Mode REPROGRAM WHILE YOU SLEEP. I Am Positive Affirmations Blessed

• Artists & Entrepreneurs Reprogram Your Mind & Ehhance INSPIRATION & INTUITION While You Sleep. FLOW

Brief meditation to Remove ALL GUILT (4:52)

My guest Gina Horkey is a married, millennial mama from Minnesota. She's the founder of Horkey HandBook and loves helping others find or become a kickass virtual assistant, and even start their agency. Before founding Horkey Handbook, Gina spent a decade in the financial services industry.

You'll hear Gina's story of turning a high paying side gig as a VA into a full-blown agency in a short time. Her inside scoop on pricing your skills, what's hot and in demand right now, and how to work with a virtual assistant most effectively.

If you're looking for a VA, want to become one, or want to start your own VA services agency, you'll get a lot out of this episode. If you have strong skills in one or more areas of your life but you don't think you can monetize those skills, you should tune in as well - you might be surprised!

Mentioned in this episode...

Horkey Handbook https://horkeyhandbook.com

Horkey Handbook VA Courses https://horkeyhandbook.com/workbooks-courses/

Horkey HandBook on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HorkeyHandBook/ ----- Interested in joining the Podcast Guest Success small group virtual workshop? We have just 10-12 spots. Email me directly at [email protected] or message me on Instagram @AmplifyYourself Better yet, join our free Facebook group!

I'm looking forward to meeting you! Cheers, Steph xo

Authors and speakers have the benefit of having excellent content under their belt and as communicators their messaging is clear. All of this lends itself naturally to podcasting. So if you're an author looking to expand your audience and you haven't explored highly targeted podcast appearances, you need to listen to this episode. You have a distinct advantage on podcasts and it's a no-cost way to get your message around your book and expertise out to new audiences who are already thirsty for what you're offering. In this episode, I explore the benefits of podcasting for authors as well as specific ways you can repurpose your content and podcast appearances to get more reach and spend less time coming up with social media content.

Mentioned in this episode...

• SONIX Transcription Tool
• How to Pitch Podcasts FREE Cheat Sheet
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• https://headliner.app - for creating audiograms
• https://wavve.co/ - for creating audiograms
• https://temi.com - super low-cost transcription tool

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Moms in business often search for other successful moms and women in biz who've created something special that resonates with their own ideals and dreams. We see her as a symbol. If she can do it, why not me?

But..it takes a while to find that person who reflects the qualities you connect with including thinking BIG and achieving something more substantial with meaning. Greta Bajrami is that rare find.

Greta is the Owner and Founder of Golden Group Construction. She started the company at just 21 years old while still attending Worcester State University.

And nothing in Greta's upbringing or early adult life hinted that she would step into a male-dominated industry as a young mom and fresh college grad. She hustled her days in college and nights she learned customer service waiting tables at Legal Seafoods.

But when she and her husband Freddy sparked an idea for the roofing industry, they shared a big vision and went for it.

Together they built a trustworthy company built on integrity, a high level of personalized customer service, attention to detail, and utmost respect for homeowners. All these qualities and years of hard work created a multimillion dollar company while Greta was still in her twenties -- she's barely 30 now!

She embodies the bold character and tenacity I think of when I envision an Audacious Mama. She is it!

I'm proud to share her story here, I hope you will too!

Mentioned in this interview....

Golden Group Construction & Roofing https://goldengrouproofing.com

Greta Bajrami on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/greta-bajrami-970916140/

Golden Group Roofing on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GoldenGroupConstruction/

Golden Group Roofing on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/goldengrouproofing/

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I'm happy to share this interview with Amy Goober as she represents two massive opportunities for us as women and entrepreneurs. First, the opportunity to take back our health second, the opportunity to add a stream of revenue to our lives assuming this resonates and seems like the role you'd like to play in helping others attain better health and well-being.

As a Certified Health Coach, Amy supports and guides clients to achieve a healthy weight and develop long term strategies for keeping the weight off and achieving optimal health. She works with women and men of all ages to develop and implement a plan so that they can have the life they always dreamed of!

She also mentors new coaches who want to support our mission to get America healthy. She trains and support coaches from all walks of life who are interested in supplementing their current incomes or are looking for a new career helping people lose weight while improving their quality of life. We always welcome like-minded people to our enthusiastic and innovative team.

Contact Amy:

Amy Goober [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/amy.goober 781-910-4962

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In this episode, I interview Justin Schenck, Entrepreneur and Beloved Host of the Growth Now Movement podcast. Justin is interested in inspiring personal growth and shining the spotlight on those who've overcome major challenges and adversity. And how to lead and help others but sharing how NOT to make the same mistakes you have.

We have a unique opportunity to tap into podcasting right now mamas!

Justin shares why podcasting is so powerful and the fact that there's a need for women to share their voice and perspectives. There are very few female podcasters and possibly even fewer female podcast guests. I know, it sounds crazy but it's true. If 100K podcasts are launched in a single month, imagine how many podcasts you can potentially pitch yourself to and start getting more exposure for your business, your mission, or your personal brand.

Mentioned in this episode...

The Growth Now Movement Podcast https://growthnowmovement.com/

The Growth Now Movement LIVE Event - Get your tickets soon! https://www.gnmlive.com/

Ed Mylett Show https://www.edmylett.com/

Sarah Centrella - Kick ass Manifester and Single Mom Boss! https://www.sarahcentrella.com/

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I'm so proud of this interview with Leah Carey, Host of Good Girls Talk About Sex and Sexual Communication Coach. She's an incredibly articulate and sensitive interviewer who gives women the opportunity to share their intimate thoughts and experiences related to sex. Her show is a guilty pleasure and a window into women's minds and sexual behavior.

We discuss coming of age in an emotionally abusive relationship and how that impacted Carey's perspective on sex, her sexual choices, and shut her down from the experience of pleasure and voicing her desires. On the upside she's made this her career now and is sex positive - emphasizing communication for partners so everyone expresses their needs, has them met, and enjoys sex - that's the goal anyway.

Mentioned in this episode...

LeahCarey.com

Good Girls Talk About Sex

Leah on Instagram

Leah on Facebook

Susan Boelman, lifelong outdoor girl, located in beautiful Bozeman Montana, is founder of the RCKN Outdoor Sisterhood and RCKNit addressing the needs of women determined to become self-sufficient, confident, and empowered in nature and outdoor activities. Her RCKN Outdoor Sisterhood Facebook group is a community of women training women in camping, boating, and trail skills and much more.

Susan holds women's outdoor retreats, special skills classes locally and nationally such as her popular RCKN Reverse class for women seeking live training on how to back up trailers safely with confidence.

In this interview, Susan shares what motivated her to start the RCKN Outdoor Sisterhood, her vision, how she'll be expanding across the U.S. to support building confidence and connection in for women interested in exploring and learning more about outdoor activities.

Hear inspiring stories of her full moon outings, campfire cooking, kayaking on the lake, camp rallies, retreats. And her skills classes where women becoming super-empowered by learning to operate equipment, drive with boat trailers and campers with confidence, handle trucks in steep terrain, and even when to use bear spray!

RCKNit.com - RCKN Events, Decor, Journals, Hats and more https://rcknit.com/

RCKNit Outdoor Recreation Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/RCKNit/

RCKNit Daily Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/RCKNIT/

RCKNit on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rcknit/

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In this episode, I interview Trivinia Barber, entrepreneur, mother of four, recovering high achiever and a people pleaser. Trivinia's rise from working mom to entrepreneur and founder of Priority VA was fast. Thrust into success and the spotlight with high profile clients on her roster, the pressure created a manic schedule resulting in a serious crash and burn.

Trivinia shares what happened to her that day and her ongoing recovery.

What we discuss in this episode...

• Meeting through Todd Herman's 90-Day Year
• Her transition from working mother to starting her VA business
• Her exposure to high profile clients like Amy Porterfield
• The 14-17 hour days that took over
• Her wake up call
• Realigning her life with her values and desires
• Her crash and burn
• The drive to be the "responsible girl"
• Her daily practice to keep centered
• The impact our habits have on our children
• Willpower Doesn't Work by Benjamin Hardy
• Working from home - the pros and cons
• The real pressure of entrepreneurism
• The rise of suicide in entrepreneurs
• Working from home as a VA and mom.
• The remote workforce why she's drawn to it
• Creating the life you want by design
• The joy of random acts of kindness
• Her Diary of a Doer podcast
• Format of her podcast and her plans for it
• Keeping it real online and transparency
• Encouraging people not to do it alone
• Find a tribe, find a community, friend, mentor, church
• Jayson Gaignard Community Made podcast

Related links

Trivinia Barber's Diary of a Doer Podcast https://trivinia.com/

Priority VA https://priorityva.com

Kerry Walls, is a rare gem. She has experience that's perfectly suited for the blended challenges of human nature and business. Kerry's unique background in education, small business, and counseling psychology, combined with her experience as a successful CEO fuels her approach to coaching high performing and high potential leaders allowing them to create breakthrough results in their businesses and careers. Our conversation takes us many places in this interview but the highlights for me were the importance of true connection between coaches and clients, honest communication, and finding ways to be honest with ourselves so we get out of our own way. Mentioned in this episode... Kerry's website https://coachingcollaborative.com Kerry on LinkedIn https://www.facebook.com/kerry.walls Kerry on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kerry.walls Kerry on YouTube - How Women Get in Their Own Way https://youtu.be/dgaZ2-Fy98Y This week, please use How to Pitch a Podcast Promo at the end of the show notes. Here's the text, link to the opt-in, and the image to use. Ready to pitch some podcasts and get booked?

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