Be Amazing

Today’s guest is Jenny Melrose, a former inner city teacher in NY turned lifestyle blogger, and now business strategist coaching fellow business owners with online monetization strategies. In this episode Jenny we’ll learn how Jenny was able to retire from her teaching job at just 35 years young once she had replaced her $75k/yr teaching salary with the income produced from her blog.  When she was approached and ultimately sold her blog for six figures.  Jenny seamlessly transitioned back into teaching, but this time her students are primarily women looking to build or grow their online businesses.  Listen in as we learn from Jenny how to fail forward, stop chasing shiny objects, prepare for the seesaw of entrepreneurship, select the problem that you’re going to solve and for whom. 

This week on the Be Amazing Podcast I chat with Betsy Anderson Gilman, who was a TV producer for CNN for 16 years.  In 2016, when she asked to take a leave absence to train for a barefoot waterski competition her request was denied.  She made the decision to leave her career and go after her passion barefoot water skiing.  Betsy’s days have evolved from long hours producing the news to now spending her time writing, water skiing, and coaching others.  She believes women should own who they are and rock that.

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So many of us define ourselves by the work we do.  What happens when the job is finished, your children are grown, or due to something out of your control you can no longer play the sport you love?  Today on the Be Amazing Podcast Cel’s guest, Michelle Mudge Norris, talks about the day she lost her identity as Michelle “Diver”.  Michelle, was a collegiate athlete that had to walk away from the sport she loved due to an injury.  She shares her story and how she has found her identity and the blessing in it.  Get ready for this inspiring conversation with Michelle. 

What is your gift and how are you leaving your mark on the world?  My next guest is Buffy McCoy Kelly, President of Tattoo Projects, a fierce advertising and production agency based in Charlotte, NC.  She uses her gift of creativity to help businesses elevate their brands. Tune in to hear one of her goosebump moments in life, and how it’s helped her evolve as a person.  Buffy is not only a beast in business, but she is also a beast in fitness.  She spent many years running, biking, doing cross fit, and any hard hitting workout she could find.  Now Buffy has found her flow in yoga, which is SO far from anything she had imagined for herself, and it’s been transformational in her life and all those she touches.

“It’s in the surrendering that we win, and sometimes to win we must also fight until we think we have nothing left.”  -Jodi Mehan  

This quote by my next guest on The Be Amazing Podcast is a good summation of what her story is all about.  Jodi has exhibited tremendous courage, strength, and pure grit to face and overcome both an eating disorder and alcohol addiction.  She fought to win her life.  Now she is pursuing her passion of fitness and on a mission to help women feel empowered, beautiful, and strong. Women get ready for this inspiring conversation with Jodi Mehan. 

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The Be Amazing podcast will give you the fuel you need through motivational pep talks, the fitness tips to be your healthiest self, fortitude to push through hardships, and focus you need to build the skills needed for the next level - no matter what that looks like to you. Your host, Cel Smart, is here to be your biggest cheerleader, advocate, and connector.

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We all have moments of self doubt; thoughts of not being good enough. Sometimes these insecurities can hold us back from living out our purpose.  It’s time to squash the fear and self doubt!  Today Cel’s guest Jacinda Jacobs (motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur & business coach) is going to share how we are all “uniquely qualified”.  Jacinda talks about leaving her media career to pursue her passion for helping others.  Jacinda wrote “Uniquely Qualified”, which has now launched into an online business helping others discover their purpose and turn it into profit.  We talk about her non-profit, Stolen Lunches, and the new Project Blessings Bags. There is so much inspiration packed into this episode.  Get ready to be inspired, encouraged, and motivated with Jacinda Jacobs. 

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The Be Amazing podcast will give you the fuel you need through motivational pep talks, the fitness tips to be your healthiest self, fortitude to push through hardships, and focus you need to build the skills needed for the next level - no matter what that looks like to you. Your host, Cel Smart, is here to be your biggest cheerleader, advocate, and connector.

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How do you turn a life challenge into an opportunity?  Meet my next guest Jill Bunny, 4x IFBB Bikini Pro, Fitness Model, Coach, and Entrepreneur.  Jill is a cancer survivor and lives with MS.  Through her personal journey she discovered tools to help her live a healthier life both physically and mentally.  Jill created CBT Fitness with the mission to help women make lasting changes in both their behavior and their thinking.  She has always coached women in fitness, but now it is on a business level too.  Jill has partnered with her best friend Kristen Crowley and created “Reframe Your Biz”.  Together they help women build their brands.  

The Be Amazing podcast will give you the fuel you need through motivational pep talks, the fitness tips to be your healthiest self, fortitude to push through hardships, and focus you need to build the skills needed for the next level - no matter what that looks like to you. Your host, Cel Smart, is here to be your biggest cheerleader, advocate, and connector.

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Can you find three good things every day? This is the challenge given by my next guest on the Be Amazing podcast with Dr. Brittany Hills, physical therapist for Carolina Sports Clinic. Brittany shares her story of losing her dad to pancreatic cancer. Brittany then discovered she carried the same brach 1 gene as her dad, which led her to make the decision to have a double mastectomy and reconstruction earlier this year. Brittany is now giving of her time to help breast cancer patients by offering her services at Carolina Breast Friends Pink House. Her strength and resilience is truly Amazing!

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The Be Amazing podcast will give you the fuel you need through motivational pep talks, the fitness tips to be your healthiest self, fortitude to push through hardships, and focus you need to build the skills needed for the next level - no matter what that looks like to you. Your host, Cel Smart, is here to be your biggest cheerleader, advocate, and connector.

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Do you have a desire to make a change in your life? Today my guest is Terrie Reeves, Owner of Empower Healthy America. She is going to share how you can apply the 4 P’s (Pause, Process, Pivot, Proceed) of the change process to live a healthier and happier life.

IG: @terriereeves

website: http://www.empowerhealthamerica.com

The Be Amazing podcast will give you the fuel you need through motivational pep talks, the fitness tips to be your healthiest self, fortitude to push through hardships, and focus you need to build the skills needed for the next level - no matter what that looks like to you. Your host, Cel Smart, is here to be your biggest cheerleader, advocate, and connector.

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Are you getting tired of your workout routine or just feel stuck?  That means it is time to shock your body and routine.  Check out Row House Charlotte owned by Cindy Bickman.  Cindy was once a corporate attorney who decided to leave her career behind to pursue her passion for fitness. Follow on IG @rowhousecotswoldvillage

The Be Amazing podcast will give you the fuel you need through motivational pep talks, the fitness tips to be your healthiest self, fortitude to push through hardships, and focus you need to build the skills needed for the next level - no matter what that looks like to you. Your host, Cel Smart, is here to be your biggest cheerleader, advocate, and connector.

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