Bold Like Her Podcast

Nikoleta & Vicky Liratonakis are sisters and business partners. Owners of Best Dressed in South Boston where they rent dresses and accessories. They grew up in Salem, MA and have shared a love for fashion for as long as they can remember. Obviously COVID has changed has hit the dress rental business. These sisters did stop for a moment and think "what are we going to do now" but didn't wallow in it for long! They reached out to mentors and their PR people and came up with an incredible pivot that caught the eye of Forbes! They discuss the business/sister dynamic, their new business and also have a give away for What Moves Her listeners!

Want to step up your business' on line/social media presence? My guest on this episode is the CEO of Namra Consulting Group, a full-service digital marketing agency providing end-to-end services for businesses of all sizes in Boston, MA. Their in-house services include Social Media Marketing & Management, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Digital Content Creation, Digital Advertising, and Marketing Consulting. We sat down and chatted about being authentic with your clients, the challenges of entrepreneurship, the power of video and more!

Dr. Hirsch is Board certified in Internal Medicine and completed advanced fellowship training in Women's Health at the Cleveland Clinic. Her specialty practice includes internal medicine and office gynecology with a focus on menopausal hormone therapy, contraception and family planning, breast health, sexual dysfunction, and urinary incontinence. Fellowship training included an emphasis on scholarly activity, development of women's health curriculum, clinical research and leadership. Her clinical work and research centers on inequalities or unanswered questions in the field of women's health, specifically in menopause and its role in chronic disease development. Her Academic work centers on enhancing women's health curriculum for the fellow, resident, and medical student. She currently practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston MA.

Book recommended during this episode is "Breasts, the owners manual" by Dr. Kristi Funk

Stephanie is the founder/owner of Boston Diamond Company. In this episode she talks about her road to becoming one of very view women jewelry store owners, who would have thought!? After a few year stint in real estate, she went back to her passion, her love of jewelry and diamonds and opened her own store. She talks about growing up with a single mom that inspired her to go in the direction of jewelry. We also chat about the recent uptick in engagements, the types of rings that are popular now and what to look for in a diamond and jeweler!

I spoke with Charlestown Resident, mom & dog mom Katelyn Flint about her TV career, getting back to TV in Boston and the road here! She shared her experiences as an intern with The Young and the Restless, a 4 year TV gig in LA, having to carry all of her own equipment around and broadcasting from her house during COVID. She's very connected to her audience and shares a lot of her personal life with them including lots of new mom stories! She's super real and for that, inspires so many!

Prepare for my geek out! In this episode, I talk with fitness entrepreneur and creator of the Kick it By Eliza work out class! I'm a big fan and it shows while we chat about how she got started in the fitness world and how she turned a class into a community that is called the Fempire! Eliza has managed to remain humble while becoming an influencer, a term she reluctantly accepts. We talk the importance of family, how NOT to get caught up in the comparison trap, women's empowerment and the value of a good business coach!

I'm joined on this episode by Lisa Mercurio of Dalton Finegold who shares her path to real estate law, how her mom influenced her career choices and how real estate has been effected by COVID-19.

She also gets into her love of fitness, her pup and work out gear!

This episode is filled with the energy of Ale Przemielewski, the owner of Beauty Avenue Aesthetics in Worcester, MA!

She's certified in breast cancer tattooing and does scalp micropigmentation for people who are losing hair or have receding hairlines and has a specific room in her shop to offer those services.

Jessica Fracalossi, once thought of being a doctor, but it was when she came to Boston she found her REAL passion in the health & wellness space. She's the founder and CEO of The Handle Bar Indoor Cycling Studios with 4 locations in the Boston Area. In this episode, she talks about how it came to be, how the studios are handling COVID and her other initiative, through The Handle Bar of raising awareness and ending the stigma of mental health.

It's so exciting to welcome my first sponsor on this episode, Hungry Heart Healing, details on instagram and in this episode.

My guests, yes...2 of them this week are a Boston Power Couple, but more over, they are the sweetest people ever. Lana & Karson Tager. Karson you may know as the morning show host on Mix 104.1 for the past 12 years, Lana is his sweet, southern wife who owned a gift shop in Charlestown and after having their son Barrett decided she wanted more time with him. She was able to achieve that while starting a business at home! The couple share their love for Boston and Charlestown, experience during COVID and more during this episode!