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What happens when technology can create the “perfect” version of you… but it’s not actually you?

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, I sit down with my dear friend and longtime photographer Kathy Schuh — a woman who has documented my life, my family, and my evolution for over a decade.

Kathy doesn’t just take photos. She sees women. And today, we’re diving into what it really means to be seen in a world obsessed with filters, AI-generated perfection, and unrealistic beauty standards.

From the emotional impact of being in front of the camera… to the rise of AI and what it means for identity, connection, and confidence… this conversation is a truth bomb every woman needs.

Because here’s the thing: You are not a “before.” You are the moment.

What we cover!

• Why women avoid being in photos — and why that matters
• The dangerous rise of AI-generated beauty and “perfect” images
• Why you’re not “unphotogenic” (and whose job it actually is)
• The emotional transformation that happens during a real photo shoot
• AI vs. human connection: what we’re gaining… and losing
• The “analog comeback” and why real is becoming luxury

💥 Key Takeaways

• You are not a “before.” Stop waiting to be worthy.
• It’s not your job to be photogenic — it’s the photographer’s job
• Filters and AI are quietly reshaping how women see themselves
• Real photos aren’t just images — they’re emotional experiences
• Your presence in photos is your legacy

💛 Connect with Kathy

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What if the way you speak… is actually shaping the power you hold?

In this episode of Carrie On!, I sit down with voice and leadership expert Samara Bay to unpack the truth about power, voice, and why so many women still feel invisible—even when they have something important to say.

From Hollywood dialect coaching to coaching women running for office, Samara shares how voice bias, internalized stories, and fear-based conditioning keep us small—and how to break free.

This conversation is for every woman who has:

• Held back in a meeting
• Second-guessed her voice
• Felt “too much” or “not enough”
• Or wondered… who gets to hold the mic?

Spoiler: It’s you.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Your voice is not the problem—the rules you were taught about your voice are.
• “Power” has been conditioned to sound one way—and it’s time to rewrite that.
• The shift isn’t just confidence… it’s moving from fear to love when you speak.
• Your story isn’t self-indulgent—it’s a gift to others.
• Public speaking isn’t just a skill—it’s an embodied experience.

If this episode hit you—drop a ❤️ in the comments and tell us:

👉 Where are you still holding back your voice?

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🔗 CONNECT

Follow Samara Bay for more on voice, leadership, and rewriting the rules of power.

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📚 Book: Permission to Speak

📸 Instagram: @samarabay

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Is investing risky? Yes.

Is it worth it? Absolutely.

On this episode of Carrie On!, I sit down with venture capitalist and three-time founder La Keisha Landrum-Pierre to talk about money, access, and power.

Because here’s the truth:

👉 Whoever controls the capital… controls the future.

La Keisha is the General Partner at Emmeline Ventures, investing in women’s health, wealth, and well-being—not as a trend, but as a correction to a system that left women out.

We talk about:

• Why women only receive ~2% of venture capital
• How to actually get started as an investor
• Why “money clubs” matter
• The real reason women hesitate—and how to move past it
• How investing in women changes the world

If you’ve ever felt like money conversations weren’t for you, this is your invitation to pull up a chair—or build your own table.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 — Is Investing Risky?

00:07 — Welcome to Carrie On!

00:20 — Who Controls Capital Controls the Future

01:00 — Meet LaKeisha Landrum-Pierre

02:38 — Why Women Only Get ~2% of VC Funding

03:07 — What 10-Year-Old LaKeisha Dreamed Of

04:10 — Being the Only One in the Room

05:24 — Getting Started in VC

07:27 — Is VC Too Risky?

08:46 — Funds vs Angel Investing

09:14 — Why Women Need “Money Clubs”

10:33 — Teaching the Next Generation About Wealth

11:39 — Women’s Health Investment

12:48 — The Reality of Living in Chronic Pain (Endo, PCOS)

14:57 — Women Control 80% of Spending—But Don’t Own the Businesses

15:27 — How Founders Can Get in Front of Investors

17:31 — Imposter Syndrome

19:49 — “Get in the Room” Energy

20:56 — Do You Need an Accelerator?

22:08 — Why Your Story Matters More Than Your Deck

23:29 — Community in Funding

25:19 — Pitching Emmeline

26:35 — Capital as the Missing Piece

27:04 — Final Thoughts

27:15 — Join the Money Club

💥 Key Takeaways

• Women don’t lack ideas—we lack access
• Investing builds ownership and influence
• Community builds confidence and access
• Your story is your strongest asset
• Funding women shifts industries

🔗 Connect + Resources

• 📩 Pitch or invest: Emmeline Ventures (“Pitch Us” on their site)
• 💼 Connect with La Keisha on LinkedIn
• 🎬 Watch: Show Her the Money
• 🎧 Follow Carrie On! on Apple + Spotify

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Because we don’t just spend money…

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In this powerful episode of Carrie On!, I sit down with Rebecca Cafiero, founder of The Pitch Club and creator of PitchWell, to unpack why women are done asking permission—and how to finally get seen, heard, and paid.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why visibility = influence (and why that matters now more than ever)
• The hidden realities of media, PR, and narrative control
• How systemic barriers limit who gets seen and heard
• Why women must stop waiting and start showing up
• How PitchWell is democratizing access to media and opportunity

If you’ve ever felt overlooked, underestimated, or like you’re waiting your turn—this conversation is your wake-up call.

Because here’s the truth:

👉 Change requires influence

👉 Influence requires visibility

👉 And visibility is something you can create

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Why visibility = access (not ego)

01:00 – Meet Rebecca Cafiero & PitchWell

03:00 – The power of community + unexpected connections

07:40 – Journalism, inequity & the moment everything changed

10:00 – Media bias, gatekeeping & broken systems

14:00 – Workplace harassment & why women must speak up

18:00 – From corporate to entrepreneurship

21:00 – Why traditional PR is broken (and expensive)

24:00 – The birth of Pitch Club

29:00 – Building PitchWell: AI meets visibility

35:00 – How to get visible (even if you’re starting from zero)

39:00 – Real example: Carrie uses PitchWell

41:00 – Visibility builds confidence + credibility

43:00 – Why now is NOT the time to stay silent

45:00 – Final thoughts + how to get started

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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CONNECT WITH REBECCA CAFIERO

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🌐 Website: rebeccacafiero.com

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For once, Carrie isn’t the one asking the questions—she’s answering them.

Joined by her best friend and longtime collaborator Stacey Beeman, Carrie opens up about the last two years: unexpected heartbreak, navigating divorce after 23 years, protecting her children, and rebuilding a life she never saw coming.

This is a raw, unfiltered conversation about grief, resilience, identity, and what it actually looks like to start over in midlife.

Because sometimes… reinvention isn’t a choice. It’s survival. And then—if you’re lucky—it becomes your power.

Key Takeaways

• You don’t always feel grief right away—sometimes it hits later, harder
• Healing isn’t linear—you can be numb one year and furious the next
• You can’t control what someone else does—only how you respond
• Community isn’t optional—it’s survival
• Reinvention doesn’t erase who you were—it evolves you

Midlife isn’t the end of the story—it’s where you finally get to choose yourself

⏱️ Suggested YouTube Chapters

00:00 – Feeling lost in the “in-between”

00:20 – Carrie introduces this special mini episode

01:00 – From “The F Word” to now: how life changed

02:00 – Marriage, divorce, and major life transitions

04:30 – The moment everything shifted (March 2024)

06:00 – Surviving year one: numbness and protection

10:30 – Year two: when the grief really hit

14:30 – Anger, self-blame, and letting go

16:30 – Rebuilding identity and finding peace

18:30 – Why Carrie chose grace over going public

20:00 – The “new Carrie” and what’s changed

22:00 – Community, finances, and women supporting women

24:00 – Dating, boundaries, and what’s next

27:00 – Final reflections on reinvention

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Women receive just 2% of venture capital funding.

Let that land.

In this powerful episode of Carrie On!, I sit down with venture capitalist, movement builder, and Executive Producer of Show Her the Money, Catherine Gray—a woman who didn’t just call out the problem… she built a movement to fix it.

And this one is personal.

Serving as an Associate Producer on this film changed how I see money, power, and possibility—and it will change you too.

We talk about:

• Why women have been historically shut out of wealth-building systems
• How venture capital actually works (and why you belong in the conversation)
• The massive opportunity for women to build generational wealth
• Why the next generation (hello Gen Z 👀) will completely change the game
• How YOU can be part of the movement—right now

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Women get 2% of VC funding—but that’s changing
• Venture capital isn’t just for billionaires—it’s a wealth-building tool
• Women fund differently—and build businesses that help others
• The next generation is already stepping in to fix the system

You don’t need permission to be part of the financial future

Connect with Catherine Gray:

https://www.sheangelinvestors.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinelgray/

Chapters

00:00 – Intro

00:17 – Welcome to Carrie On!

01:00 – The 2% Funding Problem

02:30 – Catherine Gray’s Origin Story

05:00 – What is Venture Capital Really?

10:00 – Why Women Investors Change Everything

15:00 – Carrie’s Experience as Associate Producer

20:00 – The Next Generation of Women in VC

27:00 – How You Can Get Involved

30:00 – Final Thoughts + Call to Action

🎥 WATCH + GET INVOLVED

🎬 Watch Show Her the Money (now streaming): Amazon + Apple TV:

The link to stream the movie: https://showherthemoneymovie.com/watch/

Get the book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0a5b1bF7

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In this episode of Carrie On!, Carrie Murray sits down with Moneeka Sawyer and Monick Halm, two powerhouse women behind the Fun & Bliss movement, to challenge one of the biggest lies we’ve been sold: that joy is something we earn after the work is done.

🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✔ Why hustle culture is leaving women burned out

✔ The surprising power of practicing fun every day

✔ What “Blissiplines” are and how they create lasting happiness

✔ Why joy is actually a leadership strategy

✔ How small moments of play can transform your mindset and life

✔ Why choosing joy is sometimes the most radical choice you can make

Timestamps:

0:00 If hustle culture worked, you wouldn’t be this tired

1:20 Why women postpone joy

4:30 The 50 Days of Fun experiment

9:00 How adults forget how to play

13:00 The “fun deficit” in modern life

17:00 Why bliss is our birthright

22:00 The power of daily habits of joy

27:00 Practical ways to add fun to your life today

31:00 One-minute fun practices to try immediately

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Happy Women’s History Month!

On this special episode of Carrie On!, Carrie Murray takes a moment to celebrate the women who inspire her right now — the ones making her laugh, challenging her thinking, advocating for equity, and reminding her why women supporting women still matters.

From a hilarious British makeup artist parodying beauty culture… to a sports commentator advocating for trans athletes… to a powerful voice challenging white women to examine privilege… and finally a deeply personal tribute to a lifelong friend — this episode is a reminder that the women in our lives shape who we become.

Because behind every woman building something meaningful… there are other women helping hold her up.

So this Women’s History Month, Carrie invites you to do one simple thing:

Tell the women in your life that you love them.

In This Episode

✨ Why Women’s History Month still matters

✨ The power of humor in calling out beauty culture

✨ Advocacy for women in sports and trans athletes

✨ The ongoing work of examining privilege and leadership

✨ The deep impact of lifelong female friendships

Inspired By:

Genevieve Turley Makeup artist and creator known for hilarious satirical beauty reels that parody celebrity makeup tutorials.

Coach Jackie Writer and commentator covering women’s sports, culture, and advocacy for inclusion in athletics.

Dr. Akilah Cadet Founder of Change Cadet and author of White Supremacy Is All Around Us: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World.

Lori Medlin Carrie’s best friend of 18 years and the director behind Carrie On!.

Key Takeaways:

• Women supporting women creates powerful ripple effects in business, culture, and community.

• Humor can be a powerful tool for challenging unrealistic beauty standards.

• Access to sports and community is essential for youth development and belonging.

• Examining privilege and practicing equity requires ongoing work.

• Lifelong friendships between women can become the backbone of our lives.

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What if the most important leadership training isn’t happening in boardrooms — but in brave conversations with teenagers?

In this powerful episode of Carry On, Carrie sits down with Kesha Knighten Hughes, founder of Grace and Wisdom Institute, to talk about the life skills schools often leave behind — and why equipping teens (especially teen girls of color) with confidence, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence is one of the most urgent leadership investments we can make.

From backpacks and chores to global travel and civic engagement, this conversation is about raising capable humans — not compliant ones.

And yes… we talk about why 17 is the turning point.

Grace and Wisdom is currently raising funds to support five young women traveling to Kenya for leadership and service work.

Key Takeaways:

• Why over-helping our kids may actually be underestimining them
• The subtle parenting habits that quietly erode independence
• How teens build confidence through ownership, responsibility, and community
• Why emotional intelligence (EQ) may matter more than GPA
• The power of giving teens space to think — instead of rushing to fix

Learn more or donate: 🌐 graceandwisdominstitute.org

Instagram: @graceandwisdominstitute

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In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Carrie On!, host Carrie Murray sits down with one of her favorite humans—Crystal Whitaker, founder of Crystal Lily Creative and author of Brave Leadership Is a Choice.

Connect with Crystal:

Website: https://www.crystallily.co/

Book: https://braveleadershipchoice.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystallilycreative

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalwhiteaker

SPEAK Talk - Healing the Mother Wound:

https://youtu.be/4upTe4Me4Pc?si=QwBEL1q1oWjVLbar

✨ In this episode, we explore:

• Why brave leadership is a choice, not a title
• The difference between being nice and being inclusive
• How Crystal’s lived experience as a biracial woman shaped her leadership lens
• Why discomfort is not a sign you’re doing it wrong—but a signal you’re doing it right
• The hidden “microcosms” that uphold white supremacy culture
• How leaders can use privilege thoughtfully without co-opting movements
• Why community—not institutions—is the future of leadership
• What it means to lead sustainably without burning out

🎧 If this episode moved you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who’s ready to lead a little more bravely.

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