☕ Coffee Playdate with Dr. Katrina Skinner – Pediatrician and Entrepreneur

Summary

In this episode of the Coffee Playdate Podcast, Dr. Olga Deengar welcomes Dr. Katrina Skinner, a pediatrician and entrepreneur, to discuss her journey from medical practice to running multiple businesses. They explore Dr. Skinner's passion for empowering women in pediatrics, her entrepreneurial mindset, and the importance of asking for opportunities. The conversation also touches on personal interests, book recommendations, and valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

• 00:00:15 Introduction and Coffee Preferences
• 00:00:37 Rapid Fire Questions
• 00:02:28 Empowering Women in Pediatrics
• 00:03:32 Dr. Skinner's Entrepreneurial Journey
• 00:06:33 Personal Interests and Book Recommendations
• 00:08:14 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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Dr. Skinner's entrepreneurial ventures & businesses:
Fairhope Pediatrics (https://fairhopepeds.com/),
Women in Pediatrics (https://womeninpeds.com/) and Pediatric CEO (https://www.pediatric-ceo.com/)

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☕ Coffee Playdate with Dr. Mike Hodde

A physiatrist’s $80K kitchen reno turned into a lead paint evacuation, $200K+ in damages, and a year-long rebuild — all in an 1800s Philly rowhome.

From dust-covered furniture to throwing away 90% of possessions, Dr. Mike shares the raw truth of old-home ownership, toxic exposure, and how it launched his wife’s feng shui business.

Timestamps

00:00 Coffee & rapid-fire (black coffee only!)

00:37 Take a Sip game (beach vs. hiking!)

02:17 Mike’s journey: Detroit → Philly physiatrist

02:54 The $80K foundation collapse

04:50 Lead paint discovery → full evacuation

07:16 Throwing away everything (toys, TVs, clothes)

08:30 Silver lining: wife’s feng shui business launch

09:14 Mindset shift: scarcity → abundance

10:58 Book: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

11:48 Wrap-up

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#OldHouseNightmare #LeadPaint #HomeRenovation #PhysicianEntrepreneur #CoffeePlaydate #PodcastLife #EntrepreneurJourney

☕ Coffee Playdate with Jackie Dillon

From classroom teacher to owner of Dillon Advising LLC - Exceptional Student Education Services - Jackie shares how she left teaching, built a thriving student education business, and balances it all as a mom of 2, and why she’ll never look back - in this 12 minutes episode.

Timestamps 00:00 Coffee & rapid-fire 00:46 Take a Sip game (lemonade edition!) 02:26 Jackie’s journey: married for 11 years, 2 kids, teacher → CEO 03:30 Why she left teaching & started tutoring 05:15 Scaling the business + hiring teachers 07:30 Mindset: “If I don’t try, I’ll never know” 09:40 Book: The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family 11:35 Wrap-up

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#Tutoring #TeachingToBusiness #TeacherEntrepreneur #BelieveInYourself

☕ Coffee Playdate with Dr. Stacey Ishman

In this engaging podcast episode, Dr. Olga Deengar hosts Dr. Stacey Ishman, an ENT surgeon and career coach, to discuss the importance of finding your community and balancing multiple roles. They explore topics like mentorship, real estate ventures, and the value of accountability in personal and professional growth — how one doctor juggles it all as a mom of 5 — all within 11 minutes.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:03 Intro + go-to beverage (not coffee!)
• 00:00:38 About Dr. Stacey Ishaman
• 00:01:58 Rapid Fire Questions
• 00:02:31 How she juggles 5 ventures + family 
• 00:04:07 Mindset in Real Estate & Overcoming Challenges
• 00:06:09 Finding Your Tribe & Community Support
• 00:07:19 Coaching advise
• 00:09:04 Book rec: Buy Back Your Time 
• 00:10:17 Wrap Up

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More details on Dr. Stacey Ishman's Medical Mentor Coaching - https://www.medicalmentorcoaching.com/
Contact Dr.Stacey Ishman for coaching or real estate at [email protected] and follow @sishmancoach on IG or on LinkedIn

#CoffeePlaydate #DoctorEntrepreneur #PhysicianCoach

#Community #Mentorship #Realestate #Accountability #Careercoaching

☕ Coffee Playdate with Dr. Samantha Mikals

From active-duty Navy ENT in Japan to launching Jacksonville Concierge Medicine + a med spa with Botox & collagen simulators — all in 8 minutes.

Timestamps 

00:00 Intro + rapid-fire (sushi or pancakes?) 

00:36 Take a Sip game (bento box win!) 

01:40 Samantha’s coffee ritual (La Colombe cold brew!) 

02:13 Her journey: Navy → Japan → Florida family business 

03:20 The mindset shift that made it possible 

04:50 Biggest challenge: learning business from scratch 

06:25 One piece of advice: find mentors who’ve been there 

07:16 Book rec: Die With Zero 

07:51 Wrap-up

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Dr. Samantha Mikals is a board-certified ENT (Otolaryngologist) doctor in Jacksonville, Florida. For more details visit https://myjaxconcierge.com

#CoffeePlaydate #DoctorEntrepreneur #ConciergeMedicine

☕ Coffee Playdate ft. Dr. Akshita Mehta

From neuroradiology to filming a docu-series on food quality — how one doctor is fighting chronic inflammation one ingredient at a time — all in 8 minutes.

Timestamps  

00:00 Intro + rapid-fire (hiking or running?)  

00:37 Take a Sip game (sleep wins!)  

01:21 Akshita’s coffee habit + commodity market fact  

01:42 Her journey: radiologist → food investigator  

02:35 The challenge: leaving the hospital for prevention  

04:09 Why two chickens on a shelf aren’t the same  

05:13 Mindset shift: rewriting the narrative  

06:19 One piece of advice: fail fast, fail smart  

07:30 Wrap-up

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For more information on Dr. Mehta's journey that inspired the creation of The Lifestyle Toolkit, a company dedicated to educating physicians and health enthusiasts on adopting healthier lifestyle habits visit: https://www.thelifestyletoolkit.com/

#CoffeePlaydate #DoctorEntrepreneur #FoodAsMedicine

☕ Coffee Playdate with Dr. Ai Takahashi – ENT Surgeon & Finance Nerd

From $200K med school debt to Roth IRA investing in residency – Dr. Ai Takahashi shares her Phase 1 journey as a nocturnist and ENFP entrepreneur.

Timestamps

00:00 Coffee & intro (Hojicha latte fan!)

00:30 Dr. Ai's journey (UC Berkeley → USC → South Bay nocturnist)

01:30 Rapid-fire game (Blue? Dogs? Oceans? LA!)

02:30 How she started investing on $40K resident salary 04:00 The mindset trap she escaped (curiosity + openness) 05:30 One tip for new docs: Auto-save $10/paycheck

06:30 Wrap-up & connect

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