In this episode I interview marketing and podcasting powerhouse, Michelle Vroom. Michelle is a business coach with more than 15 years of marketing & PR experience with nonprofits, agencies, and big corporations. Now she helps small business owners grow to 6-figures with more freedom and peace. Michelle believes every woman entrepreneur should be able to get clients whenever she wants. She understands the challenges of limited resources and time, and shares her proven methods for visibility and relationship building to get clients and grow your business.

While I was preparing for Michelle to come on the podcast, one of the topics that was sent over was “how to overcome limiting beliefs that keep you from showing up and getting visible.” And I instantly knew that’s what I wanted us to talk about. 

I don’t know about you, but I really struggle with limiting beliefs. Actually, this entire year, I’ve been trying to break free of the many limiting beliefs that I have about myself and my capabilities. If you’re like “yeah girl, I know what you’re talking about” then you’re going to get a lot out of this episode. If you’ve never heard of limiting beliefs or aren’t really sure what they are, we’ll get into that in our episode too, because you might find that you have been experiencing limiting beliefs already and now you’ve got a name for them.

Michelle shares some really tangible ways to overcome any limiting belief that you have about yourself and she shares some instances in her own life where she had to really work to overcome the limiting beliefs that she had for herself and how overcoming them made the biggest difference in her life. Michelle confidently shares her struggles and it’s really inspiring. I can’t wait for you to hear our conversation.

Where to Find Michelle:
Instagram: @marketlikeabossmv
Facebook Group: 10k Like a Boss
Podcast: Market Like a Boss

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Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions? Are you living the life that you dreamed you'd have or are you living the life that everyone expects you to? What if you don’t know what your dream life would be like? Do you relate? This episode will help you find the answer to the questions and so much more.

My wonderful guest is Tara Fischer. Tara is an entrepreneur, mentor and personal growth & life design coach specializing in confidence, self-discovery and high performance.

She is also the founder of the fast-growing lifestyle brand Lavii®, where she shares her expertise on in all mindset, mindfulness, manifestation, performance, self-discovery and healing. 

Her goal is to share the behind the scenes of achieving greatness and making dreams come true while driving high performance and increasing quality of life and thus make the term “Dream Life” accessible for everyone, without the struggle of having to have it all figured out or spending years on trial and error. She thinks that with the right support and strategy, you can grow through anything and achieve everything you ever dreamed of. So, she provides her students with all-time access to her and her expertise and thus feel motivated and empowered to create a life they love.

Through her high value program, The DreamLife Project®,  she works with some of the most ambitious women who are struggling with a quarter life crisis & perfectionism on what she call 6 pillars of change: Self-Discovery, Mindset, Strategy, Healing, Mindfulness and Wellness and thus help them to engage in ultimate life design, achieve career goals, drive high performance and increase personal growth and wellbeing.

I cannot wait for us to dive into this episode. Tara is such a wealth of knowledge and I still cannot believe that through this podcast I was able to connect with her and bring this valuable conversation to you.

Where to Find Tara:
Instagram: @tara.fischer
Brand: lavii.net

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Have you ever wished that you had a personal stylist that could help you find clothes that you'll look amazing in? Sounds expensive or like a far off dream, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not as unattainable as you might think. My guest today is Nicole Boyd, Founder and CEO of Prept. Prept provides personalized yet AFFORDABLE style + beauty services that are designed to help you save time/stress and feel beautiful, confident, & Prept for anything.

Nicole spent nine years in the corporate world in digital and strategy consulting (at names like Deloitte and Capital One) prior to pivoting to small biz and entrepreneurship to focus on what she is truly passionate about - helping women look & feel like the best version of themselves. Her mission is to make a truly personalized, fun, and affordable style + beauty experience available to the everyday woman so they can feel beautiful, confident, and Prept for anything. She grew up in the South but has spent time in NYC and can now be found in LA with her two year old and husband working on growing her business!

We talk about her own journey with confidence and ways that she’s been able to help herself and other women feel more confident through beauty and style. She also gave some great tips too! Get ready to feel more confident in what you wear and how you feel when you listen to this episode!

Website: prept.club
Instagram: @prept_
Text Prept: 855-582-3573

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Romance Author, Heidi Hutchinson, is an open book (pun intended). Heidi has self-published 14 books and just recently came out with her 15th book, Key Change, as part Penny Reid's Smartypants Romance collaborative universe. I instantly fell in love (also pun intended) with Heidi's vibe and insight and I'm confident you will too. I felt like I was catching up with a friend over coffee and talking about real life stuff.

We talked about everything from self love to being deserving of love, and I stepped away from our conversation feeling so confident, which is the point right? I can't wait for you to tune into this conversation and hope that this episode leaves you inspired and smiling from ear to ear.

About Heidi:
Heidi Hutchinson creates funny, clever, slow burn romance for readers looking for a guaranteed happily ever after. She hopes the stories she writes inspire her readers to take their hearts on one more adventure. She lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her alarmingly handsome husband, their fearless child, and a rather large and spoiled dog.
She is fueled by her unwavering and perfectly normal devotion to Dave Grohl and coffee.
And a whole lotta love.


Where to find Heidi:
Instagram: @heidi_hutchinson
Website: www.heidih.net
Where to find her new book Key Change: books2read.com/keychange

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Katie: @katieehawkes
Podcast: @contagiousconfidencepodcast

I wanted to talk about something that I’ve been really struggling with lately. To me, I feel like it’s the biggest enemy to my confidence— it’s my inner critic and intrusive thoughts.

If I talked to other people the way I talk to myself, I would hate me. I wouldn’t want to be my friend. So why do I constantly tear myself down?

This is such a problem for me that I’ve been talking to my coach and my therapist about this and I’ve really been searching for anything that can help me deal with these horrible intrusive thoughts about myself. So in this episode, I wanted to share some tools and things that I’ve learned lately in hopes that it will actually help me by saying these things out loud and maybe it will help you too. Because while it may seem like I’m “teaching” I am learning too.

Goal Digger Podcast: A Simple Science-Backed Habit to Change Your Life with Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins TEDx Talk: How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over

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A lot of people have mixed feelings about turning 30. Why? I think it's because when we turn 30, it means we're actually a full on adult and we're no longer considered "young". I was so excited to turn 30 and now that I'm only a few weeks away from turning 31, I realized that I've learned so much over these past 30 years and I still have so much left to learn which is what inspired this episode. 

In this episode I'm sharing 30 things that I’ve learned since turning 30.

I know that some people don’t want to get older but I am here for it. So whether you turned 30 recently too or you're dreading turning 30 in the next couple years, this episode is for you.

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Podcast: @contagiousconfidencepodcast 
Katie: @katieehawkes

Have you ever met someone and instantly know you want to be friends with them? That's how I felt when I first met Brittany and I have a feeling that after listening to this episode you'll feel the same way too. Not only does she make you feel seen and heard, but she also has a way about her that makes you feel inspired and ready to do whatever you set your mind to. As a matter of fact, she's created a job and a life that allows her to do just that. 

Brittany is is a millennial coach helping ambitious professionals and business owners get out of their head and into action. Her mission at her company, Hello Velocity, is to help as many millennials as possible avoid a midlife crisis later. She helps her clients through coaching, workshops, and online challenges.

When she isn't building her business you can find her doing yoga, learning something new (Spanish and piano!), or cuddling with her cat and dog at home.

In this episode, Brittany and I talk about making big life decisions with confidence. Brittany did this when she started her coaching company and there’s so much we can learn from her experience. We also talk about how you can establish your values and other things that can make you feel more confident when you’re making decisions big or small.

In my opinion, Brittany is a true example of contagious confidence and I can't wait for you to tune in to this amazing interview.

Where to connect with Brittany:
Instagram: @hellovelocityco
Website: https://www.hellovelocity.co 

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Katie: @katieehawkes

Bonus Episode Alert! SURPRISE! Sorry, I kept you waiting so long! In August 2021, I led of panel of Badass Women for Beauty Boost Charlotte's Women Wonderland Event. 

I was able to record the entire panel and I cannot wait for you to hear it! These women are so fierce and I left the panel feeling inspired and even more confident in who I am and the path that I'm on. 

Panelist: 

•  @Merenator Meredith Dean, Founder of The Dean's List and Manager of Seacrest Studios at Levine Children's
• Nikki Knoblich of @KnobleEvents⠀
• Mel Fox Co-Founder of @WorkForYourBeer⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Life Coach Brittany Canaski of @HelloVelocityCo⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Jillian Hill Co-Owner of @ShopArivella⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
•  @TiffanyClemons_ of Highland Avenue⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Beauty Boost Charlotte: @beautyboost_charlotte 
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If there's two things you should know about Kinsey, it's that she's wildly wonderful and oh so much fun to talk to. Kinsey's passion for social media and creating a life that feels good to her has allowed her to create a brand that truly embodies who she is. Kinsey is the owner of Feel Good Social and the host of the Feel Good Social Podcast.

Kinsey helps down-to-earth entrepreneurs market their brands on social media without wasting their precious time or losing their soul and sanity in the process! With her business and podcast Feel Good Social, she focuses on authentic branding, purposeful storytelling, genuine community building and showing up with confidence! She's a word nerd, dog mom to Tark and Stan and skis better than she can walk.

If you use social media at all, this episode is for you! Kinsey shares some great tips on how to shift your mindset when it comes to showing up on social media, how important boundaries are, how we can all show up more confidently Instagram, and so much more!

Where you can follow and connect with Kinsey:
Instagram: @feelgoodsocial
Feel Good Social Podcast: Wherever you get your podcasts
Work with Kinsey: www.feelgoodsocial.com

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Podcast: @contagiousconfidencepodcast
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When you hear Rubi Skilton's story,  "confidence" is one of the first things that comes to mind which is why she's the perfect guest to kick off Season 3 of this podcast.

Rubi is a podcast producer, audio expert, limb difference advocate, speaker, and entrepreneur. Being born with a physical difference could have positioned Rubi’s life to go in a different direction. She could’ve fallen into the victim mentality and lived a life of “I wish I could…” but she used her difference as fuel to become successful and impact others.

Throughout the years, Rubi lost herself in the world of expectations. Her voice was lost amongst the masses, so she pushed herself out of her comfort zone and started a podcast to use her voice. Rubi founded Podcast & Co., where she works with high-level entrepreneurs, coaches, and influencers to help them not only connect with their audience on a deeper level, but also have their voices heard.

I had such an amazing time chatting with Rubi and getting to know her and I know you will too! Get ready to be inspired!

Other podcast mentioned: Earn Your Happy Podcast with Lori Harder

Where you can follow Rubi: 
Instagram: @rubiskilton 
Twitter: @rubiskilton 
Flaunt your Flaws with Rubi Skilton: Wherever you get your podcasts
Podcast & Co: @podcastandco

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