Earn Your Happy

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Lessons learned from Chris’ father
• Stepping up and showing up
• The shifts in perspective we faced
• How tragedy and happiness can coexist

Resources:

• @drinklitepink

Show Notes:

It’s been a while since we last had a He Said/She Said episode, and I think it’s best to start off by explaining why. What started with a quick trip away from our home due to riots that hit uncomfortably close to home ended with an unexpected tragedy in the family, which led to seven weeks away from home. Despite how painful it was, there is a certain blessing that comes with the change in perspective that this situation caused, and that’s what we’re here to talk about.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Not quitting until you succeed or fail
• Finding the right idea
• First steps in building a business
• Starting with belief
• The benefits of bootstrapping
• Working toward something bigger than yourself

Resources:

• happylilone.com
• Instagram: @happy.lil.one

Show Notes:

Any time I get to talk to female founders, I get super giddy. And today, I get to talk to not just one but two founders: Jenn Jordan and Nikki Lang, co-founders of Happy Lil’ One! When you are building a similar dream together you get a chance at real connection, and that’s what we have during this interview. If you’re someone who wants to think positively or has incredible goals, this interview is all about mindset, the way that you process problems, and how you think of solutions.

Question Highlights:

• What is your background and what led to you launching your business?
• What kept you excited about this company?
• How did you figure out the details of how to launch?
• What has changed for you from start to finish?
• How did you have to pivot during the pandemic?

Guest Bio:

Jenn started practicing law as a mergers and acquisitions attorney at a top law firm and is currently serving as Senior Corporate Counsel for a rapidly growing startup. Applying the knowledge and experience she has gained from her legal career and mothering 3 small children; Jenn is in her element as Co-Founder and CEO of Happy Lil’ One.

Nikki, a soon to be mother of two, was a top sales performer in the healthcare, aesthetic and software markets for over 8 years before venturing off to start her own business. With an eye and background in style and design, she revels in her role as Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Happy Lil’ One.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Learning how to navigate people with big egos
• Knowing who you are walking into a room with
• Balancing your own weaknesses
• Preparing for failure
• What confidence means
• Following your intuition

Resources:

• Learn more: www.tracytutor.com

Show Notes:

I have been a huge fan of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing LA, and that’s why I’m so excited to have Tracy Tutor on the show today. In addition to everything else she does, she also recently wrote a book — “Fear is Just a Four-Letter Word” — all about not second-guessing yourself and developing the unstoppable confidence to own any room.

Question Highlights:

• Where does your confidence come from?
• What were some of the major barriers that were holding you back?
• What questions should people struggling with confidence be asking themselves?
• How do you prepare for things not going well?
• What does it mean to you to feel confident?
• What are you doing to help your children move through scary parts of life?
• What was your biggest “a-ha” moment from writing your book and from being on the show?
• What is your relationship with fear right now?

Guest Bio:

Tracy Tutor is a top real estate agent at Douglas Elliman Beverly Hills, consulting with some of the world’s leading architects and developers. She is the first and only female cast member on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing LA. The show’s twelfth season premiered June 2020 and can catch the show every Tuesday on Bravo at 9PM ET/PT. You can also pre-order Tracy’s book on Amazon and other retailers now. She lives in Los Angeles with her two daughters.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• How fear of not being an expert holds you back
• Tools for getting out of imposter syndrome
• Being afraid of what your full-time job will think
• How to get over fear of success
• Coming back from failure

Resources:

• Learn more: brunchandslay.com

Show Notes:

On this week’s quickie, I’ve invited a friend along! Ameerah Saine is the founder of Brunch and Slay and host of the Brunch and Slay Podcast, and she has some knowledge bombs to drop for you. No matter how many times you do something new, fear still creeps up. Ameerah and I talk about three ways fear tries to sneak up on you, as well as three ways to get over it.

Guest Bio:

Ameerah Saine is a daughter, sister, wife, and mommy. She is also a friend to many and, in each one of these roles, she displays her "go-getter" attitude, service mentality, and true enjoyment of being a woman and possessing the ability to inspire others. A graduate of Texas A & M University-Commerce, veteran of the Texas Army National Guard, and former Regional Sales Director for Remington Administrative Ser-vices, Ameerah has been recognized and awarded for her leadership skills, and service to her country. With the spirit of service that encompasses her being, Ameerah has set out on a mission to uniquely empower women from many different backgrounds but with similar necessities. Her brainchild "Brunch and Slay" gives women the opportunity to network, and grow, all while being the Fabulous that they need to be. "Brunch and Slay" has become one of the many productions that Ameerah has put not only her creativity, time, and energy but her professional execution, care, and attention to detail have granted her critical acclaim. She currently resides in Houston, Texas with her husband Chad, 2-year-old daughter Denver, and fur baby Harpo.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• The seven levels of awareness
• Animal awareness and daily survival
• Mass consciousness or herd mentality and social media's effect on it
• Aspirational thinking and acknowledgment
• Becoming an individual and discovering yourself
• Being disciplined
• Experiencing your life
• Reaching mastery
• Dealing with self-sabotage

Resources:

• Listen: thesuccessfulmindpodcast.com

Show Notes:

We’re going to talk all about scaling! David Neagle has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals scale their businesses into seven- and eight-figure earners. As I’m going through the process of building my own company, I need to learn all about scaling, and this is like a personal one-hour coaching session that you all get to take advantage of!

Question Highlights:

• What is your day to day right now?
• What got you excited about learning the seven levels of awareness?
• What are the seven levels of awareness?
• How is social media affecting our levels of awareness?
• What should you do if you want to share your aspirations?
• What are some of the bonuses that open up when you become an individual?
• What are some questions to get to the reason for what's going on?
• Is there an experience in your life that could have gone negative but that you turned around?

Guest Bio:

David Neagle is the founder of the multimillion-dollar global coaching company Life Is Now, Inc, helping thousands of entrepreneurs, experts and self-employed professionals gain the confidence and find the right mindset to increase their revenue, turning their endeavors into seven- and eight-figure ventures.

Being in the coaching and mentorship industry for more than 20 years, David has worked alongside other well-known mentors like Bob Proctor and Tony Robbins, and his clients include many well-known people, including New York Times #1 best-selling author Jen Sincero.

Because of the results his clients have achieved, along with his dedication, David’s coaching has expanded to more than 30 countries, and he has been featured on Forbes, CBS, NBC, Wall Street Journal, Inc, Entrepreneur and Fox. He is also the bestselling author of The Millions Within, a book focusing on intention, focus and awareness to build your dream business and life.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Changing your mindset and believing in yourself
• Getting over a fear of failure
• The importance of adding value to others
• How transparency makes you approachable
• Personal branding vs business branding
• Being your authentic self
• Launching a product
• Collaborating with like-minded entrepreneurs

Resources:

• Learn more: girlceoinc.com

Show Notes:

I had the best time interviewing Ronne Brown. She’s the founder of Girl CEO and the author of “From Mopping Floors to Making Millions on Instagram.” With a book title like that, you know she has an incredible story to tell. On top of that, she has a passion for educating women on being the CEO of their business, lives, and homes, and has had the privilege of helping thousands of women launch and grow their brands on social media. I am obsessed with her and I know you’re going to love it!

Question Highlights:

• How did you come into what you’re doing today?
• What was the shift in mindset that made you realize you could do so much more?
• What is the science behind what you were doing?
• What are the secrets to making your brand stand out?
• Do you recommend having team members manage your social media?
• How do you build a business brand?
• What’s been challenging for you in building a product?

Guest Bio:

Founder of Girl CEO and author of, From Mopping Floors to Making Millions on Instagram.

Ronne Brown is a branding expert, professional speaker, author, mentor, wife and a mother of four.

She has made her mark internationally in the online and social media business with her revolutionizing branding techniques. She went from being a statistic to a success story and turned minimum wage income into a seven-figure salary within a few short years.

Now, Ronne is equipping women nationwide on how to be the CEO in their business, lives, and homes.

Ronne Brown is one of social media's most influential entrepreneurs inspiring and teaching people around the world how to create six-figure incomes, become debt free and live life on their own terms.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Making luxury haircare products accessible and affordable
• Knowing your customers
• Finding your why
• Not being nostalgic about how things were
• Raising capital versus building community
• Getting in front of influential people

Resources:

• crownaffair.com
• instagram.com/crownaffair
• instagram.com/diannacohen
• linkedin.com/in/diannacohen

Show Notes:

I first met Dianna Cohen at a Create & Cultivate dinner and I was immediately drawn to her energy. She’s the founder of luxury haircare brand Crown Affair, and before that, she founded the brand marketing agency Levitate. She’s so incredibly generous and willing to jump on a phone to help you, whether you’re looking to grow as a business or as a human being.

Question Highlights:

• What were you thinking when you were first choosing what your career would look like?
• If you were launching your product now, what are the most important lessons you would want to know?
• What’s one of the toughest lessons you’ve had to learn?
• How did you go about raising money for your business?
• What is a question you wish more people who wanted to start a business would ask you?
• What’s the toughest thing about having a team?
• How do you connect with the people you need to if you aren’t even on their radar?

Guest Bio:

Dianna Cohen is the Founder of Crown Affair, a haircare brand empowering people to redefine their relationship with their hair through accessible luxury products, guidance, and community.  Prior to Crown Affair, Dianna founded Levitate, a brand marketing agency, where she led initiatives for brands including The Wing, Harry's, Flamingo, Outdoor Voices, etc.  Dianna is part of Forbes' 30 Under 20 for the Class of 2019.  She currently resides in New York with her fiancé Alexander.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• The different archetypes within us
• Believing in your purpose and your destiny
• Believing you are the queen
• Dealing with and examining triggers
• Balancing manifesting and action

Resources:

• Learn more: divineliving.com

Show Notes:

I had so much fun during this conversation with Gina DeVee. She believes that within every woman is a Queen, the person inside of her that is poised, clear, and confident. In her new book, “The Audacity to be Queen,” Gina shows you how to reclaim your feminine power, create the life that you desire, develop unshakable confidence, and follow your dreams.

Question and Highlights:

• How do we let go of that inner victim?
• What does it look like to find your purpose and get rooted into it?
• What made you follow through on your new idea?
• What should we do when we get triggered?
• What archetype do you fall under?
• Where do we separate manifesting from doing

Guest Bio:

Gina DeVee is a published author, accomplished speaker, podcast host, business coach and self-made multimillionaire entrepreneur. She has dedicated her career to helping women connect spiritually, start profitable businesses, create wealth from a feminine perspective, and become highly visible so they can make a global impact.

Gina’s own journey from struggling psychotherapist to globetrotting entrepreneur has taken her from the First Lady’s Office at the White House, to getting her Master’s in Clinical Psychology, graduating from Le Cordon Bleu, and founding her growing women’s empowerment, multi-media company and lifestyle brand, Divine Living. 

Her mission is to show women everywhere how to be Queen of their lives. “Within every woman lives a Queen,” Gina affirms, “And only from the position of Queen can you fulfill your purpose.”  In becoming Queen, no longer must women pretend to be anything other than brilliant, capable, and fabulous. The world needs us to own our power, raise our standards, and contribute our talents like never before, and Gina DeVee is here to lead the way. 

Her first book, The Audacity to be Queen, brings together over 20 years of experience in transforming women’s lives through the deep spiritual and feminine wisdom of Queenhood. With spectacular flair, beautiful pearls of wisdom, and life-changing stories of unexpected triumph, Gina DeVee shares the steps, exercises, meditations, prayers, and journal prompts to release all forms of self-doubt and self-sabotage so you can discover the best version of you. 

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Feeling the need to be creative
• Using structure to reinforce creativity
• How everyone is creative
• Embracing your passions
• Poetry prompts
• Learning to be vulnerable

Resources:

• Learn more: ​arielleestoria.com

Show Notes:

I am obsessed with spoken word poetry, which is why I’m so excited to be talking with Arielle Estoria. Besides being a spoken word poet, she’s an emcee and event host speaker, model, and actress. She believes that we are all creative — we’ve just told ourselves it isn’t practical. She teaches us some tools to try and reclaim our creativity. This girl totally speaks my language. You’ll love everything she has to say, including the poem she shares with us. This is a soul-filling conversation.

Question Highlights:

• How did you know that part of your soul needed to be exposed?
• Can you elaborate on creating structure around your creativity?
• How did you discover and nurture your creativity?
• How do you piece together a creative, varied life?
• How do you teach poetry?
• What are some of your favorite poetry prompts?
• What is a truth you have learned about relationships?
• What is a truth for you around business or career?

Guest Bio:

Arielle ​Estoria is​ Spoken Word Poet, Author, Dance Party Enthusiast, Emcee and Event Host Speaker, Model, and Actress​. Her motto of "Words not for the ears but for the soul" stems from her dedication to remind her audience that words are meant to be felt and not just heard. ​Arielle’s first EP, a collection of music and poetry called “Symphony of a Lioness” is now available on iTunes​ or ​Apple Music​. She is co-author of two self-published collections of poetry: ​”Vagabonds and Zealots” and ​”Write Bloody, Spill Pretty.”​ She is made of sass and good intentions and has a deep love for car karaoke, brunch, and flowers.

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Being an observer
• Creating a plan
• Making the right plan for you
• Doing the hard things first

Resources:

• Learn more: The Bliss Project

Show Notes:

Let’s talk about putting a plan in place. I get that whenever we start something new, whether it’s a business or a new routine or a new diet, we want to jump straight into it and get to the fun part. But if you don’t have a plan in place, I can tell you right now, you are going to fail. It isn’t fun, but it is absolutely essential to getting done anything you want in life.