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Join Lynn Pelzer, COO of FemCity, for the latest episode of the FemCity Podcast as she sits down with Dr. Laura DeCesaris, a functional medicine-trained health strategist and esteemed member of our FemCity Global Program. Together, they delve into the fascinating connection between women's health, business success, and the importance of self-care.

In today's fast-paced world, women often find themselves juggling numerous roles and responsibilities, often at the expense of their own well-being. Dr. Laura encourages us to embrace curiosity and explore the boundless potential of feeling truly vibrant and energized. She emphasizes that while fatigue may seem commonplace, it doesn't have to be the norm.

Discover the transformative power of wellness and how it can revolutionize your business as Dr. Laura shares invaluable insights. Gain a deeper understanding of the impact of sugar on our bodies, and learn practical strategies to improve mindset, overall wellness, and mental clarity. Moreover, Dr. Laura provides valuable dietary tips tailored specifically for women over 30.

Don't miss this empowering conversation that will inspire you to prioritize your health and unleash your full potential in the business world. Tune in to the FemCity Podcast, available on all major podcast platforms, and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Your wellness journey starts here!

About Dr. Laura DeCesaris // Dr. Laura is a functional medicine-trained health strategist for female entrepreneurs, career women, and highly motivated women.

Laura obtained her undergraduate background in health and nutrition from Cornell University, and continued on to graduate programs in clinical nutrition and chiropractic. She then trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine and completed her functional medicine certification. She is currently completing an additional fellowship in Functional Medicine with the Academy for Anti-Aging Medicine.

She is the founder of Heartroot Health, a wellness center in Scottsdale, AZ, and is now pursuing her passion of helping highly motivated women truly "have it all" by serving as a strategic wellness consultant for high-achieving women.

Learn more at https://drlauradecesaris.com/

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity. Want to learn about FemCIty? Join us for our free upcoming Get to Know FemCIty event.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women.

Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

In this episode of the FemCity Podcast, Violette de Ayala, CEO of FemCity is joined by FemCity Global Member and social media coach, Michelle Arbore.

Tune in today and learn how as a female entrepreneur you can harness LinkedIn's power to move connections to conversations. Michelle walks through specific steps you can take today!

The FemCity Podcast is available on all major podcast platforms. Subscribe, rate, and review to stay updated with our latest episodes.

About Michelle Arbore // Michelle works with female entrepreneurs & small business owners who want to grow their business and have success through social media. She shows them how to get results and not run scared from social media. She is also an International speaker on different aspects of social media.

In 2016, Michelle was named an Up and Coming Business Woman sponsored by the Rochester Women's Network and Digital Rochester honored her as a finalist for her work in the Technology World at the 2016 Technology Woman of the Year breakfast.

Learn more at https://savvysocialmedia.net/

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity. Want to learn about FemCIty? Join us for our free upcoming Get to Know FemCIty event.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women.

Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

As we reach the mid-year point, it's a great time to take stock of our progress, reflect on our journey, and make necessary adjustments. The mid-year review process provides an opportunity for reflection and renewal, setting the stage for personal and professional growth.

In this episode of the FemCity Podcast, Lynn Pelzer, COO of FemCity, and Violette de Ayala, CEO of FemCity walk through their best tips for doing a mid-year review. Plus, they share some major truth bombs… Join us now.

FemCity Members, grab your Mid-Year Review Worksheet at www.femcity.com under Member Portal > Worksheets

The FemCity Podcast is available on all major podcast platforms. Subscribe, rate, and review to stay updated with our latest episodes!

This episode is brought to you by FemCity's Money Journal: Attract Wealth in 30 Days written by FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala.

Often, 'manifestation' is a word that leaves behind feelings of frustration and hopelessness, as money stories may not alter or up-level the way we live. This money journal implements and crafts an easy-to-follow method that transforms your view to money into a grand and profound connection to wealth, all in balance and flow of love and harmony.

We already have wealth and abundance around us. By identifying its existence, your blessings will flourish.

As you work your way through these 30 days, you will start to see growth come to light and change the way you relate to money and your wealth.

Learn more and purchase your copy here.

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity. Want to learn about FemCIty? Join us for our free upcoming Get to Know FemCIty event.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women.

Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

On the latest episode of the FemCity Podcast, FemCity Global Member and Brand Strategist, Amanda Guerassio joins FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala to talk about Creating a Brand that Feels like YOU!

If you want to understand the importance of creating a brand that's in alignment with your business and how to ensure your brand is authentic, listen now!

About Amanda Guerassio // Amanda is a brand strategist and designer for freedom seekers and serial entrepreneurs. She helps clarify messy braindumps around what you want your brand to be, and translates those abstract ideas into concrete, aligned visuals through her proven branding process.

Life introduced her to the world of freelancing post-college, which is exactly what led her to becoming an accidental entrepreneur. She quickly fell in love with the freedom that came with it.

These days she resides in Round Rock, TX with her husband, daughter, and dog. She's an avid traveler, amateur chef and can often be found with her nose in a book.

Learn more at: https://www.studioguerassio.com

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women.

Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

Tune in for this week's episode of the FemCity Podcast and join FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala and featured guest, Sharon Seaberg, Executive Coach and FemCity Global Member! This week's conversation is about Emotional Intelligence and how to leverage it to reach your goals. What is emotional intelligence? How can it help our businesses? Listen now!

About Sharon Seaberg // Helping accomplished women become influential and deeply fulfilled leaders in 10 weeks without working more and sacrificing their relationships by consciously designing their lives to get what they want. Learn more at http://sharonseaberg.com/

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women. Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

On this week's episode of the FemCity Podcast, Sarah Sparks, FemCity Global Member and Spiritual Business Advisor joins FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala. Sarah and Violette dive into the energy of 2023, and talk about the desire for ease and alignment.

Tune-in now and get ready for a great discussion that will inspire you!

About Sarah Sparks // Sarah Sparks, MPA is a highly sought-after spiritual business advisor. She is the Director of Spiritual Life, Community, and Belonging and Founder of Create the Spark, LLC. Sarah's an international best-selling author, podcast host of a top 10% nationally ranked podcast, and successful business owner, who is on this earth to teach professionals how to lead with their soul, by listening to their divine guidance. Sarah believes you are extraordinary and meant for more; she can help you know why you are here and live the life you are meant to live. Learn more at https://www.sarahsparks.love/

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women.

Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

This week's episode of the FemCity Podcast is all about Money! FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala is joined by Stephanie McCullough, a FemCity Global Member and Founder of Sofia Financial. They discuss Money and the guilt around it – sometimes from making too much money or bad money decisions… Stephanie shares her best tips and advice for women to take charge of their finances. Listen now and walk away motivated!

About Stephanie McCullough // Stephanie founded Sofia Financial in 2011 after 14 years as a financial advisor, with the goal to empower women to make wise financial decisions, address their areas of money stress, and free up their time and mental energy to spend on the things that are truly important. She believes that everyone, regardless of income level, deserves quality, objective advice and excellent service from caring professionals who really listen and are motivated solely by their clients' success.

Before transitioning into financial services, Stephanie held a wide variety of jobs, including working at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC; teaching people more than twice her age how to confidently handle a sailboat at the Annapolis Sailing School; and organizing stimulating educational events for high school students at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.Stephanie is married with two kids. She earned an M.A. in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. from Duke University.

Learn more at https://sofiafinancial.com/

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women.

Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

Check out the latest episode of the FemCity Podcast where FemCity COO, Lynn Pelzer is joined by Sophie Zollmann, a FemCity Global Member and CEO Founder of SophieZo. They dive into Sophie's best award winning social media tips for women small business owners – including the importance of authenticity! Plus, the big no-no's for female business owners.

Listen in now for some great advice and tips.

About Sophie Zollmann // Take the coolest parts of 80's pop, throw in a leather jacket and some KILLER boots, sprinkle on some Stevie Nicks spirit, a little witchy woowoo, and top it all off with a Potter-esque wand, and you've got the one and only SophieZo!

For over 20 years, Sophie Zollmann harnessed her chaos-coordinator magic and organizational wizardry to provide next-level business support for visionary entrepreneurs, coaches, strategists, and thought leaders. The SophieZo all-in-one team provides full-service support for business owners who don't have the time (or desire!) to lead, manage, or assemble a team piece by piece. Learn more at https://sophiezo.com/

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women. Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

Tune in for a new episode of the FemCity Podcast where FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala and FemCity COO, Lynn Pelzer go over FemCity's May theme: Forgiveness. We'll define forgiveness and what it's not. Plus we'll discuss the stories we tell ourselves. Violette and Lynn both share stories of forgiveness, the messiness of forgiveness, and how forgiving themselves and others helped them grow. Plus learn an exercise to help you work through forgiveness.

FemCity Members, grab your Worksheet on Forgiveness at FemCity.com under Member Portal > Worksheets

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women. Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn at Violette de Ayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.

We're back! To kick off our new season of the FemCity Podcast, FemCity Founder, Violette de Ayala and FemCity COO, Lynn Pelzer dive into the topic of Spring Cleaning Your Business. Why it's important to spring clean your business and how! Listen Now.

FemCity Members, grab your Spring Clean Your Business Worksheet at FemCity.com under Member Portal > Worksheets

About FemCity // FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $15.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women's networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity.

About Violette de Ayala // Violette is a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, Founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women. Violette has been quoted in Success, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Yahoo Small Business, Business Insider News as a small business expert. You can connect with Violette on IG, FB, LinkedIn @violettedeayala.

About Lynn Pelzer // Lynn is the COO of FemCity and has held a chair position on boards, currently part of a DEI board with FemCity, she has been awarded the Rising Star Award and Crystal Executive Award in her previous company. She has been a contributor on podcasts as well as blogs, and has been a speaker in women's groups on the topics of business. You can connect with Lynn on Facebook or Linkedin @lynnpelzer.