Foster Your Passion - Women Entrepreneurs sharing their journey

Social media is great, but one change in a platform's algorithm can unpredictably affect your visibility to the audience you have worked so hard to nurture. Not so with email. Once you get people to open up their inboxes for what you have to offer, the options are limitless. Let content marketing coach Rob Fortier show you just how easy it can be done. In this conversation with Hayley Foster, he shares how to create an email sequence strategy that helps you build genuine relationships with the people on your email list. There is so much you can get from this episode, from the art of repurposing content to nailing down an engaging subject line. Join in and you may find it hard to look at email the same way again.

After nannying for 12 years with an educational focus on Early Childhood Education and Human Development, the pandemic hit. A go-getter and a doer, Cassie Nadaner decided that there had to be something she could do to help the small businesses that were affected by COVID while sitting home waiting to be able to return to work. After moving to Port Washington in June 2020 with her fiancé, Cassie was blown away by all the closed storefronts on Main Street and surrounding areas. She took it upon herself to start a neighborhood station "Port Washington TV" to keep the families who were stuck inside see their children's performances, or keep up to date with information on school closures and remote learning, while also creating commercials and helping to market the small businesses in the neighborhood. Listen in and find out more about what Cassie did to turn Main Street into so much more.

Health is wealth, and for many women, that should include your vagina. The vagina is host to an active microbiome that, when not taken care of, can affect your overall health. Hayley Foster has a satisfying conversation with The Vagina Doctor herself, Dr. Betsy Greenleaf. In this episode, they cover all things vagina, longevity, supporting women in business, and so much more. Dr. Greenleaf talks about why she went into urogynecology and her interest in helping other women. She then discusses the importance of the vaginal microbiome as it relates to gut health and vaginal health. If you're on your way to stepping up your overall health and wellness but missing something, then maybe you're overlooking the importance of your vagina. Vaginas need love too. Allow this conversation to remind you.

In this episode, Hayley speaks with the founder of 87th Street Creative, Sherene Strausberg. Sherene recently completed a 100-day challenge to draw something new each day and post the picture to social media. following along on her journey on Instagram, the transformation that took place along the way was amazing. Seeing her creative growth through this challenge was incredible. Sherene shares her tips and tools that got her through it and tune in to hear what she plans to do next.

It's been a while but Foster Your Passion is back with a new episode with Maura Walters. Maura talks about how the pandemic encouraged her to follow her passion, take a leap of faith and make a pivot in her career. Maura felt pulled to begin helping women entrepreneurs and business owners to create content that would take their businesses to the next level with the power of storytelling.

If you've been considering making a pivot, find some inspiration in this episode with Maura as she talks about making 2021 her year of YES!

Odellia Fischer, a Foster University alum and founder of Take Off Travel, is an expert planner and avid traveler who combined her passion and expertise to start her own travel planning business. With a focus on creating custom itineraries for families, Odellia combines her experience as an event planner with her fond memories of family vacations to eliminate the common travel stressors for her clients. From Washington DC and Miami to Israel and Turks & Caicos, Odellia has planned trips all over the world and booked countless hotel, restaurants and excursions to memorable and worthwhile results.

In today's episode, Odellia puts her business and experiences in the context of our current quarantined world. From virtual sightseeing opportunities to travel-themed book and movie suggestions, she discusses the ways in which families can find that feeling of exploration while stuck at home together. Despite the current travel restrictions, Odellia remains hopeful and looks forward to summer vacation planning and crafting many more itineraries for families.

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In Season 3 of Foster Your Passion, Hayley reflects with some women in her life that have been positively impacted by their relationships with their dads. The women in Season 3 will share stories about their dads, the best advice their dads ever gave them and other valuable nuggets of wisdom.

When this young entrepreneur saw a need for using her best asset, her 'little hands', she put together a business card offering her services and began networking at her local pool. Brooke Ellish, founder of Little Hands, can help you get little things that are stuck in small spaces. Brooke is the classic example of how you can never be too old or too young to start Fostering Your Passion.

If you're in need of Brooke's services, you can reach her at: [email protected]

Being agile and constantly iterating on your business isn't always easy but Jessica Garmise, Owner of Out of the Box Creations, has continued to do this over the years and has seen incredible success. She listens to and trusts her gut when making hard business decisions.

Jessica took a small product gift business and has turned it into a creative enterprise, designing and creating event decor for all types and all different size events.

With any successful business comes the pressure of balancing work and life, something Jessica has had to deal with as an entrepreneur as well as in her former life as a practicing lawyer. We chat about how important it is to empower our girls but to also educate them on the sacrifices they will have to make as women, wives and moms.

More about Jessica: Since 2011, Jessica has grown Out of the Box from a small creative gift business into a highly successful event and graphic design company recognized for its innovation, attention to detail and excellence in customer service. Jessica knows that planning a special event or launching a new business can be a stressful time. Her goal is to take the stress out of such experiences and to make them inspiring and fun. Jessica's enthusiasm for what she does is contagious which is part of the reason that Out of the Box Creation's reputation has grown quickly as a reliable creative resource for many small businesses on Long Island and as a sought after vendor in the New York Bar/Bat Mitzvah decor market. Although Out of the Box continues to adapt to its client's creative needs, Jessica is confident the company's primary mission will always remain the same: "to inspire people with creative products and ideas."

You can find Jessica's website at: https://www.outoftheboxshop.com/

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