Foster Your Passion - Women Entrepreneurs sharing their journey

One woman's fear is another woman's fortune. That's how I used to feel about Public Speaking. It was my crippling nightmare until I met this women - Stacee Mandeville, Founder of Red Leaf Coaching. Stacee not only provides tips to get help you find your power pose, she also works with you on your content flow and practice habits. This week, Stacee helps me to get prepared for our first investor pitch. Have a listen as she sets me straight and gets me pumped and ready.

More about Stacee:

Since 1999, Stacee has delivered communication skills coaching to executives on many continents. She uses traditional presentation skills to bring out clients innate leadership, emotional intelligence, and executive presence, whether in front of large groups or small team meetings. Stacee has had the pleasure of working with individuals in myriad industries, including Merck, HP, General Electric, Verizon, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Barclays and Levi's. Stacee regularly mentors at pitch events for Lean Startup: Newark, TechStars and StartUp Institute. She has used her accumulated experiences with clients from all over the world, combined with her theater background, to create the Red Leaf Coaching Method. Stacee is also a corporate sponsor and Global Adviser for the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation (Orphans International Worldwide) and is a charter member of the NY Global Leaders Lions Club. Visit Stacee's Website:http://www.redleafcoaching.com/ https://twitter.com/s_mandeville https://www.facebook.com/RedLeafCoaching/ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stacee-mandeville/b/991/655

It's not everyday that there is more than one Entrepreneur in a family but Hayley and her brother Brad Foster are clearly cut from the same cloth. For the past 17 years, Bradley Foster has been the co-Owner of Elum Designs, a design and manufacturer of custom letterpress wedding invitations and announcements, social stationery, journals, designer gift wrap, gift totes and paper products. Hear more about his journey, some of his other business ideas that he's conjured up over the years and enjoy listening to the fun, loving and silly dynamic between these two siblings.

More about Brad: Brad is the perfect combination of skills that make for a successful Entrepreneur - he's got a killer work ethic, he's resourceful, driven and he's got GRIT. Brad will do what it takes to figure it out and make shit happen. Over 17 years ago, when Brad realized that his wife Melissa's custom designed invitations were starting to gain traction, he saw an opportunity to jump in, manage the business and scale it for future growth. With multiple Heidelberg printing presses on site, Elum has grown into full service, multi-million dollar business with custom lines for major chains such as TJX, Container Store, Papyrus and Anthropologie.

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Starting a new business isn't easy, especially one in a new industry. Surrounding yourself with a team of people that are smarter than you is possibly one of the smartest things you can do. In this weeks episode, Hayley speaks with Michael Stern, product developer and former Founder of Tinychat, and gets challenged by Michael on all aspects of this new business she wants to start.

More about Michael:

Michael has nearly 20 years of cutting edge software product experience and a proven product leader with a record of identifying opportunities, designing leading-edge applications, managing talented teams and executing large scale production while creating tremendous value.

Michael is multi-skilled in roles ranging from team management, product strategy, agile development, coding, recruiting, growth, fundraising and public relations. Michaels most recent startup, award-winning Tinychat Co, acquired by AVM Software in 2014.

Welcome to Episode 2. How the hell does one actually start a Podcast? In a conversation with her good friend Lou Diamond, Hayley learns what she will need to start her Podcast.

Later in the episode, Hayley gets schooled on the legal in's and out's of starting a business by her lawyer, also a young female entrepreneur, Agatha Kluk of Kluk Pianco Law firm in NYC.

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More about Lou: When it comes to putting great people in touch with other great people, Lou Diamond is a master connector. He has over a quarter century of experience in sales, relationship management, business development and executive coaching. Lou's authenticity, energy and enthusiasm, along with his unwavering passion and desire for helping people achieve their business and personal goals, is unmatched.

Lou is a Coach, Consultant, Bestselling Author, Speaker & Motivator. He was a top producer for firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, Omnicom, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, leading teams to achieve record revenues year after year. Lou founded THRIVE, a leading consulting and coaching company focused on making the most incredible leaders and top performers even more amazing. Most recently, he launched ThriveLOUD, a weekly podcast dedicated to inspiring people to reach their peak potential in every facet of their life.

A Cornell University graduate, Lou is a passionate sports fan, avid golfer, loving husband and extremely proud dad.

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More about Agatha: Agatha started her own law firm in 2015 and represents entrepreneurs, companies, investors and creatives in a variety of industries — digital and social media, software, retail, healthcare, creative agencies, venture capital, and boutique studios, restaurants and liquor companies. She works on company formations, mergers and acquisitions, employee equity incentives and executive hiring, intellectual property and licensing matters, contract review and general compliance issues. Agatha also acts as a part-time general counsel to many of her clients and advises on day to day legal issues that arise during the life cycle of their business.

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Welcome to a day in the life of Hayley Foster - mom, wife, entrepreneur, workout fanatic, and THE FOSTER Woman. Always the consummate worker, Hayley used to do the daily commute from Long Island to NYC while juggling the life of a working mom, along with a side hustle or two. One day she realized she had a TERRIFIC business idea and began to 'foster' her side hustle. Foster Your Passion invites you to join Hayley on this journey, and share in her education on what it takes to launch a business. Through conversations with lawyers, advisors, technologists, family, friends, her husband and even her kids, there's a master class in this for everyone. We hope you enjoy the ride!

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