This week the GMM ladies chat about the unofficial Pink Tax and dive into why this exists - and even more importantly, is it ever justified? 

In this episode you will hear us talk about:

• ·      Women are estimated to spend $180,000.00 USD more than men over the course of a lifetime due to the “Pink Tax”.
• ·      Why is it that we pay more for the exact same item than men do? 
• ·      The “Hot Girl Hamster Wheel”.
• ·      Does women’s implicit acceptance of the Pink Tax perpetuate it?
• ·      The financial chasm that grows wider and wider between men and women over the course of a lifetime
• ·      Rage Against the Machine (just because we love this topic)
• ·      Do most women care more about impressing other women than men?  And if so, is this a good or a bad thing!?
• ·      It’s time to start to ask for more equitable prices, systems, and processes from society.

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Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

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This week the GMM ladies explore the subject of AI from an expansive point of view.  Join the ladies for this fun and exploratory conversation as we tackle the hot topic of artificial intelligence.

In this episode you will hear us talk about:

• Our take on where this generation of teens believes technology is moving towards and what their future will look like.
• The Metaverse (aka the virtual world where people interact with a computer-generated environment and each other.
• Our belief that these are the “Wild Wild West Days” of AI
• The impact that AI will have on creatives
• The fallacy that increased efficiency = more time
• Our belief that AI will grow in a non-linear format since it is harnessing the collective knowledge and experience of all of humanity
• What is art, and who owns it in the age of AI?
• The impact of AI on education
• What it means to be human and the need for a balanced approach to integrating AI into our lives

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Link to the podcast that we reference:

Entrepreneurs on Fire. 

Episode Title:  How AI Will Dramatically Affect Your Business in the Future with Joel Comm

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WIRELfhyKZQHuJYVC1asM?si=j9JwzQoXT4S43Bqej2VmBA&dd=1&nd=1

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Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney

GMM is back for a second season!  Tune in as the GMM ladies’ dish about money, connection, and entrepreneurship with a focus on accountability as they kick off their second season behind the mic!

In this episode you will get a glimpse into our conversation around:

·      The benefit of just actioning things aka. Just Do It!

·      The importance of finding your tribe and surrounding yourself with the right people.

·      Exploring the notion of whether you run your life or does your life run you?

·      What keeps us accountable for making changes in our life?

·      Why it can be hard to make changes – big or small in your life.

·      Can we be as accountable to ourselves as we are to the bank?

·      It can be difficult to see ourselves as we truly are but it is so necessary to see ourselves and our lives clearly in order to be the architect of our life.

·      Making a pact to each make one small change that will be positively impactful – and we want you to join us!

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney

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This week GMM welcomes Rhonda Wooddisse, Executive Coach and Delivery Consultant into the POD.  With 20 years of experience leading operational and project delivery teams in the financial industry, Rhonda launched her coaching practice in early 2022.  Having experienced the support of an executive coach herself, Rhonda believes that the client and coach partnership can create a reflective space to support the client's authentic leadership journey with support and accountability in execution. 

In this episode you will get a glimpse into: 

• Learning to become comfortable just being when you are not working. 
• The challenge of working as your authentic self in the corporate realm. 
• Rhonda’s experience moving across the country for work. 
• How women CAN and DO make great bosses. 
• The payoff that comes with being brave and taking chances. 
• Why Rhonda doesn’t believe in regrets. 
• The amazingness that can come from a single conversation with somebody.
• What it’s like to quit a job that provides financial security without a back-up plan.
• Weighing the value of lived experience vs earning a designation or certification.
• Silencing the self-doubt, and inner voice that can try to sabotage your momentum. 

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GID Consulting: Website

GID Consulting:  IG rhondareflects 

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman 

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo 

Tessa: IG tessabbb 

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney 

This week GMM invite Marissa LaBrecque principal and founder of Hyperflore into the POD. Marissa is passionate about communicating with soul and strategy. As an author, journalist and playwright, words have always been her art. As a longtime entrepreneur, with successful endeavors in the food, journalism and community-building sectors, she understands the reality and mentality of your team. Bringing together the grace of story and the focus of commerce is a skill she brings to clients in worlds as diverse as wellness franchises to national educational institutions. She is also an advocate for elevating the industry with better tools and methods and the co-host of Brand Frontlines. 

In this episode you will get an glimpse into: 

• How making a brand is a wonderful blend of art and science that aims to find the intersection of both masculine and feminine energy. 
• How building a brand goes beyond the basics by tapping into intuition, art, and creativity. 
• The creative place that is just beyond thought.
• How we are all worthy of making money.
• Starting over is all about the relationships in your life.
• The importance of storytelling.
• Transitioning from being a selfpreneur to building and managing a team.
• How you can like money but actively repel it at the same time.
• You can change your relationship to money at any point. 

 Continue Your Journey: 

Hyperflore: Website 

Hyperflore:  IG hyperflore 

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman 

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo 

Tessa: IG tessabbb 

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney 

Today GMM sits down to chat about the ebb and flow of both money and energy.  This is a great conversation that will really resonate with anyone who is feeling stuck or unproductive.  Sometimes giving into the moment and slowing down can be the best route forward. 

In this episode you will get an glimpse into our conversation around how:

• We as humans don’t always lean into the human experience.
• Slowing down and re-charging your energy can actually be more productive than pushing on and burning out.
• Some “ebbs” are harder than others.
• Thinking sits opposite of action.
• We don’t always have unlimited energy and stamina – there is a counterbalance to everything in life.
• We all seek out community whether we are aware of it or not.
• You don’t have to be behind something 100% in order to move it forward.
• Having a firm set of values and a firm set of goals can help you build and steer your business to place that is aligned with what you truly want.

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Vaughan Women to Women Symposium – Tuesday November 8, 2022

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney

Today Jacqueline and Tessa sit down for an expansive conversation with Vanessa Eckstein – mother, lover, daughter, friend, poet and designer not to mention founder and principal of BLOK design.  Vanessa is known for her passion for taking on initiatives that blend cultural awareness, humanity and a love of art to advance society and business alike.  Vanessa shares the challenges and profound learning that come as a result of running your own business and the preconceptions that exist of women that inhabit the creative space.   

In this episode you will get an glimpse into our conversation around how:

• Why as humans we should all strive to be multi-dimensional.
• Economics and creativity are not mutually exclusive, but rather interconnected.
• Discomfort can lead to true creativity.
• There is a difference between cost and value.
• Finding freedom is the ultimate goal in business, life and finances.
• Rejecting failure as a concept can ultimately lead to success.
• The success of a business can’t be measured by growth.
• Listening to your gut - aka intuition can makes sense (even when that gut idea betrays logic and “rational” thinking).

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blok: IG blokdesign

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney

This week Tessa has an open and honest conversation with Emilie Nolan the founder of both Oremme fine jewelry, and consulting agency Band of Others.  Dive into this vulnerable conversation that shines light on the fact that entrepreneurship is not always easy, nor is success is not always fast.  We love this conversation that reminds us that life and business is not always as easy and glamorous as social media would have us believe. 

In this episode you will get an glimpse into our conversation around how:

• Sometimes money is not the only benchmark by which to measure the success of a business
• A business can change and morph alongside one’s own personal growth
• Entrepreneurship can sometimes feel like a slog
• It’s important to find your WHY and understand what success means to you
• Understanding the science behind happiness can help to explain your own actions and emotions
• Being stuck can impact your creativity
• Designing jewelry that will last generations can feed the soul

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Oremme

Band of Others

Oremme: IG oremmenyc

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney

This week GMM explores the notion of gratitude and looks at it from a  different lens.  Can gratitude keep us complacent and prevent us from moving forward to achieve our full potential?

In this episode you will get an glimpse into our conversation around:

• Have we turned gratitude into a buzzword that has become overused?
• Selfish vs selfless – do we have it all wrong?
• Do we sometimes weaponize gratitude when we say things like “You should be grateful that you don’t have it worse than you do!”
• Do men experience gratitude in the same way that women do?
• Do we shame ourselves under the veil of gratitude?
• Does gratitude have a place in our wealth wellness journey and is it something we should practice on a daily basis?

Podcast Referenced:  Cathy Heller Presents Don't Keep Your Day Job

Episode Title:  Lisa Bilyeu on Radical Confidence, Building a Billion Dollar Empire & What Makes a Healthy Marriage

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Jenn: IG jenn.jm.hickman

Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney

This week GMM sat down with Stacey Martin who is the Founder and CEO of Stacey Martin Lifestyle Inc.   Stacey is an entrepreneur, fashion designer, mom and ambitious dreamer who began her career as a professional performing artist and Broadway dancer. Stacey's mission is to blend together fitness and fashion clothing while empowering women to feel incredible in their present moment!

With only 14% of major fashion brands being run by a female executive, and less than 0.5% of Black female entrepreneurs receiving venture capital funding, Stacey also wants to educate and inspire other female leaders to move confidently and go there!

In this episode you will get an glimpse into:

• Grab inspiration from Stacey’s story who as a black woman started a business and raised capital without having a formal business education and never compromised her value system.
• Discover how Stacey has effortlessly weaved eco-consciousness into her clothing line.
• The level of confidence that a woman feels when she feels good can translate into all areas of her life.
• The learning that has led Stacey to believe that confidence is a muscle that can strengthened through practice, repetition and reinforcement
• How Stacey draws inspiration from the Caribbean where she believes people do not impose the same set of limitations on themselves as people do here in North America.
• Why Stacey designs eco-conscious clothing to capture the essence of a memory is the same way that a picture does.
• What Stacey means by just “Going There”, and how woman can and should “Go There” at any age.
• How as women we can reframe and reshape what success looks like – business doesn’t have to be stern and boring! Business and success can be soft, fun, vibrant and beautiful!

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Stacey Martin Lifestyle

Stacey Martin Lifestyle:  IG staceymartinlifestyle

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Jackie: IG jacqueline.direnzo

Tessa: IG tessabbb

GMM:  IG girlmeetmoney