Girls Who Do Stuff

In This Episode:  

• Courtney was a teacher and feeling a bit burned out, and after making 4 or 5 charcuterie, she thought she should start a business!
• She took some pictures, started an Instagram, and said she was now serving the Triangle. Then it blew up!
• She quickly went from an idea to storefronts with 11 employees, and we talk about the messy middle.
• Right at the beginning of her new business, when it just started picking up... COVID hit.
• They did a Kickstarter campaign to get the commercial kitchen necessary for a charcuterie business.
• Their vision is to become a staple in Raleigh for appetizer catering. 
• She speaks candidly about the challenges of opening the second store. Courtney gives a response that we have never heard before on our show.
• Courtney talks about how great her husband has been through this process, her number one supporter and cheerleader.
• Raleigh Cheesy was created behind the idea that life is worth living to the fullest. 
• We talk about raising kids as an entrepreneur and how it helps kids become adaptable.
• We talked about her current charcuterie boards and her dreams for the future if cost were no option for luxury meats.
• We asked Courtney what her favorite part of owning her own business is.
• Having grown so quickly, Raleigh Cheesy has experienced some growing pains and challenges.

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In This Episode:  

• Keeping up with the Jones' and living the Pinterest-perfect life is exhausting.
• This issue brings the extreme parts of toxic masculinity and toxic femininity to the forefront.
• All extremes are dangerous and that's why we are talking about harmony. 
• It starts with getting very clear about what you want. Also, it's okay to say "I've tried it, I didn't like it, and now I want to try something else.
• You have to know yourself first.
• Give yourself grace for outlier experiences. There may be nights when you have to work late, and there may be nights you just want to watch a movie with friends or loved ones. 
• When we speak in absolutes we often trigger shame in others. Like: successful entrepreneurs wake up at 4 AM.
• Sarah talks about something she has observed in many female entrepreneurs. The fact that the pace is not sustainable and they end up breaking instead of changing the system.
• ASK FOR HELP. Don't let yourself be a busy martyr.
• If hustle were a virus what would be the ingredients in the vaccine? We break it down.  

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In This Episode:  

• Today we talk with Janie Dickens who is the founder and CEO of Healing Green Farms. A seed-to-bottle CBD company.
• Janie’s background is in education and consulting for children with special needs. Janie was introduced to CBD products years ago while searching for an alternative to prescription medication for her young daughter’s anxiety. 
• In her work with special needs children, she has seen the potential of the product for helping in a variety of contexts. Because she has always felt a strong connection to her farming roots, becoming a hemp grower on her family farm (she’s a third-generation owner) is the perfect synthesis of all that’s she’s interested in, both personally and professionally!
• In 2018 the farm bill passed which allowed everyone to grow CBD, Janie had land and it was recommended that she grow hemp and she started to do her research. She decided to grow in her greenhouse. 
• Hemp absorbs everything from the environment, it acts like a sponge and soaks up toxins. That's why they wanted to plant in the greenhouse and not in the ground to control the quality of the product.
•  The law in North Carolina says that hemp needs to be less than 0.3% of THC, which is the chemical that makes marijuana.
• Janie talks about life on the farm, how they care for their plants, play them music, give them Reiki, etc.
• Janie shares a story about people breaking into her greenhouse and stealing from her. They think she is doing something illegal so she won't do anything, but that's not true.
• They grow more than just hemp at Healing Green Farms, including roses, and blueberries.
• We talk about farm Joe and how he came to help at the farm.

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In This Episode:  

• Mark McNally, originally from Belfast, now a local business owner/entreprenuer.
• Mark's always had a bend toward inventing things. Looking for ways to solve problems and make life easier. 
• They moved from Belfast to America with two suitcases to fast forward until today he invented his own reusable plastic frame for HVAC filters, now he is a successful business owner.
• Mark unpacks his story of what it took to completely change his life in a classic American Dream story.
• We discuss how America has an environment that allows people to move up, start businesses, and take risks that can elevate their standing, where, generally speaking, most other countries don't afford their populations the same opportunities.
• We discuss the need for business owners/entreprenuers to program time into their days to slow down, disconnect, and create space to be inspired by new ideas.
• Mark shares the story of the birth of his company, trying to create a reusable plastic filter, the issues with creating something from scratch, and how he built his first prototype out of a pizza box.
• You can learn more about Mark's filters at FiltersDirectUSA.com and his commercial business at FSImechanical.com

Episode Sponsor: 

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In This Episode:  

• Most men do not have a safe place. So who do they talk about their stuff with? Sadly, no one. We talk about why that is.
• What are men most afraid of? Vulnerability.
• Are women attracted to strength and confidence? Do men feel like vulnerability is a lack of confidence.
• We talk about how the last generation modeled manhood for this generation. 
• We discuss meditation and how it was an awakening for some of the men in the group.
• The men share their perspectives on ego and pride as a man in our culture.
• The guys in the group invite others to join them the second Thursday of every month.

Episode Sponsor: 

This episode of Girls Who Do Stuff is brought to you by Healing Green Farms. Get safe, pure CBD products handmade by local experts to fit your needs.Healing Green Farms grows organic American hemp and uses a supercritical carbon dioxide extraction process to derive the crude oil with no residual solvents, creating the purest product.

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In This Episode:  

• Christina Marie Noel has spent the last eight years focused on understanding what it takes to build & grow mission-driven organizations. 
• Christina has interviewed more than 50 world-changing leaders on how to design a life with a purpose for the Arc Benders storytelling project. 
• She is a certified marketing consultant who owns a Certified B Corporation called Noel & Co.where she works with and amplifies other bad-a$$ mission-driven companies.
• We talk about what it is and what it takes to become a Certified B Corporation.
• Christina shares her story about deciding to quit her job on a Friday and leaving on Monday. She started a photography company. Did a storytelling project that helped her discover her passion for marketing and consulting.
• This led to her getting a job where she audited 10 different companies: including Ben & Jerry's.

Quotes from this episode:

You have got to follow your gut and figure out what lights you up. Everyday.

Mention on this episode: 

• B Local Triangle
• NoelAndCo.io
• Christina's Instagram
• Connect with her on LinkedIn

Episode Sponsor: 

This episode of Girls Who Do Stuff is brought to you by Sarah Madras Coaching. We build brave leaders who create contagious cultures. Are you a boss or a leader? Join the Free Facebook group, Hire us to facilitate workshops, or do one on one coaching and development. Most business leaders won't get it, but I know you will if you learn to trust your team. Trust is money. 

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In This Episode:  

• Tiffany has spent the past 7 years in the network marketing industry growing a multiple-six-figure business. And now she taking everything I've learned about creating a brand on social media and sharing it with the Girls Who Do Stuff.
• Tiffany explains what social selling is: it's an all-encompassing industry involving selling products or services on social media.
• We talk about social selling and the right and wrong ways to do it. Tiffany shares she believes the right way is through your content engaging your followers so they come to you if they are interested. 
• The bad practices of social selling have given the industry a bit of a bad rap.
• How do you create compelling content that quickly helps people realize that your product is for them (hell yes), not for them (no thanks), or not right now?
•  If you want to stand out, you need to have a brand that makes you stand out as a person. It's about you not necessarily your product or service. 
• Tiffany shares how to get out of the comparison trap on social media.
• Tiffany share her journey of switching careers from teaching a business mindset and strategy coach  

Quotes from this episode:

•  I am trying to be the person that gets those people who are sliding into random strangers' DMs, or their high school friends that they haven't talked to in 10, or 15 years:  I am the person that is teaching them that is not what we do. - Tiffany Wynn
• Duplicate the process but not the content. - Tiffany Wynn
• It takes you showing up to create ripple moments for other people. - Tiffany Wynn
• You can be authentic and vulnerable. - Jenny Midgley

Mention on this episode: 

• You can follow Tiffany on her Instagram @thetiffanywynn 

Episode Sponsor: 

This episode of Girls Who Do Stuff is brought to you by Sarah Madras Coaching. We build brave leaders who create contagious cultures. Are you a boss or a leader? Join the Free Facebook group, Hire us to facilitate workshops, or do one on one coaching and development. Most business leaders won't get it, but I know you will if you learn to trust your team. Trust is money. 

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He went to UNC-Chapel Hill for his undergrad and did an internship with the Charlotte Hornets in their marketing department. He then fell in love with economic development and worked in downtown Durham for 12 years revitalizing downtown.

He then decided to try his hand at modeling. He posted every day to his Instagram and the things that got the most likes were him in a three-piece suit. So he gained thousands of followers and signed some deals as an influencer. Matthew shares that this is a tough industry to make it as a social media influencer. Landing deals have been difficult but he has seen some real success.

We talk about the life of a social media influencer. Matthew believes it is more about content creation than just being sponsored for work you're already doing.

Matthew talks about the work that he and his team were able to do in Durham to change the perception of the city. It was a rewarding time to see the changes made in the community and that's why he took the job in Gardner which is growing exponentially.

We talk about the Smoffice (The world's smallest office) and the efforts Matthew and his team made to help get the word out on the work they were doing in Durham. Tech Crunch and Fast Company picked up the story and it went viral. They were nominated for the most original chamber project in the world and won!

We talk about the power of community. What it means to Matthew and how it leads to real growth.

"We're building Garner for the next 50-75 years. That's what we are doing right now. Garner is one of the only communities that is a little farther behind most of the other cities in the triangle and we can build what we want." -Matthew

"Life is short. Just do things." -Matthew

 You can follow Matthew on Instagram, LinkedIn, and his Facebook Page