Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Glenn speaks with Diane Kazan, founder of Bathroom in a Box.

They discuss:

• What differentiates your business from your competition
• Paying for someone's skill and expertise versus their time
• Working with DIY clients versus clients looking for a full package of products and services
• Finding a good contractor

About Diane Kazan

Diane has been a part of the design and remodel process for hundreds of bathrooms from high end luxury master bathrooms to budget hall baths over the last decade. She noticed most people don’t have the funds or desire to hire an interior designer. And without resources currently in the marketplace, how can they get an expert bathroom design without the high cost?

She founded Bathroom in a Box to do just that — save you time and money while providing gorgeous and creative Bathroom Design Plans that perfectly fit your needs and taste.

Her experience and expertise in the industry have helped countless people create the bathroom of their dreams. She’s put together a team of experts that share her sensibilities for putting together beautiful plans that can be implemented in an easy-to-understand way. And now Bathroom in a Box gives you everything you need to either build an expertly-designed bathroom on your own, or provide detailed plans to your contractor.

Learn more about Bathroom in a Box at bathroominabox.com.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Glenn speaks with Mindy Bledsoe, Owner of Tailored Living of Nashville.

They discuss:

• Gaining control of messy areas of life.
• The value of organization for time, sanity, and control.
• The importance of having a plan and a system in place.

About Mindy Bledsoe

Mindy Bledsoe is the owner of Tailored Living of Nashville. Tailored Living is a whole home organization company that designs, sells and installs the infrastructure that allows her clients to achieve organization in their homes. Whether it’s a custom closet, home office, pantry, or a well-appointed garage, their team of experts are passionate about exceeding the needs of their clients.

Mindy has been designing custom home storage for 17 years, with the past 4 years as the owner of her own business.

Learn more about Mindy Bledsoe at TailoredLiving.com/Nashville.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Jonathan speaks with Kristin Shea, RICP.

They discuss:

• Building a following on LinkedIn and social media
• Social media isn't just B2B or B2C, it's social
• Types of content to post on social media
• LinkedIn is a top-of-funnel marketing platform
• Cracking the LinkedIn algorithm

About Kristin Shea

Kristin is an award-winning annuity marketer and one of the most sought-after partners for independent financial advisors looking to grow their business.

Learn more about Kristin Shea at workwithkristin.com.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Jonathan speaks with Kathy Thomas, founder of Collective615.

They discuss:

• Setting boundaries as an entrepreneur
• The need for controlled environments while working
• Collaboration for women in shared workspaces
• Women are wired for community

About Collective615

Collective615 is a diverse community designed by women, for women. No matter what we offer in the future or how we grow, we’ll always seek passionate entrepreneurs (from small team startups to established solopreneurs) who are ready to connect, collaborate, and elevate their brands beyond expectation.

Learn more about Kathy Thomas at collective615.com.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Jonathan speaks with Deborah Lederman, founder and owner of My Second Mom.

They discuss:

• Working in the service industry.
• The importance of community and neighbors when raising kids as a single parent.
• Becoming an entrepreneur and developing side gigs.
• The importance of companionship for people who are isolated.

About Deborah

Deborah is a mom who sure could’ve used the assistance of a second mom while she was raising her daughter, working full time and moving to Nashville from New York City. She has 15+ years in the food and beverage field and hospitality industry, 8+ years as an elementary school teacher, and 3+ years as the owner of Pupsqueak Dog & Pet Care. She now owns My Second Mom, a company helping people balance their home, family, and work responsibilities. It’s like having another mom to take care of the little things so you can take care of the big things.

Learn more about My Second Mom at https://www.mysecondmom.com/

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Glenn speaks with Courtney Grimes, founder and owner of The Collective.

They discuss:

• Dealing with traumatic experiences
• Depression and stress for women at retirement age
• Emotional impact of dealing with finances later in life
• The importance of social health
• Benefit of small group sessions
• Developing emotional survival skills

About Courtney

Courtney’s passion for helping others is evident upon meeting her. Through the power of acceptance and commitment, Courtney is able to facilitate lasting change among individuals, families and systems by promoting hope throughout all circumstance. Throughout Courtney’s work as a psychotherapist at Symmetry Counseling, and Clinical Director for the non-profit Renewed, she realized there was a large gap in treatment services for anxiety and depression in Nashville. The Extended Outpatient program is designed to bridge the gap between IOP and OP services, while providing a welcoming community for clients.

Learn more about The Collective at https://www.mycollectivecare.com/

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Glenn speaks with Athena West, publisher at Franklin Lifestyle Magazine.

They discuss:

• What holds women back from living the life they were made to live.
• Fear and anxiety as it relates to money.
• Planning for retirement as early as you can and discussing retirement and money as early in a relationship as you can.
• Asking for help.
• Fight, flight, or freeze.
• Keeping the right people around you.

About Athena

Athena West is a former television reporter who has always had a love of writing. She moved to Franklin, TN with her husband and two children in 2014 and it was the best decision they could have made. She fell in love with her town and was determined to go from "new resident" to "resident expert" as quickly as possible. It was only natural to blend her love of storytelling with her love of Franklin by joining Lifestyle Publications. She gets pleasure from telling the stories of the people, businesses and events happening in Franklin. In her spare time, she can be found around Nashville enjoying the music scene with her husband, or cheering her kids on, whether it's on the ball field, golf course, hockey rink, or at a cheer competition.

Learn more about Franklin Lifestyle at https://citylifestyle.com/about-us.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Jonathan speaks with Shawn Kaplan, branch manager and senior loan officer at Legacy Mutual Mortgage.

They discuss:

• How to continue paying a home mortgage after losing a spouse?
• Should you refinance your home?
• The importance of building an emergency fund.
• The pitfalls of a reverse mortgage

About Shawn

As the Branch Manager and a Senior Loan Officer at Legacy Mutual Mortgage in Brentwood, TN, Shawn Kaplan has served the Middle Tennessee market for more than 18 years as a residential loan officer. During this time, Shawn has been honored to assist more than 5,000 families with home financing for more than $500 million in closed real estate transactions. Shawn works to ensure that closings are consistently on time and that his clients are happy.

Learn more about Shawn at legacymutual.com.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Jonathan speaks with Keri Gwynne, founder of Starting Point Divorce Advocacy.

They discuss:

• The benefits of an advocate when going through a divorce
• Communication tools when going through a divorce
• Working with attorneys and financial experts when going through a divorce.

About Keri

Keri is the founder of Starting Point Divorce Advocacy and is a Certified Divorce Advisor, Expert in Dispute Resolution and Certified Life Coach. Keri is also a divorce survivor and the mother to 3 children.

Learn more about Keri and her company at startingpointadvocacy.com.

Welcome to Her Time to Retire. We are dedicated to helping women gain the knowledge, confidence and support they need to achieve financial success and emotional fulfillment when planning for retirement.

Today Glenn speaks with Liz Jenkins, Certified Professional Organizer® and owner of a fresh space.

They discuss:

• Organizing and preparing your home after a death in the family.
• Organizing your digital life and digital legacy.
• How to plan and organize an estate sale.

About Liz

Liz Jenkins is a Certified Professional Organizer®, owner of a fresh space and ready to help you make your life work for you in the way you want to live. Liz oversees an amazing team of organizers to help each of their clients get–and stay–organized.

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