How'd Her Career Get There?

Misty Bruce joins Lauren to talk about her background that landed her in an Executive Director role supporting Veterans. Learn how Misty's journey led her to find true purpose in her day to day work and how the work ethic engrained in her from a child growing up in Texas serves her well to this day. We talk about how unpredictable events and overcoming loss in life shapes our trajectory. Misty's life and work experience has taught her that there is no replacement for being authentically you and that a little kindness goes a long way.

Link to upcoming annual Veterans Virtual Run & Walk (held 11/9/23-11/14/23): https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Baltimore/MCVETVeteransDayRace

To find out more information about MCVET and its mission to support our veterans: https://www.mcvet.org

This is a must listen! Lauren talks with Tracy L. Lawrence, the Founder and CEO of The Lawrence Advisory. Lawrence recently served as the first Executive-in-Residence at USC's Marshall School of Business, advising faculty, administration, and students on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. A Stanford grad, followed up with Harvard Business School is just the tip of the ice berg. MTV, Fox, ABC Family- all places where Tracy passed through on her way to starting her own business. Hear her story and be inspired!

Jump on this amazing journey with us as I talk with Rahel Bayar. Rahel is a former prosecutor turned entrepreneur, who started The Bayar Group. As a consultant, Rahel developed and delivered customized interactive workshops, lectures and trainings for K-12 schools, camps, sports organizations, media outlets, financial firms, law firms, global youth organizations, faith-based organizations and nonprofits across North America. Join us and hear how it started and her purpose behind it all.

On this episode, I talk with Jill Demby Guest about her path to becoming an Emmy nominated, multi-Award-winning producer, writer and director.  We talk about what influenced Jill as a kid and the moment that led her to make her new documentary, And Now, Love,  which is now streaming on Apple TV, iTunes, Amazon Prime, and other major streaming platforms.  Jill has worked with iconic companies like Disney and Warner Brothers, producing numerous documentaries for their DVD releases including “The West Wing,” “John Lennon: Imagine with Yoko Ono,” “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane” and “National Treasure.” She received a Promax Gold Award, and two Best Documentary Director and Best Documentary Awards at three film festivals.  Listen in and learn about her journey!

Join me on this episode as we talk with Ruth Hollman, the Founder and Executive Director of SHARE! the Self-help And Recovery Exchange in Los Angeles (www.shareselfhelp.org). She is a cultural anthropologist by training and did her PhD dissertation research in Thailand. She

Check out this episode, where I speak with Gabrielle Welter about her career journey.  The path has a common theme- hustle and helping her customers.  Ranging from growing a book of business in insurance sales to specializing in reverse mortgages, the common thread of drive pours through.  The bonus in this episode is if you are interested in learning more about reverse mortgages, you get a crash course.  Learn more at https://myhousecounts.com

Listen to this episode where Lauren talks with Jennifer Aurianne DaRe, the Founder and President of ATN Entertainment. Hear Jennifer's story as she navigates the entertainment talent management space and hear from her, the significant role relationships play in growing a business.

On this episode, I am joined by Susan Ruddie Spring. We learn how Susan took her extensive experience in costume design and applied it to a totally new market- the wedding industry! Learn how she made the transition, what inspires her, and how following her passion led her to run her own business.

Get ready for this one because it is awesome! Felicite Moorman joins me to talk about her career, which included law school, and then finding and selling a company in the IoT space. Along the way, she raised capital, received multiple awards, including being named a recipient of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. An active member of the community, Felicite is also a big believer of giving back. Her will and grit to get results are traits she's had since childhood and it continues to hold true.

This episode I talk with Theresa Leatherbury, President and CEO of Rachuba.  We talk real estate and Theresa's stepping in to run a long-standing generational family business.  She started her career as an actuary and then went a different direction to join Rachuba.  We talk about the delicate balance of being confident and asking for help and how Theresa learned the value of both on her journey.  Pushing that further, she learned that leadership isn't always about approval, but rather charting the course.