Into The Wild

Hey you wild women!

My next guest is a multi-award-winning speaker, strategist & best-selling author of Dynamic Digital Marketing. Dawn McGruer helps to inspire entrepreneurs to rise to meet today's challenges and be powerfully present and to shine online.

She is also the host of Top 5% Global Ranking 'Dawn of a New Era' Podcast, a business podcast that talks about all aspects of marketing, motivation and mindset.

Grab something to drink and listen in to hear how you can dream big, work hard and make it happen while staying authentic to yourself and bringing the fun back into your business!

In this episode you will learn about:

• What inspired Dawn to start her business
• The importance of failure and perfection hinders us
• Some of the biggest misconceptions of gaining influence online
• Bringing the human back into influencing and social media
• Being authentic on social media and sharing your story
• Why you don't need to be on every social media platform
• Ways to powerfully present yourself online as an entrepreneur
• The importance of celebrating yourself and your wins
• Being dynamic and evolving with your offers

What it means to be a wild woman:

• "It's the experience. It just lights you up again. I think this is what a wild woman is to me: having an adventure."

Resources:

• https://dawnmcgruer.com/work-with-dawn/
• https://dawnmcgruer.com/podcast/
• https://dawnmcgruer.com/books/

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

My next guest is a Bitter Housewife, literally. Genevieve Brazelton is the co-founder and CMO of The Bitter Housewife, the bitters brand inspiring people to make their own choices – starting with what they drink. The Bitter Housewife crafts award-winning, all-natural cocktail bitters and ready-to-drink beverages with a focus on balanced bitter flavors that invite customers to explore something new and create their own combinations.

In this episode you will learn about:

• The inspiration behind the Bitter Housewife and how the business started
• Why you should always listen to the customer
• The difference between food products and food services
• How the pandemic has affected the business
• The customer discovery process
• How many iterations each product goes through
• Why the product has received pushback
• What makes the Bitter Housewife different than other bitters
• Why scaling big and fast doesn't always make sense

What it means to be a wild woman:

• "Somebody who's not afraid of rules or boundaries and who is confident in their choices and decisions even if they make people upset."

Public Shoutouts:

• Reply All Podcast

Resources:

• www.bitterhousewife.com
• @thebitterhousewife

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

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Hey you wild women!

My next guests are sister-preneurs and co-founders of The Presentation Company. Lee Lazarus and Janine Kurnoff have spent the past 20 years helping the world's top brands—including Facebook, Nestle, Marriott, and McDonald's—become more strategic, influential communicators through visual storytelling.

They've bottled up their award-winning training into a new book called Everyday Business Storytelling, which is an Amazon #1 best seller and has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and Business Insider.

Join us in this episode to hear how you can mix data with storytelling to bring something new to the table and captivate your audience.

In this episode you will learn about:

• The inspiration behind the Presentation Company
• Some of the best tips from Everyday Business Storytelling
• The importance of storytelling in business
• How to avoid some of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to present ideas
• How to turn data insights into sales
• Why your audience needs a "why" when you're presenting a story
• Why you need a mentor or a network in business
• The importance of focusing on your mental health and self-care

What it means to be a wild woman:

• "Being grounded and feeling power in that grounding" Janine Kurnoff
• "Showing up as your best self. Authenticity, speaking truth and not hiding behind anybody in order to be heard or seen." Lee Lazarus

Public Shoutouts:

• Innovation Hub Podcast- Our Digital Dilemma Episode with Cal Newport

Resources:

• Website: https://www.presentation-company.com/
• Book: Everyday Business Storytelling

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

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Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

Hey you wild women!

My next guest is what her clients call "the other half of their business brain," enabling visionary CEOs to lead and create while the rest of their business runs smoothly (and smartly) behind the scenes.

Renee Janes-Reid is the CEO of Renée Rising, which provides top-tier operations management, client service and systems implementation support for growing service-based entrepreneurs. She's also the founder of S.M.A.R.T Systems School™, a brand new group program designed to support early to mid stage small business owners with transforming their scattered systems into a 5-star client service experience without burning out.

Renée's expertise in operations, leadership and client service has spanned 5 industries, 2 graduate degrees and 25+ years. She's been the trusted right-hand and consultant to leaders in the online space, academia and show business alike, leading diverse teams of 2 to 20+, managing finances for 4- to 8-figure business units and overseeing projects ranging in complexity from website overhauls to building a new instructional centre for thousands of students.

Listen in as Renee talks about how you can create a business and a life that not only flows effortlessly but that you also love!

In this episode you will learn about:

• What inspired Renee to start Renee Rising
• How systems can help your business
• The importance of clarity
• The real definition of business operations
• Getting your time back in business with systems
• How to get started with systems in business
• Why you shouldn't wait to get systems in place
• How to avoid burnout
• Appreciating your business and loving your process in business

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

Hey you wild women!

My next guest is an award-winning entrepreneur, Transformational-Neuro Certified Coach, CEO of The ReLaunch Co., featured speaker in Silicon Valley and conferences nationwide, as well as a relentless philanthropist as seen on the hit ABC Show Secret Millionaire.

Hilary DeCesare has made it her commitment to help mid-life women fire up possibilities and open new doors. It's her mission to inspire women to take a time that most others try to bypass and instead turn it into a time to focus on inspiring business ventures, gaining clarity in relationships, and instilling how YOU are ultimately the creator of your purpose-aligned lifestyle and the life you choose to live.

Grab something hot and join us in to hear how you can stop those limiting beliefs in their tracks and create your purpose-aligned life!

In this episode you will learn about:

• The Model 3H for creating Abundance in all areas of your life
• How to stop limiting beliefs in their tracks
• The biggest business mistake Hillary has ever made
• Why it's important to trust your intuition
• What is mid-life?
• Why Hilary started the Relaunch Co.
• How to live a life in alignment
• How to take back your time to get where you want faster
• The 5 Step Belief Blaster Method to get rid of limiting beliefs

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

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Hey you wild women!

My next guest is the co-founder of Radical Skincare, which launched globally into 800 prestige retail stores across 17 countries including Harrods, Barneys NY, Saks 5th Avenue, and Sephora.

Rachel Edlich and her sister, Liz, founded Radical Skincare, a women-owned global powerhouse. Since being founded, Radical Skincare has enjoyed numerous awards and has become a press darling, receiving accolades from Oprah and many more. Together, Rachel and Liz developed a proprietary technology, Trylacel, that combined groundbreaking science with the power to deliver potent ingredients without irritation. They never intended to sell their healing youth elixir but, after seeing reactions to their unbelievable results, they knew it had to be shared with the world. Eventually, Rachel and Liz bought back the company and have since grown it to be a successful global brand that's authentic to their mission.

Join us as Rachel talks about how to stay motivated, authentic and brave when developing a successful global company.

In this episode you will learn about how:

• To learn from your mistakes
• To get over perfection and be open to failure
• To listen to your intuition and your inner voice with your business
• To stay true to your values and authentic
• Rachel and Liz started their skincare line
• To get through the hiccups of developing a product
• To stay motivated when your feeling doubt
• To turn adversity into an opportunity
• 3 tips on starting a skincare line
• To develop relationships through networking

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NEW! Launching September 22: Sidelines to Headlines. PR coaching for female entrepreneurs.

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

Hey you Wild Woman!

It's just me today, Renée, and I am here to help you punch perfectionism in the face!

After a long move across the country, I learned so much about myself in the process. Epiphany's that I just needed to share with you today. Regardless of what stage you're at in your business, there is something in this episode for you.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• How I face perfectionism every day
• How I overcome perfectionism so that I can move the needle forward
• Why you need to pause sometimes
• How aiming for 'perfect' is a self-fulfilling prophecy
• Reasons to not do something is actually perfectionism
• Why do we all hesitate or don't do something all together
• Why do we never need the perfect setup
• Focus forward tasks = the three things that you need today that move the needle forward
• How the 30,000-foot view of your tasks is a BIG mistake

BUT WAIT! The good news: My Sidelines to Headlines program is starting next week, and you need to grab a spot now!

Hurry on over to www.wewildwomen.com/sidelines-to-headlines

Follow me!

• Instagram: @renee_warren
• Facebook group: Wild For Female Entrepreneurs
• Website: We Wild Women

My next guest is the Founder & CEO of Theory Planning Partners, a concierge financial advisory firm tailored to elevating the missions and passions of 7-figure female entrepreneurs. After years in the industry Kaitlyn Carlson left her corporate job to start Theory Planning Partners. Tune is as she discusses just how to build a business to financial freedom.

In this episode, you will learn how:

• Not to let perfection get in the way of progress.
• To get more wealth in the hands of self-made women.
• To learn and build wealth.
• Revenue gets thrown out there as a massive mark of success and it doesn't actually mean that much. Profit is WAY more important.
• To quadruple the profits in your business by letting go of perfectionism.
• Being an entrepreneur is getting uncomfortable with the uncomfortable.
• Building wealth is a mix of habits and inflection points.
• The more boring you can keep it (revenue) the better.
• With success, your problems don't go away, but they get bigger and better in quality.
• As a business owner, you will always find a way to spend the money in your bank account..."Parkinson's Law"
• Should operate your business from what's left in your operating account
• Start good financial habits from day one
• How trauma (sexual) comes out in other ways
• "When a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for women everywhere."- Maya Angelou
• The tax you pay for immediate gratification is not worth the longtime

NEW! Launching September 22: Sidelines to Headlines. PR coaching for female entrepreneurs.

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

NEW! Starting September 22nd, Sidelines to Headlines. PR coaching for female entrepreneurs.

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Meghan Bonhomme is a long-time entrepreneur, lead cheerleader, tough love teacher, and accountability bff. She is on a mission to help you plan + prioritize your self care so you can learn how to live your best life guilt-free!

In this episode you will learn about:

• The thing that blocks female entrepreneurs from 'doing the self care'
• How the perception of time and guilt stop us dead in our tracks
• How worthiness guides you
• When we take the time for ourselves, it pays off in the long run
• Why self-care also includes the icky things
• The four M's of self-care
• How the hardest part in business is when you lose the momentum
• How busy entrepreneurs can fit self care into any schedule
• Small moments can still recharge you
• How to carve out time for yourself

What it means to be a wild woman:

• "Fearlessly living in your own authenticity." ~ Meghan Bonhomme
• "Accepting ourselves because of who we are, not in spite of who we are." ~ Meghan Bonhomme

Public Shoutouts:

• Nicole Lapera: How to do The Work

Resources:

• Website: Lovely Human School
• Instagram: @the.selfcarequeen

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

My next guest, Jamie Stone, is a Former beauty publicist/social media expert, turned blogger and now podcaster.

After years of working on the PR and marketing side of the beauty industry, she took her insider knowledge and started HonestlyJamie.com, where she uses her former background to decipher between which products really work and what's just marketing magic. In addition to being Founder/Editor of HonestlyJamie.com, Jamie contributes to TODAY.com, HelloGiggles.com and ghostwrites for several celebrities.

In this episode, you will learn:

• What inspired Jamie to start her company
• How 'tech PR' is different than 'beauty PR'
• How you have no regrets if you trust your gut
• Marketing is about relationships: Media relationships/Public relationships, so everything goes under PR
• The big shifts in the PR industry
• It's getting harder for small brands to come in and get media attention
• Quick tips for you to get some media buzz today!

About Jamie:

• Honestly Jamie
• @itsjamiestone

Public Shoutouts:

• Shareasale: Shareasale
• Rewardstyle: Rewardstyle
• Shopstyle: Shopstyle
• Love Powered Co

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts!

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.