When Cozy Friedman started Cozy’s Cuts for Kids, she didn't have salon expertise, retail experience, or even children of her own yet! But, she did have a great idea for a salon that would not just allow children, but would welcome them with open arms. Once she had her eureka moment to fill this need, the rest came later, but it all started with one idea.

Cozy has branched out her business to include Cozy’s Braid Bar, Blow Dry Bar, kid’s hair care products, and even her first book! However, no matter what direction her projects take her, they all lead back to that first central idea—to give children and their parents a wonderful hair-cutting experience made just for them.

Cozy’s brand is about people and emotions, and she never forgets that. This focus also comes from that “aha-moment” when she decided that crying children and nervous parents weren't a problem for her business, they were her business. That’s why Cozy only staffs her salons with experienced stylists who enjoy working with children, design grape scented shampoo, and sets up Toy Boutiques in her salons!

Antonya Williams with Guest Lisa Bergeron

Antonya Williams talks about what it is like to be a woman in the construction industry. She graduated from Chico State with a degree in Construction Management because she always wanted to be in the business. Listen to Antonya talk about her experience and her passion around mentoring. She has had mentors along the way who have helped her to grow so much in her company. And talk about mentoring -- we have a special guest joining us for the first part of the show -- Lisa Bergeron, President of Leading Women of Southeastern New England and CT.

Antonya Williams grew up in Chico, California. Her parents owned a construction company. When she was sixteen, she would drive the six-yard dump truck when they had to move dirt, landscape materials, demo projects. She knew she wanted to be in construction professionally and found out that there was a construction management program at Chico State. She graduated in 2006 with a Bachelors of Science in Construction Management. She was hired by McCarthy Building Company.

Projects that she’s worked on include K to 12 education, detention and hospital construction. She’s currently working on a large hospital project with a main focus in cost management. Antonya is actively involved with Toastmasters, Ace Mentoring, National Association Of Women In Construction, Urban Land Institute, and most importantly, Big Brothers And Big Sisters Of The Bay Area.

Lisa Bergeron, President of Leading Women of Southeastern New England and CT. Leading women provides innovative and cutting-edge leadership solutions that help women create careers that soar and companies achieve their goals for women's advancement. So of course she is a great resource to discuss Mentoring.

Leading Women’s clients nationally and regionally include, Pfizer, Amgen, CVS, GTECH, Staples, Campbell's, AT&T, Sunoco, Burger King, Blue Cross Blue Shield RI, Lifespan, Aipso, and Ximedica as well as regional law firms, accounting firms, retailers and non-profit organizations.

Lena L. West is the leading expert on how women entrepreneurs can monetize social media. She is also the Founder of InfluenceExpansion.com, the home of the Influence Expansion Academy, the only social media mastermind program created specifically for women entrepreneurs.

Join us as Lena discusses how to achieve lasting influence in today’s busy world. You’ll learn:

About the link between expansion of influence and a company’s revenue

What Lena means by "authority without influence"

How long it takes to build influence

5 simple ways people listening can increase their influence within the next 3 days!

Lena is the winner of several business awards, among them: The Network Journal’s “40 Under Forty”, AlleyCat News’ “25 Women of Silicon Alley,” The Women’s Congress’ Entrepreneurial Champion for Women in Business and was dubbed an “Entrepreneurial Hero” by NCWIT.

A sought-after writer and speaker, Lena writes and speaks regularly about the merits and potential pitfalls of social media. She communicates her expertise about social media, web 2.0 and online technologies through Social Media 360, her expert blog on FastCompany.com; her Seriously Social column and blog for Entrepreneur Magazine; as well as feature articles for both InfoWorld and Jupitermedia. She has spoken on Capitol Hill and for organizations such as American Express, Wharton School of Business, SCORE, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), Syracuse University and The Learning Annex.

A firm believer in the adage, “To whom much is given, much is required”, Lena is deeply committed to her pro bono work as well. She sits on the BlogHer Business Advisory Board, the Center for Women’s Business Research Advisory Council and the National Advisory Board for The Women’s Congress.

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