Joy Found Here

Throughout our childhood we are constantly learning from those around us, oftentimes building the patterns and habits we take into adulthood. 

In this episode, I am thrilled to be joined by Jill Krzyzanowicz or also known as “Margo Reilly”, her pen name. Jill is the author of the book, When The Apple Falls Far From The Tree: Discovering The Gifts Within The Chaos in which she details her tumultuous childhood, her journey to sobriety, and multiple other challenges that she has overcome throughout her life. Jill is also a speaker, blogger, and empowerment mentor, motivated to share her life stories in order to help provide hope and inspiration to others. 

Throughout this episode, Jill and I talk about how writing her book, When The Apple Falls Far From The Tree: Discovering The Gifts Within The Chaos has contributed to her self-discovery. Jill openly shares what led her to becoming sober, the details of her troubled relationship with her mother, how writing has helped her heal, and so much more. 

Tune in to Episode 54 of the Joy Found Here podcast to learn how Jill has navigated her sobriety and healing through writing!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Jill’s sobriety journey (2:58)
• How writing helped Jill along her  healing process (8:17)
• How becoming sober helped Jill reconnect to herself (21:02)
• What Jill says is the biggest gift she has gained since she became sober (27:29)

Connect with Jill

• Book - When The Apple Falls Far From The Tree 
• Website
• Margo Reilly Website

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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It’s never too late. No matter what age you are, it is never too late for new passions, relationships, experiences, and anything else in life. 

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by Jackie MacDougall. After being a broadcast professional for over two decades, Jackie changed gears and began building a community for women over 40 through her coaching, speaking, and podcast, Grown-Ass Woman’s Guide. Through this community, Jackie fulfills her passion for supporting and connecting women that are in the second half of their life with the experts, resources and brands they need to thrive. 

Throughout this episode, Jackie and I talk about how her passion for supporting women over 40 was born, what the common struggles are with women in their middle-age, why it’s time to ditch the life script you’ve written for yourself, and so much more. Jackie’s insights will inspire you to cut the noise that’s cluttering your mind and get clear on your goals!

Tune in to Episode 53 of the Joy Found Here podcast to learn to embrace change and thrive as a Grown-Ass woman from Jackie MacDougall!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Jackie’s background inspired her mission and business (4:02)
• The common struggles that Jackie sees with women over 40 (18:34)
• About some of Jackie’s most popular podcast episodes (26:00)
• Jackie’s advice for women trying to stick to a life plan (32:22)
• Jackie’s final words of inspiration (41:18)

Connect with Jackie

• Website
• Podcast 
• LinkedIn

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Do you find yourself still searching for more, despite checking all the boxes that you thought you needed to? 

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by Alyssa Daum. Alyssa works full-time in tech, is a mother of two, and a soon to be author of the book Water The Roses. After receiving her education, getting married,  and having her children, Alyssa went on a solo trip to Italy and her life was forever changed. She realized that despite having done all the things she felt societal pressure to check off, there was still so much life to be lived. 

Throughout this episode, Alyssa Daum and I have a wonderful conversation about what led her to her ‘aha’ moment about maximizing life satisfaction. Alyssa talks about her background and what inspired her to write her upcoming book, Water The Roses. She describes the writing process, what her mission is with sharing the book, why she is passionate about maximum life satisfaction, and more.  

Tune in to Episode 52 of the Joy Found Here podcast to learn what Alyssa has learned about prioritizing her life as a partner and parent!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Alyssa’s background and her previous mindset (3:04)
• When the ‘aha’ moment was for Alyssa (7:51)
• What inspired Alyssa to write her upcoming book, Water The Roses (16:17)
• Alyssa’s perspective and thoughts about “Mom Guilt” (26:15)

Connect with Alyssa

• Website
• Instagram

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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“The teacher arrives when the student is ready” 

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by Ginni Saraswati. Ginni is the CEO and founder of Ginni Media and the Podcast Accelerator course that inspired me to start Joy Found Here. If it were not for Ginni, this podcast would not be here. Ginni was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Australia, but currently lives in New York City. Since Ginni Media has evolved into her full-time job, Ginni has motivated countless new voices to share their message through podcasting. 

Throughout this episode, Ginni and I have an amazing conversation about her background working in the corporate world to becoming an entrepreneur, her advice for those struggling with imposter syndrome, why she is passionate about podcasting, her thoughts on The Great Resignation,  and so much more.  

Tune in to Episode 51 of the Joy Found Here podcast to learn how Ginni has empowered myself and so many others  around the world to share their stories, lessons, and truth through podcasting. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Ginni’s background and her career (3:50)
• About Ginni’s journey to becoming an entrepreneur (7:28)
• The story behind the Podcast Accelerator course (20:18)
• Ginni’s thoughts on The Great Resignation (35:45)
• What the future holds for Ginni (42:58)

Connect with Ginni

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Connect with Amanda

• Website
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• 60 Days Away Guided Journal

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Do you want to have the freedom to do what you truly want in life? 

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by the amazing Amanda Nelson. Amanda is a content creator, traveler, columnist, speaker, and author based in Austin, Texas. Amanda uses social media to inspire other people to travel, showcase her travel diaries, and provide motivational mindset tips. Amanda is the author of the guided journal 60 Days Away and she also provides travel courses in which she teaches how you can get paid to travel just like her. 

Throughout this episode, Amanda and I have a wonderful conversation about how she has built an incredible career for herself and the lessons she has learned along the way. Amanda shares a bit about her background, why she created a guided journal, what she provides in her travel courses, and how she overcame her limiting beliefs and built her dream career.  

Tune in to Episode 50 of the Joy Found Here podcast to be inspired by Amanda to pursue more independence, freedom, and exploration!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Amanda’s background and career (2:11)
• Amanda’s thoughts on the Great Resignation (9:45)
• Why Amanda created a guided journal (12:20)
• About Amanda’s travel courses (20:45)
• How Amanda overcame her limiting beliefs and changed her mindset (24:30)

Connect with Amanda

• Website
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• 60 Days Away Guided Journal

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Do you feel stuck in a pattern that is limiting your personal  growth?

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by the wonderful Theresa Lear Levine. Theresa is an entrepreneur with a background in psychology, nutrition and fitness, and she has been helping women work on various aspects of their mental and physical health for over 25 years. While raising her four boys, Theresa’s struggles with ADHD, trauma, and overwhelm led her on a search for a modality that would bring her clarity and inner peace. Theresa discovered EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) which uses a unique blend of energy and psychology. Since personally experiencing the tremendous benefits of EFT, Theresa works with other “mompreneurs” to overcome anxiety, distractions, and limiting patterns so they can feel happy, fulfilled, and aligned with their beliefs!

Throughout this episode, Theresa and I talk about how discovering and implementing EFT has transformed her life. Theresa explains what EFT is, what her philosophy is when helping clients to apply EFT to their life, why it’s important to feel negative emotions, and so much more.  Many women let overwhelm, stress, and anxiety take over their life but it’s important to seek out tools and resources in order to live a happier, more peaceful life. 

Tune in to Episode 49 of the Joy Found Here podcast to hear how we can expand our consciousness through EFT with Theresa! 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Theresa’s background (4:10)
• Theresa’s explanation of what EFT is (10:05)
• How Theresa found EFT (17:49)
• Theresa’s philosophy when working with clients (26:27)
• To allow yourself to feel negative emotions (36:03)

Connect with Theresa 

• Theresa’s Free Gift 
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Podcast - Becoming More Me

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Have you struggled to advance in your career? As women, we are undervalued, underpaid, and we need to take it into our own hands to advocate for ourselves. 

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by the amazing Mary Guirovich. Mary is the CEO of My Promotion Plan, a company that is helping to empower women and help them unlock their leadership potential and advance in their careers. The MPP process has an 83% customer success rate and helps its members advance without waiting for their boss to approach them with a promotion. Mary is also the author of the book, God’s Not Done With You: How to Advance Your Career and Live In Abundance, in which she shares her story of struggling to earn a promotion that she desperately wanted and the day after she turned in her promotion plan to her boss, she was appointed Vice President of Operations. 

Throughout this episode, Mary and I talk about how she created a plan that took her from being passed over in the workplace to being promoted within a day. Mary talks about her background growing up, the power of self belief, why she decided to write her book, some of the key insights she includes in her book on career advancement, and so much more. I am so excited for you to hear how Mary is helping to empower today’s working women to get the advancement, compensation, and recognition that they deserve at work.

Tune in to Episode 48 of the Joy Found Here podcast to hear from Mary how you can advance your career and live in abundance! 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Mary’s background (2:50)
• Mary’s personal promotion plan story  (17:34)
• A key tip for turning in your promotion plan (36:51)
• What led Mary to decide to write her book, God’s Not Done With You (41:53)
• The four steps to creating a belief (51:00)

Connect with Mary 

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Book - God’s Not Done With You: How to Advance Your Career and Live In Abundance
• Instagram

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Have you considered starting your own business? Life’s too short to not embrace your entrepreneurial spirit and see what incredible opportunities come your way because of it! 

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by Ciara Stockeland. Ciara is a serial entrepreneur, fashion maven, coach, and inspirational speaker. At the age of 14, Ciara created and scaled her first business, the Third Street Acting Company. In 2006, she opened Mamma Mia, a high end maternity boutique. Ciara then continued in retail and opened MODE, an innovative clothing boutique which she franchised nationwide. Most recently, Ciara has launched btqBOX, the first wholesale subscription box for boutique owners. Ciara has been recognized as a Small Business Champion through SCORE and most recently was awarded the Outstanding Franchise Small Business Award.

Throughout this episode, Ciara and I talk about the highs and lows of her lifelong entrepreneurial journey. She describes how she began her entrepreneur career as a child, the rise and fall of her franchised boutique MODE, and how she has bounced back and found success with btqBOX. She talks about the importance of connecting with others, what advice has helped her throughout her career, and how she works with clients so they can level up as an entrepreneur. Ciara has incredible insights and we can all learn something from her experiences.

Tune in to Episode 47 of the Joy Found Here podcast to hear what Ciara has learned as an empowered entrepreneur! 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Ciara’s entrepreneurial childhood (3:00)
• Why Ciara is focused on connecting with others (16:00)
• Advice that helped Ciara along her journey (29:37)
• How Ciara helps her clients (41:22)
• Where to connect with Ciara (47:18)

Connect with Ciara

• Website
• The Boutique Workshop Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Are you struggling to curate the right branding that fits your mission? Building a strong brand identity will transform your business and catapult your growth!

In this episode, I am so excited to be talking to the inspiring Steph Hilfer. Steph is the CEO and founder of Viim, a full service branding agency. After working for others early on in her career, Steph began to tap into her entrepreneurial spirit and founded Viim, which has successfully helped countless brands tap into the right messaging and grow their audience. Steph has built Viim on the foundation of Visuals, Intention,  Integration, and Marketing. With a passion for connecting brands to consumers, Viim is a resource that all brands should consider working with! 

Throughout this episode, Steph and I talk about her career journey from working for others to founding Viim. Steph shares the steps that she takes when working with different clients, what specific services Viim offers, what the key components are for building a brand, and why she is so passionate about helping brands achieve their mission. 

Tune in to Episode 46 of the Joy Found Here to hear how Steph builds brands with confidence and intentionality through her agency, Viim! 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Steph’s background (2:23)
• Steph’s journey to founding Viim (10:31)
• The steps Steph takes to help clients with marketing and brand creation (23:00)
• The services that Viim offers to clients (37:12)
• Steph’s passion for serving brands (45:52)

Connect with Steph

• Website
• Instagram
• Viim Instagram
• LinkedIn

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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Are you feeling energetically stuck? There are incredible spiritual tools out there that you can use to address what’s holding you back and begin your personal transformation.

In this episode, I am thrilled to be talking with Kaitlyn Rizza. Kaitlyn is a Spiritual Wellness Coach & an Intuitive Reiki healer who helps women to heal, transcend generational trauma & consciously co-created a soul aligned life of balance, abundance, peace & joy. By using a combination of techniques for mindset, intentional movement, meditation and the moon, she creates a customized experience that jumpstarts personal transformation and growth. Kaitlyn believes in a soul aligned approach to healing that works with natural energies, releases trauma, and removes the negativity that is holding you back from living your best life. 

Throughout this episode, Kaitlyn and I have a wonderful conversation about her mission as a spiritual leader and energetic mom of 3. She shares her childhood experience, how she is raising her children to have the right spiritual tools, how she became a spiritual healer, and so much more. Kaitlyn’s high energy personally is magnetic and her customized treatment approach for each individual’s wants and needs truly sets her apart. 

Tune in to Episode 45 of the Joy Found Here to hear from Kaitlyn Rizza how you can release generational trauma and begin transformation! 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Kaitlyn’s story (3:44)
• How Kaitlyn is on a mission to raise her kids to have the right tools  (13:04)
• Kaitlyn’s spiritual journey (30:05)
• About Kaitlyn’s spiritual and energy work (44:58)
• How you can work with Kaitlyn (53:21)

Connect with Kaitlyn Rizza

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

Let’s Connect:

• Website

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