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Today’s guests are Amy Livingstone and Julie Wilson, Co-Founders at Cheeky Chompers, the innovative British baby business. While on maternity leave at an antenatal class, Julie met Cheeky Chompers co-director Amy Livingstone. After numerous experiences of dropped or lost teethers the two identified a gap in the market, put their creative minds together and both the Neckerchew and Cheeky Chompers were born!

Cheeky Chompers is now a multi award-winning brand with a wide product range of innovative baby products designed to make parents lives easier. They have sold in excess of 3 million products on over 1500 retailers around the world including John Lewis and the White Company and have distributors in 35 countries, including the United States and China in addition to a growing e-commerce business on Cheeky Chompers.com and Amazon worldwide.

In this episode you’ll hear about how two new moms went into business together by taking an intuitive twist on everyday baby essentials, what keeps them motivated to grow the business, and the exclusive on what’s next for their company.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• From Antenatal Acquaintances to Dynamic Business Duo 
• New Moms' Mission to Transform the Parenting Experience Gains Momentum 
• The Unstoppable Drive Behind Cheeky Chompers 
• Overcoming Obstacles: From Navigating Challenges to Creating Innovations 
• Testing the Waters with Focus Groups & Dragons’ Den TV Show
• Expert Advice to Fuel Your Business Dreams 
• A Glimpse into Tomorrow: What Lies Ahead for the Visionaries at Cheeky Chompers 
• Royal Recognition: The Special Day Cheeky Chompers Shared with His Majesty King Charles 

Resources:

Cheeky Chompers Website

Cheeky Chompers Twitter

Cheeky Chompers Facebook

Cheeky Chompers Instagram

Amy Livingstone LinkedIn

Julie Wilson LinkedIn

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

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Today’s guest is Bita Safari, CEO at GiGO Clean Technology INC and President at Simply Crystal Clean. 

In this episode you’ll hear about Bita’s unwavering resilience amidst multiple failures and her motivation, fueled by faith and self-belief, to keep pushing forward, all while drawing strength from a supportive community that helped turn her own problems into a helpful solution for families everywhere.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• GiGO Clean: Pioneering On-Demand Cleaning App
• From Personal Problem to Thriving Business
• Resilience Amidst Multiple Failures
• Motivated by Faith and Self-Belief
• Always Moving Forward
• Community Support
• Childhood Dreams Realized

Resources:

Bita Safari LinkedIn 

GiGO Clean LinkedIn 

GiGO Clean Facebook 

GiGO Clean Twitter 

GiGO Clean Instagram 

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanniey/

Liftoff Website: https://liftoffcompany.com/

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Today’s guest is Gazelle Steenkamp, Life Design and Legacy Coach at Soul Spa Selah. She welcomes Christian women into a Soul Spa Experience where you gain clarity on your life purpose and are equipped to do life well! Gazelle can help you simplify and strategize the process to quickly activate your potential.

Gazelle is no stranger to life reinventions and transformations due to multiple international relocations. She knows what it is like to start again in a new place, where no one knows you or what you have to offer. Gazelle is passionate about sharing these life-changing perspectives in her unique art inspired coaching curriculum.

In this episode you’ll hear about when her eldest daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and she had to embrace a different rhythm of life, how she works to empower women through life design and legacy building, and exploring the 4 spaces that define a stagnant mindset.

 Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

 Discussion Points

• Relocating to Amsterdam and her daughter's fight against leukemia.
• Learning to walk in a different way and live about the noise.
• Releasing inner obstacles to unlock new avenues.
• Establishing Soul Spa Selah with a focus on empowering women in life design and legacy building.
• Making space for the zero.
• Guiding and supporting women as they navigate their paths.
• Exploring the 4 Spaces that define a stagnant mindset.
• What is your ROE – return on emotions?

Resources:

Soul Spa Selah Website

Gazelle’s Facebook

Gazelle’s Instagram

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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Today’s guest is Steve Davis, Founder & CEO of GenTech Creative Concepts, a marketing agency engaged in helping small businesses, and small to medium enterprises, develop and grow across the digital space.

What started as an entrepreneurial aspiration many years ago, has been a journey to founding an agency and helping businesses achieve their goals in the digital space.  A proud father of 4, Steve has had to juggle the work-life balance throughout his journey and is happy that he has found the kids are what keep him grounded as well as motivated.  

In this episode you’ll hear about how Steve transitioned early on to a career as an Optician and multi-practice manger, his return to entrepreneurship, this time with family by one's side,  balancing family and entrepreneurship, and how embracing failure becomes a catalyst for personal and professional development.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• Juggling Parenthood and Business: Life as a father of 4
• Navigating Career Transitions: From Entrepreneurship to Ophthalmology
• Cultivating Growth Within Companies
• Entrepreneurship Revisited: Building a Business with Family at Heart
• Embracing Failure as a Path to Personal and Professional Growth
• Strategic Pivoting
• The Motivating Force of Helping Others
• The Power of Word of Mouth
• Next Generation Involvement: Deciding When to Introduce Kids to the Family Business

Resources:

Steve Davis Instagram

Steve Davis LinkedIn

GenTech Website

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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Today’s guest is Pauline Geraci, author, personal trainer, and fitness instructor. Pauline is a published author of two books about teaching in prison: Teaching on the Inside I and II. She has also self-published: Gifts of the Heart and Poems in Their Pockets. Pauline is a retired U.S. Army LTC., correctional educator, and gym owner. Today, she teaches Tai Chi/Qi Gong, Indoor Cycling, Strength Training and is a Personal Trainer. She loves to hike and garden but her passion is Pickleball.

 In this episode discover how Pauline’s career and life passion evolved as she shares her journey of creating change and witnessing its impact, her experience as an educator in correctional institutions and how to attain your goals while embracing self-belief and perseverance along the way.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• How her career evolved, and her life passions unfolded
• Creating change and witnessing the impact
• Experience as an educator in correctional institutions
• How challenging life experiences led to Gifts of The Heart and Poems in Their Pockets
• Navigating the path to self-publishing
• Rehabilitating the image of incarcerated individuals
• Practical steps to attain your goals
• Self-belief and perseverance

Resources:

Pauline’s Facebook

Pauline’s Instagram

Pauline’s Twitter

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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Today’s guest is Irene Hendricks, Chief People Officer at Acclara, a leading organization in Revenue Cycle Management. In her previous roles as CPO at DailyPay, PayJoy, and now Acclara Irene has worked with CEO’s and the company’s Boards of Directors to design and deliver human capital strategies that create business success.  
Irene has worked across the disciplines of Talent Management, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Total Rewards while building skilled Business Partner teams. She focuses on attracting, developing and retaining top talent in ways that align to the organization's core values.

In this episode you’ll hear about Irene’s journey leveling up to C-suite roles in her career, workplace then v. now, and her best advice on how to improve the employee experience.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey.  

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff."

 Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

 Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

 Discussion Points

• Is HR the childhood dream job?
• Balancing your personal and professional life
• Being vulnerable amongst your team members
• Workplace culture today 
• Connecting on a personal level for stronger professional relationships
• How remote work catalyzes team bonding
• Prioritizing the employee experience
• Approach to Employee Surveys – Prioritize, Address, Move On to The Next
• Engaging colleagues in the process of building a better workplace

Resources:

Irene Hendricks LinkedIn

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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Today’s guest is Francis Tesmer global leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder and CEO of Lead | ROLFS Global Institute. LEAD | ROLFS Global Institute is a revolutionary higher-education program that is designed to elevate a new era of leaders for the ever-changing world of beauty, powered by L'Oréal.

Francis is currently the economic senator for the European Senate of Economy and has held many prominent global positions such as the President of the United Nations World Trade Point Federation of Germany. In addition to her professional successes, she continuously supports and collaborates with hundreds of non-profit organizations that help connect leaders from around the world to ensure positive changes everywhere. With her passion for women’s empowerment, social justice, economic growth, and sustainability, Francis has created the first ever bachelor's degree for beauty professionals worldwide.

 In this episode you’ll hear about the beauty revolution lead by Francis, her passion for empowering women with through makeup, and how she developed the first accredited degree program for beauticians.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• Empowering women through makeup
• Creating the first accredited degree for beauty professionals worldwide
• Leveling up your education as a beautician
• Reclaiming the power of beauty and the power of beauticians
• The influence of a beautician in one’s life
• The ultimate collaboration with L’Oréal
• Lead | Rolfs Global Institute program availability
• Student success stories from the program
• Scholarship opportunities available with the Institute

Resources:

Lead | Rolfs Global Institute Website 

Lead | Rolfs Global Institute Instagram 

Lead | Rolfs Global Institute Facebook 

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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Today’s guest is Joni Hanson Davis, female founder of Kirkland, Washington Femtech company Beli, modernizing reproductive, prenatal, and fertility health based on the latest nutritional science with one small, yet significant act of a daily prenatal vitamin for both men and women. 

After a long successful career leading Fortune 500 companies and technology startups to IPO, Davis founded Beli in 2018 with a personal mission to address the growing crisis of infertility and modernize the stagnant prenatal vitamin market. Beli has grown organically to become a profitable company with a multi-million dollar run rate with a small investment from strategic angel investors in the direct to consumer space in less than two years. 

In this episode you’ll hear about Joni’s break into the prenatal supplements market, how our health today can impact the generations to come, and her methods to maintaining a collaborative work environment with a fully remote team.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• Discovering your purpose and passion for a new journey
• The lack of innovation in the prenatal supplement industry
• The critical nature of your wellness when trying to have a baby
• Building a community that wants to help each other’s journey to parenthood move forward
• How our health today can impact the generations to come
• Her big shift from working in tech to prenatal supplements
• Learning along the way and constantly growing
• How she keeps her entirely remote team inspired and motivated
• Work-life blend: Parenting as a CEO

Resources:

Joni’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joni-hanson-davis-748b5b/ 

Beli Website: https://belibaby.com/ 

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanniey/

Liftoff Website: https://liftoffcompany.com/

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Today’s guest is Erica Sunstein, Miss New Jersey Earth. Rowan University alumni with a dual degree in Human Resources Management, General Managerial Studies, and a minor in Entrepreneurship, Erica has since become a commercial litigation agent and pre-litigation coach for a Fortune 100 company and customer support specialist for a startup software company. 

With a passion for animals, she advocates for no-kill shelters and has hosted a 5k run within her community that raised over $5,000.00 for the Voorhees Animal Orphanage, a shelter where her late lab was rescued from after Hurricane Sandy.  She’s also a loving foster mom to Solomon, an eight month old black lab, who is part of the Guide Dog Foundation - a nonprofit organization devoted to training and placing dogs with visually impaired individuals or disabled veterans at no charge.

In this episode you’ll hear about Erica’s journey to becoming Miss New Jersey Earth, how fitness and pageantry guided her personal growth, and her involvement with America’s Vet Dogs and Guide Dog Foundation. 

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• Adapting to new life transitions
• Opportunities come when you take risks
• Healing early life co-dependencies and insecurities
• Finding fitness, gaining confidence, and leading a new self
• The mental challenges within pageantry that guided her personal growth
• Getting out of the habit of comparison
• Working on yourself, staying consistent, and not giving up
• Letting your passions/interests lead you
• Helping and giving back with America’s Vet Dogs and Guide Dog Foundation
• Pieces of advice on building confidence

Resources:

Miss New Jersey Earth Instagram

Erica Sunstein Instagram

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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Today’s guest is Jarrett Preston, CEO at Idoneus. He  is an expert in the field of “value for value exchange” within the luxury asset markets and has accumulated nearly 25 years of direct industry experience as a respected Strategic Advisor and C Level Executive. As Chief Executive Officer at Idoneus, Jarrett leads the development of the company’s short and long-term strategy and works closely with the Board and other members of the Executive Team to execute the company’s corporate strategy across all divisions.

As Founder and Managing Partner of Obsidian International Asset Trading, he pioneered the modern world’s first firm dedicated solely to facilitating the direct trade of high-value physical assets. Jarrett and his team have built and overseen multibillion-dollar trade portfolios on behalf of clients located in more than 40 countries across five continents, representing nearly every class of physical asset.

In this episode you’ll hear about how Jarrett has taken an ancient model of asset exchanging and created a modern approach, how mobility and diversification play a role in investing, and his best advice for when an investment strategy fails.

Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey. 

Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff." 

Discussion Points

• Modernizing an ancient model of asset exchanging
• What defines value for us personally and how do we convey that in the marketplace?
• Jarrett's thoughts on day trading 
• Mobility, mobility, and mobility: understanding how to move in and out of different forms of value
• Investing in asset classes you know
• Top asset investments that are movable and diversified
• Liquidity and Long-Term Investment Allocation
• What to do when your investment strategy fails 
• Instinct vs. Informed Decision-Making in Investments

 Resources:

Jarrett Preston LinkedIn

Jarrett Preston Website

Jarrett Preston Instagram

Idoneus Website

Jeanniey Walden LinkedIn

Liftoff Website

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