Kellina is a young entrepreneur who loves to help people with their personal growth and educate others about the deaf community. 

Little do people know Kellina is actually a hard-of-hearing person. She became deaf at the age of 4. She recently graduated with a psychology

- People you've met that changed your life

- Learning how to stay positive 

- Short story writing 

- What can the community do to make the deaf community feel more inclusive? 

- No disabled person is the same  

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Catherine Hover is the entrepreneur behind Saratoga and Burlington Paint and Sip Studios and Palette Community and Coworking spaces located in Upstate New York. Paint and Sip and its multiple locations were the first in the Capital Regions of New York and Vermont. Most recently, she created and grew the Palette coworking community alongside her growing family with locations in Saratoga Springs and Schnectady, NY and more to come soon! Palette fills the need for support and resources in career and in life in the small urban market specifically for women. Originally from New Orleans, she has quickly made a home for herself in Saratoga Springs, New York with a strong desire to make a lasting impact in her community. Catherine is always seeking ways to encourage and inspire women like herself to believe in themselves to create whatever it is they feel called to do.  

What We Talk About: 

Join Palette! You don't have to be located in Upstate NY to be part of our community of inspiring women who are committed to advancement in career and in life.

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IG: 

@catherinehover

@thepalettecommunity

@saratogapaintandsip

palettecommunity.com

Katie is a 90’s hip-hop-loving, lipstick-obsessed personal stylist who teaches women how to master their mood & energy through style.

Katie's mission is to help women put on their power and start each day with confidence & clarity right from their closet. She uses her exclusive "Feelings-First" Styling Methodology to connect women back to themselves, their bodies, and even their cycles through unlocking their personal style. She believes that our clothes provide an opportunity to choose a feeling and manifest whatever we want- whether that's more clients, more connection, or more abundance.

When women feel confident in their clothes they live optimistically, have deeper self-respect, and attract more opportunities.

What We Talk About:

- What is missing when you have everything? 

- The priority of grades in school

- Stepping out of your own boundaries 

- Only you can express how you feel

- Self-expression is self-care

- Seeing yourself for what you really are

- Why do we not think we can't get paid to do the things we love?

- Katie's 5 steps to finding your signature style

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*Warning: Strong Language*

Jane Teresa Anderson BSc Hons is a dream analyst, dream therapist, writer, and mentor, living in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, consulting, training, and mentoring worldwide.

Published by Hachette, Little Brown (Piatkus), Random House, and Harper Collins, Jane Teresa Anderson is the author of seven books on dreams and dreaming, creator of The Dream Academy online courses and host of the long-running podcast series, The Dream Show, where she analyses guests’ dreams and shares dream interpretation tips & insights.

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janetheresa.com

Jaclyn Gallo is a life coach, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. At age 21, Jaclyn started her business from her dorm room at Georgetown University. Jaclyn is passionate about helping women create lives they love. Today, she has spoken at over 125 corporations, conferences, and universities in 7 countries, and she is a Tedx speaker. Jaclyn has been featured by Forbes, Elite Daily, Bustle, and Washington Business Journal, and her book has been featured on Good Morning Washington.

What We Talk About: 

- Your ideas and creating momentum

- When intuition is starting  to whisper

- Knowing failing it is part of the process

- What are you motivated by?

- Starting at any age 

- Allowing Ourselves to want what we want 

- True failure

- Manifestation

- How to build confidence

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Sahar Kausar, based in Los Angeles, California, is a technical animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. She leverages her hybrid background in both art and computer science engineering to develop immersive experiences while infusing art and storytelling. She was previously a Walt Disney Imagineer and worked as an audio-animatronics/robotics engineer to bring beloved characters to life at Disney theme parks around the world. Her newest work is a film called Encanto that came out on Thanksgiving is working on and tv shows such as Zootopia+, Baymax!, and a short all coming to Disney+. Outside of work, Sahar mentors other underrepresented groups in STEM and enjoys drawing, reading, writing, video games, and hiking the mountains of Los Angeles. Sahar is passionate about combining her love of art, technology, and storytelling to promote the social good and give back to others. Ultimately, she hopes to use technology as her medium to share her stories and creativity to invoke a positive change in the world.

What We Talk About

IG: @saharkausar

Jennifer McMullen is the winner of the Capital Region's Best of the Best Comedy Contest. Jennifer takes you on a wild ride through her life with hilarious tales of lovers, family, co-workers, and motherhood. She will have you laughing from start to finish and quoting her silly catchphrases by the end of the night! She has performed all over the Capital Region including the FunnyBone, Comedy Works, and the EGG as well as several hotspots in NYC, CT, and MA! Jennifer is an HR professional by day, comedian by night, and mother 24/7. Her stories are relatable, honest, and of course funny!

To let your hair done and get some laughs, follow her on Facebook and Instagram at @jennifermc31 to see her upcoming schedule!

What We Talk About: 

- A life of Human Resources and Comedy

- The impact of mom's support 

- Technics in Comedy

- What happened to comedy roasts?

- GAME ALERT: Who would you rather go on a dinner date with?

- A tiny taste of what it means to make it in what you do

- The power of influence

- Having no fear

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Our first episode as a party of three! Dr. Regina Luttrell and Dr. Karen McGrath have co-written three books one of these books is about the business of craftbrewing called, Brew Your Business: The Ultimate Craft Beer Playbook, and the other two are generational books: The Millennial Mindset: Unraveling Fact from Fiction, and Generation Z: The Superhero Generation. 

During our interview, we focus on the cultural characteristics and traits of Gen Z and how they differ from Millennials and Gen Xers. From cancel culture to soft skills, to their relationship with mass media, to their values on travel and money, we can all use this insight to better understand and communicate with a generation that will impact this world for centuries to come.  

Dr. Regina Luttrell is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean for Research & Creative Activity in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. 

Dr. Karen McGrath has been a professor for over 30 years, 24 of them being at The College of Saint Rose. 

- The relationship morphed from student to colleagues to friends 

- Characteristics and differences between Gen Z and Millennials 

- Changes in activism 

- Stop what if-ing and start trying 

-  Sustainability being impacted by issues of race, class, gender

- Tolerance of other perspectives 

- The idea of being proactive

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LinkedIn: Dr. Regina Luttrell

LinkedIn: Dr. Karen McGrath

It's the 1st anniversary of Lions on Leashes! A full year of women from all over the world sharing their successes, fears, accomplishments, obstacles, and life lessons. 

In this episode, the tables have turned as our first featured lady with lions, Deanna Rich of Rich Accessories, interviews our founder and host, Marissa. We get to know that familiar voice even more as she talks about her founding love for radio, the behind-the-scenes process of the podcast, where the term "Lions on leashes" originated, and advice for anyone who wants to start their own. 

- Closing the confidence gap 

- The present is female

- Advice for starting a podcast 

- How do juggle "all of the things"

- Making sure you take time for your mental health

- What success looks like 

-  Just know we're all trying to figure it out 

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Jeannette Liebers is the Owner & Executive Chef of Sweet Mimi’s Cafe, a quaint 35 seat cafe just off Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jeannette has been cooking, teaching and entertaining most of her life, and her love for being in the kitchen was first ignited by cooking alongside her Italian grandmother in a tiny kitchen in Queens, NY. After traveling to Italy and France in her mid-20’s, she decided to leave her career in publishing to pursue a lifelong dream of being a chef and baker. She pursued a degree at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Boston, then later studied cakes & tortes at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Years later she would follow her passion further to open her first cafe.

Sweet Mimi’s Cafe & Bakery opened its doors on 10/11/2013 and has since welcomed guests from all over the country. In October 2021, Chef Jeannette enjoyed competing on Beat Bobby Flay in NYC. The episode, Battle of Saratoga aired in April 2021. 

What We Talk About:

- Being raised without a male role model

- Paving your own path

- Women in the culinary field

- That special place from the dining room table

- Following your dreams at 48

- The importance of a family dinner

- Beating Bobby Flay

- Just going for it

- Women being able to do it all

- The lasting impact of grandmas

- The purest joy of following your dream

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