Make it Brave

More than 30 years ago, Barb Jordan's older sister was murdered by her fiancé. Two years ago, when her sister's killer was released from prison, Barb realized that she needed to help other women from becoming a victim like her sister, Beverly.

She launched Always Bev, in honor of her sister, to remind women to always be vigilant and take control of their personal safety. This is a powerful conversation about navigating grief, trauma, fear and how to trust your intuition to keep yourself safe.

After watching her father struggle with addiction throughout his life, Ashley Surma set out on a mission to bring hope and healing to families facing their own battles with substance abuse.

She now does that through the company and podcast she co-founded with her husband, For the Good. She's also the author of The Mountains We Climb: And How We Conquer Them With Faith and Resiliency.

In today's episode, we discuss how she navigated the challenges she has faced in her life and what she's doing to empower others through similar difficulties.

Jo Worthy is a speaker, empowerment coach and author of the book Love Worthy: 21 Lessons in Creating a Deliciously Divine Life. She's doing work she loves and is married to the man of her dreams.

But this wasn't always her story. She struggled with low self esteem through much of her life. That's why she spent years in jobs that she didn't love and suffered through three terribly abusive relationships.

In today's episode, Jo shares the secrets to finding your self worth and why that's connected to everything we do in life.

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Wouldn't life and business look a little more beautiful if we built a strong community around us? Today's guest, Pamela Slim, would say, "yes."

Pamela is an award-winning author, consultant, coach and community builder who helps entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses. And today, we discuss the power of connecting with people who are different from you and some of the common fears around starting and growing a business.

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You're in for a treat with today's show. Today, you get to hear the first episode of Antiracism in Action, the new podcast by my good friend, Stan Smith.

Plus, if you missed my interview with Stan in episode 41, I'm sharing an excerpt of that conversation where you'll hear why Stan feels so strongly about educating and equipping White allies to take action against racism.

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Elizabeth Madeira never had aspirations to run for office. But now this teacher and mom of three is running for Tennessee state representative.

Elizabeth is running as a Democrat in a historically red district against an incumbent who has held the office for 20 years. Some might call it a futile effort, but to Elizabeth, it was important to jump into the race instead of sitting on the sidelines.

Listen to hear what made Elizabeth decide to get involved in politics and hear how her beliefs, voting preference and even party affiliation has changed over the years. And while there's a lot of attention on the presidential election, we discuss why some of the most important votes we cast are at the local level.

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Today, I'm bringing you an encore episode of the show by re-airing my interview with Matt Moreland, a farmer who appeared on Season 4 of Queer Eye.

Not only was this one of my first episodes (episode #6), it's also one of my favorites. So, if you're a new listener of the show, I wanted to bring this one back so you could have a chance to catch one of my most popular episodes.

As you'll hear in this conversation, Matt Moreland did NOT want to appear on Netflix's hit reality show, Queer Eye. In fact, when Netflix came knocking on his door, he said "no." Repeatedly.

It wasn't until a production crew came to visit Matt's dairy farm and pumpkin patch, that he realized the opportunity in appearing on the show. We'll talk about that moment and what made him finally decide to agree to be on the show. Plus, he gives us a behind-the-scenes look at shooting his episode, including one of his favorite moments with Jonathan Van Ness that didn't appear on camera.

Whether you're a fan of Queer Eye or not, I think you'll love hearing Matt's story and how he's handled failure, challenges and big decisions.

If you haven't already listened to this one, hit play now. You don't want to miss it!

Katie Radel grew up working in her family's funeral home. In this episode, she shares how that experience gave her perspective for navigating difficult situations later on in her life––such as losing her mother, leaving a difficult marriage, quitting her job and starting two different businesses.

This is such a beautiful conversation about learning through adversity and discovering what's most important in life. I hope you get just as much out of this interview as I did! Hit play now to give it a listen.

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Brittany Cole left her job in corporate America to start Career Thrivers, a company devoted to creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive.

In this conversation, Brittany shares what it means to create brave spaces at work that goes beyond checking a box. Plus, we discuss entrepreneurship, pulling together a TedX talk in a week and thriving through grief and loss.

Brittany shared so much wisdom in our conversation and it was truly an honor to talk to her. This is a terrific conversation you won't want to miss. You know what to do––hit play now!

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For years, Kirsten Lee Hill suffered from panic attacks and debilitating migraines. And yet, through it all, Kirsten was able to get her PhD in Education and is now a researcher, entrepreneur and education consultant.

In this conversation, Kirsten shares how she overcame her health issues and how she's dealt with the criticism and imposter syndrome that has come along with pursuing an unconventional route with her degree.

Listen to this episode for an inspiring conversation about overcoming obstacles and pursuing your passion (even if it looks a little different).

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