Make Me Known with Heather Adams

Heather is joined today by podcast host and boundaries coach Lauren Rainey Tenney. From relationships, parenting, and families, to beauty, fashion, and lifestyle, Lauren provides real talk for her followers' hearts and souls, and she's here to help you love to live and experience true freedom through the power of personal development. Heather and Lauren talk through boundaries of all kinds. From family dynamics, marriage, and friendships to holiday pressures and COVID-19 boundaries, Lauren shares how to baby step into having healthy, open conversations and setting boundaries for better relationships moving forward.

Today, Heather is joined by Whitney Long and Cheri Leavy, founders of The Southern Coterie, a resource and community for the entrepreneurial South. Whitney, Heather, and Cheri talk about the community they've built, providing quality content and solutions for your audience, the art of hospitality, connecting virtually during the pandemic, what 2021 will look like for The Southern C Summit, and so much more!

Bayard Jackson. Danielle is a publicist by day, a friendship coach by night, a mother, a licensed educator, and an author. Danielle and Heather talk about growing a business and entrepreneurship, pursuing multiple passions, modern-day work/life dynamics, navigating layoffs, and one of Heather's favorite topics: friendship. Stay tuned for practical tips, resources, motivation, and a whole lot of inspiration.

Today's conversation is important. And like many important topics, it can also be a bit uncomfortable. Heather is joined today by B.T. Harman, a creative strategist, consultant, author, podcast host, husband, and cat dad. B.T. lives in Atlanta, was raised in the Southern Baptist church and is a gay man. B.T. and Heather discuss the intersection of faith - particularly in the South - and homosexuality, the mental health struggles of denying your true self and how to raise kids in an environment of open communication.

We are thrilled to have Maneet Chauhan on today! Maneet is an Indian American chef, television personality, restaurateur, author of the multiple cookbooks, including her brand new "Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India," James Beard award winner, and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She's been featured as a judge on Food Network's "Chopped," and she's appeared on "The Next Iron Chef," "The View," "Iron Chef America," the "Today Show" on NBC, and as a judge on Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America." If reading those last few sentences didn't make you tired enough, she's also a busy working mother, wife, friend. Maneet and Heather's kids go to the same school outside of Nashville. Today, they chat about the beauty and the self-imposed guilt of working parenthood, how Maneet found her way to the culinary industry, overcoming the fear of failure, leading through uncertain times, relying on industry peers during tough times, lesson learned from COVID, as well as working and owning a business with your spouse.

We have an exceptional episode for you today. Heather is joined by speaker, author, and personal growth leader, Elaine Turner. Elaine was in the fashion industry for decades before she decided to trade her fast-paced, grueling career for a life full of family, relationships, creativity, and digging into personal growth and acceptance. This fall is the culmination of years of studying and learning, as Elaine launches her Know Your Worth program, offering a pathway to self-acceptance, growth, and the understanding that you are worthy. On today's episode, Heather and Elaine talk about the Know Your Worth program, Elaine's career and success in the fashion industry, knowing when to walk away from hard things, how to put yourself first when you want to be everything to everyone, how to end 2020 well and step into 2021 with a roadmap and fresh eyes, and combatting imposter syndrome.

On today's episode, Heather speaks with our very own podcast editor, Elizabeth Evans. Elizabeth is the owner and founder of Elizabeth Evans Co., a woman-owned, full-service podcast production agency. She has partnered with world-renowned artists, best-selling authors, speakers, and influencers to help build their brand, expand their reach, and amplify their voice. Heather and Elizabeth dive into all things podcasting, including the value of sharing your story with others, how (and why) to show up authentically with your community, the steps to set up the outline of your episode, engaging storytelling that captivates, the future of podcasts and trends in the industry, where to start when launching a show, and so much good advice about podcasts!

Today, Heather is joined by body transformation expert, Jennifer Nagel. After 15 years in higher education and some major life transition, including a promotion, a divorce, and single parenthood, Jennifer found herself with horrible wellness habits that left her health at risk. At 33, she knew she had to find a better way to live, and she began educating herself, learning how to live a healthy, balanced life. Now, Jennifer educates high performing women how to both prioritize and streamline their health and fitness routines so that they can be more productive in work and business. Heather and Jennifer talk about taking small steps that equal big wins, finding flexibility in the rules we write for ourselves, how to emulate self-care for your kids, layering habits to build a healthy lifestyle, the Three M Method, and other important topics around our health.

On today's episode, Heather talks all things Enneagram with Beth McCord! Also known as Your Enneagram Coach, Beth is a best-selling author, speaker, coach, and Enneagram teacher for nearly two decades. Heather walks through each Enneagram type with Beth, asking three specific questions in the realm of leadership. They unpack each type's superpower as a leader, mistakes in leading each type, and better ways to lead each type.

We have something fun for you...Heather's partner-in-crime and love of her life, Matt Adams, is on the show today! As they celebrate their 17th anniversary, Heather and Matt talk about how they met, parenting as teammates, prioritizing their marriage and relationship, instilling grace and Jesus into their boys' lives, dating the boys, navigating hard seasons with kids, how to fight fair, and lessons learned from quarantining as a family, and so much more.