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Catharine Bowman is a lymphatic researcher and lymphedema advocate who speaks with us about her inspiration for her research and how she has used her community to get to where she is today. She gives us an idea of what it was like to give a Ted Talk and being nominated for Forbes 30 under 30. If you want to learn more about Katherine’s incredible research you can find her on instagram @catharinebowman

In this episode we get a glimpse into Fotini’s passion for negotiations and helping others develop the confidence to take on whatever comes their way. We discuss how she found her talent for negotiation and how she uses this skill to build her network. She walks us through her experience writing her book and how negotiation is at the center of our everyday conversations. Find Fotini on Instagram @fotiniicon

We had the privilege of chatting with Amel about creating global businesses as digital nomads! She walks us through how she built a successful brand by creating a network and landing on the cover of Forbes Magazine as well as speaking at their women’s conference. Amel is an inspiration to women who are looking to build a successful brand despite circumstances that are constantly changing. To learn more about Amel and her business find Tandem Nomads on Instagram @tandemnomads

Dr. Shar and Andrea are the founders of The Empowerment Project, an organization focused on helping individuals explore and ignite transformation in our daily lives and the lives of others by mastering our physical, mental and emotional states. They talk to us about how they came together to explore the importance of mindfulness and how they shifted their career paths to create this company. If you want to learn more about their work you can find them at theempowermentproject.thinkific.com and on Instagram @the_empowerment_project2

Eve is the founder of Capability Career Group, a company that focuses on diversity and inclusion in organizations. Eve explains her journey to founding this company and how she leveraged her past experiences to build her future successes. To connect with Eve find her on Instagram @eveaboka and @capabilitycareergroup or capabilitycareergroup.com 

In this episode we meet Shannon Christensen who tells us all about how she built her non-profit Mamas for Mamas. She has a passion for working with marginalized populations and used this drive to start a registered non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the negative impact of poverty on low-income mothers and their families. If you want to learn more about Shannon and Mamas for Mamas visit mamasformamas.org or on Instagram @mamasformamas

In this episode we chat with Elena, an alignment coach, speaker, co-author and entrepreneur who recently moved from South Africa to Canada. She shares her experiences as a proud new Canadian and explains her journey to becoming an alignment coach. She’s used her own past challenges to help women build better futures for themselves. To learn more about Elena and her alignment coaching visit elanavandeventer.com and on Instagram @elanavandeventer

Melinda and Lisa walk through her journey from Berklee College of Music to starting her own consulting firm and Women Who Rock, an organization focused on creating an equal presence for women in the music industry and giving back to women’s health. She talks through the challenges and excitement of being an entrepreneur. Find Melinda at womenwhorock.info and @officialwomenwhorock

Michelle talks with Lisa about how she has built a strong community of women around her health and wellness brand by supporting women through private coaching to develop a lifestyle that works for them. As a devoted mother and business owner, Michelle takes us through her daily practices to incorporate healthy eating and activity into her daily life. Find Michelle on Instagram @themichellemethod or on her website michellemcgrattan.com

Today we chat with Jess about the life experiences that have shaped her. She talks about how she chooses joy every day and explains how grief has taught her gratitude. She covers the importance of being your true authentic self and how she remains grounded enough to share that version of herself with the world each day. If you want to continue to be inspired by Jess find her on Instagram @thejessicajanzen and you can support her foundation at @loveforlewiston