Moms Making Six Figures Podcast

Discover the intricate journey of Nieves Devlin, a seasoned talent acquisition leader, as she shares her journey from HR to recruitment, offering fresh insights for those considering career shifts or dealing with job instability. She contrasts thriving blue-collar opportunities with the challenges facing white-collar professionals, especially in tech, while revealing the strategies she uses to secure her career and support her family.

Nieves opens up about balancing career growth and motherhood through the COVID-19 pandemic, recounting the unique challenges of professional advancement while being present for her four-year-old son. Her insights capture the art of impactful resumes and guiding career pivots, with touching anecdotes that explore the complexities of work-life balance.

With a passion for talent acquisition, Nieves discusses the evolving landscape of job applications, emphasizing the importance of tailoring resumes and fostering meaningful connections within organizations. She empowers individuals, particularly mothers, to pursue roles aligned with their passions and shares tips for negotiating salaries and preparing candidates for success. Her story is both inspiring and practical for anyone navigating personal and professional growth. We hope you enjoy!

Nieves Devlin | Talent Acquisition Leader
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nievesdevlin/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

What if you could transform financial despair into a story of triumph? Meet Dana Lombardi, who went from a thriving interior designer to facing the brink of foreclosure, only to emerge as a leader in her business. Dana's journey began her journey in interior design, balancing her career and raising her children, and then pivoting to an online T-shirt business. However, the 2008 economic crash derailed her plans, leading her to an unexpected opportunity that would change her life forever. Hear how a simple home meeting became the turning point she never saw coming.

Join us as Dana recounts the relentless battle to save her home, setting urgent financial goals, and sacrificing countless hours of sleep to secure her family's future. She talks about the importance of determination and the impact her entrepreneurial spirit had not only on their finances but also as a lasting legacy for her children and grandchildren. This episode is a powerful reminder of the resilience required to overcome adversity and the strength that comes from unwavering commitment and hard work.

Dana also opens up about the pivotal role family support played in her success. She and her husband made a transformative decision to switch roles, allowing her to focus on network marketing with ambitious financial targets. Learn how these experiences shaped their children's lives, teaching them valuable lessons in resilience and the reality of "failing forward." Dana’s reflections on parenting and personal growth offer insightful advice for anyone navigating life's unpredictable journey.

Dana Lombardi | Entrepreneur | Immune System Coach
Instagram: @danalombardi1
Facebook: Dana Lombardi 

In this episode, we reconnect with Laurel Hamblin, a realtor and mother who first joined us two years ago after reaching six figures. Laurel started her journey at 19, quickly advancing from assistant to agent. Now, she leads her own agency, aiming to sell 70 homes this year. Her motivation stems from her son, whom she had as a teenager, showcasing resilience and determination. 

For mothers balancing career and family, Laurel’s story offers valuable insights. She prioritizes personal development, choosing self-growth books and podcasts over TV, and her daily routines to navigate work and motherhood with purpose. 

Laurel fosters this growth mindset in her team as well, holding weekly meetings to engage in personal development through discussions on books like "Rocket Fuel" and "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." 

Laurel’s journey reminds mothers that continuous growth and setting new goals are vital, even after achieving success. Her commitment to being exceptional not only enhances her life but also positively impacts those around her. Tune in to hear how Laurel balances motherhood and business leadership, and find inspiration for your own journey. 

Laurel Hamblin | Realtor | Influencer LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/laurel-hamblin-77a594227/ Instagram: @laurelhamblin_realestate 

Link to original podcast episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investing-in-your-mindset-with-laurel-hamblin/id1546218187?i=1000532829083

In this episode, I interview Erica —a self-made entrepreneur, owner of a successful digital marketing agency, mother, and mentor to young women— about her remarkable journey in the business world and her dedication to empowering others. Faced with the challenge of unexpected motherhood, Erica vowed to defy the statistics of high school pregnancies, using her daughter as her driving force to excel and achieve her dreams. Erica's professional path began in cosmetology, but her desire for more control over her life led her to join the military, study finance and marketing, and eventually navigate the corporate world. Dissatisfied with how corporations overlooked family life, Erica ventured into freelance work, ultimately establishing her own digital marketing agency. A pivotal moment came when she partnered with an NFL player, which significantly boosted her business. Today, her agency boasts a team of 10 employees and over 100 clients. Erica shares her journey to six-figure success, her transition from the hustle culture, and her passion for mentoring young women to scale their businesses, achieving both time and financial freedom. Get to know more about Erica, her business, and her passion for helping others by tuning into her journey here, and by following her on social media.

Erica Nicole- Founder | Creative | Mentor

Instagram: @msemmaculate
Business page: @mamasbuildingbusinesses
Creative behind: @brandedbye

In this episode, I interview Dr. Maureen Michele Petersen –a physician, life coach, and retired US Army colonel— about her ability to use her own experiences in life and turn them into something good in order to fulfill her purpose of helping others. Through her own closely lived experience as a pediatrician and mother navigating the major complications of her daughter’s medical diagnoses, Maureen learned that while so much was beyond her control, her response to all of the uncertainty and overwhelm, was within her reach.   

Listen to our interview, of the gift of challenges and using them to grow, and of positively impacting what seems impossible to face by equipping and empowering families. Maureen’s passion for helping others to build resilience and to navigate life after a diagnosis will remind you that no matter what you are grieving, life is not over, and you can still do great things. Any given situation is not good, or bad, it simply is.   

Get to know more about Maureen, her practice and her passion for helping others by tuning into her journey here, and on her social media accounts.   

In this episode we check in with my dear friend and make-up artist, Ashley Schaffer, on her focused journey to become a 6-figure earner. We’re taking you behind the scenes of our case study and showing you the results of our weekly accountability sessions as we guide Ashley’s path to success with resources and actionable steps provided by expert guests.   Listen to our first check-in, where you’ll learn the 4 key factors that enabled Ashley to see past her fear and make some serious traction in the pursuit of her goals.   

1.        Decide the goal and make it clear 
2.        Focus your calendar on the goal 
3.        Stay consistent with activities that produce results towards the goal 
4.        Constantly reevaluate your mindset   

Whether you’re aspiring to 6-figures, or you’ve already achieved that financial milestone, this check-in will inspire you to focus on what can be accomplished in a focused year with accountability and tangible action steps.   

Get to know more about Ashley, her businesses, and her reason for wanting to propel her business this year —her family— by following her journey here, and on her social media accounts.   

Instagram: @ashleyannemakeup_ 
Facebook: @ashley.schaffer.908
Website: ashleyannemakeup.com

In this episode, I introduce you to how the Moms Making Six Figures podcast and community is embracing the energy of 2024 with some exciting changes—including a case study we’re giving you front row access to.

Join us in 2024 as my dear friend and make-up artist, Ashley Schaffer, takes us behind the scenes of making the decision to become a 6-figure earner. Through our weekly accountability sessions, and your questions, we will guide Ashley’s path to success with resources and actionable steps provided by expert guests.

Listen to our first interview, where you’ll fall in love with Ashley’s authenticity and vulnerability and want to champion her (and all the other women aspiring to 6-figures in your life) every step of the way.

Get to know more about Ashley, her businesses, and her reason for wanting to propel her business this year —her family— by following her journey here, and on her social media accounts.

Instagram: @ashleyannemakeup_

Instagram: @ashleyannebrows_

Facebook: @ashley.schaffer.908

Website: ashleyannemakeup.com

In this episode, I interview Natalie Lemas —CEO and owner of a million-dollar property management business, business coach, mother of two boys, wife, and ambitious entrepreneur— about her journey as a business owner and her passion for helping women build wealth. From being raised by entrepreneurs, to her first job, Natalie has consistently taken the path less traveled, and that specific path has led her to achieve so much success. Despite her own tendencies toward self-doubt, Natalie leans into the areas of business and life that she can control and releases the rest to edify others and their unique strengths.   Listen to our interview, of the importance of getting quiet and seeking out the path set before you, of being guided by a faith greater than yourself so you can withstand the storms that will inevitably arrive—in business, in motherhood, in life. Natalie’s vulnerability and honesty will inspire you to take on the hardest challenge to make the greatest impact.   Get to know more about Natalie, her business, and her passion for helping women build wealth by following her on social media.   Instagram: @natalielemas Facebook: @NatalieLHernandez Website: www.yourtippingpoint.org Podcast: Beyond Rich

In this episode, I interview Ashley Graham —COO of Consumer Reporting Compliance Associates —about her path to business ownership. Ashley had just found her footing as a mother and reestablished her career after significant health scares when she and her husband took the leap to buy the family business and relocate to Idaho—away from her support system of friends, family, and her medical providers. 

Listen to our interview, of being brave and bold in business, and of working hard no matter the circumstances to provide the life you had always dreamed of for your family. Ashley’s undeniable strength and perseverance will remind you of the gift that motherhood truly is — her reason for all that she does.

Thank you!

In this episode, I interview Elma Dzanic —owner of Fina Beauty and Nail Educator, mother of two, and wife to an overly supportive husband ;) —about her journey as a business owner. Elma navigated the detour of the unplanned arrival of her firstborn, while starting a business and building a home with undeniable strength and an unwillingness to throw in the towel.  And through it all, learned that by putting her children first, she is building a business that allows her to have the best of both worlds (with a healthy acknowledgement of all the help and support it takes from her village).

Listen to our interview, of being present in each season of entrepreneurship and motherhood—of grounding yourself in the moment rather than longing for the next, of asking advice from those who have gone before you, and of saying yes to opportunities when they present themselves rather than waiting for the “perfect time”. Elma’s vulnerability will inspire you to stay the course and to reflect on your own perceived failures as merely detours in your journey.

Get to know more about Elma, her business, and her education and training programs by following her personal and professional accounts.

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elmadzanic/

Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elma.hadzic.583

Professional Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finabeautyco/

Professional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finabeautynailsco

Professional Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finabeautyhair/