Not Ashamed Podcast

It’s AN Skin and Beauty’s 4th year anniversary! In honor of our anniversary we will be discussing all things 4! Starting off by telling you guys the 4 hardest lessons i've learned owning a business, learning how to pick yourself back up after failing, that no matter what success will always come with haters, learning that growing too fast can cause you to fail, having to overcoming imposter syndrome, and we end the episode talking about all the insane ANSkin deals you can get right now!

Today I’m going to be sharing a very juicy story of something that happened to me just a few weeks ago! One of my customers' husbands, were going to call him Gabe. Wanted to meet with me for a business meeting. Right away I was getting weird vibes from him. All the sudden he starts asking me for divorce advice to leave his wife! This was my first time ever meeting the guy so I quickly got out of there. Then one morning I was left with a surprise at my front door from none other than Gabe. I share how the whole situation went down and how his wife reacted after I told her what she did. Yes, I told her.

We’re back with my friend Bart Pietrzak, the owner of Project Power Gym. Starting off this episode with Bart telling us about all the injuries his body has sustained, his gumby fingers, shares how he unparalyzed himself twice, how in order to move forward in life you have to feel friction, that pain will always be a part of life, how men are afraid to get vulnerable and afraid to work through their issues, and if you put in the time and effort anything is possible.

I’m back with my friend Elizabeth Tucker for part 2 of her story. She goes into detail of the night her husband was killed in the line of duty, her victim impact statement she made at the trial, how she chose to forgive her husband's murderer, having to live with regret and learning from it, how to allow yourself to be happy again, and how she helps people move on from grief and keep their lives pushing forward.

We're getting juicy in today's episode, talking about the biggest burns I've had in my friendships. Starting off were going straight in and discussing my psycho ex friend, how she tried to sue me, how friends can come in love bombing you, my experience in mixing friends with business, having a restraining order on an ex friend, how i've learned to set boundaries in friendships, and realizing that the quality of friends is better than the quantity.

I’m sitting down with my friend Elizabeth Tucker. She is sharing her heartbreaking and inspiring story of her husband being killed in the line of duty. She shares how she's keeping her late husband's legacy alive, how her story has resistance with people all over the country, the life changing phone call she got, she relives the moments leading up to her husband's death, how she's been able to heal and help those going through similar situations.

I'm sitting down to talk about a really vulnerable topic for me. We're talking all things friendship! I'm sharing my stories about being burned and how I ended up with my great friend group I have today.  I share my struggles of making friends growing up, how I used to do anything to get acceptance from people, how people can come in and love bomb you for friendships, learning how to set boundaries in friendships, never mix friends with business and how to cut people off that aren't a good fit.

I’m back with my friend Jenn Tegethoff, she's a mom of 6 kids! She shares what it's like to be living the modern day Brady Bunch life, how she first met her husband when she was 9 years old, the dynamics in her relationship, all the different character traits of her kids, how she handles being a career woman while having such a big family. Having a supportive husband who is her best friend to finding out what scares hers the most.  You will be surprised by Jenn’s answer. Let’s just say, mothers can relate.

Today we’re sitting down with my friend Jenn Tegethoff who is an expert in skin treatments! We're cutting through all the bullshit skin treatments and telling you what really works! Jenn tells us all about Cynosure lasers, how the Potenza RF microneedling treatment is the best on the market, how to use social media to find the best providers for your laser treatments, how people in their 20’s and early 30’s don't need my microneedling treatments because it can literally melt your face fat, the best tattoo removal laser, and what treatments Jenn would recommend I get.

I’m sitting down to talk about a really important topic, finding your way. I’m going to give you some insight if you’re feeling stuck in life or trying to figure out what the right path is to take. I start off by sharing my story and how I got to the place I'm at now. How I had to go out into the world and fall on my face by myself, how going for it is less scary than the with if, throwing yourself out there and trying different things, moving to North Dakota to start a business and HATING it, not letting the fear of judgment stop you, not putting a timeline on yourself, and focusing on yourself and what your needs are.