Our guest today is writer and adventurer Clara Bensen. You may recognize Clara’s story even if her name doesn’t ring a bell. In 2013, her whirlwind story of romance and travel, which she published on Salon.com, went insanely viral. It’s your typical story of girl meets boy via OkCupid, and then a few weeks later girl and boy hop on a plane to Turkey with no suitcases. She turned her story into a book called  No Baggage, which is also being made into a  movie. She’s still with her boo, Jeff Wilson, and they work together at Kasita a micro-housing company, and she’s currently working on a novel, which she goes into more detail about on this episode.

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The ladies had the opportunity to interview the incredible Wendy Davis LIVE on the SXSW podcast stage! If you’re not familiar with Wendy Davis, she is a former Texas senator and founder of the nonprofit Deeds Not Words. You may have heard of Wendy after she stood for 11 hours in the floor of the senate chamber in the Texas legislature to filibuster against highly restrictive reproductive rights in the state - single-handedly making pink tennis shoes a political fashion statement. Since then she’s started her own non-profit Deeds Not Words that unites women to drive change. Enjoy this show and get ready to feel empowered and ready to take action!   

Wendy Davis LIVE at SXSW

This week the ladies chat with someone they've wanted to have on the show pretty much since its inception, and that’s Jane Claire Hervey. If you live in Austin, you might have heard of a little organization she co-founded called BOSSBABESATX. If you’re not familiar - it exists to build educated, empowered and more equal communities. They host lectures and events from craft fairs to networking parties to festivals. She has a company called Group Work, which is a content creation studio. She’s also contributing columnist  at Forbes for  creative entrepreneurship and lifestyle design. Listen to hear how she handles being a leader, managing multiple projects/relationships, and why her favorite word is "practice". The ladies loved it. Subscribe!

Jane Claire Hervey's Practice

On this week's episode, the often indoor ladies of IWJST sit fireside to interview writer for the Austin American-Statesman, Addie Broyles. You may be familiar with her food-related work from her column called Relish Austin. She also founded the Austin Food Blogger Alliance, runs a blog called The Feminist Kitchen, and is a fellow podcaster on the Statesman's podcast, I Love You So Much! She shares her professional journey from her first writing gig to stepping outside of her comfort zone as a contestant on What Not to Wear to being a writer in today's digital world. She also gives us the scoop of the latest trend: Hygge. Get cozy and enjoy!

Cozy Career Chat with Austin American-Statesman writer, Addie Broyles

Grab your notebook (or a calculator), because this week the ladies chatted with personal finance blogger Kara Perez. She writes money advice and tips at her site Bravely Go, and has a podcast called the Fairer Cents. She also has awesome events with panels and workshops with experts all about improving your money game. And lets face it, aren't we all?? Don't forget to subscribe! 

Say Goodbye to Debt with Kara Perez 

This week the ladies chat with YouTuber, Evelyn Ngugi. Better known as Evelyn From the Internets. She has more than 150,000 subscribers to her channel, where she uploads entertaining storytelling videos about daily occurrences in her life, personal thoughts and musings, and much more. The ladies discuss everything from that time Beyoncé played one of her videos on the Formation World Tour (SERIOUSLY) to what it's like to see YouTube change from a world of cat videos to a full-fledged career option. Bonus: we get to hear about her participation (1 of 27 YouTubers in the world) in the #CreatorsforChange program. Enjoy and subscribe! 

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