Opportunity Knocks by EmpowHer Purpose

Happy Thursday!! It's time for a new Opportunity Knocks!! 🚪✊🏼 This week I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Denielle Finkelstein—Co-Founder and President of TOP The Organic Project!! 🌟

Two years ago, after spending 22 years in fashion retail at some of the global leading brands including Ann Taylor, Coach, Kate Spade, and most recently as the Chief Merchant at Talbots, Denielle—in search of her purpose and to be more present for her family—took the biggest risk and walked out of her job.

In this Opportunity Knocks, we speak more on Denielle’s journey of launching TOP the organic project: a women-owned, social impact brand bringing organic, sustainable & plant-based to period products. Tune in now to hear about Denielle’s incredible journey!!

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You know what day it is! 🌟🙌👏🌈 Time for Opportunity Knocks now a “real” podcast 🎙 available on Apple and Spotify! Every week we feature different female entrepreneurs on how they make, take, create and evaluate opportunities!⁠
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I am SO excited to introduce ⁠Katie Chin: Celebrity Chef, Caterer, Award-Winning Cookbook Author, Food Blogger, and Culinary Ambassador to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation!!!⁠
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Katie has a passion for Asian food, co-hosted the national PBS cooking series, and has written numerous award-winning cookbooks. (Don't forget to preorder her fifth cookbook, “Katie Chin’s Global Family Cookbook” - which will be released next month in April 2021!! 🍳 - And to look into “Cooking Along with Chef Katie” - virtual cooking classes via Zoom including ingredient box delivery!!) 💓💗💞⁠
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Katie has been featured in many cooking and lifestyle magazines—including Bon Appetit, Elle, Real Simple, The Wall Street Journal—and has appeared on The Today Show, The Real, Hallmark Channel, The Daily Buzz, Cooking Channel, and as a guest judge on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. She recently appeared as a chef contestant on Cutthroat Kitchen and Beat Bobby Flay!!!⁠
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⁠All this to say, what a treat!!! Katie and I had so much fun chatting, and we hope you love listening!! She is truly a woman who does it all!🙌🙌🙌 Tune in now to hear more about her journey!! 🌈✨⁠
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Hello, hello!! It's Thursday—time for another Opportunity Knocks!! 🚪✊🏼✊🏼

Today I had the fantastic opportunity to speak with the amazing and resilient Rachael Blumberg: founder of PLATEFIT 💪🏼🙌🏼 Rachael created and founded PLATEFIT—which is now the Premiere Wellness Vibration Training Studio in the world!—after over 12 years of training clients in her private Power Plate studio in West Hollywood. She took the plunge and opened her doors to fulfill her dream inspired by her love of fitness, health, and sports.

After listening to this brilliant conversation, you will see how Rachael's passion lead her to help others in their health and wellness journeys. Rachael is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and knowledgeable Power Plate® instructors in the industry and for that, I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with her!!  💓🌟

You know what day it is! 🌟🙌👏🌈 Time for Opportunity Knocks now a “real” podcast 🎙 available on Apple and Spotify! Every week we feature different female entrepreneurs on how they make, take, create and evaluate opportunities!

Today I’m excited to introduce you to Lisa Breckenridge, @lisabreckenridge one of my favorite storytellers! 👍What better day to say we have an “official” podcast than to feature an expert journalist and television personality for over 30 years! Lisa is a warm, kind, and supportive soul who since I started EmpowHer LA has been nothing less than supportive! Truly women supporting women! 🤝👏👍🙌 In fact, I can remember our early conversations at different exercise studios and events around the city!🤗

Lisa started the “Happily Lisa” blog to bring all things “lifestyle” to our homes and house all the best stories from beauty, to fashion to food and wellness. Hear all about her transitions and life’s journey here today! It was such a pleasure to have Lisa on Opportunity Knocks and hear her inspiring story! 🌈🌟🌈🌟

OMG! It’s time for another amazing episode of Opportunity Knocks! I can’t wait to introduce you to my new BFF and Opportunity creator, Jules Feng, formerly Jules Kim! Anyone who knows me knows I somehow always find a new Asian friend/s!

Jules, a former teacher turned MomBoss for 10 years, reinvented herself with no formal training and launched Jules LA in 2013—a small private clothing line designed by the beach, made in LA. It is high-quality resort-inspired, chic sustainable, hand-cut, and timeless. As her business grew, she expanded into a second line, called J|CULTURE in 2019, tapping into her Korean culture. These pieces are globally-inspired, expertly crafted in Seoul, and include a rich Korean heritage for the modern-day woman. 

Both lines live under one umbrella called julesCollective. It has been a wonderful way to merge her Korean heritage and Los Angeles. 
 
 What a treat!!! She is truly a woman who manifests and moves forward her way! Tune in to learn more about her journey and what makes Jules so special! She is approachable, kind, and loyal!

It’s Thursday - Who’s ready for Opportunity Knocks? EmpowHer LA’s weekly segment where we feature different female entrepreneurs on how they create, take, make and evaluate opportunities.

Talk about a woman who loves transitions and can do it ALL! As if being a Yale grade, actress, attorney, and mother wasn't enough... Meet Allegra Richdale, Founder of Tessa James Collection. A beautifully curated hand-crafted line that brings me back to when I was a little girl! These high-quality pieces are timeless! Listen in as what makes this interview so special is her purpose for bringing this concept to life! It warms my heart and spirit!

This week’s Opportunity Knocks is super special to me! I’m excited for you to meet Amy Liu, Founder of Tower 28 Beauty!

I have known Amy for over 17 years, dating back to USC’s Marshall School of Business when she was getting her MBA. Fight On! I knew she was not only a hard worker but most definitely special. A woman you knew would do great things in her career! She did just that and more!

With over 15 years of experience as a beauty executive for some of the most prestigious companies, including Smashbox and Kate Somerville, Amy Liu ventured out and started her own clean beauty company, Tower 28, two years ago. She has received several awards and acclaim already and I give her products a ringing endorsement! LOVE her lip glosses - so smooth and great colors!

Amy has been a long time eczema suffer and longed for a cosmetic brand that would work with her skin. Founding Tower 28, allowed her to create the first beauty brand that is 100% clean, vegan, and free of every known skin irritant. Listen in now!

It’s Thursday! Get ready for Opportunity Knocks! Today we have an inspiring interview with Suze Yalof Schwartz, the Founder and CEO of the Unplug Meditation App, and the world's first drop-in secular meditation studio. She is also the author of Unplug: A Simple Guide To Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers. Her discovery of meditation leads her on the journey to make meditation simple, accessible, powerful, and interesting enough so everyone will want to practice and experience the benefits for themselves.

I am here to testify that the Unplug App is more than amazing and super easy to use! We chat about our real-life experiences and her transition from being an executive in fashion to wellness. This interview will allow you to believe that ANYTHING is possible if you believe and have confidence in yourself!

Hooray for Friday! Tune in for my latest episode of Opportunity Knocks with Shannon Buth, creator and owner of House of Shan.  What started out as a mom's group, became a community with the mission to LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE. Shannon’s background in fashion was eventually one of the things that inspired her to start The House of Shan clothing and accessory line centered on embracing our imperfections and lifting each other up. 

We talk about the symbolism of the imperfect heart that is her signature and the love and passion that brought her dream business to life. This little idea started as a way to give back to a local charity and has grown into so much more. Each piece in her collection is adorned with an imperfect heart stitched over your heart as our daily reminder to 'live your passion, laugh every day, love deeply, and never quit your daydream'. In other words, 'LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE'!  $5 from every purchase supports a women’s charity. It can’t get better than that! Tune in now!

Welcome to another edition of Opportunity Knocks! This interview is particularly intriguing as we start to really see the horizon of the end of 2020 and look toward goals of 2021 - this is an amazing opportunity!

Meet Felicia Alexander @feelalaland, master marketer, entrepreneur, community builder, and Co-Founder of BoxUnion @boxunionstudio. Box Union is a leading-edge fitness concept located in Santa Monica, CA. Like many of us, after climbing the corporate ladder Felicia decided to follow her love of fitness and, together with her husband and business partner, made the pivot to a more passionate life, following her dream of empowering her community and the individuals within with the joy of boxing. 

Felicia is an inspiration to me and a wonderful example of taking full advantage of the opportunities that came knocking on her door. Check out and listen to our chat! She is amazing!