Anastasia Barr-Whiteman is a proud entrepreneur from Washington, PA, who after being fired from her job realized it was a sign to be her own boss. She used her skills and talents to help small businesses better market themselves before embarking on her own triple-business store! Anastasis and her husband run Pretzels Plus with an Amish Touch as well as the ice cream shop inside of their 3000 square foot location in downtown Washington.

https://www.pretzelspluswashpa.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PretzelsPlusWashPa/

IG @ pretzelspluswashpa

2025 is full of questions to make you think. Our first question is about rest, true rest. When's the last time you truly rested?

Prefer to read? Blog here: https://pghdreamerproductions.com/2025/01/06/adults-have-lost-the-ability-to-truly-rest-especially-without-guilt-question-1-when-was-the-last-time-you-felt-rested/

We summarize all of the incredible women entrepreneurs, creators, and thinkers we've interviewed on the Pod in 2024! https://pghdreamerproductions.com/2024/12/16/2024-our-path-wrap-up/

Luciana Brussi is a professional dancer and studio owner. She began her dance career as a young girl, training and teaching other children, and performing in Brazilian dance shows all across Europe and Asia! When she moved to Pittsburgh in 2010, her passion for dancing motivated the development of the Pittsburgh Samba Group, and eventually, the opening of her first studio. She now also owns Lua Dance Club in the North Hills, which offers a wide variety of dance styles for children through adults.

https://www.luadanceclub.com

https://www.facebook.com/luadanceclub/

IG @luadanceclub

A call-to-action to figure out what 3 things make you tick...and then doing more of them this new year.

https://pghdreamerproductions.com/2024/12/02/figure-out-what-makes-you-tick/

Danielle Spinola is an avid tea drinker, herbalist, and the Tea-E-O of Abeille Voyante Tea Co, formerly known as Tupelo Honey Teas. She is passionate about small business and community, doing tea in Pittsburgh since 2007. When she isn't involved with tea, you will find her being a mom, knitting, renovating her building (the future home of AV Tea Co), or hanging out with her friends.

https://www.abeillevoyanteteaco.com

IG @abeillevoyanteteaco

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avteaco

TikTok @avteaco

A list of 5 ways to show yourself some gratitude. https://pghdreamerproductions.com/2024/11/18/5-ways-to-give-yourself-some-gratitude/

Nena Jenkins is a stay-at-home mom of 2 and a pediatric nurse turned cookier. Owner of Bell's Custom Cookies, Nena finds baking and designing custom cookies provides not only a creative outlet, but a means to build new relationships in the community.

IG @bellscustomcookies

A list of 5 ways to feel more in control as the holidays begin: https://pghdreamerproductions.com/2024/10/28/5-ways-to-get-ahead-for-the-holiday-season/

Nina Barbuto's passion for art, new media, and social learning led her to found Assemble in 2011. Assemble envisions a world where learning and creating are transformative experiences and where all people are equipped with the tools to make a difference, together. At Assemble, learning is used as a tool to create a more equitable future for youth and learners in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. They build confidence through making; connect learners, makers, technologists, and artists; and nuture agency in learners. Assemble is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering learning and creativity. Nina holds degrees in architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture and Carnegie Mellon University, where she is also adjunct faculty.

https://assemblepgh.org/

https://www.facebook.com/assemblePGH/

IG: @assemblepgh