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Discussing The New Fitness Movement Kimberlee Moen and XaBeat. XaBeat is a dance-fitness program that provides high intensity cardio and toning in party like atmosphere. Retail Trends for 2016 with Kevin Quinn, Principal at STYLEDRetail.

Female-Friendly Emerging Industry discussed as Maria Reitan speaks with Laura Bianchi, an Attorney, Rose Law Group and their Director of Business/Corporate Transactions and Estate Planning and Asset Protection Department.

Talking Corporate Social Strategies as Maria Reitan welcomes Gary Allen, the founder and change maker at Modern Minds. ModernMinds was formed by Gary to put that background of excellence to work in helping other companies, leaders and teams achieve their next big, bold goal.

Talking about Peer Mentoring as Maria Reitan speaks with Lani Basa the CEO at BWC. Lani co-founded the Business Women's Circle, an association of women business owners who meet monthly as a peer advisory board. It is designed to help women grow their business to $1 million or beyond. Facilitated by a professional, these meetings provide opportunities for a group of 10-12 owners of diverse businesses to share best practices, learn from each other, and hold themselves and others accountable.

Winning Etiquette for Business as Maria Reitan speaks with KTMY-FM St. Paul, Minnesota-based radio show of the Daily Dish host Stephanie Hansen. She also host the @MakersofMN podcast, which focuses on entrepreneurs, creators and innovators who make products and services in Minnesota.

Maria Reitan speaks with former Undersecretary of Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem, the Author, Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home. Kayyem is also a national security, intelligence and terrorism analyst for CNN. Here book offers readers  years of professional experience into smart, manageable guidelines for keeping your family safe in an unpredictable world.

Maria Reitan speaks with Lisa Napoli, the Author, Ray and Joan: The Man Who Made the MacDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave it All Away.  In her three decades as a journalist, Lisa has worked for The New York Times, MSNBC, the public radio show Marketplace, and a variety of other outlets.  She’s covered everything from presidential campaigns, to hacker conventions and a hostage standoff, to the dawn of the World Wide Web.

Managing Your Online Reputation a Maria Reitan welcomes Strategic Communications Consultant, Author and Speaker John David. John recently wrote the book, How to Protect (Or Destroy) Your Reputation Online: The Essential Guide to Avoid Digital Damage, Lock Down Your Brand, and Defend Your Business

David has more than 25 years of experience in public relations, and his articles on online reputation management appear in the Huffington Post, PR Daily and other trade outlets

Sex and The Single Girl: The original modern woman discussed as Maria Reitan speaks with Brooke Hauser, the Author of Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman. 

A longtime journalist, she has written for Allure (where she was also a Contributing Editor), Glamour, Marie Claire, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications.Her first book, The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens, won the American Library Association’s 2012 Alex Award. People selected The New Kids as one of its “Great Reads,” Parade chose it as a “Parade Pick,” and the New York Post called it “required reading.” Says The New York Times: “Ms. Hauser’s book is a refreshing reminder of the hurdles newcomers to this country still face and how many defy the odds to overcome them.”

Creating Confident Woman Leaders as Maria Reitan speaks with Eleanor Beaton, the President and CEO of the Impact and Influence Leadership Lab for Women.

Eleanor is an advisor on women’s leadership development to the Yale School of Management, an award-winning entrepreneur, international speaker and expert in women’s leadership. She has shared the stage with celebrated entrepreneurs including Lisa Sasevich, Loral Langemeier, Sharon Lechter and EBW2020 founder Ingrid Vanderveldt. She has been recognized by award-winning entrepreneur Ali Brown as one to watch in the women’s leadership space.