She was a successful magazine and newspaper writer whose photographer husband had wanderlust—forcing them to uproot and home-school their kids around the world—from South America to Mexico.  She even wrote a book about the successful lavender farm she ran outside of Dallas. Then when her last child left home Ralston launched NextTribe.com, a virtual and IRL space for women 45+ to connect and create new friendships. 

Join CoveyClub.com founder Lesley Jane Seymour’s rollicking discussion about reinventing in the fashion world with Barbara Warren, co-founder of White + Warren and now PerennialProject.com a fashion site for women 50+. Learn how her eye for seeing the missing items in a woman’s wardrobe led to the invention of the cashmere “Travel Wrap” and perfect cashmere T-shirt.  Warren reveals hot new labels to watch that will make women look fabulous while staying comfortable. 

“Life comes with an end date—so we have to make the best of whatever we have now.” So says former television producer Tamika Felder who was given a cervical cancer diagnosis at age 25.  Felder joins CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to explain how beating the odds gave her a new direction in life and offers her tips for women facing the ultimate reinvention mandate from cancer.

She claims she’s not a coach but a “transitional life strategist” who uses her own reinvention—from corporate cog to entrepreneur—to help others reimagine themselves. She instructs on shifts in thinking, time management, and most important, on how to catch your inner confidence thief: “fear.” 

Vani Murthy came to the U.S. from India and was totally economically dependent on her husband. She talks with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about how, when he became abusive, she made a plan—and escaped.  Vani's miraculous story tells of believing in herself, finding help, getting her accounting degree, and forging a new life. Lesley and Vani are joined by Yesenia Maldonado, who runs BetweenFriends.com, the agency that helped Vani (and women like her) escape abusive relationships. 

Fran Pastore grew up in a tight male-dominated Italian family.  She watched how all her female relatives were disempowered and forced to become dependent on a male for their future. Fran talks to CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about how and why she decided to gather her fate into her own hands by applying to college (her mother stopped talking to her because of it!) and eventually opened the Women's Business Development Council of Connecticut (CTWBDC.Org) that supplies free support services for female business owners.  Fran's #1 tip for reinventing out of your disapproving family: “Surround yourself with people who have skills and knowledge you don’t have.”

After her divorce, Susan McPherson moved herself from Seattle to New York and started her life all over. She knew no one. Susan speaks with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about how she created her own community and became a super-connector running her own consulting business called McPherson Strategies which helps corporations with social responsibility.

Susan's reading list for a successful reinvention includes: "Drop the Ball" by Tiffany Dufu, "90s Bitch" by Allison Yarrow, "Give and Take" by Adam Grant, "The Power of Onlyness" by Nilofer Merchant.

One of the keys to reinvention? Being open to ideas that literally happen all the time. Jana Brown talks with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about a chance encounter during an interview that led to a screenplay and an award-winning film.