Rock Star Millennials Podcast

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33, Lindsay Vlaminck knew her life was about to change. What she didn’t know was she would start a rowing team of breast cancer survivors, create a non-profit to support that team and inspire others and then open a nursing practice that helps survivors navigate their health journey with confidence, compassion and caring.

From banker to salon owner to mentor and founder of an inspirational non-profit, Michelle Bohm has known many hurdles but few boundaries. More importantly, she’s helped others do the same. Why? Your ideas are yours for a reason. Explore them because you never know what that idea might become and the impact you could have… on others.

What's the secret to being a mother of 4, a coach and community advocate while running the family pizza restaurant and starting a 3-D printing company that produces custom cosmetics? For Caroline LaHood, it's simple. Throw off the mantle of perfection and do what you love with the people you love.

As Laura Cullinan traveled her path of becoming a Chicago attorney, wife, mother and the Executive Director of the Gilmore Foundation she found a constant thread woven through it all-gratitude. Her counsel? No matter where you're starting, keep moving and you'll find yourself where you're meant to be.

As the Director of Care Coordination and Systems Development at the University of Illinois-Chicago's Division of Specialized Care for Children, Dr. Molly Hofmann wears many hats. She's worked in emergency rooms, at clinics for abused children and with caregivers who serve children with tracheotomies and ventilators. Her mission is simple: Partner. Help. Connect.

What do you get when you mix 4 doctors, organic coffee and health supplements? Well, if you're Faith Valenti you get the makings for a business called Smart Owl Coffee, a line of organic coffees infused with vitamins and supplements designed to improve cognition, creativity, digestion and sleep. Smart indeed!

If you've dreamt of living on a farm and owning a clothing boutique, how do you blend the two? Well, if you're Jaden Hansen you work three jobs--become a farm wife, manage another farm to learn the business and open an online boutique for the rural living lifestyle…and you call it Rural Rose.

Lindsey Kirk isn't your average jewelry maker. She's a ladysmith who uses ancient tools and metal smith techniques to melt metals and pour them into clay and sand molds to craft her one-of-a -kind jewelry. Her purpose? It’s more than making beautiful jewelry. It’s making sure people know… they're cared for.

Changing mindsets from losing weight to gaining strength was the focus for Ashley Davis when she became a gym owner. Her goal? Give women a place to be seen and known and celebrated as they become stronger in mind and body. Why? Sometimes the best life you can have is the one you had zero idea you were meant for.

If you think a guitar is just a musical instrument, think again. To Michael Kuzma the invention of a self-playing guitar has been a creative and collaborative project. He has paired his engineering ability and musical talent to design a self-playing guitar that is full of purpose...and passion...and potential.