Laila Marshall is a kick-ass mom who is helping everyone solve the headache of what to do for your kids' birthday, and how to organize once it's planned.  Samantha and Laila have a hysterical conversation about much more than what they originally set out to podcast about.  Yes, Laila is super talented, holds a masters degree from Pepperdine, but they related so much on family dynamics, and working with family.  Listen in to hear about her incredible time saving business, and where they are planning on expanding to next! 

Website: 

www.beebizy.com

Instagram: @beebizyofficial

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Fisayo Che is founder, owner, and humanitarian.  Originally from Nigeria and not in the fashion industry, she has founded a self-staining clothing brand that is sold in some of the biggest fashion retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, and Maisonette.  She tells us the ups and down of building a business, and how her company is not charity. Fisayo gives her employees partial ownership, allowing an immense sense of pride and hard work.  Listen to these moms talk ups and downs of balancing motherhood, partnerships, and everyday chaos. 

Elisa Mama
https://elisamama.com/
https://www.instagram.com/elisamamaofficial/

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Meet Shannon Davis- Doctor, Mom, wife, and entrepreneur. This mom of two is helping us solve AESTHETICALLY pleasing multi use baby gear. Samantha and Shannon chat about all things kids, husbands with crazy job schedules and classic mom life. 

Shannon talks about advocating for our children and why what we are used to purchasing for our children might actually not be the best item on the market.  Shannon has invented two life changing products and is still excited to learn more about Samantha's financial autonomy project.


Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/inspiraspark/

Little Balance Box
https://littlebalancebox.com/
https://www.instagram.com/inspiraspark/

Hativity
https://hativityco.com/

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Samantha LOVES having a fellow podcaster join her on her platform.  Lindsay is a somewhat new podcaster but Samantha looks as if she has got a lot of good systems in place that she might be “stealing” for her own!  Lindsay is a mom, coach, entrepreneur and is brutally honest and helpful.  She even talks Samantha through the exciting, yet hectic news of a 12 hour round trip New York NFT adventure the following day.  Listen in to learn about what the “motherload” is really all about. 

Lindsay Roselle:

https://www.lindsayroselle.com/

Instagram Handles:

@lindsayroselle

https://www.instagram.com/lindsayroselle/

@motherload.pod

https://www.instagram.com/motherload.pod/


LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayroselle/

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Samantha interviews newly southern charmer Jaclyn Diffily this week.  Jaclyn has a long time background working in photography, visual arts, and fashion.  They actually put together that about 10 years ago they were both working for Theory.  Jaclyn has a special touch when it comes to invitations, gifting, and branding.  She has taken her company Impressed Inc from just a referral family and friends business, to a major player in the custom invitation world! Listen to the ladies share their experiences about the big move from the tri-state area to the south. 

Impressed Inc

impressedinc.com 

@impressedinc 

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Kaitlin Soule is a fellow mom of 3, licensed LMFT therapist, and podcaster.  She has a thriving practice in northern California and beyond.  She also is an author of a must read book A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth and Evolution

Kaitlin has been published nationwide in places such as NY Post, Washington Post, Parents, Scary Mommy, Oxygen, Psych Central,  and TLC. 

Samantha and Kaitlin met through the HeyMama online community and share parenting highs and lows, and the clinical definitions of Postpartum depression versus postpartum anxiety. A regular topic of the Samantha’s WEST podcast through the lens of a mom and professional. 

A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth and Evolution

https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.soule/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-less-of-a-hot-mess-off/id1448704228

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Less-Hot-Mess-Evolution/dp/1951412419/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=A%20little%20less%20of%20a%20hot%20mess&qid=1626133442&sr=8-3

Kaitlin Soule’s LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlin-soule-595548124/

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Hello again, after a long summer of unpredictable schedule changes and full absence of schedule Samantha is back on track and ready for the start of the school year.  Mike joins her to recap on their summer trips, and speak a bit about spoiling your children versus giving them everything. They share the challenges of having two different school schedules with the older twin and preschool age West.  Mike requests some me time which turns into hysterical banter about what that looks like for each of them. 

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Samantha's step-daughter Lexi joins for casual conversation about what life as a 13 year old is like in the year 2022. 

Topics such as body image, photoshop, divorce, and snap chat are flushed through and Lexi offers an interesting take on each.  Although these topic are actually not light at all she, shows her wisdom beyond her years.

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After a four week hiatus, Samantha is ready to talk about what's been going on.  What was supposed to be an exciting week promoting her NFT growth partners adventure, turned into tears as she returned home just in time for her precious dog Priscilla to pass away.  Scott, her brother, joins her to help her through the episode.  Naturally, stories are told about auto train nightmares, and drinking tequila on an empty stomach.  

Top takeaways:
“Priscilla was just shy of her 14th birthday” (1:58)

“She was with me through really, really big moments of my life, like I got her a month
before my 19th birthday, she lived in every NYC apartment with me, she was there
when I had my first boyfriend, first real heartbreak, first real job, graduating college,
etc.” (5:00)

“She became a stepmom with me” (5:14)

“I’ve never lost such a prominent fixture where it affected my every day life” (7:12)

“Her life wasn’t taken from her, it’s a celebration” (8:16)

“He was mad I didn’t eat anything that day, such a Jewish father” (11:01)

“It’s something that I hope West always remembers” (13:38)

“It’s interstate, so you’re kinda in the middle of nowhere... well the car breaks
down” (16:23)

“I ended up calling 911 because Samantha had such a bad panic attack” (17:31)

“Basically I finally go to load my car, I pull it over to the side because I wanna check in
first. I walk in to get my ticket and the lady looks at me with a blank face and goes
“yeah were all sold out of rooms” (22:02)

“You know kid, I just bought a house down here and we got feral things in the backyard
and that’s what it sounds like. Do you have a feral pig in your bag?” (27:40)

“Will I take the auto train back in a few weeks? I’m not sure yet” (31:09)

“So basically in a week we celebrated the life of Priscilla, we dealt with you getting too
drunk and having your father yell at you like you were 16 and snuck out, and Scott had
a 24 hour auto train experience” (32:10)

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This week's episode was supposed to be an introduction to our new intern Megan.  Naturally, I messed up the recording and was so lucky I could guilt my brother Scott to be my guest.  He was not prepared for the questions that I asked, which turned into an insightful conversation. 

I first discuss group photos and how to look good in them and proper etiquette on posting across social media channels.  We talk about giving off positive energy and how a smile is an easy way of just looking good and happy. 

We then dive deeper into the emotional side of FOMO and when it is and is not appropriate to post pictures that could offend loved ones. 

Lastly, Scott defines the  phenomena that I am explaining as “flex culture” He uses his own personal stories as examples of being a young guy in the flashy Miami scene. 

[9:00] If you just smile you are giving off happy energy 

[14:39] Do you go out of your way not to post to not offend anyone? Or do you just do it because you are living your life?

[17:00] Our parents really beat into us if you have nothing nice to say don’t say it at all 

[23:58] If I don’t turn these things into motivation I’m going to consume myself and not be happy 

Connect with Scott:
https://scottlawrenceporter.com/
https://www.instagram.com/scottlawrenceporter/

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