Self StartHER

Self StartHER

By Megan ToblerBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Self StartHER episodes

  • How Her Business Skyrocketed Through Influencer Marketing

    As the founder of Shelf Indulgence Bouquets, Nicole Civitarese takes bouquets to a new level by creating a product that will never wilt away: a book bouquet. 


    Tune in to learn how she strategically started her business through extensive research and strategy, how she grew her social following through word of mouth and influencer awareness and how she balances running her own business and motherhood. 


    Looking to start your own business but not sure what to do? Be sure to download your “50 Business Ideas for Female Entrepreneurs” and “3 Things You Need Before Starting Your Business” guides HERE.


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE here


    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her


    FOLLOW SHELF INDULGENCE BOUQUETS ON INSTAGRAM: @shelfindulgencebouquet


    VISIT THE SHELF INDULGENCE BOUQUET ETSY SHOP here

    31 min
  • How She Grew Her Cookie Side Hustle Into A Thriving Corporate Gifting Business

    Marie Hogard, Co-founder of Grove Cookie Co. started the company as a side hustle with her husband and quickly grew their cookie company into a thriving business in the corporate gifting space. 


    Learn how they transitioned from their home kitchen to a production facility, how they pivoted the business from a focus on B2C to B2B, and how she and her husband each bring unique strengths to the business that has resulted in accelerated growth. 


    Looking to start your own business but not sure what to do? Be sure to download your “50 Business Ideas for Female Entrepreneurs” and “3 Things You Need Before Starting Your Business” guides HERE.


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE here

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM here

    FOLLOW GROVE COOKIE CO. ON  INSTAGRAM here

    FOLLOW GROVE COOKIE CO. ON LINKEDIN here

    ORDER SOME COOKIES here

    30 min
  • How Working Through Your Fears And Traumas Can Help Expedite Your Business Growth

    Dominiece Clifton is the Founder of Move And Still, Nourish Wellness Collective (coming 2023), and the host of the School of Healing podcast. Her first book Hold Space To Heal will be released in the spring of 2023. Since Founding Move And Still, she has offered stress management,  mindfulness, and mental health solutions to hundreds of participants across many reputable businesses and organizations. 


    Tune in to hear how she personally worked through her fears and traumas, how she expedited her learning curve to learn about all facets of her business and how her entrepreneurial journey has continued to evolve. 



    Looking to start your own business but not sure what to do? Be sure to download your “50 Business Ideas for Female Entrepreneurs” and “3 Things You Need Before Starting Your Business” guides HERE.

    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE here

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW DOMINIECE INSTAGRAM: @dominiecerclifton 

    FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MOVE AND STILL here

    LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OF DOMINIECE’S PROJECTS here

    45 min
  • How She Started An Online Dance Workout Community Leveraging Her Previous Digital Marketing Career

    Charlene DiPaola, founder of Hip Shake Fitness, founded her company after a PCOS diagnosis and a 10+ year career in digital marketing. Her new diagnosis caused her to give her life and health an overhaul, and she did so through fitness. 

    Today, Hip Shake Fitness is a supportive membership based community of women who are living healthier through dance. 

    Tune in to learn how she leveraged her corporate marketing skills to test out her business ideas, how she raised funding to start Hip Shake Fitness and how her business has evolved over the years. 

    Looking to start your own business but not sure what to do? Be sure to download your “50 Business Ideas for Female Entrepreneurs” and “3 Things You Need Before Starting Your Business” guides HERE.

    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW HIP SHAKE FITNESS INSTAGRAM: @hipshakefitness

    JOIN HIP SHAKE FITNESS: https://hipshakefitness.com/

    WANT 50% OFF YOUR HIP SHAKE FITNESS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP? USE CODE= STARTHER50 

    32 min
  • If It’s Not A HELL YES Then It’s A HELL NO: How She Embraced This Mentality To Find Alignment and Wonder In Her Life And Career

    Alicia Stemper is the founder and designer behind Wondermint Goods - where she helps busy women on the go find wonder through style by making fun, colorful and lightweight acrylic jewelry and accessories. The Wondermint Goods brand was born to make women feel confident and help them celebrate the little moments every day. 


    In just a few short years, she has grown her brand to thousands of customers and has been growing rapidly in the Atlanta area where she lives. 


    In this episode, she shares her decision behind leaving corporate, why she decided to focus on jewelry making and how she has found balance in her life through the hell yeses vs hell nos. If you’ve ever wanted a fresh and colorful new beginning, then this episode is for you! 


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW WONDERMINT GOODS ON INSTAGRAM: @wondermint.goods

    SHOP WONDERMINT GOODS: www.wondermintgoods.com


    28 min
  • From Corporate Job Hopper to Entrepreneur: A Journey to Finding Freedom

    Alexis Scott found herself in five different jobs in five years. Throughout her experience, she perfected the interview process and built a personal brand on LinkedIn. Today, she is the founder of The Fairy Job Mom where she helps professionals perfect their job search skills and strategies to land their next job - just like she did. 


    Tune in to hear how she finally decided to choose herself and went after her dream of becoming an entrepreneur, how she leveraged LinkedIn to build community and what she has built with her new business. 


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW ALEXIS ON LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/alexisjscott/

    FOLLOW THE FAIRY JOB MOM ON INSTAGRAM: @thefairyjobmom

    WORK WITH THE FAIRY JOB MOM: www. thefairyjobmom.com/

    36 min
  • Unlocking the Power of Multiple Careers and Building a Creator Community: A Journey of Exploration and Innovation

    After 8 years as a management consultant, working across the UK, Middle East, and US, Ayomi Samaraweera discovered her passion for the Creator Economy during the pandemic when she joined TikTok's Communications team and went on to become the Global Head of Internal Communications.


    Today, she is a full-time founder building in the Creator Economy space and is a part-time TikTok Creator, who has been featured in Business Insider.


    Tune in to learn how every part of her journey has built upon each other to help her prepare for the next role, how she has continued to put herself out there online and what she is creating with her upcoming creator community, Canopy. 


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW CANOPY ON INSTAGRAM: @canopy.for.creators

    FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CANOPY: www.underthecanopy.io 

    FOLLOW AYOMI ON TIKTOK: @ayomitok

    29 min
  • Why She Left Her Secure Corporate Job For Life As A Marketing Entrepreneur

    Karley Parrish is a former engineer turned marketing strategist and founder of Bud to Bloom Marketing who is now on a mission to create a new way of marketing, where relationships are put first. Tune in to hear how she started a side hustle while working as a full time engineer and why she  eventually made the leap into full time entrepreneurship. Plus, you’ll also get some great tips on how you can create something of your own, too. 


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW KARLEY ON INSTAGRAM: @budtobloommarketing

    WORK WITH KARLEY : https://www.budtobloommarketing.com/

    JOIN CONTENT COFFEEHOUSE: https://www.budtobloommarketing.com/coworking/#joinnow


    26 min
  • Your Past Does Not Dictate Your Future: How She Found Success After Foster Care

    *WARNING - Some sensitive topics discussed such as human trafficking and adult entertainment. 


    B.A. Crisp is a best-selling author and CEO of Crisp Concepts, Inc. a Washington, D.C. based consulting company where she focuses on federal anti-human trafficking efforts and initiatives. However, her success did not come easily. 

    After leaving the foster care system at the age of 18, she was forced into the world alone and had to figure out how to survive. Eventually, the need for survival led her to make decisions that resulted in a non-traditional career path that is widely misunderstood. 

    Learn how she eventually opened up a few of her own business locations, how she got into policy and, more recently, how she has become an Amazon best selling author with a third book launching on March 10th. 


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    LEARN MORE ABOUT B.A. CRISP: https://bacrisp.com/

    CONNECT WITH B.A. ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-a-crisp-434a119/

    LEARN MORE ABOUT PATH 2 FREEDOM: https://www.path2freedom.org/

    PURCHASE RED BIRD (BOOK 1 OF 3): https://a.co/d/2xlBjp5

    PURCHASE X POINT (BOOK 2 OF 3): https://a.co/d/j6qXucF

    PURCHASE EMERGENT (BOOK 3 OF 3 - AVAILABLE MARCH 10): https://a.co/d/4kSIPva


    44 min
  • Why Her Only Regret Was Not Starting Sooner

    Jill Lisi, is the CEO and lead designer of JKL Creative Studio, a branding and Showit website design studio specializing in design intensives for female entrepreneurs.

    After years of working in both marketing and graphic design at corporations such as The New York Times and in higher education for Marymount College, Jill now helps her clients grow and scale their businesses and show up online as confident experts in their industry.

    She has grown her business to include a design assistant and an SEO expert and has successfully helped over a 100 women worldwide grow their business.

    When she is not in design mode, Jill lives in Monmouth County, New Jersey with her husband, three teen daughters, and two golden doodles. In her free time, she can be found at home sipping a hot cup of tea (or glass of red wine), cheering on the sidelines of one of her girl's games, or planning her next travel adventure.  

    If you've ever had dreams of starting something of your own for more creative and time freedom, then you don't want to miss this episode!


    SELF STARTHER WEBSITE: www.selfstarther.com

    SELF STARTHER INSTAGRAM: @selfstart.her

    FOLLOW JILL ON INSTAGRAM: @Jkl_creative studio

    FIND OUT MORE ABOUT JKL Creative Studio: https://jklcreativestudio.com/


    32 min

About Self StartHER

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Want to start a business but don’t know where to begin? Self StartHER is the go-to podcast for aspiring and early-stage female entrepreneurs. Hosted by Megan Tobler, this show features real,…