Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today is a special episode, Danielle is joined by the amazing Caitlin Bacher of Little Farm Media. They are chatting about having positive interactions on social media and connecting with like minded people. We hope you enjoy our special episode!

p.s. if you join Caitlin's FB group or the twitter chat when you introduce yourself be sure to share that you found the group/twitter chat via this episode. We LOVE connecting with our fans!

Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. The Interview Connections team of Booking Agents works with podcasters to find and book guests for their shows. They also represent dozens of highly qualified guest experts to connect them with podcast hosts for interviews.

Before Jessica was a business owner she was an activist at a non-profit.  She loved doing the passion work and thought she would climb the ladder in the non-profit world.  But life changed, when she found our she was pregnant she decided to start her own business so she could have more flexibility with her work and be home with her son.

Jessica is the host of the hit weekly web TV show, Interview Connections TV, she’s the host of the Rhodes to Success podcast and she is the co-host of The Podcast Producers, a ten episode audio series about the art and business of podcasting.

Jessica is a regular speaker at Dream Biz Academy and has shared the stage with dozens of top podcasters at Podcast Movement and Podcast New England. She is married and is the proud mom to a very busy toddler named Nathan, and is expecting her second child in August 2015.

We had a wonderful time chatting with Jessica. We talked about so much in this one-hour episode! About business, life, family, how she knew working for a non-profit was all about the passion and she knew she couldn't commit the same dedication after starting a family. We also chat about fun things like friends and living in the small state of Rhode Island.  A topic both Jessica and Danielle can talk about! ;)

As we do every week, we start out by asking Jessica what success is to her, and her answer is of course awesome! She shares that success is about more than just money.  It's about feeling like you made it yet still wanting to go further.

We talk a lot about when success shifted for Jessica.  For her it was when she transitioned into being a mom. Before becoming a mom Jessica says a lot of her identity and goals were centered around things outside of herself.

Jessica also shares that it's important to make sure you celebrate the small things/moments in life. Appreciate the little joys in life.  After becoming a mom life slowed down and she looked at life in a different way.

We also talk about owning an virtual/online business versus a brick and mortar store front, the book Strength Finders 2.0 as well a the Podcast Junkies episode with Lou Mongello.

Check out Season 1 of The Podcast Producers and look out for Season 2, coming soon!

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking about being authentic in the online world. This has been a word that has been used a lot in the last few years and we want to share with our community what authentic means to us and how try and share that through She Percolates the podcast and all the supporting platforms we use to share our podcast, i.e. Instagram, social media etc.

Amber is the Strategist, Coach, and Blogger behind Climb Out of The Cubicle. She founded the company in early 2014 after realizing that she could no longer live life trapped in a box. She couldn’t stand by knowing that her fate was wrapped up in someone else’s decisions. Instead of conforming to societal norms, she took a chance. She went against the odds to embark on a journey that has given her clarity and purpose.

In fact, her whole life’s mission has been to defy the status quo and to create life on her own terms. But, for a while, Amber felt herself slipping into a “normal” and “comfortable” life. And, she got freaked out.

Now, she's doing exactly what she's meant to be doing. She is coaching women to live an awesome life without having to to report to anyone or justify their actions.

We had a great time chatting with Amber. We have to share how we found Amber. She made this AMAZING video about one of our interview questions, #6 to be exact, "what is the best non-financial investment you've made in yourself?" After seeing the video we KNEW we had to have her on the show.

As we do every week, we start out by asking Amber what success is to her, and her answer is of course awesome! She shares that success for her used to be power suits, convertibles, working in really tall buildings and making a lot of money.  But she soon realized she didn't want to wear suits, which was a smaller realization of the bigger one that she didn't really want to be in a cubicle her whole life. She talks about needing to do a lot of soul searching to redefine what success was/is to her.

We chat a bit about business cards and titles, and Amber shares this great thought: If you are lonely, bored and exhausted with your job/career/work then bragging about the words on your business card means nothing.  You are so much more than what that rectangular business card says. YES!!

Amber shares how she had to be okay with her definition of success being different from that of the societal definition. She also talks about how she was never the kid that "always knew" what she wanted to do when she grew up.

We of course have a great time chatting with Amber about what her greatest non-financial investment in herself has been.  The short answer is she has decided to be YES person. You have to listen to episode to find out more!

We talk about Amber's big dream coming true in November 2015: Amber is going to sell everything, move into a backpack, and travel to SE Asia to live, to learn, and to explore the world and run her business from her laptop. {to stay up to date about her journey to moving to SE Asia click here.}

Amber will also be launching an e-course in August called START A BLOG IN 15 DAYS.

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking about music. We talk about the musical instruments we played as a kid, songs that remind of us high school, college, plus we share our current favorite songs! Major walk down memory lane!

Talin is a busy girl with lots of interests and hobbies, but she always makes time  to stop and smell the roses. She is a young filmmaker, visual artist, dancer, foodie, and lover of fashion. When she isn't working her 9-5 in advertising, she is teaching Zumba®, conducting a photo shoot, sipping on coffee, scrolling through fashion blogs, or searching for inspiration. For a long time, she felt the need to have a place where she could organize and share her daily thoughts and diverse interests.

After lots of thinking and many coffee date discussions later, she realized her life does in fact have “a theme,” among all of my scattered interests. One thing that has always been important to Talin is living in the present and learning how to savor moments, among all the chaos. And so became the birth of “The Half Full Mug,” a blog centered around the idea of living a cozy life, seeing things as “half full” (as opposed to half empty), and learning how to savor moments.

We had a great time chatting with Talin about her career as a filmmaker as well as how her blog "The Half Full Mug" came to be.

As we do every week, we start out by asking Talin what success is to her, and her answer is of course awesome!

YES, YES YES! We are so happy Talin mentioned recognizing your weaknesses along with your strengths!  So often we think that if we admit we are weak in an area then we are a weak person overall. So not true! Admitting you have areas that you are not strong in will help you to know here to reach out for help, where to outsource etc.

Talin shares how success shifted for her when you she began making films.  She also shares how trust and relate-ability are two attributes that she credits to helping her get to where she is today.  We love that she mentions trust! She shares how being a filmmaker means you have to trust people to help you carry out your vision.

We wrap up the episode chatting about how and why her blog, The Half Full Mug got started.

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking about the idea of embracing being an amateur. Embracing the idea that you are not an expert at something, but you are still going to pursue it a will get better and learn over time.  This is the approach we took with launching She Percolates and it has worked well for us.

I reference Lara McCulloch's episode, we talk about Danielle's amazing Etsy Course, and we reference this Zig Ziglar quote,

Jen Hemphill is a motivational money coach, AFC® (Accredited Financial Counselor), wife and mom with a big heart. She's passionate about helping today's busy go-getter women easily simplify the area of money so they can focus on the more important things in life like their family and just living that amazing life they envision. When she's not talking money, she enjoys photography, coffee, chocolate, traveling, working out and dates with her husband and two sons.

We had a great time chatting with fellow milspouse, Jen! Like many milspouses her career path changed due to the military lifestyle. After having her first baby she and her husband decided she would stay home. That meant she left her higher paying job and they figured out to continue to make things work on one income. This is how Jen became interested in financial literacy and learning more about sharing financial literacy with women.

As we do every week, we start out by asking Jen what success is to her, and her answer is of course awesome!

We talk about how so often the media influences our definition of success, when as Jen says,

Jen shares how her definition of success shifted with she started her money coaching business. She had set a bunch of goals for herself and when she wasn't reaching some of them she go frustrated. Her husband reminded her that she is affecting the lives of so many women.  This is where her shifted happened, she realized some times we as women forget to see all the good we are doing.

Jen shares with us why she started her podcast, Her Money Matters and well as her next big project! {Listen to find out!}

Jen also shares her love for Lewis Howes' podcast episode with Arianna Huffington as well as Arianna's Super Soul Sunday episode with Oprah.

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and sharing some tips for using Instagram. If you didn't know Danielle and I met via Instagram and a hashtag, and then the Navy god's were in our favor because her husband got stationed in Norfolk, VA and now we are IRL friends and business partners!

We share 9 apps we love to use for our instagram photos. {links below} I share my love of using dropbox to back up my phone photos and finally Danielle shares s wealth of knowledge about using hashtags if you are using instagram for business. Danielle's posts about hashtags can be found here and sign up here for even more!

We discussed this hilarious bit from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

1. Afterlight

2. Camera+

3. Picfx

4. Party party app

5. Phonto

6. Instasize

7. A Beautiful Mess

8. Rhonna Designs

9. Aviary

For scheduling instagram posts {helpful for businesses} we love schedugr.am.

p.s If you would be so kind as to leave us a review on iTunes, we would be forever appreciative. If you are unsure about how leave us a review you can watch this quick tutorial that Danielle put together!

Hilary has always had a keen interest in style, aesthetics and the decorative arts. She started her journey as a ballet and modern dancer, then moved to the study of interior design in college, and eventually found photography and styling after school. Along the way, Hilary also discovered blogging which provided her with a wonderful platform to express my love for fashion, interiors and photography with likeminded readers. In July of 2013, she launched her second blog called 'Our Style Stories.' As a supplement to the blog stories, she  publishes a podcast where she interviews each Style Story guest. When she isn't blogging or podcasting, she enjoys working on set as a photo stylist in Dallas/ Fort Worth, TX.

Danielle had a great time chatting with Hilary of Our Style Stories.  Hilary went to school for interior design but soon realized it was a lot of computer work and she enjoyed working with her hands and moving around. She shares how she it was transition to get out of school, work really hard to find work that she went to school for, and then realize it wasn't suited for her.

That is a big realization for anyone, and it is a common realization we hear often on She Percolates.  This idea that you will spend your whole life after college working in the field you studied is crazy.  To think that what you studied for 4 years will be what you do for the next 40-50 years is silly. You are going to evolve, you are going to grow, you interests will change.

Hilary says,

that is success to her.

Hilary also shares some of the lessons she has learned in the short time since her son was born. She says she has learned the hard way that she is at the mercy of something/someone else.  She has to change what is important and she is surrendering more to be in the moment.

Hilary also shares with us some great advice she received from her friend Erin Loechner of Design For Mankind. Erin told her she needs to use her new lifestyle {having a baby} as something enriching for the blog. Hilary was focusing more on the logistics of having a baby and not being able to do as much.  Erin helped Hilary to see things in a different light.