SheEO Lead-In

Join Rebecca Jones and Director of Fashion Week San Diego, Gwendolyn Bates, in an authentic conversation about the evolving world of fashion, maintaining entrepreneurship, and staying true to your roots. A self-proclaimed lifelong entrepreneur, Bates lets us in on how she maintains client satisfaction while pushing the envelope in her field. Rebecca and Gwendolyn take us with them in their conversation about the intentionality and self-expression of fashion. Describing herself as patient and kind, Bates encourages those around her to never lose their heart. “Being kind is not a weakness, it’s a strength”.

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In this touching episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by the Director at Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Southern California and Hawaii, Kathleen Seymour. A leading organization dedicated to investing in blood cancer research, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society works to advance and develop new treatments that can also benefit other cancers and chronic diseases. Seymour goes in-depth to explain how her personal experiences have moved her to her core and given her the momentum she’s needed to excel in her professional career.

Seymour goes into balancing her personal and work lives, saying, “You can have it all. You get to define what all is. And all can change - it is really up to you to decide what is important, and you can have it”.

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In this passion filled episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Founder and Co-Owner of Beauty Lounge Medical Spa, Shawnda Dorantes. Dorantes explains how she began her journey in the medical spa aesthetic industry and all the services her company provides. She goes on to explain that her company’s mission is to make women feel beautiful and confident by enhancing their own features. Dorantes states that “when you look good, you feel good”. She explains her story of entrepreneurship and how she really had no experience in starting a business, she simply put everything she had into her company and made many sacrifices to reach success. Dorantes also explains the difficulty of balancing work and family life and how she and her family work together as a unit in order to keep everything balanced.

The episode ends with Shawnda Dorantes encouraging young women to just do it. By not wishing and contemplating your dreams, Dorantes says you will get what you want if you put in the time and work to reach your goals.

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In this genuine conversation, Rebecca Jones is joined by Linda Lattimore, speaker, author, attorney, and social entrepreneur. Lattimore explains how her book “Solutionaries: You Are the Answer”, stemmed into her programs “Solutionaries Academy” and “Cross Sector Institute”. Lattimore is committed to helping individuals understand the importance of their unique gifts and talents and how to utilize them to help a world in need. She goes on to explain the importance and value of travel by experiencing different cultures, and how her own personal travels have shaped her into who she is today. She encourages listeners to distinguish the difference between their personal joy vs. happiness and to be grateful for it all. Lattimore explains how she keeps a gratitude journal in order to stay grounded and more intone with herself and her feelings.

The episode ends with Linda Lattimore in encouraging young women who inspire to be leaders that each step in their journey is the journey, and there is not necessarily a set end goal. She encourages others to say yes to all opportunities that are presented to you, and to not be held back by fear of the unknown or doubts.

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In this encouraging episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Mia Roseberry the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wounded Warrior Homes. Roseberry explains how and why she started Wounded Warrior Homes and the impact the non profit has on the veteran community in San Diego. Roseberry created the non-profit with the intentions of supporting veterans with different programs and services in order to help them succeed while thanking them for their service. When asked to describe herself in one word, Roseberry chose “unstoppable”, which fits her perfectly. When difficult personal or work related issues come her way she adjusts and moves forward. She goes on to explain that asking for help is not a weakness and instead can be seen as a strength. Roseberry also explains how it is important to be surrounded by people you respect and trust in order to create an environment where ideas can be created and critiqued.

The episode ends with Mia Roseberry encouraging young women to listen to their hearts in order to be led in the right direction.

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In this inspiring episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Jennifer Barnes the CEO and Founder of Optima Office. Barnes explains her journey as an entrepreneur along with the ups and downs of her new ventures. In 2018, Barnes was forced out of her accounting service company she founded back in 2012. She fought back but due to her equity percentage she was unable to gain back control. This situation did not hold Barnes back in the slightest, and instead inspired her to push forward and come out on top. Three days later Barnes started Optima Office which has become much larger and more successful than her first company, but most importantly has brought her happiness and peace. Barnes describes herself as optimistic and wanted to bring that element into her new company thus coining Optima Office. She explains that in order to be a successful leader it is important to hire good people you can trust, wisdom to delegate tasks, and to never release your stress and anger onto your team.

The episode ends with Jennifer Barnes encouraging young women to remain as strong and optimistic as possible.

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In this passion filled episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Lauren Hall, the Executive Director of YMCA San Diego County. Hall explains how she first got involved with the YMCA 20+ years ago and how she instantly fell in love with the organization and their mission. She describes herself as assertive and finds it important to go after what she wants in all aspects of her life. Hall measures her success by her own personal happiness and the growth/evolution it brings. She goes on to explain how the pandemic has affected the YMCA, and how the return of activities has greatly improved the mental health of many young athletes a part of the YMCA community.

The episode ends with Lauren Hall encouraging young women to do what makes them happy and set work life balance boundaries.

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In this episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Diane Hansen, the President and CEO of Palomar Health. Hansen explains the many difficulties her organization faced due to the Covid-19 pandemic and how she strove to create a work environment to support her employees during this period. She also explains the importance of good employees and how she only hires people she can rely on. When asked about her work life balance, Hansen explains that she is far from perfect at it, but makes an effort to prioritize the things that refresh her in order to be a better leader. Hansen goes on to explain that as a leader, sometimes listening is more important than what you say.

The episode ends with Diane Hansen encouraging young women to be brave, bold, and swift, and to lead in their own special way with these skills.

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In this genuine conversation, Rebecca Jones is joined by Jenny Windle the Founder and President of JPW Communications. Windle begins by explaining how she started her company in 2015 with a dream and a prayer out of her spare bedroom. Her company has increased in size greatly and is specialized in government communications. Windle describes herself as audacious and bold when going after what she wants. She also explains how the culture of her company has changed due to many people working from home thus allowing them to hire great talent out of the San Diego area. Windle explains that the in office experience may never go back to how it was previously and that it is a great opportunity that many businesses including hers has taken advantage of. She encourages listeners to ask questions and have a thirst for learning in your career.

The episode ends with Jenny Windle encouraging young women to “do it scared” and have confidence in ourselves when entering our career.

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In this episode Rebecca Jones is joined by Lori Holt Pfeiler, a past Escondido Mayor, past Habitat for Humanity CEO, and current BIA CEO. Pfeiler shares the large issue of the housing crisis and how her career has led her into different positions that have been driven on combating this. She describes herself as “fair” and always attempts to put others first and do right by them. She states, “My 10 year goal is that we as a region pulled together and figured out how to house our own.” Pfeiler goes on to explain that integrity and reliability will pay off in your future career and allow you certain opportunities.

The episode ends with Lori Holt Pfeiler encouraging young women to speak up for themselves and use their own unique voice/view.

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