Smart Women Talk

Listen Now as Katana interviews the Founder of Pure Nurture, Kristy Rodriguez.

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Creating a healthy new life
•Why a holistic approach to wellness is so important
•Self-care is baby care
Kristy S. Rodriguez, pre- and postnatal wellness expert and advocate, is the owner and founder of Pure Nurture, LLC, a business devoted to educating and inspiring women to nurture and nourish themselves through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. As a Holistic Health Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher specializing in pre- and postnatal wellness, Kristy works with individual clients, as well as teaching classes and workshops, both in person and online.
To learn more about Kristy Rodriguez go to www.purenurture.com

Listen Now as Katana interviews Co-Founder of the Living Legacy Project, Katherine Miller.

Join us as we’ll discuss:
How to reduce stress and increase resilience by practicing this one simple trick a minute or two a day.
How to create more time in your life doing less and achieving more.
Discover a new dimension of your self that will help you to find equilibrium and peace in the middle of chaos and uncertainty.

Katherine Miller is a Certified Health Coach, Menopause Guide and Master Chef with over 35 years of experience in meditation, yoga, women’s leadership development, and optimal nutrition.

She helps professional women struggling with fatigue, weight gain and hormonal imbalance, to increase their energy and reduce stress. Her passion is showing women how to free up and strengthen their bodies and brains so they can live ambitious, adventurous, and creative lives.

Katherine lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two dogs, hiking, writing, gardening, traveling, dancing tango, and playing with her grandson.

To learn more about Katherine Miller go to http://mbodied.com

Listen Now as Katana interviews Author, Caroline Miller.

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Why grit is the most important quality one can cultivate for success and flourishing
•What character strength encompass grit
•What types of bad grit – stupid grit, selfie grit and faux grit – need to be avoided
For almost three decades Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP has been a pioneer with her ground-breaking work in the areas of goal setting/accomplishment, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation and growth.

Caroline is the author of seven books, including Positively Caroline, My Name is Caroline and Creating Your Best Life. She has been featured in hundreds of magazines, newspapers and other media around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN. Her next book, Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance and Purpose was published in June 2017 and was named one of the “ten books that will change your life in 2017.”

To learn more about Caroline Miller go to www.carolinemiller.com

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•The benefits of publishing a mini-ebook
•How to find your unique value proposition
•How to build your following -- 4 things you must do
Christopher Van Buren has worked in publishing and online marketing fields for over 25 years as an author, editor, publisher, marketing director, literary agent, and campaign manager. He has written over 15 books in the technology, travel and self-help markets and spent eight years as a literary agent, helping authors get their books published. He is the President and Founder of LaunchMoxie, Inc., which supports entrepreneurs by providing services that leverage the power of co-operative marketing and distributed content.
To learn more about Christopher Van Buren go to http://launchmoxie.com

Katana will interview Principal Partner & CEO, Dottie Deremo.
Join us and you will learn:
The difference between Advanced Directives and Durable Power of Attorney
If time is limited, how to plan for what you would want to accomplish and what goals you would have for your loved ones who will remain behind.
What resources are available to you to get started in having the talk with your loved ones and getting your wishes put into writing.
Dottie Deremo is the principal partner and CEO of The Deremo Group (TDG). TDG provides consulting, speaking, and executive coaching services to C-Suite executives in the practice areas of leadership, strategic business renewal, succession planning, and business sustainability matrix mapping. TDG’s goal is to maximize our clients’ full potential to produce outstanding, sustainable results.

Dottie is recognized nationally and internationally as an influential leader, entrepreneur, consultant, health care public policy expert, speaker, and author. She is the retired CEO of Hospice of Michigan and its national subsidiary company, At Home SupportTM. Dottie is a sought after key note speaker, has won numerous awards and recognitions, and written many articles and health care book chapters.

To learn more about Dottie Deremo go to www.dderemo.com

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•How to attract attention by learning to relax more and do less
•How to feel more like yourself and like yourself more
•How to talk so your man can hear you
Laura Doyle was the perfect wife–until she actually got married. When she tried to get her husband to be more tidy, romantic and ambitious, he avoided her. She dragged him to counseling and nearly divorced. When she interviewed women who had happy marriages, she learned 6 Intimacy Skills that led to a miracle: the man who wooed her returned. Now New York Times bestselling author whose books are translated into 18 languages with her own TV series, the thing she’s most proud of is her 27-year marriage to John, who has been dressing himself since before she was born.

To learn more about Laura Doyle go to lauradoyle.org

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•What is Human Trafficking?
•How big of issue is Human Trafficking?
•What can the public do to prevent Human Trafficking?
Rebecca McDonald, founder and president of Women At Risk, International (WAR) has spent three decades in international, anti-trafficking relief work. As an organization, WAR exists to create circles of protection and hope around at-risk women and children through culturally sensitive, value-added intervention projects. WAR currently addresses 14 different risk issues and works in over 40 countries, including the United States. Although WAR primarily functions as an aftercare organization, it is also heavily involved in advocacy. Becky is a highly-sought after speaker who travels the world, sharing WAR’s passion with universities, communities, law enforcement, legal and medical societies, embassies and foreign governments and Home Land Security.

To learn more about Rebecca McDonald go to www.warinternational.org

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•What the 41 people we interviewed, people who made very different big, successful life changes—had in common, and why it matters!
•What listeners need to know to make a change and create their own Fresh Start Success.
•Why social media is a must-have for making your own Fresh Start Success a reality!
Gail Z. Martin is a bestselling author and international speaker. Her newest books are Fresh Start Success: How to Reinvent Your Work, Reimagine Your Life and Reignite Your Passion and The Essential Social Media Marketing Handbook: A New Roadmap for Maximizing Your Brand, Influence, and Credibility (Career Press). LifeHack named her book 30 Days to Social Media Success one of its Top 20 Business Books to Read in 2016. Gail is also the author of 15 epic and urban fantasy novels, and she holds an MBA in Marketing, with over 30 years of experience.

To learn more about Gail Z. Martin go to www.DreamSpinnerCommunications.com

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Diagnose and uncover the one key strategy that MUST be implemented for a successful job search
•Heal and explore how employers and candidates stand in their own way during the recruitment and hiring process
•Revive your current career status and get back on track with tips and strategies you can implement immediately
Ms. Denise Anne Taylor was trained and certified by The Protocol School of Washington, the nation’s leading protocol and etiquette firm. Ms. Taylor has a diverse and extensive background in public speaking, corporate training and entrepreneurship. Ms. Taylor offers speaking engagements and executive support services to enhance an individual’s ability to navigate successfully in the workplace by applying contemporary and up-to-date business etiquette protocols and proven strategies for leadership and business excellence. Ms. Taylor also provides career coaching, strategies, resources and consulting for all facets of the career pathway to help individuals GET FOUND. GET HIRED™.


CAREERMEDIC™ was founded by Ms. Taylor to advocate and support capABLE candidates with a disability through placement with local southeast Michigan employers. Denise Anne is an approved vendor with the State of Michigan and a partner of Michigan Rehabilitation Services.

Join us as we’ll discuss:
•Understand the relationship between time and money
•Adopt a practice of abundance
•Develop awareness of the internal storylines that drive behaviors
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Sharon Spano has a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems. She is an author, corporate business strategist, work force expert, professional speaker and former radio host of WorkSmart Live. Sharon empowers business leaders and entrepreneurs to maximize performance, improve employee engagement, and increase bottom-line results. She is also a Certi ed Professional Integral Coach dedicated to helping others adopt new paradigms about time and money so that they can step into radical abundance in every area of their lives. Her research focuses on wisdom, adult development, and leadership. Her work and her new book The Pursuit of Time and Money: Step Into Radical Abundance and Discover the Secret to a Meaningful Prosperous Life (launches Spring 2017) are grounded in research in adult human development.

To learn more about Sharon Spano go to SharonSpano.com