Today I am joined by Monica Lavin. Monica is a Charleston, South Carolina-based designer and entrepreneur. Guided by a lifelong affinity for design, her journey has spanned several realms. With a Master’s in Education, Monica began her career at NASA, immersing herself in emerging technology and social influence. She later pivoted to the world of academia, serving as a professor at the College of Charleston and Savannah College of Art and Design.

In 2015, Monica founded Lavin Label, a popular blog celebrating aspirational interiors. Beloved for its visual storytelling, Lavin Label ushered in a new wave of creative pursuits. Monica embraced one of her greatest passions: interior design itself.

Today, Monica is eagerly launching a new venture, combining her love for design with her instincts for creative problem solving. Through her work on Lavin Label, she observed her audience’s draw to exterior-focused content, and found herself searching for the kind of design-driven accents that simply weren’t being made. Hailing from West Virginia steel country, it only seemed right to manufacture something herself.

Through Art of the Entry, her growing lifestyle brand, Monica creates timeless pieces for entries and exteriors. The designs (including mailboxes, doormats, and other thoughtfully crafted products) are elegant and refined, inspired by Southern heritage design and the region’s traditions of hospitality.

Art of the Entry Website
Art of the Entry Instagram
Feed the Need
Good Friends of the Low Country

Today I am joined by Alexandra Kaval! Alexandra is a certified professional life coach and founder of Grace Space Christian Coaching. She knows how easy it can feel to be overwhelmed, scattered, and stuck which led her to become a coach for women who might feel the same way. She most often works with small business owners who want to live a more prioritized, intentional, and Christ-centered life. Women who work with Alexandra can expect to simplify their lives, better manage expectations, find contentment in hard seasons and overcome negative thoughts. Alexandra partners with her clients (both over the phone and through video) to get unstuck, stop comparing, find focus, and become rooted in their identity in Christ so that they can successfully map out and live out their God given vision.

Alexandra's Website
Alexandra's Instagram
Alexandra's Podcast
Brave Works

Today I am joined by Lauren Less! Lauren has created a space people can visit for allergy-friendly recipes, chronic illness support and non-toxic lifestyle suggestions!

Lauren's Website
Lauren's Instagram
Substack
FARE

Today I am joined by Stacey Naler! Stacey is a wife and mom living in Knoxville, TN. She owns Curated Wears, a wardrobe consulting business primarily for women both locally and virtually. Stacey's business consists of closet edits (clean outs), personal shopping, and personal styling.

Stacey is big on having a streamlined wardrobe filled with closet staples - she always says that wardrobes should be 80% staple pieces then fill in the other 20% with trendier or bold pieces. She believes that you have to have those foundational pieces to be able to style the trendier and bold pattern pieces well. She is also a firm believer that you also have to have a closet that makes sense for your life as it is currently. Stacey works with clients on bringing their wardrobes to a place where it's easy to get ready in the mornings and feel good about what they're wearing.

Stacey's Instagram
Stacey's Website
Girls on the Run

Today I am joined by Meredith Neal! Meredith was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She went to Texas A&M to study Special Education. After spending time in the classroom post graduation, Meredith no longer felt like that was the right career for her. After welcoming her first little girl, Penelope (Poppy), she started Poppy Kids Co and her life has never been the same. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 6 years and is a mom to the sweetest 3 little girls ever. Everything Meredith does is for them and she is so thankful for the opportunity to get to have a job that allows her to be with them.

Poppy Kids Co Instagram
Poppy Kids Co Website
Pops Polos Instagram
Pops Polos Website
Best Buddies

Today I am joined by CoCo Zentner! CoCo is a Texas-based artist and entrepreneur known for her vibrant, nature-inspired silk scarves and timeless artwork. With a background in painting and a BFA from The University of Texas at Austin, Coco brings an eye for traditional design and southern charm to her creations. Through her work, she aims to capture overlooked beauty in everyday life, creating pieces that feel both personal and enduring. Today, Coco’s art and accessories are cherished for their one-of-a-kind quality, designed to add elegance to any home or wardrobe.

CoCo's Website
CoCo's Instagram
Big Brother Big Sister

Hi! Back with another solo episode to end the month! In this episode, I touch on how I am planning to make the podcast a business & any progress I have made on that front. And, I go over my February goals for starting to look for sponsorships! We also talk about why it is so important to have different selling and marketing channels and how I am diversifying the Podcast this year! I end the episode by giving you a list of the FIVE things I am loving at the moment!

I'll be back with another guest episode on Tuesday! Thank you so much for listening + subscribing!

Oura Ring
Faux Flowers
Coffee Cups
Merit Makeup
Lake Pajamas 

Today I am joined by Mattye Woodcock! Inspired by storytelling, art, and sentimentality, Mattye shares her passion for family and beautiful design through Namesake Celebrations. 

Mattye has been a collector of keepsakes since childhood, valuing the way tangible goods connect us to moments in our lives and help us savor and share our stories. By honing in on her classic and romantic style, she partners with other female creators to bring Namesake’s modern heirlooms to life through sewing and embroidery..

Mattye discovers her most meaningful ideas within her family and the life they’re making together. She and her husband Woody live in Birmingham, Alabama, with their three young children Fox, Mae, and Hampton.

Namesake Celebrations Instagram
Namesake Celebrations Website
Abel Speaks
Welcome Baby USA

Today I am joined by Margaret and Sarah, sisters and co-founders of Fraulein Boots! In their own words...

WE WANT CUTER BOOTS.

Vintage style, timeless, comfortable, to wear to football games, rodeos, shopping trips, concerts and carpool.

We are sisters with an authentic, unique style that embodies our brand. Cowboy boots have been on our feet since we were little girls.

Our hero was Crystal Gayle. We saw her at the Houston rodeo with hair to her waist twirling around with sparkles and boots. We had stars in our eyes…
One of our favorite family trips was to Whispering Wind’s dude ranch in Bandera, TX. Our parents were entertaining friends from Scotland and wanted to show them a cowboy experience of Texas in the 80s. They took us to an iconic honky-tonk, Arkey Blues’ Silver Dollar Saloon. Walking in the door, you head directly down some rickety old stairs with smoke in the air and the smell of pork ribs in a crock pot, this dark musty joint was like nothing we’d ever seen. The sawdust on the floor begged us to ask why?
The answer was in the two steps and the boots sliding across the floor. Just like they don’t make honky-tonks like Arkey Blues anymore, we feel like they don’t design cowboy boots like they used to.

Our late father’s favorite song was Fraulein written by Lawton Williams and sung by Bobby Helms 1957. We named our boot line, Fraulein Boots, as an homage to our late father and a tribute to honky tonk nostalgia.

Fraulein's Website
Fraulein's Instagram
Farm Aid

Today I am joined by Abbey Glass! Abbey is an Atlanta-based womenswear brand steeped in confidence, timelessness, and playful elegance. Abbey is a classically trained designer who honed her skills at Central Saint Martins and the Rhode Island School of Design. Following her distinguished education, Abbey returned to her hometown of Atlanta to create couture gowns for women nationwide. Abbey, who began designing dresses at the young age of ten using her grandmother’s vintage Singer, was quickly met with a growing demand for both her point of view and custom-made products. Her appeal led to the launch of her namesake brand in 2015, harnessing her unique skillset to make designer style accessible with a full collection under $500. 

Designed to encourage women to explore the art of dressing up, the Abbey Glass collection offers versatile, expertly tailored occasion wear featuring custom fabrics and prints. Inspired by 1960s icons, the designer plays with clean lines and feminine proportions to infuse her timeless pieces with effortless style. When she’s not designing and running her company, Abbey loves to spend time with her Great Pyrenees rescue and test out extravagant recipes with her husband using homegrown vegetables and herbs.

Abbey's Instagram
Abbey's Website
MDA for ALS