Teatime with Miss Liz

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ ☕

Friday, October 23rd, 2026 | 3 PM EST

Guest: Ken Proctor
Executive Leadership Coach • Keynote Speaker • Entrepreneur • Ten-Time Vistage Chair Excellence Award Recipient

Make Them Matter: Leadership Beyond Titles, Numbers & Profits

TAGLINE
People don’t give their best because they’re controlled. They grow when they’re heard, trusted, empowered, and appreciated.

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a powerful and meaningful conversation about leadership, human connection, workplace culture, and the difference between managing people and making people matter.

Our guest is Ken Proctor, executive leadership coach, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and ten-time Vistage Chair Excellence Award recipient.

With leadership experience spanning sales representative to CEO, Ken has built, scaled, and sold his own manufacturing company. For more than a decade, he has coached CEOs, business owners, and executive leadership teams across organizations generating between $5 million and $2 billion in revenue.

His signature leadership presentations, including Make Them Matter: How Significance Creates an Ownership Mindset, challenge organizations to rethink how they approach accountability, employee retention, engagement, and leadership development.

Ken believes that when people feel genuinely valued, they become more engaged, responsible, and invested in their work.

But his message reaches far beyond boardrooms and business strategies.

It's about listening.
Trust.
Curiosity.
Respect.
And recognizing the human being behind every position.

His favourite colour is Navy.
The one word he uses to describe himself is Trustworthy.

His T-E-A brings three meaningful words:

TRUSTED • EMPOWERED • APPRECIATED

And his personal philosophy challenges us to:

Replace Judgment with Curiosity.

This Teatime explores what happens when leadership moves beyond authority and begins with humanity.

What does it truly mean to make employees feel valued?
How can trust and appreciation transform workplace culture?
What happens when leaders empower people instead of simply managing them?
And how can organizations create environments where people feel responsible, respected, and connected?

Because the greatest leaders don't simply build successful organizations.

They help people recognize that they matter.

Join Miss Liz and Ken Proctor for a conversation about leadership, significance, accountability, and the power of making people matter.

Bring your cup, open your heart, and let's explore the T-E-A of leadership together. ☕

https://kennethproctor.com/

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a heartwarming and meaningful conversation with Kalee Boisvert, children’s book author, storyteller, mother, and advocate for childhood wonder and emotional growth.

What if the most important thing we teach children isn't how to become more, but how to recognize that they are already enough?

Through her growing collection of children's books, Kalee celebrates the magic of childhood, emotional expression, imagination, individuality, and the importance of simply being yourself.

Her stories remind families that children don't need to earn their worth through accomplishments, perfection, or constantly staying busy. They deserve the freedom to feel, explore, imagine, and discover who they are.

📚 Kalee's Children's Books Include:

🐝 Bernice, the Busiest of Bees — Opening conversations about busyness, balance, and the value of slowing down.

🌸 Slow Down, Little Junie — Encouraging children to be present and appreciate life's little moments.

💗 Evie Who Feels Everything — Celebrating sensitivity, emotions, and the importance of accepting how we feel.

💰 MoneyWise Mabel's Bursting Bank — Introducing children to financial awareness through storytelling.

As a mother, Kalee has discovered that children are often our greatest teachers.

Their curiosity.
Their imagination.
Their ability to feel deeply.
Their excitement over the simplest things.
And their natural ability to find wonder in everyday life.

Her favourite colour is Pink, and the one word she uses to describe herself is Determined.

This Teatime explores how children's literature can help young readers understand their feelings, celebrate their individuality, build confidence, and develop emotional awareness without losing the joy of childhood.

Together, we'll explore:

✨ The importance of helping children understand and express their emotions.

✨ Why slowing down and embracing childhood wonder matters.

✨ How stories can encourage confidence, individuality, and self-worth.

✨ The beauty of raising children who feel accepted for who they are.

✨ How parents can learn from their children's curiosity, imagination, and ability to experience life fully.

Because sometimes the most important lessons aren't about teaching children to become more.

They're about reminding children that they are already enough.

Kalee Boisvert is a children's book author and mother whose stories celebrate imagination, emotional awareness, individuality, and childhood wonder.

Her books include Bernice, the Busiest of Bees, Slow Down, Little Junie, and Evie Who Feels Everything.

Inspired by her children, Kalee encourages young readers to embrace their feelings, appreciate life's little moments, and recognize their own worth.

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleeboisvert

🐦 X: https://twitter.com/boisvertkalee

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaleeboisvert

☕ Grab your cup, bring your curiosity, and join Miss Liz for a conversation celebrating childhood, emotional growth, and the beautiful reminder that every child matters.

#KaleeBoisvert #ChildrensBooks #EveryChildMatters #LittleStoriesBigFeelings #ChildhoodWonder #EmotionalGrowth #ChildrensLiterature #Parenting #SelfWorth #TeatimeWithMissLiz

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ ☕

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 | 3 PM EST

Guest: Mike DeJong
Author • Entrepreneur • Business Owner • Speaker • Pilot • Adventurer

Tagline:
True growth isn’t measured by how high you climb, but by what you learn when life brings you back to the ground.

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation with Mike DeJong, entrepreneur, business owner, speaker, pilot, adventurer, and author of Grow Smart.

From his beginnings in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, to engineering, aviation, corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and multi-unit franchise ownership across several American states, Mike has experienced many different versions of success.

But his journey hasn’t always been smooth.

Behind the accomplishments are moments when everything nearly fell apart, forcing him to rethink leadership, resilience, business systems, and what it truly means to grow.

Today, Mike shares the lessons he’s learned about building stronger businesses, developing a growth mindset, overcoming adversity, and creating a life aligned with purpose rather than simply chasing achievement.

After spending approximately 30 years in southeastern Wisconsin, Mike now divides his time between Virginia and Texas while embracing the freedom of life as a digital nomad.

His favourite colour is Blue.
The one word he uses to describe himself is Driven.

And his T-E-E represents:

TEACHING • ENCOURAGEMENT • EMPOWERMENT

Three phrases that tell his story:

✨ Growth Through Adversity
✨ Leadership and Freedom
✨ Building a Life of Impact

This Teatime goes beyond business strategies and financial success to explore the sacrifices behind ambition, the courage to rebuild, and the difference between building a successful business and building a meaningful life.

Because sometimes the greatest growth begins when everything you thought defined success starts to change.

Mike DeJong is an entrepreneur, speaker, pilot, adventurer, and author of Grow Smart. His experience spans engineering, aviation, corporate leadership, and multi-unit franchise ownership.

Through success and adversity, Mike developed a passion for teaching leadership, resilience, and personal growth while helping others build purposeful businesses and lives rooted in freedom.

Join Miss Liz and Mike for a conversation about growth, leadership, resilience, purpose, and discovering what truly matters when life takes an unexpected turn.

☕ Grab your cup. Join the conversation. Discover how to Grow Smart.

🌐 Website: https://mikedejong.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-dejong-5a833816/
▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@themikedejong

#GrowSmart #MikeDeJong #LeadershipAndFreedom #GrowthThroughAdversity #PersonalGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Resilience #PurposeDrivenLife #Leadership #TeatimeWithMissLiz

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 | 7 PM EST

Guest: Laurie Lace
Independent Country-Rock Singer-Songwriter • Recording Artist • Radio Host

TAGLINE

She writes it. She lives it. She sings it. And she refuses to let heartbreak write her ending.

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a bold, heartfelt, and unapologetic conversation with Laurie Lace, an independent country-rock singer-songwriter, recording artist, and radio host whose music transforms real-life experiences into powerful stories of heartbreak, resilience, independence, and freedom.

Originally from Rockwall, Texas, and now living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Laurie has carved her own path in country-rock music. With albums including Girl in a Bar and Wild Mustang, and songs such as “Bad Thing,” “A Sure Thing,” and “Outlaw with a Rebel Mind,” she brings honesty, attitude, and lived experience to her songwriting.

Her powerful single, “Ain’t Cryin’ Over You,” carries a deeply meaningful message about finding the strength to walk away from an abusive relationship and reclaim your life. This conversation goes beyond the music to explore what it means to rediscover your independence, learn from heartbreak, and refuse to let painful experiences define your future.

With international radio airplay and independent chart recognition, Laurie continues to build her career on her own terms. She also shares her love of music and conversation behind the microphone as co-host of The Outlaw and Lace Show and host of The Squeeze Box.

Together, Miss Liz and Laurie explore the stories behind the songs, the courage it takes to begin again, and the freedom that comes from choosing yourself.

In this episode, we explore:

• Turning heartbreak and personal experiences into music

• Recognizing the strength it takes to walk away from an unhealthy or abusive relationship

• Reclaiming your voice, independence, and self-worth

• Building a music career on your own terms

• The stories and inspiration behind Laurie’s songs

• Finding freedom, resilience, and a new beginning after difficult experiences

Laurie’s music has reached listeners across the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the United Kingdom, and beyond.

Because sometimes the most powerful song you can sing is the one that reminds you that your story isn't over.

Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where every guest brings a different story, a different journey, and a different kind of strength to the table.

CONNECT WITH LAURIE LACE

Website: www.laurielacemusic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1JzquPJkZF/
TikTok: @laurielace5

KEYWORDS

Country-Rock • Heartbreak • Relationships • Resilience • Independence • Empowerment • Music • Survivor Strength • Freedom • Starting Over

#LaurieLaceMusic #AintCryinOverYou #CountryRockWithHeart #ReclaimYourVoice #TeatimeWithMissLiz

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 | 7 PM EST

Guest: Bridget Gengler
Educator • Children’s Book Author • Literacy Specialist • Advocate for Children’s Voices

Tagline: Every child has a voice. Every voice carries a story. And every story deserves someone willing to listen.

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a heartfelt, educational, and inspiring conversation with Bridget Gengler, an educator, children’s book author, and literacy specialist who has dedicated more than 30 years to helping children discover their voices and believe in their own worth.

Through her work in the Long Beach Unified School District, Bridget has served as a classroom teacher, master teacher, and literacy specialist, inspiring generations of students to embrace their identities, build confidence, and discover the joy of learning.

Her children’s book, You Have a Story to Tell!, illustrated by Zoe Ranucci, grew from the diverse experiences, cultures, and identities of the students who have shaped her teaching journey.

But this story is about much more than a book.

It’s about the quiet child who wonders whether anyone notices them. The struggling student who needs someone to believe in their potential. The child who feels different, and the young person still searching for the confidence to speak up.

Every child has something meaningful to share. Sometimes, all it takes is one caring adult who is willing to listen.

Bridget is also the author of Hold Your Head Up and Walk with Grace and Rediscovering You: A Guide to Life After Divorce. Her announced children's book, You Can Do Anything!, continues her commitment to encouraging confidence, possibility, and personal growth.

☕ In this episode, we explore:

• Why every child deserves to feel seen, valued, and heard

• The power of storytelling in building confidence and celebrating identity

• How educators can recognize the needs of children who may otherwise slip through the cracks

• The emotional impact of teaching and the importance of intentional connections

• Helping children embrace their individuality and recognize their worth

• The role of books and literacy in encouraging empathy, inclusion, and understanding

• How one adult’s encouragement can make a lasting difference in a child's life

Bridget’s Personal Cup:

💙 Favourite Colour: Blue
✨ One Word: Intentional

Her T-E-E message:

SEE EVERY CHILD.

Three words reflecting her personal journey:

GRACE • RESILIENCE • BECOMING

This Teatime goes beyond books and classrooms. It invites parents, educators, caregivers, and communities to reflect on how we listen to children, how we respond to their struggles, and how we create spaces where every young person feels safe enough to share their story.

Because sometimes, the greatest gift we can give a child isn't an answer, a lesson, or a solution.

It's the belief that their voice matters.

It's the reassurance that their differences are worth celebrating.

And it's the knowledge that someone is willing to listen.

✨ Join Miss Liz and Bridget Gengler for a meaningful conversation about literacy, identity, belonging, and the life-changing power of seeing every child.

Connect with Bridget Gengler:

🌐 Website: https://bridgetgengler.com/
📸 Instagram: @BridgetGengler
💼 LinkedIn: Bridget Gengler

#TeatimeWithMissLiz #SeeEveryChild #YouHaveAStoryToTell #EveryChildHasAVoice #StoriesThatEmpower #ChildrensBooks #Literacy #Education #SocialEmotionalLearning #BuildingConfidence

You Have a Story to Tell: Seeing Every Child, Hearing Every Voice

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 | 3 PM EST

Guest: Megan Collins, MA, LMFT, ATR-P
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist • Registered Art Therapist–Provisional • Founder, NeuroArts Therapy & Consulting • Childhood Cancer Survivor

Tagline: When words aren’t enough, creativity can become a voice—and healing can begin in unexpected ways.

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a deeply personal, compassionate, and inspiring conversation with Megan Collins, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Art Therapist–Provisional, and founder of NeuroArts Therapy & Consulting.

With more than 16 years of clinical experience, Megan brings together evidence-based psychotherapy and creative arts expression to help people explore their emotions, strengthen resilience, and discover new pathways toward healing.

But Megan’s connection to this work began long before her professional career.

As a stage 4 childhood cancer survivor, she understands firsthand how serious illness can affect not only the body but also our emotions, relationships, family dynamics, and sense of safety and possibility. Art became part of her own healing journey, inspiring her to help others discover the power of creative expression.

Today, through therapy, workshops, and consulting, Megan encourages people to build their own emotional toolboxes filled with expressive activities, coping skills, resources, and supportive relationships. Her work emphasizes curiosity, playfulness, meaningful connection, and compassionate, individualized care. She has also been featured in Real Simple magazine.

☕ In this episode, we explore:

• Healing beyond words through art and creative expression

• The connection between childhood cancer, resilience, and personal growth

• How creativity can help us process difficult emotions and life experiences

• Building emotional toolboxes and developing healthy coping strategies

• Reconnecting with ourselves, our relationships, and the joy that can exist alongside hardship

• Turning lived experience into compassionate care for others

Megan’s three T-E-E words:

🎨 CREATIVITY • RESILIENCE • CONNECTION

Three phrases that tell her story:

Surviving childhood cancer.
Sharing healing through the arts.
Turning lived experience into compassionate care.

This conversation isn’t about pretending that art makes every difficult experience disappear. It’s about recognizing that healing can take many forms, that creativity can give expression to feelings we struggle to explain, and that resilience can grow through connection, compassion, and the freedom to explore.

Because sometimes healing begins not with finding the perfect words—but with discovering another way to express what we’ve been carrying.

✨ Join Miss Liz and Megan Collins for a meaningful conversation about moving beyond survival, embracing creativity, and making room for healing and joy.

Connect with Megan Collins:

🌐 Website: https://megancollinslmft.com/
📸 Instagram: @neuroartstherapy
🎵 TikTok: @neuroartstherapy
📘 Facebook: NeuroArts Therapy
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetmeg
🩺 Psychology Today: Megan Collins’ therapist profile

#TeatimeWithMissLiz #NeuroArtsTherapy #HealingThroughCreativity #ChildhoodCancerSurvivor #CreativityResilienceConnection #ArtTherapy #EmotionalWellness #Resilience #MentalHealthAwareness #ReclaimingJoy

🎨 Beyond Survival: The Art of Healing, Resilience & Reclaiming Joy

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ ☕
Thursday, October 15th, 2026 | 3 PM EST

Guest: Seth Voorhees
Black Hills Author • Dark Fiction Writer • Social Worker • Educator

BUILDING ONE’S SELF-EFFICIENCY: The Author, the Characters & the Morality of Dark Fiction

He explores the shadows of human nature while reminding us that even the darkest journeys can reveal strength, purpose, and the power to shape our own stories.

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a thoughtful, intriguing, and deeply reflective conversation with Seth Voorhees, a Black Hills author and dark fiction writer living in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Drawing on his experience as a social worker, counsellor, and educator in adolescent development and mental health, Seth brings a unique perspective to the characters he creates and the stories he tells. His writing explores morality, human behaviour, personal challenges, and the choices that shape who we become.

With a Bachelor of Science degree emphasizing sociology and psychology from Black Hills State University, Seth brings together professional experience, psychological insight, and creative imagination to examine the complexities of being human.

But dark fiction is about more than fear, conflict, or the shadows of life. It can challenge assumptions, invite us to examine difficult questions, and help us better understand the motivations behind human behaviour.

Together, Miss Liz and Seth will explore the relationship between lived experience and storytelling, the morality of complex characters, and the lessons we can discover when we look beyond the surface.

☕ TODAY’S T-E-A: BUILDING ONE’S SELF-EFFICIENCY

What does it mean to become more self-efficient in our own lives?

It begins with recognizing our choices, understanding our strengths, learning from our experiences, and developing the confidence to participate actively in shaping our future.

Self-efficiency isn't about having every answer or never needing help. It's about growing in awareness, building skills, and discovering what we are capable of doing—even when the road ahead is difficult.

Seth’s three words are Whimsy. Structured. Spiritual. Together, they offer another glimpse into the person behind the stories.

💭 TODAY’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The challenges we face may influence our story, but they do not have to determine our ending.

Sometimes the stories that unsettle us are the ones that teach us the most. Sometimes the shadows reveal what we need to see. And sometimes, finding our way through the darkness begins with a little gumption.

Join us as we look beyond the label of “dark fiction” and discover the human questions, personal insights, and possibilities for growth hidden within the stories we tell.

Because every person has a story, every choice can teach us something, and every new chapter offers an opportunity to grow.

Welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz, where every guest brings a different story, a different perspective, and a different kind of wisdom to the table.

Grab your cup, and let’s dig deep!

Until next time, keep making a difference one cup at a time.

YOU are all the TEA. Add me, and together we become a TEAM OF CHANGE.

Miss Liz
Do Different. MAKE a Difference.

☕ CONNECT WITH SETH VOORHEES

Facebook: @Seth T Voorhees
Instagram: @authorsvoorhees
TikTok: @stvoorhees

#SethVoorhees #DarkFictionAuthor #BlackHillsAuthor #BuildSelfEfficiency #DarkFiction #MentalHealthAwareness #HumanBehaviour #Morality #Resilience #TeatimeWithMissLiz

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ They Say I Can’t, I Say Watch Me: Awakening the Hero Within

Guest: Debbie Bishop
Award-Winning Author • Creative Director • Entertainment Executive • CEO, Angelgate Entertainment

“Stop waiting to be rescued. Your story changes when you discover the power to become your own hero.”

☕ Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for an inspiring conversation with Debbie Bishop, an award-winning author, creative director, entertainment executive, and CEO of Angelgate Entertainment, whose career is a testament to imagination, resilience, and the courage to challenge expectations.

With nearly three decades in the entertainment industry, Debbie has built five companies and worked with major Hollywood studios, including Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Universal. Beginning her career as a model and actress before moving behind the camera, she has continually reinvented herself, embracing new opportunities and proving that creativity can open doors others say are closed.

Her work includes digital campaigns generating more than two billion views for the music industry. Today, Debbie continues to explore creative innovation, artificial intelligence, emerging media, and the power of collaboration.

But Debbie's storytelling reaches beyond Hollywood.

Her fantasy release, PILLYWIGGIN Awakening: The Complete Story Arc (Books 1–2), takes readers into a world of hidden fae, imprisoned boys, extraordinary challenges, and the courage it takes to transform adversity into possibility.

Through her stories and career, Debbie explores a powerful question: What happens when we stop waiting for someone else to save us and begin discovering the hero within ourselves?

Her philosophy is simple yet meaningful: Storytellers lifting storytellers.

Together, Miss Liz and Debbie will explore resilience, creative entrepreneurship, overcoming doubt, embracing change, and building a future where imagination and innovation can thrive. They'll also discuss why supporting one another matters and how we can create opportunities not only for ourselves but for those coming behind us.

Because sometimes the most powerful words we can say are:

“They say I can’t. I say watch me.”

☕ FOOD FOR THOUGHT

We all face chapters when others doubt us, opportunities disappear, or the future looks nothing like we imagined.

Sometimes we wait for permission, recognition, or someone to believe in us.

But what if the turning point comes when we begin believing in ourselves?

Becoming your own hero doesn't mean walking alone. It means recognizing your own power while helping others discover theirs.

Don't let someone else's disbelief become the ending of your story. You may not control every obstacle, but you can choose how you respond, what you learn, and what you build next.

Your story is still being written. What will your next chapter look like?

Join Miss Liz and Debbie Bishop for a conversation about imagination, determination, reinvention, and the courage to write your own ending.

Teatime with Miss Liz
Do Different. MAKE a Difference.

YOU are all the TEA. Add me, and together we become a TEAM OF CHANGE.

#TheySayICantISayWatchMe #PillywigginAwakening #StorytellersLiftingStorytellers #TogetherEveryoneAdvances #TeatimeWithMissLiz

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ Beyond the Hormones: Women’s Health, Wisdom & the Power of Being Heard

Guest: Dr. Ricki Pollycove, MD, MS
OB-GYN • Women’s Health Expert • Author • Medical Educator

A woman’s body changes throughout her lifetime. Her right to be heard, understood, and cared for should never change.

☕ Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for an educational and empowering conversation with Dr. Ricki Pollycove, a nationally recognized OB-GYN with more than 40 years of clinical experience caring for women through every stage of life.

From fertility and motherhood to hormonal changes, menopause, sexual health, breast health, and healthy aging, Dr. Pollycove has dedicated her career to helping women better understand their bodies and make informed decisions about their healthcare.

As the author of The Pocket Guide to Bioidentical Hormones, Dr. Pollycove has contributed scientific research on testosterone, female sexual dysfunction, osteoporosis, and menopause. Through her work as a researcher, physician, and medical educator, she continues to share knowledge that helps women and healthcare professionals navigate the complexities of women’s health.

But beyond her medical expertise is a woman who understands the challenges of balancing career, family, and personal well-being. As a mother and grandmother who raised her daughter as a single mom while building her medical career, she brings both professional knowledge and personal perspective to the conversation.

Together, we’ll explore why women’s health is about so much more than hormones. It’s about asking questions, challenging outdated assumptions, understanding our changing bodies, and ensuring that women have an active voice in their own healthcare.

Dr. Pollycove brings three meaningful words to our T-E-E table:

LEARNING • LISTENING • HEALING

Learning helps us understand our bodies. Listening helps us recognize what matters. Healing requires knowledge, compassion, appropriate care, and the willingness to keep searching for answers when something doesn’t feel right.

Because no woman should feel dismissed when she speaks about her health. Her concerns deserve attention, her questions deserve thoughtful answers, and her voice deserves respect.

☕ FOOD FOR THOUGHT

A woman should never have to prove how much she is suffering before someone takes her seriously.

Your age does not erase your worth. Your changing body does not diminish your identity. And asking questions does not make you difficult. It makes you an active participant in your own health.

Join Miss Liz and Dr. Ricki Pollycove for a conversation about women’s health, informed choices, compassionate care, and the importance of being heard at every stage of life.

Because every woman deserves to feel informed, respected, and supported.

Teatime with Miss Liz
Do Different. MAKE a Difference.

YOU are all the TEA. Add me, and together we become a TEAM OF CHANGE.

#WomensHealthMatters #MenopauseAwareness #WomenDeserveToBeHeard #LearningListeningHealing #TeatimeWithMissLiz

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ | Failing Upwards: How Authentic Stories Build Brands and People

What if the moments you once considered failures were actually preparing you for your next chapter?

Grab your cup and join Miss Liz for a creative, honest, and thought-provoking conversation with Hilary Young, Brand Marketing Strategist, Storyteller, and Founder of Hilary Young Creative.

With 20 years of professional storytelling experience, Hilary began her career in television production, working with The Colbert Report, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CollegeHumor.com, including sponsored-content partnerships. Over time, she transitioned into content, branding, and marketing, bringing her storytelling expertise into a new creative chapter.

Today, Hilary helps entrepreneurs and marketing teams discover their authentic brand voices, communicate their stories, connect with the right audiences, and turn those connections into measurable results.

But this conversation goes far beyond marketing strategies, logos, and algorithms.

Together, Miss Liz and Hilary explore what happens when we embrace the stories that shape us, learn from unexpected detours, and recognize that our most meaningful growth often begins when life doesn't go according to plan.

In this episode, we explore:

• The power of authentic storytelling in building brands and relationships.

• Finding your voice and communicating what makes you unique.

• Learning from failure and discovering opportunities in unexpected places.

• Knowing when it's time to evolve, change direction, and begin again.

• Building genuine connections instead of simply chasing attention.

• Why authenticity matters in business and in life.

Born and raised in New York and now living in Philadelphia, Hilary describes herself as warm and open, loves varying shades of pink, and brings three powerful words to our Teatime table:

STORYTELLING • AUTHENTICITY • CONNECTION

Her personal philosophy says it beautifully:

Failing upwards. No regrets. Evolving, always.

These aren't just words for building a brand. They're reminders of how we can approach our own lives, careers, relationships, and next chapters.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

You don't need a perfect story to create connection. You need the courage to own the story that is actually yours—and enough openness to let the next chapter surprise you.

Failure doesn't always mean you're moving backwards. Changing direction doesn't mean you got it wrong. Sometimes, evolving means becoming more of who you were meant to be.

Join Miss Liz and Hilary Young for a conversation about embracing imperfection, discovering your authentic voice, and turning life's unexpected chapters into meaningful stories.

Until next time, keep making a difference one cup at a time.

YOU are all the TEA. Add me, and together we become a TEAM OF CHANGE.

Miss Liz
Do Different. MAKE a Difference.

#TeatimeWithMissLiz #FailingUpwards #AuthenticStorytelling #BrandWithPurpose #StorytellingThatConnects

https://www.hilaryyoungcreative.com/