Welcome to another episode of The Best for Your Nest Podcast by Owl Roofing!

In this episode, Lauren Christensen joins the conversation for an honest and inspiring discussion about motherhood, entrepreneurship, family life, relationships, and balancing work with personal growth. From managing the demands of business ownership to navigating parenting and real-life challenges, this episode offers relatable insights for women in business, parents, entrepreneurs, and anyone striving to build a meaningful life at home and at work.

Whether you’re growing a company, raising a family, or trying to find balance in the middle of everyday chaos, this conversation is filled with authentic experiences, practical wisdom, and encouragement.

In This Episode:
Motherhood and the realities of parenting
Balancing family life and entrepreneurship
Women in business and leadership
Managing relationships while building a career
Real-life experiences from business ownership
Personal growth, mindset, and resilience
Creating a healthy home and work-life balance
Lessons learned through entrepreneurship and family life

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Welcome back to the Best for Your Nest Podcast with Bea Bonte and Anya Bergland from Owl Roofing 🦉

In this episode, we sit down with Rosalyn Burgess to talk about one of the biggest shifts happening right now: AI. But this conversation goes way beyond tech.

We cover how artificial intelligence is changing business, parenting, productivity, creativity, relationships, and the future of work — while still keeping people, character, and human connection at the center of it all. 

Rosalyn shares:
 • How roofing companies are using AI right now
 • Practical ways moms and families can save time with AI
 • The best AI tools for beginners
 • How to safely use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other AI platforms
 • Prompt-writing tips that actually work
 • Why AI should feel more like an “intern” than a replacement for humans
 • How to raise grounded kids in an AI-driven world
 • What the future of work may actually look like
 • The emotional side of AI and why it feels scary for many people
 • How AI can support creativity, planning, organization, and even relationships

This episode is packed with practical examples, honest conversation, and simple ways to start using AI without feeling overwhelmed.

Topics covered:

•  AI for roofing companies 
•  AI for moms and families 
•  ChatGPT tips for beginners 
•  AI productivity tools 
•  Parenting in the AI era 
•  AI and the future of work 
•  Prompt engineering basics 
•  AI security and privacy settings 
•  Human-centered leadership 
•  Minnesota business and entrepreneurship 

Rosalyn also talks about launching AI Roofing Revolution, a company helping contractors and roofing businesses apply AI tools in practical ways that actually improve operations and free up time. 

If you’ve been curious about AI but also slightly intimidated by it, this episode is a great place to start.

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What does it take to raise five kids, navigate real estate, and still stay calm through it all?

In this episode of the Best for Your Nest Podcast, hosts Bea Bonte and Anya Bergland sit down with Christine Westlund to talk about family, faith, and the emotional side of buying and selling homes.

Christine shares real stories. Not polished. Not scripted. Just honest.

She covers:

•  Raising 5 kids and what it actually teaches you 
•  Why staying calm wins in both parenting and real estate 
•  The emotional side of buying and selling a home 
•  Advice for first-time home buyers in competitive markets 
•  How to guide kids through moving without overwhelm 
•  Her journey from stay-at-home mom to real estate agent 
•  Serving families through crisis care with Together for Good 
•  Why Midwest community keeps pulling people back 

One simple line stuck:
 “I love to watch you play.”
 That mindset shows up in everything she does. Parenting. Clients. Life.

If you’re buying a home, raising kids, or trying to do both without losing your mind… this one hits.

Connect with Christine:
Search “Christine Westlund Edina Realty” to get in touch

About the Podcast:
Best for Your Nest highlights local leaders, real stories, and practical advice for building a life and home you’re proud of.

What makes an event actually memorable?

In this episode of the Best for Your Nest Podcast by Owl Roofing, we sit down with event planner Mackenzie Anderson. She shares what really matters when hosting events, raising kids, and building community in real life.

This is not Pinterest-perfect advice. This is practical, honest, and way more useful.

We talk about:

•  How to plan events without overcomplicating them 
•  Why connection matters more than decorations 
•  Balancing work, kids, and real life 
•  The pressure modern parents feel (and how to drop it) 
•  Simple hosting tips that actually make people feel welcome 
•  What separates a great event from an average one 
•  The mental load moms carry every day 
•  Why “perfect” events can actually push people away 

Mackenzie also shares her journey from corporate event planning to running community events in North Oaks, plus what raising five kids taught her about leadership, logistics, and letting things go.

If you’ve ever stressed about hosting, parenting, or “doing it all,” this one will hit home.

Key takeaway:
People don’t remember perfect details. They remember how you made them feel. 

What actually makes kids confident, kind, and great with people?

In this episode of the Best for Your Nest Podcast (sponsored by Owl Roofing), we sit down with Olivia Widner, a talent acquisition expert, recruiter, and mom of two. She breaks down what she’s learned from hiring hundreds of people and raising kids who communicate with confidence.

We talk about parenting, generosity, confidence, job interviews, and why most people leave money on the table in their careers.

If you care about raising strong kids or becoming more confident at work, this one hits.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

Why kids become confident when you give them real-world experiences
How to raise generous kids without creating entitlement
The biggest mistake women make when negotiating salary
What recruiters actually look for in interviews
Why confidence beats qualifications in hiring decisions
How to help your kids advocate for themselves early
The truth about today’s job market (70 applications = 1 offer)
How to stand out when applying for jobs

Key insight:
Hiring is not just about qualifications. It is about risk. The person who feels like the safest bet usually gets the job.

About Olivia:
Olivia works in talent acquisition and has spent over a decade recruiting, interviewing, and hiring. She also runs intern programs and helps people navigate early careers while raising two kids with strong communication skills and confidence.

About the podcast:
Best for Your Nest is about building a better life at home, at work, and in your community.

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What Happens When an ER Nurse Gets Tired of Watching People Suffer in Waiting Rooms? She Builds Dynamic Drips.

In this episode of the Best for Your Nest podcast, Bea sits down with Lisseth, founder of Dynamic Drips and Shoreview mom of seven (3 biological, 4 step), to talk about IV hydration therapy, building a business as a single mom, and what it actually looks like to take care of yourself when life doesn't slow down.

Lisseth spent 15 years in emergency medicine and vascular access before launching Dynamic Drips — a mobile IV hydration company that sends registered nurses directly to your home, office, salon, or wherever you are. What started as a solo operation is now a team of 35 nurses serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Arizona, and Texas, with over 200 events a year.

In this episode we cover:

What IV hydration therapy actually is and who it's for (hint: everyone from pregnant moms to construction workers to kids with complex medical needs), how Dynamic Drips works — mobile, personalized, and fully assessed by a registered nurse before any drip starts, the difference between infusions, injections, and add-ons like B12, biotin, immune boost shots, and NAD, what NAD actually does at the cellular level and why so many people are talking about it, how Lissette built the business while working 56-hour weeks in the ER at Children's Hospital, traveling to New York during COVID, and raising three kids mostly on her own, what it means to change the culture of nursing by giving nurses flexibility, relationships, and fulfillment they can't find in a hospital, and how Lissette thinks about raising grounded kids even as her business scales across multiple states.

This episode is for you if:
You've ever been told to "just go to the ER" for dehydration and thought there had to be a better way. You're a busy mom who wants to take care of your family without a six-hour ER wait. You're curious about IV therapy but not sure if it's actually worth it or just a trend. You're a nurse looking for more flexibility and meaning in your work. You're an entrepreneur who started with nothing and needed to hear someone else's real story.

Connect with Dynamic Drips:
Website: dynamicdrips.com
Instagram: @dynamicdrips

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Hilary Jose joins Bea and Anya on The Best for Your Nest to talk about growing up with deaf parents, becoming an advocate before she was even old enough to understand that role, and how that shaped the wife, mom, and future interpreter she is today. She shares what it was like marrying young, supporting her husband through medical school, raising three kids, and now going back to school herself after years as a stay-at-home mom. 

This is a real conversation about family, identity, resilience, marriage, motherhood, and finding your way back to a calling you once ran from. Hilary also shares her thoughts on parenting teenagers, building a strong partnership at home, making time for yourself, life in North Oaks and Shoreview, and why gratitude can bring you full circle. 

In this episode:

•  Growing up with deaf parents 
•  Becoming an advocate at a young age 
•  Marriage through medical school and hard seasons 
•  Going back to school after raising kids 
•  Motherhood, identity shifts, and finding balance 
•  Parenting teens and staying connected as a family 
•  Life in the North Oaks / Shoreview area 
•  Why Hilary wants to serve the deaf community now, from gratitude not obligation

Looking for real advice on daycare, toddlers, and the early years of parenting? This episode of the Best for Your Nest podcast (by Owl Roofing) sits down with a daycare director to break down what actually matters.

We talk about what parents stress about… and what really matters behind the scenes.

You’ll hear honest insight on:

•  The hardest age to start daycare (and why it surprises parents) 
•  What daycare teachers wish parents knew 
•  Potty training timelines that actually make sense 
•  Drop-off mistakes that make things harder (and how to fix them) 
•  How to choose the right daycare with confidence 
•  Simple parenting hacks that save time and sanity 

This is a real conversation between moms navigating work, kids, and the chaos in between. No fluff. Just practical advice and a few laughs along the way.

If you’re raising young kids or thinking about daycare, this one will hit home.

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What happens when a labor & delivery nurse pivots into aesthetics, while raising 3 kids and building a business from scratch?
In this episode of the Best for Your Nest Podcast, hosts Bea and Anya sit down with Kristin Pavelka to talk about marriage, motherhood, career pivots, faith, and what it looks like to care deeply for people in every season of life.

Kristin shares her journey from 12 years as a labor and delivery nurse to launching Tilly Aesthetics full-time, plus honest thoughts on parenting, screens and iPads, helping kids feel secure when facing medical issues, and why moms do not need to apologize for getting help or choosing a different path. She also opens up about marriage in the early years, raising kids with intention, building confidence in business, and her gentle, natural approach to aesthetics.

If you’re a mom, business owner, or someone trying to grow through a new season with more courage and less pretending, this one will hit home.

In this episode, we talk about:

motherhood, marriage, and early family life
pivoting from nursing into entrepreneurship
helping kids through medical challenges with unity and confidence
screen time, board games, and raising kids with intention
people-pleasing, identity, and letting go of guilt
Botox, filler, skin quality, prevention, and Kristin’s philosophy on aesthetics
building a local business in the Shoreview / White Bear Lake area

About Kristin Pavelka:
Kristin is a wife, mom of three, former labor and delivery nurse, and founder of Tilly Aesthetics in White Bear Lake. Her work is centered on helping women feel confident, cared for, and seen, with a thoughtful and natural approach.

Mentioned in this episode:

Tilly Aesthetics
White Bear Lake
Shoreview community
Brickhouse Food & Drink

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