The Fun with Friends Podcast

Kelly Phillips joins Allie in this week's episode to talk about her journey from having a stress-related heart attack in her 30s to being an entrepreneur and helping others make money doing what they love!
 
Meet My Guest!
After a long and somewhat varied career in both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds, Kelly now offers her services in two main areas - e-learning/training development and eCommerce/online marketing implementation. 

It may seem like an odd combination on the surface, but you'd be surprised how much the two have in common. Success in both fields often depends on how well you communicate an idea to your intended audience. 

In addition to Kelly's consulting services and training, Kelly is also a paper bead maker and creative entrepreneur. 

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paperbeadrollers/
• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ChellejonPaperBeadRollers
• Website: https://www.kellyphillips.biz/
• Paper Bead Website: https://www.paperbeadrollers.com/
• Income Wheel Warriors Book: https://www.kellyphillips.biz/income-wheel-warriors-book/

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Anjali of Sovereign Treasures joins Allie in this week's episode to talk about incorporating henna into glass painting and the joys of connecting with others through art.
 
Meet My Guest!
Anjali hand-paints glass for dining and entertaining embellished with freehand patterns inspired by Indian henna designs. She is a self-taught artist that has always had a deep love of colors and textures, which shows in her work. ⁣
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Anjali grew up in India, and following her marriage, she moved to London, where she took a course on henna application. Although the class didn't immediately lead to anything over time, Anjali started integrating henna patterns into her work and merging an Eastern concept with a Western medium, creating a product that transcends both cultures.⁣

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• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sovereigntreasures/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sovereigntreasures
• Website: https://sovereigntreasures.square.site/ 

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One of my favorite guests is back again!

Jazz from, Tour de Jazz, is joining me for our first Intuition Talk. We sat down back in August 2021 to talk about self-love vs. self-care. How are they different and how can they impact your day-to-life.

Meet the Guest:
My name is Jazz, I am from Australia. Prior to Covid 19 I had been traveling around Australia & the world for over 10 years. I have undergone my own journey of self discovery and personal development, and I am still learning and growing, each and every day. 

When I was grounded in Australia during the pandemic, I felt completely lost. My identity as a traveller had been suspended and without that title, I didn’t know how to identify myself. The universe put many thing in front of me to help me deeper understand myself, many opportunities to expand and surrender. There have been many times where I have been broken down completely in order to rebuild. I now know my vision, I feel integrated with my mission and I am here to help others do the same. To strengthen and deepen their relationship with self. To provide guidance and tools expanding self awareness and the confidence to use and integrate them.

Tour De Jazz is a personal brand that has been created, based around travel, self love and spirituality, the 3 key elements that have built me to the person I am today. Tour De Jazz- the journey of me, standing here to serve you.

For a long time I was searching, never really knowing what for. It is now clear, that along the whole journey, what I was searching for, was me.

I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences with you. I trust that you’ll find something here that serves you well. (https://tourdejazz.org/tour-de-jazz-home-page/)

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• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tour.de.jazz/
• Website:https://tourdejazz.org/

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Justin Keishing of Arts by Justin joins Allie in this week's episode. Justin shares his journey from being raised in Manipur, India, losing his parents, to finding his passion for art.
 
About Justin Keishing:
Justin was born and raised in Manipur. Growing up, he lived in Imphal. He passed away when he was four years old, and his mother had no other choice but to move the family back to the rural village. After college Justin moved to Pune, India, near Mumbai, to find a job, his mother developed breast cancer and passed away. His mother's dying words were: Love each other. 

Today, Justin and his five siblings are very close. 

Part of the proceeds from each of Justin's art pieces sold helps provide education to underprivileged women and children.

Connect with My Guest!

• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/arts_byjustin/
• Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Artsbyjustin  
• Website: https://artsbyjustin.com/

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Katrina McGhee joins Alli in this week's episode. Katrina is a Career Break coach and a digital nomad!

Katrina shares how career breaks helped her realign and refocus her life to build the business and life she wanted. They also discuss the ups and downs of starting your own business and reevaluating your passions.

About My Guest:
Katrina McGhee is a Career Break & Sabbatical Coach who helps 9-5ers create triumphant, mind-blowing career breaks.

She's a certified Master Coach with an MBA who left her corporate career for a 20-month career break to travel worldwide.

After a triumphant return to the corporate world, with five job offers in just five weeks, she later left to embark on career break #2.

As a professional career break coach with years of experience helping clients plan productive breaks of their own, she knows what it takes to ensure you make this life-changing experience a huge success, including a smoother transition once your break has ended. 

Connect with my Guest!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmcgheecoaching/
• Website: https://www.kmcgheecoaching.com/
• Best Break Ever FREE TRAINING!: https://www.bestbreakever.com/freetraining1/

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Anna Peck joins Allie in this week's episode. We talk about her journey as a business owner, where her creativity and inspirations for wreath designs come from, and the process for selling on Amazon Homemade.

 Anna is the founder of Home on Cottonwood, @home_on_cottonwood, a home decor and wreath shop based in Flordia.⁣

About Anna Peck:
Anna specializes in floral and greenery wreaths and floral decor! All of the pieces are handmade by Anna from her home! She has always been passionate about home decor and crafting, so it's no surprise that she's turned it into a business! She started her journey in January 2021 and has been building her business full force since.⁣
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Anna is happily married to the love of her life and has two beautiful girls. ⁣

Connect with My Guest!

• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/home_on_cottonwood/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/homeoncottonwood
• Website: https://homeoncottonwood.com/
• Chalk Couture Site: https://www.chalkcouture.com/homeoncottonwood
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@homeoncottonwood

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𝗠𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗲. 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, and 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗱!⁣
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In this week's episode, Katrina shares how she started as a career break coach and what life is like as a Digital Nomad. She also shares tons of excellent tips for those interested in becoming Digital Nomads and how they can start taking steps toward a life that brings them fulfillment, adventure, and joy!

About My Guest:
Katrina McGhee is a Career Break & Sabbatical Coach who helps 9-5ers create triumphant, mind-blowing career breaks.

She's a certified Master Coach with an MBA who left her corporate career for a 20-month career break to travel worldwide.

After a triumphant return to the corporate world, with five job offers in just five weeks, she later left to embark on career break #2.

As a professional career break coach with years of experience helping clients plan productive breaks of their own, she knows what it takes to ensure you make this life-changing experience a huge success, including a smoother transition once your break has ended. 

Connect with my Guest!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmcgheecoaching/
• Website: https://www.kmcgheecoaching.com/
• Best Break Ever FREE TRAINING!: https://www.bestbreakever.com/freetraining1/

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Mike Allen, the Wake Forest Listening Room founder, joins Allie in this week's episode. Mike and Allie discuss Mike's experiences with organizing benefit concerts for causes he is passionate about and the founding of the Wake Forest Listening Room. They also discuss Mike's latest project, Be Good to Yourself, a non-profit that provides mental health assistance to musicians in North Carolina.
 
About Mike Allen:
Mike is a 1986 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and graduated with a BA in Journalism, concentration in advertising copywriting.

He worked in ad agencies as a copywriter, associate creative director, and creative director in Birmingham, Asheville, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Raleigh. Mike now works in-house at the AICPA (Association of International Certified Professional Accountants) in their Durham, NC office.

Mike has organized benefit concerts for the animal rights advocacy group The Coalition to Unchain Dogs. He also managed and ran Stand Against HB2, a series of six benefit concerts for EqualityNC in 2016 to raise money to overturn HB2. The HB2 concerts were held in Saxapahaw, Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Asheville, Charlotte, and Carrboro and included more than 120 different NC musicians.

In 2017, Mike started The Wake Forest Listening Room in Wake Forest, NC, bringing live, original music to downtown. Now the series attracts local, regional, national, and international talent (including Madison Violet of Canada, Steve Nieve of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Robbie Fulks, Lou Barlow, and Jill Andrews, among others). 

In 2020, he co-founded Be Good to Yourself, a non-profit dedicated to providing free mental health care for North Carolina musicians. Their double CD, LP, and EP collection of 27 songs performed by 60 different NC musicians to raise funds and awareness is currently available for purchase on their website.

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• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wakeforestlistening
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wflisteningroom/
• Website: https://begoodtoyourselfmusic.com/about
• H2B Resources:
  • https://nchb2history.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/5
  • https://journalnow.com/news/local/n-c-musicians-push-back-against-bathroom-bill-with-stand-against-hb2-concert-in-winston/article_c5e921d8-aee6-516b-a0fc-a07d354dcb88.html

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Creative and Handmade Business Coach Lucy Kelly joins Allie in this week's episode. Lucy and Allie discuss what it takes to have a successful Handmade Business and how important it is to build relationships with your customers.
 
About Lucy Kelly:
Lucy started her handmade jewelry business, bel monili, in the summer of 2010. She quickly moved to participate in craft shows and, in 2011, opened her first Etsy shop. Over the years, she's grown her business by participating in higher quality shows, cultivating a social media following, and nurturing lasting relationships with her audience.

In 2017, bel monili hit the six-figures sales mark, and Lucy went from primarily selling on Etsy to Spotify, and in 2019 she decided it was time to teach other handmade sellers how to grow their businesses. This was the founding of her coaching business, Bloom.

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• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bloombybelmonili
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belmonili/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombybelmonili
• Website: https://www.bloombybelmonili.com/
• FREEBIES!! https://www.bloombybelmonili.com/bloomlearning

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What's up, everyone! Join me in today's episode as I share what's been going on in my life, bucket list items I've checked off, and what guests are coming up on the Fun with Friends episode!

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