The Kathlyn Hart Show | Inspiring Interviews with Badass Women About the Journey from Dreaming to Doing

Know that catchy commercial voice you can't get out of your head?  That my friend might just be the voice of this week's guest, Carrie Olsen.

• How she went from working in eLearning to discovering voice acting and launching a full time business in it within only 4 months
• A behind the scenes peak behind her first few gigs and what it was like to take the leap
• The importance of her voice coach in helping her take her work to the next level
• Her aggressive marketing and outreach plan + lessons in learning to prioritize and say no
• Final pieces of advice for anyone looking to take the big leap

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode021/

Want to start a business, but don't feel like you have the skills and know-how to make it happen?  Take it from this week's guest - if you have a vision, it's all about committing to it full heartedly and then putting yourself out there before you feel ready.

• What drove her to start a children's clothing line
• How she got her start without even knowing how to sew
• The early days of Lot801 and the vision that drew her to keep growing her business
• Major marketing and PR tips for growing your business when you feel small and unready
• Final nuggets of inspiration for aspiring business owners

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode020/

Raise your hand if you've ever been told you can't do something because you're a girl?

*hands raise over here - hello*

Well, this week's guest was sent that message year after year as a boxer, being told she was "too pretty" for the sport (surprise, surprise for them after she would take her first swing).

Now, years into the sport and owner of The Stables boxing studio in Santa Monica, Cary Williams is on a mission to counter that message, and spread the good gospel that you are never "too pretty" to do anything you want.

• How the Too Pretty Brand came about years of facing people telling her she was "too pretty" to be a boxer, and after noticing young girls she was coaching trying to dress less like a girl in order to be taken seriously.
• The evolution of the Brand over the past five years from an idea to a clothing brand to a movement
• The doubts she had in the beginning of her business, and how she stays true to her vision for the brand regardless of what others say
• Why she started a Kickstarter campaign, and how you can support the Movement
• How she supports herself financially and how she balances her time between the Too Pretty Brand and her boxing studio
• Advice to aspiring business owners

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode019/

Today we sit down with Emily Lindin, the passionate leader behind The UnSlut Project, a movement on a mission to stop slut-shaming and sexual bullying.

• Her personal story of being slut shammed growing up, and what moved her to do something about it to help young girls and women who are facing such bullying.
• How she grew her movement in the beginning, and what she does to continue spreading the word today
• How starting the movement has changed her, and the challenges she faces in her work from her own mental challenges to actual threats from people are against the work that she is doing.
• How she fills herself up to counter the intense amount of energy and heart that her work requires
• How she affords to make the UnSlut happen, and tips on making enough time to get your passion project, business or movement off the ground.

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode018/

We all have ideas. Making them happen though, that's another story. Today we sit down with Idea Implementation Coach Kathy Rasmussen.

• How Kathy took her 10+ years in event planning, and shifted to helping creatives and visionaries implement their big ideas
• What happened in her "dream career," and how it pushed her to reassess her vision for her life and figure out what she wanted do next
• How she tested her different business ideas and the clues she look for when assessing if an idea will fly
• Her process for helping others with their ideas and the patterns she's noticed in implementing ideas
• Personal challenges she had to overcome in becoming a business owner
• Her "Idea Revolution" and vision for her business, + her final pieces of advice for anyone looking to take the leap

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode017/

Put your intentions out there and see what happens mama.  This week we are sitting down with Miss Krista Williams of The Hundred Blog, a lifestyle blog about living life 100%.

• The humble beginnings of her blog and how she grew it from 500 views a month to over 20,000 in the past year.
• The inspiration for The Hundred Blog, how she hopes to help others, and what her plans for the future are.
• What pulled her to quit her job, the biggest obstacles she's faced in the first few months of blogging full time, and the side business that helps to support her financially.
• What scares her about the journey so far and what she does to move through her fear.
• Advice to others looking to make a change in their life and career, and final words of encouragement.

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode016/

It's not every day for me I get to sit down with someone who has started, scaled and sold her own company.  When I met Bonnie Coberly at a local networking event just weeks after she had moved to San Francisco from Washington D.C. after selling her company Healthy Bites I knew we needed to hear her story on our show.

First off how does one get to the point where they can SELL there company?  But more importantly for our conversation here on The Big Leap Show, what was the journey like?

• How her personal experience with a digestive disorder and her road to discovering changing her diet inspired her to start learning about food and nutrition.
• The five-year process of slowly shifting careers to do marketing in health-related companies to eventually getting certified as a health coach.
• What inspired her to start her own food delivery in 2009, and how she tested her idea at the beginning and one of the craziest stories she can remember
• What she learned in her first few years of business, her words of wisdom on picking a business partner, and her transition to wanting to sell the business and start her next journey in California
• How she's changed as a person through the process of owning and selling her own company.

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode015/

The call of entrepreneurship is strong with this one ;)  Leaving a stable career with great pay and coworkers is not easy, but for this week's guest, she could not keep from the calling any longer.

After almost a decade after closing doors of her business helping brands with their MySpace pages, business and marketing strategist Alessandra Colaci is back in the game with her new business and podcast Influence Buzz.

Tune in as she shares...

• How she went from a 14 year old taking a class in photoshop, to becoming an online marketing expert working with brands such as Coca Cola
• Where her drive to be an entrepreneur comes from and the difference that she hopes to make
• The limitations she felt after she went from having her own business to working the 9-5, and how that encouraged her to take a risk and start a business again
• Her approach to turning her expertise on social media into an income stream, and where she's focusing her efforts right now during the beginning stage of her business
• Advice and encouragement to others who are struggling between wanting to start a business but are afraid to take the leap

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode014/

Food trucks are taking over the nation. No need to pack a lunch, no need to go searching the neighborhood, just step outside and you're feet away from a good meal.

But what aside from just food, we could deliver other things we need? Like coaching or advice. Marsha Barnes, the founder of The Finance Bar bus, started with the idea to bring financial coaching to the people, and I think it's brilliant.

She's taking her gorgeous bus to the streets, meeting people where they are, and having quick and affordable sit-downs with people to help them get in control of their budgets, debt and gain a better understanding on how they can save for their future.

• How she discovered a need in the financial market when she realized that there were people who couldn't afford a financial advisor who didn't have a place to turn to for solid financial help aside from going to a bank. 
• Where her deep-rooted desire to serve others comes from
• Her long-term plans for the finance bar and what she does to come up with her vision for the future
• Changes she had to make to her lifestyle and navigating comprises with her husband about starting her venture
• How she got picked up by NPR, Black Finance, Yahoo Finance, and the personal stories which keep her fire and commitment burning bright.

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode013/

Quick question, if you were a writer, which sounds better to you... writing 67 articles for $30 a pop, or 1 article for $13,000? I'm guessing I know your answer :) If you're like me, the thought of getting over $10,000 for one article is MIND-BLOWING.  For this week's bold and daring guest however, this has become her reality.

• How The Broke and Beautiful Life got it's start, and how learning about money has been a game changer in her life
• The determination that was created to turn her blog into a business because she was sick and tired of babysitting and checking coats in order to make her rent.
• How she found the courage to increase her rates from $30 a post to over $10,000!
• The voices that she battled with in the beginning as a financial expert, and how she moved through them.
• Her advice and encouragement to others to make sure their whatever they are doing on a daily basis is in alignment with their bigger picture of what they want in their life

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode012/