The Liz Svatek Show

Believe it or not there is life after corporate! Deb Boulanger not only leads women out of corporate and into entrepreneurship but she has done it for herself and lived to tell the story! Deb and Liz are sharing their leap into entrepreneurship journeys as well as the mistakes they made along the way. This is an amazing conversation about why we need guidance, community and support when we are doing something new and in the throes of reinvention. This conversation is not only tactical and practical…. But inspirational. Looking to start your entrepreneur journey? Or accelerate into your next business level? Come and listen to these gold nuggets!

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Be a Podcast VIP! Get your Podcast up and running in 1 week! Schedule a call to learn more: https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/whiteglovelaunch-session

Connect with Deb:

Website:

Use Debs Amazing Pricing calculator? https://thegreatdoover.com/pricing

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/deb_boulanger

Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debboulanger-thegreatdo-over/

Guest Bio:

Deb Boulanger is the CEO of The Great Do-Over, founder of The Launch Lab for women entrepreneurs, the 6-Figure Accelerator, and host of the Life After Corporate podcast. She helps smart, accomplished women leaders make the leap from Corporate to entrepreneurship.

Over the last 20 years, Deb has launched dozens of services that generated hundreds of millions in revenue for her clients and launched and grew a single division at Gartner, Inc. from 0 to $32 Million in 30 months. She has taught and advised hundreds of new and aspiring women entrepreneurs to use these same proven strategies to test their business ideas and validate their money-making model.

Today we are talking to best selling author Meg Zucker about what is like to be Born Extraordinary. Some of you that have been following me since the old blogging days know the story of my son Landon. When I met my dear friend Meg, who was also Born extraordinary, she changed my perspective on having a child with a difference. I realized that we were not celebrating his difference. We were hiding and trying to fit in. Hear more about Landons story, Megs story and how to empower children with differences. I am honored to be featured in Megs best selling book on this very subject. This is a must read for all parents.

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Be a Podcast VIP! Get your Podcast up and running in 1 week! Schedule a call to learn more: https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/whiteglovelaunch-session

Connect with: Meg!

Born Extraordinary Book:

https://amzn.to/3Cgt7HK

Website:

https://megzucker.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/megzucker/

Guest Bio:

I was born with one finger on each hand, shortened forearms, and one toe on each misshapen foot, caused by a genetic condition called ectrodactyly. I passed my condition on to my two sons, and, along with my husband, raise them and our daughter.

 

Aside from being a graduate of the University of Wisconsin−Madison, New York University School of Law, and the U.S. Head of anti−money laundering and financial crime at the Royal Bank of Canada, I am the founder and president of Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It (DHIFI Inc.), a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit.

 

More than a decade ago, I started DHIFI Inc., with the mission of advancing understanding and mutual respect for people’s differences, after our oldest son, Ethan, was bullied on the playground in elementary school. Afterwards, the principal invited me to come speak to her teachers, school nurse and guidance counselors about how to help them support our son at school.

 

As much as I was grateful for the opportunity to empower kids like mine, I longed to guide the faculty to help their students realize that we all have visible and invisible differences. To me, learning to unconditionally accept themselves and to empathize with one another was key to empowering the kids while creating an inclusive environment in the classroom and beyond. My goal was therefore simple: Help them to unite not despite but even because of their differences and come to celebrate them together.

 

I wrote Born Extraordinary, my labor of love, to offer my personal nuggets of wisdom (and mistakes!) as well as share stories and words of wisdom from many other parents also raising children with differences and disabilities.

Most people know Susan Feldman as the co-founder of One Kings Lane, a go-to destination for home and interior design shopping for millions of people… but her current passion is to shine a light on age defying women!

Get In The Groove is a community that celebrates and engages women as the evolving and relevant women they are. They’re on a mission to free women from rules, age limits, and expectations. And Susan is the perfect example. Susan became an entrepreneur at the age of 53. Susan and I talk about her intuitive career journey, her new exciting venture and what it takes to be IN THE GROOVE after 50!

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Be a Podcast Launch VIP! Get your Podcast up and running in 1 week! Schedule a call to learn more: https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/whiteglovelaunch-session

Connect with Susan:

Website:

www.getinthegroove.com

https://getinthegroove.com/newsletter-sign-up/

Instagram:

instagram @getinthegroove1

Guest Bio:

Susan Feldman is the founder of In The Groove, a new life-style destination for age-defying women. In The Groove is a community that celebrates and engages these women as the evolving and relevant women they are. Founded with a sense of humor, community, and self-awareness, In The Groove is on a mission to free women from rules, age limits, and expectations.

Prior to In The Groove, Susan was the co-founder and visionary behind One Kings Lane, the go-to destination for home decor. One Kings Lane launched in March 2009 and an industry was disrupted. Today One Kings Lane is a daily source of shopping and design inspiration for millions of people both online and offline One Kings Lane was sold to Bed, Bath & Beyond (Nasdaq: BBBY) in June 2016. Susan remains a strategic advisor to the company.

Susan has been featured in national publications including Elle Décor, House Beautiful, INStyle, New York Magazine, BusinessWeek, and The New York Times. She has appeared on Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorators and NBC’s The Today Show. Susan was named to Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” list twice in the past six years.

Prior to co-founding One Kings Lane, Susan held executive positions in the apparel industry—at Ralph Lauren Swimwear, Polo Jeans, Warnaco/Authentic Fitness Corp., and Liz Claiborne.

Susan has an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and a BA from Stanford University. Since 2013 Susan has served on the Parson Board of Governors.

Episode Description:

You’ve heard of the glass ceiling…but what about the glass ledge? Of course there are some internal barriers and bias against women…. But are we internalizing it? Making it a reason to stop us? My guest today is encouraging women to focus on the things we can control and how we perceive ourselves when we are paving the way through the business world. It’s the uncomfortable conversations with yourself that make the difference. Are you in the hustle? Addicted to busy? We are talking today about how to get off the hamster wheel of your business!

Be a Podcast VIP! Get your Podcast up and running in 1 week! Schedule a call to learn more: https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/whiteglovelaunch-session

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Connect with: Iman

Website:

http://www.theglassledge.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/imanoubou/

https://www.instagram.com/theglassledge/

Guest Bio:

Iman Oubou is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, published scientist and former beauty queen (Miss New York US 2015 and 2nd Runner Up at the 2015 Miss United States pageant) on a mission to democratize publishing using the power of A.I.

Through her diverse experience in business, pageantry and STEM, Iman noticed gender disparities in the workforce and an omnipresent bias across printed and digital media representation of women which inspired her to initially launch SWAAY in 2017 as a mediatech platform providing content creation support and editorial tools to underrepresented voices and thought leaders.

Her podcast, Women Who SWAAY, which was syndicated by media conglomerate, Westwood One, was number 2 on iTunes, and was ranked in the top 5 best podcasts for women entrepreneurs by Inc. Magazine. Iman has also recently written and published her first book, The Glass Ledge: How to breakthrough self-sabotage, embrace your power, and create your success (available at all retailers including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc...).

Iman was named by CIO Magazine the number one “Female Entrepreneur to Watch” in 2018 and recently became the first ever “Visage Du Maroc” of 2018 (which translates to Face of Morocco), a new initiative uplifting female voices in Morocco and across the Middle East. In 2018, Iman appeared as a keynote speaker at Harvard Women In Business and at MIT STEM Conference. She was also part of the first ever all-female judge panel at Miss Universe 2018.

Today we are talking to Vaughn Pierro, an intuitive spiritual healer, about the power of breathwork. We’re not just talking about breathing…. But more of a guided experience with shamanic elements which allows you to go places you’ve never been and feel things you have not been able to feel. Liz has done several of these sessions with our guest today and was blown away. Learn why our breath is far more powerful than we realize and how we can use to transform physically and emotionally. Don’t miss this episode!

Be a Podcast VIP! Get your Podcast up and running in 1 week! Schedule a call to learn more: https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/whiteglovelaunch-session

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Connect with Vaughn:

Http://www.Vaughnpierro.com/courses

Guest Bio:

Vaughn is a multi-dimensional healer that uses breathwork, movement and sound as a pathway for transformation. Through a pattern of connected breath, shamanic elements and channeled language of light she guides you into an etherical experience of healing mind, body and soul. She is the host of The Cosmic Healing Podcast where she shares stories of what is possible for you too when we play together in the cosmos.

In honor of Mother’s Day and in honor of healing the Mothers and Daughters who are struggling in their relationships, Liz is interviewing her Mom! My Liz spent many years conflict with her Mom but when she started working on healing herself she started to notice a shift. Hear Liz’s mother’s take on their new relationship and their journey to get there, how it feels to be learning and healing for our parents generation, and learn why you shouldn’t give up on having a better relationship with your Mom.

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Original Airdate May 25, 2022. Liz tells us why Mother's Day has become one of the most hated days of the year. She offers a reframe and a perspective shift that changed how she felt about Mother's Day. Learn why Mother's Day starts with owning your worth and why pleasure is the gateway to your POWER.

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Today we are deep diving into Human Design with Erin Claire Jones! Erin uses Human Design, which is an energetic blueprint that is wildly accurate and insightful, to help thousands of people and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. We talk about what Human Design is, how to use it, and how Erin and I have used it in our own lives.

Are you in the 4%? Take Liz's FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

https://www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Connect with: Erin!

Here's the link to get your Blueprint, a personalized guide to your unique design: https://humandesignblueprint.com/buy-a-blueprint-book/

The code WARRIOR will get you 10% off your Blueprint book :)

Here's a link to look up your design: https://humandesignblueprint.com/

Instagram: instagram.com/erinclairejones & instagram.com/humandesignblueprint

Here's a link to study human design with Erin: https://humandesignblueprint.com/blueprint-pro/

Website:

https://erinclairejones.com/human-design

Guest Bio:

Erin Claire Jones uses Human Design to help thousands of individuals and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. Her work as a guide, coach, and speaker has attracted a growing community of over 240,000 people who turn to her teachings for practical tools, digestible tips, and deeper self-knowledge they can access to live with greater ease and authenticity every single day.

With work featured in Forbes, mindbodygreen, Well&Good, and Nylon; words shared on over 150 podcasts such as Almost30, That’s So Retrograde, Highest Self, and Chatty Broads; and conversations with crowds of hundreds around the world, Erin’s insights are highly sought-after because they make Human Design pragmatic, tangible, accessible — and immediately applicable to everyday life.

––

Human Design is a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science that sheds light on a person’s energetic makeup, as well as specific tools they can use to live at their happiest, healthiest, highest potential. It doesn’t change who they are; it teaches them who they are. It offers insight into what’s possible, and highlights the significance of understanding and living as the fullest expression of themselves.

By putting this tool to work in her own life, Erin is showing the world a new way of work, a new path toward success, and a new perspective on living as you truly are.

Shira Yevin is reinventing how women are represented and received in the music industry. Only 21.6% of music industry professionals are female artists, 12.6% are female songwriters and only 2.6% are female producers. Gender equity in music is something we need to bring awareness to and move forward on. Women creatives and professionals need to be nurtured, supported and HIRED. And after meeting Shira… Melissa Ethridge, Joan Jett and Live Nation all agreed and are on board.

Connect with: Shira

Website:

https://www.inpink.com, https://www.grittyinpink.co

Instagram:

instagram.com/shira_girl, linkedin.com/in/shirayevin, twitter.com/shiragirl

Schedule a free BREAKTHROUGH CALL with Liz!

https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/breakthrough-call

Take the FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

https://www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Take Liz's Limitless Warrior 12 week program and change your life!

www.lizsvatek.com/limitless-warrior/

Guest Bio:

Shira Yevin is an Entrepreneur, Artist, Activist, and Founder of Gritty In Pink. Shira studied Communications, Business, and Theatre Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. She’s been a featured speaker at SXSW and featured in Billboard, Alternative Press, NPR, The New York Times, and Forbes. After forming her all-female band Shiragirl, Shira became known for advocating for women in male-dominated spaces; Shira and her band crashed the Vans Warped Tour and created the Shiragirl Stage for female artists, which hosted 300+ artists including rock icons Joan Jett and Paramore. In addition to growing a career as an accomplished tour musician, Shira also cultivated a career in the beverage industry, earning VP/Director roles in marketing and sales for iconic brands- from legendary products like Pabst Blue Ribbon, to startups such as Owl’s Brew, and helped launch Bev canned wine in 2018.

In January 2020, Yevin launched a new female-led platform to empower women within the music industry, called Gritty In Pink. With the mission to achieve gender equality in the music industry, Gritty In Pink has featured 280+ emerging artists with a collective following of 30M on IG/Tiktok. The platform has partnered with 20+ brands and charities, including Fender and ACLU, having raised thousands of dollars for charities with their Instagram Live fundraisers. The Gritty In Pink community continues to grow, as they launch their new online marketplace INPINK, connecting women working in all aspects of the music business with industry pros who want to hire diverse women. Recently, the company graduated from the Long Beach Accelerator, which invests in growing startups, and welcomed Melissa Etheridge as Strategic Advisor, and received investment from Live Nation.

Today on the show we have Nithya Raman. Nithya is the first Asian woman and the first South Asian to be seated on the LA City Council. Nithya was born in Kerala, India and emigrated to the United States at the age of six. Nithya did not decide to run for office until she was 40 years old and she won a historic victory, becoming the first challenger in 17 years to defeat a sitting City Councilmember. We talk about the roadblocks to getting elected, how she broke into politics and defied the odds, and her plans to help eradicate homelessness in Los Angeles by changing peoples perspective.

Connect with Nithya!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nithyaforthecity/

or

https://www.instagram.com/cd4losangeles/

Schedule a free BREAKTHROUGH CALL with Liz!

https://calendly.com/lizsvatek/breakthrough-call

Take the FREE Limiting Beliefs Quiz and find out what's holding you back!

https://www.lizsvatek.com/quiz

Take Liz's Limitless Warrior 12 week program and change your life!

www.lizsvatek.com/limitless-warrior/

Follow Liz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liz.svatek/

Nithyas Bio:

Nithya was born in Kerala, India and emigrated to the United States at the age of six. She attended Harvard as an undergraduate and received her master's in urban planning at MIT, after which she worked in urban slums in Delhi and Chennai, India, empowering residents to advocate on behalf of more equitable city services.

After moving to Los Angeles to be with her husband in 2013, Nithya worked in the office of the City Administrative Officer. In her own neighborhood, she joined the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council’s Homelessness Committee as Co-Chair and co-founded the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition in 2017, which grew into one of the most active all-volunteer homeless services nonprofits in the city. More recently, Nithya served as the first executive director of Time’s Up Entertainment, the organization that

grew out of #MeToo activism, where she advocated for equity and safety for women in the entertainment industry.

Nithya ran for office on a platform of delivering compassionate and effective services for people experiencing homelessness, building more affordable housing, and moving faster to meet our city's climate goals -- and she won a historic victory, becoming the first challenger in 17 years to defeat a sitting City Councilmember. She lives in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles with her husband and five-year-old twins.

Nithya Raman is a mother of five year-old twins, an urban planner, co-founder of the homeless services nonprofit SELAH (SEE-la), former executive director of Time's Up Entertainment, and the current representative for LA’s fourth Council District. She ran for office on a platform of delivering compassionate and effective services for people experiencing homelessness, building more affordable housing, and moving faster to meet our city's climate goals -- and she won a historic victory, becoming the first challenger in 17 years to defeat a sitting City Council member.