On this episode, Ali and Nicole catch up and discuss how things are going.   They are super excited to tick off one of their 2019 goals by attending their first podcast meet-up with the Seattle Podcaster Guild at Optimism Brewery later that night. Those two ladies are doing something new and out of their comfort zone!…

On episode 15, Conversations with Amy Johnson,  Nicole’s sister and our life long friend, we learn about how she changed her life path and to fulfill her dream of being a professional photographer.  Amy has been taking photos since she was little, and now is a food and interiors photographer.  She shoots for Amazon Restaurants,…

New Year, New You? or New Year, Same You?  Since this is the beginning of 2019, Nicole and Ali discuss New Year’s Resolutions.  Do you make resolutions every year or do you think it is hogwash?  What happens if you break them?  The ladies chat about this and more,  such as words of the year…

Hello and Happy New Year’s Day 2019!   On this episode, Nic and Ali thank some of the listeners who have written in. Then, they dive into an exercise about finding your passion.  This is from Jack Canfield’s exercise that you can find right here       – https://www.jackcanfield.com/blog/finding-life-purpose/.  However, Nicole didn’t finish her homework assignment…

Merry Christmas Eve everybody and Happy Holidays!  Nic and Ali talk #meltdownmoments, reminisce on some childhood Christmas memories.  Nic catches up the audience to what happened at TravelCon 2018 and what it felt like to go outside of her comfort zone.  Ali discusses Dare to Lead as she finished the book and has some great…

Nicole and Ali interview Shane Jones, one of their long time friends.  Shane divulges all of his entrepreneurial pursuits, from  elementary school to present day.  There are some amazing stories in there as we learn a lot about Shane and his successes and also his #failures.  Shane, while mostly an entrepreneur (the founder of eProject,…

On this episode of Meltdown City, Ali and Nic talk openly about how it feels to have this podcast published for all to hear and judge.  Plus, they continue with the #meltdownmoment and Ali’s is epic.  Hoses anyone? Ali  shares thoughts on utilizing Brene Brown’s book, ‘Dare to Lead’ and the role it is playing…

On this episode, Nicole and Ali interview local entrepreneur, Barry Faught, the founder, roaster and janitor of Broadcast Coffee Roasters. Barry shares how he did a complete 180 and left his comfortable, corporate job to start a business as owner and founder of Broadcast Coffee.  He has since expanded to several additional locations in Seattle, as…

Nicole and Ali catch up and continue with the #meltdownmoment.   Then, Ali goes into what it was like to become a new mom.  Her experience was not the average one, but not uncommon.   Her thoughts are raw and thought provoking.  Are you a new mom?  Maybe you can relate. Mentioned in this Episode: Barry Faught,…

On this episode, Nicole records an interview with Carrie and Albert Bond from Backpacking with The Bonds from the conference halls of TravelCon 2018 in Austin, TX.  We find out how Carrie and Albert met, how their blog got started and all about their BIG exciting career change coming up. Take a listen! You can…