Time To Be You Podcast - Entrepreneurship - Self-Development - Motivation and Business with Laura Berens

Nichole Sylvester, @nicholesylvester set out on a journey to find herself after surviving domestic violence and overcoming addiction. After her awakening, she became an international best selling author of the book OH SHIFT, a life coach, and a motivational speaker. Nichole has made it her mission to help others find their worthiness because if you feel worthy, you'll start to build the life you want.

Episode 24 of the Time To Be You Podcast is as real as it gets - Nichole found success when she started being honest and sharing her life's journey with the world. You can find your authentic self, just like Nichole did. Start by focusing on love, service, and caring about other people...and see how fast you succeed in your business! --- Bio: Nichole Sylvester is the international bestselling author of "OH SHIFT: A Journey from Chaos to Consciousness" and a renowned life coach, motivational speaker and host of her podcast, The Harmonious Hustle. A survivor of domestic abuse and addiction, Nichole shares her inspirational personal story and expertise with others to lead them on a path towards wellness and success through private coaching, guided retreats and live, online support groups. Age 36, Nichole is the single mother of a daughter Chanel, age 13. -- Questions asked in this episode: 1. Can you give us a brief background of yourself and your business? 2. I know you had a bit of a rocky past, how did you overcome the trauma in your life? 3. Tell me a bit more about your book, "Oh Shift" 4. I'd love to hear more about the silent meditation you went to back in 2014 that really shifted your mindset and purpose. 5. How did you start your coaching business and start gaining momentum. Resources: www.nicholesylvester.com instagram.com/nicholesylvester --- Interested in coaching with Laura? Book a free 20 minute discovery call today! https://itslaurab.com/ Follow Laura on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/laura_loveandfit/

Meggan Wood, @lilyjadeco creator of Lily Jade, was on a mission to not only create a great diaper bag, but to be a blessing for women. Even though she had no design experience, she built her diaper bags based on the real needs of moms everywhere and gives back to them whenever she can. With the support of her husband Landon, she started the design process and together they built Lily Jade one bag at a time! Episode 23 of the Time To Be You Podcast proves you don't need to have everything figured out in order to start building something great! Meggan personifies that life truly is a marathon and not a sprint - with twists and turns you have to figure out along the way. So get your running gear ready and head off to find your next adventure...who knows, you may even become an entrepreneur! -- Questions asked on this episode: 1. Can you give us a brief background of you and how you started Lily Jade? 2. What's been on of the hardest things you have come across building a business from scratch? 3. How did you grow? Was it through Instagram or other online presence? 4. If you had one piece of advice to give another women entrepreneur out there that is just starting out in creating their own business what would it be? 5. How did you manage to start your business financially and did you decide to take on any outside investors? How were you able to grow if not? 6. Where do you see Lily Jade 5 years from now? 7. How has it been working with your husband and what is the best way to grow a team? -- Bio: Meggan Wood is the co-founder, designer, and branding maestro behind the leather diaper bag and handbag brand, Lily Jade. It all started when she was a new mom and diaper bag options weren't available for the woman who valued quality AND organization. As a solution, Meggan carried her leather tote filled with a ziploc bag "organizational" system. Her friends thought it was hilarious but her husband, Landon, knew she was on to something. Encouraging her vision, Landon asked her to design the diaper bag of her dreams, and friends, that's how she went from happy homeschool mom to successful business owner in one year! After launching Lily Jade from their home in San Antonio, Texas in 2013, Meggan said "As much as I love a good diaper bag, this has to be about more than just bags. I want Lily Jade to be a blessing to women." With that aim in mind, LIly Jade values hosting giveaways, championing adoptive families, inviting women into friendship through Nourishment & Encouragement Groups and helping out mommas with unexpected pregnancies by partnering with Embrace Grace. All you really need to know about Meggan though is that she loves people, sunshine, Jesus and a great bra! -- Resources: www.Lily-Jade.com https://www.instagram.com/lilyjadeco/ https://www.instagram.com/megganewood/ -- Follow Laura on IG! https://www.instagram.com/laura_loveandfit/ Book a free Discovery call with Laura! https://itslaurab.com/1-1/

Andrea Waltz, @goforno is the co-creator of the "Go for No!" strategy with husband and business partner Richard Fenton. Their book, "Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There", reached number one on Amazon's best selling list and over the last eight years has remained one of the top twenty sales books. The "Go for No!" strategy has spanned across industries to bring countless people business success.

Episode 22 of the Time To Be You Podcast motivates you to eliminate your fears of hearing the world no! Get to a yes by going after what you want and accepting no as part of the process. Believe it or not, Andrea heard no plenty of times before becoming successful in the coaching business. Changing your mindset can help everyone, regardless of career level or industry. Andrea's advice will help get you to your yes! -- Bio: Andrea Waltz is the co-author of Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There. Along with her husband and business partner Richard Fenton, she has made her mission to liberate people from fears of failure and rejection, sharing an entire new mindset about hearing the word NO. They have spoken all over the US and the UK teaching the 'Go for No' strategies – having been embraced by people in a wide variety of industries and businesses to rave reviews and amazing results. Andrea's book hit #1 on Amazon's "Selling" list and has remained in the top 20 of 'Sales' books for over the last 8 years -- Questions Asked in This Episode: 1. Give us a brief background of who you are and what you do today? 2. Let's chat about your "Go for No" Strategy, how did you come up with this and when? 3. As an early entrepreneur hearing no all the time, how did you break free of feeling down or like a failure each time? 4. How could one be actually energized by the word NO. 5. How does one get past the feeling too salesy vibe? -- Resources: goforno.com https://www.instagram.com/goforno/ -- Follow Laura on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/laura_loveandfit/ Book a strategy session for your biz! www.itslaurab.com

Brianna Zajicek, @theoneyear is on a mission to help people build their dream life in one year with the One Year Project. She has built and sold multiple companies, all by the age of 27! Starting out as an administrative assistant, Briana put her fears aside, she asked the CEO how she can fix the companies problems and the rest was history!

Episode 21 of the Time To Be You Podcast ignites the spark inside all of us to believe in ourselves and stop letting fear hold us back! Briana has paved her own way on the road to success and is on a mission to motivate others to do the same. She gave herself a year to find her joy and in just one year, you too can start living the life of your dreams! -- Questions Asked In this Episode: 1. Can you give our listens a quick overview of who you are and how you got to where you are today? 2. From 2012 to 2015 you went through some huge career changes, was there a moment in time when you truly shifted your mindset that made all the difference? 3. After you shifted, what action did you take daily to become a 7 figure business owner? 4. If someone listening is in a job that is draining and they truly want to dive into entrepreneurship but feel they don't have the funds to make their dream come alive what would you say? 5. How has being a mother changed you or benefited you in also being an entrepreneur? -- Resources: briannazajicek.com https://www.instagram.com/theoneyear/ -- Follow Laura on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/laura_loveandfit/ Book a 20 minute strategy call with Laura www.itslaurab.com

Twins Chris and Eric Martinez, known as the "Dynamic Duo" in the fitness world, are number one bestselling authors and the founders of an online exercise, nutrition and lifestyle consulting business. They are also Time To Be You's first male guests!

Episode 20 of the Time To You Podcast focuses on how you can look and feel better to live your happiest life! By focusing on exercise techniques, nutrition, personal development, and lifestyle practices that are realistic, enjoyable, and flexible, Chris and Eric assert that if you shift your mindset, you can improve your life! The twins are constantly striving to evolve with their clients, all the while educating and providing prime customer service.

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Questions asked on this podcast:

1. Can you let our listeners know who you guys are what is Dynamic Duo Training?

2. What were you going before you decided to start your business?

3. How long did it take you to start your business and did you have any mentors along that way that really pushed you?

4. How did you shift your mindset to have a highly successful business?

5. How does one get in the mindset of abundance?

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Bio:

https://dynamicduotraining.com/

Chris and Eric Martinez are #1 International Best-Selling Authors and are the founders of Dynamic Duo Training, an online exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle consulting business. Chris and Eric have worked with thousands of people via online and in person to help them look better, feel better, perform better, and live a dynamic lifestyle. This is all practiced through the new era of fitness which consists of: Exercise, nutrition, mindset, personal development, and lifestyle practices that are realistic, enjoyable, and flexible. They are constantly striving to innovate, learn to be better in all areas of life, evolve, and most importantly execute and serve to their clients.

They have what it takes to get you in the best shape possible, develop happiness in your own skin, and be confident along with educating you in the process and providing prime customer service. Chris and Eric are also Business coaches that help personal trainers, fitness professionals, and health enthusiasts grow their online fitness businesses. They practice what they preach daily and that's to live a dynamic lifestyle, which in their eyes means to keep evolving in all areas of life, personal growth, career, relationships, adventure, fitness, and to never live a static and complacent lifestyle.

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In Episode 19 of the Time To Be You Podcast, Hila Plitman, Grammy award winning vocalist, teaches her listeners exactly how to tap into their creative flow, citing the importance of just getting the process started and putting work out into the world, "even if you think it's junk." Besides her work in opera and contemporary classic music, Hila is an active songwriter, actress and mother of a young teenager. While juggling all these roles can prove difficult, Hila is no stranger to putting in the hard work necessary to fulfill all the roles she pleases. Hila has been working in the music industry since she herself was fourteen, and works smart, outsourcing the tasks she doesn't gain energy from.

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Questions asked in this episode:

1. Give us a brief background of yourself and what you do?

2. When writing and singing, how do you tap into your creative side when you are also a mother and so many things?

3. How does tapping into your creativity help run your business?

4. In songwriting I know artist tend to have a lot of self-judgement, how do you come from a place of just creating and not thinking about who will or will not like it?

5. How do you tap into the feelings of your body to create?

6. What would you say to someone that hasn't tapped into their creative energy or buried it for a long time, how do they get it back and nurture it?

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Bio:

Grammy award-winning vocalist Hila Plitmann is a glittering jewel on the international music scene, known worldwide for her astonishing musicianship, light and beautiful voice, and the ability to perform challenging new works. She has worked with many leading conductors, including Leonard Slatkin, Esa- Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Carl St. Clair, Giancarlo Guerrero, Robert Spano and JoAnn Falletta, performing with the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. Hila is also emerging as a unique crossover artist, and her own songs and arrangements can be heard on YouTube and in live concert. She has accumulated an impressive catalogue of varied recordings, including Hans Zimmer's Grammy winning soundtrack for The Da Vinci Code, Eric Whitacre's Good Night Moon with the LSO, and Oscar winner John Corigliano's song- cycle Mr Tambourine Man with the Buffalo Symphony (for which she won a best female vocalist Grammy).

Some of her recent discs are Richard Danielpour's Toward A Season of Peace and Corigliano's Vocalise, both released to critical acclaim on NAXOS. In constant demand as a singer of new and contemporary music, Hila Plitmann has appeared as a soloist in numerous world premieres, including: Pulitzer Prize winner David Del Tredici's Paul Revere's Ride with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Frank Zappa's orchestral staged version of 200 Motels with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the Dallas Opera world premiere of Mark Adamo's Opera Becoming Santa Claus; Richard Danielpour's Darkness in the Ancient Valley with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra; and Yuval Sharon and Annie Gosfield's War of the Worlds with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and lives with her son and their cat in Los Angeles.

www.hilaplitmann.com

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Want to optimize your diet and lifestyle so that you can live your best life? Episode 18 of the Time To Be You Podcast features nutrition health coach Maria Marlowe and focuses on why and how you can eat healthy. Maria's secret? "Listen to your body and adapt to what your body needs at that time"

It can be hard to make the conscious effort to eat healthy, but, as the podcast explains, oh so worth it. With many benefits besides simply loosing weight, eating healthier can help improve acne, reduce your risk of getting sick and make you feel better all around.

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Questions Asked In This Episode:

1. Can you give us a brief background on how you started and got into your current business?

2. Where you always into healthy eating?

3. How and when did you decide to create online courses for your eating plans?

4. When working with new private clients, what's the main thing you see that is a need for busy moms or working woman?

5. What are some ways we can break unhealthy habits? What is your coaching style?

6. Are there certain foods that effect your energy and mood?

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Bio:

Maria Marlowe helps busy women improve their health, reach their ideal weight, and clear up their acne by upgrading their diet. She is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Founder of mariamarlowe.com, where you can learn how to optimize your diet and lifestyle to look and feel your best every single day. In 2013, Maria opened a private Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching practice in New York City, and has since coached hundreds of people—from moms to business executives to celebrities—to healthier eating habits. She is also the host of the Happier & Healthier Podcast, available on iTunes, where she interviews doctors and health thought leaders on how to live your healthiest life. Maria's first book, The Real Food Grocery Guide, has been called "the most practical book to navigate a healthier way of eating" by renowned physician and leading researcher in healthcare, Dr. Dean Ornish.

Her tips and recipes have been featured in Vogue, InStyle, The New York Times, Dr. Oz, and more. Maria currently lives in New York and coaches and consults privately for individuals and brands. She graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University before graduating from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and attending Natural Gourmet Institute to study plant-based cooking.

You can find her at www.mariamarlowe.com or on Instagram at @MariaMarlowe.

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Episode 17 of the Time To Be You podcast focuses on passion, heart, and driving forces. In it, Christy Wright, creator of the Business Boutique and certified business coach, claims "You've got to know your why."

Money and success are all products of our driving forces. That is why Christy takes pride in equipping women with the right tools to make money doing what they love. In all of her work, Christy stresses the importance of passion and action. To be successful, sometimes you have to commit to your dream before you know how, just like she did.

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Questions Asked in This Episode:

1. Can you give us a brief background on yourself and your business? 2. How did you come up with the idea of Business Boutique? What were you doing before? 3. Why do you feel so many women are now becoming entrepreneurs? 4. What are some of the biggest hurdles you've come across building your business? 5. To someone who has started a business but struggling to keep it alive, what advice would you give them to keep going? 6. How much work does it really take to start a successful business and what are some of your top tools you can give our listeners?

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Bio: Christy Wright is the creator of Business Boutique, a Certified Business Coach and a Ramsey Personality with a passion for equipping women with the knowledge and steps they need to successfully run and grow a business. Since joining Ramsey Solutions in 2009, she has spoken to thousands across the country at women's conferences, national business conferences, Fortune 500 companies and her own sold-out live events. She is the host of the Business Boutique Podcast and her new book, Business Boutique, released April 2017. You can follow Wright on Twitter and Instagram @ChristyBWright and online at christywright.com or facebook.com/OfficialChristyWright.

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Resources: www.businessboutique.com

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Episode 16 of the Time To Be You Podcast is essential for aspiring female business owners. Entrepreneur and self made millionaire Cayla Craft shares her satisfaction in how she went from working a 9-5 job to helping women pursue their passions, create their own businesses, and shape their communities.

This episode focuses on fearlessness and taking action. Cayla inspires her audience to do the things that scare you and take the rules away about how you should act to reveal your true self.

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Bio:

Cayla Craft, Host of Mommy Millionaire Podcast, is a mom of three, a self-made Millionaire, and a lifestyle entrepreneur. As a California native, she went from saving lives as a nurse in the ER working from 9-5 to helping women pursue a passion for owning their own business. Her first taste of success began when she created an organization of 60k+ people for Isagenix, a company that sells health and wellness supplements. Using that business-building knowledge as a foundation, she branched out as a Business Strategist and found incomparable satisfaction from helping others achieve success.

Cayla has inspired thousands of women to believe in themselves as entrepreneurs and business women. Her main goal is to help women shamelessly pursue their ambitions and grow their business to 7 figures. Cayla created Mommy Millionaire to fill a void of community driven by women that desire to uplift, encourage and rally each other's success. Mommy Millionaire seeks to pour out practical tips and business know-how that is current and relevant to what is working today.

Cayla is an expert in speaking about sales, culture, and online marketing with experience in keynote speeches on connecting.

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Questions Asked on This Podcast:

1. Can you give us a brief background of yourself and your business?

2. Can you tell us a bit about how you moved into being a business strategist to women from network marketing.

3. What steps did you take to really start being authentically you? What were some ups and downs on getting there?

4. What would you say to someone that hasn't found the tribe and fits into their vision?

5. Why do you feel so many women are suffering from Imposter Syndrome?

6. How can we all try to focus on serving people rather than selling to people?

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Resources:

https://www.facebook.com/CraftCayla/ https://www.mommymillionaire.co/ https://www.instagram.com/cayla.craft/

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We all have goals, though many of us are unsure just how to go about reaching them.

In Episode 15 of the It's Time To Be You Podcast, Sarah Centrella shares her secret to manifesting your vision for your perfect life.

In the episode Sarah, a master life coach and premier vision board expert, explains the importance of excitement and clarifying your vision before you start pursuing your goals. Manifesting your dreams is not an easy task, but with Sarah's tips, getting started seems more approachable than ever!

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Bio:

Centrella is the author of the #1 best-selling self-help book Hustle Believe Receive An 8 Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream. Centrella is known as the premier vision board expert and original Manifesting Gangsta! Her new book of the same title will be released in early 2019.

As a master life coach, she's worked with professional athletes in the NBA and NFL, WAGS and thousands of people from around the world, helping them manifest their dreams. She regularly delivers keynote speeches and leads workshops for clients such as: Pinterest, Nike, BMW, Xerox, Morgan Stanley, NBA Wives Association and she is a national spokesperson for the American Red Cross.

Sarah has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, ABC NEWS, The Steve Harvey Show, The New York Times, OK! Magazine, The Oregonian, Yahoo News, Good Morning America and many others.

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Questions Asked on this Episode:

1. Can you give us a brief background on who you are and your business?

2. What was the starting point to you making a change in your life and following your vision board.

3. Do you feel like you had to hit rock bottom to start to change?

4. What are some of the steps you discuss in your book that help you unlock boundaries?

5. You talk about daily practices and training in your book, what are some of your daily practices you had to create in order to step into the best version of yourself.

6. If there is a listener on this podcast that feels stuck and unfulfilled what would be your best advice to give them to start manifesting their dreams.

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Resources:

SarahCentrella.com

IG: @sarahcentrella

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