Dulce Orozco is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts. She holds a master’s degree (MS) and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Mental Health Counseling from Suffolk University. She is committed to bringing compassion, warmth, and authenticity to her work. Dulce’s first language is Spanish, and she is also fluent in English and Portuguese. Dulce has extensive experience working with individuals who and their families are not native to our country. Because of her personal and professional experience, she is fascinated by culture's role in our mental health and how we perceive ourselves. She works using mindfulness, whole-body integration, self-compassion, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

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"I think talking about what we want to do is far easier than really putting the processes into practice. I want women to understand that they can be whoever and whatever they want to be."

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Taylor Perkins is a Loan Originator at US Bank, 6.5 years ago she started in processing and made her way into origination. Starting in the processing department gave her the advantage of working with underwriters and learning the backbone of the business. Taylor love's being a loan originator and helping borrowers from start to finish and seeing the result of their achieving homeownership. Seeing her mom going through a foreclosure pushes her to always stress the importance of financial literacy and making sure my clients are making educated financial decisions.

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"Women need to support one another. Be a girl boss and surround yourself with strong, independent women."

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Alicia Ramsdell, CCSP,  GCDF, MST, is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Career Path, elevating an institution's / client’s professional brand through intentional organization/career development plans. Alicia launched Mindful Career Path, just as she began to unite her professional passion and energy with her career in a sincere way. It was at this alignment that Mindful Career Path set its vision and thrived, guiding clients to develop their institution/career stories in a mindfully enthusiastic approach. Coinciding with her own daily meditation practice, she brings a unique holistic approach to career coaching.

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"I compare career development to social media: you'll only hear and see the perfect pictures; you won't see the 15 outtakes that came before that perfect picture. Career development takes time. It's a process."

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Jojo was born in the North End of Boston. She went to Berklee College of Music as a singer/songwriter. JoJo never graduated due to the promise that she made to her Dad that if he died she’d take over the family business. She worked on Boston's Waterfront for 35 years as a Vendor selling Balloons, Novelties, T-Shirts, and Boston Souvenirs. Jojo took her pushcart and turned it into a Children's TV show "JoJos DreamCart" (helping kids to believe in themselves and their dreams) which aired on PBS in RI and in many countries throughout the world. From her DreamCart she continued as a Filmmaker helping many people to advance their careers. Jojo was nominated 4x for the local Emmy for her Expertise in Audio as well as her Children’s TV show, JoJo’s DreamCart. Her podcast "Somerville Connects" (what's your Somerville story) brings Somerville to life by chronicling the unique personalities that shape the diverse city. Her passion and business are creating your sales pitch to use as your Video Email Signature or in your Social Media, Website, QR Code, and Business Profiles.

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"You can achieve anything if your mind, body, and spiritual side are in harmony."

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Katherine Debs has redefined the word “normal”. Born in war-ridden Beirut, Lebanon in the mid-80s, has taught her a thing or two about survival and living every moment of her life to the fullest. Her father being Lebanese, and her mother American gave her a chance to explore different sides of the world. She has since lived in Montreal and Boston.

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"It's important to keep in mind that you are valuable in your current form, to center and ground yourself, and to always remember this. It makes no difference if you're young, old, wealthy, poor, large, or small. Being alive proves that you are deserving."

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For about a decade Deborah got progressively sicker with migraines, insomnia, IBS problems, neck and back pain, sky-high cholesterol, obesity, and fatigue so severe she could barely function. Deborah desperately tried to find any doctor or cure to help, but it felt like she was running on a hamster wheel with no relief. Some doctors thought she was a hypochondriac. Others wanted to help but didn’t know how. She was poked and prodded, telling her symptoms over and over again to doctor after doctor. They put her through a battery of stressful tests for everything under the sun and ruled them out one by one: multiple sclerosis, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, “slipped” disks, celiac, ulcers, Crohn’s, appendicitis, heart disease, lung disease and more.

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"I'll tell you that my primary strategy is what I refer to as "dressing for health success." The D is for diet, the R is for rest, the E is for exercise, the first S is for stress reduction, and lastly, the other S is for supplements."

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Monica grew up nearby in Natick, Massachusetts, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing. In addition, she holds a Massachusetts Cosmetology License as well as a Massachusetts Real Estate License, after she graduated from college, immediately wasn't sure what avenue to pursue.  Soon after, her passion for cosmetology led her to pursue a career as a hairstylist and makeup artist. After working in the beauty industry, she sought to find a career that was more geared towards her business management and marketing training, and in her search, she was lucky enough to find a position managing a childcare center. Her role as assistant director allowed her to leverage business skills and people skills and gave her the flexibility to be with her children every day. 

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"We can feel safe and secure, confident, and able to work together toward a common objective when we have trust. Building connections is a natural byproduct of developing trust; for me, relationships are more about having common ground with other people's thoughts, goals, viewpoints, and beliefs."

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Rachel Maryyanek is a Financial Advisor along the East Coast and WA, owner of Real Estate in NC, and partner in CC Kennels LLC. Originally from a small town called Thompson, CT, she moved to MA to start her career after college. She graduated from UConn in ‘17 with a Dual Degree in Finance and Economics. While snow-birding or COVIDing in NC, Rachel started venturing into the Real Estate world. Many lessons learned and challenges overcome, Rachel has a long term plan to build multiple family businesses / legacy that will live on after she is no longer.  

Looking back, there has been a clear path driving her to work with clients and serve the people. Rachel got started as a Banker early in college and ran a summer painting business with her current business partner. This made her more aware of the lack of financial literacy taught by educational institutions, programs, and even our parents. Since this discovery, she has been planning to own her own practice as a financial advisor and teach others how to get ahead. What most people don't know about Rachel is that in high school she completed three years of UConn horticulture and dreams to own all efficient, community garden, rentals for families and individuals. What she'd like everyone to take away from today is please pay yourself first and retire from what makes you tired.

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In this episode, we sit down with Amy to chat about all things women and how to become a fearless leader.

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"Do your research. If things don't work out, don't necessarily blame yourself. Think about what you could do differently. Because we often deflect the blame and think everything's unfair, it's a disservice to ourselves, and we won't grow and learn. Take charge, and don't blame yourself. Simply take a different approach, a different path, recognize your flaws that didn't work out, and learn from them."

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In this episode, we discuss Anne Marie's life and how, for her, empowering women to achieve financial independence is a key to success.

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"Start taking action; you don't need a perfect plan. Even a tiny action is better than doing nothing."

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