Wake Up Call (The Reboot)

Financial freedom is a form of personal empowerment, and Financial Advisor Gigi Thakor is helping people do just that. She believes money should bring you peace - that's the concept of her business, ShantiNow, where she provides financial coaching to companies and people of different incomes. She helps them have a better relationship with money by teaching them how to make peace with it, manage their debt, and create a savings and goal-based investing plan, to name a few. Gigi is certified by NYU in real estate investment. With over 12 years of experience in the financial business, she has acquired lots of financial knowledge that she shares with us in this episode. She also opens up about what it was like for her to grow up as a child of immigrant parents and the early days of her career, making emphasis on how some of her previous life experiences that didn't seem positive at the time, led her to be the wise and successful businesswoman she is now. Get inspired by Gigi's story and don't skip this opportunity to get advice (that every woman needs to hear) from a real expert in the matter. Financial awareness and money management skills provide women with a greater sense of security, making it simpler to save and invest for the future. 

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Businesswoman and former Emmy-nominated TV Producer Jessica Klingbaum isn't afraid to tell it like it is. She has a very impressive resume working in the media industry, having run live news shows for Fox News and CBS News. Characterized by her energetic personality, Jessica gives us a real and honest insight into the media industry, while sharing some jaw-dropping stories of her own. She had an amazing time for most of her career as a TV producer, but she isn't the type to stay stuck in a place for too long if she isn't feeling happy or fulfilled anymore (kudos to her!), so after a successful 22-year career, she made the decision to leave and launched two businesses, exEXPERTS and Be Hip and Healthy. She now focuses on helping other women to survive and thrive after divorce, having gone through it herself — which is why she's able to connect so well with her audience. Her career evolution is awe-inspiring and is an excellent example of how taking risks, even if you're full of uncertainty, can have such great outcomes. Despite all that she has accomplished, Jessica still has big dreams to come true and it's motivating to see how vividly she's working to achieve them.

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Women can do anything and Flora Bobak is an excellent example of that. When she was just in 8th grade, she started her path to becoming an astronaut and is getting each time closer to reaching her goal. Flora, who is reframing the narrative around women and girls in STEM, is currently an Integration Engineer at Relativity Space. She is also a STEM enthusiast and speaker who loves to share her passion for science and space with the purpose of encouraging more women to join the STEM fields. As an aspiring astronaut, her vivid desire to make this dream come true has led her to many cool experiences, such as studying abroad, working at SpaceX, and going tornado chasing to test the aircraft she has built! Listening to Flora talk so enthusiastically about aerospace will encourage you to keep reaching for your goals and to believe that you are capable no matter how wild your dream might seem to others.

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When we're living a hectic lifestyle, or have a really busy mind, slowing down is exactly what we need to do to improve our health and well-being. But, how hard can this be sometimes! Psychologist and award-winning Author Jessica Borushok, who graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology and an emphasis in Behavioral Medicine, currently practicing in California, is here to share her knowledge and show us ways in which we can identify and deal with unfavorable behavioral patterns, so we can make the most of our limited time and energy in order to create the life we desire. She is an expert at acceptance and commitment therapy, which is an approach that teaches people to stop struggling with their inner emotions and, instead, recognize that these feelings are reasonable responses to particular situations that should not stop them from moving forward in their life. Factors such as burnout from a stressful job, COVID, divorce, and social media can be detrimental to our mental health and unleash unhealthy coping mechanisms — we discuss each of those in this conversation. You can take this as your cue to start being more present and connected with the things you CAN control. Why not start with a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in?

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If you're having a hard time dealing with the physical and mental repercussions of the stressful life you're living and are looking for something more, you might find a solution in this interview with Physician and Certified Coach Rashmi Schramm, MD, NBC-HWC. After going to med school at the University of Virginia and practicing as a board-certified family physician for almost two decades, Dr. Schramm started to shift her approach and focused on lifestyle and mind/body wellbeing after realizing how underlooked this was in Western medicine. Refusing to work within a dysfunctional system any longer, she made the brave decision to leave her job and open her own practice, Optimal Wellness, to put to others' disposition her proficiency in meditation, yoga, and Ayurveda lifestyle. She now helps high-achieving professionals dealing with emotional distress to let go of guilt and attain a mind-body connection, guiding them to more vibrant and purposeful lives. She shares her extensive knowledge on meditation, plant-based diets, mind-body wellness, and more interesting topics that tackle a very important truth: your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

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Why she chose family medicine as her specialty

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Meet the first guest on the new #FEMSTEM Series! Nilo Rahmani is an accomplished site reliability engineer who's had this passion running through her veins ever since she was little. Heavily inspired by the women in her family who pursued the same career, she always prioritized her education and completed a master's degree in Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, having already a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from George Mason University. Nilo wants to use all her extensive knowledge to make an impactful change in the world of technology, which she considers to be her biggest dream. She's also a passionate advocate for women in tech and opens up about what it's been like for her to be a woman, born to immigrant parents, in a male-dominated field. She also addresses the shortage of women in STEM fields. As a veteran software engineer, Nilo is paving the way for other women who want to break into tech with ease. Listen to this episode to get your daily dose of empowerment and to learn interesting engineering terminology! Useful tips for your business's website are also included. 

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What is a software engineer?

If there is one word to describe Anna-Maria Pittella, it is courageous. Despite being young and at an early stage of her career, she decided to open her law firm at a time when there were more prominent barriers for women lawyers. Initially dedicated to litigation, Anna-Maria transformed her practice and was one of the pioneers of the family collaborative law movement since it began in New Jersey, breaking with the paradigms of the traditional divorce process. She is an accredited mediator and divorce attorney with years of experience, who has gone through a divorce herself and is committed to helping families by offering them ways to avoid litigation-the most traumatizing option for everyone involved. Anna-Maria, who feels fulfilled with the work she does, dives into the early days of her career and shares the most interesting anecdotes that would convince anyone of the vast benefits of collaborative family law, and that transitioning her practice from litigation to mediation was the best choice. This interview will remind you not to be afraid of change and to keep speaking up for what you believe in.

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Let's kick off 2022 with some major inspiration. John Rizvi, better known as The Patent Professor, is a Board Certified Patent Attorney and the founder of an IP law firm located in South Florida. John goes back to his childhood: the time where his interest in engineering and patent law started to peek through (since little, he already had dreams and sketches to create a spherical Rubik's Cube!). He has been featured in renowned magazines and his law firm is considered one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Nevertheless, he's been through some challenging times, which he shares in this interview, and, fortunately, they have gotten him to where he is now. Listening to John talk about the trajectory of his career will motivate you to start working on that wild dream or idea you've been thinking about, but have been holding off. So ditch the fear and embarrassment, and make 2022 the year you start making big things happen for YOU! 

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Is maintaining a healthier lifestyle included in your New Year’s resolutions? Then pay close attention to this interview with Endocrinologist Rocio Salas, MD. She provides us with great knowledge on topics like metabolism, hormones, nutrition, and more. She's a triple board-certified physician who specializes in obesity, diabetes, and thyroid disorders. On top of all that, she's also succeeding at being a business owner with her practice in New York. And it's no surprise that she's so successful: Dr. Salas genuinely cares about her patients and is guided by the belief that each patient is unique and requires individualized care and attention. This episode is packed with valuable information for people of all ages.

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What better way to prepare yourself for 2022 than aligning your energy! #FEMCOACH Robin Jonna Rosenhaus, a world-class energy worker from New Jersey, is here to walk us through the most effective energetic tools we can use to clean and change our energy—all while sharing some of the interesting experiences she’s gone through since she started to follow her path as an energy healer. She is an entrepreneur and focuses on helping other businesses achieve their goals by rewiring their energy and frequencies to help them create the changes they want. For this, she developed The Juno Method, the primary modality she uses to align her clients to their ideal results. Robin’s advice will help you improve your business and personal life, and you’ll definitely be able to feel those changes!

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