This week's guest on the show is Afra Smith, founder & CEO of The Melanin Project, who stops by to talk about her mission to eradicate wealth disparities for women who identify as Black, the pitfalls inherent to taking on debt to fund higher education, and the insights she's gleaned through her own entrepreneurship experience.

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Carrie Bohlig, co-owner of Tandem Consulting and co-founder of Tandem Giving, joins the show to talk about how she and her husband turned their "side hustles" (and passion projects) into viable businesses, and the role that confidence played in the process.

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Elena Beckius, chief encouragement officer at Encourage Her Elena, stops by the pod to discuss what great leadership is made of and why now may be the time to take a career leap of faith.

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Rebel Success for Leaders founder & CEO Charlotte Allen joins the show to chat about entrepreneurship being the ultimate learning experience and delineating the line separating collaboration & competition.

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Consultant, speaker, author, and founder of myVA Rocks, Ashley Quinto Powell stops by the show to talk to Dawn about the benefits of hiring a virtual assistant, the importance of uplifting other women, how she juggles her myriad projects, and more.

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Carla Frank, founder of Women in Motion (WIM) Run the World, is this week's guest, chatting with Dawn & Jane about the professional twists and turns that led her from the world of accounting to starting a business geared toward helping women find their passion through movement in nature.

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Lisa Robb, founder of Raining Glitter Coaching, joins the show to discuss how she came to life-coaching and why she loves it, how she helps people "step into their authenticity," the distinction between therapy and coaching, the genesis of the 12 Minute Turtles, and more.

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Wealthways podcast. The past 12 months have been filled with interesting conversations with inspiring women, all of whom have been incredibly generous with their time, forthcoming about their professional and personal journeys, and candid about the ways they define wealth. 

 

Each has left an indelible mark on the show, and in this special anniversary episode, Dawn & Jane reflect on what they've taken away from those chats, discuss what they've learned about themselves, muse about their dream guests, and chart a course forward.

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Sarah Jacobson, founder of ConfiDANCE, stops by the program to trace her journey from dancing professionally in Sheffield, England, to developing a movement-based program for children with special needs. She also touches on the personal inspiration for bringing her idea to reality, the challenges of balancing motherhood and work, and more.

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This week, Dawn & Jane welcome Becky Allen, owner of Win the Day Productions, to the show. After doing everything she'd been led to believe she was supposed to throughout her life – go to school, get good grades, find a solid job – she broke free from the shackles of conventionality and opened a wellness business with her husband. Then the universe threw them a curveball in the form of an unexpected diagnosis. Equal parts emotional, triumphant, moving, and inspirational, hers is a story that we're proud to share.

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