From the halls of the University Missouri Journalism School to the bright lights of Hollywood's red carpets, Stacy Ike has fought her fairytale as an on-air host and TV reporter. We listen to her journey starting from her college roots, to her hosting days on Oprah's OWN Tonight, to launching a female empowerment brand "Fight For Your Fairytale." We unpack finding purpose in the pandemic, what it means to be a safe friend and #BLM. Plus, we chat where she's at now as a podcast host on her show "Human 2 Human."

Get in touch with Stacy Ike on Instagram @onetakestace and listen to her podcast Human 2 Human on Apple and Spotify.

This episode was recorded at Union Cowork in DTLA and is brought to you by Organifi.

On this episode we hear from doctor, author, educator and entrepreneur Dr. Amanda Holden on the “Wild West” of the multi-billion dollar industry of Medical Aesthetics. We hear her career story from residency, to the emergency room and helicopter life flights, to where she is now — Expanding her med spa practices across Southern California and developing standardized training materials and global educational programs for the burgeoning field of Medical Aesthetics.

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On this episode we hear how Madi B Webb exploded to 2 million TikTok followers and her story on dropping out of college, moving halfway across the country and manifesting her dreams in Los Angeles. Madi shares her fitness journey on how she changed her health habits and lost 30 pounds, plus she shares her experiences with sexual assault and her advice on healing from trauma.

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Find Madi on Instagram and TikTok @madibwebb

On this episode we get to know Katie Mo beyond reality TV. We hear in depth about her family, childhood, college days and diagnosis with Narcolepsy. We listen to her take on social media trolls, how to deal with mean girls and why getting doors slammed in your face can actually be the best thing to happen to you. Listen to the end where we answer your questions in her Virtual BFF series!

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We hear from the CEO and Founder of FashionPass, a must-have clothing rental service that inspires confidence and allows women to have a never-ending closet with the latest styles and accessories. We hear her journey on quitting her job in tech and starting in a completely new direction as a 20-something female entrepreneur and business owner. She shares tips on starting a biz, how her company survived COVID and her philosophy on cultivating a strong brand and work culture.

Try out Fashion Pass with my discount code SARAH2Q for $30 off your first month and visit www.thefashionpass.com to check out their brands and latest styles. Find them on IG @fashionpass

When I imagined my twenties, I pictured scenes from Sex and the City and Friends. Little did I know I'd actually be crying at my internships, getting my card declined at Whole Foods and sifting through crappy dates and fake friends. Not even Google or your mom can prepare you well enough to navigate the chaos of your early twenties.

From Here to Where is a community of ambitious young women transitioning into this defining decade. We're dealing with the normal things like first jobs and scary bosses... but also something more. A parent with a terminal illness. A quarter life crisis. A traumatic experience. A major financial hardship.

Together, our community is finding the beauty in the zig zag trajectory toward success. We're defining our own versions of personal happiness and turning pain into purpose.

These powerful interviews from inspiring women unmask the realities many of us deal with during this transformative time. Each episode offers stories and strategies you definitely didn’t learn in school -- hearing from those who have come before us, helping us navigate from here to where.

Special guest Kaleena Zanders joins us on this episode of the From Here to Where podcast. Zanders shares her insights as a black, female queer woman in the music industry and how she's shaking things up as a rising artist and changemaker.

Meet Melanie Martins from Malta -- travel blogger, fempreneur, and best-selling author. What started as a passion project turned into a profitable career with brand deals, collaborations with tourism authorities around the world, and now a best-selling book. In this episode, Melanie doesn't hold back on sharing the strategies she used to become the blogger businesswoman she is today -- now with more than 2.2 million Instagram followers.

Please subscribe, share and leave a comment if you enjoyed this episode! Get connected with us: @melaniemartinsblog @thesarahtrott

We deep dive with Melanie on the following topics:

-How to gain authentic, engaged followers

-How to provide value beyond pictures (going LIVE, creating a blog, newsletter, an email list, guidebook, course, webinar, exclusive content)

-Be able to contact your followers outside of IG — long lasting relationships that give you control over your followers who turn into your customers

-Implement beta testing to involve your community (ask your audience for feedback on products you’re testing out, what content they want from you)

PLUS:

-Her perspective as an original travel blogger on how the industry has changed and where it’s going next

-Some of the biggest mistakes you can make and how to avoid them

-Dealing with criticism on social media starts with understanding this question, "Are you a producer or consumer of social media?"