Hannah Tackett tells the story of how she went from being a software design manager to career coach who helps women to overcome burnout and mental health issues associated with it. Although there are many reasons why Hannah specializes in helping women, there is plenty of wisdom to be gained by everybody in this episode. Hannah not only gives insight into what lead to her burnout story, but also gives insight into why this happens to women and why it is important to her to support and help them specifically. Self care, boundaries, putting yourself first, and knowing when to say "no" are just some of the topics that are discussed during this episode.

Christopher Pellegrini has an entrepreneurial story that started when he was still in high school. A school project made Christopher curious about the art of brewing his own alcohol. Although he was too young to drink what he was making and also had his thriving business put on pause by his parents, Christopher never stopped being curious about pursuing his passion. Christopher's journey started in Middlebury, Vermont and has taken him to his present day home of Japan. Not only does Christopher tell his awesome story, he also gives a lot of great life advice that he learned along the way as well.

Marc takes some time to reflect on the achievement of doing 100 episodes of Marc My Words. It's not quite a celebration and it is also not quite the 100th episode. That's ok, life is busy. Every once in awhile we need to pat ourselves on the back. Especially when we are working hard on our own to make a show like this a reality. Although produced by Marc, he does have plenty of company and plenty to be thankful for due to all of his amazing guests and the people who inspired him along the way. All of this plus more is summarized in this solo edition of Marc My Words.

Although Holly Porter has been a successful entrepreneur for several years (she has founded 11 startups to this date), it wasn't until she had COVID and a near death experience that she found her true calling. Holly's NDE gave her the inspiration to start Retreat RnR, an Saas platform designed to focus on business retreats as well as a non-profit called "Adventure Bucket Wish Foundation." Although Holly's pre out of body experience resume is impressive, her recovery and resilience since this life changing experience is truly inspiring. It just so happens that Marc has become interested in NDE stories in recent years so this made for a fascinating conversation when combining entrepreneurship with inspiration from such a profound life changing experience.

Zhe Scott is an IT professional who is known for being the "SEO Queen" but this is only one side of who she is. In this episode of Marc My Words, Zhe tells the story of how she became interested in entrepreneurship and IT. Marc and Zhe also a little bit about how to use SEO strategy as well as the role AI plays in SEO tools as the technology evolves. Diversity and finding the will to keep striving to accomplish your dreams despite the obstacles life may throw at you are also discussed. Zhe has gained a ton of wisdom due to her experiences and accomplishments which made for a really fun and interesting discussion.

Brady's journey into entrepreneurship has followed an unconventional route. After one particular event that related to his dog's behavior, Brady decided that he wanted to take more control over the way he was training his dogs. However, rather than become frustrated and resort to negative behavior, Brady became inspired and how positive ways to communicate with and relate to his dogs. After suddenly losing his job right before the pandemic, Brady decided to start a business that applied some of his philosophies on dog training. What started out as a rather unstructured business model has turned into a full fledged opportunity to become self employed. Brady spoke with Marc about the challenges he has faced, triumphs he has experienced, and how working in fast food and retail has taught him valuable tools that have helped him to become an effective dog trainer.

Narrowing down Dr Judy Morley's job title as an entrepreneur to just one thing is hard to do. Judy has done way more than run her cookie business. Not only did she start 9 businesses over 20 plus years, Judy also used her previous experiences in education and entrepreneurship to help and inspire new generations of professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs. Judy is a highly successful speaker, author, educator, coach, and mentor who has a number of stories and experiences that have helped to enrich the lives of others and inspire others to walk in her footsteps. Marc and Judy had a very interesting inspiring chat about her journey and all of the changes and obstacles she faced along the way. A lot of things happened between becoming the point Judy graduated college and became Dr. Judy Morley through the founding of The Gettysburg Cookie Company.

Shannon Houchin, Chief Roadie at Roadside Republic has taken what might seem like an outdated idea for self employment and has turned it into a profitable business venture. Not only did selling peaches turn out to be a smart decision for Shannon and her son, it also became an opportunity to combine old methods of making money with many of today's modern tools for building her brand and reach new audiences in the process. Although her son runs the operations side of the peach stand business they started years ago, Shannon is still very much involved in building their business by helping others to learn the art of starting their own roadside fruit stand business. Marc and Shannon discuss her journey to entrepreneurship, the influence of growing up with a parent who was also an entrepreneur, and how others can achieve the same type of success.