Title: Organizational Mindset with Professional Organizer, Maria Grove

Show Title: Organization & Mindset

Episode Summary

A conversation about tapping into the right mindset for organizing your home without becoming overwhelmed

Episode Notes

Maria Grove is a certified professional home organizer.   She's not into "Pinterest worthy closets" - her mantra is "real people live here" and she organizes for them.  She is a wife, mom and certified EMT.  Maria runs a chaotic home full of teens and pets - so she gets it.  In this episode she shares real tips, tricks and inspiration for a less stressful home

Maria and I chatted about:

• How to overcome procrastination and overwhelm when it comes to organizing your home
• Going after your dreams when your spouse isn’t onboard
• Stepping away to encourage a breakthrough
• Why small steps bring big joy

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Bliss This House Website: https://www.blissthishouseblogs.com/

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Julie Kick is a successful speaker, an entrepreneur, a mom, a wife and now she’s adding widow to this list of things she’s surviving through. In this candid conversation about losing the love of your life, Julie and I get raw about what it means to be a widow and what falling in love again means.

Julie and I chatted about:

• Outrageous unsolicited advice
• The difference between mourning and grieving
• How being unfiltered was about getting honest with her readers
• What her husband’s death taught her about love

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Weathering The Grief Storm Website: https://www.weatheringthegriefstorm.com/

About Julie Kick

Julie Kick is an ICF Accredited life and business coach, trainer, and keynote speaker. Known as “the Systems Specialist,” she can break down just about any concept or big picture problem into doable steps. Her training topics include personal development, coaching and mentoring skills, leadership skills, and using the THRIVE process during life after loss. She has been writing her entire life but this is her first book.

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This episode has a High F-Bomb Factor. 

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If you’ve ever felt that there’s something wrong with you as a mom because you have a desire to build a business or grow your career - this episode is for YOU!

Felicia Wright is business coach for ambitious women who are ready to take their side-hustle to a full-time business. She is a badass who shows moms with a desire to build a business how to find clarity, focus and direction when it comes to prioritizing what it takes to turn “extra cash” into paycheck money. 

Felicia and I chatted about:

• Why it’s okay to not be normal
• What it means to be an ambitious woman
• The thing that keeps us awake when it comes to building our dreams
• Balancing business and motherhood.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Felicia’s Website: www.HeyFelicia.com

About Felicia Wright

Felicia Wright is the host of the Go Rogue Podcast and Business Coach. She helps busy mamas find freedom by turning their natural-born skills into a profitable business that supports their families and feeds their soul.

Felicia will get you in front of your ideal clients and help you package your expertise into a business you love.

Felicia started her entrepreneur journey after the birth of her second child. She wanted to spend more time with her children and help other mamas turn their skills into a business. So she started to explore online business models and eventually discovered her sweet spot as a business coach. So she made the plunge from full-time teacher to full-time business owner! 

In her spare time, she hangs out with her amazing family. She is married with 2 girls and a baby boy. And loves to watch shark tank with a chai latte!

This episode has a low F-Bomb Factor. 

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When you’ve got this voice screaming in your head over and over, telling you to follow your gut, and ultimately your dream career - you’ve got no choice but to listen. 

Brittnie Wilkinson was a successful Event Strategist for an established event company, one night, during a dinner with her dad, she expressed she felt ready to step away from her career and start her own business. His response was surprising and put many wheels into motion, pretty damn quickly.

Brittnie and I chatted about:

• What happens to a new event company when a pandemic happens
• How family support can boost your success
• What happens when a working mom stays home (it’s not what you think)
• Why shifting means making decisions even when you’re not ready

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wilkinson Events https://wilkinsonevents.com/

Seattle SHE-EO Podcast https://theseattlesheeo.buzzsprout.com/

About Brittnie Wilkinson

Brittnie is a Creative Leader, Event Strategist, and lover of Marketing. She serves as the Director of Programs for the National Association for Catering and Events. Brittnie is the host of her own podcast “The Seattle She-EO” and a mom of 2 energetic boys. Her husband assists with the Wilkinson Event empire, helping create memorable in-person and live events, along with social media marketing strategy.

This episode has a low F-Bomb Factor. 

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Navigating life after divorce might leave you feeling lost and wondering what you’re supposed to do with yourself. Krysty Krywko turned to a little too much Sauvignon Blanc during her divorce. Then, not only did her battle with herself cause a downward spiral she became an alcoholic who struggled with being alone. She shares her story of sobriety and finding her way through creativity.

Krysty and I chatted about:

• Healthy ways to cope after a divorce
• What having a creative outlet means for most women
• Why there’s danger in trying to just push through the emotions
• How she turned her story into support for other women navigating the shitty waters of post-divorce life

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Krysty’s Website: http://thecreativebadass.com/

About Krysty

Krysty Krwyko has all the fancy qualifications like a doctorate in Education from Teachers College, Columbia. She studied with Lisa Sonora in her certification process on visual journaling and she’s now a certified life coach. But what gave her the most experience is a painful divorce where she lost sight of who she was as a woman and a mom. Now she celebrates sobriety and coaches newly divorced women on how to navigate their new life through a creative journey process.

This episode has a low to moderate F-Bomb Factor.

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“Perfectionism” no longer applies when you’re living in a world where the news of the day has you asking WTF. According to leadership mentor and award-winning event planner, Carrie Abernathy, now is the best time to start ditching the concept of perfection and start putting out what you can the best you can.

When burnout started to affect Carrie she knew something had to change. She took to the internet and created her own blog to encourage other women to be more gracious with themselves and realize that perfection is BULLSHIT.

Carrie and I chatted about:

• Being a recovering perfectionist.
• Starting a blog during a pandemic.
• Why women give so much but need to give to themselves.
• Having a woo-side is a good thing.
• Why stepping away from social media can actually help you discover who you are

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Carrie’s Website: https://www.awomanwithdrive.com/

Carrie’s Talk Show: https://www.crowdcast.io/eb2w

About Carrie Abernathy

Carrie Abernathy CMP, CEM, CSEP is a 15-year events industry veteran and a blogger, speaker, coach and industry leader. Carrie Co-Founded the Association for Women in Events in 2015 and runs the blog: A Women With Drive--a nod to her love of golf and leadership.

Carrie is also a full-time meeting planner with Altria Group Distribution Company.  She has been named a Top 25 Industry Influencer by Successful Meetings Magazine and was nominated for Meeting Planner of the Year by PCMA. She was recently inducted into the Smart Meetings Magazine's Smart Women Hall of Fame. Carrie resides mostly in Radford, Virginia with her dog, Ginger.

This episode has a moderate F-Bomb Factor. 

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Less than 6 months ago she was fighting for her life, thinking she was going to die from a strange illness she had developed. The stress put her over the edge and she checked herself into a behavioral center.  Now, Claudia Zapata is taking on the world in her journey to congress.

Claudia and I chatted about:

• Why mental health needs to be discussed MORE in politics
• What inspired Claudia to run for office
• The importance of asking for help
• How she is sharing the real-life  stuff behind her journey of politics

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Claudia's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/whatareyourunningfor/

Running for Office Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/running-for-office/id1533043443

About Claudia Zapata

Claudia has a passion for politics but not in the suit and tie, climb to the top  manner you might think of. She  is raw, real, and ready to bring change to the office. Her journey hasn't always been her focus though.  In the middle of a pandemic, Claudia developed a vocal cord illness that left her mentally struggling for her sanity. She's using her experience to bring light and awareness to everyone she meets. Claudia is also sharing her behind the scenes journey on her podcast - Running  for Office.

This episode has a boatload level of the F-Bomb Factor. 

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When you’ve been dubbed a bitch because you’d rather be efficient than chatty it’s time shed that role and do you! It’s time to get real when it comes to showing the world who you are and my guest, Shari Hoffman is a shining star when it comes to ditching the bitch title and creating an empire of her own while raising two smart and opinionated girls.

Shari and I chatted about:

• The moment she realized corporate life was not for her
• How she disassociated with phrases like “mompreneur” and even “entrepreneur”
• Why being authentic is more than just a trend
• The scary leap Shari took as a business owner
• Why women have to stop apologizing all the time

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Shari’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neon.collective

About Shari Hoffman

Shari is a Branded Merch Curator with her own branding agency. She’s a mom, a business owner, and a badass. She’s a leader that empowers people on her team to feel like owners of the company. Shari has not only created a brand that is unapologetic but she has allowed herself to show up unapologetic and unfiltered throughout her life. 

This episode has a high to out-of-control F-Bomb Factor.

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