We are doing things a bit different in this episode Besties!

We are coming up on a MASSIVE milestone here at Besties & Business. We are ALMOST at 200 episodes, which is absolutely WILD!

Last year, when we hit 100 episodes, we did a reflection episode for you Besties, in which we reflected on the first 100 episodes!

We decided to do things a bit differently this year...!

In the next three episodes, we are going to be reflecting on the last 200 episodes!

In this particular episode, Jess will interview Steph on her reflections, then in the next episode, Steph will interview Jess, in the 200th episode, we will join back together to reflect on both interviews & to celebrate 200 episodes with YOU Besties! To say we will be emotional is going to be an understatement but you're just going to have to wait to see!

In this episode, Steph opens up about what the last 100 episodes have looked like for her & how much her life has changed in those episodes. She really gets vulnerable chatting all about how the entrepreneurial journey is NOT always easy but how it is WORTH it when you have a dream on your heart!

We really hope that you Besties enjoy the next few episodes. Let these episodes also be a reminder for YOU! That it is important to reflect on your own journey, the good, the bad, happy & the sad, to see how far YOU have come!

As always Besties, let us know what you think about the episode, we ALWAYS love hearing from you!

Thank you to Gleny Serafino, from Skindex Studios, for sponsoring our most recent Besties & Business event! Listen in to learn more about Gleny & her amazing business. Here's how you can connect with her!

- Click Here to connect with her on instagram! @skindexstudios

Want to stay in touch with Jess & Steph?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Join us at our next IN PERSON event happening this Sunday 7/28 at KASED Clothing in Asbury Park, NJ! Click here for tickets + details!
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!

We are so excited to share an amazing conversation with one of our OG besties from the early Besties & Business days, Morgan Pambianco! This conversation has been a long time coming and we are so excited to finally share it with you!

From Gym Teacher to Health Coach, from traveler to wannabe settler, Morgan has taken her greatest health challenges and turned them into an opportunity to help others.

From CBD expert to Nervous System Master to (soon to be) Children’s Book Author, Morgan is currently building a real solution for women by extracting the same essential, life-giving tools that guided her from severe panic attacks and chronic pain to building a life with no physical, mental, or social boundaries and a business she loves…1% at a time.

Enjoy this amazing conversation all about leadership, authenticity, sharing your passions with the world, and putting yourself out there to form life-changing business bestie friendships!

Want to stay in touch with Morgan?! Here's how:

• Click here to connect with Morgan on instagram!
• Click here to join Morgan's FB community!
• Email Morgan at Mpamhealth@gmail.com
• Morgan provided this 2 minute educational video with us for you all to watch!

Want to stay in touch with Jess & Steph?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Join us at our next IN PERSON event happening 7/28 at KASED Clothing in Asbury Park, NJ! Click here for tickets + details!
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!

After a season of mostly sharing our challenges and lows along the entrepreneurial journey, we’re so excited to dedicate an episode to bringing you in on a HIGH!

Since day 1 of besties & business, we have been passionate about bringing you all in on the highs AND the lows of our entrepreneurial journeys, because that’s what business besties are for, right?!

Business besties are here to navigate and support one another through the lows that inevitably come along the way, but business besties are also here to celebrate and chat about the highs with as well! When you find a business bestie friendship that does that unconditionally, keep that friendship close!

Grab your drink of choice, whether it’s a green juice, a water, or maybe even a glass of wine, click play, and let’s take a moment to celebrate an entrepreneurial high together! Be sure to reflect on your own recent wins & take a moment to CELEBRATE!

Like we chatted about during the episode, we’re going on our summer break! We’ll be back on Thursday, July 18th! Talk to you besties then! XO

Thank you to Joanna White, from the Ambitious Nutritionist, for sponsoring our most recent Besties & Business event! Listen in to learn more about Jo & her amazing business. Here's how you can connect with her!

- Click Here to connect with her on instagram! @the.ambitious.nutritionist

Want to stay in touch with us?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Join us at our next IN PERSON event happening 7/28 at KASED Clothing in Asbury Park, NJ! Click here for tickets + details!
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!

In this episode, we really dive into the importance of change!

We chat about how we have to have grace with ourselves with making changes & allowing pivots on this entrepreneurship journey. We ourselves are evolving & changing as we continue down this road here at Besties!

Things are going to start looking a bit different here at the Besties & Business podcast, tune into this short & sweet episode to hear about all the changes we are making at Besties!

Thank you to Ekaterina Vachino for sponsoring our most recent Besties & Business event! Listen in to learn more about Ekaterina & her amazing business. Here's how you can connect with Ekaterina :

- Click Here to connect with her on instagram! @ekaterinavachinophotography

What did this episode make you feel!? Was there a certain part that REALLY resonated with you!?

What do you think about the changes we are making at Besties?!

Let us know!

Want to stay in touch with us?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!
• Text BESTIES to 732-517-3853 to join our free text community!

Get ready for an inspiring conversation with our bestie, Darian Scalamoni, a New Jersey native who is following his passions unapologetically in life & business. This episode will leave you feeling inspired to do the same! Let's get to know Darian!

Darian is a Podcaster, Producer and Creative that has built a media company based mostly in the podcasting space in Howell, NJ. Darian likes to define culture as the environment you create for yourself and how it affects your artistic and creative freedoms and it’s for that reason that he founded The Culture Wave Media Network in May 2023. Darian has had an entrepreneurial spirit throughout his life with aspirations of being a filmmaker early on as a graduate of Howell High School’s Fine and Performing Arts Center ten years ago. A little over a year ago, he brought together a team of creatives from his old HS to create a beacon for the entertainment industry in the Garden State. In the year since he’s been operational, the team has expanded to 9 members amidst covering some of the biggest film festivals in the state, and now country, having recently wrapped up coverage for the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC. His aspirations for the growth of this media network is to continue to foster great relationships within the entertainment industry with his passion for storytelling, discussing the latest in film & television, as well as expanding into sports coverage, creating films and music as well as representation for artists across all mediums.

Make sure you let Darian know how he inspired you after listening in to this episode! Enjoy!

Want to stay in touch with Darian?! Here's how:

• Check out Culture Wave Media on YouTube! Click here!
• Follow Culture Wave Media on instagram! @_culturewavemedia
• Follow Cinema Wave Media on instagram! @cinemawavemedia
• Listen to Jersey's Finest on Apple Podcast & Spotify platforms under Culture Wave Media!

Want to stay in touch with Jess & Steph?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!

Let's talk about CHANGE. It’s no secret that over the last few months, both Jess & Steph have been navigating a TON of change, so with that, Jess has been doing a lot of thinking about this topic of change — & in this episode, she shares some of the lessons she's learned lately while navigating one of the most intense seasons of change since leaving her career in chiropractic.

Change is the only constant we have in life. It’s important that we learn to embrace that — AND that we learn to thrive in it with confidence. However, it’s also true that somethings change can feel really overwhelming, even when it’s positive and especially when A LOT of change is happening all at once. So... how do we find the balance in that?

Click play on this short + sweet episode, and take one aligned action step toward improving your relationship with change.
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Thank you to Maria-Lauren from Buy And Sell With ML for sponsoring our most recent Besties & Business event! Listen in to learn more about Maria-Lauren & her amazing real estate business. Here's how you can connect with Buy And Sell With ML
- Click here to connect with Maria-Lauren on Instagram! @buyandsellwithml

Want to stay in touch with us?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!
• Text BESTIES to 732-517-3853 to join our free text community!

We are SO excited for today's interview Besties!

In this episode of Besties & Business, we are so excited to welcome Gena Bradshaw

In this episode, Gena really brings us in on her journey. She brings us through her inspiring story!

Gena really is the definition of "It's happening for you, not to you." She talks in this episode about what that phrase means to her as she has embarked on her journey.

Through her story, Gena really repurposes her pain in a way that is not only inspiring but unbelievably motivational! We truly believe that this episode is going to inspiring you in SO many ways Bestie!

Lets get to know Gena:

Gena Bradshaw is an Author, Speaker, Coach, and Healer. She is the author of, "A Survivors Story: A Holistic Healing Journey Through Cancer” & “Daily Journal: Self-discovery, Gratitude, and Growth,” Founder of Holistic Human Performance, Host of Holistic Human Performance Podcast, and a two-time cancer survivor. Gena’s journey led her through healing her fear of a cancer recurrence, sharing her story, and experience with others in hopes to inspire them to enhance their well-being. She has combined experience in the health, fitness, and wellness industry for over a decade, coaching others who struggle with their health and want to change their lifestyle with a more holistic approach, including those who have been touched by cancer. It combines with her knowledge of how to optimize your health through nutrition, exercise, holistic health, energy healing, sound healing, and meditation practices. Guiding you through the many paths of wellness. Her hope is that her story inspires you to act and declare ownership of your healing and health journey because it is your birthright.

We have been inspired by Gena since DAY 1 of interacting with her on social media, Gena truly has such an upbeat, amazing personality. You can TRULY feel her strength, integrity, & spirit in this episode Besties! We really hope you enjoy it!

Want to connect with Gena further?!

You can follow Gena on Instagram HERE
Check out her website & all her amazing offers HERE
Listen to her Podcast Holistic Human Performance HERE
Read her book "A Survivors story" HERE

Want to stay in touch with Jess & Steph?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!
• Text BESTIES to 732-517-3853 to join our free text community!

Today we have an amazing part 2 interview for you besties to listen in to with an amazing entrepreneur in our community, Jen Ciaccio! When Jen started making candles in 2020, she had no idea it would lead her to her higher self. What began as a hobby and coping mechanism evolved into The Bunny Lass, a vegan-friendly, cruelty-free business producing handmade home and personal fragrance products. The business has boosted Jen's confidence in her creativity and provided a platform to encourage others to explore their own creativity. Every day, she's living a life that lights her up, discovering new ways to create a space for learning, leading, and inspiring others.

We interviewed Jen back in February of 2023, which you can click here to listen in to episode 69. Jen has come SO far as an entrepreneur AND in her personal growth journey since we last spoke with her, and we couldn’t be more proud of her! This episode serves as a testament to her growth and how she has stepped into her power personally and professionally as she has become a true advocate for being your most creative self, no matter what other people think of you. Check out her podcast, Mending Creatively, to feel empowered on the journey of embracing your creativity! Enjoy the episode, bestie!

Want to stay in touch with Jen?! Here's how:

• Follow The Bunny Lass on instagram! @bunnylassmelts
• Follow Mending Creatively on instagram! @mendingcreatively
• Listen to the Mending Creatively Podcast on all major podcast platforms!

Want to stay in touch with Jess & Steph?! Here's how:

• Follow us on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard
• Click here to join our free Facebook community!
• Text BESTIES to 732-517-3853 to join our free text community!