Rachel Koretsky, founder of upace app, an engagement app for public gyms, shares why to never ignore your gut feelings.

Lot of great nuggets in our conversation including: 1. The value of targeting niche opportunities. 2. How she’s monetizing her app by offering it for free to consumers without selling advertising. 3. How mentors and listening to her gut helped her develop her app. 4. How she landed her first client from an information interview.

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Leah Nurik, CEO of Gabriel Marketing, shares why taking risks is so important to figure out what makes you truly happy.

Loads of great insights in our conversation including:

1. How Leah learned how to take risks on someone else’s dime while working at Motorola.
2. How she evolved her business from freelancing into an agency.
3. She describes her own unique mix of ingredients that make her happy in her work.

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Swatee Surve, founder of LiteSprite, a firm gamifying healthcare, shares how she mashed up her skills to discover her business idea.

This is one of those episodes where there are a ton of lessons crammed in, so listen carefully!  Here are a few highlights:

1. How her natural attraction to innovation open up opportunities for her she couldn’t have imagined.
2. What makes her unemployable.
3. How to know when to turn one of your ideas into a business.
4. And if you are an experienced professional who thinks your time has passed to launch a startup, Swatee has some good news for you!

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Samantha Attard, founder of Spiro Collective, shares how eating healthy, regularly reflection and moving your body are the foundation for your personal productivity.

There are a ton of fascinating lessons in our conversation including:

1. Difference between self-reflection and doubt.
2. How different foods affect her energy level.
3. Why she decided to create multiple revenue streams for her business and how they feed into each other.
4. Power of persistence required to build her healthy snack business.

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Nita Baum founder of b*free, a freelance consultancy, shares how meditation and self-awareness set the stage for personal liberation.

So many of us feel stuck in our work right now because we aren’t in harmony with ourselves. Nita has loads of great advice in our conversation including:

1. Why you want to use the word “must” and not “should” when discussing your work. (I completely agree.)
2. Why we avoid self-reflection, even though it’s a crucial component to our success.
3. Give yourself permission to define your own version of meditation.
4. How to tell you are out of alignment with your work.

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Francie Wasser, founder of FranciePants, a women's underwear brand, shares how to tap into your gut to let you know when and how to make a pivot in your career.

Lots of great lessons in our conversation including:

1. She shares why her first business failed because of her lack of focus and passion for the business.
2. Why she changes her career ever 4 years and the signals that let her know it’s time for a change.
3. Why having a passion for your business is key for long-term growth.

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Cherie Aimee, brand ambassador for the NY Presbytarian and Columbia University Medical Center, shares how a near-death experience made her rethink the role of work in her life.

There are a lot of powerful lessons in this conversation including:

1. How she overcame the shame of sharing the story of her near-death experience.
2. Why the ultimate freedom is the freedom to be your true self.
3. Letting your tribe by drawn to your voice, instead of trying to fit your voice into a tribe.

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PJ Jones shares how she started and grew her goat milk soap business to financially sustain her family of 10.

There are a lot of fantastic lessons in our conversation including:

1. PJ actually never started making goat milk soap to sell it, but a shortfall in her family’s budget helped her recognize it as a business opportunity.
2. Why giving away free samples is a powerful method for promoting your product or service.
3. How her business instills her children with the ability to solve real problems and encourages them to never say, “I can’t.”
4. She recognizes she can’t do it all, so she uses the 80/20 rule to help prioritize everything she needs to do.
5. And why you need to focus on what you want to do and not what you think you are “suppose” to do.

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