Life Curious Women

In this episode of Life Curious Women, host Ashley Nadine Lopez spills the details on why she started Life Curious Women, her inspiration behind the brand, her future goals with the brand and lastly, advice to those wanting to start their own project/brand/business. Here is what she covers: As an Actor, she felt that she could not always control her career. She felt she couldn't always focus on her passions within her acting career. After some brainstorming, she landed on a podcast- Life Curious Women. She goes through the 3 reasons why she created Life Curious Women; Sharing women's stories, helping inspire others to go after what they want and lastly, helping listeners learn and grow. The future of Life Curious Women; including building an online community of passionate women working on personal/career development. Her advice to anyone listening who is thinking about starting a project, business or idea. Follow Life Curious Women on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our Host Ashley Nadine Lopez on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and sign up for our newsletter by DM'ing us on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

In this episode of Life Curious Women, host Ashley Nadine Lopez interviews Misasha Suzuki Graham, a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, she has been a practicing litigator for over 15 years, and is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession as well as in her communities. She is a facilitator, writer, and speaker regarding issues of racial justice, especially with regards to children, the co-author of Dear White Women: Let's Get (Un)comfortable Talking About Racism, and the co-host of Dear White Women. Misasha, who is biracial (Japanese and White), is married to a Black man, and is the proud mom of two very active multiracial young boys. We get into: Her experience being biracial in this country led her to an interest in identity and justice. How reading the Supreme Court decisions in the Korematsu case led her to studying law. What inspired her and her co-founder/best friend to start the Dear White Women platform. Her experience being in white environments and passing by being biracial. Learning what was being said when white women thought there were no women of color in the space. How starting Dear White Women began as a way to help white women use their privilege to uproot systemic racism without centering themselves in the process. The importance of having difficult conversation about race and being anti-racist. Looking at racism as a systemic issue rather than an individual issue. Advice on how to start the uncomfortable conversations with adults and children. Follow Dear White Women on Instagram @DearWhiteWomenPodcast Check out Dear White Women online www.DearWhiteWomen.com -------------------------------------------------- Follow Life Curious Women on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host Ashley Nadine Lopez on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez Don't forget to subscribe and sign up for our newsletter by DM'ing us on Instagram! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

In this episode of Life Curious Women, host Ashley Nadine Lopez interviews Maia Alejandro, the founder of FOR TMRW and a former mental health clinician. FOR TMRW creates functional art objects and design-forward beauty products for an at-home spa experience. They are a lifestyle house in exploration of beauty and wellness. Through Maia's passion for interior design and career background in mental health, the collections are grounded in color psychology and interwoven with influences from design, art, photography and modern culture. In pursuit of visual joy through color and ritual, FOR TMRW's mindfully chosen polish collection is long lasting, luxurious, and viewed as a modern take on classic colors. She created FOR TMRW to celebrate her family, elevate the perception of her Caribbean roots in the world, and bring clean beauty to the broader BIPOC community. She grew up spending weekends with her tías learning to paint nails, make face masks, and even pluck a few eyebrows. These moments at her grandmother's house are some of her favorite childhood memories. After a major health scare and difficult time learning about clean beauty products, she decided to bridge her background as a mental health clinician with her broader learnings about clean beauty, to share what she had learned with her community. We get into: Maia's career background in mental health. How she moved from being a mental health clinician to working in design and social media. Her experience facing a health scare during her pregnancy lead her to start learning about clean beauty, wellness and organic foods. How a trip to a non-toxic nail salon sparked her inspiration and motivation to create FOR TMRW. The importance of creating space for BIPOC communities to feel welcome in clean beauty and wellness. What it's like to start a business and brand as a woman of color. Follow FOR TMRW on Instagram @fortmrw.co Follow Maia on Instagram @Maia_papaya Visit FOR TMRW online www.FORTMRW.co ------------------------------------------------------- Follow the show on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Ashley is a Plant based chef who helps transitioning Vegans and anyone looking to live a conscious lifestyle reach their desired goals with comfort. After reading and researching about the benefits of a plant based lifestyle, Ashley decided to commit to going plant based in 2016. Coming from a Jamaican Chinese background, Ashley found it difficult to find meals that represented the flavors on which she grew up having. So she started to do more research and saw a void in the plant based industry. Ashley slowly started cooking some of her favorite cultural dishes for family and friends which lead to her building a client following of thousands of new and inspiring vegans. Ashley has developed countless dishes using ingredients and herbs commonly found in West Indians cuisines. One of her most popular dishes is her “Jerk Jackfruit Nachos”. Ashley is the owner of Violet By Vegan Chef Ash and they offer an array of services including catering, meal prep, events as well as personal chef services. Ashley's main goal is to help children and adults live a long health life by teaching them alternative ways to eat comforting foods. We get into: How Ashley began her career as a successful retail manager and real estate agent. Her introduction to vegetarianism/veganism and how eating this way made her feel better, healthier and more focused. As she continued pursuing a plant-based lifestyle, she began integrating her culture into cooking her food. How Chef Ashley started with cooking for her friends and family which eventually led to her growing into a business. Her advice to those wanting to transition to a plant-based diet. Her journey with Raw diets and the benefits of eating a raw, plant-based diet. How she started a business by catering events (Vegan Grill and Chill) and vegan meal prep. Within her first 3 months of starting her meal prep services, she was selling 300 meals a week. Her future goals with her business Violet By Vegan Chef Ash. Follow Ashley on instagram @VeganChefAsh Check out her website for more info www.veganchefash.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host @AshleyNadineLopez Participate in Tink Media's Adopt-a-Podcast-Listener --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

In this episode of Life Curious Women, host Ashley Nadine Lopez interviews Marveliz Polanco, a self-love and empowerment mindset coach. When she was 7 years old, her and her family migrated to New York City from Venezuela. She was taught to hustle, go to school, get a degree, get a job that has good benefits, work hard and save money for a "rainy" day. She followed the rules, but never felt fulfilled no matter how many degrees or how many titles she had. After climbing the corporate ladder for 13 years climbing the ladder in Human Resources, and following "the rules" she dove into her own personal healing journey. Through subconscious re-programing and belief change, she became the best friend she needed when she was 7. Self-love is the catalyst for everything in your life, once you have the confidence that comes through self love, you can take over the world. Now she helps women by empowering them through self -love and her coaching, so that they can manifest their goals with ease and become their own best friends through neural energetics and EFT. We get into: Her experience in the Human Resources world and how it helped her discover her passion for helping others. A deep dive into her own personal healing journey How reprogramming your brain can help change the internal story you are telling yourself Utilizing her own healing to get her neural energetics and EFT certification to empower others How her programs utilize hypnosis to uncover your subconscious beliefs and rewrite those stories Her advice to those seeking to begin their own healing journey Follow Marveliz on Instagram @CoachMarveliz Check out Marveliz's website CoachMarveliz.com Resources mentioned in the episode: To Be Magnetic ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host Ashley Nadine Lopez @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

In this episode of Life Curious Women, host Ashley Nadine Lopez interviews Marisa Miro, a former International Field Hockey player, coach, and umpire, who recently became a new mom. Marisa shares her journey from playing various sports to falling in love with Field Hockey, and eventually playing for the Puerto Rico National Team and abroad in Europe. She coached young players abroad, despite the language barrier, and followed her passion for empowering young women to be the best athletes they can be through her coaching back here in the U.S. Marisa shares her experience of navigating pregnancy while being an athlete, dealing with mental health, and balancing her roles as a new mom, coach, and umpire. We get into: Introduction to Marisa Miro and her background in sports How Marisa's father emphasized the importance of sports in gaining an education Marisa's love for Field Hockey and how she perfected her skills on the field Playing Field Hockey in college and experiencing a knee injury Marisa's journey playing for the Puerto Rico National Team and in Europe Coaching young players abroad and overcoming language barriers Returning to the US to coach privately and umpire games How the COVID-19 pandemic affected Marisa's coaching journey Marisa's passion for empowering young women to be the best, most confident athletes they can be Balancing being a new mom with her roles as a coach and umpire The realities of being a new mom, facing postpartum depression, and navigating health post-pregnancy Marisa's goals for the future as an International Field Hockey umpire Follow Marisa on Instagram @MarisaMiro13 ------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host Ashley on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Dr. Jill Goldenziel is a professor at the National Defense University-College of Information and Cyberspace and a speaker, consultant, and arbitrator. At NDU-CIC, she teaches courses in International and Constitutional Law, Leadership, Strategy, Lawfare, and Information Warfare to senior civilian and military leaders from the United States and allied and partner nations. She is a Forbes.com contributor on National Security. She has spoken at the United Nations and dozens of events throughout the world. Dr. Goldenziel's award-winning scholarship focuses on international law, U.S. and comparative constitutional law, human rights, refugees and migration, lawfare, and information warfare. Dr. Goldenziel is in the top 10 percent of most-downloaded authors on the Social Science Research Network, making her one of the most widely-read social scientists in the world. She is working on a book on how politicization of refugee crises threatens national security, an article on lawfare and Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing (IUU F), an essay on leadership and gender that builds on her popular TEDx talk, and several projects on the use of law as a weapon of war. In 2022, NATO ACO/SHAPE Legal Office awarded her the Serge Lazareff Prize for her work as a scholar-practitioner of legal operations (lawfare). Since 2016, Dr. Goldenziel has participated in High-Level Meetings related to the UN Global Compact for Migration and its implementation, including speaking alongside world leaders before 164 UN Member-States at the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact in Marrakech, speaking at the 2018 Inter-Parliamentary Union/UN Annual Inter-Parliamentary Hearings, and submitting draft language for the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and the Global Compact for Migration. She spoke as the primary representative from academia at the 2022 UN International Migration Review Forum. We get into: Dr. Goldenziel's family background in law and her decision to pursue a legal career Her work teaching the Law of War at the Marine Corps University and National Defense University The importance of her current position for learning and growth Her research on the Iraqi Refugee crisis and its impact on national security The need for an international agreement to protect people fleeing war and violence not covered by the refugee convention Participating intenational policy making at the UN Global Compact for Migration The positive international view on migration versus the negative perception in the United States The power of data in combating fear around migration Dr. Goldenziel's advice for young adults on keeping an open mind and getting clear on what you want in your career Check out her website to learn more www.JillGoldenziel.com Follow her on Instagram @JillGoldenziel Follow her on Twitter @JillGoldenziel Connect with her on LinkedIn Jill Goldenziel ------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

In this episode of Life Curious Women, Ashley Nadine Lopez interviews Katherine Hill, an international figure skating choreographer, creative consultant, and entrepreneur. Starting her career as a management consultant with Accenture, Katherine now choreographs around the world for television, film, stage, and sport with notable clients including Cirque do Soleil, The Canadian Broadcast Company, Volkswagen, and more. When not choreographing (and traveling), she can be found teaching performance and style to figure skaters at the US Olympic Training Site in Colorado Springs or teaching the creative process to corporate teams- translating work in the artistic sphere to business innovation and workplace engagement. Listeners will gain valuable advice from Katherine on how to pursue their passions and navigate career transitions. Whether you're interested in the creative industry, business innovation, or personal growth, this episode offers insights and inspiration from a woman who has successfully bridged the worlds of art and business. Some key topics covered in this episode include: -Katherine shares her journey from studying both business and dance to entering the business world as a management consultant with Accenture. -She discusses how she balanced her corporate career with her passion for choreography, and shares her struggle to feel confident in declaring herself a choreographer at the start. -How she was able to leave her job and pursue choreography full-time by taking a job working out of the US Olympic Training Site, where she now teaches performance and style to figure skaters. -Her decision to start creative consulting for corporate teams, and shares insights on the creative process and how to use it in business. -Her advice to those wanting to pursue their passion for their career. Follow Katherine on Instagram @KHill_co Follow Katherine on Twitter @KHill_co Check out her website www.khill.co -------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host Ashley @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Fia James is a comedic content creator during the day and musician at night. Starting with 80K followers on Vine and now having over 500K followers on Tik Tok, she has made comedic content creation her full time job. On top of working as a content creator, she is also a musician consistently working on songwriting, recording and performing. Fia is here to use her platform to make people laugh, feel less alone and educate/empower young women. We get into: How she started making Vine videos at 16 and gained about 80,000 followers How creating Tik Tok fulfills her purpose by allowing her to make people laugh and feel less alone How she quickly transitioned to making content creation her full time job and now works with an agency The hard parts about being a content creator How numbers affect her mood and how she wishes it wouldn't The wonderful parts of the job How it can be difficult to be honest about the hard parts of creating content Her journey with creating music on her own Her goals of being in front of camera, having a segment, releasing an EP and eventually touring. Follow Fia on Tik Tok @FiaJames_ Follow Fia on Instagram @FiaJames ------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Natalie Trotta is a sustainability and innovation specialist by day, business school student, friend, partner, daughter, and cat mom by night. At the start of her career, Natalie realized that to move forward in her business career, she need to get her MBA. The problem was the cost; so she started a job working at Columbia University and is almost done getting her MBA for little to no cost. Along the way she has turned inward to work on her perfectionism, people-pleasing and need for external validation through going to therapy and utilizing mental health resources. Her goal is to leave the world better than how she found it. We get into: How at an early age she knew that in order to move forward in her career she needed to get her MBA How working for Columbia University has provided her the opportunity to get her MBA for little cost Her passion for leaving the world a better place than she found it by living authentically How therapy helped her move through perfectionism and people-pleasing to show up more authentically in her life Building internal validation v.s. external validation Advice on where to get started on doing the work Follow Natalie on Instagram @Natalie.Trotta Follow Natalie on Tik Tok @NatalieCTrotta ------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow us on Tik Tok @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez Sign up for your 30 day FREE Audible Trial ** Life Curious Women is an Audible Affiliate Partner and receives support when you sign up at no cost to you** Sign up for FloDesk for 50% off your first year --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Maria Yuan is the CEO and Founder of IssueVoter. IssueVoter is a nonpartisan, nonprofit online platform dedicated to giving everyone a voice in our democracy. Their free public service makes civic engagement accessible, efficient, and impactful. With IssueVoter, you can make your voice heard by: Signing up for alerts on new legislation — before your reps vote Understanding new bills quickly and easily Sharing your opinion directly with your reps Seeing how often your reps agree with you We get into: How Maria first envisioned IssueVoter while managing a State Senate campaign in Iowa, a battleground state known for its voter engagement. The importance of distinguishing between politics and policy How policy affect everyone living in this country every day How to take direct action to make your voice heard The challenges of being a founder Advice to those wanting to start their own business or nonprofit Check out IssueVoter at issuevoter.org Follow IssueVoter on Instagram @IssueVoter ------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez Sign up for your Audible FREE 30 Day Trial *Life Curious Women is an Audible Affiliate Partner and receives a small commission* --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Julia Sokol is an entrepreneur, community-builder, and new mama! Julia founded SassClass, a women's empowerment dance studio and community, in early 2016. Prior to creating SassClass, Julia had a successful -- by society's standards -- corporate career in marketing and data analytics. Despite quickly working her way up the ranks of the corporate world (6 figures by age 25!), she took a leap of faith and quit her job "cold turkey" in hopes to find a more purpose-filled path, which she can now confidently say, she has with SassClass! We get into: - How she started in a very successful corporate career and how she reached a cross-roads of either continue moving up or get out -How she felt she was missing her purpose in the work she was doing which lead to her quitting -After some time off from work, she tested out a 4-week dance class for a leadership program she was a part of which lead to people asking her to do more classes -The positive and empowering impact that SassClass and Feminine Expression has on a very inclusive community -What changes and adjustments she's had to make as a new mom and small business owner -Her advice to those wanting to take the leap and start their own business Follow SassClass on Instagram @sassclassnyc Follow Julia on Instagram @julsoko Check out www.sassclassnyc.com ------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow the host on Instagram @AshleyNadineLopez Sign up for your 30 Day FREE Audible Trial --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Jennifer Pearce is a mother, a teacher, a writer and a life coach. She started her journey to healing in the darkness of infidelity after 20 years with her ex-husband. After her husband left, she committed to loving herself intentionally and fully through meditation, therapy, hiking and being a mom. She found that daily blogging and showing up authentically helped her process her journey and soon she had a following of women who read her blog everyday as well. She now is a life coach who helps other women through infidelity and divorce! Talk about finding your purpose through the pain. We get into: -The beginning stages of her journey; finding out about her ex-husband's infidelity and trying couple's therapy for 2 years to save the marriage. -Dealing with the ultimate divorce; how she had to show up as a mom even on days she didn't want to. -How she utilized hiking, exercise and meditation to work through her pain -How blogging everyday helped her heal in her journey -Utilizing life coaching and women's seminars as an avenue to help other women coming out of similar situations. Check out her blog and coaching services here: www.gratitudejourneys.org --------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow the host @AshleyNadineLopez Sign up for your FREE 30 day Audible Trial ** Life Curious Women is an Audible Affiliate Partner and receives sponsorship at no additional cost to you** --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Jennifer Castellanos is currently the Brand Partnerships and Community Manager at Chillhouse, one of my favorite brands, but she didn't start in the beauty industry. Jenn is the definition of "where there is a will, there is way." After getting her masters at Columbia University in Psychology and starting a career in teaching, Jenn discovered her creative passion for branding and social media. Despite all of the stigma around not only changing careers and interning later in life, Jenn decided to quit teaching, work as a bottle service girl and intern at the hair care brand Amika. Her bravery and hustle lead to her dream career in beauty, where she could follow her passion to help others feel good and succeed. We get into: How a relationship lead her to move to NYC and go to college there How she thought she would have a career in Forensic Science Her decision to get her Master's in Psychology at Columbia University and start her teaching career The best parts of being a teacher and the not so great parts With no promise of success, she quits her job and takes a job working as a bottle service girl in night life in order to take an internship at the haircare brand Amika By being open and receptive to opportunities, Jenn lands a full time job at Amika The importance of social media as a person in beauty Follow Jenn on Instagram @JennBunNYC Follow Chillhouse on Instagram @ChillHouse --------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host @AshleyNadineLopez Sign up for your Audible 30 day FREE trial now. ** Life Curious Women is an Audible Affiliate Partner and receives sponsorship at no additional cost to you** --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Yvonne is the CEO of Lotus Consulting, an organization on a mission to support women's wellbeing through empowerment, harmony and collaboration. Yvonne is a Birkman Certified Professional (BCP), a student of the Academy of Emerging Women, a business graduate from St. Francis Xavier University, mental health advocate, speaker, facilitator, author, Schnauzer mama, and nature lover. We dive into: Her story about escaping communist East Germany and immigrating to Canada Navigating being an immigrant by learning the language and trying to fit in Overcoming obstacles growing up in Canada and eventually going to University Leading a Successful corporate career and following her intuition to quit Starting her own consulting company and coaching women to follow their own intuition Discussing the writing process for her book "Freedom Seeker: Reclaiming Feminine Wisdom" Follow Yvonne @YvonneWinkler_ Check out her website www.yvonnewinkler.com Join the Freedom Seeker community --------------------------------- Sign up for your FREE Audible 30 day trial (Life Curious Women is a part of the Audible Creator Network and receives payment at no additional cost to you) Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen Follow our host @AshleyNadineLopez --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Marla Louissaint is an award winning performer, internationally published model, abolitionist community organizer and Founder & CEO of Claim Our Space NOW. We dive into: Her choice to lead a creative life How being undocumented and her decision to leave her family's religion affected her life path Balancing being an Actor and Model with finishing her degree in Computer Science What lead her to creating non-profit organization in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Follow Marla on Instagram @marlalou_ , Tik Tok @marlalou Follow Claim Our Space NOW @claimourspacenow Learn more about Marla www.marlalou.com Learn more about Claim Our Space NOW www.claimourspacenow.org ------------------------------------------------- Sign up for your FREE Audible 30 day trial Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Leah Sophinos is a human on a spiritual journey guided to help others along the way with massage and bodywork. She created Sacred Wei Wellness which provides a unique and holistic wellness experience. By combining science and wellness, Leah utilizes energy work (reiki and meditation), massage therapy and aromatherapy to help clients heal from the inside out. We get into how her own personal healing journey lead her to leaving her corporate career to go back to school to study massage and eastern medicine. We cover: How Leah gained an interest in spirituality after her birthright trip to Israel Why even after getting her masters in the business field, she pivoted her entire career How she transitioned from a traditional career to studying eastern medicine and massage The importance of combining touch in your healing journey Why her services are different from other wellness groups because she roots her services in intention Advice for those starting their healing or deciding to follow their calling Follow Leah on Instagram @LeahSophinos Follow Sacred Wei on Instagram @SacredWeiWellness Check out her services sacredweiwellness.com ----------------------------------------- Follow us on instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Anina Monteforte is a Latina, Traveler, Social Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, and Lifelong Learner. She is also the founder of this unique social enterprise The World within Us that provides pre-planned bucket list trips that are sustainable and purpose-driven. Anina has carefully curated these trips to include experiences that work with local non-profits, indigenous groups, and women-lead organizations. All with the purpose of giving back to local communities while doing so in a sustainable way. She is a powerhouse and we get into everything from how her passion for travel was born to solo-travel tips to the importance of giving back to local communities in an impactful way when traveling.  We cover: How Anina's passion for travel began How she was able to balance a corporate job, grad school and starting The World with Us What purpose-driven travel is Tips on how to begin your solo travel journey  Why its so important to travel sustainably and give back directly to local communities  Follow Anina on Instagram @TheWorldWithinHer Follow The World Within Us @TheWorldWithinUs_ Check out future trips and more information www.TheWorldWithinUs.org --------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Alessia Scauzillo is the creator of A Sculpt Body, a supportive, body neutral digital fitness platform. We hear about how she took the leap from her finance career to start her own fitness brand with little to no support from her friends and family, at first. She wanted to empower as many women as possible to make movement an important part of their everyday lives (and reap the benefits). Two years later, ASB has become a community that is truly unlike anything else. It's about fitness, but also so much more- women supporting women and living a balanced & fulfilling lifestyle without the unrealistic standard of many other fitness programs. We Cover: What A Sculpt Body is all about The journey from corporate finance to being an entrepreneur following her passions How the passing of Alessia's mother encouraged her to step into the fitness world Why Alessia encourages her community to workout to feel good rather than look good Some advice to those looking to leave their corporate jobs and those who want to begin their own fitness journeys Check out A Sculpt Body Website Follow ASB on Instagram Watch on Youtube ------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Jules Miranda is a musician turned photographer and business owner. When the pandemic hit, Jules was no longer able to perform with her band so she turned in her guitar for a camera. She starting shooting and has since built a successful photography business. We dive into how she made the transition and what she likes better about this medium. She tells us all about her newest project Female on Film, a zine showcasing nude images and hand written stories about body image of 10 womxn. Proceeds of the sale of the zine will go to the international non-profit Fo's Feminista. We cover: -Jules journey with creativity -Transitioning from being a musician to a full-time photographer -What she enjoys about photography vs music -Navigating imposter syndrome and charging an appropriate amount of money for her work -The power of social media -Her project Female on Film and her inspiration behind the zine -Advice to anyone starting a new business More about Female on Film Check out Fo's Feminsta Support: Female on Film GoFundMe page Follow Jules on Instagram @JulesandFilm Follow Jules on TikTok @JulesandFilm Check out Jules' website Julesandfilm.com ------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Bethany Lauren James is an Actor, Writer, Producer and Business Coach. She began her journey as an Actor and realized she needed help keeping herself accountable in order to get her tasks done. From there, The Actor's Forum was born and she helps all types of people work through being stuck and get clear on their objectives/goals. Bethany's main philosophy is "You are an expert on you" and she uses that through out her work to encourage her clients in their journey to success. We cover: -how she turned her experience as the CEO of her acting career to a successful coaching career -how taking time to evaluate why you are feeling stuck and showing up consistently creates a path to success -how a path to success is usually a journey inward -how Bethany's curiosity has lead her to level up in her career ad her overall happiness -how you can implement her coaching styles into your own productivity work Follow Bethany on Instagram @BethanyLaurenJames Follow The Actor's Forum on Instagram @TheActorsForumNYC Check out The Actor's Forum website Mentioned in the episode: Audrey Helps Actors One Broke Actress The Slight Edge by John David Mann -------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Rebeccah Schechter is a Health Coach and Flight attendant with a passion for sustainability and helping people take care of their bodies. She started her journey as a fierce vegan with a passion for sustainability and through her travels she learned a lot more about being imperfect in her journey to help the planet. She is now focused on helping others live a healthy lifestyle because as she says, sustainability and taking care of ourselves go hand in hand. We Cover: -how she started her journey as a finance focused student -how she discovered veganism/sustainability and ended up working as a Sustainability teacher in Nicaragua for the Peace Corps -the pressures of living a "perfect" vegan/sustainable life -how traveling taught her that you don't have to live a "all or nothing" lifestyle to make an impact -why taking care of ourselves also means we are taking care of the planet Following Rebeccah on Instagram @becindawild Follow her wellness account on Instagram @wellwithbec Check out her health and wellness coaching website https://wellwithbec.com/ ----------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram @LifeCuriousWomen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Ever too scared to look at your finances? This is why Alex Offor created Financial Flex- a podcast all about money mindset and financial freedom. Alex began this journey by documenting her own path to financial freedom by posting about her student loan debt. She has broken the silence around money and debt. We cover: -The inspiration behind Financial Flex -Money Mindset -Social Media money misconceptions -Why it's important to talk about finances -Some tips on taking charge in your own personal finances Follow Alex on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thats0lex/ Follow Financial Flex Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/financialflexpodcast/ Listen to her podcast https://linktr.ee/financialflexpodcast ---------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifecuriouswomen/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Ever get frustrated with our education system here in the US? Urban Inclusive educator, Veronica Paredes sure has and decided to take matters into her own hands. She has transformed the curriculum in her classroom with her out of the box teaching styles and is now venturing outside of the classroom to pursue her PHD in Urban Education. We cover: -Veronica's journey to becoming an educator -The major issues students are facing in the education system -Educational inequalities in urban communities -Her unique teaching style -How coporations influence classrooms with standardization -Her plans for the future as she completes her PHD Follow Veronica on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/verobell/ Email her verobell90@gmail.com ---------------------------- Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifecuriouswomen/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

We are starting off strong with Emily Lyons. She is a female identifying creative with a passion for painting and graphic design. Instead of choosing to either pursue her painting career OR climb the corporate ladder, she did both! We cover: -Emily's journey into becoming a painter -Deciding to study Economics in college -Her journey post-college -Monetizing her artwork -How she has incorporated her artistic side into her 9-5 Follow Emily on instagram https://www.instagram.com/theartoflyoness/ Check out her website https://www.theartoflyoness.com/ ___________________ Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifecuriouswomen/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support

Life Curious Women is finally here! Welcome and thank you for hopping along on this adventure. Take a quick listen to what we are all about and the inspiration behind this podcast. This season is filled with inspirational and honest stories from women of all backgrounds. I am excited to share this with you my fellow Life Curious Women! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashley-nadine-lopez/support