Stop, Drop & Glow

OH MY GOODNESS I AM BACK ! I guess this is Season 4 ?!!!  I am really excited to kick off this new season with a really awesome duo,Jen & Ashley of Big Day Besties ! Jen and Ashley, are co-founders of Big Day Besties, and besties IRL. They launched their business in January of 2024 when they realized they both have a passion for creating content and capturing the *moment*. As your big day besties, they make sure that you don't miss a moment, and neither does your phone. Tune in to hear their story, some content trends and how they've created a successful growing business!     

On this Episode I chat with Jewel Hohman. Jewel is a Brain based life coach based in Michigan. On this episode we chat about why she chose to be a life coach versus a therapist, how she helps her clients become less avoidant & reach their goals and how achieving productivity has been a part of her ultimate glow up! Tune in today!

On this episode I had a super fun time interviewing Bia Javier, a Singer & Song writer from Lawrence,MA who just released her latest project, MOTIONS this past March! Bia is a fire cracker, with an amazing personality and voice to match it ! On this episode we touched upon her journey to pursuing her music career seriously after graduating from Berklee College of Music where she nurtured her talents and built the amazing network of peers. We dive into her creative process and where she draws her inspiration from, we even talk about her Car acoustic covers which are a popular series on her Instagram. 

On this episode I speak with with the Financial Fairy Godmother herself - Jannese Torres- Rodriguez of @yoquierodineropodcast where we learn all about Jannese's dinero/ entrepreneurial glow story and how learning how to own your money will change your life ! We dive right into how Jannese's side hustle as a blogger led her to earn money in her sleep &become financially independent! She has built a community of inspired women who own their money & step into their inner CEO! Tune in 

On this episode I chat with Tasha Randle @realtalktasha, a Career & Inclusion Consultant helping women find and use their authentic voice to get heard and get paid while leveling up their career.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On this episode we learn about how Tasha's 3 month sabbatical from work provided her with the clarity she needed to tap into her true passions and how she was going to achieve success on her terms and not have to feel so un-authentic at work. She works with women to create an action plan that helps them tap into what brings them more fulfillment, excitement and joy while navigating corporate America as a woman of color. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

On this episode I chat with the owner of Love & Flour in Salem NH, Jaime Manning. We chat about how Jaime built a thriving business as a self taught baker over the years and the challenges she's faced & how showing up as the face of her brand elevated her business and allowed for exponential growth. We also touch upon how the baking community near and far has allowed her to make amazing connections and friendships that even allowed her the opportunity to make custom cookies for Khloe Kardashian ! AHHH!!  You gotta tune in and listen to Jaime's glow story ! 

On this episode I chat with Erika Cruz, a Tik tok Latina goddess with 176k & counting on the platform. In 2020, Erika mastered Tik tok and was able to turn it to a successful side hustle and ultimately left her job in the tech field to become a full time self discovery coach to latinas! On this episode we chat about how Erika initially got comfortable on Tik tok and discuss some myths about the platform, we also talk about how she was able to start Purpose driven latina group coaching program aswell as an online course called Grow on Tik tok ! There is soo much goodness packed into this episode I hope you enjoy !!  If you are interested in enrolling in Erikas Grow on Tik Tok course Glowgetters get a special discount of $50 off use code GLOWUP50 at Check out ! 

On this special two part series we chat with Adriana who shares her story with so much grace, vulnerability and reflection.  We learn about her ability to seek navigate relationships ultimately meeting her husband and now a mother of 3. She has completed her Bachelors degree and runs a successful Facebook community to support single moms called The Sweet Sacrifice (TSS) Adriana's entire story is a glow up, her relentless spirit and loving nature makes me feel like I have known her my entire life!  We are able to learn so much from her story - I hope you enjoy !    Please beware that this episode may contain some triggers regarding abortion, terminating of pregnancy as well as abuse.

On this special two part series we chat with Adriana who shares her story with so much grace, vulnerability and reflection. Please beware that this episode may contain some triggers regarding abortion, terminating of pregnancy as well as abuse. We learn about her battle with mental health and determination to always continue in school.  We are able to learn how Adriana's experience with pregnancy and motherhood allowed her to persevere through really tough times and ultimately adopting a new mindset that led her to leave her home town of Detroit and never look back ! We are able to learn so much from her story - I hope you enjoy ! 

On this weeks episode we are talking all things natural hair and curls !!!!! I had the pleasure to interview Toriah @hairbytoriahlachell a Boston based certified curl stylist and owner of @thecurlbarboston ! Toriah shares her story in how she accidentally fell into her career and passion for curly hair, gained confidence as a stylist and how she continuously works to perfect her craft and skill set. We bust some curl myths about what causes damage, why we should pair up with a professional to start our curly hair journey aswell as the impact the influencer landscape has had on curly girls. This episode was so fun to record, Toriah is a wealth of knowledge and we even answered some listener submitted questions at the end !    You do not want to miss this ! 

On this episode we chat with Farhana Cannon,Founder of iMedia Exposure. On this episode we chat all about how she began her career in marketing ultimately launching her own business. We cover Mindset shifts to help operate with confidence & connect with your ideal clients, her 5 step framework to help businesses launch a brand that attracts & converts their perfect client online,Photoshoot production tips & much more! 

On this weeks episode we have Tu-Hien Le, the Founder of @beaugenmom & Ecommerce Biz Coach ! Tu-hien invented a unique product to help breastfeeding women-the BeauGen Breast Pump Cushions! She then grew the company from her dining room to a 7-figure brand in just a few years. She is now coaching other e-commerce business owners & Mompreneurs on how to achieve consistent and sustainable success. We touch upon how she helps other mompreneurs, navigated product development ,bringing her husband on board for the business and tips give women who are not taking action due to fear and sooo much more!

On this episode we are chatting with @Jessicajevents a Wedding & Elopement planner based in Maryland.  This episode was so fun to record with Jessica as we navigate her upbringing and how her parents work ethic and hospitality shows through in her business.  We explore how a closed door ultimately led her to start her own business and how she and some peers launched @diversityweddingmagazine to bring gender and racial diversity to the wedding industry as well as how community over competition ignited her business' success .   We even cover some unpopular wedding opinions and so much more !  

On this episode we are chatting with the Founder of Meraki Media Management, Caitlin Durning. We talk about how she helps business owners develop their ideal client community online & how she helped get an Instagram account from 18k to 500k in under a month! We also talk about setting up an IG giveaway for success and trending topics for 2021!     

Welcome to Season 3 !! On this episode I speak with Lauren, founder of Moving bravely. Lauren works in Social work by day and is a life transition coach & time structure expert by night. We dive in to talk about how coping with loss in a healthy manner has been an ingredient to her present day glow up.  We talked all about consistent action & the importance of honoring time for yourself  as well as her membership community, Brave ones Club. I hope you enjoy this amazing glow story !

On this season Finale I unpack 2020 from my experience and some lessons I learned along the way. I talk about learning to slow down, how I wanted to leave my job and every time God dragged me back in kicking and screaming all for it to be a blessing in disguise as well as healing from a childhood friendship and so many lil nuggets more !    I will see you all in season 3    xoxo - Elizabeth 

On this episode I chat with Tiffany Giannato a Boston based blogger. Author of ' The Thrill of the Hunt By Tiffy G . Tiffany is a mom, special ed teacher and stylist. Two days before her 40th birthday she started her blog and never looked back! On this episode we talk about why she started her blog, how & why her blog readership appeals to various demographics and how her passion for fashion ignited her styling biz and has landed her magazine column opportunities ! We play a speed round of Glow or no and even get some insight on her rules when styling clients & so much more! 

On this episode I hang out with pod sis across the country, Cat Del Carmen who is a business coach and the podcast host of Follow that Fear podcast ! We talk alot about messy action and how we can still glow through our imperfections. Cat shares her story of how she started her pod and business and how she ignites the fire under her tribes booty to follow their fears !     

On this episode I chat with Emma Blair the Owner of Cakes by Emma. Emma started her business at 18 years old when she was still in Highschool. On this episode we talk about how she wanted to make her business legitimate and certified right off the bat, how she ignored the naysayers and what keeps her motivated! She covers some challenges shes faced and how when your heart is in it, you should continue to go for it and be proud of yourself!   I hope you all enjoy this episode!    You can check out Cakes by Emma at : @cakesby.emma https://www.cakesbyemma.co

On this episode I chat with Katie Diasti, CEO of VivforyourV! She is a marvelous young woman who is passionate about reducing plastic via her bamboo based period products. On this episode we chat about why sustainable period care is safe and effective and the best choice for all women who bleed. Viv for your V has made it a mission to encourage women to embrace their periods and break the stigmas around them! We cover so much great topics in this episode including a few Q's submitted by listeners ! Enjoy ! 

On this episode I chat with Founder of Cool Mom 101 and Rosa Media co., Emily Kiloh.She helps women become more bold and confident via her podcast and coaching program and brands make impact with style, grace and efficiency in her PR company. We dive deep to cover how she stays in touch with her true self while navigating motherhood, why she founded TWO businesses instead of just one and her experience of having an 18 month maternity leave and how this assisted her transition into motherhood but also as a business owner and mompreneur. 

On this episode I chat with Tausha Sanders, Founder of @HerGrails a community for female sneaker enthusiasts based in Houston, TX! On this episode we cover how she combined her event planning skills with her love for kicks, how she navigated her business re-brand and what is like being a female in a male dominated sphere and so much more!     

On this Episode I chat with the Founders of Inner Glow Circle, Katie and Liv and we talk all about how they built a life coaching business to teach other women to find their purpose, live it & get paid, tips on how to deal with overwhelm while building a biz and how they use acronyms and mantras to connect with their clients and online community and so much more ! 

On this episode I chat with Freelance publicist, Rosa Pruneda the founder of RosaEPR. On this episode we chat about how she began her career as a free lancer, why mentorship is important and her passion for highlighting multicultural voices in the media! Rosa is so delightful and the epitome of hustle and hard work ! I hope you enjoy this episode! 

On todays episode I chat with Jasmyn Sanchez, a public relations & Marketing professional from New York. Jasmyn works as an Account executive for Alison Brod Marketing & communications one of the top public relations firms whose clients include some of our favorite top beauty brands like Urban Decay and Garnier Fructis. On this episode we chat all things nano, micro & macro influencers, whats the difference and what do agencies look for when collaborating with influencers? We also touch upon how to pitch yourself to brands & the power of following up!    Amazing episode I hope you all enjoy ! 

On this episode I chat with a childhood friend Paola De La Calle, a Colombian-American interdisciplinary artist whose work examines home, borders, identity, and nostalgia. We talk on this episode about what its like calling yourself an 'artist'.Why finding and building a community is important. We talk about building time for exploration in your work and being okay with making bad pieces and how to tap into multiple passions! Loved doing this piece, I hope you all enjoy as well !    http://www.paoladelacalle.com/

On this episode I chat with  Sylvia Banderas Coffinet who is the Publisher and Chief Brand Officer at Hola! Usa magazine.On this episode we talk about her career and how it has been navigating the publishing world as a Latina woman! We have the chance to talk about what keeps her motivated day in and day out⁣, Why trying to balance it ALL is unrealistic and what she believes and implements in her life. ⁣How being your authentic self is your super power ⁣and how you can't let your circumstances define you!⁣ Tune in today!

On this episode I chat with @amberromaniuk Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert and the Host of the The No Sugarcoating Podcast! Amber overcame her own emotional eating & battle with binging about 8 years ago and we talked about on this episode resonated deeply with me and there is so much great nuggets in this episode like What is emotional eating ? and How to avoid guilt after emotional eating/ or binging.Why the gym isn't always the answer, and how focusing on your hormones and digestion can be a total game changer! and soo much more! TUNE IN

On this episode I chat with Pilar Tucker, a therapist, doctoral candidate and the Founder of Empower Our Crown. Empower Our Crown LLC  is an organization that aims to build and transform communities of color through provision of empowerment workshops, leadership and educational trainings, mental health and wellness practices and proactive engagement in the community. We talk about the importance of self care and why it is important for women  to take care of our mental health and wellness as well as ways we can start to explore mental health in the case we might be intimidated!  This episode is loaded with gems that will unlock the code to your new self love journey ! Enjoy !

When was the last time you projected doubt onto someone? It might be happening more than you thought! On this episode I dive right into some recent instances in my personal life where I caught myself very aggressively projecting doubt onto those closest to me. While this has been an eye opener it has helped me become more in tune with the words and the thoughts I share and working on how to project positive affirmations onto others instead. 

On this episode Jaime Brown, the Co founder of Swedish Jealousy and blogger for Lipstickandrozay.com we learn that she is a go getter who wanted to create a lipstick brand with her bestie that would that would suit all skin tones and has grown a love for writing while being a Rose wine aficionado. Jaime has her hands in a lot of projects but she always finds a way to keep on learning and flexing her entrepreneurial muscles. On this episode you will learn more about how engaging and sliding into a Brands DM landed her a freelance writer job, fun facts about Rose and how to blend passions.    Tune in ! 

I did it ! Finally a solo episode to let you all get to know me a little better and my story, shed a little light on my Glow story and how I'm working towards it and why I started this podcast ! Doing a solo episode is completely out of my comfort zone so I really pushed myself on this because doing interviews is my jam. On this episode I talk about finding out I was pregnant at 22 ,coming into motherhood, grappling with identity as a new mom and why I started this podcast !   

On this episode I chat with the CEO's and Founders of the @girlfriendsBoston community May and Ana!    These two young women decided to join forces and create a fun and easy way for young millennial women to make friends, build connections and network ! It was so fun to talk with these two ladies, three take aways from this episode were the importance of building community with like minded women and build genuine connections, How to make 'making friends' less intimidating , Juggling event planning and collaborating with brands & so much more ! ⁣⁣⠀   Tune in !

On this weeks episode I Chat with Deniz Sehovic of the @girlsguide.co, a platform for female entrepreneurs that are looking to scale their business with intention. @girlsguide.co provides business growth resources and provides them action oriented content! ⁣⁣Three take aways from this episode: ⁣⁣-How can I stop procrastinating and just Do !? ⁣⁣-Some valuable ways to create authentic community online⁣⁣-Ways to repurpose content to design your feed with ease ⁣⁣& so much more ! ⁣⁣

On this episode we chat with Nedhi the face behind Legally Brown xoxo:a beauty, fashion and law brand that she created by combining all three of her passions. On this episode we chat about her journey to reach her present day glow up, as she navigates being a paralegal by day and a law student by night and a content creator on the weekends! We also chat about why age and societal pressures should never have anything to do with reaching your goals and so much more !  Tune in ! 

On this episode I hang out with Author & Founder of We Build Killer Teams, Alex Carmeli. We chat about her leaving her job to pursue a career as a coach to support leaders in building teams that are effective and powerful and that will show up for more than a pay check! We dive into her  choosing to write her first book: 'Teach your ducklings to fly' available on Amazon in as little as a month and what her process was like and so much more !  

Hello all ! On this episode I talk with Break up Coach Dorothy who works with women to turn their heart ache into happy and pain into power! Coach Dorothy shares with us her personal story with heart break and how she became a break up coach herself. She dives deep telling us the three secrets to get over your ex and why time has nothing to do with it ! Whether you are navigating heart break presently or not this episode is loaded to the brim with great advice and actions to help you thrive as a happy and fearless woman. Enjoy !     

On this episode I talk with Morgan who is the creator and president of Fancy Fanny an apparel and party favor business that operates online. Two years ago, Morgan started making her crafts and posting them on Etsy as a small online shop. Fast forward to this year and Fancy Fanny has been purchased by thousands for all events ranging from Father's day to Sassy bachelorette parties, was featured on the Today Show in February and is still actively expanding! Morgan talks to us about her glowing up her business from her living room, remaining creative to think outside the box when designing merchandise and ways to best keep calm in the chaos of orders and so much more!  You can find Morgan and her team on instagram @fancyyourfanny  

⁣⁣On this episode Linda and I talk about her journey to Self love and loving the body that she is in, while encouraging others to do the same. Linda spreads body positivity like its fucking glitter!!!  On this episode we also talk about dating as a plus size woman and how it is often times fetishized and Fatphobia in our society .⁣⁣⁣Three take aways from this episode: ⁣⁣- self love isn't a goal but a mindset, there is no finish line!⁣- Loving the body you are in no matter what society dictates⁣-Dating as a plus size woman and how it can be fetishized⁣ and so much more ! ⁣ Linda is the host of @Plus1pod, a podcast about Self-Love, Body Positivity & Dating. ⁣

Welcome back ! On this episode Katie and I reunite to talk about love and relationships with a special touch - Listener submitted questions ! On this episode we set aside the love addiction aspect of things and dive into the nitty gritty of love and relationships . Touching upon topics like : communicating about your past when dating - is it necessary?, Attachment in relationships and making distance work and so much more !  To learn more about Katie you can find her on Instagram : @kg.katiegrimes 

On this two part episode with Zuhaly of @dinerochronicles we go through some listener questions.  Questions getting tackled in this episode: Student loan debt, should you pay it off fast or take your time ? percentage of our income should we really be spending on rent ? Focus on saving or aggressively pay down debt ? and so much more !    Tune in ! 

On this episode I chat with Zuhaly of the Dinero Chronicles. Last year, Zuhaly decided that she was not happy with the way she was managing her money and noticed a gap in financial literacy, specifically in the latino community and this is when the Dinero chronicles was born ! We talk about budgeting tactics, why  budgeting is so important when you are young and the importance of saving your money in an organized and automated manner! Tune in next week while Zuhaly answers some listener questions !!

On this episode I chat with Love Addiction Coach Katie Grimes> Katie helps women love themselves so they can have happy and healthy dating lives. On this episode we talk about Katie coming to terms with being a love addict and how she's tackled it to be intune with herself and in return love her self the way she wished to be loved by the men she dated. In April of 2019, she decided it was time to take her experiences, her learnings , her good advice, positive outlook and become a love addiction coach. This episode is jam packed with amazing details on Love, relationships, self awareness and details on dating , whether you are int he dating or scene or not ! You don't want to miss it !     

On this episode I sit with Courtney the owner of 'The Polished decade' which is an online business and brand that provides millennials with lifestyle merchandise that helps them feel that amongst all the wild sh*t that goes on in your 20's it is only preparing you for the final product in the next decade to come, feeling polished and pretty ! Courtney talks to us about how the concept of her brand was born, how she took the leap of faith to start her e-commerce store and how she's been able to grow her brand and expand her products all within one year. Courtney is a go-getter and lover of wine & margaritas & she is filled with so may great ideas that will ensure the polished decade reach amazing heights! Tune in today ! 

Season two is here !!! In my first episode of the season I am honored to have a moment to chat with Gillian Baez about her online coaching business HERsolace and how it came to be! Gillian shares how healing herself lead her to want to work with clients to help them with their healing and become the best version of themselves. On this episode we chat about Journaling, manifestation and 3 reasons why you are not achieving your goals. Gillian brought all the GEMS of 2020 into this episode so be sure to tune in and check her out on Instagram !     

Season two is launching next week official as the Glow up effect! I wanted to shoot out an episode to check in with you all and talk about somethings I have been up to since my last episode and in the new year ! My sister Catherine made an appearance on the episode aswell. We spoke about our Claim of Abundance in 2020, goal setting and all the good stuff in between ! Enjoy & see you all in season 2!   

Season 1 is coming to a close ! Season 2 will be up and running in the new year ! On this season finale I sit down to talk with Joselyne Ortega AKA Byjawz a Boston based celebrity braider and hair dresser to chat all about her journey from B-girl to highly sought after booked and busy hair stylist. When Jawz First started out, she'd go days on end without anyone sitting in her chair, this was very discouraging. Now she is a traveling stylist, is booked by celebrities when they are in town and has clients clawing for a slot in her calendar!  We talk about mentorship, hustle and upcoming passion projects  Jawz has up her sleeves!    See you all in 2020! 

On this episode we sit with personal fitness trainer, Carina who in March of this year quit her cookie cutter office job to pursue her passion in fitness. Carina focuses on being strong not skinny and dedicates her time to working one on one with clients and in group fitness classes in Lynn, Ma. On this episode Carina talks about her glow up since falling inlove with fitness, post- quitting her job and becoming her own boss and how fitness has changed her life and lots of gems in between. Enjoy ! 

So excited to release the Grand finale of my Hot girl summer Micro-series where I got to chat with a friend from college, Blair. We got to talk about how she was able to bounce back after a break up and channel her best self this summer in various ways ! This micro series was geared to chat with various women about how they are living their best life this summer 2019, being unapologetic in their bold-ness and channelling what makes them truly happy , because lets be real ... Hot girl summer goes way further then bikini pics and bottles of Champagne! Cheers to summer 2019 !

In honor of Meghan and Nicki dropping their Hot girl summer song ! I am releasing a HILARIOUS episode with my long time friend Arianna talking all things hot girl summer, Glowcessories, work life balance and everything in between ! I hope you ALL ENJOY ! 

I decided it would be fun to do a micro series to break up all the fun we have planned! I will be doing a Hot girl summer series to chat with various women about how they are living their best life this summer 2019, being unapologetic in their bold-ness and channelling what makes them truly happy , because lets be real ... Hot girl summer goes way further then bikini pics and bottles of Champagne! For my first episode I get to hang out with a cousin of mine to talk about how she's living her Hot girl summer 2019. Stay tuned !