Podcast appearances and mentions of kateri ruiz

There is at least one thing that you, me, and our guest today certainly have in common and that is being a big supporter of women business owners! Kateri's story is unlike one we have heard before on The Way Beyond Ordinary Women podcast. This episode will encourage you and inspire you to become more of a women conscious consumer and give you tangible ways to support other women in business. Check out the MAIA community HERE and head over to the show notes for all of the other links and resources mentioned in this episode! Thank you for listening! SHOW NOTES: www.WayBeyondOrdinary.com/episode22

Kateri Ruiz, Founder of the MAIA Community, discusses how this online service came to be, why she's so passionate about ensuring an easier way for people to support women-owned businesses and what it's like to be a Momboss creating a movement for her girls. Did you know if everyone simply spends $20 a month on a women-owned business it would be billions of dollars invested in lifting up and supporting women across the country? MAIA Community is growing rapidly and you are invited to join. Check out Maia Community: https://MAIA.community And if you want to join, use the promo code: BirchSolutionsGift for a special gift from us to you.

Kateri Ruiz, Founder of MAIA - A Community of Women-Conscious Consumers. Kateri and Jonathan discuss UN Sustainable Development Goal #5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Kateri Ruiz is one staunch advocate of gender equality. In fact, she started a business called MAIA which had women in mind. She has four daughters and a husband who stays home to tend to them while she works in corporate and excels in there. This household set up was her turning point of starting this kind of business. In this episode Kateri tells us her story of how she started a business which empowers women and in turn earns the respect of men.“Most of the time when people start thinking of business, they get stuck in this competitive notion and instead if we could change the dialogue to how can you collaborate in very meaningful ways that would move the needle forward for you and approach it more from that point of view.” - Kateri Ruiz_____________________________________________________________________Free PREMIUM Listing at MAIA.COMMUNITY DIRECTORY for All Women Owned Businesses____________________________________________________________________What to do:1. Subscribe, Rate and Review our podcast: The Twin Cities Wellness Collective™ Podcast in iTunes2. Take a Screeshot of your Rating and Review3. Send it to info@maia.community4. MAIA team will connect with you and set-up your PREMIUM Listing in MAIA DirectoryTime Stamps00:34 — A background on Kateri Ruiz and MAIA, the business she started and the circumstances and beliefs which led Kateri to put up MAIA.08:00 — Kateri telling more about MAIA, with it favoring a more female-centric economy and its support to gender equality.09:00 — On women's buying habit, their values and their reason and purpose in buying things and the value of crowdsourcing for MAIA.13:20 — The idea of MAIA being a premium listing of women-owned companies and values expounded.15:51 — Kateri on being an advocate on effecting change and her belief on gender equality and on seeing women at the highest leadership position - the ultimate value it does to the whole organization.24:44 — On microaggression and how it impact women in the highest levels of leadership and how her mission on gender equality empowers her to set aside negativity and push forward her purpose.40:29 — On her thoughts about how men can contribute to better empower and support women-owned businesses.44:20 — Her ideas and a whole lot more valuable thoughts about finding your business partner that fits you perfectly well.49:07 — On what he thinks about gender equality being connected to one's total wellbeing and how she integrates work and life amidst a busy life.58:23 — Collaboration versus competition and her concept of collaboration and its benefits.

Kateri Ruiz is the founder of Maia Community, an online platform to search for women-owned businesses. Kateri is an advocate for women-owned businesses and is passionate about working hard to see equality in this space. For more information on Maia Community, visit https://maia.community/ To Emerge is sponsored by Emerge Mothers Academy, a Twin Cities nonprofit equipping single moms to emerge as confident women and caring moms. http://emergetwincities.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/to-emerge/message

Did you know that if each woman in America spent $20/month at a woman owned business that would put $37.7 billion into the hands of women-owned business? That amount is more than all the venture capital given to women-owned businesses in 2017. Crazy isn't it?! My guest is making it easier for you to spend that $20/month. She has created MAIA.community. A directory website with profiles of currently over 700,000 women owned businesses.  Rather than just give lip service to supporting women Kateri Ruiz has devoted her business to growing women owned businesses. Take a listen as we talk about how she decided to create her business after declaring she sold her soul in corporate life.  At MAIA, our mission is to change the status quo on gender equality at the highest levels of leadership. We are women-conscious consumers and we're creating the first free access searchable platform of woman-owned businesses in the United States, 13 million and counting. As the CEO of your life, does your purchasing power align with your values? My personal challenge is 83% - 5 out of 6 people in my household are female. 83% of our household spending will go to women-owned companies, and women-created ventures.  When women are involved equally at the highest levels of leadership, where we ideate, create and make decisions, we have the potential for our products, our services, and solutions to truly represent all of us.   If each female in the U.S. spent $20 a month at a woman-owned business for 1 year, they would drive $37.7 billion more to women-owned companies than all Venture Capital funding did in 2017. Your money matters, use it to make a difference! I also sold my soul for corporate America for 17 years. I had full P&L responsibility of $42M.   website: maia.community  

I am thrilled beyond words to have today’s guest, Kateri Ruiz, on today’s show. Kateri is Founder and CEO of MAIA, a community having an online directory that connects consumers with women-owned businesses. On today’s episode, Kateri shares a fascinating story of why she decided to begin her company...which began very close to home! The mission of MAIA is to change the status quo on gender equality at the highest levels of leadership. MAIA is a group of women-conscious consumers and it’s the first free-access, searchable, platform of woman-owned businesses in the United States, 13 million and counting. Kateri is such a treasure and you’re going to love today’s show! Show highlights: Kateri shares the history behind MAIA. Kateri shares her passion behind her business: ”There is a significant value in women’s points-of-view at the highest level of leadership so that women’s perspectives are present in our solutions, products, and services.” Kateri gets personal and shares some of the limiting beliefs she had early on. MAIA is a directory of businesses in the US that are at least 50% women-owned. Kateri defines women-conscious consumerism and shares how roughly 34 million women consumers want to spend their money with more purpose and support the people and the causes they love the most. Ie. shop local or shop small These consumers want to spend money who already are proving gender equality at the highest levels of leadership. We want things cheaper and more convenient, but Kateri shares that most female consumers want more than that and want to spend on what they’re passionate about. Both women business owners and women consumers have to show up to perpetuate the MAIA community. Kateri discusses how MAIA is aligned with organizations, affiliates, women’s groups and networks of women who are already in this space because it is critical to be aligned with organizations who support women in any way. Women fully embracing and understanding their spending power is critical to supporting women-owned businesses. Kateri says MAIA makes these connections possible. Kateri says many men share the passion of gender equality and they can sign up as consumers on MAIA in order to align their spending with their values. Kateri sees herself as an expert at seeing the incongruencies in operating systems in organizations as they relate to workforce and people, which is key to aligning an operating system that is congruent.  Kateri shares that it is critical for women to be able to identify incongruencies and to speak up about the needed solutions. Kateri offers advice to women who may be struggling with their businesses. She says women are incredibly resilient and just do the next thing that needs to be done to move the needle forward. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Resources: You can claim your free listing on MAIA’s website. For a premium listing profile that is searchable, contains your photo, and describes causes you support, it is $100 per year. Kateri would love to offer one, FREE, premium listing for every 10 comments left on the website or iTunes. So leave a comment on the website or leave a review on iTunes, take a screenshot of it, and send it to info@MAIA community.   Ursula@salescoachnow.com Go to Salescoachnow.com to get our free webinar. Register to get Ursula’s free guide, Authentic Sales Formula.  Go to Ursula Menjes  to partner with Ursula and to see Ursula’s Keynotes and presentations.

Today on Purse Strings our guest is Kateri Ruiz, founder of MAIA. The MAIA community is an online directory that connects consumers with women-owned businesses. As women, we influence or control trillions of dollars spent in the U.S. annually and with that influence, we have the incredible opportunity to use our money to affect change. Through our online directory, MAIA gives you access to millions of woman-owned business across the country. If every female in the U.S. bought her tampons from women-owned companies. for 1 year, the females of the US would spend $2.7 billion more with women-owned companies than all Venture Capital funding did with women-owned companies in 2017. Our money matters.

This week's episode is all about women supporting other women using the power of the all-mighty dollar.  Did you know that if we simply bought our tampons (JUST TAMPONS!) from women-owned businesses, it would drive $2.7 BILLION more into women-owned businesses than all of venture capital in 2017?! Those are some powerful tampons!! Those of you who have taken big leaps know how scary it can be to go after your dreams, and you probably also know how amazing it is to have the support of those around you. Support and tribe make all the difference. It is this reason why I am so excited about what Kateri Ruiz and Angel Rowell are doing with their new venture, Maia! Maia is a directory of women-owned businesses, and Kateri and Angel created it to help connect these businesses with consumers who want to support businesses that align with their values. Our dollars are powerful! Kateri and Angel are giving away a free premium listing on Maia to one lucky listener who rates & reviews the podcast on iTunes and screenshots that review to me (social media DM or via aprilseifert.com)! Sign up at www.aprilseifert.com to get instant access to April's Life Blueprinting tool! Gain clarity on the areas of your life that are most in need of improvement and start to make changes to design your best, most joyous life! Leave me a rating or a review on iTunes by clicking here!