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In this podcast we interview Jessica Cannons and Katherine Buckeridge. When Jess was ten she suffered a serious stroke due to a cardiotoxic chemotherapy drug she was taking for her first cancer. She talks about what life was like after the stroke and her journey through rehabilitation. Katherine is a specialist speech and language therapist who worked with Jess following the stroke.  Katherine published an article on her research about childhood acquired brain injuries in the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. References:Buckeridge K, Clarke C, Sellers D. (2020) Adolescents' experiences of communication following acquired brain injuryhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.12506Useful links:The Children's Trust  https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk  in particular these pages https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/brain-injury-informationThe Child Brain Injury Trust https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/The Stroke Association https://www.stroke.org.uk/childhood-strokeThe United Kingdom Brain Injury Forum https://ukabif.org.uk/The interview is conducted by Jacques Strauss, freelance digital producer.

When we experience issues that impact our physical health, that can also provoke certain feelings that impact our mental health too. In today's episode of Hope Pieced Together, we speak with mother and daughter, Kate Turner and Jess Sohns, about the emotional journey of dealing with those repercussions, as well as how to parent through them. When Jess was born with what Kate calls “specific needs,” it turned Kate's expectations of what her parenting journey was going to look like on its head. Tune in as Kate and Jess share some of the physical and emotional challenges they encountered as Jess grew up and how they learned to overcome them. Both women also share some poignant advice about the importance of allowing your children to make mistakes and allowing yourself to feel your feelings in order to heal, and you'll discover some helpful resources and powerful tools for raising self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Make sure not to miss this candid discussion!Key Points From This Episode:An introduction to today's guests, mother, Kate Turner, and daughter, Jess Sohns.Hear about the unexpected turn in Kate's parenting journey when she gave birth to Jess.When Jess first realized that she was different from her peers.Some of the challenges Kate encountered in parenting a child with "specific needs,” including navigating comparative milestones.Jess shares some of the challenges she experienced growing up, including feeling isolated.The insight Kate gained with hindsight into her unhealthy methods of coping with shame.Self-pity versus self-compassion and how Jess learned to cope with negative emotions.The parenting decisions that felt more difficult for Kate and her experience of what she calls learned helplessness.How the Love and Logic program helped Kate allow her kids to be independent thinkers.Find out why Jess believes that certain struggles help young children build independence.The importance of allowing your children “the gift of little mistakes,” as Kate says.How Kate's pride prevented her from feeling her feelings and how she overcame that.Jess emphasizes the value of allowing yourself to grieve and feel pain in order to heal.How Kate and Jess's mother-daughter relationship was impacted by their struggles.The benefits of allowing your children to exercise control over choice where they can.Some of the healthy coping mechanisms that Kate learned through Love and Logic, the 12-step group, and her faith.What has been helpful for Jess on her journey, including a story in John Chapter 9.Ending on a story of hope: Kate uses the analogy of an oyster, a grain of sand, and a pearl.Learn more about the Love and Logic program from Kate.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Kate TurnerKate Turner on LinkedInKate Turner on Mosaics of MercyJess Sohns on InstagramLove and Logic

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 7, Menzies, which originally aired on November 13, 2012 and was directed by Jason Woliner and written by Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Jess has her period and all the emotions along with it. She's still between jobs and in this episode, she interviews to get a job as an Adult Education teacher.  Meanwhile, Winston thinks he has sympathy PMS and Nick meets a guy on a bench who helps him process his feelings. Also in this episode, Schmidt signs a sex contract with his boss, even though Cece seems to be interested again.We discuss Pop Culture References such as:“Jump Around” by House of Pain - When Jess announces she got a job, Schmidt plays this song to celebrate the return of hot water to the loft.To Kill a Mockingbird / Boo Radley - In Jess' interview she mentions the adult students wanting to read To Kill a Mockingbird and the interviewer mentions her “puppy in a cup” was named “Boo” after the book's character Boo Radley.Additional Pop Culture References such as:Ken dolls - Jess mentions, in rage, that she's going to kick the testicles off the guys so then they'll look like Ken dolls. Ken is a fashion doll and fictional character introduced by Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who was introduced two years earlier. As most dolls do, the Ken doll is nondescript with body parts.She-Hulks - Cece remembers Schmidt calling his co-workers “Pant-suited corporate She-Hulks”. She-Hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books first in 1980 published by Marvel Comics. She-Hulk's premise is that Jennifer Walters, a lawyer, received an emergency blood transfusion after an injury from her cousin, Bruce Banner, and acquired a milder version of his Hulk condition.Judy Blume - Winston's experience of sympathy PMS was mentioned to be like a character in a Judy Blume novel. Judy Blume is an American writer of children, young adult, and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has since published more than 25 novels. In her children's novels, Judy Blume is known for teaching children and young adults about their bodies.[The Chronicles of] Narnia - Schmidt mentions he wants to wander into Emma's “Narnia of Sexual Terror”. Narnia is a reference to the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts and talking animals depicted in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Originally published between 1950 and 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia have been adapted for radio, television, the stage, film and computer games.Visual: Maneki-Neko - When Jess was interviewing there was a waving lucky cat behind the interviewer in the office. The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. The figurine depicts a cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a Japanese beckoning gesture.We also cover the scene where Jess and Nick play out a drumroll for Schmidt as our “Schmidtism”. Our “not in the 2020s” include the way the character Emma was portrayed and acted as well as Schmidt's slight mention of Cece having a “curry smell”. Our “yes in the 2020s” include how Nick talking with Tran was portrayed as well as seeing an episode of TV centered around periods and PMS! We also give a brief look into Carla Gugino (Emma) and Ralph Ahn (Tran), the guest stars in this episode.Also in this episode were the following guest stars who we do not discuss in the podcast: Molly Cheek (Marion, the interviewer), Dalila Ali Rajah (the interviewer who called Jess back to Marion), Jacqueline Suzuki (the flute player), and Stone Eisenmann (Young Nick).We also discussed Netflix's captions around Nick leaving for the park at the beginning of the episode, what rock bottom actually means, and Jess's swimsuit changing color.While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Tinny music - While not stated in the episode, Netflix captioned the hold music when Schmidt is talking to the gas company as tinny music. Tinny music isn't a genre of its own, however tinny music refers to music that is thin in tone.Compact discs - When Jess is trying to pay Schmidt for her share of the bills, she says that a library card now helps with more than books since you can also check out compact discs. Compact discs also known as CDs are a digital disc data storage format that is used to store and play audio recordings. It was later adapted to also store data and drove other format adaptations for other types of media. It was introduced in 1982 and by 2007, 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide.This episode revolved around “menzies” or menstruation and PMS and the following items were either referenced or shown on screen:Sympathy PMS - While not exactly what Winston describes, there is a similar behavioral state called irritable male syndrome which has similar symptoms to PMS.Hot Water Bottle - Hot water bottles are useful when one is experiencing PMS cramps as it improves blood flow and relaxes tight muscles. This should always be wrapped in a towel for safety purposes.“Red devil in my belly” - The term “red devil” is sometimes used to refer to one's menstrual cycle.This episode got a 7.5/10 Rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Nick and Kelly rated this episode an 8/10 and her favorite character was Jess!Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 8!Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

Here's a snapshot of a few things we talked about… Who is the Lois Lane behind Ms. Jess? [00:01:06] How She Was Able to Start Building Systems, Even Though She Didn't Want to Be in The Public Spotlight? [00:03:45] What a Day in The Life Looked Like When She was Trying to Find Ways to Give Value? [00:08:37] Jess' Advice for New Real Estate Agents Looking to Get Listings [00:11:04] How Can Real Estate Agents Get People to Notice Them? [00:15:07] When Did She Decide to Go the Automation Route? [00:18:55] Should You Use Your Personal Page or The Business Page to Interact with Clients? [00:24:24]   Can An Agent Become a Top Producer in Today's Market Without Getting in Front of The Camera? [00:26:30]  Do Real Estate Agents Have to be on All Social Media Platforms to Succeed? [00:29:37] What Separates the Average from the Great Agents? [00:32:30] One Thing She Would Change, or Wishes She Knew that Would Have Accelerated Her Journey? [00:36:55] Should Every Realtor Be Identifying Themselves First and Foremost as a Marketer? [00:38:36]  What Helped Her Start Identifying as a Marketer? [00:39:46] Her Advice to Help People Take Action [00:41:54] Best Piece of Advice That She Has Ever Been Given? [00:43:25] In This Episode You'll Learn: In this episode, Casanova and Jess talk about how you get more listings so you can have more control over your time. As a person, Jess is naturally introverted, but she built her business and her brand by owning the fact that she is an introvert. This has allowed her to be the superhero version.  For Jess, it was never about not wanting to be in the public spotlight, but rather the realization that she can't do everything herself manually to build her business. She built her business by having conversations through Facebook classifieds and Facebook messenger and building those relationships, giving a lot of value. By showing up as who she really is, she was able to figure out human psychology, and how to actually influence people, and then using that on different platforms. Initially, she started educating people about the real estate process, and why having a real estate agent was valuable.  After she met her husband, they decided to automate a lot of things and that allowed them to go from the six to seven figures quickly and in a way that was actually predictable, consistent, sustainable. For new Real Estate agents looking to get listings, she recommends niching down. Find out about the people you are looking to speak to, whether it's upsizers or downsizers.  Jess adds that one of the most important things from a human psychology standpoint is the best marketing out there. It is being able to articulate what's in the back of your ideal client's head better than they can. She says that people aren't looking for the number one agent—they are looking for someone to who they feel connected to. You want to give them the emotional connection first, and then you can back that decision up with logic, more value, and education.  When you launch a campaign, make sure that it's working organically first, before you put any money behind it. Go out and actually find those people, don't wait for them to come to you. A great opportunity to actually stand out from the rest of the crowd is by creating a process or a methodology that is a systematic approach to making sure that all of your clients are successful. What you want to do is that you can create a guide. It can become your listing presentation. The thing that really differentiated Jess and allowed her to be so much more successful than a lot of the agents in marketplaces is that she started looking at what was working in other service-based industries and started testing them in the Real Estate industry.  She further adds that what happens once you get that lead that actually really matters. That's where the emails and the retargeting and the social media and all of that stuff becomes really important.  Jess believes that you should use both your personal page and the business page to interact with your ideal clients. For agents looking to make an impact, you are cutting your foot off, if you're not willing to get on video. For real estate agents who are worried about not being on multiple social media and networking platforms, Jess suggests that they're better off doing one or two really well than trying to be everywhere. The choice of platform depends on where your ideal client live online and spend time? Jess further adds that coachability and being able to move quickly is what separates great from average agents. She says that speed of execution and coachability are really important.  Cas points out that the cool thing about it is social media has given you access that you wouldn't have had before. Nothing really has to be cold anymore. Jess' business really exploded, when she made the decision to stop identifying as a realtor and starting really, to think of herself as a marketer. That's something she wishes she had come to that conclusion sooner.  She thinks that every realtor should be identifying themselves first and foremost as a marketer. She adds that if she'd figured out the marketing piece earlier on, and understood the importance of it, some of those struggles wouldn't have been there. When Jess started just looking at what other really successful agents were doing, she found that they really focus on and reinvest back into their marketing. This helped her flip the switch.  She accentuates that for people looking to take action, belief in yourself is something that you really need to harness first. It matters what you think. If you think that you can do it, then you can, and if you think that you can't do it, then you can't.   Key Quotes: “Finding ways to work around the way that I naturally am and what actually makes me happy on a day-to-day basis…” “I used to call it prospecting from my PJs. So, I would sit on my couch, you know, with a cat next to me, like, I was like my perfect introverted self, and I sat on my computer, and I built relationships and I had conversations and I felt okay in that situation…” “All sales ever is, is current situation and desired situation, and you become the bridge between the two…” “People make decisions emotionally first, and then we back the decisions up with logic…” “Build up your personal Facebook profile, build up your personal Instagram in a way that is full of your ideal clients…” “You create a piece of content that like absolutely kills it, why wouldn't you use that as an email as well?” “I would rather spend more money converting the leads that I have, than trying to just get more and more…So, the idea of bigger, of deeper, rather than wider…” “An influencer wants once larger audience and entrepreneur wants to be able to make money from the audience…” “You want to make sure, and you want to be training your audience so that you are that number one name, when someone thinks real estate, they think [about] you…” “Instagram stories are such a good place to get used to being on camera because they're short, they're sweet, they're informal and they disappear in 24 hours…” “If you're working with downsizers, you're going to be on Facebook. If you're working with upssizers, chances are they're going to be Instagram and Facebook…” “It comes down to knowing who your ideal avatar is…”—Casanova Brooks. “Success loves speed…”—Casanova Brooks. “If you're not a good marketer, you don't have enough people to sell real estate to…” “I really believe that we all have a little fire in us…” “Fail forward—don't be afraid of failure. Failure is just data, that you then get to use to iterate…” Links/Resources: https://www.instagram.com/jesslenouvel/ Help us out? If you enjoy our podcast, please head over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a 5-star review. By doing so, you enable us to reach more people.

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 2, Katie, which originally aired on September 25, 2012 and was written by Elizabeth Meriwether and directed by Larry Charles. Here’s a quick recap of the episode:Jess is still spiraling after losing her job, so Nick suggests that Jess go off the grid. She takes advantage of that when she pretends to be Katie, the date of Sam who enters their bar looking for the girl he’s been talking to online. Schmidt spends the entire episode trying to get Winston’s sister to sleep with him and Nick thinks he may have met his future self.We discuss these Pop Culture References:Jess and Nick pondered together who they aspired to be when they would watch MTV growing up. Jenny McCarthy - Jess wanted to be the actress and show host Jenny McCarthy. Kurt Loder - Nick wanted to be the music journalist Kurt Loder. Additional Pop Culture References such as:Shaq Attack - Schmidt told Winston his sister is so hot he’ll have to “Shaq Attack” her. Shaq Attack is the phrase fans used when the professional basketball player, Shaquille O’Neal, would show-off in basketball. Nick mentions that Kurt Loder never went to [MTV’s] Spring Break house because he was busy interviewing Pearl Jam. MTV Spring Break House - From 1987 to the mid-2010s, MTV would host “spring break” parties, typically at houses MTV would rent, featuring numerous live performances from artists in beach towns. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam is an American Rock Band from Seattle, Washington that furthered the alternative grunge music sound.The Nutty Professor - When Jess shares she wants to remain as Katie, she’s warned about the cautionary tale called The Nutty Professor. The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American slapstick science-fiction comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, who portrays a morbidly obese professor, Sherman Klump, that develops an experimental weight-loss drug and tests it upon himself, hoping to win the affection of the girl of his dreams.Tyra Banks - Schmidt comments there’s “a lot of money he wants to deposit into [Alisha’s] Tyra Banks.” Tyra Banks is an American television personality, model, businesswoman, producer, actress, and writer, known for hosting the TV shows America’s Next Top Model and recently, Dancing with the Stars. L.A. Sparks - Winston’s sister played for the L.A. Sparks basketball team. Unlike Winston’s Latvian basketball team, the Los Angeles Sparks are a real American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California.Creed - Sam says he’s been to 48 Creed shows. Creed is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida and is often recognized as one of the prominent bands of the post-grunge movement that began in the mid-1990s. When Schmidt is thinking about time traveling, he talks about having a vision of himself meeting with Kanye & Beyoncé. Kanye - Kanye West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and politician. We dive even deeper to Kanye West in Episode 3 of the podcast!Beyoncé - Beyoncé is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer from Houston, Texas. Beyoncé was also mentioned in Episode 20, Normal, when Napoli wanted his milkshakes Beyoncé colored.Big Momma's House - When Winston’s Mom, Charmaine, comes in, Schmidt comments “it just became Big Momma’s House.” Big Momma's House is a 2000 American comedy film, starring Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict by going undercover as the estranged grandmother of their former girlfriend, unaware of the bond he will form with her.Leg Warmers - When Nick and Schmidt pretend to be dancers, they joke about wearing Leg Warmers. Leg Warmers are coverings for the lower legs and are often used as dancewear in order to keep the leg muscles warm and prevent cramping.Public Enemy’s “He Got Game” - At the end of the episode when Schmidt was playing basketball with Alisha, this song played. “He Got Game” is both a song and the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was originally released as the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1998 film of the same name and was the group's last album until 2020. Cupid Match - “Cupid Match” is the online dating site Sam claims to have met Katie. While Cupid Match is not real, it’s a mix of OK Cupid and Match. We also cover when Schmidt and Nick discuss Nick’s future self as the “Schmidtism” of the episode. Our “not” for “In the 2020s” was how Schmidt handled being around Winston’s family but our “yes in the 2020s” was the friendship between Nick and Jess and how he leapt around the loft to help her sell the lie that she was Katie. We also explore the careers of Josh Braaten, Josh Gad, and Raymond J. Barry, the guest stars of this episode.Also in this episode were the following guest stars who we do not discuss in the podcast: Anna Maria Horsford (Charmaine, Winston’s mom), Keenyah Hill (Alisha, Winston’s sister), and David Walton (Sam, who we dive into deeper in Episode 3!)We discussed fun facts including how at Paleyfest 2013 it was noted that Emily Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel’s sister, was originally supposed to have a cameo as Katie in this episode. We also discuss how Winston’s whistle at the restaurant matches the whistle at the end of the theme song and how Lamorne Morris recently admitted to being the whistler on Instagram. Additionally, while their names aren’t spelled the same, we commented how Katy Perry’s new music video was a spoof on the fact that she used to pretend to be Zooey when she first came to Hollywood to get into clubs. Lastly, in our spoiler section, we also mentioned a Reddit post covering Future Nick’s predictions.While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Catnip - Schmidt compares himself to catnip for tough-talking African-American women when speaking to Winston about his mom. Catnip is a plant that is known for the intense attraction that most cats have towards it. It is also popular to be used in herbal teas and valued for its relaxing properties.Phone Booth (Book) - When Bearclaw introduces himself he says that he’s in the phone booth but he meant to say he’s in the phone book. A phone book is a listing of all residents of a certain area with the names of the owners and addresses which would allow users to search a person’s number and address. A phone booth is a cubicle with a payphone in it that allows a user to pay to use the phone.When Nick talks about a world where time travel exists, Schmidt lists the following women [that he would want to sleep with]:Marie Antoinette - Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was married at the age of 14 to Louis-Auguste, the heir-apparent of the French throne but was very unpopular with her French subjects. She was blamed for France’s financial crisis due to her lavish spending and opposition to reforms. She was known to be a good singer and dancer in addition to being beautiful.Cleopatra - Cleopatra was the last active ruler and queen of the Egyptian Ptolemaic Kingdom. She was Alexander the Great’s companion and was the seventh of her name. Her legacy survives today in ancient and modern works of art and she has become a pop culture of Egyptomania.Ann-Margret - Ann-Margret Olsson is a Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer. She’s won 5 Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy over her 6 decades in the industry. Initially known as the female version of Elvis Presely, she started to see success in 1961 with a charting album in 1964. In 1995, Empire ranked her 10th on the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history list.Off the Grid - Nick encourages Jess to go “off the grid” in this episode and this is a reference to being untraceable by normal means, such as technology.Old-fashioned - In this episode, Future Nick suggests that Nick make Jess an old-fashioned and say sorry for something he does in the future. This is a cocktail made with bourbon, bitters, and sugar.When Schmidt goes to talk to Winston about his sister he uses the following basketball references:dribbling up the court - Dribbling is an action where a player uses one hand to continuously bounce a basketball without interruption. Traditionally the phrase that is used to refer to dribbling is dribbling down the court not up the court.Technical foul - A technical foul is a penalty given for either unsportsmanlike conduct or other infractions, like excessive timeouts, a delay-of-game, and when there are more players on the court than there should be.Illegal use of the hands - An illegal hand use in basketball is called when a player uses their hands in ways that are not part of the game such as attempting to block a shot, when an opponent drives to the hoop, or when a player puts their arms around another player.“knows how the sausage gets made” - When Jess is talking about how much she loves being Katie, she says that “Katie knows how the sausage gets made.” Sausage is typically made with pork, beef, veal, or poultry but can be made from any animal and can contain almost any part of the animal. This is an idiom to indicate finding out the process behind something that is typically unpleasant but at face-value appears good. This episode got an 8/10 Rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Nick, and Kelly rated this episode a 9/10 and her favorite character was Bearclaw!Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 3!Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

Today, Celeste chats with Jessica Johnson, an Australian Pro who is also an online and in-person fitness, nutrition, and posing coach. She begins talking about how before she steps on the stage, she takes a deep breath and reminds herself she put in all the work and she deserves to be there. In university, Jess studied psychology and takes mindfulness into everything she does. Jess talks about her previous experience in the Air Force and that is still a Reservist. She explains how living the Air Force life made it difficult to settle into a routine and train. Before Jess joined the IFBB league, Jess was a Pro in two natural federations. After she competed in the Natural equivalent of the Olympia, she returned to Australia and decided to switch to IFBB for more opportunities. When Jess was competing in the natural federations, she was told to compete in Figure because she was too muscular for bikini. She was glad she did figure but her heart was in bikini. It taught her how to be a chameleon, to change her posing to change her body. When she does virtual posing classes, she uses different camera angles so she can see what they are doing, there are advantages and disadvantages to virtual posing. She loves the challenge of catering to different learning styles. Jess talks about placing third at her first pro show only and hour after she earned her pro card! It gave her the confidence to push forward and improve as a pro. In the whole country of Australia, there are only three Pro Cards given in a year. Jess speaks to her struggles with IBS and how it affects her preps. Because of this, she is very sensitive to carbs. She and her coach have open discussions about when the plan needs to change and when it needs to be followed. Communication is key to coaching. She always talks with a potential client on the phone before committing to coaching them. Jess explains the effect doing 12 back-to-back shows had on her and how mindfulness was the key to pulling herself out of a restrict/binge cycle. Moving into an improvement season, Jess likes to stay consistent but with less structure to help herself not fixate on the food. When in prep, she likes to do longer preps to allow for diet breaks to help her metabolism stay healthy. In her youth, Jess used to get called harsh names making fun of her thin figure, she never thought she would  be know for her glutes! Jess talks about the techniques she used to grow her glutes and offers some things to avoid. It’s not always about adding more weight. Work smarter not harder! Jess leaves us with advice for new competitors to find a good coach and work with them to put on muscle before prepping. For competitors on the road to pro, Jess says to be consistent and persistent. If you want to be a pro you have to act like a pro. Just don’t give up! CONNECT WITH CELESTE: website: http://www.celestial.fit instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/ all links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html CONNECT WITH JESS: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessjohnsonfitness/ business instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldgymburleigh/ all links: https://linktr.ee/jessjohnsonfitness Time Stamps: [1:00] Introduction [2:01] Importance of mindfulness [3:25] Jess talks about her time in the Air Force [7:40] Difference between the Australian and American bodybuilding leagues [10:20] Benefits of competing in IFBB [13:00] How past experiences influence current outlook [15:05] Virtual posing classes [17:11] Jess talks about her journey to pro. [22:10] Competition structure in Australia [29:20] Feedback from pro debut [31:55] Jess talks about how her body responds in different scenarios [38:00] Knowing when to change things from your plan [40:05] prioritizing communication in a coaching relationship [45:50] Daily mindfulness habits [51:27] Red flags that you may struggle post-show [52:25] Shifting mindset from prep to improvement season [57:10] Success through consistency and taking your time [60:45] How Jess transformed her gluten [68:45] advice for new competitors and those on the road to pro CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE FOOD RELATIONSHIP COACHING SERIES CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE POST SHOW BLUES COACHING SERIES LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR MY 5 WEEK FOOD RELATIONSHIP HEALING & DISCOVERY COACHING PROGRAM FOR OTHER FREE RESOURCES, LIVE EVENTS, AND WAYS TO WORK WITH CELESTE CLICK HERE

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 1, Re-Launch, which originally aired on September 25, 2012 and was written by Kay Cannon and directed by Steve Pink. Here’s a quick recap of the episode:This episode not only kicks off Season 2, but celebrates Schmidt having his penis cast removed and in only the way Schmidt can, he throws himself a party to “re-launch” his brand of “Danger” now that he’s no longer “broken penis guy”. Jess meanwhile has been laid off from her job as a teacher and tries to be a shot girl at Schmidt’s party to make some money. Throughout the episode, Nick supports Jess as she works through losing her job. We discuss Pop Culture References such as:“Groove is In the Heart” (Deee-Lite) - At the beginning of the episode, Nick is singing this song in the shower. At the end of the episode, Winston also sings this song while drunk at the bar. Lord of Winterfell (Game of Thrones) - When questioning Robby and Cece’s relationship, Schmidt ponders if Robby is like “the Lord of Winterfell or he's working with a real piece of pipe.”Additional Pop Culture References such as:Morgan Freeman / Shawshank - Winston is trying to convince Nick he’s matured by telling him he’s wearing a suit and Nick comments that his suit is something Morgan Freeman’s character would wear after leaving Shawshank. Morgan Freeman is an American Actor who portrayed the character Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding in the movie Shawshank Redemption, which is a movie about two imprisoned men bonding over a number of years, finding solace, and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.Philip Seymour Hoffman - Schmidt mentioned Philip Seymour Hoffman was invited to his re-launch party. Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor, director, and producer. He acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014.Crank Yankers - Schmidt mentioned that a writer for a little show called Crank Yankers was invited to his re-launch party. Crank Yankers is an American television show that features actual prank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests that are re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visual aid to show the viewer what is happening in the call. The show aired on Comedy Central from 2002-2005 and later aired on MTV2 from 2007-2009. Crank Yankers has returned again on Comedy Central in 2019.Slap Bracelet - After being laid off and getting to take items from the lost and found box, Jess mentioned she should have grabbed the slap bracelet. A slap bracelet is a bracelet that consists of layered, flexible stainless steel sealed within a fabric that wraps around your wrist when the bracelet is hit against it.Paramount Picture(s) - When Jess is trying to be a Shot Girl, she invents a character named Ivy who will sleep with someone for a chance to be in a Paramount Picture. Paramount Pictures is an American film and television production and distribution company founded in 1912.We also cover when Schmidt gave his fire monologue while twirling his fire batons as the “Schmidtism” of the episode. We changed our next segment to “In the 2020s” to highlight the “not” moments, like the way Schmidt described Cece’s new boyfriend, and the “yes” moments, like Robby not feeling threatened/his lack of toxic masculinity and the guys wanting to comfort Jess. We also give a brief look into Parker Posey and Nelson Franklin, the Guest Stars we featured in this episode.Also in this episode was Ross Mackenzie who we do not discuss in the podcast but played the proctor in the flashback scenes.We also discussed how Parker Posey replaced Leslie Mann for the role of the shot girl and how we were excited to see the Chore Chart still on the fridge! While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Bushel - When speaking about Nick and his “gift” of making mixed drinks, Winston asks why he’s trying to hide his light under a bushel. A bushel is actually a unit of volume in the US based on dry capacity and is equal to 8 dry gallons. It was primarily used for farming products like wheat. It’s also colloquially used to measure a “bushel of apples”.Dengue Fever - In the episode, Jess says that one way she could earn up to $700 at a hospital is by being infected with Dengue Fever for research. Dengue fever is a tropical disease that is carried by mosquitoes with the dengue virus. It has been a big problem since World War II and is still common in over 120 countries mainly in South America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. It is currently classified as a neglected tropical disease.When Nick is giving Jess a tough love speech he mentions the following references: Passing cigarettes to prisoners - Historically, in prison, cigarettes were noted as an informal currency that allowed you to supplement the income that your family might place into a commissary account. In 2016, the preferred informal currency began to shift to Ramen after many prisons had budget cuts leading to prisoners having to find nutrition on their own.Turn-of-the-century bathing costume - In the 1900s women typically did not swim and rather jumped through the waves while holding onto a rope attached to a buoy and were dressed in black, knee-length wool dresses with puffed sleeves. They often also included a sailor collar, ribbons and bows, black stockings, and fancy caps.T-Ball - Casey tells Schmidt that her nickname is t-ball because you can never strike out with her. T-ball is a team sport that combines cricket, baseball, and softball for children between ages 4-7 to develop skills and have fun. The rules are most similar to those of baseball, however for the youngest players it is played without a score with each player being allowed to bat.This episode got a 9/10 Rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Nick and Kelly rated this episode an 8/10 and her favorite character was Winston!Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 2!Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

On this episode of Monetize the Mic, Jess and Margy talk about the importance of content marketing. Jess and Margy agree that content marketing should be resources, information, and other content that provides value. Margy finds that she doesn’t identify with marketing. For her, it feels cold and it feels out of alignment. Margy comes from a place of always wanting to give valuable information and having important conversations.  If you feel like Margy does, her number one tip is to find what makes you different. Don’t just parrot what other people are saying in a crowded online space. It’s so powerful to hear someone saying something different in a sea of online noise.  When Jess and Margy coach their client, they really dig in on their client’s messaging. They focus on the client’s company vision, and how they can infuse that in their interviews. When that happens, their marketing and their content messaging is something that makes people listen.  People always ask Jess if content marketing should be paid or free. Jess feels that if it’s paid, it’s no longer content marketing. It becomes a product. The reason content marketing works so well is because it’s free and anyone can access it.  A lot of people will respond with something like, “I put a lot of work into my content, I want people to pay for it.” Jess reminds us of the power of reciprocity. If you put a lot of work into your content, your podcast, your launch, your videos, etc, people feel that gift that you’re giving to them. This will make people feel more likely to want to work with you! Nobody will want to pay for you until they’ve seen what you can do. And the best way for them to see what you can do is content marketing! You should also keep in mind that it’s strategic to create content marketing in multiple different ways because people learn in different ways. The number one content marketing strategy Jess and Margy recommend is, of course, podcasting. Podcasting is a great way to reuse content, increase visibility, and get in front of a trusting audience. Podcast guesting is easier to start with, rather than creating your own podcast and hosting. Guesting will get you out there. It gets you familiar with the space. It’s a really easy way to create a content machine with podcasting as the center of the wheel. From one podcast interview, you can create written blog posts, videos, audiograms, emails, etc. You can also accomplish this by hosting your own podcast, which is an amazing thing to do, but it can be overwhelming especially at first. Jess and Margy definitely recommend starting with guesting so you can get your feet wet in the podcasting community! The next content marketing tactic Jess and Margy discuss is videos! People love consuming content visually. There are so many ways you can utilize videos, whether it’s pre-recorded videos, Instagram reels, or Facebook lives. There is definitely a different energy with live videos when you have people interacting with you in real-time. In any video content marketing, hearing someone’s voice is a great way to connect with someone! Videos allow you to do that. A viewer will really get to see you, your body language, your voice inflections, and everything that makes you, you. Video can leave a lead feeling much more connected with you than other content marketing strategies. The final content marketing piece is written content. Jess could devote a whole episode about writing a book, and if that is something you’re interested in doing, a book can be a fantastic way to get your content out into the hands of your leads. Some people will gravitate toward books, especially if they feel like they need to take a break from screens. Other great written content includes LinkedIn articles, episode descriptions, and blog posts! Margy’s recommendation is don’t do nothing if you can’t do all of it. The most important thing is consistency. If you’re overwhelmed by all of these different strategies, just start with one! Entrepreneurs who are really good at content marketing know they are playing a long game. They do not expect to do one video and reap all the rewards of content marketing. When you really want to give value and when you understand that this is a long game, that is when you will see success.  Another recommendation from Jess and Margy is to block out time for content. Jess and Margy pick one day and plan their entire month’s content. Just start showing up and keep going. You’ll get better with consistency. You may feel like you’re screaming into the void but people are watching. A lot of people are lurkers. They just look, they don’t interact. Once they’re ready to buy, they’ll reach out. Margy herself is a lurker, so she can attest to that! Immature entrepreneurs give up if they don’t see success right away. Mature entrepreneurs are consistent. This is a long game, you have to keep going and be consistent. Jess reminds us that you can’t stop just because you don’t have “fans” yet!

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy talk about top-line revenue and profit! When Margy came on as co-owner in 2018, her number one goal was to grow the top line revenue of Interview Connections to 7 figures. Even though Margy didn’t quite understand profit margins yet, she knew that she wanted the revenue to reach that 7 figure goal. And it worked! In 2019, Interview Connections hit 7 figures, and the company is currently scaling to 8 figures.  It wasn’t until recently that Jess and Margy shifted their focus to healthy profit, as well as top-line revenue growth. The first step that they took was to address their pricing structure. When Jess started Interview Connections in 2013, there was no other podcast booking agency on the planet! This meant that Jess had nowhere to look when she created the pricing structure. Way back then, Jess had implemented a month-to-month pricing package for clients and raised prices every few years. In 2017, Jess and Margy had a coaching day with Ali Brown, and Ali helped them completely restructure their pricing packages. Not only did Jess and Margy restructure so that the team and the business were being compensated fairly, but they also ensured that the clients were getting everything they needed from the package! Interview Connections prices their services based on the value they are providing. The entire package, which includes so much more than guaranteed podcast bookings, offers clients an opportunity for a massive ROI. When we price our services, we do not compare to what other podcast bookers are charging, because we are offering so much more than just podcast bookings! As an entrepreneur, it’s so important to ask yourself, “What is the value I’m providing?” It’s crucial to make sure that you are charging what you’re worth. As buyers, we often assume the more expensive service is the better one! When you charge what you’re worth, and when you have a high ticket offer, you are perceived to be of higher value. But of course, you need to back that up with your value and your service delivery! Don’t inflate your price to where it would not be a good investment for a business owner. But we find that most people price their services too low. First, you need to look at your service and look at how you can increase your client’s ROI. Once you can improve their experience with your service, you can justify higher prices! The next part of growing your top-line revenue is growing your sales infrastructure. If there is only one person in your organization who can close sales, especially if you’re selling high ticket services, you’re hitting a huge ceiling to your top-line revenue growth. Growing a sales team is critical because allows you to multiply your sales results. At Interview Connections, we have a strong sales team engine that is propelling us forward. As an entrepreneur, you should be out there on podcasts working on your visibility to obtain leads, and then having a team come in and work on actually closing those leads! Margy goes on 4-6 interviews a month, creating content, developing her thought leadership, and building up brand and company! From this, qualified leads come in and meet with our sales team. You need to build your visibility for the leads to find you. We needed more salespeople to handle the leads we were getting from podcast guesting!  The next important step in growing top-line revenue is tracking your progress.  It’s imperative to set goals and to look at what you’ve accomplished so far! Margy has a spreadsheet that is incredibly near and dear to her heart. That spreadsheet tracks revenue, expenses, and profit for each month. Jess and Margy find this tracking to be so helpful for planning, setting goals, and celebrating successes. When Jess and Margy have felt disappointed that they didn’t hit a goal, they can look back to their May 2017 sales of 30k and compare that to May 2020 with 300k sales! It really hits you in the face with everything that you’ve already accomplished. The work you did 6 months ago is why you are here today! What you’re doing right now is going to determine where you are 6 months from now.  If you are not getting interviewed on podcasts right now, you cannot expect growth in your visibility 6 months from now! Start now because this long-term strategy really does take time to grow.  What you do right now is going to determine what your spreadsheets look like a few months down the road. Jess and Margy find that they themselves, along with many entrepreneurs, are generally impatient. This can be a difficult concept to master, when you allow yourself to be patient and track your results, you’ll be able to see the fruits of your labor. Turning the focus to profit, Jess and Margy started tracking profit in 2017. In Margy’s spreadsheet, they could see every year lined up with income expenses and profit. You should be focusing on profit from Day 1, but it becomes even more important as you grow. Jess and Margy didn’t really focus on profit for a while but then their expenses started to catch up with them. As they started tracking expenses and revenue, they found they could drive growth and profit in a way that is strategic and sustainable! Another one of Margy’s obsessions is org charts. Org charts are incredibly important for your revenue and profit growth because they help you plan as you grow for the team that you will need! You can look at what that structure needs to be and what the different teams and departments will look like.  Jess and Margy created an org chart so they could look at what payroll expenses would be at 10 million top-line revenue. This helped them create the growth trajectory of various roles, teams, and departments in the company.  The clarity that org charts bring can help you lead your team and be intentional with your profitability.  The bottom line is to be mindful of what you’re investing in for your business. You should separate the “nice to haves” and the critical drivers. Things that really drive profitability like visibility, coaching are smart investments. Avoid things that aren’t actually going to move you forward and they’re going to cost you more!

On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy dispel the myth of the visionary entrepreneur. There is a really prevalent idea that all founders of companies and all entrepreneurs are huge visionaries. Not only is this a stereotype, but it’s also a glamorization of being a visionary entrepreneur. Not every entrepreneur is a true visionary, nor do they need to be in order to become a successful entrepreneur! When Jess started Interview Connections, it wasn’t really her idea. She had started working as a VA for her dad, Jim Palmer, a business coach. As his VA, her dad had started asking Jess to book him on podcasts. Soon after, Jess decided that she wanted to be a business owner. Her dad coached her and helped Jess see that she could create a podcast booking company. Even though it wasn’t her idea, it was Jess’s implementation that made Interview Connections possible. To be successful as an entrepreneur, there is no one thing that you need to have. You can bring on team members or partners that help balance what you’re missing. A lot of founders really embody incredible implementation. Even though Jess didn’t have a grand vision, she took massive action and that is what made everything happen! So many people out there are not taking action because they’re overthinking and they’re not getting on the court. These entrepreneurs are paralyzing themselves in their minds. It’s important to understand that when you are starting your business, it’s 10% visioning, and 90% implementing. It’s crucial to build momentum in the beginning. Once you are a little more established, then you can move on to evolving and developing strategy. That’s where Jess sees a lot of people get stopped. They’re so focused on being the visionary that they don’t implement. Jess and Margy came to decide where their strengths really wore only a few months ago. Margy has brilliant ideas and visions, and Jess rolls up her sleeves and implements. Jess is a “doer” or an implementer, and Margy is a visionary. Both of these are equally important in a successful business. Everyone can have a great idea, but the real success lies in implementing it. Jess and Margy see this a lot in entrepreneurs that have a gorgeous website but no clients. You can have amazingly curated social media, you can have a great high-tech website, and you can have a great idea but if you’re not picking up that phone and dialing for dollars, that stuff is useless! Jess and Margy don’t recommend that you invest a bunch of money in your website and other shiny objects like that, because that is not the driver in the beginning stages of your business. You need to get clients! And you do have to make mistakes. You won’t know what makes a good sales call until you pick up the phone! Jess and Margy hope that they can inspire you to be brave. If you truly want to build something you have to have the faith and the courage to start sprinting and going for it.  It wasn’t until recently that Jess and Margy had a conversation about their titles and what they should mean. After discussing what each of them really does in the business and where their strengths lie, Jess took the title of President because she is really the implementer. Margy took the title of CEO because she has the bigger vision. It’s so imperative to know what your strength is, know where you belong, and know what your lane is. Once you know this, you can really thrive and grow in your strengths as opposed to getting better at something that you’re not really great at. Margy observes that it really does take true leadership to put your ego aside and stay true to what your strengths are! At Interview Connections, it’s so important to stay in the lane that lights you up. While Jess is focused on the process in the business, Margy is focused on ahead of the process and that is where they both thrive! Jess and Margy both recommend that if you’re an entrepreneur, you should ask yourself: Am I an implementer or am I a visionary? Where do I really thrive? Where do I need help? Who can help balance out what I lack? Plant the seed by asking these questions to find out if you are a visionary or implementer! If you don’t have 100% clarity on what you should be doing, don’t worry yet. You’ll figure it out on the journey! As we mentioned before, Jess and Margy only got full clarity on their visionary and implementer roles this year.  We are running a Podcast Guesting Masterclass from March 15th - 19th (with bonus sessions until March 23rd)! If you need to take action on your visibility and build your authority with podcast guesting, you need to attend our free Masterclass! Head to interviewconnections.com/livemasterclass to register!

“Does anybody else rely on thrifting as a therapy right now?” Sam, 24, asks TikTok from her car, post-thrift shopping session, wearing a mint green button-down that she found at Second Chance in Monterey, California. “I can’t do a FaceTime therapist; that just won’t work for me. So thrifting, finding all the cool, random, weird things, makes me happy.” Her video is flooded with comments from women who agree. When I’m in a bad mood that no amount of 4-7-8 breathing can fix, I drag myself onto the subway and ride all the way uptown to my favorite Goodwill on New York City’s Upper East Side. I’ve found brand-new AGOLDE jeans, Marchesa workwear, and a Calvin Klein camel coat, plus polka-dotted candlesticks. But really, I just like being in there, unsure of what I’ll find. (Yes, the employees know me.) Not that long ago, I wouldn’t have publicized the fact that most of my wardrobe is used. That attitude is changing, with millions tuning in to watch strangers sift through other strangers’ stuff on ThriftTok. People are finding the most underrated thrift stores in their area, tips on how to keep your thrift day anxiety-free, and the secondhand excitement of spotting genuine '60s-era Coca Cola merch. During a pandemic that’s adversely impacted many people's mental health, ThriftTok — a kind of vicarious, all-virtual retail therapy — is a safe outlet for the satisfying surprise of a score. “The sense of euphoria experienced while thrifting is real,” says Montreal-based trauma therapist and clinical counselor Gabriella Evans, MA, CCC. “It’s simply the neurotransmitter dopamine being released in the brain. Dopamine is an important part of the brain’s reward system and levels are actually at their highest point when we are anticipating a potential reward, like that cute vintage dress or perfect piece of kitschy kitchenware. Hence the thrill of the hunt.” The value of thrifting for self-care can vary for different people. Dr. Sophie Chung, MD, founder of Qunomedical, notes that while “running your hands through fabrics” is calming for some, “a person with OCD might feel a nagging urge to buy a certain item or something terrible is going to happen.” Evans affirms that while thrifting, like retail therapy, isn't a literal treatment for depression or anxiety, it can be thought of as harm reduction — there are significantly fewer negative effects than other high-dopamine activities like drug use or gambling. ThriftTok takes that principle one step further, providing the vicarious thrill of witnessing “the thrift gods rolling through the racks” without acquiring anything yourself. Finding inspiration in ThriftTok versus IRL retail therapy can relieve another stressor — the financial kind. When Jess, 27, was in college, her vice when she was upset was to spend money. “I would go to Sephora and spend $300 instead of buying textbooks. And I did not grow up in a situation where I could afford to do that, so I’d end up having to go to the library for the rest of the quarter every single night to use the textbooks there instead.” “Getting myself away from that has been really important to my mental health,” she says. “It’s like my crutch was the thing that was also causing the majority of my stress. And I feel like thrifting is such a safe middle ground. It’s Nicorette for people who like to shop.” Of course, just as Nicorette gum contains nicotine, buying $4 crocheted tank-tops is still spending money. And acquiring things you don’t need or absolutely love can be detrimental to your own long-term mental health, especially if clutter becomes a source of guilt. ThriftTok has also started discussions about the ethics of thrifting and reselling. “With all the information on there, I came to the conclusion that I don’t feel the best about buying a ton of stuff, because there are families that rely on thrift stores to support themselves," Sam says. "I tend to only come out with pieces that really resonate with me.” In this way, secondhand shopping can be a kind of coping mechanism if you see it as an exercise in curiosity, as something to do (double-masked) while movie theaters, spas, and other kinds of self-care activities aren’t accessible. Even if you don't buy anything — or don't feel comfortable going thrifting IRL — there's plenty of #ThriftTok to keep you sated.

On today's show we are joined by pastry chef and grief survivor, Jess Quinn. When Jess was 25 her mother was diagnosed with dementia, eventually dying from it five years later. Jess shares the brutally unique experience of losing a loved one this way, little by little. She is a brave and honest woman, and her story is both tragic and hopeful. She vividly recants tender and special moments with her mother that brought is all to tears. Jess is a wonderful woman and we felt so lucky to talk to her.Processing  is powered by Simplecast.

Sounds counter intuitive doesn’t it? But if you’ve joined me for one of my daily Workshops then you know what I mean when I say...STOP SELLING REAL ESTATE. When I stopped selling Real Estate and started doing this one thing my entire business changed...literally almost over night. And that is EXACTLY what happens for our Making Agents Wealthy clients too.  I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jess Hollenstein, one of our amazing MAW and RISE clients who joined us about a year ago. When Jess came to us she was working with about 10 leads a month and was doing “ok” in business and struggling to balance her home life and client demands fast forward to now 100 leads a month and closed out 2020 with $8.5 million in sales volume and 11 pending contracts in her 2021 pipeline.

Today's episode is a special solo-Margy episode to talk about a concept that she coined, called “The King of Mediocrity.” What Margy means by that is, you can be a king of a mediocre life, or you can be a student of a great life.  In other words, you can be right or you can be successful. The most successful people Margy knows care more about learning and being a student, than they do about being right. They don’t care as much about saying “This is what I know, I’m not open to other perspectives, I’m the expert on this.” Those are not the people Margy sees living lives that Margy wants to live! Margy came to this statement while she was thinking about leadership. The leadership at Interview Connections always views their team as a mirror of the leadership. If we’re seeing results we don’t like in our team, instead of complaining about it, we look at ourselves and ask, “What does this say about us? About our leadership?” Looking at results you don’t want and seeing it as a reflection of your own leadership requires humility. But this is the only way to develop as a business owner and as a leader! Practice looking at those results and saying “What is this telling me? What can I work on as a leader?” When Jess and Margy wanted to grow to 7+ figures, they knew they needed to get in rooms and masterminds with entrepreneurs who are at 7, 8, and 9 figures. A common theme in successful entrepreneurs that Jess and Margy witnessed was kindness and humility. What are the chances that all these highly successful entrepreneurs just happen to be this nice and this humble? There is a strong correlation between success and humility. Before Jess & Margy hit 7 figures, they went to Ali Brown’s Mastermind and met the incredibly successful entrepreneur, Michelle Bosch. At the Mastermind, while Michelle was talking about her multiple businesses, Margy felt like small fish. Michelle was so high-level, and that felt so beyond where Interview Connections was at that point. Jess and Margy started chatting with Miichelle, and they were stunned by how Michelle was so humble and kind, even though Margy knew she was so successful and intelligent. Michelle said “It’s so great to meet you, I have so much to learn from you.” This absolutely blew Margy away. Margy said, “You are so high-level, what could you learn from us?” Michelle said “But you are experts in podcasting, and I don’t know anything about podcasting so I am so excited to learn from you!” What Margy realized in that moment was that there was something else in that humility, it’s curiosity. The most successful entrepreneurs are students and are hungry to learn more. If you are a genuine student and you want to learn, by default there is humility in that. You are admitting that you don’t know everything, and that curiosity is what leads to humility, and that is what leads to these incredible levels of success.  There has been a myriad of studies that show the correlation between success and curiosity. These studies show that curiosity prepares the brain for better learning. Why does curiosity matter? Curiosity makes it so that you will be less likely to fall prey to confirmation bias, and you’ll be less likely to see what you’ve always seen.  We need to stay curious, so we can be innovative and reach new growth while creating better results! When we’re curious, we view tough situations more creatively. In business, things are constantly going wrong. Breakdowns happen and it’s important to not fall apart. But when we’re curious, studies show we are able to view difficult situations in a more creative way and that allows us to innovate and to overcome the issues and breakdowns. It also helps you see other people’s perspectives and have more empathy. Curiosity makes you more focused on other people’s perspectives and less focused on your own, and this leads to connecting with other people better. And we all know that relationship and connection are the root of a healthy business! You can be the king of a mediocre life or the student of a great one. Margy invites you to look at your life, look at your business, ask yourself - are you being a king or are you being a student? If you’re being a king, Margy implores you to make that shift to being a student and staying curious!

In this episode, Jill talks to Randy Ullom, Senior VP and Winemaster for Kendall-Jackson Wine. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Randy Ullom grew up watching his father make wine at home as a hobby, but it wasn't until he spent three years on sabbatical from college in Chile, where he embarked on a cross-country trek through wine country, that he realized he wanted to pursue a career in viticulture and enology. After exploring Chile's vast winegrowing regions, he returned to the United States and earned his degree in the field from The Ohio State University in 1975, graduating summa cum laude.   In March of 1997, Randy was named Winemaster for Kendall-Jackson Winery as a nod to his intimate involvement in the intricacies of the viticultural and winemaking programs of the brand. In 2006, he also became the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing the ongoing business operations within the company. Following that stint for a few years, Randy has settled into the continued role of SVP / Winemaster for Kendall-Jackson with oversight of Chile. When Jess made the first vintage of Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay, his goal was simple: He believed that regardless of where you live – whether it be Sonoma County or South Carolina – everyone deserves a great “affordable luxury.” To him this was the great American wine. In 2017, Randy reached a milestone – 25 years working for the Jackson Family – in the same year Kendall-Jackson celebrated 25 years producing America's number-one selling Chardonnay. If you want to try any of the wines Jill tasted on the show you can ORDER ONLINE or from the BIG RED LIQUORS APP for Curbside Pickup Service. It's as easy as 1,2,3! Start Your Order -  bigredliquors.com Simply select your store, browse and search for Kendall-Jackson products, and start a CURBSIDE order. Your store will notify you when it is ready for pickup. Best of all, our NO TOUCH curbside will leave you with peace of mind and the great products you want ASAP.    

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness. On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy ask the question - “Who knows you?” We all know the saying, “it’s who you know.” But Jess and Margy disagree! Instead of asking who you know, ask yourself “Who knows me?” In this episode, Jess and Margy dive deep into what it means to be known and seen by your target audience. Before Jess started Interview Connections, she was a virtual assistant. Being a VA, Jess started to meet some people and get into a small circle of entrepreneurs, but she still wasn’t really known.  When she first launched Interview Connections, it was pretty much crickets for a while! Jess really needed to make a conscious effort of being visible and putting herself in the rooms, on the stages, and virtual stages in front of her target audience. When Jess first started speaking at podcasting conferences, and getting interviewed on podcasts, she struggled with imposter syndrome, but ultimately she didn’t let it hold her back.  Jess knew that the organizers of the conference, or the host interviewing her, invited her for a reason. They saw specific value that Jess could give to their audience! You might not see your value, don’t let that hold you back because other people see your value!   Podcasts are a particularly great medium to gain visibility, because when we listen to a podcast we feel like we know the people talking! Often we feel like the host is already our friend. When your ideal clients hear you on a podcast, they’re going to feel like they already know you - making your visibility all that much more valuable.    It’s imperative to allow yourself to be seen by those who you need what you can do! And that visibility needs to be consistent. What does it mean for someone to know you? Even if someone sees your facebook posts, gets your emails, or follows you on instagram - do they really know you? When they hear you share your story on a podcast, that connection is so much deeper.   When you’re brave enough to share your story in your own voice on podcasts, you’ll create a much more dynamic image of yourself to your target audience. Because podcasts are conversational, people will know your story, your background, your why, tough things that you’ve been through, and then they really know you.   Take a look at your marketing and ask yourself, “Am I spending time and money on mediums that truly allow me to be known?” Once you start getting interviewed consistently every week and creating those deep connections, you’ll see a huge increase in the quality of your leads. When your leads hear you and know you, when they reach out it will feel like you’re talking to a friend.   Visibility will allow your leads to really know you as a person and know your company for what your company is and stands for in the world. Sharing your stories on podcasts not only creates a better connection for your leads but also with the host. When Margy goes on podcasts and shares her story, she has stayed in touch with and connected with many hosts. These relationships lead to becoming referral partners, creating joint ventures, and many hosts have become clients!   One of the best ways to monetize your podcast interviews is through high-end networking with the podcast host. Sharing your story with the host is a great way to create a special bond and network more effectively.    If you aren’t allowing yourself to truly be seen, but you want to start prioritizing your visibility and unlocking possibilities in your business - then you need to register for our next Podcast Guesting Masterclass!   This 5-Day Masterclass is completely free, and will teach you the A-Z of monetizing the microphone on podcast interviews! Head to interviewconnections.com/masterclass to register, and get in the facebook group - Guest Expert Profit Lab - where this Masterclass will be held!

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness. On today’s episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy what to do when you feel like you just don’t have time to commit to your visibility. We are asking the question - where is your time going? We know that there are entrepreneurs out there who know that consistent visibility is incredibly important, but they feel like they simply don’t have time. We at Interview Connections recommend getting on podcasts at least once a week, every single week. Many entrepreneurs that we talk to think that it sounds like a great idea, but they can’t see how to fit it into their schedules.   The first thing Jess and Margy recommend is using a calendar system. Unless you start putting tasks down into a calendar, how will you keep track of your commitments? The second step Jess and Margy discuss is then auditing that calendar. As an entrepreneur, you need to ask yourself, “Is my calendar reflecting my vision and my highest priorities in the business?”   Are you spending time where you should be spending time? Visibility is being seen and heard by more people, so you can get more leads, more clients, and more speaking opportunities. Visibility is a major domino in changing the game for your business and getting to the next level of where you want to be. You don’t have time not to do things that raise your visibility consistently!   Look at your calendar and ask yourself, “Am I spending time on tasks that are not important? Am I doing tasks that someone else besides me could do and should do?”    Jess and Margy also stress the importance of putting those important tasks on your calendar, because if they’re not on your calendar, they likely won’t get done (or at least get done in an acceptable timeline).    Margy is an expert in protecting her time. Both Jess and Margy love using scheduling blocks, and batching tasks in specific blocks of time. Margy has a specific block set aside for podcast interviews, so she never feels overwhelmed with other tasks interfering with her interviews. Podcast interviews don’t have to take over your schedule! Try and create blocks specifically for them, even just one hour a week for interviews.   If you don’t have time to work on your visibility, it points to a bigger issue of how you’re spending or organizing your time. It’s something that we’ve all been through - how many entrepreneurs and business owners have complained about not having enough time?   The key to solving this is being really proactive and not reactive. Set time aside for your highest priorities.  Showing up the way you need to be and building the momentum that you need, should be at the very top of your priority list as an entrepreneur.    If you feel like you don’t have the time to do the legwork, you’re right. That’s why you can hire an agency, like us here at Interview Connections, to book you! While we recommend that you outsource the heavy lifting, you need to make the time to show up and connect, give value, share your story, and make those listeners want to take the next step with you.   By objectively looking at your calendar, you can compare your story of what you’re doing and what you have time for, with what is actually happening. You can see if your actions are in alignment with your goals!    Another important tip is to stay  in your zone of genius! Do not waste time on tasks that drain you if there is someone on your team who can do that task - and oftentimes those team members are much better suited to do that task than you are.   Be specific about your zone of genius: it’s the things that you are both good at and that you like doing. Do more of those tasks and less time doing tasks out of obligation, or “I should just do it because it’s easy.” Spending your time on those tasks could really be draining you of the energy you need for the tasks in your zone of genius.   If you're an entrepreneur you probably want freedom. Does calendaring make you feel constricted?   Before Jess started really using her calendar, she would come in to work every day wondering, “What’s today going to be?” Margy suggested putting tasks in Jess’s calendar, which Jess initially resisted. But Jess ended up feeling that she was much more productive and effective when she laid out her tasks for the day and committed specific time slots to them.   Jess also brings up the idea of having integrity with yourself. If you look at your calendar and you have dedicated 30 minutes to a task, you need to do it to maintain that integrity with yourself. And most importantly, when you look at your calendar you need to ask, “What am I going to be doing that is moving the needle for my business?”   When you actually calendar out all your tasks, you can actually work much less. If you just do whatever needs to get done, you will never run out of tasks. Instead, if you dedicate your day to specific tasks and time slots, you can work fewer hours because you’re focused on high-value tasks. Things expand and shrink to the amount of time you give them.   What is in your calendar is what is prioritized in the business!   If you’re saying, “I need more visibility, I need more people to know who I am, I need to get on podcasts” but you look at your calendar and there’s nothing on there that’s helping you get more visible - there’s a misalignment, and there’s a lack of workability. You have to change something in your calendar.    When Jess transitioned from closing sales herself to managing a sales team, she struggled with “I don’t have time to train the sales team.” In reality, she didn’t have time not to. If visibility is the thing that your business needs, nothing else on your calendar is more important than that.    You are planting seeds with your calendar. If you’re focusing on visibility, it’s going to be a few months before you start to reap the rewards, it’s not overnight. Is your calendar reflecting where you want to be? The direction you want to be steering the ship with? If not, it’s time to reevaluate and recalendar!   It’s crucial to ensure that your calendar reflects the priorities of your business!

This podcast covers New Girl Season 1, Episode 16, Control, which originally aired on March 13, 2012 and was written by Brett Baer and directed by Jesse Peretz. Here’s a quick recap of the episode:In this episode, Schmidt is dealing with his need for control. When Jess tries to bring in new furniture to the loft, Schmidt can’t handle it. Jess tries to get him to loosen up but it backfires and he starts becoming the opposite of himself. Meanwhile, Winston and Nick are trying to settle debts after a pricey poker game. We discuss Pop Culture References such as:The White Whale (Moby Dick) - Nick told Schmidt that he could clean his room if he returned home and Schmidt called his room the “white whale”.  Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps - As Jess was encouraging Schmidt to come back home she asked him if he remembers dressing up like Shia LaBeouf in Wall Street 2 for Halloween. NOTE: In this podcast we briefly discuss Shia LaBeouf and wanted to note that this was recorded prior to being aware of the recent allegations against him.Additional Pop Culture References such as:Calvin [Klein] - To welcome Schmidt back home, Jess gifts Schmidt pants designed by a man named “Calvin” and Schmidt later talks to the pants and refers again to ‘Calvin’. Calvin Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc.An Inconvenient Truth - Jess was encouraging Schmidt to come back home and was reminding him of the time he “got himself off to An Inconvenient Truth”. This documentary raises awareness of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.The “Schmidtism” we cover in this episode is when Schmidt tells Cece about how he’d rather have tetanus than damage his suede shoes. We also discuss the impact of Jess using the word “crazy” to describe Schmidt as a “Not in 2020”. We didn’t have any notable guest stars in this episode to cover.This episode got an 8/10 Rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode a 7.5/10 and her favorite character was Winston!This week we also answered a great question from the instagram user @titus_dominguez48. Check out our podcast to hear both our spoiler-free and our all-time answer to: “If you could hang out with one character from the loft for a night, who is it and what are you doing?”We also reference The Big Short as another movie about the 2008 financial crisis on this episode and the website nickmillertime.com.Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 17!Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

In this episode of Musically Cogitating, Ciyadh interviews Jess Griggs about the intersections of music, journalism, and justice. About Jess: Jess Griggs has a hard time saying no… which probably explains all the hats she has worn in the music world (from symphony operations to writer to recording engineer). However, from these experiences, Jess has become a fairly good organizer of projects, thoughts, and plans. She has the ability to break down your big goals into action items to help you see a clearer path to achieve your vision. When Jess doesn’t have her head buried in a Google Doc, you can find her reading or listening to her favorite podcasts. Show Notes:https://www.wqxr.org/people/james-bennett-ii/https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2020/04/turning-up-the-volume-ciyadh-wells-guitarist-activist/https://www.npr.org/series/tiny-desk-concerts/https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/https://www.newsounds.org/shows/newsoundshttp://www.bluenote.com/artist/immanuel-wilkins/Podcast Links: Musically Cogitating WebsiteMusically Cogitating TwitterMusically Cogitating InstagramMusically Cogitating FacebookMusically Cogitating YouTubeMusically Cogitating NewsletterEmail Address: musicallycogitating@gmail.com Ciyadh’s Links: Ciyadh's WebsiteCiyadh's InstagramCiyadh's TwitterCiyadh's Facebook

When Jess is out of town, Regan gets to talk about whatever he wants, and he wants Payback! I talk about the 2 wildly different versions of the same movie, and how I feel about each! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/youpickwewatch/message

Make your own opportunities! This episode spotlights guest, Jess Ellis, who shared excitement in making your own opportunities, creating content, how he mastered playing several instruments, along with what happens while performing on stage, and how to get acting jobs. In addition, he described how he started doing sketches from a very young age and how the show’s host, Rebecca, was involved in this. There are a lot of smiles and laughs that will brighten your day and you will get the resources to get more joy and laughter through the work (“fun”) he performs. Delightful!!! (If you are listening on audio, be sure to check out the show on YouTube.) Jess is an Improv and Stand-up comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He has trained and performs regularly at The Second City, UCB LA. He is also an actor and director known for TMI Hollywood (2012), TMI Celebrity Minute (2016) and Open Houses (2017). Jess’ love for the arts started practically at birth and led him to study Jazz piano and guitar. When Jess isn’t performing, he can usually be found binge eating Doritos and writing music. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8366804/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://twitter.com/TheJessEllis https://www.facebook.com/TheJessEllis https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaQIBSTjNpDfTEVEH3KEPDA

One question animal lovers ALWAYS get asked as a kid is "so....do you want to be a vet?" For me the answer was always "nah, not really" & for a long time that was also the same answer for Dr Jess French, until, after completing her Zoology degree, went into the work of veterinary. Highs, lows & challenges, Jess tells us all about life as a vet & some unique moments she faced while complete veterinary work in different zoos around the world. When Jess isn't saving or treating animals, she's instilling the love of them through her words. This year alone Jess has 3 books coming out & a big focus on these is waste reduction & sustainability. We talk about the steps to take & how even the smallest change, can have a huge impact. If you'd like to keep up to date with the projects, books & shows that Jess is working on, you can do so on Twitter & Instagram, @Zoologist_Jess  Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, Podbean & Spotify . You can also get in touch on social media, @intothewildpod. Whether it's just to say hello, share some thoughts on an episode or even to let me know you'd like to hear about next!       

Jess and Margy are the co owners of Interview Connections, the first and leading podcast booking agency. This is the podcast where you will learn all about podcast guesting and how to leverage podcast interviews to grow your brand awareness.   On this episode of Rock the Podcast, Jess and Margy discuss the bright future of podcasting. When Jess started booking people on podcasts in 2013, barely anyone was using this strategy. In the last 7 years, podcasting has grown exponentially, with over 51% of the population reported as podcast listeners. There are over one million valid podcasts on Apple, and that number is still climbing.   Unlike traditional media, podcasting has a very low barrier to entry. It has never been easier to start your own podcast, or begin guesting on other podcasts. Big companies and big investors are taking notice of the power of podcasting, as seen in the recent deals between Spotify, Joe Rogan, and Gimlet media.    In this episode, Jess and Margy share their predictions for the future of podcasting, including more ways to monetize podcasts, growth in advertisement revenue, and an overall increase in quality in podcasting.   https://interviewconnections.com/futureofpodcasting

Jess Clawson is a founding member of the Online Riders Collective and its offspring Clinics for a Cause. This fantastic platform allows individuals to virtually access top trainers. Right now, Clinics for a Cause proceeds go to wards the Equestrian Aid Foundation’s Covid 19 Relief Fund providing financial relief to equine business owners affected by the virus. When Jess is not giving back to their community, they focus their equestrian life on eventing, their love for OTTB's, and the United States Pony Club, of which they are a proud horsemaster member. Jess is also a freelance writer, has written in many well known publications, and through their writing has represented the equestrian queer community and mental health. As you can imagine we had to talk about all these cool topics! Check out onlineriderscollective.com to get started. You send a 15 minute video, pick a clinician, pay (for now) just $25.00, and get feedback from the celebrity trainer of your choice in your discipline. Friends on Horses Podcast website: https://www.friendsonhorsespodcast.com/ You can also listen to all the episodes on your favorite apps or watch episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsV_X4Ytu-8pnI9_Pa7BpSQ Find Friends on Horses on Instagram: @friendsonhorses_podcast If you want to support the podcast become a sponsor on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendsonhorsespodcast You can also help us out by rating our podcast on your favorite app or writing a review. Thanks for listening!

Today on the show Jodi interviews Jessica Freeman, author of The Type 1 Life (2018) and the forthcoming The Type 1 Life for Adults (2020). Here are some highlights from their conversation: Jodi and Jess discussed the origin of her book. Jess shared that the idea had a tendency to “word vomit” information anytime she found out someone had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Around the same time as a friend’s 4-year-old daughter was diagnosed, Jess was at a business retreat where she was asked, “If you could write a book about anything, what would it be?” When Jess decided she wanted to educate parents dealing with a new diagnosis, she felt like an easily digestible book was a good format. No one would have the time for a course, but a quick, easy read was a tool that could impact them. Jess noted that the writing was both her favorite and least favorite parts of the process. She used to blog a lot, so the writing came easily to her. She didn’t love organizing the writing and figuring out how much detail she needed in certain parts. Jess shared a few cool things that have happened since publishing The Type 1 Life. Most important to her is the positive feedback and messages from people who’ve shared that the book helped them navigate their child’s diagnosis. The book is doing just what she hoped it would when she was writing! She’s gotten a few speaking opportunities, including an upcoming summit hosted by JDRF. A look at her account on Amazon revealed that she surpassed 1,000 book sales (which is AMAZING!). Jess is active in a few online communities and has noticed more conversations around adults being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, so she’s written a second book to speak to that audience. There is some overlap between the two books, but the new book includes information about marriage, parenting, and the workplace. Jess offered two pieces of advice for budding author-entrepreneurs: Have a dedicated writing time (and honor it). Don’t get caught up in how long you feel like your book “should” be and instead focus on your audience and what they need/want from your book. Jess shared that she recently finished (and enjoyed) Company of One by Paul Jarvis. Listen here or on your favorite podcast player, and let me know what you think! Find Jess here: https://www.jesscreatives.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jesscreatives https://www.amazon.com/Type-Life-Children-Diagnosed-Diabetes-ebook/dp/B07BH1TC8L/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jessica+freeman&qid=1581447160&sr=8-1

Bringing you the what happened at Podfest after Podfest, focusing on what the vibe was like and especially letting y’all know what it was like with coronavirus hovering over our heads. We also report on our brief experience with being quarantined and lastly all of our thoughts, ideas and updates about #ShePodcastsLive Send us your feedback, email feedback@shepodcasts.com! We can’t wait to hear from you! Join the She Podcasts Super Squad for exclusive coaching and attention to you from Jess and Elsie for only $5 a month! (Only until January 2020 - after that price goes up to $10/mo) Episode length 58:17 John and Jessica recount Elsie’s step into the darkside of profanity (live and on stage) Vibrators around your neck Why Elsie adds chapter marks to this show! 6:50 Jess working at Podfest and what that was like Jess was on the big stage with thousands of people! Elsie shares what Podfest was like as a vendor - so many new new new people Chris’s awesome approach to bringing more to Podfest We decided hugs were better than hand shakes When Jess decided it was time to never live the house again Elsie has been quarantined for almost 2 months before Elsie shares her tip for getting her 8 year old to live her alone AND to play with her 37:58 The latest update about She Podcasts Live Jess gives us a breakdown of what she’s been dealing with for She Podcasts Live Y’all! Please, don’t ask to speak right now (at the conference) There’s nothing y’all need to do right now but at some point we’ll have SPL again! “We have plenty of leaves in the backyard” - chatting about toilet paper begins Elsie’s idea about having a virtual She Podcasts Live - neither of them like it Links! Podfest Repros Fight Back She Podcasts thank-you to our Sponsors! Our editor John from Audio Editing Solutions. He is so good you need to hire him STAT! For $5 per month get exclusive access to coaching with Jess and Elsie Get special time with Jess and Elsie weekly over in the She Podcasts Supersquad! All you need to do is to sign up to be a $5 per month Patreon. We are waaaaaay worth more than a cup of coffee. Patreon Help Us Spread The Word! It would be stellar if you shared She Podcasts with your fellow women podcasters on twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode got you all fired up SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts! ONE CLICK! Feedback + Promotion for Women Podcasters You can ask your questions by emailing feedback@shepodcasts.com. We love audio feedback! Let your voice be heard, record your voice via voice memo in your smartphone and send it over! You can also join the She Podcasts Facebook group !

On today's show we are joined by pastry chef and grief survivor, Jess Quinn. When Jess was 25 her mother was diagnosed with dementia, eventually dying from it five years later. Jess shares the brutally unique experience of losing a loved one this way, little by little. She is a brave and honest woman, and her story is both tragic and hopeful. She vividly recants tender and special moments with her mother that brought is all to tears. Jess is a wonderful woman and we felt so lucky to talk to her.Processing  is powered by Simplecast.  

On today's episode, Jessica McKinley, a happiness scientist, business coach and founder of What’s Happying? shares how her decision after college to move to South America and manage a Youth Hostel in Peru changed her life.  She met people from all over the world and came to the realization that no matter their nationality, conversations had consistencies.  People want more happiness, more purpose and more clarity.  When Jess moved back from Peru, she was inspired to create happiness experiments that evolved into her business as a personal and business coach, What’s Happynig?  As Jess says, business isn’t personal, but it is emotional…..

Welcome! We are so excited you have landed here at Real Girl Series Podcast. In this episode we introduce your hosts Giana Califano, Lindsay Hofmann and Jessica Lucatorto. We dive into a little bit about each of us and how this podcast came about. Topics We Discuss: Our individual Journeys Physical Manifestations of Holding Onto Things Human Design Astrology The Arts: Dance, Acting, Fashion In the Episode We Discuss: How we all met and became fast best friends over a decade ago. A bit about Giana- Giana grew up in Palos Verdes and started her career at Nordstrom after graduating University of Arizona. She then manifested a big move to Seattle to work for Amazon. Acting was something she always knew she wanted to pursue and finally decided it was time to follow her passion. She called in a plan to transfer to Amazon Studios in Los Angeles and immerse herself into acting classes. She eventually left Amazon Studios and is now focusing on her acting career and Real Girl Series Podcast. A bit about Lindsay- Lindsay also grew up in Palos Verdes along side Giana and met Jess at University of Arizona. She talks about how she left Arizona and transferred to FIDM in Los Angeles where she landed a job in Fashion PR. She worked there for five years before deciding it was time to take a leap and start her own fashion swimwear label, Juillet. She gives us an inside look on what it is like to become an entrepreneur. After getting her business off the ground she also discusses wanting to dive into her other passion of helping and connecting with people by starting this podcast. A bit about Jess- Jess grew up in the Valley as a dancer and went to University of Arizona to study and further her career as a dancer. Jess talks about her journey with handling her Scoliosis and how it affected her dancing. Performing was something that came naturally to her and becoming an actor was always a deep rooted passion of hers. When Jess graduated and moved back to Los Angeles she went right into acting school and has been pursuing it ever since. Jess reveals what it’s like keeping up with the rush of juggling being an actor, pilates teacher at a coved studio in Santa Monica and starting the Real Girl Series. Our astrological signs. Giana is an Aries sun, Virgo moon, and Cancer rising. Lindsay is a Cancer sun, Sagittarius moon, and Cancer rising. Jess is a Capricorn sun, Capricorn moon, and Sagitarious rising. Our human design: Giana is a Generator with Sacral authority. Lindsay is a Generator with Emotional authority. Jess is a Projector with Splenic authority. We go into why we started this podcast. We talk about how anxiety showed up in each of our lives and how it was a source of inspiration to start talking about mental wellness and get people feeling supported with this podcast. What chat about what we hope to accomplish with this podcast. Resources: Manifestation expert Lacy Phillips (@tobemagnetic) and her manifestation workshops at https://www.instagram.com/tobemagnetic/. Human Design reader Jenna Zoe (@jennazoe) and her amazing courses on https://www.instagram.com/jennazoe/. Where you can connect with us on instagram @realgirlseries and on our website https://www.realgirlseries.com/ Giana Califano @gianacalifano Lindsay Hofmann @lindsayraehofmann Jessica Lucatorto @jessilucatorto

Jessica Rovello is so much more than just the CEO and co-founder of Arkadium, an agency that creates interactive, visual content for some of the world’s biggest brands. She’s also a wife, mother, meditator, evergreen business advocate, and business leader with a drive to improve herself, her company, and those around her.   Jess, along with her husband Kenny Rosenblatt, founded Arkadium in 2001. Currently, they have offices in New York City and Krasnodar, Russia.    At just 24, her career took off when she pioneered modern digital viral marketing as the producer for the The Blair Witch Project website. Today, she runs a company that’s developed innovative products including games like the mega-popular Microsoft Solitaire Collection, dynamic editorial tools for journalists, and other interactive digital content.   In this episode of the donothing podcast, discover how Jess balances business leadership with family and self-care, what challenges she faced when Arkadium became seriously affected by a serious international conflict, why she credits meditation with helping her through tough times, and so much more.   You’ll also learn about:   The growth of Jess’ company, Arkadium How her and Kenny’s business and personal relationship works How Jess figured out the right amount of sleep for her What positive effects Jess felt after changing her diet How to stay on a diet without missing out on being social Her experience running in the Ragnar Race with her work team How her meditation practice helps her through hard times Which books have been highly influential in Jess’ life Jess’ thoughts on EO and YPO How Jess maintains a healthy work-life balance What Jess’ favorite time management tools are Why Jess loves journaling What F.E.A.R. is How Jess deals with fear The international crisis that almost sunk Arkadium How Arkadium’s Ukraine branch got stuck within an international conflict  Which tough decisions Jess had to make Why they moved their former Ukraine office into Russia How Jess got herself and her company through this difficult time Why clients barely noticed any turmoil at Arkadium How Jess and Kenny perfectly balance each other as partners When Jess realized the importance of self-care How many hours Jess gives herself for guilt-free self-care each week What rules Jess has for her kids and their technology use Connect with Jess Rovello Twitter: twitter.com/JessRovello LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jessicarovello   Connect with Arkadium Website: www.arkadium.com Twitter: twitter.com/arkadium Instagram: www.instagram.com/arkadiuminc LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/arkadium   Jess’ Recommended Resources Sleep Cycle App www.sleepcycle.com Ragnar Race www.runragnar.com/ragnar Dr. Wayne Dyer www.drwaynedyer.com Deepak Chopra www.deepakchopra.com BestSelf Co. bestself.co Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yV3KBzxx4 More about F.E.A.R.: False Evidence Appearing Real https://bit.ly/34lX6eV   Register Now for the Most Rewarding Leadership Challenge of your Life! You’ve likely heard about the benefits of integrating mindfulness into your life and leadership. But where do you even begin? Or, how can you take your current mindfulness practice to the next level?No matter where you are on your journey, the 2020 donothing Leadership Retreat was designed for you! Join me and other like-minded leaders as we get out of our comfort zones and focus on becoming the best leaders we can be.Together, we’ll grow in ways never imagined through powerful teachings, mindfulness trainings, and undistracted time for real reflection and rejuvenation. www.donothingbook.com/retreat   Follow Rob Dube on Social Media LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robdube Facebook: www.facebook.com/rob.dube.1 Twitter: twitter.com/robddube   Instagram: www.instagram.com/robddube YouTube: bit.ly/2FYdckW   Rob Dube’s Website www.donothingbook.com     donothing Podcast Subscribe to the donothing podcast to discover simple, practical tips and tools from mindful, high-performing leaders that you can implement in your leadership philosophy today.  www.donothingbook.com/podcast    Buy the donothing book (now available as an audiobook, too!) amzn.to/2y9N1TK

Jess Connolly is a best selling author and coach, passionate about equipping women to be all that you’re created to be! She joins the show today to talk about a new book of hers called "You Are the Girl for the Job: Daring to Believe the God Who Calls You". This book not only shares why you are the girl for the job, but how God made you for the job.  Introduction to Jess Connolly (2:30)  When Jess and her husband were first married, they ran a maternity home which taught them wild ministry lessons. In recent years, she’s started a ministry coaching women, helping to show how mighty God is within them. Jess loves coming alongside women, hearing what God has asked them to do, and encouraging them to do it.  Behind the “Why” (6:20)  Jess shares why she decided to write the “You Are the Girl for the Job” book. She shares that it was the book she needed to read, something full of God’s truth, about His capacity and ability in us for the days when we feel like we couldn’t or weren’t qualified. Let’s Quit Now (9:15) We cannot seek God’s glory and our own at the same time. If any part of our hearts has decided to seek to win instead of wondering at his goodness, let’s stop now. When we praise other people instead of God, we create a hierarchy that is not healthy. We need to quit those unhealthy and unholy motivations! God is our hero and our life is this opportunity for abundant and obedient worship to Him and Him only. Obedience is Key (12:20)  Our responsibility is to worship and to be obedient. Six Principles (14:00)  Jess shares six principles in her book. First, set your focus on work, life, and relationships in a healthy and Godly way. Second, take stalk of the story that has shaped your life. Third, fight fear and stand up for what the truth is. Fourth, Catch the God sized vision and learn to hear from God. Fifth, Make a plan for that vision and sixth, make the move. Take what you’ve been given and put obedience in your feet. Make A Move (19:00) Carrie highly recommends the “You Are the Girl for the Job” book. It’s filled with God’s truth, giving you permission to take action and make a move. To purchase the book, click here!  Unconventional and Holy (21:00)  Mary Magdalene was the very first person to see Jesus after he was raised from the dead. Think about it, this has a wild impact for women who feel like they aren't qualified for ministry.  Redeemed (23:00)  Jesus takes broken people, heals them, then uses those same people for His glory. He is Faithful (24:00) No matter how long someone has or hasn’t been in Church, God’s word is alive and active. If we’re reading through scripture and a word resonates with your spirit, lets press into that!  Be Encouraged (24:45) It’s wildly important that you believe God says you are the one for the job, that He’s placed you where you're at on purpose. God is not doubtful, scared, or nervous about your inadequacies. He will give you all the help you need to complete what He’s assigned you to.  Get Your Pre-order Goodies!  After pre-ordering the “You Are the Girl for the Job” book, there are many extra goodies for you to grab! If you want access to a fall coaching series, immediate downloads of the first three chapters of the book, instant access to an exclusive 6 video teachings, and a 20% discount on the Go + Tell Gals shop, click here!  CONNECT with Carrie Robaina by clicking here. CONNECT with Jess Connolly by clicking here  RATE & REVIEW  Rate and review She Walks In Truth on iTunes by clicking here. JOIN THE AFTER PARTY Connect with Carrie and other sister friends who listen to the show by joining the after party in our She Walks In Truth private group on Facebook by clicking here. In the group we chat about the episodes and support one another on this journey called life! ASK CARRIE AND KAILEY We’ve added a new quarterly feature of episodes on “Ask Carrie and Kailey” to serve you better! Together, we’re going to help answer questions you may have about faith and “get to know you” questions about us as well! Do you have a question for us? Make sure to send us an email to kailey@carrierobaina.com.

Happy Thursday lovely Shameless fam! Today, we are joined by the remarkable Jess Quinn. When Jess was nine, her life was thrown into disarray by a cancer diagnosis. Within the year, she would lose all of her hair, and then, one of her legs. Now, Jess has turned her biggest hurdle into her biggest triumph - her career is built on the prosthetic limb she wears every day, helping her show her 180,000 Instagram followers that beauty comes in many different sizes and forms.Here, we talk with the advocate and influencer about disability, resilience, diversity and inspiration. It’s a conversation that has stuck with us ever since we sat down in Jess’ Melbourne hotel room, and will continue to have an impact on us for a very long time.If you loved Jess as much as we loved talking to her, you can catch her on Instagram here, and her petition is right here, ready to be signed!Craving more? You’re only human. Join our glorious Shameless Facebook community, where thousands of like-minded ladies keep each other up to date with the latest celebrity and pop culture stories. Or if Facebook isn't your thing why don't you chuck us a follow on Instagram instead?We know you didn't ask, but yes of course we have a weekly newsletter! So glad you asked. You can subscribe here for recommendations, columns and more super fun things (yes, we clickbaited you and we don't regret a thing. NOT A DAMN THING).If you’d like to support the show, we would like that very much. Hit ‘subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘follow’ on Spotify, and leave a review if you’re feeling especially generous. Then sit back and bask in our eternal, abundant love.Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1).Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.

Happy Thursday lovely Shameless fam! Today, we are joined by the remarkable Jess Quinn. When Jess was nine, her life was thrown into disarray by a cancer diagnosis. Within the year, she would lose all of her hair, and then, one of her legs. Now, Jess has turned her biggest hurdle into her biggest triumph - her career is built on the prosthetic limb she wears every day, helping her show her 180,000 Instagram followers that beauty comes in many different sizes and forms.Here, we talk with the advocate and influencer about disability, resilience, diversity and inspiration. It’s a conversation that has stuck with us ever since we sat down in Jess’ Melbourne hotel room, and will continue to have an impact on us for a very long time.If you loved Jess as much as we loved talking to her, you can catch her on Instagram here, and her petition is right here, ready to be signed!Craving more? You’re only human. Join our glorious Shameless Facebook community, where thousands of like-minded ladies keep each other up to date with the latest celebrity and pop culture stories. Or if Facebook isn't your thing why don't you chuck us a follow on Instagram instead?We know you didn't ask, but yes of course we have a weekly newsletter! So glad you asked. You can subscribe here for recommendations, columns and more super fun things (yes, we clickbaited you and we don't regret a thing. NOT A DAMN THING).If you’d like to support the show, we would like that very much. Hit ‘subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘follow’ on Spotify, and leave a review if you’re feeling especially generous. Then sit back and bask in our eternal, abundant love.Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1).Shameless is a production of Shameless Media.

Today we've got Episode 160 of The BibRave Podcast, brought to you by the 2019 Madison Marathon presented by SSM Health. Run this capital city this fall and save 10% on the Full or Half with code “BRMSN19”. This episode is also brought to you by Knockaround! Try their NEW Sport Collection - the sunglasses that can handle it all. Save 20% off your entire order with code “BRKNOCK”! We're back from our break and ready to hear all about Tim and Jess's travels to South America. They share their experiences in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Santiago, and what it was like to run, bike, and CrossFit during their trip. To close out the episode Tim, Jess, and Andy share their various pacing stories both in official and unofficial capacities. We all know how hard it is to keep yourself pushing hard at the end of the race, and the trio share various tips and strategies. As always, you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! And, if you enjoyed this episode (or any other episode) we would love for you to leave us a review on iTunes!   Show Notes: Madison Marathon presented by SSM Health Save 10% on the Full or Half with “BRMSN19” Knockaround Save 20% using the code “BRKNOCK”  AirBnB Experiences River Plate Carménère BibRave Podcast Episodes Jessica pacing Tokyo Marathon (Episode 83) Andy's experience pacing Honolulu Marathon (Episode 123) When Jess paced Andy for the Chicago Marathon (Episode 63) Follow Team BibRave on social! Jessica: FB, TW, IG Tim: TW, IG Andy: FB, TW, IG   For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!    If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes...

When Jess first watched the awfulness that is Route 666, PG joined her and the two recorded their comments, criticisms, and all around disappointment with this episode. This then gave us the idea to do this every single season. So welcome to our first watchalong episode!  Throw in your disk or load up Netflix and get ready to sync the episode along with us. It might be a terrible episode, but now we can hate it together! All three of us will get together for another episode next season and the commentary will be even better since it won't be a random thing, but rather a planned event.   Email: Season14Podcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2327174154161987/?ref=share Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/season14podcast/ Tumblr: https://season14podcast.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Season14Podcast

This week I get the awesome opportunity to interview Jess Madsen, the incredible talent behind the blog, Wild Bloom Creative. Jess is currently a food stylist and photographer from Tacoma, Washington. When Jess isn't working on developing recipes for local brands or consulting on menus, she's using her free time to pursue her love of photographing mostly plant-based recipes for her blog. Jess is also a folk medicine enthusiast and an herbal apprentice, sharing what she learns about the healing power of herbs on her blog with her readers In this episode, we talk about her food blogging journey, her love affair with herbs, and delicious and easy herbal additions to your meals.   Find Jess: Website Instagram   Recipes Mentioned in this Episode: Birthday Cake Donuts (Vegan + Keto)   Herbs Mentioned in this Episode: Nettles Rose Hips   Come Visit BFF with the Chef: The BFF with the Chef Website Twitter Facebook Instagram

We welcome Pierre and Monique Seillan from Verité Wines today. Tom Simoneau, Dan Berger and Barry Herbst are all in today with Steve Jaxon. Pierre is a Vigneron, a winemaker and vineyard master. Tom has watched him take great care with his vines, separating the clusters by hand to get them perfect sun exposure. Pierre and Monique met Barbara and Jess Jackson 25 years ago in Bordeaux. Pierre makes wine in France, Italy and Sonoma County. He is a 9th generation winemaker. One of his ancestors in 1879 brought American rootstocks to France to rescue the vineyards. Today’s big news in the wine business is that Gallo is paying 1.7 billion dollars for 30 brands from Constellation, including Clos di Bois. Dan Berger says that the news is not unexpected. Constellation had spread itself thin in marketing and could stand to pare down. Gallo has very sophisticated marketing and they will do well. The wines that are in that purchase will be happy to be working with Gallo, says Tom. Dan agrees they are one of the best companies in the world at marketing wine ever since the old days when Julio Gallo made the wine and Ernest Gallo did the marketing. Pierre has brought a selection Verité wines today: 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, a yet-unlabeled R&D project 2012 Arcanum Super-Tuscan 2011 St. Emillion Chateau Lassègue 2013 Anakota Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Vérité Le Désir, Sonoma County The Arcanum Super Tuscan is from their property Tenuta di Arceno in Tuscany. 2019 will be the 53rd harvest in Pierre’s career. Monique says that 22 years ago when they came here, they didn’t know what would happen. Both of their children work in the winery now. First they taste the Sauvignon Blanc, a 2016. Dan finds it has a stony character with a bit of acidic lemon peel. He thinks it is too young still. Like the great white wine of Bordeaux, these whites can age 20 or 30 years. They have not yet made a label for this wine. There are only about 600 cases of this wine. They sell it at their tasting room. Pierre tells how Jess Jackson came up with the name Vérité, for a special wine he was planning to make. It means "the truth" in French. For Jess, his philosophy was to make wine "without compromise" with dominance of terroir and the signature style of the vigneron. When Jess invited Pierre and Barbara in 1996, they put this into practice. The next tasting is the Super-Tuscan, Arcanum, which comes from a property Tenuta di Arceno in Tuscany, that the Jackson family owns. Pierre says that the topography of this Tuscan winery is similar to that of Sonoma County. It’s a Super-Tuscan, 65% Cabernet Franc. It’s a 2012. Tom Simoneau describes it as medium-bodied and elegant, as a Cabernet Franc can be. Dan says that it has great acidity and needs more time in the bottle. It has the Cabernet Franc aromatics of iron filings and green and black olives. These are the savory flavors of the Bordeaux family. Instead of explosive fruit, it has savory fruit. You can get it at their tasting room in Healdsburg. They taste the 2011 St. Emillion Chateau Lassègue. Tom says that it sells for $60 but could be twice that, easily. They all agree that Cabernet Franc is great alone or in a blend. Compared to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc is lighter, more violet and its body is not as tannic. It's spicy and is a wine "singing in the glass" as Pierre says. Then they taste the Anakota which is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. They planted the vineyard in 1996 and 1997. They are at about 900 feet of elevation, facing south west, on a gentle slope. He considers it one of the best places in the world to grow Cabernet Sauvignon.  It sells for $120. The next one tasted is a Vérité that sells for $420. Monique tells how they started the Vérité program 22 years ago. The year after they started with the Italian vineyard, they were looking for a Bordeaux winery. They found Chateau Lassègue, which has an excellent sun exposure.

George finally had that interview he's been preparing for, and noticed once again that he was treated with a type of respect he never got when he was presenting as a butch lesbian. When we had other guy friends over, who had also previously identified as butch lesbians, they related similar experiences. When Jess joined them, George explained that his wife really isn't a girl, and they were cool. Things are going well for now, and life seems to be looking up! We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374. If you have a request/suggestion that isn't listed, comment! We can be found online at TransPanTastic.net, you can email us at TransPanTastic@gmail.com, and "TransPanTastic" is searchable on most social networks. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

Jess Rosen. Jess knows insects and the part they will play in the future of our planet. When Jess found herself with an injury that prevented her from doing what she set out to do, she took her knowledge and created a niche with tropical roaches and has ran with it. She founded the Laughing Lizard Company. You can find Jess here: https://www.facebook.com/LaughingLizardReptiles/

Hello People of Bluebell! Jessica & Jaleh met via their love of podcasts, and one of their shared favorites is How Did This Get Made?, a comedy podcast with Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jaleh's celebrity list of one Jason Mantzoukas. When Jess went to see a live taping of HDTGM, she sang a Second Opinions song that was featured in the episode! We got a minisode here with all the sordid deets here (including JASON AND A BEBO), and listen for yourself on HDTGM around the 1:07:42 mark. It's bonkers.

When Jess scheduled a date with a guy she found hot on Instagram, she didn't realise she hadn't properly seen his face in his photos. This has landed her in quite the pickle.

Jess Ekstrom is the Founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope, a for-profit business with a social purpose. In the 6 years that Jess has been in business, she and her team have donated over 250,000 headbands to kids with cancer, and her headbands have reached every children's hospital in the United States as well as 15 other countries. Find out more about Jess and Headbands of Hope on today’s episode!    Key Takeaways: [3:35] Consumers are really putting pressure on businesses to give back.  [4:10] How did Headbands of Hope get started? [4:55] Headbands of Hope has donated to every children’s hospital in America and 15 other countries. [7:20] Headbands of Hope is a for-profit company, but they have social value at their core. [9:30] Jess was a junior in college when she started this company. She believes being a little naive was a benefit!  [11:10] The Wright Brothers had a printing press before they got into aeroplanes. They had optimism, not experience, on their side. [12:20] When Jess was getting started, she actually got scammed out of $10,000.  [18:25] Be resilient. The road will be rocky. [19:15] A meaningful life isn’t always easy.  [22:30] Jess describes the impact working for the Make a Wish Foundation had on her. [29:30] What kind of feedback has Jess received since starting Headbands of Hope? [31:50] What kind of partnerships has Jess made with organizations? [34:45] What’s next for Jess?   Mentioned in This Episode: Giving Back Podcast Jess Ekstrom Headbands of Hope Jess Ekstrom on LinkedIn

Story, Bud? S02 E03: Astrology with Colin O’Shea Forget about the star sign predictions in the newspaper, find out how when you are born affects who you are and your relationships with family, partners and colleagues with guest Colin O’Shea.When Jess and Ceire first met Colin they were astounded by his ability to read people […]

When Jess and George first met, George noted Jess' odd inability to notice or remember certain details unless they were pointed out. They could tell you the title of that one Star Trek episode with "that one thing that did the thing", but they couldn't remember where they put their glasses or when their next staff meeting was supposed to be. They would vacuum and scrub and dust but leave that once-worn pair of jeans on the arm of the couch for over a week or miss a giant puke stain on the side of the toilet. Jess thought there might be something wrong with themself... Until George finally hit parenting-and-exhaustion parity. Between managing the extra challenges of children moving out and back again, then being in and out of the hospital, then handling kids' behavioural reactions to too all those transitions, his cognitive and motivational capacity has finally hit the level of overload that Jess has lived with for decades. Turns out neither of them is lazy or forgetful, they're just overwhelmed. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374. If you have a request/suggestion that isn't listed, comment! We can be found online at TransPanTastic.net, you can email us at TransPanTastic@gmail.com, and "TransPanTastic" is searchable on most social networks. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

Jessica Sweet is a career coach and a licensed therapist. She helps creative, ambitious midlife professionals and executives figure out what work they truly care about and want to be doing - and then helps them land or create those positions. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a contributor at Forbes.com and The Huffington Post. Her work has also been featured in places like CNBC, Business Insider and HayHouse Radio.You can visit her website at www.wishingwellcoach.com.When Jess is not coaching, you can often find her giggling with her two little girls.Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Jessica Sweet is a career coach and a licensed therapist. She helps creative, ambitious midlife professionals and executives figure out what work they truly care about and want to be doing - and then helps them land or create those positions. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a contributor at Forbes.com and The Huffington Post. Her work has also been featured in places like CNBC, Business Insider and HayHouse Radio.You can visit her website at www.wishingwellcoach.com.When Jess is not coaching, you can often find her giggling with her two little girls.Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

It's that time of year again ALMOST30NATION. Booze, cookies, candy, holiday craziness in general ... the temptations ARE REAL. That's why we brought in JESSICA SUCHAN, LA Holistic Nutritionist + Health Coach, to save us (and our booty's) from falling off the wagon this holiday season. Not only is this episode going to help navigate you through the next few months, but Jess (of Body Bliss by Jess) is all about navigating you through your food journey, emotionally, physically, spiritually, scientifically, etc. AKA you're gonna need a notebook. Maybe two. If you remember one of our OG Guests, Hormone Queen + Expert, Candace Burch, is actually the mother of Miss Jessica Suchan. Body Bliss Coaching definitely runs in their fam bam. But Jess had a long and unique story on her road to being a health coach. Because her family was health-oriented from the get-go (we're talking buying almond milk before anyone even knew that existed), it was engraved in her brain being active and eating well. It wasn't until high school when she quit sports and continued to eat the junk food she had been consuming for years, that she started going down an unhealthy path with food. In order to loose weight, she restricted herself, binging on the weekends, saving up to buy "the ab belt", and weight loss pills. When Jess got to college, everything just escalated. Her story continues with ... Jess's first job out of college as a nutrition coach for an extremely restricting weight loss company, while she was still dealing with her own demons LOSING + GAINING 40 POUNDS several different times being surrounded by a family that was 100% dedicated to a restricting diet how RESENTMENT was a key part of her battle with food the word "DIET" versus "LIFESTYLE" moving to LA with a "Devil Wears Prada" boss, triggering her former habits, feeling sick and exhausted all of the time how her stressful + unhealthy lifestyle in LA caused constant migraines + how a program for ending migraines saved her life her 3AM OPIPHANY for becoming a HEALTH COACH + quitting her crazy media job "90% of diets fail" - because it's a "quick fix" how EVERYTHING - food, relationships, home life, jobs, self-care - is a piece of the puzzle to create a healthy life "SUGAR COATING YOUR LIFE" - the biological addicting power of sugar what happens when you DON'T eat sugar? THE COMPARISON GAME - it's twisted, it's nasty, and it's not okay

Jess Lee is currently a Partner at Sequoia Capital, and was the Co-Founder & CEO of Polyvore until 2016. Jess first began her career as a project manager at Google where she learned some important lessons about company culture.   Jess made use of those lessons at Polyvore, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2015. Although she was inexperienced as a CEO at the time, she took the challenge in stride and surrounded herself with amazing talent to help grow the company.   In this episode, Jess discusses what she learned at Google, how it helped her career at Polyvore, why some companies are unable to cultivate good company culture, and why women in the tech industry are still struggling to get ahead. She also shares her methods for staying grounded and organized throughout her day.   Highlights: [1:20] What does Jess’s work week typically look like? [2:00] What motivates Jess? [2:30] How did Jess end up working for Google? [4:00] What is Polyvore? [6:10] What skills from her time at Google did Jess bring to Polyvore? [6:50] When Jess first joined Polyvore, there were only 4 people on the team. Over time, they grew to 125 people. [7:20] What kind of important leadership lessons did Jess learn as Polyvore was growing? [8:00] It took Jess a while to figure out what her leadership style was and how to lead authentically. [9:35] If you’re not an experienced CEO, surround yourself with awesome and inspiring people, to help you fill in the gaps. [10:20] As an introvert, how does Jess survive in an extrovert-dominated environment? [11:55] What is Jess most proud of from her time at Polyvore? [12:55] Jess is now in venture capital, why the shift? [14:20] How does Jess help entrepreneurs save time? [14:55] What areas of innovation have Jess’s attention right now? [16:55] What are some of the biggest roadblocks to companies trying to innovate? [18:30] How can companies welcome innovation when they start to get larger than life? [20:00] When does an entrepreneur know they have a ‘good’ idea? [20:40] About to start your first company? Build something useful, and delightful! Also remember, good companies take a while to grow. Polyvore was an 8.5 year journey. [22:25] Why is it still difficult for women to get ahead in the tech industry? [24:55] How can we fix toxic culture? [26:45] How does culture impact innovation and creativity? [28:45] From a VC standpoint, what does Jess look for in a company? [30:25] Empathy is important in business. You need to be able to put yourself in other people’s shoes. [33:50] What is Jess’s daily routine? [36:10] How does Jess manage information overload? [36:40] Fun fact: Jess is a huge fan of comics and anime! [38:25] What’s next for Jess?