2 Girls Talking

It's a Family Affair at Design Powers

Almost every business has a website, but not every business has a good one. Enter Evelyn Powers and Emily Krause. They're a branding and web design team whose mission is to help you get your message out and set you up for future growth. 
And the creativity runs deep because they aren't just a dynamo team they're family! Evelyn is Emily's aunt. Everything Emily learned, she learned first from her aunt. Which makes this podcast a great conversation about working together, finding a balance and bringing a new perspective to a seasoned pro.
Check out their work at Design Powers.
 
 
 
 

He is CEO: Gresham Harkless

Gresham Harkless is a man with ideas. A LOT of ideas! He began his entrepreneurial life as a kid, moved to action by his military father and a need to fill a void. So he started a newspaper to keep his family in touch. 
Now Gresham is keeping that communication going by letting in business owners on the secrets and successes .... of other CEO's. I AM CEO is a very successful podcast - business owners for business owners. And Gresh (as we call him) also helps out businesses by creating and designing websites.
He's a busy man, who's learned a lot of lessons and now he's sharing with us. Check out his podcast at CB Nation. Or his media company Blue 16 Media.
 
 

By Ending their Marriage, They Came Together as a Family

Divorce can be ugly. Ugly for the couple, ugly for the kids, ugly for the new SO's. But it doesn't have to be. Sometimes it can be the one thing that brings everyone together. Just ask Ben Helfond and Nikki DeBartolo.
They dated, they married, they had a son. And while they both loved their son, the marriage didn't work. It could have been just another statistic, but instead Nikki and Ben chose a different path. In fact, they've been so successful with this road they've chosen that they're friends with each other's new spouses, live seven houses away from each other, and even vacation together.
Out of their divorce came a new relationship, a friendship, and a partnership in so many ways. Listen to how they make it work, and check out their book Our Happy Divorce.
 

When All Else Fails Turn Inward to Ease Your Mind

Talk about some anxious times. Parent Daughter/Son. Employee. Employer. Friend. Teacher. Whatever label you give yourself this is a stressful time. Learning to reframe our "normal" is a big weight on our mental health, which can cause some real physical issues.
If medicine isn't working maybe it's time to try something else. Enter our guest, Elizabeth Martin, a licensed acupuncturist and holistic healer, who has been counseling clients throughout this pandemic for everything from depression to neck pain using the Four Pillars of traditional Chinese medicine. Sometimes we have to listen to our body and treat what's happening inside to manifest a better outside. 
Elizabeth shows us a couple techniques to get us started. Learn more about her and the practice of acupressure and acupuncture at her website, Hands On Acupuncture.
 
 

Oh the Changes We've Made!

Whew, this has been a tough time! As a human, as a parent, as a business owner, this is not easy. We've had to adjust our entire lives, keep our kids motivated and entertained, and flip how we do business.
But adversity is the muse for creativity and innovation - we share what we've had to do to stay active for our customers, and future customers.
Let us know what you're doing, how you're handling everything during this stay in shelter time - use your time wisely!!
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Change your Perspective, Ask for Help and you Can Succeed - Just Look Up

Michele Sullivan has always looked up. She's had to. Michele was born with dwarfism, and that gives her a very special perspective on the world. 
Michele has faced more than her share of obstacles and hardships. She never let it stop her, she learned to overcome and succeed in a world that is not built for her size. She has succeeded by asking for help. Whenever and wherever she needs it. Michele is living proof that asking for help is not a weakness. And in this pandemic we all need help. In this podcast Michele talks about changing our outlook and perspective on the craziness ini the world, asking for help, and learning to recognize the blessings we all have right now.
For more than 25 years she has worked hard to rise through the ranks at Caterpillar. Today she is President of the Caterpillar Foundation, a giant in her industry, a leading voice in social investment and sits on the boards of numerous organizations, including Bono's foundation, One  
Learn more about Michele at her Looking Up website. And hear her TED talk.
 

She Almost Lost Everything Trying to Have it All

Dana Look-Arimoto has always been curious. Curious about others, curious about herself, curious about life. And at one time she thought she could have it all. Now she says that's a myth. But that doesn't mean she can't have what she wants!
All of us get stuck in places. Some of us find a way out. Others need some guidance. All of us need help. Dana knows this first hand how trying to have it all can cost you everything. She hit rock bottom. She's sharing her story so you know you aren't alone. She survived and so can you.
And she has a unique approach to finding the right work-life integration FOR YOU!
Check out her website Settle Smarter and take her quiz. Drop her a question, and answer the question to win her book Stop Settling - Settle Smart!
Remember - there are five different "spaces" for work-life integration: Time, Space, Productivity, Joy and Value. What are you willing to give - incrementally - to get the right integration. 
Listen to the podcast, check out her website and send Dana your answer.
 
 
 

Mindset is Everything We Have - Special Podcast for Coronavirus

We are all Training in Bravery right now. That's the edict from Laurie Warren. She's a health coach with some words of advice to help us all though this coronavirus crisis. Don't Panic. Laurie isn't downplaying the crisis, and she wants everyone to keep their distance, stay home. But to get through this we all need to be MENTALLY strong, as well as physically healthy.
We all have to make changes, we will get through this. Mindset has much to do with it - so long as we are all safe.
Learn more about Laurie Warren at Laurie's Website  where you can also get her book. Follow her on Social Media too!