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Thrive Episode #93 - How To Create Entrepreneurial Gold With Wendy Jo New Wendy Jo New, owner of Wendy Jo New Metal Designs, is a goldsmith who produces fine contemporary jewelry and other metal designs. After a long term career as an educational policy analyst and consultant in Washington DC, Wendy moved to the Boston area where she gradually shifted her career to being a goldsmith and has built a successful business selling her work throughout the country in galleries, shows, and to private clients.   In addition to teaching metalsmithing courses which has allowed her to continue with a focus on education, Wendy also recently accepted a board position of the International Women’s Jewelry Association. However, designing and fabricating engagement and wedding rings and other custom pieces is particularly meaningful to her and her clients. In this episode, we talk about: 06:00 - How did Wendy go from being an educational analyst in Washington DC to becoming a goldsmith? 09:30 - How did Wendy know that being a

Steph Palermo is an influencer, coach, podcast talk show host, international speaker and author of the book, The Only Way Is Up. Steph has spoken across the globe to health organizations about the impact of rare disorders on patients and families. She is also a highly sensitive intuitive who taps into her gifts and uses her words, either written or spoken to help people remember who they are in order to live their best life. Steph believes that by aligning with your true purpose, recognizing your amazingness and changing your choices, you can alter your entire world. Steph is available for Feel Groovy Coaching, Workshops, and Keynote Speaking. In this episode, we talk about: 06:00 – How did Steph become an intuitive and what does that mean? 09:20 – Does everyone have intuitive gifts? 11:30 – What does an intuitive “hit” feel like? 12:30 – How did Steph become a love expert? 17:20 – What is Steph’s message to the world about living with a rare disorder, especially about kids living with rare disorders? 19:20 –

Thrive Episode #91 - The Power Of Connection With Daniel Levin I'm very excited to have my special guest here today Daniel Levin. Daniel Levin walked away from an opportunity to run a billion-dollar business to hitchhike around the world, to find happiness and inner peace. He's studied in a seminary five years and left one day before becoming a rabbi and lived as a monk in a monastery for 10 years. As Director of Business Development, he grew Hay House from $3M dollars to $100M dollars in revenue. He is the author of the book The Mosaic, a beautiful story that touches the heart and soothes the soul. It's a book that helps to see what we do not see, as such much of its magic exist between the spaces between the words. He's a rare blend of businessman and mystic who sees what others do not see. In this episode, we talk about: 06:00 - What is Daniel’s goal for you in this podcast? 08:00 - What is Daniel’s story? How did he go from somebody who was in a seminary to running a million dollar company? 09:30 - Are yo

Dr. Gretchen Frieling, MD is a Harvard-trained physician with a 10+ year background in the Dermatology and Pathology fields. She is a board certified Dermatopathologist.   Her background is notable for intensive training in ballet, which includes attending the Juilliard School in New York City.  She combines her artistic eye, perfectionistic qualities, and medical expertise, to give her patients impeccable, 'show-stopping' results.   When it comes to cosmetic procedures, specifically injectables, Gretchen has mastered the art of re-defining and re-vitalizing the face by eliminating fine lines and wrinkles and re-establishing volume. She will listen to your requests and concerns and will explain the available procedures that would be optimal for your unique situation.  Dr. Frieling has trained with some of the best in the industry, notably Dr. Arthur Swift. GFaceMD is a unique, boutique, client-focused aesthetic practice, founded on the core principles of professionalism, confidentiality, excellence, individua

Thrive Episode #89 - How To Create Better Karma In Your Business And Life with Leila Laura Leila is a mind-blowing gifted energy healer. After experiencing a traumatic and difficult life in her early years, Leila believed that there was another level of success and healing available to her, so at the age of 30, Leila invested in karma healing and awakened her Soul Self (our Soul untouched by woundings from this and/or other lives). Leila’s Soul Self is a rare combination of transformational Healer and Seer (with the ability to see past, present, and future, and that which can’t be seen by the eye). Since awakening to her Soul Self, Leila has advised, coached and healed countless others to help them find love by differentiating between trauma, drama, or karma, ego vs. soul self, disempowered living vs. empowered living. In this episode, we talk about: 06:00 - What is Karma? 08:30 - How would you control a wounding? What is it? 15:00 - How did Leila dicover her talent and when did she decide to make it into a b

Thrive Episode 88 - Fashion, Design and Business With Melina Cortes Nmili International designer Melina Cortes-Nmili’s road to fashion has been anything but conventional. Part entrepreneur and part designer, Melina has never taken the standard path. Frustrated with the frantic, flash-in-a-pan pursuit of the latest fads, Melina had a vision for a new take on a timeless concept - “beauty that transcends the trend.” Said in a simpler way, she believes in a luxurious, classic, yet contemporary design that always looks beautiful, and never goes out of style. Born and bred in the vibrant Dominican Republic countryside, Melina embraces the diversity of colors, textures and patterns of her childhood. From her design studio in Boston, lalla bee’s structured silhouettes, colorful palettes, and painstaking attention to detail reflect the values and struggles of her past. Rather than following the latest trends in fashion, Melina’s designs are intentionally timeless. Melina's designs are ethically made from quality fabri

Thrive Episode #88 - How To Be Next On The Scene with Jaclyn Zukerman Jaclyn Zukerman’s (JZ) business to get her clients on scene where it matters. She has hundreds of thousands of social media connections and loyal followers all looking for the very latest trends, fashion, inspiring products, and cutting edge business ventures. Originally from New York, JZ relocated to Boston in 2014 and has been blazing a trail ever since. Based in Everett, MA, she is the CEO of JZ Social Enterprises LLC , Editor in Chief of NEXTonSCENE® magazine, podcast broadcaster for “ NEXTonSCENE® with JZ ”, and a producer of high quality promotional events and PR campaigns. Simply put, JZ is passionate about getting people talking. When she’s not busy enabling new trends JZ takes time out with her husband, works out, and hangs with her right hand pup, Hershey. In this episode, we talk about: 05:00 - How did Jaclyn become the person who gets everybody else on scene? 06:30 - Who are Jaclyn’s typical clients? 08:30 - What is Jaclyn’s ma

Maryellen Conway is an award-winning professional artist, teacher and entrepreneur who has been creating and teaching art for over 30 years. She was one of the countries premiere creators of Jucaic art. And her Soho-style loft studio was featured by Boston Magazine as the number one destination for classes and lessons.  MaryEllen has dedicated her life to helping people understand how to access their own creativity. She now runs a mobile art studio to help people access their creativity in the privacy of their own homes and offices.  On this episode: 05:00 – What is creativity? Do we all have it? 08:30 – How do we generate creativity in this time of technology? 09:40 – How does play and free-flowing translate into more success? 14:00 – How does creativity help in keeping you healthy? 16:30 – How did Maryellen become a professional artist? 18:00 – Maryellen’s advice for people who want to turn their art into a successful profession. 20:00 – Is it possible to have it all, successful artistic career and family? 

Thrive Episode #86 - How To Go From Rookie to Expert with Lissette Carter Nobody thought that Lissette Carter would amount to anything when she dropped out of college with no degree. Did she prove them wrong! Lissette went on to train entrepreneurs all over the United States and Puerto Rico, co-owned a real estate investment company, and found a personal development company. Lissette is the author of the popular book, Rookie Mommy and he newest book, Rookie Wifey. Today, her mission is to equip women to get victory over their thoughts so they can win at life and at business. In this episode, we talk about: 05:00 - How did Lissette start being an entrepreneur? 06:00 - What kind of training does Lissette provide for entrepreneurs, and how did she start it? 10:30 - How do you find the right books and mentors? 11:30 - What are the books Lissette is reading now? 13:00 - How did Lissette start writing her book, Rookie Wifey? 18:00 - How did Lissette shift from Rookie Mommy to Rookie WIfey? 20:00 - What is it like t

Thrive Episode #85 - How To Be A Successful Singing Entrepreneur with Jennifer Truesdale Jennifer Truesdale is a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach in the Boston area. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a 30 year veteran of the music industry, she has written, produced and performed on recordings for major network television shows including: All My Children, Soul Food, Melrose Place, Sunset Beach, One Life To Live and The Young and the Restless. Jennifer is the Director of the non-profit organization Chick Singer Night Boston, a nationally recognized performance series for women that showcases up and coming female performers while helping to support music programs in local schools and community organizations. She is the author of the book “Get Paid to Sing: The Singer’s Guide to Making. Living Making Music” and will be releasing a brand new CD of original and newly arranged songs in January. In this episode, we talk about: 06:00 - What is a huge misconception in the music industry that we don’t talk

Michelle Marie Sawtell is a Master Sound & Energy Healer, a Singer-Songwriting recording artists is the Founding Member of Sound Goddess Healing. A born natural, Michelle has been singing and performing since the age of two and she now combines the power of Energy Healing, Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls and Powerful Vocals to create a transformative and transcendent healing experiences for people who want more peace, health and happiness in their lives. Whether she is performing for a large group of people, working with children or working with animals, Michelle will raise ones vibration and consciousness to new levels. In this episode, we talk about: 06:25 - What does music healing mean? 07:30 - Why is it important for vibrations to happen at the cellular level? 11:30 - What does it mean to infuse jewelry with energy? 14:00 - Does Michelle have crystals for hitting high notes? 15:00 - What is chakra? 19:00 - Why are Earth’s vibrations important? 21:00 - Learn about Michelle’s musical journey. 24:00 - How

Thrive Episode #83 - How To Rock Entrepreneurship With Lauren Bateman As a childhood cancer survivor, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur Lauren Bateman knows the importance of living in the moment. At the of age 27, Lauren quit her “cushy” job as a research scientist to pursue a career in music. That decision changed her life forever! She went on to launch the Lauren Bateman School of Music with two locations in the Boston area. Plans for a third school are now in the works which will put Lauren well on her way to becoming a 7-figure business owner. These schools help students ages 5 and up find joy and happiness through music education. Today on the show, we talk about what it takes to scale a business. We talk about teams, what the motivating factors are and the one thing that if you are an entrepreneur, trying to scale a business with a team, the most important thing, you as a leader must do, or you’re going to drown. In this episode, we talk about: 06:45 - How did Lauren find her calling in music? 09:00

Thrive Episode # 82 - Developing Your Voice As An Artist With Guest Pula Plum In today’s show, we talk about why it’s important to have that vision of your success. To have that really clear focus so that all of your activities, that portfolio of things that you may do in your business and in your art are all under the umbrella of that main dream. Our special guest today, Paula Plum, is an accomplished, celebrated and award-winning professional actress who has appeared onstage, in film and on television for over 25 years. Ms. Plum has graced some of the most well-known stages in New England including The Lyric Stage, The American Repertory Theater and The Huntington Theater just to name a few. She has also appeared in major films such as Mermaids with Cher, Malice, Next Stop Wonderland and was even directed by the genius Woody Allen. Ms. Plum is a four-time winner of the prestigious Elliot Norton Award including one for Sustained Excellence. Past recipients of this award include Ian McEllen and Julie Harris.

Welcome to the second season of Thrive! We took a break but we are back and we are so excited about the lineup of guests we have for this season. One of our goals for season two is to bring in more creativity, more artistry, more music, and see where the intersection lies between entrepreneurship, success, and creativity. Because as someone who is an operatic singer, who came up to carve out a career on stage, and then pivoting into entrepreneurship and branding, a lot of what I bring to my business and what makes me unique and successful as a brand strategist comes directly from my expertise and my experience on stage and being an artist. Today, we are super excited to kick off this series in art and entrepreneurship with our guest Lisa Tamagini. Lisa is a singing teacher and an operatic soprano in New York city. She teaches students who have gone on to be on Broadway, who have graced operatic stages in the United States and in Europe. Some of her students have also gone on to appear on The Voice and America

How To Build Your Brand With Books with Guest Dan Janal   Our guest Dan Janal is the founder and CEO of PR Leads Expert Resource Network where he helps experts and authors build their brands with books.   Dan himself has written over 12 books, with his newest work called Write Your Book In A Flash. He’s also a PR expert and has helped over ten thousand experts and authors expand their brand.   He was a wealth of knowledge. You’re not going to want to miss this episode if you are thinking about writing a book you are going to want to stay tuned.   In this episode, we talk about:   05:42 - Dan tells us about his story and how he amassed his accomplishments   08:15 - How do you know what book to write first?   10:00 - How can you have a story that relates to your brand?   11:30 - What is “bridging” in PR?   12:30 - How do you make money from your stories?   15:00 - Dan shares with us a formula on how you can start writing your book and how to finish it fast   25:00 - Dan talks about ebooks and paperback books  

Look Good, Feel Good, Make More with Guest Trish Carey   Our guest today is Trish Cary.   rish Carey is a founding stylist and Senior Partner at Peach, a new, premium fashion brand offering athletically inspired, contemporary clothing for gym, work and play.   Trish joined Peach in 2015 as a founding stylist and had now grown her team to over 150 stylist across the country. Trish has been #1 in personal sales and team building across the US for three years. She is also a board member of Fashion Group International Boston. Peach was founded on the simple idea that a lifestyle brand could help women elevate their everyday.   Fashion and how you work on your image is a huge part of your brand. Learn why and how you can improve it in this episode of Thrive!   In this episode, we talk about:   02:30 - Trish tells us more about Peach and why she’s so passionate about the company   04:00 - How has shopping changed in the past few years and where is Peach headed to now?   07:00 - Trish talks about how they grow their

Why It’s Good To Be Narrow Minded   Are you having problems in getting clear and narrow in your niche?   If you’ve been in business for more than five minutes you have probably been thinking about your niche.   In this episode, find out how you can niche yourself to be a superstar. Because in Thrive, we’re not creating mediocre brand people but brand stars!

Get A New Perspective   I live in the Boston Area and almost my entire family lives in the Midwest and I get lonely for my family.   I wanted to have my mom a little bit closer to me for a while this year so I rented an AirBnb and had her come out to Boston so she could spend some time with me. And I wanted everything to be perfect when she got there so I went in and stocked the fridge, I got new sheets and pillows for the bed, and when she came in, I wanted to make sure that she knows how everything works in the apartment and we figured everything out except for the TV remote.   The AirBnb guy came by and he showed us how to navigate the remotes and he clicks something that took him to a screen that he couldn’t get out of. It wasn’t just mom and me who were having difficulties. The Airbnb guy was also like, “Uh oh. I can’t get out of this screen.”   He then remembered that he wanted to see the font better and the screen was zoomed in. So he zoomed the screen out and got out of that page.   So many of us do t

How To Achieve More By Doing Less With Guest Lisa Danforth   Our guest, Lisa Danforth is a business strategist and a serial entrepreneur who has been in business successfully for over 20 years. She has had several of her own businesses with teams and sold her business at a profit - 35x her original investment based on the ROI.   Lisa specializes in helping established entrepreneurs scale their businesses and get out of overwhelm.   This interview is so great for learning tips and tricks for entrepreneurs who have been in business for a while, and have successful businesses but have hit a wall.   In this episode, we talk about:   06:30 - Lisa tells us about what she does   09:30 - Lisa talks about “The Law Of Linkage”   12:30 - Where do most people get off track in their business?   15:50 - Why is it important to sometimes stop in the moment and think?   17:00 - Why do people have a hard time creating a vision for their business? Why can’t they identify what they want?   20:00 - What is failing forward?   22:0

Why You Shouldn't Always Believe Yourself   Today’s episode is all about mind control.   It’s important to be able to understand how your mind works and how to get out of the loops that keep us stuck.   In this podcast, we talk about: How does the cycle of negativity work? How do you counteract the cycle of negativity? How can “I am” statements help? The right questions to ask yourself to succeed. How does taking action help you succeed?