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The books we would write, and why we don't give a $h!t about our kids swearing: Conversations with Sisters
Courtney and Dana unpack last week's episode (Apple Podcasts | Spotify) with Inez Ribustello, author of Life After Windows and owner or Tarboro Brewing Company. They ...
Grief, Survivor's Guilt, and Life after 9/11, with Inez Ribustello
In September 2001, Inez Ribustello was the Beverage Director for Windows on the World, located on the 106th and 107th floors of the World Trade Center North Tower. Wh...
Eff-You Funds, Dreams of the Single Life, and Manifesting Fire: Conversation with Sisters
Courtney and Dana unpack last week's episode with publicist Melinda Jackson (Apple Podcasts | Spotify) and her unique approach to public relations, brand consulting, a...
Boundaries, Mental Health, and Manifestations with Melinda Jackson
When Melinda Jackson graduated from college, it was time to move to Los Angeles to get out of North Carolina and onto a bigger stage. But she knew no one, had no job, ...
Season three of life: all the nuts and cheese! Conversations with Sisters
Courtney and Dana unpack last week's episode with Jess Ekstrom (Apple Podcasts | Spotify), discussing the different seasons of their business and what it means to them...
Sophomore Syndrome and that Successful Feeling, with Jess Ekstrom
Jess Ekstrom started Headbands of Hope back in college, and the demand was more than she could have ever imagined. With the success of her first business comes expecta...
Ridiculous personal goals and unsuccessful attempts: Conversations with Sisters
On last week's episode, you heard Larry Long Jr talk about a personal goal that would mean he's made it professionally - golfing in 20 different states. Today, Courtne...
Making the scary leap to entrepreneurship, with Larry Long Jr
In December 2019, Larry Long Jr was comfortable. He had been successful in corporate sales, and even had a few speaking gigs on the side where he would tell the audien...
Are you an active participant in life, or just surviving today? Conversations with Sisters
When you think about your life, are you an active participant? Or is your life floating away without you - you're there, but you're not taking the oar or rowing in any...
Correcting course while getting crafty with Beth McMillian
Oh So Cute Design's Beth McMillan didn't think she had an artistic voice until she realized that people like art - whatever style it is - because it brings them some k...
Scary first hires, outsourcing laundry, and reality shows we'd go on: Conversations with Sisters
When you make it to the point where you need to hire your first employees, you've achieved a significant milestone in your business - one that can be completely terrif...
From Solopreneur Island to asking for help from her village, with Sugar Euphoria's Randi Smith
Having grown up in the Bahamas, Sugar Euphoria's Randi Smith knew what it was like to literally live on an island. And sometimes as an entrepreneur, she felt stuck on ...
Does taking investment mean losing control? Would we invest in other businesses? New Conversations with Sisters
After the conversation with Amie Thompson, Courtney and Dana ponder whether or not they would take investment from others in their businesses. It sounds great to have ...
The Natural Introvert's Guide to Being a CEO, with Amie Thompson
In 2017, Amie Thompson was in a spot in her career where she was working all the time and making great money...except that she never had an opportunity to actually spe...
What keeps you up at night & leaving an industry better than you found it: Conversations with Sisters
Does the fear of failure keep you up at night? How about the fear of being a bad boss? Have you ever wondered if you're leaving your industry in a better place than ...
When curiosity, creativity, and ethics determine your career path with Palm Sunday’s Lauren Jennings
Lauren Jennings dreamed of having her fashion designs in high-end brands, and after graduating from Parsons School of Design, she was on the right path. She found a jo...
Asking for help from your community, and learning through failure: Conversations with Sisters
On today's Conversations with Sisters, Courtney and Dana talk about learning through their failures, why it's so hard (but necessary) to ask for help from your communi...
Community and Authenticity; exposing the underbelly of hospitality with Jordan Kentris
Jordan Kentris has a successful invitation, stationery, and experience design company, and he was even named one of BizBash's Most Innovative People in Events 2020. B...
Askholes and Therapy Funds: Conversations with Sisters
On today's Conversations with Sisters, Courtney and Dana encourage everyone listening to not be askholes (tune in to find out what that means!), and whether they need ...
Adapting your passion, with Voiceover Superhero Bonnie Williams
Bonnie Williams dreamt of playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, but that never became reality. But, knowing Bonnie loved acting, a friend asked if she wou...
Why is giving and receiving feedback so hard? LIVE with Wedding for Real’s Megan Gillikin
No matter what ladder you're trying to climb, no matter what industry you're going to be at the top of, you have to be able to be a listener and hear constructive feed...
The Search for Significance in Life, Busy-ness, and the F-It List: Conversations with Sisters
Do you ever wonder why you hustle every day until you can't, then literally do nothing because you're going through a phase of burnout / depression? But you do it agai...
When the Corporate America dream job becomes a self-limiting nightmare, with Amanda McKay
Amanda McKay didn't have a lot of money growing up, and her mom had to hustle to raise 4 kids. When Amanda pictured her career, she knew she would get into corporate ...
Do you have a why? Or are you shooting aimlessly? Conversations with Sisters
In the intro of each episode, Courtney Hopper and Dana Kadwell say they "wake up and hustle every day." That's the life of the entrepreneur - hustling to make that sa...
Do you have an expensive hobby or something Substantial, with Greg Hedgepeth
One day Greg Hedgepeth's grandpa took him into the woods, gave him a gun, and taught him an important life lesson that you can't just shoot aimlessly - you need to hav...
Playing small, and "You might be an entrepreneur if..." - Conversations with Sisters
In today's Conversations with Sisters, Courtney and Dana unpack last week's episode with Nichole Lowe. Specifically, why do we think small sometimes to protech ourselv...
Telling Prince "I Quit" and Narrowly Missing 9/11, with Nichole Lowe
Nichole Lowe had it all in her 20's - she had her own production company where she worked on commercials, documentaries, television shows - and even shows and music vi...
Past Lives, and the BS of "Everything Happens for a Reason" - Conversations with Sisters
Last week, we talked to Oracle Dan Beck about what's written in the stars. But can we really use astrology as a guide? Today we unpack our past lives, if everything th...