Women's Wealth: The Middle Way

  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in this episode, Susan is joined by Dana Donofree, founder of AnaOno. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 at the age of 27, Dana applied her degree in fashion design, a successful fashion industry career, and her 15+ years of experience toward designing, launching and growing AnaOno, a line that is made for those just like her, with lingerie, swim and loungewear options made for those affected by breast cancer, breast surgeries, pain, recovery and beyond. Listen in to find out about Dana’s fascinating and inspiring journey.   Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on your favorite podcast app, including Libsyn, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts. See you in two weeks!  

Laurie Cummins and her daughter, Alexandra Groezinger, join Susan Michel and Carol Ann Fernandez to share their story. Laurie and her husband started their business, Groezinger Provisions, Inc. in 1982. As a woman in business, especially in the male-dominated food industry, Laurie has faced and overcome challenges to achieve the success that her business has today. Her daughter, Alexandra, joined her in the business in 2014. Since then, the duo has continued to achieve new heights, and their all-natural Alexian Pates and Specialty Meats are distributed in high-end stores around the globe! In this episode, we learn more about what it takes to be a woman in business, what it’s like to work in a family-owned business, why the food industry can be a great place to be, and advice on how to succeed in a family business or any business at all! Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://w

Laurie Cummins and her daughter, Alexandra Groezinger, join Susan Michel and Carol Ann Fernandez to share their story. Laurie and her husband started their business, Groezinger Provisions, Inc. in 1982. As a woman in business, especially in the male-dominated food industry, Laurie has faced and overcome challenges to achieve the success that her business has today. Her daughter, Alexandra, joined her in the business in 2014. Since then, the duo has continued to achieve new heights, and their all-natural Alexian Pates and Specialty Meats are distributed in high-end stores around the globe! In this episode, we learn more about what it takes to be a woman in business, what it’s like to work in a family-owned business, why the food industry can be a great place to be, and advice on how to succeed in a family business or any business at all!   Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on ht

This week, Susan Michel, CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors, is joined by guest Ande Frazier, a successful finance and insurance industry executive. Ande has had many ambitions and plans for her life both personally and professionally. Despite going through a divorce at a young age and being a single mom, Ande has been able to excel in her role as a mother and simultaneously pursue her career passions. Through her hard work, she was able to rise to a CEO position within 3 years! Ande is proof that through perseverance, motivation, and vision, we can accomplish so much more than we think we are capable of! Tune in as Ande talks about how she successfully balances a busy, thriving career without sacrificing any family time. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, https://womenswealth.podbean.com, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway, on the Soun

Today, Susan is joined by Rita Goodroe, founder of Rita Made Me DO It! Rita founded “Women’s Business Garden,” a free, global community that provides education and community events to women entrepreneurs, in 2015. She was a lawyer for 13 years, but after realizing that she wasn’t happy with her career choice, Rita quit her job to become a dating coach and a mentor to women in business. Listen as she shares her humorous and empowering story with Susan, including going on 35 dates in 35 consecutive days! Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in two weeks!

Today, Susan is joined by Rita Goodroe, founder of Rita Made Me DO It! Rita founded “Women’s Business Garden,” a free, global community that provides education and community events to women entrepreneurs, in 2015. She was a lawyer for 13 years, but after realizing that she wasn’t happy with her career choice, Rita quit her job to become a dating coach and a mentor to women in business. Listen as she shares her humorous and empowering story with Susan, including going on 35 dates in 35 consecutive days! Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in two weeks!

At the age of 15, Lauren Galley became the founder and CEO of Girls Above Society, a nonprofit designed to give girls confidence and cybersmarts in our media-driven society. Today, the 24-year-old award-winning teen mentor, Amazon Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, and Girl Power Expert is dedicated to empowering young girls to be confident and cybersmart as they face the tough pressures of living in today’s world. Lauren has learned a lot along the way, including that it’s easier to get teenage girls to open up about what is going on in their lives by being a role model and a friend who cares, rather than in an authoritarian way. Tune in as Lauren talks about the importance of dialogue and her “Girls Talk” platform.    Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us onhttp://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPh

At the age of 15, Lauren Galley became the founder and CEO of Girls Above Society, a nonprofit designed to give girls confidence and cybersmarts in our media-driven society. Today, the 24-year-old award-winning teen mentor, Amazon Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, and Girl Power Expert is dedicated to empowering young girls to be confident and cybersmart as they face the tough pressures of living in today’s world. Lauren has learned a lot along the way, including that it’s easier to get teenage girls to open up about what is going on in their lives by being a role model and a friend who cares, rather than in an authoritarian way. Tune in as Lauren talks about the importance of dialogue and her “Girls Talk” platform. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, htt

Internships have increasingly become a popular way for young adults to spend their summers. Having an internship provides work experience, learning experiences that are not gained in the classroom, and networking connections to many college-age young adults looking to get their foot in the door in today’s workforce. This week, Susan is joined by Carol Ann Fernandez, and the four interns working in the Glen Eagle office this summer. Join us as Sarah, Nishali, Abhi, and Kirti share their experience in the Glen Eagle internship program, and a bit of what they have learned this summer.  Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in two weeks!  

Internships have increasingly become a popular way for young adults to spend their summers. Having an internship provides work experience, learning experiences that are not gained in the classroom, and networking connections to many college-age young adults looking to get their foot in the door in today’s workforce. This week, Susan is joined by Carol Ann Fernandez, and the four interns working in the Glen Eagle office this summer. Join us as Sarah, Nishali, Abhi, and Kirti share their experience in the Glen Eagle internship program, and a bit of what they have learned this summer. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in two weeks!

Caryn Kopp is the Chief Door Opener® at Kopp Consulting, the company she built from the ground up, which specializes in helping business owners land initial meetings with high-level decision makers at big-time companies. She is also a best-selling author, nationally-recognized speaker and expert in business development who can be seen in Inc., Forbes, Fortune Magazine and Newsweek and has been featured on the Wall Street Journal Morning Show. Caryn discusses the dynamics of building her company from home for only a strict 15 hours a week while her toddlers were in preschool. Tune in as she shares her unique perspective on building what has been named as one of NJ’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies even while all her employees work remotely. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPho

Any mom of an athlete knows the battle with the never-ending odors coming from their children’s sports gear. After months of trial and error, research and planning, Krista Woods, mother of three, decided to take matters into her own hands. She invented GloveStix®, an award-winning and patented odor management system using all-natural ingredients. With no previous manufacturing or e-commerce experience, and after only 7 months in business, Krista entered a “Mom Inventor” contest on NBC’s TODAY Show where she pitched her invention. She took home the grand prize, which was a trip to QVC to sell her product live, and she sold out in less than 8 minutes. In 2017, Krista appeared on Shark Tank and negotiated a deal that would propel her to the next level. Tune in as Krista discusses overcoming the fear of leaving her stable job and lifestyle to take a leap into the unknown world of entrepreneurship all while raising her children. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at he

Kara’s habit of turning to food for comfort during difficult times throughout her childhood followed her into adulthood. By the time she finished college, she was 360 pounds and was even further weighed down by her low self-esteem. Later, Kara set off on a quest to climb Mount Kilimanjaro despite her weight. Only 45% of hikers make it to the summit, but Kara’s drive to prove to herself that she could accomplish whatever she set her mind to pushed her to the top. However, her path to healing her relationship with her past and with herself is an ongoing journey with its own peaks and valleys. Tune in to hear this inspiring mother, author and speaker share her story and wisdom. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can subscribe to our channel on the Podcast app or find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Androi

Lara Currie is a coach, speaker, and the author of “Difficult Happens,” who works with professionals in high-stakes, high-stress, purpose-driven fields. With more than 27 years of experience in high conflict positions such as an investigative journalist, private-investigator and court appointed child advocate -- all while raising children of her own -- she has a unique and intuitive understanding of why people act and react the way they do. Tune in to hear Lara’s advice on understanding our reactions, communicating with people you don’t get along with and handling high-stress situations in your professional and personal life. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in two weeks!

It turns out that Snow White and Cinderella aren't as harmless as you thought they were. BYU Professor of family life Sarah Coyne discusses her research findings that girls who spend more time watching princess movies and playing with princess toys are less courageous and independent later on in life. What can we do to portray the right messages to girls while still allowing them to enjoy their favorite shows? How can we recognize and change the subtle differences in the way we speak to young girls versus boys?   Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in two weeks!

When Jaya’s young daughter expressed a passion for anything outer space, Jaya, with a Ph.D. in Fashion Merchandising, naturally set out to find some space-themed clothing for her. However, she was disappointed to find that the only space-themed—or STEM themed, for that matter—apparel could be found in the boy’s section. So, Jaya left her job to start her own clothing company. With girls’ shirts featuring dinosaurs and boys’ shirts with butterflies, Jaya’s company, Svaha, encourages everyone to proudly pursue their interests and defy expectations. Tune in as Jaya shares her story as an immigrant chasing the American Dream, mother looking to empower her daughter and entrepreneur hoping to make an impact. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can subscribe to our channel on the Podcast app or find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Ap

When Jaya’s young daughter expressed a passion for anything outer space, Jaya, with a Ph.D. in Fashion Merchandising, naturally set out to find some space-themed clothing for her. However, she was disappointed to find that the only space-themed—or STEM themed, for that matter—apparel could be found in the boy’s section. So, Jaya left her job to start her own clothing company. With girls’ shirts featuring dinosaurs and boys’ shirts with butterflies, Jaya’s company, Svaha, encourages everyone to proudly pursue their interests and defy expectations. Tune in as Jaya shares her story as an immigrant chasing the American Dream, mother looking to empower her daughter and entrepreneur hoping to make an impact. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can subscribe to our channel on the Podcast app or find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud

Tara Sonenshine, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Executive Vice President of United States Institute of Peace and Special Assistant to President Bill Clinton, among other positions, sits down with Susan to discuss the lessons she has learned from her career path. From dropping out of law school after a day and a half to pursuing journalism on a whim to juggling children and working in the White House, Tara has collected plenty of career wisdom for women out there. Additionally, her valuable perspective on what it means to have diversity and inclusion in debate and policy-making is one you won’t want to miss.   Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and Android, https://soundcloud.com/womenswealthmiddleway and Spotify. See you in tw

Susan Michel, CEO of Glen Eagle, sits down with Michelle Tenzyk, CEO and Founder of East Tenth Group, a People Strategy, Leadership and Executive Coaching Firm. Michelle worked her way up the corporate ladder to executive strategic HR positions. While doing so, though, she was diagnosed with a serious, debilitating illness, one that often carries a tremendous social stigma. In 2014, Michelle founded the movement, The Truth Behind Our Titles®: Strength, Resilience and Hope for the Professional Journey. It shifts the belief that professional success means hiding or disguising our inner struggles and difficulties. Tune in to hear Michelle candidly discuss her inspiring journey and share her theory that we should embrace all of our experiences—even difficult ones—to integrate ourselves fully and more authentically in our professional lives. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can subscribe to our

Kara’s habit of turning to food for comfort during difficult times throughout her childhood followed her into adulthood. By the time she finished college, she was 360 pounds and was even further weighed down by her low self-esteem.  Later, Kara set off on a quest to climb Mount Kilimanjaro despite her weight. Only 45% of hikers make it to the summit, but Kara’s drive to prove to herself that she could accomplish whatever she set her mind to pushed her to the top. However, her path to healing her relationship with her past and with herself is an ongoing journey with its own peaks and valleys. Tune in to hear this inspiring mother, author and speaker share her story and wisdom. Join us every other week on Women's Wealth: The Middle Way®, a radio show aimed at helping women navigate questions about work, money, and family. You can subscribe to our channel on the Podcast app or find us on http://www.womensradio.com/author/lhurd, and https://womenswealth.podbean.com, on the SoundCloud Apps for iPhone and And