Synopsis
These are the stories of how awesome women become successful entrepreneurs. Through conversations with your hosts Karen Bate and Evelyn Powers, women from a fascinating variety of businesses and backgrounds open up about their experiences, and offer tips and advice for those taking the leap into entrepreneurship.These episodes, engineered by Antonio Villaronga, originally aired on WERA 96.7 FM, local public radio, reaching listeners in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.This podcast is one popular feature of Awesome Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a professional organization of local chapters throughout the United States, where women entrepreneurs network, collaborate, and support one another through small group gatherings in members' homes or local businesses.AWE creates an intimate, social setting where busy women business owners can share their stories, have some laughs, and inspire one another. For more information visit awesomewomen.org and keep being awesome!
Episodes
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Episode 95: Cyndy Porter // Image Consultant // Success thru Style
01/10/2018 Duration: 23minAn insightful interview with Cyndy Porter, Founder of Success thru Style, a Personal Stylist, Image Consultant, Fashion Expert and Photographer in Northern Virginia. Cyndy’s mission is to transform women’s lives by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence that they are presenting the best version of themselves to the world! Every day, Cyndy runs her business using her core values of authenticity, honesty, socially conscious and generosity. Find Cyndy: https://www.cyndyporter.com/ https://twitter.com/CyndyPorter https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndyporter/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 94: Dawn Wilson // Realtor // TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minRealtor Dawn Wilson combines her previous experience as a lawyer and litigator to serve real estate clients facing divorce and probate challenges – such an important niche! Find Dawn: https://www.ttrsir.com/eng https://www.linkedin.com/company/ttrsir/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawntoduskhomesales/ https://www.ttrsir.com/eng/associate/279-a-82905-400086499/dawn-wilson https://www.facebook.com/TTRSIR https://twitter.com/ttrsir https://www.instagram.com/ttrsir/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFDCbhW_lZKQBNkTR9O6cEA https://www.pinterest.com/ttrsothebys/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 93: Krysta Jones // Vote, Lead, Impact
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minA wonderful interview with Krysta Jones, who has committed her life to public service, developing leaders and changing lives. We talked about how Krysta identified a need to increase the number of Blacks in political leadership and founded Vote Lead Impact. She advocates for women’s socio-economic status issues, and has served in the leadership of several women's organizations including the Arlington Commission on the Status of Women, Women's Vote Centennial Initiative, Women's Monument Commission, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, and the Junior League of Northern Virginia. Find Krysta: https://www.krystajones.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystanjones/ https://twitter.com/kjpowerplayer https://www.youtube.com/user/KrystaNJones98/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 92: Ingrid Morroy // Arlington Commissioner of Revenue
01/10/2018 Duration: 26minArlington Commission of Revenue Ingrid Morroy, leads by example, encouraging her staff of 50+ to shine and grow, and fosters a supportive collegial workplace the emphasizes healthy living, balance, diversity and fairness. She's also a longtime supporter of small business owners in Arlington. Find Ingrid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-morroy-148bb8a/ https://departments.arlingtonva.us/cor/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 91: Diana Bermudez // Amare Counseling and Education
01/10/2018 Duration: 24minDr. Diana Bermudez, a bilingual child psychotherapist in Arlington, Virginia, works with children, primarily infants through kindergarten age using art/play therapy. Her practice also offers family psychotherapy, parent coaching and workshops, and trainings for daycare and preschool teachers and administrators. Find Diana: http://amarecenter.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-bermudez-phd-lpc-86a75046/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 90: Deb Bailey // Coaching
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minWriter, coach, author and podcast host Deb Bailey shares her best tips and advice for publishing your own book and using it to promote your business. Find Deb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahannbailey/ http://dbaileycoach.com/blog/ https://plus.google.com/+DeborahABaileyAuthor https://www.pinterest.com/debstyle3/ https://www.instagram.com/debbaileycoach/ https://twitter.com/debbc https://www.facebook.com/womenentrepreneurs Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 89: Sarah Shaw // Sarah Shaw Consulting and Entreprenette
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minSarah Shaw, Founder of Sarah Shaw Consulting and Entreprenette, speaks about her incredible journey of becoming a designer and the thrills of starting and owning a business. Find Sarah: https://sarahshawconsulting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/entreprenette/ https://www.facebook.com/SarahShawConsulting https://www.instagram.com/sarahshawconsulting/ https://twitter.com/asksarahshaw https://www.pinterest.com/entreprenette/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 88: Lauren Bell // Whystle App
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minWhistle App Founder Lauren Bell talks about the launch of this innovative tool that alerts parents to product safety information and recalls, following her career as a federal prosecutor to the DOJ's Consumer Protection Branch. Find Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-bell-a503bb118/ https://whystle.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/whystle/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 87: Anna Davalos // Alejo Media
01/10/2018 Duration: 26minAnna Davalos of Alejo Media, talks about her love of telling stories and how that propelled her to study journalism and ultimately to start her own video and audio production studio to help others tell their stories for websites, conferences and broadcasts. She also talks about her role as a co-leader of AWE's Fairfax Chapter. An insightful interview with a thoughtful career professional. Find Anna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-davalos-a060797/ https://www.alejomedia.com https://twitter.com/AlejoMediaLLC https://www.facebook.com/alejomedia/ https://www.instagram.com/alejo_media/?hl=en Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 86: Namrata Lohiya // Fashion Designer and Stylist
01/10/2018 Duration: 24minFashion designer and stylist Namrata Lohiya combines her rich cultural Indian background with her experiences studying at FIT and working in haut couture in NYC to help women find their own confident and comfortable fashion style. Find Namrata: https://www.linkedin.com/in/namrata-lohiya-097a6211/ https://www.instagram.com/namlohiya/?hl=en Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 85: Caroline Holt // Marketing // Toying With This Idea
01/10/2018 Duration: 27minCaroline facilitates subtle tweaks to broad changes in mindset, skillset and toolset on everything from go-to-market strategy, product-marketing-sales communication, sales fundamentals, cracking the code on the decision makers, prospect and customer engagement strategies, objection handling or closing techniques. A phenomenal interview with an expert in strategic thinking and process. Find Caroline: http://toyingwiththis.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolineholt/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 84: Alexa Carlin // WEX DC
01/10/2018 Duration: 26minAlexa Carlin channeled her early success as a serial entrepreneur, a near-death experience and her chronic health condition into the growing Empower Women movement and Expo. Find Alexa: https://www.facebook.com/alexarosecarlin/ https://twitter.com/AlexaRoseCarlin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZNYh4wbRfKmfB9k8gKXUwQ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-carlin-48182b26/ https://www.facebook.com/womenempowerx/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 83: Pamela Hart Vines and Stacy Shapiro // AWE Chapter Leaders
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minSuccessful business owners Pamela Hart Vines and Stacy Shapiro talk about their entrepreneurial journeys and their new roles leading the Prince George's County and Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD chapters of AWE! Find Pamela: www.trooppr.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelahartvines/ https://www.instagram.com/pamelahartvines/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrZku1p9inbyw0cHG_jSNQ https://www.pamelahartvines.com/ Find Stacy : stacys@zagwear.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-shapiro-33494047/ https://www.facebook.com/stacyshap Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 82: Barbara Carneiro // Word Revolution
01/10/2018 Duration: 29minA self-proclaimed geek, Barbara Carneiro has fused her communications talent with her faith through the Word Revolution, a communication and design agency for Christian ministries, and 4:12 Lab, a training program for Church Communication. Find Barbara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bcarneiro/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/word-revolution/ https://www.facebook.com/barbarabcarneiro https://www.facebook.com/let.the.word.revolution.begin/ https://www.instagram.com/wordrevolution/?hl=en https://twitter.com/word_revolution Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 81: Olia Legoshina // Marketing // Rodan and Fields
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minOlia Legoshina recounts her journey from growing up in Moscow as a synchronized swimmer to leading a team of 70 network marketers for Rodan + Fields as a mompreneur in Northern Virginia. Find Olia: https://www.instagram.com/olialegoshina/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/lialechka Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 80: Jay Gerard // Creative Entrepreneur
01/10/2018 Duration: 25minJay Gerard recounts her successful creative career as a designer, art director, working artist and downsizing consultant: she masterfully blends the business of art with the art of business. Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 79: Sapna Delacourt // Lunch with a Girlfriend
01/10/2018 Duration: 27minLunch With A Girlfriend began in 2017 while Sapna was having lunch with a dear friend who encouraged her to share her discoveries on style, health, and wellness during her years as a stay at home mom. Sapna talks favorite local places to shop, trends in health and beauty and how she structures her blogging business to fit into the schedule of a busy mom of three children. Find Sapna: https://lunchwithagirlfriend.com/ https://www.facebook.com/lunchwithagirlfriend/ https://www.instagram.com/lunchwithagirlfriend/?hl=en Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 78: Carol Muleta // The Parenting 411
01/10/2018 Duration: 24minCarol Muleta helps parents raise self-disciplined, confidant, capable and compassionate future adults. Carol speaks about being a parent educator, radio host and public speaker. Find Carol: https://carolmuleta.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-muleta-17269211/ https://www.facebook.com/TheParenting411/ https://twitter.com/TheParenting411 https://www.instagram.com/the_parenting_411/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 77: Shreya Papneja // Children's Health Awareness Program in Schools (CHAPS)
01/10/2018 Duration: 23minHigh school freshman Shreya Papneja is an awesome young entrepreneur on a mission: she founded the nonprofit Children's Health Awareness Program in Schools (CHAPS) at age 11 to educate and empower students to make healthier choices through holistic living. Find Shreya: info@chapsamerica.org http://www.chapsamerica.org/about-chaps-.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreya-papneja-633218168/ https://www.facebook.com/chapsamerica/posts/854208811360367 https://twitter.com/chapsamerica?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/chapsamerica/?hl=en Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/
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Episode 76: Rosie Gordon Mochizuki // Owner // Sushi-Zen
01/10/2018 Duration: 26minRosie Gordon Mochizuki, co-owns Sushi-Zen, an award-winning Japanese restaurant with her husband, Shoji. Sushi-Zen is known for serving delicious food in a family friendly dining experience for the last 20 years and for giving back to the Arlington community. Rosie talks about her buddhist beliefs and how it has influenced her life and the way her family runs their successful restaurant. Find Rosie: https://www.sushizen.com/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs: https://awesomewomen.org/