After decades in the startup world, Kathy Ver Eecke decided to write a book about her experiences. She learned everything there was to know about publishing and got an agent almost immediately – and everyone wanted to know how she did it. Now, through her membership site, Pitch to Published, she helps aspiring authors land agents, attract offers from major publishers, and place books on shelves all over the world. Today, Kathy joins the podcast…
Avital Schreiber is a mother of four who is obsessed with learning about fresh and alternative ways to raise children. With nothing promised, a husband in medical school, and no formal training, she launched The Parenting Junkie. As an extension of her site, she offers a membership club, Present Play, where she helps new moms and seasoned parents get the wisdom and inspiration they need to create childhood experiences that are full of joy. With …
In 1993, Ronda Nelson’s oldest daughter survived a diagnosis of terminal bone cancer. Though she had no medical or nutritional planning education at the time, she was a mom with a problem to solve, and she experienced a profound ah-ha moment when she discovered a link between cancer and nutrition. After getting a Ph.D in holistic nutrition, she opened her own clinic in 2003. To deal with her rapidly growing waitlist, she began teaching…
Shelagh Cummins began her career as a teacher. However, after 10 years of teaching , she realized that something was amiss. During her maternity leave, she explored how to make money outside of traditional teaching and began creating courses, working as a corporate trainer, and blogging. Now, through PowerUp Your Business, she offers women entrepreneurs the personalized coaching and peer support they need to navigate business roadblocks and create new opportunities for growth. She had…
Heidi Easley was an art teacher for 10 years when her husband lost his job and they lost their home. To cope with the pain and embarrassment of bankruptcy, she started painting surfboards as a way to heal – and discovered a profitable business along the way. When she and her husband moved to North Texas, Heidi was asked to teach a paint party. Now, in her membership site, Texas Art & Soul, Heidi teaches…
In 2012, Teri Johnson founded the REFINED Conference – a place where women entrepreneurs and business professionals came together to work on personal growth and business development. Because the conference was such a success and her attendees wanted to stay connected, she decided to launch the REFINED Community. However, this online membership didn’t quite take off like she planned, and she soon realized the importance of incorporating an in-person component to her work in order…
Cathy Hay trained as a math teacher, but found herself overwhelmed by the stress of the classroom – which eventually led to her building a completely different career – sewing dresses. Unfortunately she learned the hard way… sewing is one of the most underpaid skills in the world. She discovered that many people were also struggling to get by as dressmakers, and created her membership site as a way to generate steady income from month…
As a teenager, Jonny Wilson was told he could never have a real career as a musician, failed out of high school, and eventually became homeless. However, a drum teacher he met at 16 proved to be the mentor he needed. After traveling the world playing and studying music, he decided to build the music school he would have wanted to attend – and modeled it after his experience with that mentor. Jonny now runs…
When Tamara Bennett’s husband was deployed to Afghanistan, she was at home with their two boys – and struggling to keep adult interaction in her life. She started to throw crafting parties where her and her guests crafted door hangers. Over the next few years, she created and grew Southern A-DOOR-nments Décor – a Facebook group to market and sell her crafts and party experience. Eventually, this led to her painting her orders on Facebook…
Tara Walsh spent eight years working in corporate sales and marketing before walking away forever. Shortly after quitting her job, she suffered a late-term miscarriage. She went to beauty school, found new purpose in caring for women, mastered the art of eyelash extensions, and discovered that she could use her experience in business to help other lash artists grow successful businesses. At The Lashpreneur, Tara empowers lash artists to step into their full potential as…
