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Shelly Robinson Shelly helps moms to create bite-sized and actionable ways to include healthy living into their lives. Mother’s Day Giveaway!!! Mamas! We are running an amazing giveaway PRIZE PACK this week! It’s so easy to enter – all you have to do is leave a review for us on Itunes this week! And we’ll pull a winner! http://bit.ly/LTCpodcast In our prize pack: A special care package from Today May Suck Bath goodies from Lizzie’s Love A copy of Lose the Cape and Never Will I Ever Free entry into the Shield Sisters Initiative Self-Love Course 100 Joyful Days Journal from The Dahlia Scene A piece of jewelry from Vintage Meets Modern A gift from Ripe Mangoes and more!!! In this episode, we talked about: Poop – because mom’s talk about poop a LOT Matcha latte’s being the magical unicorn drink for moms. Drinking apple cider vinegar’s healthiness, but it is a rough adjustment. How to live a balanced healthy life – without calculating the 80/20 constantly. The slippery slope of eating sweets and how long the sugar craving lasts in your body. “You can’t exercise away a bad diet.” The need for muscles and weight training as moms. The mindset to continue your healthy path after something like Whole 30. Shelly’s own journey. Changing eating habits for kids. Her favorite energy ball recipe and a great way to make salty snacks healthier. Working alongside her husband. How she gets “me time” every week. Resources for Shelly: Eating Clean Cooking Dirty Shelly’s recipe for Energy Balls More about Shelly: Known as The Healthy Habit Maker for her passion and expertise in how to make healthy habits stick, Shelly Robinson empowers purpose-driven women to shed unwanted pounds, skyrocket their energy, and reclaim their health once and for all. She believes that dieting is the road to insanity and that baby steps and grace are the keys to long-lasting weight loss. When she’s not coaching, she’s snuggling her two kiddos, playing volleyball with her husband, watching Shark Tank, or sipping iced matcha lattes. Finding Shelly:

Kelly McCann Kelly is a mom to two tweenagers, a Life Design Coach and Lifestyle Blogger and a full-time finance professional.   Mother’s Day Giveaway!!! Mamas! We are running an amazing giveaway PRIZE PACK this week! It’s so easy to enter – all you have to do is leave a review for us on Itunes this week! And we’ll pull a winner! http://bit.ly/LTCpodcast In this episode, we talked about: Kelly’s realization for systems to have balance in life. How toddlers demand so much time and the way to fit everything in during that challenging season. The way she has included a formula that can be adapted to each mom to design the life she loves. How important it is to focus on one thing at a time. Focusing on the “time” that you get instead of saying “I don’t have time” Resources for Kelly: Toodledo Chalene Johnson A Year of Possibilities More about Kelly Kelly McCann is a mom to two tweenagers, a Life Design Coach and Lifestyle Blogger and a full-time finance professional. Finding Kelly: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Free Resources Do you

Small Business Strategist Jamie Marquez Jamie is focused on the sales side of businesses who can help you talk to a hot lead. Jamie is giving away (2) 1-hour sessions for 1 person and her accountability partner to knock out a plan for 1 goal they are working on! How awesome is that! If you want this strategy session, comment on the post! In this episode, we talked about: Self-sufficient children and how they are the dream. How sales and marketing are two different parts of the funnel. Automating the sales aspect. Building the connection in your e-mail list. Her journey from corporate to starting her own company. Bravery of stay at home moms and how lonely it can be. Learning to say no. The solitude of getting a pedicure for self-care. Resources for Jamie: Things to Share With New Email Subscribers Infusionsoft Drip Dubsado More about Jamie Jamie Marquez-Bratcher is a Business Strategist helping small businesses focus on what needs to happen in the short term to reach their long-term goals. If you have big goals that need a path to structure, processes, and software to execute but aren’t sure what to tackle first? Well, you need to have a cup of coffee with her! Finding Jamie: Website Facebook Instagram Personal Instagram Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from! Our book is available! 

The Big Mother’s Day Giveaway! All you have to do to be entered to win our mega basket of amazing gifts for ONE special mama is head on over to ITunes and leave us a review! That’s it! In our prize pack: A special care package from Today May Suck Bath goodies from Lizzie’s Love A copy of Lose the Cape and Never Will I Ever Free entry into the Shield Sisters Initiative Self-Love Course 100 Joyful Days Journal from The Dahlia Scene A piece of jewelry from Vintage Meets Modern A gift from Ripe Mangoes and more!!!       Sarah Hartley Sarah is the founder of a not-for-profit magazine, full-time working woman, and mom to her three-year-old boy.   In this episode, we talked about: How much so many female entrepreneurs use Trello and when it was down Her passion for writing and her three life goals. How she decided to start a magazine out of those three life goals. The Holl and Lane demographics and the magazine’s history. Being able to say “me too” to the stories within the magazine. Aubrey’s blog post for Holl and Lane and how releasing it was for her to write. The emotional rollercoaster of working full-time, side-hustle and family life. Choosing what goes into a magazine. Threenagers. More about Sarah Sarah Hartley is the creator and editor in chief of Holl & Lane Magazine, a magazine dedicated to showcasing real life from real women. She is a wife to Brandon, a mom to Henry, and lives near Pittsburgh, PA where she works as a marketing coordinator. She has loved writing since she first wrote about being the Future Mrs. Justin Timberlake as a young girl, and has since moved on to writing about her life with

Alexa Bigwarfe and Aubrey Mathis This episode we talk about our lessons learned for new business owners post taxes.   In this episode, we talked about: The fear about being audited as an entrepreneur. The need for an end of month reconciliation because of the nightmare of searching for receipts in all accounts. Using as little accounts as possible and keeping it in a bookkeeping software. How you are investing as a solopreneur or beginning business owner when there are so many courses out there. Looking at the numbers and canceling what you aren’t using. Do not procrastinate. Get an accountability buddy. Not buying into the hype of “I will make you money.” Invest in your product. Setting up different ventures separately. Resources:  Tonya Rineer Carrie Rose Jessica Stansberry Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast for moms? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from! Our book is available! Get your copy now!

Mike Cruse Mike Cruse is a dad blogger and our first dad on Lose the Cape Podcast. Happy 75th episode listeners! You’re going to love this one!   In this episode, we talked about: International Women’s Day and the first Day Without a Woman and why men should be involved. His daily posts in March on women who inspire him. How you can’t be afraid to offend people. How he became a dad blogger and earned this platform. The dad blog community, Dad 2.0 and how they are sometimes fighting a double-edged sword in the online blogging world. How his wife reigns him in online (and that’s a good thing, sometimes). His mental health advocacy and his abusive past. Raising our children through anxiety and depression and teaching them it’s okay to not be okay. Our school system and government as we stand now. How we have lost the dialogue completely in politics. What super powers he would want Resources for Mike: Dad 2.0 More about Mike Mike Cruse is a parent, a writer, and lifelong storyteller. He always wanted to be an actor or stand-up comedian, but clearly didn’t make enough poor life decisions to get there. So, now he makes jokes on the internet. He’s been featured in the book Dad Behaving Dadly 2, as well as The Today Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook, and is a contributor to Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Scary Mommy, and BLUNTMoms. And make sure to follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more of the funnies. Finding Mike: Being A Parent Does not Make You a Hero The Day I Realized I Was an Asshole Dear Men, We Need to Stop Saying Not All Men Website Facebook Twitter Do you know

Samantha Munoz Sam is a mom, engineer, and author currently living in San Diego while her husband is stationed in Japan. She is the author of the book The Intentional Bookshelf: Parent with Literature and Build Your Unique Child’s Perfect Little Library. In this episode, we talked about: Her background as an engineer and how she started a blog about books for children. How to help parents pick the right types of books for your children. How overwhelming the library can be for new moms and accidentally bringing home books that take a turn. Wanting more out of our books for our children. The difficulty of living without her husband and watching him miss some of the moments. How to be intentional and including the other parent in decision and routine. Having a routine and giving yourself time is so important. Resources for Sam: MyProxyFox app The Intentional Bookshelf More about Sam Samantha Muñoz is a mother, wife, engineer, bibliophile and avid coffee drinker. She is also the expert kid’s lit curator at Addison Reads and author of The Intentional Bookshelf. Sam writes children’s book reviews to guide parents as they search for the perfect books for their little ones and helps moms and dads build a library with a purpose. Once a seriously overwhelmed and stressed out parent herself, Sam turns to children’s literature for the answers to all of her parenting dilemmas. She lives in sunny San Diego, California but loves when it rains because it gives her an excuse to stay inside and read with her daughter! Finding Sam: Website The Intentional Bookshelf Instagram Facebook Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from! Our book is available! 

Coral Dunbar Coral is a former traveler turned mother through a surprise pregnancy that has shaped her whole livelihood.   In this episode, we talked about: How she became a mother by surprise and her journey to fitness. The way cutting out sugar changed her health. Why she founded her fitness group, Mountain Mamas. How impossible it can be working out with small children around. How online health coaching has made it easier for her to incorporate healthy eating into her client’s routines. Why eating an apple is better than drinking apple juice (and why you should do a sugar detox). The best chocolate to get. Her favorite parenting resources -and how dangerous Google searches can be. Diastisys Recti post motherhood and the best workouts. Her daughter’s health and healing her gut and how she applies this to her clients. Resources for Coral: Exclusive Sugar Detox Guide Janet Lansbury More about Coral Coral Dunbar is a Fitness + Wellness Coach for mamas. After being thrust into motherhood unprepared, overwhelmed and overweight, she has managed to kick all the pregnancy pounds (and some), start her own fitness/yoga business and coach other mamas to prioritize their well-being so they can show up as present and centered mothers. Finding Coral: Website The Mighty Mamas Tribe Facebook Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from! Our book is available! Get your copy now!

Erin Montgomery Erin is a social media pro and mom who juggles a busy work schedule with her kids’ crazy extracurricular schedule. In this episode, we talked about: How she juggles so many extracurriculars for her kids with entrepreneurship. Her tips on hiring the right social media manager (and understanding that it takes time to build a social media presence). How obnoxious autorepliers are on Instagram. The steps you need to take to make your social media management experience as easy as possible. Her big struggle with time management and how she keeps it very scheduled. How to handle summers home with the kids. How she steals time for self-care when she is speaking at conferences. Her top tips to grow your Facebook pages without spending a ton. Resources for Erin: Google Calendar More about Erin Erin is the speaker, writer and social media pro who heads up Piper Social Media. Living in small-town Hamilton outside of Toronto, she’s helped local businesses expand their reach and their presence online. She also works with driven, online creatives, sharing her 10 years of media and public relations knowledge to grow their businesses with targeted, customized content on all platforms. Erin is also a busy mom of two little ones, aside from balancing a business she also balances many after school activities. Finding Erin: Website Facebook Instagram  Twitter Google+ Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from! Our book is available! Get your copy now!

Stacy Tuschl Stacy is an in-demand speaker and business coach, in addition to her roles as business owner, investor, wife, and mother. In this episode, we talked about: Her journey from a child in an entrepreneurial family to an 18-year-old with her own business. Her 7 figure performing arts business and online business owner. She’s Building Her Empire Live, an upcoming event in Milwaukee, April 26-27, 2017 Building your empire without all of your eggs in one basket. The importance of 8 hours of sleep for her to be a fully functional mom and entrepreneur. Figuring out the work time and mom time balance. Starting with one thing, instead of trying to go in and do multiple streams of income at once. This one thing concept also applies to hiring your team. One step at a time. Working with a copywriter. Listbuilding and the importance of sending on the same day every week. Using Facebook Live and repurposing the content. Her book Is Your Business Worth Saving? and its launch. Resources for Stacy: Trello She is Building Her Empire Academy Voxer Google Calendar InboxPause Is You Business Worth Saving? Mozeo Free 5 Day Brand to Expand Challenge More about Stacy Stacy Tuschl is the #1 International Bestselling Author of “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” and creator of The Business Rescue Road Map, a practical and proven system of assessing your business and pulling it back from the brink of failure. As an experienced entrepreneur, speaker, and business coach, Stacy tailored The Business Rescue Road Map to address both the inner and outer struggles experienced by women in business. Entrepreneurs from multiple industries and in locations around the world have used Stacy’s time-tested practices and strategic roadmaps to develop the businesses of their dreams and rescue their sanity along the way.   Finding Stacy: Website Facebook Group Podcast Get Focused Formula She Builds Her Empire Live Text the word Her Empire to 24587 for 7 Ways to Go From Overlooked to Overbooked with High Paying Clients

La’Tiqua Williams La’Tiqua is a certified hair loss expert and a mom who includes laughter in every aspect of her life. In this episode, we talked about: How she went from internationally traveling and homeschooling mom to full time at home. The process of restoration hair loss. Incorporating homeschool lessons into everyday life. Using chamomile and peppermint to fix balding spots and full hair. Setting a place in your house where you can just dance (and how it helps you balance!) Her current mom worries and explaining to her children. Resources for La’Tiqua: Miracle Morning Laser Brush More about La’Tiqua: La’Tiqua Williams is a highly experienced Certified hair loss Specialist and Hair Restoration Specialist. She has an over 20-year career in hair loss, scalp micro-pigmentation, hair restoration and hair replication; and is considered to be among the very best. She received her surgical technician and cosmetology licenses in Atlanta, GA. She has trained with some of the most renowned hair transplant surgeons in the world including Dr. Matt Leavitt and Dr. Bosley. She has an elite domestic and international clientele of celebrities, athlete, executives and dignitaries. She is honored to be apart of changing people’s lives both personally and professionally. She finds no greater reward than to witness individuals regain their confidence as they look upon newly restored beauty. She works with hair transplant patients, Cancer Patients and individuals suffering from hair loss to provide personalized hair styling options. Finding La’Tiqua: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast ? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from!

Rebecca Gregerson Rebecca is a mother and app developer who noticed something missing in parents’ lives. In this episode, we talked about: What My Proxy Fox does and how it helps you manage your home. How she came up with the name My Proxy Fox. What Rebecca hopes her children will learn from having an entrepreneur parent. The importance of time batching as a working parent. Rebecca’s other business focusing on designing homes to surround yourself with positive memories and good feelings. Dedicated 1:1 time with their children for 15 minutes each every night. How children act out to get more attention. Getting over the crabby mornings by changing your mindset with morning music. Resources for Rebecca: The Higgins Creative The Working Parent Resource More about Rebecca Rebecca has always been an entrepreneur at her core…full of ideas and not too afraid of adventure. She had a solid career from a fairly young age centered on artwork and design. Because of that, she let a lot of those ideas fall by the wayside due to stability or busy-ness. After having her second child, she started reevaluating where her career was at and what her next steps would be. The time off gave her a little chance to breathe and start taking notice of what she could bring to the business world. Logically, most signals pointed toward more art and design, as it’s her passion. As she began to brainstorm how that would take shape, her entrepreneurial soul started speaking loudly …different and unrelated ideas started surfacing. She couldn’t ignore them anymore. She looked at her children and thought hard about the kind of role model she wanted to be…play it safe or take a leap? Her answer was clear. So she dove into some very uncharted territory and is currently launching her first app….an app that’s completely unrelated to what she has done in the past, but an idea that will serve busy moms well. She is married to an A-mazing husband who joins her in being parents to two adorable, little humans and two equally adorable, little furries. Although from the east coast originally, the absolutely love their neighborhood and home in beautiful San Diego. Her favorite things beyond her family are cooking soups, gardening, yoga, art & décor, traveling, and shopping (#sorrynotsorry). Finding Rebecca: Website Instagram App

Carrie Rose Carrie is one of Huffington Posts’ Must Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017 and focuses on teaching entrepreneurs.     In this episode, we talked about: How a traumatic event in her childhood and an amazing teacher shaped her future. How she uses scientific research on how we learn in her client’s course creation. The value that is missing in a lot of courses. Putting up boundaries around time with your children. Including our children in our businesses. The opportunities that our children have when it comes to technology and education. Encouraging our children to be happy. How to begin course creation and start passive income. Not denying your value when it comes to courses. Resources for Carrie: Your Hot Copy Caleb Maddix Chris Smith and the Campfire Effect Ask Method Justin Lofton at Sync Sumo Elizabeth Gilbert More about Carrie: Dr. Carrie Rose is an Educator, Entrepreneur, Internet Marketing Influencer & Professional Speaker, notably one of Huffington Posts’ Must Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017. She holds an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida, wrote her doctoral dissertation on Professional Development, and is best known for her innovative teaching strategies & methodology which is becoming an industry standard in Internet Marketing and Online Education. Her methodologies are designed to connect entrepreneurs with online education through The Science of Learning and the teaching methods that cause the greatest amount of impact on consumers and students. Her strategies have been shared with Neal’s Yard Remedies, The National Main Street Organization, JetBlue and many other organizations. Finding Carrie: Brand Legend Dr. Carrie Rose Of Course Community

Kristine Bennett Kristine began her entrepreneur journey with a pet sitting business but moved into the online sphere to fit her children’s busy lifestyle.   In this episode, we talked about: Moving from a physical home based business into the online sphere. The schedule of a work at home mom and fitting in time for self-care. Strategies for living and working a meaningful life. The lack of security that is out there in the corporate world, especially for moms. The importance of moms taking care of themselves. Raising her children with a quadriplegic husband. Resources for Kristine: Pat Flynn Boss Mom Podcast Darren Rowse Denise Duffield-Thomas More about Kristine: Kristine Bennett is a mom of two young children trying to balance having a business while transitioning to a new one. She wants to help other moms like herself who want to work from home and achieve success on their own terms. That is why she created a blog called Movin Moms to reflect how moms are always on the go but to make it lead to something meaningful in their work and family life. Finding Kristine: Website Facebook Group   Do you know a mom you’d love to hear from on our podcast for moms? We cover all topics related to life, work, motherhood, health, and so forth. Please drop us a line at info@losethecape.com if you’d like to be interviewed or have someone you want to hear from! Our book is available! Get your copy now!

Jessica Rhodes Jessica Rhodes found herself knowledgeable in podcasting almost by accident, but now owns her own company that books guests onto podcasts. This episode is sponsored by Carrie Sharpe of He Says, She Says. Carrie is a communication expert, speaker and mom of 5 who homeschools alongside running a business with her husband at home. Carrie believes that the foundation of every great relationship is effective communication, so she loves to help people overcome communication challenges and strengthen their relationships. She coaches clients in public speaking, marriage and family communication, workplace communication, and pageant interview skills. Carrie is giving away one Broadcast Audit from He Says, She Says, Retail Value: $47 If you win, you’ll send a link to your Facebook Live or other Live broadcast, and receive an email within two days detailing how to make your broadcasts more effective. It will include tips to make your broadcasts more visually appealing and to help you connect with your audience to make an impact. Get more viewers, shares, and engagement with a Broadcast Audit! a Rafflecopter giveaway   Learn how to #rockthepodcast with @JessRhodesBiz #losethecape #podcast Click To Tweet In this episode, we talked about: How her father was her first client when she moved into the online business world. Her journey from Virtual Assistant to Podcast booking – which books over 400 interviews a month. How effective virtual book tours are for authors. Tips for entrepreneurs looking to be guests on podcasts. How to grow your business if podcasts aren’t feasible for you. Avoiding the word just when following up. The importance of getting your own office space as you grow. Resources for Jessica: Entrepreneur