She's Bold with Beth Whitman

Sally Bergeson is the founder of Oiselle, a by women, for women running and athletic clothing company based in Seattle. Sally founded the business more than 10 years ago when she became dismayed by the lack of availability of running shorts designed for women that were also well-made, comfortable and actually looked good. But Oiselle and Sally are about more than just clothes. They’re about getting more women comfortable in sports and bringing that sisterhood together around the country and the worl

In 1987, Rita Golden Gelman divorced, sold her possessions and left behind what many would have considered to be a glamorous life in Los Angeles. She hasn’t had a permanent address since. Rita is the author of Tales of a Female Nomad in which she chronicles her first 15 or so years of travel. She’s also the author of Female Nomad and Friends, the profits of which go directly to help children living in a slum in Delhi. At 80, Rita is still traveling, connecting and inspiring others to do the same.

Naomi Wachira is a Kenya-born singer/songwriter who followed her heart and passion right into a path as a full-time musician. She accomplished this by living life on her own terms despite going against cultural norms in many instances. Among other things, Naomi talks about the catalyst that caused her to change the direction of her life and pursue music. She also discusses her life philosophy about the importance of being yourself and to not resist who you are which ultimately leads to a joyful life.

Katie Mackey is a professional mid-distance runner who runs for the Brooks Beasts Track Club. Katie attempted to qualify for RIO at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon last year but missed by one spot. After nearly abandoning her career, she found new purpose. Earlier this year she won a national title in a road mile race and is now looking ahead to the Tokyo Olympics. We covered a wide range of topics including what her training days look like including those when she’s running as many as 80 miles.

Sapana Chandra is a certified health coach, a healthy food and lifestyle blogger at Real + Vibrant and a popular Instagrammer with over 99,000 followers. She’s been featured in numerous magazines and on major social media accounts including Whole Foods and William Sonoma. In this conversation, Sapana provides tips on choosing the best blender for making smoothies, where to buy the most affordable veggies and why she now chooses smoothies over juices.

Betsy Napper is the co-director of the Tibetan Nuns Project. She is a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and, among other works, is the co-editor of Kindness, Clarity and Insight, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan Nun’s Project works with over 800 refugee nuns from Tibet who have relocated to India. In this episode we talk about her background as a Buddhist scholar, what led her to her involvement with the Tibetan Nuns Project and the work that the Project does to help nuns receive an education.

Today's conversation is with Chef Mica Chavez of Santa Fe. Mica has a big personality but also an amazing presence and you can’t help but feel lifted up by her. We start with her early years working in restaurants (and how those were not healthy experiences for her) but also how she made a transition into sobriety after moving from Texas to Santa Fe where the lifestyle was so different (in a good way) than what she had been used to.

In this episode, I take some time to talk about my experience qualifying for the Boston Marathon when I ran on July 4th at the Foot Traffic Flat Marathon on Sauvie Island, near Portland, Oregon. I get asked a lot about my training and how I stay motivated and wanted to address those topics and others. I talk about how I got started running just a handful of years ago and how I ran 5 marathons in my 50th year, my first marathon ever being just a couple of weeks after I turned 50.

Lois Ellen Frank is a chef, author, Native foods historian, photographer and James Beard Award winner for her book Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations. Lois lives in Santa Fe and works with the Native community by focusing on the importance of traditional foods in their culture. Through her company, Red Mesa Cuisine, Lois offers spectacular dinners and cooking classes but also lessons in food history, particularly as it relates to the Native Americans.

Erin Seidemann is a pilot and author. With only 5% of pilots being female, this makes her quite special. We talk about the logistics of getting a pilot's license, the beauty of flying, the logistics of buying a plane and how few women, going back to Amelia Earhart’s time, are pilots. We also talk about sexism in the industry and how she uses it to motivate herself and doesn’t get angry by comments from male pilots.

Diane Winston served in the Louisiana State House of Representatives until mid-2008. She understands the reality of living and working in a male-dominated world. And she’s learned skills that have helped her navigate that especially when it comes to politics. Having served in a male-dominated career for a long time, Diane has some really strong opinions about the roles and talents of both men and women and realistic in terms of what holds women back from being more adventurous and risk takers.

Dr. Robyn Benson is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and runs Santa Fe Soul where she practices Amplified Regenerative Therapies. Robyn is enthusiastic about her work and sees the possibility for all of us to live a more vibrant, amplified life. She utilizes both traditional and cutting edge technologies including everything from acupuncture to herbs and IV drips to light and sound therapies. All of which have results based on scientific research.

Teresa Shook is the founder of the Women's March. We dug into a bit of her history, the environment in which she grew up and how she never seems to take no for an answer, which explains how the women’s march could have grown so large. We talked a lot about the women’s march, including what motivated her to start the event and the power of women showing up en-masse. We talked about her theory of how 53% of white women could have voted for the current president.

Diane LaVonne is the owner of Diane’s Market Kitchen in Seattle. Diane wears her heart on her sleeve in this conversation. She speaks truth, she’s confident, she’s raw and she’s just simply lovely. She’s an anthropologist/historian by education, she’s worked in the pharmaceutical industry, she’s owned a catering business, she’s raised a family, she served on a school board, taught martial arts and now runs her own business that’s pretty close to the heart of Pike Place Market.

Chef Amy Cyrex Sins is the owner of Langlois, a culinary adventure in New Orleans. We touched upon a number of topics including how she left her well-paying job to pursue what she wanted to do when she grew up, how Hurricane Katrina played a role in that decision, why a deadline is important to making something happen and how once you make a decision, you can’t go back to your old ways because that way then looks so unfulfilling.