Her Story of Success

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are learning to prepare for what comes next and ensure their businesses’ long-term success after COVID-19. Maggie Tucker is the owner and founder of the Nashville-based retail stores magpies baby and magpies girl. She opens up about the difficulties she’s faced as a small business owner and encourages women to support and empower each other during these times.

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are learning to prepare for what comes next and ensure their businesses’ long-term success after COVID-19. Nekasha Pratt is Director of Marketing for Tennessee Tourism and Chief Strategy and Brand Officer for Bright Advisory Group. She offers advice for marketing during COVID-19 and breaks down the basics around developing a marketing strategy, knowing when to outsource, and staying flexible with your plans.

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses in the midst of COVID-19. Nicole Wegman is the founder and CEO of Ring Concierge, a jewelry company that’s making luxury accessible to the masses. She shares how she’s staying calm in the midst of COVID-19 and offers perspective into the tentative plans for re-opening that many businesses are starting to consider.

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses during COVID-19. Gail Peace is the founder and CEO of Ludi, Inc., a healthcare technology and physician-advocacy firm that helps hospitals manage payments to their physicians. She explains how she’s navigating COVID-19 as a small business owner, meeting important needs in the healthcare industry, and learning from the unusual circumstances of coronavirus.

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses during COVID-19. Christine Owenell is an executive coach who works with leaders and teams to cultivate compassion, presence and self-awareness. She shares how she’s helping executives navigate the unknowns while also adapting to working from home with two young children.

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses during COVID-19. Nina Stanley is the Chief Creative and Neuromarketing Officer at MOD, a human experience agency where she helps brands design products and experiences by using applied neuroscience. She describes how her team has been proactive about engaging with clients and tackling the new challenges of virtual work during COVID-19.

In this series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses during COVID-19. Marcie Allen Van Mol is the President and Founder of the music sponsorship agency MAC Presents, and she’s a partner at Anzie Blue, a luxury CBD oil company and coffee shop she started with her husband. Marcie describes how she’s serving the community during COVID-19 by pivoting her business and adding new services.

In this new series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses during COVID-19. Angela Proffitt is the founder of GSD Creative and cofounder of Collective615, and she’s also an author, luxury wedding planning and events expert, productivity consultant and speaker. She explains how she’s using digital communication and marketing to keep earning revenue during COVID-19.

In this new series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who are controlling the narrative around their businesses during COVID-19. Jacqueline Au, founder of Hong Kong-based The LOFT Bridal a dress boutique where brides can experience a personalized, intentional shopping experience, shares her experience running a business through coronavirus in Hong Kong.

As an author, TedX speaker, writer, and actress, Lily Hansen has interviewed more than 1,000 people all over the world. Lily is an inspiration not only because of the work she does, but also because of her ability to find success in the pursuit of her own passions and happiness. She talks about some of the lessons she’s learned in her career, how she’s redefined hustle culture for herself, and the importance of developing strong relationships with people in your community.

Hayley Dickson is a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, where she works with women, LGBTQ+ and diverse communities to help them achieve greater financial success. Hayley shares her inspiring journey from feeling stuck in her “success”, to making a courageous decision to leave her job with no plan, to finding fulfillment in serving others. She also encourages women to stop undervaluing themselves, be confident in the worth they have to their company, and trust their own intuition.

Cynthia Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO of Bell + Ivy wrote Platform: The Art & Science of Personal Branding for “normal people.” In this episode she shares whether we are a CEO, entrepreneur, or employee why it is important for us to own our personal brand and some steps we can take audit our online brand. Cynthia shares why it is important for us to advocate for ourselves, our work, and learn how to ask for what we want. Let us know which tip or quote is your favorite @herstorysuccess and @cynthialive

Vicki Saunders is Founder & CEO of SheEO, a radically redesigned ecosystem that supports, finances, and celebrates female innovators.  In this episode Vicki shares stories of growing up in the farm version of Disneyland, her experience living in Europe when the Berlin wall fell, importance of finding your tribe, when she learned your environment will determine who you become, and her entrepreneurial journey that led to to start SheEO. 

Jess Ekstrom, Founder & CEO of Headbands of Hope joins Leah for a fun conversation about the humble beginnings of Headbands of Hope, why she started a social enterprise instead of a nonprofit, and some of the lessons learned from her book Chasing the Bright Side. They discuss some of the challenges Jess faced growing her company, how she redefines what entrepreneurship means, and how she is passionate about humanizing the hustle of success and normalizing the mess in the middle. 

Leah introduces Melissa Aldridge as her new business partner with Her Story of Success. Melissa gets personal and shares how the experience of becoming a single mother and the process of doing the inner work necessary to move forward led to growth both professionally and personally. She shares what she learned as a listener of Her Story of Success and how the common theme she felt in all the episodes was a sense of belonging, which was inspiring & motivating during that time of growth in her life.