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Movement Remedies is a Pilates and Wellness business that specializes in reducing the negative impact of pain for people recovering from injury and/or trauma, or living with chronic conditions. And physical activity is a proven contributor to overall well-being.

DK shares her own journey with pain and finding pilates! She's also in the process of writing her first book. She talks about how the Pilates method is safe and accessible for every body and offers  sessions that are designed to give clients a sense of empowerment in and connection to their bodies, with the goal of alleviating pain symptoms.

Kelly Sullivan joined Boston 25 News as a reporter in June 2017. As a native of Auburn, MA, it has always been her dream to work in the television market she grew up watching. Prior to working in Boston, Kelly was an evening anchor and reporter at WPRI in Providence, RI. There, she had the opportunity to cover several big stories, from President Trump on the campaign trail, to traveling to Cleveland to cover Tom Brady's return from his suspension, and then to Houston to report on the Patriot's Super Bowl win. Before Providence, she also worked at NewsChannel 8 in Washington, D.C. where she reported along the parade route following President Barack Obama's first inauguration. 

On this episode we chat about some of these amazing moments in her career along with her passsion for covering the local stories and stories of local businesses on her feature "Be Your Own Boss". 

Kelly and her husband have also dipped their toes into real estate, getting their licenses together, doing a few deals a year for people they know and buying a couple of their own investments. 

Kelly Sullivan, Boston 25 News - Boston 25 News

Ali discovered the incredible power of acupuncture and herbal medicine through her own struggles with stress and hormone imbalance.  After years of unresolved stress, It was a wake up call to listen to her body.  

When conventional medical diagnostics failed to provide any conclusive answers or solutions she decided to see what acupuncture and a more holistic approach had to offer. 

Together with her acupunturist, they addressed her symptoms with a course of consistent acupuncture treatments, herbal formula supplementation, and diet and lifestyle modification. 

Within a matter of months she went from depressed and exhausted to vibrant and exuberant!  This experience offered her an invaluable lesson in attuning to her body's messages and intuition. 

Fast forward, today she owns 2 locations of Yintuition where she and her team focus on Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Fertility, Pregnancy along with Mental Health and Wellness. 

 

Yintuition Wellness | Acupuncture Services

Christina Gordon is co-founder, and CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Boston. Christina is a charismatic business leader with an impressive resume who saw a lack of support for women and girls in Massachusetts’ philanthropic community just 5 years ago. As a result, she decided to create WFBoston to develop, fund, and accelerate high-impact economic and leadership programs that equip Greater Boston women and girls to be financially independent and successful leaders.

In just five short years, WFBoston has become one of the top 10 women’s foundations in the United States with a $5M endowment. Additionally, the organization’s year-end fundraising increased by 90 percent in 2021, from $1.9M raised in 2020 to an astounding $3.6M raised in 2021.

Christina’s incredible business acumen has allowed WFBoston to flourish into a vibrant organization that helps thousands of women and girls in Massachusetts. 

The doors of Canvas Studio/The Design Lab opened one year ago this month.  I had the chance to sit down with the creator, Daphne Walker.

She doesn't necessarily consider herself to be an artist, but definitely has a creative side, which is clear but what she has and continues to create inside the studio.

Its not only a fun, amazing experience but she keeps in mind her community in the Hyde Park section of Boston, always listening to them and creating special events for all to feel welcome and represented. 

The Canvas Studio was intentionally built to be an intimate space (fitting approximately 18 people at one sitting) where people could reconnect, especially coming off of the pandemic. 

Clearly this unique space has gotten attention with viral social media videos and sold out events for months in advance! WIth this, Daphne is already making plans for expansion!

Canvas Studio | The Design Lab (canvasstudiobos.com)

Colleen is the Boston-based blogger & content creator behind Travel Like a Local: MA, with a focus on travel across Massachusetts and New England. She covers destinations, hotels and restaurants, as well as cultural attractions, outdoor adventures, events and local shops, businesses and products, all from the perspective of a local resident.

Colleen started Travel Like a Local: MA in 2019 and has organically grown her Instagram following to more than 17.5K engaged followers. She has become a trusted source of recommendations and travel inspiration
for those living in and visiting New England.

With a background in public relations and marketing, Colleen is passionate about helping raise awareness of - and drive sales for - the partners she works with through storytelling and compelling visuals.

 

 

Hannah Florman is a fine jeweler specializing in custom diamond engagement rings and fine jewelry. Hannah is based in Boston, but works one on one with her global clientele who trusts her for her depth of knowledge, unique sense of style and her commitment to quality craftsmanship. 

She hasn't always been in the jewelry business, she actually has a law degree and worked with a law firm for a while when she found that wasn't a good fit!

Around the same time she was also shopping for engagement rings with her then boyfriend.  It was that experience that lead her to go into the jewelry/diamond industry.  She found that there weren't really any places around the Boston area to give her the experience she wanted and now gives to her clients. A more personal experience.

Brittany started The Boston Food Journal in late 2015. With a degree in biomedical engineering and a background in software, she wanted to create a platform that combined her skills and experience in technology with her long-time love of food. 

Growing up in her family, eating was always a symbol of love, family and togetherness. When she moved to Boston in 2014, she was enamored by the authentic food scene and on a complete whim started The Boston Food Journal. 

In late 2019, Brittany resigned from working the corporate 9-5 to pursue the Boston Food Journal and launch her boutique digital marketing agency, Eleven Seven Media.

In 2021, Brittany and her older sister Caitlin launched a new podcast - The Side Dish Podcast - where they highlight food, wine and local culinary experts and leaders.

Katie built an international relationship coaching business that earned over $350,000 in 3 years! Now, she teaches you how to become a coach and feel confident running a business that makes more money than your full-time job.

Between her podcast, "Anything for Love,"  social media, and online coaching programs, Katie has helped over 30,000 people learn how to feel their feelings and trust themselves more in love, life, and business. 

When she's not coaching, you can find Katie busting a move at her favorite dance studio or at the beach reading a Colleen Hoover book or listening to a digital course from one of her favorite coaches!

To have Katie help you grow your confidence as a coach and as a business owner, head to www.katiegrimes.com/workwithme   

 

 

Taylor is the owner and founder of Little Miss Cupcape. Her Story began in the spring of 2014 when she graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in business marketing and a minor in communications. While in college for business, she catered birthdays, graduation events, parties, and much more, but  always felt that she was missing out on her true aspirations as a baker and entrepreneur. 

Halfway through her senior year of college, she realized she couldn't  wait any longer to pursue her cupcake dreams. In partnership with her business savvy mom and the help from her family, she was able to open her first Little Miss Cupcape on historic Main Street in Hyannis, Massachusetts in June 2014.

Since then she's opened a second location on Newbury Street in Boston and brought lots of other exciting things to both locations.

On this episode she shares the story along with the challenges, her love for her team and future goals for Little Miss Cupcape!

 

Little Miss Cupcape | Cupcake Shop in Boston and Cape Cod

Having a pasta business was always a dream for Carol and husband Giulio! They lived in Europe for a while, then came back to Boston working "regular" jobs while they still had the dream. They initially started their business selling Italian wine crackers called “taralli” which helped them get an idea of the market and food scene in Boston, intially starting with a small shop in Melrose, MA. Listen to hear more about their journey and their plans for the future at their latest location in the Boston Public Market.

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The title of this episode comes from my guest, Alexandra Goresh.  She's my friend, a hair stylist at Stilisti on Newbury St in The Back Bay of Boston and also has her own podcast (The Alexandra Show). She invited me to do a co-podcast where we talk to eachother for both of our shows during the month of June to talk about topics around Pride.  Alexandra is super open, gay friendly and a wonderful ally to so many in the LGBTQ+ community.  Our conversation focuses on having open conversations, myths about how someone looks and how people are attracted to others and I even share my "coming out" story. Thank you Alexandra for always being a wonderful friend and a safe space for so many!

Stilisti Boston: A Salon Retreat on Newbury

 

 

Jen's literal goal is to help great people make a "shit ton" of money, just ask her!!

Seeking to find someone to help her with her financial goals and not being able to find anyone outside of the typical planner or advisor, Jen decided she'd do it herself.  And now she helps others by giving them the support and encouragement to do what most aren't willing to do when it comes to their money!

We discuss just how easy it is once you get started and how literrally anyone can become a millionaire.  It's never to early or late to get started.

We also chat about a 7 step on line course Jen has created called "Know your money" and how you can sign up for it!

About BASE — Base Planning Co.

Susan has been around construction and design her whole life! When she brought her husband Paul into the business 15 years ago they made it their mission to bring change to the business while creating spaces that are practical, beautiful, and inspiring all while having fun! If you don’t think they have enough going on, Paul is also a firefighter and they have 4 children to keep them on their toes!

As part of their journey in making their client’s homes their favorite place on earth, the Kadilak’s have built their business on the power of social media. Five years ago they were given a very strong piece of advice: MAKE VIDEOS! So they tried it and it quickly grew their business, with a 60% increase in revenue after the first year! Video works! Through their social channels they have been able to connect directly with potential clients, grow their social media audience, and develop a relationship before ever getting that first phone call.

 

 

Like to many guests on this podcast, Alexandra found that "corporate America" was not for her. She had a passion for writing from childhood when her mom would read to her.

A bout with shingles at the young age of 29 lead Alexandra to realize the stress her corporate job was causing and found herself jumping into real estate as an independent contractor while continuing to write a novel that had been in her mind for years.

She shares her path to publishing her own book and then re-working the title/coverart to re-publish.  She's now working on her second novel and has really focused on the practice of sitting down at the same time each day to write at least 2000 words!

This talented woman wrote her story long before she even knew it would become a reality.  At the age of 16 she did a school project writing about where she saw herself in 10 years, traveling taking pictures of people and sure enough after positions in architecture and graphic design, she came back to do just that.

Alice shares her story of starting with taking pictures of kids around her Charlestown, MA neighborhood to working with moms, newly engaged couples, familes and more.  

She recently worked on a project taking pictures of moms around Boston doing their "primal scream" as a release during the pandemic which gained national attention!

We also did a lifestyle shoot recently where she made me feel super at ease and comfortable!  We ended up with some really cool shots!

My guest on episdoe 90 is an expert double board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon that specializes in facial procedures.

We talk about her two office locations in Boston and Palm Beach, her conservative approach (not wanting her patients to look like caricatures of themselves!) and some of the other anti-aging procedures she provides including mini facials, microneedling and more!

 

As we Christen the new name of this podcast I welcome another guest in the month of January to help focus on your mind, body & soul!  Great way to start the year right?

Danielle is also another of many of my guests that left the corporate world to do something she found to be more meaningful.  Not only did Reiki save her life (3 times, as she describes) but she shares how it can help others with things like stress, anxiety and more.

Danielle also shares her journey of discovery of both herself, what lights her up and brought her to this practice.

Starting a New Year, I thought it would be a great time to bring guests that are all about health & wellness!  This episode's guest is a holistic health expert helping her clients focus on mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of health.

She shares her own journey of self-discovery and how she went from State Street (in the financial world) to owning her own fitness studio. And the pandemic has not slowed her down, in fact it's helped her ramp up and help people all over the world!

Boston Artist Stephanie Stiassni shares her story on this episode, of being a teacher of art. She enjoyed it but just didn't feel it really lit her up!

She made the decision to leave and follow her dream of creating art, starting with using watercolor to paint what was around her, homes, people and pets of Charlestown. And just like that, people started reaching out, wanting more!

She's also been asked to pair up with Monroe, Monroe Home & Style (monroeboston.com) a local store that now sells her paintings.

While following her passions, she's become a mom and is now expecting her second child!