She Did It Her Way

Kat is a full-time yoga instructor in Chicago and writes a health and wellness blog called the Fit Girl’s Kitchen. She is a certified holistic nutritional health coach through The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and runs the wellness website, Fit Girl Wellness, offering retreats, nutritional coaching, and yoga to the world.

Katy Lynch is the CEO of Techweek and founder of SocialKaty (now ManifestDigital) a social media marketing firm.

Lea is a correspondent at the Fox News Channel, fills in as an anchor and comes on as a national security and aviation expert on the Business Channel and Fox News Channel. Her background is in the military starting out at the Naval Academy and on active duty for 12 years, leaving as an Officer, Lieutenant Commander. After the Naval Academy she was selected to attend Navy Flight School and flew F/A-18s for the Navy. We Talk About: · Lea’s background in the Navy · Her transition from a female fighter pilot into becoming a news reporter · What it’s like flying a F/A-18 “Hornet” aircraft · Her scariest experience and proudest moment in flying · Training to become an aircraft carrier pilot · Lea’s self-talk to get through every experience · Being a woman in such a male-dominated arena, and how to be herself · Lea’s advice to our listeners based on her life experience so far · How she tests herself every day and our rapid fire questions.

Monica is the founder of Monica + Andy, a clothing brand for children that is majorly organic. In this interview, she chats with SDIHW about being a mom, running a brand, starting a business and maintaining daily routines.

Heather is an executive producer at BlackSheep Productions, a company that does production management for corporate meetings, special events, trade shows and other marketing communications initiatives.

Jaclyn is a master in the digital marketing space, as well as a marketing, branding, design, fashion, and lifestyle extraordinaire.

Lyn is a Broker Associate at Baird & Warner selling luxury real estate in Chicago. She has a fascinating story on the journey she took and the hustle she maintained to get to a place she wanted to be in her life with positive self-talk, ambitions intention setting, and a lot of hard work.

Lighthouse Communications is a company dedicated to helping their clients achieve a higher level of communication. They do communication training for the ever-growing global workforce and coach one on one or in group settings. The company also focuses on presentation skills and workshops for women. Anne's company has some impressive clients as well! Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Netflix, to name a few.

Steph is a go-getter lady boss who has found some serious success, first within the corporate world, and even more-so outside of it. She knew there was something more after attaining the impressive position of Head of Sales Training and Development at Groupon, at the age of 26. While in that position, Steph created her own coaching business, Miss Corner Office, and has most recently found herself in the position of FizzleCo’s Director of Member Success.

Hoddy Potter, is the owner of two Bar Method studios in Kansas City, 35-year old mother of three, and a stage-four cancer survivor. Bar Method is a low-weigh, high-intensity exercise classes creating hot bodies and supporting women. Strong women, strong bodies, strong minds.

Blogger at The Kittchen:: Where she shares recipes, restaurant reviews, and travel stories. “I’m always 2 weeks ahead of the game so I can drop everything to do a project if I need to” Self-Published Author of The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook:: Self-explanatory… YUM! Founder of the Windy City Blogger Collective:: Professional organization and community for Chicago-area bloggers. They host events, workshops, and pair bloggers with opportunities. Freelance work:: Photography, social media, etc. etc. etc. (!!) “I’m not one of those people that just does one thing, and I think that’s where a lot of careers are going these days”

Kate is the founder and CEO of KOInsights a company that provides research, tools, models, and insights that foster more meaningful relationships between customers and brand, between tech and humanity. Kate is a Speaker, Writer, and Consultant working around the idea of “meaning”.

Kathleen Casey is the Founder of Bear Necessities Pediatric cancer effects over 15,500 children each year! Such a will and desire to live life and live it to its fullest even though they are dealt with something that is so serious and so uncommon. It doesn’t take a lot to bring joy and happiness to these kid’s lives! Started at the onset to support the hospitals in the Chicago area with things that could bring hope and joy to children’s lives while going through the battle. 23 years later, Bear Necessities is funding research across the United States to find a cure for cancer. “Help kids rediscover their childhood while we’re discovering a cure to pediatric cancer at the same time.” Partner up with another foundation and collaborate efforts to make a big difference “When you have something that you really believe in, and you believe in yourself, follow those dreams and follow your heart.”

Anese Cavanaugh is the creator of the IEP Method (Intentional Energetic Presence) as well as a leadership and collaboration advisor, strategist, and thinking partner for business leaders in the design, service and innovation spaces. Through her speaking, writing and creative leadership programs, people learn how to optimize their leadership and presence, bringing their best selves to the table for greater collaboration, impact, and cultural success.

Heidi is a graphic designer a.k.a. “Graphic Gangsta, brand stylist and shop owner” at IdiehDesign.com. In the episode, Heidi chats about shifting from working full-time to part-time to becoming her own business owner and entrepreneur. She shares details on creating products for her shop and some of her wins and losses through entrepreneurship with a fascinating life story that carved the path from the beginning.