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Today I’m talking with Katya Libin, the CEO and co-founder of HeyMama and one of the Center for Women & Wealth’s 20 most inspiring women to watch out for in 2020. HeyMama is a private online community of entrepreneurial and working moms from around the globe.  Katya talks about how she started HeyMama, her background […]

Episode 39: The Business Value of Community with Katya Libin

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In today’s episode, I’m talking about the fine balance in being visible online while still being present in LIFE.  As an entrepreneur, being visible online and having a brand presence on social media is important. At the same time, social media and attachment to our devices are changing the way we live, think, and feel. […]

Episode 37: Stay Visible Online While Being Present in Life

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When this episode goes live, I’ll be in the middle of my longest “unplugged” vacation yet. Unplugged for me means not traveling with a laptop or having to work more than a few check-ins here & there. While I do keep an eye on emails, I don’t feel the need to respond to anything that […]

Episode 36: Finding Freedom with Social Detox, Digital Minimalism & Vacation

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We’re finishing up the first month of the new year, which is always a great time to reflect on annual goals or resolutions. But today, I’m going to take a micro-approach to goal setting. It’s great to keep your big annual goals in mind, but these get far more attention and glory than small habits […]

Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but there is something about a fresh start that really motivates me.  Typically I’m a big “January 1” starter of new goals or resolutions, but this year feels different. Mid-last year in 2020 I started focusing on creating habits- daily routines and tasks that challenged me and […]

Episode 32: Goals, Habits & journaling for the New Year

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2020 has been a whirlwind of a year for many reasons- so much so, that I almost missed recognizing the eighth anniversary of when I launched my business!  Eight years ago in November, I quit my dream job as a TV news reporter and started a public relations agency, Richett Media, which I rebranded to […]

Episode 29: 8 Lessons I’ve Learned after 8 Years in Business

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*Hello! Yes, there’s a really valuable, 23-minute exclusive interview with Ramit Sethi at the bottom of this post. If you came here via Entrepreneur and you want to jump right in, just scroll down. Enjoy! If you’re interested in my biggest takeaways from interviewing Ramit, read on!   I’ve mentioned before that I don’t subscribe […]

This is going to be a really different interview today with someone I deeply admire. He’s been my business coach for a couple years, he’s an author, and mentor for fast-growth businesses. My guest is Alex Charfen. I’ve had him on the show before but today will be a bit different. Alex ends up interviewing […]

Episode 28: Creating Business and Personal Momentum Through Crisis with Alex Charfen

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