Liberty Sessions With Nada Jones | Celebrating Women Who Do & Inspiring Women Who Can |

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LIBERTY Sessions is a podcast built on the premise that every woman has a unique gift to share with the world. We celebrate and support the entrepreneurs that are making their mark. We inspire and equip women who want to begin their own entrepreneurial journey. Our mission is to give women the space to reflect, actualize and be intentional about the way they live their lives. We believe that true liberation is found in this pursuit.

Episodios

  • 97. How Curiosity Changed the Landscape of Women in Leadership: Expert Sohee Jun, Ph.D

    20/03/2024 Duración: 42min

    Sohee Jun is a renowned executive coach working with women leaders at all levels. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and over 20 years of experience in the field, Dr. Jun has dedicated her professional life to understanding the dynamics of workplaces for women and how to empower, enable, and equip women with the mindset, strategies, and behaviors to achieve aligned success. Her work has significantly contributed to leadership development, allowing women to go from good to great. She has worked at world-class organizations such as Warner Media (W.B.), Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), and Washington Mutual (Chase) and is CEO of her consulting firm, S.J. Consulting. Her newest book: “The Inner Game: Secrets of High-Achieving Women For Navigating Work, Life, and Mindset” released in March 2024, explores the profound insights, wisdom, and actions that have been instrumental in empowering high-achieving and successful women in their career journey.In this episode, Nada sits down with Sohee to talk about her career

  • 96. Why Investing in Yourself First Breeds Confidence Later: Aviva Black

    21/02/2024 Duración: 43min

    Before Aviva Black launched her current venture, she was a history teacher, vice Principal, non-profit director, and yoga teacher. The throughline in all her work has been story-telling, so it was no surprise when she decided to launch Family Love Letters in 2018. Aviva works one-on-one with individuals and families today, documenting and sharing their cherished memories. She also presents to groups nationwide, discussing the importance of telling and preserving our stories. In this episode, Nada sits down with Aviva to hear how a found letter from her father changed her trajectory and how a partnership and passion project turned into a solo business. She generously lets us into the hardships of partnering, offering great advice to consider before choosing a partner. She also shares how she launched with the help of a business coach and an investment in herself and urges us to start now–from wherever we are. Just start!Check out the Family Love Letters website. You can find more about Monica Shah’s busin

  • 95. How to Choose the Right Partner for New Venture: Lisa Hickey & Jen Menchaca

    14/02/2024 Duración: 49min

    Lisa Hickey & Jen Menchaca are two seasoned female veterans in contemporary fashion. They are longtime friends and colleagues and used their combined experience in sales, marketing, and branding to create the perfect collection of elevated basics for the market. The two love t-shirts and have always wanted to start a t-shirt line. Together, they identified a hole in the market for t-shirts in the better contemporary space. They noticed for a lot of brands, the t-shirt is an afterthought. From the beginning, Perfect White Tee listened to their customers by starting with the three classic styles they knew their customers wanted and needed. In this episode, Nada sits down with Lisa and Jen to discuss their partnership and how it turned into a sweet friendship over the years. The two offer advice on what to look for in a business partner and share the challenges they faced before launching The Perfect White Tee. Check out the Perfect White Tee website. Lisa is reading The Everyday Hero Manifesto by

  • 94. How Burning Out and Falling in Love Led to a Dream Realized: Michele Gough Baril

    07/02/2024 Duración: 59min

    Michele Gough Baril was burned out after two decades in the beauty industry. She left Los Angeles with her horse Romeo and headed north to Sonoma County to live with a herd of free-roaming horses. Being in nature provided a sanctuary of self-care that transformed her life. It allowed her to ask herself, "What's essential?" In this episode, Nada sits down with Michele, who takes us on her journey from being a high-level marketing executive at a major cosmetic brand and ultimately reaching beauty industry burnout to the founder of a successful skincare brand. She shares how two great loves in her life, Iris (her mother) and Romeo, gave her the strength to take a chance on herself and her dream. Michele details how her path of self-discovery and re-connection to nature helped her form her company's ethos and establish a new life for herself. And the two discuss their shared goal of slowing down this new year.Iris & Romeo tinted skincare products can be purchased at their website, Sephora, Credo, and Goop. Mi

  • 93. The Three Pillars of Thriving: Rev. Dr. Pamela King

    31/01/2024 Duración: 44min

    Rev. Dr. Pamela (Pam) King hosts With & For, a podcast that explores the depths of psychological science and spiritual wisdom. The podcast offers practical guidance toward spiritual health, wholeness, and thriving. She is also the Executive Director of the Thrive Center and the Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science in the School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. King co-authored The Reciprocating Self: Human Development in Theological Perspective and Thriving with Stone Age Minds and is co-editor of The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence. In this episode, Nada sits down with Dr. King to discuss her work at the THRIVE Center, where the science of psychology and the practice of spirituality collide. Pam desires to catalyze a movement of human thriving through research and resource development. To help us get there, she explains the three pillars of thriving and how they get reassessed in mid-life. Be sure to tune in to With and For,

  • 92. It Takes Two to Reinvent: Dana Hilmer and Wendy Perrotti

    24/01/2024 Duración: 58min

    Midlife Reinvention Coaches Dana Hilmer and Wendy Perrotti are the Co-Creators of Camp Reinvention™, a transformational coaching company dedicated to one thing: helping women create a second half of life that they love. Their flagship 5-Star program is life-changing and has proven to help hundreds of women elevate their happiness and create their next act with confidence, excitement, and peace of mind. Are you ready for a change? It just might be your time to go to Camp. In this episode, Nada sits down with Dana and Wendy to talk about their entrepreneurial partnership as the founders of Camp Reinvention. After years of solo careers, the two teamed up to help women rediscover and reinvent what life can look like in the middle third. Relying on one another's unique strengths while always remaining flexible, the two have taken their camp experience to the digital world, reaching more and more women each year. You can learn more about Camp Reinvention and register for the next session. Be sure to check

  • 91. Best of Podcast Series: How to Stay True to Your Brand One Cookie at a Time with Courtney Cowan

    27/12/2023 Duración: 01h14min

    Courtney Cowan is the Founder and CEO of Milk Jar Cookies, a Los Angeles based cookie shop selling small-batch handmade classic and adventurous cookies. Courtney has been baking cookies since she was a child, and this hobby continued to give her joy into her adult life. She would often bring cookies to work, but her co-workers had no idea they weren’t from a bakery and that Courtney herself had made them. Soon, she began selling cookies online as a side hustle. Although Courtney enjoyed her job in television, her dream shifted when she considered a future in cookies. In this episode, Courtney shares what it was like to transition a seven-year side hustle into a re-branded brick-and-mortar shop and online business. Since Milk Jar Cookies opened five years ago, she has seen her sales consistently grow month after month. Courtney generously details how she has handled quality control, a growing team, and running her brick-and-mortar shop during times of growth and expansion. Courtney offers her so

  • 90. Best of Podcast Series: How A Health Scare Ignited A Healthier Living Brand with Mareya Ibrahim

    20/12/2023 Duración: 01h13min

    Mareya Ibrahim is the founder and CEO of Grow Green Industries, Inc., an eco-solutions company focusing on producing food safety and shelf life. Grow Green Industries has created the Eat Cleaner product line, which removes 99.99% of wax, pesticide, and agricultural/handling residue that can carry bacteria from fresh produce. Although Mareya was in the food industry as a holistic nutritionist and trained chef, she didn’t see the need for the Eat Cleaner products until her father was diagnosed with cancer and was told to stay away from fresh produce. Mareya joined forces with her scientist father to create a solution that would allow him to eat produce and not be afraid of contracting foodborne illnesses. In this episode, Mareya shares how it felt to work her “second shift” building Grow Green Industries while maintaining a full-time marketing job and being a single mother. She also advises on the essential first steps to take when you are looking to patent a product. Mareya and her work is an ex

  • 89. Best of Podcast Series: How Pimple Popping Launched A Skin Care Business with Dr. Sandra Lee

    13/12/2023 Duración: 01h09min

    Dr. Sandra Lee is a board-certified Dermatologist and social media sensation. In response to her enormous fan base, Dr. Pimple Popper, as she has come to be known as, has turned her focus to developing products and content to give her YouTube fans more of what they came for. Her skincare line, SLMD, and her blog, The Pretty Pimple, both provide answers to various skincare needs and questions.After being fascinated by an Instagram influencer, Dr. Sandra Lee decided to share videos of her daily work and soon found a community of people who are fascinated, obsessed, comforted and even appalled by her pimple-popping videos. In this episode, Dr. Lee shares how she parlayed her internet success into multiple revenue streams. She’s honest and transparent about trying to balance various platforms while maintaining her dermatology practice and offers advice on delegating, letting go of control and differentiating yourself.  Follow Dr. Sandra Lee at @drpimplepopper and @slmdskincare on Instagra

  • 88. Best of Podcast Series: From Cancer Diagnoses to Launching a Deodorant Brand with Ira Green

    06/12/2023 Duración: 01h13min

    Ira Green is the Founder and CEO of Freedom Deodorant, a natural deodorant company. Within one year, three of Ira’s friends were diagnosed with breast cancer. After hearing about the risks associated with antiperspirant, she took matters into her own hands and began researching natural deodorants.In this episode, Ira shares how she went from a successful financial career to a product entrepreneur. Fueled by her passion to find an effective natural deodorant, Ira developed a formula that ultimately led to the launch of Freedom. From perfecting her deodorant recipe to identifying distribution gaps and building public awareness, Ira has learned a thing or two from starting this “Freedom journey.”Ready to scale her business, Ira opens up about the humbling process of raising capital, especially as a woman. She shares her trial and error process in effectively using Freedom’s social media platforms and has great advice about trusting your intuition as opposed to outside voices. Follow Ira at @freedomdeodorant

  • 87. The Diet-Free Way to Improve Your Health: Dr. Efrat LaMandre

    29/11/2023 Duración: 43min

    Dr. Efrat (Dr. E) is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with a Ph.D. in Integrative Medicine. After her wife was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, they discovered that functional medicine was the answer to her symptoms. Dr. E realized there was so much more to medicine than her traditional education taught her. She decided to pursue a degree in Functional Medicine, eventually earning her Ph.D. in Integrative Medicine.“I took my years of knowledge in Conventional Medicine as a Family Nurse Practitioner and my experience with Functional Medicine and merged them to create The KNEW Method. This method is designed to empower patients to realize their symptoms are Not in Their Head and give them the roadmap needed to get their health back on track.”In this episode, Nada sits down with Dr. E to discuss the KNEW Method and the factors that can contribute to failing health in midlife. She shares her top three recommendations for improving our health and even posits that there are some effects of aging can be preven

  • 86. Finding Your Voice: Dr. Sarah Milken

    22/11/2023 Duración: 58min

    Dr. Sarah Milken is the creator and host of the midlife podcast “The Flexible Neurotic.” Her podcast is dedicated to “inspiring and normalizing midlife sh*t and personal growth.” As a 48-year-old woman on this journey, Sarah encourages women to take small steps towards self-reinvention. As Dr. Milken sees it, it’s not a midlife crisis; it’s a midlife remix. Sarah was new to the podcast scene and a “social media virgin” only three years ago. She quickly grew her listener base, has been ranked in the top 1% of podcasts, and has amassed 52k Instagram followers. She has created a dedicated and engaged community of midlife women seeking answers in the “midlife self-expansion journey.” Prior to beginning this podcast, Sarah received her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Southern California and taught in the graduate school of education at USC. Sarah has served on several philanthropic boards and a Los Angeles private school. After taking time off to raise her two children (now teens), she dust

  • 85. Accepting Your Own Challenge: Julie Gordon White

    15/11/2023 Duración: 55min

    At 55, Julie Gordon White decided to lose her menopause belly fat, become as healthy as possible, and get control of her sweet and salty cravings. Through trial and error, she started making energy bars to keep cravings from sabotaging her effort. Her creation yielded a satisfying snack and resulted in Julie losing 10 pounds, having less brain fog, less fatigue, and feeling ten times better overall! In August 2020, Julie and a mostly menopausal team of experts turned her plant-based recipe into a delicious, all-natural, gluten-free energy bar with powerful ingredients to support female nutrition during menopause. Her MenoWell bars energize women and empower them on their menopausal journey.In this episode, Nada sits down with Julie to discuss their parallel paths in the entrepreneurial and midlife spaces. Julie shares how she always told her coaching clients not to pursue product-based ventures because the margins are small. Ignoring her own advice, she took on the challenge and created the first-ever functio

  • 84. Why Belonging Matters: Expert Ritu Bhasin

    08/11/2023 Duración: 42min

    Ritu Bhasin is an empowerment coach, speaker, justice advocate, and author. Her mission is to help create a world where all belong. Born in Toronto, Canada to Sikh Punjabi immigrant parents, Ritu experienced the constant sting of racist bullying and struggled with cultural tension around her own identity. She carried her insecurities and the pressure to conform into her work life, first as a lawyer and then as an HR leader at a global law firm. Looking to heal and transform her life, she left her corporate job, launched her global DEI consulting firm, became a yoga and mindfulness teacher, studied trauma and wellness healing practices, wrote the bestselling book The Authenticity Principle, and dedicated her life to empowering others. In 2023, Ritu wrote the award-winning book We’ve Got This: Unlocking the Beauty of Belonging. In this episode, Nada sits down with Ritu to talk about how she took the trauma of racist bullying and transformed it into a thriving DEI consultancy teaching clients about the

  • 83. Managing a Full-Time Career While Launching on the Side: Elizabeth Hall

    01/11/2023 Duración: 52min

    Elizabeth Hall is the founder of Eeze Natural Health. Her pioneering spirit led to the launch of Travel-eeze, an innovative product designed to alleviate constipation discomforts. Motivated by her health struggles, Elizabeth was committed to finding a solution to overcome challenges stemming from a complex medical history.Beyond her entrepreneurial endeavors, Elizabeth runs a residential real estate business and hosts the educational podcast ‘Gusty Babe’ where she shares empowering stories of hope and resilience. Her passion for wellness and property seamlessly converges as she blends her dedication to natural health solutions with a profound understanding of the real estate landscape.In this episode, Nada sits down with Elizabeth to look behind the curtain to understand the process of creating a natural supplement. Once word got out about the concoction she whipped up in her kitchen to combat her health struggles, all her friends began requesting her home remedy before heading out on vacation. Elizabeth shar

  • 82. Paying Attention to Your Inner Voice: Vicki Regan Stauber

    25/10/2023 Duración: 50min

    Vicki Regan Stauber spent 12 years in Marketing and Business Development roles before earning her MBA at Northwestern University. After years in corporate roles, she turned her attention to a long-held interest in fashion. During her tenure in fashion she founded Sway Jewelry in 2001 and then took on a role as a creative director/buyer at a high-end luxury retailer. Years later, Vicki returned to Northwestern to work in Admissions and special projects at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. During her time there, she supported the work of Sally Blount in her white paper “Getting More Women into the C-Suite Means Keeping Them in the Talent Pipeline.” The disruption of the pandemic returned her to the ever-present reflection: “What do I love to do? What am I good at? Designing, Styling, Discovering, Curating, and Sharing.” These questions and answers led her back to her love of fashion, this time with a slight name change, Sway Into It.When not designing jewelry, mining fashion sites, hunting for an

  • 81. When Personal Circumstances Lead to a Career Leap: Catriona Waters

    18/10/2023 Duración: 46min

    Catriona Waters (pronounced Catreena--it's a Scottish) grew up in London and attended college in Sheffield, earning a bachelor's degree in Business Studies and French. From there, she enjoyed many years as a successful marketing and public relations executive working with major brands. After moving to California 20 years ago with her family, she started her second career as a therapist. She earned her Master's in marriage and family therapy from Pacific Oaks College and trained at the Family Services Agency of Burbank. She has been practicing as a therapist for over eight years. Catriona specializes in treating anxiety, panic, depression, and trauma.In this episode, Nada sits down with Catriona to discuss the impact of returning to school and starting a new career in midlife. Catriona gives us a glimpse of her therapy practice and what led her to focus on patients with anxiety and depression. She also gives us some great tips for leaving work at work and using our senses to ground ourselves.Check out Cat

  • 80. How to Tell Your Story: Expert Katie Quesada

    11/10/2023 Duración: 50min

    Katie is deeply passionate about the art of storytelling. She aims to help people and companies craft their stories concisely and compellingly. Katie left a career, launched a new business, and moved into a 180 sq ft home with her husband and baby girl, giving her the freedom to redirect her story. Katie's work as a storytelling coach has allowed her to lead workshops and keynotes for incredible global organizations like United Healthcare, Zillow, and Optum. In this episode, Nada sits down with Katie to learn more about what compelled her to shift careers. She begins by sharing the moment she knew she needed to be in the storytelling business. She expands on what a story can be and how the best stories happen around a table. Katie offers practical advice on crafting our story and finding the balance between being the face of a brand and being a business owner who connects with the brand's audience. Check out Katie's website and the Comeback Summit she collaborated on with the Mom Project. She recomm

  • 79. The Realities of Self Publishing: Erin Gordon

    04/10/2023 Duración: 01h29s

    A former lawyer and legal affairs journalist, Erin Gordon writes book club novels that stay with you long after you’ve read the final page. Erin also writes breezy contemporary romance novels under the pen name Jenna Starly. The former attorney lives in San Francisco with her family and loves yoga, knitting, reading, and spending time in Lake Tahoe. We’ve heard many women say that they have a book inside them, so we called on an expert to walk us through the process. Nada sat down with Erin to discuss her journey to becoming a self-published author. Erin tells us about her books and the realities of the publishing world. She also introduces the idea that you can write books with community and book clubs in mind. Erin explains why she uses a pen name to explore different writing styles and reach a larger audience.Check out Erin’s websites: Erin Gordon for the books written under her name and Jenna Starly for the books written under her pen name. Erin recommends adding Rogue Justice: A Thriller Book by Sta

  • 78. How to Edit Your Life to Make Room for Living: Zanna Roberts Rassi

    27/09/2023 Duración: 52min

    Zanna Roberts Rassi is a New York-based, award-winning fashion and beauty journalist, stylist, television host, and co-founder of Milk Makeup. She is currently the Fashion-Editor-at-Large for Marie Claire, E! News fashion correspondent, NBC Today Show fashion contributor, and Target Stylist. Rassi interviews A-list celebs and is part of the E! Live from the Red Carpet team covering the Oscars, Golden Globes, and Emmy Awards. Her charismatic on-camera presence has made her a sought-after mentor, judge, stylist, and host on such properties as Project Runway All Stars, Glam Masters, E!’s Just 1 Thing, and her mini-series, Commuter Beauty and W2W.In this episode, Nada sits down with Zanna to talk about the multiple hats she has worn throughout her career. Zanna shares how her many roles each fulfilled a different aspect of who she is. She always took any opportunity that came her way. But now that she has entered her middle third, she is learning to edit, prioritizing her family and the people she wants to w

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