Support is Sexy

What do you do when everyone is telling you to stop focusing on something your heart tells you is right for your business and instead they advise to just focus on money (especially when you really need that money)? What do you do when you can leverage your "difference" as an American living in Prague, but you've also had to navigate being considered "different" your whole life? What do you do when you just don't know what to do? If your Belinda Fillapeli, founder of Prague-based agency GoViral and creator of 90 Meetings in 90 Days, you keep going! On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, recorded at Svec (pronounced Svetz) Studios during my monthlong stay in Prague last year while I traveled with Remote Year, Belinda and I go on our very own journey during this wide-ranging conversation. We discuss everything from being an American abroad, building a business abroad, how to reinvent your business, what it means to go viral by way of truly connecting with community, and how to get through those valleys of entrepreneurship. What you'll learn:The really real about the financial ups and downs of entrepreneurship.The power of something you can still to commit to in the hard timesHow to follow through (no matter what)How to share the hard times of your journey (at the right time) and inspire othersThe secret sauce to business developmentThe importance of bringing an army of women to bring to the table Hear more interviews from more than 450 women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! GO TO SUPPORTISSEXYASTERMIND.COM TO JOIN OUR FREE MASTERMIND OF WOMEN ENTRERENEURS WHO ARE BUILDING THIER BUSINESSES -- TOGETHER! [Music: "Time Flux" by Revolution Void] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyrona Heath, Global Lead of the B2B Institute at LinkedIn and owner of her own B2B Consulting agency -- Spectacled Marketer, is passionate about connecting people to information needed to make intelligent decisions. She delivers educational content to help marketers stay on top of the latest in B2B marketing strategies, and teaches and writes about B2B marketing, inbound marketing strategy, account based marketing, social selling, content marketing as well as leadership, diversity and inclusion. Ty is also the former President of LinkedIn's Black Inclusion Group (BIG) and the Co-Founder of LinkedIn's annual TransformHER conference, where women come together to learn how to navigate personal and professional issues in their lives. In this deep dive workshop that was first presented to members of the Support is Sexy Mastermind, Ty teaches you how to rock your LinkedIn profile and make the most of your connections. You'll learn: Best practices on LinkedInKey components of a solid, standout LinkedIn ProfileWhat to include in your summarySpecial features that help tell your storyHow to position your past experiencesHow to make your profile highly searchableHow to reach out to new connectionsThe best way to follow up with new connectionsWhat's new at LinkedIn, including LinkedIn LiveAn inside view of Ty's own LinkedIn Profile CLICK HERE TO GET FREE DOWNLOADS OF TY'S LINKEDIN PRESENTATION SLIDES SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG OR USE TO LEVEL UP YOUR PROFILE LATER! [Episode Music: "Time Flux" by Revolution Void] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jenn Nicken was working as a marketing executive at Apple iTunes when her travels inspired her to launch a company that would let people learn to cook from renowned international chefs without ever leaving their kitchens. From this inspiration, The Chef and the Dish was born! By taking a cooking class on The Chef and the Dish, users get connected private, live lessons via Skype with top chefs in Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkey, Thailand, and more, who have been featured on Food Network, USA Today, CBS, CNBC World, have worked in Michelin Star restaurants and have Certificates of Excellence from Trip Advisor. For Jenn, it's all about her mission to connect kitchens, share cultural traditions, pass down recipes, and bring the world closer, one meal at a time. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Jenn shares how to connect the dots in your career, why customers value experiences over things, defining your marketing message and listening to your customers, and how she's reinventing date night. Learn more about women entrepreneurs from around the world by visiting supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's REWIND of the Support is Sexy podcast recorded in Sofia, Bulgaria, yoga instructor and Adidas marketing executive Kremena Yordanova shares the importance of celebrating your failures, how yoga helped her soften up and why she embraces a both-and mindset rather than an either-or mindset when it comes to creating the life and doing the work you love. For more interviews with women entrepreneurs around the world go to supportissexy.com! ARE READY TO GET SUPPORT AND STOP STRUGGLING TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ALL ALONE? THEN JOIN A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE BUILDING THIER BUSINESSES -- TOGETHER! GO TO supportissexymastermind.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's Support is Sexy podcast REWIND EPISODE -- recorded during my travels in Valencia, Spain, I speak to empowerment coach Jodie Rogers, who consults corporations on building relationships, team building and redefining success. Jodie, who was born near Belfast, Ireland, and relocated to Valencia with her husband, talks about the importance of having the courage to take action and gaining confidence and clarity along the way. Plus, she shares three key questions we should ask ourselves on this journey to uncover our own purpose. For more interviews with women entrepreneurs around the world go to supportissexy.com! ARE READY TO GET SUPPORT AND STOP STRUGGLING TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ALL ALONE? THEN JOIN A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE BUILDING THIER BUSINESSES -- TOGETHER! GO TO supportissexymastermind.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this REWIND of the Support is Sexy podcast, I take you to a streets cafe in Valencia, Spain, where I interviewed Kate Redding -- owner of Valencia Private Tours. Kate fell in love with Valencia after visiting 20 years ago, got married, and filled a gap in the travel market with her company Valencia Private Tours. And I fell in love with interviewing women entrepreneurs like Kate in person, as this was my first one while traveling to several different countries in 2018! I hope you enjoy! Hear the inspiring stories of women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode makes my eyes water every time I listen to it. I know what a blessing is to have my mom in my life at this stage of my life. I also know a good word is meant to be shared (even if part of the word includes my mother spreading my business in the streets). :) Listen in to our chat during a day filled with running errands and words of wisdom about vision commitment, faith and more. Thanks, Mom! Hear words of wisdom for more than 450 inspiring women on supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Support is Sexy REWIND episode was a dream come true. I had he opportunity to speak to Jnane Tamsna hotel owner Meryanne Loum-Martin in the hotel's garden in Marrakech, Morocco. I read about Meryanne — a visionary of the industry and the first and only Black woman to own a hotel in Morocco — in several publications, including Essence and Black Enterprise — more than a year ago, and I vowed that I would one day interview her. I had no idea, however, that the interview would happen in person and that I would actually do so while staying at her stunning boutique hotel. On this episode, Meryanne shares her inspiring journey from Senegal to France to Marrakech, lessons she learned from the challenges and the triumphs along the way, how she created one of Morocco's most beloved retreats under immense pressure of a looming deadline, and the incredible plans she has for creating a space where African artists and creatives of the diaspora are celebrated! For more interviews with women entrepreneurs around the world go to supportissexy.com! ARE READY TO GET SUPPORT AND STOP STRUGGLING TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ALL ALONE? THEN JOIN A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE BUILDING THIER BUSINESSES -- TOGETHER! GO TO supportissexymastermind.com to get access to a global network of 400+ women entrepreneurs, exclusive online workshops with experts, lie chats with me and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I've been stalling on launching courses for way too long -- even though developing a best-in-class online learning platform for women entrepreneurs is part of my vision! No more stalling, I'm proud to announce the Support is Sexy Academy, or SiS Academy for short. Please go to sis.academy to check out the courses, and see what I've been up to and how I can help you grow your business! Plus, be sure to give me feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Support is Sexy REWIND episode was recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the home of Yvette Gayle -- a highly respected, 20+ year former executive of the music industry for companies like Sony, Universal and Interscope Geffen Records, where she worked with artists like Nas and Mary J. Blige. Yvette shares what it means to leave your high-level job, move your family to another country and start anew as an entrepreneur with her luxury candle company, The Sitota Collection, and Africa Creative Agency, which she manages with her husband and represents some of the biggest talents in South Africa. For more interviews with women entrepreneurs around the world go to supportissexy.com! ARE READY TO GET SUPPORT AND STOP STRUGGLING TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ALL ALONE? THEN JOIN A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE BUILDING THIER BUSINESSES -- TOGETHER! GO TO supportissexycirle.com to get daily live coaching, exclusive online workshops with experts, your own private library of resources and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, I'm in Martha's Vineyard spending high-quality time with my besties for some weeklong girl bonding. While I'm away and take some time to reset during my travels, you'll hear episodes of the podcast from Morocco, Bulgaria, Prague, Cape Town, Spain and more as we highlight women I interviewed while I traveled and lived within 5 different countries last year. It was an experience of a lifetime for me -- no only because of the travel but because I had the opportunity to meet and interview such fascinating women entrepreneurs in different parts of the world. I can't think of a better time to revisit them, and to share some new interviews with you. Enjoy! Want to get DAILY COACHING from me and bond with a circle of sisters who are building their businesses -- together? GO TO supportissexycircle.com now to join s! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanks to Jill Salzman's search of a better way to connect with other mompreneurs in 2010, she created Founding Moms -- which, today, is a global organization of offline meetups and online resources for more than 12,000 mom entrepreneurs to build better businesses. Her weekly masterminds take place in 60+ cities and she has online resources that include video courses, forums, weekly Q&A, business coaching, and more to help moms get down to business. Jill was named one of the Top 50 Women To Watch In Tech, a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and CNNMoney calls her a "Mommy Mogul," while Forbes called The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites for Women Entrepreneurs. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Jill -- who also co-hosts the Breaking Down Your Business podcast -- breaks down the three reasons that mommies make the best entrepreneurs, the most common mistakes mompreneurs make and why she says, "Isolation, bad. Support, sexy." We couldn't have said it better ourselves! Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Marcia Morgan is a Criminologist and CEO of Migima -- a woman-run, international criminal justice research, training and consulting firm founded in 1980. Migima specializes in gender and sexual violence issues and dedicated to giving women a voice. Migima has written more than 20 national "gender-responsive" training curricula for staff in prisons and jails on how to support incarcerated women and girls in detention, and they were the original developers of the anatomical dolls used worldwide in 40 countries in interviews with child sexual abuse victims. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Marcia -- who is author of the book, GO! How to Get Going and Achieve your Goals and Dreams at Any Age --- shares the three most common barriers that women face when it comes to their goals and how you can overcome them, how to get over "dream drain," and how to determine if you're a "waiter" or a creator? Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As generous women, we want to give everything away; as business women we must remember that recognizing our value helps us become better entrepreneurs and better women. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast I share news of how I pushed myself to recognize my value (with help of my coach) and create something that I can offer as a service to my audience rather than giving it all away, as I am prone to do. INTRODUCING The Support is Sexy Circle, a powerful community of women entrepreneurs, who are building meaningful businesses -- together. If you're ready to receive daily coaching from successful women entrepreneurs, create a business that aligns with your purpose and get support that's there for you when things get bumpy, sign up for the Support is Sexy Inner Circle! I hope to have you join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"No" is a part of the process when you're an entrepreneur. You will have disappointments, or moments when you think it's going to go one way (your way) but it goes in another. You will have times when you feel highs and lows in the same day, and the lows may throw you for a loop. That's okay, as my coach Margo Geller says, "first feel, second solve." And as I share in this episode, after you feel, then solve or assess the situation, embrace the "Bounce Back!" Get inspired by the story of more women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share how you can relieve the weight of a "have to" by shifting your language to "get to." Instead of thinking about whatever it is as something you "have to" do -- think of it, with gratitude even, as a "get to." Being intentional about your language helps you level up your mindset and shift your perspective to one of hope and optimism. Get inspired the stories of women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I share the beauty of realizing that you have the power to "skip a chapter." You don't have to be tied down by something that's not working just because it's what you think you're "supposed" to do. Give yourself to freedom to go where the inspiration leads you. Get even more inspiration from women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep showing up! Even when no one is there. Are you showing up just for others or are you showing up for your vision and yourself? Whether others are watching or not, the Universe sees you and knows that you. Show. Up. Be the example for yourself and for others in your commitment to your vision. Here, I share how a run in the park (and a missing truck) reminded me about the importance of showing up! Get inspired by the true stories of women entrepreneurs at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lucrezia Bisignani is a social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of London-based Kukua, an entertainment and education company founded in 2014 to produce educational content for children in Africa to help battle illiteracy throughout the continent's 200 million children. Kukua reaches these children through the use of mobile apps, toys, an upcoming TV franchise and Super Sema — Africa's first animated child heroine. Named in 2019 as Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs, Lucrezia and Kukua has developed more than 40 mobile games that kids and families engage with throughout Africa and they're just getting started! To expand her Super Sema vision globally, Lucrezia recently raised $2.5 million in seed funding for Kukua from Africa's and Europe's leading venture capital funds."If you're not willing to fail big, you're not willing to win big." On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Lucrezia shares the importance of daring to dream big and having a moonshot, why you have to push yourself beyond your perceived limits, the power of exposure and opportunities and how to be the "chief learning officer" of your company. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share what I learned from listening to Ed Mylett's podcast about the value of doing just one more. One more rep, one more step, one more minute working on that project not only puts you way ahead of the competition in the long run, it gives you more confidence and a sense of accomplishment than you had the day before. So do it: Just. One. More. Listen to how getting up earlier and committing to my accountability group with the Support is Sexy mastermind was my "just-one-more" moment. Hear more inspiration from women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're celebrating three years of the Support is Sexy podcast! Here are three key things I've learned during this journey, which has taken me around the world interviewing women entrepreneurs and sharing their stories -- from Morocco to Spain to Prague and more. Hear more for inspiring women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lesley Jane Seymour is a legendary magazine editor, who has been editor-in-chief of some of the most well-known women's magazines in the world, including Redbook, Marie Claire and most recently More magazine. Full stop. And when More magazine closed up shop and folded in 2016, Lesley opened herself up to what might be next after a long, successful career in media -- an industry that was constantly changing. Enter CoveyClub, of which Lesley is the founder. CoveyClub was created when hundreds of Lesely's loyal readers approached her on her personal social media channels, asking her to create something new for them. 627 followers took a 54-question survey that allowed Lesley to create a roadmap to the CoveyClub offerings. CoveyClub is described as a virtual and IRL (in real life) club platform built by — and for — members and has generosity and "welcomeness" at its heart. All members believe that the more you give, the more you get. Hence the CoveyClub hashtag: #LearnGetConnect. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Lesley shares what it's been like to go from longtime employee to entrepreneur, how entrepreneurship pushes you to confront your vulnerabilities, why she was uncomfortable -- at first -- accepting support and what you need to do to reinvent for your next act. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stefanie Gass is the host and creator of The Mompreneur Mastermind Show Podcast and Podcast Pro University. As she says, "fueled by iced coffee, oversized lounge clothes, mom buns, and snuggles from her littles… she is a wife and mama on a mission." Stefanie has six online, self-study courses covering social media marketing, sales, funnels, and podcast creation, and through private coaching she teaches other mompreneurs of online marketing, niche discovery and how to create passive income products. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Stefanie shares her sometimes-bumpy journey from top-level network marketer to creating a business that allows her the freedom and sense of balance she has today, plus how online courses could be the key to passive revenue for your business. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traditional startup advice doesn't always apply to female or minority founders. Nontraditional founders don't always have the same resources as other entrepreneurs -- but investors, business books, and blogs assume you do. They won't know you're the first person to go to college in your family. They won't know you don't have access to a "friends and family" funding round. In her new book, Mechanical Bull, serial entrepreneur Cheryl Contee identifies and helps you prepare for those speed bumps. Cheryl Contee is an award-winning CEO and her latest entrepreneurial venture, Do Big Things, brings together a diverse team that uses new narrative and new tech like blockchain, AI, bots and machine learning to make the world a better place for everyone. Previously, Cheryl was the co-founder and CEO of Fission Strategy, which helped the world's leading non-profits, foundations and social enterprises design digital ecosystems that create change globally. She is also the co-founder of groundbreaking social marketing software Attentive.ly at Blackbaud, the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Cheryl not only has receipt, she has unique insight into what it takes, and what women experience, when raising capital for a startup you believe in despite what sometimes clueless, sometimes insensitive investors think. And on this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Cheryl shares her journey building her startups and being in the room to pitch her ideas, why pivoting is inevitable and authentic relationships are crucial, and how mechanical bulls tell us a lot about gender inequities. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's that time, mid-year already, when we start to reflect (and probably beat ourselves up) about the things we said we were going to commit to doing at the start of this year but we have yet to even start. It happens. What will separate you from the rest and get you to take the first step is that you have to commit to recommit, and you may have to do that again and again. Stumbling or never starting that goal isn't anything to be ashamed of. What matters is what you're going to do TODAY. Get inspiration from women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It's not about the money; it's about the customer." Ouidad is a name synonymous with curly hair care. 30-plus years ago, however, she was a hairstylist from Beruit, Lebanon, who fought (literally in some cases!) to have people recognize the value and beauty of women with curly hair. In 1984, she became a pioneer in the hair care industry when she opened the first salon in the United States that was exclusively for curly hair. People told her she was crazy, what they didn't realized was she was determined. Since then, Ouidad has created a trademarked cutting technique for curly air, opened hundreds of salons around the country, and has a line of beloved hair care products that are top-rated by her customers and by many beauty and hair editors. In this Throwback Thursday episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, she shares the value of integrity when building your brand and handling your business. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keri Murphy is the CEO and founder of Inspired Living, where she and her team help entrepreneurs become go-to experts in their field and build influential brands through on-camera training, business strategy, media, and marketing planning. As an international speaker, media expert, and business mentor, Keri is committed to helping you to create and thrive at a business you love and she teaches you how to authentically connect with your clients using video On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Keri shares five types of videos you should have in your business, how to be the confident face of your business and how to wisely make yourself "googleable." Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sara Happ's mission is simple: "Do one thing. Lips. And do them perfectly." Back in 2005, after reading "exfoliate lips with a wet washcloth or toothbrush" for the twentieth time, Sara Happ created the first ever Lip Scrub — and since then her beloved eponymous line of lip products have included the first-ever CLAY Lip Mask, the first-ever painless Lip Plumper and her newest launch, the Let's Glow Lip Illuminator — which is a highlighter specifically for your lips. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Sara — who is widely respected and known as "The Lip Expert" — tells about her journey from journalism to the coveted makeup aisles of Sephora and Nordstrom, shares how to add a personal touch when approaching stores about your products and talks about the importance of doing your "one thing" better than anyone else. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm working on the second draft of my upcoming book and... actually I've been stalling working on it and I've decided to heed my own message: Support is sexy! And so is accountability. Stop starting Monday, June 24th at 6:30am EST every morning I'm going to write for 30 minutes on Instagram LIVE (at @supportissexy). If you've got a project you're working on (i.e., that you've been stalling about doing), join me! Let's do this together! (Learn more about inspiring women entrepreneurs and how they get support at supportissexy.com!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Denene Millner can, as she says, write her face off! She is the author and co-author of 26 books -- six of which are NewYork Times bestsellers -- and she's written many titles for celebrities you've probably heard of, including Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, which she co-wrote with Steve Harvey, the Taraji P. Henson memoir, Around the Way Girl, and Cookie Johnson's Believing In Magic. Her novel The Vow (co-authored with Angela Burt-Murray and Mitzi Miller) debuted in 2015 as the Lifetime Television movie, With This Ring, starring Regina P. Hall, Jill Scott, Eve and Gabrielle Union, who was also executive producer. And in the last two years, Denene has launched her own award-winning children's book line, Denene Millner Books! On this Throwback Thursday episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Denene, who lives in Atlanta, is so open – beyond her many accomplishments -- and speaks about recognizing her own worthiness, trusting herself and being real about her feelings, plus the importance of choosing to be happy and whole. Trust, you will be inspired. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rebecca Thomley is the CEO of Orion Associates, which provides management services for companies primarily in the social services sector. Rebecca manages 14 companies under the Orion umbrella and the organization has made more than $165 million in revenue. Yet Rebecca still makes time for service, and has instituted volunteerism as part of the fabric of the company, with employees getting at least two days off each year for service. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Rebecca shares how volunteering after Hurricane Katrina led her to for Headwaters Relief Organization — which has as many volunteers from inside of Orion to outside of the company — and how to make being of service part of your company policy and culture. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lisa Shumate is author of Always and Never -- a series of publications to guide, inspire and encourage young adults as they transition to life on their own terms. The series begins with Always and Never: 20 Truths for a Happy Heart and includes a book and companion journal. Each of the twenty truths revolve around things that matter to all of us --love, trust, forgiveness, faith, gratitude -- whether we're in the early part of our journey or we're well on our way and need a reminder. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Lisa, who is also a long-time media executive who mentors young women, shares the key to longevity, how to cope and conquer ever day, and the importance of allowing yourself to learn, unlearn and relearn. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Loey Lane is the founder of Love AnyBody -- a brand that is on a mission to celebrate women's bodies at whatever shape, whatever size, and have an honest and open conversation about everyday body concerns that affect us all. With multi-beneficial products targeting real body issues, Love Anybody aims to add a new option to what they call the 'fix-me' skincare aisle, and Loey, a body positive influencer is helping to deliver the empowered messaging to be your own #BodyBoss. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Loey -- who has more than half a million followers on Instagram -- shares how to ignore the haters online, taking the brave leap outside of your comfort zone and how to align with partners who understand you and your brand. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Change, as we know, is the only constant. However, so many of us are afraid to do something different, even if what we're currently doing no longer works for us. Are you stuck in a rut or are you settling in it? Are you coping with what no longer serves you when you could be thriving with what supports you in being your best self? If something's not working for you, do something different! Learn more and be inspired by women entrepreneurs around the world by visiting supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

kn literary arts is the creation of 20-year publishing veteran Kelly Notaras, who has worked as an editor for major publishers such as HarperCollins, Penguin USA and Hyperion Books. But in 2013, after working on several projects and ghostwriting books for others, Kelly found herself creating a company that pairs people who have a book inside of them with the people who can help them write it and make it a reality. kn literary arts was born — a full-service book studio helping aspiring authors get their books into the world. Today, the company has helped more than 600 authors at many different points on the book journey. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Kelly — who is the author of The Book You Were Born to Write — gives us a masterclass of insider tips on what you need to know before you write the book you were born to write. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Angela Marshall is a motivational and literary speaker, author, columnist, business owner of In Other Words, By Stone and an ex-NFL wife. Through her story -- and her book, Reality to Rags to Riches: The Story and Life of an Ex-NFL Wife -- she candidly shares her struggles through a lavish-but-sorely-lacking lifestyle that may have been enviable to many, and tells how she had to have the courage to reinvent a life on her own terms. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Angela shares how to conquer your fears, turn your stumbling blocks into stepping stones, face the truth and own your story. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Natural health coach and two-time award-winning writer Diana Stobo has coached thousands of people around the world on health and wellness topics. Her books, Get Naked Fast and Naked Bliss, along with her very own line of supplements, have helped revolutionize the health and wellness world. Diana's current passion, The Retreat Costa Rica, has been dubbed the "Best Wellness Spa in the Americas" by the World Boutique Awards and the #1 Detox Spa Worldwide by W magazine. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Diana shares the winding road of entrepreneurship, how to overcome resistance, the dark times she had to make it through to make her dream of opening The Retreat Costa Rica a reality and how her resilience rescued her. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During a backpacking trip with her husband, Kelly, Matilda Sandstroem realized that there weren't any backpacks worth the trip, so to speak. They couldn't find the look and functionality to fit their adventurous lifestyle. When Matilda and Kelly traveled to South America and Europe and fed kids along the way, the idea came to them to marry two very important needs they wanted to address -- create a backpack with for people like them and create a way to give back by feeding the hungry. Adventurist Backpack Co. was born. as a minimalist Scandinavian style backpacks, with a cause. For every backpack sold, Adventurist Backpack Co. provides 25 meals to families in need across America, and since their launch in September 2017, they've provided more 65,000 meals to families in need all over the U.S. by working alongside Feeding America, and are currently sold in 40+ retailers in the western U.S. (Urban Outfitters will beginning selling the backpacks in July 2019.) On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Matilda shares how to create a brand for social good, why a social component should be a part of every business and how she leveraged press to help grow her business and forward her mission. Learn more on supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all know that comparison is the thief of joy. Got it. But we still do it -- even though we know better. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share how a dinner celebrating inspiring women hosted by Twitter in Atlanta stirred up a lot of doubt and fears, because of the comparison, and a blast of self-awareness, because I realized that I was letting those things sit down at the table with me. Be aware of who or what you let sit at the table with you when you're creating something big in the world. Invite joy, gratitude, ambition and intention. Tell the negative they can't sit with you! Get inspired by the stories of women entrepreneurs at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defense Health Agency's Connected Health Branch is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) innovative provider of behavioral health technologies, supporting DoD's goals for increasing access to care, establishing best practices and standards and reducing the stigma associated with seeking mental health services. Defense Health Agency's Connected Health Branch is led by military psychologists and nationwide experts who understand what service members, veterans, and their families may be going through, and know how to customize automated resources to meet their needs. Our guest today, Dr. Julie Kinn, works with Defense Health Agency's Connected Health Branch to help develop mobile apps, online resources and podcasts to improve the lives of service members, veterans, and their families. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Dr. Kinn shares tools, apps and resources to help military veterans (and civilians) overcome the stigma of mental health disorders and get the support they need. Get resources and learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's Throwback Thursday episode of the Support is Sexy podcast -- which was episode 2, yes, TWO, of the podcast -- we hear from social entrepreneur, activist and media maven JLove Calderon on forgiving yourself of past mistakes and deciding what your story is going to be TODAY. How will you make your mark in the world? Hear from other inspiring women entrepreneurs at supportissexy.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Rudnicka grew up in Warsaw, Poland, and came to the UK at 21, barely speaking English, struggling to find her way. As an entrepreneur , she also struggled to find her footing -- until she decided to stop being the "nice girl" and start being the CEO. Today, Alex is founder of CEO Female Entrepreneur -- a company that helps women stop feeling like a little girl in business and take ownership of being the CEO of their business. They support women entrepreneurs through high level, personalized one-to-one coaching and through online education products, such as courses and other online educational products. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Alex shares why the nice girl struggles as an entrepreneur, how to bounce back from your failures, and how to be confident that whatever skill you need, you can learn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally from Reykjavik, Iceland, Sigrun is on a mission to accelerate gender equality through female entrepreneurship. She is the leading business mentors for female online entrepreneurs in Europe, TEDx speaker, and host of the Sigrun Show podcast. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Sigrun chats with us from her office in Switzerland and shares how to counter the negative voices countering your vision, how to develop a process and plan for your business, and how to grow your business to six figures in 12 months. Hear from more women entrepreneurs at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's Throwback Thursday, we revisit an episode with Genecia Alluora -- a former Miss Singapore International, a serial entrepreneur — with eight businesses and counting and co-founder of the new women's empowerment platform Soul Rich Woman, which helps Southeast Asian women launch their businesses and live their dreams. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Genecia speaks powerfully about moving beyond your limiting beliefs, the importance of accepting coaching, how to overcome massive failures and what it truly means to be a Soul Rich Woman. Get inspired by even more women entrepreneurs around the world at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stacy Blackman is the owner of Stacy Blackman Consulting -- a company that has assisted thousands of clients around the world with their applications to graduate school programs, with a particular speciality in MBA admissions, giving wise, insider advice on how to ace your application. the Blacklight, Stacy's latest company, extends the relationship with these individuals, through a weekly newsletter and content, as well as career services all aimed at helping them succeed in their careers and in life, before, during and after school. On the episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Stacy tells how to play to your strengths and address your weaknesses, her top three tips for building your personal brand and how to stay relevant when you're early in the water in a particular industry. For more visit supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Divorce. It can be difficult, and unfortunately, sometimes it can get ugly. But it doesn't have to be that way. Kim Ciesinski -- co-author of Stress- Free Divorce, Volume 3-- a seasoned lawyer with 25 years experience, is the founder of ADR Law, a law practice devoted to offering a better way for married couples to divorce. Kim's mission is to help couples looking to divorce to consider collaborative practice as an alternative to litigation because it provides extra support and assistance to the whole family. Parties work toward a common goal of restructuring their family instead of fighting each other which leads to a healthier transition. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, longtime attorney Kim speaks to us about collaborative divorce, why ending a relationship doesn't mean destruction but rather re-struction, why collaborative separations work well for entrepreneurs and how to go for win/win rather than a win/lose. Learn more at supportissexy.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Change is constant. Here are a five tips for how to handle change when it comes your way -- because, inevitably, it will come your way. Hear more from Support is Sexy podcast at supportissexy.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On our first Throwback Thursday, we hear from Patricia Moreno of Intensati, who was originally episode 26. This is an episode I cite most often when people ask for my "favorite" episode. No favorites, but Patrica's message abut learning to "live the question" is certainly a message that will stay with me for a lifetime. Learn more at supportissexy.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Molly Grubb, author of Build Your Dynasty and founder of Grubb Wealth Management is a leader with a mission to educate over 1,000 business owners across the nation so that they can gain more control over their personal and professional lives, and find and achieve their true purpose. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Molly talks about why it's important to focus on wealth -- not just revenue -- in your business, and why, no matter what, you gotta have an exit plan. Learn more at supportissexy.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Zoe Shaw is a licensed psychotherapist, motivational speaker, radio show host, life coach, fitness fanatic, a wife and a mom to five children. She is passionate about helping women attain that elusive work/ life/ self/ relationship balance by cultivating healthy minds and bodies. After 15 years in traditional psychotherapy practice, Dr. Zoe jumped off the couch and now helps women using a different modality with a mix of virtual therapy, coaching services and programs designed specifically for women trying to have it all. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Dr. Zoe dives deep on why women need to get over Superwoman syndrome, how to recognize it in yourself and why she says, "you are never obligated to be the same person you were yesterday." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices