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With all the crazy buzzwords floating around these days, you might be wondering what we mean when we say “badass”? Perhaps the first image in your mind is someone wearing assless chaps, careening down the highway on a motorcycle at 75 miles per hour. While we can’t deny the inherent badassery in that act, we do, in fact, believe that being a badass is subjective and truly in the eyes of the beholder. Not to mention, it encompasses a whole hell of a lot more than just adrenaline-packed motorsports. Badasses feel. Badasses cry. Badasses binge eat ice cream and might prefer four wheels instead of two. Feelin’ us? Each guest on our podcast has created their own definition of the word, from what it looks like to how it feels — with unfiltered honesty about the roadblocks along the way.

BA.Women Podcast with Emma Sievers BA.Women

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With all the crazy buzzwords floating around these days, you might be wondering what we mean when we say “badass”? Perhaps the first image in your mind is someone wearing assless chaps, careening down the highway on a motorcycle at 75 miles per hour. While we can’t deny the inherent badassery in that act, we do, in fact, believe that being a badass is subjective and truly in the eyes of the beholder. Not to mention, it encompasses a whole hell of a lot more than just adrenaline-packed motorsports. Badasses feel. Badasses cry. Badasses binge eat ice cream and might prefer four wheels instead of two. Feelin’ us? Each guest on our podcast has created their own definition of the word, from what it looks like to how it feels — with unfiltered honesty about the roadblocks along the way.

    Dawn Bryant- Who are the threads of your net? Taking calculated risks. EP.7

    Dawn Bryant- Who are the threads of your net? Taking calculated risks. EP.7

    You will learn two powerful lessons in today's episode that has guided Dawn Bryant to where she is today. Founder of Strength and Moxie and now Sweat Minnesota, she is a movement maker.  She will take you on a journey of discovering your own personal story and the value of your own "net" not network. Get ready to replay every answer she gives because each response is loaded with knowledge. 
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    “She taught me that having empathy as a strength was actually a superpower vs a detriment to my career. She gave me permission to embrace that.”-Dawn Bryant
    Episode: Dawn Bryant- Who are the threads of your net? Taking calculated risks. EP.7
    Topics Discussed:
    -Work, who you are and marrying them together.
    -Giving up the things that she knew careers to be, leaving Best Buy and starting her own Business. 
    -Lifestyle choices and defining your own strong.
    -How do you bring story and people together with purpose to make bigger change happen.
    -Why she tells others stories for the sake of health.
    -What does mental health mean to her?
     
    Resources Mentioned:
    -Google G-Tasks
    -Instagram: @simplydawnb
    -Strength and Moxie
    -Sweat Minnesota
    -Bodies by Burgoon
     
    Please leave us a written 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share this episode with someone who you think is a badass!
     
    Listen on:
    -Apple Podcast (iPhone)
    -BA.Women Website
    -Spotify
    -Google Play (Androids)

    • 51 min
    Kristin Rowell- Art of Self Experimentation. EP.6

    Kristin Rowell- Art of Self Experimentation. EP.6

    NOTE WORTHY EPISODE, SO GET YOUR PENS AND PAPER OUT FOR THIS ONE! Kristin Rowell former business litigator turned Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and now Founder of Energetically Efficient. On top of transforming her individual clients relationship to nutrition, lifestyle and wellness, she speaks to and consults for companies and organizations all around the country on these topics. You’ll hear from Kristins unique self experimentations such as strength training, the Ketogentic Diet, meditation and how you can use what she’s learned to enhance your health. You’ll also get a look into my own nutritional experience when stepping away from prescribed medications.  Check out the topics discussed below for Kristins nutritional recommendations and comment with any questions!
     
    FULL BLOG CLICK HERE
     
    -“Everything in life everything happens for us, not to us.”- Kristin Rowell, FNTP, JD.
    Episode: Kristin Rowell- Art of Self Experimentation. Women's Health, KETO, Meditation & More! EP.6
    Topics Discussed:
    -How did breaking her leg serve as a life catalyst?
    -Tips on training from experience.  With 25 marathons under her belt, and winning a body building conception, she’s has note worthy insights.
    -Leaving her law practice to pursue her calling.
    -Every heard of hiring a meditation coach? Learn why Kristin did and tips to starting your own practice.
    -“The Brain-Gut Connection. Connection between disease and stress.
    -Language to use to manifest what you want.
    -Why she started the Ketogenic Diet and differences for women in the Keto Diet.
    -NAQ: Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire and how she uses it to teach others about “Signals from your body.”
    -My experience with being prescribed adderall and now being off it. The power of real food.
    -Her formula for “reverse aging serum.”
    -Where do I start with healthy habits? Listen for the 3 Daily Habits she recommends.
    -Reset Retreat and how she teaches through experimental learning.
     
    -*Kristins Nutrition Recommendations:
    --intermittent fasting for women: 12-14 hrs.
    --intermittent fasting for men: 16-18 hrs
    --Drink 25oz water every morning with 1/4 tsp Himalayan sea salt and 1 fresh squeezed lemon juice.
    --Increase healthy fats. Examples: Eat 1 avocado a day, 1 tbsp olive oil and/or 1 tbsp of coconut oil.
    -- Strength Training min 2x a week. Especially women. = “reverse aging serum.”
    --5 min of stillness a day.
     
    Resources Mentioned:
    -Reset Retreat
    -Website: Energetically Efficient
    -Email: kristin@energeticallyefficient.com
    -Instagram: @mngoldengirl
    -Instagram: @bawomen
     
    Please leave us a written 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share this episode with someone who you think is a badass!
     
    Listen on:
    -Apple Podcast (iPhone)
    -BA.Women Website
    -Spotify
    -Google Play (Androids)
     
    #bawomen #badasswomen #beyourownbadass

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Aneela Idnani- How her secret caused a.mental health movement, "HabitAware." EP.5

    Aneela Idnani- How her secret caused a.mental health movement, "HabitAware." EP.5

    What happens when you share your darkest secret? Aneela Idnani hid a (BFRB) compulsive disorder for over 25 years and after coming out she transformed not just her life, but the lives of thousands. Her stand is now a global movement and changing the lives of others though her created smart bracelet, HabitAware Keen. How does it work?  The smart bracelet senses your specific movement (such as eyebrow picking) and sends a gentle vibration, causing you to be aware of your behavior. Once you’re aware, you can choose healthier activities and retrain your brain.
    For Aneela this is an everyday practice and her insights into mental health on this episode will leave you with tangible ways to take action and regain power in your own life. Awareness is a superpower and Aneela is a living example.
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    “I am happy and grateful, now that _____ (insert something in the future).”- Cofounder & Marketing/Design Lead HabitAware
    Episode: Aneela Idnani- How her secret caused a mental health movement "HabitAware." EP.5
    Topics Discussed:
    -How looking back on your personal challenges can be transformed into business.
    -Overcoming BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors)
    -How and why sharing your secret will elevate your life.
    -Hiring process. Are you looking for a job? Every heard of the position “Director of Awareness?”
    -Investing: “Invest in what you know.”
    -How to say no and stay on track
    -Generating new ideas and differentiating the valuable ones.
    -Cultivating company culture.
     
    Resources Mentioned:
    -Book Traction
    -Habit Aware Website
    -Email: Aneela@habitaware.com
    -Twitter
    -TedEx Video
    -App: Libby by Overdrive.
     
    Please leave us a written 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share this episode with someone who you think is a badass!
     
    Listen on:
    -Apple Podcast (iPhone)
    -BA.Women Website
    -Spotify
    -Google Play (Androids)

    • 33 min
    Ella Dorner- Amnesia survivor “50 first dates style” turned motivational speaker. EP.4

    Ella Dorner- Amnesia survivor “50 first dates style” turned motivational speaker. EP.4

    Can you image waking up one day and not remember anything?  Ella Dorner is famously known for receiving Retrograde Amnesia at age 15 (a fancy way of saying she forgot every memory she had ever made).
    She was forced to re-learn everything from colors and numbers to the difference between humans and animals; not to mention, all of her closest friends and family. After years of re-learning she shares her story of recovery, giving an inside look to our everyday world from the perspective of a child.
    Yes Ellas story is “crazy” but it’s her perspective on life now that I wanted to bring her on this show.  It’s crazy enough to shift your life. Which makes absolutely sense as to why she is now a motivational speaker.
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    EPISODE: Ella Dorner- Amnesia survivor “50 first dates style” turned motivational speaker.
    Topics Discussed:
    -What lead to her Grand Mal Seizure and how she recovered.
    -How our ordinary is absolutely bizarre. 
    -How is humor important in her field of work.
    -What it’s like to have washed away filters/social norms.
    -Ella’s eye opening 1st perspective of age, gender and race.
    -Two words… "beauty products."
    -Motivational take away that will leave you taking action.
     
    Resources Mentioned:
    -Instagram Ella Dorner
    -Book Ella for Speaking
    -Weighted Blanket
     
    Please leave us a written 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share this episode with someone who you think is a badass!
     
    Listen on:
    -Apple Podcast (iPhone)
    -BA.Women Website
    -Spotify
    -Google Play (Androids)

    • 38 min
    Carol Schuler- how to fall in love with the world and make it your career.

    Carol Schuler- how to fall in love with the world and make it your career.

    A women who’s DNA is engrained with crazy curious and has guided her all over the world. Carol Schuler is an OG in the PR world and you’ll hear in todays episode about how her experiences around the world have influenced the work she does today.  Trust me, you will be laughing and on the edge of your seat the whole time.  She is currently located in Minneapolis, Minnesota running her company, Schuler Publicity and has had clients succeed in many areas a few to list being Oprah, Today Show, New York Times. After this episode you’re going to be left wanting to book a 1-way ticket around the world (like she did) and make it a living.  She absolutely needs to write a book and you heard it here first!
    “My theory on that is, we are all cut of the same cloth and that every single person that I have ever come into contact with or ever will come into contact with, has made an impression and has helped shaped and form me. And vice versa.  Which is a profound thing to think about, if you considered the fact that you are making an impaction on someone good or bad. It’s good to be aware of that.”- Carol Schuler, Founder of Schuler Publicity
    FULL BLOG CLICK HERE
    Topics Discussed:
    -Life in Israel ,Australia, with quick mentions to Bolivia, Bali and Singapore.
    -Perspective on career changes vs one job.
    -Life in Sydney and her alternative way to getting Australian citizenship.
    -The power of public relations and how to find trusted resources.
    -Raising her chidden to be global citizens and why
    Resources Mentioned:
    -Carol’s Schulers Linked-in
    -Carols Company: Schuler Publicity
    -Virtual Video Experience Company: Feedback.video
    -Product she can’t live without: What’s App
     
    Please leave us a written 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share this episode with someone who you think is a badass!
     
    Listen on:
    -Apple Podcast (iPhone)
    -BA.Women Website
    -Spotify
    -Google Play (Androids)

    • 41 min
    Emily Rooney- Insights into the NFL and Minnesota Vikings. Who's your Cheerleader, Sponsor and a Mentor?

    Emily Rooney- Insights into the NFL and Minnesota Vikings. Who's your Cheerleader, Sponsor and a Mentor?

    “Diverse  perspectives make cents and they make sense. We are all on one team.”-Emily Rooney.
    In today’s episode I sat down with Emily Rooney, Strategic Operations Partner to the COO of the Minnesota Vikings.  We talked all things NFL and what her badass self has done to contribute to the team.  From how she got hired (9 years and counting), what she’s learned from mentor Kevin Warren, to curating a several million dollar art collection, this BA.Women is the real deal.  You’ll also hear how we’ve spent time together that is completely unrelated to work and jokes about my oh so incredible boyfriend, we love you Tim.  Big goals coming up this year in the NFL and you have a front row seat to an insiders perspective. SKOLL!  Press Play and share with another BA!
     
    Topics Discussed:
    -Knowing your role and what you bring to the table to have your team win. (Not just in sports ;) )
    -Working for the NFL and how to get hired!
    -Her top mentor Kevin Warren, now Big 10 commissioner, and what she has learned from him.
    -Cheerleader, sponsor and a mentor.  Who are they and why are they critical to your success?
    -9 years of working for the NFL and how it has evolved.
    -How to lead with authenticity.
    -Hidden messages at the Vikings Stadium.  One word clue… Prince.
     
    Resources Mentioned:
    -Teamwork Online where sports jobs are posted.
    -WISE women in sports events network.
    -Product she can’t live without: Electro Fan.
    -Instagram:
    -- @mr.b_msp
    --@rooneyrule
    --@plantstrongatarian
    --@aftryou
    -Twitter:
    --@emrooney12
     
    FACT CHECK:
    -Andy Wilson actually beat all of us in Grandmas Marathon at 3:19:59. 
     
    “It is absolutely okay to be exactly who you are and you don’t have to be anybody else.  You are yourself. “- Emily Rooney, Strategic Operations Partner to the COO of the Minnesota Vikings.
     
    Please leave us a written 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share this episode with someone who you think is a badass!
     

    • 46 min

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