Women In Business The Podcast with Ashley Holt Ashley Holt- Creator of Women In Business Magazine, Author, Speaker, Coach

#ShareTheMicNow is a current campaign bringing black and white women's voices together to catalyze change. The intention of this platform is to magnify, amplify and ultimately honor the voices of black women. It is my honor to #ShareTheMic with this goddess- Santara Martin. I had the honor and privilege to meet Santara almost a decade ago as a cheerleading coach at #WoodlawnHighSchool. I walked in as a cheerleading coach and it quickly became the most loving and transformative time of my life. The power of love is magical and real. You might recognize #Woodlawn from the movie debut in 2015. Following government-mandated desegregation in 1973, Tony Nathan joins fellow African-American students at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, AL. A violence and anger erupt in the city, Woodlawn football coach Tandy Geralds allows an outsider to speak to his players. His message of hope and love leads to a spiritual awakening that inspires star athlete Nathan, his teammates and other members of the community to overcome the hate that surrounds them.  Thank you to Santara Martin for being the beautiful, amazing warrior of love and goddess in my life. You touched my heart many years ago and it is an honor to #ShareTheMic with you!

Petia Kolibova is a women’s transformation coach who helps women who have been pushed down and been playing it small due to toxic relationships or unhealed childhood trauma to create a life that is true to them and their soul purpose.

Nicole Allshouse is an Emmy Award Winning Journalist and AP Best Reporter Award Winner.
She graduated Cum Laude from Kent State University, interned at CNN in Washington, DC  and started her career as a weather anchor for ABC in Joplin, MO.
She moved to NBC where she was a crime/investigative reporter first in Rock Hill, South Carolina, then onto Charlotte, North Carolina.
After covering multiple murders involving youth offenders, Nicole lobbied the FDA to print suicidal and homicidal warnings on the back of anti-depressants prescribed to juveniles.
Her career then shifted with FOX News in Altanta, GA. It’s there she broke multiple national and international stories including a planned Terrorist attack in DC by a GA Tech student and the most egregious police corruption case in Altanta’s history involving the killing of Kathryn Johnston.
In her 30’s, Nicole met a man from Alabama and moved to Birmingham in 2008 to marry him.
The same year, she started with ABC and launched a morning entertainment show called, Talk of Alabama, that she has anchored ever since.
During that time, her and her husband have welcomed 3 children and currently reside in Hoover.
In her spare time, Nicole is a motivational speaker -  talking to churches and schools about an ordeal in 1981, after a drunk driver almost took her life at 4 years of age.  She dedicates much of her time to corporate coaching, where she trains executives and business leaders strategies for becoming stronger communicators internally and externally.
Nicole also runs her own media consulting business, called All Media Consulting Pro, helping small businesses to Fortune 500 companies develop a strategic communication plan, as well as media crisis training. This year, Nicole also launched her own lifestyle blog, nicoleallshouse.com where she dives into the life of a working mom, sharing stories of her home life, faith, recipes and interior design! In addition, Nicole debuted SCARNATION this year - a community on facebook and instagram where women can share stories of surviving and overcoming any pain or hardship life sends their way.  She hopes the testimonies on the page can encourage others not to give up, but instead to dream up! She is currently working on her first Childrens book with a goal for a 2020 publication.  Now at 43 years old, the entrepreneur, mom, and journalist says her primary focus each day is to wake up and “choose happiness.”
Her social media handles are @nicoleallshouse on FB and @nicoleallshousetv on IG. You can also reach her at nicoleallshouse.com or on @scarnation on both FB and IG.

Renee Blair, voted CMT's Next Women of Country 2020" is known for her energetic, honest and sassy lyrics. She shares her goddess insights on moving to Nashville, having a strong voice in country music and overcoming obstacles through perseverance and resilience. Make sure to download her top hits on Itunes, Amazon or Spotify: Get the Girl, Gotta Quit Drinkin', Here I Am, Better Off, Girlfriend, Handsome and NEW RELEASE JUNE 5th Heatin' Up the Summer!! 

Goddess Talk is a platform to inspire and empower women to "Claim Your Power. Recognize Your Highest Potential. Live You Best Goddess Life." Thank you to Renee Blair for sharing her unique gifts, talents and abilities. Together, we will go Further Faster. 

Crystal Fambrini is an award winning journalist, producer and TV host with millions of online digital views, hundreds of live news appearances, and a plethora of work on national and international outlets. Media work seen on NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV, E!, HuffPost RYOT, Current TV, Sundance Channel, Spike TV, USA, CBC Canada and Canale 5 Italy and more.

Her work contributed to earning multiple awards including an Oscar nomination, Worldfest REMI, Society of Professional Journalist's Award, and four Emmys and more than 10 Telly Awards.

Crystal worked at Al Gore's Emmy award winning Current TV as a host, reporter and producer, covering a wide range of stories including profiles on inspiring people, investigative pieces on the environment, and exploring new technological advancements.

E! Networks Co Founder pegged Crystal to represent his new digital broadcast endeavor The Look.

She sharpened her production skills working with dick clark productions and 19 Entertainment on a range of projects from the Golden Globes to So You Think You Can Dance. At FOX's MyNetworkTV she produced 70 one hour episodes for the primetime soap opera show Desire.

As a Fox News Channel national reporter, she excelled at reporting and producing broadcasts using just a small digital recorder. Her "Crystal Cam" beat caught the attention of Harpo Productions who licensed her work to air on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Her entertainment reporter coverage highlights include the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Festival and Oscars. Crystal's interviewed hundreds of celebrities including Robert Redford, Jim Carrey, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Affleck, Larry King, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Diane Keaton, Jennifer Aniston, Emily Blunt, Susan Sarandon, Kiera Knightley, and Reese Witherspoon.

Philanthropic work includes: raising funds for public school arts education and women empowerment, rebuilding Haiti, supporting children's hospitals and medical cancer research, sustainable farming in Uganda, building 8 schools in developing counties, bringing water wells to third world countries, fighting American youth homelessness, after school programs for at risk youth.

Crystal began her career assisting the late anchorman Peter Jennings during her time at ABC News' World News Tonight. ABC News allowed her to travel all over the country taking part in stories - from helping Jennings on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles to interviewing Senators in their offices in Washington D.C. to visiting Air Force camps up and down the East Coast for the "It's Your Money" investigative unit. She will always remember Jenning's invaluable advice to "make your own way" in the industry.

If you are ready for the MOST beautiful, life-changing experience, join me for this Goddess Talk with Kenna Brett - my personal goddess friend and Orange County, CA based Celebrity Intuitive Medium. Yes- that’s right! I am HONORED to share Her beautiful gifts, talents and abilities with you and she will blow you away but we want to hear from YOU! This show will focus on strengthening your OWN intuitive abilities so you can live your most authentic and empowered life!
www.KennaBrett.com and www.AshleyHoltBooks.com 

“I do what I do for a few reasons......One, I love it and like all souls who love what they do, they were born to do it. If there's anything I can say I was born knowing, it's that the unseen is powerful and very, very real; right and wrong come down to perspective and you can't have light without dark or creation without destruction. There is no healing without first being wounded and the path to either should never be judged........
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For me, intuitive work and mediumship is nothing if not healing. It doesn't matter if I'm reading for a family, an individual, a business or doing a property investigation; it all comes down to a search for making life better, fixing what feels broken and revealing what has been hidden. That requires taking an honest and authentic view of why you're even asking or searching to begin with, sometimes healing comes from asking the questions more than getting the answers.
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Secondly, to put it simply, in my opinion we are in the most extraordinary time since the Renaissance and I feel so lucky to be a part of this new era when imagination is boundless and possibilities are endless. We are creator beings and the power of our minds, our thoughts, our feelings are finally being recognized as something tangible. The old ways are merging with the new and as I teach and help others, I am learning and healing myself. I don't want to waste this time in humanity where I can help bring Alchemy back into our lives......
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My sessions and the way I work aren't for everyone, my readings are about you, not about validation or proving my abilities. People who find me and choose to work with me have to be ready to participate in their own journey; ask and answer the tough questions. No session is ever the same, sometimes it's mostly intuitive work, sometimes its mediumship, sometimes there may astrological insights. It all depends on what you're bringing to the table and what Spirit knows you're ready to experience.
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I do not limit the importance of intuitive work and firmly believe that everything is connected; Its all energy and reading for an executive asking about a business merger is no less "spiritual" or important than connecting with your Spirit Guides. Healing from a divorce is no less significant than worrying about your job........You matter, we all matter and being 'self-centered' is a divine right that has been lost and misunderstood. I want to show you that sometimes you're put in the dark because its the best way to find your own light and more than that, I want every person I work with to know that if you're looking for an answer its because there's one waiting to be found.