The Feminine Millionaire Show Polly Alexandre

This episode features an inspiring & fascinating conversation with Phyllis Okon, a multifaceted entrepreneur, author, and medium. 
Phyllis shares her journey from co-founding a successful limousine service, BLS, to becoming a prolific author under the pen names Carol P. Roman and Brit London, with 83 books to her credit, before venturing into mediumship. 
Drawing from a rich family history of resilience and entrepreneurship, Phyllis highlights the importance of never letting age limit one's ambitions. She talks about the influence of her ancestors, overcoming learning disabilities, and how her determination led to the expansion of her family business and a successful writing career. 
Phyllis also delves into mediumship, explaining the difference between psychics and mediums, offering insights into how she communicates with the other side, and emphasizing the significance of seeking signs and messages from departed loved ones. Her story is a testament to leading with compassion, curiosity, and an unwavering belief in oneself.=
Phyllis's unique experiences have made her a compassionate and understanding medium, CEO, and author. She proves that you don't have to give anything up because of age!
 
Go Deeper with Phyllis:
Mediumship: www.ladyphyllis.com
Books: www.caroleproman.com &  www.britlunden.com
Follow Phyllis on Facebook
Follow Phyllis on Instagram
 
Connect with Polly:
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Timestamps: 
00:00 Meet Phyllis: A Journey from Limousine CEO to Bestselling Author
02:41 The Power of Ancestry: How Family History Shaped Phyllis's Path
06:01 Embracing Challenges: Phyllis's Transition from Teaching to Entrepreneurship
07:57 A Legacy of Resilience: Drawing Strength from Family History
10:40 From Business to Books: Phyllis's Writing Career Takes Off
23:47 Mastering Productivity: Phyllis Shares Her Secrets
28:36 Exploring Mediumship: A New Chapter in Phyllis's Life
29:06 A Journey into Mediumship
29:29 Facing Personal Loss and Seeking Messages
30:06 The Unexpected Path to Becoming a Medium
30:31 Navigating Life and Business During COVID-19
31:30 Embracing Mediumship and Teaching Others
34:01 Understanding Mediumship: Clairvoyance and Beyond
38:43 The Power of Signs from the Other Side
42:11 Asking for and Recognizing Signs
51:08 The Essence of True Abundance
 

At multiple points in your life, you will feel the calling to reinvent. Perhaps the catalyst is a divorce, children  starting school or leaving home, a health journey, changing hormones or energy levels, a spiritual awakening, reaching the top of one career or just realising there’s more to life that you’ve been living.
If you’re feeling flat or have reached a plateau in the way you’re currently doing things, it could also be time for a reinvention. 
In today’s solo episode, I share 5 important questions to ask yourself to start to shape what that reinvention might look like and what needs to shift to create more alignment, joy, happiness and fulfilment in your life. 
Connect with Polly:
Doors now Open to In Full Bloom!
Check out my new live programme for women in midlife & beyond – to raise your energy and get you excited about your next chapter.
Find out more about In Full Bloom  
Desiring support with both business & life? Clear the blocks to your next wildly abundant level with my Thrive Beautifully Business & Healing Mastermind for women entrepreneurs. Enrolment now open – read more here
Follow me on Instagram: @polly_alexandre
 
 

Jean Peelen is an 83-year-old writer, speaker, and activist. Her first solo book “Feisty: A Memoir in Little Pieces” was published in 2023.  Her life has been a series of reinventions, from wife and mother to civil rights attorney, federal broadcasting executive, model/actress, show host, dog rescuer, elected official, book promoter, creator of oldwomenwhowrite.com, and aspiring TikTok influencer.
 In today’s conversation you will learn:
What you need to believe in order to reinvent yourself at any age          How to easily get started writing about your life         The power of writing about your life in shaping how you see yourself.          Why retirement is unhealthy for human beings         How she spontaneously became a model in her 60’s There’s so much wisdom packed in Jean’s words and a lot of humour too, I think you’ll enjoy this conversation with this feisty woman as much I did!
 
Connect with Jean:
Buy “Feisty, A Memoir in Little Pieces” on Amazon
Website
Follow Jean on Tik Tok
Discover Old Women Who Write
 
Connect with Polly:
Sign Up Now: The Best is Yet to Come: A Free Live Webinar for Women in Midlife & Beyond on Tuesday 23rd April.  Dive into making this your best chapter yet.
Clear the blocks to your next wildly abundant level with my Thrive Beautifully Business & Healing Mastermind for women entrepreneurs. Enrolment now open – read more here
Follow me on Instagram: @polly_alexandre

This week’s episode is with Sally Pasley Vargas, a Chef, Writer & Photographer whose creative career spans 5 decades. 
A multi-talented creative, Sally currently works as a cooking teacher, coach, photographer, recipe developer, and personal chef, and writes a weekly recipe column for The Boston Globe.
Together we reflect back on Sally’s career journey and dive into the wisdom she acquired along the way.
After losing her father as a teenager, then training as a teacher, but with limited career options available to women in the early 1970’s, Sally decided to opt out and join an ashram & build her internal muscles instead.
Sally launched her culinary career as a line cook at Rudi’s Big Indian Restaurant near Woodstock, New York. Her country neighbor at the time, Chef Eugene Bernard, frequently visited the kitchen to advise and mentor the cooks, and eventually arranged for Vargas to intern with pastry chef Albert Kumin at the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, NY.
This move would become the beginning of her culinary career, which eventually led to becoming the author of 4 published cookbooks: Food for Friends, The Tao of Cooking, The Cranberry Cookbook & The Blueberry Cookbook.
 
Connect with Sally:
Visit Sally's Website
Follow Sally on Instagram
Read her recipes & writing on Substack 
 
Connect with Polly:
Sign Up Now: The Best is Yet to Come: A Free LIVE Webinar for Women in Midlife & Beyond on Tuesday 23rd April.  Dive into making this your best chapter yet.
Clear the blocks to your next wildly abundant level with my Thrive Beautifully Business & Healing Mastermind for women entrepreneurs. Enrolment now open - discover more here 
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At the start of the year I celebrated my 50th birthday with an epic trip to Colombia, but if the truth be told a part of me didn’t want to commemorate this landmark birthday, because it felt like a mismatch.
I didn’t feel 50
I wasn’t excited about turning 50
It felt like a badly fitting suit, one that didn’t suit me
One that I didn’t want to wear.
One that I wasn’t ready to wear.
I was called to be both accepting of this new chapter of my life, hitting 50, and at the same time questioning it, challenging it.
And so I stayed with the discomfort, I stayed with the questions, I stayed in the unknown.
In this solo episode I share with you the process I went through, and the powerful questions I am asking myself at this life stage.
If you are in your 40’s or beyond, I think you will find this a powerful  & thought provoking episode.
Go Deeper with Polly:
 
Register now: 
The Best is Yet to Come: A Free Live Webinar for Women in Midlife & Beyond on Tuesday 23rd April.
Clear the blocks to your next wildly abundant level with my Thrive Beautifully Business & Healing Mastermind for women entrepreneurs. Enrolment now open.
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This week I interview Susana Ferreres, the co-founder of my all time favourite drink: Umyko Kombucha, an artisan kombucha hand made in Ibiza. 
Susana, a psychologist & gerontologist, founded Umyko Kombucha in 2019 with her husband Milko, following an inner calling, and is currently doing research on the gut brain connection, psychobiotics, and linking her 30 years of psychological experience with the wisdom of kombucha.
 Kombucha is a whole body-mind experience and has super powers for your gut microbiome. Umyko set out to make the very best kombucha through sourcing the world’s best teas, and an artisan fermentation process, and embracing the organic flow of nature. 
The connection between the body and mind has been a theme throughout Susana’s life's work & in this fascinating episode, we dive into how she founded the company, addressed the challenges of creating & bringing an artisan product to market, and what goes into creating the best possible product.
Connect with Susana:
Visit the Umyko Website 
Follow Umyko on Instagram
Connect with Polly:
 Clear the blocks to your next wildly abundant level with my Thrive Beautifully Business & Healing Mastermind for women entrepreneurs. Enrolment now open.
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