The She Leads Podcast: Real Conversations with Women Entrepreneurs Adrienne Garland

Don’t be ashamed of your authenticity. 

Jana N. Nagase is a film critic, columnist, and podcaster originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association & Film Independent, and Brazilian International Press Association.
Since 2012 she has supported the community with the columns she writes for Gazeta News, the biggest Brazilian newspaper in the US based in Florida. This year, her YouTube channel “Jana on Camera” celebrates its 10th anniversary. Jana on Camera provides behind-the-scenes interviews with artists from big studios, independent studios, and Latino newcomers in the entertainment industry.

Jana shares her success and how she overcame many of the hardships that immigrant women face in trying to navigate the entertainment industry. She reveals her process of securing red carpet interviews from celebrities and addresses the level of preparation that’s required. 

Jana created a business from what she loves doing the most, despite many people telling her she didn’t have the right ‘look’ for this field of work. Naysayers can say what they want, but this tough lady proves that love, authenticity, and following the principles of good journalism can truly make miracles happen. 

The most important thing is to trust yourself and not let anybody else tell you who you are! Jana’s advice is to hold on to who you are in your heart and don’t change your essence or your accent - for anyone!!
Notes🇧🇷 Jana is a Brazilian immigrant: a broadcast communication graduate who transferred to the movie, entertainment, and TV. 03:06⭐ Independent productions have more creative solutions. 04:56🗞️ The Gazeta News is the biggest Brazilian newspaper in the USA: the Brazilian community is big and Jana is supporting it by writing columns for the last 12 years. 06:14📺 Jana’s YouTube channel is about supporting and interviewing industry professionals like actors, directors, and producers from streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+.  08:33🎤 How to get interviews from celebrities: talking with movie and theater professionals has some rules. 12:14🤓 Preparing for the interview for series and movies. 14:33😇 YouTube channel as business and all its challenges: Jana is proud of herself and her accomplishments, even though she never dreamed this life could happen to her. 18:06💎 Jane’s advice to immigrants: do what you love, believe in yourself, and nurture your authenticity. 24:21
Link:
YouTube:  www.youtube.com/@janaoncamera 
Website: janaoncamera.com 
Connect with Adrienne: www.sheleadsmedia.com
Listen to podcasts for women by women on the She Leads Podcast Network: www.sheleadspodcasts.com 
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Our inside wholeness is what creates prosperity.
Ruchi Pinniger is a former Wall Street executive and founder at Watch Her Prosper.  Her company provides financial mentorship, support, and services to women-led service-based businesses. After personal and family struggles, Ruchi shared a story about how one Prada bag taught her that true prosperity is in inner wholeness rather than material possessions.

Even women would rather talk about their death than money, Ruchi explains that financial support and help are crucial to all businesses of all sizes. The numbers are data and when used properly can show a path one business should take, but creating a safe, non-judgmental space for women to discuss money is crucial for practical financial planning and support.

Not only the financial support matters for business success but also our internal beliefs and self-care. Ruchi’s RIR concept (Recognize, Interrupt, Reframe) helps women shift from disempowering to empowering thoughts about money and success. This involves recognizing negative self-talk, interrupting it, and reframing it with positive affirmations.

Both personal and societal conditioning are tough for women, and there is a need for a holistic approach that will include work but also balance it with well-being and self-compassion. Having more spaciousness and ease in our lives will lead to greater success. Reframing our habits and beliefs is the key and anything is possible for us after that. 
Notes:👧 Growing up without parents after 15: learning from an immigrant mom reinventing herself. 03:34🌺 What is prosperity and how to get it: well-being, our spirituality, and then our relationship with people and with money. 07:00⚠️ Asking for support is crucial for business owners: numbers are data that provide info for the next steps.10:19😇 Planning and projecting in business: self-care is the first step in working things out. 13:58⭐ Making yourself a priority impacts your business: let’s find time for ourselves. 17:17⚡ Paying attention to the language you use with yourself: reframing it with the RIR concept. 18:41🧠 Subconscious thoughts are the root of our deeds and actions: everything starts in your mind. 24:30👀 Reframing the shame about loans: look at things from a different perspective. 33:30💎 The power of gratitude and trust: getting through the hard situations in higher vibration. 34:32 
Links
Connect with Ruchi: linkedin.com/in/ruchipinniger 
Website: watchherprosper.com
Connect with Adrienne: www.sheleadsmedia.com
Listen to podcasts for women by women on the She Leads Podcast Network: www.sheleadspodcasts.com 
>> "I love ❤️ Adrienne and The She Leads™ Podcast!” If that thought crossed your mind at any time while listening to our special show, can I ask you to please take a moment and give our podcast some love? To do so, simply Rate, Review & Follow Us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Taking this simple action helps my team and I to spread the word about all the incredible guests of The She Leads Podcast and contributes overall to helping women leaders and entrepreneurs everywhere! 🗺️ Also, if you haven’t done so already, please +follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Thank you so much!! XO -Adrienne 

Saying Yes to opportunities in front of you is the key.

Dina Sherman is a voice-over actress and the official announcer for the Annie Awards. She emphasizes the importance of storytelling, authenticity and the constant learning she gained through her extensive experience in animation, anime, commercials, radio, TV, and film.

Her creative career started in elementary school with prank phone calls with impressions and continued with National awards for speaking. The transition from TV and stage to voice-overs was pivotal for her career. Her work in charity and helping underprivileged groups is a way to get back to the community and world for having a great and interesting job she adores. Dina’s focus is on literacy so her charity work in reading to kids and adults transformed towards digital format during COVID through her YouTube channel for kids.

Women are usually pressured with all kinds of ‘shoulds’ and Dina shares how she is balancing this pressure from outside but also created within. As women go through different stages of life, exploring and enjoying all stages of wisdom and experience gained, is the road to happiness and a fulfilled life.
Notes:👧 In times when Rolodex was in your brain: Dina’s prank phone calls with all sorts of impressions. 03:49🎭 Humorous and dramatic interpretation in high school: UCLA and first work on voiceovers.  05:11😍 Charity work, donations, working with kids and adults: reading and literacy is important for all groups. 10:14😇 COVID shut down the world but created creatives blossom: Dina’s readings for kids and teachers on YouTube channel. 14:27🤓 Being criticized and ashamed: don’t shoot yourself but appreciate your windows of opportunity. 22:00🌺 Women have stages in their lives and we are growing differently in each: adolescence and middle-essence discoveries. 26:45👂 Constant learning and the right approach to connection: hearing people and proper introduction. 31:49
Links:
YouTube: youtube.com/dinashermanstoriesandmore 
Website: dinasherman.comConnect with Adrienne: https://www.sheleadsmedia.com
Listen to podcasts for women by women on the She Leads Podcast Network: https://www.sheleadspodcasts.com
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Women are real rock stars.

A woman of many talents and passions, Amanda Samoyloff, is an actor, writer, producer, poet, and the founder of SamoyloffPR, specializing in branding and PR. Amanda started her creative journey from acting as a kid, then continued in her college days through speech and debate, but working with musicians in Hollywood, gave her a specific view towards PR.

Combining her experience with rock stars, Amanda wanted to inject that Rock ‘n’ Roll vibe into clients’ branding while establishing women in the media landscape. As women are not being represented enough in the media, especially in male-dominated fields, women need to ensure diverse voices are heard out there. Women have the common issue of imposter syndrome, but we need to believe in ourselves and as soon as we pull from the backend into the spotlight it will significantly boost our businesses.

Today, Amanda shares strategies about personal branding, the best time to hire a PR, how to leverage your story, and how to prepare before a product launch. Women need to be recognized, but to achieve that, it's important to ditch perfectionism, find time for ourselves, and believe in our strength. Establishing a healthy reward system and finding time for creative activities is crucial for preventing burnout.

We need to shine our light, so let's just keep beating that drum and let’s get out there to rock!
Notes:🧑‍🎤 National speech and debate award: after college, Amanda started doing PR for rock musicians in LA. 03:50👩‍💼 In 2020, she applied this experience to female founders and startups. 06:32🎭 Amanda has been acting since childhood, but her writing and poetry came in college. 09:47⚡Steps for starts is getting to know your impact, and problems you are trying to solve: get to the podcast and then reverse engineer that to get a PR headline. 11:54⚠️ Getting PR too late: get your PR campaign going at least 9 months before the product launch. 18:15▶️ We have to claim our expertise: believe in yourself and stand in front of your company. 23:13✍️ Poetry comes to Amanda usually when she's physically in motion: stories about relationships and growth. 28:17🔥 If your reward system is only linked to work, you will become burnout. 32:30🛑 If you don't work on yourself, your business isn't going to go anywhere: find time for yourself too. 34:14
Links:

Website: www.samoyloffpr.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-samoyloff-690448b5
Connect with Adrienne: https://www.sheleadsmedia.com
Listen to podcasts for women by women on the She Leads Podcast Network: https://www.sheleadspodcasts.com
> >> "I love ❤️ Adrienne and The She Leads™ Podcast!” If that thought crossed your mind at any time while listening to our special show, can I ask you to please take a moment and give our podcast some love? To do so, simply Rate, Review & Follow Us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Taking this simple action helps my team and I to spread the word about all the incredible guests of The She Leads Podcast and contributes overall to helping women leaders and entrepreneurs everywhere! 🗺️ Also, if you haven’t done so already, please +follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Thank you so much!! XO -Adrienne 

You must listen to this transformational, impactful, and thought-provoking episode with futurist and my new friend who I wish I could hang out with every single day, Latia Vaughan! Latia helps us to see that if you embrace who you are, and own your power, it will make the world turn!

Futurist, thought leader, strategist, and best-selling author, Latia Vaughan works with people and businesses, helping them evolve and own their power. She represents ~1% of African American Woman Futurists in North America, and her data-driven insight, and future foresight, have not only illuminated industries but have also ignited a transformative spark in individuals and organizations alike!

Latia left the corporate world to serve humanity in a more impactful way. She began coaching women and helping them build their businesses, as well as helping organizations with transformational consulting work. She emphasizes that evolution is not always pretty, but rather filled with messy parts and growth, as well as learning to collaborate together. She now leads a life dedicated to launching people and businesses into Evolution!

If it’s not a loss, it’s a lesson - let’s turn those lessons into even bigger wins!
Notes:👩🏾‍💼 Latia started in corporate America, but now she helps people and businesses evolve. 3:59🏫 The school system was built in the industrial age: think factories, you don't need to be creative, just comply. 8:24👉🏽 The difference between marketing and branding. 11:45🤯 Women are far behind in the business race: in the US, women couldn't own a business until 1988. 16:13🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Ways for collaboration: setting what the mutual intention is for us to come together. 20:17💊 Latia's working with companies: the higher you go, there's less diversity. 24:07🤓 Run your business, like a jungle, not a garden. 27:33▶️ Setting the confines and the climate and then allowing people to live within that realm. 29:34😇 We need our intuitive side when we are leading our businesses. 32:56⚡ Latia is a futurist: she studies science, data, and politics to see what's coming next. 36:27🧠 Older people have the mental fortitude necessary to lead. 40:04💎 Unraveling who you are and owning your power is going to make the world turn. 42:13🌺 The beauty is in the jungle: we can grow when we appreciate what each of us brings to this experience. 46:54
Links:IG- @latiavaughan; 
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/latia-vaughan-4a08a921 
Website: latiavaughan.com 
Connect with Adrienne: https://www.sheleadsmedia.com
Listen to podcasts for women by women on the She Leads Podcast Network: https://www.sheleadspodcasts.com
>> "I love ❤️ Adrienne and The She Leads™ Podcast!” If that thought crossed your mind at any time while listening to our special show, can I ask you to please take a moment and give our podcast some love? To do so, simply Rate, Review & Follow Us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Taking this simple action helps my team and I to spread the word about all the incredible guests of The She Leads Podcast and contributes overall to helping women leaders and entrepreneurs everywhere! 🗺️ Also, if you haven’t done so already, please +follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Thank you so much!! XO -Adrienne 

If you don’t believe in what you’re doing, how can you expect anyone else to?

Jane Hanson is an Emmy award-winning television journalist, a coach, and a media trainer, working on helping people to communicate better. Jane believes in putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes, being respectful, and remembering there is no magic formula to good communication and relationship building.

Statistics tell us that most of the people who are becoming entrepreneurs now are women. Jane encourages women to look around and see how many opportunities there are to help each other on our journey. We are surrounded by community, there are many ways in which we can help each other spread the word about our businesses, and the things we are passionate about.

Never forget to have fun and not take anything too seriously!
Notes:👠 Most of the people who are becoming entrepreneurs these days are women. 4:01😇 Being your own self-advocate: if you don't believe in what you're doing, how can you expect anybody else to? 7:40🤩 Jane never lets an opportunity slip by: don't say no, just hack it out! 11:38⚠️ F.E.A.R. equals False Excuses to Avoid Risk. 15:35🤓 Different ways and platforms for pitching. 16:40👞 Putting yourself in someone else's shoes. 24:01👩‍💼 Jane does media training: managing available time and preparing yourself. 28:23🏆 Bridging - acknowledging what you can for the question, then, transition back to your message.  32:08🎥 Video yourself and see what is good and what needs improvement. 35:56🙃 Have fun with what you're doing: allow your passion to show because that's intriguing to people. 38:22
Links:
Website: https://www.janehanson.com/
Course: https://courses.genconnectu.com/courses/jane-hansonConnect with Adrienne: https://www.sheleadsmedia.com
Listen to podcasts for women by women on the She Leads Podcast Network: https://www.sheleadspodcasts.com 
>> "I love ❤️ Adrienne and The She Leads™ Podcast!” If that thought crossed your mind at any time while listening to our special show, can I ask you to please take a moment and give our podcast some love? To do so, simply Rate, Review & Follow Us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Taking this simple action helps my team and I to spread the word about all the incredible guests of The She Leads Podcast and contributes overall to helping women leaders and entrepreneurs everywhere! 🗺️ Also, if you haven’t done so already, please +follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Thank you so much!! XO -Adrienne