The Podcast Lane

Elisa Lane
  • 5.0 (7)
  • Entrepreneurship

The podcast for inspiration and connection — sharing real stories from real people behind the industries that make a difference. Discover what drives them, what sets them apart, and how their journeys can inspire your own. And home of the 10 in 10 podcasts. 

  1. 1d ago

    Building a Beauty Business Designed to Grow Featuring Katy Cotten

    In this episode, we sit down with Katy Cotten, Co-Founder and COO of Dakota London Hair Extensions, the first hair extension only salon franchise in the United States. With nearly 30 years in the beauty industry, Katy recognized an opportunity early in her career. Instead of simply working with hair extensions, she envisioned creating a salon dedicated entirely to them. That vision became Dakota London. Katy and her husband, Scott, spent 14 years building, testing, and refining the business before launching their franchise model in November 2025. In less than a year, Dakota London has grown to 35 awarded territories across the country. In this episode, Katy shares the story behind that growth and the decisions that helped turn a bold idea into a scalable business. In This Episode, We Explore: • Why Katy chose to create a hair extension only salon • What separates Dakota London’s hair quality from the competition • How years of testing and relationships shaped their proprietary product line • Why Dakota London is a service only business • How 14 years of refining systems prepared the company for franchising • What it’s like building a business with your spouse • Why defining roles and recognizing each other’s strengths matters in business • What franchise partners are really looking for beyond a business opportunity • The importance of creating community, connection, and support • How to build a business with purpose while maintaining an elevated client experience Katy’s story is a powerful reminder that overnight success is often built on years of preparation. She and Scott didn’t start with the goal of franchising. They focused on creating something exceptional, refining the systems, taking care of their people, and building a business they believed in. Then, when the time was right, they shared the “sauce.” Get ready to be inspired, take notes, and think bigger about what’s possible. Meet Katy Cotten Katy Cotten is the Co-Founder and COO of Dakota London Hair Extensions, the first hair extension only salon franchise in the United States. With nearly three decades in the beauty industry, Katy is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build businesses with purpose while creating an elevated client experience and a culture rooted in excellence, connection, and long term success. Connect With Katy Dakota London Hair Extensions Instagram: @dakota.london.hair and @katy.cotten.dakota.london LinkedIn: Katy Cotten Email: Katycotten@dakotalondon.com Brought to you by The Podcast Lane. #10in10 #ThePodcastLane #KatyCotten #DakotaLondon #HairExtensions #BeautyIndustry #BeautyBusiness #FranchiseSuccess #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Franchising #SmallBusiness #Leadership #BusinessPodcast #ArizonaBusiness #ScottsdaleBusiness #SuccessStory Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    Building a Beauty Business Designed to Grow Featuring Katy Cotten

  2. 2d ago

    You Built the Career. Now What? Finding Meaning Beyond Success Featuring David Cooke

    This episode, features David Cooke, consultant, business advisor, coach, and creator of Living Rogue Today, for a conversation that goes far beyond career success. David works with high performing professionals who have climbed the ladder, built successful careers, fulfilled their responsibilities, and yet quietly find themselves asking: “Is this all there is?” At 69, David brings decades of career experience, wisdom, and perspective to a conversation about what happens when success no longer feels like enough. He shares why he created Living Rogue Today and how he helps people reconnect with the voice underneath the titles, expectations, responsibilities, and stories they have created about their lives. This conversation explores what it means to: • Recognize when something feels missing, even when life looks successful from the outside • Reconnect with your inner voice • Give yourself permission to ask, “What is possible?” • Reprioritize your time and energy • Navigate career transitions and the later stages of professional life • Find meaning beyond climbing the next rung of the ladder • Create a life that feels authentic and aligned • Stop performing and start being David’s message is not about blowing up your life or walking away from everything you’ve built. It’s about slowing down enough to think it through, talk it out, reconnect, and redirect. For anyone in mid-career or approaching the next chapter who has ever wondered what comes after success, this conversation may give you permission to ask a different question: What if there is still more possible? Meet David Cooke David Cooke is a consultant, business advisor, coach, and creator of Living Rogue Today. Throughout his career, he has helped leaders and professionals strengthen communication, build trust, navigate complex challenges, and create meaningful change. Today, his work focuses on helping successful people who feel disconnected, unsettled, or quietly unhappy reconnect with who they are beneath their roles, responsibilities, and expectations. Through coaching, reflective conversations, and his Permission Slip Ups podcast, David invites people to stop performing, start being, and create a life that feels more authentic, aligned, and fully their own. Take notes. Get inspired. Think bigger. And give yourself permission to explore what comes next. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane. #10in10 #ThePodcastLane #DavidCooke #LivingRogueToday #CareerTransition #MidlifeCareer #MidlifeSuccess #Leadership #ExecutiveCoaching #CareerGrowth #PersonalGrowth #FindingPurpose #LifeAfterSuccess #AuthenticLiving #ProfessionalDevelopment #BusinessLeadership #Entrepreneurship #Podcast #BusinessPodcast #ArizonaBusiness Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    You Built the Career. Now What? Finding Meaning Beyond Success Featuring David Cooke

  3. 3d ago

    Make Your Bold Brave Move Featuring Denise Mehr

    What if starting over at 55 isn’t the end of a chapter, but the beginning of your boldest one yet? Starting over can feel exciting, scary, messy, and everything in between. But one thing is certain: staying cozy won’t make it happen. In this episode of Her Fifth Chapter, Denise Mehr shares her personal journey of making brave moves in her 50s, including packing up her life and moving to Scottsdale without knowing anyone. Her story is a powerful reminder that the life you want may be waiting on the other side of one brave decision, one conversation, one leap, or simply taking the next step outside your comfort zone. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to be willing to move forward. Meet Denise Mehr is the founder of Her Fifth Chapter, where she coaches women in midlife to remember who they are, make brave choices, and create a life that feels like their own. Her journey has taken her from attorney to sales executive, stay-at-home mom, competitive bodybuilder, and entrepreneur. She went on to build seven Stretch Zone franchises across Arizona, Nevada, and California. Then, at 55, Denise made another bold move. She packed up her life, moved to Scottsdale, and started over, knowing no one. Today, she uses her experiences, humor, honest conversations, and practical coaching to encourage women to think bigger and embrace what comes next. Her message is simple: You don’t need to become someone new. You need to stop abandoning the woman you’ve always been. Take notes. Get inspired. Think bigger. And most importantly, ask yourself: What is your bold brave move? Follow Denise and @herfifthchapter for more inspiration and conversations for women creating their next chapter. Contact Denise:  www.Herfifthchapter.com and email: denise@herfifthchapter.com #BoldMove55 #StartingOverAt55 #HerFifthChapter #WomenOver50 #MidlifeWomen #StartingOver #NewChapter #WomenSupportingWomen #CourageOverComfort #TakeAction #ScottsdaleWomen #WomenInBusiness #PersonalGrowth #MidlifeTransformation #BoldBraveMove #10in10 #PodcastSeason10 Stretch Zone Franchise Owner Northern California, Reno, NV & Phoenix, AZ  Stretch Zone Franchise Owner Northern California, Reno, NV & Phoenix, AZ https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/santa-rosa-ca https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/petaluma-ca https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/napa-ca https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/south-reno-nv https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/northwest-reno-nv https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/longbow-az https://www.stretchzone.com/locatins/ahwatukee-az “Helping people live a pain-free life one stretch at a time”! Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    Make Your Bold Brave Move Featuring Denise Mehr

  4. May 30

    Healing, Growth & Purpose-Driven Living with Linda Joy

    In this episode of The Podcast Lane: 10 in 10, host DJ Barton sits down with transformational coach and retreat facilitator Linda Joy for a powerful and eye-opening conversation on self-mastery, healing, and purpose-driven living. Linda shares her journey into the transformational space and how global shifts like COVID deepened her mission to serve others at a higher level. With a background rooted in science, education, neuroscience, and epigenetics, she brings a unique blend of logic and spirituality to her work—helping clients break through fear, trauma, and limiting beliefs. She dives into her role as an experiential transformational coach, explaining how modalities like guided ketamine integration, retreats, and energy work (including Reiki) can support individuals in accessing deep states of healing and clarity. Linda emphasizes that true transformation doesn’t stop at the experience—it’s the integration process that creates lasting change. Whether working one-on-one, in group settings, or through immersive retreats, Linda’s mission is clear: to help people reconnect with who they truly are, release what’s holding them back, and step into a life filled with intention, joy, and purpose. About the Guest: Linda Joy Linda Joy is a transformational coach and founder of Joyful Living Health. With a diverse background in instructional science, organic chemistry, higher education, personal training, NLP, psychotherapy techniques, neuroscience, and epigenetics, she brings a deeply integrative approach to personal growth and healing. She is a well-known facilitator of plant medicine and ketamine-guided integration journeys, helping individuals work through depression, PTSD, addiction, and emotional blocks in safe, supported environments. With over a decade of experience in international retreats, Linda is passionate about creating transformational experiences that lead to lasting change. Her mission is to help others unlock their highest potential, reconnect with joy, and live with intention—whether through a breakthrough healing experience or simply embracing more presence in everyday life. IG: @joyful_living_health If you’re feeling stuck, carrying emotional weight, or searching for deeper meaning in your life, this episode will expand your perspective on what’s possible. Linda offers insight into powerful healing modalities and reminds us that transformation is available when you’re ready to step into it. Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    Healing, Growth & Purpose-Driven Living with Linda Joy

  5. May 29

    Confidence is Your Seat at the Table with Rayven Brackeen

    In this episode of The Podcast Lane: 10 in 10, host Rachel Martin from The Event Talks Podcast sits down with Rayven Brackeen, an Employee Benefits Producer in the insurance industry, for a powerful conversation on confidence, credibility, and carving your path in male-dominated spaces. Rayven shares her journey from a background in payroll and HR finance into the world of employee benefits consulting—where she now partners with executives and HR leaders to drive engagement, retention, and organizational success. With honesty and insight, she opens up about navigating rooms where she wasn’t always expected to lead—and how she learned to own her expertise, control conversations, and earn her seat at the table. This episode is a must-listen for women looking to grow their careers, build influence, and step fully into their power—without losing grace along the way. About the Guest: Rayven Brackeen Rayven Brackeen is an Employee Benefits Producer at USI, where she helps organizations design strategies that enhance employee experience, engagement, and retention. With a strong foundation in HCM and payroll solutions, she brings a unique perspective to aligning business operations with people-first strategies. She is passionate about relationship-building, empowering women in business, and creating meaningful connections across industries. Outside of work, Rayven is actively involved in the Phoenix community, supporting organizations like Ronald McDonald House and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Instagram: @imsorayven If you’ve ever felt underestimated in your career or questioned your place at the table—this episode will remind you that you belong there. Rayven’s approach to leadership, confidence, and collaboration offers a blueprint for rising with both strength and authenticity Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    Confidence is Your Seat at the Table with Rayven Brackeen

  6. May 28

    Financial Literacy is the Real Wealth with Leann Coakley

    In this episode of The Podcast Lane: 10 in 10, host DJ Barton sits down with financial empowerment coach Leann Coakley for a candid and eye-opening conversation about money, mindset, and the truth behind why so many Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck. After spending over 20 years in the medical field, Leann witnessed firsthand how a lack of financial literacy impacted families during some of their most vulnerable moments. That experience sparked a powerful career shift—one rooted in education, empowerment, and helping people take control of their financial future. Leann breaks down the real issue: it’s not just about income—it’s about awareness, habits, and avoidance. She shares how many people simply don’t know where their money is going, and how facing the numbers head-on can be the first step toward real change. This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to stop guessing, start understanding, and finally build a solid financial foundation—no matter where they are in life. About the Guest:  Leann Coakley is a financial empowerment coach with Universal Wealth, dedicated to helping families and business owners secure their future through tax-advantaged strategies, retirement planning, and wealth-building solutions. With a background in the medical field, Leann brings a unique perspective to financial planning—understanding not only the numbers, but the real-life impact of being unprepared when life happens. Her mission is simple yet powerful: educate, empower, and ensure no family is left behind financially. She is committed to reaching and educating at least 10,000 families on financial literacy in her lifetime. IG: @gurloffinance If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, avoided looking at your finances, or wondered why it feels so hard to get ahead—this episode will challenge your perspective and give you the clarity you need to start making smarter financial decisions. Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    Financial Literacy is the Real Wealth with Leann Coakley

  7. May 27

    Self-Aware Leaders Win: Unlocking Human Potential with Karla Blanco

    In this episode, Rachel Martin from The Event Talk, sits down with Karla Blanco, an internationally recognized leadership expert, executive coach, and transformational speaker whose work spans over 50 countries and multiple industries. Karla brings a rare blend of behavioral science, leadership strategy, and human potential development to the conversation—sharing what truly separates high-impact leaders from those who remain stuck despite talent and resources. From Fortune 500 boardrooms to global stages, Karla has observed consistent patterns: the most successful leaders don’t just manage strategy—they master themselves. She dives deep into the role of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and science-based frameworks like DISC to explain how leaders can better connect with their teams, build trust faster, and create cultures that drive both performance and innovation. This episode challenges traditional ideas of leadership and reveals what organizations must do today to develop resilient, future-ready leaders in a rapidly changing world. If you're ready to elevate your leadership, influence, and impact—this conversation is a must-listen. About Karla Blanco Karla Blanco is a globally recognized Business Consultant, Executive Coach, Bestselling Author, and Transformational Leadership Facilitator. With experience spanning more than 50 countries, she specializes in leadership development, human potential, and behavioral science. She is a former Fortune 500 global leader, a 3X TEDx speaker, and has been recognized by Forbes as one of Central America’s most powerful women. Karla is also an Aspen Institute Fellow, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council member, and has trained at world-renowned institutions including Stanford University. Through her work, Karla has helped thousands of professionals and organizations unlock clarity, elevate performance, and accelerate growth. She is the creator of the proven 7-Step Unleash Your Career Potential™ process, designed to help professionals gain direction, develop actionable strategies, and achieve career advancement—often within months. Her mission is simple but powerful: to help leaders transform from the inside out so they can lead others with purpose, impact, and authenticity. Connect with Karla Blanco Instagram: @karlablancocoach Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    Self-Aware Leaders Win: Unlocking Human Potential with Karla Blanco

  8. May 26

    The Blue Beauty Secret Everyone Is Talking About with Ashley Hines

    What’s behind the “blue serum” trend taking over skincare right now? In this episode of The Podcast Lane 10 in 10, Pete the Peptide Guy sits down with skincare expert Ashley Hines to break down the science, the hype, and the real results behind GHK-Cu—also known as the “beauty peptide.” Ashley explains how this naturally occurring copper peptide supports collagen production, improves skin elasticity, and accelerates healing. From microneedling recovery to everyday skincare routines, this ingredient is quickly becoming a must-have for anyone serious about skin health and longevity. They also dive into what makes certain formulations more effective than others, why concentration matters, and how this powerful peptide works alongside popular treatments like Botox and med spa procedures. If you’ve been seeing the “blue goo” everywhere and wondering if it actually works—this episode gives you the clarity you need. About Ashley Hines Ashley Hines of Routine Skin is a clinical skincare educator focused on skin health, recovery, and performance-driven skincare. With a specialization in GHK-Cu, she brings a clear, practical approach to understanding how ingredients support optimal skin function. Ashley’s background spans clinical, aesthetic, and consumer skincare spaces, allowing her to translate complex science into approachable, results-focused education. She has worked with a wide range of audiences—from longevity and wellness professionals to everyday consumers—helping them make informed decisions about their skin. Her philosophy is simple: the skin already knows how to heal when properly supported. Through education and intentional product formulation, Ashley empowers people to work with their skin, not against it. Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

    The Blue Beauty Secret Everyone Is Talking About with Ashley Hines
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The podcast for inspiration and connection — sharing real stories from real people behind the industries that make a difference. Discover what drives them, what sets them apart, and how their journeys can inspire your own. And home of the 10 in 10 podcasts. 

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  • Creator
    Elisa Lane
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Podcast Lane
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