Powerful Ladies® Podcast Kara Duffy : Powerful Ladies

Reinvention is a founding marker of a Powerful Lady. There are so many seasons of our lives, most of which we cannot predict, and while we know this, we put so much pressure on ourselves to make our lives perfect and perfect soon. Kristin Middleton, founder of Bougie Gougies, has had to reinvent herself multiple times.  Now in her sixth decade, she’s taken her secret appetizer recipe that made her a master hostess and turned it into her dream business. Bougie Gougies, a french cheese puff, has hit the market and now Kris is on a mission to get these divine appetizers into every home. 

It takes a special gift to help you refine the story within you that the world is waiting to read. Book Coach and Publishing Consultant Kim O’Hara uses her past experience turning books into movies to assist her clients in discovering the story within themselves that is destined to be a hit. Even more significant, her belief that everyone is powerful and has a story to tell means that there are plenty of golden nuggets of life advice in this episode! From coaching clients to tell a bigger and braver story to how writing a book can transform your business, to the importance of listening to yourself and finding your power, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Isn’t life beautiful when we surprise ourselves with how brave we can be? It's not common for an incredibly shy person to end up on stage and then on TV, but that is exactly what today’s Powerful Ladies Podcast guest, Adeline Perez, has done. From being too shy to speak up in six-person meetings to now awaiting the launch of her book, Adeline has taken the traumas of corporate life and turned them into her own unique comedy that is captivating audiences across France on Instagram, TikTok, and television.

Being a leader is hard. That's why we all need experts in organizational culture to guide us in stepping into leadership roles effectively. Maggie Larkin Hicok is 👏 that 👏coach 👏. She's smart, compassionate, and a goofball, qualities that make her excellent at her job and enable her to provide valuable perspective to the leaders and teams she works with. We cover a wide range of topics, from how to connect with people virtually, to exercising influence without formal authority, and why embracing your authentic self is the key to answering life's most important questions.

We have the power to create our own worlds. The books we read and the art we see allow us to create an entire world within our imaginations. Sometimes, those worlds inspire us; sometimes, they protect us; sometimes, they remind us there is so much more out there, and sometimes, they embolden us. Shubnum Khan has used her writing and her art to create new worlds and to shed light on the happenings of our own world. In this episode, we discuss how reading, travel, and art go hand in hand, and how it’s perfectly okay to be the black sheep as long as you are following your heart and honoring your soul.

Meditation has gone mainstream and yet so many of us aren’t using this tool to our advantage. Kelli Heald found meditation after tragedy and credits meditation for healing her and supporting her through finding her new life. Now she’s on a mission to make sure meditation is accessible and simplified for everyone.