All Up In My Lady Business Mary Nisi

Crafting a life that caters to essential needs while radiating into a fulfilling lifestyle ignited the entrepreneurial spirit of today’s remarkable guest. Joining Mary on the show today is Jana Kinsman, a beekeeper and an illustrator from here in Chicago. You’ll learn more about Jana’s companies, Bike a Bee and Doodlebooth, how she transitioned from corporate, and what got her started in beekeeping! She recounts how her involvement in the Chicago design scene has since opened numerous doors and opportunities and shares how her upbringing influenced the woman she is today. To hear Jana’s thoughts on the beekeeping world and community, her unique approach to business, and much more, be sure to tune in today!


Key Points From This Episode:
Learn more about Jana and her two companies, Bike a Bee and Doodlebooth.Which came first, the drawing or the bees.More about Jana’s career journey and where she finds herself today.How Jana got into beekeeping, monetized her hives, and how she’s getting paid.The story of how Doodlebooth came into play.How the design scene in Chicago has opened numerous doors and opportunities. Insight into Jana’s role at The Renaissance Society, doing art handling and construction.The prequel: who she was as a child and how it inspired her journey.Her thoughts on the world of beekeeping and the community she keeps in it.Jana’s reflections on being attacked by people in a car, while on a bike.Her transition from Jana Bike a Bee to needing a car to get everything done.Catering to both basic needs and living a happy lifestyle in her business approach.Her thoughts on what hinders people from going after something.Where you can learn more about Jana and her businesses.
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Check out Jana’s website at Jana Kinsman
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Keep up with Jana and Bike a Bee on Facebook
You can send Jana an Email 
Find out more about Bike a Bee
Buy Jana’s honey here
Organize your hand-drawn, in-person portraits at Doodlebooth
Visit the Cook Dupage Beekeepers Association website
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We are all shaped by our upbringing, and the coping mechanisms we adopt as young children can often follow us into adulthood, influencing our relationships with our own spouses and children. So how can we learn to identify these invisible patterns and write a new future for ourselves? Our guest today, Dr. Gertrude Lyons, has spent the bulk of her career pondering these questions in her quest to help both herself and others. She is a coach, educator, and founder of the groundbreaking podcast, Rewrite The Mother Code where she encourages guests to embody the women they have always known themselves to be. Join us for a profound conversation as we delve into the concept of motherhood, our purpose as women, and what it means to Rewrite The Mother Code. You’ll hear us unpack the formative relationships that shape how we mother our own children, why learning to identify our patterns is the first step to changing them, and why it’s essential that we question the patriarchal structures that dominate our society. Tune in to hear all of Dr. Lyons’ fascinating insights and discover why the most important person you need to mother is yourself!


Key Points From This Episode:
An introduction to today’s esteemed guest, Dr. Gertrude Lyons.How Dr. Lyons’ relationship with her mother, and her children, has informed her work.The difficulties that arise for parents living in a patriarchal society.Why it’s so important to have an equal distribution of labor among caregivers.Unpacking the benefits of going to couples therapy before you get married.The power of identifying underlying patterns and how it can help us have more agency.Learning to interrupt the patterns of our parents; as parents and as spouses.How Dr. Lyons uncovered The Mother Code; the invisible rules that govern our choices.What it means to Rewrite The Mother Code, and why awareness is key.Why our purpose as women extends far beyond just having children.Dismantling the patriarchal power structures that dominate our society.Some of the first steps you can take to Rewrite The Mother Code.Learn about the mothering retreat, hosted by Dr. Lyons, coming up in March.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Learn more at Dr. Gertrude Lyons
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Check out her podcast Rewrite the Mother Code
Learn more about Dr. Lyons' Spring Equinox Retreat in Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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GTM, RevOps, the truth behind the numbers of the American economy – these are some of the things that had us confused, that is, until we had a chat with Jessica Schultz, the Founder & CEO of Amplify Group – a company that provides founder-led sales enablement, supports founder-led sales transitions, and accelerates GTM & RevOps maturity for startups. Jess is a people connector, angel investor, speaker, and consultant with a rich professional background spanning finance, banking, and sales. After explaining some of her industry-specific terms and detailing her decision to study finance, Jess gives us a comprehensive breakdown of venture capitalism and everything it entails. Then, we learn about Amplify Group: what the company does, why our guest decided to found it, and how the business chooses, and serves its clients. We also discover what Jess has learned from being a founder, her view on the American economy, what her life looks like away from work, and her nuggets of wisdom for entrepreneurs who are looking to forge a path similar to hers.


Key Points From This Episode:
Introducing the Founder and CEO of Amplify Group, Jess Schultz.Jess explains “GTM”, “RevOps”, and other terms that are found in her industry.Why she chose to major in finance, and a journey through her professional background. Venture capitalism for dummies. A look at Jess’s exploits as an angel investor and what she had to do to become one.  What Amplify Group is all about, including why she started the company.How she chooses who to work with and how she serves her clients. What our guest has learned from founding a business.  Assessing the current state of America’s economy, and her advice for budding entrepreneurs.Jess’s life away from work.Details on her GTM Bootcamp for Startups that is happening in February, 2024. 
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Learn more about Amplify Group 
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Claire Zulkey is a writer and the Founder of the Substack, Evil Witches. She is also the Manager of the consulting firm, Inbox Collective. She joins the conversation today to share her story of finding success as a freelance writer, monetizing a newsletter, and prioritizing work according to a simple quadrant of priorities and values. Debating the merit of giving work away for free, we discuss the tricky world of freelance writing, keeping up with the latest social media platforms, and more. From the story of Claire’s first piece appearing in print to measuring engagement with her newsletter today, we explore the highs and lows of her journey as a writer, parent, and recent non-drinker navigating life in a post-pandemic world today. Don’t miss this episode! 


Key Points From This Episode:
Claire's first story in print and her journey to becoming a freelance professional writerFinding faith that success would beget success.Whether or not newsletters can be lucrative. Cultivating a community inside of Substack.Keeping up with the latest social media platforms. Claire’s experience of writing articles for ARP. Monetizing writing versus offering it for free. Developing a quadrant to categorize freelance work.Necessary thing to put into a newsletter.Measuring and responding to engagement from the newsletter community.Socializing in your 40s as a non-drinker.Selecting schools and changing between them.
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We are responsible for the outcomes of our lives! During this episode of All Up In My Lady Business, founder and CEO of InspiHER Tech, Laurie Swanson joins us to tell us all about her unconventional path to coaching and her mission to help women become more tech-savvy. Tuning in, you’ll hear how Laurie’s mom encouraged her to become a tech person, an overview of her extensive career, starting her first business, navigating marriage and entrepreneurship as an addict, and how spiritual journeys helped her recover. We delve into why she chose coaching, her training, and her coaching process before Laurie shares some of her best coaching experiences and favorite outcomes. Finally, our guest tells us about her upcoming courses and projects. Thanks for listening in!


Key Points From This Episode:
A warm welcome to the wonderful Laurie Swanson. How Laurie’s mom pushed her into tech and an overview of her career journey. The culture shift that needs to happen to stop limiting women in certain careers. Starting the Laso Company and why she moved away from her partners. Creating InspiHER Tech and what that entailed. Laurie tells us about how she met her husband and what he does. Our guest shares her sobriety journey and her spiritual pilgrimage in France. When she decided to go into coaching and how she did it. The differences between mindset and thought work. Laurie tells us about some of her best coaching successes and her process. All about her upcoming projects and master classes. 
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Follow Laurie Swanson on LinkedIn
Call Laurie Swanson on 630-260-8500
Check out InspiHER Tech
Have a look at Laurie’s Career Reset Course
Take a look at Laurie’s Course: Using Your Creativity to Solve Your Career Dilemma
Go visit Martha Beck’s Website
Go visit Byron Katie’s Website
Order The Hiding Place on Amazon
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Finding your feet as a female entrepreneur in a patriarchal society is exceptionally difficult, and unfortunately, that has kept many women from pursuing this type of independent career path. Today on All Up In My Lady Business, the founder and CEO of the marketing firm Yakety Yack, Ashley Logan, joins us to discuss being a female entrepreneur and finding a way to balance out the world’s excessive masculine energy at the same time. Her earliest career experiences were clouded with misogyny and sexism, and today, Ashley shares her journey of overcoming them, starting her business, and learning how to break the patriarchal mold that doesn’t serve any of us. Ashley experienced some intense culture issues in her business and she explains how she eradicated them and learned to stop accepting toxicity by listening to her intuition before reflecting on the dangers of not appreciating women. Finally, we discuss how women can change the world when we realize our power. To hear all of this and even share in our love and admiration for Taylor Swift as a businesswoman and feminist, tune in now!


Key Points From This Episode:
Introducing today’s guest, Ashley Logan, and how Katy knows her. We share our love for Taylor Swift as a feminist and excellent businesswoman. Ashley tells us about her move to Tennessee and what her time at college was like. Her earliest experience of misogyny in the workplace and an overview of her career. How she started Yakety Yak, bringing on employees, and prioritizing company culture. The culture issues Ashley experienced and how she eradicated them. Why women, in particular, often accept toxicity and the importance of listening to your gut. Breaking the patriarchal mold (that doesn’t serve anyone) in society and business. Why we are all becoming ‘farm-raised’, what that means, and how to change it. How parenting has changed over the years and how it shapes decision-making. The dangers of not appreciating women for everything they do. Women realizing their power and the problem with operating in masculine energy. 
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Check out Yakety Yak
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