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  1. Sep 24

    EP 16: Setting—and sticking to—your boundaries

    Description:  Building the confidence and self-trust to show up for yourself first Setting a boundary is easy. Keeping it? That's where most of us get stuck. In this workshop, you'll learn how to identify your boundaries and build the confidence and self-trust to actually hold them, even when it's uncomfortable. In our conversation, we'll dive into:  Practical strategies to stay consistent when others push back Tools to set boundaries without over-explaining or apologizing A stronger sense of self-trust to hold the line, even when it's uncomfortable Stop setting boundaries and start actually living them.  Stay Connected:  Instagram: the.jen.rose  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-jen-rose-coaching/  Website: https://thejenrose.com/ About our Speaker Jen Rose, Holistic Life & Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness CoachJen Rose is a Holistic Life and Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Through coaching and speaking, she helps high-achieving professionals and leaders stop overcommitting, set clear boundaries, and prioritize what matters without the guilt. Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience in mindset, behavior change, and personal development, Jen helps people recognize the patterns that keep them over-giving and build the self-trust needed to make choices that protect their time, energy, and well-being.Jen began her career as a Clinical Social Worker before transitioning into coaching following her own wellness transformation. A Chicago native now based in Denver, she helps people quiet the noise and expectations around them, follow their own inner compass, and start making choices rooted in who we truly are.

    EP 16: Setting—and sticking to—your boundaries
  2. Aug 26

    EP 15: Building Your Financial Confidence

    August 2026 Topic:  Building Your Financial Confidence Description:  Your financial well-being and confidence are part of building a strong foundation to stand on through the ups and downs of life and leadership. This workshop is all about building your financial confidence: learning how to have money conversations every woman should have, increasing your Financial EQ, and changing your relationship with money so you can stress less and build better. Take the free money quiz: https://5moneypersonalities.com/  Stay Connected:  Instagram: @2911FinancialPlanning  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-arrick/  Website: https://2911financialplanning.com About our Speaker Amanda Arrick, Financial Advisor, 2911 Financial Planning Amanda Arrick is a Financial Advisor and Financial Services Certified Professional® at 29:11 Financial Planning, a woman-owned and operated firm in Olde Town Arvada. Amanda specializes in helping women become more organized and less stressed around their finances through holistic financial planning. Whether someone is new to investing, navigating a divorce, trying to figure out how to run their business, or going through life's milestones, Amanda creates a safe and open space for women to have vulnerable conversations about money. She has been in the financial industry for 5 years and previously spent 13 years in oncology and Type 1 Diabetes clinical research. Outside of work, she enjoys being active with non-profits such as The Action Center and Roundup River Ranch, collecting books for her library, and watching hockey romance shows. She lives in Aurora with her husband Jordan and their cat Shadow.

    EP 15: Building Your Financial Confidence
  3. Jul 29

    EP 14: Safe to Show Up: A Nervous System Approach to Visibility

    July 2026 Topic:  Safe to Show Up: A Nervous System Approach to Visibility Description:  Why does being seen—speaking up in a meeting, sharing an idea, stepping into leadership, putting yourself out there—sometimes feel threatening, even when it's something we actually want? The answer lives in the nervous system. In this session, Emily unpacks the science behind why visibility triggers our self-protective responses and introduces her Safe to Show Up framework: a practical, research-grounded approach to recognizing your patterns, shifting your internal state, and creating the conditions that make showing up feel less like a risk and more like a natural expression of who you are. This workshop is relevant across professional contexts—whether you're building a business, navigating a corporate or nonprofit environment, or stepping into a new kind of leadership.  Stay Connected:  Instagram: @emilyjacobsoncoaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-jacobson-bab7b14/  Website: www.emilyjacobson.com About Emily Jacobson Somatic Coach & Nervous System Educator, Emily Jacobson Coaching Emily Jacobson is a somatic coach and nervous system educator who helps entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals use the science of the nervous system to show up more fully—in their work, their relationships, and their lives. Drawing on neuroscience, attachment theory, and somatic practice, she teaches people to understand the physiological roots of self-protection, visibility, and connection, and to build the internal conditions that make sustainable performance and authentic presence possible. Emily works with clients one-on-one, leads group programs, and speaks and facilitates for organizations and communities.

    EP 14: Safe to Show Up: A Nervous System Approach to Visibility
  4. Jun 25

    EP 13: Reclaiming Your Power, Rediscovering Your Purpose, and Refreshing Your Personal Brand

    June 2026 Topic:  Reclaiming Your Power, Rediscovering Your Purpose, and Refreshing Your Personal Brand Description:  In this deeply reflective and empowering session, Olivia Omega reframes the idea of a “rebrand” into a “refresh” - a process of rediscovering, not reinvention. As life’s responsibilities shift, identities evolve, and the noise of people’s expectations begins to quiet, women are invited to reconnect with what has always been true—what they value, what they carry, and what they are called to do. Blending professional experience, personal insight, and practical reflection, Olivia will guide participants through the process of clarifying their voice, reclaiming their narrative, and intentionally shaping a renewed brand that reflects all they have become and all they have yet to embody. This is not about starting over—it is about moving forward with clarity, conviction, and purpose.  Stay Connected:  Website: https://oliviaomega.com/ Instagram at @oliviaomega Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaomega/ Branding Book Link Memoir About Olivia Omega Olivia Omega is a branding strategist and seasoned entrepreneur with 25 years of brand positioning, digital marketing, communications, and advertising experience across startup, nonprofit, public, and private sectors. She is currently the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at the Denver Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to inspire and empower Denver Public Schools’ students to achieve their college goals through college access, promise-based scholarships, and college success. As a TEDx speaker, diversity and inclusion advocate, and author, Olivia has studied the importance of authenticity for both brands and individuals and what it means to show up in a genuine way. Half of her career was spent at an advertising agency and the other 10 years as an entrepreneur and small business owner. Personal brand identity and authentic expression of one’s unique individuality played a large role in both career paths as described in her book Beautifully Branded: The Girl’s Guide to Understanding the Anatomy of Brand You.

    EP 13: Reclaiming Your Power, Rediscovering Your Purpose, and Refreshing Your Personal Brand
  5. Jun 22

    EP 12: Shift, Don't Overhaul. A Midlife Wellness Workshop.

    June 2026 Topic:  Shift, Don’t Overhaul: A Midlife Wellness Workshop Before lisening, be sure to download your assessment here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zrz1ADUBTAa5xgpRGI6Wrs1k4WAJPvx0/view Description:  Perimenopause and menopause symptoms don’t arrive all at once. The changes (weight shifts, mood swings, sleep disruptions, energy dips) can show up gradually, over months or even years. But the moment a woman starts looking for answers, she’s hit with an avalanche of information: books, podcasts, articles, supplements, protocols, and opinions from every direction. No wonder it feels like too much.  When that happens, most women go one of two ways: they try to do more of what they’ve always done (push harder, eat less, exercise more), or they throw it all out and try to change everything at once. Both paths lead to the same place: burnout and frustration.  In this workshop, you’ll discover a third path. Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Founder of The Midlife Space™, April Izer, introduces the Simple Pillars Framework™: a practical, personalized approach to midlife health that meets you exactly where you are, not where you were at 25, and not where some protocol says you should be. You’ll walk through 12 key pillars of wellbeing, rate yourself honestly on each one, and leave with one focused goal and a clear first step. No overhaul required. Because the shifts that last aren’t the ones that disrupt your life. They’re the ones that fit it. You’ll leave with: a personal self-assessment, a clear goal set using proven goal-setting methodology, and a repeatable framework you can return to every season. Resources:  Workbook   My Top 5 Tips for Tackling Menopause & Answer. Guide for the Most Asked Questions Around Menopause Stay Connected:  Website: aprilizer.com  Instagram at @aprilizer and @the_midlifespace. About April Izer April Izer is a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, speaker, certified yoga teacher, and creator of The Simple Pillars Framework™. Before founding her coaching practice, she spent nearly two decades at the National Institutes of Health studying nutrition, aging, and women's health. Today, April helps women approaching or navigating midlife and menopause cut through the overwhelm of conflicting health advice and turn science-based information into personalized, sustainable action - one simple, intentional step at a time. She is also the founder of The Midlife Space™, a coaching-forward membership community designed to support women through this season with guidance, accountability, and real-life tools.

    EP 12: Shift, Don't Overhaul. A Midlife Wellness Workshop.
  6. Apr 11

    EP 11: Human Design - How You're Actually Wired to Lead

    April 2026 Topic: Human Design: How You're Actually Wired to Lead Before viewing this workshop, be sure to get your free Human Design profile here: https://www.taramcfarland.com/mydesign Description: Human Design is a glimpse into your energetic blueprint and who you were designed to be from day one. To get your chart, you must enter your date of birth, time of birth, and city of birth. Yes, this might sound a little 'woo', but we promise, it will be worth it! In this workshop, we'll cut through leadership advice telling you to hustle harder, show up bigger, or fit into a mold. In this session, we'll explore your aura type and the best way to structure how you lead. We'll decode your decision-making authority and strategy so you can make leadership decisions without the mental spiral, trusting your body's signals instead of overthinking every choice. Give yourself permission to lead in a way that works for YOU by understanding your Human Design. When you know and understand your design, you will: 1. Stop trying to lead like everyone else and create your version. 2. Listen to your body's signals to steer you in the right direction. 3. Give yourself permission to structure your days in a way that works for you. Stay Connected: Access your free chart: https://www.taramcfarland.com/mydesign Human Design Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/taramcfarland/qhd-breakthrough Website: https://www.taramcfarland.com/ About Tara McFarland Tara McFarland uses Human Design as a tool to help people who are finding themselves in the messy middle. As a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience and a self-professed overthinker, she's found Human Design to be the one tool that helps calm the mind loops of decision-making. Human Design isn't just another personality assessment. It's a way to understand how you're wired to make decisions and tap into energy around you.

    EP 11: Human Design - How You're Actually Wired to Lead
  7. Mar 25

    EP 10: AI for Aligned Leadership

    March 2026 Topic: AI for Aligned Leadership Description:  In this workshop, Shanice will introduce a simple, human-centered way to use AI as a thinking and systems partner to reduce overwhelm and decision fatigue—without losing your voice or values. Designed for women leaders across corporate and entrepreneurship, this session blends practical workflows with aligned decision-making so members can reclaim time, reduce cognitive load, and take action more sustainably.    In This Workshop, We Explore:     A simple framework for using AI to reduce decision fatigue (what to delegate to AI vs. what to keep human)  Prompting basics that actually work (so outputs are useful, not generic)  Three plug-and-play AI workflows for busy women leaders (planning, prioritizing, communication)  How to build a “minimum viable system” that supports your current season  One workflow implementation plan you can apply immediately Stay Connected:  Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all About Shanice Coombs:  Shanice Coombs is a Women’s Leadership and AI Workflow Strategist who helps women leaders reduce overwhelm and decision fatigue by building systems that support how they actually work and lead. She blends practical AI-enabled workflow design with emotional clarity and leadership capacity frameworks so success doesn’t come at the cost of burnout. Her work supports women across corporate leadership and entrepreneurship to create sustainable momentum with intention and ease.

    EP 10: AI for Aligned Leadership
  8. Mar 16

    EP 9: Navigating Life's Polarities

    February 2026 Topic: A Practical Guide to Navigating Life’s Polarities Description:  In moments of leveling up, we often find ourselves caught between two important truths: wanting stability and craving change. Prioritizing others and needing time for ourselves. Seeking confidence and practicing humility. These aren’t problems to solve—they’re polarities to navigate. In this interactive session, we’ll explore the concept of polarities through a guided mapping process adapted from the Navigating Polarities method. You'll choose one real-life tension you're holding and learn how to move from stuck and spinning to grounded and clear—without having to pick just one side.   In This Workshop, We Explore:     How to recognize a polarity (vs. a problem to solve)   Surface the wisdom in both poles: why each side matters   Map your own polarity to reveal your unique “trap” patterns   Leave with a personal strategy for moving forward with clarity and self-trust  This session is perfect for anyone navigating growth—and looking for tools to move forward without abandoning any part of themselves. Stay Connected:  Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-kornhauser/ Learn more about her work and services: https://www.sarahkornhauser.com About Sarah Kornhauser: Sarah Kornhauser is Principal and Founder of The SDK Group. Sarah helps leaders scale without burning out and organizations grow without losing their soul.  At the intersection of strategy, leadership, and human dynamics, Sarah is a thought partner, facilitator, and coach serving leaders and organizations who give a damn—about people, about community, and about building a business that actually works.  With 15+ years of experience across the social sector, she's partnered with mission-driven leaders, startups, foundations, and nonprofits to navigate moments of change, growth, and reinvention.   Sarah has helped scale small teams, align boards, launch new initiatives, and guide organizations through everything from strategic pivots to cultural resets. She brings tried-and-true strategies and practical frameworks to the table—but never a one-size-fits-all approach. Every engagement is shaped by what’s most urgent, human, and possible for an organization right now. When she's not working with entrepreneurs and leaders, you can find her spending time outside with family, or hosting a great dinner party.

    EP 9: Navigating Life's Polarities

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