28 episodes

Successful entrepreneurs and leaders reveal the mindset shifts they made to become who they are. Hosted by author, coach, entrepreneur and mindset expert, Julia Pimsleur.

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    • 4.9 • 54 Ratings

Successful entrepreneurs and leaders reveal the mindset shifts they made to become who they are. Hosted by author, coach, entrepreneur and mindset expert, Julia Pimsleur.

    Cate Luzio of Luminary - Walking It Off

    Cate Luzio of Luminary - Walking It Off

    For Cate Luzio, founder and CEO of Luminary, a collaborative hub and co-working space for professional women centered around learning, gathering and connecting, what keeps her going is the mindset she learned from her father: “just walk it off.” Cate had a successful career in international banking and at one point was told to slow down because it made her colleagues look bad. Cate wanted to make a bigger and broader impact, which led her to write the business plan for Luminary and launch this unique space for women. After just one year, Luminary has grown by more than 600 members plus some 30 corporate members and pivoted to digital membership during the quarantine without missing a beat. Cate joins scaling coach Julia Pimsleur to share her journey, including: how she learned that, as an entrepreneur, you have to run your own race; why her experience with IVF inspired a determination to have an impact and, ultimately, led to creating Luminary; and, how having parents who were an FBI agent and a teacher made Cate who she is today.

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    • 38 min
    Ashley Kalinauskas of Torigen - The Startup That Saves Pets

    Ashley Kalinauskas of Torigen - The Startup That Saves Pets

    Ashley Kalinauskas is founder and CEO of Torigen, a company focused on providing personalized cancer immunotherapies — for pets. She is also on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She turned down a huge job opportunity after grad school in order to pursue building her own company, and she never looked back. And, when possible investors questioned her as CEO, she took stock of the situation -- and found new investors. Ashley joins Julia Pimsleur to share her story, including what it's been like for Ashley to hold her own when she is often the youngest in the room, and the only woman; the three important words to create a productive mindset that are written on the wall of her office; what it was like to wake up on the day Ashley knew she was going to insist to investors she would be the CEO of the company she founded; and, what Ashley learned from two coyotes when she was on one of the most important calls of her professional life.

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    • 51 min
    Caroline and Isabel Bercaw of Da Bomb Bath Fizzers - Sisterpreneur Success

    Caroline and Isabel Bercaw of Da Bomb Bath Fizzers - Sisterpreneur Success

    Isabel and Caroline Bercaw started Da Bomb Bath Fizzers after experimenting with scents and bath products at their own home in Minnesota. They were 10 and 11 years old. A year later they sold out on their first day at an art fair, and got their first order from a local salon. Not long after, they were approached by Target for a national distribution deal. It takes a strong mindset to make a business succeed and still have to take your finals. For Isabel and Caroline, the mindset was a mixture of curiosity, tenacity, and amazing family support. Now, they are 17 and 19, and Da Bomb is 5 years old with $20M in annual revenue (see their feature in Entrepreneur Magazine at https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/337846). The whole family is involved and they have big plans for international expansion. Isabel and Caroline join Julia Pimsleur to share their journey, including how a local salon owner gave them their first vote of confidence as a business; the moment their grandmother came to the rescue after their first website failed expectations; what happened in the period they called "The Dark Ages" when they lived among bath bombs everywhere; why the sound of a tape gun still gives them chills; and, what the sisters have already learned about self-care and pacing themselves.

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    • 29 min
    Marketing Maverick David Meerman Scott - Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans

    Marketing Maverick David Meerman Scott - Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans

    Author, entrepreneur, speaker, and "Deadhead" David Meerman Scott, is a leading thinker in online marketing. His eleventh book "Fanocracy" shows how returning to true human connection is the key to growing a business. In "Fanocracy", written with his daughter, he asserts that attracting fans (not followers), is the way brands need to build their businesses for the 21st Century. David joins scaling coach Julia Pimsleur  to discuss the concept of fanocracy, along with his journey, including: how a sticker on his laptop led to David joining a business that has had remarkable success; how you can use the neuroscience of personal space to your advantage in business; the techniques David uses to stay centered and healthy; and, how being a Grateful Dead and NASA "superfan" has played an important role in the concepts that led David to write "Fanocracy".

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    • 41 min
    Corporate Social Responsibility Expert Susan McPherson - A Force for Good

    Corporate Social Responsibility Expert Susan McPherson - A Force for Good

    “Nothing is a prison sentence” . When something doesn’t work, you can always make a new choice. That was advice McPherson heard from her father, and it has stayed with her.  Susan is an angel investor, serial connector, and founder of McPherson Strategies (a corporate social responsibility firm working at the intersection of branding and social good). On a trip to Afghanistan with other women who wanted to make a difference, Susan saw, first-hand, that business could be a force for good. Today, her company has entered its seventh year and she just returned from Antarctica where she saw climate change up close and discovered the soothing effect of penguins. Susan shares her journey with Julia Pimsleur, including: why corporate social responsibility is no longer a "nice to have" and how Susan was a pioneer in creating value at the cross section of business and social good; how dogs are a tonic for the soul and offer a daily mindset boost; why fighting loneliness is like battling cigarette addiction; and, what writing her book has taught her about making real connections in the workplace.

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    • 39 min
    Rachel Renock of Wethos - Team Dynamic

    Rachel Renock of Wethos - Team Dynamic

    It takes real guts to quit what, for many, would be a dream job at just 25 years old, and start your own company. It takes even bigger guts to admit that your business will fail unless you do something drastic, and then find a way to entirely reimagine the business. Rachel Renock did both of those things She is the co-founder of WETHOS, a VC backed company which curates branding and marketing teams for companies all over the country. She has stayed true to one of her mantras: just keep moving. By embracing change Rachel led WETHOS from the brink of failure to a thriving and growing industry disruptor (solution) that has placed nearly 140 creative teams in the last 18 months. Rachel shares her journey with Julia Pimsleur, including: how Rachel and her team corrected the key thing that nearly brought the business to an end; why getting paralyzed in the face of challenge is crucial to avoid; the practices Rachel uses to clear her head; the mindset shifts she adopted that improved her success with investors; and, the concept of compounded learning.

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    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
54 Ratings

54 Ratings

SharonNJ ,

Great Podcasts!

Really enjoying these Podcasts! Julia is a great interviewer and these these stories and the women and men telling them are truly inspiring! Keep them coming!

Growyourprofit ,

Great podcast

Where many other business podcasts talk about the tactics of building a successful business, Julia focuses on one of the biggest challenges to scaling any business— mindset. Her interviews are insightful and she brings on many guests from different industries and asks them the hard questions. This is a great podcast and one you should definitely subscribe to.

Angyeh ,

Julia is the real deal!

Julia Pimsleur is the real deal. I’ve looked for advice everywhere on business success. No one digs as deep into the really issues and unearths the situation and clarified the solutions better than Julia. Very few have her level of clarity around the challenges that affect our abilities to be successful like she does. Listen & learn from Julia and become successful.

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