Powerful Ladies® Podcast Kara Duffy : Powerful Ladies

I’m excited for you to meet Monika McKenzie, owner of the Yoga Nest, a yoga studio based in Hawaii. In addition to being an entrepreneur, wife, mom and yogi, she is also a social justice advocate.  In this episode we discuss her journey to yoga entrepreneur, why she can’t help but speak up, and how she finds balance and rejuvenation to step into her power for herself, her family and her community.

I am excited to introduce you to the dynamic &  passionate Kristin Rowell. Her energy is contagious, such that just by listening to this episode you’ll be motivated to take new actions in your life. She was a high performing lawyer when through a series of events she pivoted and launched her own business helping others tackle their food & health for good. We talk all about her pivoting journey, how the universe is persistent - especially when we’re not listening - and why choosing smart food choices is so important and way easier to do than we think it is.

I have the pleasure of chatting with Earthquake Engineer turned award winning Author, Holly Brandon. After her personal life took some major pivots, she found her love for writing and along the way realized her own true love life adventures was in fact it’s own great book. We discuss how she went from engineer to author, why it’s frustrating for women that we can’t just make love & relationships happen the way we can with our careers, and how our own journey is always giving us tools for our future.

Elizabeth McGarry has been on our #WCW list for decades. She’s an entrepreneur, a wife, a mom, stylish, creative, and one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. She’s committed to making her family, her businesses and her communities the best possible.  She’s the head of her creative agency McGarry & Son’s servicing brands you know and love.  In this episode, she shares about her journey from suburban Oregon to high fashion in Europe to queen of Sportswear Design. She opens up about her brave decision to become a mother in her early twenties, what it’s like to close her first company to become a partner with her husband, the importance of raising two boys in a Girl-Power world, and how it feels to now be a mentor in the industry she calls home.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with fellow badass entrepreneur and business coach Leslie Levito. She is a true soul sister in helping people break free from the life they have to create a life they want through creating their own business. In this episode she shares her wisdom, her journey from skate shop to c-suite, and how she knew it was time to break free and build her own business around her dream life. 

I sit down with Gayle Warfield and talk about her journey from UI/UX designer to creating the accessories brand Teal Teacup. She is the artist, the maker and the face of the enamel pin focused brand.  We discuss how she’s grown over the years, how the enamel pin community is so special, and how it’s possible for a complex, multi-layered, single mom to start her own business and thrive doing what she loves.