Reinvent Yourself Lesley Jane Seymour

When Sharon Linder saw a need gap, she left a 32-year career at IBM to jump into the world of entrepreneurship and fill it. After her mother and sisters survived breast cancer, Linder became more diligent about her own exams. It was in the waiting room where she saw the need gap. “The skinny girls were freezing in their little gowns and the big girls were basically falling out of their bigger gowns,” she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. “I thought, ‘there has to be a better way.’” As a result, she created Get Janes, a collection of dignified and comfortable hospital gowns designed for women and men in inclusive sizes and styles. In this detailed conversation Linder shares the exact process she went through, from exploring the manufacturing necessities of hospital gowns to getting funding for her business. Listen in to get Linder’s best advice for taking action on your own entrepreneurial journey.
Time Stamps:
2:50 - How she saw the need gap during a breast exam
7:56 - Improving patient experience in hospitals
14:46 - The research she did to understand what needed to be changed
20:15 - Becoming an entrepreneur and developing her product
26:46 - Creating Get Janes and selling to hospitals before going public
 
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“I was a stay-at-home mom, became addicted to drugs, lost custody of my children, got into long term recovery, and started a New Orleans recovery community.” So begins this revealing and vulnerable conversation with Felicia Montiforte Kleinpeter, co-founder and CEO of Imagine Recovery, one of the foremost recovery communities in New Orleans. After a car accident, Kleinpeter developed an addiction to painkillers that led to a years-long spiral. Her greatest reinvention came when she sought treatment at an all-female recovery center. "It's such a great opportunity to learn about ourselves and dig deep and create a whole new life," she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. Learn how Kleinpeter turned her greatest struggle into her life’s work. If you are struggling with addiction, Kleinpeter invites you to reach out to her directly via cell phone at (225) 937-1132 or email at felicia@imaginerecovery.com.
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While in law school at the age of 27, Donna Cryer found herself with colon cancer and in need of a liver transplant, all the result of a rare autoimmune disease born of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). “It is really an honor to use my lived experience, especially the painful part of my journey, to help solve problems in the the healthcare system,” she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour in this vital conversation. Cryer founded the Global Liver Institute, the only patient-driven liver health nonprofit operating in the U.S. and Europe. Discover how Cryer (and women like her worldwide) are developing advocacy nonprofits to help other patients cut through the fear and confusion of various health issues. Learn how to priortize your liver health, the unexpected colon cancer symptoms you should look out for, and how to advocate for yourself in any doctor’s office.
 
Timestamps:
2:50 - Discovering she had colon cancer in her 20s
8:31 - Understanding the importance of liver health
14:50 - How many people suffer from liver disease?
21:30 - How to transition from patient to patient advocate
27:22 - Learning how to talk to your doctor and take care of yourself first
 
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Imagine carrying a women’s fashion label dedicated to reinventing workwear through a global pandemic that shuts down offices worldwide and makes “work from home” the new normal! “The only way through was forward,” remembers Sarah LaFleur, who founded the MM LaFleur clothing brand in 2013. By relying on the purpose of their pieces (still easy dressing for work) but reframing their presentation (instead, say, of dresses-that-travel, tops that look professional on video), MM LaFleur was able to thrive through the hardest of times.  Listen to my wonderful conversation with LaFleur to learn her best advice for identifying your own post-pandemic priorities. Better yet: she shares here personal packing solutions for chic travel out of a carry-on. 
 
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"It's our responsibility to be more vocal and visible about who we are," says Celebrate the Gray founder Stephanie O'Dell. "So when you're asked your age, say your age...because then perception and reality start to get closer." A true reinventor, O'Dell is changing the way women 50+ are represented in media and everyday advertising. She started Celebrate the Gray as a blog before revamping the business into its current iteration: an agency that promotes real, midlife women as models and spokeswomen for brands and advertising agencies. Listen in to her conversation with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, to hear how her personal reinvention led her to advocacy and how the world of fashion is shifting to include women who look like us.
 
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"Almost all women will have to reinvent," says veteran journalist and author Joanne Lipman. "There's no guidebook for us...that's what I wanted to do." During the pandemic, she embarked on the journey of writing her bestselling book, Next!: The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work, to be such a guide. Listen in to her enlightening conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to learn Lipman’s secrets for revamping your life and career through practical tips and empowering stories drawn from her groundbreaking work on closing the gender gap. You’ll discover the foundations of Lipman’s four-stage process for reinvention and the steps you can take today for lasting change.
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