The Let's Get Candid Podcast

Today I sat down with my friend Sam Evans, a digital nomad and creator, host of Lifestyle Redesigned podcast. Sam built her career in such a unique way that has me itching to try a work exchange program in another life.

We talk a little about long distance relationships and remaining grounded, and a lot on scaling a business that allows her to travel so frequently and how her travel philosophy has changed over the years. If you'...

Today I sat down with ⁠Lauren Papanos MS, RD, CSSD⁠, the founder of ⁠Functional Fueling, a Registered Dietician and Hormone Specialist focusing on healing your body through food and integrative solutions. With a background as an athlete herself she started in sports dietetics and as she healed her own hormones she set out to help fellow women heal their hormones too.

Lauren is the host of the Strength in Hormones Podcast and provid...

Today we have a little heart to heart on the sense of overwhelm I've been feeling the last few months that if you're following me on socials and listening closely you probably noticed but I was really trying to hide. During my trip to Colombia I was chronicling bits of this thru Tik Tok trends and I felt called to share one on one so here we are. If you're feeling this way right now too, just know you're not alone!

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Today I sat down with my friend Jen Lauren and I'm so excited for you to listen because this is a convo I've been wanting to have for YEARS and we go there. Jen started out after college working in music PR and quickly transitioned into wellness PR as she found her love of wellness and the importance of putting yourself first in the midst of navigating an insane work life.

A few years later she did what most people aspire t...

Today I sat down with Shan Berries, Host of Mix 106.5 San Jose Radio's weekday afternoons and CEO + Founder of Shades by Shan and the Mama Berries Foundation, a makeup line and 501(c)3 supporting single parents in need. We talked all about how she worked her way up in radio as a college intern after starting her degree over, why she started a makeup brand and the importance of giving back to her community.

She shares her ...

Today I sat down with Tatiana Bolanos, founder of The Lilac Agency, a talent agency giving voices to underrepresented minorities in the creator economy and we had the best convo about growing up a child star and how that has shaped her life, career and how she uses her experiences as talent to be a different kind of manager!

We talked about how she started out in PR, freelance and even worked at a phone store for a bit before ...

Today I sat down with ⁠Victoria Alario, content creator, podcast host and confidence coach and we had such an empowering conversation on how we each grew our own confidence through growing up on social media and why sharing the lessons we've learned is so important to us.

Victoria started as an entrepreneur at a young age when she realized she could monetize social media and coaching young women into be the best versions ...

​​Today I wanted to do a little life update catch up with you guys and bring some of my most loved Tik Tok content to the podcast and also reflect on ONE YEAR of Kayla Moran Law! I cannot believe that I've been out of law school for 21 months and my firm has been here for a year.

I wanted to share all the lessons I've learned about myself and business in one year of entrepreneurship now that I've been processing al...

Today I sat down with my friend Sam Whisnant, a operations and systems strategist living abroad in Europe who created her business out of necessity 4 years ago and has grown alongside it.

We go there! From not knowing what to do with your life after college grad and transferable skills from majors that having nothing to do with your passions to the lessons she's learned about herself as an entrepreneur and because of entr...

Today I sat down with my friend Dr. Alexandra Palumbo, DNP and founder of ⁠Blonde Girl Aesthetics⁠, a New Jersey and Miami based medspa with a unique philosophy.

For Alex its so much more than just customized injectables and she prioritizes making sure her clients love their skin and feel good about their results. She started out as a nurse and nurse practitioner in obstetrics and shares how moving around early in her career after ...

Today I sat down with Dr. Darcy Towsley, Owner of JETSET Pilates Downtown Miami⁠ and we started at the beginning. We talked all about her path to med school, why anesthesia and her advice for med students today. Even touching on how that impacts motherhood which is a hot topic lately so I'm really glad we could go there.

Darcy got candid on how her fitness journey started in her 30s, how its evolved over the years and what insp...

Today I sat down with Leslie Danford, Founder and CEO of Vitaminis a brand all about bringing functional food and beverages to families in a tasty and accessible way.

Leslie got her BA from the University of Chicago and her MBA at Harvard, worked in big food and beverage and was passionate about nutrition her whole life but she makes it clear she's not a foodie. So when the pandemic struck and she was at a crossroads plus being...

Today I sat down with my friend Taylor, CEO and Founder of both Sheer Media Agency and Sheer Talent Agency, which she started almost 6 years and has grown into a top hospitality agency and influencer marketing company for creators and TV personalities, respectively.

She started out as an influencer in her teens and grew her rolodex of brands and creatives quickly so when the opportunity to make a business out of presented itself sh...

Today I sat down with my friend and fellow lawyer Nathan Moayyad and we talked about going back to school after law school to get an MBA, how he knew it was time to start his own firm and how he's growing it, NIL, the importance of mentorship and so much more.

Nathan started out as a labor and employment attorney for a company after attending SMU Dedman Law School and now in addition to those services he helps businesses with s...

Today I sat down with Hannah Minardi and Austin Wiberg , the co-founders of Standard Self Care, two leading wellness entrepreneurs with slightly unconventional routes into the space and with a vision to create a streamlined personal care line that focuses on product efficacy and ingredient transparency.

From meeting in college to working in startups and one day hatching a plan to create their own company, we talk about it all, like...

Today I took a moment to reflect on my 2023 and share with you my intentions, goals and manifestations for the new year. Overall 2023 was one of the best years yet and I'm so glad I get to share with you!

There was ups, downs, highs, lows that we go over, I share the things I struggled with this year that I probably haven't talked about online before and we talk about the lessons I learned this year, and then I share how I...

Today I sat down with my dear friend and CPA Christy Bowie founder of Christy Bowie Financial Solutions⁠⁠ and The CEO Wingwoman Podcast⁠. We talked about figuring out what you want to study in college, pivoting majors, working in Big 4 Accounting and taking the leap to go on your own.

Christy's goal is to help female entrepreneurs learn how to talk about, think about and handle their money, making it less scary and giving them...

Today I sit down with Alex Porterfield founder of Influencer Support Method™ and Influencer OBM Academy™. We dove into the reality of growing up as an only child in a military family and how that helped her as an adult, pivoting career paths and what it really means to be a Virtual Assistant for Influencers! 

From studying acting and trying to pursue an acting career, to talent management in NYC, to becoming a full time business ow...

Today I sat down with NoorJehan Tourte, founder of FGP Bar and a Group Senior Vice President Brand Strategist at healthcare advertising agency AREA 23. We dove into how she went from healthcare consulting to brand marketing and strategy, trusting your own gut and proving others wrong, the process of finding your partner in life and how she founded FGP!

From making the decision to leave a Big 4 accounting firm and applying to an Ivy...