Besties & Business

Besties & Business

Hey, bestie! We're 2 entrepreneurs turned business besties. We bonded for the first time over a glass of wine & a large pretzel and realized that we were craving a friendship with someone who really understood our small business journey.... and from that Besties & Business was created! This podcast community is for you if you are a current or aspiring entrepreneur who wants to be around like-minded women that GET IT, women who will support you through the highs & lows that come with building a small business! Get ready for some amazing conversations that will leave you feeling inspired and ready to go create what you wish existed in the world!

Episodes

January 21, 2025 48 mins

Well Besties, the time has come....! 

Over the past six months, since we made the decision to end Besties & Business, we have experienced every emotion imaginable. In this final episode of the Besties & Business podcast, we truly feel that we are closing this chapter in the best way possible!

In this episode, we reminisce about some of our favorite moments from this incredible Besties journey with you. We also share...

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Alright, Besties—this is the second-to-last episode of the Besties & Business podcast!

On Monday, December 9th, we hosted our final event at Ocean Brew Coffee, and what a magical night it was! It was truly an epic way to close this chapter of our journey.In this episode, you’ll get to experience the live podcast we recorded at the event with the amazing Ellen Bodnovich, owner of Ocean Brew Coffee in Spring Lake, NJ!

Ellen is no s...

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As we record the final episodes of Besties & Business, we’re diving into the meaningful conversations we still want to share with you. In Episode 204, we explored how endings don’t always have to be seen as negative. Today, we’re building on that by sharing how each of us recognized it was time to step away from Besties & Business.

Deciding to move on in your career can feel overwhelming, but the truth is that the only perso...

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Hey Besties we are SO excited for this interview with Jillian Murphy!

Jillian is someone who we have looked up to for a while here at Besties & Business! So ofcourse when we started chatting with her & she said she would come on the podcast we were SO excited!

This conversation is FILLED with so much value! We are SO grateful for Jillian taking the time to sit down with us to have this amazing conversati...

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Hey Besties....we are BACK!

It has been a hot minute since we have gotten to sit down & chat with you! If you follow us on social media, you KNOW we made a pretty big announcement in the last few weeks! We are SO excited to finally sit down & chat about it with you Besties!

In this episode, we get REAL & candid about our decision to close this chapter of Besties & Business at the end of 2024! We ...

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Hey Besties! Join us for an insightful conversation with Anthony Battle from Daunno Realty Services and Francisco Pinho from Paramount Residential Mortgage Group (PRMG)! These two powerhouse professionals come together to offer a unique and collaborative approach to real estate and mortgage services.

Anthony brings his expertise in both residential and commercial markets, along with innovative marketing strategies that provide valua...

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In this Besties & Business episode, we welcome on Danielle Stio, a multi-passionate entrepreneur who is not only an amazing photographer but a teacher & a mother! She wears many hats & is good at it too! 

We are SO excited for you Besties to listen into this episode with Danielle, to hear all about her story & to get to know about the hobby turned small business that she has created!  

Let's g...

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Hey Besties! Join us for a heartwarming chat recorded live at Kristina’s store, KASED Clothing, during our July Besties & Business event, "The Confident Entrepreneur Event". We had the pleasure of talking with Kristina, the founder of KASED—a brand that stands for K-reative, A-thletic, S-uccessful, E-mpowered, D-auntless.

After three knee surgeries, Kristina created KASED to offer clothes that are both fashionable and ...

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Besties, we are feeling a little bit of every emotion as this episode airs! We are SO excited to celebrate with you, on this incredible milestone of hitting 200 episodes of the Besties & Business podcast!

We can't BELIVE we have spent 200 episodes, laughing, crying, having Steph & Jess moments, & a HECK of alot of Besties moments with you!

We take some time in this episodes to reflect on some of...

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We are officially 1 episode away from 200 Besties & Business Podcast episodes! In episode 199, we continue reflecting on the last 100 episodes, this time with Steph interviewing Jess on her personal perspective!

We chat about Jess's biggest challenges since episode 100 and how they have changed her for the better. We chat about her multiple career changes and how her entrepreneurial vision has evolved and shifted ...

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We are doing things a bit different in this episode Besties!

We are coming up on a MASSIVE milestone here at Besties & Business. We are ALMOST at 200 episodes, which is absolutely WILD!

Last year, when we hit 100 episodes, we did a reflection episode for you Besties, in which we reflected on the first 100 episodes!

We decided to do things a bit differently this year...!

In the next three ...

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We are so excited to share an amazing conversation with one of our OG besties from the early Besties & Business days, Morgan Pambianco! This conversation has been a long time coming and we are so excited to finally share it with you!

From Gym Teacher to Health Coach, from traveler to wannabe settler, Morgan has taken her greatest health challenges and turned them into an opportunity to help others. 

From CBD expert to N...

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After a season of mostly sharing our challenges and lows along the entrepreneurial journey, we’re so excited to dedicate an episode to bringing you in on a HIGH!

Since day 1 of besties & business, we have been passionate about bringing you all in on the highs AND the lows of our entrepreneurial journeys, because that’s what business besties are for, right?!

Business besties are here to navigate and support one...

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In this episode, we really dive into the importance of change!

We chat about how we have to have grace with ourselves with making changes & allowing pivots on this entrepreneurship journey.  We ourselves are evolving & changing as we continue down this road here at Besties! 

Things are going to start looking a bit different here at the Besties & Business podcast, tune into this short & sweet epis...

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Get ready for an inspiring conversation with our bestie, Darian Scalamoni, a New Jersey native who is following his passions unapologetically in life & business. This episode will leave you feeling inspired to do the same! Let's get to know Darian!

Darian is a Podcaster, Producer and Creative that has built a media company based mostly in the podcasting space in Howell, NJ. Darian likes to define culture as the en...

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June 13, 2024 11 mins

Let's talk about CHANGE. It’s no secret that over the last few months, both Jess & Steph have been navigating a TON of change, so with that, Jess has been doing a lot of thinking about this topic of change — & in this episode, she shares some of the lessons she's learned lately while navigating one of the most intense seasons of change since leaving her career in chiropractic.

Change is the only constant we have in...

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We are SO excited for today's interview Besties!

In this episode of Besties & Business, we are so excited to welcome Gena Bradshaw

In this episode, Gena really brings us in on her journey. She brings us through her inspiring story!

Gena really is the definition  of "It's happening for you, not to you." She talks in this episode about what that phrase means to her as she has embark...

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Today we have an amazing part 2 interview for you besties to listen in to with an amazing entrepreneur in our community, Jen Ciaccio! When Jen started making candles in 2020, she had no idea it would lead her to her higher self. What began as a hobby and coping mechanism evolved into The Bunny Lass, a vegan-friendly, cruelty-free business producing handmade home and personal fragrance products. The business has boosted Jen's c...

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Hey Besties it's Steph!

In today's solo episode, I decided to open up about something that I have been struggling with a bit lately as an entrepreneur. On this journey, one of the biggest obstacles we will face is the idea of Imposter Syndrome, which is really this concept of feeling like you are showing up as someone you are not in order to "fake it till you make it".

I really wanted to brin...

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We ALL experience comparison at one point or another. It's easy to compare yourself to other people who are doing AMAZING things. The thing about comparison is it's really acting as a MIRROR to what's going on in your inner world. In this episode we motivate you to start thinking about comparison differently and to start viewing it as an opportunity to PAUSE & CHOOSE to start thinking better thoughts!

We...

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