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Check out our online Mastermind Community HERE After 14 years of putting bad guys away as a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Heather Ryan figured out that interrogating criminals was easier than figuring out how to balance being a mom and being an Investigator.  She knew something had to change.  After a year of learning everything she could about business Heather took a giant leap of faith, turned in her badge and gun and started her own business where she teaches safety workshops and self-defense courses to women. Currently, Heather is incredibly excited to be part of Get Safe Academy, an online program that teaches parents how to keep their kids physically safe and safe online.  She's also feeling very grateful that she can now take her kids to school, pick them up in the afternoon and make it to every practice. In This Episode We Talk About: Get Safe Academy. Her “plotting” preparations for leaving her job and starting her own business. Her giant leap of faith. How she

Check out our online Mastermind Community HERE Welcome to bonus Episode 4 of the Working Woman Entrepreneur Podcast. My name is Anne Meador the host and creator of the show. This is just a short episode to thank all of you who have listened to the show over the past year and also the wonderful guests that have been on the show. There are a lot of other podcasts out there (more every day), so I am grateful and thankful that you listen to the show. I started the podcast because I loved listening to other Entrepreneur interview style podcasts. Such as Entrepreneur On Fire and The Smart Passive Income. But what I especially loved were the episodes when they interviewed female entrepreneurs who were also Mom’s. You’ve got to agree or at admit that Mom’s running their own businesses definitely have significantly different challenges than those without families. It was time-consuming to find those specific episodes.  I loved hearing about these women who in my mind have it all. They were juggling, their business, th

Check out our online Mastermind Community HERE Nellie Akalp is a serial entrepreneur, small business advocate, speaker and author.  She is the founder & CEO of CorpNet.com, an online legal document filing service, where she helps entrepreneurs start, grow and maintain a business. Current Business: CorpNet.com Definition of Success:  Something you achieve based on what you put into it. Working towards something significant. The secret to Being the Best Mom She Can Be: Having your priorities straight. Huge Time Saver: Do the things that you're more effective at and enjoy doing and delegate the other things. Apps: Co Tweet, Hootsuite Books: Burnt Toast, Delivering Happiness Contact Info: info@corpnet.com, Facebook, Twitter Check us out on Facebook and Twitter Check out our online Mastermind Community HERE

Check out our online Mastermind Community HERE Katie Blineau is a co-founder of Unearthed Vintage, South Florida’s first and largest vintage rental company, along with her husband, Jovan.  What began as a wedding project in 2011 turned business venture in 2012, is now a highly successful rental company servicing upwards of 400 events a year. The company specializes in vintage furniture, offering its unique collection of rentals to events of all kinds in the South Florida area, and can be found as far as Key West up to Orlando and across both coasts of the sunshine state. When she’s not traveling across the country scouring flea markets for the latest vintage pieces to add to her collection, she and Jovan can be found outdoors chasing around their 7-month-old son, Sawyer, and fur babies Riley and Stella. Current Business: Unearthed Village Definition of Success: Waking  up to do something that I love each and every day. Finding happiness in the smallest victories. The secret to Being the Best Mom She Can Be: B

Kate Erickson is a creator, engager and implementer over at EOFire, a 7-day a week podcast that interviews today's most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs. She is also the host of Kate's Take: The Entrepreneur On Fire Audio Blog and author of The Fire Path: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Your Online Business. Kate is passionate about helping entrepreneurs create freedom in their business and life through developing systems and processes that can help their business scale and grow. Current Business: Entrepreneur on Fire Kate has been such an inspiration to me, I consider her one of my virtual mentors. There were so many things I wanted to talk to her about, but when I really thought about it there wasn’t a doubt in my mind what that was. I’ve heard her talk about her “journey” over the years, but she shared a lot of details in a post she wrote on her blog Why job security is BS (and how to leave your 9-5) . This is a topic near and dear to my heart.  I know a lot of the listeners feel the same way and want

Learn More about our Mastermind Community HERE Erin Black uses the skills she has learned working as a professional costume designer and technician to oversee patterning and fabrication of the Lyla Tov Monsters. Erin’s familiarity with monsters goes back over ten years to when she started working a s costume designer for Sesame Street at the Jim Henson Company-a job which earned her two Emmy awards.  She has also taught costuming at NYU as well as working as a freelance illustrator, sculptor and designer for television, film and live theater. Current Business: Lyla Tov Monsters Definition of Success: Being able to juggle the Mom I want to be, but still being the person and professional that I want to be.  Huge Time Savers: Using a laundry service, hiring a Nanny and meal planning. Girl Time: Mom weekend getaways. Links: Kickstarter Contact Info: Facebook and Lylatov.com Check us out on:Facebook and Twitter Learn More about our Mastermind Community HERE

Learn More HERE After interviewing over 50  women I have identified 5 Top commonalities among them: They belong to mastermind groups. They have accountability partners or belong to accountability groups. They are planners and  goal setters with great time management  skills. They are very health conscious (Body Mind and Soul). They all have a group of women that they can talk to about anything, business or family. These  5 elements are being incorporated into the Working Women Entrepreneur Online Mastermind community. I want you to join me! This is a paid community that includes: Weekly mastermind calls via Google Hangouts (in the evening for you 9-5er's) Discussing weekly wins and struggles and helping each other to turn those struggles into wins. "Hot Seats." Putting members on the virtual "hot seats"  where other members will be asking specific questions about their current business or business ideas. Monthly Q and A’s with previous podcast guests and other business experts. Goal setting and shari

Join Our Online Master Mind Community HERE Laura Roeder is the founder of Edgar, a new social media automation tool designed to prevent updates from going to waste. Since 2009, she’s been teaching entrepreneurs how to harness the power of social media marketing and create their own fame at LKR Social Media.Laura was named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under 35 in 2011, 2013 and 2014 and spoke at the White House about the value of entrepreneurship.Laura has spoken at numerous influential industry conferences including, BlogWorld, The South by Southwest Interactive Conference, Real Estate Connect, The Social Communications Summit and Blogher, discussing online marketing, social media, and personal branding. Laura has been seen on Fox News, Forbes.com, CNET, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Mashable, Yahoo Finance and many more influential publications and media channels. Current Business: Edgar Definition of Success: Being happy about how she is spending her day. Huge Time Saver: Staying focused. Favorit

Click Here to Learn More about our Online Mastermind Community Sara Moylan has been an advocate for fitness and a healthy lifestyle since she was a teenager. She carried the titles of Miss Michigan Teen USA (1999), 1st runner up Miss Michigan USA (2001), and as a wife and mother she wore the title of Mrs. Michigan America (2008). Earning these titles led her into the fitness world where she quickly climbed the ranks. In 2011, Sara secured top spots in the Fitness America circuit, winning the Arnold Classic (2011) and in the same year earning her IFBB pro card, Sara then went and had a 3rd place world finish with the World Beauty Fitness and Fashion (WBFF). Sara is now on the IFBB Pro circuit looking to make it to the Olympia stage. Sara has been featured in several national publications including Success Magazine and as the fitness contributor to Pageantry Magazine. In 2012 she was highlighted in Oxygen Magazine four times, once as a contributor.” 2015 she was highlighted in Working Mother Magazine. Current B

Dr. Michele Summers Colon is a holistic podiatrist, surgeon, Ayurvedic specialist and yoga health coach in the Greater Los Angeles area. Dr. Michele is also an author and the creator of Body Wisdom: 10 Weeks to Transformation so You Can Get and Feel Healthy Again, a program which combines the best of Eastern and Western medicine. Current Business: DrMichele.com Definition of Success: Being able to do the things you love and the feeling of abundance while you are doing it. Huge Time Saver: Batch tasking. Books: The Slight Edge App: Audible, Online Banking Apps Other Links: Ayurvedic Medicine Check us out on:Facebook and Twitter

Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian, author, educator, and mom. She blogs at Real Mom Nutrition and for Parents.  Her work has been published in nearly 20 print publications including Shape and Eating Well. She collaborated with Cooking Light on the cookbook Dinnertime Survival Guide. She works as a spokesperson for healthy brands and has served as adjunct faculty at Otterbein University. Current Business: Real Mom Nutrition Definition of Success: Enjoying what you do and taking pride in it. Best Advice: Have faith and confidence in yourself. Huge Time Saver: Belongs to freezer meal group. Delegated Tasks: Husband does dishes after dinner so she can relax. Advice For Starting A Blog: Narrow your focus and figure out exactly who you want your reader (Avatar) to be. Figure out what she needs help with. Books: All the Light We Cannot See, The Girl on The Train, Luckiest Girl Alive App: Focus Booster, Trello, Google Calendar Other Links: How To Start a Freezer Meal Group Co-Op Leave a Review in iTu

Workingwomanentrepreneur.com/rosemarie Rosemarie Groner is a formerly stressed, overworked and exhausted mom who loves blogging almost as much as she loves brownies. She writes at The Busy Budgeter about how she used the free Ultimate Money Saving Workbook to reduce their spending enough to be able to quit her job, stay home with her kids and then found a way to make up her salary at home. She’s still working on the cure for exhaustion. Current Business: The Busy Budgeter Definition of Success: Freedom to make your own choices. Best Advice: If you want to blog then just do it and invest in training as soon as you can. Secret to Being the Best Mom She Can Be: Getting help from her husband.  Huge Time Saver: Ordering groceries and other household items online. Links: Elite Blog Academy, Pro Blogging Secrets, Peapod, Target App: Good Reads Leave a Review in iTunes Check us out on: Facebook and Twitter

http://www.workingwomanentrepreneur.com/lisav Lisa Vogt is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys the challenge and creativity of building companies and communities that make a difference. Lisa lives in the D.C. area with her husband and wonderful teenage son. She is a breast cancer warrior who is grateful for the support of her family, friends,and incredible medical professionals who have helped her along the way. Lisa founded the Ever Better community to share resources and ideas for continuous improvement. Check out the Ever Better podcast and community at EverBetterU.com. Current Business: EverBetterU.com Definition of Success: Achieving a good balance in her life with family, friends, business and the communities she’s involved with while contributing to making the world a better place. Best Advice: Take time to carefully research what your endeavor is. Secret to Being the Best Mom She Can Be: Tries to listen to her son and what’s important to him. Spends time with him and tries to understand his perspective s

WorkingWomanEntrepreneur.com/MaggieP Maggie Patterson is a communications strategist who works with brands and small businesses to help them get results using content, copy and smart promotional strategies. She started her business more than 10 years ago after leaving her position as Account Director at a top PR agency. Maggie is the host of the Marketing Moxie podcast and her work has been published by Fast Company, Entrepreneur and many other leading publications. Current Business: MaggiePatterson.com, Marketing Moxie Podcast Definition of Success: How many people am I able to impact, am I able to spend my time in the way that's impactful for myself and my family? Do I have the flexibility to do what I want to do and live out my purpose? Best Advice: Progress Not Perfection! Secret to Being the Best Mom She Can Be: Realizing at each stage of your child's life that they need you in a different way. Huge Time Saver: Hiring a cleaning lady, having her husband and son help her when she needs them to. Book: The

WWEntrepreneur.com/kellyr Kelly Roach is powerhouse, business growth strategist and peak performance coach that helps teams, companies and individuals increase their profit, accelerate growth and have fun doing it. Kelly transforms exhausted, overwhelmed business leaders into empowered results machines. She is known for helping business leaders consistently add millions to the bottom line without sacrificing your quality of life.  Kelly is a thought leader in the link between exercise, empowerment and exponential business growth.  She is a thought leader in the link between exercise, empowerment and exponential business growth.  She is also the founder of the Freedom Formula coaching programs, which combine business mastery and personal growth to achieve everything you want out of life.! Current Business: Kelly Roach Coaching Definition of Success: Having your exterior in alignment with your exterior. Best Advice: Be truly present with whatever you are doing. Huge Time Saver: Outsource tactical ToDo's.   Leav

Heather B. Armstrong is widely acknowledged to be the most popular “mommy blogger” in the world. Her website, dooce®, has twice been listed as one of the 25 best blogs in the world by Time Magazine. Forbes listed dooce® as a top 100 website for women and named Heather one of the 30 most influential women in media. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author with 1.5 million Twitter followers and an actively engaged audience. Not bad for a “mommy blogger.” But that title is a digital pigeonhole. Heather is actually a writer, a speaker, a consultant, and a huge fan of Britpop. Current Business: Dooce.com, HeatherbArmstrong.com Definition of Success: Saying no in order to say yes to more of yourself. Best Advice: Budget for delegation. Secret to Being The Best Mom She Can Be: Making sure her kids are happy, loved and supported. Walking away from work at 5:00 pm and on weekends to spend time with kids. Huge Time Saver: Delegate both household and business tasks to assistant. Apps: Snapseed, VSCO Cam Previous Epis

Heather K. Terry is the founder of NibMor Chocolate, which can be found in thousands of retail locations nationwide. Entrepreneur, yogi, food enthusiast, author and mom, Heather is a health aficionado and an advocate for eating real, simply prepared, organic foods (especially chocolate). Heather is also big on empowering women in business to live their lives while bringing home the (nitrate free) bacon and inspires thousands via her Instagram feed (@heatherkterry) by sharing her entrepreneurial experiences, yoga practice and food choices. She holds an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and studied chocolate making at The French Culinary Institute of Manhattan. Heather's first book 'From Broadway to Wall Street: Cautionary Tales of an Unlikely Entrepreneur' will hit bookshelves November 2015 (heatherkterry.com). Current Business: NibMor Chocolate Definition of Success: Getting up, getting out there and going whole hog all day

Angie Fisher founded and created Coaching Success Systems in 2011 as a way to provide busy entrepreneurs with the full range of resources they need to accomplish their goals. What began as a part-time position to enjoy more time at home with her family became a full-time, thriving business by 2012, providing copywriting, graphic design, administrative and marketing assistance, and more. Since 2012 she has grown a successful business, creating a team of talented support members providing valuable service to clients all over the world. Current Business: Coaching Success Systems Definition of Success: Living the life you want to lead. Best Advice: Get a coach if you don't have one already. Secret to Being The Best Mom She Can Be: Listen to your intuition and remember your "why." Time Saver:  Splits responsibilities with  husband. Recommended Books: The Slight Edge Recommended Apps: Everything Google, Evernote, Teamwork PM Contact Information: Coaching Success Systems Leave a Review in iTunes Check us out on: Fac

Allie McAdam works with the ambitious population of the world who desperately want to shout their passions from the roof tops.  She is a self-taught Web Designer who helps her clients have more unparalleled potential, while sprinkling in a little personality.  She is also the non-refundable host of the Passion In Business Podcast that turns wanna-be goals into self-proclaimed successes.  And when she’s not making valuable mistakes and learning from life’s necessary lessons, she can be found in her pajamas watching Daniel Tiger with her too-smart-for-his-own-good one year old.  You can learn more about the authenticity behind Allie at AllieMcadam.com. Current Business: Passion in Business Podcast and AllieMcadam.com web design. Definition of Success: Being happy where you are in life with what you have. Best Advice: Have more confidence in yourself. Secret to Being The Best Mom She Can Be: Loving unconditionally, putting aside time for her son to enjoy the moment, having confidence and passing it on to him.  T

Jenn Aubert was frustrated by the massive amounts of information available online on starting and growing a business and yet feeling like specific skills she needed to learn were hard to come by, so Jenn co-founded Learn Savvy as a one-stop shop for women to gain the business, technical and life skills they need and the community to support them. She is also the new co-owner of the site Showcasing Women which she and and her partner acquired in 2015. Jenn is also a “retired” acupuncturist and a published author. Her book Women Entrepreneur Revolution: Ready! Set! Launch! explores the mindset, motivation and behaviors of successful women entrepreneurs and the role models who may have influenced them. Current Business: Learn Savvy, Showcasing Women  Definition of Success: Waking up excited everyday and going to bed knowing that she was able to help people. Best Advice: Find a mentor who has done what you want to do. Secret to Being The Best Mom She Can Be: Be mindful while parenting and working. Anti-Multitaski