Better Off Said

#16: When we started this podcast, we leveraged the angle of both being 20-somethings but in two different stages of life and offering those two perspectives. We laughed when only a couple of episodes in, Becca had matched with a guy on Hinge, and she was smitten. Enter, her now boyfriend, Parker! Parker joins Becca today to uncover the details of what it's like dating through an app and how it was successful for them! They go into their first date and the special surprise Jojo left for them, meeting each other's families and friends and... wait for it... MOVING IN TOGETHER! That's right, Parker moves in this weekend and they'll go into their feelings like Drake.

Nikki's Products:

Children's Books with Black Protagonists

"Snowy Day"

"A Is For Activism"

Becca's Product:

Bougainvillea from The Home Depot - only $15 each!

To ask us a question, suggest a topic or just say hi, visit @betteroffpod or email betteroffpod@gmail.com.

Feel free to creep on your hosts a little further, too @thenikkibutler & @bbooks. Thank you for your attention and support!

#15: It's been two weeks since we've last come through to your AirPods, and we couldn't be happier to be back. It's been a heavy week for all of us. Coronavirus is still here, numbers are actually rising in Arizona, but there's an even more important movement happening, #BlackLivesMatter, where we are fighting for justice of police brutality toward the black community. We go through some of our learnings, realizations, how we're progressing forward, creating a new normal and resources you can look to to educate yourself and others.

We also recap an controversial racist comment from a prominent Arizona magazine that circulated the internet and created a shitstorm (for lack of a better word) on their Instagram.

Here are some of the resources we mentioned in this episode:

Video On Argument About Black-On-Black Crime

Books:

1. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
2. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3. A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
4. Caught by Marie Gottschalk
5. White Fragility by
6. So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
7. The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
8. Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey
9. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Movies:

1. 13th
2. The House I Live In
3. Roots
4. 12 Years A Slave
5. Selma
6. The Hate U Give

Podcasts About Anti-Racism:

1. NPR Interview with Former Chief of Police in Camden, New Jersey
2. Code Switch
3. Still Processing
4. Come Through with Rebecca Carroll
5. Pod Save the People

Children's Books:

1. Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry
2. A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
3. I Am Enough by Grace Byers
4. Amazing Grace
5. The Skin I’m In: A First Look at Racism by Pat Thomas
6. Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
7. The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
8. Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester

Organizations to Support:

1. Your local Black Lives Matter Chapter
2. The ACLU
3. Color Of Change
4. The Innocence Project
5. Cure Violence
6. NAACP

To ask us a question, suggest a guest or just say hi, visit @betteroffpod or email betteroffpod@gmail.com.

Feel free to creep on your hosts a little further, too @thenikkibutler & @bbooks. Thank you for your attention and support!

#14: Karie Johnson is the owner of barre3 Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, two fitness studios here in the Greater Phoenix Area. Karie takes us through what it's actually like investing in a franchise, telling us the actual number and more importantly, telling us her success story. To start the interview, Karie walks Becca and Nikki through a much needed 3-minute breath exercise before diving into Karie's story, barre3 and what she eats in a day to look and feel great!

We also cover:

• How Karie pivoted from teaching to investing into barre3
• What it's actually like being a franchisee working with a franchisor
• How much the initial investment is to open a barre3 studio
• The barre3 workout and how it's different from others
• The four underdeveloped areas of our bodies in today society and how barre3 "reverses daily life"
• The five core values of barre3 and how they align with Karie's own values
• The importance of community involvement
• Adjusting during COVID-19 and where Karie, her studios and staff are now
• What Karie eats in a day
• Tips from Karie on balancing motherhood, marriage, business and a healthy lifestyle!

Karie is offering one free virtual class to Better Off Said listeners! Just email or DM @barre3scottsdalepv and mention Better Off Said.

You can also click HERE to see their schedule and book a class.

Nikki's Product Of The Week: PARACHUTE Linen Bedding

Becca's Product Of The Week: Ann Taylor Wide Leg Jeans

To connect with Karie, click here.

To follow barre3 Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, click here.

To ask us a question, suggest a guest or just say hi, visit @betteroffpod or email betteroffpod@gmail.com.

Feel free to creep on your hosts a little further, too @thenikkibutler & @bbooks. Thank you for your attention and support!

#13: Public relations is a hot topic. It feels very foreign to most businesses in the sense that they just don't know how to go about it! Lucky for all of you, today we are talking to Nicole Myden, a 20-year PR veteran and owner of The PR Concierge. In this episode, Nicole walks us through the do's and don'ts when it comes to pitching media, how to create your own rolodex (or media list), what to expect from hiring a PR pro or agency, and so much more. This episode is FULL of useful insights and tips so we definitely recommending taking notes on this one!

Nikki Product Of The Week: GLAMGLOW Illuminating Eye Cream Becca Product Of The Week: Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier

To connect with Nicole, click here.

To follow The PR Concierge, click here.

To ask us a question, suggest a guest or just say hi, visit @betteroffpod or email betteroffpod@gmail.com.

Feel free to creep on your hosts a little further, too @thenikkibutler & @bbooks. Thank you for your attention and support!

22: Becca has been enlightened with adding more sustainable practices into her life! So today, she is taking you through the NINE things she has incorporated into her daily life to help minimize her footprint on our gorgeous green Earth. Nikki also joins her in the beginning of the episode for their weekly moments that are better off said, life updates and products of the week.

Nikki's Product of the Week:

Master bedroom rug from McGee and Co

Mortgage refinancing:

• Costco
• Better.com

Becca's Amazon Favorites for Sustainability:

1. Wool dryer balls
2. 1. https://bit.ly/30UxbL1
   2. https://bit.ly/2Djf4pF
3. Glass Straws
   1. https://bit.ly/39BfFza
4. Stashable bags
   1. https://bit.ly/307wu1C
5. Net grocery + produce bags
   1. https://bit.ly/332GgE4
6. Reusable napkins
   1. https://bit.ly/3084s61
7. Silicon loofah
   1. https://bit.ly/2P4uC3j
8. Reusable makeup wipes
   1. https://bit.ly/2X4977f
9. ChomChom
   1. https://bit.ly/39zoxp7
10. Drying rack for clothes