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Successful Entrepreneurs Own Our Worth—with Jackie Ghedine - 147
Wickedly Smart Women
12/01/21 • 29 min
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Gen X women tend to be risk-averse and fiercely independent. Rather than owning our worth, we’re Lone Wolves working in the background. So, how can Gen Xers learn to ask for help and negotiate what we need? What can we do to figure out what differentiates us and articulate that in the marketplace?
Business and Career Strategist Jackie Ghedine is the Cofounder of Modern Gen X Woman, a coaching practice that propels high-achieving, 40-plus women to greater success. Prior to entrepreneurship, Jackie served as Associate Publisher at AdAge, where she led a diverse team in building new businesses and driving revenue. Today, she is a certified life coach who leverages her training in neuroscience and positive psychology to help women own their worth and increase their wealth.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Jackie joins Anjel to share her journey from publishing to entrepreneurship, explaining how a background in sales gives her an edge as an entrepreneur. She offers advice on finding the right business partner and giving back to your community in challenging times. Listen in to understand how Jackie empowers women to recognize our value and learn to identify your zone of genius and articulate it confidently to make your mark on the world.
What You Will LearnJackie’s transition from a career in publishing to starting her own business
The danger in your identity being tied to your work
How Jackie’s background in sales gives her an edge as an entrepreneur
What inspired Jackie’s rebrand to Modern Gen X Woman
Why Gen X women tend to be risk averse and slow to ask for what we need
Jackie’s advice on finding a business partner with complementary skills and an aligned vision
How Jackie benefitted from giving back to her community during COVID
How Jackie helps women understand our value and articulate it confidently
The correlation between owning your worth and achieving success
Connect with Jackie GhedineModern Gen X Woman on Facebook
ResourcesModern Gen X Woman on The TODAY Show
Connect with Anjel B. HartwellWickedly Smart Women Facebook Community
Wickedly Smart Women on TeePublic
Wickedly Smart Women on Clubhouse
The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook
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Get Empowered to Grow Your Own Food—with Marjory Wildcraft - EP41
Wickedly Smart Women
06/03/20 • 28 min
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Did you know that the average grocery store only has a three- to four-day supply of food? With a system that vulnerable, a sustained economic collapse would leave a lot of people hungry. But what if you were empowered to grow your own food? What if you could provide for most of your own needs—and help heal the Earth at the same time?
Marjory Wildcraft is the visionary behind Grow Network, the premier online community for people who grow their own food. An expert in off-grid living, she has inspired hundreds of thousands of backyard farmers and led the return to natural medicine in the US. Marjory is also the host of the Home Grown Food Summit and the author of the forthcoming book Grow: All True Wealth Comes From the Ground.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Marjory joins Emerald to explain what inspired her to learn to grow her own food and how that journey healed her on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Marjory describes the opportunity we have right now to reinvent our food and medical supply chains, discussing how the resources at Grow Network can help us survive a sustained economic collapse. Listen in for Marjory’s insight on what it REALLY means to be wealthy and learn what YOU can do to hone and trust your own prophetic vision.
What You Will LearnHow Marjory’s prediction of economic collapse inspired her to learn to grow her own food
Marjory’s anger around how commercial agriculture is destroying the Earth
Marjory’s mission to teach people to grow their own food + treat common ailments with plants
Why the vulnerability of our food system left Marjory feeling panicked
How growing our own food heals us on a physical, emotional and spiritual level
The opportunity we have right now to reinvent our food and medical supply chains
How Marjory combined a desire for community with her business acumen to build Grow Network
How Grow Network’s resources serve to help us survive a sustained economic collapse
Marjory’s advice on honing and trusting your prophetic vision
Marjory’s definition of wealth as health, community, meaningful relationships and work
Connect with Marjory Wildcraft ResourcesGrow: All True Wealth Comes from the Ground by Marjory Wildcraft
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
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Creating Mutually Beneficial Relationships—with Lori Andrus - EP19
Wickedly Smart Women
01/01/20 • 30 min
As women, we’re conditioned to suppress ourselves in order to keep the peace. For many of us, this means we either compromise our own values to avoid standing out OR we sever ties with people completely. But what if there’s a way to honor the community you’re a part of AND walk in your own truth? What if we CAN create mutually beneficial relationships where we show up as ourselves?
Lori Andrus is creator of The Crystal Shaman School, a platform that weaves the transformational practices of ceremony, shamanic journeying, divination and sacred creation to awaken individuals to their true inner brilliance. A practitioner of crystal shamanism and soulful traveler, Lori artfully blends ancient wisdom traditions with crystal insight, empowering heart-centered individuals to create vibrant, joy-filled and deeply rooted lives.
On this episode, Lori joins Emerald to explain how energy medicine helped her recover her voice and challenge us to express our own inner wisdom. She discusses the challenge of creating mutually beneficial relationships when belief systems are out of alignment, sharing her own experience with learning to contribute to a community without losing herself. Listen in for insight into how self-sufficiency can turn dysfunctional and learn to set the intention for recognizing and receiving the support to you need to thrive.
What You Will LearnHow shamanism + energy medicine helped Lori recover her voice
The distinction between performance and authentic expression
How Lori honors her family’s beliefs AND walks in her own truth
Creating mutually beneficial relationships despite disparate beliefs
How to nourish yourself and contribute love to your community
The dysfunction of our cultural value around self-sufficiency
Why we need support to keep moving forward on our journey
How to set the intention for recognizing and receiving support
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Asking for Support as an Entrepreneur—with JJ Ramberg - EP68
Wickedly Smart Women
09/23/20 • 27 min
5.0
Many entrepreneurs struggle with knowing when to ask for help. We look to The Little Engine That Could and think-we-can through every aspect of our business—all by ourselves. But what if there’s a better way to interpret that storybook’s advice? What if we had the faith to think-we-could find support when we needed it?
JJ Ramberg is the mission-driven entrepreneur behind Goodshop, an online coupon platform, and Goodpods, a new social network for giving and receiving podcast recommendations from friends and influencers you admire. JJ spent 13 years hosting MSNBC’s Your Business and Been There, Built That, interviewing thousands of entrepreneurs and business leaders on how to grow a company. She is also the bestselling author of It’s Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, JJ joins Anjel to explain what inspired her to create Goodpods and how she made the decision to launch the platform during the pandemic. She shares her vision of a more compassionate, empathetic world and offers advice on finding meaning in your work in a variety of ways. Listen in for JJ’s insight on identifying what’s yours to do (and what isn’t) and learn to understand your strengths and ask the right advisors for help when you need it!
What You Will LearnWhat called JJ to her work as a mission-driven entrepreneur
Why JJ decided to launch Goodpods during the pandemic
How Goodpods supports JJ’s vision for more a more compassionate, empathetic world
JJ’s take on how we can find meaning in our work in a variety of ways
What inspired JJ to build Goodpods and how the platform works
The question JJ asks to identify what’s hers to do (and what isn’t)
JJ’s advice on surrounding yourself with a team of advisors
JJ’s reframe of The Little Engine That Could for entrepreneurs
How being okay with failure empowers JJ to take risks
Connect with JJ Ramberg Resources Connect with Anjel B. HartwellThe Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook
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Get F’n Real & Up-Level Your Business—with Lisa Cherney - EP28
Wickedly Smart Women
03/04/20 • 29 min
5.0
What would you do differently if you had absolute faith in yourself and your mission? Is fear and self-doubt keeping you (and your business) from getting to the next level? Are you ready to get f’n real, stop hiding and start serving your purpose in a bigger, more profound way?
Lisa serves as the host of the groundbreaking Get F’n Real (GFR) Podcast, a confession-based show featuring soulful entrepreneurs, and the creator of the 12 GFR Commandments. She has 20-plus years of experience mentoring millionaire business owners and spent 15 years building a successful business as the Juicy Marketing Expert before she got f’n real and got aligned with her true purpose. Today, she is committed to helping other mission-inspired entrepreneurs get out of their own way, help more people and make more money!
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Lisa joins Emerald to explain what inspired her to build a seven-figure business and why she walked away when it wasn’t making her happy. She shares the messy process of dismantling a business, describing how she got comfortable with not knowing what was next and how the 12 GFR Commandments emerged during that difficult time. Listen in to understand how fear and self-doubt impact cashflow and take on Lisa’s challenge to get f’n real and be unapologetically YOU!
What You Will LearnLisa’s insight around owning your mastery, expertise and beingness
What inspired Lisa first to build a seven-figure business and then let it go
How Lisa relaxed into not knowing as she dismantled her business
How Lisa came to create the 12 GFR Commandments
Why stopping is sometimes the most lucrative action we can take
Lisa’s belief that being unapologetically YOU leads to cashflow
Why it’s crucial to have faith in yourself and your mission
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Share Your Message Via Media Visibility—with Debbi Dachinger - EP27
Wickedly Smart Women
02/26/20 • 29 min
5.0
Are you ready to step into the spotlight and share your message with the world? There’s a good chance that putting yourself out there will require some healing work on your part. In fact, Debbi Dachinger contends that visibility is an inside and outside job, requiring both practical strategies AND spiritual growth to break free of limitations and become ALL of yourself for an audience.
Debbi is an award-winning radio and podcast host, media personality and keynote speaker. An authority in the realm of visibility, she coaches clients on how to position themselves as the go-to expert in their field, write a bestseller and/or land interviews that get results. Debbi’s work has been featured on 1,000-plus media outlets, and she has been recognized with the Broadcasting Industry Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Who’s Who Hall of Fame for Entertainment, among many other accolades and honors.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Debbi joins Emerald to share the healing journey that allowed her to step into the spotlight and explain why visibility requires both inner work and a practical system to achieve results. She describes how she discerns whether an opportunity is the next right step, offering insight on how to stay committed to a vision—yet fluid in how your creativity expresses itself along the way. Listen in for Debbi’s advice around focusing your efforts where you shine and learn how to leverage The Law of Reversibility to manifest your big, badass dreams!
What You Will LearnThe healing journey that allowed Debbi to step into the spotlight
How visibility requires both a practical system AND inner work
The three ways Debbi helps clients position themselves as experts
Debbi’s extrasensory capacity to see other’s strengths
How Debbi discerns whether an opportunity is the next right step
How to stay fluid around how your creativity expresses itself
Debbi’s advice on focusing your efforts where you shine
How Debbi leverages The Law of Reversibility to achieve a vision
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Teaching Women to Win at Business—with Annette Comer - EP20
Wickedly Smart Women
01/08/20 • 26 min
What holds ambitious women back? Society tells us that we’re not wired for leadership, that the business world isn’t where our strengths lie. And too many wicked-smart women get burned out by the struggle and walk away. But what if the conflict has nothing to do with the way we’re wired? What if it’s just a matter of learning the rules of the game we’re playing?
Annette Comer is the founder of The World’s Greatest Women Academy, a program designed to help driven professional women negotiate what is still very much a man’s world. Annette spent 20 years in corporate management, earning the title of Woman of the Year from The National Professional Association of Professional Women. She also has 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, building multiple successful businesses and writing the bestseller, Rescue Me: How to Save Yourself (And Your Sanity) When Things Go Wrong.
On this episode, Annette joins Emerald to discuss the inspiration behind The World’s Greatest Women Academy, explaining how it helps women come forward as leaders in the world of business. She shares insight on sourcing the energy and creativity to make more money and describes how to balance present and future thinking to bring your plans to life. Listen in for Annette’s AHA moment around gender differences in communication and learn how to leverage her five pillars of performance to facilitate your own health, wealth and personal fulfillment.
What You Will LearnAnnette’s background in corporate leadership + entrepreneurship
The impetus for Annette’s five-step system for women leaders
How women win at business once we know the rules of the game
Annette’s AHA moment re: gender communication differences
Annette’s five pillars of performance
1. Physiology
2. Psychology
3. Perceptivity
4. Purpose
5. Productivity
How money complements rather than dominates Annette’s life
How past/future thinking get us into a place of fear with money
Annette’s advice on taking daily steps to realize your plans
Connect with Annette ComerThe World’s Greatest Women Academy
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ResourcesRescue Me: How to Save Yourself (And Your Sanity) When Things Go Wrong by Annette Comer

Breaking Barriers & Setting Boundaries—with Sage Simpson - EP21
Wickedly Smart Women
01/15/20 • 28 min
What’s the difference between barriers and boundaries? Even the most wicked-smart women among us struggle with giving our time and energy away. So, how do we break free of the artificial barriers society places on us and learn to set healthy boundaries? How do we create routines that nourish our minds, bodies and hearts?
Sage Simpson is the creator of Balance by Sage, a platform designed to help women reclaim the Wild Woman Within so they can live sexy, wealthy and wild lives—while making a radical difference. Sage teaches a blend of Kundalini, Qigong and Ecstatic dance, leading workshops, online courses and retreats around the world. Sage is on a mission to transform the lives of 11 million women, helping us become Balance Warriors, a community empowered to show up in our lives with a sense of purpose, ease and joy.
On this episode, Sage joins Emerald to describe the experience of being called into a powerful leadership role by Mother Earth. She discusses the difference between barriers and boundaries, explaining how we can free ourselves from societal and family conditioning AND safeguard our time and energy with the structure of routine. Listen in for Sage’s insight around leading through our power and vulnerability—and learn her daily beditation practice for extending love to yourself and the world at large.
What You Will LearnSage’s experience of being called to lead by Mother Earth
The distinction between barriers and boundaries
How to safeguard your time + energy like a sacred space
How Sage finds liberation within the structure of routine
Sage’s daily BEDITATION practice and its benefits
Extending love to yourself + others through meta meditation
The global community of 11M women Sage wants to lead
How women can serve through our power + vulnerability
How Mother Earth is calling us to redefine community
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Explore Your Darkness to Achieve Big Growth—with Kymberlie Dimoz - EP24
Wickedly Smart Women
02/05/20 • 27 min
Going through a dark time can leave us distrusting our decisions and even questioning our worth. But if we can get curious about our challenges, they afford us a big opportunity for growth. After all, the fastest path out of the muck is through it. So, how can we learn to explore our darkness and grow into a new story?
Kymberlie Dimoz is the Founder and CEO of Lightning Rod Agency, and all-female consulting agency that helps fem-trepreneurs grow to their maximum potential. She leads a team of brilliant women in designing customized done-for-you marketing services, including copywriting, web design, branding and strategy development. Kym is on a mission to amplify her clients’ brilliance and help them hit their bold, audacious goals by way of tailor-made systems.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Kym joins Emerald to explain how being single and pregnant at 19 inspired her current work and why she believes that the greatest growth comes from exploring our darkness. She offers advice on navigating challenging times as a leader by knowing who you are and what you need AND embracing the humanness of your team. Listen in for Kym’s insight around the energy and momentum that come from asking for help and learn how to identify when you’re entering a new phase of growth.
What You Will LearnHow being single and pregnant at 19 inspired Kym’s current work
Kym’s insight on exploring your darkness to achieve big growth
How Kym navigates challenging times in her business
- Structures in place for support (e.g.: run with friends)
- Proactively take care of mental health every day
- Embrace humanness + vulnerability with team
Why you’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with
How Lightning Rod Agency offers its clients end-to-end marketing
Kym’s take on how being uncomfortable is necessary for growth
The energy and momentum that comes from asking for help
Kym’s pattern around money and how she was able to confront it
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The Kind Approach to Co-Parenting—with Teresa Harlow - EP17
Wickedly Smart Women
12/18/19 • 27 min
The decision to divorce is a difficult one, especially if young children are involved. No parent wants to miss half of their kiddo’s childhood. But how do we learn to co-parent in a positive way? What strategies can divorcing couples use to create a happy life for their child AND themselves?
Co-parenting expert Teresa Harlow is the author of Happily Divorced: A Journey Through Divorce & Co-Parenting by the Golden Rule. She acquired her expertise through firsthand experience, and today, she is committed to making positive co-parenting the expectation for divorced parents—rather than the exception. A well-known speaker and blogger in the co-parenting space, Teresa advocates for using the Golden Rule to improve every one of our relationships, and she believes that the painful decision to divorce does not have to mean a pain-filled life.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Teresa joins Emerald to share the powerful moment when she was called to find a different way to co-parent and maximize the time both she and her ex spent with their child. She explains how she shifted the way she communicates with her ex-husband and why a similar value system is key in Golden Rule co-parenting. Listen in for insight on demonstrating the kindness you’d like to receive and get Teresa’s advice around letting your ex know when you bring a new adult into your child’s life.
What You Will LearnTeresa’s calling to offer the world a model of positive co-parenting
How Teresa shifted the way she communicates with her ex
How Teresa and her ex maximize time spent with their child
Why a similar value system is key in Golden Rule co-parenting
Teresa’s invitation to define what kindness means to you
The disqualifiers that may preclude positive co-parenting with an ex
Informing your ex when you bring a new adult into your child’s life
- Don’t do it in front of kids
- Don’t let ex be last to know
What gives Teresa the courage to share her family’s story
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