5 Unexpected Life Lessons Learned from Podcasting, with Host Julie Berman

12/27/23 • 31 min

When Julie Berman started podcasting in February 2020, she had no idea what a podcast was or how to even open the podcast app on her phone. Almost 4 years later, Julie has interviewed more than 60 incredible, diverse women with cool jobs in industries that range from tech, to the arts, trades, and much more. In this episode, she shares the five unexpected lessons she learned from podcasting and how learning these can benefit you in your everyday life -- whether you podcast or not:

I’m human, and so are you.
Roll with it, we can figure it out (And quickly is best).
Becoming an expert means making mistakes.
Curiosity + action creates the foundation for change. Add in some strategy, and you are going places!
We are all magic.

Also, if you're here in the Phoenix, AZ area (or know someone who is) come join me and an epic guest at the 2nd "Women with Cool Jobs" Podcast LIVE Event on January 27th, 2024, from 10:30 am -12 noon. The special guest is Lina Bearat, a transportation engineer!

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I’m human, and so are you.
Roll with it, we can figure it out (And quickly is best).
Becoming an expert means making mistakes.
Curiosity + action creates the foundation for change. Add in some strategy, and you are going places!
We are all magic.

Send Julie a text!!

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Jewelry Designer Creates Inspirational Pieces to Unlock Strength and Bravery, with Lia Valencia Key

Jewelry Designer Lia Valencia Key is the designer and owner behind Valencia Key Jewelry and a sought-after speaker. She is also a walking ray of sunshine, bringing her energy and love to all she meets!
She creates inspirational jewelry filled with meaning and intention. It serves a beautiful, visual reminder to use light, joy, love, gratitude and peace as guiding stars. These principles allow you to unlock your strength and bravery.
Lia is an entrepreneur with immense faith, intelligence, grit and determination. She has many diverse degrees and certifications, including a master’s degree in education and a cosmetology license.

She was born and lived in the most impoverished neighborhood of Philadelphia to a single mother of three. After her mother broke her leg in several places, she could no longer pay for the tiny apartment they were living in. They immediately went to a homeless shelter, where she and her family lived for several years. She was the first person in her family and her neighborhood to get an advanced degree.
In this episode, we talk about:

The jewelry creation process
A lesson she learned of being a leader versus a follower at a young age
Your ability to start planting seeds that grow and the power of your words
“Belief” is an action word
Turning up the “You”

As one of the last episodes of 2023, I hope this one really speaks to your heart.

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2x Olympic Gold Medalist in Bobsleigh and World Rugby Hall of Famer Shares How to Live Beyond Definition, with Heather Moyse

Heather Moyse is a 2x Olympic gold medalist (who competed in 4 Olympics games), a three-sport national athlete, a World Rugby Hall of Famer, a motivational speaker, an author, and a coach.
Heather started training just five months before her first Olympics at the age of 27 in 2-person bobsleigh, with her last Olympic competition at the age of 39.
In this episode, she shares specific techniques and mindset work that she uses to achieve her goals and that we all can use to help us live up to our potential.
Heather won gold at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, and again at the 2014 Games in Sochi. Before she was an Olympic champion, Heather was a mainstay on Canada’s Senior Women’s Rugby Team. Heather led Canada to silver in the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup, and was the top try scorer in the 2006 and 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cups. In 2016, Heather became only the second Canadian, and first Canadian female, to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Heather represented Canada in a third international sport in 2012, when she placed Top Five in two events at the Pan-Am Track Cycling Championships in Argentina.
Contact Info:
Heather Moyse - Guest
Heather's Instagram account
Heather's website
Weekly video series ( It's a little combo of pep talk + motivation + perspective shift.)
Julie Berman - Host
www.womenwithcooljobs.com
@womencooljobs (Instagram)
Julie Berman's LinkedIn Profile

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Women with Cool Jobs - 5 Unexpected Life Lessons Learned from Podcasting, with Host Julie Berman

Transcript

Julie- Host00:00:00.000

The idea of being curious is so important. So many of the guests on this podcast, if not all of them, started from a place of curiosity and following something that really intrigued them. That seems like so cool or so interesting. And they ask questions, they ask themselves things like, Is this possible for me? What would this be like if I did this? Or if I tried this, or if I were in this position, and you know, they often don't have a master