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Tara Mackey – How Consistent Blogging Led to Becoming the CEO & Founder of Genetix Skincare, and a #1 Bestselling Author

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My guest today, Tara Mackey, is the CEO & Founder of Genetix, a #1 bestselling author, and the founder of the award-winning company and blog, The Organic Life.

Tara has been researching, testing and writing about organic skincare for nearly a decade. Her company, Genetix, is most well-known for its 100% Organic breast enhancement oil and a line of organic skincare products as well.

Tara’s skincare treatments have been featured worldwide by popular media outlets such as Forbes, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Women’s Health, Oprah and others.

On today’s show, Tara talks about the #1 tip to creating an award-winning blog, the ONE Action Step she took with her first product that catapulted its success and what she wishes she would’ve known early on as an entrepreneur.

 

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If you have a desire for something and a love in your heart, just because the world doesn’t understand it yet that doesn’t mean that it is not the correct thing to do. And if you really feel like this is your mission, keep going.” – Tara Mackey

Show Notes:

  • The blog post that went viral and helped her gain tremendous visibility
  • Tips on how to grow a loyal following by blogging
  • The #1 tip to building a successful business
  • Why she focuses on the BRAND rather than the PRODUCT
  • The MOMENT Tara realized that her product was needed now more than ever
  • Her tips on how she overcame judgement, fear, and criticism
  • The key to investing in many entrepreneurial projects

We can’t do everything all at once.” – Tara Mackey

Connect with Tara Mackey:

Twitter | Instagram | The Organic Life | Genetix

“Prioritizing is really the number one thing you have to do if you want to be successful everyday.” – Tara Mackey

Ashley Merrill – Taking a Deep Dive on The Process of Business Growth

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Ashley Merrill on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff“Things break all the time.” My guest today, Ashley Merrill, CEO & Founder of Lunya, the modern sleepwear for women, takes a deep dive into what it means to grow and scale a boot-strapped business. She’s had blockbuster growth over the last 18 months and on today’s episode she gets radically transparent about what the journey has been like.

IF you are looking to grow your business in 2020 and have a goal to hire an A+ Team and truly understand what it means to lead, do not miss this episode. Ashley breaks down her hiring process, step-by-step, as well as her thoughts on leadership.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Once everybody is in the spot that they are really going to be successful in and they know what they’re supposed to do, it is amazing what you’re able to accomplish.” – Ashley Merrill

Show Notes:

  • HOW she came up with the idea
  • How to create an A+ TEAM – she breaks this down step-by-step
  • WHY it’s essential to be tapped into your core client for all decisions
  • How she came to the decision to create a men’s line – Lahgo
  • Her BEST Action Steps to Create momentum that continues to build
  • How she pushes through when “everything is breaking with an endless stream of challenges”
  • Ashley’s KEY to productivity as a mom with young kids while growing a business
  • The way to think about HIRING when it comes to hiring junior and senior hires – the process is extremely different
  • Why Ashley feels getting uncomfortable and expressing humility with a team is ESSENTIAL but it’s not a sign of weakness
  • She’s discovered that LEADERSHIP is what happens when the chips are down
  • Why she gets up so early and why she feels it’s important to honor your energy rhythms

The big game-changers have been a lot of org adjustments and a lot of really wonderful hires.” – Ashley Merrill

Connect with Ashley Merrill:

Instagram | The Deep | Lahgo | Lunya

Early on in the brand a lot of it is about you personally and how much you can do as an entrepreneur. But as the company has grown, hiring has been what has really enabled us to grow – getting the right people in the right spots.” – Ashley Merrill

Susan Feldman – Founder & CEO of In The Groove – A Lifestyle Destination For Age-Defying Women

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Susan Feldman on She's Got Moxie with Joy ChudacoffNever say it’s too late.

My guest today, Susan Feldman was 53 when she founded One Kings Lane, a go-to destination for home and interior design shopping because she couldn’t find home furnishings that she liked. She cracked the code on this industry and ended up selling One Kings lane to Bed Bath & Beyond.

Now, Susan’s on to her next entrepreneurial venture, In the Groove. With a sense of humor, community, and self-awareness, In The Groove is on a mission to free women from rules, age limits, and expectations.

Today, Susan talks about how and why she became an entrepreneur at 53, how she dealt with an empty nest, the advice she would’ve given herself before she started her companies and much more.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Just get started.” – Susan Feldman

Show Notes:

  • Why it’s never too late to start a business – there is no age limit
  • Interesting STATS about women over 50 and their economic power
  • How an EMPTY NEST can be a fresh start – this is a GOOD thing!
  • What it’s like to launch a digital platform
  • One of the hardest things for a founder to do
  • The ADVICE she wished someone would have shared with her early on

It doesn’t have to be perfect. It has to be good. You have to not be embarrassed by what you’re putting out there, but put it out there. Because you’re going to iterate on it anyway.” – Susan Feldman

Connect with Susan Feldman:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | In the Groove

I think being an entrepreneur is so amazing and so rewarding and so much fun. I wish I would’ve done it 20 years earlier.” – Susan Feldman

Three Unconscious Emotional Triggers That Can Sabotage Your Business

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She's Got Moxie ShowToday, I’m talking about three unconscious emotional triggers that can sabotage your business.

I’ve talked about this some at my Align Retreat. If you’re interested in learning more about these unconscious triggers, then make sure you register for the Align Retreat coming up in February.

What are the things that happen to us unconsciously as women that cause us to become stuck?

Tune in to find out.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

The place you never want to be as an entrepreneur is stuck in your decision-making.” – Joy Chudacoff

Show Notes:

  • What is the abdication of POWER
  • How and WHY to set CLEAR BOUNDARIES
  • What your FAMILY can do to help your business
  • Who to HIRE to make your home life better
  • How to deal with peer suppression
  • Why you might get pushback as an entrepreneur and what to do about it

Use your online tools. Do everything you possibly can to order online, and that saves everybody a lot of time.” – Joy Chudacoff

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Everybody in the family can do everything.” – Joy Chudacoff

From Wall Street to Wellness, Meet Priscilla Tsai, CEO & Founder, CocoKind, an Organic Skin Care Line With Products Under $25

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Priscilla Tsai on She's Got Moxie with Joy ChudacoffMy guest today, Priscilla Tsai, struggled with life-long hormonal acne issues until one day she decided to take matters into her own hands and literally solve this problem that created insecurity for her every day.

She left her job on Wall Street and went straight into wellness by founding, Cocokind, an organic skincare brand that is clean, conscious and accessible to everyone.

On today’s show, she talks about how she took her struggle with hormonal acne and turned it into a business that now has 133K raving fans on Instagram who love Cocokind.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

How I actually convinced myself to just do it was – I was like ‘you know what? You don’t have to be the face of the company – you can just be a business owner.'” – Priscilla Tsai

Show Notes:

  • How she took her struggle with acne and turned it into 133K followers on Instagram who love her products and her approach
  • How she got her products into Whole Foods – a simple strategy that required a BOLD move
  • Why every decision she makes is around a set of “conscious” values
  • Why she almost didn’t start the company (Priscilla talks openly about her insecurities and vulnerability)
  • How vulnerability became her secret sauce
  • Why perfection doesn’t sell well
  • Her passion for helping other women entrepreneurs and how this lead to the Cocokind Foundation
  • And much, much more

We don’t ask, ‘what can we charge?’… we charge what we think is fair.” – Priscilla Tsai

Connect with Priscilla Tsai:

LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Cocokind

For me, when I hear from my other friends who started things say ‘we go through similar pains’, and then you that, it is normal and you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself.” – Priscilla Tsai

Power Positioning in 2020 – 9 Essential Leadership Skills For Success

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Today’s episode is all about nine leadership skills that you need to flex your Moxie muscle in 2020.

You’ll definitely want to listen in if you are interested in investor money because investors need to see that you are a strong leader and if you’re bootstrapping, you’ll need these skills to build an A+ team committed to your mission and vision!

 

 

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

When you’re looking for venture capital money, leadership is one of the things they look for.” – Joy Chudacoff

Show Notes:

  • Why great leadership is ESSENTIAL for growing & sustaining a business (it’s not just about the product or service)
  • Why being committed to solving problems is the key to resilience and LONGEVITY as a leader
  • How the BEST leaders make decisions
  • The importance of building a NETWORK
  • Why taking time for YOURSELF is key to being a great leader
  • The ONE thing that every leader struggles with
  • Why having empathy and humility is a must for great leaders (it doesn’t make you look WEAK, it actually strengthens your position)

The one thing that everybody struggles with, and I’ve had to learn it too, is communication.” – Joy Chudacoff

Seize The Day…

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50% of the seats are gone for my 2020 Align Retreat!

In 2020, you’re not just entering another year. You are about to cross the threshold into a new, fresh decade. It’s an exciting time for women who make the decision to align their business for greatness, so please join us for my 6th annual retreat for women in business happening in February of next year.

Go here to get all the details on Align 2020!

February 5 & 6, 2020, in Santa Barbara, CA
Early Bird Pricing expires October 31, 2019!

Max Kater – Creating a Solution to Her Son’s Allergy as The Co-founder of Murchison-Hume Plant-Based Cleaning Supplies

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My guest today, Max Kater, started her business because her son was having allergic reactions to their bathroom cleaning products and she knew that she had to do something.

With that, Max co-founded Murchison-Hume. Their Mission: We want to make products that are safe for people and planet, truly effective, beautiful to look at and a pleasure to use.

It took Max four years to “crack the code” on safe home cleaners but she finally figured out a formula that actually works.

On today’s show, Max talks about how she got started, staying aligned with their brand’s values, her biggest challenges and how she got through them, and much more.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

You have to really take stock and say ‘would I do this if I’m not going to see a salary for let’s say – the next 10 weeks or really 10 months’.” – Max Kater

Show Notes:

  • The moment she knew she was on to something: “Honey, you better get yourself a little setup!”
  • A Step-by-Step Approach to get more visibility in the Media
  • How a hiring issue turned into a HUGE challenge for Murchison-Hume and nearly cost her the entire business (it took 18 months to recover)
  • Her BEST productivity tip (you don’t need any fancy technology for this one!)
  • How Max’s previous career as an editor has helped her as a business owner
  • Her GENIUS move to nail exactly who their core client is and analyze exactly what products to offer
  • Why the idea of balance is B.S. as a mother and entrepreneur

None of us really achieve that perfect balance. I haven’t met her yet, so if you do, please tell me.” – Max Kater

Connect with Max Kater:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Murchison-Hume

When sending your products to editors – just send the product so they can try it with a tiny blurb about why it is great.” – Max Kater

Julie Deane – She Took 600 Pounds and Turned It Into a Company Valued at 40 Million Pounds Making Satchels

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I’m so excited to share this humorous, transparent, Encore Interview with Julie Deane, Founder/CEO of Cambridge Satchel. If you haven’t heard her past interviews on my podcast, I invite you to go back and listen because they are a few of the most popular episodes we’ve ever done!

We’re bringing Julie Deane back on the show today because her company, Cambridge Satchel, has had tremendous growth over the past 18 months, but not without challenges and I needed to pick her brain on how she did it.

On today’s show, Julie talks about what it really means to scale a business, when you should let go, and how to take the reins of your company back if things stray from your vision, and much more.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

It was the fact that we did everything differently from the big corporates around us, and that’s why they couldn’t compete with us. Because they never knew where we were going to come from next.” – Julie Deane

Show Notes:

  • WHY she needed to start a business in the first place – she had a real need
  • She had 600 pounds to invest; she needed 24,000 pounds – in 8 weeks. Yikes!
  • The FIRST step she took – so simple you’ll be shocked
  • The ONE THING to keep with you forever as an entrepreneur
  • The WORST thing that can happen to an entrepreneur
  • How she reclaimed the culture that made Cambridge Satchel an overnight success
  • The GRASSROOTS marketing that Cambridge Satchel has developed in the past 18 months
  • Julie’s SILVER BULLETS for getting through the hard days
  • And much, much more

It is a very strange smoke and mirrors kind of world that was not for us.” – Julie Deane

Connect with Julie Deane:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Cambridge Satchel

I’m not going to let myself feel like a failure because what this company was set to do was to send my kids to a great school. And they have gone to a great school, so it did that.” – Julie Deane

Kim Kovacs – Founder/CEO of MyJane, Curated Cannabis Products Delivered to Your Front Door

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Kim Kovacs on She's Got Moxie with Joy ChudacoffWhen Kim Kovacs witnessed a close relative looking and acting 10 years younger (and relieved of the pain she had suffered for years from using opioids to combat the effects of cancer), she was intrigued. She found out this positive change and outlook on life was due to the use of cannabis products and at that moment, Kim decided to get serious and learn more about everything cannabis could do to help women.

Kim saw a void in the women’s cannabis space and decided to fill it by starting MyJane – a cannabis wellness community designed to help women feel better. MyJane sends a curated box of cannabis products right to your door delivered by women ambassadors who spend time educating each customer on the products.

On today’s show, Kim has a lot to share with you. She is a serial entrepreneur and investor across multiple sectors and has raised over $100 million in venture capital for companies that she has founded.

Kim talks about how MyJane got started, her best ACTION STEPS in growing MyJane thus far, her advice on fundraising, how the movie “Groundhog Day” gets her through tough times, and much, much more.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Let’s ask women what they want. Before we go ahead and do anything, let’s ask.” – Kim Kovacs

Show Notes:

  • How the name “MyJane” came about – it truly was a Perfect Storm
  • Why Kim decided to get her product DELIVERED in person by Female Brand Ambassadors
  • The GENIUS First Step Kim took that catapulted MyJane’s early growth – Simple & Easy
  • The MyJane model and WHY IT WORKS
  • The ONE thing MyJane is doing to ensure happy, loyal customers
  • Where your FOCUS has to be 24/7
  • Managing CASH FLOW in an extremely regulated industry
  • Her BIGGEST challenge
  • Why the movie “Groundhog Day” helps get her through the challenges of entrepreneurship
  • Her best advice on FUNDRAISING
  • The advice she hears being given in the entrepreneur arena that she doesn’t agree with
  • The Inventor versus the Entrepreneur Concept
  • Her Belief about Partnerships
  • What she wished someone would have told her BEFORE she entered the world of Entrepreneurship

Do your research as your fundraising. Find the right investors so you don’t spend time talking to people you don’t need to.” – Kim Kovacs

Connect with Kim Kovacs:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | MyJane

Once you crack that conversation about cannabis then the flood gates are open to talk about other things and we’re freely (now) talking about different things that I don’t think women used to talk about.” – Kim Kovacs

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