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A podcast designed to empower you to recognize the opportunities available to you, through conversations with startup founders, self employed entrepreneurs, small business owners, content creators, freelancers and more.
Tune in to learn and hear a variety of anecdotes from creative entrepreneurs who create opportunities for themselves and take a thoughtful approach to business by providing a product unique to them and their experiences.
By @rosemadelene, a 27 year old data engineer & aspiring entrepreneur.
Episodes
60 episodes
#62. Girard Gourmet: What I Learned from the Owners of a Beloved Bakery in La Jolla, San Diego
I worked at a bakery in La Jolla, San Diego this fall when I had no money and no job and many expenses after moving across the country!!This bakery, Girard Gourmet, welcomed me with open arms and I learned a lot through working there.
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What I Learned in 2024
#61. What I Learned in 2024What I worked onSolopreneurship vs being employedLesson in self awareness: taking accountability for my actionsImportance of ripping out an old life to make room for a new. How i...
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Pax Marila with Dr. Sara Howell (pt. 2): Lessons Learned from a Med Student who Built a Fashion Brand to Celebrate Women of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds
#60. This will be part 2 of my interview with Dr. Sara Howell, a fourth year med student at Howard University and the founder and designer behind Pax Marila, a brand designed to be both a safe place for women of diverse backgrounds and a hub of...
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Pax Marila with Dr. Sara Howell (pt. 1): Fashion Designer, Founder and Med Student - Why You Do Have Time!
#59. Sara Howell is the founder and designer behind Pax Marila, a brand designed to be both a safe place for women of diverse backgrounds and a hub of knowledge, pride and cultural awareness. Besides growing Pax Marila for the past several year...
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Adhere To with Alexandra Dean: Behind the Scenes with a Fashion Designer Bootstrapping a Sustainable Outerwear Brand
#58. Not to get ahead of myself, but we are SO back sis!Alexandra Dean is the founder of Adhere To, a sustainable, gender-neutral outerwear brand launched in 2022. Previously a designer at Lululemon, Alex took her knowledge of clothing d...
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Girls Club SD and Business Coaching with Camila Reyes
#57. Camila Reyes is the president of Girls Club San Diego as well as a business coach through her company Simple Strategy.Tune in for a conversation on entrepreneurship, women in business, personal growth, business coaching, boundaries...
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I Learned How to Freelance and You Can Too (If You Want)
#56. Hello, and welcome to the chaos!I learned to freelance this year, providing social media management software engineering services.If you have questions about freelancing, it is essentially having people pay you to provide t...
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Pilates Studio Founder Origin Story: Why Your Prior Experiences All Mean Something
#55. Tayllor Williams founded Studio West Pilates this year after gaining experience teaching in studios around Chicago. She discovered her love for Pilates and low impact movement after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2020. <...
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Why Your Twenties Are So Hard - How to Have Hope and Build Identity Capital Regardless
#54. Dr. Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist and bestselling author specializing in the twenty something years. She wrote the book The Defining Decade in 2012, followed by a 2013 TED talk “Why 30 is Not the New 20” which has been viewed over 14 ...
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4 Months In: Documenting the Chaos of Entrepreneurship
#53. I'm 4 months into my attempt at full-time solopreneurship. I've spent time developing the podcast social media, taking on freelance clients for social media management and coding, started my own LLC, and a lot of time just spinning my whee...
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Rewards and Challenges of Managing a Brick and Mortar Yoga Studio
#52. Leslie Simionescu is a yoga teacher and member of the leadership team at Yen Yoga Studio located in Traverse City, MI. Yen Yoga was created in 2010 and Leslie joined shortly after, becoming a 200 hour Yoga Teacher through a teacher trainin...
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Iron Man Training, Living on a Sailboat in NYC, and Software Engineer Layoffs
#51. Today I am interviewing my older brother Daniel Wilson otherwise known as Dan. Dan has had all sorts of wild experiences other than being a software engineer for 6+ years. The major ones include training for and completing an ironman, livi...
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Software Engineer Side Hustles: Part Time Roles and Content Creation
#50. Alejandra Thomas is a software engineer and content creator. She currently lives in New York City and works as a Developer Advocate for a startup, as well as a part time Web Developer for Mixed Change, an agency working with nonprofits. On...
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Fostering Connection and Partnering with Local Businesses: Community Based Events in San Francisco
Soulfull is a community founded by Taylor Hamilton and Caroline Ball with the intent of fostering meaningful and authentic connection, incorporating more play into life, and elevating local businesses and creatives in San Francisco. In this epi...
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Health Coaching and Relationship with Food: Cross Promoting your Online Business Across Channels
#48. Hadlee Garrison started her health coaching business after getting her Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan. She earned her health coaching certification after going through a health coaching program of the company she ...
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55:05
Comparison in Your Twenties, Skincare Routines, and Quarter Life Crises
Ashley Luchini is my dear friend that I met during a travel writing study abroad course in Greece almost six years ago. She got her degree in nursing and is now pursuing a dual degree in women’s health nurse practitioner and certified nurse mid...
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Computer Science Degree vs. Software Engineering in Industry
#46. In this episode I discussMy history with choosing Computer ScienceComputer Science program at UmichFirst impression of compsci / what they taught usCareer fairsHow many classes I almost faile...
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Podcast Social Media Strategy: My Instagram Account Grew 200% in One Month
#45. In this episode I discuss:My experience with social media (coding content on tiktok)Why Social Media Matters if You Have a Product to MarketWhat I've done for the PPP social media so farHow my account...
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Effective Strategy for Goal Setting: Focusing on What's in Your Control
#44. Thanks to a recent epiphany from a podcast interview of Alex Hormozi, I've created a solo episode around this exercise of "What would it take to have authority in x", where 'x' is some arbitrary skillset or task etc. I've cycled th...
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Local Grocery Delivery Service in Northern Michigan: Making Your Business Work No Matter What
#43. Broc Crandall is the co-founder and CEO of Stocked, a pre arrival delivery service saving vacationers time and money while connecting local businesses for a better check in experience. He founded the company with an old friend and roommate...
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My Q1 Review - How to Do a Q1 Review
#42. In this solo ep / life update I walk through my answers for a Q1 Review exercise I found online, leaving the questions below:Review Q1:What went really well?What was challenging?What were the bi...
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Bootstrapping a Six Figure Fashion Brand: The Five Year Hump in Business
Chris Miller joined Jarret Beaudis, a best friend from childhood, in growing the primarily menswear fashion brand Signature, about five years ago. Chris and Jarret seek to fill a gap in the market and have a say in the redesign of fashion by fu...
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Step By Step Guide for Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
In this empowering episode, I delve into the transformative journey of overcoming limiting beliefs. After some *ahem* research, I share practical strategies and insightful wisdom on identifying, challenging, and conquering the ment...
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36:47
Brand and Web Design: Building a Freelance Business
#39. Rebecca Suby-Long is an independent brand and web designer in San Francisco, CA. Previously working as a designer for Gap Inc. and a variety of other companies in tech in the Bay Area, she eventually moved towards freelancing and has been ...
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Breaking into Tech: Interview Prep Accessibility for Data Analytics
#38. Amney Mounir is a lead Data Analyst at Poshmark as well as the founder of Dataford.io, a live editor platform where users can practice technical data analytics interview questions commonly asked by top tier companies. Amney’s m...
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