Beverly Hallberg really is a boss babe. She started her own media training and public speaking company -- District Media Group -- 10 years ago. This week on "Worth Your Time," I speak with her about that entrepreneur life. It hasn't been easy, but Beverly has built an incredibly successful company and has spent hours (for example!) teaching and training some very high profile clients how to speak on television. We're not naming any names, but let's just say she's the big time. She's become a great friend over the past several years -- and I hired her to help train me for several public speaking gigs this year. The girl knows her stuff -- and is truly genuine, seriously hardworking and such a sweet friend. It's always fascinating … [Read more...]
Marathon Queen Wins Political Office: Laura Skladzinksi’s Contagious Ambition
Laura Skladzinksi is a total rockstar. I first discovered Laura through our shared love of blogging and running -- and we've remained online friends for years. Luckily, we've had the chance to meet in person multiple times as well. I met Laura on her trek to run 50 full marathons -- one in every state -- by the age of 25. She easily surpassed her goal and now she's actually run 107 full marathons (wowza!) But that's not the only impressive thing about Laura. She's also a brand manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers, where she jets around the country training brands and loving her job. She used to live smack dab in the middle of New York City and one day just picked up and moved out to beautiful Colorado. That's inspiring in and of … [Read more...]
Jewelry for Social Good: Why Sarah Bayot Built ‘Kicheko’
Words have such power. That's why 'Kicheko,' a social good jewelry business founded by Sarah Bayot, elicits happiness. It means "laughter" in Swahili and was born out of Sarah's love for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is there, in Uvira, that over 30 orphaned children live and eat and go to school. (Check out the trip I took there with Sarah in these posts: here, here, here and here.) Sarah has visited the DRC seven times and has invested her time, money, prayers and business into the lives of these kids who have grown up with her as a friend and mentor. Without mothers and fathers, the children are reliant on adult figures who love and care for them to procure wisdom, protection and unconditional love. Sarah's passion for Congo … [Read more...]
Conservative Feminist: Kelsey Harkness is a ‘Problematic Woman’
You might recognize Kelsey Harkness from her weekly appearances on Fox News and Fox Business. Or maybe from her popular podcast, "Problematic Women" -- or from the incredible documentaries she produces for The Daily Signal. "[I] want to point out that women's empowerment and women's voices are important and there are ways for us to unite...there is a need for women to speak up and say, nothing is more empowering than thinking independently." -- Kelsey Harkness Kelsey began her career in New York City, working for Fox News, but quickly decided she wanted to be more ingrained in the political scene and moved to Washington, DC to do just that. One of her first assignments was to cover the tumultuous battle going on about same-sex marriage … [Read more...]
