Today’s guest, Shulamit Ber Levtov is a clinical social worker who specializes in supporting female small business owners and who calls herself The Entrepreneur’s Therapist.  Shulamit started her own business in her fifties after a career shift left her searching for new opportunities. She discovered that entrepreneurship was not only fulfilling but also provided the flexibility and autonomy she craved.  In her work, Shulamit aims to change the conversation around...

It's time to delve into the fascinating and often maddening topics of ambition shaming, gender bias, tall poppy syndrome, and the challenges faced in promoting equity and inclusion in both male and female-dominated industries. Meet today's guest, Lisa Mulligan, who brings a wealth of experience and a global perspective working in the UK, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand. Lisa is the founder of The Culture Ministry and host of the "A Dog Called Diversity" podcast.

In this episode, you...

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur who is looking to transform your identity and take your business to the next level?  My client, Jancina Dyer is the founder, owner, and CEO of the Colorado Lash Company built a successful side hustle business as a lash technician while working as an ophthalmic technician. She had so many creative ideas and wanted to implement them, but was frustrated by being labeled “just an assistant” by her bosses and “too ambitious” by her...

One of the ways that female entrepreneurs can develop a growth mindset is to expand their comfort zone by trying something new and taking risks they haven’t taken before. When Elyse Archer, host of the podcast “She Sells Radio” and I discussed doing an interview exchange, we were faced with a decision.  Elyse was about to have her second child and I was facing a big deadline of my own.  Instead of delaying our pod swap, we decided to try something new and...

Are you an entrepreneur with ADHD looking for ways to leverage it for success? As someone who is both a licensed psychotherapist and an entrepreneur with ADHD, I know first-hand how challenging it can be to navigate this condition and still achieve success. But, it is possible. In this blog, I will outline 3 key steps to identifying and leveraging your strengths, managing your weaknesses, and cultivating resilience to achieve success as an entrepreneur with ADHD. Whether you have been...

Are you a female business owner feeling overwhelmed and confused in this ever-changing business landscape? Have you been promised the world by business coaches and strategists, only to be left in the dust, unsupported, and without the results you wanted? It's 2023, and the crisis of confidence among female business owners is real.

The marketing messages that tell us that success is easy and fast with business ownership are a lie. Many of us are struggling to understand the changing economy...

In this podcast episode, I'm sharing my honest experiences of what I’m calling the current "Crisis of Confidence" among female business owners, grappling with the conflicting marketing messages, false promises, and broken systems that have left them feeling paralyzed and uncertain who they can trust to help them move forward.

This crisis is a result of the mass confusion and hysteria caused by the false promises of success in business ownership, the lack of funding and business loans,...

Have you ever heard the term “boss up?”  I started using it with my one-to-one coaching clients about a year ago, at times when they needed and wanted to change their mindset and take new actions.  Usually, this happened because they had plateaued, believed they were stagnating, or just felt stuck and were ready to do whatever it took to move beyond it.  

I had been trying to decide on a name for the signature framework I spent months creating (with the help...

Even though your spouse or partner may have recognized your entrepreneurial traits when you met or you were already up to your eyelashes in your first (or fifth venture)  they might not ever truly understand or accept it. We truly are a different breed. If you happen to be smart, self-aware or just plain lucky enough to find someone who finds your intensity, passion, risk taking, distractibility, creativity, perfectionism and chronic tardiness endearing, you are beyond...