Movement Makers is a top-rated podcast for people who are serious about deepening their impact to create a better world. Inspired by her work helping high-potential leaders connect the dots between their purpose and their work, host Nikki Groom brings you thought-provoking conversations about topics that disrupt the usual ways we think about work, business, and leadership, and provides you with the inspiration you need to keep going and make a difference.
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Are you dating, engaged, or newly married and want to create a successful long-term partnership? Listen to Practically Married with Paula Holt to hear from experts in the fields of communication, money, sex, and more! Each week, we'll provide actionable suggestions and have a little fun while doing it. You'll learn how to have all the essential (but sometimes challenging) conversations to build a strong foundation for your future together. We'll also introduce you to couples like you who are ...
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The Firestarter Podcast, with Willa Kammerer, is about people, ideas, and conversations that move us forward. We’ll talk to mission-driven entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and investors; thought leaders, researchers, and experts on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues about designing and thriving in careers — and lives — of impact.
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The Best of Money - Highlights From Season One
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In this episode, we revisit the key points from the two episodes on money from Season One. First, you'll hear clips from my conversation with Ed Coambs, CFP and therapist from Healthy Love & Money. Ed joined Season One to discuss the emotional side of money and the need to learn our partner's money history. He explained attachment theory and descri…
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Practically Married with Paula Holt is Back For Season Two!!!
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Practically Married with Paula Holt was specifically created to help dating, engaged, and newly married couples create a firm foundation for a long successful future together. Join us to hear conversations with relationship experts as we address topics such as communication, money, sex, in-laws and more. You'll learn strategies to navigate the typi…
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Season II - Intro Episode | Rising Through Alignment: A New Chapter
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Join host Willa Kammerer as we step into the transformative world of Season 2 of the Firestarter Podcast, where alignment, purpose, and deep, real conversations take center stage. This season, we delve into the lives of inspiring women who are navigating the complexities of life, overcoming challenges, and embracing their strength. From Willa's per…
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Nikki Groom on Crafting a Life of Impact and Authenticity
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In this riveting episode of the Firestarter Podcast, host Willa Kammerer dives deep into a conversation with Nikki Groom, a force of nature in the entrepreneurial world. Nikki, known for helping women leaders embrace their worth, shares her transformative journey from starting a misaligned business to discovering clarity and purpose in her work. Th…
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This is a wrap on Season One, but we're working on Season Two and looking for dating, engaged or newly married couples who would like to talk to our experts. Please complete the form on the PracticallyMarried.net/podcast if you and your partner are interested. Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you in the fall! If you like what you heard... Fol…
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What to Discuss Before Having Kids with Nikki Lively, LCSW
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Having a child is a joyous yet extremely stressful experience for most couples. So, this week I’m talking to Nikki Lively, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) about some of the conversations couples should begin having years before starting a family. We cover a wide range of topics including: Deciding if and when to have children Fertility issue…
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Conflict As An Opportunity for Greater Intimacy: A Conversation with Shemiah Derrick, LCPC
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Today, we welcome therapist and author Shemiah Derrick, LCPC, CADC back to the show to discuss the role conflict plays in your relationship. Shemiah brings her Gottman Method training and extensive experience working with couples to our conversation covering: How conflict presents an opportunity Why we shouldn't avoid conflict Perpetual and solvabl…
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Creating a Fair Division of Household Labor with Amelia Pleasant Kennedy
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I'm joined by Clutter Coach and Professional Organizer Amelia Pleasant Kennedy of A Pleasant Solution to discuss why creating a fair division of labor is essential for maintaining a harmonious household. Amelia and I discuss: Why challenges arise when it comes to division of labor The trap of gender-based responsibilities in straight couples The "c…
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Communication Style quiz from Shemiah Derrick Attachment Style quiz from Ed Coambs Sexuality Conversation Starter download from the two-part Sex episode with Keeley Rankin If you like what you heard... Follow Practically Married with Paula Holt on your favorite podcast platform to get every episode! Visit PracticallyMarried.net/Newsletter to sign u…
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Conversations About Sex (Part Two): Monogamy, Pornography & Fantasies with Keeley Rankin, MA
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Keeley Rankin is back to continue our in-depth conversation about sexuality in committed relationships. Today, we discuss: Monogamy & consensual non-monogamy Unmatched levels of desire ( known as "desire discrepancy") Pornography's benefits & pitfalls Sexual desires & fantasies Sexual performance challenges Mental health & sexuality Sex therapy Kee…
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Conversations About Sex (Part One): Sharing Sexual Histories with Keeley Rankin, MA
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Sex and relationship coach Keeley Rankin joins me for the first of two conversations about sex. In Part One, we discuss how you can deepen your relationship by sharing your sexual history. Before diving into the topic, we discuss what sex is and why it's important. (If you think you know what sex is, listen to Keeley explain an activity she has cou…
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Navigating Culture & Identity in Relationships with Christie Kim, LMHC
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Christie Kim, therapist and co-host of the Beyond the Couch podcast joins us to discuss the various ways culture and identity impact our intimate relationships. We start the conversation by emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and how using a social identity wheel is useful in determining which aspects of our identity we prioritize. Christ…
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Communication Follow-up: The Talker & The Listener
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The ability to communicate so that both partners feel heard and understood is the foundation for a successful long-term relationship. So this week, I wanted to briefly circle back to clarify a point from the interview with therapist and author Shemiah Derrick, where we dissected communication into the roles of talker and listener. I hope this break…
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Creating Your Financial Foundation with Natalie Slagle, CFP
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Today, we’re joined by Natalie Slagle, Certified Financial Planner(TM) and co-founder of Fyooz Financial Planning, a company specifically created to help couples manage their finances together. Natalie tells us what it’s like to run Fyooz with her husband Dan and describes the step-by-step process the two of them use when they work with a new coupl…
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The Emotional Side of Money with Ed Coambs, CFP
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We’re joined by Ed Coambs, a Certified Financial Planner and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who owns a company offering Therapy-Informed Financial Planning™ for couples. We start our conversation talking about financial intimacy and getting "financially naked" with our partners. We discuss the importance of talking about childhood money mem…
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Talking With Intention & Listening With Curiosity with Shemiah Derrick, LCPC
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Author and licensed therapist Shemiah Derrick, LCPC, CADC joins the show to discuss how we can improve communication by using specific steps when we’re talking and other steps when we’re listening. Shemiah shares information about the Gottman Method and how a “gentle start-up” can help when we share feelings with our partner. She also discusses lis…
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In this solo episode, I share the story behind how I created the Practically Married approach to marriage preparation. I also reveal how The Oprah Show influenced my desire to follow this path. If you like what you heard... Follow Practically Married with Paula Holt on your favorite podcast platform to get every episode! Visit PracticallyMarried.ne…
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75. How to Live Well in Tough Times with Grace Quantock
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This week, I’m joined by psychotherapeutic counselor, Grace Quantock. Grace is an amazing coach and writer who specializes in helping people live well in tough times, and manage complex trauma and chronic illness without burnout or blame. In this episode, Grace joins me for an insightful conversation about what it means to live well in trying times…
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Introducing Practically Married with Paula Holt!
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If you're dating, engaged, or newly married, listen as we bring you conversations with experts who will help you build the foundation for a successful long-term relationship. If you like what you heard... Follow Practically Married with Paula Holt on your favorite podcast platform to get every episode! Visit PracticallyMarried.net/Newsletter to sig…
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74. Simplifying DEI With Dr. Nika White
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My guest today, Dr. Nika White, says, “Diversity, equity, and inclusion is not just a checkmark for good business; it’s a way to transform the world.” As an award-winning management and leadership consultant, keynote speaker, published author, and executive practitioner for DEI efforts across the business, government, nonprofit, and education, Nika…
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73. Inclusive And Ethical Virtual Summits With Dawn Serra
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If you’ve been running a business in the online space for any length of time, you’ll know that a lot of people use outdated marketing methods when promoting things like summits—methods that, quite frankly, feel manipulative rather than relational. In today’s episode of the Movement Makers podcast, I invite Dawn Serra, CEO of Radical Summits, onto t…
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72. How To Level Up Your Executive Presence With Joanna Lovering
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What happens when your career, or your business, becomes your entire identity? Boundaries get blurred, you feel guilty saying no, you avoid conflict, and your happiness becomes defined BY your work, and how successful you are—or are not. Joining me for a conversation about how to uphold your boundaries and level up your influence, is executive pres…
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71. How To Become Impossible To Ignore With N. Chloé Nwangwu
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Brand Scientist and digital diplomacy advisor N. Chloé Nwangwu joins me on the podcast this week. Chloé is the founder of NobiWorks, a brand awareness consultancy, and a writer and researcher who has advised everyone from small island nations and the first refugee delegation to the UN to small, black-owned mom-and-pop shops. She’s passionate about …
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70. How to Own Your Message and Show Up With Integrity
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I have a special episode for you this week! Brooke Monaghan is the host of the podcast Transcend Your Dichotomy. She recently invited me to be a guest on her show to talk about owning your message and making a bigger impact in your work and in the world. Brooke was gracious enough to allow me to share our conversation on this week’s episode of the …
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69. Using Neuroscience To Build A Better Business With Dr. Erin Kendall Braun
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Tune into this episode to discover how neuroscience helps us better understand why people behave the way they do - especially when it comes to motivation and reward - and how we can use those insights to engage audiences. Kendall earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University, where she researched the cognitive neuroscience of learning, memory, and deci…
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68. Book Publishing for World Changers with Bryna Haynes
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Have you ever wanted to write a book? In this episode, Bryna Haynes joins me to talk about book publishing for world changers like you. Bryna is the Founder and CEO of WorldChangers Media. As a nationally known book strategist, speaker, ghostwriter, and editor with over 15 years of experience in the field of transformational nonfiction, Bryna has h…
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67. The Art of Active Listening with Heather R Younger
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Heather R Younger is the Founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a leading employee engagement and consulting firm. She is also a highly sought-after keynote speaker, a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist, and one of the world's leading experts on listening at work. In this episode, Heather joins me for a conversation about mastering the art o…
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66. How To Go From Rule Follower To Game Changer With Brooke Monaghan
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Brooke Monaghan is a business coach, consultant, and podcaster who helps entrepreneurs and leaders bring their greatest gifts to the world, align with their values, and honor the lifestyle they want. She loves working with business owners who see and do things differently, because she believes that quality alone makes folks uniquely equipped to cha…
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65. Regenerative Business Design With Helen Tremethick
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In this episode, I'm joined by regenerative business designer and holistic business coach, Helen Tremethick. Helen works with entrepreneurs who are ready to show up more fully and authentically in their lives and businesses. Since 2011, she has worked with hundreds of business owners using a proprietary methodology that combines contemporary busine…
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64. Jadah Sellner: Building An Anti-Hustle Business
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Jadah Sellner joins me for a conversation about growing your business without hustling. In this conversation, Jadah offers alternatives to the hustle culture while stressing the importance of having a self-care menu in order to grow your business and nourish your life. Jadah is a best-selling author and has recently released her latest book, She Bu…
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63. Getting More Moms Into Office with Vote Mama’s Liuba Grechen Shirley
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Liuba Grechen Shirley is the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama, the nation’s first Political Action Committee dedicated to electing progressive moms up and down the ballot, as well as the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama Foundation, the leading source of research and analysis about the political participation of mothers in the United States. In this episode…
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62. Podcast Pitching to Increase Your Visibility with Cher Hale
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Cher Hale is the founder and director of Ginkgo PR, an agency using public relations to create a more equitable media landscape. Cher joins me this week for a conversation about expanding the visibility of your business and brand by being a podcast guest. Cher is here to share some of her expertise and knowledge on the topic by helping you pitch yo…
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61. Honest Marketing for Coaches with Greg Faxon
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In this episode, Greg Faxon, one of my earliest podcast guests, returns to the show! Greg helps coaches fill their client roster and increase their income with honest sales and marketing. He’s also the author of Don't Let the Fear Win: How to Get out of Your Own Way & Grow Your Business… Fast. Greg joins me for a conversation about simplifying your…
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60. The Power of Your Personal History With Dr. Masachs Boungou
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Today, we’re talking about how to use your personal setbacks as fuel for your entrepreneurial endeavors. Dr. Masachs Boungou is the author of The Power of Personal History: Turning One’s Life Tragedies Into Triumph, in which he shares his moving story of escaping civil war in the Republic of the Congo, going on to become a Fulbright Scholar at Bran…
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59. How To Express Yourself Through Your Personal Style With Elsa Isaac
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We’re back after a short summer break, and I’m joined by Elsa Isaac, an NYC-based fashion and image stylist who believes style is all about self-expression. In fact, she empowers all her clients to celebrate their individuality through the way they dress. Today, we discuss the relationship between confidence and style, how style can work as an exte…
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58. How to Run Your Business Like an Artist with Amy Walsh
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Amy Walsh is an artist, educator, and the Founder of the Bureau of Tactical Imagination, where she helps unconventional small business founders learn the skills of branding and creative processes, so they can make a meaningful contribution to the culture while building tiny-but-mighty businesses. In this episode of the podcast, Amy joins me for a d…
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57. Rebranding Disability With Tiffany Yu
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In this episode of the podcast, Tiffany Yu joins me for a conversation about disability advocacy, economic justice, and collective liberation. She talks openly about how she came to own her personal disability story, and highlights how we can embrace adversity in even the most difficult of circumstances. Tiffany has been named one of the "100 most …
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56. How To Be An Inclusive Leader with Jennifer Brown
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Becoming an inclusive leader is not a final destination. It’s a lifelong learning experience and commitment. When it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion work, many of us are practicing and are bound to make mistakes. In this episode, Jennifer Brown, award-winning DEI advocate, author, and speaker, joins me for a discussion about DEI work and …
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55. Amplifying Your Voice Through Podcasting with Elsie Escobar
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Are you passionate about a topic, or have a story you’ve been yearning to share? Podcasting might be the medium for you. But if the idea of starting a podcast is scary, this week’s guest has some words of encouragement for you. Podcasting industry veteran Elsie Escobar joins me this week to talk about all things podcasting, including podcasting as …
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54. Integrating More Rest Into Your Work with Abigail Rose Clarke
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If you’ve been feeling the need to be more present in your body, or simply slow down, this episode is one you won’t want to miss. Abigail Rose Clark, the developer of The Embodied Life Method™, joins me for a conversation on how we can bring more time for integration and rest into productive work environments. Abigail works with individuals and org…
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53. Honoring Your Lived Experiences with Ronna Detrick
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In this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by Ronna Detrick, who invites us to become more aware of the stories we tell about ourselves and empowers us to parse out which ones work for us and which ones don’t. She says that when we heal the stories from our past, that is where true discernment comes in. Ronna has been a senior executive with two di…
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Alissa Peterson on the Key Role of the Ocean in Climate Change, and the Evolution and Explosion of Bluetech and the Blue Economy
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Welcome to The Firestarter Podcast—people, ideas and conversations that move us forward. It’s your host Willa Kammerer’s business and passion to make the world a better place through storytelling, which is why we’re here today. We’ll talk to mission-driven entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors, thought leaders, and experts on the front lines of…
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52. Storytelling to Drive Meaningful Change with Dave Ursillo
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Dave Ursillo is someone who I have been privileged enough to know for a number of years as a friend, yoga teacher, writing instructor, and also book coach, when I began to think about writing A Power of Your Own. Dave is a masterful storyteller and has been using storytelling throughout his career. Together, we talk about the ways in which we can u…
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51. Deciding To Thrive With Tanis Frame
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What would it mean if you could thrive deeply while staying true to who you are? That’s just one of the questions Tanis Frame helps us to answer this week on the show. She also helps us reconsider what it means to have an impact, and shares how we can do this by inviting more play, wonder, and curiosity into our lives. Tanis Frame is a sought-after…
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50: Putting Your Business in Maintenance Mode with Susan Boles
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Now, more than ever, we’re seeking ways to maximize our productivity and build more time into our already busy days. This week on the podcast, I’m joined by virtual CFO and business operations expert Susan Boles, who helps founders implement unconventional strategies to save time, boost profit, and increase their capacity. In this episode, we explo…
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Hans Manzke on the Power of Curiosity, Networks, and Radical Self-Honesty Applied to our Professional and Personal Lives
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Tune in to this episode of the FireStarter Podcast where host Willa Kammerer guides a discussion on people, ideas, and topics that move us forward. Building both professional business and personal passion on making the world a better place through storytelling, Willa talks to mission-driven entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors, thought leaders…
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49: How To Identify Your Unique Advantage
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Have you been struggling to differentiate yourself? In this bonus episode of the podcast, I’m going to show you how to uncover your hidden value and communicate what you do with confidence, so you become known as one of the go-to experts in your field. Maybe you've noticed that many of the people you follow seem to be immediately known for one thin…
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48: Recovering From Perfectionism with Audrey Holst
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What if I invited you to think about perfection in a whole new light? You see, perfection isn’t inherently good or bad; it’s simply a survival tactic we’ve developed out of necessity. In fact, this week’s guest, Audrey Holst, invites us to think less about how perfectionism shows up in our lives, and more about the impact it has on our wellbeing an…
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Michael Hennessy on the Power of Lighting, Unexpected Pathways to Entrepreneurship, and Challenges and Opportunities of Running a Business
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Welcome to the FireStarter Podcast where we discuss people, ideas and conversations that move us forward. Your host, Willa Kammerer, has built both her business and her passion to make the world a better place through storytelling, which is why we’re here today. We’ll talk to mission-driven entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors, thought leaders…
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