If you’re questioning your next career move, feeling stuck in your job search, or wondering what else is possible for you… this episode is for you. I’m sharing a widely overlooked (yet totally awesome!) career strategy that has changed the trajectory of my own life: Informational Interviews. You’ll learn: ✨ Why informational interviews open doors traditional networking may not ✨ How a simple 15–20 minute conversation can help you quickly determine if a career is actually rig...

I went to a great women’s event and was fine talking to everyone EXCEPT for one woman, who was intimidating to me because she did such cool things. She was empowering women by helping share their stories. When I got home, I reflected on why I felt so awkward and why the conversation didn’t flow as easily as with the other cool ladies I chatted with previously (whom I also admired.) I came up with The Power of “Too” Thinking to help me and you flip feelings of being intimidated or fe...

Chelsea Ross is the founder of Goddess Retreats, an award-winning wellness sanctuary in Bali that is a safe and supportive community for women seeking self-discovery and connection. She launched the world's first luxury, women-only surf and yoga retreat in 2003, long before it became mainstream. At that time, men and boys were often the only ones participating in the sport of surfing. She proved that women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and abilities can surf -- and that you don't need t...

Civilian Operational Psychologist, Dr. Amanda Alexander, is part of the U.S. Air Force 57th Rescue Squadron based in Italy where her job is to help these high-performing service members mentally prepare for missions. The pararescue team's mission priorities are to conduct day and night personnel recovery operations in combat environments. The military personnel also support civil search and rescue and humanitarian efforts. Dr. Alexander does everything from yoga classes and counseli...

Dr. Cory Russo is the Chief Medical Examiner Investigator of the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner (OME). This means she supervises all of the OME investigations for the entire state of Utah, which is an almost 85,000-mile area. She combines investigative medical, and legal skills to improve public health and also (Perhaps surprisingly!) to help the living. Dr. Russo manages a team of approximately 120 investigators who gather information for the medical examiner to use when deter...

Our decisions and pivotzz (spelling intended! *wink*) create our life. And as women, we are always evolving! We do it so innately that we don't always notice or give ourselves credit. I share about my new business "Pivotzz" where I help 6- and 7-figure female entrepreneurs or small-business owners who know it's time for something new with words, visuals, and storytelling. Curious about Pivotzz? Here's more info: www.pivotzz.com @shepivotzz Send Julie a text!! ---...

London Times best-selling author and poet, Jess Urlichs, captures the essence of motherhood in the most poignant, soul-filling ways that speak to the every-day experiences that are so hard to iterate in words. Learn how she goes from realizing this is a childhood passion and talent to later sharing her heart with the world as she enters into motherhood and captures all of the beautiful nuances of the joys, challenges, dualities, and more. Her books have collectively sold over 300,00...

If you're in a season of change and find yourself wanting to try new things, the idea of possible rejection and failure can stop you before you start. As I'm in a season of evolution myself, I've been thinking a lot about what it takes to start something new. I've also been reading Worthy by IT Cosmetics founder and entrepreneur, Jamie Kern Lima. One of my absolute favorite learnings she shares from her experience building a business that started in her living room to then selling i...

Beauty brand founder, Priyanka Ganjoo, created Kulfi Beauty with a mission to celebrate South-Asian culture and allowing room for embracing diversity, community, and joy. In just a few years, Priyanka went from being on the corporate side of the beauty industry to launching the first South Asian-owned makeup brand in all Sephora stores across North America. She is driven by a mission to celebrate individuality, and the result is that Kulfi has cultivated a thriving, engaged community ...

4 decades down, 100+ women with cool jobs, and (hopefully) MANY more decades to come... It's my 41st birthday, and I was thinking about the rules we make for ourselves. Are there subconscious or unspoken rules you've made for yourself? Do you KNOW what they are? Have you realized you're doing them? How long have you been doing them for? How did you come up with them? Do you remember? Do they serve you NOW -- in this moment, at this stage of life? When I was younger, even if ...

Taylor Crisci is one of those women who immediately impresses you -- not only because she's smart, down-to-earth, and kind, but ALSO because she is (literally) going places and doing cool things! Amongst her adventures as a merchant mariner, she's driven through the Panama Canal, fought off pirates, and circumnavigated the world. She currently works for a research ship out of Asia, the USNS Bowditch, where she is second mate (also known as the navigator.) In other words, she is the on...

Executive Speech Coach and Trainer Ruth Milligan has a special way with words, because she has been in the business of storytelling in many different forms over the years. She considers stories as fundamental: “A story... is a bridge between something I know and care about and [something] you will hopefully know and care about." It's that critical puzzle piece for what connects the audience with the speaker. From her current role as business owner and coach, to being the founder and curator...

I just finished a Vision Board workshop with 4th and 5th graders, and the experience totally had me reconsidering a belief about myself that I thought was fixed and done. Turns out, pondering the possibilities with these awesome kids led me to reconsider my own possibilities and what was "right" for me now. I hope this episode will remind you that you're not the same person you were 5 or 10 years ago, and that's perfectly fine. You can change your mind, reimagine your future, and adjust bas...

While being "obsessed" with something may often have a negative connotation, it can make all the difference when it comes to starting something new! Being obsessed can mean: Being deeply in love with or curious about somethingBeing so interested in a topic that you're not going to let it goPursuing something with extreme passion and intentionality You can use it to fuel persistence, overcome challenges, and lead to meaningful personal and professional pursuits. She also shares so...

Rachel Doyle is a social entrepreneur and the CEO of Glamour Gals, a nonprofit organization that combines both the older and younger generations' mutual love of manicures and makeovers as a powerful tool to bridge the gap between generations and reduce loneliness. Glamour Gals inspires and organizes teen volunteers to provide ongoing companionship and complimentary manicures and makeovers to residents in senior homes in 31 states and 150 communities with more than 10,000 volunteers ac...

Katie Hooper is the CEO and cofounder of a creative brand studio, and she and her ALL-WOMEN executive team are doing something revolutionary! While leadership roles in the advertising and marketing industry have historically been male-dominated, Katie led an all-women-powered buyout of her company, Notorious111 (formerly HZDG), and is currently transitioning the agency to a new era of leadership. She and her colleagues are redefining what it means to create bold storytelling and innov...

Nikki Wollak is an Insights and Innovation Manager (a food scientist) at a flavor and beverage development company. Her job is all about making things taste amazing. From running taste tests to translating TikTok food trends into real product ideas, Nikki’s work lives at the intersection of science, creativity, and what consumers will be thirsty for in the future. Nikki shares how flavors are developed—from a spark of inspiration to a fully launched product on store shelves. She hel...

Dr. Deirdre Amaro, the Chief Medical Examiner of the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner (OME), believes in the strong ties between solving the mysteries of how people die and how this critical work helps to protect the living. She has a unique role in that she actively does the post-mortem exam, looks at things under a microscope, and analyzes toxicology results while also stepping into her executive role and managing recruiting, hiring, training, and day-to-day operations. She is an...

Dr. Alea Harrison is the Chief Medical Officer of Banfield Pet Hospital where she supports the practice’s 3,600 veterinarians across 1000 hospitals throughout the United States to deliver high-quality, preventive care to millions of pets every year. Dr. Harrison has been with Banfield for more than 17 years. She started as a veterinarian in the practice’s hospitals in 2006 and has had progressive leadership roles. Her personal experience treating pets and listening to pet owners hel...

"Is it hard to do a podcast?" is one of the most common questions I get asked after people learn that I have a podcast. It's not hard to start. The HARD part is being consistent. It's doing it and then continuing to create it once the initial sparkles and warm fuzzies wear off, and you're supposed to contact a guest, or record an intro, or talk with an editor, and you just plain don't want to!! Like stomp-your-feet, put-your-foot-down, not in the mood to do it. Staying CONSISTENT is...