Episodes

Running a business is incredibly complex and there are many ways a company can fail. Today on All Up In My Lady Business, we are joined by business coach, Loraine Hardin to discuss how the implementation of EOS can secure a company’s success. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how Loraine’s entrepreneurial family inspired her to become a coach, how she found EOS, why fear and scarcity should be replaced with love and abundance, the importance of hiring the right people in the right spots in your b...

Today on the show, we welcome the remarkable Sheila Buswell, Co-Founder and CEO of Buswell Biomedical. This pioneering company develops cutting-edge rehabilitation solutions, including the innovative UPMO™, an AI-controlled system that enables patients in rehabilitation hospitals to perform daily activities independently, traditionally requiring assistance from healthcare workers. Sheila is also the author of the insightful book Is This Seat for Me: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Everyday Life ...

We all loved the Pitch Perfect movies but did you know that they were inspired by a real collegiate Acapella competition? Today on All Up In My Lady Business we are joined by the owner of Varsity Vocals, the brains behind the biggest Acapella college competition, and queen of Acapella herself, Amanda Newman! In this conversation, you’ll hear all about how Amanda found her love for Acapella, how her competitive background led her to transform her college Acapella group, what led her to take over ...

Things have changed drastically for women since I grew up and it is interesting to take a look at what has improved and what still needs work! Today, my sister Jennifer DelMonaco gets all up in my lady business as she joins us for this episode to discuss her career, how our upbringings differed despite being raised by the same parents, what Taylor Swift has taught us, women’s relationships with their aging appearances, and so much more! Tuning in, you’ll hear about Jen’s makeup career and how it...

Divorce can often be shrouded in complexity and uncertainty, leading down a messy, prolonged, and frustrating path. It's crucial to ensure you have the right legal representation on both sides to navigate towards a smooth and amicable resolution. Joining us to shed light on family law, divorce proceedings, and more is Shaska Dice, a partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP. Shaska specializes in representing high net-worth clients in various family law matters, including divorce, custody, and pos...

Crafting a life that caters to essential needs while radiating into a fulfilling lifestyle ignited the entrepreneurial spirit of today’s remarkable guest. Joining Mary on the show today is Jana Kinsman, a beekeeper and an illustrator from here in Chicago. You’ll learn more about Jana’s companies, Bike a Bee and Doodlebooth, how she transitioned from corporate, and what got her started in beekeeping! She recounts how her involvement in the Chicago design scene has since opened numerous doors and ...

We are all shaped by our upbringing, and the coping mechanisms we adopt as young children can often follow us into adulthood, influencing our relationships with our own spouses and children. So how can we learn to identify these invisible patterns and write a new future for ourselves? Our guest today, Dr. Gertrude Lyons, has spent the bulk of her career pondering these questions in her quest to help both herself and others. She is a coach, educator, and founder of the groundbreaking podcast, Rew...

GTM, RevOps, the truth behind the numbers of the American economy – these are some of the things that had us confused, that is, until we had a chat with Jessica Schultz, the Founder & CEO of Amplify Group – a company that provides founder-led sales enablement, supports founder-led sales transitions, and accelerates GTM & RevOps maturity for startups. Jess is a people connector, angel investor, speaker, and consultant with a rich professional background spanning finance, banking, and sales. After...

Claire Zulkey is a writer and the Founder of the Substack, Evil Witches. She is also the Manager of the consulting firm, Inbox Collective. She joins the conversation today to share her story of finding success as a freelance writer, monetizing a newsletter, and prioritizing work according to a simple quadrant of priorities and values. Debating the merit of giving work away for free, we discuss the tricky world of freelance writing, keeping up with the latest social media platforms, and more. Fro...

We are responsible for the outcomes of our lives! During this episode of All Up In My Lady Business, founder and CEO of InspiHER Tech, Laurie Swanson joins us to tell us all about her unconventional path to coaching and her mission to help women become more tech-savvy. Tuning in, you’ll hear how Laurie’s mom encouraged her to become a tech person, an overview of her extensive career, starting her first business, navigating marriage and entrepreneurship as an addict, and how spiritual journeys he...

Finding your feet as a female entrepreneur in a patriarchal society is exceptionally difficult, and unfortunately, that has kept many women from pursuing this type of independent career path. Today on All Up In My Lady Business, the founder and CEO of the marketing firm Yakety Yack, Ashley Logan, joins us to discuss being a female entrepreneur and finding a way to balance out the world’s excessive masculine energy at the same time. Her earliest career experiences were clouded with misogyny and s...

What would it take for you to do just 10% more of what brings you joy? As an Alignment Coach for female entrepreneurs, today’s guest, Laura Aura, is all about guiding others so that they can learn to honor their energy and become attuned to what they truly want (rather than what they’ve been told they should want!) But it doesn’t stop there, Laura is also CEO of the acclaimed branding studio, Worx & Co, an author, speaker, all-round visionary, and host of a top 100 podcast, The Gutsy Podcast. In...

Everyone has (or should have) a hobby that they are passionate about! But what happens if your hobby is being infringed upon without cause? Join Mary as she once again delves into her beloved hobby of beekeeping and shares details from an ongoing beekeeping dilemma that she has been dealing with for the better part of a year. One of her neighbors has pulled out all the stops. With what goal in mind, you might ask? Well, that is still a developing story. Tune in for this solo episode as Mary give...

Welcome everybody to the debut episode of what Mary’s calling the Quasi-Algonquin Round Table! Modeled on the Great Salon from the 20s; the Gertrude Steins and the Dorothy Parkers, coming together and saying things to each other and having real conversations. Today, she sits down with a few friends to do a Q&A slash brainstorming session to help Mary further figure out how to help people! They delve into the topics of perimenopause, why women’s health is talked about so infrequently, how to talk...

Being a journalist is not for the faint of heart. Not only are you working long and unpredictable hours, but you’re often coming face to face with devastating news events, all of which can take a toll on your mind and body. That was the experience of today’s guest, Marin Richardson; an award-winning journalist who earned her master's in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia University and spent over a decade holding various positions on the newsroom floor, including being an On-Air National Corresp...

We are thrilled to have Kiffanie Stahle on the show with us today. She is a lawyer who is helping creatives add ease to their legal lease since 2011, and she lives full-time in her RV with her pup Ozzy. We dive into the episode as Kiffanie shares the low-down on all things RV-living, including why she decided to become an RVer and why learning to trust your gut is of vital importance! We hear the story of how she ultimately wound up in creative law, from being an armchair lawyer, taking the LSAT...

It’s been a while since Mary’s released a podcasting episode but she’s back in the saddle and excited to release some solid content! We’re systemizing, launching new things, getting super-hot and organized, and trying to do whatever we can to take over the world. Join Mary today, as she spills the beans on where she’s been, her experience working with a new business coach, how they’re tearing apart their sales process, her upcoming speaking engagements, and what listeners can expect from the nex...