Podcast
If you’ve ever wanted to learn about entrepreneurship and empowerment as a woman in business without all the frills and the lies, this podcast was created for you. Michelle and JoyGenea take off the uncomfortable heels, the lipstick, the pantyhose, the bra with the underwire poking out, and they give it to you straight. Learn everything you need to know about taking your rightful place as a woman of power and importance from two women who have experienced the ups and the downs of being a woman in business. Find your voice and gain your footing in the business world as they recount both stories of horror and of triumph over their decades of experience.
Riding the Covid Wave
So many hats. So many competing needs. So many challenges with answers that don’t make everyone happy. As small business owners, many of us are stuck in lose-lose situations. Our employees need, deserve, and want to stay safe, our customer and clients don’t want any changes to services, hours, or...
Time in a Crisis
Time is on your side. Except it doesn’t feel like it. We experience time in a variety of ways and one sign of being stressed and anxious is time feeling disjointed. Sound familiar? Yeah, us too. Join Michelle and JoyGenea as they discuss time management when time feels all wrong - days that drag...
Don’t Just Say You’re Sorry. Mean It.
Tempers and fuses are awfully short these days, leading us all to do and say things we regret. But how can we truly make amends and move on from that regret? Listen in as Michelle and JoyGenea talk forgiveness - personally and in business. How we seek it, how we ask for it, and what happens when...
Adrift or Not?
“WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ... I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat.” - Unknown A friend of the show posted a poem called Perspective not too long ago. It’s the same metaphor that JoyGenea and Michelle use in this...
What Did We Expect?
We’re in a pandemic. We’re feeling stuck and it’s difficult to keep our spirits up. Part of the challenge we’re facing is a disconnect between what we expect our lives and businesses to look like and what they actually look like. The dissatisfaction of unmet expectations is combining with our...
When Change Isn’t Your Choice
When change is our choice, it’s daunting. When change isn’t our choice, it’s overwhelming and scary. The feelings we have about change being thrust upon us can stop us from accepting and embracing the change. Personally and professionally, these feelings can be disastrous - worse than the change...
More Than Just Business
We’re mad. We just don’t know what we’re mad at. But we can sure tell who we’re taking it out on. People making myopic social media comments, people with a lack of empathy, our husbands - all are in our crossfires this week. And all because we can’t get mad at a virus. Listen in as JoyGenea and...
Finding Your Equilibrium
Anxiety, concern, fear, grief - call it like you see it. We’re all mourning normal in one way or another. Those of us who own businesses are feeling all those things too. And we’re making decisions about our businesses every day. How do we know if we’re acting in the best interest of our...
Business Marches On
It’s not just that we’re inside and missing some vitamin D. It’s not just that we’re not getting to hug or touch or be in the same room as friends and extended family. It’s the unknown - the shifting timeframes and the loss of comforting routines. On March 28, JoyGenea and Michelle chatted, from...
What Are Your Top Three?
It’s not fun to think about. And it’s really easy to think that your whole business could change just by turning off a few lights more often and ordering fewer K-cups from Amazon. But a business budget is just like a household budget. When disaster strikes, it takes more than a quick...