Lisa Hammond is the founder of Femail Creations a mail order catalog and Web site featuring unique items and gifts. She is also the brains behind Barefoot Parties, a home party business to help women create and follow their dreams. She has an unconventional approach to business and had become known as The Barefoot CEO. Honored by Women Business Owners, the SBA and featured in Oprah’s O magazine and the cover of Business Week. She is also the author of two books and other motivational items. Lisa and I will be in Bunny slippers during the show.

Introduction

Lisa Hammond is the founder of the very successful Femail Creations catalogue business and Barefoot Parties. She is The Barefoot CEO and I can still remember her cover story on business week a picture of her with no shoes on. Lisa has received the SBA Business Person of the Year Award, Moms In Business Create Your Dreams award and the Soroptimist International Business & Organizations Advancing the Status of Women Award. She has been profiled in O the Oprah Magazine, on the cover of Business Week, In Touch magazine, Women’s Day, and in the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of books and other motivational products.

Michelle Alberda, Michelle Balog and Stacey Fleece began their careers at different times, but came together many years ago when they began honing their networking skills and building their separate business through referrals. As savvy women they wanted to capitalize on their networking power exponentially. That is how Skirt Working was born…Skirt being an acronym for Sharing Knowledge, Information & Resources Together. All three are award winning recognized leaders in their separate fields. In addition to their business success they are all active leaders in philanthropic and community organizations.

Michelle Alberda is Michelle 1. Michelle Balog is Michelle 2.

Introduction

Michelle, Michelle and Stacey have about 40 years of combined experience in financial services and the real estate industries. In 2005 that had their first SKIRT meeting with only 7 members. Now they have a full meeting roster with a waiting list of prospective members. The rewards of membership are upwards of 35% in new business (that is huge). We are going to talk about skirt today…But before we do let me tell you this…. Talk about varied backgrounds…very briefly: Michelle Alberda (Michelle #1) went from a Michigan University to South East Asia, to the Bay area as a CFP. Michelle Balog (Michelle #2) went from USC film school to New York City to the Bay area as a Real Estate Agent and Stacey Fleece went from USC in sports management to finance to hedge funds to the Bay area as a mortgage broker. All I can say is aren’t women amazing!

Sara Armstrong and Lillian Redding are 21st Century Women and they know that women can accomplish anything. Their life experiences lead them to develop a new movement called After Me, You Come First. This movement teaches women that are stay at home workers, wives, mothers and 75% are care givers to aging parents. This Sandwich Generation is stretched so thin that at times they can’t be of any help to anyone. The movement teaches that if you aren’t good to yourself you won’t be any good to anyone else. Sara and Lillian spent many years in Uganda then escaped from the Idi Amin regime settled in Alabama where Sara became Mayor. Their lives are what books are written about…and she has.

Introduction

Sara Armstrong and Lillian Redding are two people who know that women can accomplish anything. Their life experiences are what books are written about. With their book After me, You come first they are working at starting a movement that teaches women who stay at home and take care of everyone but themselves that self care is important. What a great concept.

Shelly Rachanow comes from a long line of butt-kicking women! Her grandmother raised four kids on her own and worked outside the home at a time when women were supposed to be demur. Her mother was routinely fighting city hall. When Shelly graduated from George Washington University and Emory University School of Law, no one was surprised she was raised by amazing women. Now she is living her dream live; well almost. Her first book If Women Ran The World Sh*t Would Get Done is now in its fifth printing. Her Second Book, due in 2009, is an inspiring book with everyday ideas from women who want the world to be a better place. She has engaged audiences around the country with talks like Saying YES to the Life You Want. And on top of all this she paints. Join me when I talk with this butt-kicking woman.  Find out more about Shelly at http://www.ifwomenrantheworld.com/praise.aspx

Introduction

Shelly Rachanow looks at the world differently. Raised by a mother and a grandmother who were way ahead of their time, this butt-kicking woman is an author, speaker, lawyer and painter. This dichotomy of talents is what lead to her book: If Women Ran the World Sh*t Would Get Done. She has engaged audiences across the country with talks from Shit getting done to Saying Yes to the Life You Want! She is a positive force in today’s world…

Carolyn Gross is an award winning speaker, author of two books: Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos and Treatable and Beatable: Healing Cancer without Surgery. She teaches time management, stress solutions and relationship strategies. She is also a cancer advocate and survivor. She is past president of the National Speakers Association of San Diego. Combining her business and wellness strategies she trains others how to manage the sea of change of everyday life. Building the moral and spirit of others helps create Carolyn’s own calm. We will learn about her chaos, her cancer and her unique style and drive.

Visit all our sites  www.drmarlenebbs.com www.awbbsshow.com www.thinkingsidetothin.com

Introduction

Carolyn Gross has gone from burnout to brilliance and from death sentence to thriver. From Chaos to Cancer to brilliant author and she tells you all about it in both of her books: Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos and Treatable and Beatable. She is an award winning speaker with 20 years experience in sales, marketing and leadership. She is truly a better role model than any celeb and a wonderfully energetic and positive person.

Mary Ellen Lapp is an expert Colorist. She perfected her talents and skills through her interior design work and through her love of contemporary art in her galleries. She says that color is her life and a lifelong study. She has focused on creating life enhancing Colorscapes for her interior space clients and her expertise in contemporary art for her gallery clients. Mary Ellen works with clients to create their own personal color identity to attract positive outcomes in their lives. She tackles problems with being color shy and the ever present of the traditional any color is okay as long as it is black. We shall have a lot to discuss two color people talk about color what it can and cannot do for you and how it is tied to success.

Introduction

Mary Ellen Lapp is an expert colorist. She knows that color assaults your senses, has a profound effect of your emotions. It can stop you in your tracks and make you want to buy. It moves at the speed and can be one of the paths to success. She says color is her lifelong study and she works with people to help them through color problems including being color shy and any color is okay as long as it is black. Today two color people from different spectrums who have a lot in common and a lot to discuss.

Visit all our sites  www.drmarlenebbs.com www.awbbsshow.com www.thinkingsidetothin.com

Dr Gayle Carson and I spent a great hour in studio in San Diego finishing a conversation about being a boomer and aging.  Dr Gayle Carson is a boomer; a three time cancer survivor, internet entrepreneur.  She started and owned the largest independent career school company in the business, and sold that one to start a leadership, sales customer service and management consulting firm. She has coached 50 industries on 6 continents.  Gayle is a mother of three children.  She is a dynamo at 70 and loves showing women over 50 they can live a regret free life. She says she knows how to stop the aging process.  We talk aging, fashion, growing up, responsible as we were taught and more from this wonderfully inspirational lady.

Julie Lenzer Kirk is President of Path Forward International, author of The ParentPreneur Edge and “Entrepreneur Expert” for Working Mother Magazine’s website. She’s a columnist for Enterprising Women Magazine and her insight has been featured in magazines like Redbook, Women’s World, Entrepreneur, Inc, the New York Times and The Washington Post. Julie provides workshops, and consulting to give entrepreneurial companies and individuals a “Boot in the Butt™” to launch new ideas and grow. She is a powerhouse training entrepreneurs how to find their work/life balance and fine-tune their leadership skills. She is a sought-after speaker on topics of entrepreneurship, business management and leadership, and balancing work and family. Julie was my first guest first show and now on our anniversary she is back to celebrate and look at a great year and what is ahead

Introduction

Alexis Martin Neely is revolutionizing the world of estate and business planning and the whole idea of a personal family lawyer.  She is the nation’s leading expert in teaching parents how to protect their children; helping people to prepare for the unthinkable. She is the author of a brand new book…Wear Clean Underwear…that reads like a gripping novel and has endings that work like a great family game. Only this book is teaching real life.

Laura Wellington looked at what was missing in children’s television and decided to give moms what they wanted…family friendly television that really teaches core values from responsibility, friendship and respect. She used her artistic talents as a way of escaping her sadness. She invented the Wumblers; her multi-colored, multi-cultured cartoon characters that bring family friendly values and positive messages for children that entertain and teach with each episode. The Wumblers are bulbous-shaped characters whose food falls from the sky, whose babies come from watermelons, and whose stories blend inspiration, imagination, fun, spiritually and globally conscious all wrapped around a family centric message and upbeat music. Laura is at the core of this whirl wind and her story will inspire you.