Season 1

June 15, 2021

Ep 64: Planning an Active Summer for Your Kids Without Breaking the Bank

How do you keep your kids busy all summer without breaking the bank? This week I walk through our kid-centered summer planning process that helps us minimize boredom and spending while maximizing kid and parent satisfaction! In this episode...

June 8, 2021

Ep 63: Filling in the Gaps of Traditional Childcare with Flexible Care co-founder Priya Amin

When I first met today’s guest, she said something that hit me hard. “There will always be a breakdown in childcare.” It’s true. This is why solutions for parents who take career breaks are so important to me. Even with flexible employers,...

June 1, 2021

Ep 62: Moving Past Your Family Money History with Michelle Arpin Begina

According to my guest Michelle Arpin Begina, there’s a very big difference between income and wealth. I couldn’t agree more. Too often families are caught up in a spending pattern to create an illusion of wealth, when in fact they’re struggling...

May 25, 2021

Ep 61: Positioning Yourself as the Best Job Candidate with Career Coach Claudia Miller

Whether you’re searching for a new position while employed or looking to return to the workforce after an extended career break, it’s hard to break through the hundreds of other candidates looking competing for the same positions as you. Those...

May 18, 2021

Ep 60: Getting your Kids Through College Debt Free with Denise Thomas

. For many families, college feels impossible without a significant amount of debt, except for maybe superstar athletes or valedictorians who get scholarships. But many of the things we believe about the college application process are holding...

May 11, 2021

Ep 59: Getting Started in Real Estate Investing with Candice Bakx-Friesen

It seems like everyone wants to invest in real estate these days, but is it the right thing for your family? This week on the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast I had an opportunity to talk real estate investing, creating strong financial...

May 4, 2021

Ep 58: LIVE COACHING! Setting Career Break Goals with Kristen Schneider

Many women spend a long time thinking through the implications of a career break before they actually decide to take one. Then after it starts, they dive into non-work life without thinking about how to get back in, even though at some point. While...

April 27, 2021

Ep 57: Simplifying Your Life Through Routines with Ashley Brown

How many decisions do you make over the course of one day? Most likely, more than you realize. In this week’s episode, I talk with Ashley Brown of Routine and Things about how establishing structured routines can help mothers improve their quality...

April 20, 2021

Ep 56: Women and Wealth with Fradel Barber

This week on the podcast I continue the conversation with Fradel Barber, financial advisor and CEO of World Financial Group about the relationship women have with money, the disconnect within the financial services industry, and how she is helping...

April 13, 2021

Ep 55: Increasing Women in Financial Services with Fradel Barber

This week on the podcast I talk with entrepreneur, mentor, advisor, and CEO of World Financial Group (WFG) Fradel Barber. Fradel is a visionary within the industry and a true advocate for women in the financial services industry. We discuss Fradel’s...

April 6, 2021

Ep 54: Stepping into the adult life you were meant to lead with Julie Lythcott-Haims

Too many adults are living lives where they feel like passive participants rather than the creators of their destiny. In this eye-opening discussion with Julie Lythcott-Haims about her new book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, we discuss the challenges...

March 30, 2021

Ep 53: How to prioritize based on what you value most with Anna Dearmon Kornick

Through her transition from crisis management to time management coach, Anna Dearmon Kornick has learned how to create a customizable time management system that helps her clients align their time with what matters most in their life. We talk about...

March 23, 2021

Ep 52: Advocating for your student’s needs at school with civil rights attorneys Vickie Brett & Amanda Selogie

School can be a challenge for kids who learn differently, have special needs, or have behavioral issues. My guests, Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie, attorneys who specialize in specific civil rights issues on behalf of children living with special...

March 16, 2021

Ep 51: How a financial therapist can help you beat financial anxiety with Lindsay Bryan Podvin

Are you one of the many people who have thought, “If I just get to this level of income, things will get better,” only to find that once you reached your income goal things didn’t feel any different? How we feel about money is impacted by more...

March 9, 2021

Ep 50: A Better Way to Meal Plan with Marie Fiebach (Encore)

This is an encore episode that originally aired on June 2, 2020. Meal planning is a great way to save money by cooking more at home, but only if it works for your family! Too often busy moms try to meal plan but because of our ever-changing schedules,...

March 2, 2021

Ep 49: The Impact of Alcoholism on Family & Finances - A Personal Story with Danielle Bettmann

What if rock bottom for your spouse meant your family must risk it all in hopes of getting them the care they need? Could you walk away from your comfortable life for them to get the help they need? Danielle Bettmann, wife, mother, parenting coach,...

Feb. 23, 2021

Ep 48: The money relationships we inherit with Johanna Lynn

Does life ever feel like a little bit of history repeating itself? So often we see similar challenges in money, relationships and other family issues continue from one generation to the next. Many people go through their entire lives without...

Feb. 16, 2021

Ep 47: How to change your finances to become a SAHM with Stephanie Sims

So many families think they’re living the American Dream, until they want or need to make a change but can’t due to their finances. In the case of Stephanie Sims and her husband, they were living a great life and doing all the things they thought...

Feb. 9, 2021

Ep 46: Getting your legal ducks in a row for a small business or side-gig with Asia Marie Woods

Many small businesses don’t want to spend the money on legal work until they know their business is going to stick. But what if the business is a success beyond your expectations, and the legal work you’ve put off puts the very existence of your...

Feb. 2, 2021

Ep 45: How to choose the right financial advisor for your family with Gaea Verneris

I hear time and time again from women who are not comfortable with the world financial planning, but who want to learn. . Sometimes women still leave the financial planning activities for their families to their spouse, but it’s so important for...

Jan. 26, 2021

Ep 44: Supporting new moms who pump at work with Dana Kirwin

As the #1 brand of breast pumps in the US, Medela is passionate about helping mothers achieve their personal breastfeeding goals. But the company is doing so much more than selling products to ensure moms’ success through its New Moms’ Healthy...

Jan. 19, 2021

Ep 43: Starting a side business while employed with Meg Staples

While on an extended maternity leave, Meg Staples found herself at a running event, frustrated by the lack of quality women’s athletic wear at affordable prices and inclusive sizes. Without any prior business experience, Meg used her textiles and...

Jan. 12, 2021

Ep 42: From career break to founder of an innovative health care startup with Janis Powers

So often mothers look at their career break as a significant negative to overcome when they look to return to the workforce. But in the case of Janis Powers, founder of the cutting edge start-up Longitudinal Health Care, it was so much more than that....

Jan. 5, 2021

Ep 41: How can we fix America’s health care problems? with Janis Powers

National health spending accounted for 17.7% of U.S. GDP, and is projected to grow to nearly 20% by 2028. Are Americans getting what they’re paying for? According to my guest this week, Janis Powers, they’re not. Janis is the founder and CEO of...