Spotlight On Ewomennetwork

Imagine that you spend years planning, creating, developing, growing your business. It’s your heart and soul. Then because of a legal issue that you were unaware of, or neglected, you lose your entire business. All that blood, sweat and tears...down the drain in an instant. If you have a business, you need the legal infrastructure to protect you from losing it all over legal issues. Attorney Nancey Greene is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, particularly women, avoid those legal landmines. She shares the most important documents every entrepreneur must have to run their business, what to do if you get sued and how to choose an Attorney who fits your needs. 

Felicia Searcy had a rough start in life. Both parents suffered from mental illness, abuse, addiction, suicide threats and more. Due to a lot of personal development on Felicia's part, she learned from her dark past and transformed it into life lessons that she now shares to help others achieve their dreams. Listen and learn simple steps to achieving exactly what you want in life that starts with recognizing the patterns that hold you back and then interrupting those patterns as they arise. Find out how to, "notice what you're noticing," and accept the person you truly are.   

eWomenNetwork member, Sharon Ballantine, The Premier Parenting Coach, learned the hard way that parenting-by-demand wasn’t going to cut it. Faced with teenagers who grunted instead of speaking to her, she knew something had to change. Finally, an “aha” moment brought her to her senses that changed everything. Watch and learn how you can change your relationship with your child that can last a lifetime. Sharon will provide simple tips on how to communicate with your teenager, to stay connected and pre-empt unwanted and unnecessary conflict. 

eWomenNetwork member, Julia Sutton, shares her heart-breaking journey about the challenges of being a caregiver to family members who suffer from mental illness including her brother and her son. It has consumed her, and now she is on a mission to eradicate the stigma around childhood mental illness through a children’s book she wrote and the help of a local hospital. Mental illness is invisible to the outside world. Julia says, "You don't go over to someone with cancer and say, 'get over it!' It's not a cast on your arm.." Find out how Julia's world got smaller and smaller after her son was diagnosed with mental illness. 

Ava Young began her adult life as a teenage, single mother of a mentally and physically handicapped child. She was literally broke and broken as she tried to raise her daughter on a minimum wage salary, doing whatever it took to survive. She had one guilty pleasure - facials. Without the money to pay for them, Ava spent years of creating DIY facials and receiving constant compliments on her skin. Just this year, Ava decided to start her own company called, Self Spa Skin, selling skin care products with her own unique recipes. Her products are intimately tied to a special needs work program that her own daughter has worked at for years. Listen and learn how the ingredients of a mother's love mixed with passion, drive and a dream can get you through the toughest hardships and come out a winner on the other side. 

Traci Bogan was sexually assaulted when she was a child. Her healing began with a trip to Hawaii and facilitating the passage of a Wisconsin State law to benefit childhood victims of sexual abuse. Beyond that, this is also an amazing story of how the self-proclaimed world’s first “Dreampreneur” gave away all of her earthly possessions, strapped an 82 pound backpack on and set off to see the world. Two Years, 54 countries, 75,000 miles later, Traci Bogan’s journey became a transformational book and will soon transform others in soon-to-be released movie, “The Backpack Diaries.” Learn what it takes to overcome your fears and take action towards personal and professional transformation.

Elena Rahrig is a serial entrepreneur. She started at the ripe old age of 12 when her parents literally paid her to read books on business. Her Dad made his fortune in network marketing and vowed to help his daughter create her own empire. But that wasn't easy for Elena who found teenage life painful. Now she has fulfilled her father's dream and has created her own versions of empires. She shares her secret to helping you start your own empire today. Join us as we follow Elena on her journey from a difficult childhood to a life of freedom and helping others build their own empires. 

Elayna Fernandez has an unforgettable story that will shock and inspire you all in same breath. She takes you on a journey from the slums of her childhood home in the Dominican Republic, where she would eat from trash cans and endure constant beatings from her parents, to motherhood, marital abuse and finally living her dream life helping other mothers prevail. Elayna describes herself as a student of pain, because as she says, "Every time I experienced tragedies, I have also experienced a miracle, because I survived." Elayna's highly acclaimed blog, ThePositiveMom.com is ranked one of 100 top mom blogs worldwide. 

Today Diane Halfman works with business owners on how to clear the clutter from their lives and create space to achieve their full potential. She calls it living the "Spa Life," because of the "ahhh" feeling you have when you make room in your life to offer your gift to the world. But, how she discovered the connection between clutter, chaos and success is a story that involves crime, prostitution and a career in uniform. Sounds crazy right? Listen and find out the juicy tale! Hey, if you want to watch the video of our interview, click here!

This Member Spotlight features Laura Gisborne who was raised in poverty to a teenage mother. Her father was murdered and she suffered abuse at the hands of her husband. She managed to turn her horrific story around and start 9 successful businesses with the underlying principle to serve others in need. Hear Laura's story of surviving her tragic past and how she now helps other women and families all over the globe to become the best of themselves.Watch the video of the our interview at: https://ewomennetwork.com/blog/ewomennetwork-1/post/laura-gisborne-from-poverty-to-philanthropy-108 

A journal is generally meant to be private. It's your life, in your words, from your heart. A place to spill it all and not worry what others will think. My guest, Denise Krogman, intended for her lifelong journals to be her own personal voice for nobody else's eyes. Then one day an emotional encounter with a woman on a plane changed her life and Denise went from journal writer to author. Learn about Denise's story of her own journey from a shy 8th grade girl to a woman of courage and confidence. 

Did you know that you are a woman of influence? Everybody you touch is being influenced by you in one way or another. Therefore, how you present yourself in your language, self-talk and body image will determine your level of success. Dr. Carol Parker Walsh is a Confidence Coach, Image Consultant and Fashion Feng Shui Master who helps women understand who they are on the inside, so she can help them develop their image on the outside. In this interview, Dr. Walsh will show you how to tap into your inner voice and find out what's holding you back from a future you desire and deserve. 

The brain is a magnificent and complicated instrument.  Everything we do either involuntary or voluntary is driven by the brain. Aging, stress, gender all play a part in how optimal our brain is working. It’s obvious that to be successful in life and in our business, we need to have our brain firing on all cylinders. Join me as I pick the brain of the eWN Podcast Host of "Brain Lady Speaks," Julie Anderson, about how our brain works and how to optimize our brain's capacity so we can have a thriving business.You will learn:The difference between the male and female brain (and why that matters!)Tips on how to energize our brain and be more productiveUnderstand how your boss' brain worksHow positive feedback affects your brain 

If you want to be wildly successful, some believe you first have to develop a healthy mindset. But what does that actually mean, mindset? It’s one of those buzz words you hear a lot these days like the word “mindfulness.” Well, the dictionary says that “mindset” is “the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation, especially when these are seen as being difficult to alter.” But Founder and CEO of eWomenNetwork, Sandra Yancey, takes it one step further. She says the key to your success is not your mindset, but your "worthset." In my interview with Sandra Yancey, we explore what it takes to have a healthy "worthset" and why it's the key to your success in business and life. 

If you're choosing to listen to this podcast or any others for that matter, you are a good reason why having a podcast is great for business. If you already have a podcast and you own a business, this is definately the show for you.  Entrepreneurs need to stand out from the crowd and create unique ways to deliver their message to targeted customers. Here are some some stats on why podcasting is a wonderful way to expand your reach to a global audience.Over 40 million people search the iTunes Store for content every single month.Podcasting grows around 23% a yearThe same number of Americans who use Twitter, listen to podcasts.Podcasts are growing because of mobility.Weekly podcast listeners, listen up to 5 different shows a week.Demo: 12-54 year olds listen to podcastsGet the picture? The thing is.. if you want to get your podcast heard... you need to know how to market it to the world. So.. In this episode of Spotlight on eWomenNetwork, I've asked the eWomenNetwork Director of Digital Advantage, Margaret Croo

Searching for a job is never easy, and in today’s world of lightspeed information and applications that help companies weed out resumes, it’s even harder. And for those of you looking for a new job or career, here’s some eye-opening statistics for you.  According to InterviewSuccessFormula.com, about 80 percent of available jobs are never advertised. The average number of people who apply for any given job is 118, but only 20 percent of those get an interview.Sounds scary and disappointing, huh? Well, have no fear. Terry Suffredini is here! Terry specializes in helping job seekers and career-changers position themselves, so they stand out among the flock. She is an Engineer turned certified coach who is now known as America’s Premier Enginee’rs Coach. In this episode, Terry gives you some tips on how to become your own detective and find the hidden jobs, so you could become the ONLY applicant instead of one among hundreds. She also gives you tips on how to make friends with marketing, sales and networking, so

As an entrepreneur you have great ideas and suffer from the shiny object syndrome. But.. you just can’t implement all of those ideas. You don’t have the band-width or the experience to make it happen. This could be a good time to enter into a business partnership. Business partners come in all shapes and sizes. It's not just the partners with whom you share profit and expenses. Business partners include everything from suppliers, independent contractors, your customers, affiliates, agents, and more. Find out from Sandra Yancey, the Founder and CEO of eWomenNetwork, when you know it's time to enter into a partnership, the criteria in choosing a partner and why this is a relationship that you should not enter into lightly.

Does your marketing plan include video? If not, why? When it comes to online marketing, there is nothing that compares to video. In fact Hubspot's 2016 State of Inbound Report says that, "43% of consumers want to see more video from marketers in the future, while only 29% want to see more blog posts." The power of video  is unmatched when it comes to marketing. But first you need to know How to Create a Powerful Video That Will Convert More Clients. Listen in to my conversation with former Soap Opera star,  and Founder of Charisma on Camera, Sandra D Robinson, as she dives into the nuts and bolts behind making an engaging, effective and exciting video so that you shine.

Terra Bohlmann is the eWomenNetwork Managing Director of the Year. She is also the queen of systems and automation who helps women entrepreneurs stop being busy and start being in business. Terra offers some great tips on how to prioritize your to-do list, how to block your time and how "Mamapreneurs" can overcome the guilt around balancing their business with their family life. Also, you'll find out what how your former job in corporate America can do wonders for your business.

Get ready to be inspired. You are going to meet a woman who turned the tragic loss of her 2 year old son into the rebirth of a blighted community in Detroit. Mama Shu's mission is to turn blight into beauty. She is developing The Avalon Village into a community that includes a Homework House for kids, a park, a health and wellness center, a cafe, and more. She received the eWomenNetwork Humanitarian of the Year award at our annual conference this past summer. Mama Shu has appeared on several TV network shows including CBS Sunday Morning and most recently on the Ellen show. Find out how she overcame her tragic loss and how she sees beauty in everything. Mama Shu is inspiring, motivating and the most beautiful soul I have ever met.