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FemmeRadio

by FemmeRadio by FemmeTrepreneur

With releases every Monday, Host Melissa Goncalves interviews women who are shattering their own version of a glass ceiling in work and life. Realizing that women do not share their stories of struggle or triumph enough, FemmeRadio strives to uncover those stories and share them with the world. Listen to FemmeRadio if you want to hear first hand accounts from women like you that can serve to inspire, motivate and educate. Follow @femme_trepreneur on InstagramSupport us by buying merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Femmetrepreneur

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Episodes

  1. EP 3: Sex, Intimacy & not listening to Hollywood Ft. Dr. Shannon Chavez [Love Chats with Bianca Reyes]

    Dr. Shannon Chavez a Sex Therapist and Psychologist from Beverly Hills joins Bianca Reyes of Oh So Fashionably Late and myself to talk about the issues plaguing men and women in the bedroom. In our final installment of #LoveChats week, Bianca and I thought it would be a great touch to include the...

  2. EP 52: Esther Wallace, Founder & Designer of Playa Society

    Esther Wallace was convinced to play basketball at 15 years old and from the minute she stepped on the court, she fell in love. With athletics she was able to experience both success and failure which ultimately helped her discover her leadership traits and send her on her way to becoming the...

  3. EP 2: Traveling & Treating Yourself [Love Chats with Bianca Reyes]

    On the second installment of FemmeRadio's Love Chats week leading up to Valentine's Day, Bianca Reyes of Oh So Fashionably Late and Melissa Goncalves discuss Traveling and Treating Yourself - and why it's so important now more than ever! They discuss the many ways to book a safe getaway during...

  4. EP 1: Being Mindful and Present [Love Chats with Bianca Reyes]

    This is the first of three episodes during the week of February 8, 2021. On this episode Melissa is joined by Bianca Reyes of Oh So Fashionably Late to discuss ways in which you can be more mindful and present in you relationships (partner, family and friends). Timeline: Intro Mindfulness: 1:00...

  5. EP 51: Kimberly Brophy, Founder of Naked Glow & Love Kimberly

    Kimberly Brophy is a 27 year old entrepreneur from Dublin Ireland. She initially began her journey in the fashion industry as the Founder of Love Kimberly. After working at her family manufacturing business for 10 years she decided to set up Love Kimberly and forge her own path. At the end of…

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  6. TF2M: Season 2, Episode 1 - Finding your Motivation!

    On episode 1 of 2021, Melissa talks about how to find your motivation and how to train yourself to get back into the swing of things. After find herself in a dark place for most of November and December, she discusses how she actively has been working to get herself out of this rut by making...

  7. EP 50: Lauren Cruz, Owner of The Body Department NJ

    Lauren Cruz is a union county native, a leading professional in the beauty industry and a female entrepreneur and role model. Recently bestowed the title “Waxer of the Year” for her proficiency in eyebrows and waxing, she is setting a new standard amongst her peers and introducing celebrity…

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  8. EP 49: Allyssa Munro, Founder of Meg and Munro

    Allyssa Munro is a marketing consultant with almost a decade of experience building strong brands for top retailers, organizations, and business leaders. She holds an MBA from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and is Certified in Marketing Research and Analytics by The Wharton School,...

  9. EP 48: Jenn Paonessa, Director of Venue Solutions

    On this episode of FemmeRadio, Melissa gets to interview someone who has made a major impact on her own career - her first ever Manager, Jenn Paonessa. Jenn Paonessa is the Director of Venue Solutions at a Software and Tech company specializing in news, entertainment and sports broadcast but most...

  10. EP 47: Bianca Reyes; Founder of Oh So Fashionably Late

    Bianca Reyes started a blog when she was in college and never thought much of it. Until a few years ago when she decided to bring back the blog and focus on writing and featuring things she loved. In this episode you will hear about how to start your own blog, how to identify your niche and why...

  11. TF2M S1 EP4: Catching up with Bianca Reyes of Oh So Fashionably Late

    Melissa invites Bianca Reyes, Founder and Creator of the blog Oh, So Fashionably Late (OSFL) to Talk Femme to Me to catch up about work life balance, setting unrealistic expectations, friendships, relationships and dealing with hate on social media. They also discuss practicing what you preach…

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  12. EP 46: Dr. Cassandra LeClair, Author, Professor, Consultant & Motivational Speaker

    Dr. Cassandra LeClair is an author, professor, communication consultant, and motivational speaker. She is an expert on communicating feelings and improving connections. Cassandra’s mission is to educate individuals on how to have effective and healthy communication to enhance their relationships....

  13. TF2M S1 EP3: Let's Talk Gender Roles!

    Melissa sits in the hot seat to chat about the last two weeks. She recaps how it felt moving out of her childhood home where she spent 24 years - in just three days! She recaps her weekend filled with a close social distance birthday stop, and her SILs bridal shower! Then she dives into gender...

  14. Ep 45: Brianna Peters, Co-Founder & Owner of Gotham Podcast Studio

    Brianna Peters is the co-Founder and Owner of Gotham Podcast Studio, located in NYC. Running her own business was not the career path she had originally set for herself, but it turned out to be the role she was made to have. Gotham Podcast Studio opened in the Fall of 2017 by Brianna and Matt...

  15. TF2M S1 EP2: Lake George, Mental Health Day & the Power of Amazing Friendships

    On this short episode Melissa shares how the last 2 weeks have flown by since her first Talk Femme to Me release. She recaps how her group of friends were able to make a last minute location change from Miami to Lake George and still give her future sister-in-law a great bachlorette party. She...

  16. EP 44: Selina Fletcher, CEO & Founder of Paper Greats

    Selina Fletcher is the Creator of Paper Greats, a CPG company producing functional, beautiful paper products designed to be kind to the environment and the consumer. Prior to Paper Greats, Selina spent a decade in the financial industry using her attention to detail and highly organized…

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  17. TF2M S1 EP1: Catching up on COVID, quarantining with my bf & my Fitness Journey

    Talk Femme to Me = TF2M. On the first of many solo episodes being released bi-weekly, Melissa discusses some (not all) of the personal things that she has experienced over the last 6 months. She reads an excerpt from a solo episode she was supposed to record at the beginning of 2019 and speaks to...

  18. EP 43: Liz Durand Streisand, Co-Founder & CEO of Broadway Roulette

    This is the second time Melissa has sat down with Broadway Roulette Co-Founder & CEO, Liz Durand Streisand (take a peek at episodes 13 & 14). However, this time, instead of speaking about how she launched a successful company, Melissa and Liz discuss how Liz pivoted her business to survive…

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  19. EP 42: Brittany Brave, Comedian

    Brittany Brave is a NYC-via-Miami based comedian seen on TBS, MTV, The Wendy Williams Show and featured in The New York Times, ELLE, Ashton Kutcher's A-Plus and more. In 2019, Brave was named A Best New Talent at the NY Comedy Festival and Caroline's on Broadway and recently won 92.9 The Point's...

  20. EP 41: Dr. Roberta Hoskie, Real Estate Investor, Broker, Author & Serial Entrepreneur

    Dr. Roberta Hoskie is a successful real estate investor, broker, author and serial entrepreneur. She is a Gateway College Hall of Fame inductee and a recipient of a number of awards such as the 2014 Minority Business Person of the year, New Haven Register's 2015 Person of the Year, Omega Psi Phi...

  21. EP 40: Julia Sokol, Founder & CEO of SassClass

    Julia Sokol is the Founder and CEO of SassClass, a women's empowerment dance studio located in Midtown Manhattan. SassClass is renowned for being an inclusive, empowering, safe space for women to explore their feminine expression through dance. In addition to being the creators of the Dance Video...

  22. Ep 39: Nastassia Ponomarenko - Entrepreneur, Author & Social Media Influencer

    Nastassia Ponomarenko is an Entrepreneur, Social Media Influencer and New Author. Nastassia started her YouTube channel when she was in 6th grade and was soon able to develop it into something she really loved; fitness. Since it's conception, Nastassia has been able to amass over 700,000...

  23. EP 38: Cairo Amani, Career Strategist, Co-Founder of ThriveNetwork

    Cairo Amani is a career strategist, Customer Success leader and co-founder of ThriveNetwork, a professional development business for women. Whether she’s consulting people or companies, Cairo is obsessed with success and invested in helping people reach their goals. On this episode, you can learn...

  24. EP 37: Christina Broderick, Founder & CEO of IgnitEDU

    Christina Broderick is a clinically trained Licensed Social Worker and a Certified School Social Worker who is passionate about the fuse of mental health and education. As the Founder and CEO of IgnitEDU, Christina has a vision that every student is able to learn, build and strengthen their…

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  25. EP 36: Marissa Orr, Speaker & Author of Lean Out

    Marissa Orr is a former Google & Facebook executive, bestselling author, and leadership speaker. Spending 15 years working at today’s top tech giants, she has conducted talks for thousands of people in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, at companies and universities such as Google, Twitter, Pace...

  26. EP 35: Madison Mikhail Bush Founder & CEO of Point App

    Madison Mikhail Bush always had a passion for volunteer work. She even started her own giving app at 18 years old. But one day she started thinking - why is it so easy to order a car to drive me around, request a walker for a dog, and order home delivery but it's not easy to do volunteer work?…

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  27. EP 34: Juliana Fetherman, Founder & CEO of Making Authentic Friendships

    Juliana Fetherman is a 23-year-old trailblazer who developed Making Authentic Friendships, an interactive web app that enables children (ages 13+) and adults with special needs to make friends based on age, diagnosis, interests and geographic location. Making Authentic Friendships, MAF is named...

  28. EP 33: J. Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré, Founder & CEO of Girls With Knowledge, INC.

    J. Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré is a Social Entrepreneur and Experiential Maven whose career has transitioned from producing Experiential Marketing Events for the largest brands in pop culture to curating Interactive Education platforms of empowerment for society’s most marginalized. In her advocacy…

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  29. EP 32: Pamela Delgado, Founder & CEO of Rawly Bold

    Pamela Delgado is the Founder and CEO of Rawly Bold. What started out as a graphic apparel line has recently shifted into a community on a mission to inspire, motivate and empower - hence the name, Rawly Bold, which was, inspired by being Raw (most authentic form) and to be Bold (unafraid to…

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  30. EP 31: Cimeran Kapur, Founder & CEO of Communikind

    Cimeran Kapur is the Founder and CEO of Communikind, a new health tech company designed to empower families to be our own best health advocates. She is starting by helping parents build their child's health history from birth so they can securely and selectively share care information with any...

  31. EP 30: Meggie Palmer, Founder & CEO PepTalkHER

    Meggie Palmer founded PepTalkHer with the mission of closing the gender pay gap. The PepTalkHer App helps you track your career successes. It uses artificial intelligence to coach confidence & negotiation and to give you a peptalk when you need it most. In her former life, Meggie was an...

  32. EP 29: Happy New Year! Why a Podcast? with Melissa Goncalves

    Melissa records her first standalone episode to get everyone excited for what is to come in 2020 on FemmeRadio. Listen to this episode to learn about how Melissa started her podcast, her recommendations for you to start yours on a budget and how she sources all of her guests. First we start with…

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  33. EP 28: Colby Schinto, NBPA Agent & Entertainment Manager

    Colby Schinto is a Certified NBPA Agent & Entertainment Manager, who has spent the past 4 years working in the sports industry. In January of 2019 she became the youngest female to pass the NBPA Exam and become Certified. On this episode we discuss how Colby used networking as a means to secure...

  34. EP 27: Beth Mand, Senior Art Director at The Jewish Federations of North America

    Beth is a bold, unapologetic New York City based graphic designer and creative specialist. For the last 8+ years, Beth has made a living from taking your visual communications ideas, desires, and challenges, and turning them into things people truly want to see, read, and interact with. When…

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  35. EP 26: Founder & CEO of Room Redux, Susie Vybiral

    Susie Vybiral is the CEO and Founder of Room Redux based in Texas and expanding everywhere. Room Redux is a nonprofit organization that anonymously transforms the rooms of children who have faced sexual and/or physical abuse. Susie is currently working to obtain her PsyD in Psychology and will…

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  36. EP 25: Sirobe Carstafhnur Architect & Urban Planner

    Sirobe Carstafhnur is an Architect and Urban Planner. On this episode, Melissa sits with Sirobe to learn more about her journey beginning in Mississippi as a Project Designer, to becoming a Design Associate for a top real estate firm in Midtown. Throughout her career Sirobe has visited, studied…

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  37. EP 24: Andrea Geroldi Chief of Staff at Rising Tide Capital

    Andrea Geroldi is the Chief of Staff at Rising Tide Capital. On this episode you will learn about her career trajectory in predominantly male dominated industries and how she found her voice and her way. You will learn new ways to appropriately set expectations with your managers, and how to make...

  38. EP 23: Organically Ora of NY Common Pantry

    Ora Kemp is an equity advocate and PhD bound nerdette, Ora strives to blend scientific findings and social application through community development. She is committed to removing barriers to health, seeking out opportunities to connect people to necessary resources and fundamental education…

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  39. EP 22: Ashley Kidd Founder & CEO of Howdy Dudey Neon

    Ashley was looking for affordable, custom neon signs for her wedding and was having no luck! Fast forward, and Howdy Dudey Neon was formed. Ashley took her passion for creative arts and built a company to provide customers with affordable, durable neon signs that they could be happy to call their...

  40. EP 21: The Courageous Cleanse & Bride Eyed with Anna Lipman

    Melissa meets with Anna Lipman a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Certified Life Coach to discuss her business of helping women find and love their true selves. Through her experiences Anna has built a business that allows her to help others steer clear of the negative and bring in the...

  41. EP 20: Emily Long Founder & Creator of The PIVOTtag

    Emily Long is the Founder and Creator of The PIVOTTag. The PIVOTtag can be secured onto any bag. It works by displaying the owner’s information in a QR code. The finder of the lost bag can alert the owner by pointing their smartphone camera at the tag. The phone will automatically generate an...

  42. EP 19: Talking Construction with Human Resource Manager Ashleigh Beadle

    Melissa sits down with Ashleigh Beadle, a Human Resource Manager to discuss the construction industry, its stereotype of being the most male-dominated industry and what she is doing to help change the face of it. Listen to this episode if you want to learn about how to persevere and roll with the...

  43. EP 18: Sara Auld, President Health Possible Inc.

    In this episode Melissa speaks to Sara Auld, President of Health Possible Inc., about how she used her work ethic and determination to create an incredible business plan in the Wilmington, North Carolina area. Sara has plans to conquer the world - tune into this episode to be inspired!

  44. EP 17; Cheryl Robinson, Entrepreneur, Contributor for Forbes Women & Adjunct Professor

    On this episode of FemmeRadio, Melissa speaks to Cheryl Robinson, a trailblazing woman who has made it her mission to pay it forward. A believer in the art of "Embracing the Pivot," Cheryl talks about how to embrace career changes and roll with the punches. As an Adjunct Professor, Cheryl speaks…

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  45. EP 16: Julie Mollo; Founder & CEO of Julie Mollo

    Melissa sits down with THE Julie Mollo, most notably known for the fruit-inspired stagewear than donned Katy Perry for year! Melissa and Julie discuss the road that led her to the now infamous clutch and how she started a clothing brand from her dorm room. However, even with all of the fame that...

  46. EP 15: Jenna Caldwell, Owner of Touch Salon - Austin, TX

    Melissa speaks with Jenna Caldwell, Owner of Touch Salon in Austin, Texas. Jenna traveled to Texas from a small town in Pennsylvania with $600 in her pocket and big dreams on the horizon. With hard-work, goal-setting and dedication she turned that $600 into a six-figure business which she plans…

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  47. EP 14: Liz Durand Streisand, Co-Founder & CEO Broadway Roulette Part Two

    An impressive thing about women is that we aren't just expected to do it all; we actually DO it all. Liz Durand Streisand keeps it REAL in episode 14 and part two of her interview by letting us know "IT'S OK" to not always be around for every moment of your child's life. You're building an empire...

  48. EP 13: Liz Durand Streisand, Co-Founder & CEO, Broadway Roulette

    During part one of the FemmeRadio interview with Liz Durand Streisand, Melissa speaks to the Co-Founder and CEO of Broadway Roulette about her life and career. How did she become an entrepreneur and most importantly, how did she attain the proper funding to start her venture? Liz is open and…

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  49. Ep 12: Merry By Mia, Do you have a day of coordinator for your wedding?

    Melissa sits down with Mia Alicata, Head of Research and Finance Insights for Buzzfeed to discuss being a millenial in the workplace and finding your path. We also switch gears to talk about entrepreneurship. A few years ago Mia found herself being an event planner for a colleagues wedding and…

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  50. EP 11: Melissa Norden, Executive Director of Bottomless Closet NYC

    Melissa Goncalves sits with Melissa Norden, Executive Director of Bottomless Closet to discuss her career track and how a dream of being a General Counsel brought her to Bottomless Closet NYC. We discuss the work of Bottomless Closet NYC and how our listeners can get involved by donating and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

With releases every Monday, Host Melissa Goncalves interviews women who are shattering their own version of a glass ceiling in work and life. Realizing that women do not share their stories of struggle or triumph enough, FemmeRadio strives to uncover those stories and share them with the world. Listen to FemmeRadio if you want to hear first hand accounts from women like you that can serve to inspire, motivate and educate. Follow @femme_trepreneur on InstagramSupport us by buying merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Femmetrepreneur

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