Queer Business Success With Anne-Marie Zanzal

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Queer Business Success With Anne-Marie Zanzal

This podcast is hosted by veteran podcaster and entrepreneur Anne-Marie Zanzal as a way to highlight business owners in the LGBTQIA+ community 🎙🚀On this show we interview Queer business owners (and allies serving the LGBTQIA+ community)about their services and products as well as the successes & challenges they've experienced while growing their business. 🔥 Anne-Marie believe in the power of storytelling. This podcast is not only ask about the nuts and bolts of business, but the emotional side of entrepreneurship. We give our audience an unfiltered, behind the scenes look at some of the best ways to solve problems around clarity and visibility, money mindset, and branding, so they can go out and grow their own businesses. We also talk about imposters syndrome, managing the inner critic, and the genuine nerves that come with growing and scaling a business. And we talk about our Queer identities and why it is so important to show up in business spaces as our full selves. This is an

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    Legal Tax Hacks With Sally Gimon

    Sally Gimon (she/her) want you to save money on your taxes! In this power-packed half hour interview, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and Sally talk dollars and cents, with loads of practical advice on how you can save a lot of money with little known legal tax hacks.Connect with Sally Gimon at https://www.thetrustisyou.com/

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    Rachel Weinstock's Call to Be Who You Needed for Young People

    Rachel Weinstock (she/her or they/them) is a Queer teen transformational coach who focuses on mental health, bullying, and mindset. Rachel supports many LGBTQIA+ young people. They are an Amazon best-selling author with their book "Be Who You Needed." Rachel has been a teacher for over 20 years and just reached 6-figures this year with their business. Tune in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks with Rachel about their story of reaching a place of acceptance, helping young people transform their lives, and their best advice for running a successful business.Find a copy of Be Who You Needed on Amazon Learn more about Rachel's coaching and speaking services here: https://www.rachelweinstock.com/Follow Rachel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelWeinstock/Find Rachel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelweinstock_/

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    "Mama Donna's" Journey in the Healing Arts

    Donna Certoni (she/her) is an ally who has successfully combined a forty-year nursing career with integrated health and medicine. Her unique journey with holistic medicine began early in her nursing career and clearly manifested in her Master's degree in Holistic Health Studies at Georgian Court University. She is certified as an advanced holistic nurse with the American Holistic Nurse's Association and is a graduate of the Institute of Integrated Nutrition, then earned a Master's degree in Psychological Counseling. Donna has more recently been certified as a health and wellness coach with the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaches. In the Queer world she is known as "Mama Donna" and is mom to a gay son. Donna shares with host Anne-Marie Zanzal the story of her journey in the healing arts and what motivates her to put her allyship in action.You can connect with Donna on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donnaritacetroni

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    Through the Rebel Lens: Lessons from a Cult Survivor Turned Queer Artist

    Anita Nevar is a professional artist of 20+ years specializing in high end custom artwork celebrating sex-positive diversity and expression. She also holds bespoke art retreats that are customized to the client. Some of these retreats have an element of coaching for clients desiring to become more empowered in their self expression.Our conversation today focuses on Anita's experiences of fleeing a doomsday cult; to leaving the professional world of dentistry to become a professional artist; to embracing her sexual identity in her forties.Here are some ways you can find Anita online:Website: https://www.anitanevar.comFacebook: (Business page) https://www.facebook.com/anitanevar.artist | (Personal page) https://www.facebook.com/anitanevarInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/anitanevarTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anitanevarLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanevarYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anitanevar

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    Working with LGBTQ+, Polyamorous and Kink Communities with Therapist Danielle Greenspan

    Danielle Greenspan is a Queer therapist who specializes in working with the LGBTQ+, polyamorous, and kink communities. She also works in the areas of relationships, families and children. Tune in as Danielle talks to Anne-Marie about her coming out story, her practice, the intersection between neurodivergent and Queer people, and challenges in stepping out and promoting her business. You can connect with Danielle and learn more about her services at https://www.daniellegreenspanlmftlpcc.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Spiritual Psychotherapy with Ben Stimpson

    Ben Stimpson is a gay, non-binary therapist practicing in Ontario, Canada and in the United Kingdom whose niche is working with the Queer community. Ben has spiritual psychotherapy training and is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. Ben experienced a catastrophic loss of business during the period of pandemic lockdowns. Ben has since recovered and now works full-time as a therapist. Ben's recently published book, Ancestral Whispers, speaks to his niche in spirtual psychotherapy modalities. Ben is the child of successful now-retired entrepreneurs who successfully operated their 6-figure earning microbrewery for 25 years.You can find out more about Ben and his counselling services at www.benstimpson.comYou can purchase Ben's new book, Ancestral Whispers, here: https://www.amazon.ca/Ancestral-Whispers-Building-Veneration-Practices/dp/0738774723Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Managing the Hustle and Bustle with Avani Patel

    Avani Patel is an LGBTQIA+ ally and owner of Eternal Alchemists. Avani recently left the corporate world after 20 years to pursue her passion for helping others. She's a hypnotherapist who helps her clients with deep healing. As a coach, Avani teaches women to manage the hustle and grind and to avoid burnout so they can have more happiness, balance and fulfillment.To connect with Avani and learn more about her coaching and hypnotherapy services, visit https://eternalalchemists.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Lizzy Kurtzer Knows That We Have Wisdom in Our Bodies

    Lizzy Kurtzer is an inner connection coach who has a background is in psychology, leadership, transformational coaching and menstrual cycle awareness. She works with people with menstrual cycles to come back into their bodies and reclaim their space. The core of Lizzy's coaching is cycle awareness and embodiment. She a firm believer that our bodies are home to innate wisdom and that when we can harness our inner wisdom, we can reach our full potential.Learn more about Lizzy's coaching services here: https://www.innerconnectioncoach.co.uk/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Navigating Polyamorous Relationships with Coach Randi Robbins

    Randi Robbins (she/her) is a polyamory life and relationship coach. She helps individuals and relationship networks love on their own terms. Specific challenges that Randi helps people address are dating, coming out as non-monogamous to family and friends, navigating feelings related to non-monogamy, and communication.You can learn more about Randi's coaching program at www.randirobbins.com.Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Quantum Healing with Angela Jebailey

    Angela Jebailey is a quantum health coach who deals with shifting, limiting beliefs that trap people in unhealthy patterns into a new mindset that allows them to achieve happiness and freedom. Angela holds 5 diplomas in biology, nutrition, a Master's of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, sports nutrition, and eventually a PhD in natural medicine from the Quantum University for Integrative Medicine, bringing science and spirituality into one.You can learn more about Angela's coaching program at www.angelajebailey.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    On Healing, with Autistic, Neurodivergent Holistic Practitioner, Moriah Williams

    Moriah Williams (Q/surprise me) holistic practitioner, writer, and portal witch who works with folks who are interested in exploring body-based, sociopolitical, and/or spiritual and nature-based aspects of healing, and who are interested in the ways that personal and collective healing are intertwined. Q’s client base are folks who don’t fit into simple boxes, but some common threads are: people who are autistic, neurodivergent, or navigating other structural trauma and oppression, as well as activists and organizers, helping professionals, and witchy folks who want to explore what it means for them to have more joyful, creative, equitable, and embodied experience as part of the cosmic web. Moriah practices Ortho-Bionomy®*, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, Animal Communication, and q is a NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM®)-Informed Professional with an Embodied Social Justice Certificate. Q is a white autistic genderqueer person who has healed from chronic illness.Visit Moriah's website here: https://www.moriahjwilliams.com/Connect with Moriah on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mjwintuitiveon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjwintuitive/or on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mjwintuitiveAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Bespoke Energy Healing with River Ayla

    River Ayla is a mindset coach and healer who helps overachievers redirect energy from self-sabotage, shame and resentment to reinvent their most extraordinary life aligned with the peace they desire. Trained in more than 20 healing modalities, River uses their background in business and psychology to facilitate bespoke efficient transformation. River is also an author, songwriter, traveller, former triathelte, and animal lover. Tune in as Anne-Marie talks to River about coming out later as Queer and non-binary, chronic illness, and pushing beyond labels.Visit River's business website here: https://www.infiniteliminalspace.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Misha Safran Brings Empathy and Emotional Intelligence Into the Workplace

    Misha Safran is the founder of the Center for Empathy and Emotional Intelligence (CEEQ). Misha is a professional, credentialed life coach, an award winning speaker and author. Misha creates brave spaces for clients to navigate discomfort while developing new skills. Professional communities thrive as team members discover value and celebrate one another's successes and find new enthusiasm for their work together. Misha enjoys helping leaders reset their mindset to empower their voices, resulting in renewed energy, enhanced problem solving, creativity and thoughtful communication by centering empathy and emotional intelligence. Tune in and hear Anne-Marie talk with Misha about her coming out later-in-life experience, how she helps others nurture well-being in the workplace, fostering belonging and diversity, and the power of uncovering personal bias.Visit the CEEQ website here: https://ceeq.org/about-usAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Anna Empey, Part 2 - Leaning Into the Emotional Pieces of Running a Business

    We've got a two-part episode on the Queer Business Success Podcast this week, featuring Anne-Marie's collaborator in Purposeful Empowerment, Anna Empey!Tune in to episode one as Anne-Marie chats with Anna about her humble beginnings growing up on a 100-acre farm, what it was like growing up in the Mormon faith as a Queer person, and how she overcome feeling of low self-worth to become the successful business owner she is today. In part two, Anna shares more about her process when helping clients create their brands, leaning into the emotional pieces of running a business, and how she negotiates the bumpy path of trial and error as her navigates her way to success.You can find Anna's business, Business Inspired Solutions, online here: https://businessinspiredsolutions.co/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Anna Empey, Part 1 - Empowerment and Embracing Your Self Worth

    We've got a two-part episode on the Queer Business Success Podcast this week, featuring Anne-Marie's collaborator in Purposeful Empowerment, Anna Empey!Tune in to episode one as Anne-Marie chats with Anna about her humble beginnings growing up on a 100-acre farm, what it was like being raised in the Mormon faith as a Queer person, and how she overcame feelings of low self-worth to become the successful business owner she is today. In part two, Anna shares more about her process when helping clients create their brands, leaning into the emotional pieces of running a business, and how she negotiates the bumpy path of trial and error as her navigates her way to success.You can find Anna's business, Business Inspired Solutions, online here: https://businessinspiredsolutions.co/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Rags to Riches to Rags to Riches: The Story of Patrick Diamond's Mastery of Success

    Patrick Diamond, founder of the True Success Academy, went from growing up on a goat farm in Ohio to building his first million-dollar business in his early 20s, which was an LGBTQ-focused recruiting firm working with Fortune 500 companies. Patrick worked hard on everything but himself, and consequently lost everything, ended up homeless living on skid row, and spent his 30th birthday in jail. Patrick started 10 more businesses until he realized that the reason things weren't working out, and the reason he had been so unhappy, had nothing to do with his ideas or how hard he was working, and had everything to do with his mindset. Patrick teaches people how to overcome the limits they've put on themselves, achieve true success, and get out of poverty in their minds.Connect with Patrick on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087955423537Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Keys to Creative & Authentic Branding with Angela Winter

    Angela Winter is the owner of Awakened Creator. She partners with soul creatives and service providers to build their businesses with confidence and clarity through intuitive branding and custom website design. Angela has been a business owner for 15 years. Her background includes 2 music degrees, a life coaching certification, energy healing, and design training, and countless hours of exploring creativity in a myriad of ways. Tune in to hear Anne-Marie and Angela talk about how the coming out later in life precipitates other big life changes, the branding process and how you can connect it to your authenticity.Visit Angela's business website here: https://www.awakenedcreator.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Decluttering Your Life and Mind with L Faunt

    L Faunt (they/them) is an experienced performing and visual artist, fitness instructor, intuitive reader, and home decluttering specialist. Their eclectic interests brings them to unite people through laughter, witty observations, and looking at life unconventionally. Tune in as Anne-Marie and L chat about keys to the success of the decluttering process, their intersecting identities on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, and energy healing.For more about L Faunt and their services, visit https://divinatx.my.canva.site/?fbclid=IwAR22h0ScgVy1ClaWJEmGowIvnVkY4Nxq9lruCa36S5EMNxmHm-LKVVc-dFU...Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Confidence, Allyship and Self-Advocacy with Christine Clifton

    Ally and coach Christine Clifton left corporate life to become a coach who teaches people their value. Her calling starts with the statement "Everyone matters and deserves to be heard." Christine teaches people self-advocacy, the value of their desires and worth, confidence, and she teaches teams how to strengthen engagement and create safe space. Tune in to learn about Christine's calling to help others and her history of allyship to the LGBTQ community.Visit Christine Clifton's coaching website at https://christineclifton.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Brains and Businesses with Penny Phoenix

    Penny Phoenix is a marketing strategy expert and the creator of an all-in-one platform for coaches and online entrepreneurs to host their business. Tune into Penny's story, where she shares her experience coming out, how teaching kids to swim taught her a valuable business skill, her thoughts on community and the value of customer service, and meeting the needs of entrepreneurs.Check out Penny Phoenix's business, Phoenix Alliance here: https://www.phoenixalliance.org/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Creating Safe Space with Steph Annie

    Steph Annie is a trauma-informed safe space facilitator. She helps individuals decondition from social and trauma programming to support in the development of their sense of self and self-agency while honing their critical thinking and effective communication skills. This helps cultivate safe, healthy, loving and collaborative relationships across all aspects of their life. Having lived through trauma herself and through her studies at the Arizona Trauma Institute, Steph Annie supports clients through an informed, compassionate lens. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks with Steph Annie about her own journey coming out as pansexual, reviews the most common types of trauma her clients experience, discussing paths to healing and her best advice for anyone who is thinking of working in the area of trauma recovery.You can learn more about Steph Annie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightfulannie/?fbclid=IwAR1rqSaGkyaH2hPwIXlf5nR3O3Q7CH4puMgWuFxnKr-i1KW_...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsightfulAnnieand TikTok: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftiktok.com%2F%40insightfulannie%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0xGFsIdR...and you can book a Discovery Call with Steph Annie here: https://calendly.com/insightfulannie/discoversupport?fbclid=IwAR0xGFsIdRkW91XXfPYQFe2DR8c9BgmnLGZlW2...Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Athlete Lana Mims Gets the Gold for Body Positivity

    Lana Mims is an athlete, personal trainer and coach, and creator of Intentional Spectrum Fitness. The daughter of a 4-time Olympian gold and silver medalist, she has been in the company of world-renowned athletes for her entire life. A former semi-pro track and field athlete, Lana parlayed her love of physical activity into a career in personal training. Lana's positivity and belief that there is no such thing as a 'bad' body is integral to her training style. In this inspiring episode, Anne-Marie talks with Lana about her experiences of becoming aware of her Queerness, combating harmful rhetoric around negative body image, and embracing fitness on your own terms.You can learn more about Lana Mims and her training programs at https://www.intentionalsf.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Tiger King Fame, Conquering OCD & Creating a 7-Figure Coaching Business with Steven Diamond

    Steven Diamond is an author, creative director, coach and developer of the Life Skills Master Class program. Steven began his career as a magician who became embroiled in nefarious workings of the notorious 'Doc' Antle of Tiger King fame. Steven's story of perserverance and overcoming adversity is incredible. In this conversation with Anne-Marie, Steven shares how he met, was indoctrinated, and eventually escaped the cult of 'Doc' Antle, how he has overcome OCD, his ascent to fame after authoring his book "OCD: A Life Among Secrets," how appearing on Tiger King changed his life and his challenges, and successes running a 7-figure coaching business.You can learn more about Steven at www.stevendiamond.comFind Steven's coaching program at lifeskillsmasterclass.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Master Hypnotist Jonathan Royle Does NOT Want to be Your Coach

    Jonathan Royle is a hypnotist, Master NLP Hypnosis trainer, doumentarian and author. Jonathan's long career includes working as a stage performer and as a professional who helps people overcome addiction and bad habits. In his provocatively named book, 'Shitnosis,' Jonathan shares with readers how to 'get their shit together.' Having overcome numerous traumas and near-death experiences (including having his ear ripped off by a puma), Jonathan has used his mind-empowering skills to sell millions of dollars of products worldwide. In this episode, Anne-Marie explores with Jonathan themes surrounding hypnosis as empowerment tool, the different ways to evoke liminal spaces in the mind, and why Jonathan absolutely does not want to work with you as a coach.You can learn more about Jonathan Royle at www.magicalguru.co.uk.Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Mindful Dating with Lauren Smith

    Lauren Smith is an late in life lesbian, author, speaker and host of the Date in Peace podcast. Lauren speaks about mindful dating to help singles avoid heartache and find love faster. She is a certified mindfulness and meditation teacher with additional certifications in Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Freedom Technique (also known as EFT Tapping). In this episode, Anne-Marie and Lauren talk about how the pandemic caused Lauren to stop and reevaluate her work life, the meaning behind 'mindful dating,' and why her journey as a business owner is like floating down a lazy river.You can tune in to the Date in Peace podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and anywhere you might normally tune in.Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mettadate/

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    Undoing Toxic Masculinity with Paul Wrightson

    Paul Wrightson is a yoga instructor and creator of the Complete Man Program: a 9-week program designed to improve men's mental and physical health. Recognizing that men have high expectations to be strong, but are often expected to do so without help of any kind, Paul crafted a program for men that cultivates emotional balance. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks to Paul about his beginnings in and love for yoga, the trappings of toxic masculinity, and what men need to escape the pressure of unrealistic societal expectations.To learn more about Paul's Complete Man Program, visit https://loom.ly/KYE8sMcAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://loom.ly/sEVkyO0

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    Grief, Goal Setting and Great Success with Julie Schurr

    Julie Schurr is a mindset and grief coach for the LGBTQ+ community and founder of Apex Community Coaching. Accredited in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), and hold an M.A. in Linguistics (Discourse), Julie uses their diverse skill set and experience to work with clients to set goals, through affirmation, educated counsel, utilization of helpful tools/methodologies, and support. in this episode, Anne-Marie and Julie talk about grief that is associated with coming out as a member of the Queer community, as well as Julie's own coming out story and early business successes.You can find Julie and Apex Community Coaching online at https://www.coachjulieschurr.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    John Sovec Pulls Back the Curtain on the Book Writing Process

    John Sovec, MA, LMFT, is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative support for the LGBTQIA+ community. John is a frequent contributor to numerous publications on providing LGBTQ support, speaks at national conferences, and provides training on LGBTQ competencies for community agencies, schools, and non-profits. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks to John about the process of writing his book "Out: A Parent's Guide to Supporting Their LGBTQ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond." Anne-Marie and John discuss the book writing process, the challenges and successes of being an author, and the array of feelings that come with parenting a child who identifies as Queer.You can find a copy of John Sovec's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Parents-Supporting-Lgbtqia-Through/dp/1839974249Visit John's website: https://johnsovec.com/about/john-sovecAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Making Automation a Part of Your Business Success Plan, with Calion Winter

    This episode features email marketing and automation specialist, Calion Winter. As someone who lives with chronic illness, Calion shares about their transgender journey, offers some sage advice about pacing yourself and underscores why automation can be an enormous benefit to business owners.You can connect with Calion Winter on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/calion-winter/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Marialexandra Garcia Makes a Splash With Gender Neutral Swimwear

    Marialexandra Garcia is founder and CEO of Outplay, a gender neutral activewear brand. Outplay's star products are compression tops, which are a safer alternative to binders. Marialexandra has 25 years experience in the garment industry. She spent the majority of her career as a bridal designer, shifting in 2011 to launch a line of wedding attire for brides who preferred non-conventional wedding attire with an emphasis of jackets, vests and pants. Ultimately, designing for women who wanted gender non-conforming wedding attire led Marialexandra to solving another problem by creating compression tops and gender neutral swimwear. In 2014, Outplay was launched and has enjoyed great success. In this episode, Marialexandra and Anne-Marie talk about this journey from bridal wear to compression tops and swim wear and why this work is so meaningful.You can learn more and shop Marialexandra's line of compression tops and swimwear at www.shopoutplay.comTo learn more about Jack's story and his coaching programs visit www.jackaori.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Jenn Chow Creates Safe Space for Honest Feelings

    Jenn Chow is an LGBTQIA+ authenticity and joy coach who helps women reconnect with themselves so they can live the lives they deserve and desire. Jenn lives in Japan where she works to create more conversation around mental health, LGBTQIA+ topics and inclusion. Jenn creates space for her clients to be honest about their struggles, especially when it comes to romance. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks with Jenn about the unique challenges that come with working in Japan, her own journey to becoming a coach and how she helps clients connect to their emotions.You can learn more about Jenn's coaching services at www.chowcoaching.com.Follow Jenn Chow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chow_coaching/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Jack Ori on How He Overcame Fear to Become Visible

    Author and coach Jack Ori is passionate about helping people find their voice. A self-professed 'quiet person' from birth, Jack worked hard through life's adversities to find his voice. Jack's experience coming out as a transgender man after a tragic personal loss forced him to reckon with his voice and true nature. He discovered that transitioning was only the beginning for him as he developed into a quiet warrior who empowers others to speak their truth.To learn more about Jack's story and his coaching programs visit www.jackaori.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    From High-Schoolers to Late-in-Lifers, Laura Nickels Helps People Transform Their Lives With Reslience

    Laura Nickels is a Transition Coach who focuses on radical authenticity. Like Anne-Marie, Laura is a later-in-life lesbian who emerged from a fundamentalist Christian background. Laura's experiences coming out later in life and as a former high school counselor uniquely position to teach resilience and reshaping mindset. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks with Laura about her coming out story, how burnout at work let her to a career in coaching, and the process of honing her niche and skills as a coach.You can learn more about Laura Nickels and the services she offers at www.nickelscoaching.com.Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://loom.ly/sEVkyO0#queerbusinesssuccess #podcast #lgbtqpodcast #queerpodcast #lgbtq #queer #entrepreneur #lgbtqentrepreneur #queerentrepreneur #resilience #mindset #coachPlay Video

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    Manuel Schlothauer Helps Men and Underrepresented Groups Improve Mental Health

    Manuel Schlothauer is a therapist, coach and consultant who supports clients from all walks of life with a specialisation in underrepresented groups and men's mental health. In addition to his business – HeyManuel – Manuel is a Senior Business Partner for People & Culture and Lead of Allyship Activation at Google's EMEA Headquarters. Originally from Germany and now working out of Dublin, Ireland, Manuel brings layers of depth and understanding to Queer clients, having grappled with many of the unfortunate experiences that come with being gay and growing up in a conservative environment. Manuel credits the challenges he has navigated as shaping him into the resilient person he is today. In this episode, Manuel and Anne-Marie talk about his formative years in Germany, the adversities he has overcome, the holistic nature of his coaching program and some of the resounding successes he has enjoyed in his career.You can find Manuel Schlothauer online at www.heymanuel.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://loom.ly/sEVkyO0

  35. 23

    Faith Koltak Helps Others Hear Their Siren's Call

    Faith Koltak describes herself as a wounded healer. She is a tarot interpreter, reiki master practioner, Trauma Conscious Authentic Alignment Master Coach, shamanic healer, and a Certified Integrative Psilocybin mushroom specialist understands trauma and rewiring neurology. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks to Faith about her own healing journey, and how she has transformed, rising like a phoneix from the ashes, to be reborn as a strong, motivated healer.Learn more about Faith's coaching programs at https://www.perfectwisdom.org/Find Faith on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourPerfectWisdom/Subscribe to Faith's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcE7cs6W51MgfBA9MMZX9xAAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Mallory Kiersten on Why Pleasure is Self Care

    Mallory Kiersten is a self-love and Unstuck Yourself™ coach helping recovering people pleasers reclaim their pleasure and start living life in their authentic expression. She is an Erotic Blueprint™ coach in training and Accelerated Evolution® practitioner in training. Mallory is also certifiect in Sacred Money Archetypes®, The Spiral emotional clearing modality, and is an Akashic Records reader. As the founder of The Expression Academy, Mallory helps budding entrepreneurs step into their uniqueness in order to excel in life and business. In this episode Mallory and Anne-Marie talk about the nature of pleasure and why the term 'self-care' should be redefined and expanded.You can discover more about Mallory at www.mallorykiersten.comFacebook: Unstuck YourselfInstagram.com @thejoygoddessTiktok.com: @thejoygoddessAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://loom.ly/sEVkyO0

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    Wedding Pro Becca Mai Holds Safe Space for LGBTQIA+ Wedding Clients, Giving Them Their Day, Their Way

    Today on Queer Business Success we welcome wedding professional, Becca Mai. Becca is a business strategist for wedding pros, helping them to streamline, automate, and organize. Becca helps wedding planners establish workflows, create templates, and build out business platforms. As a pansexual person, Becca strives to create a safe + loving space for all humans in her personal or professional life. Listen as Becca talks about her coming out journey, the inspiration that fuels her professional life, and gives practical advice about being a business owner.Visit Becca Mai's business webpage at https://wed2you.co/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    $$$ Marci Grossman, CPA, Want to Break the Silence and Talk About Money $$$

    Marci Grossman, CPA and LGBTQIA+ ally, has made money her business for over 30 years. Money literacy is Marci's passion! On this episode of the Queer Business Success podcast, Marci talks with Anne-Marie about breaking the taboo that surrounds talking about money, getting control of your finances, and offers practical advice to individuals who want to step into the world of self-employment.Find Marci Grossman online at https://loom.ly/M4joplUAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://loom.ly/sEVkyO0

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    Finding an Authentic Voice with Kristin Jones

    Kristin Jones is the founder of Voce Speech Therapy, PLLC, a speech therapy private practice. Kristin spent her career as a speech-language pathologist in major university medical centers, mainly working within neurological rehabilitation, acute care/trauma units. Kristin became interested in gender-affirming voice training about 5 years ago, as it married her interests in speech pathology and voice with her interest and passion in working within the LGBTQ+ community. She took a leap and became trained in it, spent a few years gathering additional knowledge and experience while she continued working part-time in a medical center and raising babies, and officially launched her private practice in Nashville in June of 2022.You can learn more about Kristin's work on her website, https://www.vocespeechtherapy.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Celebrating 'Neurospicy' Individuals with Karin Cooper

    Today on Queer Business Success, we welcome Karin Cooper, a life coach who helps neurodivergent aka 'neurospicy' people live a life of freedom and happiness. Listen as Karin talks about dealing with negativity, why as business owners we should not develop a 'thick skin,' and the value of being vulnerable with your audience.Connect with Karin Cooper on Facebook in her group, 'Neurospicy and Empowered.'Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Epic Redemption with Coach Dawn Dimicco

    Dawn Dimicco is the owner of Epic Redemption Coaching, a program that offers fitness and nutrition coaching, business coaching for personal trainers and nutrition coaches and speaking/writing on mindset, productivity and confidence building topics. In her conversation with Anne-Marie, Dawn shares how she has made the jump from coaching fitness clients to coaching other coaches. She also reveals how her own coming out removed her writer's block and enabled her to finish writing her soon to be released book.You can learn more about Dawn's coaching business on her website, https://www.q4mindset.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Healing Trauma in Neurodivergent People with Harris Eddie Hill

    Harris Eddie Hill is a childhood trauma coach for people who are neurodivergent. Harris started the Centre for Childhood Trauma Healing to support people with trauma achieve better lives, fulfilling work, and overall well-being. As someone with childhood trauma and who is neurodivergent themselves, Harris recognizes how neurodivergent people often slip through the cracks when it comes to seeking effective care. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks with Harris about their PTSD and ultimate recovery, where the gaps are in mental health services for people who have trauma, and explore Harris' journey in discovery their trans identity.You can find Harris Eddie Hill and learn more about the Centre for Childhood Trauma and Healing at mxharrishill.comAre you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    The Queen of the Reframe, Carol Boston, Has Advice on Leadership that is Pure Gold

    Today on the Queer Business Success podcast, we are delighted to share this conversation with Carol Boston!Carol Boston is the Queen of the Reframe, She is an ex-collegiate & professional tennis player, an award-winning sales leader at Fortune 100 companies, with over 27 years of sales leadership experience, and an Award-winning speaker who turned her love of problem solving, helping, and inspiring others into a growing and respected business as a sales and business leadership coach. In this episode, Carol shares a wealth of wisdom for new entrepreneurs, and emphasizes why coaches NEED coaches to maximize success, and to be prepared to manage the emotional rollercoaster that comes with being a business owner.Find out more about Carol Boston at www.carolboston.com

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    Brighid Murphy Embraces the Spiritual Side of Life

    Brighid Murphy has been on a life-long journey towards spiritual awareness that she can trace back to early childhood. A a contemporary shamanic practitioner, Brighid embraces multiple healing modalities and helps clients get in touch with the medicine inside themselves. A cis gender, Queer human, Brighid considers herself a healing catalyst, a practical mystic on an anti-racist journey believing in our ability to heal deeply through natural medicine and spiritual practices. In this episdoe, Brighid talks with Anne-Marie about her healing practices, the clients she typically works with, how she connects with people from all walks of life, and her goals to make the biggest impact she can.Learn more about Brighid's transformational healing programs at www.brighidmurphy.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

  45. 13

    The Art of Zen, Rage, Heal with Fitness Expert Angela Gentile

    Angela Gentile is the founder of the Sweat Remix movement community, helping trailblazing millennials shed limiting beliefs and bust out of the status quo to claim a live they love. Angela helps people free themselves from “should” and claim their truth through movement an embodiment practices, remixing them with her signature #ZenRageHeal method. The movement community provides folks with an intentional approach to fitness with sustainable results to strengthen the body, shift their energy and transform their life.Learn more about Angela's transformational program at https://www.sweatremix.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Anthony Tomizza Approaches Coaching with Style

    Anthony Tomizza helps people remove their masks to embrace who they fully are through trauma-conscious, transformational coaching and styling. Anthony is passionate about this work because when he owned who he was after coming out, he was able to present himself more confidently, proudly and authentically. Anthony first works with clients to do the inner work through coaching and then celebrates with a wardrobe and style overhaul so clients look and feel more like themselves. He enjoys being on stage and has spoken at 2 conferences within the past few months encouraging audiences to step into their authenticity.We are so grateful to have him on our show. Thank you, Anthony, for your positive energy and the good work you do! You can learn more about Anthony's coaching programs at https://www.anthonytomizza.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Christa Suppan Shares 20 Years of Ups & Downs at The Lipstick Lounge, One of America's Last Remaining Lesbian Bars

    Welcome to our first full episode of the Queer Business Success podcast, hosted by Anne-Marie Zanzal!Today's episode features the co-owner of one of America's last remaining lesbian bars, Christa Suppan of the Lipstick Lounge in Nashville, TN. She is also an insightful, gracious, and tenacious business owner who is one to the leaders of the Nashville LGBTQIA+ community. Many Queers find the Lipstick Lounge to be home. Why is she tenacious? She has kept her bar open for over twenty years through tornados, floods, and the global pandemic.We are so grateful to have her on our very first show.Thank you Christa - you are an inspiration!Planning a visit to The Lipstick Lounge? Visit them online at www.thelipsticklounge.com/Are you a Queer business owner or ally? Want to see your business featured on our show? Do you have some wisdom you'd like to pass on to other Queer business owners? Sign up to be a guest on Queer Business Success! You can apply to appear on our show here: https://annemariezanzal.activehosted.com/f/7

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    Launch Day at QBS! Advice About Pacing Yourself With Calion WInter

    Welcome to the Queer Business Success Podcast! We're kicking off our inaugural season with short, lively episodes featuring advice from some of the LGBTQIA+ business owners.This episode features email marketing and automation specialist, Calion Winter. As someone who lives with chronic illness, Calion shares some sage advice about pacing yourself and some pointed critique about the unsustainability of 'hustle culture capitalism.'A full interview with Calion Winter will be available on the Queer Business Success Podcast on October 27, 2023.You can connect with Calion Winter on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/calion-winter/

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    Launch Day at QBS! Advice on the Importance of Self Care from Laura Nickels

    Welcome to the Queer Business Success Podcast! We're kicking off our inaugural season with short, lively episodes featuring advice from some of the LGBTQIA+ business owners.This episode features transformational life coach, Laura Nickels. Laura fell in love with coaching when she began working with a coach herself. She helps her clients with navigating big life transitions, like coming out and divorce. In this short episode, Laura speaks to the importance of protecting your time for self careA full interview with Laura Nickels will be available on the Queer Business Success Podcast on October 20, 2023.Learn more about Laura and her coaching programs at www.nickelscoaching.com.

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    Launch Day at QBS! Advice from Business Development Expert, Anna Empey

    Welcome to the Queer Business Success Podcast! We're kicking off our inaugural season with short, lively episodes featuring advice from some of the LGBTQIA+ business owners.This episode features Anna Empey, business development consultant. Anna shares some excellent advice about finding people you're aligned with to help you, and makes a really great point about not trying to 'wear all the hats' yourself as you start and grow your businessA full interview with Anna Empey will be available on the Queer Business Success Podcast on October 30, 2023.Learn more about Anna Empey and her business development services at www.businessinspiredsolutions.co

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This podcast is hosted by veteran podcaster and entrepreneur Anne-Marie Zanzal as a way to highlight business owners in the LGBTQIA+ community 🎙🚀On this show we interview Queer business owners (and allies serving the LGBTQIA+ community)about their services and products as well as the successes & challenges they've experienced while growing their business. 🔥 Anne-Marie believe in the power of storytelling. This podcast is not only ask about the nuts and bolts of business, but the emotional side of entrepreneurship. We give our audience an unfiltered, behind the scenes look at some of the best ways to solve problems around clarity and visibility, money mindset, and branding, so they can go out and grow their own businesses. We also talk about imposters syndrome, managing the inner critic, and the genuine nerves that come with growing and scaling a business. And we talk about our Queer identities and why it is so important to show up in business spaces as our full selves. This is an

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