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It’s truly been an Australian-filled month for me (and I’m definitely not complaining) as I attended a wedding last weekend for one of my best friends, who married another friend, who we happened to meet while studying abroad in Australia back in 2007. Let’s keep the Aussie love going with this newest Her Fit Business episode. I’m pleased to bring you this episode featuring Australian fitness and lifestyle coach Bianca Romeo. She is a lady entrepreneur I continue to be so impressed by, though I only know her online. She puts out amazing and consistent content for her brand and business. In this episode, we also discuss her brand new 8 Week Mind Body Fit program. After experiencing a bit of a fitness slump post-wedding since May, I decided to hop on board her new plan. We’re now heading into week 3 of the program and I’m happy to share I finally “got my groove back!” I took starter progress pictures and plan to share my results at the end of 8 week cycle. I’m sharing it so that you can jump on board her next 8 week cycle when it becomes available in January 2016. Intro:  Bianca is a Fitness & Lifestyle Coach from Australia. She works with women both face-to-face and online through personal training, boxing and health coaching, helping them completely change their lifestyle in the process. She is known for her killer Leg and Booty workouts and sculpting fit female bodies and comes from a fitness model background. Bianca has even won a state championship in the fitness model under 30 category in 2012. Bianca believes in movement and nourishing your body with whole foods. She understands every woman is different, every body is different and inspires us to just get moving and use our body the way it’s designed to be used. Bianca’s Life Snapshot:  Episode Talking Points: * Crafting your career

Thrilled to bring you this podcast interview with Danny Johnson AKA Danny-J. Danny is an entrepreneur that I heard on a podcast show last year called High Impact Blogging. Since listening to that content-filled episode, I started following Danny and her Sweaty Betties brand. Recently, I noticed Danny was clearly stepping into her own brand as herself “Danny-J” and knew she’d be a perfect fit for Her Fit Business. Enjoy this episode, be sure to subscribe to the show on iTunes, and please leave a review, so we can keep spreading the word to fellow lady entrepreneurs. Intro  Danny Johnson is a high-energy speaker and serial entrepreneur who has created multiple successful brands and online businesses with one underlying principle: “Make People More Awesome(r).” She won Ali Brown’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the year award, lived through being paralyzed at age 22 and was a suicidal and pregnant teen, with quite a turn-around story. She owned a very successful personal training and online-training business, No Excuses, and graced the stage as a National Level Athlete and Fitness Magazine Cover Model herself. More notably, online, she co-founded, The Sweaty Betties, one of the largest online fitness communities for women, to teach the truth about nutrition and exercise. Danny is committed to helping women find their TRUE issues. She’s not afraid to talk about what others don’t want to talk about. When it comes to depression, suicidal thoughts, adrenal fatigue and abuse, she can call it out and empower those who feel like they are stuck.** **We go real deep in this hour long conversation, including discussing the topic of depression. Danny-J even shares a story she hadn’t yet shared publicly (truly, thank you for feeling comfortable and doing that, Danny)! If you are struggling and this episode speaks to you, please don’t reach out for help as Danny-J has done by going to her doctor and doing something to make a change quickly. Also, I encourage you to check out Danny-J for her Periscopes as I’m sure she’ll be touching on this topic and bringing experts on the various aspects of depression.**

I was introduced to Kaitlin by a mutual friend who said we had to meet each other. We were both “fitness obsessed” and planning to compete in the same NPC bikini competition, which is how we first met. Thrilled to have Kaitlin on Her Fit Business as one of my first guests as she truly is one of the most hard working and knowledgeable personal trainers and athletes I know. Here’s a bit of an overview intro of Kaitlin: In November 2011, what started out as a weekly evening bootcamp class at Kate Sessions Park in San Diego, quickly turned into what JUMP FITNESS NOW is today, a nutrition and fitness business dedicated to creating customized meal and workout plans for athletes of all ages and abilities! Kaitlin Cofer, the founder of JUMP has her degree in Nutrition from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is a Certified Trainer with specialty certifications in weight and circuit training. JUMP caters to mainly remote clients with weekly check-ins with trainer, Kaitlin… JUMP. clients are all over the world, including Japan and Sweden!  EPISODE DISCUSSION POINTS:  * Continuing education as a personal trainer  * Working full time at a corporate job while growing your own business  * Periscope workouts  * Putting out great content despite slow social media growth * Kaitlin’s athletics – from bodybuilding to cross fit to triathlons  * Making a big move/relocation and keeping your business going  * Quest Nutrition ambassadorship  * Staying healthy while traveling – Kaitlin has an e-book in the works about this topic – will update this post once it’s released!  * Importance of having a WHY and a mission  * Staying patient while growing your business * Repurposing blog content for social media posts  RESOURCES AND INFLUENCES:    * The Best of Clean Eating book * Against All Grain book * The Unhealthy Truth book  * Quest Nutrition Ambassador/Affiliate Form *

Today’s podcast interview features multimedia producer, blogger, social media consultant and fitness freak, Katy Widrick. Additionally, a group fitness instructor and personal trainer, Katy is inspired to help fellow influencers build their online business so that they can change lives in a positive way. Katy is also a mom of one little girl and one on the way and blogs about social media, blogging, fitness and much more at KatyWidrick.com.   Discussion Points:  * Multi-passionate people and the “elevator pitch” * Running your website and/or business under your real name versus a made up name (umbrella for other projects/businesses) * How to make the switch to your own name smoothly  * Times when having more than one website or blog makes sense  * Importance of media kits * How to land speaking engagements * Using yoga to quiet your mind  * Should we be jumping on Periscope? * Establishing work-life boundaries especially while working from home  * Keeping healthy during pregnancy  * You don’t get what you don’t ask for personal mantra  * Staying authentic with your business and/or blog  Resources and Influences:   * Conferences: IDEA WORLD BLOGFEST With Sweat Pink & FITBLOGGIN   *Note FitBloggin is currently accepting speaker applications until Sept. 30, 2015   * www.CoSchedule.com (CoSchedule offers referral program – link here credits Katy for the referral) * Yoast plugin for SEO (use with WordPress) to increase search results * Blubrry.com – Podcast hosting platform (utilized by Her Fit Business podcast show) * Periscope app * ChaleneJohnson.com *

Multi-passionate lady entrepreneur Maggie Kates shares her story of diving into the cooking and fitness industries simultaneously. After leaving her stable job working for others, Maggie branched out into the world of entrepreneurship in 2015 and has quickly found success in the local Denver area with her business Mezcla  Maggie.  Discussion Points:  * Feeling stagnant / Need for growth, change and challenge  * Utilizing online platform Thumbtack to build a local business presence  * Importance of positive reviews and testimonials from current clients for growth * Finding balance as a female entrepreneur  * Thoughts on fitness/bikini competitions – how it can be a positive or negative experience based on the individual – seeing both sides of the equation * Transitioning from cardio to weight training * Specific resources to help your small business * Room for everyone – women supporting women Resources:  * Thumbtack – A place for local professionals and clients to connect in a variety of areas. Maggie shares her personal experience with this platform in the episode. * Bodybuilding.com – Workouts, forums and information * Precision Nutriton – Nutrition & Coaching * Emily Hayden Fitness – Maggie notes she’s in Emily’s 8 week training program currently to keep challenging herself. Emily is on deck to be on a future episode of Her Fit Business, so stay connected with us and subscribe on iTunes to get updated!  * Small Business Association * Weebly.com – Free website platform (including ability to sell items/shop) MAGGIE’S LIFE SNAPSHOP:  A sampling of Maggie’s cooking abilities. Having fun

Okay, my friends… It’s OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL! Less talk and more action has been my mantra recently and it’s starting to pay off. I couldn’t attend one more motivational conference or session without having this podcast project launched – I was starting to get really angry with myself about it (haha)! WELL, NO MORE! Saying goodbye to perfectionism. Please enjoy this first podcast episode of Her Fit Business and hope you’ll share your thoughts with me! 🙂  This is more of an intro episode, so you can learn a little about what to expect from the show, find out if it’s a good fit for you (as a listener or even a guest!), and learn about my background. This particular episode is an overview of what’s to come. In the future, episodes will mainly be interview-based. So I’m on the lookout for inspirational and knowledgeable lady fitness and healthy living entrepreneurs. If you think you know someone who would be a good fit, please shoot me their info via email or with the contact form page.   Be sure to connect with me on social (links are to the right) or get on my email list in two ways: 1) download my FREE 4 week fitness plateau guide at the top of this website 2) or subscribe to newsletter below  This will ensure you find out when a new episode is released… Other ways to make sure you’re in the “HBF CLUB” is to subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher. As noted in the show, while it may be a bit premature to add your reviews on iTunes after this initial episode, I hope you’ll do so very soon after a few episodes are released. This will REALLY help get Her Fit Business out to the right people looking for us – not only will it help the show grow, but it will also allow our guests to grow and connect with people who may be our true LIFERS! Cheers to a new era… 😉 Okay maybe new era is a bit dramatic… but this really is a big deal for me. *HAPPY DANCE!*