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Christa Gurka is a board certified physical therapist and nationally certified Pilates instructor specializing in Pilates based rehab and injury prevention. She is the founder and CEO of Pilates in the Grove in Miami Florida. What started out as a passion for mindful movement transformed into a movement to help people learn to feel better by moving better. Over the last few years Christa started a mentorship program to support other female boutique fitness and wellness entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses to suit the lives they wanted for themselves and their families. Outside of the studio Christa enjoys walking her pup Duncan and cheering on her favorite athletes her two teenage sons at their various sporting events.

Cailen Ascher is an award-winning Business Coach with a 3-day workweek, a mom of two little girls and the creator of Scale-Up Accelerator™ — a program that teaches coaches and online service providers how to create a highly profitable Premium Group Program so they can double revenue while decreasing work hours. Cailen has been featured in Business Insider, Huffington Post and Inspired Coach Magazine and has been interviewed on top podcasts like Entrepreneurs on Fire and She Means Business Podcast among many others. She is also host of The Soulful Business Show™ which airs weekly. Her programs have helped 1000s of coaches & service providers transform their lives and businesses with her proven strategies for working less, making more and living better.

Jen Szpigiel is the owner and founder of Becoming Iconic®️, Jen infuses her years of wisdom and proven strategies for visionaries, legends and entrepreneurs who want to break expired paradigms and shift the narrative within their businesses, relationships and lives. She is an industry leader, mentor, and podcast host.

Sarah K Peck is the founder and CEO of Startup Parent and the host of The Startup Parent Podcast, an award-winning podcast featuring women in entrepreneurship, business, and parenting. She writes about work, culture, and parenting, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and more.

Charlotta Pettersson is a Medical Aesthetician and Business Owner of The Laser Image Company & MD Needle Pen in Los Angeles, CA. As an immigrant from Sweden, she took a leap to move to America and started a business that sells microneedling pens to medical and aesthetic professionals both nationwide and internationally. They also educate these professionals so they use it correctly for the best possible results. Charlotta believes that our skincare is so important for our self esteem and can impact how we feel about ourselves both personally and professionally. She finds joy in helping women feel confident both inside and out.

Bringing wit to drama and depth to comedy, Sharon appears as globe-trotting philanthropist Delphine Rism in the upcoming comedy "Me Time" with Kevin Hart & Regina Hall on Netflix, and in thrillers "The Portrait" with Virginia Madsen and "The Death That Awaits", both premiering in early 2023 on major streamers. Television appearances include "Modern Family", "NCIS", "The Bold And The Beautiful", "Passions", and "Cost Of Capital". Sharon has an extensive theater background and works in VO and commercials as well. She's also a writer, producer, and coach and the mom of two children in elementary school. Sharon lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Melanie Barr, Founder + CEO of She Built it™ leads this week’s episode. Melanie launched She Built It™ in 2015 after selling millions in products and services for Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurs - Marriott Hotels, AT&T, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Millennium Corporate Solutions to name a few. Her experience leading Boards and assisting organizations with female-focused missions inspired her to establish the She Built it™ community, a collective that comes together to empower you to "experience the life and business that you crave." She Built It™ fosters meaningful member connections and shares knowledge and resources that inspire you to make your next leap - big or small.

Stacy Bahrenfuss, Founder of Truth Teachers™, joins us on this podcast. Known as The Truth Teacher, and a visionary intuitive Stacy works privately consulting 7- and 8-figure women leaders and their teams, leading them to activate all of their power and accelerate their success personally and professionally. Stacy and her Truth Teachers™ are on a mission to revolutionize the entire self-help industry by eliminating gurus and empowering people with the tools and framework to transform their own lives.

Miki Reynolds, CEO & Co-founder of Grid110, joins us on the podcast this week. Her LA-based company, Grid 110, is an early-stage startup accelerator and community development non-profit for entrepreneurs. Since 2014, Miki has focused on activating the startup ecosystem in Los Angeles through her work with Grid110, fostering community, and connecting the dots for entrepreneurs through access to mentoring and critical resources. Prior to co-founding Grid110, Miki launched the Downtown LA location for tech education company, General Assembly.

Meg Mothershed is a brand specialist and co-owner at Mothershed Design Co., a boutique brand and web design studio near sunny Denver, Colorado. Together with her husband, Josiah, they help small businesses succeed by creating brands and websites for a variety of companies. They work with their clients to tailor each brand to meet their unique needs.

Award-winning author Monica McGurk joins us on the She Built It™ Experience podcast. Her work weaves together complex, multi-layered stories that bring contemporary issues and strong female characters to life through different genres of popular fiction. Her previous work includes three volumes of paranormal YA romance The Archangel Prophecies: Dark Hope, Dark Rising, and Dark Before Dawn, along with numerous works of fanfiction under the name Consultant by Day.

Naomi Seddon is an international lawyer, thought-leader, and author of Milk and Margaritas. Her legal career spans 3 countries where she has worked with over 2,000 companies. Naomi also advocates and presents on workplace equality and issues impacting women at work. She was named by Legal 500 as a top attorney in the United States for legal advice and counseling. In addition to her role as an international lawyer, Naomi is regularly called upon to advise boards and executive management on their people issues. 

Deborah Smith, Co-Founder and Principal of The CenterCap Group, LLC, joins us on the podcast. She started the only female-founded boutique investment bank for ‘All Things Real Estate, and heads the firm’s Strategic Capital and M&A and Execution efforts. Deborah shares how she works with clients to find unique and creative solutions to ensure growth and success. Over her career she has been involved in more than $100 billion of mergers, acquisitions and restructuring transactions. 

Catherine Michael, licensed attorney specializing in education law, joins the She Built It Experience to discuss her experience advocating for children. She represents students and their families in a variety of education and personal injury matters. Catherine has been featured hundreds of times in both the national and local media. Her nearly two decade career in education has focused on ensuring that the needs of children in schools are met.

Sandi Kronick, CEO of Happy Dirt joins the She Built It™ podcast. Sandi shares her passion for securing a stable supply of fresh, healthy, organic food, by working with farmers to create a viable business model. Her business believes in sustainable farming and works to improve the industry, making farming a more viable career. Happy Dirt has paid hundreds of regional organic farmers millions of dollars and supported many farmers transitioning into organic vegetables. 

Rosabel Tao is a vision strategist, a master narrative builder, a solver of audacious challenges, and an ambassador of curiosity. She is the founder of Fire & Bridge, an advisory firm that specializes in vision strategy, brand transformation, corporate positioning, and reputation management. She works with change-makers - fire starters and bridge builders - who are purpose-driven leaders with bold ideas to transform their organizations, industries, or our society.

Owner/Founder and CEO of Eagle Rock WERKSHOP, Chriztina Marie,is helping women feel more confident, courageous, and embrace their individuality through her unique clothing brand. As an artist and entrepreneur, Chriztina produces unique clothing that is both stylish and functional to help women look and feel their best. Her products feature original artwork that highlight individuality while enhancing mood and performance.

Lauren Kennedy, Founder of Coastal Consulting, is a mission-driven woman on a trajectory to change the way business is done, both for employees and customers.  Lauren was inspired to carry on her grandfather’s legacy through starting an automation agency to help improve the way business is done. She embodies the people-first approach and takes every opportunity to grow, nurture, and develop those around her.

Julie Henry, President of Finish Line Leadership and author of Wisdom from the Wild: The Nine Unbreakable Laws of Leadership from the Animal Kingdom, joins the podcast. As a former zoo and aquarium senior leader, she is dedicated to helping leaders deal with change, more effectively lead teams, and build resilience using insights from wildlife and wild places. Julie teaches leaders how observing nature can teach us how to better understand ourselves and the organizations around us.

Author and Co-Founder of Evergreen Authors, Roseanne Cheng, joins us on the She Built It™ Experience podcast this week. She shares her story of how she made a shift from education to becoming an author and co-owner of a publishing business and provides tips on what to consider when writing and publishing a book of your own. Join us to learn more about the publishing industry and how to bring out your inner creative.