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Kari Saitowitz is the current Chief Marketing & Creative Officer of the New York Sports Club (NYSC) and founder of Fhitting Room currently leading the NYSC in a brand comeback, bringing all NYSC brands together under one in both name and online/social introducing a new brand identity while also developing partnerships with brands and creating activations within the clubs that build upon the NYSC mission of changing lives through fitness.  Before embarking on her career in the fitness world, Kari was a key marketing executive at Pepsi focusing on building equity for powerhouse brands and launching new product innovations and campaigns. Kari took her love of planning unique consumer experiences and finding creative solutions to develop a new way for anyone to access the benefits of a personal training session in a motivational group setting.  This “Gym Idea” became the subject line of an email Kari sent to a close friend in 2012 and led to the opening of the first Fhitting Room location in a small studio on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in March 2013. The lease for Fhitting Room’s flagship Flatiron location was signed six months later, followed by the Upper West side flagship in 2017.  In October 2022, Kari decided to combine her love for fitness and building brand partnerships and was named Chief Marketing & Creative Officer for NYSC when the company acquired Fhitting Room in October 2022  implementing their standard of operating excellence, sense of community, and marketing/brand expertise to lead the return of the new New York Sports Club.  Kari positioned Fhitting Room for a transformational acquisition that delivers incredible growth for NYSC and Fhitting Room. Ten new Fhitting Room locations will open across NYSC flagship markets including New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she graduated with honors, and she graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two sons. Connect with Kari & NYSC:  Follow Kari on Instagram  Kari Saitowitz LinkedIn NYSC: www.nysc.com | Instagram | LinkedIn Access Meghan Houle Method Career Community & Recruitment Resources: LinkedIn Meghan Houle Instagram Pivot with Purpose Instagram Book a Call With Meghan Subscribe to the Pivot with Purpose Blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Izzy Atkinson is a Boston-based Empowerment Coach, Personal Trainer, Project Manager, Podcast Host, and Board President of The Soul Project, Inc., a non-profit that empowers women and young girls to live their lives as their authentic selves.   Izzy found herself in the line of work she is doing now from her own lived experiences. From struggling with body dysmorphia and disordered eating to battling anxiety and depression, Izzy pursued a career in fitness and coaching because of how much Izzy's life changed when she learned to create a healthy movement routine and change her mindset from a place of shaming herself and her body to a place of empowerment and embodying her self-worth.  Through Izzy’s healing journey, she continuously found herself in spaces where she was helping teach others how to feel empowered, and confident to embrace their strengths, and own their voice. Izzy has been able to translate her experience not only in her entrepreneurial endeavors but also in her corporate career with Empowerment and Leadership coaching.  Izzy takes pride in creating community in everything that she does and showing others that when you allow yourself to live your life as your truest self, you give others permission to do the same.  Follow Izzy on Socials: Izzy Atkinson Instagram The Soul Project Spark By Simone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christina Muccio started her motivational journey early on as a D1 athlete, which led to many career pivots from corporate sales maven to entrepreneur, investor, fitness trainer, to coach, there is a characteristic that serves as a through line that follows Mooch wherever she goes in her life: drive.  Christina is the perfect cross between a self-starter and a team player and is known for seeking out new ways to build community and bring out the best versions of people.  As an iconic Boston entrepreneur and fitness and mindfulness advocate, Mooch is always on the quest to explore new heights with her community and will help you to develop a Zero F**ks given, fearless approach to life.  Christina is also the host of The Point 1 Podcast which is a space for entrepreneurs, fit pros, CEOs, musicians, and human beings... who are interested in connecting deeper on their why and what it takes to get to the next .1. Connect with Christina on social media: Follow Christina on Instagram Christina Muccio Instagram Listen to The Point 1 Podcast Point 0.1 Podcast Sign up for my email list and get first access to my LIVE webinar: “Navigating What’s Next” coming Feb 2024 at www.meghanhoule.com (dates to be announced soon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaclyn Johnson is an entrepreneur, angel investor, best-selling author, and host of a top business podcast, Work Party who started both her companies with a laptop and an idea and grew them from self-funded side projects into multi-million dollar businesses and nationally known and recognized brands. Jaclyn has launched and sold two companies before the age of 35 and is well known for being the driving force and founder of Create & Cultivate, recognized a gap in conversations, resources, events, and community for female millennial entrepreneurs and small business owners.    Through her various events, Jaclyn has had the honor and privilege of interviewing pioneers of the industry like Chelsea Handler, Meghan Markle, and Martha Stewart, to name a few. In the spring of 2024, Jaclyn will be launching an app where she is a Co-Founder, called Cherub that gives ambitious founders and the rising class of angel investors and advisers access to connections and capital typically unavailable outside of the traditional VC networks. One would say that Jaclyn is on a mission to pay it forward to entrepreneurs, self-starters, and underrepresented founders through her immersive coaching, intimate mastermind, and more! Learn more about how you can work with Jaclyn: https://jaclynrjohnson.com/ Check out the WORK PARTY Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/workparty/ Follow Jaclyn Johnson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynrjohnson/ Invest with Cherub: https://www.instagram.com/investwithcherub/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea Vuong is currently Miss Massachusetts 2023. She has been involved in the Miss America Program since age 15, where she accrued enough scholarship money to attend Harvard University.  After graduating in 2021 with her degree in Economics, she went to work for McKinsey & Company and the Washington Commanders.  Her hobbies include piano, dance, and community volunteerism.  She is eager to continue her advocacy for financial independence through her work with schools, women’s shelters, churches, and military groups.  In her spare time, Chelsea hosts The Currency Coach podcast, where she interviews NFL players and Olympians about personal money management. Chelsea’s 3 Takeaways in this episode: - If you don't fail, you don't succeed - Don't be afraid to take the road less traveled; this is YOUR journey - Take some alone time to find the hobbies that allow you to be your most authentic self Connect with Chelsea on Social: Chelsea Vuong Instagram Follow Chelsea's Miss America Journey The Currency Coach Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meha Agrawal is the Founder & CEO of Silk + Sonder, a San Francisco-based, VC-backed self-care and self-improvement brand that uses guided journaling, emotional health tracking, and other research-backed techniques from CBT, positive psychology, bullet journaling, and personal development frameworks to help women across every generation (Gen Z through Boomers) improve their daily wellbeing and accelerate their personal growth.  With customers in all 50 states, thousands of 5-star reviews, and millions in revenue, Silk + Sonder is leading the charge in solving our loneliness epidemic by offering easy-to-use, fun, and effective tools for connection, belonging, and self-fulfillment.  Before Silk + Sonder, Meha was a software engineer and product manager for Goldman Sachs, Stitch Fix, The Muse, and Fueled.  As a solo, technical, South Asian American female founder, Meha was faced with many odds stacked against her along her career journey, and instead of settling for a life full of “shoulds” she bootstrapped her business as a nights-and-weekends project and built a product people loved before quitting her job and raising capital to bring Silk + Sonder to life.  Alongside Silk + Sonder, Meha has also launched digital courses and e-books on entrepreneurship and personal development, led immersive professional and personal growth workshops for companies, and advises founders and leaders on how to level up their mindset, business, and lives because, let’s face it, life’s too short to not be in the driver’s seat of your life. Connect with Meha and Learn more about Silk + Sonder:  Instagram | LinkedIn | Silk + Sonder www.silkandsonder.com  As seen in: Forbes, Quality Edit, PopSugar, and Bon Appetit Learn More on QVC+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jennifer (Jen) Reid is a sought-after personal finance expert, commentator, and Founder of Base Planning, a Virtual Financial Planning and Management firm in Boston, MA who works with clients one-on-one for financial planning, consulting, and savings education.  Since launching Base, Jen’s innovative approach to personal finance has caught the attention of national media outlets, including HuffPost, GoBankingRates, Best Life, Mother Untitled, Apartment Therapy, and more. Jen is a licensed financial planner and believes that financial planning and wellness is a commitment and discipline on a mission to share her message to those skeptical about their ability to save money, that any willing person can turn their financial situation to feel amazing around their money and finances.  She is a certified NLP, ETF, and Hypnotherapist which helps her clients dial into their subconscious programming and reframe their beliefs around money.  Get your finances together and make saving money a fun topic with Jen’s support! WORK WITH JEN @ BASE: Learn more about Jen’s services: www.baseplanning.co    Schedule Time to Chat HERE! If you are an HR professional and want to get a financial wellness program going, message Jen on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferreichertreid/  Email Jen Directly: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marina Middleton is a mother, wife, entrepreneur, and podcast host passionate about helping women build their personal brand.  As the founder of Empowered Confidence, a personal branding media company, Marina provides the tools and resources to empower female leaders to leverage their stories and authenticity to build stronger brands, businesses, and communities.  She hosts the She Did It Anyway Podcast, A safe space dedicated to supporting women in unapologetically building the life and business of their dreams- even if they’re scared shitless. She is also the co-founder of The Blueprint Mastermind.  Marina's education includes a B.S. in marketing and a minor in fashion from Johnson & Wales University. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Marina worked for Yahoo!, Tumblr, and Yahoo! News, developing digital media campaigns for some of the most recognizable global and Fortune 500 brands.  Her expertise has been featured in various publications, including Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider to name a few.  In recognition of her success during the pandemic, Marina was named one of the Top 10 Successful Entrepreneurs to build their business.  She has also led mentor sessions at Create & Cultivate on how to build, monetize, and scale your brand.  With her unique blend of creativity, strategic thinking, and business acumen, Marina is committed to empowering women to build their brands so they can create an impact in the lives of others and their own.  Find out more about Marina’s Offerings and Connect on Social: Website: www.Empoweredconfidence.io The Blueprint: www.theblueprintmastermind.com  Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinaamiddleton Business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredconfidence_/ She Did It Anyway Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shediditanywaypodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marinaamiddleton Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@marinaamiddleton Podcast Link: https://shediditanywaypodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nicky Bandera lays out her path to creating Project Paulie pretty simply stating, “I just started cooking.” In March 2020, as the world locked down due to the pandemic, Nicky Bandera found herself and many of her friends, family, & colleagues out of work. She knew she had to do something, so she started cooking.  At 5:00am each morning, Nicky would start making her mom’s sauce and baking lasagna for the people in her circle who needed a little boost. Before she could realize the impact, the circle grew and she had sent over 2000 lasagnas to people in need, with the support of a core group of friends and her surrounding community who helped sponsor and deliver the care packages. That’s how “we feed each other," is how Project Paulie was born. Nicky wanted to keep going but realized that maybe baking thousands of lasagnas each morning was not sustainable. Tapping into her fashion design background, Nicky worked with local artists to create the Project Paulie Tomato and featured it on a series of beanies. Each beanie color was assigned to a local organization, which would then receive proceeds from each hat sale. In August  2022, operations moved out of Nicky’s home and into Project Paulie’s official headquarters (“the House”) on Prince Street in the North End of Boston, MA.  The "Little Tomato" is a reminder of where Project Paulie started, symbolizing the tomato sauce Nicky made for all those lasagnas. When people ask “What’s the tomato all about?”, it’s an opportunity to talk about the organizations supported by the purchase of each hat, and maybe a chance to get people to connect and think of ways we can all help our community. #wefeedeachother Learn More About Project Paulie Project Paulie Instagram Nicky Bandera Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To say Alli Webb is a force is an understatement and she is laying it all out in her new book- The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business For Millions but Almost Lost Myself. In this passion-filled, entertaining conversation I had with Alli during a LIVE podcast event in Boston to wrap up her East Coast book tour, we talk all things from the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, why balance is BS to our favorite old school hair tools and Alli’s hidden talents. Alli revolutionized the hair industry in 2010 when Drybar exploded into a nationally recognized and highly sought-after brand growing to over 150 locations and a highly successful product line, which sold for $255 million in 2020.  In her book The Messy Truth, Webb invites readers into her world as an entrepreneur, a mother, and a partner, examining with startling humor and wisdom the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we learn to embrace the mess of life. Alli’s other ventures include holding the role of President at Canopy, and Co-Founder of Squeeze, Brightside, and Becket + Quill.  She is also a Co-Founder of The Blueprint Mastermind, an intimate mastermind where she is coaching women entrepreneurs all across the country looking to take their businesses to the next level. BUY The Messy Truth Learn more about The Blueprint Mastermind Alli Webb Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why is it important for women to have safe spaces to learn, connect, and talk about taboo topics normally not discussed in your typical social settings (aka how much money you make) when it applies to your professional life?  Why as women, is it so hard for us to find communities where we feel comfortable sharing our challenges and struggles around work/life issues and not feel shamed for our choices or decisions? In my conversation with Cate Luzio, we addressed all of the above and MORE juicy topics around harnessing the confidence to show up more authentically in all aspects of life and how investing in yourself is the BEST money spent, yet the hardest to buy into. Cate Luzio spent two decades in financial services leading global multibillion-dollar businesses and many of the institutions’ women’s networks. During this time, she recognized a lack of investment and development of talent in the female pipeline. In a sharp career pivot, she set out on a new mission to help women see a path toward advancement by arming them with the tools, resources, and community to propel them to the top. In 2018, she launched and self-funded Luminary, a membership-based career and personal growth platform and collaboration hub created to address the systemic challenges impacting women across all industries and sectors. Luminary is the ultimate career advocate, uplifting and upskilling women through their professional journey by providing a vast ecosystem of expert-led thought leadership programs, as well as in-person and virtual workshops and events. Cate was recognized as one of Forbes’ Next 1000 Entrepreneurs in 2021, and named to Inc.’s Top 100 Female Founders in 2019. She has been featured as an expert in top-tier financial, business and lifestyle media including Bloomberg, CNBC, Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, CNN, WSJ, Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, InStyle, TheStreet, Thrive Global, Robb Report, and Fortune. She is currently a contributing writer to Fast Company, Business Insider, and Worth. Cate currently serves on the National Board for Girls Inc., is a WE.NYC mentor, and sits on the Boards of Pomp & Whimsy and WaterAid. Follow Luminary & Cate on Social Media: Learn more about Luminary Programming: https://www.weareluminary.com/home Luminary Instagram Connect with Cate Luzio on Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katie Boyd is on a mission to give women the tools to step into their power, remember who they are and to be the HBICS of their Ambitchious lives.  She’s the host of the Ambitchious podcast, an empowering extension of her first baby, Katie Boyd’s Miss Fit Club. This multi-faceted health and wellness platform has transformed the lives and mindsets of tens of thousands of women from all over the globe. She is also the author of Ambitchious, a no-holds-barred, direct, and brutally honest wake-up call to embrace the powerful reality that being a bitch is a good thing.  Drawing from her expertise in exercise science and nutrition, as well as her work as a certified Reiki master/teacher and multi-dimensional healer, Katie is dedicated to helping others make physical and spiritual health and wellness their most coveted possessions. A popular motivational speaker, she has starred in her own reality television show through NBC Universal called Wicked Fit and has been featured on Dr. Oz, in O Magazine, as well as in Life and Style Magazine, Us Weekly, Boston Magazine, Boston Herald, and The Boston Globe. Katie is changing the conversation about empowerment, self-care, and what ambition looks like to everyone on an individual level.  A Massachusetts native, she now resides in Southern New Hampshire with her twin flame, Matt, and her pink-faced Boston terrier, Pearl. Follow Katie on Social Media & Connect: IG: @katieboydambitchious  TikTok: @katieboydambitchious Website: www.KBMFC.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices