Girls Who Do Stuff

Stuff In This Episode: We talk with former Director of Creative Media for Football at North Carolina State University, Mike Jones, about what's next in his career and how he got to this point.Mike shares how it has been a life-long dream to work for the Charlotte Hornets, and the dream started as a player, then after he obtained a B.S. in Sport Management with a minor in Coaching from Liberty University in May 2018, it changed to being an agent.Shortly after that, he got experience with his first camera and fell in love with Photography. Mike sought out mentors, worked hard, and created a career for himself as a creative, even though he struggled with that term.Mike shares stories of "making it happen" and working with celebrities.We discuss advice for creatives to make their dreams happenBe consistent. Do good work where you are at. You can get noticed.Network. Don't be afraid to seek help and take risks to make your dreams come true.It's Tuesday. To attract celebrity clients, you need to act like you've been there and not just "fan-girl" out.Links To Stuff We Talk About: Follow Mike on Instagram | Twitter | or his website at MikeJonesNC.comEpisode Sponsor: This episode of The Guys Who Do Stuff is brought to you by The Studio Cary, your local neighborhood podcast studio. Connect with your audience. Grow your brand. Visit Podcast Cary Today for more info and booking.Help your friends who do stuff get unstuck, tell a better story, and have a good answer to the question, what are you doing today? If you like the Guys Who Do Stuff, visit GuysWhoDoStuff.com to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Guys Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

Feed Drop from the Ex-It Strategy PodcastIn this episode of the Exit Strategy, we are joined in the studio by the hosts of the Girls That Do Stuff podcast, Sarah Madras and Jenny Midgley.  Elizebeth and Sarah talk about how they don't necessarily want or push people to get a divorce; their job is to find the best solution to everyone's problems. Although many people who have gotten as far as consulting a divorce attorney already have their minds made up.Sarah talks about how she keeps her wedding dress on a mannequin outside her room because "why not display something that you spent so much money on." She sets the stage for walking down the hall to their bedroom to remind them of their wedding vows.Jenny talks about her wedding day and the issues leading up to her big day.We discuss and debunk the stereotypical roles of husband and wife and how they have evolved. We talk about the importance of flexibility when choosing a partner and discuss the "red flags" that you need to look for in your partner before you decide to get married. Sarah talks about how John Gottman, the marriage researcher, and his retreat helped her marriage. It gave them tools for communication that revolutionized their relationship. Sarah and Jenny discuss navigating friendships with people outside of your marriage and their opinions about getting professional help.We talk candidly about the seasons of marriage, what they are and how to navigate through them in a healthy way that can strengthen your relationship. If you'd like to hear some advice from people who have worked hard on their marriage about what worked for them, how it's not always the honeymoon phase, and how it takes work to make it work, then this episode is for you. You have to choose your "hard." Staying in a marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. The choice is up to you.

In this episodeSAFEchild stands for Stop Abuse For Every Child and is a Wake County organization that offers a full range of child abuse prevention and intervention services to children and families at no cost. Cristin DeRonja, SAFEchild’s executive director since 2015, joined the organization in 2004 and has served many roles. She has worked with first-time moms as a mentor for SAFEchild’s Welcome Baby program, drawn upon her family systems training as a program facilitator for several SAFEchild parenting groups, including the Nurturing Program and PLUS, and presented the Funny Tummy Feelings program in schools to first graders. Cristin was instrumental in establishing the SAFEchild Advocacy Center in 2010 and achieving SAFEchild’s National Accreditation in 2017.Cristin shares about the services offered to parents both victims and abusers that focus on stopping the cycle of abuse and rehabilitation.Some of the biggest protective factors that decrease child maltreatment is having positive social connections.We discuss how COVID has impacted SAFEchild over the past few years.It is very easy to access the services of SAFEchild by visiting their website and filling out the intake form.They offer free parenting classes, medical evaluations, and more.Cristin offers advice to parents: "You don' need to have all the answers yourself. Knowledge is power."   In This Episode: SAFEchild - Eliminate Abuse & Empower FamiliesThe ACES Ted Talk - How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke HarrisHelp your friends who may be going through a divorce go from victim to victorious and bitter to better.If you like The Ex-it Strategy, visit our website to subscribe free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Ex-it Strategy, We'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

We swap feeds with our previous guest Brandon Woolley, to bring you his episode on Hydration from his podcast the Fire Within Nutrition and Fitness.

In This Episode:  Brandon's approach is sustainable; he believes your diet should be the way you eat and not a fad diet filled with restrictions. With so much conflicting information about what to eat, it isn’t easy to find reliable science-based strategies that work for a lifetime.Learn the sustainable way to approach food, nutrition, and lifestyle changes. The yo-yo diets stop here.The new Fire Within App, now available on Apple and Android, has six weeks of weight training, body weight, and abs program.We break down some of the most common fad diets with the pros and cons of each.We talk about counting macros on apps like my fitness pal and Sarah's experience where she tracked it for a year, which is why Brandon doesn't coach macros. It is possible that for some, it leads to a constant measurement of everything that can lead to eating disorders.Brandon talks about his approach and how he trains his clients.Jenny talks about her evaluation with Brandon and what she learned.With so much information about diet and exercise, where do you start? We talk about that. Everybody is different, and the goals should be personalized and based on their goals.A critical aspect of a successful and sustainable approach to fitness is to start by understanding your why. One tip is to just keep asking why at least seven times to uncover the intrinsic answer to why you want to work out and then use that as your motivation to keep going.You can find out more about Brandon on Instagram | Facebook | His website: firewithinnf.com | Or his app on Apple and AndroidEpisode Sponsor: This episode was sponsored by Tidewater Sandals. Comfort and Style all day use promo code GIRLSWHODOSTUFF for 20% off your order.Help Your Friends come as they are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story.If you like The Girls Who Do Stuff, visit our website to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like The Girls Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

We are happy to bring you a feed swap from this week's guest and podcaster Jo Johnson with a new series she is starting reviewing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in the first episode of seven titled: The One Where We Step Into The Hellmouth: Season 1 Buffy The Vampire Slayer

In This Episode:  Jo talks about her new merch store that's online now. We learn that country songs don't translate to Canadian.Jo invites the girls who do stuff onto her podcast. Jo talks about how she loves communicating with people in person, the podcast and TikTok are great, but she is energized by teaching and speaking to groups.When asked how she looks on social media, she is quick to tell people that she carries a ring light and filter everywhere she goes. Lighting makes the difference.Jo talks about how her school's production has asked her to be in the play for the past 20 years, but she finally said yes. She actually got a pretty major role, and she talks about how she is terrified.We talk about how when it comes to issues of gender, identity, and discrimination, most of the time, the unhealthy conflict comes from parents/teachers and how kid's don't struggle with it nearly as much as adults until puberty, when they start to understand they "should" have an opinion.Jo walks us through the life lessons of her politics 12 class experiment that feels a lot like a reality television show.Episode Sponsor: This episode of Girls Who Do Stuff is brought to you by Sarah Madras Coaching. We build brave leaders who create contagious cultures. Are you a boss or a leader? Join the Free Facebook group, Hire us to facilitate workshops, or do one on one coaching and development. Most business leaders won't get it, but I know you will if you learn to trust your team. Trust is money. Help Your Friends come as they are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story.If you like The Girls Who Do Stuff, visit our website to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like The Girls Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

In This Episode:  We talk about the positive side of TikTok, the validation and community that it can provide for people who are being authentic to who they are.How do you find the balance between finding harmony between stretching outside of your comfort zone and still being authentic and true to yourself? We talk about that.Joanna shares about doing auditions and trying to get some acting gigs. We ask Joanna what it has been like being thrust into the spotlight with her explosive growth on Tiktok.We talk about religion and how it impacts our lives.Joanna talks about how important of a role her mom played in her life and how she empowered her by valuing her opinion, making her feel heard, and supporting her.We talk about gender norms, Joanna's discussions on her Tiktok community, and how the rules are trained into us from our youth. That's the category we have been trained to put upon people. It's a difficult unlearning process. Joanna shares about wanting to get rid of gender pronouns and the complexity of the issues surrounding why she advocates this.  Links To Things We Talk About: Unlearn 16 on TikTokBrené Brown on EmpathyUnlearn 16: Class is in Session PodcastQuotes from Today's Episode:"We try so hard in this world. Sometimes, we all do, myself included, try to be what we think people want or people need or what people are going to identify as legitimate and serious. And in that, we lose all of our authenticity, and when we lose our authenticity, our message stops mattering anyway." - Joanna."I don't think I'm smart enough to be scared," - said Joanna.Episode Sponsor: This episode of Girls Who Do Stuff is brought to you by Wellforce.ai, Make Hybrid Work with Wellforce. Empower your Hybrid Workforce, Contact Wellforce today.Help Your Friends come as they are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story.If you like The Girls Who Do Stuff, visit our website to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like The Girls Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

Stick Figure Suicide was a punk rock band from Milltown, New Jersey. The band was formed in 1997, and were part of the emerging emo-punk rock scene of the late 1990s in the Northeast. Their music has been described as a mastery of “old-school hardcore moves and hyperspeed tempos” with clean, precise, over-driven guitars, and they are classified as a blend of fast and melodic hardcore-punk, with lyrics that are occasionally humorous. They drew comparison to the music of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and even Against All Authority. Maximumrocknroll described their songs on the Road Kill EP Split with Mohawk Barbie as “displaying some pretty good energy of their own with their early ’90s style hardcore.I got Paul on the Skype and this is what we chat about: How to develop a screaming voice Dave Smalley Trash this CD comp Slicing his hands up at their first show Vintage Vinyl Their drummer over selling them to get them on shows Their song Dred Playing with Anti Flag Getting in a fist fight  The Road Kill EP Meeting Dave Smalley And a ton more

Mike Doyle moved to Raleigh, NC, after selling everything and traveling the US in 2015. When he’s not sketching random thoughts, he’s running a podcast about the NJ Punk Scene from the late 90s to early 2000s. He owns an animation company and still writes and records music from time to time. His dream is to one day own a ton of high-end log cabins all over the world.His new book, the Couple's Checklist, was created to start a real dialog between couples to see how much they do or do not know about each other. He hopes to bring people closer or save them from making a gigantic f#$king mistake. Mike is a great example of how anyone with drive and passion can create their own economy. We learn about his many entrepreneurial endeavors and have a blast along the way. After his divorce, Mike sold his belongings and traveled the country. We talk about his journey. His divorce and how he dealt with his ex and moved on with his life.   We talk about being a creative entrepreneur. Mike has been on his own for 16 years and shares his experiences dealing with criticism and finding the motivation to keep going.You can connect with Mike on Instagram @yourdailybred or his website yourdailybred.com.   

We feature an episode from our previous guest's podcast, "The Body You Crave," from Jillian Llama. Ready to ditch procrastination, procrasti-snacking, & overwhelm for good, so that you can create the life you truly crave? Check out this episode and subscribe to her podcast!

In today's episode, our guest star Jillian Lama comes on to talk about her podcast The Body You Crave, and she also runs a program with the same name. Jillian is a master life and weight loss coach and founder of the Body You Crave Method. She helps smart, ambitious women (like you!) end emotional eating, lose excess weight, and feel amazing in their bodies - no cheating required. Sarah talks about how she changed her mindset away from the whole idea of good and bad. This mentality extends to more than just food.Weight Loss and personal development go hand in hand. If you’re struggling with emotional eating, cravings, self-sabotage, or self-doubt, your solution lies in your mindset (i.e., the way you think). Jillian teaches you tools based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy that will help you identify and overcome unhelpful ways of thinking so that you can hit your goals faster.Jillian talks about how when you overeat. You need to stop thinking you are a failure, change your mindset, ask yourself why you overeat, and understand what triggered the behavior.Jenny talks about how she has had to cut dairy and grain out of her diet, how that has affected her view on food, and how much she enjoys it. Jillian talks about how we need to debunk what we normally think about food and that it's important to give ourselves grace and one bad night is not a failure.Bodies are different, and it is not just the number on the scale. Jillian shares her own weight story and how she started her business and podcast. Jenny talks about how she had to change her mindset on throwing away food, and because it is leftover does not mean that you have to eat it that minute. Everyone talks about their ideal body and what that means for them.Find out more about Jillian Lama on her website

Our guest today is Sarah Madras. Sarah is a former mental health therapist, a certified Dare to Lead facilitator, Mindset Transformation Expert, and Leadership Development Coach. Hailing from North Carolina, Sarah answered her call to courage to help people with their relationships and mental health, communication, building self-confidence, and how to have hard conversations. She's been doing one-on-one with her clients for 20 years and she noticed a pattern among them. Most of them also wanted her help on how to communicate and deal with dysfunctions in their workplace. This was her hint to shift in teaching business owners who are having these challenges.Her greatest piece of advice is to be master awareness and curiosity. Tune in and learn everything leadership and mindset transformation with Sarah Madras.Visit Sarah's website: https://www.sarahmadras.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmadras/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmadrascoaching/

In this episode, the guest is Katie Brinkley from a boutique digital marketing agency based just outside Denver in Littleton, Colorado. In today’s saturated digital world, she takes a creative approach to make your brand stand out – and get results. Katie talks about where her favorite place to buy clothes is from a local apparel store, Ohana.Katie gives a background about her and what her background is and the things that she has done. Her expertise in social media and history as a post-game reporter for the Broncos, the Rockies, and Nuggets. She moved into marketing during the time Sirus XM came out and started to change the radio industry.Many people feel like they are not the type of people to think to take a picture of something that is happening in their life to post on social media, but there are rising numbers of experts to help those people.Katie talks about how the different types of services provided by social media managers, some teach people how to use social media, and others just run their social media for them. She works with a lot of realtors to help teach them to maximize their social media.Katie talks about how she was able to get her dream job out of college and the reason that she eventually quit that job. Sarah talks about the importance of networking and Katie adds that it is important to never say goodbye to people and to always leave the conversation open. Katie talks about how it makes sense that she has her own business because from a young age she was always driven to work and started some of her own businesses when she was young. Brinkley talks about how she really struggles with comparing herself to others and where they are on their social media journeys and tips she has learned to overcome that mentality.Katie talks about how she doesn't know if this will be her job forever because when she had her first dream job she thought that was it and now she thinks that the job she has now is her dream job. But life changes and it goes through seasons. Katie gives 3 quick tips that you listeners can use to help push your social media to the next level. Katie's socials are:Instagram: iamkatiebrinkleyLinkedIn: Katie brinkley Website: Nextstepsocialcommunications.com 

After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.

In This Episode:  Sarah is a big fan of reality dating shows, she is a fan of relationships, that's why she spent so much time as a couples therapist. So she was very intrigued when she saw Christian Lee Cones on the show "The Courtship" which is like Bridgerton meets the Bachelor. The Courtships' IMBD description is "Bringing true romance back, this Regency-style series will enable a group of eligible suitors to win the heart of the Heroine. Carriage rides, handwritten letters, this is a time-traveling game for love."Christian Lee Cones talks about the origin story of his journey of self discovery. He had a bit of an awakening during the pandemic, when there was nothing else to do than just sit with his demons. He started educating himself and working on himself wondering when happiness would become a permanent thing instead of just moments of happiness.When asked what was his proudest moment from being on The Courtship, Christian said that although the toxic masculine side of him wants to say winning the festival of strengths (he said jokingly), but it would probably when he came out as sexually fluid on the show.He received a lot for encouragement from people on social media for his bravery and even got messages of how his actions inspired others.We talk about how love is a choice and not just a feeling. So committed relationships continue to choose each other.Christian feels like he is very old fashioned and born at the wrong time.Christian talks about how he was perceived on the show, some people even called him a himbo. We ask if a lot of people have been sliding into his DMs since the show.Episode Sponsor: This episode was sponsored by Tidewater Sandals. Comfort and Style all day use promo code GIRLSWHODOSTUFF for 20% off your order.Help Your Friends come as they are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story.If you like The Girls Who Do Stuff, visit our website to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like The Girls Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.

In This Episode:  Brandon's approach is sustainable, he believes your diet should be the way you eat and not a fad diet filled with restrictions. With so much conflicting information about what to eat, it isn’t easy to find reliable science-based strategies that work for a lifetime.Learn the sustainable way to approach food, nutrition, and lifestyle changes. The yo-yo diets stop here.In the new Fire Within App, now available on Apple and Android, there are six weeks weight training, body weight, and abs program.We break down some of the most common fad diets with the pros and cons of each.We talk about counting macros on apps like my fitness pal, and Sarah's experience where she tracked it for a year, and this is why Brandon doesn't coach macros, it is possible that for some it leads to a constant measurement of everything that for some can lead to eating disorders.Brandon talks through his approach and how he trains his clients.Jenny talks about her evaluation with Brandon and what she learned.With so much information about diet and exercise, where do you start? We talk about that. Everybody is different and the goals should be personalized and based on their goals.A critical aspect to a successful and sustainable approach to fitness is start by understanding your why. One tip is to just keep asking why at least 7 times to uncover the intrinsic answer to why you want to work out and then use that as your motivation to keep going.You can find out more about Brandon on Instagram | Facebook | His website: firewithinnf.com | Or his app on Apple and AndroidEpisode Sponsor: This episode was sponsored by Tidewater Sandals. Comfort and Style all day use promo code GIRLSWHODOSTUFF for 20% off your order.Help Your Friends come as they are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story.If you like The Girls Who Do Stuff, visit our website to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like The Girls Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

In This Episode:  We talked about the Hillsong documentary (Hillsong Exposed), which explained the manipulations of the church, and how the trauma of being in a manipulated church can impact a persons life.We talk with Drew Barker who is currently serving in a church in Garner, North Carolina and spent his entire life in ministry in one way or another. Now he has over a decade of ministry experience, stretching from campus pastor to lead pastor to worship minister, guest, experience all across the area. "Leadership is someone that's willing to empathize with you and serve you and is willing to help you discover something new on your own.""We've got to stop teaching that either you're a good leader or a bad leader, or that a leader is a title or where you're positioned in the organization."We talk about how leadership is something that can be learned, it is a skill not a gifting.We discuss how do we get to the lack of accountability?We go into how we are taught that confidence equates arrogance and we are taught these things way early on. And so instead of looking as a confidence, as a strength, as a culture, we're told that we can't be bragging. We can't be proud of our accomplishments. We can't be celebrating because we might have somebody else.The only thing that tips over into arrogance and a lack of humility is the lack of gratitude.We explain how we don't talk about strengths early enough with young people.Accountability is part of the skillset of leadership. When you hear or bear witness to what gives you one? How have you reacted? I'm assuming that you have walked the walk and are like speaking up and then how do you have the courage to hold people accountable and make it not so secret anymore?We talk a lot about the doing what's best for the organization. And what unfortunately happens is you shield the person from the consequences, so nobody who was offended gets to heal. The person who did the offense doesn't get to heal.The goal of us learning from these leaders is this is what was done wrong. Why is this wrong now? How can we learn from this and get better so that we don't do that.Episode Sponsor: This episode of Girls Who Do Stuff is brought to you by Healing Green Farms. Get safe, pure CBD products handmade by local experts to fit your needs. Healing Green Farms grows American organic hemp and uses a supercritical carbon dioxide extraction process to derive the crude oil with no residual solvents, creating the purest product.Help Your Friends come as they are with the courage to speak up and tell a better story.If you like The Girls Who Do Stuff, visit our website to subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like The Girls Who Do Stuff, we'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). 

After every interview on the Girls Who Do Stuff, we do Rapid Fire with our guests. We ask them a bunch of questions and they respond with the first thing that pops into their head.