The Coast Podcast

Episode 43: Kim Knievel—Accessing the AkashaOver the past decade-plus, Kim Knievel has climbed the corporate ladder while pursuing a soulful path. By day she led communication functions across various industries and helped C-Suite leaders and brands tell meaningful stories. By night, she sat with mentors and studied yogic wisdom and philosophy, astrology, mediumship, Human Design, and the Akashic Records.In this episode, you’ll hear how an Akashic Record reading diverted Kim from her corporat...

Episode 42: Calliope Scherrer—Where Is She Now? Our first-ever TCP guest is back for the second installment of our check-in series! Calliope Scherrer made a huge pivot in her business this year when she launched Muse Branding Studio.In this episode, you’ll hear what Calliope’s journey from tarot to branding looked like (it’s not what you’d expect), her life-changing experience on The Blox reality show and which of our hosts has been cast in season seven, plus details about her YouTube se...

Episode 41: Karen Quaynor, MD—Bliss Health and Wellness Dr. Karen Quaynor is a Board-Certified Family Physician, Certified Practitioner of Botox and Dermal fillers, Owner of Bliss Health and Wellness, and Whitney’s Botox Guru. You’ll hear about her childhood in Trinidad and how she ended up at Boise State University, why she calls herself a masochist, her transition away from family medicine, her favorite treatments, and their benefits beyond aesthetics.Listen to this episode and learn a...

Episode 40: Molly Nutt—Acorn Digital Strategy It’s incredible to us that Molly Nutt has had her business, Acorn Digital Strategy, full-time for just two years. She is a brilliant many things, including a genius email marketer. You’ll hear how she cheated on her corporate boyfriend (figuratively), doesn’t exactly do now what she went to school for OR what she did in her corporate jobs, and how she’s thinking about her business now. She’ll also teach you about all the email sequences. ...

Episode 39: Aishah Hammock—The Haus of DogsAishah Hammock is the CEO of The Haus of Dogs, a canine fostering, rescue, and adoption center in Edmonds. Her road to starting her company is not what you would expect, especially since she never grew up with dogs. You’ll hear how her career (and ensuing burnout) from working in hotel management evolved into what can only be described as a calling. Grab the tissues—this one will tear at your heartstrings. The Haus of Dogs WebsiteThe Haus o...

Episode 38: Erin Nicole Porter—Erin Nicole CoachingErin is a Spiritual Business and Mindset Coach based in San Diego. She has a Master’s in higher education and a background in Crisis Management, Student Development, and Marketing. She spent time as a health and fitness coach before stepping into the mindset and business world. She helps her clients and students run businesses that are sustainable from an energy and trauma-informed standpoint. We talk about trauma archetypes, her group p...

Episode 37: Stef Tschida—Tschida CommunicationsStef is a communications powerhouse for small to mid-size companies, mostly in the Twin Cities. She never planned to start her own shop—until she missed her son’s first day of kindergarten. While Emilie had a conflict, Whitney and Stef bonded about our comms careers, burnout, building a team, pivoting, time allocation, coaching high school students, the magic of the library, and more. Stef’s WebsiteStef’s LinkedInBooks Stef mentions: The Sou...

Episode 36: Mary Ann Stancel—Where Is She Now?We’re starting a new check-in series with our past guests to see what they’re up to and how their businesses have evolved over the year since we spoke to them last. We’re kicking that series off with Mary Ann Stancel of The Ignited Soul. In this episode, you’ll hear what Mary Ann’s been doing since we last chatted (in-person events, courses, hypnotherapy, a new studio, and more!). Don’t forget to subscribe wherever you listen to your pod...

Episode 35: Shannon and Christine, In Good CompanyShannon and Christine are lifelong friends who created a collection of curated gifts for moms. They help women share more about their shared motherhood experience and let every mom know she is in good company. Each box is meant to show a mom she is seen, supported, and loved. Additionally, every item in every box is made for women by women: eco, organic, intentional. When you support In Good Company, you’re supporting at least a dozen oth...

Episode 34: Karlee Flores, Olive & ArtisanKarlee is a videographer, baker, blogger, and content creator. Every homey recipe she makes will make you drool in your mouth and feel like you’re getting wrapped in a perfectly-tight hug. She talks about how she started in bookkeeping, working about a million hours a week, and how she would watch cooking shows in the break room. On the weekends, pushing through stress migraines, she would remake what she saw. Finally, she thought, This should be ...

Episode 33: Jessica Valentine, Accenture x Wise Woman Co.Jessica Valentine exists in a world where corporate careers and wellness collide. She’s a sorority girl, a corporate change agent, a yogi, a retreat leader, and an entrepreneur. Wise Woman Co. creates space for spiritual business womxn to be “both/and”: a corporate leader AND a mindful meditator, a mother AND an entrepreneur, a yogi AND a speaker, an engaged granddaughter AND a LinkedIn influencer, and so on. She’s moderated panel...

Episode 32: Carleigh Tenzin, Iris Wellness Center*TRIGGER WARNING* We are honored to be Carleigh’s first podcast interview! You’re going to get goosebumps from hearing her story, which is full of God, sex, drugs, rock and roll, and a planned suicide before she asked for a sign of why she should remain on the planet. You’ll hear about manifestation, energy work, Eastern medicine, following your calling, scaling, investing in your passions, and so much more. The way Carleigh cares for...

Episode 31: Kaylynn Kelley, Real Estate ConsultantKaylynn Kelley looks at the full picture for her clients’ lives and futures as they relate to their #housegoals: What do they want right now? How are their lives structured? How can they get clear on finding a home that truly fits their needs? Helping her clients answer these questions is Kaylynn’s superpower. We talk about Kaylynn becoming the broker she wished she had when she and her husband were house hunting, a little bit about the m...

Episode 30: Chelsa Smith, Bread by Chelsa BChelsa Smith runs a sourdough micro-bakery out of her home in Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from The University of Idaho in 2007, right at the beginning of the recession. Her career did not go according to plan, but it was all a part of an even bigger plan that brought her to where she is today. She bakes between 100-150 loaves per week. And, she’s always assessing her preferred level of “good enough.” We want to fly out to Des Moines just to exper...

Episode 29: Kristin Swanson—KS Consulting Kristin Swanson moves her clients through and out of resistance to start their “someday when” projects. She is soul-led and helps her clients question the stories they tell themselves that keep them from moving forward. She’s all about checking in with yourself, synchronicities, and taking the reins of your life while allowing yourself to be led by your desires. She’s a super-connector and someone who is 100% on your team. Kristin’s Web...