Here are the highlights of my interview with Nicoletta Mura: Career Confidence Coach on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Nicoletta Mura?

Nicoletta Mura is a Career Confidence Coach with an extensive background in leadership and career development. Her mission is to close the confidence gap to help passion-driven women to claim a seat at the table and lead the way.

Nico overcame her confidence challenge and became a manager for a Fortune 500 company and she now helps other women to achieve their career goals, advocating for themselves with ease and authenticity.

Lightbulb moment

When she moved to the UK, with English not being her first language, Nicoletta noticed she was retreating into her shell due to lack of confidence. She realized in order to advance in her career and also have authentic relationships she had to step out of her comfort zone and allow people to truly get to know the real her.

Practicing English, which was uncomfortable at the time, is what helped her with...

Kc Rossi here. I’m a Holistic Business Mentor and host of Women Developing Brilliance.

On the podcast, I’ve interviewed over 30 female entrepreneurs from around the world.

Each with their own story of how they began, their triumphs and tribulations.

It’s been awesome! 

Lifting up women on the solopreneur path is one of my all-time favorite things. Not only does it provide connection it inspires others. I’ve received loads of emails from people whether they were just in the concept stage or a seasoned veteran telling me that being able to plug into real talk about women in business was just what they needed.

I love that!

Today’s episode is a little different. 

Back in November, I conducted some market research and spoke with dozens of women at various stages in their business. I started to see a common theme.

Here’s what I learned:

*They all desired business mentorship, they saw the value in having a business coach guide them and show...

Here are the highlights of my interview with Linda-Anne Kahn: Aromatic Wellness Warrior on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Linda-Anne Kahn?

Linda-Anne Kahn is an Internationally trained Beauty Therapist, Clinical Aromatherapist, Holistic Health Practitioner and Lymphedema Therapist. She is a Nationally Certified Massage therapist, Certified Esthetician, and Certified Clinical Nutritionist.

But more than these credentials, Linda-Anne is a true healer. Her authentic desire to deeply connect with her clients is apparent in her work. People fly from across the country to experience her work and in many cases attribute a life transformation afterward.

Lightbulb moment

Linda-Anne’s first training was in 1978 in South Africa on the subjects of aromatherapy and lymphatic drainage. From this introduction, she became inspired to dive deeper into holistic modalities.

Little did she know that after years of extensive training in everything from acupuncture, to massage, to...

Here are the highlights from my interview with Alessia Pandolfi: Tech Expert on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Alessia Pandolfi?

Alessia Pandolfi is a tech expert for online coaches and consultants. She helps other solopreneurs from tech disasters and takes the worry and tasks off their plates.

Alessia works out of Helsinki, Finland and has been a full-time entrepreneur for over 3 years.

Her core value is helping others and she brings this sense of purpose into both her personal and work life.

Lightbulb moment

It all began when her father brought home their first Mac computer. Together, working on it was like a pet project. This influence molded Alessia.

It evolved into a position as a project manager for a non-profit in Ukraine where organization and technology were mandatory.

Spinning off into teaching Italian online was her first launch into entrepreneurship. That wasn’t the perfect fit right off the bat. The thought of securing a traditional job flooded in, but after...

Here are the highlights of my interview with Shannon Kelly: Vintage Gypsy on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Shannon Kelly?

Shannon Kelly is the founder and editor of the Women’s Magazine “Vintage Gypsy” based out of Prince Albert, SK. She works one-on-one with writers and facilitates the “Write Your Way Home” 6-week intensive writing workshop that she created.

She is a storyteller, a community builder and a humanitarian. She believes that we all have a story to tell and that each story is unique and important.

 
Lightbulb moment

After raising her kids, like many women, she was looking for something more. Journalling and writing had been an outlet for healing for her in the past and an idea for the blog was born initially.

The paper never says anything bad to you. You can say whatever you want to the paper and the paper always listens.

Shining a bright light

Shannon spends a lot of her time helping other writers develop and...

Here are the highlights of my interview with Carly Rohlin: On a Mission on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Carly Rohlin?

Carly graduated from The College at Brockport in 2012, with a BA in Spanish and a BA in International Studies. She joined her family’s commercial real estate brokerage, Mission Commercial Realty, LLC in 2013, where she specializes in working with small- and medium-sized businesses who are looking to buy and/or lease office and retail space.

The brokerage was formed with a focus on helping non-profit and community organizations, along with local entrepreneurs, grow their respective companies in order to create altruistic wealth in the Rochester area.

As a young professional, Carly combines her unique perspective on the next generation of business with a keen insight into the changing landscape of the Rochester market to best serve her clients as they work together to find a positive solution in every situation.

Lightbulb moment

After reading Start With...

Here are the highlights of my interview with Tamara Kemper: Process Mentors on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Tamara Kemper?

After 16 years of working in schools and ed-tech companies, Tamara Kemper had accidentally become an expert in getting things done. Now, as the founder of Process Mentors, she helps small business owners scale their businesses through better back-end processes and internal training.

Tamara lives in Phoenix, AZ where she can frequently be found singing and playing the ukulele with her little ones or continuing her quest to read all the books.

Lightbulb moment

Tamara experienced not having a lot of power or flexibility when she worked in the educational system and uncovered a lot of limitations. This opened up an opportunity to work with a local tech ed company where she quickly realized that she loved working with adults and helping them learn.

She herself is a forever learner and problem solver. She started focusing on how to make things work better and...

Here are the highlights of my interview with Cindy Black: Big Tree School of Natural Healing on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Cindy Black?

Cindy Black, L.Ac. is the founder of Big Tree School of Natural Healing, and the author of Meridian Massage, Opening Pathways to Vitality. Initially trained as a Massage Therapist, she dove into Chinese Medicine when the opportunity presented itself. Based on her experiences, she integrated Classical Chinese Medicine, western massage therapy, lifestyle adjustments, and movement practices into the Meridian Massage Approach.

Overcoming darkness

Cindy is no stranger when it comes to spinning out on the solopreneur journey. Whether it was initially trying to do what all the “expert marketers” told her she should or just general overwhelm that comes with the entrepreneurial path.

She applied her grounded in simplicity philosophy to business and discovered that you could simplify greatly and succeed.

She advises choosing fewer things,...

Here are the highlights of my interview with Gina Tager: Mind Body Eating Coach on Women Developing Brilliance.

Who is Gina Tager?

Gina Tager is a Body Mind Eating Coach, certified by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating.

She helps people heal their relationship with food, body, and Life itself through self-knowledge and body wisdom.

Her work is based on HAES (Health at Every Size) a movement that promotes body diversity.

She is passionate about helping people who are ready to stop the battle with their weight and their body in order to start embracing who they really are so they can create lasting wellbeing.

Overcoming darkness

It was her personal motivation that brought her to this field. After cleaning out a lot of old beliefs, she started embracing the idea that you can be healthy and happy at every size/body type.

Having had personal experiences with body and weight issues, she now can channel that knowledge to women who come to her that previously struggled in shame...