Archives: Captivate Podcasts

  • Episode 12: Daily Encouragement -The Importance of Community & Gathering Around the Tabl

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams, defining life on your terms and from finding meaningful work you love? What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?   

    On Today’s mini encouragement episode Kristin talks about the importance of community & gathering with friends, family or neighbors and how gathering around a table in conversation, and fellowship is necessary as we were designed to live in community with others.  It’s time to put people first, and time together ahead of the busyness of life and the over glorification of over scheduled days.  Let’s work on slowing down and celebrating relationships, our faith and our need to be seen, and loved.

    Each week on the show we are going to help you figure out how to go after your dreams and find work you love.  And how to find a healthy work-life balance and how do you fit in the things that are meaningful to you and have flexibility of time and income.  We will also talk about mindset and self-development to be your best possible self in your work life and personal life.  We will take the idea of meaningful work you want to do and how you create and start a business and monetize it.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses- let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Episode 11: Finding Financial Freedom, Paying Down Debt & Gaining Confidence through Our Daily Actions

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business or gain freedom of time or income or take that trip of a lifetime?  Kristin talks to Marie Sonneman, a law enforcement officer, a financial coach and creator of Ordinary to Badass Podcast.  Marie shares her story of paying down over 100,000 in debt and in the process gaining confidence in herself along the way. 

    As she notes, it’s not things like yielding a weapon that give us confidence but learning to improve our mindset and take small steps to improve ourselves that bring us confidence and real strength.  We also talk about listening to your gut and stepping into new ventures while still having a full-time career. 

    Marie’s story is both inspiring and shows us how it’s possible to reach financial freedom and step into new opportunities.  Her site is OrdinarytoBadass.com.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses- let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Mini Episode 2: Daily Encouragement- Let’s Stop Feeling Worn Out & Tired and Start Truly Living Our Lives

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams, defining life on your terms and from finding meaningful work you love? What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?   

    On Today’s mini encouragement episode Kristin talks about how we add more generousity, adventure, creativity and passion into our lives with simple tips from Megan Holley of Living Out Loud and she shares words from Erin Hampton and Erin Van Vuren who speak to feeling truly alive.  Kristin share- I have felt this for months-  I am tired and worn out around the edges but it’s not sleep I crave- it’s sunshine, and the ocean, and the mountains.  I crave more creativity and calmness in my daily routine.   I crave blue skies and the open road.  And yes adventure.  My soul craves new places and road trips.  It’s true-  we don’t need more sleep we need more authentic living.  More time in prayer and stillness to ground us.  More joy from putting our hands in the soil and seeing flowers bloom.  Gathering around a table with a meal and meaningful conversation.  Here’s to doing little things this week that get us closer to feeling rested and energized because we are doing what lights us up.  

    Each week on the show we are going to help you figure out how to go after your dreams and find work you love.  And how to find a healthy work-life balance and how do you fit in the things that are meaningful to you and have flexibility of time and income.  We will also talk about mindset and self-development to be your best possible self in your work life and personal life.  We will take the idea of meaningful work you want to do and how you create and start a business and monetize it.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving 

  • Mini Episode3: Daily Encouragement-Finding Hope, Love & Kindness in Our Lives- Be Encouraged this Sunday

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams, defining life on your terms and from finding meaningful work you love? What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?   

    On Today’s mini encouragement episode Kristin talks about finding hope, kindness, and comfort in our lives by giving to others those same things- we are loved and are meant to live in community with others so let’s step out and live in community and stop feeling discouraged.  There is hope all around us waiting for us to see it and access our brightest futures.

    Each week on the show we are going to help you figure out how to go after your dreams and find work you love.  And how to find a healthy work-life balance and how do you fit in the things that are meaningful to you and have flexibility of time and income.  We will also talk about mindset and self-development to be your best possible self in your work life and personal life.  We will take the idea of meaningful work you want to do and how you create and start a business and monetize it.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving 

  • Mini Episode 1: Daily Encouragement- Let’s Choose Love instead of Fear and Stop Repeating Negative Patterns

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams, defining life on your terms and from finding meaningful work you love? What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?   

    On Today’s mini encouragement episode Kristin talks about replaces our old, worn out stories that are full of fear, and negativity and anxiety and replacing them with love and hope.  She shares meaningful words from Gabrielle Bernstein in her book “The Universe has Your Back” and closes with encouraging words from Bob Goff abou how we partner with God on what lights us up and sets our hearts a blaze.  Are you ready to step out of fear and into your future?

     

    Each week on the show we are going to help you figure out how to go after your dreams and find work you love.  And how to find a healthy work-life balance and how do you fit in the things that are meaningful to you and have flexibility of time and income.  We will also talk about mindset and self-development to be your best possible self in your work life and personal life.  We will take the idea of meaningful work you want to do and how you create and start a business and monetize it.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Defining Success for Yourself, Why You Should Always Ask for More than You are Offered and Being Strong Role Models for Our Daughters

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business or gain freedom of time or income?  Kristin talks to Sarah Ariaudo, a Mindset Facilitator on the show today. They talk about defining success for your self and in your current season, positioning yourself and using intentional language to get a raise, or promotion, a new opportunity or more time off or get new clients.  How you can define life on your terms- and why you should always ask for more than you are offered.  And they discuss motherhood and mindfulness and how our actions and choices provide our daughters with strong role models for going after the future they want.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses- let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • From working on Guitar Hero to launching a Personal Art Brand – Overcoming Limiting Beliefs & Designing a Life You Love

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business or gain freedom of time or income?  Kristin talks with professional illustrator, Leeanne Brennan, about her journey from being a character designer on video games like Guitar Hero to building her own Art Brand, Epic Bones, and how motherhood changed what she wanted for her life, and how she overcame limiting beliefs and transitioning into new roles along the way.  Kristin also talks to Leeanne about the habit of taking daily actions, in this case making art daily and how that small act each day made all the difference in building up her audience and body of work. You don’t want to miss this episode that talks about how our different seasons in life often bring with it our desire to reassess our career, our schedule and our goals.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses- let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • How to Know Your Value & Worth and Position Yourself for More Career Opportunities

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin talks with a Career Coach about understanding our worth and value and how we can position ourselves for career or business growth, advancement, income increases or to negotiate a higher consulting rate or more days off.  We talk about how to gain confidence, to know what you want and how you can go after those things.  It’s a conversation you won’t want to miss because too many people down play their talents and value and settle for less because they don’t ask. It’s a great episode about how to identify yourself, your talents and next steps.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Defining Life On Your Terms- How to Design a Life You Love Full of Celebration, Joy and Meaning

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin speaks to Jennifer Legra, a former teacher turned entrepreneur who founded Drinking the Whole Bottle and is a Celebration Mentor & Fun Coach.  Kristin dives into a meaningful conversation about how to define our life on out terms and find meaningful work, as well as the importance of adding more celebration, joy, meaningful connections and fun into our days – I promise you don’t want to miss this conversation.  I dare you to listen and not want to start scheduling your gathering and celebrations before scheduling your work.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Teacher turned Entrepreneur– How to Start a Business Online or a Side Hustle

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin speaks with Shelley Leiser, a former teacher who decided a teaching career was no longer serving her life or the lifestyle she wanted – she started with a side hustle and quickly realized she could work remote, have a flexible schedule and replace and increase her income through her new found work as a virtual assistant and resign from her teaching career.  Shelley than began TeacherVA.com to help other teachers learn how to become a virtual assistant so they can find freedom of time and income in their own lives which allows them to design their life and set their own schedule.  Shelley shares the reasons she decided to take the leap into something new and shares with other teachers and professionals how to move into new opportunities and how to access what they want when their current season isn’t aligning with teaching in today’s climate of COVID, remote learning, and zoom teaching.  You will be inspired and see that there are opportunities all around you to use your skills and interests and start a business or side hustle online.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Infusing Fun & Adventure into Our Lives- The Secret to a Long and Fulfilling Life

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business or try something new?   In today’s episode, Kristin speaks to Megan Holley, the creator of Living Out Loud who is on a mission to inspire women in their 40’s & 50’s to add more adventure & fun into their everyday lives.  Her story and ideas will motivate you to try new things in your personal and professional life to live your best life no matter what season of life you are in.  We talk about finding things that light us up, challenge us, finding a work-life balance that works for us and not letting society define what we can or should do and instead go after adventure, creativity, new experiences and enriching our relationships.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Redefining Your Life-Aligning Your Beliefs in Your Personal Life & Your Career- A Conversation with a Health & Wellness Specialist

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin speaks to Maggie Pearson of Life by Design, a long-time fitness and nutrition coach who changed her life and business focus after a life-changing food journey that began in Bali- her story offers others insight into defining life on your terms so that you can be in alignment with your lifestyle and beliefs in a business you build and your personal choices.  Maggie also shares tips on growing your business in the health industry.  Maggie transitioned her business to focus on a plant-based diet & lifetstyle and helps others do the same as a wellness and detox specialist.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Turning Your Passion into Profit- Start an Online Business Selling Your Art or Handmade Goods

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin speaks to Sharon Pierce McCullough, a professional artist, children’s book author & illustrator and long-time Creative Entrepreneur about making art her lifelong passion and profession and tips for other creative entrepreneurs & artists on the journey to sell your art and how you can grow your art following and sell art online.  And this is a special guest because Sharon is Kristin’s mom.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.

  • Now is the time to Start a Business Online & How Creativity Can Change Everything In Your Life

     

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin speaks with Alex Cappe a Creativity Coach for personal development, an entrepreneur and singer about how tapping into creativity can improve our careers, our relationships and our lives- and it goes way beyond the definition of creativity that most people think of.  Kristin and Alex also talk about how shifting your mindset regarding your identity can you help you move into launching something new or becoming an entrepreneur.  And the conversation wraps up with why now is the best time to start a business from home because the time is ripe for the picking.

  • Isn’t it time you went after your dreams? Let’s start envisioning the life we want and define it on our terms.

     

    What is holding you back from going after your dreams to start your business or to write a book or launch a podcast, to sell your art or clothing, or to start an online business?  Kristin shares a few clips from her interviews with people who are going after their dreams- who are starting something new and breaking the past script to create a life that aligns with their passions, beliefs and interests and starting a business.  Need a littel motivation to start thinking about the possibilities?  This episode talks about why is the best time to start something new and that anyone can get started.

    Kristin also shares a quote by author Bob Goff in his book Dream Big that will resonate with people who have pushed off starting something, building a business or going after their passions for too long.

    Let’s start taking action to create and monetize our creative ideas and passions and turn them into thriving businesses-  let’s go after our dream work, make more money and spend more time with people we love living our best lives.  And learn how Curiosity, Creativity, Mindset, Communication, Play, and Faith play a role in improving our lives.