Confidence Classic: Turn Your Passion Into Purpose with Jess Ekstrom
Ever felt like failure is the end? What if it’s really just research for your next big move? In this episode, I chat with Jess Ekstrom, founder of Headbands of Hope, who turned her passion into a purpose-driven business helping kids with cancer. Jess shares overcoming a very public family scandal, building a meaningful brand from scratch, and how she learned to handle shame and vulnerability in the spotlight. We talk about how reframing failure helps to push through burnout, stress, and fear. Get ready to set boundaries and lean into optimism!
In This Episode, You Will Learn
Why I stopped seeing failure as a setback.
What it’s really like balancing stress, health scares, and big life shifts.
How to find meaning after life's toughest moments.
How optimism is a strategy, not just a mood.
How taking small risks helps break through fear.
Advice for setting professional boundaries and standing in your power.
Resources + Links
Learn more about Headbands of Hope at headbandsofhope.com
Learn more about Jess’s Mic Drop Workshop at micdropworkshop.com
Get your copy of Jess’s book Chasing the Bright Side HERE
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Confidence Classic: Build Your Business, Reinvent Yourself, and Rise Stronger with Alli Webb, Founder of Drybar
Looking to build a thriving business without losing yourself? In this episode, Alli Webb, founder of Drybar and Squeeze, shares how she turned a simple idea into a $100 million brand with 135 stores nationwide. She opens up about rebuilding confidence and balance during a difficult divorce and shares strategies to set boundaries and show up authentically. Get ready to learn how to grow your business while navigating life’s toughest challenges.
In This Episode You Will Learn
How childhood shapes your entrepreneurial grit.
The risk and hustle behind launching a business during a recession.
What it’s really like to scale a business to 135 stores.
Ways to set boundaries and find gratitude during hard seasons.
Tools to heal from burnout and heartbreak.
How meditation and therapy rebuild confidence and reduce stress.
Why authenticity and humor help you lead and connect.
Resources + Links
Visit Drybar website HERE
Listen to Alli’s podcast: Raising the Bar
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan
Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/MONAHAN.
Want to do more and spend less like Uber, 8x8, and Databricks Mosaic? Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/MONAHAN.
Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE.
Get 15% off your first order when you use code CONFIDENCE15 at checkout at jennikayne.com.
Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!
Visit heathermonahan.com
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Confidence Classic: From Fifth Harmony to Finding Her Harmony with Ally Brooke
She’s a global pop star, a former member of Fifth Harmony, a solo artist, and now an author. In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Ally Brooke to talk about what it really took to overcome public scrutiny, painful losses, and the rollercoaster of fame. She shares what it felt like to be labeled the “weakest dancer” in one of the world’s biggest girl groups and how Dancing with the Stars helped her reclaim her confidence after years of criticism. We dive into the heartbreak of hearing “no” from four major record labels, the pain of ending her first solo tour due to the pandemic, and how she found purpose, power, and healing through faith, family, and finding her voice. Get ready to take back your voice and rewrite your story!
In This Episode, You Will Learn
The story of how a mistaken DM led to my FIRST board seat.
The ONE moment Ally almost gave up.
What it felt like to have only ONE line in a hit song.
How the END of Fifth Harmony became Ally’s biggest reset.
How saying YES to Dancing with the Stars shattered Ally’s biggest insecurity.
The mindset shift that will keep YOU going.
Resources + Links
Grab your copy of Ally Brooke’s book “Finding Your Harmony” HERE - allybrooke.com
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan
Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/MONAHAN.
Want to do more and spend less like Uber, 8x8, and Databricks Mosaic? Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/MONAHAN.
Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE.
Get 15% off your first order when you use code CONFIDENCE15 at checkout at jennikayne.com.
Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!
Visit heathermonahan.com
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Use Your Emotions to Build Wealth and Confidence with Shamina Taylor
You’re not BROKE, your nervous system is just exhausted. In this episode, I sit down with Shamina Taylor, an energetic embodiment and wealth expert who helps women rewire their emotional patterns to attract abundance. Shamina shares how unhealed emotions block your ability to attract what you truly desire and how getting honest about your emotional frequency is the key to calling in aligned relationships, money, and opportunities. We break down the emotional blueprint behind feminine receiving, how to move from force into flow, and why healing the identity behind the hustle is essential. Tune in to learn how to expand your nervous system’s capacity to hold more of what you desire.
In This Episode, You Will Learn
Why your EMOTIONS are your most powerful business strategy.
How unhealed trauma creates income ceilings and burnout.
The 3 CORE WOUNDS blocking your wealth.
Why doing LESS can actually make you more money.
Why “receiving” is a skill MOST ambitious women have to relearn.
The ENERGETIC shift that allows you to attract more money, love, and power.
How to BE her now and attract the life you want.
Resources + Links
CLAIM YOUR FREE TRAINING: DM “Heather Show” to @shaminataylor for the Instant Cashflow Method
Listen to Shamina’s podcast: Unapologetically Rich
Get Shamina’s book “Unlocking the Quantum Woman” on Amazon
Watch FREE trainings on YouTube: Shamina Taylor’s Channel
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan
Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/MONAHAN.
Want to do more and spend less like Uber, 8x8, and Databricks Mosaic? Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/MONAHAN.
Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE.
Get 15% off your first order when you use code CONFIDENCE15 at checkout at jennikayne.com.
Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!
Visit heathermonahan.com
Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/
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Confidence Classic: Bounce Back, Bet on Yourself, and Write Your Own Story with Nina Sossamon-Pogue
What if your worst moment isn’t the end, but the beginning of your COMEBACK story? In this episode, I sit down with former elite gymnast, Emmy-winning broadcaster, and bestselling author Nina Sossamon-Pogue to talk about how to RISE when life hits HARD. We dive into resilience, emotional recovery, and the tools you need to move from hopelessness to HOPE. Nina opens up about losing everything, starting over, and what it really takes to write your next chapter with confidence. She breaks down her concept of “Chapter Six Thinking” to help you see tough moments as just ONE page in your life’s story. I also share about getting FIRED, posting online to ask for help, and the realization I had at a CEO’s mansion that made me finally BET ON MYSELF.
In This Episode, You Will Learn
Why your lowest moment is NOT your final chapter.
The mindset that helped me ask for HELP.
Tools to STOP spiraling and REWRITE your story.
How to turn trauma into resilience and come back STRONGER.
What made me BET ON MYSELF.
Resources + Links
Learn more about Nina HERE - https://www.ninasossamonpogue.com/
Get your copy of Nina’s “This Is Not ‘the End’: Strategies to Get You Through the Worst Chapters of Your Life” HERE
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan
Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/MONAHAN.
Want to do more and spend less like Uber, 8x8, and Databricks Mosaic? Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/MONAHAN.
Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE.
Get 15% off your first order when you use code CONFIDENCE15 at checkout at jennikayne.com.
Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!
Visit heathermonahan.com
Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/
Overcome Your Villains is Available NOW! Order here: https://overcomeyourvillains.com
If you haven't yet, get my first book Confidence Creator
Follow
Heather on Instagram & LinkedIn
Nina on Instagram & LinkedIn
Looking to take your life to the next level? Each week Heather sits down to share with you the techniques and strategies to create your confidence, pursue your dreams and leapfrog the villains you’ll meet along the way. After successfully shattering the glass ceiling in corporate America, Heather is now a best-selling author, professional speaker and entrepreneur. She is currently pulling back the curtain to expose what it takes to get ahead in business and life so you can claim the greatness that you deserve. Find out why USA Today, CNN, and Steve Harvey have all featured her and most recently seen as a guest lecturer at Harvard.
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