#36: Reinventing against the odds (Louise Phillips Forbes)

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#36: Reinventing against the odds (Louise Phillips Forbes)

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She had a southern accent, wore a leotard and cowboy boots with holes in them. She even had a learning disability. Louise Phillips Forbes talks with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, about how she used hard work, her "gift of gab,” and an incredible spacial memory to create a $200 million real estate business.

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A podcast offering tips and tricks for reinventing yourself by former More magazine Editor In Chief and creator of CoveyClub.com, Lesley Jane Seymour.

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#7: The #1 Thing Standing Between You and Your Reinvention? (Sanyin Siang): Join Lesley Jane Seymour in an interview with Sanyin Siang, author of “The Launch Book”, who reveals the simple steps for poll-vaulting over your fears. by Reinvent Yourself
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#10: What Can You Learn From a Serial Reinventor? Why, Everything! (Marianne Schnall): Join Lesley Jane Seymour in an intimate talk with writer, feminist, multi-talented entrepreneur Marianne Schnall who is now creating new leadership platform for women. by Reinvent Yourself
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#3: How Money Became the New Feminism (Karen Cahn): Join CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour in an honest talk with Karen Cahn, founder of iFundWomen.com, about the secret advantage older women have with crowd-funding, how to close the funding gap (only seven percent of women get VC dollars), and ho... by Reinvent Yourself
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#13: Should you reinvent to pay it forward? (Eileen Gittins): Reinventing to pay it forward? That’s what serial entrepreneur Eileen Gittins, founder of Blurb, did by developing an app called Bossygrl.com that allows you—and generation Z— to set up a business in 20 minutes. Lesley Jane Seymour, founder of Covey... by Reinvent Yourself
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#1: When You Discover Your Father Was A Spy (Eva Dillon): In this debut episode of “The CoveyCast,” join host and Covey Club founder Lesley Jane Seymour as she discusses Eva Dillon’s book “Spies in the Family: An America Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War.” ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#17: She helps you shop for products that treat women fairly (Amy-Willard Cross): Amy-Willard Cross wondered why there were labels that helped consumers shop for fair-caught fish but not for businesses that treat women fairly. So she created Genderfair, an app and label that lets you shop your values. Join CoveyClub founder Lesley... by Reinvent Yourself
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#9: Walking Away - When You Have It All (Pamela Donnelly): Pamela Donnelly was a glamorous T.V. soap star who was married to a famous rock-star; money poured in. Then she gave it all up to go back to school to help kids master college admissions. Today she’s democratizing high-end SAT and ACT tutoring (with... by Reinvent Yourself
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#24: How to reinvent to change the world (Shelley Zalis): Female Quotient’s Shelley Zalis was a gigunda success in digital research, sold the company for millions, then jumped back in to reinvent as a catalyst for getting women to 50% of top level executives. Zalis talks to CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Sey... by Reinvent Yourself
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#21: How do you finance your reinvention? (Tracy Chadwell): CoveyClub Founder, Lesley Jane Seymour talks with Tracy Killoren Chadwell, Founding Partner of 1843 Capital about why, when and how to fund raise and from whom. Tracy also reveals they whys and wherefores of her own route to reinvention, the buildin... by Reinvent Yourself
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#6: After a Career Break: Secrets to Re-entering the Workforce (Carol Fishman Cohen): Lesley Jane Seymour talks with Mother of Re-entry, Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO of iRelaunch.com about how to restart your career after one or more (even 25!) years out of the workplace. How to position yourself, rework your resume and contacts to find t... by Reinvent Yourself
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#11: Can you apply big-brand concepts to creating your personal brand? (Patrick Hanlon): Yes, says Patrick Hanlon, CEO of Thinktopia. Join Lesley Jane Seymour as she welcomes a uniquely unconventional thinker and the first male voice of reinvention to the CoveyCast. by Reinvent Yourself
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#5: No.1 Secret to Creating Your Personal Brand (PR Maven Jennefer Witter): Join CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour in a talk with PR maven and reinventor Jennefer Witter for unique tips on launching your personal brand plus her 101 tricks for getting your “fair share” of PR. by Reinvent Yourself
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#47: Resetting to slow life down (Rachel Lightfoot): Rachel Lightfoot was flying high at Google and YouTube where she learned digital marketing from the ground up and taught it to Nike and Coca-Cola, even to celebrities like Will Smith. “I was living this fantastic life. I was on the fast track. I had ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#29: When you decide to reinvent everything at once (Pamela Redmond Satran): She was a best-selling author (“Younger,” “The Possibility of You”), owned a successful baby-naming site, had marriage of 33 years, a big house in the suburbs, kids and a picket fence. And then she turned the age at which her mother died. Her book ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#8: From CEO to SO [starting over] (Carol Evans): Lesley Jane Seymour talks with Founder and former President of Working Mother Media, Carol Evans about moving from corporate cog to political social-preneur, how to create your own second life, and the new un-retirement. by Reinvent Yourself
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#4: How to Shave Big $$$ Off Your Healthcare Bills & Reinvent Yourself, Too (Jeanne Pinder): Join CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour in an intimate talk with former New York Times reporter and editor Jeanne Pinder, founder of clearhealthcosts.com, about her new tool for comparison shopping medical tests plus her tips and tricks for wome... by Reinvent Yourself
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#2: How to Motivate a Millennial, And What to Do If You Work For One (Ann Shocket): CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour talks frankly with Ann Shoket, author of The Big Life: Embrace the Mess, Work Your Side Hustle, Find a Monumental Relationship, and Become the Badass Babe You Were Meant to Be, about tips for keeping Millennials ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#19: Reinventing during the wait in the pick-up line (Claire Cook): Claire Cook was a 45 year old mom who her used her time waiting in the pickup line for her kid’s swim practice to pursue her dream of being a writer. Now she’s a best-selling author with a movie under her belt. CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour... by Reinvent Yourself
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#12: Can you reinvent with a childhood friend? (Alison Matz and Linda Sawyer): Grade school buddies Alison Matz and Linda Sawyer had storied careers in media then got together after 40 to launch an upscale cleaning product. Coveyclub.com founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, digs out their, useful “Dos” and “Don’ts” of how to make a li... by Reinvent Yourself
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#14: Easiest reinvention trick? (Agathe Assouline-Lichten): Take a breakthrough idea—and improve it. Agathe Assouline-Lichten and her sister, Arielle, sweetened the dinner-in-a-box craze by making theirs about pre-measured ingredients for delicious cakes and cookies. Their Red Velvet Baking company (https://r... by Reinvent Yourself
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#16: 5 secrets to reinventing yourself as a writer (Laura Munson): Best-selling author (and reinventor) Laura Munson wants to help you (no matter what your level) craft your story, novel or memoir! Join CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour and Munson in a conversation that reveals the nuts and bolts of how to get ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#18: A Beautiful Reinvention (Stephanie Duttenhaver and Cindy Edwards): From marketing and momhood to the skincare business. Savannah-based Stephanie Duttenhaver and Cindy Edwards decided that what was missing in the beauty market was southern comfort for skin. Defying the current trend for injuring/then repairing skin, ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#15: Reinvent yourself as a millionaire! No, really. (Julia Pimsleur): Only 4.2% of female-founded businesses have revenues over $1 million. Serial entrepreneur, scaling-up expert, and author of the book “Million Dollar Women”, Julia Pimsleur, wants to change that. She says you too can get there with coaching, reading, ... by Reinvent Yourself
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#50: When she couldn’t find great career advice, she invented it herself (Kathryn Minshew): Kathryn Minshew wanted to work for the CIA. But she ended up in Rwanda working on the HPV vaccine, then consulting for McKinsey & Company. Then she got involved with tech and discovered there were no online sites with actionable tips for managing you... by Reinvent Yourself
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#23: Reboot your career after a big break! (Diane Flynn): How do you jump back into the workforce when you’ve been out for an extended period of time? How do you catch up on the tech you will need to know? On how to handle a video interview? On how to dress informal but chic? Lesley Jane Seymour speaks with... by Reinvent Yourself
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#30: Helping women achieve economic equality (Fran Pastore): Fran Pastore grew up in a tight male-dominated Italian family. She watched how all her female relatives were disempowered and forced to become dependent on a male for their future. Fran talks to CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about how and wh... by Reinvent Yourself
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#26: How to open yourself up to reinvention ideas that throw themselves at you (Jana Brown): One of the keys to reinvention? Being open to ideas that literally happen all the time. Jana Brown talks with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about a chance encounter during an interview that led to a screenplay and an award-winning film. by Reinvent Yourself
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#45: Moving out of stuck (Julien McRoberts): Julien McRoberts took decades to discover the common thread behind all of her reinventions. “It was that I’ve been producing my whole life!” That was the ah-ha moment that stitched together her early years in L.A. as a casting director, a decade of... by Reinvent Yourself
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#40: When the birth of a daughter forces you to reinvent (Mary Beth Ferrante): She’d worked in corporate consumer strategy at banks. But after giving birth, she noticed how unsupportive her company became when she was looking for flexibility, how suddenly she was seen as less committed and less likely to be promoted. This “mil... by Reinvent Yourself
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#28: Reinventing after divorce: “Let yourself be afraid” (Susan McPherson): After her divorce, Susan McPherson moved herself from Seattle to New York and started her life all over. She knew no one. Susan speaks with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour about how she created her own community and became a super-connector run... by Reinvent Yourself
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