HAYVN Hubcast

Christine Oleynick is a realtor with Keller Williams. She loves connecting with people and helping them build relationships in the community. She has been in real estate for the past nine years and loves the work and the relationships she has created. She now has a fun and authentic presence on social media and other platforms. Christine has found her true passion in community building and marketing through real estate.  Formerly, she’s the founder of the “What Women Want” organization in Fairfield County, with a love and skill for events and event marketing. Before that she was in corporate advertising and marketing which had been her major in college.   Here's what I cover with Christine in this episode:  How she found her way from the corporate advertising world to real estate and the joys of helping people find their dream homes.  The power of storytelling in real estate marketing: learn how Christine’s personal story of selling her doctor’s home had the biggest impact of any IG post she shared on Instagram.  The challenges and rewards of being a realtor for life: explore the realities of being a real estate agent, from setting healthy boundaries to the importance of having a strong network.  "It's all about those natural connections and trying to be that resource, and that help for people who are trying to buy and sell. But it's much more than that. It's helping people in the community make the connections." - Christine Oleynick  Connect with Christine Finch Oleynick and join HAYVN to experience the power of natural networking and build meaningful relationships.  Email: christineo@kw.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christine_finch_oleynick/  TikTok: @christineoleynickrealtor  LinkedIn —https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinefincholeynick/  Website:  https://www.christinefincholeynick.com/ 

We’re all guilty of having disordered eating practices, whether it’s stress eating, bored eating, calorie counting, obsession with weight, or guilt after eating. And many have struggled with this for decades. Our guest today talks more about how to better understand our thinking about food, its impact on our behavior and how to develop healthy eating habits.  Today’s guest is Suzy Bessett, a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Eating Psychology Coach, and award-winning producer and filmmaker. She founded The Metabolic Connection which offers a completely unique approach to disordered eating and metabolic issues. She has helped chronic dieters get off the roller coaster of dieting, disordered relationships with food, and get on with living.  “It is not a quick fix. And the problem is, the diet industry sold us on that modality… and so people want that quick fix.” - Suzy Bessett  Key points about health and eating that Suzy shares today:  The false and unhealthy idea of “Lose weight fast” and “quick fixes”   What disordered eating is and its difference from eating disorders  The balance of what you eat, how much you eat, and your relationship with what you eat  “It’s hard because… this is my life’s work. I want to help as many people as I possibly can, but I have to make sure that expectations are set properly, which is a big part of my initial work with people.” - Suzy Bessett  A part of the reason why Suzy pursues eating psychology as her life’s work is that having had unhealthy eating practices and metabolic issues herself, she knows the importance of healthy eating and wants to share what she learned with others. And she wants to work in a space that allows and encourages her to pursue that. Suzy is a social member of HAYVN and joins the wellness group. More than anything, she enjoys the community of HAYVN and appreciates how it promotes success for all members, not competition.  Connect with Suzy:  Website  Facebook  Instagram  LinkedIn  Connect with Nancy:  Website  Facebook  Instagram  LinkedIn  Twitter 

Few would consider communications, public relations, and finance as related fields, but entrepreneurs who wear multiple hats and play numerous roles, need to navigate and master these varying skills to succeed.  Today we are joined by Deborah Pratt Burns, a Personal Finance Educator and Mentor, and Brand and Business Strategist. She is the Founder and Chief Prosperity Officer of Literacy to Legacy MentorsTM. She is also the founder of Burns Communications, LLC., a brand, and communications strategy agency.  “Be very careful who you partner with because they are your brand ambassadors.” - Deborah Burns  Key points discussed in this episode:  Important relationships and partnerships to help you succeed as an entrepreneur What is your “Why?” in doing your business and working with your clients How to take a non-traditional and heart-centered approach to finance  “If people really want change, they have to be accountable for it.” - Deborah Burns  Describing herself as a “raving HAYVN Fan,” Deborah first joined HAYVN to meet and collaborate with other entrepreneurs and help them with their business and brand strategy and finance needs. She also supports and partners with HAYVN in its offerings, with HAYVN Half Time, and other events.  Connect with Deborah Burns:   Website - Literacy to Legacy MentorsTM  Website - Burns Communications, LLC.,  Instagram  LinkedIn  Twitter  YouTube  Connect with Nancy:  Website  Facebook  Instagram  LinkedIn  Twitter 

After realizing the lack of diversity in the books used to teach preschoolers engineering, Dr. Melissa-Sue John, a social psychologist, approached her daughters with this problem. Together they founded Laur​en Simone Publishing House writing and publishing their own books.  “My 8-year-old at the time looked at me and she said, “Mommy don’t complain about the problem. Be the solution.” - Dr. Melissa-Sue John  Working with her two daughters, Olivia Lauren John and Alyssa Simone John, Dr. Melissa-Sue has created a publishing company that brings to life the work of diverse children’s authors and illustrators creating literature for all to enjoy.  Key Points Dr. Melissa-Sue Shares in this discussion:  How she learned by herself how to publish a book and run a business  The lack of diversity in literacy and how Laur​en Simone Publishing House is working to address this challenge The differences in publishing models and how their hybrid publishing model is set apart  “Everybody has a story. The research says 80% of Americans believe that they have a story. But some of us are just not as confident in telling that story, so with some professional expertise, you can bring that story alive.” - Dr. Melissa-Sue John  Dr. Melissa-Sue also shares her experience in participating in the HAYVN Hatch in the hopes of being able to expand to help her authors market their own books and gives tips for business owners who will make their own pitches.  Connect with Dr. Melissa-Sue John:  Website: https://www.laurensimonepubs.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurensimonepubs/  Connect with Nancy: NancySheed.com

If you’re a product-based business or food business, getting into major retailers is literally the dream. Taking your small family operated business from the kitchen table to the shelves of Walmart and Sam’s Club, and QVC channels can feel impossible.  This is the challenging journey of today’s guest Lauren Rosato who co-founded Rose Sisters Chips with her partner Jonathan and has been on a four year journey growing their gourmet chip business through several stages.  “If you're starting a business, you really have to look at what your needs are, what the business needs are, [...] and how you could meet them.” -Lauren Rosato  Key points covered:  Navigating pandemic-imposed challenges in a growing food business  Strategies to grow your business looks very different at different stages Raising capital and pitching investors is necessary at the later stage  “You really have to be resilient, able to manage change, because every day [...] it's gonna bring 10 to 50 to 100 new things that we're gonna have to deal with, and then you have to just roll with it.” -Lauren Rosato  Lauren’s business pitch for Rose Sisters Chips won the most recent HAYVN Hatch pitching contest of women founders, and she’s been on a roll since! She put in a lot of work learning what makes a good pitch, a good pitch deck, and how to deliver a great pitch. The consulting and help she’s been getting is clearly working, as she’s even closer to getting her chips into big stores.  Connect with Lauren Rosato: Website Connect with Nancy: NancySheed.com

Are sustainability and corporate responsibility only concerns for big companies?  Heather Burns, Founder of ESG Consulting Biz, is joining us to share why and how environmental sustainability is equally important for all businesses. Heather began her journey in the world of sustainability after becoming a master diver, seeing the effect of climate change up close. Since then she’s been pushing forward to help businesses of all sizes make a better impact ever since.  “You really cannot have a healthy economy without a healthy environment.” -Heather Burns  Key Takeaways in this Discussion:  Sustainable business is good business for the economy and the environment  Investors coined ESG (Environmental Social Governance) as a way to measure a business’ social responsibility factor There are easy ways even the smallest entrepreneur can grow a sustainable business  “Business is changing because the planet is changing. And as people who are operating businesses or even helping businesses, [...] we have a responsibility to help our customers adapt to the changes that are happening.” -Heather Burns  Heather recently began the “Women in Sustainability” roundtable conversations at HAYVN. She’s been able to raise awareness, leverage the professional generosity and create meaningful relationships she found in the co-working community.   Connect with Heather Burns:  Linkedin  Connect with Nancy:  NancySheed.com  

The challenge with marketing for most business owners is that we often clump everything into one big ball and barely know where to start a marketing plan or how to execute it.  Marie Patel is quite literally the Girl On The Ball with marketing solutions and comes with a tactical strategy and plan that allows you to implement a solid marketing plan that achieves your goal. Marie is a strategy and marketing expert for small businesses and professionals. Her experience began with IBM and has continued into many industries.  “As much as marketing has changed these days, due to the digital factor, the basics of marketing still exist. It's age-old wisdom.” -Marie Patel  Marie has acquired many skills in her well-seasoned marketing career and is able to leverage her curiosity and her desire to problem solve and be very nurturing to help people figure out how to market their business.  Key Points Marie Shares in this Discussion:  What she’s learned in launching her own business  Addressing your marketing goal is one of the biggest challenges for small businesses  People often don’t know how to pull marketing strategies and plans together effectively  “You can't approach marketing so globally. To be effective, you really have to pinpoint things.” -Marie Patel  Marie breaks down the 3 phase process she’s developed to help businesses get clarity around their marketing needs and get to the other side of being able to execute step by step.   She also coordinates and co-hosts the Marketing Hot Seat at HAYVN. She shares why she joined HAYVN and how the Marketing Hot Seat is such a value add for the people participating.  Connect with Marie Patel:  Website  LinkedIn  Instagram  Connect with Nancy:  NancySheed.com  

When you have passion projects, hobbies, or interests that you follow outside of your day job, how do you bring them into alignment with your full life?   Our guest, Katy Kinsella, has successfully found a way to align her side hustle with her full-time career in a way that allows her to live an open and joy-filled life. Katy is the Business Development Director of Kerry, a company with taste and nutrition solutions for the food and beverage industry. She is also the co-founder of GOpure, the small portable water purifying solution.  Joining your two worlds together in a way that aligns, feels cohesive, and energizing, creates better productivity, focus, and drive for your day job AND your side hustle.  “It's not a secret, it’s just another passion that I have, that actually really aligns” -Katy Kinsella  Key Points Katy Shares in this Discussion:  How remote working has changed the work dynamic since Covid Multiple interests and passions give you more depth and fulfillment Having dual roles that align doesn’t mean you’re a “cheater”  “Hopefully, everyone's up to something else cause that just makes you more fulfilled if you have various hobbies or interests.” -Katy Kinsella  Both of Katy’s roles align in the sense that the company she works for full time is dedicated to delivering better taste, health and well-being, while her side hustle with GOpure is also about better health and taste. Having ways that your two roles connect and align to make you a whole person is very achievable and realistic.   Connect with Katy Kinsella:  Website  Instagram  Connect with Nancy:  NancySheed.com  

The fundamental pillars of well being and mental and emotional health can be easily ignored when you’re building your business. Sacrificing hours of sleep and self care in the name of hustle culture can often lead to less productivity and is rarely the best path to peak performance.  This episode’s guest, Dr. Leonaura Rhodes, is a physician that found greater alignment with wellness and coaching than treating patients. Her career journey has been circuitous by way of being an official coach for Tony Robbins for a period of time before starting her own business leading as an Executive Coach and Corporate Wellness Trainer.  “Stress management, wellness, energy, all of those things come up in almost every session, it’s really the core of everything.” -Dr. Leonaura Rhodes  Leonaura shares a few of the wellness components she coaches on that lead to better outcomes for employees and entrepreneurs that want peak performance.  Key discussion points about well-being in the workplace:  Lack of resiliency skills lead to falling apart when it’s hard  Stress management is a problem that can no longer be ignored  Engagement is one of the seven pillars of wellness  “Health and career are not in silo, they’re all intertwined, you can’t ignore the health and wellness aspect.” -Dr. Leonaura Rhodes  Engagement isn’t one of those things you typically consider being part of peak performance, but Leonaura explains why it’s crucial. Like many other entrepreneurs, the pain points that she is coaching people through are pain points she too suffered in her journey. As a trained physician, Leonaura  connects the health and wellness aspect to the hard skills we often lean on and admire to thrive and succeed.   Connect with Dr. Leonaura Rhodes:  Website  Instagram  Connect with Nancy:  NancySheed.com  

We’re never short on ideas when it comes to daily inconveniences or solving marketplace problems, but how many potential business solutions do we actually follow through to pursue?   Curt Battles, the CEO of Craft Beer Insights, is a business strategist and tech guru in the craft beer space who advises entrepreneurs and business owners how to launch, grow and increase profitability. His own challenges in finding where to get a decent craft beer led to a new project and mobile app that’s been 4 years in the making.  “This work is much better, more diverse, even more unique and dynamic than when I originally thought about it.” -Curtis Battles  Curt shares the breadth of experience he’s enjoyed across multiple industries ranging from food and beverage to finance and business strategies. He’s able to pull on all of these experiences to help others chart their path forward.  Key Discussion Points with Curt:  Learn how to leverage the skills you have across industries  How to go from idea to beta launch  People and patience are key in launching his new projects  “You always need good quality advisors outside, or as I call it, the adults in the room.” -Curtis Battles  What Curt demonstrates is that even with the level of experience he has, you will always do better building a team of experienced people around you to help execute an idea. Boredom kills most entrepreneurial dreams, and Curt’s ability to stick with the development of his app 4 years later is testament to pushing through challenges and obstacles that arose along the way.  Connect with Curtis Battles:  Website  Connect with Nancy:  NancySheed.com