How'd She Do That?

On today’s episode of HSDT's Friday Favorites our host, Emily Landers continues her mini-series highlighting The Southern Coterie Summit she recently attended in Sea Island, Georgia! Today we welcome Blaire Rogers onto the show of TexaFlora and she shares how she was originally introduced to the conference, the logistics of her attending, the greatest lesson she learned during her time there, and what her action items for her business moving forward! Stay tuned for more upcoming Friday Favorites episodes with other attendees who will share their main takeaways as well as what they are going to do to continue to elevate their businesses this year! We hope these conversations are an encouragement for those of you who attended, hope to attend, or have never even heard of a conference like this! This mini-series is for everyone!

On today’s episode, our host Emily Landers welcomes guest, Erin Oprea onto the show! Erin found a passion for fitness at a very young age and at 18 years old, she became a certified personal trainer! She then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps where she served our country with two tours in Iraq. In 2006, Erin began using her unique fitness and nutrition plans to train an elite group of clients. In a matter of no time, word spread and she began training top business executives, celebrities, and others who live busy lives. Working with celebrities like Kasey Musgraves, Maren Morris, and Carrie Underwood, Erin is known as the “Trainer to the Stars!” This is an episode don't want to miss!

On today’s episode of HSDT's Friday Favorites our host, Emily Landers continues her mini-series highlighting The Southern Coterie Summit she recently attended in Sea Island, Georgia! Today we welcome Eliza Bishop onto the show of Paper Eliza and she shares how she was originally introduced to the conference, the logistics of her attending, the greatest lesson she learned during her time there, and what her action items for her business moving forward! Stay tuned for more upcoming Friday Favorites episodes with other attendees who will share their main takeaways as well as what they are going to do to continue to elevate their businesses this year! We hope these conversations are an encouragement for those of you who attended, hope to attend, or have never even heard of a conference like this! This mini-series is for everyone!

Today our host, Emily Landers welcomes guest, Catherine Cotton onto the show! Catherine is an artist who focuses on bringing life’s dearest moments to life. From Live Wedding Paintings, Custom Illustrations to Prints in her shop, Catherine has illustrated pieces of art that are personal, meaningful, and beautiful for the ones you love most and the moments you never want to forget. After falling in love with a fashion illustration class at Baylor University, Catherine began to dabble in watercolor and hasn’t stopped painting since. We know listeners will enjoy hearing about the growth of her business, Catherine's passion behind the art she creates, and her plans for its future.  This is an episode you’ll want to share with a friend!

On today’s episode of HSDT's Friday Favorites our host, Emily Landers continues her mini-series highlighting The Southern Coterie Summit she recently attended in Sea Island, Georgia! Today we welcome Jessica Peddicord onto the show and she shares how she was originally introduced to the conference, the logistics of her attending, the greatest lesson she learned during her time there, and what her action items for her business moving forward! Stay tuned for more upcoming Friday Favorites episodes with other attendees who will share their main takeaways as well as what they are going to do to continue to elevate their businesses this year! We hope these conversations are an encouragement for those of you who attended, hope to attend, or have never even heard of a conference like this!  This mini-series is for everyone!

On today’s episode of HSDT, Emily welcomes the co-founder and CEO of Kindred Bravely, Deeanne Akerson, onto the show!  As a mom of two wonderful boys, Deeanne shares that she can’t possibly count the joys motherhood has brought to her life: sweet snuggles, cozy moments, and love beyond what she ever knew to be possible. Her company, Kindred Bravely has two goals: creating maternity and nursing clothes that are beautiful, useful, and comfortable, and building a community of moms who support and encourage each other on the motherhood journey. In this episode, you’ll love hearing about Deeanne's journey to committing her business to support women! This is an episode you'll want to listen to again and again.

On today’s episode of HSDT's Friday Favorites our host, Emily Landers is a launching mini-series highlighting The Southern Coterie Summit she recently attended in Sea Island, Georgia!  You’ll hear about how Emily was originally connected to the conference (thank you, Caroline!) the friends she met, the greatest lesson she learned during her time there, and what her action items for How'd She Do That? moving forward!  Stay tuned for our upcoming Friday Favorites episodes with other attendees who will share their main takeaways as well as what they are going to do to continue to elevate their businesses this year!  We hope these conversations are an encouragement for those of you who attended, hope to attend, or have never even heard of a conference like this! This mini-series is for everyone!

On today’s episode of HSDT, Emily welcomes founder of Curate Capital, Carrie Colbert, onto the show! After almost twenty years in the energy industry and five years of investing in female founders with her own personal capital, Carrie Colbert launched Curate Capital in 2020 to empower female founders and accelerate their paths to success – amplifying the work she was already doing. Carrie began connecting with female founders and investing her own personal capital into their businesses. She angel invested in female-led companies for about five years. During that time, she had such great success, plus she had a great time while doing it! Carrie’s unique expertise, experience, and perspective uniquely position her to champion businesses by women for women through the injection of both capital and advisory services. She wholeheartedly believes that the rise of female entrepreneurs is one of the biggest factors reshaping our economy – and she’s happy to be a part of that through Curate Capital. In this episode, you’ll love hearing about Carrie’s journey to committing her life to support women! … an episode we know you’ll want to share with a friend!

Today's guest, New York-based interior designer Lilse McKenna creates homes that are rooted in tradition and tailored to reflect each client’s personality and lifestyle.  Prior to establishing her firm, Lilse worked for esteemed interior designers Lindsey Coral Harper and Markham Roberts. She credits both designers for teaching her not only the art of decorating residential interiors but also the skills required to execute projects of all sizes in a timely and organized fashion. Layered in various furniture styles, patterns, and textures, Lilse’s interiors provide her clients lasting sophistication and comfort.  Lilse has been featured in House Beautiful, Real Simple Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and One Kings Lane, among others. We know you'll enjoy this conversation! It's one you'll want to share with a friend! 

In today's episode, Emily updates listeners as to the current BTS of the podcast after scheduling episodes throughout the beginning of Season Two! These conversations have inspired Emily and our team to continue to look ahead, as the winter will turn to spring, and season two is HERE! We hope you enjoy this candid update specifically talking about next week's The Southern C | Summit Conference in Sea Island, Georgia. Emily's take on negative DM's, constructive criticism, podcast growth, guest recommendations (ah!) and so much more! As always, Emily hopes to share these brainstorming (with no notes!) episodes with you is to 'pull back the curtain' on what it looks like to start a business from the ground up - in her case a podcast. If you listen and enjoy - we'd love to hear from you on Instagram: @HowdSheDoThatPodcast or by leaving a 5-star review on iTunes & Spotify! THANK YOU!