Today’s Brave Girl is Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, a licensed social worker and creativity coach in New York City that has also appeared as a SAG actress on the daytime soap opera, A Guiding Light and done stand up comedy! Bridgit’s energy is contagious and it comes across in the interview as she shares her story and what she’s focused on teaching the r…

Today’s guest is Carol Cox from sunny Orlando, Florida. A fellow podcaster, she’s a true expert in public speaking and business storytelling that I really connected with. Carol’s also passionate about seeing more women in leadership and sees her mission to help more women secure positions of influence and leadership on stages, in boardrooms, in the…

Based in New York City, Jocelyn Arem joins us on the show today. She tells her Brave Girl story and how she came to do the work that she does today as a Grammy nominated producer, musician, archival remix artist, multimedia storyteller, and lecturer with the School of the New York Times. I found Jocelyn to be so knowledgeable and it’s no surprise t…

Meet my favorite Windy City friend and mastermind buddy, Christine Dyan on today’s podcast. A registered dietitian nutritionist and true change agent, we talk about how she pivoted her focus in the past few years as she more fully stepped into who she is here to be. Christine strongly desires change in her industry and is focused on her legacy. She…

Episode 66: Be Relevant with Dr. Michelle Fritsch Welcome to Episode 66 of the podcast. I absolutely love today’s Brave Girl, Dr. Michelle Fritsch, a board certified geriatric clinical pharmacist and former academic that has a passion for healthy aging and education. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge in a number of areas to include today’s hea…

Today’s guest is public relations expert Jennifer McGinley from JLM Strategic Communications, LLC. Her Brave Girl story includes work in development and fundraising as well as marketing and communications. She started her own practice when she realized that a 9-5 role wasn’t flexible enough for her while allowing her to continue to use her skills o…

Meet my first guest from the Philippines, Martine De Luna! (Just a heads up - her kids are in the background having a good time while we chat so let the good times roll!) Formerly a lifestyle blogger, consultant and teacher, Martine is now a brand strategist and transformational mindset coach to women around the globe. A true entrepreneur, Martine …

Fellow business communications leader and podcaster, Wendy Meyeroff, joins us today on the show to share her Brave Girl journey and her advice for other women. Coming from a family of storytellers, Wendy naturally excelled at writing and easily won a scholarship for college in New York. She started her career at a publishing house upon graduation a…

Our guest today is Marianne Trost, a nationally recognized coach to female attorneys across the globe. In our conversation, she shares her best advice on why we need to ASK FOR OPPORTUNITIES in order to have a fulfilling career. Trained as a paralegal, she pivoted to law firm management early in her career. Her on the job training experience led he…

An accomplished attorney, Marla Zide joins the show today. With a practice focused on family law, she grew up the daughter of a judge in New England where she seemed destined to work in the field of law. Her mother, a full tenured professor, served as a role model for her and demonstrated what was possible for her as a leader in the world. In the c…

On today’s show, I am happy to introduce you to former corporate executive, super connector and The B.O.O.S.T. podcast host Kelly Leonard! Her Brave Girl story is inspiring and motivational on so many levels. Kelly studied accounting in college and became a CPA but quickly figured out that she didn’t have the personality of an accountant. She shift…

Meet my highly intuitive and introverted friend Sheevaun Moran from sunny California! I met her many years ago at a conference when I was stuck and searching and she provided me with some vital coaching that I’ve never forgotten. Sheevaun works with people to unlock their hidden voice and get in alignment with what they are here to do. Trained as a…

Meet my colleague Linda Dulye, a powerful Brave Girl that I have had the honor of knowing and learning from for decades. A child of entrepreneurs, Linda grew up learning business practices from a very young age and she believes that EVERYBODY MATTERS. Trained as a journalist, she found her way into corporate communications and public relations for …

On today’s show I chat with Joy Sutton, the Director of Corporate Communications at American Addiction Centers, a leading provider of both residential and outpatient addiction treatment services. I am thrilled to be able to use my Brave Girl platform to shed light on this critical topic and to provide vital resources and information to you through …

Meet Molly Bowen, a friend of Megan Urban (from episode 43!) on today’s Brave Girl podcast. I love our conversation and am grateful for the new connection. Molly practices law and writes books in Wimberley, Texas while farmsteading with her husband and three sons. She wrote her first book Mommy Lawyer to teach her children about her career but, mor…

On today’s episode I chat with Megan Sumrell who thinks we all need to OWN our gifts. I want to say a big thank you to Brave Girl Megan Urban who was featured on episode 43 for the introduction to her client Megan Sumrell, a software guru and productivity expert living in Raleigh, North Carolina. My podcasting journey has taught me that amazing wom…

Today’s podcast episode is my conversation with with attorney Amy Bradley, who is a friend of Brave Girl guest Frances Reimers (from episode 19) from the great state of Wyoming. I found Amy to be smart, compassionate, confident and giving. Her competitive nature shines through in our conversation and she shares what winning and losing means in diff…

I am super excited for you to meet Sherry Samuels of Chrysalid Transformations, a certified life coach, writer and workshop leader in today’s Brave Girl episode. She tells her story of how she supports women and teenage girls connect to their inner voice and trust themselves. She shares how she teaches what she has learned in her dark moments in th…

Hey there Brave Girls! It’s me your host Tracy Imm here on the mike today...drum roll please...We hit the one year mark of podcasting and the creation of a global high vibe community ...and I have to tell you, it’s been a personal growth experience for me as I step into a newer and better version of myself. I am so incredibly grateful to you, my li…

Today, I chat with my Maryland friend Rosemary Ostmann about her journey as a business owner of a boutique public relations agency, RoseComm based in Hoboken, New Jersey. I worked with Rosemary in one of my corporate positions and found her to be smart, dynamic and passionate in that assignment. I recently ran into her at a local media event and im…

Meet fellow podcaster and PR gal from Jersey, Amanda Berlin and hear why she thinks we all need to tell more stories. She’s a brilliant and masterful communicator who coaches entrepreneurs on how to get visibility for their businesses and brands. Her podcast, Empowered Publicity has been out for three years and is one of my favorites - you will wan…

On today’s episode, I interview my first Canadian Brave Girl, Kristin Hancock who bills herself as the most fun person you know! She’s an experienced corporate communications professional that now has her own consulting firm where she advises organizations on best practices in employee engagement, communications and more. Her goal is to help her cl…

Meet my mastermind buddy Simone Morris, originally from Jamaica, and hear why she thinks you have to DO SOMETHING EPIC in this lifetime and why hustling is so important if you want to learn and grow in life. We talk about how important it is to have a strong faith and positive mindset as your foundation for everything in life. A multi-passionate wo…

Meet Kathyrn Taylor, the author of a fabulous memoir called Two Minus One where she tells her Brave Girl story of sudden abandonment by her second husband. Kathyrn has so much wisdom to share with the world and I am glad our paths have crossed. She is a retired teacher that resides outside of Charleston, South Carolina where she can read, take in t…

Today’s guest Nettie Owens from Momentum Accountability talks about her Brave Girl journey into entrepreneurship as a professional organizer after a career in computer science and a move across the country with her husband. She talks about what contributes to people being chronically disorganized and how she works with these types of clients. Netti…

A super accomplished woman, Dr. Barnes is a powerhouse that is focused on delivering workforce development and training to the world. She shares her Brave Girl story growing up in Ohio as a woman of color that went down the path of an Ivy League undergraduate education at Yale followed by a law degree from Stanford and then the road to a Ph.D. She …

Today we meet with Christina Snyder, a trusted wealth management professional who advises others on all things money. She shares her perspectives on the energy of money and how emotions are intertwined with our money story and how she came to this realization at a very young age. Born and raised in Greece, Christina came to the US when she was four…

On this episode of the podcast, I interview life and business coach Megan Urban. She hails from the great state of Texas in the US and currently lives outside of Austin with her family. A natural leader with a strong corporate background, she made a mark in the network marketing world quickly and was able to land private clients out of the gate whe…

On today’s show I interview Natalie Runyon, an inclusive leadership strategist currently based in New York. Originally from New Orleans, she tells her Brave Girl story of moving to Washington, D.C., earning her MBA in Finance and life as an intelligence analyst. Her corporate path includes time in financial services, to include a paid fellowship to…

On today’s show is Barb Clapp, a community leader and public relations executive in Baltimore that I’ve known and admired for years. Barb shares her Brave Girl story of being born to an unwed mother then placed into foster care and subsequently being adopted. She explains why she had to choose resilience in order to survive her traumatic childhood …

Meet my friend Jessica Schiller Silverman of Mo’Zen Wellness a seasoned corporate finance professional originally from Florida who tells her Brave Girl story of conquering panic, anxiety and depression to where she is today living her purpose as a transformational business coach living in the Bay Area. I know that you will love her energy and passi…

Meet Melissa Wells, the author of the book, The Thirty Day Prayer Journaling: Building Your Prayer Life and Discovering Your True Identity. We met at the Baltimore Book Festival this past year and I knew she had to be on the show. A true Brave Girl leader, Melissa turned her pain into good by teaching what she learned during her divorce and bringin…

On this episode, meet my former work colleague Resia Nank and listen to her Brave Girl story and how she climbed the corporate ladder at major corporations in healthcare, banking and more. We talk about her career in public relations, investor relations, employee communications and leadership events and what she liked about her work. She talks abou…

On today’s episode I interview fellow public relations practitioner and uber connector, Dorothy Fuchs Yeager, from Purple Dot PR who produces events and does media relations for a variety of clients in Baltimore. She shares the importance of building relationships and establishing strategic partnerships to create a reputation in the marketplace as …

Meet my friend Sara K. Daigle, a trained neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) expert and hypnotherapist living in Portland, Maine. She tells her story of being born and abandoned at a nursery in Calcutta, India. She was subsequently adopted at six weeks old and came to America. Sara is the creator of the Unveil, Unlock and Unleash coaching program wh…

On this episode I interview Laura DiFranco,fellow podcaster, blogger and author of Brave Healing: A Guide for Your Journey about her Brave Girl story. Weaving together over two decades of healing experience and therapeutic writing skills, Laura’s book gives you tools that redefine healing. She is an expert holistic physical therapist as well as mul…

Meet my very wise and beautiful friend, Jennifer Currie on this episode of the podcast and learn how she was able to heal herself by painting after her husband passed away when she was 29 and her daughter was 2. Her Brave Girl story is inspiring and uplifting and I’m sure you’ll love what she has to say about processing grief and moving forward whe…

I want to introduce you to my friend Stephanie Ranno, a recruiter at TorchLight Hire, a staffing firm for marketing and communications in the Mid-Atlantic. Stephanie loves helping people in a meaningful way as they deal with ups and downs of work. You’ll love her story of how she landed in the staffing world through a chance encounter in a bar when…

Meet Lisa Diane McCall from Explore the Dark Heart who I met at the Baltimore Book Festival. She’s a life coach and the author of The Rhythm of the Soul: A Journey of Loss and Discovery. A zoologist by training, she finds nature fascinating and she's interested in all things people and culture. A researcher in the international public health space,…

Joining me today on the Brave Girl podcast is my friend, Sara Khaki, founder and CEO of Atlanta Divorce Law Group and the Khaki Law Firm (recently named one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States!). She shares the story of her journey as the daughter of Iranian parents and how they flew to Switzerland as a family and then ultimately …

Hey there Brave Girls I want you to meet Ariane Hunter from Project She Went For Her Dreams, a New York City based boutique personal branding firm that helps female entrepreneurs amplify their voices in the world. She shares her story of her career path in advertising and marketing to now owning her own business where she helps other women follow t…

Meet my high school lacrosse teammate Carol Strickland who has launched a side hustle that honors her dad’s legacy, connects her to interest in fishing and capitalizes on her fascination with mermaids. Carol shares how she researched the spirits marketplace and landed on her concept of premium handcrafted gluten-free Mermaid Vodka. Leveraging her c…

This podcast episode is a brilliant conversation with my friend and global citizen Maria Volovick who leads the Own Your Humanity movement. Her brave girl story includes growing up in Estonia, becoming a professional ballroom dancer trotting the globe until she suffered an injury and retired in her twenties. Currently living in Chicago, she explain…

On this episode of the show I interview my friend Raquel Vasallo who is an elite spiritual advisor and author that I met a few years ago in a group personal development course. Her book Spiritual Seductress: The High Powered Women’s Guide to Devour the World through Spiritual Guidance is an Amazon best seller that you will want to get a copy. Her n…

Today’s episode is incredibly special as I interview my mentor and coach Jenny Fenig. She’s been an instrumental person in my personal and professional growth over the past five years and I’m so happy to share our conversation with you. Jenny is a fantastic business woman, published author and podcaster who loves to share her gifts with her clients…

On this episode I interview my friend Priya Soni, leader of The Caregiving Effect movement to understand why she created this community. Her story is inspiring and motivating and I know you will enjoy what she has to say. She talks about her upbringing where she learned the power of storytelling and creative expression right at the dining room tabl…