Episodes

  • #245 Going Gray Inspired Her to Start a Magazine (Robin Salls)
    May 9 2024

    “I always come back to passion,” says Robin Salls, the pro-age powerhouse behind Tangled Silver magazine and the #IAmSilver beauty movement. “Look at what your passion is and see if you can turn it into something else where you can build a revenue to support yourself.” In an industry where glossy pages often tell tales of youth and retouching, her vision is a refreshing call to action. Lesley Jane Seymour sits down with the fierce entrepreneur to discuss the ins and outs of cultivating a niche magazine at a time when print is said to be on the decline. Salls shares her personal journey from a business-minded mom to a magazine founder, her insights on the gray hair revolution, and the unexpected challenges and triumphs of starting a magazine from scratch. For anyone contemplating a change – whether it’s your hair color or your career path – this conversation will teach you how you can turn your passion into a successful reinvention.

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    35 mins
  • #244 How to Break Free of Emotional Eating & Transform Your Life (Jessica Procini)
    May 3 2024

    “I spent years in therapy and my relationship with food was never touched,” says Jessica Procini, former ballet dancer and fashion industry professional turned emotional eating coach. “But it really is causing a lot of chaos in peoples’ relationships with food and their health.” Procini, who is the founder of Escape from Emotional Eating, opens up to host Lesley Jane Seymour about how her own struggles with food began at the tender age of six and evolved into a quest for healing. Learn her insights into the generational patterns of emotional eating, her approach to identifying and addressing these patterns, and how capturing data about our eating experiences and engaging in candid conversations can help us uncover the underlying issues. Whether you're grappling with your relationship with food or seeking inspiration to reinvent any aspect of your life, this conversation provides invaluable wisdom for transformative journeys.

    If you're inspired by Jessica’s story and seeking your own reinvention, join CoveyClub for resources, support, and community with like-minded women. Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe for more inspiring stories of transformation!

    Time Stamps

    04:17 - Growing up as a ballerina, developing food and body issues

    12:00 - Why and how we begin emotionally eating

    14:58 - High achievers and perfectionists are prone to emotional eating

    18:20 - Do animals emotionally eat or is it only humans?

    24:51 - Emotional eating during perimenopause

    25:28 - How Jessica works with women from 30 to 70 with emotional eating issues

    28:06 - Tips for healing your emotional relationship to food

    About Jessica

    Jessica Procini is on a mission to help high-achieving women heal the roots of their emotional eating. When Overeaters Anonymous and therapy weren’t enough to help her end her fight with food, she spent ten years in research before developing her signature healing framework, Escape From Emotional Eating®, which has helped women reclaim their power over food. Now that she’s been 100% free from her compulsions with food for over 5 years, Jessica helps female entrepreneurs and executives do the same at EscapeFromEmotionalEating.com. Connect on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Youtube

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    39 mins
  • #243 What if COVID Inspired You to Go Into Business with Your Mother?
    Apr 5 2024

    "She'll hate to hear this, but I'll say it anyway: she's developing into her mother." So says Dr. Shaula Yemini of her daughter Noa Arias. In a Reinvent Yourself first, Lesley Jane Seymour interviews this mother-daughter entrepreneurial duo who founded Bloomers Intimates together in 2020. Formerly a computer science professor, Dr. Yemini was isolating with her daughter Noa during the Covid pandemic when a laundry-folding session led to a conversation about the lack of full coverage, comfortable intimates that are also sexy and confidence-boosting. “I can't be the only older woman who still wants to wear pretty underwear,” says Yemini. When they realized there was an opening in the market they decided to take the leap. In this warm, witty conversation mother and daughter explain the exact process they followed – and how they manage to keep a healthy relationship while also running a business together.

    Bio: Dr. Shaula Alexander Yemini is an entrepreneur, an angel investor, and an advisor to technology startups. In 2021 Yemini transitioned from software to soft-wear, co-founding Bloomers Intimates with her daughter Noa Arias.

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    35 mins
  • #242 Menopause in the Workplace: How To Beat the Stigma (Dr. Alicia Grandey)
    Mar 23 2024

    “If a woman drops a tampon versus drops a pencil, there's a very different reaction,” says psychologist Dr. Alicia Grandey, Professor of Psychology at Penn State University, whose research is reshaping perceptions of the “three Ms” (menstruation, maternity, and menopause) in the workplace. In this episode, Dr. Grandey discusses the challenges women face during these stages, and how they impact careers and self-perception. “In addition to the challenge of trying to do your work, you're also trying to hide your symptoms,” she says, “which is a double whammy in terms of effort expended.” Listen in to learn the importance of self-advocacy, embracing menopause as a transformative stage, and fostering a more inclusive environment in the workplace.

    Articles by Dr. Grandey mentioned in the interview:

    Workplace Stigma Around Menopause is Real

    Tackling Taboo Topics: A Review of the Three Ms in Working Women’s Lives

    Bio: Dr. Alicia Grandey is an industrial-organizational psychologist, and was named Liberal Arts Professor of Psychology at Penn State University. Dr. Grandey has published over 60 articles and a book on workplace emotions, diversity, and health, as highlighted in Harvard Business Review, The New Yorker, NPR, and BBC. She started the H.I.P. (Healthy-Inclusive-Productive) Workplace Initiative to ensure impactful science for industry.

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    47 mins
  • #241 From Burned-Out Marketer to Fashion Maven (Ellie Steinbrink)
    Mar 1 2024

    “I’m not one to take big risks,” says Ellie Steinbrink, a Midwest marketer turned fashion maven, “but for me it was a no-brainer.” When COVID hit, Steinbrink realized that her professional success didn't create personal fulfillment.”What I'm doing in my business is helping women develop their style brand,” she says. “I'm taking that marketing expertise [into the fashion area] because we all know that clothes have power, not just because they change how you feel about yourself, but they change how others perceive you”. In this episode she shares the pivotal moments that led her to photograph and post her outfit everyday on Instagram until her destination became clear. You’ll learn her hard-won strategies for building a new business from the ground up and why it's never too late to pursue what truly lights you up.

    Don't miss her free gift to listeners — a Closet Detox Guide to help you clear out the clutter and make room for a style that's uniquely you. For more insights and to connect with a community of like-minded reinventors, visit CoveyClub.com. Remember to give us a review on Apple podcasts and subscribe for more stories of reinvention.

    Join us on Wednesday, March 6 at 2pm ET live on Zoom with Ellie Steinbrink: How to Use Style to Get the Results You Want

    Ellie Steinbrink, owner of Style Decoded, is an Expert Stylist, Personal Brand Coach and Speaker on a mission to help professional women look like the bosses they are, without all the hassle. Working virtually out of her home in Omaha, NE, she started her business to help women define and embody a signature style brand, aligning their insides with their outsides, all while feeling 100% confident in their own skin. Styling is her passion but it hasn’t always been her job. Ellie spent 20 years of her career in client service, advertising, developing brands, blogging, podcasting, and creating marketing and social strategies for clients, ranging from Fortune 500 giants to individuals building their personal brands online. To say she knows a thing or two about marketing and branding is an understatement! In 2020, she had the opportunity to merge her professional experience and her passion into a personal styling business. Now, Ellie loves teaching women how to define and own their unique personal brand through style.

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    38 mins
  • #240 Reinventing Your Skincare Routine to Feel Empowered After 40 (Nick Gavrelis)
    Feb 23 2024

    "Authentic ​beauty ​and ​confidence ​come ​from ​within ​and ​radiate ​out," says Nick Gavrelis, founder of ieró Beauty, a holistic skincare line devoted to unleashing the sacred spark within. After decades spent as a corporate powerhouse behind some of your favorite prestige beauty brands, including MAC and Estée Lauder, Gavrellis shifted into entrepreneurship and created his line of plant-based and crystal-infused products that reimagine skincare as a sacred practice. In this thoughtful exploration of the ieró Beauty line Nick shares wisdom on embracing authenticity in beauty and urges listeners, especially women over 40, to rediscover their radiance from within. Learn how reevaluating your skincare routine and focusing on what truly makes you feel radiant and confident can help you tap into your own innate power. Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and join CoveyClub to find a community of likeminded women who will hold space for you while you figure out what’s next.

    About Nick Product development authority, make-up artist and visionary Nick Gavrelis has been a keen observer and dreamer since childhood. A beauty expert, with over 25 years in the industry, his passionate, sensitive approach earned him the title of “guru of skin and foundations” at the Estée Lauder Companies, where he helmed product development for the M·A·C Pro and Face Categories before becoming Senior Vice President of Global Product Development. His latest pride is iero Beauty™, a dazzling, clean, high-vibrational beauty and lifestyle brand that provides a multi-sensorial experience designed to nourish your whole self—not just your skin. iero Beauty™ holistic, multi-sensorial products and formulas utilize aromatherapy, chromatherapy, mindfulness cues combined with ritual to optimize and make each consumer's experience more robust and meaningful.

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    35 mins
  • #239 How to Reinvent Your Love Life After 50 (Evan Marc Katz)
    Feb 14 2024

    “When you choose better men,” says author and dating coach Evan Marc Katz, “The whole world opens up the same way that if you ate healthier food versus eating junk food.” With more than 35 million readers on his blog, 2.5 million podcast downloads, and 13,000 women transformed through his Love U course, Katz is the go-to guru for smart, successful women seeking romance. Discover why Katz believes men look for sex and find love, why your next partner should complement rather than clone you, and how to navigate the dating world with confidence, not checklists. Plus, snag his FREE exclusive gift for listeners: a 25-page PDF on the seven dating mistakes you're likely unaware of.

    About Evan: Dating coach Evan Marc Katz is the author of 4 books and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets since 2003. His blog has over 35 million readers, his podcast has over 2.5 million downloads and 13,000 women have taken Love U, his video course that helps smart, successful women find love. Evan is happily married and lives in Los Angeles. Connect on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Youtube.

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    30 mins
  • #238 How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life (Jann Freed)
    Feb 8 2024

    "This whole idea of 50+ and reinvention – it's real. It's important," says author and speaker Jann Freed. "Because we're active, we're healthier, and we really want to continue to contribute." Freed spent 5 years transitioning out of her full-time teaching career of 30 years before shifting into entrepreneurship as a leadership development consulting. In this conversation with Lesley Jane Seymour she shares the result of her years of research and insights from her books to answer the most-asked questions about reinventing yourself through a personal or career transition. Learn about how grief plays a role in transition, how reinvention is easier for women, and the steps you can take to build relationships to support you. Plus, get Freed's recommended reading list for personal growth and the #1 trick you need to focus on when you're in transition.

    Jann Freed

    is a leadership development consultant and speake who focuses on change management and leadership development at all ages and career stages. She specializes in helping employees 50+ find meaning and purpose beyond their careers. She does this through the use of a concept she developed called The Breadcrumb Legacy™, which is now a book, all about creating new meaning for ourselves in our second half of life.

    Dr. Freed is the author or co-author of five books, including Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts.

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    37 mins