Welcome to another episode of Community on Purpose, the podcast where we sit down with women who are intentionally creating community through business, giving or living. I’ve got to give a little trigger warning for today’s episode - we talk about our usual favorites here - identity, mentorship, community - but we’ve also got some trauma we cover and specifically a story, with a happy ending, but tragic just the same around kids and drowning. Our guest Raphaela Cohee shares how her identity changed with a significant tragedy and how her beliefs about herself were challenged not only by a medical diagnosis but by accepting that she was simply not in control. Married for the last decade to her husband Taylor and with two children, Raphi is a master networker, a prowling friendship maker, and an avid believer that we were not meant to do this life alone. Her stories of discovering how people can come together from a living room gift exchange to a massive gala supporting organizations specifically aimed at giving community and a leg up to women and children is both inspiring and necessary. You’ve heard me say it before, community does not happen on accident, and Raphi’s powerful story about how showing up has shown up for her, how serving others has given her purpose and direction, and why she believes that making a difference in this world starts with making a difference for just one person. Listen as Raphi shares her story with us and challenges you to share your story with others. Let’s Go!

Welcome to another episode of Community on Purpose, the podcast where we sit down with women who are intentionally creating community through business, giving or living. Today’s episode doubled as a personal therapy session with Miss Jordan Maney, the Radical Joy Coach who helps bleeding heart creative business owners learn to be advocates for themselves and their communities through the practice of rest.

Jordan has coached business owners from a variety of industries and having spent four years lovingly disrupting the wedding industry as a planner and advocate of marginalized couples, she pivoted exclusively towards rest and joy coaching with an equity lens in 2020. Our conversation was deeply personal where I asked Jordan questions about how we define rest, how we create boundaries, and how as leaders we can model this behavior for our communities.

I absolutely love Jordan’s perspective on rest being a collective action and why so many of us aren't getting any because we don’t have an individual practice or a community to lean on. Her definition of bleeding hearts as natural advocates who champion everyone but themselves really struck a cord, - the idea that many of us care for everyone else and how Jordan is helping people just like this advocate for their own needs.

This podcast episode is powerful, impactful and Jordan’s passion is evident - knowing when to listen and when to speak, sharing from her heart, building spaces where people don’t have to fit in - everyone needs some Jordan in their life. Listen in and listen up, you are going to want to pause and repeat this episode many times over.

Welcome to another episode of Community on Purpose, the podcast where we sit down with women who are intentionally creating community through business, giving or living. Today’s guest has graced stages large and small with her message of empowerment for high-achieving working moms trying to navigate the difficult worlds of both career and family, without the sacrifice of income, relationships, or health. Amy is the author of Leading Motherhood, a working parent, 2x postpartum depression and burnout survivor, and an 18-year award winning software sales leader turned transformational leadership coach. She has created the Leading Motherhood and Building Company Culture programs based on human behavior and Amy's own lived experience to empower her client's greatness in their career potential, health, and relationships. No stranger to hot button topics including burnout, imposter syndrome, anxiety and fear, Amy Looper shares her journey into helping companies create healthy communities and workplace cultures that promote thriving women and families. Amy's goal is to empower the greatest performance from leaders and employees, build up the toolbox for female entrepreneurs, and shares her message “Step Back Into Courage, Release The Fear" with us today. Listen in as we discuss what women are facing in today’s workplace and where Amy sees these topics coming up in the next few years. Let’s go!