Ep15: She Did That: Lorena Huerta of The Queer Gym

Ep18: Uncorked & Neat: Women Redefining Wine & Whiskey

Lina and Renee pour up their chasers and dive into a conversation that's equal parts celebratory and eye-opening. There's a real movement happening — women winemakers, bar owners, and distillers who are intentionally tearing down the gatekeeping and building spaces where everyone belongs. This week they spotlight Arizona women leading the charge in wine — from former teachers who traded classrooms for corks, to a trio of sisters and a best friend making wine accessible in the desert, to a wine bar where every bottle on the shelf supports women survivors of domestic violence. Plus, a nod to women-led whiskey brands making waves across the country. If you've ever walked into a wine bar and felt like you didn't belong — this episode is for you. We’d love to hear from you. You can find us on IG and YouTube at Athena's listening crew, and reach out to us at athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com if there are any topics you’d like us to explore, or if you’re a woman business owner interested in joining the podcast to share your journey.

Ep17: She Did That: Eryn Branham - Transcend Sound Healing

Welcome back everyone to another episode of Athena’s Listening Crew where we hold space for women entrepreneurs, both personally and professionally.  Today, Renee and I will be sitting down with Eryn Branham, who is the founder of Transcend and a sound healer, Reiki practitioner, and embodiment guide focused on nervous system regulation, emotional integration, and deep rest. Drawing from her own transformative experience with sound healing, she blends crystal singing bowls, energy work, and embodied practices to help individuals and groups slow down, reset, and reconnect. A U.S. Navy veteran, Eryn brings resilience and grounded presence to her work, creating intentional spaces that support lasting balance and meaningful self-connection. Find Eryn at https://transcendsoundhealing.com/ [https://transcendsoundhealing.com/]. We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed talking with her.  And we would love to hear from you. Reach out to us at athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com [athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com] or message us via IG if there are any topics you’d like us to explore, or if you’re a woman business owner interested in joining the podcast to share your journey.

Ep16: Trailblazers and Chasers - Women in Podcast

In this week’s episode, Lina & Renee sit down with their tasty chasers and discuss some goddesses in the podcast world. After doing some chit chat, we dive into the data behind women in podcasting, explore why audiences connect so strongly with female voices, and discuss how women are changing the landscape of media, leadership, and storytelling. Plus, we highlight some of the pioneers who paved the way and why the future of podcasting is increasingly female.  We’d love to hear from you. You can find us on IG and YouTube at Athena's listening crew, and reach out to us at athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com if there are any topics you’d like us to explore, or if you’re a woman business owner interested in joining the podcast to share your journey.

Ep15: She Did That: Lorena Huerta of The Queer Gym

On today’s episode of Athena’s Listening Crew, we have an amazing chat with another amazing woman entrepreneur.  So what do you get when you cross a former chubby kid and a former collegiate athlete with a lesbian, a fresh gen-y entrepreneur and an ass-kicking trainer? You get the Founder of The Queer Gym, Coach Lorena, of course! Since 2010, Lorena has shaped and evolved The Queer Gym --formerly The Perfect Sidekick-- into what it is today based on her own experiences as a lesbian who is into fitness, but totally over all the extra bullshit she sees people (especially LGBTQIA+ people) experience in a gym. An athlete all of her life and the 8th out of a family of ten, she knows a thing or two about building community and furthermore, empowering that community to take over the world one happy, healthy homo at a time! You can find Coach Lorena at www.the [http://www.the]queergym.com and on IG @thequeergym. We’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us at athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com [athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com] or message us via IG if there are any topics you’d like us to explore, or if you’re a woman business owner interested in joining the podcast to share your journey.

Ep14: She Did That: Nichoel Adams of Sagebrush / Saguaro

In this episode of Athena’s Listening Crew, Lina and Renee chat with Nichoel Adams, founder and owner of Sagebrush / Saguaro. Nichoel discussed how her love of selling her crafts in outdoor markets in New York led to opening up an Urban Plant Shoppe and Gift Emporium Arizona. She talks about her journey of following her heart to San Diego and how she thrived in the outdoor market scene there, to feeling at home in Tucson but struggled with the market scene. Thus leading her to open a brick and mortar store in the heart of the historic downtown. And let’s not forget Mr. Bubbles, the sweet and loveable shop dog.  You can find Nichoel and Mr. Bubbles on IG at @sagebrush.saguaro and in Tucson on the historic 4th Avenue. You can also find Nichoel at @studionichoel. We’d love to hear from you. You can find us on IG and YouTube at Athena's listening crew, and reach out to us at athenaslisteningcrew@gmail.com if there are any topics you’d like us to explore, or if you’re a woman business owner interested in joining the podcast to share your journey.