Helping Women Get Paid to Speak | Jess Ekstrom | Mic Drop Workshop

From Photography to Stand Up Comedy | My Friend Teresa Studios - Teresa Porter

Kayleigh sits down with Teresa, the portrait photographer (and rising comedian) behind My Friend Teresa Studios in downtown Cary, for a conversation that goes from bank tellers questioning her business name to what a LinkedIn recruiter survey reveals about AI headshots.  Teresa built a 16-year photography career photographing everything except weddings, babies, and pets, and now she's starting over as a beginner again in stand-up comedy. They get into imposter syndrome, being taken seriously as a woman in male-dominated industries, why she meets every client in person before ever picking up her camera, and the moment her comedy coach told her the only way to fail is to stop having fun. In this episode: * How "My Friend Teresa Studios" got its name  * Fighting for credibility as a woman in photography and comedy * Why real photos build more trust than AI-generated ones - the data behind it * Detaching from outcomes and just having fun with something new Find Teresa: * Photography: My Friend Teresa Studios [https://www.instagram.com/myfriendteresa] — downtown Cary studio * Comedy: @laughwithteresa [https://www.instagram.com/laughwithteresa] on Instagram Support the show [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] 🔗 My Links: * Email story ideas to AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com [AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com] * Follow / DM on Instagram: www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod [https://www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod] * Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod [https://www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod]  Become a Supporter of the show for as little as $3 and get exclusive access to shows early, special interviews, and updates from guests! Support the show here [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink]

How a Teacher Exchange Program Turned Into a Green Card | This is Raleigh with Craig & Caz

Craig and Caz Makepeace didn't just fall in love with Raleigh, they fought a decade-long, White-House-visiting, tent-living, paperwork-hauling battle to be able to live here for good. The husband-and-wife team behind This Is Raleigh (and the globally recognized Y Travel Blog) sit down with Kayleigh to talk about how a teacher-exchange program in 2004 turned into an accidental green card journey, complete with a nearly-blown White House invite and eighteen months living out of a tent with two little kids. Along the way they get into what it actually takes to build a brand people trust in a world of shifting algorithms and AI, why "growth is not linear," and their honest answer for what to do on the weeks you want to quit (because it happens more than people admit). Grab a coffee, this one's a journey. Resources:  Website: thisisraleigh.com Global travel site: ytravelblog.com  Instagram/Facebook: @thisisraleighnc | @ytravelblog Support the show [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] 🔗 My Links: * Email story ideas to AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com [AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com] * Follow / DM on Instagram: www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod [https://www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod] * Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod [https://www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod]  Become a Supporter of the show for as little as $3 and get exclusive access to shows early, special interviews, and updates from guests! Support the show here [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink]

Birthday Episode!! The Teacher Who Made Business Cool | Brenda Saunders | Greenwich High School

Birthday Episode!! In this three parter, you will hear from my nephew and what he loves (and we share a birthday, so obviously he loves me enough to join me), my business teach from senior year of high school, and then the tables turn and she asks me advice I would give for students in high school. Brenda Saunders has been teaching business and law at Greenwich High School in upstate New York for 24 years. She's also run the school's internship program, taught family consumer sciences, and somehow managed to be the safe space for countless students who needed a mentor. This is Kayleigh's birthday episode - a conversation with the teacher who changed her mind about business when she was absolutely convinced she'd never go into it. Learn how Brenda went from being a college dropout working in insurance to becoming one of the most influential teachers in a small upstate New York town. Plus: why saying no is harder than it looks, how one name in a hat led to a 24-year career, and what it really takes to build a safe space for teenagers. Resources: * Greenwich High School, upstate New York * Business, Law, Family Consumer Sciences (FACS), Internship Program * Retiring in one year Support the show [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] 🔗 My Links: * Email story ideas to AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com [AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com] * Follow / DM on Instagram: www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod [https://www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod] * Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod [https://www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod]  Become a Supporter of the show for as little as $3 and get exclusive access to shows early, special interviews, and updates from guests! Support the show here [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink]

From Shipping Container to Six Locations | Scott Sorensen - Sodabox

Scott is the co-founder of Sodabox, a dirty soda shop with six locations across the Triangle. He started the business in a shipping container in Apex with his brother Brent after moving to Raleigh from Utah in 2017. Learn how Scott went from mixing sugar-free Red Bulls at a call center job to building a dirty soda empire across Raleigh. In this episode, Scott talks about why entrepreneurs are born (not made), the importance of speed over size, and why you should share your business idea with everyone instead of keeping it secret. Plus: getting fired twice from the same pizza job, convincing a stranger to take a helicopter ride in Myrtle Beach, and why the "Sea Town Pops" drink honors his dad. Resources: * Sodabox: sodabox.love [https://www.sodabox.love/] | @sodabox.love * Scott's handle: @sodaboxscott * Locations: Apex, Rolesville, Garner, North Hills Raleigh, Raleigh Boulevard, Cary/Morrisville Support the show [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] 🔗 My Links: * Email story ideas to AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com [AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com] * Follow / DM on Instagram: www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod [https://www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod] * Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod [https://www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod]  Become a Supporter of the show for as little as $3 and get exclusive access to shows early, special interviews, and updates from guests! Support the show here [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink]

Helping Women Get Paid to Speak | Jess Ekstrom | Mic Drop Workshop

Jess Ekstrom is the founder of Mic Drop Workshop, where she helps women land paid keynote spots and become thought leaders. She's also a keynote speaker, author, and mom of two. Learn how Jess went from being the only woman in a speaking lineup (with an event planner who admitted "we just needed a woman") to training thousands of women worldwide to get paid to speak. In this episode, Jess talks about why in-person events are no longer optional, the power of asking "why not?" instead of "what if," and how she doesn't do it all despite what it looks like on social media. Plus: throwing away yearbooks, the "tomorrow Jess" productivity hack, and why the question shouldn't be "what would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?" Resources: * Mic Drop Workshop: jessekstrom.com * Podcast: Making It with Jess Ekstrom * Book: Making It Without Losing It (out now) * Text line: Send "HYPE" to 704-228-4973 Support the show [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] 🔗 My Links: * Email story ideas to AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com [AllUpInYourBusinessPod@gmail.com] * Follow / DM on Instagram: www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod [https://www.instagram.com/allupinyourbusinesspod] * Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod [https://www.youtube.com/@AllUpInYourBusinessPod]  Become a Supporter of the show for as little as $3 and get exclusive access to shows early, special interviews, and updates from guests! Support the show here [https://patreon.com/AllUpInYourBusinessPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink]