Taking Back Control: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Money After a Major Life Change

Taking Back Control: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Money After a Major Life Change

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570907/fan_mail/new] In this episode, Kaley sits down with Minneapolis-based financial advisor and transition specialist Cinda Collins, whose path to finance ran through pediatric nursing, soybean brokering, and bond trading before she found her calling helping women navigate the financial side of life's biggest changes. Together they get honest about the fear and avoidance so many women feel around money, what it actually looks like to step into financial ownership for the first time, and why it's never too late to start. Cinda Collins is a Minneapolis-based financial advisor and transition specialist with a background as unique as the clients she serves. From pediatric nurse to soybean broker to bond trader before becoming a financial advisor in 1992. She's built a trusted reputation working with women navigating major life changes including divorce, inheritance, and retirement, bringing a rare combination of compassion, analytical depth, and real-world experience to every client relationship. When she's not in the office, you'll find her skiing, fly fishing, playing piano, or spending time with her grandchildren.

Starting Over at 50, Netflix, and Million Dollar Secret | Daisy Skarning

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570907/fan_mail/new] What do you do when life hands you a Netflix reality show at 50, and you weren’t even a reality TV person? Kaley sits down with Daisy Macklin Skarning, Twin Cities actress, former ShopHQ host, and one of 14 cast members selected from 3,500 applicants for Netflix’s Million Dollar Secret. They get into what it actually felt like to compete, whether her theater background gave her an edge, and what her emotional exit looked like from the inside vs. how it played on screen. This one goes deep on reinvention, reading people, and why Daisy keeps saying this is just the beginning. Daisy Macklin Skarning has been performing since she was five years old. After years on Twin Cities stages and a 15-year run as an on-air host for a national shopping channel, Daisy hit 50 not quite sure what was next, until Netflix came calling. She landed a spot on Million Dollar Secret out of 3,500 applicants, a life-changing experience that led to a new friendship and a new YouTube series, This Can’t Be Reality DDP, co-hosted with castmate Lauren Gierth.

Divorced Before 40: The Scarlet Letter No One Talks About with Emily McNamara

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570907/fan_mail/new] In this episode Kaley sits down with her longtime friend Emily McNamara, an Edina mom of twins who got divorced at 34 in a community where that felt anything but normal. Emily opens up about the shame of early divorce, what healing actually looked like, and how she stopped searching and found love anyway. This one’s for anyone who’s ever felt like they were carrying a scarlet letter they didn’t deserve. Emily McNamara is an Edina, Minnesota mom of twins and wife to her husband Myles. She serves as president of the Richard F. McNamara Family Foundation, advocating for women’s athletics, girls’ empowerment, and equity-focused initiatives. A former caregiver for her father through a decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s, Emily’s story is one of resilience, purpose, and choosing herself at every chapter.

Little Change as Possible: Grief, Motherhood & Starting Over with Colleen Weise

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570907/fan_mail/new] In this episode Kaley sits down with Colleen Weise, founder of L’Histoire and widowed mother who kept a business and a family afloat while navigating unimaginable loss. Colleen opens up about what grief actually looks like when life doesn’t stop: parenting on adrenaline, protecting her girls from too much change at once, and what it meant to bet on herself in the middle of it all. She also gets into what launching something new looks like when you’re still in the thick of grief, and what dating again looked like as a widower, not a divorcée, but someone who lost a partner entirely. Colleen Weise is the founder of L’Histoire, a curated resale business built on the belief that every woman has their own unique story and their wardrobe should reflect that. As a lifelong lover of fashion and stylist by nature, she built her business from the ground up while raising her daughters as a single mother after losing her husband to a sudden heart attack. Colleen’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and choosing to always move forward with positivity. For her girls, and for herself.

Own Your Story: Narrative Coaching & Career Reinvention with Jennifer Chenoweth

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570907/fan_mail/new] In this episode Kaley sits down with Jennifer Chenoweth, an executive narrative coach who spent over 20 years inside Fortune 50 companies before launching her own practice. One thing she learned along the way is that the strongest brands aren’t built by polished PR. They’re built by real people telling real stories. Jen gets into why so many high-achieving women struggle to articulate their own value, what it actually means to get clear on your story, and how the way you talk about yourself shapes every opportunity that follows. She also walks through what it looks like to position yourself for what’s next, whether that’s a career pivot, a leadership leap, or simply stepping into a chapter that finally feels like yours. Jennifer Chenoweth is an executive narrative coach helping C-suite leaders, founders, and senior executives get clear on their story and how they position themselves for what’s next. Before launching her coaching practice, she spent more than 20 years inside Fortune 50 companies, where she learned that the most powerful brands are built by real people telling real stories. Jen is an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach and holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of St. Thomas. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and three teenagers.