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Truth or Dare

In the last episode of Season 3, we reflect on lessons of the season and dare ourselves and our listeners to grow from the truths our guests revealed. Is selfish a bad word? Is all business advice equal? Are networking events worth our time? It's time for truth or dare.

There's Something about Mary (Tibbits)

Mary's been an entrepreneur for two decades. She built a million-dollar brick and mortar business that sprouted up fast. She wrangled big name clients, showcased in New York City, and rocked it on camera in a national competition. Looks great on paper, right? On the Stay Spicy podcast, Mary takes us behind the scenes to share her messy moments about scaling fast, burning out, and living with terminal illness. Now, she's building tools and strategies to help herself and others protect their energy, build capacity and boundaries, and make better business decisions while they lead, work, or care for their people. No filters or masks! Mary is grounded, honest, practical, and very funny.

From Hustle to Healing with Trena Laine

Is "hustling harder" the path to professional freedom? The jury is out, so we brought an expert in to kickoff an important conversation.  Trena Laine is a visionary leader with over 20 years of global experience and reach, dedicated to elevating a generation of beauty and wellness leaders. Her work blends technical mastery with a heart-centred business philosophy, help professionals build value-driven, sustainable, and soulful businesses that last. From makeup artistry to career scaling, masking to beauty standards, she opens up about her mission to move entrepreneurs beyond hustle culture to a place where freedom and purpose become the foundation of business.

Doing it differently

Melissa Martin’s life is a full-circle business adventure. She’s started, scaled, sold, and now she’s giving back by helping entrepreneurs thrive.  By sharing her biggest “oh f**k” moments, entrepreneurial meltdowns, and practical, authentic business advice, Melissa’s goal is to validate the experience of being a woman in business through learning and teaching. Careful! This episode may or may not discuss exploding sea containers in the suburbs.

Humanity is the Heart of Business with Ally Stone

Ally Stone knows a thing or two about running successful businesses. After two decades as a leader in the hospitality business building a successful chain of Original Joe's restaurants that grossed more than 40M a year in revenue, she's dishing on toxic hustle culture, bad business advice, and the need to put people first.  After leading a team of 550 people, she's launched the Inspired Leader to bring the heart of humanity back to business, coaching over 5000 leaders worldwide.  One thing she knows for sure: the most powerful thing you can bring to the table is who you truly are.