Talk Rich To Me

Think lobbying is just for corporations? Think again. In this episode — Part 1 of our three-part series Money, Power, and Policy: How Your Voice and Your Dollar Shape Government — Stephanie sits down with Sam Hooper, Texas-based attorney, legislative consultant, and lobbyist, to pull back the curtain on how laws are made, who's writing them, and why your voice matters more than you think. Sam has spent his second act career turning policy ideas into law, and he's here to explain how the proce...

What happens when someone who built a seven-figure business, studied financial psychology, and spent her career helping women get paid loses everything? In this episode, Stephanie sits down with Claire Wasserman, founder of Ladies Get Paid, career and pay coach, and author of the book Ladies Get Paid. Claire shares the unfiltered story of how the pandemic, having twin babies, and her son's open heart surgery at seven days old took her from financial success to negative net worth — and what sh...

Domestic abuse doesn't always look the way we expect. And, it sometimes happens to the person we least expect. In this episode, Ysenia sits down with Ella — an anonymous guest — a high-achieving, financially independent woman who spent years in a relationship that slowly stripped away her confidence, her autonomy, and her sense of self. Ella's story is one of survival, financial recovery, and what it actually looks like to rebuild your life from the inside out. This episode is for anyone who ...

What does it actually mean to lead as a woman? Without burning out or leaving your humanity at the door. In this episode, Ysenia sits down with Cat Boyko, founder of Embodied Boss, to talk about what it really costs women to "lead like a man" and what becomes possible when we are attuned to our bodies. Cat spent years as an Executive Producer at one of the world's top advertising agencies, performing at the highest levels and paying for it with her nervous system. What she found on th...

Most high-achieving women don't realize they're burning out until it's already showing up in their body. Marina Kay, founder of Women Who Breathe, has coached over 800 people and delivered 75 corporate workshops helping leaders recognize that pattern and break it — using tools as simple as how they breathe. In this episode, Marina and Ysenia cover the real cost of chronic stress for women, why most of us don't catch it until it's affecting our health, and what to actually do about it. In this...