Welcome to the Discovering W.I.S.E. podcast, Women In Search of Excellence. We are on a mission to encourage, inspire, and connect women of excellence. Excellence means different things to different people, and this podcast will spotlight women with compelling and encouraging stories to support you along the path to success as YOU define it.
When we checked in with Danni Starr last year, she was on a different journey. The lessons she learned from being a high-profile public personality are now being used to help her Washington D.C. stud…
As Carrie Guarrero finishes her book, we revisit another one of her most popular episodes. This one featured Rebecca Olson, who helps women go after their biggest career dream while still feeling lik…
Here is another one of our most popular podcasts revisited, featuring Barbara Blatz-Stone who spent 20-years in the fashion industry before heading back to school to earn an MA degree in Positive Org…
This week we are revisiting one of our most popular and inspirational episodes, a revisit with Krista Reynolds. Life was almost a storybook for Krista. This entrepreneur's business was booming and he…
I've been thinking a lot about loyalty and where I've placed my loyalty and trust. Many times, I admit, I've misplaced my loyalty. Or have I? Let's explore that word and what it means. God showed us …
What really matters to you most? Why does that matter so much? What are you willing to give up in order to have that? These are not easy questions to answer but will help you really define your direc…
This week we are talking about the benefits of making quick decisions, what a decision really means, and why big decisions aren't really that big. This all has to do with Carrie's decision to move fr…
Today we are diving into how to manage a world full of constant distraction. It's hard to make a list of priorities because, it seems, that everything is a priority. So how do we become better at han…
My dear friend Christine Jensen is here to tell a story of a strong calling in her life. A calling she dumped everything she had into only to come up short in the end. What then? Christine walks you …
I find how God wired us to be so fascinatingly complex! And one way to get into our personal wiring is to take self-assessments. But I often warn people not to pigeonhole someone based on their resul…
This week Carrie reflects on the feedback from last week's episode about the loss of her son, Brandon. And she discovers another side to loss and grief, one she didn't realize until this feedback sta…
This week we celebrate Brandon. He would have been 24. Carrie recounts the greatest loss she ever experienced as she tells the story of Brandon, and the day she and her husband would find out he woul…
Friends, do you ever need a "don't give up, it's never too late" kind of message? Well, you're about to hear one. Nancy Anderberg is a woman of Faith, a mom of four, an entrepreneur coach. She's also…
This is the first week of quarter 3. So this week, it's time for a Q2 checkup...of you! We are going to review the Q2 messages and figure out your intentions and affirmations for the remaining year. …
One year ago this weekend we launched the Discovering W.I.S.E. podcast, and wow, what a year. This episode is focused on the lessons learned through our amazing guests, and what you can walk away kno…
Today we are going to focus on the importance of thinking, praying, writing, dreaming, and resting. The combination is what helps brings your dream into reality. I'm going to especially concentrate o…
Jennifer Rome is an overcomer, a woman with a heart of gold, whose stories will undoubtedly impact the lives of many. We get the honor of getting insights from her today about what to do when multipl…
We are going to piggyback off the homework from last week's episode as you build deeper connections with the people that offer meaning and value in your life. Today, let's go over four vital steps to…
Today I want to talk about transforming the way you think about the community you choose, and how you show up in it. When life becomes hard, it's the people that surround you that help get you throug…
As we embark upon this Memorial Day weekend, we are honored to have a special guest who reminds us of a number of things as she talks about the nonprofit she and her family created in honor of her br…