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Our July podcast episode is themed Perspiration and our special guest Lisa Peranzo embodies every ounce of it.   Lisa Peranzo has over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry. She has worked with a diverse population, including first responders, athletes and adolescents. Her experience in the fitness industry has also included working with clients to rehab from a variety of injuries, from spinal cord injuries and brain injuries, recovery from childbirth, sports related injuries as well as joint replacements. Her focus is always to help her clients find their own strength and power from their fitness routine.  She is a PMA accredited Pilates Instructor, Senior Trainer, Certified CrossFit, Certified Kettlebell, and Certified Barre Above Instructor, Lisa also has a certification in Paleo Nutrition, a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, and a Masters Degree in Human Behavior. She is a contributing writer for HealthWeb Magazine as well as Smartrepreneur Magazine. In addition to being the founder and C

Ready, set, MANIFEST! Danielle and Cicely have a JAMMED PACKED GEMS episode with best selling author, content creator and tv/radio personality Shonda Brown. Shonda Brown White is passionate about encouraging and empowering women through life and love real talk. This divine purpose has led to her to write and publish books including the bestselling Don’t Be A Wife To A Boyfriend: 10 Lessons I Learned When I Was Single. She's been featured and interviewed on several platforms and shows including: The Rickey Smiley Show, ESSENCE, ABC36 and a plethora of radio outlets and podcasts. For years, she penned dope and inspiring pieces as a content contributor for the nationally recognized website xoNecole.com. In addition to enjoying and living life with her husband of 12 years, she also enjoys producing content, seeking new adventures, and hosting her show, Wives Wine Down.   FOLLOW SHONDA ONLINE:  @ShondaBWhite https://www.facebook.com/lifeandloves... https://www.youtube.com/user/shonbrown13  FOLLOW

Our Manifest episode is definitely helping us kick off summer right! Meet distinguished podcaster and veteran mom, Jennifer Reed. Jennifer is a mother of a little girl, a wife for the second time and a caregiver to her Navy veteran husband. Listed as a top 50 mom podcaster in Podcast Magazine in May 2020 she is current 2020 Elizabeth Dole Fellow for the state of Arkansas and now a Mom Empowerment Coach. Jennifer wants to be a woman who sheds the light on women and moms going through different seasons of life and making the normal struggles we all go through normal and not something to be ashamed or embarrassed about AKA hot mess momma life. Jennifer is also a big supporter of childhood ADHD, domestic violence survivors, and caregivers for veterans. FOLLOW JENNIFER:  https://www.facebook.com/momtowifeplu... https://www.instagram.com/mom2wifeplu... https://anchor.fm/mom2wife2life  FOLLOW MTG:  www.mtgthepodcast.com www.facebook.com/mtgthepodcast www.instagram.com/bougienursebabe www.instagram.

Meredith Reese, Chief Integrated Behavioral Health Officer has been with Vista Maria since July 2003. In her current role, she is responsible for the integration of mental health and physical health services on campus serving all youth in care. Meredith holds a certification in Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care-Pediatric Track and has twenty years of extensive knowledge in areas of mental health, trauma, and adolescent development.  In 2020, she was awarded one of Crain’s Notable Women in Health.  Meredith holds a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from Western Kentucky University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. In addition, she is a featured speaker, presenter, and trainer relating to human trafficking, and trauma. Meredith is an active member and Board Member of the Michigan Human Trafficking Taskforce. Meredith raises awareness to stand against human trafficking through community advocacy and presentations. In 2014, Me

Our episode on RENEW will completely REVIVE with the energy we're bringing! Join us as Danielle chats with award winning, best selling author and founder of CrownYourself.com Kimberly Spencer.  Kimberly Spencer is an award-winning high performance, trauma-informed coach and trainer, Amazon best-selling co-author, international motivational speaker, and the founder of CrownYourself.com, helping visionary leaders transform their self-limiting stories,  build their empire, stand out fearlessly, and make the income and the impact they deserve.  From her entrepreneurial beginnings at five selling bags of glitter-water to her neighbors, to becoming an award-winning screenwriter, certified Pilates instructor, Miss Congeniality, and six-time WEGO Health Activist Award nominee, Kimberly is proof that it's better to make your own mold than to conform to someone else's. She's also the former executive of a national e-commerce startup and was the owner of the private Pilates studio, Fitness with Kim in Los

Our Bonus Episode features Genie Dawkins, founder of The Parenting Cipher.  Genie Dawkins is a single mother of four (two grown and two school-aged) and has over 19 years of being a parent advocate of special needs children. Additionally, she is an international speaker, best-selling author, Host of The Parenting Cipher podcast, and Parent Confidence Strategist.  Each of Genie’s children has various diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and ADHD. Despite this, she has successfully enrolled them in top tier private schools; three of them with partial scholarships and her youngest’s tuition is federally funded. In 2019, she and her youngest sons traveled to Dubai, London, and Paris, with various challenges and limited resources but with determination to expand her children’s worldview and not limit them because of their individual diagnosis.  As an educational advocacy specialist, Genie’s mission is to help parents achieve a balanced life and overcoming inevitable challenge

Join Danielle and Cicely as they interview femme artisans at the Bluegrass Creative Market April 11, 2021 at the Shriners Temple on Southland Drive in Lexington KY.  Please note this event is RECORDED LIVE onsite so quality is not as high but there words and stories are certainly heard.  SHOW NOTES: 01:40:84 - Meryum Designs 04:10:71 - Worker Bee Sewing Co 08:33:38 - Local Lex Market 12:05:83 - Idly Wild Crafts 13:51:72 - Rayann's Popcorn 16:28:16 - Katie Nelson Fine Art --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mtg-more-than-graphics/support

Our special guest for April is none other than professional speaker, writer and consultant, Tanya Torp. Tanya Torp is an agent for social change and has spent her career engaging in community-based initiatives as convener, speaker, trainer, writer, and consultant. Her full-time job as Executive Director at Step By Step, Inc encourages and equips young single mothers, ages 12-24, through an empowerment model which includes mentoring, deep listening, case management, Support Groups, leadership development, and walking alongside them towards their own definitions of success. Additionally, Tanya manages her consultant business as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator in the following areas: strategic planning for nonprofits, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, volunteer management, community liaising, and youth empowerment. Finally, Tanya is an Associate Pastor at Embrace United Methodist Church. Her ministry passions are discipleship, leadership development, intercessory prayer, women's minist

Or BONUS guest on 'possibilities' is Bevin Morgan, Financial Wellness Coach who has paid off over $200K in debt to become debt free. She is a real estate investor and self-proclaimed personal finance nerd. She specializes in helping Black female entrepreneurs and creators gain confidence in their financial futures with a touch of "woo woo!"Bevin is a Financial Trainer at The Financial Gym. She is on a personal mission to help bridge the racial wealth gap in this country. Black families hold less than 10% the average wealth of white families. Instilling financial confidence in Black women is one small step she’s taking to help change that. Bevin also very recently celebrated her birthday this month! Happy Belated Birthday Bevin and welcome to the show! Join us for the live watch party THIS THURSDAY at 7:30pm. Follow Bevin: www.bevinmorgan.me IG:@bevinmorgan  FB:Bevin Morgan, Financial Wellness Coach --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mtg-more-than-graphics/support

March brings POSSIBILITIES and for #WomensHistoryMonth Deneen L. Garrett elevates the Voices of Women of Color through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion + Talent Development and Podcasting. She is the Creator and Host of the An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color Podcast and we're thrilled that she could share her story to inspire you to be open to possibilities! Follow Her Podcast:  https://an-intimate-conversation-with-women-of-color-podcast.mailchimpsites.com/ https://twitter.com/IntimatewithWOC https://www.instagram.com/intimatewithwoc/ https://open.spotify.com/show/49wAjyt0TuksZs1IJqCpAy?si=t87hyaHQRgqnDo3FKP7RkA Show Notes: “Where’s the journey in that?” S.W.A.T analysis = strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats “Write your own headline” - Arlan Hamilton "Normalize seeing women of color in spaces that normally don’t have women of color" - Deneen L Garrett “I Nike’d it and just did it” - Deenen L. Garrett BOOK: Renee Brown - Daring Greatly Fear of vulnerability - just g

Get ready for this gem-packed BONUS FEBRUARY episode with Ted Talk Alum, Mike Veny.  Our next guest managed to overcome a lifetime of mental health challenges to become a professional drummer and a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist. He’s the author of the best selling book, Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero. His advocacy work has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS news.  As a 2017 PM360 ELITE Award Winner, our next guest was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry.  He is also a writer for Corporate Wellness Magazine, Health Central, and delivered a TED-X Talk, titled Mental Illness is an Asset.  He’s worked with a variety of companies including Microsoft, CVS Health, T-Mobile, Heineken, Salesforce, United Auto Workers - General Motors, and The Wounded Warrior Project.  In his spare time, he enjoys weight training, meditating for 20 minutes, twice a day, and eating a good bone-in ribeye steak cooked medium rare. He

Get ready for a FULL month of SELF CARE & SELF LOVE as we chat with amazing entrepreneurs and thought leaders to help remind you of the work on self we all must to be GREAT as women creatives and women in tech. Meet De'Nicea Harper Hilton our first guest of February! Who says you’re Perfect? De’Nicea does! Appreciating the root meaning of “whole and complete,” De’Nicea Hilton creates Playful Healing Spaces for Women to Embrace, Embody and Express Her Perfect Authentic Self. Expanding beyond her expertise in holistic and integrative approaches as a Holistic Well-Being Consultant and Doctor of Eastern Medicine, she guides women to use Play to realize their potential by experiencing serious healing that doesn’t have to be so serious. She founded the Perfect PlayGround healing space that offers experiences such as her signature I Am Perfect! Academy Membership, Perfect Aligning PlayGroup Mentorship and the infamous UnSlumber Party! Retreats. While playing in the Perfect PlayGround, women DISCOVER the holistic

January's theme of ELIMINATE featuring professional organizer Emily Evans. Evans is the owner of Eliminate: Professional Organizing based in Lexington. She services clients eager for structure and sanctuary in their home. Her offerings include home and office organization, decluttering, unpacking, downsizing, and staging. Emily has been a self-aware neat freak since she was a child. She loves helping folks purge unneeded items and organize kept items in a functional and sustainable way. Emily holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology & Anthropology from Transylvania University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Midway University. She enjoys traveling, live music, and volunteering with local animal rescues. Welcome to the Show! #MTGthePodcast #Community #WomeninTech #WomenCreatives

So before this episode airs lets talk about why its special. Its special because we have Co-founder of The Culture LP Michael Tonge as our guest that completely embodies the spirit we need in 2020. It’s special because this was recorded December 2019 the end of our very first season of this podcast. It’s also special because it was the final episode as the founding trio of hosts on this podcasts.  Enjoy every moment we had producing this! Michael Tonge is a Brooklyn Native, and the son of  two creatives. He is born and raised in the city that never sleeps so naturally, hustle, creativity, and intuition are a part of his DNA. As an avid “people-watcher” since childhood, it makes sense that he studied Sociology while at Bucknell University). It was there, on campus that he began his marketing career, + launched The Culture LP. Since then he has worked in a diverse set of roles at the likes of J.P. Morgan, Giant Spoon, and the Dentsu Aegis Network before taking a role as Senior Marketing Manager at th

Looking for THE gift for that special person in your life? We’ve got some suggestions. Its the holiday season and the ladies of the More Than Graphics Podcast are here chatting all things gift giving. Check out our convo on some great gifts that could make your spirits brighter for the new year. Welcome to our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide. GIFTS: Promptly Journals TUMAMA Baby Toys - 4 Pack INNOGEAR Diffuser Color Block Loose Knit Sweater Elecktal Retro Game Console Lexeats Under $50 Gift Guide Lexeats Parent Gift Guide LOCAL MENTIONS: Kentucky For Kentucky Y'allidays  The Olive Branch Origami Rabbit Sweet Chocolate Confetti

On this candid conversation in a heightened month of feelings around the American election, a world pandemic and social injustice , we're discussing all things 'soul' with Business Manifestation Coach, Sara Drury.  Sara is a business manifestation coach, trained in NLP, and certified as a NGH hypnotherapist. She helps business owners learn how to use MAGIK and energy alignment for faster manifestation in business so that they can make more MONEY with less effort. She is a mom to the coolest 8 year old little boy and 3 fur babies and she’s married to her soul mate. When she’s not working with clients you’ll likely find her barefoot in her garden. Sara shares infinite knowledge and action steps to helping us reconnect & protect our soul. OUR TOP SHOW NOTES: “Truest part of yourself. It never ceases.” - Sara “I believe our soul cannot be damaged but we can be disconnected from it.” - Sara “We’re not broken.” - Sara “If its possible for one is possible for another.” - Sara “Lean into what makes you weir

What perfect time of year for this topic! Award winning PR specialist Ameerah Palacios dives deep into the topic of fear for ALL of us to hear!  Ameerah Palacios is an award-winning PR and marketing executive helping organizations elevate their brand. From navigating the public school system as a gifted child in advanced classes as normally the only Black student, overcoming personal adversities and career stints with no shortage of excitement, she knows the importance of facing the very things that scare you. As a former business journalist and TV news producer, Ameerah covered hard-hitting local news and business topics in Kentucky and New York. Then as a public relations practitioner, she would handle crisis communication during Hurricane Sandy and act as a spokesperson for major public sector brands in education, politics and nonprofit sectors. She's been on the other side of cancel culture from personal experience. Now, she handles public involvement, client development and strategic communications

We're in a mid season Fall break but we're still leaving you with tons of gems in the meantime! Enjoy this mini episodes with your fave co-hosts Danielle Meadows-Stinnett and Cicely Stamper. Our September mini episode topic: Flexibility & Grace with Cicely! Follow @octanedesigns & @bougiebeautybabe on Instagram.

We're in a mid season Fall break but we're still leaving you with tons of gems in the meantime! Enjoy this mini episodes with your fave co-hosts Danielle Meadows-Stinnett and Cicely Stamper.   Our August mini episode topic:  Parenting and Perfection with Danielle! Follow @octanedesigns & @bougiebeautybabe on Instagram. 

July brings the summer horizon and there's a lot to unpack on the topic! Meet our special guest Marie Pullen a Native Kentuckian, Coordinator of the Bluegrass Creative Market, an Artist, photographer, event facilitator and blogger!  With a background in event coordination, Marie organizes blogger and influencer functions to promote small towns and locally owned businesses. As an avid patron of the arts and small business, she is now coordinating opportunities for creators and makers to share their talents with the community at the new Bluegrass Artist and Maker Pop Up Markets. These markets will feature the best that local artists and makers have to offer including woodworking, soft lines, home décor, Kentucky themed, pottery, hand lettering, illustrating, paintings and so much more. In addition, the market features food items including a food truck and drink trailer along with small batch cookies, boozy cupcakes, brownies, cheeses and other items. This new market takes