Best Aditi Shekar Podcasts (2024)

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The Money Date - Episode 12 - Andy & Nicole 46:21

5y ago46:21

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In this episode, Andy Hill (@AndyHillMKM) of Marriage, Kids and Money joins us with his wife Nicole. Andy and Nicole have a heart-warming story of how two people with very different ideas of money have learned to bring their visions together. Plus, they dive into how they’re sharing their passion for personal finance with their young kids. TLDR: te…

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The Money Date - Episode 11 - Danielle & Adam 40:54

5y ago40:54

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Our 11th episodes features Danielle & Adam. They are the masterminds behind the raw and funny Marriage & Martinis podcast (check it out - it’s very good), and we were lucky to host them on the Money Date to talk about life, love, kids and WTF purchases. Danielle and Adam have managed to negotiate life’s challenges with honesty and a laugh. They’re …

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The Money Date - Episode 10 - Kelsey & Wes 34:37

5y ago34:37

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Our 10th episode features Kelsey & Wes, who first dated in the 8th grade (fun fact: so did Aditi & Dalmar) and started dating in earnest late in high school. 13 years later, they are happily married, and as you might expect they are IN SYNC. Tune in and listen to how their shared values and perspectives on money have shaped their journey and financ…

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The Money Date - Episode 9 - Jen & Ezra 45:46

5+ y ago45:46

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Our 9th episode features Jen & Ezra, who found each serendipitously in upstate New York while Jen was on a writer's retreat. The two hit it off right away, singing Harry Styles songs together drunkenly, and have been in-tune ever since: in love and in money. Listen to how they tackled a previous marriage, step kids, and giving up city life.…

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The Money Date - Episode 8 - Jenn & John 40:06

5+ y ago40:06

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Our eighth episode features Jennifer & John, who share how finance became a gateway to talk about other things in their lives: everything from their upbringings and risk appetites to how they celebrate big wins and invest in real estate. **Today's episode is brought to you by Zeta (www.askzeta.com).** Mastering your money is a core skill for every …

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The Money Date - Episode 7 - Bianca & Max 44:59

5+ y ago44:59

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Our seventh episode features Bianca & Max, two techies who have come a long way with handling money in their relationship. Bianca & Max share real-talk on how their money conversation has evolved from the chaos of the early days to today. When they first met, Bianca and Max had approached their finances differently: Max's experience of the 2008 dow…

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Make+Create Ep. 11: Meet Aditi Shekar of Zeta 1:00:05

6y ago1:00:05

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I’m your host Jen Veguilla- Lezan and I am back this week with an interview featuring Aditi Shekar – the founder behind finance tech start up – Zeta. Aditi is truly an international woman who has lived all over the world growing up as her mother worked for the UN. While it may come as a surprise – moving to the US for college at NC Chapel Hill it w…

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The Money Date - Episode 6 - Barry Choi 31:24

6y ago31:24

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Our guest today, Barry, is a personal finance expert and blogger (www.moneywehave.com). Barry talks with Aditi and I about the conversations he and his wife had when preparing for a newborn, the unique challenges women face when budgeting, and shares a few tips about how they were able to make things work despite being on a reduced salary. We had a…

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Make+Create Ep. 10 - Meet Susan Griffin-Black CEO of EO Products 1:08:29

6y ago1:08:29

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Welcome back to Make + Create – the podcast dedicated to empowerment in the creative and business space. For this last season, I’ve been focusing on women who are doing things differently and aren’t afraid to take risks. Women who are unabashedly themselves, and who are open to sharing the good, bad and ugly parts of running their own business. Thi…

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Make+Create Ep. 9 - Talking Magick with the Conjure Queen 1:33:13

6y ago1:33:13

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This week is a continuation of exploring careers and journeys that are outside of the norm and that have a spiritual vibe to them. This week, I talk with the conjure queen herself. She’s made quite the name for herself on Youtube with her channel dedicated to sharing and teaching the mysteries of the occult and helping her viewers to elevate their …

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Make+Create Ep. 8: Meet The Chicago Pattern Maker 1:00:13

6y ago1:00:13

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I’m your host Jen Veguilla- Lezan and I am back this week an interview featuring a local Chicagoan who has truly shown that you can make a career work for you, wherever you are if you have the passion and drive to pursue it. I interview Xochil Herrera Scheer about her journey in the Fashion industry here in Chicago. She provides professional patter…

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The Money Date - Episode 5 - Elle Martinez 42:46

6y ago42:46

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Our guest today, Elle, is a personal finance blogger, entrepreneur, mom, founder of CoupleMoney.com and the host of a podcast by the same name. Elle and her husband had very different approaches to solving debt when they first met. Today, they live off one income and use the second to help them reach their goals faster. We're excited to have Elle o…

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Make + Create Ep. 7 - Meet the Body Astrologer 1:09:23

6y ago1:09:23

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I am back this week with a fun, interesting and different interview. I had the opportunity to talk with Claire Gallagher – the Body Astrologer. If you haven’t heard of Claire, I’m surprised, but you will be in for a treat. As many of you who have followed along – you know I have a penchant for all things mystical, magical and cosmos related – I’m a…

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Make + Create Ep.6 - Launching A Beauty Line with Factory Glam 52:48

6y ago52:48

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Welcome back to Make + Create. I’m your host Jen Veguilla- Lezan and I am back this week with another insightful and inspiring interview. I spoke with Tyzza Macias a few months back about her journey launching her indie cosmetics brand: Factory Glam alongside her cofounders Eva and Natasha. Tyzza’s career as a beauty professional and entrepreneur b…

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Make + Create Ep. 5 - Tasty Treats and Running Lean with Red Velvet NYC 56:46

6y ago56:46

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For this recent episode, I had the opportunity to talk with Agathe - the founder of Red Velvet NYC. Red Velvet is a company that creates dessert kits that make baking gourmet desserts foolproof. The brand launched in 2015 delivering kits with everything needed to bake cakes, tarts, cupcakes and more right in the comfort of your own kitchen. Agathe …

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The Money Date - Episode 4 - Sarah & Taylen 46:17

6y ago46:17

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On this week's episode of The Money Date podcast, we talk with Sarah and Taylen about trophy medals, Davis water, and how they've managed to use their different money personalities to their benefit. Enjoy!

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Make + Create Ep. 4: Vintage as Storytelling with STORE 56:04

6y ago56:04

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Hello Listeners!Welcome back to Make + Create. I’m your host Jen Veguilla- Lezan and this week I had the opportunity to talk with the duo behind Store - Revolving Curation. It’s the latest indie shop concept in Chicago and the brand showcases how fashion forward vintage and thrift clothing can be and why it’s becoming so important in the fight agai…

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The Money Date - Episode 3 - Olivia & Chris 38:39

6y ago38:39

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Join us for this week's episode of The Money Date podcast where we talk with Olivia and Chris about how the 2008 financial crisis and the Catholic Church have helped this awesome couple develop some incredible money habits.

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Make + Create Ep. 3 - The Journey with Soothi 56:34

6y ago56:34

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Hello Listeners - Welcome back to Make + Create! The podcast that introduces you to individuals pursuing the path less traveled when it comes to creative pursuits, careers and life. This space houses inspiration to keep you motivated and will hopefully empower you while on your own journey! I’m your host Jen Veguilla-Lezan and this week I had the o…

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The Money Date - Episode 2 - Regina & Riley 37:42

6y ago37:42

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Our second episode features Regina & Riley. Regina & Riley share real-talk on how their money conversation has evolved. They've navigated student debt, home buying and dog parenting. But their superpower is in their ability to see the value of each other’s contributions. Tune in to listen to their story, and hear from two students who met in a dorm…

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The Money Date - Episode 1 - Erin & Ben 37:10

6y ago37:10

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Our inaugural episode features two of our friends, Erin & Ben. Erin & Ben have been together for over 9yrs. In that time, they've traversed an ocean, idiomatic differences and debates about potato ricers before moving to San Francisco, where they've bought a home and had their first baby. Along the way, they've settled on a system that allows them …

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Make + Create Ep. 2- Shaking up the Beauty Industry with Beautylynk 54:49

6y ago54:49

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Hello listeners! Welcome back to Make + Create. The podcast that introduces you to individuals pursuing the path less traveled when it comes to creative pursuits, careers and life. This space houses inspiration to keep you motivated and will hopefully empower you while on your own journey! I’m your host Jen Lezan and this week I had the opportunity…

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Halfstack Highlights Episode 1: Interview with Leftover Cuties 18:19

6y ago18:19

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Hey there Halfstackers! Happy tuesday to all of you - Jen Lezan here, Editor-in-chief of Halfstack and I am so excited to share with you our latest endeavor! Halfstack Highlights is a new edition to the Halfstack repertoire. We will be showcasing some of our best interviews in podcast/blogcast form - you'll also get to put a voice to many of the wr…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 43: Meet Driftseed.org 45:28

6y ago45:28

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Hey everyone! Jenny here – I am really excited to bring this newest episode of Halfstack Highlights to you all. In this most recent interview, I speak with the founders of Driftseed.org and the masterminds behind an amazing documentary called: Little Stones. Meena Singh and Sophia Kruz are seriously two badass and inspiring women creating change an…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 47: Meet Felena Hanson of Hera Hub 43:16

6y ago43:16

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Women have had a long and arduous battle for rights and equality. Whether it be the right to have their voices heard in a vote or the ability to make an impact in the workforce, women have made it a point to establish they are a force to be reckoned with. In today's day and age, the idea of a single income household has become a distant memory. In …

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 61 - Kaben Clauson of AOP 40:55

6y ago40:55

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Welcome to Halfstack Highlights. This is Jen Lezan Editor in Chief of Halfstack Magazine and one of the hosts of the Halfstack Highlights Podcast. This week I speak with Kaben Clauson the founder of the Chicago based startup behind the Anonymous Opinions app – which can be found in the app store under AOP. The AOP app is all about sharing your thou…

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Make + Create Ep. 1 - How Fashion 88 is Supporting Indie Designers 56:32

6y ago56:32

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Hello listeners! Jen Lezan here and I am the host of the Make and Create Podcast. You may remember me from the Halfstack Highlights podcast and from my past work at Halfstack Magazine. As you may have heard the team and I retired the brand early this month after 6 amazing years. It can be a daunting thing stopping something that you’ve put so much …

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Trailer: The Money Date 2:05

6y ago2:05

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Aditi and Dalmar talk about their upcoming show and what they're looking to cover within. First episode drops on May 13.

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Halfstack Highlights - Ep. 62: Brooklyn-Based Kiirstin Marilyn Sets Her Own Boundaries 47:15

6y ago47:15

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Like most creatives, Kiirstin Marilyn has had her ups and downs. It is how the Brooklyn-based songwriter/musician/actress responds to life’s obstacles that makes her special. Kiirstin demonstrates the grit and persistence that a creative needs if she plans to succeed pursuing her dream. Kiirstin was excited to be signed to a small independent recor…

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Halfstack Highlights: Ep. 65 - Meet Prianka Dhir of Beyond the Booth 39:13

6y ago39:13

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of Halfstack Highlights!! This is Jen Lezan, welcome back to all of you who have subscribed to the series and for those of you who are new here - I am the Editor in Chief of a Chicago based digital magazine called Halfstack Magazine and I am also one of the hosts of our podcast: Halfstack Highlights. I …

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Halfstack Highlights: Ep. 66 - Acting in a Magical World - Brittany Curran of SyFy's The Magicians 47:27

6y ago47:27

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of Halfstack Highlights!! This is Jen Lezan, welcome back to all of you who have subscribed to the series and for those of you who are new here - I am the Editor in Chief of a Chicago based digital magazine called Halfstack Magazine and I am also one of the hosts of our podcast: Halfstack Highlights. Th…

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Halfstack Highlights: Ep. 64: Meet Designer Phoebe Chen of NOCORI 35:05

6y ago35:05

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of Halfstack Highlights!! This is Jen Lezan, and I am the Editor in Chief of the Chicago based digital magazine Halfstackmag.com and I am also one of the hosts of our podcast: Halfstack Highlights. I am excited to share this week’s episode as it features another local Chicago entrepreneur and designer: …

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 63: Meet Chicago Stylist Katie Schuppler 36:18

6y ago36:18

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Hello everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of Halfstack Highlights!! I am excited to share this week’s episode as it features a local Chicago entrepreneur and style Icon: Katie Schuppler of KS Style Consulting. She is a Personal Style Consultant and Fashion Blogger/Writer who loves to help others create their own personal style in this fast pace…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 38 - Emerging from the Shadows 49:02

6y ago49:02

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Another edition of Halfstack Highlights is live this week! As we continue to dive into the theme of explore, for this episode I wanted to take you on an exploration of a topic – Art and the Artists behind the work. As an art school student graduate, art has always been a topic that I have been drawn to. I’ve always found the theory behind art, the …

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 42- Featuring #Cantdonothing.org 42:50

6y ago42:50

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Hey readers - I hope all of you are doing well. This episode of Halfstck Highlights was equal parts hard and equal parts inspiring for me. On one hand, I had the opportunity to talk with an amazing woman using her skills, talent and platform to help others. Yet, on the other hand we are talking about war, refugees and people who are facing atrociti…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 57- Georgene Huang of FairyGodBoss 38:22

6y ago38:22

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Welcome to Halfstack Highlights! This is Jen Lezan Editor in Chief of Halfstack Magazine and one of the hosts of the Halfstack Highlights Podcast. This week I am sharing an interview with: Georgene Huang founder of Fairygodboss. It's not always easy being a woman in the workplace. The fairgodboss concept was born in 2015 while their now CEO was int…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 58 - Stephanie Benedetto: Queen of Raw 37:18

6y ago37:18

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Hello Readers! Welcome to the latest episode of Halfstack Highlights! This is Jen Lezan Editor in Chief of Halfstack Magazine and one of the hosts of the Halfstack Highlights Podcast. This week I am sharing an interview with: Stephanie Benedetto founder of Queen of Raw. Queen of Raw is the premiere online marketplace to sell unused fabrics & buy hi…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 59 - Kristen Wiley of Statusphere 38:36

6y ago38:36

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Hello Everyone!! Welcome to Halfstack Highlights. This is Jen Lezan Editor in Chief of Halfstack Magazine and one of the hosts of the Halfstack Highlights Podcast. This week is the final episode of the year!! We will be going on a small break and will return with a new episode on January 14th, 2018! It's been a great year filled with many inspiring…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 60 - Sundance's Manashil Helps Indie Filmmakers Share Their Stories 47:28

6+ y ago47:28

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Like most creative endeavors, pursuing a career as an indie filmmaker is not easy. Lack of financing, time, resources (not to mention that pesky day job) all seem to conspire against you bringing your creative dream to life and sharing it with the world. Liz Manashil is working to try and make the process a little easier. The Manager of Sundance In…

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Halfstack Highlight Ep. 56 - Tampon Tribe: The Gift that Keeps on Giving 1:03:49

6+ y ago1:03:49

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Welcome to Halfstack Highlights! This week we are talking to Jennifer Eden , the Co-Founder of Tampon Tribe. Yes, you heard that right. We are featuring an AMAZING subscription service that caters to those who are in need of monthly feminine hygiene products. We are going there, we are talking about periods this week. Tampon Tribe is a Southern Cal…

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Halfstack Highlights: Ep. 55 - Diplomat Books Where's Robin 41:00

6+ y ago41:00

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Welcome to halfstack highlights. This is Jen Lezan and I am the Editor in chief of the Chicago based digital magazine Halfstack and one of the hosts of the podcast Halfstack highlights. For this weeks episode, I had the opportunity to speak with the founder of Diplomat Books and the Author of the Chidlren’s book- Where Is Robin: Robin Barone All Im…

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Halfstack Highlights: Ep. 53 - Meet Chicago's New Dream Folk Band 30:07

6+ y ago30:07

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Musicians Sam Brownson, Oliver Horton, and Jake Hawrylack first met as undergrads at Knox College in Galesburg, IL. The three multi-instrumentalists collaborated on various student and side projects but then went their separate ways upon graduation. Later they each migrated to Chicago drawn by the City’s musical roots. After jamming together on dif…

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Halfstack Highlights: Ep. 54 - ShoeCandy by Kara Mac 30:56

6+ y ago30:56

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Welcome to halfstack highlights. This is Jen Lezan and I am the Editor in chief of the Chicago based digital magazine Halfstack and one of the hosts of our podcast Halfstack highlights. This week I had the opportunity to speak with Kara Mac – the founder of Shoe Candy by Kara Mac. ShoeCandy® by Kara Mac is a line of high quality, designer shoes and…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 22 - How to Be a Rich Bitch with Nicole Lapin 12:39

7y ago12:39

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If you’re looking to take control of your financial life this year, Rich Bitch: A 12 Step Plan for Getting Your Financial Life in Order...Finally is the book for you. Written by fun and fearless financial expert Nicole Lapin, Rich Bitch is a finance book you’ll actually enjoy reading and feel excited and empowered about your future. You can also li…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 21: "Primal Teams" by Jackie Barretta: Book Review 12:14

7y ago12:14

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Jackie Barretta shares her secrets to creating and maintaining successful relationships in the workplace in her book, "Primal Teams". In her recently published book, the accomplished CIO consultant, speaker, and author, gives us an insight on techniques that can help us to use our emotions in a productive way that can benefit and strengthen any tea…

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Halfstack Highlights: Exclusive Lolla Interview with Hermitude 10:37

7y ago10:37

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Hermitude have quickly become one of Australia’s most in-demand touring acts. With the Platinum-selling HyperParadise, the band won Australia’s Music Prize, modeled after Britain’s Mercury Music Prize and Canada’s Polaris Prize, whose single goal is to identify and reward the most outstanding creative Australian album of the year. Released via Elef…

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Halfstack Highlights: “Wicked” Composer curates music against bullying for Chicago Premiere 11:59

7y ago11:59

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In today’s Halfstack Highlights, we talk with Paul Caldwell, creative director and conductor of Windy City Performing Arts. In their new concert series, Legacies of Hope, the group honors the lives of the countless LGBTQ youth who are at risk in our communities, and will feature the Midwest premiere of Tyler’s Suite. Tyler’s Suite honors the memory…

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Halfstack Highlights: Bottled Brooklyn - Interview w/ Rameses Crisi 13:26

7y ago13:26

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If you've not heard of bottledBrooklyn, then today is the day you will! I had the amazing opportunity to interview with Rameses Crisi to talk about the brand, and the amazing products that they offer! Being a beauty junkie one of the things that stands out is of course are the handheld mirrors. These mirrors are something anyone can add into their …

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Halfstack Highlights: The Way Down Wanderers Performance at Stage 37 8:47

7y ago8:47

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5-piece modern-folk Americana act, The Way Down Wanderers, performed on Thursday afternoon at the Block 37 shopping center, located at 108 N State St. The Stage 37 concert series started up its new season mid June, featuring a variety of folk and indie bands. Based in Chicago, The Way Down Wanderers have been touring across the country to states li…

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Halfstack Highlights Ep. 52: Meet Dana Donofree of AnaOno 47:19

7y ago47:19

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Hey everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of Halfstack Highlights. I am Jen Lezan – the Editor in Chief of Halfstack Magazine and host of this podcast where we explore the business of creativity and inspiring individuals who are trying to create magic while following their dreams. In this episode – I had the opportunity to talk with: Dana Donofre…

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