Best Jess Norby Podcasts (2024)

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[Encore] PK Ross of Splendora's Gelato 1:09:21

3M ago1:09:21

1:09:21

This episode originally aired in January of 2023. Born in Manila, the tiniest bit strange and a lot dramatic, PK Ross was probably meant for a life of crime boss’ mistress. Just kidding. Not about the Manila part; she was definitely born there. Hers is a typical tale of an Asian immigrant child whose only proper destiny was doctor or lawyer. But as…

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Tina Page of Palm + Petal Creative 49:48

4M ago49:48

49:48

Tina Page is the founder of Palm + Petal Creative, based out of Maui, Hawaii. Her line is inspired by the islands. Palm + Petal Creative creates sustainable apparel and coastal-themed home decor. You can find her products in boutiques and resorts throughout Hawaii or through her online shop. Tina and her husband are originally Virginia natives, but…

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[Encore] Sarah Cramer Shields of Cramer Photo 45:31

4M ago45:31

45:31

Do you know anyone who gives off ALL the high energy and joy? How do you connect more with those joyful parts of yourself, and set boundaries around the things that don’t fill your cup? On this episode, I got to chat with Sarah about lessons that Covid has taught us, what it means to tap into what truly makes you happy as a parent and business owne…

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Tiffany Nguyen of Events by Phoenix Collective 50:09

5M ago50:09

50:09

Tiffany Nguyen loves throwing parties and, more importantly, bringing people together. And now? She’s taken the plunge and launched her own business, doing what I absolutely love – creating memorable gatherings. As a mother of four wonderful kids and the wife of an entrepreneur, Tiffany is well acquainted with the demands of juggling multiple movin…

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[Encore] Chris(tina) Martin of bakernobakery 40:11

5M ago40:11

40:11

This encore episode was originally launched in October of 2022. Enjoy! Chris is a baker based in the Charlottesville area, doing pop-ups all over central Virginia. She’s inspired by Americana and diversity, using local ingredients and her knowledge from fine dining to execute menus that change weekly. She’s originally from The San Francisco Bay Are…

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Yolonda Coles Jones, The Calm and Thrive Coach 59:53

5M ago59:53

59:53

Yolonda Coles Jones, also known as The Calm and Thrive Coach, is an international conscious relationship expert and empowered living coach. She helps reactive, drained, distracted and anxious people learn to be more at home, at peace and in unconditional Love with themselves and others so they can be more present in more of the moments that make up…

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[Encore] Emily Wool of Emily Ruth Prints 1:06:18

6M ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Emily Wool is a printmaker and surface designer, working out of her home studio in Crozet, VA. Her business Emily Ruth Prints strives to create beautiful and functional items inspired by nature and to honor Emily's core values of sustainability, transparency, and curiosity. Hear Emily share lessons she's learned as a small business owner, including…

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Dylan and Joan of Critter Butts 52:00

7M ago52:00

52:00

Critter Butts is the dream of queer, neurodivergent sweethearts Dylan & Joan. Since 2021, their work has been an ever-evolving representation of their spicy brains, their identity as transgender queers, the creatures they turn to for joy, and the humor that keeps them afloat in the midst of a crumbling culture. Listen to this episode as Joan and Dy…

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Elisabeth Edelman of Golden Word 48:26

7M ago48:26

48:26

Listen to this episode as Elisabeth shares her thoughts on: deciding NOT to grow a business as fast as possible, and instead be stable (while still pushing the envelope); and our capacity to take larger risks when we take into account our "track records". Elisabeth’s boutique PR firm Golden Word specializes in its own special brand of PR, which the…

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Allison Egidi of Sleep and Wellness Coach 53:41

8M ago53:41

53:41

Allison Egidi is a certified pediatric sleep coach and founder of Sleep and Wellness Coach. Her primary area of focus is sleep for newborns through early elementary-age children. She offers 1:1 virtual consultations and online courses and workshops. She also provides parents with weekly educational content on her podcast, How Long 'Til Bedtime. Lis…

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Susan Good of Latitude Massage 57:13

8M ago57:13

57:13

Helping others is what sparks joy in Susan. Her experience as a Birth Doula in Honduras and Ireland led her to train in massage in 2017. After giving birth to her daughter in 2020, she holds a deep connection working with women in the prenatal and postpartum periods. Her favorite sessions are Thai massage and she’s beginning to incorporate more her…

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Carolyn Leasure of SmallBiz Sidekick 51:10

9M ago51:10

51:10

Carolyn Leasure is who you turn to when you want to fill your business with ideal clients – and still have a life offline. With SmallBiz Sidekick, she provides web design, messaging, & integrations for solopreneurs, service providers, & coaches who think “tech” is a scary word. Carolyn lays the groundwork for the smoothest online experience ever fo…

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Chelsea Powers and Flannery Buchanan of Bluebird & Co. 59:20

9M ago59:20

59:20

What do you do when you meet a friend who shares your same dreams, energy level, and passions? Why you start a business of course! Chelsea and Flannery met through the small business network of Crozet and immediately started hosting pop-up markets together to encourage and support a variety of female entrepreneurs in and around Crozet. What started…

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Katie Monson of Progress Studio 1:02:19

10M ago1:02:19

1:02:19

Katie was born and raised in Orange County, California and in 2008, she moved to Sonoma County to pursue her bachelor's degree in Biology and found a passion for the health and wellness industry. By 2011, Katie became both an ACE certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor and was managing both the Group Ex and Training Department at S…

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Dr. Tamara Wilkerson Dias 45:35

10M ago45:35

45:35

Dr. Tamara Wilkerson Dias is an instructional designer, curriculum developer, and organizational leader with a background in learning and development across corporate, nonprofit, and K-12 educational spaces. She began her career in education, shifting into leadership development, professional coaching and consulting. Dr. Dias then transitioned to a…

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Holly Kennedy and Ellen Jones of Mother Tree Wellness 51:17

1y ago51:17

51:17

How often do you compare your old with your new self, and how are you showing up as your "whole self", whether it's for work or family? Listen to this episode as Holly and Ellen share about those things, as well as vulnerability with clients, what it's been like to give and receive support with your business partner, and journeying through money-mi…

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Daniel Perry of JAM according to Daniel 57:47

1y ago57:47

57:47

What does "resiliency" mean to you? Listen in as Daniel shares about what that word means to him, and what it can look like to forge your unique path of small business ownership. Daniel Perry was introduced to jam-making 20 years ago and never looked back. 15 years ago, a year out of college, he started a jam business. He bought a tent at K-Mart, b…

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Reverend Marc Boston 46:20

1y ago46:20

46:20

Marc Boston is a children’s book author, and ordained minister. His stories emphasize the importance of diversity and inclusion and reflect on topics surrounding definitions of family values, and self-empowerment. Marc has published several picture books and was awarded grants from The Virginia Humanities, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation,…

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Alex Theriault of Dogwood Refillery 47:26

1+ y ago47:26

47:26

Alex Theriault, owner of Dogwood Refillery, a “Conscious Market”, followed her passion for sustainability to shift her career from corporate finance to small business ownership. Alex’s approach to Dogwood Refillery is based on the triple bottom line: people, and planet before profit; her priority is to educate the community about sustainable habits…

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Jen Siomacco of VVITCH Digital 50:01

1+ y ago50:01

50:01

Jen Siomacco (they/them) has been working in digital marketing, tech and user experience for more than 10 years. In 2020, Jen founded a small digital marketing agency in Charlottesville, VVITCH Digital, and since then they and their team of skilled creatives have helped more than 40 small businesses achieve their marketing goals. As a queer and dis…

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Jessica Dang Norby...a reverse interview 49:11

1+ y ago49:11

49:11

Jessica Dang Norby (also known as your podcast host, Jess Norby) is a social media strategist who helps local small business owners go from feeling overwhelmed and annoyed on social media to more confident and at ease...and maybe even like they can actually have fun. Over the past 6 years, she has created and fine-tuned The Social to Selling Framew…

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Kelly Cox of Share the Drop 44:38

1+ y ago44:38

44:38

Kelly Cox is a 500 RYT, registered prenatal yoga instructor, birth doula, and licensed clinical social worker. For the last 15 years, she has supported expectant and new mothers and it is through this work she became aware of the stress and depression that surround feeding infants. As a breast cancer survivor, she is committed to making sure all su…

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Carly Teigeler of Schematic Design Co. 54:11

1+ y ago54:11

54:11

What does balancing "me time" with "work time" mean to you? Can scheduling social time outside of your business help with your creativity and energy? Listen in as Carly shares things that you might not think about when it comes to business ownership: what it's like to share space with a partner who occasionally works from home, learning how to bala…

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PK Ross of Splendora's Gelato 1:09:21

1+ y ago1:09:21

1:09:21

Born in Manila, the tiniest bit strange and a lot dramatic, PK Ross was probably meant for a life of crime boss’ mistress. Just kidding. Not about the Manila part; she was definitely born there. Hers is a typical tale of an Asian immigrant child whose only proper destiny was doctor or lawyer. But as luck would have it, after completing a degree in …

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Bunmi Adeeko Collins of StickyNote Creative 42:48

1+ y ago42:48

42:48

How important is boundary setting not just within your business, but in your household? At the end of the day, what do you wish the people around you to know about your journey as an entrepreneur? I had a deep conversation with Bunmi Adeeko Collins about all of the above, plus other things like what it's like to be the primary caretaker of your kid…

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Megan and Rock Watson of sliced. cake bar 29:25

1+ y ago29:25

29:25

Sliced. Cake Bar offers homemade cakes, cakes by the slice, buttercream shots, and cake flights™, like a beer flight, but with cake! Co-owners Megan and Rock Watson, aka the Cake Poppa, brought Sliced. Cake Bar to life after visiting a popular Dallas cake bar. Their imaginations lead them further to create a mobile cake bar experience and join the …

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Kitty Calloway of The Assisting Co. 45:48

1+ y ago45:48

45:48

Kitty is a hot-mess mama and virtual assistant, aiming to provide small business owners and creatives less stress by completing tedious tasks and crushing their to-do lists. If you're ready to learn how to outsource your business tasks and laugh at the occasional mom drama, follow her on Instagram. Listen in as Kitty and Jess talk about the realiti…

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Cynthia Jordan Fisher of Month10 and Nearby Baby 40:46

1+ y ago40:46

40:46

Cynthia began training in maternal child health through observing births and newborns in Rome, Italy in 1983. She then completed AMI Birth to Three, Assistance to Infancy Montessori training. After giving birth to her first child in 1986, Cynthia supported mothers from various countries in the Pacific Rim in their homes as a Child Development Speci…

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Ellen Joy of Alakazam Toys 40:56

1+ y ago40:56

40:56

Ellen has a diverse background: she studied acting at Ohio University and moved to New York to pursue it, but quickly found that wasn’t the career for her. In her fifteen years in Brooklyn she managed a bookstore, was a kitchen manager for a cafe, studied pre-med at Hunter College, and then fell into the fashion world where she worked for many year…

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Linnea Revak of DarlingxDashing Boutique 49:54

1+ y ago49:54

49:54

Linnea Revak believes in secondhand unicorns – the kind of magic that brings together intentional shopping and fun-loving fashion. Since 2015, Linnea has been curating secondhand and handmade at her consignment shop in Downtown Charlottesville — DarlingxDashing Boutique. She’s a University of Virginia graduate that fell in love and stayed in Cville…

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Jeffrey Gleason of Jeffrey C Gleason Photography 49:29

1+ y ago49:29

49:29

Jeffrey Gleason was born in the northeast and went to high school in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, before heading to college out in the Napa Valley and Hawaii (Manoa campus on Oahu)...all while studying photography. Jeffrey moved from San Francisco to Charlottesville in 2009 with his now-wife. They were married here in Virginia and are now pro…

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Chris Martin of Baker No Bakery 40:11

2y ago40:11

40:11

Chris is a baker based in the Charlottesville area, doing pop-ups all over central Virginia. She’s inspired by Americana and diversity, using local ingredients and her knowledge from fine dining to execute menus that change weekly. She’s originally from The San Francisco Bay Area, and attended Johnson & Wales University for an AA in baking and past…

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Ruslana Remennikova 31:24

2y ago31:24

31:24

Having immigrated from Kiev, Ukraine to the greater Richmond area of Virginia, Ruslana Remennikova (she goes by Ru) is a retired research scientist for Big Pharma, studying, discovering, and writing about gene therapies, vaccine sciences, and immunology for the last decade. Ru has diverse life experience that included her opening her own food truck…

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Elizabeth Hope Derby 56:27

2y ago56:27

56:27

Elizabeth Hope Derby is a business and mindset coach for high-level entrepreneurs. She partners with women who want to make running their businesses easier and more fulfilling, so they can go from feeling like a stressed-out service provider to a joyful CEO. Her clients become more confident leaders, build more sustainable businesses, and learn how…

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Renee Byrd 48:37

2y ago48:37

48:37

Renee Byrd is a performance artist, photographer, and musician. She is best known as the creator of wellness blog willfrolicforfood.com, the actor behind comedic characters like Sugar Gollum, and the singer/songwriter in Blonde Chalant. Listen in as Renee and Jess talk about rediscovering who we are, how we move through the different chapters of ou…

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The Future of Sincerely, Your Small Business | Episode 13 8:52

2y ago8:52

8:52

What an incredible first season of Sincerely, Your Small Business. Listen to this short episode to hear what will happen to the podcast moving forward! Link to vote for Sincerely, Your Small Business as "Best Podcast" in Best of Cville 2022: https://vote.c-ville.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincerelyyoursmallbusiness/ and …

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Michelle Streeter of thrIVF | Episode 12 44:31

2y ago44:31

44:31

Michelle Streeter is a former Higher Ed professional and calligrapher turned infertility and IVF support coach. While she’s worn many hats through the years, the common thread through them has been helping people find joy in all seasons. As a three-time IVF warrior who has experienced grief, heartbreak, and loss on her infertility journey, she’s le…

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Sarah Cramer Shields of Cramer Photo | Episode 11 45:31

2y ago45:31

45:31

Do you know anyone who gives off ALL the high energy and joy? How do you connect more with those joyful parts of yourself, and set boundaries around the things that don’t fill your cup? On this episode, I got to chat with Sarah about lessons that Covid has taught us, what it means to tap into what truly makes you happy as a parent and business owne…

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Dr. Kimberly Sanders of Reimagine Mental Health | Episode 10 52:50

2y ago52:50

52:50

Dr. Sanders is a holistic psychiatrist, currently residing in Charlottesville, VA with her husband and 3 children. She aims to bring expertise and curiosity into her clinical interactions, and serve as a guide to help people make informed decisions about their mental health and wellbeing. She has a particular focus in trauma work, working with peop…

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Jay Pun of Thai Cuisine & Noodle House, CHIMM, and CHIMM St. | Episode 9 57:22

2y ago57:22

57:22

A Charlottesville native who returned to the area in 2003 after graduating from Berklee College of Music (B.M. in Professional Music) in Boston, Jay Pun regularly performs in a duo with violinist Morwenna Lasko. The 2 have shared shows with musicians including Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Vusi Mahlasela, Dave Matthews Band, The Avett Brothers, as w…

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Price Thomas of Gradum | Episode 8 53:28

2+ y ago53:28

53:28

Price Thomas is a washed-up professional soccer player and proud girl dad. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gradum, a youth soccer consulting organization, and the Executive Director of the Ireland Street Foundation, a non-profit targeting opportunity disparities in youth sports. Listen in as Price shares his experiences as a small business owner, c…

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Darcey Lacy of Watermark Design | Episode 7 50:00

2+ y ago50:00

50:00

Over the last 15 years, founder and creative director Darcey Lacy has grown Watermark Design into an award-winning branding and package design studio, serving businesses nationally, and gathering accolades from The Dieline, HOW and PRINT Magazines, Harper’s Spirits in the UK, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others. Watermark’s specialization…

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Earl Vallery of Bowerbird Bakeshop | Episode 6 44:30

2+ y ago44:30

44:30

Earl Vallery hails from and was shaped by the restless food-loving culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. Having a BFA in Studio Art from LSU, he's done a turn in a number of roles, including photographer and artist, organic CSA farmer, pastry chef instructor, musician, legislative proofreader, cellarman in a brewery, and has hiked all 2189.2 miles of …

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Laurel Smith of Laurel Denise | Episode 5 58:57

2+ y ago58:57

58:57

On a mission to spread more tangible encouragement to all and to give more thoughtful gifts, Laurel has been creating meaningful jewelry since 2005 when Laurel Denise launched in Virginia. Her recent addition of a functional planning and paper line expands Laurel’s mission to include encouraging the multi-tasking, slightly overwhelmed, highly effic…

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Michael Atunrase of Resilience Fitness & Sports Performance Training | Episode 4 54:02

2+ y ago54:02

54:02

Michael Atunrase, or Coach Mike, as his clients call him, is a former professional football player, now the founder, owner, and head coach at Resilience Fitness & Sports Performance Training, an online health and fitness service providing personalized health programming, virtual fitness coaching, and the fitness community you need to achieve your h…

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Andrea Tchalaou of DreaTchal Corrective Studio | Episode 3 51:28

2+ y ago51:28

51:28

Andrea is a Charlottesville-based Massage Therapist and Esthetician specializing in neck and shoulder dysfunctions. She provides pain management and postural retraining, utilizing stretching and decompression techniques. She also utilizes the HydraFacial system to achieve hydrated and glowing skin. Hear us chat about how protecting your energy is i…

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Emily Wool of Emily Ruth Prints | Episode 2 1:06:18

2+ y ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Emily Wool is a printmaker and surface designer, working out of her home studio in Crozet, VA. Her business Emily Ruth Prints strives to create beautiful and functional items inspired by nature and to honor Emily's core values of sustainability, transparency, and curiosity. Hear Emily share lessons she's learned as a small business owner, including…

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A Brief Introduction | Episode 1 7:07

2+ y ago7:07

7:07

A brief introduction and what you can expect from the Sincerely, Your Small Business podcast, hosted by Jess Norby.By Jess Norby

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