Livlyhood host Britt Larsen is joined by Tonya Dalton ,who is a productivity expert, writer, speaker and founder of inkWELL Press Productivity Co, a company centered around productivity tools and training. She released her first book, The Joy of Missing Out, with Harper Collins on October 1st.Tonya’s messages about business management, productivity, and the pursuit of passion have impacted thousands and inspired her to launch her podcast, Productivity Paradox which has surpassed more than a million downloads. Her podcast regularly ranks in the top 50 of all business management podcasts on Apple Podcasts.Tonya has been featured on Real Simple, Entrepreneur, Inc., Apartment Therapy, Lauren Conrad, and HGTV among other places. In 2019, Tonya received the  Enterprising Woman of the Year Award and was named North Carolina's Female Entrepreneur to Watch by The Ladders.

Episode #17: The Joy of Missing Out

We've all sat through unproductive meetings that could've been an email, or watched a presenter lead a discussion and quickly lose control of their message. In this episode, host Britt Larsen walks through her tried and true methods for preparing for presentations that she's perfected. With her broadcast journalism background and years as a senior manager she knows what it takes to get your message across while engaging your audience.

Livlyhood Episode 16: Preparing for better presentations and meetings

I’m honored to have such an amazing guest speaking about a topic that is now very personal to me. In this episode I share about my own infertility journey and how it’s impacted my career path. I’ve wrestled with sharing this so publicly, but when I first went through fertility treatments I couldn’t find many resources about this topic and work. I want to help other women who are going through an infertility diagnosis and trying to figure out how to stay sane and just make it to work every day. This is by far the hardest problem I’ve ever faced. If you personally don’t struggle with infertility, the data shows that you know someone who is struggling or has in the past (one in eight couples has some type of fertility issue), so it’s important to know how to talk about it and support other women.











Camille discusses how to help an employee or coworker going through infertility treatments, how to handle your boss if you’re about to go through fertility treatments yourself and how to talk about this sensitive topic with others.


Camille Hawkins is an entrepreneur, advocate, mental health counselor, and the founder of the Utah Infertility Resource Center. She holds both a bachelors and masters degree in social work as well as a certificate in nonprofit management. Camille was recognized by Utah Business Magazine as a 20 in Their 20’s honoree and given the Early Career Community Award by Utah State’s Women & Gener Studies Department. She is actively involved in local advocacy, research, teaching, and community outreach as well as directly helping therapy clients one-on-one with reproductive trauma and perinatal mental health concerns. 

Episode 15: The All Encompassing Struggles of Infertility

Livlyhood host Britt Larsen discusses the need for better communication practices in the workplace to ensure that you’re presenting your best self. This episode’s message is critical for anyone who manages a team, works with lots of different personalities or needs help improving how they communicate… so, everyone!

Episode 14: Cultivating Better Communication with Coworkers

At some point in your career you’ll encounter a really difficult manager or supervisor, and it’s best that you’re prepared. If you’ve already dealt with a toxic boss you know that it’s tough and you need to be ready to handle it again! Join Livlyhood host Britt Larsen and Holistic life coach Emma Kaufman as Emma walks listeners through helpful tips to deal with toxic managers.
Emma is a holistic life coach who helps people strengthen their intuition so that they can manifest abundance in their lives. She holds space for clients to heal past trauma, break through fear and shift mindsets to get unstuck and evolve!
To learn more about Emma or work with her, check out her amazing blog here.

Livlyhood Episode #13: Dealing with a Difficult Boss

Livlyhood host Britt Larsen talks about why it’s critical for women to build their own brand at work. She walks through three ways women can be more aware of the way they come across at work, share their accomplishments, and make sure that your boss knows your value.

Livlyhood Episode 12: Building Your Own Brand

Interior Designer Adrienne Anderson joins the Livlyhood podcast to share her tactical tips on how working women can make their homes a refuge from their workplaces. It doesn’t require a lot (or even any!) money to change your space. Join the conversation and to work with Adrienne or see her projects, go to adrienneandersoninteriors.com.

Livlyhood Episode 11: Making Your Home A Haven

Caitlin Magidson is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Certified Career Coach providing both counseling and career coaching services in the Washington DC region and remotely to clients around the world. She is trained to work with clients navigating life transitions experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Caitlin also works as a Career Coach at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and facilitates career retreats around well-being and life design. She is certified in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strengths Quest, Strong Interest Inventory, EQ-i, EQ 360, and is an active member of several professional organizations. Caitlin has presented at regional and national career development conferences and holds a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from the Johns Hopkins University and BA in Corporate Communications from Elon University.
Feel free to reach out Caitlin at caitlinmagidson.com and be sure to follow her on Instagram @caitlinmagidson and connect on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/cmagidson/.

Livlyhood Episode #10: Making Your Mental Health a Priority at Work

Meg Walter is a mother of three and a writer for The Beehive, where she writes about culture, entertainment, and if she’s bugged enough, politics. Today on Livlyhood she talks with Host Britt Larsen about how to get involved with policy and politics if it isn’t something you’re naturally inclined to do.
Meg recently wrote a really moving piece about the mass shootings that prompted her joining Britt today:
An Open Letter To Our Politicians

Livlyhood Episode 9: Why Politicians Need to Hear from Women

Livlyhood host Britt Larsen chats about the habits that women need to build before asking for a raise.
Too often the focus of a raise is on the ASK, instead of the behavior you need to change BEFORE the ask that will lead to getting what you want. It is critical that you are set up for success and focused on improving your results so that you get promoted. If you don’t make changes now you won’t get the raise you want later!

This picture was taken right after I left my first job on Capitol Hill!

Livlyhood Episode 8: So you want to get promoted?

Today’s episode is an incredibly inspiring conversation with an amazingly successful real estate developer. Tanya Ragan was recently named one of the 100 National Commercial Real Estate Influencers for 2019 in the United States by The Business Journals. Real Estate isn’t an easy industry to tap into generally since it’s so risky, but it’s especially risky as a woman in Dallas.
Tanya walks Livlyhood listeners through how to unapologetically be yourself at work, support the women around you and how to make money doing it.
 
To learn more about Tanya, see below:
Dallas Morning News: How Tanya Ragan navigates Downtown Dallas’ ‘boys club’ of real estate developers
About Tanya Ragan: Tanya Ragan is a visionary business owner who has conquered the real estate, venture capital, and energy industries.  Her company, Wildcat Management, focuses on scaled, locally financed projects in up-and-coming urban areas. She has led numerous efforts to revitalize downtown Dallas, including privatizing the city-owned Farmers Market, and relocating the Liberty State Bank building to a more business-friendly location.  She is currently rehabilitating the area’s last undeveloped historic structure into a destination for office and retail space.
About Wildcat Management: Wildcat Management is a woman-owned, real estate investment, development, and management company with a strong commitment to urban revitalization and historic rehabilitation.  With projects and investments across the United States, Wildcat has the infrastructure and agility to lead profitable ventures that also revitalize communities in transition.
About the Historic Purse Building: The Parlin & Orendorff Building, located at 601 Elm Street in Dallas, TX, was constructed in 1905.  It was one of a number of buildings and warehouses owned by its namesake company.  Known more commonly in Dallas as “The Purse Building”, due to the large painted sign on the east façade, it is listed as a contributing building to the West End Historic District and is protected as a Texas State Archeological Landmark.

Livlyhood Episode 7: The Unapologetic Art of the Deal

Britt Larsen, host of Livlyhood, walks through how to quit your job in a professional way in this episode of the Livlyhood podcast. This is such a hard thing to do and yet no one talks about it! Did you know the average worker will have between 10-15 jobs in their life? That means we’ll all have to quit multiple times, so we should learn how to do it professionally. 

Livlyhood Episode 6: How to Quit Your Job Without Losing Your Mind

If you're like me, the term "wealth" makes you uncomfortable, but the term BUDGET scares you even more! Cara walks us through simple steps to take to start taking control of your finances to avoid issues down the road. Women should own their financial futures and Cara helps you take the steps to make that happen in this episode of Livlyhood!
About Cara

My husband and I were born and raised in Amarillo, TX and are proud to be raising our five children here. We have strong volunteer and civic ties to the community and are committed to the strength and success of the Panhandle.
I have an information technology and finance background and worked for Southern Methodist University as a Systems Analyst and Financial Aid Advisor. In 2005, while working to help put my husband through law school, I earned a master's degree from SMU.
Edward Jones and I specialize in high quality, tailored investments that serve the financial needs of individual investors of all ages and financial means. We have built our business by treating our clients as we would want to be treated, a simple idea that still makes sense in today’s complex marketplace.
Cara Hendricks 
EdwardJones I Financial Advisor
cara.hendricks@edwardjones.com
806-358-8346
 

Livlyhood Episode 5: Building Wealth the Smart Way

Too often, women get in each other’s way at work. We have an obligation to support and help the women that we work with and to make more space for women at our table. In this episode, I walk through three questions to ensure that you’re an advocate for yourself and the other women you encounter. 
At the end of the day, women are too busy to waste any time talking about each other and gossiping, and instead we should focus on empowering ourselves and others. 

Livlyhood Episode 4: Girls Gossip, Women Work

Julie joins Britt Larsen of Livlyhood to discuss Partnership Families, a concept that aims to create harmony in the home with all members of the family supporting each other's dreams.

Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist specializing in women’s emotional health and family relationships. Dr. Hanks is the owner and director of Wasatch Family Therapy, author of The Burnout Cure and The Assertiveness Guide for Women, a blogger, a local and national media contributor, a blogger, a coach, a private practice consultant, and an award-winning performing songwriter. A native Californian, Hanks currently lives in Utah with her husband. They are the parents of 4 children. Connect with Dr. Hanks at DrJulieHanks.com and @drjuliehanks on social media.

Livlyhood Episode 3: Create a Partnership Family

"No one knows what you need but you" 
Katie Huey joins Livlyhood to share her unique perspective on handling grief in the workplace. Our conversation was so enlightening! I loved learning about the four types of people in your life during a crisis, and how to better prepare managers and employers to aid employees going through the grief process.
My favorite part of the episode is when Katie described how she discovered the bummer truth that only she knew how best to help herself when her dad passed away unexpectedly. She discusses that it's really hard to know what that is at the start, but that you can be brave and ask for what you need. Sometimes this even requires patience as you figure that out moment by moment as you go through the grieving process. It takes hard work because no one will successfully tell you what you need, so tuning into those feelings is really important.

Katie Huey is a writer, marketer, and administrator. After starting a career in nonprofit fundraising and administration, she is thrilled to now be working with a consulting team who believes companies can impact the world for good.  Her freelance writing has appeared in Invoke Magazine, Conscious Company Magazine and Hello Humans. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado. She believes in the power of story and the beauty found in sharing personal experience. You can follow more of her story on her blog 52 Beautiful Things.

Livlyhood Episode 2: Grief in the Workplace

This first episode covers a topic I am extremely passionate about. I’m a firm believer that dream jobs don’t exist. That may sound like a negative thought, but it’s actually very freeing. Take a listen as I walk you through how to build your dream life instead of searching for a dream job. I’d love to know what you think in the comments!

Livlyhood: The Podcast for Women Who Work

Livlyhood: The Podcast for Women Who Work

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