In the intro of each episode, Courtney Hopper and Dana Kadwell say they “wake up and hustle every day.”  That’s the life of the entrepreneur – hustling to make that sale, hustling to hire that next employee, hustling to be respected in your industry… But do we know why we’re hustling so hard?  Do we…

One day Greg Hedgepeth’s grandpa took him into the woods, gave him a gun, and taught him an important life lesson that you can’t just shoot aimlessly – you need to have a why you do the things you do.  Years later, Greg was working as a professor at Shaw University and as the director…

In today’s Conversations with Sisters, Courtney and Dana unpack last week’s episode with Nichole Lowe. Specifically, why do we think small sometimes to protech ourselves from rejection?  Plus, everybody’s favorite new game, “You Might be an Entrepreneur if…” If you haven’t listened to the conversation with Zoee (formerly SoleLife) CEO Nichole Lowe, it’s the episode before…

Nichole Lowe had it all in her 20’s – she had her own production company where she worked on commercials, documentaries, television shows – and even shows and music videos for Prince. Life was pretty amazing – until she realized it wasn’t the life she wanted. Nichole is now CEO of Zoee (formerly SoleLife), a…

Last week, we talked to Oracle Dan Beck about what’s written in the stars. But can we really use astrology as a guide? Today we unpack our past lives, if everything that happens in this life is fate, and why we as an Aries and a Virgo work well together. If you haven’t listened to…

Have you ever wondered how your star chart affects your mood, your drive, and your ability to thrive in chaos? When you think about astrology, are you closed off from learning more about yourself, or open to learn what’s written in the stars? Daniel Beck is an Oracle in New Orleans and founder of Inner…

On last week’s episode, Courtney Bowman from Raleigh Cheesy talked about how her instagram presence shot through the roof, and her business came along with it. But then, the same authenticity that people loved…well, it backfired.  So today, Courtney and Dana discuss social media secret sauce and if brands can truly be authentic. If you…

Courtney Bowman literally built Raleigh Cheesy on Instagram and charcuterie boards.  It seemed to blow up over night and continued to gain popularity in the Raleigh area. Part of that is due to Courtney’s presence, humor, and authenticity.  But as she found out, when you’re always authentic, you’re going to offend some people along the…

Do you have a secret single behavior?  Is there a lie that you constantly tell yourself?  Today, Dana and Courtney on what they think the other person’s book would be called, their secret single behaviors, the lies we all tell ourselves, and facing our fears. If you haven’t listened to the conversation with Bethany Howard,…

“I didn’t think I could have the time of my life and be in over my head at the same time.” Bethany Howard had an idea for a book, but there was always something holding her back.  Until one day, she just went for it. “There weren’t good enough reasons to say no to this….