Today’s conversation is packed with heart, hustle, and pure Northern Michigan grit. Rose sits down with Brayton Farr — a triple-threat entrepreneur who’s elevating families, business owners, and communities across the lower peninsula. Brayton wears many hats: Senior Mortgage Loan Originator at Citywide Home Mortgage Life Insurance Professional with Farmers Insurance, specializing in family protection, wealth preservation, and key-person coverage Founder of Solutions By Farr,

In this episode, we sit down with Reed Hansen, Chief Growth Officer at MarketSurge and host of Inside Marketing with MarketSurge. Reed has helped startups and Fortune 500s build digital systems that scale revenue automatically. We dive into: How to build business growth machines that work while you sleep Where AI truly delivers ROI (and where it’s overhyped)

Bike-Powered Composting & Community Innovation with Carter’s Compost | Bullish on Business Podcast YouTube Description / Show Notes In today’s Bullish on Business episode, I sit down with the team behind Carter’s Compost, the pedal-powered, community-driven composting movement that’s changing how Traverse City thinks about food waste.

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In this episode of Bullish on Business, I sit down with Evan Lefler, a passionate runner and supporter of Orchard Cleaning Services in Traverse City, Michigan, which is founded and owned by his wife, Erica Lefler. We talk about the mindset of a runner and how the same habits that drive Evan to keep logging miles—discipline, consistency, and grit—mirror the way Erica has built Orchard Cleaning Services into a trusted local brand serving Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim, and Be

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In this episode of Bullish on Business, I sit down with Nancy Griffin, CFP, EPC – President & Founder of Women, Worth & Wellness Inc. Nancy is a true connector, influencer, and champion for women who want to feel fabulous, generous, joyful, confident, and on top of their game every day. We talk about her pioneering career journey from being one of the first female managers at Procter & Gamble, into politics, and then into wealth management, where she built Women, Worth & Well

Join Emma Todd, PA-C in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for a transformative wellness retreat designed specifically for healthcare professionals. Soul Salve retreats combine evidence-based strategies for preventing burnout with practical tools for enhancing resilience, communication, and self-care.

Recognizing the glass ceiling is easy — you can see it, feel it, and bump your head against it every time you try to rise. But moaning about it doesn’t move it. The Lioness doesn’t waste energy on complaint; she channels it into creation. The GOSPA is your hammer — your blueprint for turning frustration into forward motion.

The Pain Pyramid Bias in the workplace isn’t just about pay gaps or glass ceilings — it’s the micro-moments that shape how people are heard, valued, and promoted. It’s the silent assumptions that women are less available after kids, or less technical, or too “emotional” to lead. That’s the bias that still lingers in conference rooms everywhere. Fighting Workplace Bias But here’s the good news —  organizations are stepping up.  Programs like  “50 Ways to Fight Bias,” (Lean In

These 33 startups didn’t get lucky — they got aligned. They built solutions that mattered, proved scale fast, and told stories that caught fire If they can raise $100M, so can you. The difference is not opportunity — it’s execution, story, and timing. So charge forward like a bull — your exponential moment might be next.

Every ambitious woman knows this pain — that tightness in your chest when your career demands clash with the people you love most. You’re in a meeting, but your mind is at home. You’re home, but your mind is racing through tomorrow’s deadlines. And lately, the pressure’s gotten louder. Companies are demanding full-time returns to the office, and many women are being forced into a brutal choice: chase the dream or protect their peace.

A WATER TRAIL — a deeply moving exploration of water justice, community resilience, and environmental activism. And Turning Pain into Power!

Why Smart Founders Engineer Capital Like Mira Murati

Cashflow River Introduction Cash flow is the bloodstream of your business — when it’s healthy, everything moves; when it clogs, the body...

In this episode, I talk with author John Garavaglia about his writing journey, creative process, latest works, and how he connects with readers across genres. We explore themes of imagination, resilience, narrative craft, and what it takes to build a lasting author brand in today’s publishing world

Immigrant women entrepreneurship: Breaking Barriers: How Immigrant Women Thrive in Business

Rosalind Franklin - Unsung Heroine of DNA Still Teaches Us to Lead Like a Lioness