Send Julie a text!!Shannon Walker is an esteemed canine expert, renowned dog trainer, and the CEO and founder of Northwest Battle Buddies -- a non-profit organization dedicated to providing service dogs to combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These precisely-trained dogs (and their precisely-trained humans!) provide veterans a way forward, when they may not have seen one. The service dogs allow vets to live in a way that civilians often take for granted -- whether it's ...

Send Julie a text!!Actress Mimi Gianopulos shares about what it's like to be at the inflection point of getting her career-defining role on the Disney sitcom “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.” It's clear how much she loves her job, which she says is professional make-believe!Mimi knew as a young girl that she wanted to be an actress, and she was always chatty at school and loved making other students laugh. She attended Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama and graduated with a ...

Send Julie a text!!While you may know "Yes, And..." as an improv game, it also can be a life philosophy.We can be this AND that.We can do this AND that.We can have this AND that.We are multi-faceted, multi-talented, complex women.We don't have to choose between being, doing or having. We can choose YES, AND...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Totally obsessed with how many women with cool jobs exist in the world? Want to meet some in real life? Join Julie and three epic guest sp...

Send Julie a text!!Failure is not the end. Perfectionistic efforts don't always create perfect outcomes. In this solo episode, Julie shares a story about The Box, which is a reminder that we already have what's needed to get started -- we often just don't give ourselves the credit and we're scared of failing or not doing it perfectly. An incredible teacher shared "The Box" example with her while she was in a class for her master's degree program. Julie was trying (with immense focus...

Send Julie a text!!Meredith Wing creates whimsical, gorgeous, fashion-forward mixed media artwork using food and flowers. Whether it's a coconut wedding dress, a broccoli crop top with matching earrings, rainbow-colored pasta capris, or a dusty-rose-petal skirt, these illustrations are of women who are not only living their best lives, but they're doing it with immense style.Meredith has an incredible gift for allowing us to see the mundane, or the healthy snack or a gorgeous bouquet, in a wh...

Send Julie a text!!Carrie Campbell is an elite human performance coach and a pro fitness competitor on a mission to empower women. Her big, giant goal is becoming the "female Tony Robbins"!With more than 20 years as a mental health professional, she coaches high-level executives and athletes using her system that integrates psychology, neuroscience, and spirituality. She has huge aspirations to help empower as many women as she can reach through her.dentity, a program that focuses on transfor...

Send Julie a text!!Jamie Mittelman created the media production and content company, Flame Bearers, to ensure there's a go-to storytelling platform for elite women in sports (which includes Olympians and Paralympians!) What started as a podcast during the pandemic has become a mission to show girls and women that if you can see it, you can be it. 85% of sports media goes to men. Doesn't that blow your mind?!That means only 15% of sports media coverage goes to women, and often, there's a quali...

Send Julie a text!!This is Part 2 of the 100th episode of the “Women with Cool Jobs" podcast!! We had such a good time chatting, we needed 2 episodes for this conversation. = )And this special FLIPPED episode, Julie Berman (your podcast host) is the one getting interviewed about HER cool job as a podcast host and producer. The amazing Olivia Fierro is the guest interviewer asking Julie the questions. Olivia is a former morning news anchor in the Phoenix Metro area, the founder/host...

Send Julie a text!!This is the 100th episode of the “Women with Cool Jobs" podcast!! And this time, Julie Berman (your podcast host) is the one getting interviewed about HER cool job as a podcast host and producer. The amazing Olivia Fierro is the guest interviewer, as this is a flipped episode where Julie answers the questions instead of asks them. Olivia is a former morning news anchor in the Phoenix Metro area, the founder/host of Olivia's Book Club and podcast, and brings decades of ...

Send Julie a text!!July 2024 means two things: Julie turns 40 aaaaand it's the 99th episode of The “Women with Cool Jobs” podcast!!!!!I share about why FAILING is actually part of SUCCEEDING and how I'm going into a whole new decade (my 40s-- aaaaah!!) trying to embrace "the fun in failure," which is an epic reframe on failure from past podcast guest and charity auctioneer, Lydia Fenet.Here are my reflections and why we should all be celebrating what we've tried that didn't work out more ofte...

Send Julie a text!!Lisa Bragg literally wrote THE book on how to talk about your success and why it's critical for you to share your successes and achievements with the world... and she shares all her wisdom with us in this interview!She focuses on why women in particular must ignore a lot of societal and cultural norms that have often kept us quiet -- whether as the diamond in the rough or that putting our head down and doing good work will eventually get us noticed. Instead, she prese...

Send Julie a text!!Cassie Petrie works with the world's biggest musical artists (as well as rising stars) to help them with their social media marketing and to help them manage their career.Cassie is the CEO & Co-Founder of Crowd Surf, a leading social media marketing and music management company. She happily calls herself a social media dinosaur. At the age of 12, she was at the forefront of creating social content in the music and entertainment industry by running the Backstreet Asylum,...

Send Julie a text!!Jam Gamble is THE Chief Mic Slayer who helps you learn how to trust your voice in all parts of life -- whether that's at work, at home, on a stage, or with yourself. She is a gifted educator who is a renowned motivational speaker, media personality, and a dedicated public-speaking coach. Her approach to speaking is simple, approachable -- and most importantly -- achievable for anyone who wants to rediscover their voice and use it confidently. We talk about: t...

Send Julie a text!!In this episode, Julie shares one of her favorite personal mantras: "You Already Have a No, But You Could Have a YES!" Before she even knew about the word "mantra," Julie used this phrase as a way to approach new things and to find courage to step out of her comfort zone. You'll learn about what this phrase means and how you can use this in your daily life when going for your goals, dreams, and passions -- whether that's at work, in your personal life, with buil...

Send Julie a text!!More than 12 years after Mary Jo Hoffman originally committed to a daily art project where she found something in nature that would inspire her and then photograph it, she is still going strong and hasn't missed a single day. She shared these images on her blog Still -- one image, daily, of gathered natural objects found near her. A former aeronautical engineer, Mary Jo Hoffman, wanted to add some creativity to her life while being home with her two children. Every wa...

Send Julie a text!! Peruvian chemical biologist, conservationist, and National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Rosa Vasquez Espinoza, combines science and storytelling to share the fascinating conservation work she is doing in the Amazon Rainforest. Dr. Rosa founded the nonprofit Amazon Research Internacional and is currently studying stingless bees -- leading the first chemical characterization of Amazonian stingless bees and medicinal honey in Peru. Her work takes her from working with native...

Karen Jordan is the Chief Supply Chain Officer for PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA), which includes all 50 states and Canada. She is responsible for the entire manufacturing process, from procuring the raw ingredients for the products to getting the products to consumers wherever you purchase them -- whether on the shelves, in the stores, and in restaurants .  Under her leadership, PepsiCo’s North American Beverage business generated $27 billion in revenue in 2023. In this role,  she...

Want to know where all the "Women with Cool Jobs" gather?  I am introducing Bonus "Events" episodes that share about  incredible events where "Women with Cool Jobs" are gathering, learning, supporting each other, and creating the changes we wish to see in the world. These events are created with intention, creativity, high vibes and women's empowerment in mind! In this Events episode, you'll hear about Julie's experience at the Hype Women Fairway Soirée by #HypeWomen Founder Erin Gallagher...

Dr. Maya Warren is an Ice Cream Scientist who travels the world developing and creating ice cream and other frozen aerated desserts. She helps a wide variety of clients, from neighborhood  shops where you go in and order a scoop or two, to the giant brands who stock the shelves at your local supermarket.  She says, “Roses are red, violets are blue, who needs flowers when ice cream will do?” Dr. Maya earned her BA in Chemistry and obtained my PhD in Food Science. As a senior in college, she...

Stephanie Skryzowski is a Fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for nonprofits and an entrepreneur. She created a company of fully remote CFOs (and other professionals) who help nonprofits around the world manage their money to make a more powerful impact on the people and communities they serve. Stephanie specializes in helping nonprofits, where interpreting financial information correctly can mean the difference between an organization thriving or not. She helps them better understand...

Soon Hagerty is the epitome of showing how your transferable skills can help you have a cool job in completely different industries: She's the Sr. VP of Brand Strategy, a restauranteur, and a nonprofit founder. As the Sr. Vice President (VP) of Brand Strategy at a specialty vehicle insurance company (that focuses on classic cars), Soon Hagerty has created a car culture, a community, and meaningful connections between owners/enthusiasts that propelled the company forward as a leader in their...

Gretchen (Holt) Witt paired cookies with cancer and created one of the most powerful, clever combinations to raise awareness and much-needed funding for pediatric cancer. Gretchen unexpectedly formed what would become Cookies for Kids' Cancer in 2007, after her 2-year-old son Liam was diagnosed with pediatric cancer. Due to her background in PR and communications , she understood how challenging it was to talk about cancer, let alone pediatric cancer. She also knew that it would take a lot...

Lydia Fenet is one of the most successful charity auctioneers in the world. She has a two-decade career as a charity auctioneer and has raised over one BILLION dollars for more than 800 organizations and broken-down countless barriers for women in the auction industry. While honing her skills as a charity auctioneer at night, during the day, she worked at Christie's as the Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships. She basically had two full-time jobs. She now runs the Lydia Fenet...

Heather Moyse is a 2x Olympic gold medalist (who competed in 4 Olympics games), a three-sport national athlete, a World Rugby Hall of Famer, a motivational speaker, an author, and a coach. Heather started training just five months before her first Olympics at the age of 27 in 2-person bobsleigh, with her last Olympic competition at the age of 39. In this episode, she shares specific techniques and mindset work that she uses to achieve her goals and that we all can use to help us live up to...