City Girl Empower Hour

A perfect ending to season 3, this week we’re excited to share Jen Gilhoi’s experiences, and the ‘saving grace’ coffee has had in her journey, now her beverage of choice! Jen’s 20 plus years in Minneapolis and St. Paul as a marketing and communications professional have helped make her an advocate and creator for healthy social experiences that decentralize alcohol, as a result of the challenges she’s navigated.  

She is the epitome of what a positive alcohol-free lifestyle can lead to.  A seasoned strategist and founder of Sparktrack and Zero Proof Collective, we will use her experiences to dig deep into shedding the shame and the empowerment sobriety has resulted in regaining power to take her life back. Her soon to be launched Tedx talk brings awareness to alcohol misuse and the power of uncoupling its use with activities. 

So grab your favorite cup of coffee and sit back and listen. It is worth what you will learn about the power of a no-foam americano and cold brew has on one's journey to conquer an addiction to alcohol. 

Join City Girl Coffee in following @jengilhoi and @sobernotsomber_ @zeroproofcollective on Instagram and @zeroproofcollective on Facebook, LinkedIn: jengilhoi company: zeroproofcollective and Twitter @zeroproofMSP on Twitter. hashtags: #sobernotsomber #tedxtalks #tedxspeaker #tedxedina

The well-known phrase ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ could not hold truer when it comes to the support that mothers need in raising their children. Being a mom is overwhelming, to say the least. No mother is fully prepared for the emotions that come with postpartum, or in the years to come. Don't throw in the towel, help is out there!

Just in time for Mother’s Day, our guest this week, Stephanie Flies, is the mother of 3 girls and the CEO and Founder of City Mom Collective, an online community and website providing a positive voice for motherhood by connecting moms to resources and parenting perspectives unique to their communities. She considers herself the OG of connecting and empowering local moms via parenting blogs and websites. Listen as we discuss the catalyst for City Mom Collective, her role of overseeing their national network and the vast importance of connecting with your local community, either through connections with other moms or local businesses, and so much more.

Follow Steph @citymomcollective @stephanie.flies on Instagram and City Mom Collective on Facebook. Be sure to support Alyza on Facebook and Instagram @CityGirlCoffee and @CityGirlEmpowerhour or visit us at www.citygirlcoffee.com to learn more.

It’s a song, it’s a saying… but have you ever wondered what it really means to “put your money where your mouth is?” Our guest this week not only talks the talk, but has been walking the walk for more than 40 years by investing in transformative futures of women and girls.

Gloria Perez, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, the first statewide women’s foundation in the country, has become one of the country’s leading experts in two-generation strategies to reduce poverty. Since they were founded in 1983, the Women’s Foundation has distributed more than $45 million through community investments supporting ongoing research on the status of women and girls in Minnesota; advocating for public policy resulting in greater economic security and safety for women and their families; and investing in organizations and leaders who are leading in gender and racial justice to benefit all families and communities.

Follow Gloria and the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota @WomensFndnMN on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter or on LinkedIn and support Alyza on Facebook and Instagram at @CityGirlCoffee and @CityGirlEmpower Hour. Be sure to like and share this podcast with your coffee-loving friends.

It’s a song, it’s a saying… but have you ever wondered what it really means to “put your money where your mouth is?” Our guest this week not only talks the talk, but has been walking the walk for more than 40 years by investing in transformative futures of women and girls.

Gloria Perez, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, the first statewide women’s foundation in the country, has become one of the country’s leading experts in two-generation strategies to reduce poverty. Since they were founded in 1983, the Women’s Foundation has distributed more than $45 million through community investments supporting ongoing research on the status of women and girls in Minnesota; advocating for public policy resulting in greater economic security and safety for women and their families; and investing in organizations and leaders who are leading in gender and racial justice to benefit all families and communities.

Follow Gloria and the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota @WomensFndnMN on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter or on LinkedIn and support Alyza on Facebook and Instagram at @CityGirlCoffee and @CityGirlEmpower Hour. Be sure to like and share this podcast with your coffee-loving friends.

Every entrepreneur has been there. Balancing the health of your business with your personal health and the wellbeing of the many employees, customers and partners who depend on your business every day.

It’s especially difficult for entrepreneurs with mission-driven businesses who balance an obligation to the bottom line with the goal to make a meaningful difference in the world.

City Girl Empower Hour host and City Girl Coffee Founder Alyza Bohbot James discusses this delicate balance with Carley Kammerer, Founder and Executive Director of Wildflyer Coffee. Founded in 2017, Wildflyer is a social services enterprise that addresses youth homelessness through a program centered around two Twin Cities coffee shops. City Girl Coffee empowers women of coffee through sustainable sourcing from women-owned and operated farms.

Hear how Carley and Alyza address these challenges and learn about how you can support women throughout the coffee value chain by checking out the City Girl Coffee x Wildflyer Coffee collaboration in celebration of Women’s History Month.

Follow Carly and Wildflyer Coffee at @Wildflyercoffee on Instagram and Facebook and support Alyza on Facebook and Instagram at @CityGirlCoffee and @CityGirlEmpower Hour. Be sure to like and share this podcast with your coffee-loving friends.

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Have you ever climbed to the top of a mountain, paused to look around and realized you’re only half-way to the summit? Or picked a dozen dandelions in your yard, only to find twice as many have grown back in their place? Welcome to the life of an entrepreneur!

Jaime Teats, Author, Founder & CEO of professional consulting firm Keystone Group International, is our guest for episode 41 of City Girl Empower Hour with host and City Girl Coffee founder Alyza Bohbot James.

 Join Jaime and Alyza as they get real about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, the power of making mistakes, riding the wave, and Jaime’s recent experience climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.  

Connect with Jaime on Facebook and Instagram at @keystonegroupintl and on LinkedIn. And follow, like and share her adventures and company. You can also connect with Alyza on Facebook and Instagram at @CityGirlEmpowerHour and @City Girl Coffee 

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You know the saying, “all work, no play?” Well, we’ve got you covered. In this week’s City Girl Empower Hour, City Girl Coffee CEO and Empower Hour host Alyza James chats with Christine Goepfert, Christina Hussman Rhode and Katie Nyberg about preserving some of our greatest natural resources as places to learn, reflect and play. 

Tune in for a meandering chat about how work-life balance, inclusivity and the great outdoors can make us all better humans and better leaders.  

Be sure to follow, like and share the @citygirlempowerhour podcast with your network. And support Christina, Katie, Christine and Alyza:

Christina Hausman Rhode, Executive Director of Voyageurs Conservancy: Twitter @npconservancy, Instagram & Facebook @VoyageursConservancy

Katie Nyberg, Executive Director, Mississippi Park Connection: Twitter @NPCA, Instagram @ParkConnection, Facebook @MissParkConnection

Christine Goepfert, Associate Director, National Parks Conservation Association: Twitter @NPCA, Instagram @NPCApics, Facebook @NationalParks

Alyza James, Founder of City Girl Coffee: Facebook and Instagram @CityGirlCoffee @citygirlempowerhour

Have you ever looked at your closet full of clothes and thought, “I have nothing to wear?” We’ve got you covered! Join Host Alyza James, founder and CEO of City Girl Coffee, as she chats with Anne Rogers about meandering paths, the power of pause and what’s in our closets. Anne, founder and CEO of Mezmira, a virtual personal stylist, spills the tea on how personal styling can give you more time and confidence to pursue your ambitions.

Connect with Anne on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook by following her company Mezmira and be sure to follow Alyza and City Girl Coffee at @citygirlcoffee and @citygirlempowerhour.