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Build Your Own Fairytale
If life feels like it's not the "happily ever after" you were expecting, you've come to the right place!
Around here, you'll hear from women who have paved their own way, outside traditional 9-5s. Together, we'll learn from their journeys and insights so that we can take steps toward building our own fairytales.
Build Your Own Fairytale
Best of 2025: Lessons in Starting, Pausing & Building with Heart
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As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to take a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate — both the growth of Build Your Own Fairytale and the incredible conversations we shared this year.
In this special Best of 2025 episode, I’m revisiting some of the most powerful moments from the podcast — blending guest wisdom with highlights from my most-downloaded solo episodes.
From the courage to just start, to the importance of pausing and stacking small wins, to staying rooted in connection and core values as you grow, these lessons perfectly capture what this year was all about.
Episodes referenced:
Ep# 122 The Art of Starting Over: Michelle Amman's Leap from Education to Entrepreneurship
Ep# 138 Building Her Dream Land: How Megan Lewis Turned Disney Magic into a Thriving Nanny Business
Ep# 116 Solo Travel & Solopreneurship: How Kristine Thomason Found Fulfillment as a Freelance Writer
Ep# 114 Maddy Fero's Fast Story from NASCR to Biz Owner
Ep# 118 Beyond the Pool Deck: Erica Beine's Journey from D1 Coach to Wellness Entrepreneur
Ep# 124 Science, Sugar & Soul: How Grace "Grey" Pak is Redefining Cake
Ep# 134 Marco Polo's Vlada Bortnik on the Magic of Technology (for Good) & Human Connection
Ep# 135 My Solopreneur Tech Stack: The Essentials That Do It All (Solo)
Ep# 133 October Theory: Fresh Starts Aren't Just for January (Solo)
Ep# 131 Behind the Scenes: Observations & Lessons Learned from my 1st Collab (Solo)
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✨ Entries close January 25, 2026.
