The Care Gap

Becoming Intentional About Life, Business & Motherhood

Life coach and owner of the 7,000 sq ft. Indigo Salon and Spa Melissa Huetter is the queen of self care.  As a massage therapist by trade she found she had a knack for business and realized her calling was to be a business owner herself.  With a baby on her hip Melissa got to work building out the Indigo Salon and Spa.  Balancing motherhood and business did not come natural to Melissa, and she gets raw and real about how motherhood was always something she had to work at.  Her business was second nature to her, but Melissa was becoming her organization and lost sight of herself in spite of thriving.  After hiring a life coach to help bring balance in her life, Melissa went back to school to become a life coach herself to help bring and encourage the balance with in her organization.  Tune in to learn more from Melissa on how to achieve balance in all areas and seasons of life. 

How Two Fit Moms Ditched Corporate America To Empower Women

B.F.F. team, Boy Mom's and owners of The Barrre Code's Metro Detroit locations  in Royal Oak, Birmingham, and Rochester Hills walk us through life in the fitness industry.  To start off this episode Lindsey gives us some insight on what started her venture into the fitness industry, spending a couple years in corporate America she quickly learned the culture was not for her.  After out-weighing several options including becoming a professional dog walker Lindsey knew the fitness industry was where she wanted to focus, but first she needed her BFF Janell who currently resided on the other side of the country.  She hopped on a plane to California, convinced Janell of her vision to use fitness as a vehicle to inspire and empower women within their everyday lives, and brought Janell home to bring the franchise The Barre Code to Metro Detroit.  In this episode this powerhouse mom duo teach us how to navigate through franchise ownership, the many benefits of meditation, balancing their new roles as "Mom", and most importantly how fulfilling your passion far exceeds the joy of profits. 

Empowering Mothers Through Graffiti Art & Entrepreneurship w. Amy Peterson, CEO of Rebel Nell

Philanthropist and previous Detroit Tiger Attorney Amy Peterson sits down with Mother Honestly COO Nicole Bopp and discusses the conception of her passion project Rebel Nell.  Landing a job in the MLB Amy became a Detroit resident through some of Detroit's darkest times of bankruptcy.  During those early days Amy got to know many of the homeless men and women in the city through  her daily walks with her dog and recognized the needs of its residents.  Wanting to give back to the city that took a chance on her when every other MLB team rejected her, Amy took the fallen graffiti from the walls of Detroit. She coupled this with her passion for women and created a brand that gives back in more ways than one. Learn more about Amy Peterson, her organization Rebel Nell and Non-Profit TEA at rebelnell.com

Episode 6: Create the Right Financial and Family Goals

When it comes to creating financial goals, make sure you’re creating the right goals for YOU and the ideal life you want to have for you and your loved ones —this is how to create success on your own terms! Our guest Jennifer Davis-Papa Vice President of Retirement Services for Chemical Bank talks with us about the importance of financial literacy.  Jennifer brings 20+ years in the financial industry in one form of another, with a passion for business she built a career around what interested her.   With a 4 year old son, and 2 fur babies motherhood was not always the plan. As a mother who waited awhile to start her family, she also teaches us that it’s never too late to invest in yourself.  Jennifer offers a wealth of knowledge and tips behind retirement, 401K and to “Pay yourself first, mama!”

Minisode 2: The Power of Maternal Well-Being

Dr. Rachael Elizabeth Miller PT, DPT, IHPS, WHC began her physical therapy journey as an aide in a sports physical therapy practice that housed the Detroit Red Wings among other professional athletes. She moved on in her career to work at Beaumont and Crittenton hospitals’ clinical settings treating various clients that had sport, orthopedic, women’s health, vestibular, neurological, and health and wellness concerns.
In this minisode, Dr. Rachael who is expecting her fifth baby anytime walks us through preventative health care and healing for mothers pre and postpartum, and how she transitioned from her full-time career in orthopedics to her full-time entrepreneurial venture as a Physical Therapist and Health Coach for mothers on her own terms. Dr. Rachael delves into nutrition, stress, sleep, pregnancy and postpartum health. 
 
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Minisode 1: Redefining Success In Motherhood (Blessing Adesiyan, Nicole Bopp and Kristen Baffo)

A chemical engineer, Jane of all trades, and freelancing SAHM walk into a podcast... in our first round table we take a moment to introduce the team behind the podcast and take a look back at what got us behind the microphone. Learn how three very different mothers come together to encourage and inspire other moms to thrive beyond motherhood. 

Episode 5: Start By Building

Director and Founder of The Build Institute and mother of 3, April Boyle teaches us how as Mother’s we have all the CEO skills to welcome Wealth and Power into our lives.  With 85% of the Build Institutes budding entrepreneurs being women; we learn from April how there is room for life outside of motherhood.  How to both be a rocking mom and make the space to have it all!  With April’s help, motherhood is no longer a one or the other, and how we mothers have a responsibility to breaking down social and cultural stereotypes.  Learn more about April and Detroit’s The Build Institute at www.startwithbuild.com

Episode 4: Juggling Motherhood and Pitching A Business

Boss Mom Serial Entrepreneur and Co-Owner of Detroit Ten Nail Bar, Kelli Coleman joins us on the podcast to remind moms to tap into their tribe and village.  Kelli’s formula to success is to be unapologetic when it comes to achieving your dreams.  Spending quality time and shaping a  well-rounded independent daughter while tapping into her support system allows her to kick the mom-guilt and take over Detroit one pitch at a time. 

Episode 3: Start Before You Are Ready

Who knew that enduring the harsh conditions of the Brazilian desert and the ever-changing day-to-day as a professional athlete’s wife was all preparation for her new role as operating partner of Dry Bar Birimingham?  Mother of Boys, three to be exact, Erinn Moss teaches us that there will always be curve balls in life and how even the worst timing can create something beautiful!  While navigating the challenges and obstacles of becoming a franchisee, Erinn learned she would be expecting baby #3, six weeks after the projected grand opening of Michigans’ FIRST Dry Bar! We talk the benefits of a silk pillowcase, chance encounters and how no time is the right time, Just Start!

Episode 2: Money Lessons in Motherhood

Portia Powell at Chemical Bank not only had to learn how to manage motherhood and finances at an early age, she has passed down finance skills to her daughter Jada who just purchased her first income property!  Like Drake, Portia started from the bottom now she’s HERE! She turned her mother’s passion for real estate into a family side hustle that is teaching her daughter key financial skills to save for college.  Portia gives sound advice on why woman need to get real and have open conversations about finances. Teaching us how financial literacy allows us not to let our circumstances define us, but how to make our circumstances work for us.