Women Who Rise: The Success Podcast for Ambitious Women

S2E25 From Head Trash to High Performance: Windy Goss on Authentic Success

In this inspiring conversation, Wendy Goss shares how success is not aboutbecoming someone else it is about becoming more deeply yourself. Throughhonesty, resilience, and a willingness to challenge limiting beliefs, she transformednot only her business, but the trajectory of her life. Wendy’s journey reveals that therooms we fear most often become the places where we discover our greatestpotential. This episode is a reminder that growth begins the moment you stopperforming and start leading from who you truly are.

S2E24 Transparency, Leadership, and the Real Cost of Hustle with Robert Colello

In this powerful conversation, Robert Colello reveals that sustainable success is notbuilt through constant hustle, but through intentional structure, disciplinedrepetition, and alignment with what matters most. He shares how leadership evolveswhen you stop trying to do everything yourself and begin designing systems thatsupport both your business and your life. Through transparency and hard-earnedwisdom, he reminds us that achievement without health, family, or purposeeventually creates imbalance. This episode is an invitation to stop living reactivelyand start building a life that rises with intention.

S2E23 How Cathleen Barela Turned Pain Into Power, Healing, Leadership & Creating a Life of Freedom

In this deeply honest conversation, Cathleen Barela shares how real leadership is forged not only through success, but through the courage to evolve when life forces you to grow. From building a thriving referral-based real estate business to navigating the painful unraveling of a marriage, she reveals how healing, self-trust, and coachability became the foundation of her next chapter. Kathleen’s story is a powerful reminder that financial success can create freedom, but true expansion happens when you stop hiding parts of yourself and begin living in full expression. This episode invites every woman to trust her voice, honor her journey, and create a life that reflects who she truly is becoming.

S2E22 The Mindset Behind Success, Family & Freedom | Host Heather Mansy & Guest Alexis Diaz

What if one decision could completely change the direction of your life? 🚀 In this inspiring episode of Women Who Rise, host Heather Mansy sits down with Alexis Diaz CEO of Evolve Estates Group, real estate leader, mentor, and mother of six for a powerful conversation about growth, leadership, family, and building a life by design. Alexis shares the pivotal moments that pushed her beyond her comfort zone, the mindset that helped her build a thriving real estate business, and the lessons she's learned balancing ambition, motherhood, and purpose. 💫 Growth begins outside your comfort zone 💫 Leadership starts with personal evolution 💫 Success is built through intentional decisions 💫 Generational wealth starts with today's choices 💫 You are always one decision away from a different future Whether you're building a business, raising a family, or pursuing a bigger vision for your life, this conversation will inspire you to think bigger, dream bolder, and take action on the future you want to create. If you've ever felt called to build something greater than yourself, this episode is for you. ❤️

S2E21 One Habit Away: Michael Hellickson on Rising Higher in Business and Life

In this powerful conversation, Michael Hellickson shares the no-excuses truth behindbuilding a business, a family life, and a legacy that lasts. From sleeping under hisdesk as a young real estate agent to becoming one of the top-producing teamleaders in the country, Michael reveals that success is not built on talent alone, but onhabits, structure, discipline, and the willingness to do what others won’t. Hechallenges entrepreneurs to stop chasing freedom without responsibility and insteadcreate systems that allow work to serve their life, not consume it. This episode is areminder that rising higher begins with one changed habit, one protected boundary,and one decision to live with greater intention.

S2E20 Luxury With Heart, Faith & Courageous Reinvention | Heather Mansy & Guest Kelli Kim

In this deeply grounded conversation, Kelli Kim shares how an unexpected lifetransition became the beginning of a purpose-filled second chapter in real estate,leadership, and faith. Rather than seeing divorce, uncertainty, or career reinvention asevidence that she was behind, Kelli chose to see them as redirection toward a life ofgreater freedom, service, and impact. Her philosophy of “luxury with heart” remindsus that success is not simply about price points or production, but about courage,integrity, relationships, and the way we help others rise. This episode is a powerfulreminder that when you trust your gifts, honor your values, and keep showing upwith heart, even the hardest turning points can become the very path to your calling.

S2E19 Build It or Work for It: Carrie Soave on AI Agents and Business Freedom

In this energizing conversation, Carrie Soave shares how she went from building areal estate business without systems to becoming a powerful voice in AI, automation,and scalable entrepreneurship. Her story is a reminder that freedom is not created byworking harder, but by thinking differently, adapting faster, and refusing to staytrapped in outdated models of success. Through candor, humor, and fierceconviction, Carrie challenges women to step boldly into the AI economy while theplaying field is still wide open. This episode invites every entrepreneur to stop waitingfor permission, build what only they can build, and rise into a future wheretechnology amplifies their purpose instead of replacing it.

S2E18 Be Infinite with Corinne DeFilippis: Discipline, Dreams, and Building a Business That Lasts

In this powerful conversation, Corinne DeFilippis shares how a childhood marked byserious illness and adversity shaped the warrior mindset that later fueled her rise as atop-producing real estate leader and visionary team builder. She explains whydiscipline, systems, and consistent action not luck are the true foundations oflong-term success, and how learning to think bigger changed the trajectory of herlife and business. Through honest reflections on leadership, boundaries, personaldevelopment, and purpose, Corinne reveals that real growth comes from doing thehard things repeatedly while staying rooted in gratitude and service. This episode is areminder that when you choose to believe bigger, act boldly, and lead with intention,you can create not just success but impact that lasts far beyond yourself.

S2E17 From $400 to Real Estate Success: Livia Petraru’s Story of Rising Higher

In this powerful conversation, Livia Gabriella Petraru shares how a childhood shapedby communist Romania, hard work, and limited opportunity became the foundationfor a life built on courage, visibility, and relentless consistency. From immigrating tothe United States with $400 to walking on fire at a Tony Robbins event and quittingher job to pursue real estate full-time, Livia reveals what happens when a womanfinally stops waiting for permission to live her dream. Her journey through two yearsof posting videos with almost no results is a reminder that success often growsquietly before it becomes visible to the world. This episode is a call to get in the right rooms, choose your one thing, show up before you feel ready, and trust thatconsistency can become the bridge between survival and extraordinary impact.

S2E16 Rebuild Your Life From the Inside Out | John Jubilee on True Transformation, Health & Purpose

In this deeply moving conversation, John Jubilee shares how a life shaped by poverty,trauma, faith, discipline, and relentless hope became the foundation for a mission tohelp others rebuild from the inside out. From watching his mother rise with fiercedetermination to witnessing his sister overcome physical limitations throughmindset, John learned early that true transformation begins far beneath the surface.Through Energized Health, he teaches that lasting change is not about chasingsymptoms, but restoring the body, mind, and spirit at the root. This episode is apowerful reminder that rising is not just about success it is about strength,healing, daily choices, and the courage to become fully alive.