Nursepreneurs

Kim Ellis is a nurse practitioner who LOVES DIABETES! She has been a Family Nurse Practitioner for nearly eight years and has worked in Primary Care, Medically Assisted Weight Loss Clinics, and currently, Community Health. Her desire with her business and social media platforms is to be a ONE-STOP SHOP for Diabetes Education & Management while encouraging everyone to be LIFETIME LEARNERS! Kim built her social media platforms as a way to teach patients first and then found out many medical practitioners were interested in her material as well. So she began to create short, digestible videos about diabetes management and care. She found her platform on You Tube, where Kim gets many subscribers and even more people interested in her educational programs. To learn more about Kim’s programs, you can visit her on her website at: www.EllisDiabetes.com or check out her You Tube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimETheDiabetesNP Don’t Miss Moments: → How Kim discovered she was onto a business → How f

Yolanda Russell worked as a second career nurse on a medical-surgical unit. While she loved her job, she still felt a yearning for something else and something that would create an impact and spur nurses to action. She decided to start a podcast called Real, Raw and Free, but made the common mistake of not identifying who her audience really was. As she discovered that she enjoyed talking to nurses and building up that relationship, she understood that her podcast needed to focus on talking to nurses. Yolanda rebranded and redesigned her podcast to be called the Unfiltered Nurse. It was an immediate hit with nurses and helped Yolanda curate an audience. By listening to this audience, Yolanda was able to get ideas of the problems the nurses were having and how she could help. Realizing that she was onto something big, Yolanda recognized that she needed a business coach. She made the tough decision to invest $5000 in a coach to learn how to build something of her very own. The result was launching her

Chris Recinos is the owner and CEO of the Nurse Leader Network. As a nurse executive in a busy and very large healthcare network, Chris saw the need to nurture and network with nurses who want to be leaders. Chris was able to climb the ladder of success through when opportunities arose because she was willing to be flexible and take on roles that she was willing to grow into. Chris served as an acting medical director, CNO and other high ranking positions. However, Chris also found herself always at work and realized she hadn’t aligned her work with her family values. She needed to find what she calls “a life-work” balance, where life and family came first. Chris wanted to help other nurses to assume leadership roles in institutions without having to give up being present with their families. So she started the Nurse Leader Network, a site, blog and podcast aimed at inspiring nurses to become leaders. And Chris doesn’t believe a fancy title gives nurses power, she believes that nurses already have

Marsha had a variety of clinical jobs during her nursing career. None of them led her to her first business, which was travel business guiding her clients around the world. Marsha had an unshakeable self belief that the business would be successful and it was! She made the decision to stop traveling with clients and found herself immersed in blogging and sharing ideas with nurses. She came up with the idea of The Bossy Nurse and began the process of finding her passion. The more Marsha wrote and spoke to nurses, the clearer her business became. Marsha recently rebranded and relaunched her business to help other nurses to start their businesses and to help them with the mindset issues that come up with starting a business. She now works with nurses in small groups and 1:1 to set up any type of business they can imagine. To learn more about Marsha and her programs check out her website: ​www.TheBossyNurse.com Don't Miss Moments: --> How Marsha became a travel guide around the world --> What path l

Naseema McElroy is a nurse who was making six figures for years and still struggling with money. When she finally realized that she couldn’t out-earn her spending habits, she knew it was time for a change. By shifting her mindset around money, being consistent and intentional, she was able to pay off just under $1 million in debt in two and a half years. Extracting from her experience, she now shares simple, actionable tools to set others on the right path, financially. If you find yourself in a similar situation, never seeming to get ahead of your finances, Naseema is here to help you stop living paycheck to paycheck. You have what it takes to reach financial independence, live the life of your dreams and leave a legacy for your family. Learn more about Naseema and her financial success programs on her website: www.FinanciallyIntentional.com Don’t Miss Moments: → How Naseema got out from under $1 million in debt → Why Naseema focuses on paying off smaller debt before high interest debt → How Naseema te

Sadie is the mastermind behind the Remote Nursing Job board that provides nurses with easy access to finding ideal jobs that allow them to work from home. Sadie founded the Remote Nurse after answering the same questions over and over in Facebook groups. Eventually she moved all her answers to her own website where she curates remote work at home jobs for nurses. Sadie says there are tons of work at home jobs for nurses but they were scattered everywhere without any pattern or logic to finding them. With her skill set and love of searching for opportunities, Sadie began using everything she learned about job searching to streamline the process for not just nurses but NPs and PAs. If you are looking for a work at home job as a nurse, check out Sadie’s website at the Remote Nurse. If you are interested in starting a business like Sadie did, keep searching for problems that present themselves all around you (and then check out Sadie’s website for great ideas!) Sadie's website: www.TheRemoteNurse.com Do

Lisa Hedin is a registered nurse who owns TrainingAMC.com, which is an academy for medical cannabis. She is incredibly passionate about the potential that cannabis has not only to treat disease but to promote wellness as well. Lisa speaks on cannabis around the US and conducts certification workshops to help medical professionals to become educated on this fast growing topic. She also teaches non medical professionals what they need to know to become knowledgeable enough to speak about cannabis. This is an ongoing conversation that needs to happen to encourage people to understand that cannabis isn’t for “junkies”, it is a plant with incredible potential to provide a better quality of life, to treat health conditions and to help us in ways we haven’t even yet discovered. To learn more about Lisa’s training programs, check out her website at: www.TrainingAMC.com And sign up for one of her courses if they are available. They sell out quickly. Don’t Miss Moments: → Why Lisa uses CBD oil every day → How

Elena Bensonoff is the founder of Wholistic Inc., Published Author, World Renowned Wholistic Teacher, Clinical Pharmacist, Diplomate in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine, Award Winning Natural Perfumer, and Creator of the Wholistic Wisdom Program and Masterclass, which have helped thousands of people all over the world harness their inner healing power to end their struggles with Chronic Illness once and for all. Elena started her career as a clinical pharmacist but quickly found that she was not fulfilled with this career path. During a health crisis in her life, doctors told Elena that she would need to stay on multiple different medications. Elena was determined to find a different solution. She discovered that diet, stress and environment were playing a large role in her health, so she became determined to change it. She also started exploring healing modalities. She was invited to attend an American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine conference. This conference was her first real introduc

As a Registered Nurse, Yordis was inspired to create Mijamaz medical-pajama to protect the body privacy of patients in care settings. Multiple studies found that patients experience distress and a weakening in their immunity when their body privacy is repeatedly compromised in care settings. She made it her mission to create Mijamaz when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer which led to frequent hospitalizations. On many occasions when she visited her mom, her frail body was exposed and cold - even the most private parts of her body. Of course, she was wearing the notorious ill-fitting one size fits all backless hospital gowns. Yordis decided to do something about it. She started sketching out hospital gown designs. When she finally was happy with a design she sent it to a seamstress to sew. Yordis came up against many obstacles in bringing this product to market which we discuss in this episode. To learn more about Yordis and Mijamaz, visit her website at: byyor.co Don’t Miss Moments: → Ho

Shemeka Jones worked as an HR professional before becoming a nurse. She loved the role of the nurse and found a lot of satisfaction in traveling as a nurse as well. Her life changed when she met another nurse on assignment who planted the idea that starting a staffing agency would be a good idea. At first Shemeka resisted the idea but slowly started looking into what would be involved in such a venture. She discovered quickly that the first step into the hospital system was to get insurance coverage and work with the vendor management systems. Each step of the way Shemeka found information was not freely available and good advice was hard to come by. She and her business partner lucked out on their first contract and were able to make the business grow. Though Shemeka still remembers struggling with uncertainty in those earlier days. Now that Shemeka’s staffing agency is doing well, she has turned her attention to helping other nurses get their staffing agencies up and running. She created a group ca

Before Jason Duprat became a healthcare entrepreneur, starting businesses and mentoring other professionals to achieve their full potential, he had multiple obstacles to overcome. From working at a pancake house uncertain of his future to pursuing a career in anesthesia and becoming a business owner. Jason’s story is the perfect example of how anybody can overcome the obstacles in their life and accomplish their dreams. Several years into his professional career, Jason became a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, a Healthcare entrepreneur and a mentor to thousands of professionals. Jason is the founder of The Injection & Infusion Clinic of Albuquerque and the creator of multiple online courses like The Ketamine Academy, IV Therapy Academy. Jason has gone from growing up in a town to earning multiple degrees, becoming a Naval Officer and successful entreprenuer. Lieutenant Commander Jason Duprat, MSA, BSN, BS, CRNA is an inspiration for every person who dreams of accomplishing great things in life and

Megan Foltz is a periop nurse who felt a calling to Haiti in 2010 after the massive earthquake that hit the island. Megan was unprepared for what she initially experienced in Haiti, but was determined to find a way to help. When cholera broke out on the island she watched the people die senseless deaths within 24 hours. She ended up making 11 trips to the island to provide assistance. As chance would have it, Megan reconnected with someone she knew from a decade earlier who had recently started a bottle water company whose proceeds went to support clean water around the world. Megan and TJ found not only a common passion in water but in each other as well. Together the married duo runs Humankind selling beverages, doing fundraisers and traveling around the world establishing trusted partners to help them create sustainable clean water sources that are appropriate for the landscape. Megan continues to be amazed at the turn her life took, just by following her dreams to help others. To learn more about

Rachel describes herself as a recovering healthcare executive, wife, mother, nurse, and tribe leader. After her second child, she felt completely overwhelmed with a high pressure job and feeling like she was failing in all aspects of life. A mentor of Rachel’s suggested she reach out to a life coach, so she did even though she didn’t know what they could do. However, this turned out to be exactly what she needed and it helped Rachel to uncover her passion for listening to others. Rachel quickly saw an opportunity to work as a life coach, so she got certified through the Martha Beck process. She began her side hustle while working her full time job. About a year into the process, Rachel made the decision to transition to full time coaching. Now Rachel works with clients helping them when they are stuck with her enneagram method and coaching sessions. To learn more about Rachel and what she does, check out her website at: RachelPritz.com Don’t Miss Moments: → How life coaching found Rachel → How Rach

Azella Collins, RN is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian. Azella became a parliamentarian after a PTA meeting that was so poorly organized and ineffective. Azella took it upon herself to learn how to run meetings. A nurse colleague introduced her to the world of parliamentarians, and Azella found her passion. Beginning with the basic Parliamentarian course, Azella progressed to attain the highest stature as a Professional Registered Parliamentarian. She has now served as parliamentarian for local, national, and international, Kiwanis, nursing, medical and dental groups. Because of Azella’s unique specialty and flair for speaking, she was invited to join Edge Women’s Speakers bureau, where she and other women are showcased for speaking events. Azella has served as Illinois Association of Parliamentarians President and has been recycled many times through the Registered Parliamentarians of Illinois Unit. She is a member of the first National Association of Parliamentarians electronic unit and the Lee

Brittany Molkenthin is a nurse who was in nursing school when she took a healthcare innovations class. She was asked to create a device to improve the medical field. Brittany had a love for babies and children, so she decided to focus on the problem of anxiety and apprehension that new moms have around the newborn getting enough milk in the first 2 weeks of life. Brittany worked with biomedical engineers at her school to create a prototype of what would later become the Manoula device. Brittany recently patented this breastfeeding device which accurately measures the amount of breast milk an infant receives during feeding. While there were so many roadblocks to bringing this device to market, Brittany persisted, found a team to work with and bootstrapped the entire process by working as a nurse. Today her device is set to undergo FDA approval and possibly become a level 2 medical device that would be covered by insurance. To learn more about Brittany on her journey and the Manoula device, check out her

Maggie Brown is a nationally Board Certified Advanced Holistic Nurse, a nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Nurse Coach, a Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and a Reiki Master. Maggie had a vision of helping nurses who are burnt out by bringing awareness to the issues. She met a woman who owned an RV and was inspired by the idea of creating what she calls The Compassion Caravan. Maggie says the year 2020 is the perfect time to have this event as the confluence of energy that is focused on the nurse is ideal. In 2020 Florence Nightingale is celebrating her 200th birthday, the WHO has announced it to be the Year of the Nurse and it is the American Holistic Nursing Assocation’s 40th anniversary. Maggie began organizing a multi-city event that will go from Rhinehart, NY to Albuquerque, NM. The caravan signifies the widening circle of compassion as the team goes city to city bringing awareness. 2 day events will be held in Rhineback, Philadelphia and Austin, plus a camp out in Albuquer

Nursing Brains is the brain child of Dr. Cindy Bautista, Associate Professor. Cindy fell into this business when she attended a business class with a colleague. She wrote out a business plan for a program that was something she loved talking about - Neuro. Cindy went on to create a speaking career and providing workshops for hospitals, local, regional, national and international conferences and chapters. She now does one day workshops and is booked for the entire year. Cindy built her reputation through speaking in any venue she could and practicing her art of teaching. Through her experience and exposure in these various venues, Cindy's business began to grow. She is now frequently asked to be a keynote speaker at conferences around the world. You can find out more about Dr. Bautista on her website: nursingbrains.com or email her at cabbrain@aol.com Don't Miss Moments: --> How Cindy found her business idea --> How Cindy markets her workshop --> How long it took Cindy to get her business profitabl

Roz Lindsay is a veterinarian turned Heathcare leader. While she enjoyed working with her animals, she found she was truly drawn to leadership and consulting. She worked for many years in a consulting business doing management, team development and sales. However she found that her roots were still in teaching. Roz began to evaluate her skill set and found that she was the best at helping others to become leaders. She now helps practice managers, healthcare administrators and nurses become the healthcare leaders they are striving to be. Roz built a membership where she is curating an international group of healthcare leaders who are learning, growing and connecting with each other. To learn more about Roz's membership program for healthcare leaders, check out her website at: EngageYourHealthcareLeadership.com Don't Miss Moments: --> How Roz went from veterinarian to healthcare leadership --> How Roz set up the framework of her membership site --> How the members in the membership are helping each othe

Gina Wilson is a family nurse practitioner who had an experience while doing work in Tanzania that would alter her life forever. After working in the Labor and Delivery unit, she witnessed a situation between a mother and baby, where the healthcare workers took care of a hemorrhaging mother, and didn’t have the resources to care for a baby who was struggling to breathe. That scenario literally haunted Gina for years and drove her to pursue doctoral studies in births in Africa. Gina’s research led to her finding a program by the American Academy of Pediatrics called Helping Babies Breathe. Gina took it upon herself at her own expense to take this program back to Tanzania and implement it. Gina’s dream is to open a non-profit agency that will fund this cause and help her expand it across the country. She has been lucky to have a nurse practitioner job that allows her to spend extended periods of time doing train the trainer scenarios for midwives across Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania. She a

Ashley Hay is a registered nurse, freelance writer, editor, and consultant. She found her business niche in an unexpected way. Due to some health conditions, the demands of a 12 hour day or night shift did not allow Ashley the freedom of pursuing her love of oncology nursing. Then she found out about the business of freelance writing in the healthcare space and began her journey into this business. Ashley started out with some free pieces that she did for high profile sites, which led to many new and paid opportunities. Two years into her journey, Ashley has found her happy place and is making more money than she would as a staff nurse. This type of business takes effort to get off the ground, but there is significant income possibility and a seemingly endless list of opportunities. Ashley is available for a large array of freelance healthcare writing needs including original content, copywriting, ghostwriting, and patient education material. You can find out more about Ashley on her website: ahaynur