Moxie Podcast

For the past 3 seasons, the Moxie Podcast has provided a space for our guests to be vulnerable with the lessons they have learned in life and allowed us a chance to get education from these raw and authentic stories. As a community motivated for change, we are bringing these lessons home by focusing on holding intentional, courageous and topical conversations. In this episode, Jenny and Val talk about the new and adventurous direction the Moxie Podcast is taking and the dreams we have for a more impacted community. EXCITING!

David Pierre was raised in a very large Christian Haitian family. In a family of 6 brothers, he is the youngest and was mostly picked on but also the most loved. He is very humorous and passion driven. As he grew up he saw the need in the community and developed a strong burning desire to be a huge help and voice for his people. He took action by creating an orphanage and started an association for the disabled which led him to become the National Volunteer Director for the Special Olympics. As a result of this much involvement, he was able to help many people in his community and became the community leader. Fast forward to the present, he has now made America his home, has a beautiful family, and has started a business called Lavni Products with the sole purpose of impacting Haiti and hopefully other underserved countries.  In this episode, Jenny and David talk about courage, strength and what it means to face our fears head on for our maturity and the societal impact that comes with it.

Praise Santos is the founder behind the photography studio ComePlum and has a love for puns, pretty things, and people. She lives in San Francisco where she does silly dances to loosen up female entrepreneurs during their Personal Brand photoshoot, builds her Google map locations of colors around the city to create eye-catching content for brands such as Lululemon and Adidas, and leads workshops for organizations such as the Golden State Warriors and BEI Hotel. Her photos have been featured in Vogue, Forbes, and the San Francisco Chronicle.  Praise encourages creatives to use their skills for positive impact. Her project Ethical Weddings won a 20 On The Rise award by the 60,000+ member Rising Tide Society.  When she's not photographing, teaching, or playing with her pup Bubs, she tries to play Chance the Rapper songs on her ukulele.  In this episode, Jenny and Praise talk about setting boundaries and standing strong by them to find a balance in following our passion and building sustainable personal brands.

Taylor Mae is the founder of TMCo — a portfolio of brands + engagements focused on guiding people to live out their Aligned Brilliance™.  Herself and a small team of passionate, inspired, and entrepreneurial creatives create unique experiences to empower more people to make their dreams, their life. Including Say It Studios™ —a marketing communications agency for soul-driven entrepreneurs to find clarity in their brand message, RUBY™ — a multimedia platform for young Gen Z women to cultivate their purpose, as well as workshops, masterclasses, and insight on the Align To Achieve Podcast. In all her work, Taylor uses a savvy mix of development tools including the Enneagram and Human Design, transformational coaching techniques, her recognized brand marketing + small business expertise, and moreover a spirit of believing everyone’s divine purpose deserves to be lived out to the fullest. In this episode, Jenny and Taylor talk about listening to that still small voice and following it through our day to day activi

Monica DiCristina is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than a decade of experience in individuals and couples therapy. She walks with people as they process difficult experiences, helping to bring healing to their relationship with themselves and others. It’s Monica’s wholehearted belief that everyone is worthy of becoming more emotionally free, and that individuals of every age, race, background, and belief system should have the access and opportunity to pursue health and wholeness. Through her podcast, writing, speaking, and counseling work, Monica carries out her heartfelt mission to guide and collaborate with others in their process of becoming who they were made to be. In this episode, Jenny and Monica discuss practical steps in finding relief to our mental health struggles and understanding context, connection and vulnerability with ourselves and trusted communities.

Small acts of kindness do make a huge difference in the lives of people. Creating a global platform like Giving Tuesday that unleashes the power of people and organizations to transform the community gives a greater chance for people to share incredible words and actions of support and love. In this episode, Jenny talks about spreading joy in simplicity by showing these acts of generosity, radically listening and being present for our communities.

Molly Stillman is the founder and creator of Still Being Molly, a life and style blog started in 2007, and the host of the Business with Purpose podcast, started in 2016. She is a speaker, teacher, writer, and loud laugher with a passion for inspiring women to know that they were created on purpose, with a purpose, and for a purpose. Molly’s writing has appeared in publications such as Patheos, ChristianParenting.org, Compassion International, Faith Wire, and Scary Mommy. She is honored to have been featured in such publications and media as US News & World Report, The 700 Club, Cary Magazine, Midtown Magazine, and was named as one of “the Carolina’s 75 Most Stylish People” by Carolina STYLE Magazine. She is a wife to John, mama to Lilly and Amos, dog mom to Tater and Audrey, lover of Jesus, Diet Coke and all of the Chipotle burritos. You can find her on the internets at stillbeingmolly.com.  In this episode, Jenny and Molly talk about ethical fashion, building solid relationships and creating a platform

Tessa is a mental health advocate and cheerleader for the underdog. Her own story has been marked by brokenness and pain turned into redemption, restoration, and miracles. She is passionate about helping women get free from shame and live a life of authenticity. She believes there is nothing more powerful and healing than embracing your story.  In this episode Tessa and Jenny talk about mental health and working towards changing the narrative as well as the direction in which our lives take and choosing obedience over outcome by trusting in God’s purpose over our lives.

Ché believes that you were made to come alive in your unique gifts + calling — or at least, that’s the belief driving Come Alive Co, a Brand Story Copywriting Studio she founded. As an in-demand speaker and an award-winning Strategist and Copywriter, Ché leverages over 12 years of experience growing brands like Toyota, King’s Hawaiian, and Cartoon Network to now help impact-driven female founders flourish in life and business on their terms. When she’s not guiding women to own their Brand Story or write copy that connects, you can find Ché in San Diego dancing hip-hop joyfully or drinking oat milk lattes watching sunset with her hunky nurse of a husband. She’s all about new friends. In this episode, Jenny and Ché Talk about being fully engaged and present for ourselves, our businesses and those around us and how to fully come alive while navigating life.

Claire A. Pettibone is the founder of Madison Grace - a social impact accessories boutique for women who give-a-care about people and the planet.  Every purchase in the boutique supports a cause - whether its their candles hand poured in Los Angeles by adults challenged with disabilities or some of their jewelry made by survivors of human trafficking. This boutique with purpose is for good people with good style doing good in the world. When not working on Madison Grace Boutique or social impact strategizing, Claire is a self-professed foodie at heart and you can find her trying out a new recipe or discovering a fun place to eat - al fresco style. In this episode, Jenny and Claire talk about ethical fashion and building successful yet sustainable businesses that make a significant positive change in society.

Kristina Lucia is a storyteller!  Since she was a young child, she has been intrigued by the element of pretend and well known for her vivid imagination.  As children toys are one of our first tools that serve our needs for pretend and similar explorations. Her goal with these creations is to further facilitate the art of play, a crucial part of a child’s development, while also giving the child a further outlet for the love language of touch. Kristina Lucia Teddy Bears hopes to inspire and ignite this sense of freedom and imagination in each child and simultaneously provide them with the opportunity to explore their environment with a sense of love and security.  In this episode, Jenny and Kristina talk about venturing into and exploring talents and abilities in different fields and the fulfillment that comes with it.

Holly Williamson, the founder of The Women of Pader Uganda, resides in Austin, Texas with her husband. She is a mother of two boys and a grandmother to two grandchildren that she adores deeply. Holly first visited Pader in 2013 where she felt an immediate connection and call from God to help the women restart their lives after a 20-year war in Northern Uganda. In 2017, Holly converted the organization into a 501c3 nonprofit and has created sustainable, empowering programs to help the women and the community in Pader. Through taking a leap of faith and following God's call on her life, Holly has a beautiful story of God's faithfulness and provision to care for His people.  In this episode Jenny and Holly talk about successfully building good relationships by putting into perspective the partnership paths taken and the cultural setting of the different communities one is venturing in to avoid help turning to hurt.

When the fire to leave a mark behind burns in our hearts, it becomes very difficult having to wait to see that vision come to fruition. We want to be purposeful and live an adventurous life. In this episode, we revisit episode 15 of season 1 with Jenna Nyanje as she talks about waiting and her fear of living a mundane and predictable life and how she is currently living her life in purpose and kindness. We hope that by listening to this, you are encouraged in your waiting period to take hold of the opportunity and readjust, recalibrate and rethink about the legacy you want to leave behind.

Societal anxiety and fear of others' reactions to us can stifle our voices and make us shy from making an impact. The best way around this is knowing who you are and understanding your best you. This aids in being able to push away those negative remarks that could otherwise pin you down. Find you, understand you and act with compassion and an immense amount of love for the people around you. This episode is a challenge to all of us to begin to ask ourselves what ripple effect we want to have on this world. What legacy are you wanting to leave behind?  For this episode, we revisit episode 7 of season 1 with Sania Shapi where she talks about teaching others how to understand their identity and leave an unforgettable legacy. The episode is a challenge to us to figure out what our ripple effect is and what legacy we would love to leave behind.

Life is messy and sometimes uncomfortable, but when we choose to embrace the ugly and walk through the seasons instead of sitting on the sidelines is when we gain the perseverance to run this race of life. We are in a marathon, not a sprint and we have to care for ourselves daily. We are human. We are not perfect but together, we are better. #themoxiecommunity In this recap of episode 14 of season 1 with Nicole Devereaux, Jenny talks about mental health and what it means to show up for ourselves every day.

Matshona Dhliwayo said," When the wind blows, a stubborn tree breaks but an intelligent one bends." In this week’s episode we are revisiting episode 28 of season 2 with Kevin Mbogho and talking about how to walk through the storms in our lives. There will be storms in our lives with the wind blowing strong enough to almost break us but we need to anchor ourselves on something strong that can hold us down. Trusting in the Lord and grabbing a hold of His hand tightly is an assurance of a breakthrough. Be present while walking through your storm and intentionally adjust your mind to believe you are enough to conquer it all. As we listen to this episode and work out ways to weather our storms or get the drive to push the ones we have already put in place, let the word 'surrender' not be in our dictionary, only 'fight back'. Let's be inspired to put our fight song on and forge ahead without forgetting to vulnerably acknowledge that it's okay not to be okay.

If you have been blessed to get a chance to quench your wanderlust, you know the beauty and awe that comes with seeing new places but so do the cultural differences. In this second episode of our mini series, our host, Jenny, is revisiting episode 29 of season 2 with Carly Oosten and touching further on staying authentic even in the face of cultural differences or stereotypes.  We are so excited for you to listen in and really hope that this episode will open your eyes on what it looks like to be away from home and trigger a heart of compassion and understanding for people around you who are living away from their families and friends.

We are excited to be starting this new adventure for the next couple of weeks where we have our host, Jenny Nuccio talk in more details about challenging and life changing topics from our previous seasons. We believe that these topics are going to have such a profound impact on your lives, friends. For this mini series period, we will have a recap on the episode right before Jenny dives in to talk about the highlighted topic in depth. Join her this week as she revisits episode 43 of season 2 with Emily Butzler and passionately talks about sustainable development. We hope that this first episode will be a great eye-opener as you listen to Jenny giving her insight and well outlined take on what sustainable development is and what it means in our day to day lives.

This has been an amazing journey of building each other through sharing our exceptional stories and encouraging each other to pull our moxie out of our back pockets. As we wrap up on this season, we are leaving you with encouraging words and tips from our host, Jenny Nuccio, that will give us the direction we need in building our authentic selves. In this episode, Jenny talks about who she is and answers a question frequently asked on how she does what she does. Be encouraged friends to be intentional in embracing who you are.

An avid kiteboarder, triathlete, and boat captain for a whale-watch operation on the Big Island, Kelsey's love for challenge and adventure is a huge part of who she is. "I believe women are capable of anything they put their mind to, and I have tried to exemplify that truth statement in my life." Her heart to help others is ultimately the purpose of her existence, which has been cultivated in her love for Jesus. This passion to serve others birthed Moi Moi Market and The Talking Story Podcast. "We want to make it easy for consumers to find, trust, and purchase products of purpose; products that help women out of sex trafficking, provide clean water, build schools, clean plastics from our oceans, and empower families. Moi Moi Market (www.moimoimarket.com) is a one stop shop for those products which includes Imani Collective. The Talking Story Podcast is the educational piece that explains the story behind the product and just shares cool stories of people using their lives to make a difference in others." Alth