Janie Escamilla is the founder and licensed esthetician of Moonstone Skin and Body Care. After much reflection while working in corporate public relations and reminiscing about her introduction to the field of esthetics as a child by her beloved Grandmother, Janie sought out on a new path and a new profession that would integrate wellness into her daily routine.
Acting from her highest truth and passion, Janie founded Moonstone Skin and Body Care in 2009. Her focus is on providing the best facials and skin care treatments and solutions for her clients. Moonstone has been selected as the best skin care provider in Marin County from the Marin IJ Readers’ Choice Award for 2018, 2019 and 2020. You can contact Janie at 415-898-0426 or at moonstoneskincare.com.

Helene Cahen, M.S., is an Innovation Consultant, Trainer, Facilitator and Speaker with 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She guides Fortune 500, small businesses and non-profits to understand innovation, create innovative new products/services, build effective teams and support a user-centered culture. In addition, she has been a facilitator, coach and lecturer for the Haas School of Business and the VP of Innovation for a start-up. She has also spoken at numerous conferences on the topic of design thinking and creativity and has has been a facilitator, coach and lecturer for the Haas School of Business and the VP of Innovation for a start-up. She has also spoken at numerous conferences on the topic of design thinking and creativity. You can contact Helene at www.strategicinsights.biz.

Ellie Dailey has been working globally in corporate recruitment for over 20 years. She has designed an online recruiting platform that offers candidates the opportunity to introduce themselves in 30 seconds. at the Intro30.com. Ellie works with small businesses to build their online presence so that they can bring their vision to their local communities and beyond. Visit intro30.com and hgpglobal.com for more information about Ellie’s services.

Whether you’re in a relationship with friends, work colleagues or in a romantic partnership, listening may be the greatest contribution you can bring to your relationships. Active or deep listening is at the heart of every healthy relationship. It’s also the most effective way to bring about growth and change between the two parties. When people are heard, they tend to be more open, more democratic in their ways, and are often less defensive. The most important aspect of listening carefully is that we’re telling the other person that we care about what they’re saying. The flip side is also true. When we listen to others with openness and without criticism, then chances are they will be more inclined to listen to us in the same way. Listen as Jodi explains how you can boost your relationship skills for deeper, happier connections.

In past years, we expected “normal” changes.  Stock market ups and downs, a rise in fall of our salaries, new stamps added to our passports.  But 2020 brought enough upheaval to last a life time, especially the unprecedented changes from the pandemic. Covid changed our way of life and the world will never be the same. While many of these were based around restricting the way we lived, schooled, traveled, and socialized, it did one thing that was unexpected.  It allowed us to slow down and evaluate the way that we lived each day. What lessons did you learn in 2020? What things did you do to better your life? Jodi Weitz, Personal Growth Strategist, talks about how you can take your wisdom of 2020 and bring it into the 2021 to make it your best year ever.

As we face changes, almost on a weekly basis, our stress levels rises causing a variety of health and emotional challenges, such as insomnia, lack of focus, weight gain and depression. Jodi Weitz, Personal Growth Strategist, gives suggestions on how to stay calm in times of distress and difficulty. These tips can help you stay grounded and ease anxiety even in challenging times.

Life is demanding with work, kids, deadlines, family responsibilities, economic and societal pressures. In fact, research has indicated that the percentage of Americans who are stressed at work is high, about 40%, and it’s only getting higher. Add in a global pandemic with uncertainty about the future, and then you have a surefire recipe for massive anxiety and stress. Being a high achiever might make you feel good about yourself and help you excel at work and at life yet it creates unnecessary stress in your life.  In this podcast, Jodi Weitz, Personal Growth Strategist, discusses techniques to keep your stress under control, no matter what is happening in your business and personal life.

There are all kinds of reasons for reinventing ourselves. Generally it’s because you want to make a change to something more positive and rewarding in your life. Lately it’s been due to the Coronavirus, which has shaken up the job market for many workers. The benefit to reinventing yourself is to allow endless opportunities to continue exploring new parts of yourself.  How can you put your new skills to the best use?  How do others view and appreciate you? What do you bring to your community or your company and how do you make yourself more visible? Jodi Weitz, Personal Growth Strategist, discusses effective ways to reinvent yourself personally and professionally.