Shari talks with Susan and Lorri about their journey to co-founding Senior Living Specialists Chicago, a premier local and free Senior Community Referral Service. Susan and Lorri explained the different types ...

Adam Greco – The Budget Evangelist

Mar 15th, 2024 37m 23s

Where does all my money go? This is a question many people can’t answer. In this podcast, Shari talks to budgeting expert (and little brother) Adam Greco about budgeting tips. Adam is a budgeting ...

Adam Greco – The Budget Evangelist

Mar 15th, 2024 37m 23s

Susan Abrams – Success Rules for Women Reaching Their Career Goals

Feb 29th, 2024 37m 36s

Shari talks with Susan about the 20th anniversary of her book, The New Success Rules for Women: 10 Surefire Strategies for Reaching Your Career Goals. Some of her success rules include: ...

Linda Harvey – Career Strategist - Helping to Navigate the World of Work

Feb 5th, 2024 37m 32s

Shari talks with Linda about how she became a career strategist, and why she founded Linda L. Harvey Coaching & Career Development. Linda shares how to find your best-fit career path, ...

Beata Kirr – An Impactful Investor

Jan 16th, 2024 33m 18s

Shari talks with Beata about how her values were a catalyst in her decision to leave a successful Wall Street career to join start-up private credit provider, The Copia Group, ...

Manisha Thakor – The Secret to Finding Your Enough

Dec 19th, 2023 36m 58s

Shari talks with Manisha about her new book: Money Zen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough”. Like many of us, Manisha felt trapped in the “Cult of Never Enough”, which nearly ...

Kristyn Friske – Social Impact Strategist

Sep 13th, 2023 37m 7s

Shari’s guest Kristyn Friske describes the wakeup call that led her to leaving corporate world success to become a Social Impact Strategist. They also discuss Kristyn’s “Time, Talent, and Treasure” method ...

Dana Hirt – Intentional Parenting Advice from a PCI Certified Parent Coach®

Jul 21st, 2023 43m 2s

Shari and Dana discuss how she started her practice Dana Hirt Parenting, a Chicago-based parent coaching and education service, and how she became a PCI Certified Parent Coach®. Dana uses ...

Investors are Asking - a Chat with Chief Investment Officer David Rappaport

Jun 21st, 2023 35m 1s

Shari talks with Dave about Rappaport Reiches Capital Management’s investment approach and his thoughts on current markets. David Rappaport, CFP® is the Co-Founder and Chief ...

Soup’s On! - Celebrating 20 Years of The Rabbi Peter and Elaine Knobel Soup Kitchen at Beth Emet

May 12th, 2023 34m 4s

Shari talks with the Soup Kitchen founders Nancy Bashook, Jeff Forgash, and Jessie Macdonald and co-chairs Tracey Denlow, Leslie Shulruff, and Beth Tucker. The Soup Kitchen recently celebrated its 20th ...

Dan Bayston – Retiring From His Day Job, But Not Retiring

Apr 18th, 2023 36m 56s

Shari talks with Dan Bayston, Independent Director, and longtime friend. They discuss Dan’s career, what retirement looks like, Dan’s involvement on private Board of Directors, being board chair of Sacred ...

Karyn Grossman Gershon – Advocating for Women and Girls in Ukraine and Wherever They are Navigating the War

Mar 24th, 2023 29m 18s

Shari interviews Karyn Grossman Gershon, CEO at Project Kesher. Project Kesher was founded to support a growing network of Jewish women leaders in Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Moldova, and Ukraine to ...

David Booth – Investing and Beyond

Mar 3rd, 2023 28m 4s

Shari interviews David G. Booth, Founder and Executive Chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors. David shares his path from selling newspapers and shoes to founding one of the largest money management ...

Eric Rosen – The Business of Chess

Feb 16th, 2023 33m 23s

Shari interviews Eric Rosen, Digital Content Creator and International Chess Master. They discuss how Eric turned his passion for chess into a thriving business, how he began playing, chess in ...

Karen Asbra – The Road to Chief Operating Officer

Jan 13th, 2023 25m 13s

Shari interviews Karen Asbra, CFP®, Chief Operating Officer and Principal of Rappaport Reiches Capital Management. They go all the way back to the beginning, when Karen was the first employee ...

Lindsey Paige Markus – A Gift for the Future, Conversations About Estate Planning

Dec 22nd, 2022 32m 23s

Shari talks with Lindsey Paige Markus, an estate planning attorney, and author of the book A Gift for the Future – Conversations About Estate Planning. They discuss Lindsey’s path to becoming an ...

Maximize Your Return on Life - How It All Began

Dec 2nd, 2022 10m 7s

I am a storyteller by nature and recently published my first book: Maximize Your Return on Life. In this podcast I share my inspiration for writing the book, and why I ...

Nancy Rothstein – Maximize Your Return on Sleep

Nov 17th, 2022 34m 44s

Shari interviews The Sleep Ambassador® Nancy Rothstein. Nancy is a globally recognized sleep expert, and she shares her quest to help people live life fully 24/7, with tips to get ...

Tara May – Finding Her Passion as Executive Director of Aspiritech

Nov 3rd, 2022 34m 33s

Shari talks with Tara May about her journey from Corporate Executive to CEO of Aspiritech — a nonprofit organization that hires individuals on the autism spectrum to provide software testing ...

Carol & Brad White – Traveling Through Life Together

Oct 20th, 2022 39m 49s

Shari talks with Carol and Brad White about their career paths – Carol, an MBA with a corporate client base, to a consultant focused on nonprofit organizations, and Brad, a ...

Candance Chow – Advancing Women in the Workforce

Oct 6th, 2022 32m 56s

Shari chats with Candance Chow, Co-Founder and Managing Director of NextGroup, a resource for women relaunching or pivoting in their careers. Candace is dedicated to empowering women to be valued, ...

Kathy Bresler – The Consciousness Concierge

Sep 22nd, 2022 28m 19s

Shari talks with Kathy Bresler, a Consciousness Concierge, about how passion and values influence our lives and her journey from hosting spiritual programs for women in her living room to ...

David Rubman – Finding Art in Retirement

Sep 9th, 2022 30m 24s

Shari talks with artist David Rubman about his unique approach to retirement — transitioning from attorney to woodworking. They discuss his career path, his decision and thought process on when ...

John "The Purple Coach" Mitchell – Helping Leaders to Move Forward

Aug 25th, 2022 34m 5s

In this episode, Shari interviews John “The Purple Coach” Mitchell. They discuss John’s career path from Lawyer to Executive Coach, who benefits from an Executive Coach, what types of clients ...