Women Who Triumph

As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, she spearheaded a campaign to increase the Criminal Statute of Limitations for sex crimes on children. Her grass-root efforts helped change Wisconsin’s law on child sexual abuse. It is dubbed “The Bogan Bill.” Get ready to be transported out of your seats and into the nooks and crannies of the world with… Dreampreneur, Traci Bogan. Traci will share her extraordinary Hawaii Hangover Story that took her on a journey through 54 countries and 6 continents. Don't miss the challenge at the end and her fantastic offer for you!  

Roe Couture Desaro reveals how she lost multiple million dollar companies.? The first obstacle she had to overcome was during the 1987 stock market crash, and then after 911, that is when she realized life was too short and started living her passion. With Wall Street glass ceilings broken time and time again, she created the world where females have their voice respected; because she learned how to do it herself. Today, she teaches women bold and compassionate boundary setting that changes their lives. You will instantly find her Brooklyn accent magnetic, as she exemplifies the accolades of “Street smarts with heart.”

Rita Garnto shares her setbacks and triumphs and how she choose to make lemonade out of lemons after four miscarriages. Rita shares stories of family health issues and her mental state of watching her mother and father struggle with so many health problems. As an adult, she has been challenged with her own health problems from ruptured disk to arthritis.  Rita will share what lemonade she made from the lemons given to her. Find out what Rita say's to her younger self and why after struggling with her miscarriages.

Ruth Kent's struggle with childhood bullying had her face just how beautiful she was on the inside and out. Hear how she faced her bullies and the beautiful words her mother said to her. Her life was not easy battling health problems all her life. Hear how she finally started living when her Doctor told her she would always be in a wheelchair. And the man she meets that change her life not just to heal herself but to help others improve themselves.

Kathy Holmes does not attempt to sugar coat her life, but she bares her soul. Her tragedies expose the extreme wickedness of others. Kathy takes you on a journey of how she was molested and raped. Her children molested by the same hands that molested her when child services took them away from her. She gives you a glimpse into the tragic accident that changed her life forever. Kathy talks about how she finally started living after her accident. She says life is a gift that's filled with sunshine and rain. We cannot choose one without the other, because we need both to grow.

Rebecca Barnes-Hogg grew up in a small North Eastern dairy town in Pennsylvania. What she realized after graduating from high school is that there wasn't a lot of opportunities for women in the workforce. Her family was impoverished on welfare and unable to send her to college like most of her other friends.  Her chooses where minimal at that time she could go work in a factory, nursing or secretarial school. After graduating from secretarial school, she moved to Washington DC to work for the FBI. Stay tuned to hear what happened next to this quiet, shy small town country girl.

Attorney Carena Lemons struggled as a young girl with self-esteem and low confidence. Her low self-esteem and low confidence came from her battling her weight and body image as a young girl. She had struggled with her identity and the way she looked; this started manifesting into her relationships and her professional life. What she had to learn was not to look at the scale, but to live a healthy lifestyle by exercising and eating lot's of healthy meals daily.? Listen how she came alive on stage while battling her body image.

Paula Okonneh say's I'd rather jump out of a plan or hide under a train then do this! Learn how she faced her fear through podcasting and how she confronted her fear. The one thing that she realized is yes she was unique, and she had an interesting story, this benefited her facing her fear face on. She describes how difficult it was moving from country to country and fitting into different cultures. The meaning of her name will also shock you in how she describes herself.

Orphaned as a baby searching for the pieces Donna takes us on an adventure to many unexpected places?. She had some black pieces, white pieces, and colorful ones, but had no picture on a box to show how they were to fit together. Her adventure filled with suspense and pain, fears and tears, love and lots of laughter. This humorous, yet compelling story will make you hold tight as you travel with her through some of the greatest challenges. Find out how the many pieces of the puzzle came together to cause Donna to become a successful businesswoman and one of the many outstanding motivational speakers in her field.

Yvette McDowell Bold, Courageous and Powerful?. Her home was domestic violence on steroids; she finally said enough was enough after years of molestation. At nine years old her innocents was taking away from her by her stepfather, her mother fighting her own demons was unable to protect her.......Tune in to find out the words her mom said to her; it will run chills down your spine! For years she fought to find her own identity and sexuality, what she didn't realize is that she would find her calling, a career that was healing, rewarding and comforting for her..  

Cat Corchado, Air Force Veteran, served in the Air Force for 20 years as a single mom. Her dream was not to join the Airforce but to go to the Olympics; she trained in track and field for 15 years until at the age of 17 her dreams shattered...... Cat will take you on an adventure that you never knew existed in the Airforce, it will shock so many of you, but Cat never let it stop her from living the life that she and her son deserved.

Pioneering Female Aviator Kucki Low, South Africa's first female airline pilot shares her story of leaving school at 15 when her mother committed suicide and how she took over the family business when her father became ill. She shares how she became the first female airline pilot in South Africa in the 70's and her struggles of becoming a pilot in a male-dominated industry. Her passion for the love of flying gave her the strength to become the best airline pilot by using her joy as her compass.  

Tenacity indeed describes Nancy in her journey's, being raised with three brothers she describes how she had to be like a little bulldog holding on to what she wanted. She shares many obstacles with us from her first marriage to her invention Fanflop that flopped or did it ?. Why did a woman that had been through so much in her life give, give to a community of 40,000 people in Nicaragua ...... HER DREAM? Tune in to find out her WHY!    .

Fabi Preslar president of Spark Publication shares her extraordinary story of homeless to entrepreneur. Fabi shares how she triumphed after her family lost their family business, restaurant, farm, their whole livelihood as she knew it right before becoming a senior in high school.  After high school at the age of 17 with no money, no car, not knowing anyone; she shares what was driving her to stay in a city where she had nothing; had no one? She shares how being resilient to achieve her dreams brought her out of being a deep introvert to 2016’s fifty most influential women in the Charlotte region by The Mecklenburg Times.

Christine Kozachuk, is a real-life Coal Miner’s daughter. She suffered a life of poverty, giving birth to her first child at age 13 and two more by the time she was 18 with an abusive husband. Christine courageously walked out with her 3 children, and transformed her life with a new husband and a 6-figure business. Christine's passion to share her story to others, opened a flood gate of stories of others and how they 'rised up'. Her purpose became clearer to give all of this triumph's of women a voice ... this was the birth of "Women Who Triumph" podcast.