Women Petpreneurs

Mary and the incomparable Judi Cantu Thacker discuss life as groomer and making plans to retire.

Learn more about the up and coming field of Virtual Assistants with Ryan Van Niel, the owner of Virtual Groomer’s Assistant. After spending 14+ years in the pet grooming industry, as a groomer and competitor, she brings a unique set of skills to grooming salon owners as a Virtual Assistant. She is now dedicated to assisting her fellow groomers to level up their businesses.

Mary is a successful business owner now, but she needed to overcome an addiction that ended her up in jail. We also discuss navigating the holidays when everyone around is happy, and you're not. I love Mary for being loud about her recovery, so that in her words- To help people suffering in silence.

Join Mary in this fun episode with Marcia Strong. I love her podcast Bark After Dark, which you can find on Spotify and lets not forget her fun client and pet grooming videos.

Amie has been grooming for 16 years, starting at a technical school, then on to Petsmart and other locations. She has learned from every place she's worked and loves continuing education. Amie enjoy vintage, pinup, and rockabilly and apply that to her style. She shows and competes with her standard poodle Gerogette. Amie's passion for all things grooming will carry her through her life.

Mary chitchats with Erin Martin of the Creative Groomer to see what she has up her sleeve. Hint: Could there be another podcast on the horizon?

Mary talks two Helen about competing in grooming contests, what it takes to get to Worlds, both professionally and physically, as well as the Worlds itself.

Mary And Dr. Sacheen Mobley discuss anxiety and solutions for the pet professional. Dr. Sacheen Mobley is an author, podcast host, course creator, and entrepreneur. She is the owner of LLYB Communication and the mom of one amazing little boy. Dr. Sacheen focuses on helping women over 40 transition into the best life ever by overcoming the fear of failure, beating impostor syndrome, and creating a blueprint for the life they want. She has written an Amazon best-seller, “So, You’re Getting Divorced?” and her latest book, The Anxiety Solution, is available now. You can find Dr. Sacheen hosting her once-weekly podcast, Life Unlocked w/ Dr. Sacheen, live on YouTube.

Mary and Chrissy discuss the evolution of the professional pet grooming industry.

Without a doubt, Judy is one of my favorite people. Always ready to lend a hand. Judy has dedicated her entire life to the pet industry and just because she's retired doesn't mean she's stopped her life's work. I am so honored to call Judy a friend.

Misty, long a force in the creative and grooming world, is embarking on a speaking career as her Plan B. Misty has had an amazing journey in the pet industry.

Mary interviews the face and creator of Moe Go. Listen to how a couple of non groomers created software to help mobile groomers become more efficient and save time in their businesses.

ina Davis has been the office manager for her daughters business, Sisters Pooch Caboose Mobile Dog Grooming in Colorado Springs for 4 years and have traveled with them and attended several expos across the country.Her professional background is in Graphic Design, Marketing and Retail Sales/Management and have done expos in the past, but for a much different industry.Her husband Todd breed and raise Leavitt Olde English Bulldogs since 2010. Other than dogs, she enjoys painting watercolors.Her goal for the Rocky Mountain Groom Expo is to make this show easily accessible, affordable and welcoming to groomers and vendors not just in the Rocky Mountain Region, but across the country. Colorado Springs is a beautiful place in July and who wouldn't want to come to Colorado?

Mary talks with Cindy Buzas, one half of the founders of Pet Tech. We have a special nod to the early Pet Tech Assistant Dogs Rio and Ricky.

I think we all knew where we were when we first heard Delise was retiring. I love Delise and she was such an integral part of the trade shows. While we will miss her, I'm glad we have an opportunity to chat and discuss what's next in store for Delise.

I can't believe it's taking this long to get such an amazing woman on this podcast. Kathryn is an absolute gem in our industry.

We're going to add episodes starting with Episode 145- Chris Pearson. We discuss navigating life's changes and working through stress, as well as discuss upcoming skin and coat programs from Chris.

Fellow podcaster Chrissy Neumyer Smith and Mary discuss what professionalism actually looks like and devised the podcast game at Groom Expo in Hershey. Get your magnets ready.

Denise Heroux is a force of nature. Not only does she have 3 locations, she on a mission to help business owners solve their employee problems.

Better known as The Oily Groomer, Malissa is the ultimate holistic groomer andI'm always excited to see what she has going on.