Woman of the Week Podcast

Noel Koenke is a Certified Natural Hormone Balancing Specialist for BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Centers in Frisco, TX as well as the Regional NHBS Manager of Public Relations. BeBalanced offers a non-medical, natural, holistic approach to rapid weight-loss and the relief of PMS and menopausal symptoms. She has a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Care, allowing for a compassionate coaching style while guiding clients to effectively reach their goals so they can become the absolute best version of themselves. 

In this episode of #WomanOfTheWeek Noel Koenke talks to DPW about her passion to help others reach their optimum health & wellness goals through her journey with BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Center. BeBalanced, a women’s-focused health and wellness service that empowers women to achieve the highest quality of life through natural hormone balance, was challenged with opening three centers in the North Dallas area during the height of the pandemic. Since launching into the local market, they have helped thousands of women not only lose weight but also improve symptoms commonly associated with the aging process. 

Woman of the Week: Jackie Robinson

Taylor L. Cole Longacre is a TV Host, Executive Producer, Ministry Leader and Travel Expert. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Southern Methodist University. Taylor’s spent more than 14 years leading communications for global brands including Hotels.com, Sabre, Expedia Group, and Kimberly Clark. She’s the host of the global travel show, Hotel Hunt on Amazon Prime Video and the hotel expert for the Canadian syndicated radio program and podcast, Informed Traveler. 

She also executive produces and hosts other shows on Amazon Prime Video including the business talk show The Focus and the public speaker showcase called SpeakUP. Taylor also produces podcasts including “Intentional Talk with LisaKay and Taylor” and “Workable Faith.” 

Woman of the Week Geeta Nadkarni is a veteran journalist and performer with more than 25 years of experience. She has helped coaches and info-preneurs all over the world grow 6- and 7-figure businesses without sacrificing freedom, family time or integrity. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, CBC, CNN, ABC, Reader’s Digest and she currently contributes to Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Inc, and more.

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A Louisiana Native making a Global Impact as The Chain Breaker. An Entertainment Executive & Visionary who is known as the whisperer and “The Negotiator” in the industry. Dr. Catrina’s life’s mission is to help individuals walk in their purpose by creating, igniting, and influencing them to Unleash and Embrace Their Power. As a producer, she creates a platform for individuals to share their stories of Triumph through the Arts.

Dr. Pullum serves as the President of PullCorp Media & Business Consulting Group and Chief Creative Officer of Puissance Maison Productions.

Dr. Catrina is a Champion for Change, who works diligently to advocate on the behalf of sexual assault, human trafficking,  and domestic violence survivors on a national platform. Dr. Catrina has been featured in Essence, O & Black Enterprise Magazines to name a few. Dr. Catrina has received honors from President Barak Obama, Congress members, State Representatives, and others.  Dr. Catrina’s work has included working with Lifetime Television’s Surviving R.. Kelly Docuseries, Now You See National Campaign, Just US organization, Junior League, Women In Film, RAINN & etc.

Through her philanthropic endeavors, Dr. Catrina is making a global impact through her active board member for various charitable organizations such as Hip-Hop Legend & Philanthropist, MC Lyte’s Hip Hop Sisters Foundation, Center of Empowerment For Families & Youth (Board Chair), Vice President of the board for LIFT- Ladies In Film & Television, Board Of Directors for Target Evolution, Charter & Board Member of National Coalition of 100 Black Women,  and a few others.

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In 2019, Sarah Lassberg founded the 501(c)3 nonprofit Elf Army of Light, a non-religious community of resources and support for bereaved families experiencing pregnancy loss and infant death due to her experiences with pregnancy loss and the stillbirth of her daughter. Resources include information for the support network on what to do, what to say, and what not to say to those in grief.

Sarah also has a financial practice partnered with New York Life and NYLIFE securities focused on helping entrepreneurs and families maximize savings and returns while minimizing risk and taxes using investment, savings, and insurance. As a business solutions specialist, she provides business and personal benefits to employers and employees.

She is also an ambassador for the Coalition for Grieving Students through the New York Life Foundation.  The Coalition provides training and resources to teachers and staff at K-12 public and private schools on how to identify, interact with, and support grieving children.

Prior to founding her nonprofit and starting her financial practice, Sarah held a role as a process consultant for several years where she coached and trained associates, process managers, and department managers in problem-solving, design thinking, and process improvement. She spent several years as an underwriter for a local auto finance company, and these skill sets have allowed her a greater perspective of the financial struggles facing everyday families and business owners.

Sarah lives in Plano with her husband, who is a woodworker and stay at home dad, and their living child who is in first grade.

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Shantell Sadberry, RN, BSN. is a New Orleans native and member of Dallas Professional Women that lives and services the greater Dallas area & surrounding cities. She received her education from UTA as a Registered Nurse and is a proud wife and mom in addition to being the Owner & CEO at LWNCCS, LLC..

She has worked in the healthcare industry for twelve years, while applying seven of those years towards recovering over 20,000 patients in her care.  Nursing is a natural fit for her since she takes pride in helping to heal and recover patients. Her passion for healthcare and wellness stems from her Christian faith and decided to embark on the journey of providing remote services to the community. She specializes in critical care and acute care while helping disadvantaged patients navigate through the healthcare billing process.  Patients often struggled with understanding their disease, medical terminology, medical testing and even one on one support. One study from NCBI shows that 50% of patients were readmitted for acute illness back into the hospital after 11 days of prior discharge, 19 % at 30 days and 34 % within 90 days. These numbers reflect the lack of education provided to the patient. Realizing that the nation's healthcare system is complex, leaving patients feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, Shantell helps streamline the path to wellness from start to finish. After extensive research and working side by side with patients, she realized her patients really needed genuine hand-holding through their disease process, illness or condition. Today she is proud to provide the service, attention and dedicated care to help North Texans feel better and establish a path to wellness and recovery. 

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If community service were a gene, Terri inherited it. Because it’s in her blood, passed down from generations before her who had an unrelenting need to give to others.

Like the time her grandparents orchestrated a church raising in their neighborhood when their community desperately needed one. And, then, after that church burned in a fire, when her father mobilized the community to rebuild it. Her childhood home became a respite for traveling priests, with Terri’s parents welcoming them in with a spirit of hospitality and kindness. Her mother serves as a member of the Parish Council today.

But Terri’s love of service isn’t something she just passively inherited. It’s active in the fabric of everything she sets out to do. Her love of service has produced a life of accomplishments bigger than her – those that have helped shatter stereotypes, shake up institutions and change the course of human lives.

Terri believes leaders turn moments into movements. In less than four decades on earth, Terri counts the following moments as movements that she’s been a part of, championed or accepted as her own. Each has defined her as a leader.

#MovementMaker #FindYourFire #TerriBWilliams #WomensLeadership #DEI

Shampaigne Graves is the Founder and CEO of Bold Babes Co. The self-proclaimed, “Ultimate Collaborator,” Shampaigne was able to launch Bold Babes Co in her hometown of Dallas, TX with just $20 because of her strong relationships with other millennial women in business.
Since its establishment in 2018; Bold Babes Co has gained an executive team, partnered with household brands, including, Nothing Bundt Cakes and been nationally recognized by publications like, Thrive Global, for its mission of empowering millennial women to start and stay in business.

To date, Bold Babes serves a community of over 1200 professional millennial women daily through its signature series of business workshops that take attendees from idea to scale. When Shampaigne isn’t serving her bold babes, she is serving her students and colleagues through her work as a program coordinator at Dallas College. Being the only woman on her all-male team of welders, machinists, and engineers; Shampaigne enjoys collaborating with her team to create innovative marketing campaigns that attract new members and businesses to the Bill J. Priest Innovation Lab.

A voracious learner, Shampaigne is currently a master's candidate pursuing a degree in psychological sciences with the intention of entering into the market research industry.

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Shantell Sadberry has been in the healthcare industry for 10 years. She is a Registered Nurse with a background in Cardiac ICU, Surgical Post Anesthesia Care, Case Management and a Registered Nurse Quality Consulting Auditor.  She's a Dallas Professional Women member and passionate about helping others achieve optimal health and assisting patients with preventing further progression of disease processes.

Shantell is committed to helping others achieve their health goals through her business, Living Water Nurse Consulting. Her company couples compassion and experience together to create an environment for patients to have a peace of mind that their health is priority by creating nurse and patient partnerships with a purpose, and always striving for significant medical outcomes.

If you are interested in a personal RN Navigator, Advocate, or Consultant we will strive for optimal health for you. When you work with us, you should expect collaboration with transparency and consistency. Want to learn more? Contact us today for an initial consultation.

Dubbing herself "Chief Civility Officer", Sejal is not your average employment law attorney! Her more than fifteen years of experience advising clients, human resources personnel, and legal counsel regarding sound, standard employment practices uncovered a need - and personal passion - for bringing more proactive, relevant, and impactful workplace training programs to her clients and their teams.  Her highly experiential customized workshops tailored to executives, managers, and individual contributors bring the courtroom to the training room in an interactive, engaging environment that favors human stories over compliance checklists. She continues to provide legal counsel including investigations regarding harassment, discrimination, bullying, retaliation, misconduct and other topics with that same passion. No matter the context, her passion for helping clients understand the value of more harmonious workplaces - and the path to getting there - is always front and center.

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ShantaQuilette Develle is a quintessential and enterprising woman who is enthusiastically passionate about revolutionizing  the way society views work and family. She uses her platforms to let the world know that higher education, motherhood,  and career are mutually exclusive.  

ShantaQuilette is an accountant, revenue officer for the Department of Treasury. She has received her Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Forensic Accounting from Texas A&M University- Commerce and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Economic Fraud from Regis University and Style Coaching Certification from Style Coaching Institute. To further enhance her ability to empower others, ShantaQuilette obtained a Life Coaching Certification from JRNI, Wellness and Mindfulness Coaching Certifications through Centre of Excellence, a Laws of Attraction Certification through Michelle Lamont, Raw Nutritionist and Herbalist Certifications from New Skills Academy and a Reiki Certification Infinite School of  Healing.

ShantaQuilette is also the Visionary and Curator of Style Follows Her, a media and creative design company that inspires, educates, unites, and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Style Follow Her encourages women to live up to their fullest potential through beauty, fashion, and  lifestyle. ShantaQuilette is the also Founder and Executive Director of The Pink Peppermint Project which is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that empowers women affected by breast cancer with a practical and compassionate approach to their informational, physical and  emotional needs through the M.I.N.T. Model (Motivate, Inspire, Nurture and Transform) using Beauty, Wellness, and Support Services. This non-profit organization wants women to Survive Cancer and Feel Beautiful while doing it. The Pink Peppermint Project is the only non-profit founded by African-American women pushing the integrative care message. 

As a renaissance woman, ShantaQuilette is a “Jill of all trades” with very diverse interests and skills. She loves reading psychological thrillers and watching the History Channel. An avid reader, ShantaQuilette’s favorite authors are Stephen King and V.C Andrews. As the self proclaimed Martha Stewart, she loves decorating and having tea parties at home with her friends, interior decorating, fashion, and cooking. Her favorite colors are white, pink and variation of blue. ShantaQuilette enjoys spending quality time with my family and friends. She resides in Cedar Hill, Texas, a suburban area of Dallas with her husband and two daughters and a son and four bonus daughters as a beautifully blended family.

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