The Alpha Female Podcast With Robyn Baldwin

Chady has had a love of sports and fitness since she was a child, while battling a Kidney disease from an early age of 4. By the age of 8 she began her training in taekwondo, and at the age of 12 she earned her black belt. Immediately after she transitioned to cheer leading and gymnastics, and was able to find time to model professionally at the age of 16. Modeling and cheering her way through college, staying fit became a passion. After college and a successful modeling career Chady decided to move to California and tune her skills as an actress. By this time being a mother of a 4year old, she put her fitness skills to the ultimate test; having gained 70 pounds during her high risk pregnancy due to her continued battle with her kidney disease she re-sculpted her body into a bikini fitness model. She is currently gracing fitness magazine covers (Fitness RX & Oxygen), various video and print product endorsements, while still competing internationally and is the 2010 Arnold Classic Bikini Cha

The week on the Alpha Female podcast I have Rita Catolino is a certified personal trainer, online coach, motivational speaker, fitness columnist, cover model, solution finder, and mother. Her passion for fitness and helping others can be attributed to having gone through many of her own struggles with weight her entire life. After fighting a family trend of obesity, she decided to make a positive change after giving birth to her daughter in 2007; transforming those obstacles into a positive philosophy shared with those who work with her. Rita’s clientele ranges from beginners to athletes alike. Website, Twitter, & Facebook

Amber Hurdle uses her experience working with international celebrities and Fortune 500 companies to show small businesses how to play big. As a communication and engagement expert, Amber helps entrepreneurs and corporate leaders identify what they want to be known for so they can strategically tell their stories, grow their tribes and ultimately fulfill their callings. Website, Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram

A Corporate Attorney by trade, Kundalini Yoga and meditation found Monica when she was living a highly stressful life as the owner of multiple companies, one of which was a fast growing and successful law firm. Through Kundalini Yoga and her spiritual studies, she found inner strength, confidence, and overcame her fears, including the fear of public speaking and social introvertedness, and she eventually left the practice of law to enter the world of transformational coaching. Website, Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter

Rita, Co Founder and Owner of MintPear (Beauty Company) mother of a 1 year old son and wife of 8 years. She is well traveled, fluent in arabic and has experience abroad living in Amman, Jordan and different states through out the US. She is a Master Esthetician & Certified Makeup Artist with over 10 years experience in the Beauty Industry, born into the beauty industry with her mother being a makeup artist. She has dedicated her life to discovering beauty in all different forms around the world. MintPear is a part of a major movement to remove race, politics, religion and to cut out the BS around the Beauty Industry’s idea of what beauty means. MintPear is driven by a mission to empower women to be more confident and creative in their own skin wherever they are and whomever they are. Spreading awareness, knowledge and love with their Cruelty Free, Vegan High Quality Beauty Products. Beauty comes in many faces, education is one of them. MintPear’s mission is to take a portion of their profits and put

Camy is a Diet Recovery Expert, Fitness Coach, Writer, and Network Marketing Pro integrating Fitness & Faith into her lifestyle programs and confidence coaching. As a recovering perfectionist, a born-again morning person, tom-boy and #rulebreakerforlife, Camy helps women on their health journeys by releasing them from expectations of perfection and allowing them to embrace a non-dieting lifestyle. She is passionate about designing a life you love and took the leap from the corporate world in 2015 on faith that the people, resources and opportunities would present themselves as she pursued her highest calling. Her alpha-ness and faith allowed her to take big risks with grace and confidence, despite many voices telling her that there was a safer route. Now, Camy uses her experience with extreme dieting, body image issues and negative self talk to coach women through their transformations by giving them what they think they want, and guiding them towards what they

A former competitive figure skater and athlete most of her life, Karen is a fitness expert, women’s transformation coach, health & emotional eating coach, nutritionist, culinary nutrition expert, business owner and author. After struggling with body and weight issues for many years, Karen realized that losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle had nothing to do with a diet and exercise program but rather her life balance, and happiness. Once she learned how to take care of herself emotionally, spiritually and physically her body naturally came into its ideal shape and she felt fit, healthy, sexy and in love with her life! Karen offers women of all backgrounds the opportunity to better their lives through guided fitness, nutrition and health coaching. She has helped thousands of women to experience profound life transformations during her career and continues to look for opportunities to work with women who are on the journey to changing their lives for the better no matter where they are in life.

LC Johnson is an award winning blogger, entrepreneur, educator, and activist and the creator. She is the author of the Amazon best selling book, Colored Girl Confidential, and the executive producer of the podcast Black, Married, and Hustling – the first podcast of it’s kind to go behind the scenes of a one woman business as it is being created in real time. LC can usually be found reading, writing, or watching HGTV with her husband and dog, Huey. To date, she has trained more than 500 women on the subjects of blogging, branding, new media, and entrepreneurship, and, at the end of 2013, Campbell’s Soup Co. named her one of the top five innovative leaders of her generation. Website, Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook

I call myself an Alpha Female and a Work / Life Harmony Strategist.  I am a full-time Marketing Manager, a fitness/lifestyle blogger, a former CFL cheerleader and fitness competitor, a published fitness model, a freelance writer, a best selling author, a brand ambassador, a networker marketer and a podcaster. I have a passion for fitness. I love running, weight lifting, I’ve taught spin and coached beginner runners. I am also a yogi and has been practicing for over 15 years. I spend the majority of my spare time training for  obstacle course racing. I also call myself an MS Warrior after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in December of 2014. I sat down with my first podcast editor Allegra Swanson who interviewed me for the show this week! Ps. You can follow her on Twitter & Instagram at @ayoungvoice!

Tania Antonio is a Mother, Wife & Daughter.  She is the Author of The Affirmation Station. The Creator of @LuckyTrunks & Budha in my Pocket. She is a dreamer. Tania believes in the power of positive thinking, self-love and creating a life that feels good on the inside. Living from a place of Love and Compassion. She believes with passion, purpose and persistence we can manifest our dreams. She believes gratitude is the best attitude. She loves Vision Boards, Flower Crowns, Meditating, Journal Keeping, Fitness for the Body, Mind and Soul. Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube

Sherry Strong is a food philosopher, author & illustrator of Return to Food. In a previous life in the ‘land of Oz’ Sherry was a Chef, Nutritionist, the Victorian Chair of Nutrition Australia, Melbourne President of Slow Food, Co-Founder of the World Wellness Project, and a TEDx Tokyo presenter. As the founder of the Return to Food Academy, she now trains people to become Food Coaches. For her full story you can check out her Website, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Courtney Johnston is the founder + copywriter at The Rule Breaker’s Club where she teaches entrepreneurs how to sell their products and services with words. She’s been featured on Inc.com, CreativeLive, and the Huffington Post. You can learn her Rainbow of Sales method for free at www.rulebreakersclub.com/rainbow LINKS: Website, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram

Melissa Ramos is a nutritionist with a background in Chinese Medicine and owner of Sexy Food Therapy Inc., Melissa Ramos’ helps people feel sexy from the inside out with a focus on digestion and hormone imbalances. She is a regular expert on CTV’s The Social, has been a TED speaker and has been named one of Canada’s up-and-coming health and wellness stars by FLARE magazine. Ramos is an official health writer for Huffington Post and has even appeared on CBS’ Emmy Award Winning show The Doctor’s. Her popular “Quickie” newsletter videos provide people with an opportunity to get their weekly fix by offering food, supplement and lifestyle tips in an unconventional but engaging way. Melissa’s passion is infectious and her continual dedication is to inspire, empower and motivate as many women throughout the globe. YouTube, Huffington Post, Periscope, and http://www.sexyfoodtherapy.com/

SOLO is a blogger, extreme endurance and obstacle racer, traveler and health coach. She was born in Siberia, Russia, and immigrated to Canada as a teenager. Fascinated by all things human behavior, she has earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Psychology, and went on to teach psychology at college and university level. For her full story you can check out her website , Twitter  or Facebook.

Lori Harder is a leading expert in the field of fitness, transformational work, mindfulness, and self-love. As a self-made millionaire, successful entrepreneur, network marketing professional, author, cover model, and three-time fitness world champion, she offers a carefully curated set of practical tools to promote sustainable health, spiritual well-being, and financial freedom. Through her books, unique coaching methods, and programs, she has helped countless people connect with their soul, transform their bodies, empower their minds, gain financial independence, and fall in love with themselves and their lives. Throughout her career, Lori has regularly appeared on the covers of and published articles for Oxygen Magazine, STRONG Fitness Magazine, Health & Fitness Magazine and Prosper Magazine. She has also been featured on NBC, Fox, and TLC networks. http://www.loriharder.com/

Meg Doll is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, self love advocate, and nutrient seeker. After struggling with an eating disorder twice in her life, she now lives a radiant life and helps others to do the same through her one on one coaching services that she offers world wide. Meg is the founder of MegTheRHN.com and also co-hosts her own podcast called The Nourished Podcast. It is her mission to help others find their own true balance of health and happiness so they can be free and nourished. For her full story you can check out her website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or Podcast .

Sarah Berneche is a Toronto-based holistic nutritionist, owner of SarahBellum Health, and stress slayer who helps hustlers eat for amazing cognitive health and ditch hang-ups about food. Her passion for upgrading the well-being of busy urban professionals through pragmatic and innovative strategies has lead her to work with companies such as eOne, BMO, Financeit, MaRS, LEAGUE, KPMG, and Flight Centre. She is the founder and director of The BarreFuel Project at Barreworks fitness studios, nutritionist at Mind Health Toronto, freelance writer and editor, and consultant to various local businesses, most notably POPBOX Micromrkt. She has a reputation for leading inspiring, informative, and dynamic nutrition talks, creating delicious and easy recipes, and empowering people to make energizing food and lifestyle choices every day. She holds a B.A.H. and M.A. from the University of Windsor, a post-graduate certificate in book publishing from Humber College, and graduated with merit from the Canadian School of Natural

Following over a decade of marketing leadership in the Financial Services industry, Limor Markman found herself asking if there is more to life than climbing the corporate ladder and working even more hours. With these thoughts in mind, she embarked on a journey to educate herself in Real Estate Investing and has quickly become an accomplished Real Estate Investor with properties across Canada. These Investments enabled her to leave her corporate career and pursue her passion of empowering women to improve their finances and live Unapologetically Financially Fabulous™ lives! Limor teaches the basics of real estate investing to women across Canada and launched www.Limor.Money which she calls her virtual living room. It is a judgment free and safe place to learn about how to manage money and have your money questions answered. She also recently wrote a chapter about becoming Financially Fabulous™ for the book, Who’s Going to Stop Us Now, a compilation of inspiring stories from 15 unstoppable women. Which I’m gi

Jahmeelah (Jam) Gamble is one of Toronto’s gifted leaders who pushes the envelope and encourages everyone to cultivate their own inner light and abilities. The multi-passionate Educator, Advocate and Media Personality is on a mission to provide a voice for all. From the classroom to the stage, Jahmeelah is part social change agent, part media maverick and part leader of the new school. The St. Croix born and Brampton raised speaker inspires women, men and youth to go beyond their limitations and grab hold of the life that they want. Today, she makes her mark by day as an educator and by evening she is a community advocate encouraging others to live without borders. Jahmeelah connects audiences through multiple platforms. She has brought her versatile talents to organizations, including: the emcee for TEDx Distillery District Women 2015: Momentum, host of A Voice for All on Rogers TV, lead workshops for educators within the Peel District School Board, facilitated live webinars with a registration of 175-3

Liana Louzon is a Canadian artist specializing in photography and has recently launched a modern conscious jewelry line ROCKING VIBE. In her work she strives to inspire people to live their life to the fullest by embracing their limitless potential and going for their dreams. The inspiration behind her line is her daughter. Liana wanted to find a way to inspire thru her art and to contribute in building a society where dreams, goals, and passion are embraced. The culture of the brand can be felt thru the ROCKING VIBE CREDO: I let my hear beat bold and wild. I never settle a fierce child. My spirit is unchained, soul set on its course. I AM a passionate, fearless force.