In this week’s episode, we have a great conversation about community, family, business, and midlife, amongst other fantastic topics with Violette de Ayala, Founder and CEO of FemCity.

Violette is a Cuban-American Serial Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, a former Certified Personal Trainer/Pilates instructor and an over 50 Lifestyle and Wellness Influencer.

Violette is a pragmatic storyteller who weaves her successes as a female entrepreneur, mother of 3 her past fears and her challenges into life lessons through personal anecdotes. She has been quoted in Success, Forbes, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, MarieClaire, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Fast Company, MSN, Women Entrepreneur, Daily Mail UK, Yahoo Small Business, Food52, MSNBC, The Good Men Project, U.S. News and has been interviewed on Good Morning America, Daily Mail UK and BBC. Her book, The Self-Guided Guru© Lessons for Everyday Humans, is a self-help book best seller.

Highlights:

[0:00] Intro + Meet Violette!

[4:00] How did Violette start a global networking group (FemCity)?

[8:29] Creating things out of passion or out of being p*ssed off

[11:00] The secret of FemCity’s success: listening to your community

[15:00] Paying attention to the little pockets of opportunities that can lead you to the life you’re manifesting

[17:00] Connection and community for midlife women - are midlife women *actually* more judgmental or just more discerning? What about younger generations?

[24:00] How you see the world is a mirror of how you see yourself

[27:30] The beauty of breaking cycles, and pausing to celebrate that

[29:37] Looking towards the future of FemCity and supporting women around the globe: scholarship programs, international chapters, and more - all with the goal of serving as many women around the world as possible

[34:00] How does Violette show up for herself and care for herself so she can serve all of the incredible women in her community

[38:00]Violette’s advice for her younger self

Links:

Learn more about FemCity: https://femcity.com/

Find Violette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/violettedeayala

Find FemCity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femcity

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