Since starting her own jewelry line, Talia Don Designs, the Newton, MA designer believes that women should always be able to feel and look beautiful. Talia's philosophy, "make every day beautiful" is visible in all of her creations.

Many of these creations have already been featured in numerous regional and national magazines, including Boston Magazine, Modern Bride, Vogue and many more. Her line has also been seen on the Today Show!

On this episode Talia shares how she went from studying theater to a career in computers. It was the loss of one of her favorite pieces of jewelry that actually led her to recreate it herself. What started as a 6 month trial in the jewelry business has now been going on for 20+ years!

Talia Don Designs | Talia Don Jewelry-|Precious Stones, Freshwater Pearls, Sterling Silver Necklaces-|Jewelry By Talia Don

When she started Dri, she didn't set out to be an entrepreneur. She just wanted to be someone who saw a problem and did something about it. After learning that 33 billion pounds of plastic enters our oceans annually, she knew that the reusable water bottles and paper straws were no longer going to cut it.

Deirdre first learned about this problem after watching a documentary. On this episode she shares what she learned about all of the plastic bottles entering the world's oceans.

With no business background, no MBA, she's taken a staple in our lives and re-imagined it while also creating jobs for many women in Thailand.

Deirdre has faced some challenges along the way, starting back in 2020 when the pandemic was making things hard for everyone with supply chain issues.

She kept pushing with her vision and eventually left the corporate world to go full time with Dri and it's paying off as she's now expanding where the umbrellas are available, working with lots of big organizations and is also working on golf & patio umbrellas and more!

Dri Umbrellas: Eco-Friendly, Durable Rain Umbrellas

CEO & Founder of Ovation Communications, Kerri has trained hundreds of professionals internationally on presentation skills, story telling, professional presence. Their communication skills training consultants are business-savvy professional actors with a variety of experience in fields such as sales, management and education. Who better to help train you to feel comfortable on stage or in front of a camera!

Kerri shares some tips on how to feel more comfortable speaking including things like pausing and knowing your "crutch words"

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