Ever had a kid open your gift and announce, “I hate this”? That moment started a company. 💜

Pam sits down with Julie Tylman, co-founder of Group Together, the platform that makes it easy to send group greeting cards and pool money for a group gift. She built it in Australia 12 years ago and is now growing it here in the US.

This conversation goes so much deeper than gift cards, though. Julie and Pam get real about pivoting when life knocks your plans sideways, hearing “no” over and over and staying in the game, finding your person, and why being seen is the gift that matters most.

In this episode, we cover:

• (00:52) Meet Julie and what Group Together actually does
• (01:31) From pharma sales to Columbia business school to Merrill Lynch, and how every job built on the last
• (03:42) The birthday party circuit and the “I hate this gift” moment that sparked the idea
• (07:28) Doing the research: why nobody had put all the pieces together yet
• (10:17) The COVID pivot: making the card free, and how that opened the door to the US
• (13:33) How it felt to take the leap, and how they lowered the risk of a big move
• (20:42) What she’d do differently: “measure twice, cut once”
• (24:41) Sitting across from investors who didn’t get it, and the husband who called his wife mid-pitch
• (28:02) The moments she questioned everything, and why a business partner is a blessing
• (31:09) Her #1 advice for anyone sitting on a dream: share it sooner
• (32:23) Pam on how Go-Getter Gals was born
• (37:44) How to find your people, at any age
• (41:12) What really matters when we celebrate each other
• (44:21) Celebrating your small wins, and celebrating others “just because”
• (47:54) How to connect with Julie Tilman
• (49:02) What legacy means to Julie

A few of our favorite moments:
“If you don’t try, you’ll never know.”
“If you’re not in the right room with the right people, they’re not gonna hear you.”
“It’s never too late. You can always find your people.”

Connect with Julie:

• Website: grouptogether.com
• Instagram & TikTok: @grouptogetherofficial
• LinkedIn: Julie Tylman

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What happens when you land the exact dream job you called out loud as a little girl... and then realize it's not where you're meant to stay? 💜

Hannah sits down with Ally Machate, founder of The Writer's Ally and a former acquiring editor at Simon & Schuster who has been in book publishing since 1999. She was the little girl stapling together construction-paper books and telling everyone she was a publisher, and she grew up to make it real.

But this conversation goes so much deeper than books. Ally and Hannah get real about chasing a childhood dream, walking away from it when your values shift, the fear of betting on yourself, imposter syndrome, and why a book that flops doesn't mean you're not good enough.

In this episode, we cover:

* (00:15) Meet Ally Machate of The Writer's Ally

* (01:34) Teaching herself to read at 3 and her construction-paper "publishing company"

* (04:10) What a mom can do to nurture her child's gifts early

* (06:36) Landing her dream job at Simon & Schuster straight out of college

* (10:38) Free books, Stephen King in the elevator, and a women-led industry

* (14:59) The manuscript that changed everything

* (21:33) From one "no" to deciding to leave

* (24:43) How to navigate the fear of leaving a secure job to start your own thing

* (30:02) Building The Writer's Ally

* (33:39) A good book vs. the right book

* (38:10) The very first step if you have a book in you

* (41:15) Imposter syndrome and "who am I to write this?"

* (45:27) What to do if your book already flopped

* (49:42) How to connect with Ally + her free resource

* (51:16) What legacy means to Ally

A few of our favorite moments:

"A great book is not enough."

"The book isn't the business. It's a tool."

"Every mega best-selling author in the world started out exactly where you are right now."

🎁 Ally's free resource: Don't Write the Wrong Book

https://offers.thewritersally.com/dont-write-the-wrong-book-podcasts/

Connect with Ally:

* Website: https://www.thewritersally.com

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allymachate/

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allysonemachate

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonemachate

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritersally

Go-Getter Gals is a FREE women's networking community built on Growth Through Connection — Personal, Business, and Networking.

Connect with Go-Getter Gals:

📘 Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561190723548

📸 Instagram: @go_gettergals

🌐 Website: https://go-gettergals.com/

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you tune in

📍 Join us in person in Dothan, AL. at Mural City Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month, 5:30 PM — always free!

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Y’all, this one is going to make you laugh. On purpose. 💜

Pam sits down with Cathy Nesbitt, a 63-year-old self-described “woman of adventure” from just north of Toronto who spent 24 years selling worms by the pound for indoor composting. Yes, worms. In the house. She started that business at 39, met her husband of 38 years in driving school, and found laughter yoga the day after she almost gave up.

But this conversation goes so much deeper than laughter. Cathy and Pam get real about why we feel guilty for feeling joy, how we’ve gotten addicted to stress, what isolation has done to us since 2020, and how to make peace with the season you’re in.

In this episode, we cover:

• (00:15) Meet Cathy: 24 years in the worm business and why her business has been “her baby”
• (03:11) Why it’s never too late to start, and finding purpose in work that isn’t glamorous
• (05:01) The 2012 “worms in the house?!” moment that made her question everything, and how laughter found her the very next day
• (06:32) Twenty years as a secretary, people-pleasing, and the “five jobs” women were offered growing up in the ’60s
• (09:01) What changed when Cathy started laughing on purpose
• (11:38) Who took our laughter? Plato, Socrates, and why we think being serious is the only way to be taken seriously
• (16:40) The science: your “love drugs,” oxygen, and shifting from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest
• (19:10) Are we addicted to stress? Creating conflict when life gets calm
• (22:03) How to laugh when nothing’s funny, and why it feels so weird at first
• (26:51) Connection, isolation, and why women are natural collaborators
• (32:12) The smallest first step: online laughter clubs and two-minute power poses
• (36:50) Being okay with where you are: human beings, not human doers
• (40:06) What legacy means to Cathy, and how to connect with her

A few of our favorite moments:
“We feel guilty experiencing joy.”
“We must laugh because there’s so many things going on.”
“We are human beings, not human doers.”

Connect with Cathy:

• Free weekly laughter club, Tuesdays at 9:30 AM Eastern: cathysclub.com
• Cathy’s Crawly Composters: cathyscomposters.com
• Facebook: facebook.com/CathysCrawlyComposters
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cathynesbitt

Go-Getter Gals is a FREE women’s networking community built on Growth Through Connection — Personal, Business, and Networking.

Connect with Go-Getter Gals:
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561190723548
📸 Instagram: @go_gettergals
🌐 Website: https://go-gettergals.com/
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you tune in
📍 Join us in person in Dothan, AL. at Mural City Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month, 5:30 PM — always free!

#GoGetterGals #WomenEmpowerment #LaughterYoga #SelfCare #podcast