The In-Between Podcast with Kassidy Lynne Social

What if the biggest opportunities in your life aren't part of the plan?

Vandana Bhalla has worn many hats throughout her career—teacher, paralegal, law student, commercial real estate leader, coach, mentor, and entrepreneur. Rather than fearing change, she's built an extraordinary life by embracing it.

In this conversation, Vandana shares how following curiosity instead of certainty led her to a career she never expected, the...

If you've ever felt like you're carrying the weight of your business, your family, and your future all at the same time, this conversation is for you.

This week, I'm sitting down with Ashley Mastowski, founder of First Choice Insurance Group, entrepreneur, leader, mom, and someone who knows a thing or two about navigating life's longest seasons of waiting.

Ashley has spent nearly two decades in the insurance industry, building a bu...

What do you do when the life you're living no longer feels aligned, but the next chapter hasn't revealed itself yet?

Meka Livingston is the host of Talk Her To Me, a podcast dedicated to the conversations women are already having in their heads but rarely say out loud. Through honest reflections on self-trust, intuition, identity shifts, and personal growth, Meka helps women find language for what they're experiencing and permissio...

What happens when someone tells you you'll never make it in the career you've dreamed about your entire life?

Emily Climer knew she wanted to be a hairstylist at just 10 years old. But only months into her career, a salon owner told her she'd never color hair again. Most people would have walked away. Instead, Emily turned that moment into fuel, building a thriving salon, leading a team of more than 80 employees throughout her care...

What if success isn't about working harder, but learning how to stop doing it all alone?

Cathey Kuo is a commercial real estate broker, investor, entrepreneur, and community builder on a mission to help more women create wealth and financial freedom. After decades of operating in hustle mode, building businesses, and chasing success, she hit a point that forced her to rethink everything.

In this conversation, Cathey shares the less...

What if the worst moment of your life was actually preparing you for your purpose?

Alexis Meruelo is an author, speaker, founder of the Business of Her conference, and Chief Vision and Purpose Officer of the Meruelo Group, overseeing corporate social responsibility across companies, including SAHARA Las Vegas and the Grand Sierra Resort. But her path to power didn't come from playing it safe. It came from a devastating breakup that...

What if the reason your business isn't getting leads has nothing to do with your offer, and everything to do with your website?

Victoria Marcouillier is the founder of Brand Well Designs, an all-female branding and web design agency that's built a reputation for creating websites that don't just look beautiful, they convert. She's worked with six and seven-figure entrepreneurs, and she's built her entire business while raising thre...

If you've ever felt frustrated by the healthcare system, waiting weeks for an appointment, spending 5 rushed minutes with your doctor, or fighting with insurance companies, this conversation is for you.

What does it take to go from daily drinking and cocaine use to building a thriving business that helps thousands of people rewrite their relationship with food? Shenelle Coplien knows because she's lived it.

Shenelle is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict who got sober in December 2020, underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2022, and built The Bariatric Rewrite, a program that teaches people how to stop blaming everyone else and s...

Why are so many social media managers overworked, underpaid, and stuck in the client grind while others are building scalable, profitable businesses? Sam Schmidt breaks it down because she’s seen both sides.

After starting her career as a teacher, Sam transitioned into social media management, built a successful agency, and went on to mentor hundreds of social media managers on how to grow beyond just “doing the work&rd...

What does it actually take to walk away from everything you’ve built and start over? Caroline Ciocca has done it more than once.

She’s the former CEO of Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada turned executive leadership coach, and in this conversation, she shares what it really looks like to navigate life’s in-between seasons from major career pivots to selling everything she owned and moving across the country.

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Welcome to The In-Between Podcast, where we have conversations that pursue growth, failure, and the in-between. Join your host, Kassidy Lynne, each week for a new conversation that will give you an inside look into humans who conquered the in between moments of their lives, because even those doing the damn thing, running the business, training for the marathon, or even just being a human go through the in-betweens and that is wher...

Welcome to The In-Between Podcast. Today we have Makayla Hopper, founder and photographer behind MacMo Photo & Co., for a real conversation about entrepreneurship, community, and navigating in-between seasons. Makayla shares her journey from construction project management to going all-in on photography, the moment she almost sold her business, and how choosing vulnerability opened the door to deeper relationships and aligned g...

Welcome to The In-Between Podcast. Today we have, Rickelle Tallent, former competitive athlete turned sports dietitian and founder of Tallent Nutrition, to unpack what performance nutrition really looks like beyond restrictive diets and wellness trends. Rickelle shares her unconventional journey from psychology to nutrition, how working with former athletes shaped her passion for long-term health, and why fueling properly is about ...

Today I’m sitting down with Polina Weidner, founder and CEO of The Marketing Model, to talk about quitting corporate with no plan, launching a business during the chaos of 2020 while pregnant, and how motherhood completely reshaped the way she works and leads. Polina shares the mindset that kept her going through uncertainty, why taking ownership of mistakes actually strengthened her client relationships, and the moment she r...

In this episode of In-Between, Kassidy sits down with Rhiannon Andersen, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Steelhead Productions, to talk about leadership, resilience, and choosing joy through life’s hardest seasons. Rhiannon shares how she helped grow Steelhead by over 600%, why happiness is a conscious choice rather than a personality trait, and how her early career in social work shaped her values-driven approach t...

Today I'm sitting down with Dr. Nona Djavid - entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and chiropractor who's on a mission to help people live what she calls an "unreasonable life." In this episode we dive deep into the difference between living a reasonable versus unreasonable life, and trust me, this conversation will make you question everything you thought you knew abou...

Welcome back to The In-Between podcast! Today I'm chatting with Shannon Russell, a career transition coach, author, and host of the Second Act Success podcast. In this episode we dive into what a "second act" really means and why it's never too late to start over. Shannon shares her powerful story of walking away from her dream job in television and the pivotal moment when she chose family o...

Welcome back to The In-Between podcast! Today I'm sitting down with Bri Ramos - branding expert, fractional CMO, and co-founder of the PAUSE Retreat, a luxury retreat designed specifically for high-achieving women. Bri's been running The Buzz Brand with her sisters for 11 years, and honestly, she's a wealth of knowledge on all things branding, marketing, and identity. We get into her wild jo...