In this round-up episode of Scared AND Brave series, April reflects on the women who defined this season - Caroline Boudreaux, Robin Lerner, Whitney Rowell,, Molly Morse, Amy Kiska and Jodi Scott - and distills the patterns woven through their stories.

Running toward the fire.Taking one small step.Building in seasons.Betting on yourself.Creating before proof exists.

This isn’t a recap. It’s a reminder. If something in your life feels heavy, uncertain, or bigger than comfort, this episode is an invitation to step closer.

You don’t need to be fearless. You just need to move.

In this episode, April sits down with longtime friend and entrepreneur Jodi Scott to share the story behind The Winfield Inn and her first steps into building businesses. From discovering an unexpected property to building it into a beloved wedding and event venue rooted in love and community.

Jodi opens up about taking brave leaps, navigating business challenges, and allowing support during life’s hardest seasons. Together, they explore what it means to build a legacy, lead with heart, and let fear be fuel instead of a finish line.

In this episode, Amy and Molly share the behind-the-scenes story of founding Recess from the “why not?” moments, late-night conversations, and the bold decision to leap into entrepreneurship.

From dreaming about becoming founders as young girls to identifying a real market need for families craving better experience for searching and booking camps and classes, Amy and Molly walk through the early collaborations, the setbacks, and the trust that became the foundation of their partnership. This conversation is about more than startups. It’s about trust. It’s about resilience. It’s about believing “we can do better” and being brave enough to try.

In this episode, April sits down with Whitney Rowell, founder of Miracle Mama, to talk about building a business rooted in motherhood, community, and purpose. From launching lactation cookies out of her kitchen to scaling production and raising capital, Whitney shares the honest journey of growing a company while raising a family.

They discuss going viral, finding strategic partners, the power of women supporting women, and why self-care isn’t optional, it’s essential. This conversation is about entrepreneurship in real life and embracing the season you’re in, building with heart, and remembering that family is at the center of it all.

In this episode of The AND Podcast, April and Ivy sit down with Robin Lerner, someone who has spent her life stepping into some of the world’s hardest places, choosing presence, compassion, and responsibility even when fear is present.

Together, they explore what it looks like to hold grief and hope, anger and love, the weight of reality and the possibility of change. This is a conversation about courage that isn’t loud, humanity that doesn’t look away, and the quiet power of choosing to move closer when things feel broken or unjust.

If you’ve ever felt called to do meaningful work even when it’s uncomfortable, this one is for you.

Sometimes courage doesn’t show up as a big, bold leap. Sometimes it looks like one small step forward…taken again and again and again.

In this episode of The AND Podcast, April and Ivy sit down with Caroline to explore the moment that changed everything. A moment rooted in fear, heartbreak, and uncertainty with the simple promise that followed: to do one small thing each day.

That promise went on to spark extraordinary impact for thousands of children and families at The Miracle Foundation, proving that meaningful change doesn’t require having all the answers, just the willingness to move anyway.

In this People AND Profit resource round-up episode, April distills the biggest leadership insights from conversations with Steve Harden, Priscilla Sauceda, and Erin Cooper, weaving their perspectives together with hard-earned lessons from building and scaling people-centric organizations.

Across industries and roles, a clear pattern emerged: sustainable growth doesn’t come from choosing between humans and results, it comes from clarity, systems, and leadership that shows up with intention, even in uncertainty.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The core themes that connected every People AND Profit conversation

• April’s top five leadership truths learned in the field

• Three tangible ways leaders can immediately lead with people AND profit without burning out their teams or themselves

Whether you’re a founder, executive, manager, or aspiring leader, this episode shares a grounded, practical playbook for building organizations where humans thrive and results follow.

The messy middle of leadership is real.

In this episode of the AND Podcast, April and Ivy sit down with Erin Cooper to talk about one of the hardest and least discussed stages of leadership: middle management.

When you’re leading people, driving results, and operating inside systems you didn’t design, clarity isn’t always guaranteed. Erin shares what it really looks like to thrive in that space while holding the tension between people and profit, navigating doubt, and continuing to move forward even when things feel shaky.

From stepping into leadership unexpectedly to taking one uncomfortable step at a time, this conversation is for anyone leading from the middle and figuring it out… anyways.