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Episode 15

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18th Sep 2020

015: “You don't have to take on everybody else's problems. You can say no.” Vulnerability, people pleasing, and self awareness with Laura Perkes

Laura Perkes is a PR Coach with 15 years experience. She works with female coaches, authors & entrepreneurs to help them elevate their expertise in the media.

This conversation will have you thinking about:

  • Being relatable by sharing the good and ugly parts of your story
  • Whose approval we are really seeking when we seek the approval of others
  • The importance of saying no and how to do it

Receive a free 60 minute PR Discovery Call with Laura by visiting https://www.prwithperkes.com/pr-discovery-call 

Connect Laura by visiting https://www.prwithperkes.com/ or find her on social media @prwithperkes

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Jeneric Conversations
Conversations that have you say, "I needed this."
Jeneric Conversations - Conversations that have you say, "I needed this."

This show is for the introspective and proactive individual that’s actively seeking the next piece of inspiration to get them out of their temporary funk. Jen interviews easy-going individuals comfortable with having casual, candid conversations about their life today and personal discoveries.

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Jen Amos

Jen Amos is an award-winning podcaster, online entrepreneur, and a Season 3 contestant on the reality podcast competition: America’s Next Top Podcaster.

Jen first found podcasting in summer 2019 as a way to work through her mild depression and bouts of loneliness. She had recently moved from San Diego, CA (her home of 20+ years) to now Virginia Beach, VA with her husband and fur baby.

Jen actively seeks to find common ground through conversation and storytelling to foster connection, community and collaboration. She is known for her active listening skills, candidness, and ability to uncover powerful stories and universal lessons while conversing with her guests. Her favorite topics to cover on her podcast shows involve military families, entrepreneurs, women, and mental health.

Prior to podcasting and moving to the east coast, Jen received her Bachelor’s in Journalism emphasis Public Relations at San Diego State University and was fired from her fourth consecutive job in her young adult years. For a decade since, Jen has established a career in sales and in entrepreneurship with experience in the legal industry, online marketing, and now financial services.

November 2020, she was awarded “Media Professional of the Year” at The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards for her work with Holding Down the Fort Podcast. Her show, The Filipino American Woman (TFAW) Project, won an Honorable Mention at the Asian American Podcaster’s Inaugural Golden Crane Podcast Awards in December 2020, and has been recognized as “Amplifying Asian Women Voices” on Spotify during AAPI Heritage Month in May 2020. In 2018, her and her husband’s business, US VetWealth, was named Best Entrepreneur Start Up Company Awardee by the San Diego Business Journal & The Rosie Network.

Jen’s been featured on multiple media outlets including Screw the Commute, The American MilSpouse, U.S. Veterans Magazine, VeteranCrowd Network, It’s a Military Life, What We’re Not Talking About, Filipina On the Rise, VirtForce, Ossa Collective, SUPERBANDS, Chopsticks Alley, FoundHer by Entrepinayship, Military Veteran Dad Podcast, SD Voyager, FedEx Office, The San Diego Union Tribune, NBC 7 San Diego, The Living East, and much more.

August 2020, Jen Amos participated as a speaker for PodFest Global, which now holds the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Largest Attendance for a Virtual Podcasting Conference in One Week (5003 attendees). Then in March 2021, she participated again to help break their record a second time (6080+ attendees)!

In addition to the media platforms, events, groups, and organizations Jen has been fortunate to be a guest speaker at throughout the years, her favorite medium of speaking has been through podcasting.

During her spare time, Jen volunteers with Veterati, SCORE, and 7 Cups.