Kailee Billerbeck is the founder of Everyday Armor, an organization that empowers women through self-defense. Kailee combined her experience in the martial arts (she's a black belt in Taekwondo... slight flex), and her B.A. in psychology from Chapman University, to create a program that proves how important it is to not only know how to defend yourself physically, but mentally, as well. Everyday Armor seeks to empower women, and men, to be independent, instinctual, confident, and to always be their own advocate. Kailee shares with us tips and advice to stay safe in today's world (including wit ..read more

New job, new city, new chapter: It's been a whirlwind of a month, and we're discussing it all. Follow the podcast on instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald Music: @adamdontsleep on instagram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kylie-mcdonald/support ..read more

Alyssa Sullivan is a reporter and multimedia journalist for PHL 17, and is Miss New Jersey 2021. She discusses with Kylie her journey of competing for the title of Miss New Jersey 6 times before she finally obtained it, and then, what it was like to compete at Miss America. They also discuss her original career path in musical theater, and how she came to the decision to leave those dreams behind, and pursue a career in another passion: Journalism. Her story is one of persistence, ambition, learning who you are, and proof that putting in the work will always lead to a successful outcome– even ..read more

Alexiou Gibson is the founder and CEO of The Transformation Factory: A company that provides the tools to help people come their “2.0 version,” or the best version of themselves. Its sea moss products, that Alexiou started making in his kitchen during CoVid to help boost his grandmother’s, and local nurses’, immune systems, rank in millions in sales every year, and the business is only growing. In 2022, Alexiou and his sea moss was featured on Shark Tank, and (spoiler!) he ended up signing a deal with Mark Cuban AND Kevin Hart– in what is the show’s most viewed episode, to date. Becoming the h ..read more

Tire stories, the history of American Idol, and the power behind decision-making.  Follow the podcast on instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod … Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald MUSIC Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kylie-mcdonald/support ..read more

Happy Valentine's Day! In accordance with today's holiday, we have the perfect guest for you all, no matter where you are at, dating-wise: Amber Grubenmann. Amber is the host of the Women's Dating and Confidence podcast, and also works full-time as a dating coach, guiding each of her clients through their specific relationship journeys– not only with potential significant others, but with themselves as well. First, Amber tells us how she built her business from the ground up, and shares her advice on how to persevere when the road to success is long. Then, we discuss her approach to dating, an ..read more

Nile Fortner is a multimedia journalist, who was written, and hosted, for publications such as The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale Magazine, Boca First, and The Miami New Times. Focusing his work on the people– and happenings– of South Florida, he shares with Kylie his experiences on the power that local journalism can have on a community, and more-so, the influence that serving a specific demographic can have on growing a career. Kylie and Nile also have a conversation about the state of the news world today, where they think journalism is headed in the future, and how to keep your eye– and act ..read more

A recent life recap with Kylie that includes bulls (literal ones), and discussing her mindset for the new year (the stock market definition... I looked it up). Follow the podcast on Instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald Music: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kylie-mcdonald/support ..read more

Our first return guest! We're back with Racquel Goldy, formally of the Millennial Girls, to talk about everything she's been up to since we last spoke. In 2021, Racquel took the leap and moved to LA to continue pursuing her hosting career: She discusses with us the realities of taking a big move... The highs, the lows, and everything in between. She also shares with Kylie how she has achieved becoming a radio host on Sirius XM, how she found a passion for KPOP and has built a career off of that love... that even led to a trip to Korea, and how, through it all, she has learned to value herself ..read more

Ilana Dunn is the host and founder of the Seeing Other People podcast. She takes us on her career journey from starting out in the music industry, to becoming the "face of Hinge," to entering the life of an entrepreneur, and finding success with her own brand, and, on her own terms.  She shares with us tips to help your resume stand out from the rest, what it is like to have a job become your identity (and why that is not the way to live), finding the balance between sharing your life online and keeping your personal life sacred, ways to build a successful brand, and of course, Ilana answ ..read more