Lori McDowell's BIO:

Dr. Lori McDowell is an international speaker, best-selling author, and founder of Reimagine U Strategies. She inspires audiences worldwide with talks that blend personal story, mindset mastery, and actionable clarity—helping others lead with purpose, courage, and joy. Lori is also the creator of Done-For-You Transformational Retreats, partnering with heart-centered coaches to design powerful, soul-aligned experiences without stress or overwhelm. With decades of experience in engineering, leadership, and event design, she brings a unique mix of strategy, creativity, and heart to everything she does. Lori's mission is to help others build extraordinary lives—for themselves and those they serve.

In this episode, Virginia and Lori talked about:

• From engineering to entrepreneurship
• Principles of reinvention
• How to deal with negative emotions
• The journey to soul alignment
• How Lori is getting clients from her network

Takeaways:

1. If you are stuck, reinvent yourself!
2. Help is available if you'll just ask
3. Declutter your internal environment
4. Build your business around what you're good at and what you love
5. Enthusiasm=Energy

Connect with Lori on social media accounts to learn more about her work and insights into networking effectively:

LinkedIn URL : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimcdowell/

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/lori.mcdowell.5/

Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/lori.mcdowell.5/

Connect with Virginia:

https://www.bbrpodcast.com/

Harvey Mitchell's BIO:

As a broker at Crane Agency and founder of Church Risk Advisors, I specialize in guiding organizations with complex needs through the insurance process with clarity, care, and confidence. Whether I'm working with a ministry, a pain management clinic, or a contractor, my goal is always the same: deliver protection that fits your mission.

In this episode, Virginia and Harvey talked about:

• Harvey's entrepreneurial journey
• Bridging the gap between business and ministry
• Building the courage to build relationship
• Loading your pipeline
• How to be a good referral partner

Takeaways:

1. The hard conversations can lead to the best partnerships
2. What would you do if we were about to lose it all?
3. The bar of entry to entrepreneurship might not be as hard as you think
4. FIGURE IT OUT!
5. Don't limit yourself to what you know.

Connect with Harvey on LinkedIn to learn more about his work and insights into networking effectively:

LinkedIn URL : https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvey-mitchell-jr-21808845?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Connect with Virginia:

https://www.bbrpodcast.com/

Melissa Miranda's BIO:

Melissa Miranda is a Certified Public Accountant and the owner of Step By Step Accounting, a Woodard Top 50 Accounting Practice. Step By Step is a fully cloud based, teaching-oriented accounting and advisory firm. Melissa's mission is to empower 100,000 entrepreneurs to have financial success and mental health. She speaks about how businesses can be even more successful by covering cash flow planning, pricing strategies, and business financial foundations. She has been named a US Top 100 QuickBooks ProAdvisor for the past 2 years, and with her team of 12, provides QuickBooks consulting and Fractional Controller services to small business clients.

In this episode, Virginia and Melissa talked about:

• How Melissa earned a Woodward Top 50 Accounting Firm

• What makes Melissa unique in the industry

• Why do you NEED an advisory service?

• Mental health and entrepreneurship

Takeaways:

• Plan for your success

• Networking Up? Be of Service First

• Referrals come from doing a good job

• Tell people, "This is what I'm doing"

• Authenticity creates stronger connections

Connect with Melissa on her social media accounts to learn more about her work and insights into networking effectively:

LinkedIn URL : https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissalmirandacpa/

Instagram URL : https://www.instagram.com/melissa.l.miranda/

Connect with Virginia:

https://www.bbrpodcast.com/