TRIGGER WARNING: Domestic Violence discussed.

This week on We're Doing This Right. Right?, Cheryl and Colleen sit down with Julie Campbell—former Off-Broadway actor turned communication coach and “Confidence Whisperer.”

As the CEO of Center Stage Connections, Julie has helped hundreds of leaders, experts, and students ditch fear and self-doubt so they can speak courageously, concisely, and authentically.

Julie shares how her background in storytelling, acting, and personal trauma shaped her mission: to help others rewrite their internal narratives and speak with clarity and confidence in any setting—whether it's a keynote, a client meeting, or a conversation that really matters. This episode is full of energy, practical tools, and soulful insight into how we can all show up more powerfully in our work and our lives.

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🔑 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

• Julie’s story of growing up in silence—and how she found her voice
  

• Why storytelling is a brain-based superpower for connection and leadership
  

• How to stop rambling and start landing your message
  

• Why confidence is more about ownership than performance
  

• The Talk and Be You™ method—and how it's helping leaders show up more fully
  

• Techniques to help you ditch filler words and speak with clarity
  

• How to shift from your inner critic to courageous communicator
  

• Why your voice matters in business, life, and legacy

📣 About Julie Campbell:

Julie Campbell has spent decades performing on stage, film, and television. Today, she’s the CEO and founder of Center Stage Connections, where she helps professionals and students reframe the stories that hold them back, shape the stories that move them forward, and speak courageously in every room they walk into. Through her signature Talk and Be You™ method (not therapy—but deeply therapeutic), Julie guides others to connect who they are with how they show up. Her clients often say: "You changed the narrative for me. This was way more valuable than just learning to be a better presenter."

📲 Connect with Julie Campbell:

🌐 Website: centerstageconnections.com

📧 Free Consultation: Talk & Be You™ – 30-min consult

📸 Instagram: @talkandbeyou

🔗 LinkedIn: Julie Campbell

📘 Facebook: Talk and Be You

▶️ YouTube: @juliecampbell-talkandbeyou

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In this week’s episode, Colleen takes the reins solo and invites a very special guest—her sister, Crissy Whalin. With a career in radio that began in 1997, Crissy shares her wild, inspiring, and unconventional journey across the globe and through multiple creative careers. From dropping out of high school to running her own political podcast, Crissy’s path is anything but ordinary.

Now living in Paris with her teenage son, she reflects on building a life filled with meaning, creativity, and freedom. Her story is a reminder that the road to success isn’t always linear—and that choosing passion and values over expectations can lead to a deeply fulfilling life.

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📸 Instagram: @singlemombudgettravel

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Instagram: @colleenhungerford

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🎙️ Unconventional Success & Global Adventures with Crissy Whalin In this week’s episode, Colleen takes the reins solo and invites a very special guest—her sister, Crissy Whalin. With a career in radio that began in 1997, Crissy shares her wild, inspiring, and unconventional journey across the globe and through multiple creative careers. From dropping out of high school to running her own political podcast, Crissy’s path is anything but ordinary.

Now living in Paris with her teenage son, she reflects on building a life filled with meaning, creativity, and freedom. Her story is a reminder that the road to success isn’t always linear—and that choosing passion and values over expectations can lead to a deeply fulfilling life.

• 🔑 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • How Chrissy built a 25+ year career in radio across music, film, and international TV

  • The health scare that shifted her priorities

  • Why she dropped out of high school—and how it didn’t define her future

  • How she designed an adventurous, educational travel life for her and her son

  • What it's like being a single mom raising a teenager in Paris

  • The power of unconventional choices and unapologetic self-direction

  
  

📲 Connect with Crissy:

🎧 Podcast: Should Be a Morning Show

📸 Instagram: @singlemombudgettravel

📲 Keep the Conversation Going with Cheryl & Colleen: Instagram: @cheryl.theslorealtor

Instagram: @colleenhungerford

Podcast Instagram: @doingthisrightpod

🏡 Work with Cheryl & Colleen: Buying or selling real estate in San Luis Obispo County or Carmel, Indiana? We’re here to guide you. Or join InspireHER Collective, our mastermind for ambitious women in business.

What makes a great leader? In this reflective and practical episode, Cheryl and Colleen break down the real work of leadership—how it goes far beyond titles and into mindset, adaptability, and emotional intelligence. They discuss what it looks like to truly lead a team with vision, care, and clarity.

From making hard decisions to leading with heart, this episode offers actionable takeaways and honest stories for women navigating leadership in business, real estate, and life.

🔑 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

-Leadership as a skill you can build—and a mindset you can adopt

-How to train your team well and treat them better to keep them

-Emotional intelligence and self-awareness as essential tools

-Making tough calls and navigating hard conversations

-The power of adapting your leadership style for each person

-Leading with vision, clarity, and service

Whether you're leading a team, growing a business, or just stepping into your own power—you’ll walk away with insights that make leadership feel a little more human and a lot more doable.

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📲 Connect with Us:

Instagram: @doingthisrightpod

Cheryl: @cheryl.theslorealtor

Colleen: @colleenhungerford

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The discussion centers around the critical difference between processes and systems for business efficiency and scalability. It emphasizes writing down processes to create replicable systems that can be performed consistently by anyone within the organization. Examples from real estate and editing workflows illustrate the practical benefits of detailed checklists and structured meetings. The conversation underscores the need for hiring team members who align with specific roles and preferences, the significance of continuous improvement, and the balance between work and personal life to prevent burnout. The dialogue concludes with insights on establishing clear team communication, ongoing support, and the importance of structured leadership to foster a successful team environment.

🔑 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• The difference between a system and a process—and why it matters

• Real-life examples of scalable workflows in real estate and marketing

• How to write a checklist that sets your team up for success

• Hiring for fit: building a team based on who loves to do what

• Balancing leadership and life to avoid burnout

If you’re tired of being the bottleneck in your own business or want to lead with more intention, this episode is for you.

📲 Connect with Susie Adamson:

• Instagram: @susienjpa

• Website: www.susieadamson.com

📲 Keep the Conversation Going with Cheryl & Colleen:

• Cheryl on Instagram: @cheryl.theslorealtor

• Colleen on Instagram: @colleenhungerford

• Podcast on Instagram: @doingthisrightpod
  

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Let’s connect—whether you want to grow your network, your systems, or both. We’re here to help you do this right. Right?

Control Freak or High Standards?

Reframing the Narrative (Part 1)

In Part 1 of this candid two-part series, Cheryl and Colleen welcome back real estate coach and operations expert Susie Adamson for a powerful conversation that challenges the narrative around being a "control freak." Together, they explore how high standards, clear expectations, and thoughtful systems aren’t signs of micromanagement—but tools for building empowered, high-performing teams.

The episode dives into the mindset shift of turning “being particular” into a leadership strength. Susie shares tangible strategies for onboarding, setting expectations, and supporting team members so everyone knows what success looks like from day one. Whether you lead a real estate team or run your own business, this episode is packed with smart takeaways to help you delegate with confidence and scale with intention.

🔑 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Why “control freak” might actually mean “you care deeply”

• Susie’s framework for onboarding and performance reviews that build trust and clarity

• Cheryl and Colleen’s real-life examples of how systems support freedom and health

• How to lead with heart without losing high standards
  

📲 Connect with Susie Adamson:

• Instagram: @susienjpa

• Website: www.susieadamson.com
  

📲 Keep the Conversation Going with Cheryl & Colleen:

• Cheryl on Instagram: @cheryl.theslorealtor

• Colleen on Instagram: @colleenhungerford

• Podcast on Instagram: @doingthisrightpod

💼 Work with Cheryl & Colleen:

Thinking about buying or selling real estate in San Luis Obispo County or Carmel, Indiana? We’ve got you covered coast to coast.

We also lead the InspireHER Collective, a mastermind for ambitious women in business ready to grow with purpose.

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What if the chaos you’ve grown used to isn’t where you’re meant to stay?

In this powerful episode, Cheryl & Colleen are joined by certified relationship coach and psychotherapist Tannaz Hosseinpour to explore what it really takes to break free from unhealthy relationship patterns and step into emotional clarity and calm.

Tannaz, our very first international guest, brings a unique lens to relationships—combining clinical insight with lived experience. From understanding how childhood conditioning influences adult connection to mastering the art of nervous system regulation, this conversation is packed with real talk, honest reflections, and actionable tools for cultivating peace—in your relationships, your business, and yourself.

Whether you’re healing from the past, seeking stronger friendships, or ready to communicate more clearly with your partner, this episode offers a fresh perspective on the power of choosing peace over patterns.

🔑 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

• Why we sometimes choose chaos over calm (and how to shift that)
• How childhood dynamics shape adult relationships
• Tools for nervous system regulation during conflict
• How to set boundaries without guilt
• Communicating your needs clearly in personal and professional relationships
• The importance of aligned community and connection
• Intimacy in friendships and how to navigate different personalities
• Real strategies to relieve emotional stress and regulate your body in the moment
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📲 Connect with Tannaz Hosseinpour:

Website: https://minutesongrowth.com/

Instagram: @minutesongrowth

For more information on Tannaz’s Tuscany Retreat check out: https://minutesongrowth.com/retreats/

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We all have that inner voice—the one that second-guesses, criticizes, and floods our brains with unhelpful “trash talk.” In this reflective (and hilarious) episode, Cheryl & Colleen sit down for a heart-to-heart about the mental clutter that holds us back—and how to clear it.

Through personal stories and laugh-out-loud moments (including one involving a lost dog with main character energy), they share how they’re learning to catch those self-sabotaging thoughts, reframe them with intention, and step fully into lives they actually want to live.

This episode is a reminder that self-kindness, identity-based affirmations, and boundaries aren't just buzzwords—they're tools for real, lasting change.

🔑 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Recognizing and rewiring negative self-talk

• Why your internal dialogue matters more than you think

• The power of identity-based affirmations (and how to create them)

• Reframing exercises and journaling prompts that actually work

• A heartwarming story about a lost dog that proves mindset matters

• Why you must start acting like the main character in your own story

Whether you're deep in your growth era or just trying to make it through the week with less brain static, this conversation will leave you feeling a little lighter—and a lot more empowered.

📲 Keep the Conversation Going with Cheryl & Colleen:

• Instagram: @cheryl.theslorealtor

• Instagram: @colleenhungerford

• Podcast Instagram: @doingthisrightpod

🎧 Subscribe and share this episode with someone who needs to hear “You’ve got this” today.

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Buying or selling real estate in San Luis Obispo County or Carmel, Indiana? Reach out—we’ve got your back. You can also join InspireHER Collective, our mastermind for ambitious women building lives and businesses aligned with their values.