We're baaack! As a holiday gift to our listeners, we decided to  (finally) release a new episode. You'll get an update on the podcast, what we've been up to this year, our highs and lows from 2020, and what we are looking forward to most in the New Year. Although I don't think this past year went as anyone expected, you'll hear how we've made the most of it and all the GOOD that actually came out of this challenging year. Happy Holidays!! -Meg & Brea

Thought Sauce Podcast

2020 *Holiday* Episode!

Laura Ritchie, a luxury event designer in the Washington D.C. area, takes us on her journey from working in fashion and catering to owning her company, Grit & Grace, Inc., for the last ten years. She captures her clients true individuality and brings it alive through experiences by  designing and producing unbelievable weddings and events that have been featured on the pages and sites of Martha Stewart Weddings and Harper’s Bazaar to name a few. She also reveals the biggest mistakes brides make when planning their weddings, what her very first question is, and the process she goes through with clients from the initial inquiry to final event. Laura also gives us insight to the DC wedding industry and the supportive community they have created. You can find Laura online at http://gritandgraceinc.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gritandgraceinc/.

24. Luxury Event Designer, Laura Ritchie, reveals common mistakes brides make & takes us through her decade-long career in luxury event planning.

Tayo Adeyiga is a full-time Intellectual Property Lawyer specializing in trademarks. She tells us about her journey from starting as a criminal prosecutor in Houston, Texas, where the environment was high-stress, to where she is now in a more laid-back area of law — trademarks in Washington DC.  For anyone looking to file for a trademark — listen up! Tayo shares the top three mistakes people make when they file for a trademark. In addition to law, Tayo is passionate about clean beauty and luxury fashion. She saw a huge hole in the market for clean beauty on her skin color which inspired her to start her YouTube channel. Follow Tayo on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7WqEym_LZpwUn021JItKA and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tayo.adeyiga/

23. Trademark Attorney & YouTuber, Tayo Adeyiga, shares the biggest mistakes people make when filing for a trademarks and the hole she saw in the clean beauty market for people with her skin color.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Meg and Brea share lots of details about their marriages. They both talk about whether or not they regret getting married so young and what it was like transitioning to married life straight out of college. They openly discuss what’s been important to keeping their marriages alive, communication styles, dealing with conflict, forgiveness and more! Relationships are not easy, and they share what they’ve learned over the past 15+ years and how marriage counseling has helped along the way.

22. Marriage: Meg & Brea share how they met their husbands and what’s attributed to them staying married for 15 years.

Orie Agbaji was a bit of a local high school celebrity, being awarded the best high school volleyball player in Kansas City and a 2016 Under Armour First Team All-American. After high school she went off to attend the best volleyball college in the country, the University of Texas. While there, things didn’t quite go as she expected. Orie shares with us the difference between high school and college sports, how she overcame adversity, and how her faith played a big part in her growing through a tough experience. As the child of two college basketball players, Orie shares what her parents did to foster her and her brother’s love for sports. (Her brother, Ochai Agbaji, is currently a starting guard for the Kansas Jayhawks). You may be surprised to know that she loved to dance as a kid and didn’t start playing volleyball until 7th grade. We talk about how crazy people are about youth sports, and how doing too much too soon can take the fun out of it. If you have kids in youth sports or activities, listen up! Orie is a college senior, so it was also interesting to hear the perspective of someone just leaving school and starting her career. Orie shares what’s up next for her, why she wants to work in social media management and gives some parting words of advice for anyone heading off to play college sports. You can find Orie on Instagram at: @originallyorie

21. Orie Agbaji, on going from being a star athlete in high school to playing volleyball at the University of Texas, her college experience, overcoming adversity and why parents need to chill about youth sports.

In this episode, Meg and Brea talk about what they do to stay productive and make the most of their time, in an effort to reach their goals. They talk about the importance of sleep and setting yourself up for success each day. They both agree that you are in control of how you spend your time, and you have to decide to make choices that will lead toward productivity and ultimately achieving your goals. As entrepreneurs with flexible schedules, they have to be intentional about staying on task and have, consequently, learned how to maximize their productivity. Meg shares a bunch of great resources for learning more about productivity. Productivity & Organization Books Meg Recommends: The Rhythm of Life Essentialism Rework The ONE Thing The Obstacle is the Way The Creative Habit Thrive The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck The Power of Habit Manage Your Day-To-Day Do The Work Choose Yourself The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Organizing for the Creative Person   Haven't read but heard good things:   Deep Work Atomic Habits Indistractable Stillness Is the Key  

20. Productivity & Organization Tips: How to stay on task and make the most of your time.

Andrea Larson, also known as @lifelovelarson, is a Kansas City based blogger, trendsetter, mom and organizer/purger. She gives us her perspective as a stay-at-home mom, and how she survived those years with two young kids at home with her. She talks about the importance of travel with her kids and having the kind of relationship where they will talk to her. We talk all things organization for the New Year, as well as her process for purging. She also shares how she manages her kids’ stuff and has taught them how to purge themselves. We discuss the Marie Kondo method for organizing and how it really works to clear everything out. You’ll get lots of practical advice on how to start getting your whole house organized. Of course we also talked plants! I picked her brain on what types of plants are best for beginnings, how to keep succulents alive, repotting plants and propagation. While I was at her house recording, I witnessed several of her little propagators in process! We literally laughed our way through the entire episode. Enjoy!

19. Andrea Larson, stay-at home mom, blogger, organizer and plant lady, gives us all her tips for purging, getting organized, and living an intentional life.

We are both super intentional about setting goals and formatting a plan to make those goals come to fruition. The New Year seemed like a perfect opportunity to share our goal-setting processes with you! Without knowing it, we both have a very similar way to develop our goals. We review the past year and how setting goals impacted our progress in 2019. We also dish on the intentions we’ve set for ourselves moving into 2020. This episode will leave you with a jumping off point to accomplishing anything in the New Year. Find Meg's planning sheets here: http://shop.megbiram.com/

18. Meg & Brea’s 2020 Goals & Intentions

Landon Patterson gives us a very real account of what it was like growing up and not quite fitting within society's labels. She shares how she was different from other kids and what it was like navigating middle and high school while transitioning from teenage boy to teenage girl. After winning homecoming queen her senior year of high school, Landon was thrust into the public spotlight and became an advocate for the trans community. She tells us what it was like having the Westboro Baptist Church protestors come to her school because of her notoriety, and how she received the support of her coaches and cheerleading squad during this time. Landon tells it like it is, and was so open and honest with us on the mistakes people make with respect to her community, usually out of ignorance. She stresses the importance of using the correct pronouns and not asking inappropriate questions. We also touch on how she started her showgirl career at Hamburger Mary’s and what it’s like dating as a trans woman. Landon is so genuine, good-hearted and hilarious. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

17. Landon Patterson, model, activist, esthetician, and transgender showgirl, on transitioning from male to female, winning homecoming queen, and the challenges she’s currently facing as a trans woman.

Meg and Brea share their favorite things for the month of December. They talk all things warm and cozy and get into a funny disagreement about Uggs. Brea shares a couple of things on her Christmas wish list, and both Meg and Brea share some great gift ideas for the holidays.

16. December Obsessions

In this episode, Brea interviews Meg about what it was like leaving Hallmark to venture out on her own. Even though she lived it, it’s different hearing it through the ears of an entrepreneur herself now. Meg shares about how she knew she needed to leave her job, the struggles of being on her own in a city where she knew almost no one, and also how she survived. We also discuss all the “pivots” or transitions Meg has made in her career to continue to be successful. The life of an entrepreneur is definitely not boring! You won’t want to miss Meg’s inspirational story, which many of her followers may not know. It’s a great episode for anyone thinking of starting their own business or making a work transition of their own.

15. Work Transitions: Leaving a “9 to 5” to become an Entrepreneur; Meg shares what it was really like leaving her corporate job at Hallmark to venture into the world of entrepreneurship.

Kilee Nickels, founder and CEO of Nickel & Suede, instagrammer/blogger at @onelittlemomma, podcaster at @kileenickelspodcast, wife, and mom of five boys, shares her journey to get to where she is today. We learn about what Kilee was like as a kid, her college experience, and getting married and having kids at a young age. She opens up about her eating disorder and how she worked through it with counseling. As entrepreneurs ourselves, we loved hearing about how she came up with the concept for Nickel & Suede and how her husband, Soren, has been key to taking her ideas to the next level and pushing her outside her comfort zone. Kilee is super honest about how hard it is to work with your spouse! She shares how she got into blogging and what has resonated with her audience. We get into work-life balance and the struggles that go with running a company while raising kids. She also gives us a peek into what’s next for her and Nickel & Suede.  Shop her famous tear-drop earrings at Nickel & Suede.  Kilee’s blog: One Little Momma Kilee’s podcast: With Kilee Nickels Follow her on Instagram: @onelittlemomma

14. Kilee Nickels, founder and CEO of Nickel & Suede, blogger, podcaster, and mom to 5 boys, on how she got started, running a business with her husband, and balancing it all.

Meg & Brea are back to share their current obsessions for the month of November! From restaurants to gift ideas to apps, there is a great mix of everything in this month’s favorites. Be sure to listen to catch them all, and below are links to make them easy to find: Grateful kitchen Corkcicle Coffee Mug Meg’s Ornaments Beam Smartphone Vent Mount ASOS Meg’s beaded dress Evereve Mittens CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara Yellowstone Art Attack Podcast Nike Run Club App

13. November Obsessions

Dave Hemingway-Turner, formerly of DC and now a KC resident, tells us all about his job as a librarian and how it’s is actually more exciting that you would think. He opens up about his sexuality and what it was like coming out to his family in his 30s. He shares the sweet story of how he met his husband, Chris, and all the details on their adoption journey. He also gives us an honest look at what it’s like for two men to be raising a daughter and why he feels it’s so important for her to see the world. He lets us in on what he’s reading, as well as his favorite spots to eat in DC.

12. Dave Hemingway-Turner, the coolest librarian you’ll meet, on coming out to his family, adopting and raising a daughter with his husband, Chris, and the importance of seeing the world.

Kansas City native and co-owner of 200 Main Vintage, Tobe Reed, reminisces on her days working at Hallmark with Meg, where Tobe worked in the lettering department and ran/founded Hallmark’s blog. We get the inside scoop on what it’s like to work at Hallmark. Tobe shares how her grandmother’s death helped her realize it was time for her to leave her corporate job for a slower, more family-centered way of life. Since leaving Hallmark, she’s had more time and energy for her business, and consequently, the business has grown with her extra attention. You can find 200 Main Vintage on One Kings Lane, Chairish, and locally in Kansas City at Golden & Pine.

11. Tobe Reed, co-owner of 200 Main Vintage, on hunting for vintage goods, being a working mom and leaving her job at Hallmark for a slower, more family-centered way of life.

Interesting people, interesting conversations. Hosted by best friends and business-minded creatives, Meg & Brea, Thought Sauce Podcast will bring you weekly unfiltered conversations with interesting people. We’ll be chatting about entrepreneurship, wellness, beauty, art, culture, relationships, parenting, law, fashion, blogging, and more! There’s no topic off-limits. Grab a drink and enjoy the banter!

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