SEASON 4

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Episode 12: Kristen Davis
Family roots run deep within farm life, and third generation farmer Kristen Davis knows a thing or two about family, courage, and perseverance.
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Episode 11: Nick Cotto
Nick Cotto is embracing strength. With her foundation, "We are Not Broken," she is celebrating the power of women's scars and stories and how one woman is changing the narrative around beauty and strength.
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Episode 10: The Petrowsky Women
Meet Gail, Jill and Dava, otherwise known as the Petrowsky Women. While they all chose very different career paths, they are deeply rooted in their family bonds and their love of their departed family member, Joe Petrowsky. In 2022, Joe passed away unexpectedly, leaving an ache that is still there to this day.
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Episode 9: Susie Vybiral
Susie Vybiral is an expert when it comes to healing. Her entire world focuses on helping others heal through her company, Room Redux where healing and transformation go hand in hand.
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Episode 8: Pat Brown
The co-founder of War Horses for Veterans discusses how she is working to help America’s heroes through the emotional and mental power of equine therapy.
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Episode 7: Miranda Fuller
Miranda balances the challenges of her career with the challenges that come alongside being a mom.  She is truly an inspiration for her daughter, and for women everywhere.  
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Episode 6: Mackenzie Kelly
Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly is using her varied experiences, deep community connections, and neighborly Texan tone to help her represent the diverse and growing area of District 6 in Austin, Texas.
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Episode 5: Sherry Graham Potter
On August 10th, 2005, Sherry Graham-Potter became a member of a club no one ever wants to join. She became a widow after only 30 days of marriage when her husband at the time, Deputy Timothy Graham, was killed in the line of duty.
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Episode 4: Courtney Servaes
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Courtney Servaes – Finding Passion in Brewing When Courtney first learned about brewing, she did not intend to start a brewery.  She simply wanted to learn about beer.  She joined a social group to learn and discuss beer and unexpectedly found herself chasing a passion.   Over a decade later and she […]
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Episode 3: Vania Soto
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Vania Soto – Bringing Color To The World, One Mural At A Time In this episode, we sit down with artist and gallery owner, Vania Soto.  The Kansas City based artist found her passion in a restaurant in Tennessee before opening the Monarca Art Gallery in West Bottoms district of Kansas City, […]
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Episode 2: Shelly Legler
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Shelly Legler – Finding Beauty in Every Day In this episode, we sit down with fine art photographer Shelly Legler.  The Kansas City-based mother and artist began working as a model before transitioning to the other side of the lens.   “I see beauty in all different forms,” she says, and that […]
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Episode 1: Season 4 Premiere with Trudy Herself!
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Season 4 Premiere with Trudy Herself! Trudy Jacobson is proud to present Great American Woman, a web series dedicated to showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female philanthropists and entrepreneurs. These women are leaders in their field, and their stories will motivate and encourage other women to pursue their own dreams.
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SEASON 3

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Episode 10: Constance Payne
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Constance Payne, Surviving Everything Life Throws at You. Constance Payne can be described as many things.  A protector, an advocate, a survivor, an actress, a professional stuntwoman, a forensic clean up specialist, and an Great American Badass.   After advocating for a disabled man trapped in his deplorable home one day, she […]
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Episode 9: Kellie Clark
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Kellie Clark, finding balance as a VP, mom, boss, and Jiu Jitsu athlete At 4:30am on most mornings, Kellie is hitting the ground running.  As a mom,  wife, boss, and athlete, she has a lot on her plate.  That doesn’t slow her down though.  “It’s not easy, but it can be done,” […]
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Episode 8: Samantha Schmitz
Trudy Jacobson Presents: Samantha Schmitz, COO and Mental Health Advocate Samantha Schmitz is the Chief Operating Officer of Liberty Staffing, and she is well versed in surviving invisible pain both of her own as well as of her family members.  Currently she lives with a degenerative disease, one that plagues her and has her constantly […]
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