Meet Ciara Byrne the Founder & Co-CEO of Green Our Planet

Ciara is a documentary filmmaker and social impact entrepreneur.

In 2013 Ciara and Kim MacQuarrie founded Green Our Planet and together with their team they helped create one of the largest and most comprehensive school garden and hydroponics programs in the United States.

*TRIGGER WARNING* We discuss delicate issues on this podcast related to trauma, mental health, and suicide.

The idea of “value” in our culture is one that we attach to the money we make, the weight we are, the age we are, and the job we hold. So often, our over-identification with the decimal points of a paycheck or the armor we don sets us up for failure in the remaining spaces of our lives.

BIG thanks to everyone for making season 1 of the WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast such a good time. We talked with a lot of baddies this season, and can’t wait to see what season 2 brings.

Jump on, and let us pour our gratitude all over you!

We wrap Season 1 of WTF! Women talk Finance podcast with part 2 of the discussion around the many benefits millennials gained from coming of age in The Great Recession. From the well-informed buying prowess millennials show in the home-buying process to the resiliency in challenging moments, there are more silver linings than expected from The Great Recession.

On episode 31 of the WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we’re joined by strategic storytelling consultant and founder of Vancourage, Vanessa Vancour. As a DEI speaker and self-proclaimed status-quo skeptic, Vanessa works in the bilingual, strategic storytelling space for brands, organizations, and people who are deeply committed to amplifying diverse voices and doing things differently.

Whether business or an individual, dig in with us as we hear from Vanessa about the importance of owning and telling our stories.

We’re back on episode 30 with the astonishing Isabelle Rodriguez-Wilson. Last week, Isabelle shared her journey from southern California farm girl to becoming the first woman to serve as Executive Director of The Office of Scheduling and Advance for the Clinton administration at the White House.

This week we dive deeper into her unfathomable life and listen attentively as she expounds on her life lessons, how she’s dealt with 50 years of Imposter Syndrome, what she’s learned, and how she’s grown.

On episode 029 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we’re with Isabelle Rodriguez-Wilson. As the first woman to have held the role of Director of Scheduling and Advance for the President of the United States, she’s got stories galore.

Her ability to proudly share her accomplishments in a way that emboldens us all is uncanny. Join us as we dive into Isabelle’s world.

On episode 028 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we’re with Dr. Tya Mathis-Coleman, Deputy Treasurer from the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office, to discuss the many options available to save for college.

Worried your kid won’t go to Nevada? Worried your kid won’t go to college? You’re not listening from Nevada? Don’t stress — all the goods are in there.

Prepaid tuition, college savings plans, art contests, and even unclaimed property. State Treasurer’s Offices have it going on!

On episode 027 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we’re with Nellie Davis once again to continue our discussion from last week.

for the first of two parts. This incredible woman is bridging the gap between her two worlds - one of urban living and 21st century “normal” and the other of her Native roots, which she’s learning more and more about.

On episode 026 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we sit down with Nellie Davis for the first of two parts. This incredible woman is bridging the gap between her two worlds - one of urban living and 21st century “normal” and the other of her Native roots, which she’s learning more and more about.

On episode 025 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, our fearless female founders invite you to #buckleupbaby to talk recession and the way millennials see it. As Candace says, “We’ve been training for this.” Join your favorite friend duo for a “best-buddy real talk session.”

On episode 024 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we are joined once again by Kate Shannon. As is always the case with this renaissance woman, we’ll get into a bit of finance, but the real juice today is how she ended up living in a tiny house. Meet “Tiny” and hear what this shift in perspective - and lifestyle - has meant for Kate.

On episode 023 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we talk to Executive Director of Martis Camp Foundation and VP of Public Relations for Each1Tell1, Wendy Damonte. Wendy stepped away from a 21-year career in news, as

On episode 022 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, Casey Blum joins us once again to discuss Pandemic Self Care & What You Can Do to Improve Your Mental Health.

On episode 021 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, our fearless female leaders have a casual convo about illiquidity and the potential premiums that come with a riskier investment. Dive in here, and download our PDF on liquidity on our resource page.

On episode 020 of WTF! Women Talk Finance podcast, we’re joined once again by Wynne Reece. She runs Reece Law, and founded The Creative's Counsel®. This conversation serves up concrete to-dos to get a business or idea rolling, and offers a shift in perspective so, as a creative, your dreams and desires translate to those in the logistics side of things.