703. Maria and Keven's Surrogacy Journey

Subscribe to our new Patreon for exclusive episodes and content! Patreon.com/MariaMenounos Watch the show live: Youtube.com/c/mariamenounos As a digital pioneer and entrepreneur who has trail-blazed the digital beauty industry, Michelle Phan has over 8.9 million subscribers on her youtube channel and her videos have been viewed more than 1 billion times. She’s been featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for Art & Style and is the creator of Ipsy. Although Michelle built her massive following from youtube, she stopped creating videos after 10 years of massive success. Leaving the career you built can seem crazy to some, but that's one of the many things that inspires us about Michelle Phan-For Maria it was TV, for Michelle it was YouTube- and we hope others are inspired by Michelle's story and start making decisions on what’s right for them as opposed to what pleases others. Today Maria & Michelle talk about being an entrepreneur, making decisions based on your passions and learning to say no. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

9 Sep 20191h 36min

Wishing you a happy Labor Day weekend! While away for the past month, Maria not only had multiple breakthroughs, but she was also able to take care of her parents and reset her priorities. On this week's episode Maria talks about how she was able to do this and the importance of looking after your parent's or guardians. We each have breakthroughs waiting to happen, sometimes we just need to allow ourselves the space and time to receive them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

2 Sep 20191h 23min

Maria met Wendy at this little, organic cafe in Connecticut where she told Maria how listening to our podcast, #BetterTogetherWithMaria helped her to avert major surgeries and to navigate what seemed like a hopeless health crisis. Extremely honored to be approached by Wendy and hearing how tuning in to us weekly so dramatically improved her situation, Maria had Wendy come on the show to tell us about her struggle with a colitis diagnosis and how the podcast helped her recover and stay healthy. As this is truly the purpose of our show, Wendy’s journey reminded Maria, and hopefully many of you, of two things: 1. that we are truly BETTER TOGETHER and 2. as Maya Angelou says, ‘when we know better we do better.’ On today’s new episode Wendy, a young woman filled with dreams and light, relays just how she overcame a familiar and threatening health crisis. Please continue to spread the word about our show ... along with the message that we are all #BetterTogether ❤️ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

26 Aug 201935min

Maria met Mckenzie years ago, when McKenzie was 13, working on a film with Maria and her husband, Keven Undergaro, and they have mentored her since. Today, Mckenzie is an up and coming AfterBuzz TV host who now is sitting down with Maria to ask her everything, including career, health, relationship, and life advice on #BetterTogetherWithMaria. Part 2 of 2 part series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

19 Aug 201950min

Maria met Mckenzie years ago, when McKenzie was 13, working on a film with Maria and her husband, Keven Undergaro, and they have mentored her since. Today, Mckenzie is an up and coming AfterBuzz TV host who now is sitting down with Maria to ask her everything, including career, health, relationship, and life advice on #BetterTogetherWithMaria. Part 1 of 2 part series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

12 Aug 201942min

Making smart business moves, becoming a successful entrepreneur, closing the deals, setting yourself up for success-these are all things not often taught, especially to women, but today, Maria get's all the answers from Shelley Zalis, an internationally-renowned thought leader for advancing equality in the workplace and the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. She's changed the game, helped elevate feminine values in the workplace and has devoted herself to becoming a mentor and role model to women and leaders in her industry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

5 Aug 20191h 8min