Okay, today's episode has the word champagne in the title, so you can pretty much guarantee this

is going to be a good time. My guest is Kara Alwill, a New York City-based creative entrepreneur

who encourages women to live their most effervescent lives, celebrate themselves every day, and make their happiness a priority.

She is the author of not one, but nine best-selling books, including the Worldwide Sensation Girl Code.

She is a mentor to women entrepreneurs, and she's also the creator of the Champagne Diet

blog.

This was seriously one of my favorite interviews to date, and I know you're going to love it, too.

So grab a glass of your favorite bubbly beverage, and let's dive in.

Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more.

I'm Lindsay Schwartz, your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women,

and together we'll unlock the confidence and clarity you are looking for

to help you get out of your own way and into action around your next big idea.

Welcome back to the show. I have such a treat. At least it's a treat for me and I think it's

going to be a treat for all of you as well.

Kara, thank you so much for being here today.

Thank you, Lindsay, for having me. I'm so excited to be with you.

Yes. Well, I was telling Code, which we'll get to

in a moment, but truly ever since I found out you had a blog called The Champagne Diet,

because anyone who knows me knows that that's pretty much synonymous with my brand. So I knew

we would get along and now it's finally official. We're getting to meet and connect.

Yeah, champagne brings pretty much everyone together, I think. It really does. So I actually would love to start there. I think this is probably a great way to start to frame your story and how

you came to do the work that you're doing today. I love how you talk about creating your champagne life. But take us back to

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