Beyond The Handshake
Welcome to Beyond The Handshake, hosted by Lucy Miller—Founder of Women Connect and a passionate advocate for building meaningful business relationships. On this podcast, we dive deep into the stories behind businesses and their leaders, exploring what drives their success, what keeps them going, and the challenges they face. We’ll uncover the “why” behind their work, their biggest struggles, triumphs, and the valuable lessons they’ve learned along the way.
It’s time we go beyond the handshake—beyond the business card exchange and initial introduction—to cultivate deeper, more authentic relationships.
Lucy’s experience creating Women Connect, a fast-growing professional women's networking group with chapters across Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, fuels her love for helping others build lasting connections. What began in 2020 as local networking events has expanded into a thriving community, hosting monthly events and the annual LIVE conference—a highlight of Lucy’s year.
Join us as we take business relationships to the next level and learn from the best in the business world.
Learn more: https://wearewomenconnect.com/
Beyond The Handshake
Latest Episodes
She Built It Anyway. Growing a Business, Raising a Family & Asking for Help with Luba Patlakh
Meet Luba Patlakh speech language pathologist, founder of Kidology Inc., mom of three, and one of those women you meet and immediately think, we were supposed to connect. Luba’s journey is anything but traditional. She started in broadcast jour...
Seeing Your Invisible Potential with Executive Coach Shea Smith
What if the biggest barrier between where you are and where you want to be… is the story you're telling yourself?In this episode of Beyond the Handshake, Lucy Miller sits down with executive coach Shea Smith of Novus Global
Medicare Misty | She Lost A Job, Found Her Calling, And Created Opportunity For Dozens
A layoff, a nickname, and a decision to bet on courage—that’s how Misty Bolt became “Medicare Misty” and built a 50-agent, 45-state agency that puts advocacy first. We go deep on what it really takes to move from a safe paycheck to a mission-dr...
Pivot With Purpose: How Kimmy Powell Scaled Luxury Spas and Designed a Life of Freedom
Entrepreneur, author, and mentor Kimmy Powell joins Beyond the Handshake to share how a 13-year-old coder became a multi-location owner of Woodhouse Spa. Kimmy walks us through her bold mid-life pivot at 45 from Ohio to t...
Dear Fear, It’s Not You..It’s Me: Becoming Her with Tracy Litt
In this powerful conversation, Lucy sits down with global visionary Tracy Litt to unpack what it really takes for high-achieving women to evolve without burning out. Tracy shares her transformation from single mom on food stamps to CEO of a sev...