Episodes

S2E9 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- He turned pizza into a platform! Court built the KC Pizza Pass to help Kansas City's independent restaurants get discovered, and it grew into something bigger. Today we're sitting down with him to talk creators, community, and why "spray and pray" marketing is dead. Grab your own KC Pizza Pass at kcpizza...

S2E8 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- Imagine sitting at your favorite neighborhood tavern on a casual Sunday afternoon, joking about buying it, and suddenly walking out with the keys. This is the raw, unfiltered story of how Danny and his wife acquired Mae’s Tavern in Kansas City on a whim—and the exact moment a realization about their family legacy le...

S2E7 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- Taylor Jezik fell out of a third-story window at 14 and spent her first year of high school in a wheelchair. Today she runs Charlie Hayes, TJ Events, and Aria Anneliese, and co-owns Hometown Olathe Family Farm. She sits down with host Kathy Coates Newman to talk motherhood, raising entrepreneurial kids, choosing collaboration over...

S2E6 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- Welcome back to Be Life Changers with your host, Kathy Coates! In today's inspiring episode, we sit down with Priscilla, the founder of The Wellness Shop for Dogs and the newly voted Best Dog Groomer of 2026 in Olathe, Kansas. Priscilla’s story is the ultimate example of finding your true purpose when you leas...

S2E5 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- After a surprise party celebrating my birthday and 10 years in business, I sat down and got a little emotional. It wasn't the decorations that hit me; it was the realization of how many relationships, struggles, prayers, and pivots were connected to this incredible journey. If you are an entrepreneur, creator, dreamer, overwhelme...

S2E4 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- "Dance is a conversation without words." 🕺✨ In this episode of Be Life Changers, we're sitting down with SugEasy, the visionary owner of Translations and Movement, Kansas City’s premier hip-hop arts school. Sug shares his incredible journey, from childhood years in Japan and Korea to finding his "shield" in da...

S2E3 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- "Building a business isn't just about revenue; it's about purpose." In this special episode, I’m opening up about the "silent problem" many entrepreneurs face: balancing a growing brand with the realities of family life. I share the story of my son Gabriel, his journey with autism and being deaf, and how he be...

S2E2 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- Are you facing a career shift or a life transition? In this episode of Be Life Changers, we're sitting down with Alexis to discuss why most people view "pivoting" the wrong way. Alexis shares her journey from corporate America to becoming a Transformation Strategist, teaching us how to "niche down" for success...

S2E1 - Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- In this powerful episode of Be Life Changers, Kathy Coach sits down with Maryah Jennings, the creative powerhouse behind Herbs & Harlem. Maryah opens up about the devastating loss of her children, how meditation birthed a business name before a product, and her "sudden" transition from Kansas City pop-up events to a...

S1E8 Welcome to Be Life Changers – https://linktr.ee/kathycoatesevents Sharing Local Love… stories of purpose, impact, and growth in business and life. ---------- In this inspiring episode of Be Life Changers, host Kathy Coates sits down with Monique Lewis, the founder of Mo's Sophisticated Events. Discover Monique's journey from a young entrepreneur in high school to a powerhouse event coordinator in Kansas City. She shares how she balances being a mom of three with her passio...