The Badass Women of Central Park (Denver) Podcast

Heather Hope, Badass

Heather Hope (Wyszynski) has a heart for serving others. She thinks there is nothing more rewarding than giving back and helping to build others up. She also understands the power of communication. We are always connecting with others through the ideas we convey and the way we present ourselves.
 
She is an 8-year resident of Central Park and Colorado native. She owns the House of Colour franchise in Denver. Based in the UK and established in 1985, House of Colour is the leading global color and personal style consultancy. Her aim: help clients cultivate confidence through color and style analysis.
 
She has 20+ years experience developing and executing public relations and marketing campaigns in the corporate and non-profit sectors at organizatons like Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Girls Inc, Junior Achievement, Up with People and the Denver Public Library. This includes extensive public speaking, training, and media relations experience.
 
Friends and colleagues describe Heather as positive, engaging, and energetic. She loves being outside and creating lasting memories with Brandon, her husband of 15 years, and two young children – ages 6 and 8.

Lori Pratt, Badass

Lori Pratt is business owner, mom, and champion of women everywhere. She was born and raised in PA, and grew up with two sisters and an absolutely amazing single mom. As an adult, she has lived across this country, coast to coast, from San Francisco to Arlington, VA. She and her husband, Michael, spent a year living abroad in London, UK, where they traveled around Europe and Africa. They eventually landed here in Denver, CO, and have been here for the last 11 years. They have two young boys, and are very family oriented. Lori has spent her life obsessed with design, color, texture, style. Living in so many different places has given her the opportunity to take a look at what design means to different people and cultures, and what people really want to feel in their homes. 
 
After spending years working in the homes of friends and family, Lori decided to take a huge leap of faith and open her design business. Closing in on 10 years, it has been a wild ride, full of life and learning, and really getting to know people. A few years ago, she and a friend, both working in interiors, decided to start Designed Life Delivered, because they wanted to provide an easy service for people looking to make small changes in their homes seasonally. Owning two businesses while working as a pseudo stay at home mom certainly has it’s challenges, most of all scheduling and getting everything done! But, she wouldn’t have it any other way. 
 
While Lori continues to do design work on a referral basis, her focus is Designed Life Delivered, with the intention of huge growth. If asked what her long term goal is for herself and DLD, she will tell you “We will be on the Today Show! And to bring DLD into the homes of people everywhere, sharing our love for style and loving your home”. “

Carol Fennell, Badass

Carol Fennell holds both a Bachelor of Science, and a Master of Fine Art (MFA) in painting from Northern Illinois University in 1992 and has been creating and showing ever since. Her work has been in numerous exhibitions, and she has shown in galleries for over twenty years including Sedona, Omaha, Chicago, Santa Fe and Vail, and Breckenridge. She has been fortunate to have over one hundred installations in public places including hospitals, health care offices, law firms, veterinary facilities, airports, and private collections such as Melissa and Doug’s (toys) home. 
Fennell resides in Colorado with her two boys, husband, and a home full of art. When she is not in the studio, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and writing historic fiction.
 
IG: Carol_Fennell_Art
FB: Carol Fennell ARt
WEb: Carolfennell.com and www.thrivecreativecommunity.com

Liz Gonzalez-Lara, Badass

Liz Gonzalez-Lara founder of Beauty on Location Studio and co-founder of Dos Amigas Meals. Key elements to her success in business are passion, reliability, and professionalism, which have been applauded in BRIDES magazine, The Knot, Wedding Wire along with many other publications. 
She is honored to work with Presidential families, runway models, Silicon Valley Execs, and everyone in between

Alecia Wellen, Badass

Rachel Baumel, Badass

As a breast cancer survivor, my goal is to help other women with their battle to fight cancer.  In 2018, I had four surgeries for breast cancer and ovary removal.  I created a pillow system to make myself more comfortable while sleeping on my back.  I had to find pillows and put them together to make a comfy, and cozy cocoon.  My husband called it the "life raft."  I started lending my pillow system out to women in our support group who also had surgery.  They loved it and said that it truly helped them sleep after their surgeries.  I realized that people can really benefit from this pillow system after surgery.  As we all know, sleeping is critical for healing.  This pillow system helps you sleep, therefore heal.  
 
A little more about me, I am 48 years old with two beautiful and amazing daughters and a loving and supportive husband.  We have two amazing dogs, Cal and Sunny.  I recently retired from being a family law attorney mediator, where I helped people work through conflict.  I am also a serial entrepreneur.  I get a lot of energy from starting projects and businesses and meeting a need in the community.  Helping people is extremely important to me.  I truly hope that the Sleep Again Pillows can help you sleep again.

Amanda Campbell, Badass

Amanda Campbell is a top full service Real Estate Agent in the Denver metro area. She deeply values building relationships with clients, partners and her community. Because of this, she authentically and intuitively connects deeply with people, understanding their needs and then connecting them with their ideal home. She values loyalty, honesty and intentionality, which is part of what makes her a highly sought after Realtor. Amanda is also passionate about helping people build wealth by building their real estate portfolio and helping others reach their goals! Amanda is an active real estate investor and loves talking about strategies to help friends and clients build their real estate investment portfolios. 
 
Before making her way into Real Estate, Amanda was a pediatric Occupational Therapist for nearly 15 years and holds a special spot for working with people in the healthcare industry. She has seen many sides of healthcare as her late husband died from colorectal cancer in 2019, with Amanda as his primary caregiver. The loss of her husband has shown her how vitally important it is to cherish each day and continue living with a growth mindset, which her late husband demonstrated every day.
 
Amanda continues to work closely with the palliative care team at CU Anschutz through the endowment fund in her late husband’s name. She is also actively involved with other various non-profits supporting children, health and education. When Amanda isn’t showcasing her client’s incredible homes or helping them buy the perfect one, you can find her hiking through the mountains with her 9 year old son, fiancé and two dogs. When not enjoying the outdoors, Amanda finds joy in creating memorable experiences for the guests she hosts at her short term rental homes. Though Amanda was born and raised in Canada, she has been proud to call Denver home since 2014.

Brooke Jones, Badass

Brooke wants to live in a world where people choose kindness over violence, compassion over cruelty, and action over indifference. She studied in Paris and holds a degree in art history. She also holds certifications in Applied Positive Psychology and Brene Brown’s work, The Daring Way. She delivered a TEDx talk in 2017 where she shared her personal journey with mental illness. Outside of her time creating written content for the Foundation, she enjoys fiber crafting, creative writing and helping spread kindness in her local community with her teenage daughter. Brooke is in the process of writing a book for parents to help support them in creating and maintaining healthy and fulfilling relationships with their children.

Ingrid Wulczyn, Badass

Samm Diep-Vidal, Badass

Samm Diep-Vidal is a 4-time national champion in both 8-ball and 9-ball. She's a certified master level instructor in the sport and has been teaching for nearly 20 years. She has also led the U.S. Junior National Team to Germany and China to compete in the World Junior 9-Ball Championships through her work as the former Executive Director for the Billiard Education Foundation. Some of her mentees have gone on to win regional and national events. Many of her YouTube instructional videos have surpassed 500k views. Along with teaching, Samm has worked with dozens of businesses for their corporate events. When not immersed in the world of pool she enjoys cooking, home-brewing kombucha, Pilates and family activities with her husband and two girls.