Alexandra Peters’ collection of Samplers from the girls who went before us is riveting. The history behind them. The artistic nature of them. Their relevance to what ’she’ was facing in the 1800s will have your head spinning. Do not miss this interview with the brilliant Alexandra, who teaches us so much in the hour she spent with our fearless lead…

Join Christine Merser as she shares her one-on-one interview with the legendary, literary Warren Adler - the man who named the Watergate complex in DC.​Though he didn't publish his first book until he was 46, Warren Adler has gone on to pen over 50 novels, 12 of which have been optioned by Hollywood (including The War of the Roses, starring Michael…

Video is the future of social media; 1200 times more likely to be shared. More than a billion hours of viewing on YouTube each day. And, it tells the story oh so well. Take in the types of video that work on social media, and ideas and to do’s around making sure you make the best of this video presentations for your brand and story.…

Christine Merser interviews Marjie Longshore from Family Leadership Center around how to communicate with your children around their school safety.By Christine Merser

With the week's recent events, Christine thought it was apropos to revisit an interview she did a few years ago with Dr. Thomas Kerenyi, former head of obstetrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and one of the few doctors to step up after Roe v. Wade and perform safe adoptions for women. Dr. Kerenyi describes the panel(of all men we might add)t…

Listen as Christine Merser interviews data miner Jessica Lautz from the National Association of Real Estate Researchers. The organization recently released the numbers behind single women out purchasing single men as first time home buyers by 10%! But the really surprising info is that we have been doing it since the early 80’s and considering the …

Leslie Grossman, founder of Circle Leadership, and Christine Merser, Leader of Blue Shoe, each show up at the table with three picks for the strongest Women Leaders of 2021. Some surprises to be sure; a little controversy. Don’t miss this podcast where Beth Dutton of Yellowstone has the stage alongside Liz Cheney, the GOP turncoat leading the Janua…

In 1993, almost thirty years ago, families were airlifted out of Bosnia to America, in a situation similar to the one faced by families in Afghanistan now. Our host, for the series Ladies Who Launch, Christine Merser, took a 12 year old girl into her home with her daughter, in much the same way American families are being asked to do now. "I have n…

We sat down with the sister duo behind Equine Eilixirs, Liz Ehrlich & Kimberly Ercius, to talk about their start in life together as sisters and then later as business partners, building Equine Elixirs.By Christine Merser

Meet Jennifer Iannolo, the founder of Imperia Global, whose incubator and programs are supporting women on their professional journeys with her theory of Self-Directed Empowerment™. Have a listen for some important takeaways and the possibility of joining Jennifer in her quest to support women helping women.…

Ethel Rosenberg. Not guilty. A victim of a patriarchal US government plan (you remember Hoover) to get her husband to confess by putting her on trial. A bad plan gone worse, and the destruction of her reputation and motherhood was a planned strategy. Do not miss this new take on the Rosenberg's and what really happened. Anne Sebba, who is a NY Time…

Tenet #3 for becoming a great leader is effective communications. There's so much to talk about here. We'll start this week with Action #1 - "initiate powerful conversations." Listen and you will possess a critical tool - powerful questions. Ask them and watch your relationships soar.By Christine Merser

It's not often I have the opportunity to interview someone like Laura Singer, who grew from foster care child - to graduate of Georgetown Law School. Her story and her insight as to how she accomplished what she did, is not to be missed. There are so many life lessons; the three words she uses to describe herself, her secret 'hobby' that gave her c…

The glass cliff, where women are given CEO positions because the likelihood of success is slim to none, is worth exploring. Fifteen minutes will give you the overview. 15 on Friday ... As a leadership coach, advisor and instructor of executive women's leadership at George Washington University, there's so much I want to share with women all over th…

Christine Merser interviews Patrice Tanaka about choosing joy amidst the chaos and stress surrounding COVID-19, the election, and the general discord in the country at large. Don’t miss the epiphany Christine has, who never considered herself the 'choose joy' kind of woman.By Christine Merser

Our Managing Partner, Christine Merser, chats with author and client Kathy Aspden around her irritating ability to get more done in a day than anyone Christine has ever encountered. She walks through how she does it. It’s a fun and interesting discussion around habits and to do lists. (Did you know you shouldn’t make a to do list?) And, Kathy would…

Christine Merser and Leslie Grossman talk all things 'leadership,' including how to determine what followers you want, what the follower responsibility is in this new era of so many leaders and so little time. Are all leaders good? Attributes of some of today's leaders, and of course the leadership styles of Donald Trump & Joe Biden.…

Christine Merser interviews Randy Federgreen @RandyBrands, on all things luxury during Corona. Some topics include Hermes; the only luxury brand. The demise of Barneys. A conversation with Valentino about size 16's! Spanx moves from compression in-wear to outerwear. Marketing luxury retail apres Covid. Dressing on airplanes - except the President o…

Hosts: David Adler Guests: Warren Adler This interview was recorded 10 days before the passing of 91 years old Novelist Warren Adler. He comes to terms with terminal health issues and is faced with making hard choices to preserve his dignity and autonomy. In this tough episode, his son David Adler conducts the last interview with his dad. Throughou…

In this episode of Then, the Oral Memoirs of Novelist Warren Adler, David Adler, his son, interviews Warren on his memories and recovery from a recent minor stroke and the challenges of dealing with a spouse with Alzheimer’s. During their discussion, Warren also confesses that a negative review he wrote about Random Hearts, a novel and a subsequent…

In this episode, novelist Warren Adler tells the secrets of how his novel the, War of the Roses went from a dinner party conversation to a global phenomenon. He gives insights into how a novelist who thinks of himself as an artist can turn works of the mind into movies, tv shows, plays and musicals. He tells equally intriguing stories of several of…

Author Warren Adler talk with his son David about how his writing career didn’t start until he was over 50. This is the perfect episode for the aspiring writer who needs to balance making a living and living out their passion. Adler discusses how he got his first novel published and how he kept going despite hundreds of rejection letters. He tries …

In this episode, Warren Adler talks to his son David and talks about life in Washington D.C. during the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. To raise his family, Adler put his novel writing career on hold and earned his living selling his talent for writing. He got his foot in the door as the PR chief for the Jewish War Veterans of America and then later as an en…

Drafted during the Korean War into a regimental combat team, his writing experience gets him miraculously transferred to the Pentagon as Washington Correspondent for Armed Forces Press Service where his byline goes all over the world and he meets General George Marshall and many other top military figures as he reports on the Korean War. He has the…

In this episode, novelist Warren Adler brings us into the world of being a copy boy for the iconic New York Daily News in its heyday offering a stirring narrative of the great era of competitive and frenetic newspapering . He offers a colorful description as one of the very few Jews in a sea of hard drinking Irishmen and how he joined them in the a…

Novelist Warren Adler discovers his passion for writing as he supports himself and navigates the larger world of girls, college, job hunting and journalism. He is inspired by his college english literature professor who was his major influence to convincing him to pursue his dream of being a writer. Teenagers like him were in demand in the odd job …

Novelist Warren Adler was too young to serve in World War II but brings insights into what it was like to go through his adolescent years under the cloud of war. Imagine, too, what it was like sitting around with the family listening to the radio at night before and after school homework was completed and starting to discover the opposite sex. He a…

With memories going back to age 3, novelist Warren Adler brings us back to his shared house in Brownsville New York home that was shared by his entire extended family. He takes on a trip to the butcher shop with his grandmother who only spoke Yiddish and describes his larger than life Grandfather who was the patriarch of the family. The stories bri…

The Iconic Modern Home approach to staging is to bring in furnishing of equal value to the listing itself, and then can sold as part of the listing itself. Who wants to spend six months furnishing a $7 million plus home when you can walk in, add you personal touches and live your life? Sarah Minardi, from Saunders Real Estate, in The Hamptons inter…

Christine Merser, CEO of Blue Shoe Strategy, interviews Shanette Barth Cohen, Executive Director of The Hampton Classic about how she likes to be approached by vendors who want to provide the millions of dollars of services and products that make The Classic the foremost horse show in the country. Are you a sales person for a tenting company? Hear …

Abby Fabiaschi who, before she left business to be a full time writer, last served as Director of Global Sales Enablement (fancy term for cold calling division?)for Enterasys, who provides patented and differentiated wired and wireless network infrastructure, as well as security and management solutions. While we always say at Blue Shoe that cold c…

Oh what we can learn when a business fails. Join Christine Merser as she interviews Sue Baxter, Mortgage Broker extraordinaire as she reveals a business failure and the lessons surrounding it.By Christine Merser

Christine Merser interviews Carol Rea, who works at UPS in Kansas City about her rise at UPS. Much laughter. Much reinforcement around working for a large company like UPS, and best of all, laugh about Carol "Browning Up" to deliver packages during the busy season at UPS. Another woman's story and insight.…