Whether you’re a mother, teacher, doctor, or student; women are powerful influencers for themselves, their friends, strangers, coworkers, and the people around them. All women have an energy, optimism, and joy that continues to play a positive effect on the people in their lives. Today is the day to look inside yourself and break your personal and professional boundaries. Let us all be the strong women who empower women.</p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">Welcome to Girl 100, a podcast dedicated to helping you create an impact in all areas of your life. For all things girl talk, Girl 100 keeps it 100% authentic. Hosted by Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley, this show covers professional and personal topics. Get inspired to step out of your comfort zone and take hold of what you deserve.</strong></p><br></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley are friends from different backgrounds with shared passions of accomplishing goals and living their best life. They met at work in 2017. After moving on to new careers and walks of life, they remained friends. Their friendship is a perfect balance of inappropriate jokes, cheering each other on, and making boss moves.</strong></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">Ligaya has always considered Texas her home. Raised in Houston and now living in Austin, she's a full-time mother of four. Her passion is being a positive influence in the lives of those around her. At the age of 20, she became a mother to twin boys with her high school sweetheart. Ligaya graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Houston College of Technology while managing a full-time career. After a 13-year run with corporate America, she decided it was time to walk away and become an entrepreneur. Currently building a real estate empire, Ligaya intends to pursue her lifelong dreams of owning a clothing line. Her hobbies are traveling, working out, and spending time with family. She's a student of Brazilian Jujitsu and Muay Thai.</strong></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">Growing up in Ohio as the middle child of three girls, Jenny knew big things and places were her destiny. A competitive spirit, independent attitude, and outgoing personality made her a social butterfly and confident professional. After graduating from Miami University in 2010, Jenny spent the early parts of her sales career in Chicago, Illinois, and Columbus, Ohio. She settled in Houston, Texas in early 2017. She spent the next 3 years supporting government organizations at a major telecommunications company and a Forbes 100 technology organization. In late 2020, Jenny made her triumphant return to the Midwest and now resides in Cincinnati, Ohio as an Account Executive for a Fortune 500 technology and IT services company. In her free time she enjoys working out, tacos, true crime podcasts, Jeopardy, being a “dog mom”, and all things sports (especially hockey). She is currently casually dating and ignoring questions from her mom on when she’ll give her grandbabies. </strong></p><br></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">These friends found that inspiration starts from within and there's always room for a good laugh. Through this podcast, Ligaya and Jenny empower you to take your life to the next level. They provide an upbeat influence discussing topics like friendship, dating, family life, mental health, and relationships.&nbsp;</strong></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">Learn what it takes to show up every day as the best version of yourself, regardless of what you're going through. It’s time to believe in yourself. Surround yourself with the right people and the right mindset. Have fun no matter what you decide to do.&nbsp;</strong></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">Join Ligaya and Jenny every week on this podcast. Get that much-needed energy and confidence boost to fire you up with motivation and focus. Set yourself up for success and be the boss you’ve always wanted to be, here on Girl 100.</strong></p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: inherit;">100% Girl Talk. 100% Authentic.</strong></p><br></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Follow us on Instagram @girlonehundred</span></p>
After so many fun and interesting discussions, we have finally arrived at the final episode of the season. And Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley are taking you along with it! In today’s special show, they host a Q&A session where they gather some of the things you’re curious about and offer their best insights and advice. What would they rather do without: the Internet or wine? What advice would they give to their younger selves? If they could go back in time, what would they change? Do they believe in determinism and freewill? How can one get into real estate investing? What does online dating look like in this time of COVID? From the personal to the practical, Ligaya and Jennifer answer them all! Tune in because you don’t want to miss what they have on the table.
Mental health affects how you cope with life. If you neglect your mental health, it can lead to negative emotions that can make your job performance and family life suffer. In this episode, Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley give valuable tips and strategies on how to keep yourself mentally healthy. Breathing exercises, positive affirmation, and meditation can help conquer anxiety and negative thinking. Listen to this episode as Ligaya and Jennifer share some of their personal experiences in their struggles for mental health. No matter what it is you’re going through, you’re not alone. Tune in!
Living a healthy lifestyle not only improves your physical health, but it also nourishes your mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. In this episode, Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley discuss the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. You'll learn about the perks of going on a vegetarian diet, why physical exercise makes you happy, and why you need to establish boundaries to achieve a work-life balance. It requires habit-changing to make healthier choices, but it'll all be worth it not only for yourself but for your family as well. Join in the conversation and be inspired to start your journey to living a healthy lifestyle.
A big part of who you are has to do with who you surround with. Your circle of influence has such a profound effect on your identity and the energy that it brings can make or break your journey to success. Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley take this moment to remind you of the importance of being mindful about the people you surround yourself with and how you interact with them. They talk about the law of averages, having a board of advisors, and staying away from negative people that bring negative energy. Listen to the examples from their personal experience and reflect on how these concepts apply to your life as well.
We all know that feeling: the boredom, the apathy. It’s when you know that you’ve become stuck. But what do you need to do when this happens? What do you need to change? Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley talk about what happens when you get stuck, professionally or personally. They discuss the parts of their life when they felt stuck and share what they did to move on and become unstuck.
Girl hate has existed since time immemorial. From the competitions you get into during your school days all the way to the insecurities you experience in the workplace as an adult, women have found themselves in this kind of situation one way or another. Aiming to put an end to this toxicity, Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley discuss the seven common reasons behind girl hate. They dive into how women should stop comparing themselves to other women, why you should have your own idea of success, how to deal with the stereotypical pressures of society, and the importance of trusting your intuition. The two also warn about the "snapshot" nature of social media, explaining why everything posted online must not be taken as the entire picture of reality.
Goal setting is the process of identifying what you want to accomplish and establishing measurable objectives and timeframes to help you achieve your goals. In this episode, Ligaya Thompson & Jennifer Hawley talk about how to set goals and how to keep track of them. To set good goals, they suggest we follow the “SMART” goal-setting system: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. To elaborate the process of goal setting further, Ligaya and Jennifer discuss how they came about achieving their goal of making this show a reality. Join in the conversation to learn more about goal setting!
Often, we see and adore girl bosses that we tend to feel envy with their confidence and what they've achieved, unknowing of their sacrifices and struggles in succeeding to where they are today. Welcome to Girl100, a podcast hosted by Ligaya Thompson and Jennifer Hawley, former colleagues in Corporate America who are now both girl bosses in their own fields. In this introduction episode, they talk about their personal insights of what a girl boss is, who do they look up to as a girl boss, and what they love the most being one. Be inspired by these ladies as they also share their backgrounds, life experiences, and what they believe is an excellent foundation of a strong woman.