The Podcast Lane

The podcast for inspiration and connection — sharing real stories from real people behind the industries that make a difference. Discover what drives them, what sets them apart, and how their journeys can inspire your own. And home of the 10 in 10 podcasts.

The Podcast Lane is a business podcast hosted by Elisa Lane, with 51 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Elisa Lane hosts The Podcast Lane, a business show with 51 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Building a Beauty Business Designed to Grow Featuring Katy Cotten

  Aug 19, 202611 minS10

  In this episode, we sit down with Katy Cotten , Co-Founder and COO of Dakota London Hair Extensions , the first hair extension only salon franchise in the United States. With nearly 30 years in the beauty industry, Katy recognized an opportunity early in her career. Instead of simply working with hair extensions, she envisioned creating a salon dedicated entirely to them. That vision became Dakota London. Katy and her husband, Scott, spent 14 years building, testing, and refining the business before launching their franchise model in November 2025. In less than a year, Dakota London has grown to 35 awarded territories across the country. In this episode, Katy shares the story behind that growth and the decisions that helped turn a bold idea into a scalable business. In This Episode, We Explore: • Why Katy chose to create a hair extension only salon • What separates Dakota London’s hair quality from the competition • How years of testing and relationships shaped their proprietary product line • Why Dakota London is a service only business • How 14 years of refining systems prepared the company for franchising • What it’s like building a business with your spouse • Why defining roles and recognizing each other’s strengths matters in business • What franchise partners are really looking for beyond a business opportunity • The importance of creating community, connection, and support • How to build a business with purpose while maintaining an elevated client experience Katy’s story is a powerful reminder that overnight success is often built on years of preparation. She and Scott didn’t start with the goal of franchising. They focused on creating something exceptional, refining the systems, taking care of their people, and building a business they believed in. Then, when the time was right, they shared the “sauce.” Get ready to be inspired, take notes, and think bigger about what’s possible. Meet Katy Cotten Katy Cotten is the Co-Founder and COO of Dakota London Hair Extensions, the first hair extension only salon franchise in the United States. With nearly three decades in the beauty industry, Katy is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build businesses with purpose while creating an elevated client experience and a culture rooted in excellence, connection, and long term success. Connect With Katy Dakota London Hair Extensions Instagram: @dakota.london.hair and @katy.cotten.dakota.london LinkedIn: Katy Cotten Email: Katycotten@dakotalondon.com Brought to you by The Podcast Lane . #10in10 #ThePodcastLane #KatyCotten #DakotaLondon #HairExtensions #BeautyIndustry #BeautyBusiness #FranchiseSuccess #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Franchising #SmallBusiness #Leadership #BusinessPodcast #ArizonaBusiness #ScottsdaleBusiness #SuccessStory Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

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  Episode #2

  You Built the Career. Now What? Finding Meaning Beyond Success Featuring David Cooke

  Aug 18, 202611 minS10

  This episode, features David Cooke , consultant, business advisor, coach, and creator of Living Rogue Today , for a conversation that goes far beyond career success. David works with high performing professionals who have climbed the ladder, built successful careers, fulfilled their responsibilities, and yet quietly find themselves asking: “Is this all there is?” At 69, David brings decades of career experience, wisdom, and perspective to a conversation about what happens when success no longer feels like enough. He shares why he created Living Rogue Today and how he helps people reconnect with the voice underneath the titles, expectations, responsibilities, and stories they have created about their lives. This conversation explores what it means to: • Recognize when something feels missing, even when life looks successful from the outside • Reconnect with your inner voice • Give yourself permission to ask, “What is possible?” • Reprioritize your time and energy • Navigate career transitions and the later stages of professional life • Find meaning beyond climbing the next rung of the ladder • Create a life that feels authentic and aligned • Stop performing and start being David’s message is not about blowing up your life or walking away from everything you’ve built. It’s about slowing down enough to think it through, talk it out, reconnect, and redirect. For anyone in mid-career or approaching the next chapter who has ever wondered what comes after success, this conversation may give you permission to ask a different question: What if there is still more possible? Meet David Cooke David Cooke is a consultant, business advisor, coach, and creator of Living Rogue Today . Throughout his career, he has helped leaders and professionals strengthen communication, build trust, navigate complex challenges, and create meaningful change. Today, his work focuses on helping successful people who feel disconnected, unsettled, or quietly unhappy reconnect with who they are beneath their roles, responsibilities, and expectations. Through coaching, reflective conversations, and his Permission Slip Ups podcast, David invites people to stop performing, start being, and create a life that feels more authentic, aligned, and fully their own. Take notes. Get inspired. Think bigger. And give yourself permission to explore what comes next. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane . #10in10 #ThePodcastLane #DavidCooke #LivingRogueToday #CareerTransition #MidlifeCareer #MidlifeSuccess #Leadership #ExecutiveCoaching #CareerGrowth #PersonalGrowth #FindingPurpose #LifeAfterSuccess #AuthenticLiving #ProfessionalDevelopment #BusinessLeadership #Entrepreneurship #Podcast #BusinessPodcast #ArizonaBusiness Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

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  Episode #1

  Make Your Bold Brave Move Featuring Denise Mehr

  Aug 17, 202610 minS10

  What if starting over at 55 isn’t the end of a chapter, but the beginning of your boldest one yet? Starting over can feel exciting, scary, messy, and everything in between. But one thing is certain: staying cozy won’t make it happen. In this episode of Her Fifth Chapter , Denise Mehr shares her personal journey of making brave moves in her 50s, including packing up her life and moving to Scottsdale without knowing anyone. Her story is a powerful reminder that the life you want may be waiting on the other side of one brave decision, one conversation, one leap, or simply taking the next step outside your comfort zone. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to be willing to move forward. Meet Denise Mehr is the founder of Her Fifth Chapter , where she coaches women in midlife to remember who they are, make brave choices, and create a life that feels like their own. Her journey has taken her from attorney to sales executive, stay-at-home mom, competitive bodybuilder, and entrepreneur. She went on to build seven Stretch Zone franchises across Arizona, Nevada, and California. Then, at 55, Denise made another bold move. She packed up her life, moved to Scottsdale, and started over, knowing no one. Today, she uses her experiences, humor, honest conversations, and practical coaching to encourage women to think bigger and embrace what comes next. Her message is simple: You don’t need to become someone new. You need to stop abandoning the woman you’ve always been. Take notes. Get inspired. Think bigger. And most importantly, ask yourself: What is your bold brave move? Follow Denise and @herfifthchapter for more inspiration and conversations for women creating their next chapter. Contact Denise : stretchzonenorcal@gmail.com 707-508-5260 #BoldMove55 #StartingOverAt55 #HerFifthChapter #WomenOver50 #MidlifeWomen #StartingOver #NewChapter #WomenSupportingWomen #CourageOverComfort #TakeAction #ScottsdaleWomen #WomenInBusiness #PersonalGrowth #MidlifeTransformation #BoldBraveMove #10in10 #PodcastSeason10 Stretch Zone Franchise Owner Northern California, Reno, NV & Phoenix, AZ Stretch Zone Franchise Owner Northern California, Reno, NV & Phoenix, AZ https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/santa-rosa-ca https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/petaluma-ca https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/napa-ca https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/south-reno-nv https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/northwest-reno-nv https://www.stretchzone.com/locations/longbow-az https://www.stretchzone.com/locatins/ahwatukee-az “ Helping people live a pain-free life one stretch at a time”! Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

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  Episode #10

  Healing, Growth & Purpose-Driven Living with Linda Joy

  May 30, 202613 minS9

  In this episode of The Podcast Lane: 10 in 10 , host DJ Barton sits down with transformational coach and retreat facilitator Linda Joy for a powerful and eye-opening conversation on self-mastery, healing, and purpose-driven living. Linda shares her journey into the transformational space and how global shifts like COVID deepened her mission to serve others at a higher level. With a background rooted in science, education, neuroscience, and epigenetics, she brings a unique blend of logic and spirituality to her work—helping clients break through fear, trauma, and limiting beliefs. She dives into her role as an experiential transformational coach , explaining how modalities like guided ketamine integration, retreats, and energy work (including Reiki) can support individuals in accessing deep states of healing and clarity. Linda emphasizes that true transformation doesn’t stop at the experience—it’s the integration process that creates lasting change. Whether working one-on-one, in group settings, or through immersive retreats, Linda’s mission is clear: to help people reconnect with who they truly are, release what’s holding them back, and step into a life filled with intention, joy, and purpose. About the Guest: Linda Joy Linda Joy is a transformational coach and founder of Joyful Living Health. With a diverse background in instructional science, organic chemistry, higher education, personal training, NLP, psychotherapy techniques, neuroscience, and epigenetics, she brings a deeply integrative approach to personal growth and healing. She is a well-known facilitator of plant medicine and ketamine-guided integration journeys, helping individuals work through depression, PTSD, addiction, and emotional blocks in safe, supported environments. With over a decade of experience in international retreats, Linda is passionate about creating transformational experiences that lead to lasting change. Her mission is to help others unlock their highest potential, reconnect with joy, and live with intention—whether through a breakthrough healing experience or simply embracing more presence in everyday life. IG: @joyful_living_health If you’re feeling stuck, carrying emotional weight, or searching for deeper meaning in your life, this episode will expand your perspective on what’s possible. Linda offers insight into powerful healing modalities and reminds us that transformation is available when you’re ready to step into it. Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

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  Episode #9

  Confidence is Your Seat at the Table with Rayven Brackeen

  May 29, 202611 minS9

  In this episode of The Podcast Lane: 10 in 10 , host Rachel Martin from The Event Talks Podcast sits down with Rayven Brackeen , an Employee Benefits Producer in the insurance industry, for a powerful conversation on confidence, credibility, and carving your path in male-dominated spaces. Rayven shares her journey from a background in payroll and HR finance into the world of employee benefits consulting—where she now partners with executives and HR leaders to drive engagement, retention, and organizational success. With honesty and insight, she opens up about navigating rooms where she wasn’t always expected to lead—and how she learned to own her expertise, control conversations, and earn her seat at the table . This episode is a must-listen for women looking to grow their careers, build influence, and step fully into their power—without losing grace along the way. About the Guest: Rayven Brackeen Rayven Brackeen is an Employee Benefits Producer at USI, where she helps organizations design strategies that enhance employee experience, engagement, and retention. With a strong foundation in HCM and payroll solutions, she brings a unique perspective to aligning business operations with people-first strategies. She is passionate about relationship-building, empowering women in business, and creating meaningful connections across industries. Outside of work, Rayven is actively involved in the Phoenix community, supporting organizations like Ronald McDonald House and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Instagram: @imsorayven If you’ve ever felt underestimated in your career or questioned your place at the table—this episode will remind you that you belong there . Rayven’s approach to leadership, confidence, and collaboration offers a blueprint for rising with both strength and authenticity Take notes, get inspired, and think bigger. Follow The Podcast Lane for more real conversations with experts leaders and individuals who are making an impact in their field. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it and help us continue to grow this powerful community. Your next level might just start here. Brought to you by The Podcast Lane

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