WELCOME TO THE BALANCING ACT.
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU JOINED US.
I'M JULIE MORAN OLGA AND I'M OLGA VILLAVERDE, AND LADIES I
WANT YOU TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH BECAUSE TODAY WE'RE TAKING A
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE.
JULIE OH MY GOSH WE SO ARE.
I MEAN SO DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING OUTRAGEOUS
THAT YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE THAT YOU WANT TO DO?
OLGA SKYDIVE JULIE NO!!
OLGA YES!!
JULIE THAT IS SO WILD!
OLGA YOU'D PROBABLY HAVE TO PUSH ME
OUT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
JULIE YOU KNOW ALL I CAN THINK OF WHEN YOU
SAID SKYDIVE WAS I DON'T WANT TO SKYDIVE.
NO, I WANT TO RENT THE BIGGEST YACHT I CAN FIND.
I WANT TO TAKE MY FAMILY, ROB'S FAMILY.
GO THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU WITH ME!
OLGA OK, WELL GET READY LADIES
BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A WELL-KNOWN THRILL
SEEKING ADVENTURE THAT'S MOSTLY THOUGHT OF AS AS GUY THING.
THAT IS, UNTIL NOW.
JULIE AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT
THAT MYTHICAL SUPERWOMAN.
YOU KNOW THE WOMAN THAT CAN DO IT
ALL.
HAVE AN AWESOME CAREER, HAPPY SPOUSE, THE KIDS, THE
WHOLE 9 YARDS.
OLGA YEH, BUT DOES THAT WOMAN REALLY EXIST.
YEH, I THINK SHE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE.
(LAUGHTER) YOU AND ME, AND IS SUPERWOMAN REALLY SOMETHING
THAT'S ATTAINABLE?
THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU, SO STAY
TUNED FOR THAT.
JULIE THE BALANCE ACT STARTS RIGHT NOW.
STAY WITH US.
MUSIC JULIE YOU KNOW I BET THERE ARE
SO MANY MOMS OUT THERE WHO WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
OUT AND DO SOMETHING ADVENTUROUS.
SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
OLGA AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO
A DEDICATED WIFE AND MOTHER ON THE WEST COAST, AND THE NEXT
THING YOU KNOW THERE SHE WAS WITH A SUCCESSFUL CAREER, AND A
WHOLE SLEW OF OTHER WOMAN WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO ADD MORE
ADVENTURE TO THEIR LIVES.
JULIE THE TREND IS CATCHING ON LARGELY
BECAUSE OF HER, AND AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IT HAS NO SIGNS OF
STOPPING.
OLGA WITH THAT SAID, LADIES START YOUR ENGINES!
HERE'S RACHEL LEIGH.
ZOOM ZOOM MOTORCYCLE SOUNDS RACHEL
MERCEDES NATVIG IS THE 9 TIME NATIONAL WOMEN'S MOTOR CROSS
CHAMPION, AND THE LEAD OFF ROAD RIDER COACH AT THE HONDA'S RIDER
EDUCATION CENTER IN COLTON, CALIFORNIA.
PROVING THAT RIDING MOTORCYCLES IS NOT JUST A GUY
THING.
RACHEL MERCEDES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
THIS PLACE IS SO COOL!
MERCEDES THANKS FOR COMING OUT RACHEL.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE AT OUR FACILITY.
AND KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE TASTE
OF OFF ROAD RIDING AND KIND OF INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR STREET
BIKES.
RACHEL MERCEDES, YOU'VE BEEN RIDING SINCE YOU WERE
YOUNG.
DID YOU EVER THINK GIRLS COULD NOT RIDE?
MERCEDES NOT REALLY, I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE
SPORT AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.
MY FATHER RODE MOTORCYCLES AND I
IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM.
I WAS ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS OLD, AND MY DAD BOUGHT ME A
HONDA TRAIL 50, AND I JUST STARTED RIDING MOTORCYCLES
THINKING THAT'S WHAT ALL LITTLE GIRLS DID.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS MAINLY JUST THE BOYS THAT DID
THAT.
RACHEL IT'S GAINING EVEN MORE POPULARITY WITH WOMAN,
RIGHT?
MERCEDES ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
WOMEN ARE GETTING INTO ALL KINDS OF
EXTREME SPORTS.
WOMEN'S MOTOR CROSS HAS TAKEN OFF.
WOMEN'S ROAD RACING HAS TAKEN OFF.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY INTRODUCED ALOT
MORE WOMEN AND GIRLS TO THE SPORT, INCLUDING MY DAUGHTER.
I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND
I SHOWED HER HOW TO RIDE THEIR BIKES AND SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH
IT AS WELL.
RACHEL SO, FOR THOSE WATCHING WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
GETTING ON A MOTORCYCLE THEMSELVES, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT
FINDING THE RIGHT ONE?
MERCEDES IT IS HARD FINDING THE RIGHT
MOTORCYCLE.
YOU WANT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S TO YOUR
ABILITY.
SO IF YOU'RE AN ENTRY LEVEL RIDER YOU WANT TO GET A
MOTORCYCLE THAT LEANS TOWARDS THAT FRIENDLINESS OF LEARNING
HOW TO RIDE.
RACHEL SO YOU BROUGHT SOME BIKES OUT HERE FOR
US TO SEE TODAY.
TELL ME ABOUT THE RED ONE.
MERCEDES TODAY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STREET BIKES.
THEY'RE ENTRY LEVEL.
THEY'RE GREAT FOR WOMEN.
I HAVE THE CBR 300R.
IT'S A NICE FLASHY SPORTS BIKE AND IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE
AND IT GIVES YOU THAT SENSE OF SPEED.
IT'S A 300, THE SEAT IS LOW TO THE GROUND SO THE WOMEN
CAN TOUCH COMFORTABLY.
IT'S ALSO NARROW TO BRING THEIR LEGS
CLOSER TO THE MOTORCYCLE.
IT'S GOT A VERY EASY CLUTCH TO LET
OUT SO IT'S NOT INTIMIDATING.
IT'S A SINGLE CYLINDER BIKE SO THE POWER IS VERY ENTRY LEVEL
FRIENDLY.
RACHEL AND WHAT ABOUT THE SILVER ONE?
MERCEDES THE SILVER BIKE IS A CTX 700.
IT'S A MUCH BIGGER LOOKING BIKE BUT THE
SEAT AGAIN IS LOW TO THE GROUND SO THE WOMEN FEEL COMFORTABLE
REACHING THE GROUND.
THE ENGINE IS PLACED WITH A VERY LOW CENTER
OF GRAVITY WHICH MAKES THE BIKE LIGHT AND EASY TO MANEUVER.
IT ALSO COMES WITH A REALLY COOL
OPTION THAT IT COMES IN AN AUTOMATIC SO YOU DON'T NEED TO
LEARN HOW TO USE THE CLUTCH IF YOU BUY A BIKE LIKE THIS.
RACHEL AND I SAW THIS REALLY CUTE,
SMALLER BIKE WHEN I WALKED IN.
IT'S MORE MY STYLE.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
MERCEDES THAT'S OUR 125 GROM.
GREAT LITTLE BIKE, A FUN BIKE TO RUN AROUND TOWN
WITH.
A GOOD BEGINNER BIKE BECAUSE IT'S SMALL, LIGHT AND
EASY TO MANEUVER.
THERE'S ONE MORE BIKE I GOTTA SHOW YOU
TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR DIRT BIKES AND WE'RE
GONNA DO A LITTLE OFF ROAD RIDING.
SO, ARE YOU READY TO SUIT UP?
RACHEL THAT SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF FUN.
MERCEDES LET'S GO.
RACHEL OK MERCEDES.
WE'RE OUT HERE ON THE DIRT BIKE RANGE.
WE'RE SUITED UP, WE'RE READY, BUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THESE BIKES FIRST?
MERCEDES WELL, BEHIND US WE HAVE THE OFF ROAD CRF BIKES.
THEY'RE FOR DIRT SPECIFIC, AND WE HAVE A
125, A 150, AND A 230.
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE RIDER AND
THEIR ABILITY, WE'LL SIZE THEM UP FOR THE CORRECT SIZE BIKE.
DIRT BIKING ISN'T REALLY AN EXPENSIVE SPORT.
YOU CAN INTO IT PRETTY REASONABLY.
A BIKE WILL RUN YOU ABOUT $3000.
EQUIPMENT WILL RUN YOU ABOUT $500 AND IT'S
A FUN THING TO DO.
RACHEL BEFORE I GET ON THE BIKE THOUGH, WHAT
ARE SOME KEY FACTORS I NEED TO KNOW.
MERCEDES WELL, WHAT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT IS THAT WE
SIZE YOU FOR THE RIGHT SIZE BIKE, AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE ON
THE BIKE KNOW WHERE THE CONTROLS ARE.
THE THROTTLE, THE BRAKES, AND THE CLUTCH.
ALSO BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
WHAT'S AROUND YOU AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
LIMITATIONS.
THIS APPLIES FOR OFF ROAD RIDING AS WELL AS
STREET BIKE RIDING.
ALSO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU WEAR
ALL THE SAFETY APPAREL, THE KNEE PADS, THE PANTS, THE BOOTS, THE
ELBOW GUARDS, THE JERSEY, THE CHEST PROTECTOR, AND OF COURSE
THE HELMET, GOGGLES AND GLOVES.
RACHEL MERCEDES, AS THE LEAD OFF ROAD RIDING COACH I TRUST YOU
AND I'M READY TO HOP ON.
MERCEDES I'M READY TO RIDE.
LET'S GO!
ZOOMING MOTORCYCLE SOUNDS MERCEDES THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB RACHEL!
RACHEL THINGS WERE GOING GREAT.
I WAS REALLY STARTING TO GET INTO THE GROOVE
AND THEN THIS HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.
I JUST GOT BACK ON THE SADDLE AND BY THE END OF
THE DAY I WAS RIDING LIKE A CHAMP.
MERCEDES, THIS WAS THE BEST DAY EVER.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN.
THANK YOU.
MERCEDES THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT RACHEL.
THAT WAS A BLAST.
RACHEL SO WHERE CAN COOL CHICKS LIKE ME GET MORE
INFORMATION ON MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND THESE BIKES.
MERCEDES LEARNTORIDEHONDA.COM.
RACHEL AND OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO
BALANCINGACT.COM TO GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING AND VISITING US ON
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
ZOOMING MOTORCYCLE SOUNDS
MUSIC SO WHAT CAN YOU SAY
IN 140 CHARACTERS?
ALOT.
SO LET'S GET SOCIAL.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT THE BALANCING ACT TV
MUSIC JULIE ARE YOU WATCHING US
FROM YOUR LAPTOP OR COMPUTER, OR YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW?
IF YOU ARE, HOW CLOSE ARE YOU SITTING
TO THAT COMPUTER OR PHONE, AND FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
SITTING THERE?
IF YOU'RE NOT SURE, YOU MIGHT BE CAUSING A
CONDITION CALLED DIGITAL EYE STRAIN, AND NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT
IT.
WELL, HERE'S OLGA WITH MORE.
OLGA OK, SO YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, YOU'VE GOT A BIT OF
HEADACHE, YOUR NECK ACHES, AND YOUR BACK.
YOU EVEN FEEL FATIGUE IN YOUR EYES.
IT TURNS OUT THAT IT COULD BE THE HOURS THAT
YOU'RE STARING AT THE COMPUTER, OR YOUR PHONE.
HERE TO TELL US WHAT YOU MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM
IS VANEETA EASON FROM ZEISS.
GOOD MORNING!.
VANEETA GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
OLGA THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ZEISS, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THIS CONDITION.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS COMPANY.
I MEAN YOU GUYS HAVE A HUGE HISTORY.
VANEETA ZEISS IS AN AMAZING COMPANY.
ANYWHERE WHERE YOU NEED PRECISION OPTICS, YOU'LL SEE
ZEISS.
THEY HAVE A HISTORY DATING BACK TO THE 1800'S.
SO SOME OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN
REMEMBER ZEISS IS IN HOLLYWOOD.
WE'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE, ALOT OF THE FILMS ARE ACTUALLY SHOT WITH
ZEISS CAMERAS, THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FILMS AND IN FACT, WE
HAVE 3 OF OUR OWN ACADEMY AWARDS FOR OUR LENS TECHNOLOGY.
GOOGLE MAPS USES ZEISS.
TWO THIRDS OF MICRO SURGEONS USE ZEISS
TECHNOLOGY TO PERFORM THEIR SURGERIES.
SO, IT'S VERY PERVASIVE IN ALL OF THE PLACES
WHERE PRECISION OPTICS ARE NEEDED.
OLGA OK, SO, THIS CONDITION WHERE YOU'RE STARING
AT A COMPUTER, STARING AT THE PHONE.
I MEAN EVERYBODY'S DOING IT TODAY.
RIGHT VANEETA, LET'S BE HONEST.
SO WHAT IS THIS CONDITION?
VANEETA IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED DIGITAL EYE STRAIN AND
THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THEIR
SUFFERING FROM A CONDITION THAT'S TREATABLE.
SO, YOU USE YOUR PHONES.
I KNOW I USE MY PHONE ALL THE TIME.
I USE TABLET.
I USE COMPUTER.
I COME HOME AND I THINK IT'S OK CAUSE
IT'S THE NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY EYES, BUT
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER FROM THAT.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO
ACTUALLY FEEL AND SEE BETTER.
OLGA WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
VANEETA THERE'S 3 THINGS THAT YOU REALLY
HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
FIRST, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER.
RIGHT?
KNOW THAT IT'S A REAL CONDITION THAT'S TREATABLE.
TWO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING
NATURAL THINGS LIKE TAKE BREAKS.
THE VISION COUNCIL OF AMERICA TALKS ABOUT THEIR 20-20-20 RULE,
AND THAT'S SAYING EVERY 20 MINUTES TAKE A 20 SECOND BREAK
AND LOOK OUT 20 FEET.
THE THIRD THING IS HAVE A GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL.
EYE EXAMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
WE SHOULD BE DOING IT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
BUT WHEN YOU SEE YOUR EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL,
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE TELLING THEM WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH YOUR
EYES.
ARE YOU LOOKING AT YOUR DEVICES AT NIGHT?
ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM THE SYMPTOMS OF
DIGITAL EYE STRAIN AND THEN LET THEM KNOW SO THAT THEY CAN
PRESCRIBE A SOLUTION THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.
OLGA SPEAKING OF SOLUTION.
ARE THERE LENSES THAT HELP CORRECT THIS?
VANEETA YES, THERE ARE.
SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DIGITAL EYE STRAIN, THE
KEY THING TO REMEMBER IS YOU'RE GOING TO GET TIRED, RED EYES,
THEY'RE IRRITATED, THEY'RE DRY.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET NECK, SHOULDER PAINS.
YOU CAN EVEN GET HEADACHES AND YOU GET INSOMNIA.
SO IN OUR EYEGLASSES WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY CALLED DIGITAL INSIDE
THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP ALLEVIATE THOSE SYMPTOMS, AND
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TALK TO YOUR EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL SO
THAT THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY PRESCRIBE THE SOLUTION THAT
WILL HELP YOU SEE AND FEEL BETTER.
OLGA SO WHEN YOU USE THEM THEY ACTUALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
VANEETA OH, THEY TOTALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU AREN'T STRESSING AND STRAINING.
SO LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
WHEN YOU THINK BEFORE THE DEVICES ALL OF YOUR MATERIAL WAS
PRINTED AND YOU WOULD HOLD THAT MATERIAL OUT 16-18 INCHES.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE DIGITAL DEVICES
YOU'RE HOLDING IT IN CLOSER SO YOU'RE AT 10-12 INCHES AND YOU
HAVE TO MAKE YOUR EYES FOCUS MORE.
OLGA RIGHT.
VANEETA AND THAT TIRES THE EYES.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU'RE
CONCENTRATING AND THAT'S DIFFICULT AND SO ALL OF THOSE
THINGS LEAD TO PROBLEMS.
EVEN THE WAY YOU HOLD YOUR NECK AND
YOUR BACK.
IT POSES ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS.
OLGA SOMETHING THAT I WAS WONDERING THE OTHER DAY.
I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY GIRLS ARE
STUDYING LATE AND THEY'RE IN BED AND THEY SAY OK MOMMY I'M DONE
AND THEY TURN OFF THE TABLETS, IT TAKES THEM AWHILE TO GO TO
SLEEP, AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT IS NOT A GOOD RECIPE THERE.
VANEETA THAT IS ACTUALLY PART OF DIGITAL EYE STRAIN, RIGHT.
I MEAN MY KIDS TO THE SAME THING.
AT NIGHT THEY'RE DOING INSTAGRAM POSTS.
THEY'RE UPDATING THEIR SNAPCHAT STORIES.
OLGA MY KIDS ARE STUDYING, OK?
(LAUGHTER) VANEETA I WON'T CLAIM THAT!
(LAUGHTER).
BUT IT'S REAL, THOSE DEVICES THAT YOU'RE USING, THEY
EMIT SOMETHING CALLED BLUE LIGHT.
BLUE LIGHT IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD.
YOU GET IT FROM THE SUN, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE
DIGITAL DEVICES AND THE BLUE LIGHT IS HITTING YOUR EYES, IT'S
SENDING A SIGNAL TO YOUR BRAIN THAT IT'S DAYLIGHT.
AND SO YOUR BRAIN SAYS DON'T PRODUCE
MELATONIN WHICH IS WHAT HELPS REGULATE YOUR SLEEP.
SO, IF RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED
YOU'RE USING YOUR DEVICES, YOU'RE NOW TELLING YOUR BODY
IT'S DAYTIME AND SO THE RESULT IS THAT YOU COULD HAVE INSOMNIA.
OLGA SO, AGAIN, IT'S BEST TO HAVE THEM STOP AT LEAST WHAT, AN
HOUR BEFORE BEDTIME, TWO HOURS?
VANEETA A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE BEDTIME BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
WHEN YOU SEE YOUR EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL, MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE ASKING FOR SOME SORT OF BLUE LIGHT PROTECTOR.
SO THERE IS AN ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR GLASSES.
THE BENEFITS TO ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING IS THAT
YOU GET RID OF THE REFLECTIONS THAT ARE REALLY DISTRACTING IN
YOUR GLASSES.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHEN THEY HAVE A
BLUE LIGHT PROTECTOR THAN IT BLOCKS SOME OF THAT LIGHT.
SO ZEISS HAS ONE IT'S CALLED
PLATINUM BLUE PROTECT AND SO YOU JUST ASK YOUR EYE CARE
PROFESSIONAL TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THAT.
OLGA AND NOW FROM THE KIDS TO THE ADULTS THAT DRIVE.
I DRIVE ALOT.
TAKING THEM ALWAYS TO DANCE REHEARSALS.
IS THERE A LENSE FOR THAT?
VANEETA I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED THAT.
DID YOU KNOW THAT NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF
PATIENTS ACTUALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS?
THAT'S LIKE RAIN, FOG, NIGHT.
EVEN THE GLARE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
AND THERE IS A LENSE FOR THAT THAT HELPS YOU FEEL
BETTER.
IT'S CALLED THE ZEISS DRIVE SAFE LENSE.
AND THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THAT LENSE
IS IT'S ONE PAIR OF GLASSES TO HELP YOU DRIVE BETTER AT NIGHT
AND ACTUALLY DO EVERYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO DO DURING THE DAY.
SO YOU DON'T NEED TWO PAIRS OF GLASSES.
OLGA YOU ARE SUCH A WEALTH OF INFORMATION TODAY.
FOR OUR VIEWERS OUT THERE WHO'D LIKE
MORE INFORMATION ON ZEISS AND ALL THESE LENSES WHERE CAN THEY
GO?
ZANEETA THEY CAN GO TO ZEISS.COM/EYEGLASSLENSES TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP THEM SEE AND FEEL
BETTER AND FIND AN EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL THAT IS CERTIFIED
BY ZEISS.
AND CLARIFY HOW WE SPELL ZEISS.
ZEISS Z-E-I-S-S I KNOW, NOT INTUITIVE.
VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COME BACK AGAIN, OK?
ZANEETA THANK YOU.
I HAD A GREAT TIME.
OLGA I LEARNED ALOT.
ALRIGHT, AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THIS
YOU CAN ALSO LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE, THEBALANCINGACT.COM AND
WE WILL REDIRECT YOU TO ZEISS.
AND DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
MUSIC NOW BEFORE WE TAKE BREAK LISTEN
TO THIS 90 PERCENT OF PEOPLE DON'T TALK TO THEIR EYE CARE
PROFESSIONAL ABOUT DIGITAL EYE STRAIN. 70% OF ALL WOMEN REPORT
EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF DIGITAL EYE STRAIN, AND ABOUT 73% OF
ADULTS WHO HAVE EYE STRAIN SYMPTOMS ARE AGE 30 AND UNDER.
WELL, I GUESS MOM WAS RIGHT.
DON'T SIT TOO CLOSE TO THE TV.
AND COMING UP WE'RE CELEBRATING MOTHERS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF
APRIL.
AND MORE ON THAT AFTER THE BREAK.
MUSIC OUR MONTH OF
MOM SERIES CONTINUES TODAY AS WE FEATURE SPECIAL MOMS WHO BALANCE
IT ALL.
JOINING ME IS AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO MADE HER DREAM
A REALITY AND IS NOW HELPING OTHER WOMEN REALIZE THEIR
DREAMS.
PLEASE WELCOME JACKIE BERLOWSKI.
THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF JACKIE DEALS.
GOOD MORNING.
JACKIE GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
OLGA THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU DO.
YOU HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SON, I WAS READING HERE, TYLER.
SO I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY.
JACKIE YES, JUST A LITTLE.
OLGA I REMEMBER THAT 4 YEARS OLD STAGE WITH MY GIRLS
AND YOU'RE RUNNING A COMPANY WHICH FOCUSES ON OTHER WOMEN.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
JACKIE YES.
I HAVE A COMPANY CALLED JACKIEDEALS.COM AND REALLY IT'S
A SITE WHERE WOMEN CAN COME TO TO FIND UP AND COMING PREMIER
PRODUCTS ALL AT AN EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS SITE IS THAT WE
REALLY FEATURE WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE WANT TO
SHARE THE INSPIRING STORIES OF ALL OF THESE FEMALE
ENTREPRENEURS.
OLGA I KNOW YOU HAVE A PASSION, JACKIE, FOR
HELPING OTHER WOMEN OUT THERE.
WHY?
WHY DID THAT COME ABOUT?
JACKIE ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE OVER TIME I'VE MET SO MANY AMAZING
WOMEN COMING UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIVE
PRODUCTS AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF JUST BUYING THE
LATEST TRENDY THING WE FIND ON FACEBOOK, WE CAN REALLY SHARE
THESE AMAZING STORIES OF WOMEN AND PURCHASE WITH PURPOSE.
AND WE CAN HELP THEM GROW THEIR
BUSINESS AND BE MINDFUL WHEN WE GO OUT AND BUY THE ITEMS THAT WE
LOVE.
OLGA AND, I LOVE WHAT I'M HEARING BECAUSE WE NEED TO
SUPPORT OTHER WOMEN AND THE MORE WE DO THAT I THINK THE MORE
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN CAN BECOME TODAY.
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE MORE TO DO.
JACKIE ABSOLUTELY, AND MORE NOW THAN EVER WOMEN ARE
RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND REALLY CREATING THEIR OWN PATHS,
AND I THINK IF WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER INCREDIBLE THINGS CAN
HAPPEN.
OLGA NOW, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO WOMEN OUT
THERE WHO MAYBE HAVE NOT MADE IT, OR HAVE NOT TAKEN THAT LEAP
OF FAITH LET'S SAY, AND THEY WANT TO SUCCEED.
WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM?
JACKIE ABSOLUTELY.
I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS JUST TO START.
IT SOUNDS SIMPLE BUT OLGA TAKE THAT FIRST STEP?
JACKIE YES, IF TAKE THAT FIRST STEP IT OFTENTIMES IT SEEMS
SCARIER IN OUR MINDS THAN WHAT IT REALLY IS IN REALITY.
SO IF YOU JUST START, YOU TAKE THAT
FIRST STEP THEN YOU'LL GET YOUR ANSWERS.
IF YOU NEVER START THEN YOU REALLY NEVER KNOW.
OLGA AND HOW DO YOU BALANCE, AGAIN, A 4
YEAR OLD SON, BIG HAT TO WEAR AS A MOM, AND A FEMALE
ENTREPRENEUR?
HOW DO YOU BALANCE IT ALL?
JACKIE YEH, SO IT'S NOT THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S DOABLE.
I THINK THAT TIME MANAGEMENT IS EVERYTHING.
OLGA HUGE JACKIE EVERYTHING.
BECAUSE BOTH ARE MORE THAN A 9 TO 5 JOB.
IT'S NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS AND BOTH REQUIRE 110% OF OUR TIME,
RIGHT?
SO YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN.
SO I THINK TIME MANAGEMENT WHEN MY SON IS
AT SCHOOL I'M PUTTING 110% INTO MY BUSINESS.
THE NIGHTS AND THE WEEKENDS IT'S ALL ABOUT FAMILY
AND THAT IS THE PRIORITY.
OLGA THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I TELL
MY HUSBAND WHEN I'M WITH THE GIRLS I CAN'T BE DISTURBED
BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR TIME.
WHATEVER TIME THAT IS.
JACKIE YES, BUT IT'S THEIRS, AND IT'S
QUALITY TIME.
YOU KNOW WHATEVER TIME YOU DO HAVE YOU HAVE TO
MAKE IMPORTANT AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE, OK
THIS IS WORK TIME AND THIS IS FAMILY TIME.
OLGA NOW THIS QUESTION COULD PROBABLY TAKE AN
HOUR BUT I DO WANT TO FINALIZE WITH WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SO
FAR?
NOT SO MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, AFTER BECOMING A MOM, BUT
AFTER BECOMING A MOM AND AN
ENTREPRENEUR.
WHAT HAS JACKIE GOTTEN FROM THIS?
JACKIE YES.
WELL YOU KNOW I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE
BIGGEST THINGS I'VE LEARNED IS YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL.
IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
IT'S THE WAY, LIKE I SAID, YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME AND
IT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND YOU WANT TO HAVE A
GREAT FAMILY LIFE, YOU CAN DO IT ALL.
IT'S VERY ACHIEVABLE.
OLGA AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.
FOR OUR VIEWERS OUT THERE THAT WOULD
LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON JACKIE DEALS WHERE DO THEY GO?
JACKIE THEY CAN FIND US AT
JACKIEDEALS.COM OR THE HASHTAG #GREATHERGOOD AND THAT'S GREAT
HER GOOD.
OLGA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
JACKIE THANK YOU.
OLGA AND DON'T FORGET WE'RE FEATURING AMAZING STORES ALL
THIS MONTH AS OUR MONTH OF MOM SERIES CONTINUES ON THE
BALANCING ACT.
SO BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT, AND OF COURSE YOU
CAN ALWAYS CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE THEBALANCINGACT.COM AND LOOK FOR
US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AS WELL.
MUSIC ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY AND
REMEMBER LADIES.
LIVE A LITTLE!
TALK A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE IT'L DO YOU GOOD.
OLGA SO WILL YOU PUSH ME OUTA THE PLANE?
JULIE LAUGHTER.
I WILL IF YOU WANT ME TO.
I DON'T REALLY WANT YOU TO.
OLGA LOG ON TO THEBALANCINGACT.COM FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
I'LL HAVE ONE OF THOSE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE THINGS?
PARACHUTES.
THERE YOU GO!
DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER.
FIND YOUR BALANCE.
I'M JUST SAYING IT BECAUSE YOU'RE
GOING TO JUMP WITH ME.
JULIE OH NO (LAUGHTER)
MUSIC END