Meet Claudia Schmidt! This Month’s Woman In Biz #12

by Rena | Mar 1, 2020 | General Info, Women In Biz | 23 comments

Welcome to the eleventh edition in our “Women In Biz All Around WordPress” feature that will run the 1st Sunday of every month. It’s a new series where we spotlight amazing women and the ways in which they have used WordPress to spread their message, sell their products, or provide valuable services.

The hope is to inspire other midlife women to build their online businesses and find what we’re all looking for; financial freedom, a lifestyle they love, and excitement they may have been missing! All of these women are current or former clients of mine who have inspired me over the years and I think they will inspire you as well.

This month I want to introduce you to a client & friend (actually I’ve become friends with all of my clients in some way or another), but Claudia is a Warrior Queen in my book. She has beaten Breast Cancer and continues to inform and educate the rest of us.

SHE is the reason I remember to get my mammogram every year. She was also a great comfort when momma was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. She talked me off of the ledge many times (figuratively not literally). Anyway enough from me I want to tell you about her and her website MYLEFTBREAST.NET

Tell us a little bit about you

I’m an empty nester wife and mom with two kids in their early 20’s, a marketing executive with my own very successful marketing consulting firm, and a blogger, where I write about my experience since life with breast cancer in 2010.

What made you first decide to build a blog or website? How long have you had your site?

I got breast cancer in January of 2010 and decided to write about it afterward so that I could help other women who were going through breast cancer with what I learned from my own experience going through chemotherapy, reconstruction, and life after breast cancer. I’ve been blogging on and off for 10 years.

What is your niche?

My niche is my experiences during and after my breast cancer diagnosis in 2010. I write about how its impacted my life for both the good and the bad.

Of all of your blog posts or pages on your site which is your favorite?

The one I wrote about how my parents disowned me when I was 19 and what I learned from the experience. https://myleftbreast.net/2014/09/becoming-a-parent-changed-the-way-i-saw-my-own-parents.html/

and the one that is most relevant to anyone who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer is this one: The 7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was First Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

https://myleftbreast.net/2014/01/the-7-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-first-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer.html/

What is your favorite social media platform and why?

My favorite social media platform is Facebook, although lately, I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love the fact that I can reach others with breast cancer about my experience and I like the fact that people can connect with me easily. I hate the fact that FB is so annoying and changes its rules almost every month!

Do you find WordPress easy to maneuver or do you avoid the back end like the plague?

I have no idea how it works, other than doing a blog post. Rena does all the back end stuff for me. I love the way it looks but it’s a bit confusing!

Is your site a business that makes money or a passion that makes your heart sing?

It makes my heart sing, but I haven’t monetized it as I want to reach as many women with my message of empowerment about how to deal with breast cancer as possible and don’t want to make money off of anyone else’s cancer.

If you use your site for business what do you sell or what service do you provide?

I don’t use my blog for my business, but as a resource for women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I share my experiences with them so that they can learn from what I went through.

What is one thing you’d like people to know about you?

That I’m a very independent woman who loves her family, her work and her life.

Isn’t she amazing! Head over to her website MYLEFTBREAST.NET. We are all either a survivor of breast cancer or no someone who has. One of my favorite sayings is “Knowledge Is Power”.

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Hi! I'm Rena! Pronounced /`ree-nuh/. I'm a 50-year-old wife, mom, and grandmother & I love to help women just like you create an online business by connecting the technology needed to make that business successful saving you time & money!

23 Comments

Carol Cassara on March 1, 2020 at 8:55 am

What a fabulous trip this will be!!
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melissa chapman on March 2, 2020 at 12:39 pm

Surviving breast cancer is such an amazing feat and I give her so much credit for pushing on and achieving after such a tough diagnosis. I know that Facebook helps us all but I also have that love hate relationship with it.
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Amber Myers on March 2, 2020 at 1:14 pm

It’s always nice to meet new people! This was a great interview. I feel her on Facebook. I hate when rules change!
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robin rue on March 2, 2020 at 2:37 pm

What a great interview. I always love reading interviews like this with actual real people. I will definitely check out her blog.
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Tasheena on March 2, 2020 at 4:32 pm

Thank you for sharing this post. It was wonderful to learn more about her.
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Judy Freedman on March 2, 2020 at 6:23 pm

A wonderful interview. Claudia is such an inspiration to those who have had breast cancer and to others facing health challenges. Thanks for sharing her story.
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Terri Steffes on March 2, 2020 at 7:46 pm

As a breast cancer survivor myself, I can appreciate those posts that help women meet the challenge with multiple strategies. Good to meet you Claudia Schmidt.
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Lisa Martin on March 2, 2020 at 11:02 pm

Thank you for sharing this interview! I will have to check out her page.
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Monica on March 3, 2020 at 12:06 am

Thanks for introducing us to Claudia. She sounds like such an inspirational woman.
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Catalina on March 3, 2020 at 4:56 am

I was glad to know more about Claudia Schmidt. It’s has an interesting story to tell us and there are a lot of things to learn from her!
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Kathy on March 3, 2020 at 8:21 am

I’m always up to learning more about others. I’m glad you were able to introduce us to her. She sounds like such a lovely woman.
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Lynndee on March 3, 2020 at 8:49 am

Great to meet her here. And it’s good to know that she’s sharing about her breast cancer experience. It sure is going to be helpful to women who have breast cancer too.
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Carolann Iadarola on March 3, 2020 at 10:58 am

It’s such a joy to meet you and read about your success! My hubby beat cancer too and it’s always time to celebrate! God bless and thank you for sharing!
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Ruth I on March 3, 2020 at 12:24 pm

She is amazing! She went through a lot and now an ispiration to others.
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- Rose Ann Sales on March 4, 2020 at 11:43 pm
  
  Wow,she is so inspiring.. ! It’s so uplifting to read about inspirational people like her.
  Thanks for sharing.
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Wendy Polisi on March 3, 2020 at 2:58 pm

She is a hard working woman and someone to admire. So glad you showcased her for us.
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Kita Bryant on March 3, 2020 at 2:59 pm

She really is a great and strong willed woman. I would advise a lot of people to look her up.
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Lizzie Lau on March 3, 2020 at 4:44 pm

What an inspiration. I love that she’s more concerned with sharing her message than with monetization of her website.
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rika on March 4, 2020 at 10:56 am

She is very inspiring! Thanks for sharing her story! She sounds like a very strong woman and has a positive attitude!
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Marysa on March 4, 2020 at 5:29 pm

What a great website and initiative. Such an inspiring story!
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Erin on March 6, 2020 at 7:28 pm

Thank you for sharing this interview. It was very informative
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Carol Cassara on March 9, 2020 at 9:56 am

Claudia is an amazing woman. I’ve just tweeted today.
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Claudia Schmidt on March 10, 2020 at 8:15 pm

Wow! Just revisited the post, and I’m so humbled by all of your wonderful comments! Thank you so much, so nice to “meet” you all and so appreciative of all the lovely comments. xo
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