About Stratejoy

Hey there.  I’m Molly Hoyne– the force behind Stratejoy. I’m a Coach, Speaker and Community Builder for Gen Y Women.  And now that you’re here, I’m on your team.

Team Extraordinary.

My purpose is to give you support, inspiration and strategies to make your life a reflection of the authentic you. To help you define success on your own terms.  To make sure you’re moving forward, tackling the big dreams and loving every minute of it.

This may or may not come with a little butt-kicking or hand-holding.

Party On.

About: The Business

Stratejoy is jam-packed for with tools, inspiration, and camaraderie to Rock Your Right Life, Right Now.

Tools? Not only is Stratejoy a sweet community for Gen Y women, it’s also a training and coaching company.  I’m based in Seattle, but I speak and host workshops anywhere I’m invited.  And all coaching is done over the phone. But the most powerful tool? The 30 day Joy Equation Course. It helps anyone, anywhere design a life on purpose.  It’s powerful.  And awesome.  Just like you, I imagine.

Inspiration? In addition to my Friday blog posts, we have four amazing Bloggers writing about their Quarterlife Crisis on a daily basis.  Season 1 was a blast, but we’re on to Season 2! Gen Y’ers –Katie, Heather, Nicole and Kelly– share their struggles, celebrations, and lessons learned as they tackle living life on their own terms.  Fact: These girls are rad.

Camaraderie? Gutsy Girls need to stick together so we can support each other in being Awesome.  That’s why I created The Tribe. We’ve got corporate go-getters, kick ass entrepreneurs/freelancers, artists of all sorts, world travelers, and millennials just getting started in the “real world”.  We do Joy and Authenticity and Passion and slightly Unconventional in a Big Way.  Join us on Facebook. Or if you’ve already taken the Joy Equation Course, hook up with the private Club ReFresh site!

About: The Story

Want to know why I founded Stratejoy?  And how?  Thought so!  I’ve done my best to give you a timeline of what went down, when.

2006: Having done everything “right,” I found myself at 26 with an unfulfilling job, swimming in debt to my Ivy League education, and continually frustrated that I didn’t feel like “me” anymore.  Talk about the Quarterlife Crisis!

2007: Not knowing what to do or who to turn to, I set out on a 10 month trip around the world (backpack & boyfriend in hand) determined to learn all I could about my best life and real joy.  Several journals, mentors, meditations and adrenaline rushes later— I felt confident that I’d found my way back to the authentic path.  And I was 100% inspired to help others get there as well.

2008: The learning I delved into as I created Stratejoy turned my living room into a who’s who library of personal development gurus, positive psychology researchers, happiness bloggers and women entrepreneurs.

I was living and breathing goal-setting methods, peak performance motivation, deliciously juicy copy-wring and life design techniques.

Studying “happiness” was a full time job!

Eventually, I felt like I’d distilled the best of the best.  I created this website.  It went live and I started blogging.   I pulled together my experience of “conquering the Quarterlife Crisis” with all the research I’d done to create an bold, effective, affirming process to produce change for my clients. To produce change for YOU.

2009: Stratejoy, Inc was officially born!  I started teaching workshops, booking speaking engagements, and coaching clients.  My fabulous interns and I spent the entire summer producing the online Joy Equation Course and launching Season 1 of the Stratejoy Bloggers.

I realized that running your own business on a shoestring budget was ridiculously hard and incredible at the same time.  I understood, at a very deep level, that I was doing exactly what I was meant to do.  I had found my path, and with all the courage I could muster, was helping others do the same.

2010: It’s a bright, shiny new year with lots in store.  Lifestyle Design Workshops are rockin’.   Season 2 of the Stratejoy Bloggers has gone live.   The online Joy Equation Course is inspiring women all over the country.

The real question:  How will you be involved this year?

About: The Fun Stuff

Molly Hoyne, Executive Director
Mission:  To celebrate life authentically and inspire others to do the same

Professional Bio: Molly Hoyne is the founder of Stratejoy, a training and coaching company that provides women the tools, strategies and camaraderie to live life well.  She is a enthusiastic speaker, coach and editor of a website full of resources and inspiration especially for 20 & 30 somethings, including the online Joy Equation Course.  You can find her on Twitter and Facebook, so come say hello!

Eck.  Enough with that third person talk!  I am just another woman on the same crazy journey you are, doing the best I can to make a difference…

I Love: the mountains, libraries, wearing costumes, world travel, deep conversations over red wine in big glasses, laughing until I cry, toddlers in tutus, Jon Irving novels, scuba-diving, dancing and really vibrant wrapping paper.

I Despise: apathy, imitation crabmeat, driving in traffic, orange tang, grasshoppers, playing the comparison game, people who litter and small thinking.

What else? I was born in Montana, graduated from Cornell University, and currently live in Queen Anne. I am a lifelong learner, exuberant dancer, horrible parker, and adrenaline thrill seeker. My fiancé (aka The Big Man), my journal, and my inner circle keep me grounded. Making a difference in the lives of my clients and building my business keeps me fulfilled.

And my Life List keeps me moving forward and adventurous!