On this episode of LKN Connect, Joe Vagnone sits down with Elizabeth Colen, founder and CEO of Ms. FitOne Lifestyles, to explore her entrepreneurial journey, the challenges that shaped her career, and how her passion for wellness evolved into a mission to help others live healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Elizabeth’s journey began with her own personal transformation. After overcoming significant weight-related challenges, she became a personal trainer and nutritionist, determined to help others achieve their health goals. However, she soon realized that physical fitness and nutrition alone weren’t always enough to create lasting change. This discovery inspired her to expand her approach and focus on the deeper connections between mindset, emotional well-being, and overall health.
During her conversation with Joe, Elizabeth discusses how her experiences shaped her business, the importance of looking beyond quick fixes, and the lessons she learned while building a wellness brand. Together, they explore what it means to redefine success, embrace personal growth, and create meaningful change that lasts.
Today, Elizabeth continues to lead Ms. FitOne Lifestyles as an Integrative Health Practitioner, helping women—particularly ambitious professionals and leaders—prioritize their well-being through personalized wellness coaching, stress management, and sustainable lifestyle practices. Her F.I.T. philosophy—Focus, Intentional, and Transforming—encourages people to take a more thoughtful approach to their health and personal growth.
The takeaway: Success is about more than reaching a goal. It’s about learning, adapting, and discovering what truly creates lasting change. Elizabeth’s story reminds us that sometimes the next chapter begins when we look beyond what we know and embrace a new way forward.
Over the years, Joe Vagnone has interviewed entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders and innovators at important moments in their professional journeys. They shared how they got started, the challenges they faced and the decisions that helped move them forward.
The Best of The Success Connection: Rewind brings Joe’s most memorable interviews back into the spotlight—but the story doesn’t end with the original conversation.
Each featured episode offers a fascinating “then-and-now” look at success. Viewers can revisit where the guest was when the interview was recorded and learn how that person, business or idea has grown and evolved since then.
Where are they today? Which goals did they achieve? What changed along the way? And what can we learn from the next chapter of their success story?
Selected personally by Joe as his “Best of the Best,” these conversations combine timeless business lessons with a fresh perspective on the progress that followed. It’s an opportunity to see that success is not a single moment—it is a continuing journey.
Joe Vagnone is an award-winning small business broker, entrepreneur, and advisor with more than 27 years of experience helping business owners buy, sell, and grow their companies. Through Saturday Success Stories with Joe Vagnone on LKNConnect, he shares the stories, lessons, and insights of entrepreneurs who are making a difference in the Lake Norman
