262: Find the Magic of Your Beauty
We all need a little bit of magic sometimes. Ale B has built a career by helping women of all ages see and feel who they are meant to be. She is a self-proclaimed light-worker helping others to reveal the magic of confidence, joy, and love in others.  From an early age, Ale knew she was meant for more. With the help and encouragement of her mother, she found her true calling and has been beauti...
26m Mar 27, 2020
26m
261: Are You Feeling Stuck?
Your mindset is the key to finding your passion and your purpose. Hazel Ortega grew up in one of the worst areas of Los Angeles and didn’t realize that her upbringing was keeping her from living out her dreams. In many ways, her past kept her from dreaming at all.  Fast-forward several years to a time when she was working as a legal secretary. She sustained an on the job injury that threatened ...
28m Mar 20, 2020
28m
How to Find Joy in Your Work!
What’s the saying? When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life? Laleh Hancock has spent her life helping others find joy in their work and life. She is a leadership and entrepreneurial coach who has spent the last 30 years inspiring others.  Laleh’s early life was rife with change. Her family abruptly moved from Iran to avoid being caught up in a war. This was one of the first ...
28m Mar 13, 2020
28m
Flying Solo: Tips, Tools, and Advice on the FEEL First Model
It’s been a while since I’ve done a solo show, but it’s time to dig deep into the FEEL First Model. This topic is heavy-hitting and so important to the future of your organization and hiring practices. You see, Millennials are coming up through the rank and they need different things from the generations before them to make them feel happy and valued.  You’ve heard me talk about FEEL First Mode...
27m Mar 06, 2020
27m
Moving Past Self-Doubt to Become Limitless
Have you been walking your path but feeling like it’s not as good as or “right” like someone else’s? Believe it or not, your path and purpose are yours alone. Your success is dependent upon the things that make you happy. Here to chat about leaving the Jones’s behind in favor of finding your success is Laura Gassner Otting. Laura is a lawyer and serial entrepreneur who has made a career out of ...
27m Feb 28, 2020
27m
How Important is Culture in the Workplace?
These days most people have no intention to stay with a company for more than a couple of years. In fact, if you go into any business class across the nation, you’ll hear the students being encouraged not to stay with a company for more than a few years. Crystal Martinez, however, has climbed the ladder at one company from high school to now. Listen as she shares why she’s stayed, how they’ve b...
24m Feb 21, 2020
24m
What Does it Take to Be a Leader in Communications?
Wherever you're communicating, leadership in communication means bringing all thoughts and ideas into a seamless framework; it's the ideal give and take. Valerie Simon is a communications and marketing role model for Atlantic Health System. Listen in as she shares her strategy for building teams and strong communication across a national network with more than 17,000 people. Valerie knew at a y...
32m Feb 14, 2020
32m
Twitter and Business: Learn The Power of Building Relationships on Social Media
Do you tweet? I know that for many of us, Twitter seems to be that platform plagued with controversy and turmoil, but did you know that it can be the backbone of the social media in your business? Samantha Kelly, the Tweeting Goddess, shares her tips and tricks for using Twitter correctly, but also why it is one of the best platforms for building relationships. Samantha started her entrepreneur...
33m Feb 07, 2020
33m
How to Build REAL Relationships in Your Life and Business
In a data-driven world, it can sometimes feel like building real relationships with others is impossible. Tricia O’Malley shares why that belief is less true now than it has ever been. Tricia is the Director of Client Relations and Marketing for Northwestern Mutual and has spent her career building REAL relationships with her clients, co-workers, and friends. Tricia’s background in creating str...
34m Jan 31, 2020
34m
From Finance to Fashion: Following Her Dreams
What happens when you combine the left and right side functions of your brain? For Nora Gardner, she merged finance and fashion to create functional, beautiful professional wear for the intrepid career woman. Listen in to hear how she did it, why she did it, and the challenges she faced while building an exclusive collection of women’s workwear.  We would be remiss not to share that Nora always...
39m Jan 24, 2020
39m
Why Clarity is the Key to Getting Heard and Referred
What does it mean to find clarity in your life and your business? Steve Woodruff, the King of Clarity, joins me to discuss just that. You won’t want to miss his valuable pieces of information on why you should find clarity and how. Steve has spent the last 30 years helping businesses, small and large, to get on the same page with their message both internally and externally. There are five ques...
33m Jan 17, 2020
33m
How to Remove Gender Bias and Promote Equity Through Communication
Effective communication is the key to removing gender bias and promoting equity in business. Susan Freeman has made it her life’s work to help women in business find effective ways to communicate with the world while educating men on the right way to communicate with women in business. She has a passion for helping women succeed and has founded and co-founded several programs to help empower wo...
39m Jan 10, 2020
39m
One Woman Impacting Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and the World
In the course of our 250 episodes (can you believe it?) on Women Worldwide, you’ve heard from successful and impactful women in business, politics, entertainment, and many other challenging industries. Now it’s time to chat with a high-powered woman from the law enforcement and intelligence field. This is a field that historically and today has been male dominated for a variety of reasons, but ...
37m Dec 20, 2019
37m
How to Move from Stressed Out to Peace of Mind
It’s the holiday season. Are you stressed yet? So many people walk around living in and with unnecessary stress. Dr. Jane Tornatore, a therapist and speaker in Seattle, WA, helps people convert outdated patterns and stress into more freedom, joy, and authenticity. She shares how people process stress, when many of our mindset issues form, and how we can overcome them and maintain a less stressf...
36m Dec 13, 2019
36m
Power Conversations - From First Impression to Lasting Connections
Do you struggle with creating deep meaningful conversations that lead to lasting connections? In this world of instant feedback and world-wide connectivity, having real conversations has become harder than ever. Dr. Karen Jacobson works with organizations to strengthen their communication practices and learn how to create lasting impressions through power conversations. Karen is the President o...
38m Dec 06, 2019
38m
Women in Politics - The Traits You Need to Succeed!
Politics has historically been a man’s world, but in recent years women have come to the forefront of many influential political roles. Joni Wickham is a shining example of a strong woman in a political leadership role. She grew up reading newspapers and watching the nightly news as a child while spending time with her grandparents and originally planned to report on political events herself. F...
33m Nov 22, 2019
33m
The Power of Bringing Diversity into Your Community
We all have to eat! Deepti Sharma has a new take on how to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to have their food voice heard. In 2011, Deepti founded FoodtoEat, a community-minded catering concierge service that connects immigrant, women and minority-owned food vendors to growth opportunities. She saw an area of need and has worked tirelessly to provide an equitable solution. Deepti sh...
35m Nov 15, 2019
35m
Why You Should Be Bold Now!
Being bold and taking full ownership of our capabilities is not a natural talent for most women. More often than not we get stuck thinking that we couldn’t possibly succeed if we don’t have the right education, upbringing, social views, etc. Here to debunk those beliefs is Kate Isler. She is an author, international marketing executive, co-founder and CEO of Be Bold Now, Inc., and she did it al...
34m Nov 08, 2019
34m
How Do You Know When to Take the Leap and Change Your Career and Life?
Taking the leap and changing your career or launching your own business is a seriously scary prospect. Sara Bliss knows all about changing roles, pivoting her focus, and building a brand and a business. She has done everything from ghostwriting books to building brands through words. Her most recent book, Take the Leap (https://www.amazon.com/Take-Leap-Change-Your-Career/dp/1501183184) , is the...
33m Nov 01, 2019
33m
Entrepreneurs - Get Social and Learn How to Enjoy It!
Priya Nembhard and Joan Pelzer couldn’t have approached becoming entrepreneurs in more different ways. Priya has been a serial entrepreneur since 2003 when she and her husband created their first business. Joan, on the other hand, happened into the entrepreneurial life by chance and hasn’t lost the bug for a moment since.  It wasn’t until the two came together to create media magic, that they r...
34m Oct 25, 2019
34m
Taking the Lead in Bringing Together Women, Power, and Leadership
There are no words to express the impact that Gloria Feldt has had on the world of women in leadership and women in general. As the former CEO of Planned Parenthood and the founder of Take The Lead, Gloria has spent the better part of her life fighting for the rights of women across the country to decide what to do with their bodies and their lives. She is an inspiration in the fight for women’...
36m Oct 18, 2019
36m
How to Grow Your Business in a Tremendously Noisy World
I am so excited for you to meet Connie Zack. She is the co-owner and Chief Sales Officer of Sunlighten, a company founded after her brother began experiencing the after-effects of chronic fatigue syndrome because of toxic levels of heavy metals in his body. Connie shares how her brother’s healing journey led her and her husband to create Sunlighten, an infrared sauna creator and distributor.  L...
35m Oct 11, 2019
35m
Futuring - What Is It and Why Do You Need It In Your Business?
One of the leading experts on futuring, Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild is joining me to discuss how you can create the business vision of your dreams become a reality. The key is in creating your ideal vision and learning ways that you can bring it to life.  Dr. Connie has been helping businesses and business leaders to create personal and organizational innovation and transformation by developing the...
33m Oct 04, 2019
33m
The Midwife, Women’s Health Issues, and Writing - How Do These Connect?
Midwife, author, and activist, Patricia Harman has done it all. After living in rural communes during the 60s and 70s, Patricia, or Patsy as her friends call her, moved to the east and settled in Virginia. While living in Virginia she was asked many times to help birth the babies in her community. She soon realized she had a love for helping women and went to school to officially become a nurse...
34m Sep 27, 2019
34m
How Coaches Motivate CEOs to Take Charge of Their Leadership Role
This is a good one! Today we welcome Karen Walker to discuss how CEOs should view organization growth. Karen is an executive coach and consultant who advises CEOs and senior leaders on how to grow and thrive. She is the author of No Dumbing Down: A Guide for CEOs on Organization Growth, and has influenced and grown multiple businesses beyond the 6-figure mark. This is not an episode you want to...
35m Sep 20, 2019
35m
Finding Your Purpose So You Can Have A Competitive Advantage
Today on the show, we have Patrice Tanaka (http://becominggingerrogers.com/bio-of-author-patrice-tanaka/) , CEO and Founder of Joyful Planet (https://joyfulplanet.com/) , a business purpose consulting firm in New York City. Joyful Planet is focused on helping individuals and organizations discover and actively live their purpose. She is also an author, a coach, a speaker, and a mentor. Patrice ...
37m Sep 13, 2019
37m
From Stay-at-Home Mom to Co-Founder of a Top Parenting App
On the show today we have S.J. Kurtini (https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2019/04/15/how-tinybeans-built-a-social-network-based-on-privacy/) , co-founder of Tinybeans (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinybeans&hl=en) an all-in-one app that provides a safe and loving space for parents to document their children's lives through photo sharing, journaling, milestone tracking ...
42m Sep 06, 2019
42m
How to Get an “Unfair Advantage” and Make Lasting Relationships with Media
On the show today we have Chris Winfield, CEO of Super Connector Media. Chris, also known as The “Super Connector and Media Matchmaker” is the creator of Unfair Advantage Live, the premier publicity event that helps entrepreneurs and experts make connections that will get them in front of the influencers in their industry that make things happen. Chris has had other businesses over the years bu...
42m Aug 30, 2019
42m
How to Manifest What You Want in Your Life
Through her own experiences with addiction and depression, Mal Duane has transformed her life and recreated herself into a highly successful business woman. She is a certified midlife coach and helps women through midlife transitions to heal, reclaim their lives and gain great success where they never thought possible. Also a best-selling author, Mal says all of her books, coaching and speaking...
41m Aug 23, 2019
41m
Making Transparency Your Brand
Leonard Kim an award winning marketer and author is on the show today chatting with us about showing the real you, making your life transparent so that your biggest failures can’t be used against you. He believes that if you control your brand in a proactive way you won’t have to be reactive down the road. Plus you might inspire others who are going through the same struggles you did. He went f...
44m Aug 16, 2019
44m
The Value and Importance of Your Reputation
Sandra MacLeod, the CEO of Echo Research (https://www.echoresearch.com/) is on the show today to talk about how important our reputation is in business. She tells us how as women we can build our reputations by keeping an eye out and paying attention to what is being said about us. It is ok to be different but be strong and different, don’t let anyone keep you from doing what you think is right...
44m Aug 09, 2019
44m
Building an Unbreakable Bond in Your Business
Keeping in touch and building bonds with people takes communication, patience and dedication. In business and in your personal life consistency in communication is a must. My guest today has a network of 5,000 lawyers to communicate with. She says that there are many ways to communicate with people if you take the time and put in the effort.  Lindsay Griffiths (https://www.linkedin.com/in/linds...
43m Aug 02, 2019
43m
The Journey to a Best Seller with Paul Brodie
Have you ever had a story you wanted to tell but you had no idea how to get it out to the masses? Have you ever felt like you didn’t know where to start? My guest today did it on his own and took his book Eat Less and Move More (https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Less-Move-More-Journey/dp/0692535918) to the best sellers list along with two more books that also had the same level of success.  The journe...
43m Jul 26, 2019
43m
Find Yourself to Find That Perfect Partner with Iris Benrubi
Why do we sometimes find ourselves in relationships with partners that aren't right?  Everybody wants to find joy and love. Being trapped in a relationship that is hurtful or harmful isn't good for your health. The right partner can bring so much joy into your life, but how do you avoid those hurtful and harmful relationships? My guest today is an expert on this topic.  Iris Benrubi is a psycho...
42m Jul 19, 2019
42m
Having the Company of One Mindset with Paul Jarvis
In business, does growth equate to bigger means better? What if you could scale your business and find more freedom and success with a company of one mindset? Today's guest has a lot to share on this topic. Paul Jarvis is a designer who likes writing. Paul has been working for himself since the 90s. He is the creator of the online courses Creative Class and Chimp Essentials.  He is also the aut...
42m Jul 12, 2019
42m
Reaching Your Full Potential with Sheila Murphy
Are you reaching your full potential? What does this even mean? How do you find your flow and feel more fulfilled? Sheila Murphy spent a really long time in Corporate America. She was a senior legal counsel at a Fortune 50 company. She trained teams, built leaders, and knew what clients were looking for in their lawyers and their law firms.  Today, she is a coach and career consultant specializ...
42m Jul 05, 2019
42m
Tapping Into Your Mom GPS to Release Fear and Anxiety and Give Your Child Support
Most moms want to be great supportive moms, but how do you do that? My guest today, is an energy healer who believes that to give your kids the support they need, you need to come from a place of freedom. Laura Hackel uses crystal bowl healing sessions, ceramic vessels, and crystals to raise vibrations and assist with healing. We talk about what all of this actually means and how to be a better...
46m Jun 28, 2019
46m
Finding Your CAUSE by Using Connection, Authenticity, Uniqueness, Storytelling, and Emotion to Create Your Brand and Life With Jaime-Lee Fraser
Jaime-Lee Fraser is a business growth expert who develops professional companies into market leading brands. She is also the co-founder of Kwired a branding and acquisition readiness firm. Jaime-Lee has coined the acronym CAUSE which stands for connection, authenticity, uniqueness, storytelling, and emotion to build brands that really stand out. Jaime-Lee stands out with her own unique story. S...
43m Jun 21, 2019
43m
Achieving Lifelong Dreams With Karen Brown
Did you know that it’s not only possible to achieve your lifelong dreams, but the process of doing so will increase your success and competency in other areas of your life too? This is exactly what happened to today’s guest Karen Brown. Karen was successful, but she always felt she was missing out on a calling or purpose. She also was always drawn to Ironman races. One day, it finally hit her t...
44m Jun 14, 2019
44m
STEM Role Models and Promoting STEM Careers for Women with Dr. Erin Macdonald
I am so excited to have Dr. Erin Macdonald on the show today. She is an astrophysicist and aerospace engineer. She has managed to take her childhood love of science fiction and the X-Files and turn it into an exciting career. She is a teacher and lecturer who puts as much emphasis on her language and communications skills as she does on her scientific knowledge. Erin makes science fun and inspi...
44m Jun 07, 2019
44m
Breaking Free from the Bonds of Anxiety with Stephanie Dalfonzo
Statistics show that anxiety is on the rise for Americans and for younger people. Conditions such as anxiety and insomnia can have a negative effect on our lives and prevent us from doing what we want to do or just make life more challenging than it needs to be. Fortunately, I have anxiety expert Stephanie Dalfonzo on the show today. Stephanie has an interesting story and career trajectory. She...
49m May 31, 2019
49m
Breaking Down Cybersecurity Solutions Into Doable Pieces with Diana Burley
Statistically, women are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and there are many programs encouraging girls to study STEM careers. In spite of the stats, women have made significant contributions in these fields. My guest today is one of those women. Diana L. Burley, Ph.D. is a globally recognized cybersecurity expert and Executive Director and Cha...
44m May 24, 2019
44m
Empowering Women to Find Their Inner Confidence and Beauty With Carliz Sotelo Moore
How we feel about ourselves can be a big part of how confident we feel. Like it or not, things in our appearance like our hair make a difference in our inner confidence. Today’s guest has not only found a way to empower women when they need it the most, but she has built a solid business around it. Caliz Sotelo Moore co-founded Wigs.com in 1999. She was exploring online niches and was fortunate...
46m May 17, 2019
46m
Finding the Magic and the Radiance Within Yourself with Emily Pereira
Emily Pereira was living the perfect life, but deep down she knew that something didn’t feel right. When her life and relationship came crashing down, she realized that perfection wasn’t the answer, it was the problem. She went on a quest to find her real life’s passion and through writing and creativity, she discovered her authentic self and true happiness. Emily is a life and love coach, auth...
42m May 10, 2019
42m
S1 Ep218: Creativity and Problem Solving Through the Lens of Writing With Rebekah Iliff
Rebekah is a Nashville, Tennessee based writer and entrepreneur. She joined the founding team of PRTech company Onclusive (formerly AirPR) in 2012, where she helped build the industry’s first PR attribution technology, while also convincing PR and Communications professionals to embrace data. Now she is on the Advisory Board, and is thrilled with the progress the company is making under new lea...
47m May 03, 2019
47m
S1 Ep127: Choosing a Path of Self Discovery Versus Letting Life Just Happen with Kelley Connors
Kelley Connors reached a point in her life where she decided it was time to be brave and take charge of the second half of her life and live with the kind of impact that she wanted to make. She even became a coach, so that she can help others do the same. In this inspiring episode, we talk about choosing a pathway that works for you, practicing the power of positivity, the importance of slowing...
46m Apr 26, 2019
46m
S1 Ep216: The Role of the Caregiver with Donna O’Donnell Figurski
Donna O’Donnell Figurski and her husband David were just going about their normal morning routine when something went terribly wrong in David’s brain. When he was doing his morning workout, his brain started bleeding while he was doing his 13th chin up. He felt pain, but thought it would be okay. After a short time, Donna called the paramedics, and it led to a life or death situation, several s...
47m Apr 19, 2019
47m
Reskilling the American Workforce with Sue Bhatia
We have an impressive guest today. Sue Bhatia is the Chairman and Founder of Rose International which is a global IT and business services provider. Sue immigrated to this country to pursue the American dream. She was happy with her job, but felt climbing the corporate ladder would take too long, so she took a big chance and founded her own company. She is now able to do that she loves and crea...
45m Apr 12, 2019
45m
S1 Ep214: Understanding the Principles of Ingaging Leadership With Evan Hackel
Evan Hackel has an extensive background in training, human resources, and learning development. He is the CEO of Tortal Training and the creator of the Ingaged Leadership brand. If you are wondering if that is a typo, the answer is no. On this episode Evan shares the difference between engagement and ingagement. Especially as it applies to a leadership role. Evan is the author of Ingaging Leade...
48m Apr 05, 2019
48m
S1 Ep213: Skills Women Need to Get to the C-Suite With Allison Pickens
Allison Pickens is the COO of Gainsight a customer success and product experience platform. Allison is a speaker, blogger, and host of The Customer Success Podcast. She is also a Board Director and advisor to several companies. She was named one of the top 50 people in sales and business development and top women in SaaS. She joined Gainsight in 2014, and helped grow the company and build the s...
40m Mar 29, 2019
40m