Power of the Pivot Podcast

The question is, can we as humans compete with technology? Especially AI. One of my clients uses Chat GPT for everything. A friend of mine talks to Siri all day long. She uses it like you, and I may have used 411 to gather phone numbers and make dinner reservations. I don't use AI to write my content. But I do use a tool that transcribes my podcast episodes. Because I am all about time manage...

Every December, I sit down with the women in my mastermind, and we pick our word for the following year. Before we do that, we reflect back on the word of the previous year and see how it may have inspired our growth and creativity. My words for 2023 were opportunity and expansion. Some years, my word never manifests. The obstacles and challenges that I was faced with didn't leave any room to...

I have two sets of friends - those that cook and those that don't. There is minimal grey area when it comes to what goes on in the kitchen. I, as you know, love to be in the kitchen. I delegate many other things, but cooking is not one of them. As a former food blogger, I am in awe of those in the food blogging community who found their way to massive monetization. My guest this week, Micah S...

As someone who prefers to smoke my buzz, I am not surprised by how mainstream it's becoming. Although still very much an uncomfortable or taboo subject, I would say that 90% of those in my inner sphere eat some dose of edible, have a favorite strain of Indica or Sativa, or even grow it. This week on the podcast, I sit down with the CEO of Tokin Jew, a full-fledged loud and proud stoner who ha...

We all have people around us who can and will support us - even when unsure of what kind of support we need.  That's precisely what Sheryl Wachtel and I discussed in this week's podcast episode. Conversation, collaboration, and community are top of mind, and because the landscape of our world is causing such elevated anxiety - we are searching for ways to calm the F down! One way that Sh...

When the universe is speaking to you, paying attention is essential. No one knows this better than my weekly guest, Shirley Lipner, psychic medium and clarity coach. Her gift teaches her clients to recognize what’s already inside them. Shirley has always been curious. And that curiosity has allowed her to be fearless in her many pursuits. Whether it was a random opportunity to travel to Cannes, Fr...

Relationships and friendships are rooted in my emotional state. They can easily affect how I feel or don’t feel. And because so many of mine have stood the test of time, I take them very seriously. It was both this article and my new position at OneTable that sparked this week's podcast episode. This quote, in particular, struck a chord with me: " Countless studies in the last several de...

This week on the podcast, Melissa Meyers and I discuss what it takes to build an online space in your 50s and how it’s not always easy. The hard part is staying focused and not giving up even when all the doors are closing in your face. And that requires grit, tenacity, and drive to take you to the finish line. Melissa’s passion for clean living and the products she has used over the years to do t...

When did you last update your resume? If you are anything like me, you have multiple versions of the same thing buried in Google Drive. Because the resume is dead, it's time to find a new and improved way of showing others that your value deserves to be recognized. And that is challenging to do on a single sheet of paper. This week on the podcast, I sit down with Julie Sandler-Sacks, who has...

Putting a square peg in a round hole is way more common than you might think. Taking your big idea and transforming it into something viable, like a book, digital course, PDF guide, or subscription model is no easy task. Regardless of what the gurus on the internet might be preaching, don't believe a word they say. Especially those that are promising you that you will make 5 figures in a week...

The conversations around community, belonging, and connection have been a common theme lately. Research shows that many baby boomers, 55 or older - about 50% did retire in 2021. Which was inspired by the pandemic. Believe it or not, today, they are making their way back to the workforce. Another fun fact, half of the boomers in the workplace hold leadership positions. And because I am now one of t...

In this episode, you will meet Nicole Hoegl, an intuitive, healer, DEI expert, and an all-around amazing human whose main goal is to continue to grow and help others do the same. Over the years, Nicole has taught me to lean into my intuitive side and to embrace that I am enough. Her non-judgemental and effortless vibe will put you at ease simply by the sound of her voice. It's soothing, comfo...

When did life become so hard? As a little girl, fantasized about what my life would be like one day, never would I have imagined a world where there was so much hate (I am sure you have read about the woman in Lake Arrowhead who displayed a pride flag - simply to support ALL people, only to be shot and killed by some fucking lunatic), a deeply ignorant and divided country, or that disease and illn...

Since the beginning of time, women have not been given the credit they deserve when doing the most incredible job balancing family, child raising, career, being the number one caregiver, and cheerleader. All while placing ourselves on the sideline. And when we do say "f this shit," it can be viewed as selfish or "narcissistic." Actually, in my opinion, it's just the opposi...

You know what pisses me off? When conversing with someone, and they tell me that I am "overqualified," why is no one inviting me to sit at their table? And if you have been in situations like that yourself, it's no wonder that women our age feel invisible, valueless, and hopeless. Well, I am here to tell you to shut that noise down because at 62 F'n years old, I have landed the...

Have you ever really taken the time to look back on your life without regret, with appreciation, and with deep and meaningful love for yourself? It's not an easy task, especially for most of you that have spent your entire life, taking care of others. As women who are in their 50s and 60s, it can be challenging to say to yourself, "I am important" and sometimes the only way to do th...

It's never an easy decision to create change. If you think you're alone - you are not. Not sure if it's an age thing or a confidence thing, or it's just the sign of the times. But the possibility of building something from nothing is far more doable today than ever before. Back in the day, one needed a 200-page business plan which had to include data, numbers, graphs, and pie c...

Are you currently experiencing information overload? I know I am. With Instagram feeling more and more like a bunch of late-night infomercials and with the newly launched platform, Thread , are you struggling to keep up? It's becoming harder and harder to discern who to trust and what information to take at face value. That's exactly what Deanna Fenton ( a seasoned entrepreneur with a pa...

Did you know that the average attention span of someone around the age of 50 is about 8.25 seconds?  That's 4.25 seconds less than what it was in the year 2000.FYI - a goldfish has a 9-second attention span - that's .75 seconds longer than ours! With data like that, no wonder it's becoming more and more difficult to attract your customers and community online. As we all move further...

Would you categorize yourself as a member of the “Sandwich Generation?” Someone over 50, stuck in between your grown or launched children and your aging parents? If you are, organizing multiple areas of your life can get complicated. Not to mention those tough conversations, between you and your parents, about their state of affairs.  In this week’s spotlight episode of The Power Of The Pivot, I c...

Have you ever thought about the “cost” of doing business, first name? The financial, physical, and mental cost of it all? After reading that 90% of new businesses fail and 10% of those fail within the first year and 45% of them within the first 2 years, I started asking myself, why? So many reasons factor into this equation.  Burning through money, lack of research, bad partnerships, ineffective m...

As we approach the end of the second quarter,  it's hard to ignore the challenges we've faced in the past year. However, we've also made significant progress and it's time to prioritize what's next. In this week’s episode of "The Power of the Pivot," The Entrepreneurial Think Tank comes together to discuss the importance of collaboration, finding community, and l...

I was conversing the other day with a client and she asked me if she was the only one whose emotions waffled as much as hers. And the answer was NO. None of us are robots, even though the chatter and obsession around AI might be telling us differently. You’re human and your emotions will fluctuate from day to day if not from hour to hour. In my groups, we call those down times “being under the cov...

With more and more women gliding into entrepreneurship, the need to share your personal persona all over the world wide web is becoming the norm. None of the people I know likes this part of the game. But, with the need for speed, you gotta just surrender to the process. And no one knows this better than my client and friend, Sheryl Wachtel, lifestyle photographer, and storyteller. Sheryl’s road t...

In a recent Shopify survey of 1532 parents (62% = mothers), one in six indicated that they are very interested in entrepreneurship. That’s a lot of women running around like a chicken with their heads cut off. A.K.A. not knowing how or where to start.  If I was in a room with them, I would encourage each and every one of them to start by using free resources like LinkedIn. In this episode of Get Y...