BenchTalk by Jackie Mitchell

Explore the transformative world of leadership with Jackie Mitchell on BenchTalk Podcast! In this episode, we delve deep into redefining leadership, leaving behind trauma, and embracing harmony in both your personal and professional life. In this captivating episode of BenchTalk, our guest host Joanna Avin, interviews Jackie Mitchell as she takes you on a transformative journey into the world of l...

Are leaders born? Can you teach leadership skills? Are you a leader if you don’t have direct reports? In this episode, I address these questions and more about leadership. We want to take a look into leadership skills that benefit you in your life and in turn, in your career or your business. What’s the foundation of your leadership? Are you an effective leader that people want to work with??? Joi...

SEASON 6 IS HERE!!!! We’re starting off this season with one great big BANG! BenchTalk Episode 31: Leading the Way - Part 2 You had one job! The ONE JOB Leadersh have is to help their team(s) to be successful. That’s it. A leader is EXPECTED to succeed. A Leader's success is highly dependent on the team they have around them. So wouldn’t it stand to reason that as a Leader, you’re responsible for...

INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP… That’s an easier pill to swallow than saying ‘Bad’ Leadership, I assume. In Episode 31, I’m discussing Leadership effectiveness and its impact on employees. This is Part 1 of this 2 part series. I’m exploring the negative impact ineffective leadership styles have to employees and companies when we have ineffective leadership ‘leading the way’. One phenomenon that keeps comi...

Ann Marie’s non-traditional route to change helped her become the woman she is today. Shifting perspective and her internal reality helped change her external reality. What are we telling ourselves? Words have energy. What are we resisting? Let’s get deep… Our key discussion points in this episode are emotions, grief, trauma, life changes, and how to embrace change in every aspect of our lives. Ba...

Let's talk about the REAL impact of emotional intelligence on your life and your career with our esteemed guest speaker, Joanna Avin. Joanna Avin (an international motivational speaker) said, “Make a difference in your corner.” Joanna Avin has indoctrinated this quote into every facet of her life. She is a facilitator, life coach, motivational speaker, and business owner who inspires clients and a...

In Episode 28, we're visiting with Geli Guzman and Valerie Diaz, the founders of Posh Palma Styles - more than a clothing and accessory company, a space where women come to escape and relive that moment in tropical paradise. Geli and Valerie share with us their journeys from two totally different backgrounds of navigating their education here in america and their careers in corporate. These two ve...

IT'S A NEW SEASON!!! Season 5 is here and I'm super excited for you! Why? Because I have so much in store for you. We're getting even more vulnerable. We're discussing even more deep concepts and topics. We're leaving nothing to chance. We're going to explore and dig and dive and support and take ownership and take responsibility. I'm holding myself accountable and I want you to do the same. This...

Welcome to EPISODE 26!!! It’s the end of 2021… literally the end of the year. I wrote a letter to her and I’d love for you to listen in on this very vulnerable and very personal account of my 2021. It all started with fertilizing my lawn at 7am one morning this year. I have a feeling that this will resonate with you at various levels. Heck… you may even see yourself in my shoes. Either way, there’...

Another raw and semi-cut (lol) conversation with one of the most awesome women I have come to know. Chantal Ingerson is the Sr. Managing Partner at InGarzon Media Group. Chantal and I met years back as Senior Program Managers at an organization where we were both working as consultants. Chantal is an amazing woman who has an awesome career path that I wanted to bring to you in this episode. As wit...

This episode!!!! Yes, this episode... raw and uncut with my good friend, LaChelle T. Paker, Lifestyle Strategist of THE FORMULA! In this episode, we're talking about the things WE DO TO OURSELVES as women... like putting unrealistic goals AND limits on ourselves. Listen in as I reclaim my time and challenge you on finding that thing for yourself that you'll reclaim, finally. This lively and enligh...

We're talking about FEELINGS. YES FEELINGS!! I'm going to get in your FEELINGS because way too often YOU don't get into your feelings enough to help answer the questions you want answered. That may sound odd coming from someone with my background and it may go against common beliefs on HOW to make decisions for yourself. We neglect FEELINGS way too much. Interestingly though, some of the most succ...

BenchTalk Recorded LIVE! Episode 22 I'm answering YOUR Questions. Job Seeker's Do's and Don'ts when it comes to resumes. I'm diving deep into each question and giving you strategic tips to get your resume noticed and to stand out to hiring managers. We're keeping it simple with these easy to implement strategies that I teach my students and clients in C-Suite Success Society. To get the step by st...

Join me on the bench for episode 21 -- Who Do You Have to Become? We've all heard that saying by now... 'who do you have to become to have the things you've never had?' Well, here's my take on this when it comes to achieving your goals... no matter what goal: career, professional, personal, doesn't matter. I'm challenging you to dig a little deeper to transform your mindset because it all starts w...

In this episode of BenchTalk, I'm pulling the veil back on how WE overcomplicate going after the things we want. Going after what we want can be scary and challenging at times. But we don't make it any easier when we count ourselves out, self sabotage, and listen to the self doubt and chatter in our heads. In this episode, I'm breaking down the top 9 ways we screw things up for ourselves. Then, af...

Let’s talk about ‘Surviving Toxic Work Environments’.... Or NOT. Let’s talk about how we should STOP telling women to ‘Survive’ in or ‘Cope’ with these situations. In this Episode of BenchTalk, I am all over this topic and not holding a bit back because I’m passionate about helping women succeed. AND I’m not holding anything back because I want to share what I’ve seen, what I’ve personally experie...

In this episode, I'm giving FIVE Actionable tips on how to effectively get unstuck if you're feeling like you don't know what to do, where to go, or if you're in a rut. I'm helping you move out of your own way with tips I give my clients in their private coaching sessions. Want in on how to move past your fears, uncertainty, and the lies you unintentionally tell yourself? I'm sure you've not seen...

Join me in this fun & insightful conversation with Kristi Kincaid, Head Basketball Coach at Phoenix College. Kristi takes us on a journey with the twists and turns her career has taken from her years as a student athlete to now Head Basketball Coach. In this episode, Kristi gives her take on leadership on and off the court. "It's not just 94'x50'" she says about mentoring, coaching, and leadin...

Episode 16 - Part 2: Remix - No New You! In this episode, I'm talking about my evolution on the practice of setting New Year's resolutions. I go deep into how I've evolved my thinking from resolutions to intention setting and how this works with goals and getting to where you want to be. Did you set a resolution this year? Have you 'fallen off' the path? Do you feel like you're not on the right tr...

Episode 16 Part 1: End of Year Wrap Up 4 Major Lessons I learned this year In this episode, I'm getting really real. I'm speaking my behind the scenes truth! Join me as I give you the lessons I learned this year. It's been an eye opener. It's been me getting back to me and doing what I want to do, not what others want or expect me to do. It was the YEAR OF ME! I literally had to step back about 10...

Join me in this latest episode of BenchTalk. In this episode I'm speaking with, therapist, Shayla Peterson of Ctrl Shift Balance Mental Wellness as she addresses how the pressure of the holidays can affect our mental health and how we can best maintain it. In this episode we discuss topics such as: Mom guilt Learning to say No Scheduling your downtime How to connect with someone 'going through it'...

Hey guys.... I'm coming clean in this episode and baring something I've been struggling with these past few months... The Empty Nest!! Who else can relate to the struggle? It's real!! My eldest son left for college last year, my daughter left for college this year, and my baby boy will be out of the house before I know it, so I understand exactly what it feels to be on the brink of that transition...

Hey guys.... I'm coming clean in this episode and baring something I've been struggling with these past few months... The Empty Nest!! Who else can relate to the struggle? It's real!! My eldest son left for college last year, my daughter left for college this year, and my baby boy will be out of the house before I know it, so I understand exactly what it feels to be on the brink of that transition...

Join me in this episode where we're lifting the veil on some of the horror stories of our careers. We all have them. But do we really talk about them? We should. We really should shed light on the bad and ugly of navigating through these corporate halls because you never know who you may be able to help. And that's my mission with BenchTalk. I want to have those conversations that get us thinking...

Join me in Episode 12: ‘Start Where You Are’ with my special guest, Pam Owens. Pam has a 25-year career in the IT industry with a Business Analyst/ Project Management background; is an Adjunct Professor and is a Registered Representative, helping individuals, families and businesses with financial strategies and solutions. This episode serves as a part 2 to Episode 11 “What’s the Cost to Stay,” wh...