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Why a 'rescue me now' mindset and a quick flow of cash won't actually make your dreams come true. Michelle Smith of Source Financial and Amanda Steinberg of DailyWorth are back on the Big Payoff to help us face our financial fears and fantasies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Suzanne kick off a new series about Women and Money with Michelle Smith, CEO of Source Financial, and Amanda Steinberg, CEO of Worth Financial. This week is all about taking an honest and hard look at your relationship with money. What is your first memory of money? Were you ever told girls are bad at math? We all have a money story and often that’s what holds us back. Hosted on Acast....

Rachel and Suzanne welcome Commissioner Gainer back to the Big Payoff along with local high school leader, Heaven Johnson to show us just how different the mentor-mentee relationship looks today. This is NOT your mother’s mentorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who better to define influence than the deputy managing editor of TIME? Rachel and Suzanne tackle the question of influence with Radhika Jones, the person responsible for overseeing the selection of TIME's Person of the Year and Top 100. What is influence, who has it and why do you need more of it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a conversation worth hearing (and having) again, and again. Entrepreneurs often change course and go in a different direction to find success. The entrepreneur’s dilemma is how to tell a seamless and logical story even when the path is not straight and narrow. But if you are true to your point of view, you will find that golden thread that ties everything together. Episode 46 Hosted on Aca...

Commissioner Bridget Gainer and political strategy consultant, Anna Valencia, join Rachel and Suzanne for Part 2 of the "Off the Sidelines" series. In Part 1 we defined power for women in the workplace. This week is about how to put that power to work. Hint: your power is a muscle, not a bank account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you ever feel that the way the world sees you is not the way you see yourself? We talk to the fabulous Israel Idonije, former NFL defensive end for the Bears, The Lions, and the Giants. Today, he is an unstoppable entrepreneur, founder of Blessed Communion, Athlitacomics, The Chicago Bureau, and the Israel Idonije Foundation, israelidonije.org/. He sees himself as the author of a life with mult...

Oh, the painful experience when your pristine vision meets the gritty realities of market response. We know it too well. So does Emma Tessler, one of the founders of DatingRing.com. She takes us through the struggles and turning points of her company’s dream to match all single people happily ever after. Dating Ring was this season’s featured company on the wildy popular podcast, Startup. Humble E...

What's keeping you on the sidelines? How can you start claiming your power, today? Rachel and Suzanne kick off their Off the Sidelines series with an episode all about Women and Power. Commissioner Bridget Gainer talks about her work with Senator Gillibrand's 'Off the Sidelines' initiative and offers tips for claiming your power as a woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Few things are more frustrating than having your great idea be totally ignored. This week, Rachel and Suzanne invite Jennifer Brandel (radio guru and founder of Hearken) to discuss how listening breeds listening and the art of getting your message out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s going on with the way we make boundaries between our workspace and our lives? Spark Media Group's SVP Scott Hess breaks down how Gen Xers and Millennials work differently and sheds light on what might be in store for the upcoming Post Generation. Episode 40 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shame, frustration and a self-fulfilling prophesy: time to change the relationship between women and their money. Listen and learn tricks for boosting financial confidence and effectively advising the women’s market from CEO of Source Financial Advisors, Michelle Smith and Tiller LLC CEO, Rob Densen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you react when you open an email, business or personal, and it just goes on and on? We thought so. This episode is short and sweet, just like your emails should be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What you say when you talk to yourself can be very powerful. Just ask any athlete or actor. Makes us wonder what was going on in Serena's head at the US Open. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump, naked selfies, and other symptoms of our desperation… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Straight from her yoga mat, Rachel shares a recent epiphany with Suzanne.  Nama… wait for it…ste. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you take a sharp left turn—in your life, your career, your brand, or even in a conversation or meeting—you need to let others know what's coming or you’ll have a pile up behind you (think honking horns and fender benders). Remember that you’re in the driver’s seat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suzanne has a hard time saying no to people. Rachel does not. What's the secret? Hint:  No actually means yes.  And yes actually means no.  Listen and learn! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I can’t make the meeting”; “I won’t join that cause”; “I don’t schedule lunch on Mondays.” Three different ways of saying no with very different implications. Rachel and Suzanne take apart what it means to say can’t, won’t or don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you have to completely reboot a product, an idea, or even your whole life? Starbuck’s CEO (and Rachel’s fantasy boyfriend) Howard Schultz is a perfect case in point, with his radical re-do of the #RaceTogether campaign after a fiasco launch 3 months ago. Today’s guest, Jordan Ruden, of Acres Media Group (www.acresmediagroup.com), shares his harrowing personal story of having to r...

Do you dread  the question: What do you do for a living? If your work involves doing lots of different gigs, strung together by the common thread of what you like doing and do well, you're living what we call  a “portfolio life.”  On today’s show we talk to the poster child for portfolio life, Brenda Bergen—  a creative director working with several different companies, including Vosges Chocolat,...

What to do with our to-do lists? Sound advice on how to break through the invisible barrier that stops us from getting the BIG work done so we can feel like the warriors we want to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh, the painful experience when your pristine vision meets the gritty realities of market response.  We know it too well. So does Emma Tessler, one of the founders of DatingRing.com.  She takes us through the struggles and turning points of her company’s dream to match all single people happily ever after.  Dating Ring was this season's featured company on the wildy popular podcast, Startup. Humbl...

What to do when you climb on your high horse and play "the customer is always right" card, but then it turns out…you’re wrong?  We find a path out of that awkwardness and make a bigger point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men are not healthy. A pudgy “Dad Bod” is not hot—and celebrating that is what’s wrong with this country. Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh, an expert on men’s health, is on a mission to help men live healthier and longer and give them the tools and motivation to do that. Step away from the burrito and listen to what the doctor has to say. Rob Densen, CEO of Tiller, tell us how this whole thin...