Balance Boldly: Intimacy and Impact in Business

According to Google, a white lie is “a harmless or trivial lie; especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings.” There are many reasons why we justify lying to others and ourselves. Sometimes we think that doing this will avoid awkward confrontations. Many times, we’re just not ready to handle the truth. Today, I’m going to share my health problem -- a rare autoimmune condition that I lik...

Since we had a lot of good feedback from The Selfish Series we did in September last year, you don’t need to wait another year to hear some refreshing Selfish Episodes. I want to help you understand that it’s okay to hit the pause button so you can gain the balance you need to be able to do some selfless work. With this said, the Selfish Series is now going to be a part of the monthly episodes wit...

Special guest Valerie Sanchez joins the Balance Boldly Podcast to talk about why people have difficulty talking about money, why a partnership is a more intimate relationship over friendship, and how to release the shame and move past the fear when it comes to sharing your money story. Thank you for listening! Send your balance challenge questions over to me at asknaketa@thigpro.com Access Show No...

Special Guest Sameer Somal joins the Balance Boldly Podcast to talk about how to be a person of constant value to friends and business partners by learning how to be a genuine leader of learning. He shares his insights about leadership, risk-taking, and making the most of your life by being selective about your time. He also shares how he connects with others as he establishes relationships and th...

Mary Beth Lacki is a marketing strategist and consultant, and the founder of White Crane Consulting. She works with entrepreneurs to figure out the soul of their brand. She is known as a “Marketing GPS” that navigates the marketing levers for those who already have an existing brand. Her business principles come from more than 20 years of experience with theater and her intercultural experiences f...

Starting her career as a broker, Dani Hughes is now the CEO and founder of Divine Asset Management, a financial firm that provides financial advice and investment management to create financially powerful clients. Dani is regularly invited on CNBC and at events about leadership and women in business and holds several license. Today, Dani joins me to share the significance of boldness and authentic...

Welcome to the last segment of the Dreamers and Doers Compilation Series where we put together the best of the best episodes all in one place! Plant positive seeds in your life, relationships, and business as we recall amazing insights from previous solo episodes as well as interviews with experts, bold women, and brave men. In this last compilation episode for this series, we’re going to hear abo...

Welcome to part three of the Dreamers and Doers Compilation Series! This compilation of narratives and interview nuggets we’ve had in the past serves to inspire, encourage, and fire you up to take your dreams to the next level and your actions to success. Today, we’re going to hear what makes niching scary, why it is critical to determine the niche in your business, and the significance of asking...

Welcome back to the Dreamers and Doers Series! This series is the first of its kind: a compilation of the best of the best, recalling inspiring interviews, recollecting expert advice, and remembering uplifting realizations as you break free from all expectations and focus on transforming yourself into the best that you can be. On today’s episode, we listen to the convictions of bold women and brav...

Welcome to part one of the four-part series of Dreamers and Doers! This series is a compilation of the best of the best episodes where you will hear the highlights, great takeaways, and the meat of the previous episodes. This episode is perfect for all of you brave women and bold men that have a dream in your head to take the steps necessary to believe in it, plan for it, do it, then preserve your...

Andy Molinsky is an organizational behavior and psychology professor at the Brandeis University International Business School who has always wanted to make an impact, not just in the academe, but also in other people’s lives. He does this by writing books such as Global Dexterity and Reach, being a columnist for Harvard Business Review, Inc.com, and Psychology Today, and conducting workshops with...

There is a hot and trending issue about the sexual assault case filed against the producer, director, and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein. Wherever you are in the world, sexual assault is a grave offense that is mostly left unreported, especially if the aggressor is a very powerful and influential person. Sexist language and victim blaming are some of the unfortunate natural responses of the s...

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Karina Garden is a power partner of Thigpro. She has founded several businesses and co-started W.E. or Women Entrepreneurs, where she dedicates to empower women entrepreneurs as they strive to make their mark in the business world. She does transactional work as a lawyer on weekdays while creating meaningful impact in the business community by using her lega...

When on a plane, it is a rule of thumb that you first put on your oxygen mask before helping others with theirs. By prioritizing your own need for oxygen, only then will you have the ability and the strength to help someone else. This is the same principle that we’ve been discussing all throughout Selfish September to help you understand the redefinition of selfish, become aware of what avoiding b...

Many people complain of burnout because of busyness but refuse to make time and prioritize their “me time.” Allotting exclusive time to yourself allows you to recharge and refuel so you can be the best you in your life, your relationships, and your business. To be able to do this consistently and effectively, you have to be strategic and deliberate when establishing good boundaries to protect your...

Stress plays a major role in everyone’s life. We all experience high levels of stress at various points in our lives, but how we deal with it can be critical to our health. Stress has been proven to lead to - or worsen - a number of health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, and even Alzheimer’s disease. That’s why many doctors warn people to avoid stress-inducing...

Does anyone else have a million things to do everyday and find that the things that used to work for you like, your old unapologetic pause is just not helping you pause anymore? And your physical, emotional and or mental health are not quite 100%? What about that activity that helped you take a breather but is now taking every breath you have, and leading you down the road to health issues instead...

Today we are going to talk about how to let go of loss. Amy Leis and I go into depth about how sudden wealth can change your life, dealing with the significant loss that is most times emotional and is dealt with a heavy heart bearing the shame that sometimes accompanies that gain is the whole idea behind Amy Leis. We talk about what happens during the suddenly's of life and how to deal with it.  N...

Today we talk about creating change due to the problems that we face in everyday life. With Bryan in particular we are going to explore the importance of understanding how you powered through those problems, how much you powered through those problems and in particular, what you data says about your problems.  Naketa Ren Thigpen is a Balance (and) Relationship Advisor activating power couples (and...

Today we are going to talk about powering through assumptions. There is a tendency for people to assume things about us by the way we look, and they try to put us into a little box, but there is always so much more to the picture. As with the case with my guest expert today, The Puppy Mama! We give you the most creative ways to push through those assumptions and become a healthier, more fulfilled...

Season 4 is about the power up it's time to build momentum people, many of you are in some type of transition where you are coming from one level of your career and getting ready and motivated to go to the next level of your career or your business. It’s no more time for thinking, this cannot be another year where you have those I want to dos, I should dos, I’m going to dos. It is truly about and...

People pivot from their careers for many reasons, some common reasons include staying at home with the children or moving into a new career due to changing interests, whatever your reason for your pivot, there are always things to try and learn from. Stay at home moms and dads have difficulty with getting back to their careers, due to the shame associated with missing out on learning new skills sp...

Have you ever found yourself moving from relationship to relationship, job to job or state to state? A lot of have had those moments when our pivots turned into quitting. But there is a science to quitting. Natalie Fikes and I talk being “professional quitters” and how to make sure that you learn how to become one and pivot more into your truth. We are continuing our Season3 of the Balance Boldly...

Are you ready for your next PIVOT? Your next career move, a business that you want to see blossom or a PIVOT in your relationship? PIVOTs are things that come naturally and often unexpectedly. We discuss what it takes to get to that PIVOT in your life. Naketa Ren Thigpen is a Balance (and) Relationship Advisor activating power couples (and) potent humans ready to self-actualize wholeness |Architec...

Are you in a life or work transition ,or as I call it the personal investment through viable opportunity to take over? Many of us are, whether that is a pivot in your life, relationship, your professional career endeavors, or for many of us it’s business, it’s time to stop being lost in the shoulda coulda wouldas and move forward to whatever it is that you want to do, intentionally and boldly. Nak...