CEO School with Suneera Madhani

On this week's Wine Down Wednesday, you'll hear Suneera's interview on the Leaders in Payments podcast. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a Quarterly box and digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life. Learn more today at join.theceoschool.co/theclub Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. We also...

In this episode, you'll hear from Jill Osur, CEO and Founder of Teneral Cellars, an empowerment community that supports women’s causes and industry inclusion through the production and sale of phenomenal wine. You'll hear how Jill uses her privilege for the betterment of others, especially women, and her her journey into the wine industry. She shares how she uses her skills as a connector to give...

In today's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares the importance of big vision planning and identifying your quarterly goals and needle movers. You'll hear why you should be breaking down your goals into smaller milestones so your brain can know it’s achievable, and making sure you have the right people around you in your personal life and tell them about your goals so that can cheer you on and suppo...

In this episode, you'll hear from Robin Long, CEO of The Balanced Life – an online membership community that provides quick & effective Pilates workouts for busy women. In this episode, you'll hear how Robin went from a pilates instructor to running a seven-figure company, and how online business has shifted over the last decade due to social media Robin shares despite the challenges, what her vis...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares the seven lessons she learned about starting over in her personal life and with multiple businesses. You'll hear that whatever you are afraid of losing is going to be replaced with something better, and understand how our brains are wired to focus on anticipating the scary stuff instead of the best-case scenario. You'll learn why it's okay that so...

In this episode, you'll hear from Maya Elious, a personal branding strategist that teaches experts how to position themselves as the go-to authority figure in their industry so they can confidently launch their signature offer. Maya addresses a limiting belief we have as women around charging what we are worth and Maya’s advice on a pricing strategy. You'll hear her journey starting out in the bra...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, you’ll get a sneak peek inside The Club and hear an excerpt from this month’s fireside chat with Patrice Poltzer. She shares the top three trends she is seeing in video content and what entrepreneurs should pay attention to moving forward. You'll hear why you should be intentional with video on social media and if you are utilizing reels/TikTok, to make sure the...

In this episode, you'll hear from Ashley Wray, founder and CEO of Mala Collective, a company that works with artisans in Asia (from Bali to India to Nepal) to create products supporting a mindfulness and meditation practice. Ashley shares her journey from being a journalist covering murder trials to owning a business centered around mindful meditation. You'll hear about the burnout point when Ashl...

In today's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares how to stand your ground and stand firm when someone speaks down to you, belittles you or mansplains you. You'll learn how to reestablish the power dynamic to enforce a boundaries, and specific questions to use in these situations that will make the person reflect on their own words and how they came across. You'll hear how even when Shannan shifted t...

In this episode, you'll hear from Catriona Harris, CEO of Uproar PR, a full service public relations agency that specializes in developing strategic campaigns that drive brand awareness and create industry buzz. Catriona shares her beginnings in PR were accidental with her first job out of college where she discovered her passion to tell a company’s story. You'll learn some of the ways Catriona wa...

In today's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares why we should all become comfortable with being uncomfortable. You'll hear how she pushed through her discomfort of speaking on stages and has grown in her skills over the last seven years. She reflects on an area of her life where wants to stay comfortable and another where she wants to grow and embrace change. Suneera gives questions to ask to help...

In this episode, you'll hear from Jenay Rose, an Online Business Expert who quit corporate America to follow a passion and grew a 7-figure online coaching business in under 2 years. Jenay shares her journey quitting her corporate job and following her passion to become a yoga teacher full time. She tells about dealing with the naysayers and following the small wins along the way when you can’t see...

In today's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares three questions to ask yourself to identify whether or not you are making decisions from a place of faith instead of fear. You'll hear how one of the best skills that you can curate and build in your life is the ability to make competent decisions that you can really stand in. You'll learn that comfort is the enemy of growth and if you're going to sta...

In this episode, you'll hear from Lil Roberts, CEO and Founder of Xendoo, a cloud-based Fintech company based in Fort Lauderdale. Lillian shares about her childhood growing up in South Florida and experiencing tragedy from a young age that instilled perseverance. You'll learn her process of reflecting on four areas of life and whether or not it’s fulfilling and contributing to others. She also sha...

In today's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares the top six things she believes we all should be quitting today. You'll hear how quitting people pleasing requires accepting the fact people will be disappointed, each of us has shortcomings and misalignment happens. You'll learn a natural self defense mechanism that we use to protect ourselves but hurts us in the long run, and one healthy way to stop...

In this episode, you'll hear from Sunny Lenarduzzi, a social media consultant, business growth coach and philanthropist who helps experts turn their experience into six-figure and seven-figure empires using video marketing. Sunny shares how she accidentally got into the world of video marketing and what happened when Sunny realized the dream she achieved was not what she wanted to do and the actio...

In today's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan answers a question from her Instagram DMs on how to voice your opinion in the workplace. Shannan shares why it's important to speak up and how to do so in way that gains respect, and how to approach these situations in a way that is constructive and productive.   This episode is sponsored by The Club, a Quarterly box and digital monthly community to help you...

In this episode, you'll hear from Jasmine Star, the CEO of Social Curator, where she empowers business owners to build a brand and market it on social media. You'll hear Jasmine’s journey from law school dropout to following her creative passion and becoming a top 10 wedding photographer. She shares how her online presence began by documenting the journey via blogging and utilizing SEO to gain her...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, you’ll get a sneak peek inside The Club and hear an excerpt from last month’s fireside chat with Maya Elious. Maya shares how she went from designing custom Myspace pages to running a design agency and supporting other entrepreneurs with messaging and content strategy. You'll learn tips for positioning yourself as an expert in your niche and how to come up with...

In this episode, you'll hear from Karagan Osmann, CEO & Founder of S'moo @thesmooco. S'moo is a women's health brand designed to help women everywhere achieve optimal hormone balance and feel their best selves from the inside out. Karagan shares how her business journey began in her teens when she was diagnosed with PCOS and her mom decided to take a holistic approach instead of birth control. You...

In today's Wine Wednesday, Shannan shares her top three tips to creating reels that go viral and bring in new followers. You'll hear why it is important to be on top of current trends, and how to niche your account on social media apps so you can create a unique tilt on successful reel formulas. Tune in to learn why consistently posting great content that utilizes your unique tilt on formulas that...

In this episode, you'll hear from Berrion Berry, a Menstrual Health Educator, Certified Integrative Health Practitioner & the Founder of The Flo Academy. Berrion breaks down the menstrual cycle into three specific categories to help understand how to work with your cycle instead of against. You'll hear when the optimal time is to do vision casting, goal setting, and zoom out of the business and lo...

On today's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera and Katie Rosa, customer activation team leader at Stax, share encouragement for working moms, whether own a business, are a working professional, or just getting started in your career. Katie shares how she manages her life as a working mom in a growing company and different ways to show up as your best self and do the best work in the shortest amount of ti...

In this episode, you'll hear from Dr Nicole Thaxton, a Licensed Professional Counselor, speaker and educator, and the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Atlanta Wellness Collective, a private counseling and wellness practice located near Atlanta, GA. Shannan and Dr. Nicole discuss what it’s like to be ambitious women, what made us this way, and how to find peace and rest in the midst of the hustl...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares how to navigate the moments of criticism from those you love in the early years of entrepreneurship. You'll learn her three step process for moving past negative comments from others and not letting it impact you, and how to get comfortable having uncomfortable conversations to set boundaries. You'll hear why you should surround yourself with a co...