CEO School with Suneera Madhani

In today's episode, you'll hear from Kiya Tomlin, an African American designer and entrepreneur who created her company with the goal of making comfortable and age-appropriate designs. Kia shares how she transitioned from a lifelong pursuit to be a surgeon to becoming an internationally successful entrepreneur as a fashion designer. You'll learn why the Tomlins created their own family crest and a...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, you'll hear from Dr. Laura Gallaher, founder of Gallaher Edge, where she applies the science of human behavior to organizations so they can get their edge, achieve together, and enjoy the journey. Laura shares how it is our natural tendency to avoid difficult conversations because we want to keep the world around us harmonious and peaceful, and in order to engag...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Megan Kober, founder and CEO of The Metabolism Makeover, a virtual nutrition program that teaches clients how to burn fat by increasing their metabolism, not decreasing their calories. Megan shares her initial disinterest in working as a dietician, trying different career paths, and eventually starting a blog where she could share her approach to nutrition and...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares her own formula and sales script that has closed customers all the way from $99 to $30,000. You'll learn the most important pieces of a sales conversation and how to leverage human connection to learn more about their pain points and what problem they are trying to solve. You'll hear why you should create a system with the script, so that your tea...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Emily Ellyn, a chef and culinary educator seen on all the major food TV networks. Emily shares how she knew from a young age she loved cooking and was raised in a family of gardeners and Irish immigrants planting crops all along Cleveland. You'll learn the best entrepreneurial lesson Emily learned during culinary school, and her journey to auditioning for the n...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares a five minute sprint on how to set goals that you feel really good about and the strategy for actually achieving them. You'll hear why you should first focus on how you want to feel this year and the power of using future self journaling to get in alignment with what you want. Shannan walks through how to take the letter full of manifestation and...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Patrice Poltzer, the CEO of Patrice Poltzer Creative where she helps brands, and particularly small business owners tell their brand story through video. Patrice shares her unlikely path to entrepreneurship and how the grit, determination, and years of experience showing up gave her the edge to be hired for a job in the television industry she was woefully unde...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan and Suneera share their biggest lessons learned in 2020 and give all the details on what’s coming up for CEO School in 2021. You'll hear why pivoting to change your business model can actually make you more successful, and giving yourself credit for making it through this year and being willing to show up anyway tp make things happen in your life and bus...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker, a PhD medical researcher in the field of maternal-fetal toxicology and founder of DeeBee’s Organics. Dionne shares how she went from standing in her kitchen, making popsicles with her kids, to selling her product in stores across Canada. You'll learn why you should seek advisors who have been through similar challenges and know your indu...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, you'll hear Suneera's commencement speech to the class of 2020 at The University of Central Florida. Suneera shares a few of the top lessons she has learned in business that can help you succeed even when the odds are stacked against you. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a Quarterly box and digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Diana Lee, co-founder and CEO of Constellation Agency, which was recently named the 10th Fastest-Growing Female-Led Company in America and 65th overall on the 2020 Inc. 5000 List. Diana shares about the beginnings of Constellation Agency, and how it has disrupted the industry with the ability to create hundreds of thousands of ads, mass produced through marketi...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares three questions we can use to guide us when making pivotal shifts in our businesses or personal lives. These questions will help you uncover whether your choices are coming from a place of fear or from a place of faith. This episode is sponsored by The Club, a Quarterly box and digital monthly community to help you level up and leadership and life...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Rachel Rodgers, CEO of Hello Seven, intellectual property lawyer and business coach whose mission is to help women hit seven figures without sacrificing their families and sanity. Rachel shares her journey from owning her own law practice to hitting seven figures and to now coaching others on how to do the same. You'll hear how Rachel landed her first client by...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares her answer to the question she receives often, “how are you able to balance things?” You'll learn Suneera's step by step process for planning her months and quarters to ensures she is productive in her home, business, and personal life rather than just busy. You'll hear how this strategy will help prevent you from running around and doing every ta...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Christina Galbato, a travel blogger, content creator, and online educator who has grown an audience of over 500,000 people online, helped thousands of women build careers online as influencers and bloggers, and has partnered with brands like Ritz-Carlton, lululemon and Mazda. Christina shares how her passion started as a hobby which led to creating an online em...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares a recent poll she asked on IG stories about mom guilt. The overwhelming response? We all feel it. In this episode, you'll learn how mom guilt is physiologically wired into our brains because society, since the Neanderthal times to today, identifies mothers as the ones responsible for the nurturing of children. Suneera shares her personal experienc...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Alyse Quinn, co-founder of Big Vision, who was recently recognized as Orlando Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Women Who Mean Business Award, and by i4 Business Magazine for the Emerging Leader Award. Alyse shares her exit from corporate and launching Big Vision after years of working for others and why you should learn under other entrepreneurs first if you wan...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan does a rapid fire Q&A session answering your questions and giving insights that are applicable to entrepreneurs at any phase in their business. You'll hear the questions you should ask yourself to determine what type of side hustle is right for you, how to effectively scale a product by reviewing the customer experience from the point of sale to product...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Glo Atanmo, creative entrepreneur, author, speaker, and online educator who focuses on using her digital platform to leverage unity through her lessons of life and business wisdom. Glo shares why you should give yourself permission to go against the grain, be your own biggest fan and the importance of finding a mentor that is 10 steps or even 100 steps ahead of...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan dives into the art of negotiation, which is one of the most important business and life skills that you can learn and develop. You'll learn how understanding the other person’s motivations will enable you to create a proposal with a win-win scenario for both of you by asking thoughtful questions and having a “same team” attitude during the process. You'l...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Helen Martinez, attorney, serial entrepreneur and founder of WKND WYFR. Helen shares how she combined her multiple passions for law, design, and business to pave the way for her serial entrepreneurial journey. You'll learn the steps Helen took to self-fund a software product, her experience selling the company before it hit market, and a beautiful, colossal fas...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares the three biggest CEO mistakes she made in 2020 and her lessons learned so you can walk away a better leader and business owner. You'll learn how to use mishaps and mistakes as opportunities for leveling up, and the importance of taking personal responsibility when things go wrong so you can create better processes moving forward. Follow @ceoschoo...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Laney Schwartz, founder, creator and recipe developer behind the food blog @lifeisbutadish. Laney shares how she transitioned from being a stay-at-home mom passionate about cooking and sharing recipes to a full-time food blogger. You'll learn Laney's three top pieces of advice for moving past fear and starting to show up in video. We talk about the process of a...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares three copywriting tips to get people to actually engage with your content, download your freebies, join your email list, and read your sales pages. You'll learn why business is not only about the exchange of money but centers on the emotional connection between your content and potential clients. You'll leave the episode with a homework assignment...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Kara Brown, CEO of SmithBrown Marketing and CRO of LeadCoverage. Kara shares how she leveraged her marketing skills to build a 7 figure business within a year and why more role models need to exist so that women know they are able to achieve the goal of making $1 million + in revenue. You'll hear how Kara experienced massive growth during COVID and how to utili...