CEO School with Suneera Madhani

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares how you can personify the voices in your head so you can stop negative thoughts in their tracks and achieve your big goals with confidence. You'll hear why we need to be kind to ourselves and take credit for all the things we are accomplishing, and how to flip the narrative to stop the negative self-talk and intentionally create more positive thou...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Lara O'Connor Hodgson, President & CEO of NOW Corp, a company she co-founded to free small businesses from the burden of being a free bank to their customers. Lara shares her incredible entrepreneurial journey from going to school to be a rocket scientist to owning her zone of genius and founding multiple companies. Lara's story proves you can combine multiple...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares how to create a product that people actually buy. You'll learn the four steps you need to take and questions to ask to find out if your product is viable. In this episode, you'll hear how Shannan uses the process of co-creation to create minimum viable products and turn them into lasting, revenue generating business assets.  Find out more about th...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Rachel Luna, Certified Master Coach, International Speaker, Forbes rated Top 11 Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs to Follow on Instagram, and Chief Confidence Creator at RachelLuna. Biz. Rachel shares her journey with her cancer diagnosis, why we need to be our best advocate for all things, especially our health. You'll learn why you need to get clear on your iden...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares what a 1-1 is, why it's important, and how to actually have an effective 1-1. Whether you are a professional with a few direct reports, a CEO with a large team, or a solopreneur with a couple of contractors, you'll learn why effective 1:1s are beneficial to driving business results. Suneera shares why it is our job as leaders to really check in an...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Kay Rawlins, founder and owner of the Orlando City Soccer Club. Kay shares her path of getting two college degrees at age 31, moving from England to America, the challenges she faced to start the soccer club in Austin, TX and her ultimate move to Orlando. You'll learn how she built a raving fan base for the Orlando City Soccer Club and how her team used grassro...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares how to create a culture your team is excited to be a part of by clearly defining your mission and why you're in business. You'll learn how to create core values for your business and why you should make it easy to remember for your team members. Mission centric values you and your team are loud and proud about will positively impact your interacti...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Lizzie Assa, founder of The Workspace for Children. Lizzie shares how Workplace for Children started in her tiny basement art studio, her journey to pivoting from in-person workshops and consulting to sharing her knowledge and expertise online, and how to build community when you are first starting out You'll learn how Lizzie plans her content so she is sharing...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera shares how to create a simple, but effective morning routine to kickstart your day. You'll hear what she includes in her routine and the importance of flexibility so you can remain consistent and make it a true habit. Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes you won’t find anywhere else. We also have an absolutely in...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Sophia Amoruso, the OG Girlboss, who has mentored thousands on how to dream up and build profitable businesses they’re proud of through her businesses, books, and podcasts. Sophia shares the lessons learned when scaling to her first million dollars, and why setting the tone for your employee culture is so important from the beginning. You'll hear how she sets b...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares a super simple way to connect with your community, how to create an experience when you start conversations in the dms or comments, where to place links in your emails for the most engagement and click through rates, using waitlists to stay connected with your audience, and why you should be going out of your way to engage on other people’s platfo...

In today's episode, 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. You'll hear how Laura became an organizational psychologist and her work with NASA to transform their culture following the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. Laura shares why fear is a...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan shares the real behind-the-scenes of entrepreneurship, her biggest business failure, facing bigger challenges as you grow, and getting out of the comparison trap. This episode is brought to you by The Icon Method, our proven playbook to win back your time with passive income. Follow @ceoschool on Instagram for inspiration and exclusive behind-the-scenes...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Les Alfred, creator of Balanced Black Girl and host of Balanced Black Girl Podcast. Les shares how she transitioned from being a successful fitness influencer to creating the Balanced Black Girl, and the challenges she faced pivoting into a new space. You'll learn the three things Les has done to really move the needle in her business while continuing to work f...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera is sharing the importance of hiring team members that lead to exponential growth not just to complete tasks, how to ensure new team members are successful, hiring employees who align with the mission of your company, and why you should have an 80/20 rule. This episode is brought to you by The Icon Method, our proven playbook to win back your time with pa...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Macy McNeely, co-founder and co-CEO of GUIDE Culture. Macy shares the beach trip that changed everything and how what she resisted learning from her dad became the basis of the business she runs today. You'll learn how sales skills applies to everything in our life and the impact of getting laser focused on one thing. You'll hear about how Macy deals with overw...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera is sharing why active listening is such an important skill to have as a leader. You'll learn how to know if you are actually listening, easy ways to remind yourself to practice active listening, and how you can use it in all aspects of your life. This episode is brought to you by The Icon Method, our proven playbook to win back your time with passive inc...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Stephanie Cartin, co-founder of Socialfly, a social media marketing and influencing agency, and co-host of The Entreprenista podcast. Stephanie shares how she felt the entrepreneurial pull early on in her life, what it was like going all in on Socialfly and hitting the million dollar mark. You'll hear why Stephanie focused on building a personal brand alongside...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera is sharing what sprint planning is and how you can use it in your day to day life to accomplish big projects. You'll learn how sprint planning allows you to visually see progress towards your goals and makes it easier to delegate tasks to your team so that you can complete your projects faster and more efficiently. This episode is brought to you by The I...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Ashley Reeves, a body-positive mother, entrepreneur and speaker who has spent the last decade building better body image and empowering others to do the same. Ashley shares what it is like to shift focuses when you aren’t excited about your niche anymore, and how she transitioned from a food blogger to a personal brand. You'll learn how Ashley decides on and cr...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan breaks down what Reels are and why you should start to use them now. You'll learn how you can use Reels to repurpose your best performing posts, editing hacks and how to re-create any Reel for your own page. Shannan and Suneera share the stats they are seeing right now on their own accounts for Reels. This episode is brought to you by The Icon Method, ou...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Amanda Tress, founder of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, one of the fastest-growing health and fitness companies on the market today. Amanda shares about the beginnings of the company and how it originated from a pain point that wasn’t being solved in fitness industry. You'll hear how Amanda used her background in digital marketing to build a tribe of brand ambassa...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Suneera is sharing her process for looking ahead each week so she can be as productive as possible while still making time for what is most important. In this episode, you'll learn why you should identify your top three priorities, how to avoid filling your calendar with endless to-dos, and the importance of setting aside time to execute on the tasks that will c...

In today's episode, you'll hear from Ivirlei Brookes, an actress and mindset mentor who focuses on helping female creatives and entrepreneurs create a lifestyle around self-mastery and wellness. Ivirlei tells all about the IGTV (she almost didn’t post) that went viral and changed everything for her. We talk about preparing for the success you want, owning your ability to rewrite your story, and ti...

In this week's Wine Down Wednesday, Shannan teaches how to show up in stories consistently while still being present in the moment, using the principles of storytelling to keep your viewer's engaged, and her genius storyboarding technique to get the most impact out of your stories. This episode is brought to you by The Icon Method, our proven playbook to win back your time with passive income. Fol...