Divas, Diamonds & Dollars: The Podcast for Women Building Wealth and Wisdom

Today we’re excited to bring you an installment from our signature Voyager interview series , as we probe the minds of experts from all walks of life to bring you 10 Questions and the Expert Answers That Can Change Your Life. I’m pleased to introduce Caterina Rando , author, speaker, business coach, and the founder of Thriving Women in Business. A very successful businesswoman for many years, Cate...

Have you ever been approached by a Business Broker? Knowing your business valuation at any given time is a critical piece of information you must have at the ready. It should also guide the day-to-day operations of your business. Always keep the Big Picture in mind as it will definitely impact the success of your desired Exit Strategy !

As a reminder, this is Part Two of the Three Part Series, Future Proof Your Business. We want to help you take the long view as you build your business. Today's focus is primarily on the systems that make your business hum.

Are you on track for building a long-term, sustainable business? Growing a sustainable (tenable, strong, maintainable for the long-term) business is very doable. You just have to do the heavy lifting at the front end . In this first episode of a three-part series, we want to outline for you what that looks like so that you can Future Proof your Business. 

Today we’re excited to bring you an installment from our signature Voyager interview series , as we probe the minds of experts from all walks of life to bring you 10 Questions and the Expert Answers That Can Change Your Life. Today’s exciting conversation  is Leading With Your Whole Self, Authentically and Intuitively . Please enjoy this special interview with Cinthia Varkevisser , Healer, Sp...

The theme for October is "Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway", because of Halloween, natch . Are you feeling overwhelmed with too many choices, or being bombarded with constant new additions to you "should List" of the latest and greatest "musts"? Do you sometimes feel like you're on the edge of success, just about to turn the corner on a big breakthrough and yet, somehow you miss another deadline?...

It's time to let your genie out of the bottle! " Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear." - George Adair (also attributed to jack Canfield). Today we are speaking about taking a quantum leap in terms of Peak Performance, making a massive shift from your current state, advancing rapidly toward achieving your biggest goals! What's holding you back, really? We have some thoughts o...

When it seems like things are going too well, some people seem to be fearful of their "power" and step back into the shadows. Is this you? Are you afraid of success?  Faulty GPS?  We're all human. We get busy. We get tired. We sometimes have a faulty sense of direction. The quickest route to your destination is usually the most direct, so, what if you had an actual roadmap, an internal G...

Today we’re excited to bring you an installment from our signature Voyager interview series , as we probe the minds of experts from all walks of life to bring you 10 Questions and the Expert Answers That Can Change Your Life. Today’s topic is Training That Sells . If you want to offer your prospects high-quality, engaging content that sells your value, you will definitely want to stick around for...

Have you answered the siren’s call to return to the office or are you still working remotely? Has the situation morphed into a hybrid model? Today’s modern leader is always focused on performance – her own and that of her team. When facetime has been reduced to just “sometime” how then can we keep our skills sharp and be top of mind for future opportunities? In your current role as a leader, how d...

"Working for the weekend, 'cause that's when I party down... " Tell me you remember that song by the O'Jays? What's old is new again; as with fashion, so goes work it seems.  Where were you 24 months ago?  Were you a leader, new manager, or a careerist?  How did you think about the lockdown and remote work?   Did you start a new business?  What do you think about it t...

What is important to you when choosing a career or company to work for?   What are the values you have built your company around?  It's difficult to choose only three areas of professional development to work on, but as you listen to this short list, think about how you can apply these skills in your own career and business. We also provided a handy mnemonic (T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.)  to h...

Today we’re excited to bring you an installment from our signature Voyager Interview Series , as we probe the minds of experts from all walks of life to bring you 10 Questions and the Expert Answers That Can Change Your Life. Today’s topic continues a theme of leadership brought to you by an expert who can help you gain new perspectives and opportunities for resolving conflict and improving commun...

Opportunities abound. You can expand your market reach via joint ventures and strategic partnerships . Embrace the concept of collaboration over competition . You too, can expand your business reach when you collaborate with others to hep you achieve better business outcomes. Learn about Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, and the "low hanging fruit" collaborations you can start immediately . As...

We've all been there haven't we? We finally girded ourselves to go out and meet the masses, pocket full of business cards and we arrive to find cliques in private huddles or a room full of an eerie blue glow as people stare into their phones. Yikes! These are examples of what not to do. Listen in on this special Networking Master Class and learn key strategies to help you find and build business r...

What is the most critical thing you need to lift you to the highest peaks of success ? If you've been on the success journey awhile, you know you can't do it alone, so listen in as we break down possibly the two most important components you need to reach the penultimate level of growth . As we look back over this year's Challenge, the Four Ps for Peak Performance , we're reminded that the fourth...

Our parent company Pink Passport Society encourages women to diversify their income and asset acquisitions through multipreneurship. While we teach you how to diversify your revenue streams and make more money, we also want you to keep more of what you make and manage it well. Today we're going to talk about how not to get in over your head and what to do if your debt is becoming, er, problematic!...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes a song can say it better. What should be the Anthem for Independent Women - perhaps, Aretha Franklin's hit, " Pink Cadillac" - that ends with the perfect line, " thank you, I'll get it myself ." As we wrap up this month's conversations about A Woman's Independence , it seems only reasonable that we would spend a few minutes describing the makeup of...

In our newest segment called Hot Topics: People Are Talking , we're kicking things off with a surprise guest who was really "het up" about current events and other head scratchers taking place as the Wacky World Turns. While normally on this podcast we talk about leadership, personal finance and business, our lives are so much more than the 9-to-5 cycle so we thought we'd lean in and "get real" fo...

The struggle is real ladies, am I right, or am I right? We seem to be in a cycle of one step forward, two steps back! SO not acceptable! After a flurry of bombshell decisions by the "Supreme" Court, we are deeply disturbed about the direction the country seems to be taking. July is meant to be a celebration of our independence and so in this episode we are going to discuss ways women must fight fo...

This episode introduces a new short format, dubbed the Podcast Shorty! Keeping my Positive Pants on I wanted to share a few brief thoughts about the recent turn of events. This is a solo episode and point of view as my cohost Cecelia Benford is enjoying a well-earned vacation! If you believe the saying that "it is always darkest before the dawn" well we are in good shape as things have (i.e. the C...

Today we're excited to bring you an installment from our signature Voyager interview series , as we probe the minds of experts from all walks of life to bring you 10 Questions and the Expert Answers that Can Change Your Life.   Join me as I interview Ann Bennett, the founder of RenegadeBranding.com . Ann is an international speaker, best selling author, coach and Brand Profit Builder. Ann use...

Chances are higher that one becomes fatherless before becoming motherless. This can lead to complex outcomes that are seldom addressed. Many fatherless children (adults) silently work to overcome their circumstance. There may be many who represent fathers in our lives, from our immediate to our extended family, both maternal and paternal grandfathers, fathers-in-law, husbands, sons, and grandsons...

Have you been struggling with switching your mindset from employee to entrepreneur? Do you struggle with getting a grip on your time? Or are you a new executive-level leader and you're wondering if you got it right? You are not alone! Too often we forget why we set out to make a major leap from being an employee to truly being a "servant leader"  All good leaders know it truly isn't about you...

Have the headlines got you quaking and quivering in your boots? What people don’t think about is that news is presented on a global, widescale perspective. It almost never has anything to do with your neighborhood. And by the way, everyday is a good day to buy real estate . Many people feel priced out of the market, and for some that may be true. Maybe. However, if you have *decent credit and stea...