Finding The Upside

Today on Finding the Upside, I have another episode from the special series, One Tough Chick – a series where I interview women entrepreneurs who have bossed up big. In this special series, they share their journey of starting a business and all the challenges and lessons learned on their path to being a female boss. I’m diving deep into the entrepreneurial journey of @ursweetqueen, as she shares...

On today's episode of Finding the Upside, I am talking with Sam Manon about why being a Rebel Leader and breaking away from traditional leadership is most effective. I have always upheld a "doing it different" approach to leadership because I found that it worked better. And this was not the norm and counter to "corpotate think" so it proved tricky at times to operate that...

During my days in the corporate world, I remember feeling that the work I was doing had no impact on the world. That was so unfulfilling. And when I left to begin my entrepreneurial journey and began to think about  my own brand values, I realized something. I realized that I was more like Millenials and GenZ in what I wanted working in a corporate environment….and sadly didn't find.  In this...

Today on Finding the Upside, I have another episode from the special series, One Tough Chick – a series where I interview women entrepreneurs who have bossed up big. In this special series, they share their journey of starting a business and all the challenges and lessons learned on their path to being a female boss. I’m diving deep into the entrepreneurial journey of @Angelarhoover, as she shares...

We often associate our purpose with our job and all too often that can be limiting, causing us to feel unfulfilled.  And the truth is your calling and purpose might not be your job, but might be a step towards finding your calling. Embracing that it’s a journey allows you to discover that as you walk towards a fuzzy targett…even if you don’t have it completely in focus. In today’s episode, I am ta...

Figuring out how to get the people you lead to do what you want them to can be challenging. Often leaders may struggle with this because they don’t understand the link between their actions and that of their team. In today’s shorty episode of Finding the Upside, I am talking about how modeling plays a role in what others do, and I’m sharing a simple story to help illustrate how it can go wrong. Tu...

Building Teams is a topic that I highlight a lot on Finding The Upside. So many wonder why some teams are successful and some fail. So what does it take to build a great team environment? In this episode, I am sharing some of my real world experience working with teams through training activities that offer not only practice applying some of the concepts, but spilling some of the fun and interesti...

Today, I’m spilling more of my best time hacks for starting a Side Hustle or Business While Working Your 9 to 5! I started this mini-series a month or so ago and know that this topic is one that everyone is buzzing about right now.  Now there’s a lot to think about and work on when you decide to do this, but the number one thing that is essential when you do is figuring out how to carve out the ti...

Thinking about your thinking…It’s a practice of thinking about your thoughts often referred to as metacognition - it involves being self-aware…but it is also the foundation of critical thinking.  With the fast-changing world we live in, it is crucial to consider how our beliefs and positions have developed and to be open to new evidence, facts and information. But with the availability of informat...

What is the secret to building a thriving team? What are the keys to being a leader that can create that? Building and leading an engaged team can be a tall order, and most leaders want that, but struggle to make it happen. In this episode of Finding the Upside, we dive into this topic and highlight 2 of the most important aspects of being that leader, discuss the current demands of the workforce...

Want Raving Fans? Focus on  Building Systems for Predictable Outcomes  What Working in Restaurants Taught me about Operations and Customer Service If you know me, you know that my background includes a lot of history working on building Predictable Customer Outcomes - focused on delivering the product and service that is expected. So when I thought about talking about this today, I really wanted t...

What does it take to grow and evolve? Whether that is in business or in life, as a person… and what is the path to that? There are many things we can immerse ourselves in for personal development - traditional learning, courses or programs, reading and podcasts can all help guide you in this process. But what actually leads to growth??  In today’s episode, I am talking about seeing how STRUGG...

Do you listen to your intuition?  How do you KNOW if you can trust your gut or your intuition?  Do you only go on gut or do you make sure that you are checking on facts and doing the due diligence or research to ensure you're not solely relying on emotion? It’s an important skill and one that many people try to short by going straight to their gut without ensuring they have developed the...

Doing it differently is my motto!  Morning routines are all the rage right now…everyone is talking about having one and how it will transform your day!  Now let me say that I don’t completely disagree with the idea of a routine that sets you up for success and makes you feel your best.  Routines provide structure and make you not have to think through every step of your day…if you d...

Introducing our NEW series on Finding the Upside – One Tough Chick – a series where we will be interviewing women entrepreneurs who started their own business and shared their journey, all the challenges and the lessons that they have had to inspire more women to become entrepreneurs. Our guest today is Stacey Uhrig, known as The Mindset Flipper. She brings emotional strength, resilience, and post...

Being adaptable and flexible is rated as the most important skill to possess in today’s business world. It’s also the key to thriving in life as well.  Whether you are a business owner, CEO, team member, job seeker or everyday person…the ability to be adaptable is not only what is needed to survive, but to thrive.  Why?  Because in today’s world things change constantly, unexpected...

Today, I’m spilling more of my best time hacks for starting a Side Hustle or Business While Working Your 9 to 5! I started this mini-series a couple weeks ago and know that this topic is one that everyone is buzzing about right now.  Now there’s a lot to think about and work on when you decide to do this, but the number one thing that is essential when you do is figuring out how to carve out...

Have you ever wondered?...Why is it so hard for us to break out of our comfort zone? What is so comfortable about staying in the same place?  This is a topic that even I crave new learnings on because it’s something WE ALL struggle with at some point in our lives. I know from time to time I face hardship dealing with it. I also know that a lot of my clients also struggle with the same issue o...

So…. you want to start a side hustle or a business. I know many of you have been thinking about this for a while. And I know that there is a lot of talk in the media, on social media, just in society in general right now about starting a side hustle or starting a business with the uncertainty that has been predicted. There are many people that are promoting this as something that is a good decisio...

As we're in the beginning of a new year, one of the things that always comes up is the planning stage and getting all your diaries, your calendars, your planners... all of the tools that you use for your time management and planning...getting those together. In today’s episode I am talking about how you do that and how that's evolved... and how you can continue to change and embrace the new ways t...

Can you believe we are entering a new year? I feel like it is wild, how fast 2022 went by. And I think like everyone, I am in a state of reassessing what the year was like, kind of trying to analyze what I want to do differently for 2023, not only in my business, but in my life. In this episode, I am giving you some real talk and pulling back the curtain and letting you hear, from my perspective,...

We are ending a great first year of this podcast!! Can you believe it? I started this podcast in August of this year and it's been a whole lot of fun delivering content to help YOU find the upside in every situation. Thank you to all of you who listened and subscribed in this first year - I hope that you have found great insights and enjoyed these months of episodes as much as I enjoyed doing...

Why is it that we find it hard to take a break? As an entrepreneur, as a business leader, whether you're a CEO or an executive, I know you are familiar with this situation. Today on the podcast, we are talking about why you need to stop the cycle of non-stop working, how to take a break. And why it's timely and why we're talking about it today is because as we come to the start of the holiday seas...

Many of you may admire someone that you’ve encountered and you believe is a great leader.  I know that I have a few. But what is it that makes that person a GREAT leader? What are the traits that they possess that makes them great? This is an important discussion that should resonate  for any leader – whether you are leading your own teams as a business owner, or a corporate leader, or i...

At this time of year, we are reminded and most of us are more intentional to take time to count our blessings and be grateful.  I think most of us all strive to do that every day -- I know I do, but it can be hard when we are busy dealing with the day-to-day reality of life.  The values of gratitude and abundance are common themes that resonate with people globally and most have intentio...