Have A Seat...Conversations With Women In The Workplace

Send us Fan Mail “I learned to prioritize myself; I learned how to take care of myself and I learned what that looked like for me and I learned that it’s not selfish, it’s necessary” In March 2012 an incident forced Annie’s life to take an abrupt turn. While some may have viewed it as a tragic time, Annie chose to  embrace it as an opportunity to change the trajectory of her life and make positive...

Send us Fan Mail “Just get it out there, just write at first, don’t worry about making it pretty or any editing, when the bug bites you, just sit down and do it” Have A Seat with Majken Nilsson! Successful author of A Good Kind of Crazy, Western Skies and soon to be released A Twist of Faith.  After a particularly difficult year, Majken started writing novels, finding during the process of healing...

Send us Fan Mail “I refused to allow my negative self-talk and self-doubt prevent me from succeeding.” Meet the courageous author of Chocolate Drop in Corporate America: From the Pit to the Palace. On the pages of her book Genesis raises her voice for not only minorities in the workforce, but also anyone who has felt slighted, ignored or undervalued along their career journey. From her personal te...

Send us Fan Mail "Soft skills get little respect, but will make or break your career." ~ Peggy Klaus If you know me or have listened to any of my shows, you know that I'm a fan of soft skills. I often ask my guests when the opportunity arises, to share their thoughts on this understated topic. Some may think that possessing these skills is a given, but I think we've all come ac...

Send us Fan Mail “Sometimes the person making the biggest impact is the one who says nothing.” My conversation with Erin was another excellent example of how we all have stories to share and how oftentimes our paths can lead in different directions that ultimately end up bringing something wonderful to our lives. Join me as we hear Erin share her journey starting out on a pre-Nursing path to her c...

Send us Fan Mail “We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are” ~ Max Depree A dynamo EA turned Vice President, today’s guest is truly an inspiration for those who dream of branching out and achieving that next level in their career. Ayanna Chambliss was an Executive Assistant with The Coker Group for 16 years, when her leadership recognized the high level work that needed to be done in...

Send us Fan Mail "Every child needs a champion, an adult who will never give up on them." If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work in special education and what the path to that career would entail, my guest, Emily Carlsen, broke it down for us and then some. Emily shared her journey to becoming a teacher working for autistic children, although she always knew from a young age that...

Send us Fan Mail "Believe in yourself and all that you are; know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle." Through a podcast, community, and in-person events, Kriselle Gabriel, founder of Empowered in Color, strives to create equity for people of color looking to jumpstart their careers through entrepreneurship and networking opportunities. Allowing for a...

Send us Fan Mail “Be careful what you tolerate, you are teaching people how to treat you.”—Unknown I have personally lived by this credo in what feels like forever.  I remember the first time I heard that saying years ago, it was like a lightning bolt struck me, it resonated so strongly.  I think for me, in my life, at some point I got tired of thinking that it was everyone else’s fault for the wa...

Send us Fan Mail “While entrepreneurship seems fancy and cool, let’s face it… many of us choose this lifestyle out of both passion and necessity.” A proud military spouse and a creative woman-preneur who loves to play with pixels and web design, Lily began tinkering with computers in a variety of ways since she first failed a typing class when she was six years old. She’s been hustling mom-preneur...

Send us Fan Mail “The goal is not to be successful, the goal is to be valuable. Once you’re valuable, instead of chasing success it will attract itself to you." " Work/life harmony” and “executives being champions of our efforts” are just a few of the show stopping phrases that I took away from my awesome conversation with Emily Bradford.  As an Executive Assistant to the CEO and Office...

Send us Fan Mail “Be the change you want to see in the profession” In this episode of Have A Seat...Conversations With Women in the Workplace I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the gracious and always lovely Paula Harding.  I have to admit, it was truly a treat to chat with a fellow higher education administrative professional about our unique challenges, something I don’t get the opport...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Have A Seat...Conversations with Women in the Workplace! I’m so excited to introduce you to today’s guest, Myisha Jackson! Myisha is a licensed professional counselor and entrepreneur who recognized a vital need in her community and made a choice to be a part of the change she wanted to see happen.  As a counselor specializing in working specifically with young women an...

Send us Fan Mail “Your future isn’t ahead of you, it’s within you.” ~ Dr. Myles Monroe Tandee Salter is a motivational speaker and business consultant who excels at empowering women to find their voice and to perform at their highest level in support of their business.  Our conversation was so enlightening, Tandee truly has a sense of the strength and faith it takes to become your own boss and lea...

Send us Fan Mail “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play them better than anyone else” A conversation with a real life Leslie Knope? Yes please! Traci is a Supervisor for the Parks & Recreation + Special Events department with The Summerlin Council, a community based program for the city of Summerlin here in the Las Vegas Valley.  I first met Traci when she and my h...

Send us Fan Mail “One day you will tell the story of what you went through; and it will be someone else’s survival guide” Melody Gross is a speaker, blogger, coach and passionate advocate for intimate partner violence education and awareness. Having survived domestic violence in her own life, she advocates for those in our society who quietly struggle and live with this fear.  Our profound convers...

Send us Fan Mail "Life doesn't come with a manual, it comes with a mother" In continuing with the theme of Mother’s Day, here is the second conversation in my miniseries starring the fabulous Mama Jeane! Mama Jeane is the mother of my co-worker and past guest, Esther Williams who I had the pleasure of interviewing for my show for admin professional week. When Esther told me about he...

Send us Fan Mail "All of us are guarded by the most powerful of all the angels...our mother" ~ Unknown Happy Mother's Day! In honor of Mother's Day I wanted to interview my very own mom, Emma Jean! This conversation meant the world to me, not only did I learn some new things about my Mom but it was also a blast to go down memory lane and relive some of those fun family moments....

Send us Fan Mail "You didn't wake up today to be mediocre" Welcome to Have A Seat...Conversations with Women in the Workplace! Today I wanted to share a quick minicast on being invisible and playing small at work. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately there has been an increase in the discussions around women taking back or proclaiming their “seat at the table” in their careers....

Send us Fan Mail "Never allow the pain of your past to speak louder than the promises of your future" My guest for this special episode was the remarkable and inspiring Alexa Jett. Alexa is an author, blogger, thyroid cancer survivor and AYA Cancer Advocate. Alexa runs a successful blog, has written numerous articles for magazines and publications and most recently conducted an interview...

Send us Fan Mail “When people ask what do you do? My answer: whatever it takes” My interview today was with my awesome co-worker, Esther Williams. This interview is special in that it's going live during Administrative Professionals Week and I thought what better way to help celebrate all that we do than by interviewing a fellow admin! Esther was the first administrative associate at my Unive...

Send us Fan Mail "You'll be amazed at what you attract after you start believing in what you deserve" Sometimes episodes just happen out of the blue....and this is one of those times.  My good friend Jayme and I were chatting one morning about how stir crazy we were getting being quarantined during the COVID-19 crisis, so I talked her into doing a quick show with me..and I'm so...

Send us Fan Mail Teddy bears? Perfume? Cupcakes? Lunches out? Nope! Why not try something different this year? For Administrative Professionals Day, celebrated this year on Wednesday, April 22, I challenge you to think outside of the box. Gone are the days of trinkets and meals, this is a new era for today's admin professional, if we want to truly up-skill and level up the playing field then...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my interview with Melissa Peoples! The knowledge Melissa shares was too good to be contained in one show. Here is part 2 of our inspiring conversation! Melissa Peoples is a productivity and organization expert who coaches and trains Executive Assistants to elevate their profession and take their seat at the table.  As a career C-suite Executive Assistant and Certified Mi...

Send us Fan Mail This wonderful guest needs no introduction, trust me, but for those of you who may not be as familiar with Melissa, here is a little about her: Melissa Peoples is a productivity and organization expert who coaches and trains Executive Assistants to elevate their profession and take their seat at the table.  As a career C-suite Executive Assistant and Certified Microsoft Trainer, s...