Inspiring Women with Betty Collins

We're in a new year again, and we just need it to be easier, right? Many business owners have felt that they can't move forward because they're paralyzed. When you're paralyzed, it means you can't move. But if you're a business owner or in business, you aren't meant to be still, you aren't meant to be not able to move. So you live in that fear. But we can't do that. We have to get to what's drivin...

This is my last podcast of 2021.   It is hard to believe that another year is behind us, 2022 is really upon us.  So today I want to celebrate this last year.    How do you celebrate in today’s world?   Today’s world is consuming and overwhelming and really more negative than positive.   So, how do you celebrate?  First, you make the choice to celebrate and...

Angel investors can make a huge difference in the life of an entrepreneur, and they can also make some serious money in the process.

In a difficult situation, keep asking questions to get to the crux of the matter at hand.  Keep being curious, and this will help you stop judging.

We're all inspired differently, so take some time to think about it. How can you inspire?

No matter what age you are, or at any point you are in your professional career, it's really key to have powerful partnerships and networks.

I speak with Farideh R. Bagne, Ph. D.,JD. She's one of the most brilliant, successful and hardworking people that I've ever met. She has an amazing story, with some great insight on resilience. And she's built this really cool bridge at Magnolia by the Lakes, the gold standard of senior living, a luxury Independent and Assisted Senior Village on the shores of Cass Lake, overlooking Sylvan Lakes in...

I speak with Janet Meeks. Janet is the author of Gracious Leadership, Lead Like You've Never Led Before. You will love getting the perspective from her because she has lived it, she's experienced it, and her amazing journey as a leader. She's going to talk from her book, which is such a simple read. Yet there are some very important basics in there. What should we expect from our leaders? There's...

"Improv, in one sense, is being present in this moment with curiosity instead of judgment and being empowered to know that I have the ability to build something different if I don't like how it is right now." My guest, Andrea Flack-Wetherald, loves improv. She discovered it during a particularly acute season of personal and professional transition. She also loves mindfulness practice. Combining th...

Michelle Tillis Lederman is a people expert who inspires organizations and individuals to build real relationships and get real results. We live in a network economy – – it’s all about who you know, who knows you, and what they know about you. But in this remote working, socially distant period in time, connecting has taken on new challenges. She would be the first to say she is "a recovering CPA,...

Being authentic is a great secret weapon. A strategy. My guest is Erin Hatzikostas, b Authentic inc Founder. She walked away from being a CEO her own company.  Urged on by a conversation, a comment, made to her by a fellow airplane passenger (you have to listen to the episode to find out what it was!). But what we can tell you is that it inspired her to continue her professional journey, and...

It's a new year and it's a new day. But it's the same stuff right now. It's just a new year. In the past, a new year generally meant new beginnings. You reset. It was this big sigh of relief. But I think right now, it's different. In my reading over the holidays, I came across something. I decided to have my first life statement. And I even went so far as to get a customized wall hanging of this s...

In this episode, we're going to talk a little bit about reflection and embracing the last two actions from my Now What, Pt 1 episode, Assessing and Moving.

We ended this decade on such a high note. I began 2020 with a lot of optimism. I didn't think anything could get in our way; the marketplace was just roaring, and at this amazing speed. Not only Wall Street, but also Main Street, they were just hitting records. But by the 1st of March and as March unfolded, I'm attending a board meeting at Brady Ware, where I'm on the board of directors to discuss...

You've got to be a forward thinker. You've got to be proactive if you want to move forward and get through the "what ifs" when they come. Forward thinking is not always easy. It might not be your personality. So you've got to at least have somebody on your team who's a forward thinker, who can push you to do more, think bigger. In this episode, I speak with Jill Frey, President / CEO at Cummins Fa...

So many people think success is they've made it to the C-suite. The C-suite is not the only success that is out there in your career in business, so I want to talk about that in this episode. What might be a better definition of success? How about this (not mine, but well worth sharing) - "Put your heart, your mind, your intellect, and your soul, even into every small act." That is a secret of suc...

What does successful leadership look like? There's so many definitions out there, but we're well aware we're desperate for good leadership. When you look at successful leadership, you look at people who are pretty open and honest; good communication skills; they connect with that team member; they encourage personal and professional growth; they don't just think that they are the only ones that sh...

"When you have a story — the right story — everything changes. Customers become evangelists. Employees fully engage. Decision-making simplifies. Innovation accelerates. And marketing costs go down." That's what you find when you go to Storyforge's website. I had the honor of interviewing Haley Boehning, Co-Founder and Principal of Storyforge. "We call it a meaningful story." And that's what she do...

"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt" - William Shakespeare Self-doubt is fed by your inner voice and, of course, is self-inflicted. This podcast is very personal, which is probably why it took me a while to write it. If there's one struggle that I have had in life, it is probably self-doubt. The continual questioning that ends up paralyzing me,...

Finding and owning your voice. Strengthening your inner confidence. It's your identity expressing itself. It's your personality, and it's your individual message to the world. I believe that there is power in that feminine voice, and it's missing in too many conversations. From the business environment - your office, the marketplace, the boardroom, to politics, and in our homes. If we are there, i...

It's everywhere; books, coaches, seminars on the why, the what, the who, and the how. It's really, in my mind, almost overkill. But the sad truth is, with all of that help, we are desperately looking for leadership that is authentic. In our society, in politics, to corporate America, to education systems, within our homes, within professional organizations, authentic leadership is really tough to...

Networking is about knowing more people. Something amazing happens when you network and connection happens. That is the moment of success because….connecting is about knowing people more. What is your goal when you network? When you make connections? Most connected people are often the most successful. Statistics support that statement. When you invest in your relationships — professional and pers...

With a successful 10-year career with an established furniture company under her belt, Darla King left her position with an offer to partner in a new start up company. One year later, the partnership had yet to materialize and Darla knew a decision needed to be made. Seeing opportunity in her circumstance, Darla and her husband formed King Business Interiors in November 1998. I was fortunate to ha...

As the title states, I am talking about a financial guide for women. It's mind boggling that women today take financial planning and put it in a drawer; maybe a closet; under the rug. You would be amazed. It's not something that they really are at the helm of. Why is that? We're dominating in so many ways. We're educating ourselves further than men. We are definitely dominating marketplace, where...

Influence is merely the capability to have an effect on the character, development or behavior of something. Do you want to be that woman of influence? I hope so. We're counting on you actually. The movie I talk about in this podcast is not a real life. Sandra Bullock acted out, and was determined to have influence about historical buildings. She really wanted the community center where she grew u...