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Joining me today is Marina Middleton, a powerhouse marketing strategist and personal branding expert. She has worked with Yahoo, Tumblr and numerous Fortune 500 companies, fostering stronger communities and supporting a global network of women. Marina launched Empowered Confidence in 2020, which is a leader in the space of personal branding! Tune in to learn about personal branding: • What it actu...

Cozy up with me on this fall day and go deep to discover your true vision and how you can take tangible steps to achieve it. You’ll learn about a powerful new free resource I've developed for you called a Vision Funnel. Let’s dive in and talk about: • Common challenges of high performers, executives and business owners when it comes to setting and achieving their vision • What an upside-down...

If you thought LinkedIn was full of stuffy people in suits, you're totally wrong, and my conversation with Lindsey McMillion Stemann, also known as LinkedIn Lindsey, proves it! Lindsey is an international speaker and coach to top producers and Linkedin credibility consultant, amongst many more accolades. She empowers successful professionals to take charge of their online reputation to increa...

Debbie Weiss joins me for an inspiring conversation about listening to your gut, taking action in spite of your fears, and how to change your mindset to change your life. Debbie is the author of two books - On Second Thought, Maybe I Can , and Heart Whispers . She's also owner of an insurance agency, e-commerce store A Sprinkle of Hearts , speaker, caregiver and mother. I loved this episode w...

I love being a professional keynote speaker, leadership coach, speaking mentor and author, and I really enjoy helping high performers activate their success mindset - and I’m always looking for ways to bring more value to you and my clients. So when I went on my recent solo trip to Sedona ( episode 36 ), I took some time to think about just that, which inspired me to record this episode! We'l...

Accredited Enneagram practitioner and coach Erin Slutsky joins us today to tell us more about her work holding space for women who want to find the courage to be seen, so that they can be more vulnerable to build connection and authenticity. Erin first explored the Enneagram self-assessment when her grown children started leaving the nest, and she was questioning who she was. It has helped her bec...

Have you been on a solo trip before? I'm not talking about a business trip, but a retreat that's just for you. This year was my second solo trip to Sedona, Arizona. My first one last year was life-changing, and this year was just as magical. Want to learn more? Listen to this episode to find out: • Who the surprise visitor was on my first hike • Why solo trips are so empowering • How cha...

Kristin Gupta is an executive recruiter by day who goes the extra mile by night  to help people grow and develop their careers with her Defining Leaders community. As an experienced HR professional, Kristin observed that many clients were reaching out to her during their most difficult times, and that they were at a loss as to their next steps because they hadn't taken time to really define t...

Jillian Inglis recognized her intuitive abilities as a child, but decided to pursue a career in medical imaging because it was the logical path for her. Years later, recurrent panic attacks in her car, along with the observation that there were so many people with undiagnosed, unexplained pain, led her to embrace her intuitive gifts and become an osteopath and holistic health practitioner. Join us...

This episode is all about a statement that has the power to transform your life. It's called an "I am" statement, and by tuning in today, you'll learn: • Why I started using "I am" statements and how it's helped me • How anyone, at any age or stage in life (even my 6 year old son) can benefit from "I am" statements • 18 powerful "I am" stateme...

Mom of two, coach, multi-passionate entrepreneur and podcaster Laura Sinclair joins us to share her wisdom on how to show up as your authentic self and be seen as you truly are. We discuss: • Building a business while being a mother • Tips on finding and sharing your authentic self • Why it's easy to learn the tactics for how to show up and be seen, and why you're struggling to actually...

Speaker and podcast host of the “ I Created That Podcast” , Sarah Jansel is the CEO of Jansel & Co where she and her team build, brand, and grow awesome websites on Shopify and Kajabi. After working in operations and human resources in various leadership roles for bigger corporations, she always had an entrepreneurial calling and felt drawn to something more creative when she finally opened a...

Listen up, speakers! I'm excited to share the top tips, tricks and lessons I learned from attending the recent National Speakers Association (NSA) Conference. The NSA is the largest association for speakers and the annual conference featured 7 and 8-figure speakers who inspired and shared their secrets on how to become better speakers and grow a speaking business successfully. In this episode...

Today I am joined by Corene Phelps, a Native Washingtonian who traded a successful career in luxury real estate for entrepreneurship, investing and personal development, for an eye-opening conversation about the power of HypnoBreathwork! As a high achiever, Corene is all too familiar with the "badge of busy". The last time she burned out, she decided that she needed to find a different a...

It's okay to not be okay! Do you feel like you have to have it together all the time? Do you have a hard time appearing vulnerable? If this sounds familiar, know that you're not alone. It's common with high achievers to try to put up a front and put pressure on themselves to show that they have it altogether. But that's just BS! Today I'm opening up about my struggle with...

As a speaker, certified life coach, entrepreneur and mom, Achie McEachern helps people achieve and sustain their dreams! She joins me today for an honest conversation about finding your true self, being a lifelong student, and what she wants to pass down to the next generation and beyond. You'll love the insights and analogies she brings to our chat about: • What it means to find and live as...

Megan Kuiper, corporate leader for Target, life and leadership coach, wife and mom of 3 kids joins me today for a rich conversation about her inspiring self-development journey! I started working with Megan to help her with something I love to do - bringing her voice to bigger audiences through keynote speaking. And now you'll get the chance to hear her story and her insights on how to live y...

Being assertive is part of being a leader! Saying what you want and expressing your needs in a straightforward way is both necessary and desirable. You can't create change if you're making yourself small or beating around the bush!  And if you're a woman, it often feels like you have an extra load that you're carrying - that you're trying not to come on too strong or feeli...

The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that everyone else has it all figured out. That is simply not true!  As a coach, I've gotten a peek behind the curtain and I know firsthand that the junior employee, new manager and executive all feel like imposters at times and have moments of doubt. I know that new and experienced business owners both have a fear of failure and never feel 100% ready to j...

How do you define success?! As high achievers, we define success by what we think we should do, what we see others do, or what they tell us to do. But is what you "should" do actually the right path for you? Dive in and define success for yourself without the "shoulds" and learn how to:  • Get uncomfortable so you can get aligned  • Find that internal driver of success instead...

Which areas are you settling for "just fine" right now? Is it your career, your relationship, your health?  Now ask yourself: "What if?" What would your life be like if it was extraordinary?  The majority of people will settle for an ok, comfortable or even not-so-comfortable life because it's familiar to them. In fact, 80% of people will fail to meet their fullest potenti...

There's a reason why you're told to put on your oxygen mask first when you're on a plane. You need to take care of yourself first so you can be the best version of yourself for others. Carving space and time for your wellness practice is more important than ever after a long pandemic, our constant connection with technology and our hustle culture. Taking time for yourself isn't...

Ask yourself: what rooms do I need to be in to help me on my growth journey? And once I get there, what will I do?  We often have the instinct of either minimizing our successes or overcompensating and worrying that we are being "too much". Or we become caught up in comparing ourselves to others' successes and feeling less than. But the reality is, their successes don't take an...

Do you believe that life happens TO you, or FOR you?  This simple change in mindset can make all the difference when it seems like life keeps throwing challenges and roadblocks in your way. It's the first step to building resilience - we get to choose how we respond, and we can build the muscles to recover and bounce back all the things life can throw in our way. I know because resiliency did...

Did you know? The number one fear people have is public speaking - ahead of the fear of death! A big reason for this is that people have a fear of being judged and care what other people think. Something may have happened in childhood that caused you to create a story about being a bad speaker. If you want to stop telling yourself that story that's holding you back, listen in! You'll lea...