Lead and Lift

About Michelle Zavala: Michelle is an Easy Aging™ Expert who specializes in helping energetic, forward-focused midlifers rediscover their identities, find their joy, and answer the big “What Now” question for the second half of their lives using her three-step proprietary process titled The ACE Approach. For more than 25 years, she has been obsessed with finding the top ways to live peaceful and v...

About Niurka Castaneda: Niurka grew up in Cuba and came from a family of entrepreneurs and artists. Her grandfather was a poet, and her parents were Cuban entrepreneurs.  Niurka felt the call to serve her new home and so a year after arriving in the US, she joined the Army, to serve this great country. The military offered her many new experiences and she learned skills like resilience, flexibilit...

About Teresa Cherry-Cruz: Teresa is a licensed certified speech Language Pathologist. She holds a master’s degree In Special Education and Communication Disorders. She also holds an advanced degree in educational leadership.   For more than 30 years Teresa has served in the educational arena as the Director of Speech Language and Hearing Services. She stands on the bedrock belief that communicatio...

About Jennie Bellinger: Jennie is a Certified Professional Coach and the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast. She works with badass direct sales moms who are ready to double their monthly income. An entrepreneur since 2010, she understands the desire to contribute to your family's future and be present with them in the here and now, and how difficult balancing those two priorities can...

Dr Dunni Atalibi:  Equipping Leaders with the Skills to Influence and Motivate About Dr. Dunni Atalabi: Dr. Dunni is a Mum Empowerment coach, family doctor, international speaker, bestselling author and mumpreneur who empowers mums to eliminate the feeling of overwhelm and exhaustion while enhancing overall wellbeing.  Dr. Dunni is the founder and CEO of Druwa Academy. In this episode, Chabidaye a...

Dr. Ulwyn Pierre:  The MOM Edge – The Trailblazing Leader Accompanies Me Today About Dr. Ulwyn Pierre: She is the Founder and CEO of Embracing Freedom Global. Known as the positive disruptor, she works at the intersection of leadership, culture, and performance, helping her clients achieve revenues from 47% to 80% or more in 6 to 12 months. As a partner with CEOs, C-suite executives, and their sen...

Julie Goetzinger:  Opening to Abundance  About Julie Goetzinger: Julie is the creator of Abundance Breakthrough, Free to Fly, and Cleared for Takeoff. She helps entrepreneurs uncover what they want to be created through them next and embrace their desire for more. (More time, more money, more love, more freedom.) She believes that once we learn to accept that we deserve to have more and to BE more...

About Grace Harris: Grace is the author of Amazon bestselling memoir ‘Become The Woman of Your Dreams’, where she shared a true tale of healing and transformation, throughout her journey as an abandoned child in the Philippines, turned global entrepreneur and international speaker on women empowerment, which will see her grace the Star Conference for Women Leaders in Paris in March, 2022, as a gue...

About Ellen Moran: Ellen is a business psychologist and Master Trainer/Coach for the LAB Profile. In her executive coaching practice she also employs the principles and methods of Conversational Intelligence. In her assessment practice she utilizes an array of assessments relevant to strategic recruitment, selection, development, coaching, and productivity management of sales teams. She is a certi...

About Dallas Amsden: Dallas is a speaker, brand messaging consultant, and the founder of the Communicate2Succeed Speaker's Academy.  He has over 25 years’ experience in public communication; and according to his wife, Dallas has “never met a microphone he didn’t love.” With the recent launch of the Communicate2Succeed Speaker's Academy, Dallas is now helping business owners, entrepreneurs, pastors...

About Lorna Weston-Smyth:  Lorna is an International Executive Coach and Trainer who brings her years as a serial entrepreneur to businesses and professionals to help them grow to the next level. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, a Founding Member of the John Maxwell Certification Program and a Faculty member teaching John Maxwell Team members all around the world on how to build thei...

About Ashley Cook: As a survivor of corporate America, Ashley Cook knew there was more to life than a cubicle. After 13 years of sales, marketing, and analytics, the winds of change finally blew. Ashley decided it was time for new beginnings. But she didn't want to abandon her experience. So, she repurposed it. Instead of partnering with major corporations, Ashley shifted into serving emerging bra...

About Natalie Alcantara: She is a strategist, advisor, mentor, and a coach who inspires business leaders to be at their best. She has spent over 25 years propelling corporate clients to the forefront of their industries both as an internal team leader and through her own consultancy firm. Natalie has an unerring eye for impactful ideas that create real brand resonance. She is passionate about crea...

In this episode, Chabidaye discussed:  Priority is key Proactive rather than reactive Prioritizing important versus urgent How many priority items for each day Key Takeaways: Prioritization is key in leadership. As a leader, you not only need to prioritize your time but your team’s. They need to know what’s the focus and what they need to work on. Plan proactively instead of reactively. Proactive...

In this episode, Chabidaye discussed: Communicating effectively with your spouse Growing together and casting a vision Deciding on your priority  Working on your marriage daily  Key Takeaways: Listen more intentionally, share your values and communicate love in your spouse’s love language.  Cast a vision of the future together and strive to grow together in the way that works for each of you.  Dec...

In this episode, Chabidaye discusses: Do you have imposter syndrome?  The five subgroups of people affected by imposter syndrome The eight ways to counter that negative voice Reaching out and asking for support Key Takeaways: Imposter syndrome is when you feel that you’re inadequate and incompetent despite evidence that proves otherwise. Maybe you haven’t thought of yourself as a fraud or imposter...

In this episode, Chabidaye discusses: Snoozing your alarm  Three things to NOT do Tips on what you can add to your day Letting yourself feel good  Key Takeaways: Snoozing your alarm and waking up anxious or overwhelmed with what you must do on the day is not a good recipe for a successful day.  First, don’t log into work right after rolling back out of bed. Second, don’t start your day with your p...

In this episode, Chabidaye discusses: Taking inventory of your wins Reflecting and remembering Casting a vision, living your dream Setting a destination  Key Takeaways: Start the year by focusing on the wins - both big and small - that you’ve had last year. Ponder each month and search for each win, each goal that you’ve achieved, each lesson you’ve learned or skill you’ve adapted or improved.  En...

About Debbie Peterson: Debbie Peterson is the creator of “Clarity Success Circle Mastermind” and the “The Way Forward in Leadership & Life Breakthrough Weekend,” for women leaders and emerging leaders who want to create next-level success without the sacrifice that usually comes with it. She is the host of the Getting to Clarity Podcast for busy women leaders who want to create MORE Success with L...

About Deb Ingino:  She is the CEO of Strength Leader Development. A highly sought-after executive mentor, consultant and speaker worldwide, Deb is well versed in business operations and in the importance of asking key questions most business leaders won’t ask themselves. She brings deep experience in leadership development, strategy, high performance team building, global operations, brand managem...

About Deb Ingino:   She is the CEO of Strength Leader Development. A highly sought-after executive mentor, consultant and speaker worldwide, Deb is well versed in business operations and in the importance of asking key questions most business leaders won’t ask themselves. She brings deep experience in leadership development, strategy, high performance team building, global operations, brand manage...

About Faith James: She is affectionately known as the Queen of Branding or the Branding Ninja depending on what side of the street you live. Faith James is an award-winning marketing and branding executive with over 25+ years experience creating campaigns for Fortune 500 brands like IBM, Microsoft, Pepsi, Mary Kay and Liberty Mutual to name a few. She is a highly-sought after international keyno...

About Deb Monfette: She is the Irresistible Content Coach. She helps business owners, coaches, and course creators who want to attract, delight, and convert right-fit clients with the power of irresistible content. She comes with over 3 decades of real-world experience working in corporate, for multiple startups, and launching her own content business. She’s worked with companies such as Playtex,...

About Dr. Dunni Atalabi: Dr. ‘Dunni is the founder and CEO of Druwa Academy. She is a life & wellbeing coach, family doctor, international speaker, teacher, author and mumpreneur who empowers mums to eliminate the feeling of overwhelm and exhaustion by tapping into the super powers within while enhancing overall wellbeing so that they can live the life of calm and abundance they desire and deserve...

About Tiffany Hoeckelman: She gets out of bed each morning for one purpose – to help Soloprenuers create an amazing client experience by knowing their own powerful brand identity. Starting out in 2010 as a virtual assistant and freelance graphic designer, Tiffany witnessed several businesses undermining their success with poor graphic design. She soon recognized that small business owners needed h...