The Type A+ Podcast

Episode Description: This week, DEI Expert, speaker, educator, consultant, and entrepreneur Brandyn Campbell joins Beth for a critical conversation about her decades-long journey in this industry, her personal experiences, and her tips for beginning, continuing, and sustaining your support of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in your homes, communities and workplaces. For Type A people, anti...

There are times in life where we all feel stuck. Whether we’re solving a problem at work, coming to the aid of a family member in crisis, or taking on a brand new challenge in our business, there are times when it seems like a fix for the issue at hand is so far away. This week’s guest, Kristine Fisher, takes us through her vast and impressive career, balancing time in both the Private and Public...

How do you know if your audience is actually learning? Did you know that less than 7% of online courses purchased are completed, and that a successful coach can expect 30% of their students to actually implement the teachings? In this episode of The Type A+ Podcast, host Beth Lawrence learns from Parchelle Tashi, Founder & Executive Producer at The Author’s Leverage, about how to utilize exist...

In this dynamic episode of The Type A+ Podcast, host Beth Lawrence sits down with Kerry Barrett, an Emmy award-winning Broadcast Journalist and Public Speaking coach, to delve into the art (and science) of public speaking. Kerry shares her secrets to conquering stage fright, navigating career transitions fearlessly, and leveraging your unique journey to navigate through the change. Whether you&#39...

In this captivating episode, Nick Outlaw, Area Event Sales Manager for Richard Sandoval Hospitality, shares his expertise in sales and event management, offering valuable advice for aspiring professional. Tune in to gain insights into maintaining a successful sales career while balancing personal passions and mentorship endeavors. Nick also shares his tips for thriving in an environment with non-t...

Episode Description: After her corporate position was eliminated during the pandemic, Chelsea Smith started Elevation Comforts. LLC, a catering and culinary experience company based in Philadelphia, PA. Fast forward to four years later, she is balancing a 9-to-5 corporate job, her clients at Elevation Comforts, an inspiring travel schedule and being a mom to a very adventurous four year old son. O...

Episode Description: Type A+ Entrepreneurship seems like a natural fit, but it can be a daunting journey—especially when it comes to marketing, and figuring out the balance between ‘shouting into the void and building an authentic brand. Today, Fractional CMO and marketing strategist Mallory Musante joins Beth to discuss her go-to marketing funnel strategy, the post-burnout road trip that helped h...

Episode Description: On today’s episode, Beth is joined by Kaela Blanks, M.S., SHRM-SCP, a DEI & HR consultant and Type A+ person who specializes in empowering organizations to build strong, supportive, equitable workplace cultures. Kaela discusses the ways that being an overachiever, and her experiences with anxiety and ADHD, led her to career success and, eventually, burnout—and the ways that HR...

On today’s episode, Beth interviews her first and longest-lasting mentor in the hospitality industry, Jim Cohn. Jim is the owner of Mid-Atlantic Events Magazine, a trusted industry expert, kind resource, avid connector, and relationshio builder who has personally introduced countless event professionals to their next opportunity. Learn about calculating ROI vs ROR, and why the return on your relat...

The beginning of the year comes with a special kind of overwhelm: From the "New Year, New You!" rhetoric featured in the media to the pressure to set big goals, we most often lose the relationship with ourselves first. In this episode, Kimberly Sauceda shares her strategies for creating high-performing, happy teams; writing that bestseller you've been creating an outline for; having...

Happy 420 to all who celebrate! This episode, Beth has the pleasure of chatting with Clare Sausen, freelance writer in the cannabis industry and fellow Type A+ person. Topics include Clare's career path & the industry as a whole, how cannabis interacts with Clare's Type A personality, and people who inspire us in the Cannabis industry. Special Shoutout to Lauren Yoshiko and Broccoli Mag's Lonely H...

In this re-release of our *15th* Episode, Beth welcomes fellow Type A+ person Brooke Forry, creator of the Balance Bound Planner, co-host of Good Enough-ish, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Curious & Company Creative, and all-around incredible human. Learn more about the behind-the-scenes story of creating Balance Bound, how Brooke strives every day for balance, AND what she's doing right now...

This week, you're in for a special treat as Beth welcomes a longtime friend and fellow Type A+ person, Amanda Jefferson, to show you exactly how to get out from under that overwhelmed inbox. It's a tip that has changed Beth's approach to e-mail, and we think it'll change yours too. Links and Show Notes Can Be Found Here Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or wherever you...

Beth is joined this week by Dr. Aly Goldstein, COO and Co-Founder of On the Goga and Organizational Psychologist, who shares her experience coaching leaders of all different styles, how Type A leaders can be a benefit—and a detriment—to organizational cultures, and why taking time off can be so difficult. About Dr. Aly: Dr. Aly Goldstein, PsyD, MBA is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder at...

Doug McConnell of McCo Media joins Beth in the virtual studio, discussing the Type A+ traits that help us take chances and make connections as entrepreneurs, and his number one tip for content creators everywhere. About Doug & McCo Media: McCo Media is a commercial photography, video, and podcast production company. Our business is to help you feel cool about your business. Whether it be captu...

This week, Beth chats with Project Manager Kerry Anne Hoffman about Type A+ project management, personal branding and how to make the ordinary extraordinary with Rent the Runway! Bonus: Kerry lets us in on her secret rating system for, quite literally, everything in her life. For an episode transcript and links mentioned in the episode, including Kerry's Rent the Runway offer, click here .

As a Type A person, financial planning can be an extremely daunting task. Some of us anxiously avoid talking about or evaluating our finances, and some of us over-monitor ourselves to the point of exhaustion. If you're anything like Beth, you may end up between the two depending on your current situation. This week's guest will help change that. As the CEO of UNSTUCKKD, host of the UNSTUCK...

This week, Beth and new friend and fellow Type A+ person Karen Lemke discuss the 'seesaw' of perfectionism, and the ways we rob ourselves of joy in the pursuit of 'success.' Beth and Karen met on LinkedIn when Karen shared this personal message: I recently turned 60 and, for the vast majority of my life (work and school), I have tried to be perfect at everything.  It was like livin...

Are your Type A qualities the reason for your success, or are they holding you back? In this special long-form episode, Beth and friend and fellow fierce freelancer and podcaster Sara Ann Kelly dive deep into the duality of being a Type A+ person, how structure & systems can lay the foundation for creativity, the biggest mistakes they've made in their careers and lessons learned from them,...

On this week's episode, Beth chats with Marissa Taffer, PMP, longtime friend and project management professional, about how being type A can allow you to take on Invisible work (and do it to a high level of perfection) that can lead to burnout, job scope creep or your work being undervalued. Plus, Marissa shares her tips for Type A+ Gluten Free baking and the ways her winding career path led h...

Beth does not typically plan weddings, but when she does, she hopes that Brooke Weidenfeld is her partner in the endeavor! A Type A+ person in her own right and one of Beth's favorite co-working buddies, Brooke is the owner of Sunbursts & Stardust where she produces weddings and creative social events "for the bold, unique, stylish and starry-eyed." In this episode, Brooke shares...

This week, Beth interviews Shila Scarlet Griffith, NCIDQ, LEED AP, Founder + Principal Designer of SG23 Design, LLC. Beth and Shila met through the local women-owned small business community in 2018 and have been co-creators, friends, and collaborators ever since. Shila Griffith, NCIDQ, LEED AP started SG23 Design to seamlessly combine thoughtful interior design and stellar project management. Shi...

Amber Elise Jones is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur and all-around incredibly talented human being who connected with Beth via the Broccoli Mag Lonely Hearts Board, and whose do-it-all attitude inspired this episode. Learn a little more about Amber, including the many titles she holds and how she keeps it all 'balanced.' Mentioned in the episode: Follow Amber Follow Oloro World Follow The Hussle L...

Of all the things that Beth is Type A+ about, her nighttime routine (between skincare and falling asleep) is the most thorough and hilariously extensive of all. Tips include before-bed moisturizing, accommodating different spousal sleeping styles and the best shows to wind down to after a long day. We'll be on vacation for the next few weeks, and we're accepting Type A+ guests! Reach out t...

From a young age, Beth struggled with her skin, which led her to trying everything from Clearasil and Proactiv to RetinA and Accutane by the time she was in high school. A Type A+, magazine-obsessed marketer's dream, Beth became obsessed with skincare. On today's episode, she'll share her daily 3 and 5 step routines, and the All-Star products she rotates throughout the week. Transcript and Links M...