Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs

Do you ever feel like you need to give yourself a kick in the butt? You feel like a hot mess, but you're not sure how to fix it? You're experiencing the life of an amateur. Being 'busy' is not being professional, and professionals are the ones that get stuff done. Keep Reading >> So, how do you make the switch from amateur, to professional? Today, I explain the difference between being an amateur...

What are your "wins?" If you are like many of the fierce feminine leaders that I coach, mentor, and teach – you probably answer that question by starting with: "Well, this isn't much of a win, but…" or, "I'm not really good at this, but…" Does that sound like you? Keep Reading >> On today's episode, I want to talk to you about the things that many ambitious women say about themselves and how they...

Ali Brown is an entrepreneur coach and mentor with a deep passion for helping female entrepreneurs grow their businesses, increase their revenue, and position themselves and their brands on a higher-level playing field. She has been recognized as the Entrepreneurial Guru for Women by Business News Daily, named one of the Enterprising Women of the Year by Enterprising Women Magazine, and ranked as...

When it comes to taking quantum leaps in growing your business or significantly advancing in your career – it's not all about the amount of effort, hard work, dedication, or perseverance you provide your business or organization. These things do play a significant role, however it's not the only thing that your business partners or your organizational leaders consider when it's time to promote or...

Many highly-ambitious, motivation-driven fierce feminine leaders often feel like they are not as productive as they could be. Despite all of the balls they juggle throughout the day, they are constantly looking for ways to squeeze every ounce of "juice" out of every waking moment. They know that their productivity is the true core of their power as a fierce leader, so improving it is the key to  d...

You know, the power of the internet has made it very easy to start and run an amazing business, but when it comes to getting your brand visible by the right people – that can often be a bit trickier – especially for introverts. Many fierce feminine leaders know they need to put themselves out there – whether it's producing videos, taking photos of themselves, or otherwise stepping up to the plate...

Daniela Tixi is the founder and CEO of Strategic HR Asset and the President of the Toronto chapter of the M&A Club of Canada. Her business offers human resources solutions and business advisory to prepare businesses for long-term success. She is a master of company culture and inspires employees to live the mission and vision of the brand using a business-first, human resources-second philosophy i...

Goal-setting is one of the essential processes that do you as a leader to set the course toward achieving the vision that you have for yourself and your organization. While many leaders have grand images of what they want for their businesses, many either don't have the right goals on their list or don't know how to set them up for success. If there is a clear link between your goals and your achi...

Have you ever spent time, energy, and passion to create a new piece of content, marketing material, or strategy only to find someone else has copied your work and promoted it as their own? Discovering someone else has copied you can be frustrating! But many people believe the misconception that copying is flattering - that copying someone else's work or ideas is a common occurrence throughout the...

Kristy Wallace is a speaker and leader on driving business change through leadership, engagement, business diversity, social entrepreneurship, networking, personal branding, and work-life balance. She is the President of Ellevate network – an organization on a mission to close the gender achievement gap in business by providing professional women with a global community to learn and gain support f...

Gina Jeneroux is the Chief Learning Officer at BMO Financial Group where she is responsible for leading the company's enterprise learning strategy, design, operations, and governance. Additionally, she manages the company's corporate university, the Institute for Learning in Toronto, as well as various learning sites throughout Montreal and Chicago. She is passionate about storytelling and how it...

Do you feel stuck in your career? Perhaps you feel like you're not advancing as quickly as you'd like; that you could do more – advance more – in your professional life, but are unsure of what you need to do to get there.  So, how do you find ways to get out of your professional rut? What can you do to ramp up your career; to take the steps to achieve the next level of success?  Today, I want to s...

It's easy to get caught up in daily tasks and neglect the goals we have set for ourselves. Sometimes fear or uncertainty cause us to procrastinate, and we need to shift our mindset to stay on track. Sometimes we lack the accountability we need to meet our goals. Whatever the reason we lose focus, there are strategies we can implement to realign ourselves with our goals and retrain our focus on the...

When an opportunity comes knocking on your door what do you do? Do you weigh the pros and cons of accepting that new position or working on that new project? Or do you immediately say 'Sure, I'll try that!' My guest today has worked her way up through the leadership ranks throughout her career by never turning down a challenge. Christine Nigro, Vice-Chairwoman of AXA Advisors, LLC and Managing Dir...

Tiffani Bova is a sales strategist, speaker, and the Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce. She was recognized by the National Diversity Council as one of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in California in 2014 and Inc. Magazine recognized her as one of the 37 Sales Experts You Need to Follow on Twitter. She is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, ha...

Did you know, there is a single strategy that you can use to help you take quantum leaps in your business and career?

Today's episode was inspired by you – my wonderfully fierce feminine leaders listening to this podcast each week. In a recent survey, you asked me to share more tips on how to build and project confidence as well as overcome fears and obstacles you are dealing with in your career.  Keep Reading >> Are you ready to take the leap and uplevel your career? Apply for our free monthly Power Hour coachin...

Have you ever experienced sitting in a boardroom with a fantastic idea in your head that is later voiced out by somebody else who ends up getting all the credit for that clever idea? This scenario is only one of the many situations that can happen when you, a potential influencer, hesitated to trust your instinct and doubted yourself "just because."

Emma Weston is a lawyer, farmer, mentor, and co-founder of the technology start-up AgriDigital . She was recently named one of Australia's Top 25 FinTech Influencers , Female FinTech Leader of the Year , and Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year for 2017 by FinTech Australia. In addition to her work as a mentor for female technology entrepreneurs, she also serves as a non-executive director of the A...

Welcome back, my fierce tribe! Today, I want to ask you: Are you too impatient? When you sit down and plan out your 30, 60, or 90 plan, do you become too impatient about seeing results quickly? Do you sometimes feel like your impatience interferes with your success or overall sense of happiness?

It goes without saying that confidence is key when it comes to being a fierce female entrepreneur. However, confidence does not come easily to everyone, so it needs to be learned and practiced. A lack of confidence can hold you back and make you feel stuck, but what you may not realize is that gaining confidence can be a fantastic growth strategy. Keep Reading >> In today's episode, I discuss the...

As fierce feminine leaders and entrepreneurs wearing many hats and taking on a wide variety of personal and professional responsibilities, finding ways to improve our productivity and get the most accomplished in our daily lives can sometimes seem unattainable. In fact, there are literally thousands of books, tools, and apps available on the internet that are designed to help people become more pr...

Kim Chernecki is a sales coach, trainer, and the Founder of Freedom Street Inc. , a training and coaching company that helps small business owners land lucrative corporate contracts. For over 25 years, her company has helped countless entrepreneurs grow their businesses and land corporate clients. She has worked with many well-known brands and businesses throughout Corporate Canada and North Ameri...

Whether you realize it or not, business and sports have a lot in common. Playing a sport teaches you how to be a good team member and team leader, but it also teaches you the importance of being comfortable with having possession. Every player on a top performing, top ranking sports team is comfortable with possessing and controlling the ball because they know that one day they could be in a posit...

FFL276 Chris Cebollero Chris Cebollero is an internationally recognized leadership expert, keynote speaker, and the Senior Partner at Cebollero & Associates , a consulting firm focused on helping individuals and organizations transform their leadership teams through leadership development, coaching, sales force training, and organizational process improvements. He is the bestselling author of the...