Women In Leadership

Leadership Fundamentals for Success  My guest today says, “In the ever-evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, starting small doesn't mean thinking small.  Forge a path towards success by infusing your startup with the wisdom of experienced business practices, from strategic planning to accountability, cultivating a culture that thrives through every season of growth.”  Joining me on today’s show...

My guest today says, “In business – lead with empathy. But make decisions without emotion.”  Joining me on today’s show is Hayley Westoby.  In the past 12 years, Hayley has worked in top advertising and marketing agencies with global brands.   She founded Gambit Collective to bridge the gap for small to medium businesses, offering accessible marketing services. In just over 2 years, she built a su...

My guest today says, “A woman in her power raises everyone around her!”    Joining me on today’s show is Dr. Sharon Melnick.  She is a prominent global figure in women's success, resilience, and empowerment. With a decade of research experience at Harvard Medical School, her methods have been honed and tested by over 40,000 participants in coaching and training programs worldwide.   Noteworthy for...

My guest today says, “You can’t and won’t please anyone. The most freeing question you can ask yourself is “Whom am I ok disappointing?”    Joining me on today’s show is Karen Eber.  Karen Eber is an author, leadership consultant, and keynote speaker. Her talk on TED.com: How your brain responds to stories – and why they’re crucial for leaders has almost 2 million views.  As the CEO & Chief Storyt...

My guest today says, " There is no magic secret, or undiscovered skill that the leader of the future needs. It is empathy first, always has been. “  Joining me on today’s show is Summer Davies. Summer helps leaders develop the mindset and tactical skills they need to lead with impact, confidence, empowerment, and love what they do.    She is passionately committed to enabling leaders to connect th...

My guest today says, “If you know your wish, want, and walk figure-you'll walk into any negotiation with less stress and anxiety.”  Joining me on today’s show is Meggie Palmer.  Meggie founded PepTalkHer after her own experience of inequality at work. She’s personally coached women to receive raises as small as an extra $5 an hour (it added up to bed $10kover the year) all the way up to multiple 6...

This episode is slightly different, in that I’m replaying an interview I did on KSM Podcast - Growing Business Online with Kristina who is the host of the show. The reason I’m sharing this is if you’ve listened to any of my previous solo episodes or read any of my articles you would have heard me speak about the importance of sharing your unique and uncopyable story and message - because when you...

My guest today says, “You decide when you move forward – if your current situation isn’t empowering - then go find one, or create your own.”  Joining me on today’s show is Kelley O’Keeffe. Kelley runs a company devoted to maximizing the revenue of women owned businesses and sharpening female sales leadership skills called Empowered Engagement LLC. She specializes in studying and working with mille...

Years ago, in my career coaching practice I used to look up to colleagues who had much more experience that I had.   Sadly, I believed I needed to have more certifications to build my personal brand as a trusted authority, so I began to study more courses and attend more conferences. It became an obsession.    But here’s what I learned after hundreds of hours training, more certifications I can co...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #30.  This is the last of the ListenerIntoLead series – if you haven’t gone through all of them yet, I encourage you to do so. I share all of the things I wish someo...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #29.  If you’ve accessed my Profitable and Purposeful Podcasting Masterclass, you would have heard me talk about the customer journey and how your podcast can play a...

My Guest today says, “Your resume is an artifact. Your career is your narrative.”  Joining me on today’s show is Anna Daugherty.    Anna is the Director of Product Marketing at Armory.io. Anna has over 10 years of tech marketing experience in a variety of industries including B2B, B2C, eCommerce, Automotive, and SaaS.   On today’s show, Anna is going to share:   Resumes don't resonate; your career...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #28.  On tip #7 of this ListenerIntoLead series you would have heard me share: Where do you start when it comes to your podcast? You start with the end in mind. But...

My Guest today says, “The future of leadership is not about old-fashioned validations of success. It is about growing your impact, with a focus on a bigger purpose beyond yourself, backed by the capabilities to match.”  Joining me on today’s show is Vanessa Gavan.   Vanessa is an entrepreneur, commercial advisor and psychologist who has spent the past 20 years transforming a range of leading inter...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #27.  Today’s tip is about the importance of creating fans – NOT followers. Because fans will do business with you and will recommend you, whereas followers will not...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #26.  You’ve heard me say this before in this #ListenerIntoLead Series and I’ll say it again.  There are NO rules to podcasting other than the rules you set yourself...

My Guest today says, “I believe that creating a lifestyle of freedom can happen without the hustle.”  Joining me on today’s show is Rachel Ngom.   Rachel Ngom is the host of the She’s Making an Impact Podcast. She is a business and lead-generation expert, helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs create more freedom in their businesses so they can spend time on what matters most.  Rachel went from bein...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #25  Here’s another shout out to all of the multi-passionate #entrepreneurs who struggle with defining their ONE THING.    Because limiting yourself to just ONE THIN...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #24  Ever heard the saying ‘marketers ruin everything’? EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry (sorry to all of the Tom, Dick and Harry’s out there – no offence to you) however j...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #23.  If I was to ask you to define Personal Branding – or your Personal Brand – how would you respond? If you said your Personal Brand is your reputation – you'd be...

A number of years ago, I shocked people, when I announced, I was going to stop production of my award-winning podcast – The Ambitious Entrepreneur Show.   (What shocked me, was following my announcement I received several messages asking whether I’d be interested in selling it. I had no idea anyone would see that much value in what I had created and would even consider asking whether I would sell...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #22.  Today’s tip is something that many businesses who are starting a podcast get stuck focusing on. And, that is number of downloads. Just like number of followers...

When I first started my career coaching practice – the idea of helping people find a career they loved, was exciting. However, I soon learned what was less exciting, was everything leading up to the getting a client.   From marketing my business (which is even more complicated today for coaches due to the plethora of ways to market your business and many more coaches to compete with), having sales...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #21  In this tip, I want to introduce you to my Podcast Positioning Quadrant, which is a model I developed after observing what was happening with my podcasts, other...

According to recent feedback from various podcasting survey’s the greatest challenge many podcasters face is how to ensure their podcast can be discovered amongst millions of other podcasts, so they can successfully build their audience.   If this is a challenge you’re facing too with your coaching business podcast, or you’re planning to launch a podcast soon, and you want to make sure you have a...